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Sheka Mansaray helps showcase the rich cultural traditions of Africa

Living through war to bring peace

wale agboola• msu reporterSheka Mansaray, president of the African Student Association, left Sierra Leone eleven years ago, during its civil war.

Speaking with senatorsThe Minnesota State Student Association held its annual “Meet your senator” day Wednesday. Senators from different academic areas and residences met with their constituents to discuss their issues and concerns.

wale agboola• msu reporterPictured here: MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali, College of Social and Behavorial Sciences senator Dave Meyers and Vice President Bob Dooley.

One man miraculously obtained only minor injuries after he was hit by a car in the parking ramp of the Mankato Civic Center Sunday.

Nathaniel John Dietrich, 27, of Brainerd, MN, faces possible charges of one count of felony criminal vehicular operation, two counts of gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation and two counts of gross misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.

The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday. An officer responding to the crash found Kevin Smith, a student at Minnesota State, injured on the

ground and Dietrich in the car that allegedly hit Smith. Smith was taken to Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital and treated for a fractured or severely sprained ankle.

Dietrich hit several vehicles before he struck Smith. Smith was carried on the hood of the car for 10 to 15 feet before he fell below the vehicle and was dragged for another five feet until witnesses lifted Dietrich’s car off Smith.

Dietrich was arrested because the responding officer suspected he was too intoxicated to drive. Smith also provided a urine sample to be tested for alcohol concentration.

MSU student dragged under car receives minor injuriesBrainerd man accused of driving while intoxicatedREPORTER STAFF

When Sheka Mansaray left Sierra Leone eleven years ago, the country was in the midst of a civil war.

In 1998, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) invaded his village, so Mansaray and his brothers were taken to the neighboring country, Guinea, to safety. About a month later, his father, a prominent politician, was killed by RUF.

But the despite his turbulent past, Mansaray has made it a priority to illuminate his

rich African culture and show Minnesota State that Africa is dynamic and beautiful — a far cry from the dismal, limiting stereotype of poverty and war.

“We want to bring awareness that what is shown on TV is not what Africa is about,” the president of the African Student Association (ASA) said about the group’s mission. “There are individuals who think Africa is all about poverty and AIDS, but is a beautiful place with happiness, too.”

Part of ASA’s efforts include showcasing the many traditions of the culture. This year, the group’s

members will come to campus in traditional African attire every Friday. In addition, ASA will plan an event each month to focus on various aspects of Africa, Mansaray said.

This weekend, ASA will host a soccer tournament that is open to campus and community members of all ages. The event will take place on the soccer field behind Gage Towers Friday from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday from 1-6 p.m. Each team will be composed of six players at the cost of $3 per player.

In the future, ASA plans to

NICOLE SMITHeditor in chief

Peace / page 3

Local artist of the week:The Style Biters

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Speaker to discuss darwinism, naturalism

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Putting a face on recoverySeptember is drug and alcohol addiction recovery monthERIN ROHRERstaff writer

ann reichel • msu reporter

September marks the 20th anniversary of the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The Minnesota Department of Human Services will celebrate recovery month statewide with the theme, “Together we learn, together we heal.”

What many students may be unaware of is that a program is offered at Minnesota State that provides professional help to future counselors as well as education and support for people in recovery. The Student for Alcohol and Drug Education (SADE), is an educational group that aims to give students the knowledge they need in the field of alcohol and drug studies in order to further help those in need.

Fran Hennen, president of Student for Alcohol and Drug Education, said that recovery month is important because addiction issues touch several students on campus.

“Just recognizing and

supporting our students who are in recovery, have been touched by it in their families, or are currently struggling with addiction issues is the real reason for celebrating the month of recovery,” Hennen said. “Being in recovery does not carry the same stigma it once did, and we want to celebrate that too.”

Roy Kammer, professor and coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Studies, also said recovery month has taken a swing in the last few years.

