Tom Wilsey

Contributing writer

Just in time for the winter season, Student Health Services (SHS) transitioned to an electronic appointment and prescription system. The transition took place in December 2010, during finals week.

SHS provides clinical, pharmaceutical, and health promotion services to SCSU and St. Cloud Technical and Community College students.

SHS Director, Corie Beckermann, spoke about the new system, and how students will use it.

“We’ve put in place two different systems that interface with each other, ‘Propharm’ in the pharmacy, and ‘Point and Click’ in the clinic,” Beckermann said. “Some of the features with this system that are pretty awesome, are that students will now have 24/7 access to be able to go online and schedule their own appointments, they can go online and get test results, they can send secure messages with their health care provider, they can go online and view their billing statement, and they can request prescription refills.”

The new system was partially funded by the student technology fee.

Students sign on to myhealthservices.stcloudstate.edu with their SCSU username and password. The student’s date of birth is also required.

After booking an appointment online, users can fill out a clinical

Jason Tham

Staff writer

The International Students Association (ISA) continues to feature different countries at their weekly Cultural Café on Fridays at 2 p.m. in Mitchell Hall.

This time around, Panama-nian Fernando Gonzalez Lezcano was the presenter, and he shared more than the cultural aspects of Panama; he discussed his experi-ence as an international student in the United States.

“It is really interesting and ex-citing that I can share little things that people usually do not know about my country,” Lezcano, said.

“We have over 80 guests pres-ent at this week’s Cultural Café, and that is very encouraging,” Bereket Gebremariam, ISA’s Cul-tural Café coordinator, said.

Lezcano said he volunteered to present at this Cultural Café because he wanted to share his cultural ideas and experience with students from the United States.

“I try to point out [in the presentation] the fact that United States is really bonded to Panama

because how they help us to get independence and everything,” Lezcano said.

Lezcano also highlighted the differences in culture between Panama and the U.S.

“It was really nice to have someone come to learn about the student’s cultures,” Anil Shah, president of ISA, said.

Shah said there was a pair of couples who turned up to the event because the husband was brought up in Panama.

Gebremariam said the pre-senter provided solid, good infor-mation for the audience, especial-ly those who have the intention to study abroad in Panama.

“His presentation is very de-tailed,” Gebremariam said.

Being the only Panamanian student at SCSU, Lezcano shared his experience of trying to con-nect with local community.

Hannah Swift

Staff writer

Trivia Weekend. For thou-sands of people, these words elicit strong feelings of nostalgia and vivid memories of hectically searching for answers to some of the most obscure questions known to man.

KVSC, 88.1 FM, has been hosting the 50-hour trivia mara-thon, Trivia Weekend, on live broadcast for the past 32 years. This year’s theme “Superheroes of Trivia” provided many indi-viduals with an outlet for their hobbies of vanquishing villains, changing in telephone booths, wearing spandex, and donning capes.

One trivia-fighting team, Pull-Start Diesel, has been competing in Trivia Weekend since 2000. The experienced team worked like a well-oiled machine, from their headquarters in South St. Cloud.

“We’re really free-form. Every-one has talents and we let them go with their talents,” Sara McK-eever, Pull-Start Diesel’s spokes-woman, said about how the team works together over the weekend. “Some people are good on the phones, others are good at search-ing the internet, others are good at keeping the house in order and

greeting people. People find their niche and go.”

Being one of the larger teams, with about 35 members, which has consistently been in the top five since 2006, Pull-Start Diesel is a good example of what many trivia competitors refer to as a “professional team.”

“I often hear people oooh and aaah over the size of the teams at the top, and I used to do it too,” McKeever said. “But it’s true that size doesn’t matter, at least not as much as it appears. Most of the key people on our team have always been with the team.”

Teams who keep competing year after year have become of a staple of Trivia Weekend. Sl-agamba! were taught the ways of Trivia Weekend by some teachers they had in grade school.

“The team really got started by me, my brother, Tom, and a few friends of mine in junior high, where several of our teachers played on a team together,” Will Moore, Slagamba!’s team captain, said. “This inspired us to form our own team and compete once we entered high school.”

Fun, and sometimes wacky traditions develop for many teams over the years. Slagamba! is no exception.

“We kind of have an unof-ficial tradition of taking pictures

of people who randomly fall asleep in uncomfortable looking positions, and award them the year’s ‘Awkward Sleeper Award,’” Moore said.

Outsiders may wonder what fuels the passion for Trivia Week-end. Tradition and the drive to win is what has kept Pull-Start

Diesel coming back year after year.

“I don’t think anyone even asks why anymore,” McKeever said. “We go home every year saying, ‘See you next year.’…We started out wanting to see how

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Delta Zeta, one of the three sororities at SCSU, surpasses the standard requirements for academic excellence, volunteering, and com-munity involvement required of all members.

“The Delta Zeta ladies uphold the highest undergrad grade point average of all the organizations on campus. If one of our sisters falls below a 2.5 GPA, she is considered on academic probation. We take our school work very seriously,” Brittany Makal, Vice President of program-ming for Delta Zeta, said.

Because Delta Zeta is not only a local, but also a national philan-thropy, there are certain require-ments that need to be met each year to maintain this notable status. Between its 32 members, a fundrais-ing goal of $5,000 was set for the school year, but this number proves to be no problem for the ladies of Delta Zeta.

“We usually hit the $5,000 goal

early on in the year and go above and beyond the requirements,” Abby Wright, President of Delta Zeta and Husky Helpers, said.

Not only is fundraising a requirement of the Delta Zeta ladies, but also being involved on campus, and outside of the sorority is crucial. A goal of 2,000 service hours must be met each year as a shared responsibility between all of the sisters.

“We have 32 members in 30 different organizations. We pride ourselves in being involved in as many campus organizations as pos-sible outside of our sorority,” Makal said.

Although Delta Zeta is exclu-sive in some of their fundraising events, oftentimes they partner with other campus organizations. House Party 101, founded by the ladies of Delta Zeta, is co-sponsored with U-Choose. This event simulates a realistic house party situation.

“Instead of saying, don’t drink, because many times that’s unrealis-tic, we provide information on how to drink in a safer, healthier way,” Wright said.

House Party 101 is aimed at incoming freshmen, but all students are welcome to attend this event. During kick off week, participants can walk through the Delta Zeta house and become educated on

standard drink sizes, safer drinking, and partying habits.

Their most anticipated, upcom-ing event is the annual Freeze-a-thon. Starting Monday, Feb. 21 through Friday, Feb. 25, the Delta Zeta ladies will be camping out day and night outside Atwood Memorial Center. All the donations collected through this unique fundraiser will benefit Hole in the Wall Camps.

There are ten Hole in the Wall Camp locations spread across the United States and across the globe. These unique camps are designed to create a positive traditional sum-mer camp experience for children with complex medical issues and terminal illnesses. The funds Delta Zeta raises for the Hole in the Wall organization particularly benefit The Painted Turtle camp located in Lake Hughes, California.

As if the Delta Zeta ladies are not busy enough with campus and national fundraising, they are also actively involved in the St. Cloud community. Twice a semester, the Delta Zeta ladies throw on their reflective, orange vests and clean up the stretch of highway they are responsible for through the Adopt-A-Block program.

“We also try really hard to keep the streets near our Delta Zeta house trash free too,” Makal said.

questionnaire at any time before the appointment, if they do not wish to fill it out at the clinic.

“I have all of this information the day before I see you if you fill this out,” Dr. Brent Nielson, SHS medical director, said. “When you’ve been a physician for more than 10 years in college health you start to kind of already know what’s going on before you walk in the room when you have all of this information... It really helps me because I have more time to ask questions.”

The new system contains a message feature, allowing the doctor and patient to send and receive mes-sages easily.

“These messages get to students way more effectively than phone messages,” Nielson said. “We are able to reach them quicker. Our work flows much better because I get lab results and can send them right away... The technology we have right now is amazing for care and is much more efficient.”

For the first appointment pa-tients must check in at the front desk and exchange insurance informa-tion. If the patients information does not change after the first ap-pointment, they are able to use the “Self Check-in” for a faster process.

St. Cloud State students are finding the new system to be very useful.

“I live in Shoemaker Hall, so I’m pretty far away from the clinic,” Ryan Christen, SCSU freshman, said. “Now I can just go online, rather than walking all the way across campus.”

Daryl Scholz, head of projects in the Information Technology Ser-vices (ITS) explains the safety and security of the personal information within the system.

“Your records and your informa-tion and making sure that’s secure was very important for us,” Scholz said. “Your information and data is being backed up, and there are many fail safes in place.”

The medical clinic is open Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is closed on weekends and holidays.

For more information contact SHS at healthservices@stcloudstate.edu, or go online at www.stcloud-state.edu/healthservices/.

“The experience is great, this is one of the best things ever,” Lezcano said. “And being the only Panamanian student really make me feel proud about being Panamanian, and repre-senting my country.”

Lezcano’s presentation in the Mitchell Hall main lounge included Panama geography, cultural events, food, and the government.

“One of the things that I have shared is the unique experience. As human beings, we have different experiences and can learn from one another, including cultures,” Lezcano said.

After presentation, Panama’s foods will be served for free in this cultural cafe event

Lezcano said he enjoyed sharing things that he takes pride in.

“I like to talk a lot, and go to gatherings with people, and I believe that talking is one

of the main way to share your experiences,” Lezcano said.

Lezcano lives with an American student in one of the residence halls. He said the experi-ence is rather “weird and interesting.”

“The ways of living [here] is really differ-ent than the ways I am used to. But now I am used to it, now I have understood it,” Lezcano said.

Lezcano said that “students who like to be academically challenged” should come further their studies in the United States. He also said

that he would come back to the states for his Master’s degree.

“Being here in the United States is really a big challenge for outsiders,” Lezcano said. “You have your own beliefs, but it is also a good thing to understand others and their beliefs.”

He encouraged students to come to weekly Cultural Café to learn from different present-ers from different countries.

“I come to Cultural Café all the time, and they serve good food,” Lezcano said.

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March 18 - ThailandMarch 25 - El Salvador

April 1 - Burkina FasoApril 8 - PhillipinesApril 15 - UkraineApril 22 - Cambodia

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“Being here in the United States is really a big challenge for outsiders. You have your own beliefs, but it is also a good thing to understand others and their beliefs.” Gonzalez Lezcano Panamanian Student at SCSU

Delta Zeta gives back

Mike Runyon

New Media editor

The number of sexual assaults for fall semester declined from 16 last year to nine this year, accord-ing to the Women’s Center’s sexual assault report. The report was released last week.

Lee LaDue, coordinator of sex-ual assault services at the Women’s Center, said, “All of the reports are generated by the victim telling somebody. It could be from going to the hospital or the community Sexual Assault Center. They could have spoken with a faculty mem-ber or reported to Public Safety. It always initially comes directly from the victim. That doesn’t mean they’re directly reporting to the Women’s Center.