“It is important for people to share their stories because when we don’t, we get this misperception that drugs and alcohol aren’t an issue,” Kammer said. “Because of the sense of anonymity often associated with addiction, many students don’t realize that they are sitting next to someone in class that is in recovery.”

Kammer said it is believed that one in six individuals in the United States is or was raised in a home with at least one alcohol-dependent parent. This is why students should ignore the stigma

that they shouldn’t discuss drug and alcohol problems.

“There are several stereotypes and perceptions on drug and alcohol recovery and most of them aren’t true,” Kammer said. “By putting a face on recovery, we can help eliminate these misperceptions and start giving people the help they need.”

There are several other activities offered across Minnesota to celebrate recovery month including a spirituality breakfast, a Recovery Works! Celebration at a Minnesota Twins game, The Heartbeat of Recovery Run/Walk for Recovery and a play about the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. More information on these events and recovery month can be found on the DHS Web site at www.dhs.state.mn.us/adad or www.recoverymonth.gov.

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Darwin’s evolutionary theories will be the topic of discussion today and Friday during Alex Rosenberg’s speeches “Is Darwinism the only game in town?” and “Must naturalism be nihilistic?”

“One common misconception is [Darwinism] is incompatible

with religious beliefs,” said philosophy professor Dick Liebendorfer, adding that according to a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis, the earth is only 6,000 years old. “This conflict can be avoided if we assume the Bible isn’t to be read so literally.”

A religious or spiritual aspect could be brought into the idea from the question of what triggered the evolutionary process.

The idea of naturalism explores the concept that humans can be understood in naturalistic and scientific terms that appeal to biology and how the species evolved.

“It means nothing not

natural,” Liebendorfer said. “This is a controversial claim, even today.”

He once again stressed that naturalism can exist without leaving a religious idea behind.

“It doesn’t have to be so nihilistic,” he said.

Rosenberg, Duke University’s R. Taylor Cole professor of philosophy and chair of Duke’s philosophy department, has written 20 books and more than 180 articles and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the philosophy of biology, science and social sciences.

“We have some money

SADE, the group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in Pennington Hall 110. Dues are $10 for the school year. On Tuesday, Hennen will speak about Alcoholics Anonymous

from a counselor’s perspective, focusing mainly on information in dealing with her 20 years of experience in recovery. The event will take place 5 p.m. in PH 110.

Naturalism without nihilismSpeaker to discuss Darwinism today

DANNIE HIGGINBOTHAMnews editor

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hold fundraisers to raise money for in-need populations in Africa such as children with Polio, said ASA vice president, Mahamadou Tahirou.

“We want to raise money for kids in need in Africa and to bring all African students together for a common good,” Tahirou said. “[ASA] is about making African students feel comfortable in their new environment and letting them

know that even though they are here they should not let their

culture go.”

Established in 1982, the ASA recognized student organization (RSO) is well established on campus, but has continued to grow with an increase in new members.

“We have had an amazing turnout at our meetings,” Mansaray said. “Everybody is welcome. I believe the more connected we are as individuals, the better off we are regardless of race.”

The group won the RSO award for Best Event of 2009 for its African Night, “The Rebirth of

Africa.” Mansaray said the group meets every Friday at 4 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union.

A junior in English literature, Mansaray has already published two books, one that will release soon, about losing his father and his experiences in Africa. Although he was out of touch with his mother for many years, Mansaray will travel to Sierra Leone in Dec. to reconnect with his family and other survivors of the war.

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What did you think of Kanye West’s outburst on

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The selfish act of driving drunkRecent alcohol-related incident should serve as yet another wake up call to stay off the road when under the influence

Letter to the EditorReading “How to LOSE a

girl in 10 minutes,” by Kyle Ratke on Tuesday was quite upsetting to me and insulting to women.

I am precisely that, a woman, and not a girl (along with almost every female student, faculty, or staff member on this campus).

I would appreciate being referred to as the woman I am. In particular, I find problems with the section entitled, “The Tickler.” Poking a woman in

the waist or tickling her seems to have gotten Ratke “one assault case and two bloody noses.” But apparently making jokes about this is still funny. Touching women (or anyone) against their will is assault and is not only a way to “lose a girl” but also a way to land in jail.

The comments made in our university’s paper reminds me of a recent comment made in a larger public forum by Bill Maher about Chargers

defensive, Shawne Merriman allegedly assaulting and choking his girlfriend, Tila Tequila. Maher said, “New rule: stop acting surprised someone choked Tila Tequila! The surprise is that someone hasn’t choked this bitch sooner.”

Joking about assaulting a woman is never ok. One in four college women experience sexual assault. We have strong, good men on our campus taking this stand and speaking out by

joining Men Against Violence (MAVs). Join them tonight (Thursday the 17th) at 6 p.m. in CSU 204. Take a stand against violence and end rape and assault jokes now. We all have a role.

Lauren PilnickSexual Violence Education

Coordinator, Women’s Center

Minnesota State student Kevin Smith was the recent victim of an alcohol-related traffic accident in the parking ramp of Mankato’s Civic Cen-ter. Although this isn’t the only accident to happen recently as a result of drunk driving, the incident is exceptional because Smith is still alive.

After being hit by a drunk driver and dragged underneath the vehicle, Smith was treated at the hospital with only minor injuries.

But each year, hundreds of

Minnesotans aren’t so lucky. According to the Minnesota

Department of Public Safety, alcohol-related crashes account for up to 200 deaths and 400 serious, life altering injuries. One in eight Minnesota drivers has been arrested for DWI and roughly 36 percent of total traffic deaths were alchol-relat-ed in 2008.

Alcohol is infused into the college scene and the bars are major hot-spots for MSU students. And of course, as 21-year-olds, we have the right

to consume alcohol — but we need to do it responsibly.

The driver who hit Smith was not an MSU student, but that doesn’t mean that students in Mankato are all safe and sober. Students are still driving drunk and it needs to stop.

It is critical to get in the habit of planning sober rides before students leave their home to get boozed up. If you don’t have a vehicle, you can’t drive drunk and “sobering up” is a myth, not an option.

As Minnesota drivers, we

are responsible for keeping our roads safe. There are many sober ride options in Mankato. Call a friend or a cab (Kato Cab, 507-388-RIDE), or pay the dollar to ride the drunk bus.

Driving under the influence endangers yourself and the lives of those around you.

It’s selfish, irresponsible and unexcusable. There is never an excuse to drive drunk.



Either Beyonce Knowles isn’t a female or Kanye West might just be right.

When West got onstage in an effort to enact what he felt was justice at the MTV Music Video Awards and proclaimed Beyonce’s video for her single “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” was one of the best videos of the decade.

The only problem was that he chose to do it during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for “Best Female Video of the Year.”

Who does Kanye West think he is?

I mean, sure, I wanted to jump onstage and call bullshit when Twilight won every MTV Movie Award from “Best Kiss” to “Best Picture,” but I didn’t (mainly because I was at home in my underwear, far from the flashing lights of the Los Angeles).

And the worst part is what he did to that poor little girl, Taylor

Swift. Poor pretty, fake-accent toting Taylor Swift.

How’s she going to deal with this travesty when all she has to console herself with is millions of your dollars, a Wal-Mart clothing line, Beyonce’s overwhelming generosity and everyone in the world on her side.

I hope she’s a tough kid.

Thankfully, Mr. West, Mr. Fresh, Mr. By Hisself He So Impressed, the Louis Vuitton Don himself isn’t getting off the hook for his actions.

Jay Leno, the seriously intense, emotionally driven journalist we’re all accustomed to getting our in-depth interviews from made

sure Kanye West considered what his deceased mother might have thought about his actions.

And if even President Obama is calling you a “jackass,” you know you’ve screwed up.

But what chaps my hide from MoonMan-Gate is West’s insistence on ruining what was shaping up to be the best MTV Music Video Awards since last year with his disgusting honesty.