Eight of the victims of assault were female with one male victim. All of the victims were between the

ages of 18 and 21.LaDue said that there was no

indication as to why the numbers were lower than last year, saying, “I’ve looked the numbers over and there really isn’t a correlation. One of the things that we always ask is, ‘Are the numbers an indication of what’s occurring or is it an indica-tion of other influences such as if students are aware of the report-ing process?’ That’s something we begin to analyze here when we see the numbers change a lot. There’s nothing I can point to and say, ‘This is why I think it is.’”

Every case of reported assault was committed by an acquaintance. According to the Texas Woman’s University’s 2007 report on ac-quaintance assault, an estimated one woman in eight in college is raped and 85 percent of the assaults were perpetrated by an acquaintance.

LaDue said, about looking for warnings signs, to be wary of, “Anyone who’s very controlling, someone who wants to control what you wear, who you see. (Be wary of) Someone who’s not willing to take responsibility for their own behavior. One who doesn’t accept no for an

answer for anything. Someone who puts down women in general and engages in stereotypical behavior. Sometimes it will become physical and a potential perpetrator will do privacy invasions. These include asking a lot of personal questions right away, touching in ways that are invasive such as touching a knee or sitting too close. This shows that they aren’t paying attention to people’s non-verbals about being uncomfortable.”

The statistics for reported assault were lower than most colleges with the same program. However, these

numbers do not necessarily indicate a lower amount of sexual assault.

“The vast majority of sexual as-saults that occur don’t get reported,” LaDue said. “The number that most people in the field use is one in ten report a sexual assault. If you’re do-ing a lot of awareness building, that number is a little higher. The na-tional statistic for college campuses is only 5 percent of victims will tell a university official.”

Public Safety could not be reached for a comment.

“There are a lot of reasons people don’t report,” LaDue said. “One of the big reasons is that we have, as a society, a lot of myths and misconceptions about sexual assault. Many of those are very victim blam-ing. Victims either blame themselves or their fear of telling someone else and being blamed is so high they’ll keep it to themselves.”

Sexual assault numbers decrease

“We have, as a society, a lot of myths and misconceptions about sexual assault.” Lee Ladue Coordinator of Sexual Assault Services, Women’s Center

Maddelyn Anderson

CoNtributiNg writer

Erik Rekstad, currently a sophomore at SCSU, has big dreams of becoming a Special Education teacher.

“I want to be that teacher I never had; a teacher that you can fully rely on,” Rekstad said.

Rekstad began his school years with disad-vantages that kept him behind the other stu-dents all through his school years. The school blamed laziness for his problems; his mother knew it was something more. After much deliberation, he was tested for, and discovered to have, a learning disability.

Rekstad finally caught up with the other students while in high school. A few classes were problematic, but were possible because of a class called Time Management.

“Due to the one hour taken out of each day for my Time Management class, I never learned a foreign language or had a music class,” Rekstad said. He has no regret about missing out on those extra courses. Time Management class enabled Rekstad to man-age the stress of high school.

Rekstad gives lots of credit to his Special Education teachers for helping him along the

way. But he believes they could have provided a little more guidance. “They never really helped me figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up. I graduated high school with not even the slightest idea of a career plan,” Rekstad said.

His teaching dream has only come to frui-tion within the past year.

“For three years I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. Community college was fine, but it seemed to be just a way to pass time,” Rekstad said. A few teachers he coached alongside with on his high school’s track team told him he would be a good teacher.

“I always told them that I couldn’t make it through college, but with support of friends

and family, I decided to give it a shot,” Reks-tad said.

University life has been successful for Rek-stad so far. He enrolled in Professor Sandra Johnson’s Math 193 course in Fall 2010.

“He always did all of his work and was involved,” Johnson said. She describes Erik as diligent and engaged in class. She thinks his career goals are “totally wonderful.”

“He has overcome a learning disability and he will be effective for the students he teaches because he has been there,” Johnson said.

“The secret to success is mastering your disability. You have to learn what you need to do in order to learn something. I was so glad he took advantage of the special accommoda-

tions available to him,” Johnson said.SCSU has a Student Disability Services

department that offers assistance to students with individual needs. Services offered in-clude: priority registration, sign language/oral interpreting, note taking, alternative testing, taped textbooks, support services, and faculty assistance.

Administrative Assistant in Student Disability Services , Joyce Koshiol, believes students who come from special education can do well as special education teachers.

“We have had lots of students who have been a part of the special education program that have succeeded. They understand where students are coming from. They have the knowledge and the background,” Koshiol said.

A few years remain for Rekstad at SCSU. But graduation is in sight. He looks forward to having a career and being a role model for kids. Rekstad explains, “It would be amazing to tell my story as special education student that followed a dream and made it happen. I want to be that person to tell students that nobody can stop them. The label of special education doesn’t mean you can’t do what you want to do.”

A special education student’s journey

“I want to be the teacher that I never had, a teacher that you can fully rely on.” Erik Rekstad SCSU Sophomore

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Emily Peterson

Editor-in-ChiEf

While Kate Gill, philosophy professor and adviser for majors and minors in the program, believes in the strengths of a philosophy degree, she said she understands the con-cerns of students who worry about what jobs available to them with an education in philosophy.

“There’s no straight alignment between here’s a philosophy degree and here’s the jobs that require a philosophy degree,” Gill said. “At an undergraduate level, there just is nothing like that and that makes it scary.”

And like students in all programs, students worry about being able to pay back student loans they may have taken out to pay for their college education.

While Gill understands that most students worry about obtaining a job relat-ed to their area of study in the future, she does believe there are several advantages to studying philosophy.

In helping philosophy students explore their career opportunities, Gill has done some exploring of her own. She said she has contacted others to gain more infor-mation on options available and has been told skills, not degrees, are the most impor-tant outcome of any college education.

Gill said people with philosophy degrees gain skills in communication, research methods, creativ-ity, problem solving and organization.

“Those skills, I’m told are very important for all kinds of jobs,” Gill said.

Gill said students with a bachelors degree in philoso-

phy can get jobs in govern-ment aid, publishing and nonprofit organizations.

“They (philosophy students) should be able to compete well against other students for those kinds of jobs,” Gill said.

Philosophy students who continue on to gradu-ate school often go into law, medicine, ministry or teach the subject.

“It’s also true that, as a whole, philosophy majors tend to do very well on the entrance exams for lawyers, the LSAT,” Gill said. “I suppose that’s a result of the kind of practice in critical thinking and logical analysis that you do as a philosophy major.”

Outside of career prospects, Gill said that an education in philosophy can provide a good foundation for everyday living.

“The job is usually just one part of your life,” she said.

Because some students are worried about depend-ing on philosophy as their major, Gill said philosophy can be a useful double ma-jor or minor, particularly for people studying computer science and natural sciences.

“There’s something about philosophical reason-ing and the kind of skills that are developed in doing philosophy that really are good for a lot of different positions and work well with other kinds of disciplines,” Gill said.

As far as less-obvious ca-reer options are concerned, Gill said philosophy students shouldn’t rule out positions in regular businesses and company management.

“For those mainstream jobs, philosophy can be a very useful background.”

With a degree in Philosophy

Business Column

Breanna Gapinski

Contributing WritEr

As college students, we all try our best to find the good deals around town. I have good news for you: Gopher Bargain Center, located at 229 Lincoln Avenue northeast. This store has it all, from toilet

paper to dog food to cereal to scissors. All of the items are sold at a great price. The store itself is a little difficult to navigate at first, because if the way it is set up, but it is a great place to browse. The lower level has all of the things you could need for your home, while the upper level has furniture. I enjoy the variety of merchandise,

though there is not a con-sistent availability of items. This is mainly because Go-pher gets their merchan-dise from many different resources, from overstock to bankruptcy of smaller businesses. Some of the notable items I found were a king size microfleece blanket for $12, a few hundred greeting cards for half the retail price, a

plastic two quart beverage pitcher with lid for $0.99, and a seven piece screw-driver set for $6. Though a bit cramped and confusing at first, Gopher Bargain Center is a great place to go on a day out shopping. Their hours are listed on their website, at http://gopherbargainctr.weebly.com/

Tech Column

Jun-Kai Teoh

Managing Editor

The tablet wars are about to ensue with the upcoming plethora of new releases.

There’s the BlackBerry PlayBook, the rumored iPad 2, and the legion of Android tablets.

But we’re college stu-dents, and we work on lim-ited budgets and credit card debts, are those pretty and nifty little toys really worth their premium price?

Will they really be useful in the “college scene?”Let’s do a breakdown and take a look at the general tablet market right now.

PriceThe iPad starts off at

$499, and so does the Sam-sung Galaxy Tab. Other soon-to-be released tablets have rumored prices that hover around that range as well.

With one of the cheap-est being the Notion Ink Adam coming in at about $380.

Let’s put it all in per-spective here for a moment.

Netbooks come in typically at a price range

of about $200-$300, basic laptops can be bought for about $400-$500.

Tablet prices generally fall somewhere on the high end of netbooks and creep into the laptop price range, with rumored prices of upcoming tablets sometimes even higher.

But that’s just numbers, what’s more important would be the functionality of tablets.

UseTablets are fun to use.

If you’ve ever used an Android phone or iPhone before after years of using simple “dumbphones,” chances are you’ll already understand the attraction of tablets.

Responsive touch-based beautiful screens, simple and direct applications and its super-portability.

Tablets can do little bits of everything, and with the upcoming mass of dual-core tablets, they’re getting

more and more powerful as well.

Sadly their limitations lie at the apps that they offer. While there are some really useful and powerful applications for all three platforms, they come no-where close to fully fleshed out programs for netbooks or laptops.

The current and up-coming swarm of tablets are, unfortunately, very much like overgrown phones on steroids.

They’re big and power-ful but they don’t do much more than smartphones do.

At least, not enough to make the decision to buy a tablet simple and instinc-tive.

Million dollar question:

Should a college stu-dent get a tablet right now?

Probably not. Not at

this point in time. It’s an expensive luxury that a college student probably shouldn’t be spending their money on.

But it’s something col-lege students should keep their eyes on.

Tablets fit a special niche functionality wise: they’re easy to use and they have great potential.

Perhaps in a good few years they’ll be mature, cheap and useful enough for students to invest on.

Right now however, they’re just expensive toys. Very expensive toys.

A college student is better off investing on a smartphone than one of these tablets.

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The Ipad, one of the contenders in the tablet wars.

Tech Column

Casey Cromwell

asst. nEWs Editor

The falling price of serviceable personal computer components, combined with the younger generations’ ubiquitous need for technol-ogy on the go has created an entirely new technology market—tablets.