If I wanted some ugly truth in my life, I’d look in a mirror, not listen to Kanye

West express logic. Hey Kanye, if everything is

the world is logical, then Beyonce isn’t a female. Because I’m pretty sure she won “Best Video of the Year,” and if you’re good enough

to win that award, and are in fact female, then obviously you’re good enough to win your gender’s most-acclaimed award, right?

All I know is that Kanye has ruined so many award shows with his gross truth bombs and I’m supposed to not like people who admit their greatness, so I hate his guts.

But then again, the Minnesota Newspaper Awards are coming up, and if that damn sports editor wins an award and I don’t, I sincerely hope Mr. West is in the crowd to right some wrongs.

— Nate Brennan is the Reporter Variety Editor.Nate Brennan

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Rosenberg is the dissertation supervisor for assistant professor Sun Yu, which Liebendorfer said helped the university obtain him as a speaker.

Liebendorfer said it made sense to bring in Rosenberg since 2009 marks the two hundredth anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his book, “The Origin of Species.”

Liebendorfer said Darwinism makes sense today for the same reason it did at any other time in

history.“It tells a story of how people

developed that is warranted by evidence,” he said. “There are vast fossil records in respect to all species and many of these share common structures.”

The morphological structures of different species have different aspects in common, pointing to a common ancestor.

“Fetuses replicate portions of evolutionary history,” Liebendorfer said.

Many people assume Darwinism means humans and other complex organisms evolving from simple species.

“This makes sense when talking about how simple organisms interacted with their environment and evolved

gradually and over time,” he said.

Rosenberg’s first speech will take place at 7 p.m. in 121C Trafton Science Center. The second will take place Friday at 11 a.m. in Morris Hall 102. Both lectures are free and open to the public.

NATURALISM This year marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin

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World-renowned expert on the Spanish Civil War Michael Seidman will present two Nadine Andreas lectures today and Friday at Minnesota State.

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War’s end, Seidman will present “Spanish Socialist Idealism: The posters of the Republican Zone

during the Spanish Civil War” today. The lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Armstrong Hall 101, followed by a round-table discussion on the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and World War II.

Seidmanís Friday lecture, “The posters of May 1968 in Paris,” will begin at 10 a.m. in the Centennial Student Union 201.

Seidman, a professor of

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Local Artist of the week: the Style Biters

Starz to throw kickoff concert

In one of their more recent releases, Mankato electronic band the Style Biters emote, “Music scene’s over-run, back to square one.”

“Going back to square one means a lot of things, it’s about going back to the place you started from with music,” said Charlie Wheeler a.k.a. Sea.Dubbz, one of two vocalists for the Style Biters. “A lot of bands compromise what they really wanted to get out of their music, and I think we (as musicians) all need to look at where we are and see if we have abandoned our original idea.”

And with songs topics rang-ing from Pac-Man, 1500-mile booty calls and giving off creepy vibes, the Style Biters are bent on being as true to themselves and entertaining as possible.

“If anything, the audi-ence shouldn’t take our music

seriously, the only people who should are us,” said Alex Johnson a.k.a. aXELAnder, Wheeler’s cool and collected vocal counterpart. “We just want people to have fun and be brought to areas of their mind they never thought of going before.”

“We want to give [the audi-ence] a show to not only watch, but one that they are truly entertained by,” Wheeler said. “Whether it’s jokes or tricks we are doing, or bits we have set up, we always try to make the next show better than the last, mak-ing us live in a world of never ending perfection.”

But it isn’t just gimmicks and novelty earning this young local band a following, they are seasoned performers.

“We’re constantly play-ing shows, but we did a mid-west tour this summer (which included a performance at the Vans Warped Tour) and we are currently planning a West

cost tour for next summer,” Wheeler said.

And take it from anyone who has experienced the bombastic, primal energy Sea.Dubbz brings to the stage, the stage experience has made the Style Biters one of the most enjoyable musical acts in the area.