Tablets are defined as a personal mobile computer, a computer with the full functionality of a personal computer, in a small, full touch screen design. Tablets are larger than smart phones, but smaller than a standard personal computer, allowing for ease of use on the go.

With the tablet market exploding, the blogosphere’s eyes have turned to two relative new comers to the market—Apple’s Ipad 2 and Research in motion’s Playbook.

The two tablets are ru-mored to be releasing within days of one another, are sparking a competition known as “The Tablet Wars.”

The two tablets—each with their own pros and cons, will have a slightly differing marketing demographic and are tailored to different types of tablet users.

The Ipad will appeal to an existing market share of own-ers of the previous versions of the Ipad, and to Apple disciples drawn in by Apple’s slick, simple interface and marketing campaigns.

The Ipad 2 will include features more in line with casual and media-heavy users. Features like the inclusion of a camera, increased battery life for video and media viewing will appeal to a younger, tech savvy crowd.

Research in motion’s Playbook, much like its flag-ship Blackberry brand, will more than likely cater to an older, business oriented crowd. Research in motion’s

tablet will feature media syncing and connectivity with most new Blackberry smart phones, allowing for a more feature rich business technol-ogy experience than current RIm smart phones.

While the current Ipad generation does not feature 4G connectivity, the Playbook has announced that it will support 4G, and it is reported Apple’s Ipad 2 will also be upgrading to 4G, which will bring both tablets roughly equivalent network perfor-mance.

In the OS department, Apple’s tablet OS is by far the older of the two, running Apple’s standard mobile OS. meanwhile, RIm has released an all new tablet OS.

Perhaps the biggest hit toward Apple coming out on top in the tablet war is its lack of Flash support. users have been clamoring for Flash functionality from as far back as the Iphone, and Apple again has failed to deliver this functionality. Add this to the fact that the Ipad 2 will be the only non-Flash supported tab-let, and users may jump ship for a Flash enabled device.

Apple’s largest draw, and perhaps RIm’s largest weak-ness is application support. Apple’s App Store has an al-most limitless amount of first and third party applications, and is easily the largest ap-plication marketplace entering the tablet market.

RIm’s App World, how-ever, has lagged behind other application market places, offering far, far fewer options than Apple’s App Store.

RIm, however, has hinted at the possibility of the Play-book offering Android market application support, possibly leveling the playing field in application support.

Both tablets will offer users distinct tablet experi-ences, but the Tablet Wars are shaping up to be a long and messy affair.

Tablet wars

Business Column

Megan Junkermeier

opinions Editor

Securian Financial Group emphasizes leadership skills and business degrees for their internship and management development assistant analyst programs.

“We deal with anything in the finance arena,” said Nata-sha Farooq, Senior employe-ment Specialist, said.

Typically students in their junior year of college should apply to the internship pro-gram, because the goal (for the business and the student) is to secure a full-time posi-tion by the end of their senior year.

The summer internship programs offer hands-on business experiences where interns will be exposed to networking with more than 20 employees. This assists in marketing oneself in the busi-ness world.

“We have a Securian diversity network and other

intern seminars and pro-grams so you can meet not only interns but a ton of employees,” Farooq said. “you build a lot of positive relationships.”

The responsibilities mir-ror that of the full-time posi-tion and a student will learn about the company itself and attend seminars that will lead to relationships with other professionals and co-workers.

Internships may focus in actuarial science, man-agement development and information services.

The actuarial science in-ternship focuses on research-ing and interest studies.

“If you are a business, economics, or finance major, we will consider you for an internship role,” Farooq said.

The management devel-opment internship involves projects where interns will practice departmental work and marketing tools like the full-time position.

“What’s unique about this management development in-ternship is that if you have a passion for business, manage-

ment and leadership, and you don’t know exactly what you want to do in college, we will definitely consider you for this position,” Farooq said.

The information services internship focuses on techni-cal and network services including skills in coding, debugging and testing.

Farooq said these posi-tions include capstone semi-nars where interns will meet the CeO of the company as well as the CIO to hear their lifestyles; they have been with the company for 30 years.

At this time, interns will be able to hear the stories of employees who have spent 25 years with the company, for example, who can explain the journey from the internship level to a lifetime of success in the business field.

“If you do a really good job and make a positive impression in the summer internship we will consider or hire you for a full-time man-agement position,” Farooq said.

After completion of the internship program, a posi-

tion as a management devel-opment assistant analyst will further training in leadership for marketing and financial situations that will prepare employees for full-time work.

“We typically hire more than 80 percent of our interns back for the manage-ment development position,” Farooq said.

meeting the needs of clients is a priority to the business, as it is in the retail or customer service areas of entrepreneurship. A rotation system was created to alter-nate training in various skill fields and assistant analysts have four-month rotations moving from interest to expe-rience to business needs.

Regarding the application process, Farooq explained that involvement and diverse activities are important as well as a solid GPA and lead-ership skills.

“We want to see that you are a well-rounded student here,” Farooq said. “Whether you are a tutor or a supervi-sor, we want to see leader-ship.”

Securian emphasizes leadership

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Q: Whenever I hang up after speaking with someone on the telephone, I obsess over whether or not I was polite enough, if I said anything offensive or if I talked about myself too much.

It’s the same whether I talk to a nurse to schedule a medical appointment or a family member. What should I do?

A: Yeah, that’s weird, but I think I can help.

It is very possible that you are fixated on the idea of everyone liking you. Don’t fixate on that. It is completely impossible, no matter how hard you try, to get every-one to like you.

Although it may seem like a never end-ing dream to be the most popular person in the universe, it can actually be pretty exhausting to be at your best all the time. It is likely that you will come off as rude or impolite every once and awhile, but that is inevitable and really ok.

Be a kind person, treat people with respect, and remember that harsh words or actions can ruin someone’s perfectly good day. If you remember these things most of the time, you are on a one-way track to be-ing one of the most popular people in the history of the world.

Q: I am a student on a budget. What are some fun things I can do with my significant other on the weekends?

A: Good question. As college stu-dents, we all suffer from budget issues, whether it is our parents taking away our

five-dollar-a-week allowance because we are too old, or we work at the college newspaper making less than a dollar an hour. These things happen.

In most cases, I would say going out on the weekends is out of the question, so get that our of your head. I recommend, staying in, drawing the shades, and laying in bed for extended periods of time with your lover. This costs virtually nothing and can actually be pretty eventful. Plus, laying in bed can lead to other activities like watching “The Office” on Netflix, which is entertaining and romantic at the same time.

If you must get out of the house, pack a lunch and head to the mall for a bit of window shopping. You can make lists of all the things you and your significant other will be able to buy once graduation comes around and money starts pouring in from all the jobs you are going to get.

If you can’t get to the mall, winter picnics are always a hoot and are just one more excuse to get super close to your lover.

Otherwise the Martini Lounge (down-town) has half price martinis on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

These are the satirical thoughts and opinions, with a small twist of seriousness, of News Editor Emilie Thiessen.

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*Happy Valentines Day.

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Megan Junkermeier

opinions editor

There’s nothing like receiv-ing paper hearts and chocolate candies on the day celebrating love in pink, red and white - right?

Valentines Day is celebrat-ed as a common holiday just like Halloween and Christmas.

Many take it seriously as how good of a companion they are is based on how nice the gift they purchased is.

Just in case you need some last minute loving ideas, here’s a few to save your sweetie.

CandiesThe local Target, Walmart

and grocery stores have many bags of candy to choose from, but instead of buying an al-ready-packaged bag of candy, why not make your own?

Find full-size candy bars or bags of fruity candies and mix them into a cute red or pink tin and tie it with ribbon to make it a personalized surprise.

FilmsIf you’re feeling a movie

night with your special some-one, find a romantic comedy - anything with a happy ending - because that’s really what Valentines Day is all about. It’s no secret. Films like “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Adam’s Rib” or “The Ugly Truth” will do the trick.

RelaxationsInstead of forking out $75

for a spa trip, gather some supplies from Bath and Body

Works or the Daylily Spa and arrange some bath salts, bub-ble bath, candles and scented oils for a romantic bath and massage evening that can woo anyone’s heart from home.

ShopsIf you and your sweetheart

enjoy shopping, leave the Crossroads Mall behind and look up special gift stores or antique shops and venture to shops you have never been to before.

You just might find some special mementos to remem-ber your special day by.

CraftsPersonalized, handmade

gifts are more sentimental than anything with a price tag.

Head to Crafts Direct or Michael’s and find some construction paper, glitter and glue to make a valentine just like you did in grade school.

DinnersNot many can comfortably

afford an expensive dinner out. Visit the local grocery store

and pick up a few supplies to make a dinner yourself. Even if it’s not as fancy as restaurant cuisine, the food came from you, so your special someone will love it even more.

Just for youSpending V-Day alone?Buy yourself your favorite

candy, movie and a rose, or call a friend for a bite to eat.

When thinking of your Valentines Day, just remember, make your choice from the heart.

From the heart

Brianna Sutherland

Columnist

As I was watching the news Friday evening, Denny Hecker’s mug shot plastered the screen.

The man honestly looked haggard, tired and most of all - caught.

He was sentenced to the maximum 10 years behind bars.

This means Hecker will be well into his 60s when he will finally be a free man again.

I have heard some people compare Hecker to Tom Petters and I think this comparison is inaccurate.

Petters never ran a legit-imate business and Hecker did, at least for awhile.

But they both had enor-mous egos and that’s where their problems began.

“My ego was so big, I thought I could conquer anything,” Hecker said to the judge Friday. “I have a heart. I have been beaten bad. My ego is long gone.”

If his ego is gone and he has a heart, did his con-scious return from vacation too?

Did he really expect a judge to let him go for 24 hours and expect him to return to willingly go to jail?

I feel sorry for his family, he’s brought shame and hu-miliation to all who unfor-tunately share his bloodline.

I can’t imagine what it feels like to tell others that they share his last name.

I feel sorry for his chil-dren who get to watch their dad sit behind bars, who don’t get to say goodbye.

But most of all, I feel sorry for all the families he screwed up.

The judge called him a scoundrel; I would call him something much worse.

I vividly remember all the people who were out of a job because of his selfish and deceptive decisions.

How many of those people lost their house because they couldn’t find a job after their dealership closed?

Meanwhile, Hecker was living a rich man’s lifestyle, without a second thought. I’m glad that is no longer happening.

As a journalist, I am constantly reminded that my reputation is everything.

Nobody will listen to, or hire us if we fabricate stories, photos or quotes.

Our job is to reveal in-formation and put out news accurately and efficiently and any time a journalist fails, it is noted and they no longer can be trusted.

People hold journalists to a higher standard.

They want to be able to trust their news sources no matter what the situation - especially since it is the way the world remains informed of its events.

Hecker’s reputation is formed and it is jeopardized by his recent actions, which is something any career-person would want to avoid.

He is probably better off remaining in a jail cell, because there seems to be no future from a career standpoint for him left.

He cannot be trusted, his possessions will be else-where and he will have very few that will want to associ-ate with his actions.

Fellow journalists, remain honest and true, because you do not want to end up as Hecker did among your co-workers and bosses.

Learn a lesson from Hecker

The opinions expressed on the Commentary and Opinions pages are not necessarily those of the college, university system or student body.

Quote of the Day:

“There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.”

G. K. ChestertonEnglish writer

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Vikings, follow PackersNick Longworth

Columnist

Another NFL season is over and while some fans are concerned about the looming threat of a player’s lockout, others prefer to stay optimistic about seeing football next year.

At this past seasons end, the Green Bay Packers were crowned NFL champions and awarded the Lombardi trophy. But behind the jaded frustration and resentment of a disappointing 6-10 finish for the Vikings, a silver lining can be taken from the cheeseheads to the east.

In 2006 the Packers finished with an unimpres-sive 4-12 record, prompting a change at head coach that would ultimately lead them to be Super Bowl Champions.

This off-season, with new head coach Leslie Frazier at the helm, the Vikings could be-gin the turnaround with three critical steps:

1. Draft talent and build through youth, creating a nucleus of young players that can be competitive for years.

When Mike McCarthy took over (along with help from general manager Ted Thompson), the Packers cleared house of aging play-ers with bloated, expiring contracts.

Darren Sharper, Ahman Green, Grady Jackson, Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle were all players that are over 31 years old and were all overpaid for being on the down-slide of their careers.

It was a tough decision, but it cleared the way for the Packers to bring in youth that they liked from day one. They coached them how they saw fit rather than attempting to “teach old dog new tricks” - they started over.

The current Vikings roster as it stands today is riddled with aging players. Antoine Winfield, Bryant McKin-nie, Steve Hutchinson, E.J. Henderson, Ben Leber and Visanthe Shiancoe is only a snapshot of players that are 30 years old or older. Collectively they cover nearly every group of positions on the field, each of which could use an upgrade in youth and depth.

All this stands, without even mentioning the quarter-back position.

2. Don’t needlessly chase free agents.

In the post-1989 Collec-tive Bargaining Agreement the “Free Agency Era” there has yet to be a team to outright “buy” a championship (much

like many allege the Yankees have).

It has proven valuable to bring in key additions via free agency, but it has also shown to backfire on a team. This section could be summed up by simply writing “Randy Moss” over and over, but it goes deeper than that.

Players who forgo signing with their former team (a lot of times being the team which drafted them), often have mo-tives other than the game itself. Greed and selfishness can be a cancer in any team’s locker room.

From Albert Haynesworth to Terrell Owens; often times the talent will not outweigh the distraction. But free agency can also be an invaluable tool in adding that missing “puzzle piece” to a team already on the brink of success. The last significant free agent the Packers acquired was Charles Woodson in 2006, which worked out pretty well.

3. Create an atmosphere of responsibility accountability, for all players and coaches.

Football is such an incred-ible team game.

The greatest running back in the world will never go any-where without a half-decent offensive line and likewise; a Heisman winning quarterback will undoubtedly become a bust without the necessary talent around him needed to succeed.

Without everyone on the same page, knowing what is expected of them and what their ultimate goal is, dissen-sion will inevitably show its ugly face.

The Brett Favre saga is the most blatant example of how a team “playing favorites” can blow up in a big way.

Throughout his 16 years as a Packer, Brett Favre only missed one training camp, checking himself into rehab for a painkiller addiction in 1996, the same year the Pack-ers last won the Super Bowl.

Maybe this was the Vikings reasoning behind letting him skip camp while the whole world watched. It didn’t work.

Instead, what fans saw was a disorganized team that was out of sync, with a coach everyone knew didn’t have complete control of the team.

The Vikings need to get everyone on the same page and clean house of any negative side effects from the Brad Childress era. If they are successfully able to do so, there is no reason Minnesotans shouldn’t be excited about football again.

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Michael Runyon

new media editor

Contrary to popular belief, college is about learning.

Students are in school to become well-rounded, educated citi-zens and paramount to that is taking a piece of knowledge from each class that you’ve taken.

“How does one re-tain this knowledge?” you may ask. The an-swer is simple: pay at-tention.

There are many ways that people learn, from writing to hands-on learning to reading, but the most important thing one can do is sim-ply listen to what your professors say.

Writing ideas and concepts down is a great way to learn as well.

Many people are vi-sual learners and writ-ing helps them visualize the concepts in their class.

One of the key things to remember is that it’s best to write down the ideas that you don’t understand.

It’s very tough to sift through page after page of information you al-ready understand to get to that key point that you need to learn.

Simplicity is key to understanding.

Keep your notes simple and try to sim-plify the concepts and

problems in your head as much as possible.

When your reading for your class and you own the book, high-lighting ideas that are either key to the chap-ters or ideas that you don’t understand will keep your study time down. Read the chap-ter once through, high-lighting areas of inter-est and then reread the highlighted areas of the chapter. This keeps you focused on what’s the most important and puts less of an empha-sis on the chaff that you need to sift through.

Eat something right before taking a test. Research aside, it’s eas-ier to take a test when you’re relaxed and full.

It’s very important to do the bulk of studying just before an exam.

Taking a test with warm, fresh, delicious information in your brain is much easier than using your refrig-erated, stale, leftover in-formation.

Cliché or not, there is no such thing as a stu-pid question.

Never be afraid to ask questions in class because it’s likely that half the class has the same question on their brain and will be happy you asked.

Plus, asking a ques-tion is a genuine quest to obtain information.

SCSU has a lot of

resources for learn-ing. Besides the general classes, there are groups like The Write Place that will help you, plus podcasts and a plethora of learning resources available on SCSU’s website.

Don’t be afraid to look to your fellow classmates for help ei-ther. You can learn from them and also teach them things they may have looked over.

Learning is a group effort and, much like everything else in life, having help and helping others makes life much more smoother.

Everyone learns in their own ways, so it’s nearly impossible to say which works the best.

It’s best to find what works for you and roll with it, whether it be writing most things down, reading the whole book or sim-ply paying attention in class.

Even if the class isn’t pertinent to your major, it’s always a gift to learn.

The generals you take can translate into your life in ways that are tough to imagine, so pay attention to them.

Stick to what works with you.

Take pride in what you learn. Jump at the opportunity to be a more educated, well-rounded person.

New technological devices lead to decline in social skills

Kyra Loch

Columnist

These days there are many different ways people are able to communicate with each other.

Between cell phones, text messaging, email, instant messaging, Facebook, Twit-ter, Skype, and countless other communica-tion portals, there are many ways to reach out and connect with others.

While all of these new forms of com-munication have their advantages, they also tend to cause many disadvantages. It seems the more ways we have of communicating with others, the more it actually hurts our ability to communicate effectively. We are glued to our cell phones and laptops, con-stantly checking for updates on messages, statuses, and new information. Most of us will do this an unhealthy amount of times throughout the day.

While we are busy continually check-ing our different communication devices, we never trust our friends enough to check their devices; we then feel the impatient need to send one message in many differ-ent forms. While one phone call and/or voicemail message should be sufficient in communicating a message, we feel that we need to also send an email, text message, or other kinds of messages just in case that one voicemail did not get the initial mes-sage across.

Is it healthy to be so attuned to checking all of our communication devices multiple times a day? Is it healthy to even make ourselves that available to others?

It used to be normal to go a while without hearing from someone; now people find it unacceptable if a text message is not responded to immediately.

Not only is new technology hindering

our communication, it is also hindering our social behavior.

It is known that communication through technological devices has become more favorable than actual face-to-face communication.

Coffee dates are things of the past; now if a person wants to get to know someone better, he or she can just comb through their Facebook profile to find out their interests and favorites without ever actually speaking a word or holding a conversation.

However, problems have progressed further than this.

With Facebook and Twitter connec-tions, we have developed more narcissistic qualities; we have come to believe everyone should care about every aspect of our lives that we post on the Internet.

This narcissistic behavior often then spills out into social situations outside of social media networks, and social awkward-ness is increased when people stop under-standing social cues.

Sharing too much information with strangers or acquaintances, not knowing when to stop talking during a conversation, and causing people to feel uncomfortable are unfortunate social behaviors that are becoming quite common.

Just because we have the ability to update our statuses on social networking sites as many times as we want, it does not give us permission to also verbally update people constantly about every little thought that may happen to cross our minds.

New communication has made some aspects of our lives much easier, but apps will not be able to actually give us friends or solve problems. We still need to maintain good social skills and know how to talk to people in the real world outside of a cell phone or computer.

Jason Tham

columnist

The digital event Invita-tion reads: National Man Day - RSVP. I click, “maybe attending.” Then I thought, “This will make me look like a jerk.”

I believe many people do what I just did when they have to reply to an invitation on Facebook, knowing very well that they cannot make it.

Even though it may not be wrong to say “maybe” to a Facebook invite, some insights about this kind of maybe Facebook effect ‘may be’ affecting the way we com-municate our intentions in the real world.

A friend from my ad-vanced academic writing class brought this issue up last Thursday in class and it sparked several of my result-ing curiosities.

How many guests really mean they are “maybe at-tending” when they choose to reply that as an event confir-mation?

Or how many, in the simi-lar fashion of hippies, search for an easy, peaceful way out by trying to make the least upset?

Many Facebook users will agree with me that replying to such an invitation to events reflect what kind of person we are. For instance, if someone has replied “attending” to an event but failed to show up, this someone is most likely going to be seen as a liar or a flake.

Many of them began to use the “maybe attending” button as a way to escape from being seen as antisocial, even in their real lives. Many think that it is better to say “I may be there,” than saying “I will not be there” and being honest.

This does not have to be the way to go about responses. I mean, there is no harm being true to your interest or obligations. If it so happens that you can’t make it to an event or activity, I don’t think someone will really “kill you.”

Even if you are not interested in joining a party planned by a friend, a co-worker or your ex-girlfriend, clicking “not attending” is okay.

In fact, I believe stating “maybe attending” to an event doesn’t make you any more honorable. What kind of character do you have if you say one thing and practice another?

One main purpose of communication is to send the right and desired message across. If you are not genuine in what you convey, you are bending the highly regarded system of communication. From a critical perspective, this is seen as unethical, and that could be pretty wrathful.

Be honest and frank with your responses, be true to your friends.

It is totally understand-able that everyone has their agendas and may not be able to attend to all invitations.

I believe the way social media works should never interfere with the way we live our real lives. We should not bring in the ways we com-municate on social networks to our daily routines. Or else, sooner or later our knack to talk truthfully with one an-other will become distorted.

Fellow friends, let’s do away this contagious behavior of “maybe-ing” as soon as possible so we do not have to deal with such nonsense, masked communications anymore.