“Sea.Dubbz is not only the Iggy Pop of <ankato, but the G.G. Allin, the Jimmy Urine, the David Bowie, the Prince,” Wheeler said. “Basically what we are saying is Sea.Dubbz is the greatest performer because he has stolen every move from all the greatest performers.”

“We like to think our stage personalities are different from our real lives,” said Wheeler. “Sea.Dubbz is an egotistical ma-niac. aXELAnder is a scientolo-gist trying to convert the band and drummer (Josh Willaert) is just there because he is lucky to not be homeless anymore.”

NATE BRENNANvariety editor

“With the economy, everything’s tough,” said Boomtown Bar & Restaurant owner Dan Guimont.

What can you do then when you’re trying to gain a stronger market share in a town crammed with bars while

simultaneously trying to rid yourself of the label as a college bar? For Guimont, the answer is simple.

“Everybody loves stand-up comedy,” Guimont said.

Now, for the first time in Boomtown’s history, they’re venturing into the world of comedy with their new “Stand Up on Stadium” event on

Saturday, September 19 at 9:30 p.m. Guimont hopes to make it a monthly occurrence, at least.

“Mankato hasn’t had anything consistent [in terms of comedy] since T.J. Finnegan’s,” Guimont said.

Indeed, Guimont is specifically structuring this new event around a formula he says he witnessed himself

as a regular attendant of T.J. Finnegan’s Pub in the 1990s. Since then, T.J. Finnegan’s has been transformed into the Red Sky Lounge and stand-up comedy in Mankato has been scarce at best. But back in the day, stand-up nights were regular, popular and affordable.

“I’m not a cover charge kinda guy,” Guimont said. “I think

we could probably ask for ten dollars a ticket and still get people in here, but you gotta keep it reasonable.”

It is because of this philosophy that Boomtown will be charging just $3 for advance tickets and $5 at the door for a full two hours of laughs, in

Boomtown stands up to competitionCHRISTIAN HAGENstaff writer

Boomtown / page 10

Biters / page 10

ASHLEY JOHANSENstaff writer

Fans of hip-hop and comedy are in for a treat this weekend as Starz Entertainment will be hosting their Fall Kickoff Show Saturday at Minnesota State.

“The show is all about diversity, there is something for everyone,” said James Clayton, president of Starz Entertainment who is putting on the show.

Clayton’s entertainment company has been around for just a year, but Clayton has put on the Fall Kickoff Show before. This year, Clayton has gone out of his way to let people know about this show hoping that there will be a diverse crowd.

“It will be interesting to see all of the different

backrounds of people who show up,” said Sheka Mansaray, the vice president of Starz Entertainment.

Clayton has chosen a few different acts to perform at the kickoff and one in particular, KOB from Minneapolis, has opened for such acts as T-Pain, Young Jeezy and Lil’ Wayne.

Other acts include Looney Goons, Dante Shackleford, and DJ Duece, all acts that Clayton has worked with previously. Clayton himself will also be performing.

“All of these acts are people that I am comfortable with,” Clayton said. “They all have there own fan base which will bring out a lot of people.”

Kickoff / page 10

wale agboola• msu reporterAlex Johnson (left), Josh Willaert (center) and Charlie Wheeler make up the Mankato band, The Style Biters.

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“But in reality, Josh is an amazing drummer, far too good for our band,” Johnson said.

With such conflicting stage presences, it would seem the Style Biters would be too chaotic a collaboration to be successful, but the band assures audiences that this simply isn’t the case.

“We didn’t decide our charac-ters ahead of time, they grew and were created over time, so I guess they had no choice but to get along,” Johnson said.

“Remember the fox and the hound? It’s like that,” Wheeler said.

The Style Biters will play at Mankato’s The Tank, located on

509 Front St., this Friday, Sept. 18 as a part of a show labeled “Mankato’s Greatest Hits.” Gared Stimpert, member of headliner the Anti-Cycle and co-founder of the Tank, is putting on the show that also features Mankato bands the Body Politic, Tafee Machine and Forever Dumb.