Event Invitation: National Man Day - RSVP: “Not at-tending” - click.

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Music has always faced the plague of terrible pop music. After the debacle that was the Black Eyed Pea’s Super Bowl Halftime show, it is time to realize that music is in a constant state of near destruction. For every Elvis Presley, there is a Pat Boone. For every Don Mclean, there is a Starland Vocal Band. The time has come for us, as consumers of music, to come to the realization that while Nickelback and Justin Bieber may top the charts, it is the musicians with real talent that will withstand the tests of time. Brilliant music lives on.

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well we could do. Now there is the drive to stay on top. But no matter how we finish, we always have a blast together!”

Slagamba! keeps return-ing to the competition for the unique experience, as well as it being a great op-portunity to catch up with old friends.

“Staying up for an entire weekend searching for answers to incredibly obscure questions sounds insane, but that’s just it. It’s an experience you truly cannot get anywhere else,” Moore said. “It also acts as kind of a bonding experi-ence for everyone on the team, where old friends can reunite and see each other again, as well as meet new people.”

From historical comic book origins, to TV shows, films and video games, anything remotely related to superheroes, as well as random trivia, was fair game for questioning over the weekend.

Nine questions were asked every hour, with in-termittent “speed rounds,” where 18 questions were asked in an hour.

Questions varied in difficulty, with point values ranging from 15 to 500 points. An easier question, such as, “This sequel to a 1960’s science-fiction film was also an early 80s song by Iron Maiden. What title do these two works share?” was worth 30 points (the answer was “Children of the Damned,” in case you were wondering).

Sound clip trivia was also common throughout the competition. KVSC would play a very short audio clip of some kind and players would have to answer a question related

to it.Visual trivia, consisting

of about 47 photos, was given out before the week-end began, allowing for the teams to get a jump start on the competition. Of course, teams didn’t know the ques-tions related to the images until they were asked on-air.

Once a question was asked on-air, it was repeated once, and then teams had about five minutes to call into the phone banks with their answers.

The phone banks, lo-cated in Stewart Hall, were staffed by volunteers for the entire weekend. Food

was donated from various sponsors of the event, fuel-ing the volunteers, some of whom answered phones for hours on end.

Paul Cannon, bet-ter known as “Steaming Pyle”, is one such volunteer, spending 37 hours last year answering phones. A former student of SCSU, Cannon has been involved with Trivia Weekend since 1982.

“I got involved with Trivia accidentally, because my roommates had a team, so I got on the team and I’ve been doing it ever since,” Cannon said.

Cannon has recently retired from competing with a team, and become one of the much-loved phone bank personalities.

“We try to keep it nice and new for them (com-petitors),” Cannon said. “We answer the phones in

slightly different ways, get them laughing, keep their spirits up.”

No matter the size of the team, the points scored, or the number of years playing, people have a love for Trivia Weekend that is anything but trivial.

Molly Willms

a & e editor

The sophomore perfor-mance of Beautiful Noise: a Tribute to Neil Diamond saw the return of a few faithful fans and many newcomers.

“I was really surprised how many people were in the crowd that didn’t come to the show last year,” said Bill Campbell, member of the tribute band. “I just thought it was going to be mostly repeats. It just goes to show you, word gets out.”

The nine-piece en-semble of local musicians performed a similar tribute last year around Valentine’s Day.

The nine-piece en-semble of local musicians performed a similar tribute last year around Valentine’s Day. They performed songs written by Neil Diamond, including those performed by him and those he wrote for The Monkees and Lulu.

“His tunes are so varied,” said Pat Curto, an-other member of the band. “He’s done a lot of different styles, so that makes it fun, too.”

The two initial shows on Friday and Saturday evening sold out quickly, so Pioneer Place added a third on Saturday afternoon.

“Even last year, we said, ‘Is there really enough people that are gong to have fun to do it again?’ A year later, are they going to say, ‘Same show, same songs?’” said Campbell after Friday’s show. “Judging from to-night, you can never do too much Neil Diamond.”

Last year, the group got together for the first time to perform this show. Since then, they have performed the same show at another venue and plan to perform it at least once more.

“We’ve gotten more relaxed,” said Curto of how the band has changed since last year’s February perfor-

mance.Members of the group

come from all over. Joe Carey and Nick Hensley are Twin Cities area musi-cians, while Bill Campbell and Tom Bard frequent the Pioneer Place with the Bill and Tom Show. It was Tom Bard who first brought the musicians together last year to perform one show. When they saw how popular it was, the group decided to keep at it.

“We’re all starving musi-cians,” Campbell said.

The group again per-formed a mix of Diamond’s love songs and more up-beat, fun numbers, includ-ing “Cracklin’ Rose,” “Play Me,” “Solitary Man,” “I Am... I Said...,” and “Amer-ica.” Between the songs, the group interacted with the audience, telling jokes and stories about themselves and Neil Diamond.

The group hasn’t yet decided whether they will perform for a third year at the Pioneer Place, but they do have another concert scheduled in the cities. They will perform Beautiful Noise again at O’Gara’s Bar in St. Paul on April 8.

Joe Carey, a member of the band, cites his variety of style as one of the reasons people still love Diamond’s music – “because he writes stuff that matters, like ‘Por-cupine Pie’ and ‘Crunchy Granola Suite,’” Carey joked.

The band finished and was raucously called back for an encore. They ended, like last year, with “Sweet Caroline,” which once again had everyone in the packed house on their feet and singing.

“They’re great songs, and good songs endure,” Curto said.

Jason Tham

staff writer

The University Pro-gram Board turned up the excitement in the Quarry Thursday evening with a hip-hop concert, featuring “Young Rocky,” “Flyboy,” and “More Than Lights.”

“This is the first time I have ever seen ‘More Than Lights’ and I think they are phenomenal,” Sheana Thompson, UPB Vice President of External Public Relations, said.

“The band has very good atmosphere with them tonight. They got the students involved, they are really pumped to be here, and very easy to work with. So, that was awesome,” Catie Fennig, UPB Con-certs coordinator, said.

“I like the atmosphere that they build, and how they get the crowd involve with their music,” Thomp-son said.

“Young Rocky” and “Flyboy” performed during the first 60 minutes of the concert before “More Than Lights” took the stage.

“This event has more diverse elements in it, they are important. It is part of St. Cloud State’s mission, and it is part of UPB mis-sion, to bring in diversity,” Thompson said.

Fennig said that UPB

Concert Committee usually selects bands they would like bring on campus, and she discusses them with the Board of Coordinators to finalize the decision.

“It is a very large process to put together an event like this,” Fennig said.

She described the process of organizing a con-cert, which includes hiring lighting and sound techni-cians, signing contracts with performers, and making sure everything is in place.

“One of the things that we challenge ourselves to do is try to bring in diverse acts and try to hit every stu-dent’s liking,” Fennig said.

“We go by every diverse aspect like gender, race, and genre of music . . . so [for instance] we brought in hip hop music this year because we have not brought them for about two years,” Fen-nig said.

She added that the UPB committee usually waits for two or more years before repeating a genre of music.

“Even if they (students) were not involved in the planning process, I think it is important for students to go to events that are [held] on campus, so they can feel closer to SCSU,” Fennig said.

Sophomore Inti Chan-thirath was one of the volunteers at the event.

“It was great. We were

just jamming up, dancing, and having a good time,” Chanthirath said.

The performance went over the scheduled time, but the band willingly contin-ued performing.

“The crowd just loves them,” Chanthirath said.

Chanthirath also said there were “true fans” from the Twin Cities that came to the event to watch the performers.

“St. Cloud is one of the universities in Minnesota that is very diverse in its own campus,” Chanthirath said, “And I believe bring-ing in more diverse music will make students feel more welcome.”

“We [UPB] are doing our best. We try to bring in different acts to get to the people who are inter-ested in what they what are interested in. That is our number one goal,” Chan-thirath said.

Chanthirath added, “Go check out ‘More Than Lights.’ They are different. You don’t get to hear music like this around here.”

“They brought a great atmosphere, which I think is really beneficial for students who can make it [to the event],” Fennig said.

Fennig deemed the event “a successful one”, and she said students “had a lot of fun.”

Local Heroes Help Out With Trivia

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Nick Hensley and Jessica Carey perform “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore.”

Beautiful Noise returns to St. Cloud to celebrate Neil Diamond

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Phone bank volunteers record answers from trivia teams for the entire 50-hour weekend.

Local hip-hop artists perform

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Phone bank volunteer Jes Creech answers a call from a trivia team.

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Rappers Young Rocky and Flyboy on stage in the Quarry.

Molly Willms

a & e editor

Students and community members turned out by the dozen to see the 19th an-nual Battle of the Unsigned Bands on Wednesday at SCSU.

the event, which serves as a selection process for local acts in the Mississippi Music Fest, featured four bands.

“Four bands is what we picked for the day of the event because we have limited time,” Brenda osler, UPB’s Mississippi Music Fest coordinator, said. Nine bands expressed interest in performing to the committee this year.

the event is very open to local musicians and has very few entry restrictions.

“they just have to be a band that has one member from St. Cloud State Univer-sity,” osler said.

this year, outKicked, Small town Stories, Haukos Pocus and Vaudeville performed in the atwood Ballroom. the four bands varied in musical style, but all said they enjoyed the total performance.

“i thought it was really fun,” Brian Cunningham of Small town Stories said. “i’m really glad that the au-

dience got into it at the end.”“Good crowd up here,”

Christopher Gummeson of Vaudeville said. “it’s hard to find a crowd that actually gives a damn about music.”

Vaudeville has years of experience with Battle of the Unsigned Bands, this being their ninth time participat-ing. Small town Stories plays most of their concerts in downtown St. Cloud, and Haukos Pocus has played on and off since high school.

“We started in high school, actually, we were a band in high school,” evin Haukos of Haukos Pocus said. “these three [the other members of the band] were home schooled, so we used to call our band Haukos and the Home Schoolers.

“it’s always tough, with isaac being in the cities and all. We got in a good three practices, our main one in today, when our songs were finally finished,” Haukos said.

after the performances, the judges and audience cast their votes. the judges included a talent agent, an event coordinator and a UPB graduate assistant.

“and then we have the audience being the fourth judge, to help make the audience feel like they’re also involved,” osler said.

osler said the judges

based their decision on originality, stage presence and quality of music and performance.

the winners of this year’s battle, Vaudeville and Haukos Pocus, will perform at the annual Mississippi Music Fest in april. the festival itself has undergone some changes since last year.

“this year, it’s a little different,” osler said. “We’re going to be doing it with earth day, so it’s a the earth day run co-sponsored with the Mississippi Music Fest. We’re going to be the enter-tainment aspect.”

Next year will be the event’s 20th year of pro-viding a platform for local musicians.