“It will be a showcase of bands from Mankato who all know how to put on a good show and play amazing music, Wheeler said. “Hopefully, this show will let people know there are amazing bands to go out and see in this town.”

what Guimont calls “an intimate setting.”

“It’s not gonna be elbow to elbow,” Guimont said.

Guimont has clearly taken care in setting up for this show, mostly because he believes in its potential, but also because its success could mean a great deal to the future of his bar. Saturday nights are traditionally difficult for Boomtown, as it’s often competing with establishments downtown and fighting to shed its reputation as solely a college bar. In many ways, the success of “Stand Up on Stadium” depends on a wide cross-section of people coming out to see the show and have a good time.

“You could be 50 or 21 and you should still be comfortable,” Guimont said. “We’re a pretty classy place.”

What makes this event unique, besides its location and its value, is the way it’s all being run. Boomtown is doing something that few bars do — working directly with the comedians, rather than with a larger club.

Many times, bars outside of the Twin Cities have arrangements with places like the Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis. This ensures performers will be available, but sometimes means that the club sends out its second-or-third-string players to a place its booking agents have never seen, while still taking a percentage

of the ticket sales. By cutting out the middleman, Guimont hopes to discover “new, fresh acts” each month that are, if at all possible, local.

For their first crack at the comedy game, Boomtown has been working closely with three successful Minnesota comedians. Headlining is Gus Lynch, a hard-drinking comedian/actor whose film credits include “Saving Silverman” and “Halloween: Resurrection.” Wayne Burfeind, who was a finalist in Acme Comedy Club’s “Funniest Person in the Twin Cities” competition in 2002, opens along with Chris Maddock, winner of the 2008 “Laughing Liberally Contest.”

What will the future hold if Boomtown draws the crowds they hope to see? The possibilities range everywhere from bi-monthly stand-up shows to regular open-mic amateur nights.

“We’re just starting,” Guimont said with a shrug, “so we can do whatever we want.”

With all the things to do around Mankato this weekend, Guimont believes he’s got a winner on his hands, even in this tough economy.

“It’s something different and very, very inexpensive,” Guimont said. “Can you beat that?”

We’ll soon find out.

BOOMTOWN Bar hopes to shed its label and draw in the comedy crowd

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BITERS continued from 9

Anthony “Cornbread” Buckley is hosting the Fall Kickoff Show for the fifth time. This year, however, he has decided to change up his act a bit, separating each part into segments of comedy routines.

“This is just fun for me,” Buckley said. “Something about just being on stage and making people laugh is what I like to do.”

A talented improvisational comedian, the bulk of Buckley’s act is based on what the crowd gives him. He also has incorporated other acts into his routine that he will perform during the event.

“I’m really excited about the songs I’ve written and the poetry segment,” Buckley said. “There are four musical acts total, so I’m going to come out with something different in between them.”

Although the Fall Kickoff Show is during the football game, Clayton is confident there will be a good turnout, especially for those who want something fun to do after the game.

The Fall Kickoff Show will take place Saturday Sept. 19 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union ballroom. Tickets for this event are $3. There will also be an after-party at the AmericInn conference with a $5 cover charge.

KICKOFF

continued from 9wale agboola• msu reporter

aXELAnder and Sea.Dubbz make up the Style Biters vocal duo.And in spite of their con-flicting person-alities and stage presences, they manage to put on a thoroughly en-tertaining show.

• Reporter Variety Thursday, September 17, 2009Thursday, September 17, 2009 Variety Reporter •

On the first single off “The Blueprint 3,” “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-tune),” Jay-Z states “Get back to rapping, you T-Paining too much.” With the hip-hop genre diluted in T-Pain collaborations and radio-ready dance hits, Jay-Z stands as one

of the few MC’s left producing original ideas to an overly stale era of mainstream music.

Teaming with an all-star list of collaborators, “The Blueprint 3” may not mark the “death of auto-tune” but it comes as Hova’s best offering since his supposed retirement of 2005.