“it’s great to have events like this because it gives amateurs, local musicians a chance to showcase them-selves, and it gives them a chance to perform on a platform that’s egalitarian in nature,” Chris Heltemes of Small town Stories said. “We’re all playing together here, it gives everybody a chance to present themselves on equal footing.”

“We had one band last year that it was their first time ever doing something like this, and it gave them ex-perience,” osler said. “it’s a fun atmosphere. the crowd’s enjoying the entertainment.”

Chris Bremseth

album review

Cut Copy has finally stepped out of the record-ing studio with a new album, “Zonoscope”.

after their chart-topping release of “in Ghost Co-lours” in 2008, Cut Copy became a four piece group, adding Ben Browning on the bass guitar. also, in an interview with triple J, the band stated that they had turned down multiple offers to tour with more famous groups, like Nine inch Nails and Coldplay.

“Zonoscope”, recorded in Melbourne, australia on the label Modular record-ings, was officially released on Feb. 18.

“Need you now”, the album’s lead single, displays the strides that the group has made since their last venture into the studio. For this track, they abandoned their rock influences and focused almost entirely on their electro-pop sound. Vocalist dan Whitford has also continued taking leaves out of Bono’s book, “Joshua tree” style.

the pre-released single,

“take Me over”, follows the same pattern as the first track. the heavy use of the sampler, as well as the lack of a strong guitar, reinforce to the listener the group’s decision to move towards a more pop style sound.

“Where i’m Going”, a track that was released as a teaser by triple J, does little to change the formula concocted by the first two tracks. a new addition is that is more reminiscent of “in Ghost Colours”, is the more heavily accented gui-tar layered into the song.

“Pharaohs & Pyramids” is the album’s Hot tub time Machine back to the

1980s, with a light keyboard riff over a kick drum. the mindlessly empty lyrics fit into the common 80s pop music archetype, not being as deep as toto’s “africa”.

“Blink and You’ll Miss a revolution” is wood xylophone filled, space age masterpiece. the layers of the track are tightly bound and stand as testaments to the musicality of the group. the new and inventive rhythms inspire a type of euphoria, eu-rhythmics, if you will.

“this is all We’ve Got” does little to shift the sound, with more of the same sweeping type vocals and

electronic samples.in all, “Zonoscope”

marks the shift from Cut Copy’s previous indie-rock style sound, to more heavy influences stemming from the mid-80s pop music movement. there is less variation on this album than “in Ghost Colours”, but the music never dulls due to the solid production and endless talent from the band’s members. Hope-fully, we see more of these recluse australians, either in the form of an internation-al tour or another album (one that isn’t stapled by a three-year dry spell).

SCSU Unsigned Bands battle for a spot at Mississippi Music Fest

Cut Copy’scomeback albumworth the wait

Jun-Kai Teoh

game column

“Starcraft 2,” “Gears of War 2” and “H.a.W.X 2,” are all fantastic sequels which kept the original formula and made them famous titles to begin with. But should they?

there’s nothing wrong with that, in fact it’s something that many developers forget when they try to make sequels that are different and unique. “Command and Conquer 4” was one that failed miserably when they changed their ap-proach.

Keeping the core prin-ciples that made the original games fun and moving it into a sequel isn’t easy at all.

What’s harder is to change everything there is to an estab-lished “universe” while appeas-ing its original fan-base.

“Fallout 3” and “Fall-out: New Vegas” are one of the best examples of such a change. they’re old games by today’s standards, but they took a huge leap of faith with the franchise and got away with it with critical and finan-cial success.

Look at some of the up-coming and recently released sequels. “LittleBigPlanet 2” kept much of the original, adding small tweaks. Same thing can be said for “Crysis 2” and “Killzone 3”.

there’s nothing conceptu-ally wrong with it, and the fact that they kept to their core principles will probably ensure their success too. But it’s noth-ing really new either.

“Fallout 3” and “Fallout: New Vegas” may be what many people call “oblivion with a layer of post-apocalyp-tic paint” but here’s the deal:

they made it work.Bethesda Softworks and

obsidian entertainment made those games work.

they managed to transfer what was originally a top-down turn based strategic game into a pseudo-first person shooter, while keeping the essence of “Fallout” in it.

it’s not just the layer of paint, or the post-apocalyptic theme, because the world of “Fallout” is far more distinctive than that. there are plenty of post-apocalyptic games out there, but none of them deliver the “Fallout” feel at all.

it’s not “Halo Wars” either. While “Halo Wars” is a great console strategy game, it’s a spin-off instead of a main se-ries in the franchise. it cannot replace “Halo 3” in any way at all, but it simply adds a new perspective to it.

“Fallout 3” and “Fallout: New Vegas” essentially revived a dead or dying franchise and threw it into an entirely differ-ent genre. “Fallout 3” didn’t call itself “Fallout:Bang Bang” or some other name to set it aside from its predecessors.

it proudly called itself “Fallout 3,” announcing to the entire world that it’s the next installment in a franchise that’s achieved a cult-like status.

Would people be happy if “Starcraft 2” wasn’t a strategy game but an rPG (role-play-ing game) instead? Maybe not. Probably not.

then it’s still an interesting idea which developers should probably consider more. “dawn of War 2” did some-thing similar; melding rPG into what was originally an intense squad-based strategy game, showing that it’s possible to break out of boxes and still be successful.

Too many sequels

PHoto CoUrteSY oF PPFiVe.CoM

The First Annual Saint Cloud Film Festival will be hosted at Pioneer Place.

PHoto CoUrteSY oF LiNtCoat.CoM

After a long hiatus, Cut Copy comes back with a delightful 80s-infused style.

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Samantha South

asst. a & e editor

the St. Cloud times is partnering with the Pioneer Place for its first hosted film festival.

Film makers all over the community are having the op-portunity to present their work at the Pioneer Place, Friday, Feb. 18 as the St. Cloud times has planned to hold the St. Cloud Short Film Festival.

“about 4 or 5 years ago we did one that was just online and had a pretty good response from it,” said Cyris Cords, web master for the St. Cloud times. “We’ve always wanted the ability to do one where we actually had people come in and watch the films.”

as of January 18, 17 on-line submissions were accepted from people in the area. three different awards are to be pre-sented, including the Viewer’s Choice award, the Judge’s Choice award, and the Best of Show award. Up until Feb. 11, voting was done online by viewers for the Viewer’s Choice award and a showing of the judge’s chosen films for the Judge’s Choice award will be presented at the Pioneer Place.

The 17 films’ genres include animation, experimen-tal, horror, narrative, sci-fi, action/adventure, comedy and documentary. The films are anywhere from two to fifteen minutes in length and a

number of rules and regula-tions were to be followed when creating the cinematic works. All film makers who submitted films must have been involved in the production of the film, copyrighted material used in the films needed to be secured with permission and have public use rights for use in the film, and all entrants needed to be a United States citizen.

“We were hoping that we would get enough to make it worthwhile and 17, in our opinion, is a great turnout,” Cords said.

Local and industry professional judges will be at the Pioneer Place to present awards at the screening and awards ceremony on February 18. Judges include tyruben ellingson, the lead vehicle designer for director James Cameron’s science-fiction epic “avatar” and visual effects art director for “Jurassic Park”; Yair Landau, a former vice chairman of Sony Pictures entertainment and president of Sony Pictures digital; Mike owens, a Minneapolis free-lance animator and Minneap-olis College of art and design teacher; and Greg Kolbjornsen and Shawn Lewis, who work for the St. Cloud local video production company Quarter-ton Productions.

“i wanted to get some judges that were local and some judges that were industry professionals,” Cords said.

From 6:30 p.m. until around 7:30 p.m. a red carpet

social hour will begin the event. Hors d’oeuvre’s will be provided and live feed will be posted online from the red carpet.

“We’re going to try to make this as much of a Hol-lywood movie experience as possible,” Cords said.

This isn’t the first time a film festival has been hosted at the Pioneer Place. Previous film festivals have been hosted at the Pioneer Place includ-ing the GLBTA film festival for several years, and prior to that they ran film nights in cooperation with the St. Cloud arts Commission for a couple of years.

“the St. Cloud times approached us while looking for a venue to host this and we were more than happy to jump up for it and it really fits into our mission as well,” said dan Barth, executive director of the Pioneer Place.

“our overall mission is to bring quality entertainment to St. Cloud and film fits right into that.”

tickets for the event are still being sold. Prices are $5 for the event and $10 for ViP. they are available at www.ppfive.com or by calling the box office at 320-203-0331.

“our goal is to showcase their talents and, if they weren’t able to get in this year, come in and enjoy the night and we will be doing this again, either another one yet this year or again next year,” Cords said.

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Derek Hermann

Contributing writer

Who is the best quar-terback in National Football League history? Such names as Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Johnny Unitas, or John Elway often come to mind.

However, with the impres-sive career that Tom Brady is putting together, where does he stand among the all-time greats?

With the recent unanimous decision of the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady collecting his second NFL Most Valu-able Player award there has to be some consideration about whether or not Tom Brady is actually the best ever.

In the 2010-2011 season, Brady compiled 3,900 passing yards along with 36 touch-downs and just four intercep-tions. These stats helped Brady

become the first ever NFL MVP to receive all 50 of the votes by the media panel.

Now consider that Brady did this with a team that has no superstars besides Brady.

Other than Brandon Tate and Taylor Price, the Patriots didn’t have any other wide receivers that are six feet tall or above, in today’s NFL that is unheard of.

Now consider that those two wide receivers weren’t even close to a big part of the offense. The more research that is done on this topic, the more impressive this feat actu-ally becomes.

Furthermore, the Patriots didn’t have an exceptional run-ning game by any means. Sure, it was decent and it got the job done when it was called upon, but the fact is it was nothing special.

It’s not like Brady was the clock manager that was asked

to not make mistakes and let the running game and defense go out and win the games, far from it.

In fact, the Patriots bol-stered the 25 overall defense in yards given up with a very young staff doing the work.

Even with all of these amazing statistics considered, there is still one argument that is bothersome.

The league best 14-2 Patriots ended up losing their first game in the playoffs. Any season that ends with 14 wins and three losses shouldn’t be frowned upon right?

In this case that’s dead wrong. For all the success Bill Belichick, Brady, and the Patriots have had over the past 10+ years this season will be a dagger in their sides. Sports fans are no doubt a “what have you done for me lately group.” With that said, what have the Patriots done lately? Since

losing the Super Bowl in 2008, the Patriots have had some good seasons.

The only problem is that after coming so close to being the first ever team to go 19-0, they haven’t even sniffed the Super Bowl.

In fact, Belichick, Brady, and the Patriots have now lost their first game in the playoffs two years in a row.

The biggest problem is how they lost to the New York Jets in the American Football Conference divisional round.

Every NFL fan knows the trash talking the Jets coaching staff and players were doing before their Wild Card playoff game against Peyton manning and the Indianapolis Colts and then again against the Patriots in the next round.

The best ever wouldn’t let a team they demolished 45-3 just about a month earlier come into their house and

knock them out of the playoffs when they could have com-pleted one of the best seasons ever by a NFL team.

Winning a Super Bowl this year with the lack of expe-rience and superstardom that the Patriots had this year may have been even more impres-sive than the Miami Dolphins going undefeated back in 1972.

It seems unfair to put so much meaning on one game, but that’s the way things go in sports. If you don’t win the big one then you won’t be consid-ered the best ever.

Did Montana ever let the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams ever talk the way the Jets did to the Patriots and lose a huge game to them? No. Did Elway ever let Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders ever do that? No.

Did Bradshaw ever listen to the Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns run their

mouths like they were the favorites and then lose to them at home? No.

Brady has the stats, he has the three Super Bowl rings, he has the leadership on his resume, and he has the ice in his veins.

There is no doubt about that. But, on the other hand, with a lackluster performance and no sense of urgency at all during the game Brady let the Patriots fall.

Brady had the team with the NFL’s best record, he had the home field, he had the chance to shut up the arch rivals, and he blew it.

If Brady doesn’t find a way to redeem himself, he doesn’t deserve the crown as the best quarterback ever.

Tom Brady goes unnoticed

Ahmed Warraich

staff writer

This year for NBA has been a big drama, this year started off with the hype sur-rounding the Miami Heat.

I mean granted, I am a Heat’s fan since they won their championship ring back in 2006 with Dwayne Wade, Shaquille O’ Neal and Alonzo Mourning.

I was impressed by how well Wade played, and I stuck with them even when they didn’t do so well in seasons after; like last season when they lost in the first round to the Atlanta Hawks.

When Lebron James announced he was going to Miami, I was really happy but I wondered whether the Heat gave away too much to get him and Chris Bosh.

I thought, like so many people, that the better option would have been to just sign Bosh, and get a really good bench to complement him.

The way that people

responded to James leaving is very surprising.

I mean I understand the emotion of him leaving Cleve-land, but after so many years at Cleveland not materializing into anything, it should not come as a surprise that he left Cleveland.

They misunderstood their own player, for him money was not a big concern, but the championships were.

As soon as James signed with the Heat, Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, came out with his thoughts on James in a letter that, in my opinion, was writ-ten by someone who had never lost gracefully in his life.

Instead of calming the fans, he wrote an inflammatory letter trashing James for his services.

The Cavaliers without him are by far the worst team in the league. If he thought that James didn’t play his heart out, you only need to look at the stats to know.

The truth is Mo Williams

was a streaky shooter, who couldn’t come up big when he was needed. The supporting cast in Cleveland did noth-ing to win games, and by the time they traded for Antoine Jamison, it was already too late.

This drama went over even before the season began, with people even booing James at the ESPY’s awards.

I mean, of all people the athletes should understand that the decision he took was a tough one, and he could have been easily pressured into staying, or enticed by New York so we should not hate on the “King”, instead we should admire him.

I mean I was impressed that James took less money to play at a place that he wanted to.

How many of us would jump at the opportunity of working with our friends for less money?

I think not a lot of people... then, isn’t it admi-rable to see James and Wade

take a pay cut so they could play together?

I know too many thought that the way he left Cleveland was not the best way, but this has been way too overplayed. Cleveland should not mourn the loss of the “King”, they should look forward to find a replacement and learn from this debacle and move on.

Not to mention that once he came to Miami, people couldn’t help but talk about it.

I remember ESPN sent their crack staff outside their training facility where they stayed for a couple of weeks. They were reporting on a team which was an unknown quan-tity, and they were not even the champions.

I am sure be it may that it rubbed the L.A. Lakers the wrong way.

Then when they started playing in the regular season, there were further questions about how the three of them would play together on a team, considering that they have very different roles.

Initially, the chemistry didn’t work as well as they hoped on Offense and people were ready to jump down their throats about how Erik Spoelstra, their Head Coach was not a good coach and that Pat Riley should step in and take over.

To add to their discord, it was said often that the Heat players don’t even support him.

This was played over and over again, even after the fact that Riley came out and said, categorically, that he was not going to come out of manage-ment to coach the team again.

Afterwards, Wade had to come out as well in defense of their coach. It almost seemed like the sports analysts just wanted, something, anything in the news.

One would think that this would be enough drama for one season, but this is by far not over.

The NBA is trying really hard to recapture the magic that was during the time of

Erwin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird, or the Golden Age of Michael Jordan. With the viewership of NBA not nearly matching those of the NFL in this season, it is a godsend for the NBA to have the Heat.

It is for better or worse in the news almost every other day. But having superstars as the ambassadors to your game, the problem arises when they become bigger than the game.

It takes something away from the game when they leave, the game is never the same.

I am afraid that the Miami Heat has slowly become that team.

Something that is bigger than the game itself, we should do well to remember they may have superstars, but they are just another basketball team and unless they win 3 or 4 rings, they are not bigger than the game itself.

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Weekly Health Note: Cheap stores, healthy foodsHEaltH column

Samantha South

columnist

Shopping for healthy food could come easier if you know where to shop.

It’s no doubt that finding healthy foods at our local grocery stores is difficult with the prices being so much higher for those than higher calorie foods.

With multiple grocery suppliers in the area, prices vary for each one.

So looking into the prices before shopping could help lower student’s costs then just going to the closest supplier nearby.

Suppliers around the area include Coborn’s, Cash Wise, Byerly’s, Sam’s Club, Aldi, Walmart, and Target. Each supplier is known for various things.

When I go shopping for healthy food I look at qual-ity; for produce especially.

Byerly’s is the place I think of first when it comes

to quality in fruits and veg-etables. Their poultry seems to be towards the better end of quality as well. Yet, their prices are not generally what I look for as a student.

So when wanting quality produce for healthy eating I look to Coborn’s or Cash Wise.

Coborn’s being near to the campus area is the best choice for cheaper yet, good quality fruits and vegetables.

They also carry a lot of wide varieties for each prod-uct; everything from spinach in bags, to fresh spinach, and canned spinach.

Coborn’s also has an entire area for organic and gluten free foods.

If I am looking for buying fresh seasoning, they provide a selection of seasonings to bag in the amount I wish to have. Specials are very common at these stores as well.

Healthy doesn’t always mean burning a hole in my pocket there.

It may be out of the way, but Sam’s Club is the best place to buy in bulk for students.

Packaged foods and canned fruits and vegetables will last a long time and are still very healthy.

So buying in bulk will save on money as well.

Buying bulk produce including fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy, isn’t the best idea to me because they don’t last long.

Yet, I tend to look at buying these things in bulk for me and my roommates and splitting the costs.

If I’m looking to buy good off-brand foods for re-ally cheap, but healthy food shopping, I go to Aldi.

Aldi is very environmen-tally friendly also, bringing my own bags is a must or I’ll be spending more for plastic and paper bags.

I wouldn’t consider it the best quality, but it’s a great place to shop for much needed food on a budget, for

example, a gallon of milk is priced at a dollar.

Aldi is located in Waite Park next to Grizzly Moun-tain and Space Aliens, so it’s not as close by as other grocery suppliers.

Yet, if I only have a couple of dollars I know I can get food here that I need.

If I need cheap and healthy food, but also some household goods like toilet paper and paper towel; Tar-get or Walmart is my stop.

I can find off-brand everything in these suppliers for cheaper than Coborn’s and Cash Wise.

Frozen meats, like chicken breasts and fish, fruits, and vegetables can be found with good deals in these suppliers.

There tend to be more of these suppliers in the area as well, so finding one nearby is simple.

Walmart may be out of the way for healthy food, but it is a little bit cheaper than

Target and generally the same supplies.

Even if the recession is getting my budget down there is always a way of eating healthy for the price I want.

Having options through-out our area is very help-ful and each supplier can provide healthy eating for students.

If fresh veggies or fruits are too expensive at a supplier that I am already at, switching to frozen or canned is cheaper and con-tains the same nutrients.

For breads and dry healthy foods, picking off-brands and Food Club choice will always be cheaper than name brand food, but getting the same nutrition isn’t a problem.

Sometimes eating healthy and saving money is possible.

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Barlow had an outstand-ing performance following a great a great performance on Friday night.

Barlow surpassed her 31 career high points by scor-ing 34 points on a 56 field goal percentage. She also had eight rebounds.

The Huskies also had two double-doubles that night from junior post, Aaryn Booker who had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Nicole Anderson also 10 points and 10 rebounds with six assists.

This was Anderson’s

second double-double of the season the first coming on Jan. 14 against Bemidji State University when she had 12 points and 10 steals.

Friday and Saturday’s wins were the Huskies’ second and third in a row and the win on Saturday extended the Mustangs’ los-ing streak to five games.

The Huskies take their game back home this fol-lowing weekend.

They will take on the Northern State University Wolves on Friday and the University of Mary Ma-rauders on Saturday.

SCSU ATHlETICS/WoMEN’S BASKETBAll

Junior captain Jordi Gerking handling the ball down the court, and away from the oposing team.

Women’s basketballContinued from Page 16

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As the game wound down to the last three minutes, The Huskies put up one last front, scoring six times including two free throws and a and a layup by Cameron Hodges.

When the buzzer went off signaling the end of the game, the score board read 80-69, with the Mavericks in the lead.

Saturday’s game against Southwest Minnesota Mustangs ended with a last minute layup and free throw, shot by SCSU player Nate Phillips. The game ended with a score of 71-58, with the second loss of the week for the Huskies.

The game started out fast, with a layup for the Mustangs and a quick retali-ation from the Huskies with another layup by Jensen, tying the score at 2-2.

The Mustangs took the lead, springing ahead in points with a layup and

three-pointer, putting the score at 7-2.

The game continued as the Mustangs continued to stay ahead throughout the first half, becoming more than ten points ahead at different times. After two free throws made by Phillips, the Huskies were ten points behind, exactly with a score of 37-27.

The second half began just as fast as the first half did, with the Huskies shoot-ing a layup, made by Jensen. The Mustangs were quick with a shot of their own, directly after the Huskies scored, with a three-pointer, making the score 40-29.

SCSU countered this, with two shots made in the same minute, both Layups by Ben Bucholz. This put the score at 40-33.

As the second period went on, SMSU continued to gain ground on the Hus-kies, once again pushing the

defense and gaining as much as a seventeen point lead in some places.

The second period wound down, leaving a large gap of points in its stead, with a final score of 71-58,

a significant loss for the Huskies, and a low scoring weekend as well.

Next week, the Huskies will be returning to Halen-beck Hall to play Northern State University on Friday,

then University of Mary on Saturday. The games will be played at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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lasted up until the last few minutes of the game.

As the game wound down, MSU took the puck a few times, trying to score to no avail. At the buzzer signaling the end of the game, SCSU had won their first game of the season.

The game on Saturday went differently. SCSU scored within the first seven minutes of the game, with a shot by Lisa Martinson. This put the score at 1-0. went differently. SCSU scored within the first seven minutes of the game, with a shot by Lisa Martin-son. This put the score at 1-0.

A power play for SCUS ensued, ending shortly before Schmid for SCSU was penal-ized for hooking.

Soon after this, MSU scored their first goal of the night, putting the score at 1-1. The end of the first period

came shortly after the goal.The second period started

with a series of shots by both MSU and SCSU.

A few minutes into the period, a penalty on MSU player Ariel Mackley gave SCSU a power play, in which MSU ended up scoring, put-ting the score at 2-1.

The power play continued after this, ended with the end of the penalty on Mackely.

The second period had two and a half more power plays, two for MSU and one half for SCSU, which was finished in the third period.

The third period began with the end of the power play for SCSU.

Another power play for MSU occurred shortly after the power play for SCSU ended.

After the power play for MSU ended, there were series of shots, attempting to score,

with mostly MSU shooting.In the fifteenth minute,

MSU scored again, putting the score at 3-1. With only a few minutes left, SCSU player Jocelyn Zabrick was penalized for roughing. As she got out, There was only one minute

and a half, that went fast.At the end of the buzzer,

the score was still 3-1, with a win for the Mavericks.

The women’s hockey team will go on the road to Duluth to play UMD.

The games in Duluth will

be the last two regular season games for the SCSU women’s hockey team.

The games on Friday and Saturday were the last at the National Hockey Center for the season.

Women’s hockeyContinued from Page 16

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SCSU Men’s basketball player junior guard Brett Putz keeps the ball away fron the other team.

Men’s basketballContinued from Page 16

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SCSU Women’s hockey player Julia Gilbert struggles with MSU Mankato play-ers as they go for the puck with teammate Alex Nelson in the back.

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The SCSU men’s basket-ball team lost both games this weekend, losing 80-69 to MSU Mankato and 71-58 to South-west Minnesota

Friday night’s game ended with a three-pointer by Andrew Bernstetter in the last sixteen seconds. This did not sway the win; however, as the buzzer ended the game, the score read 80-69.

The game began slowly, with the ball passing posses-sion of both teams, with each missing a few shots before the first few points were made by SCSU with a layup made by Shaun Jensen. The score was now 2-0.

The Huskies were quick to

take the lead higher as they scored a three-pointer by guard Brett Putz , putting the score at 5-0.

The five point lead did not last long, as Mankato took the

ball down court for a layup, making the score now 5-2.

As the game continued, the Mavericks stayed behind in points, giving the Huskies the lead for almost the entire first

half with the Mavericks tying the Huskies at 29-29 sixteen seconds before the buzzer sounded for the end of the first period.

The second period began with a jump shot by Bernstet-ter, giving the Huskies the lead once again. This did not last long, as the Mavericks tied the score once again with a layup, making the score 31-31.

The Mavericks quickly took the lead after this with another jump shot, pushing ahead two points. Mankato continued to stay in the lead for the rest of the game.

After the lead change, the Mavericks began to score more than the Huskies, keeping themselves in the lead by up to as many as 15 points.

Melanie Ovel

Group fitneSS claSS review

Cycle ‘N’ Sculpt, a class included in the

Group Fitness program at Halenbeck, pro-vides a well-rounded, strenuous workout.

Not only does it focus on the legs, but it gives the abdominal muscles an intense work-out, leaving them feeling quite sore.

The class in itself is a total-body workout, focusing on cycling in the first half, and the rest of the body in the second half, incorpo-rating yoga positions such as child’s pose and cobra to stretch out the muscles.

The beginning was all cycling, using state-of-the-art cycle equipment.

The fitness instructor started off with a large “hill” asking the class to gear the cycles into higher and higher gears to feel the illu-sion of a hill.

After, the class stood up on the cycles, pedaling in a different position to work more muscles.

The entire time the instructor asked the class to stay in a 90-115 Rate Per Minute (RPM), which is the number of times the wheel rotates in a minute. Usually the RPM was only in the 80s on the bike of my choice.

With a tough start to the class, I was still unsure whether it would be a good class or not, due to the fact that by the time my legs started to get tired, only ten minutes had gone by.

As soon as my legs adjusted and the instructor started to motivate the class in helpful ways, my mind slowly changed about the class.

The cycling went on for twenty minutes, with a few hills, sprints and lots of work. The ending came with a relief that the sprinting was done, as it was not the easiest thing in the world.

The instructor stopped ever few minutes or so to let the class recover, and take drinks of water. When going to this class, water is essential to help cool the body down and slow the heart.

Next came the sculpting part of the class, which focused on abs, arms and legs. After stretching out our leg muscles, the instructor had us move to the floor where mats, small balls and stretch cords awaited us.

The first muscle group to be worked were the abs, as the instructor had the class put the ball under the lumbar and do slow sit-ups, counting to four down, and four up.

The sit-ups varied; the instructor had us counting two going up and the same down, or moving side to side.

After the first round of abdominal exer-cises, the class began to use the stretch bands.

The bands helped to stretch the arms, and by bringing the stretch band up and behind, workout the biceps.

My already tired legs, which also used the stretch band and anything that was missing from the work out, such as butt, triceps etc. This lasted twenty minutes or so as well.

By the end of the class period I was tired, sore, and ready to sit down and rest.

It was overall a great class to get a total-body workout and I will definitely go to that class again.

I specifically liked that the instructor was engrossed in how the students were handling the class, and not herself. And the endorphins from working out were nice after once the class was finished.

Throughout the class, the music was playing pretty loudly, with upbeat mixes and mashes to try to suit everyone’s tastes.

This seemed to work well for the class I was in, because the music seemed to distract many from the exhausting workout, especially towards the end of the cycling.

There is a new time slot for the Cycle ‘N’ Sculpt class on Thursdays, due to popular demand of the class.

The class is held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. in Studio One, and Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 5:50p.m. in Studio One.

Melanie Ovel

SportS & fitneSS editor

The women’s hockey team

won their first game of the season on Friday at the Na-tional Hockey Center in a 2-0 win against Minnesota State University Mankato, but were unable to maintain momen-tum, and lost 3-1 on Saturday.

The game on Friday began with a faceoff between Haylea Schmid and Mankato player Lauren Smith, won by SCSU.

The Huskies took the puck with defenseman Lisa Martin-son getting the first shot out, which was saved by Maver-ick’s goalie, Allie Altman.

A penalty on SCSU player Molli Mott for holding gave MSU a two minute power

play. During the power play,

MSU was able to get a few shots out, all saved by the Huskies.

Not long after the first power play, SCSU was penal-ized once again, this time for body checking.

During the second power play, MSU took a few shots, once again, all were blocked. After two minutes, the power play was complete, and the game resumed with six on six.

For the rest of the period, the Mavericks took the puck, trying to score to no avail as the shots continued to be blocked by the Huskies.

When the first period came to an end, the score read 0-0.

The second period began much how the first began, with MSU taking control of

the puck. The Huskies were penalized once again for interference.

This gave MSU a third power play, resulting in a goal from SCSU, shot by Mott.

The second period and power play for MSU contin-ued, and ended with no goals for MSU.

After another few minutes, the Mavericks were given a penalty for tripping. The power play for SCSU resulted in another goal for the Hus-kies, who were now 2-0 in the game.

As the power play ended, MSU tried to take back con-trol of the puck, but failed as yet another penalty was issued to MSU, this time for cross checking.

This gave SCSU a two minute power play. In that time, the shots that were taken

were either blocked by the team or Altman.

Not two minutes later, the third power play for SCSU ensued as MSU was penalized for hooking for two minutes. Right after the penalty, anoth-er MSU player was penalized for hooking.

This brought the game to the end of the second period. As the buzzer rang, the score read 2-0.

The third period began with the end of the penalty for one of the MSU players, and not long after, the second player finished her penalty, ending the power play for the Huskies.

The game continued with three more power plays, with two for SCSU and one for MSU. These power plays

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SCSU Women’s hockey teammates Amy Olson and Jocelyn Zabrick go for the puck against MSU Mankato play-ers Lisa Edman and teammates.

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Men’s basketball loses weekend on road

Cycle n’ Sculpt: A full body workout

COURTeSy OF SCSU ATHLeTICS/MeN’S BASkeTBALL

Andrew Berstetter runs down the court with team-mates after ball is taken by the other team.

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Women’s basketball wins two close games Amanda Chapman

contributinG writer

The women’s basketball team was victorious over the seventh place Minnesota State Mavericks and the twelfth place Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Friday and Saturday in two road games capping off their four game road trip.

On Friday night the Hus-kies beat the Mavericks 71-70 in the last second of the game with junior guard, Jordi Gerk-ing’s two free throws.

The Mavericks jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead to start off the game.

The lead didn’t last long before the Huskies put togeth-er a 16-7 run to narrow the Maverick’s lead to two. The Mavericks however ended the first half with a nine point lead after a last minute 8-2

run with the help from junior guard, Jennie Noreen who hit two three pointers and one field goal in the last three minutes of the half.

Huskies’ senior guard, Talisha Barlow also had a good first half with 12 points and a 71 field goal percentage. She ended the game with 19 points.

The Huskies had an explo-sive second half.

They put together a 15-3 run in the first four minutes of the half and the game stayed close throughout the entire half.

Sophomore guard, Aman-da Wagner had a good second half with 12 points and a 50 field goal percentage.

Gerking had six points and four rebounds, and her last second free throws made her the star of the game.

The Huskies were down

70-69, when Gerking was sent to the line after being fouled by Noreen.

She made her two free throws to bring the Huskies to their 71-70 victory.

On Saturday night the Huskies came out victorious, 78-76, in double overtime against the Mustangs with last second efforts from Wagner and a great overall game per-formance from Barlow.

The entire game was close; neither team ever had a large lead over the other through-out the entire first half.

The first half ended with the Huskies leading 31-30.

The Huskies jumped out to an early 14 point lead in the second half but the Mustangs put together an impressive 20-6 run to tie the game at 50 and it stayed close to the end.

The second half ended

tied at 65 after Mustangs’ junior guard, Amber Peterson hit a field goal with 5 seconds left, bringing the game into overtime.

The two teams scored a combined total of eight points in the first overtime; six of those eight points were from free throws bringing the game tied at 69 at the end of the first overtime.

The game looked like it was destined to stay tied through the second overtime after Mustangs’ junior guard, Abby kenealy hit a three-pointer with just ten seconds left.

That wasn’t the case how-ever, after Wagner made and offense rebound with three seconds left and went back up and made the winning layup with one second left.

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Weekly Health Column by Samantha South

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