With guest appearances from established superstars (Kanye

West, Young Jeezy), melodic crooners (Alicia Keys, Rihanna) and young up-and-comers (Drake, Kid Cudi), the album’s greatest success rests in its balance of commercial appeal and Jay-Z’s true-to-form style.

Unfortunately, this concept album’s aims of challenging the genre’s formulaic approach often finds itself replaced with themes of Sean Carter’s own egocentric lifestyle and redundant self-promotion that leaves listeners with a convoluted, and sometimes

contradictory, message. “Run This Town,” the

album’s current billboard climber, offers a clever verse from guest star Kanye West that outshines Jay’s own rhymes and the Rihanna-blessed hook.

But at its midway point, “The Blueprint 3” begins to get repetitive with tracks such as “On The Next One” and “Reminder,” presenting Jay-Z’s own false sense of entitlement as an excuse for tracks that distract the listener from Jay-Z’s failure to fulfill the album’s

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Thursday, September 17, 2009 Sports Reporter • Page 13

The Minnesota State women’s volleyball team opened up conference play Tuesday looking for a good start after a successful preseason. The Mavericks got what they wanted, beating Augustana in three straight sets.

After weeks of traveling, the Mavericks took to their home court and showed why they are considered one of the best teams in the country. Augustana was never in the mix with MSU, who won all three sets in convincing fashion with scores of 25-17, 25-12 and 25-18.

“It was a good opportunity to play at home and give the fans reason to watch,” said senior Ally Kwikkel. “We want to have good crowds so they can see how well we play.”

The crowd that was on hand was able to see the

talent this team has. Head coach Dennis Amundson expressed

early in the season that this team has a chance to be very good, and the

Mavericks continue to prove it. The Mavericks got strong

contributions from Kwikkel, junior Amanda Beekman and freshmen Chelsea Fogarty, who were all a big part

of the 53 kills MSU tallied. Fogarty also was the games leader in digs with 14 and sophomore Alli Rice also had 12 digs.

“The girls have been working hard and I think we’re showing it in the matches,” Amundson said.

The Mavericks (11-2, 1-0 Northern Sun Intercollegate Conference) will now look towards their toughest opponent of the season. While the Mavericks were able to get a victory against Augustana, their next opponent, Southwest Minnesota State, is one of the best teams in the NSIC.

The No. 10 team in the conference will come to Taylor Center hungry for a victory after Wayne State defeated it in its conference opener. MSU will have its hands full with the Mustangs. The two teams always compete with a lot of intensity against each other.

“It was good to get off to a good start winning our first match, especially

since we’ll have a tougher opponent in Southwest,” Kwikkel said. “We did a good job with our serving, digs, and blocks, and we’ll have to continue to execute

those things well and take advantage of the other team’s mistakes.”

For now, the Mavericks have continued winning into their conference season, but will need to beat the best teams to show that they can play with anybody.

The Mavericks will host Southwest Minnesota State Saturday at Taylor Center. The match is set to begin at 4 p.m.


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wale agboola• msu reporterFreshman outside hitter Chelsea Fogarty leads the Mav-ericks with 160 kills this season.

“It was a good opportunity to play at home and give the

fans a reason to watch.” - Ally Kwikkel

PAT DELANEYstaff writer

The battle of the nationally ranked Mavericks will be put to test against Wayne StateKYLE RATKEsports editor

wale agboola• msu reporterAlice sat on the mushroom, pondering her fate. “One side will make me grow larger and the other side will make me smaller.”

UP NEXTWayne StateWhen: 6 p.m. Sat.

Where: Blakeslee Stadium

Football / page 14

There are times during the season when a team is tested and they will perhaps circle a certain game on their schedule.

If the Minnesota State foot-ball team circled any games, chances are the game against Wayne State is circled with red ink.

Wayne State is ranked No. 20 in the nation and will be the first ranked team that the Mavericks will face this season.

A week after making a sec-ond back surge to defeat Mary, the Mavericks will have to bring the same type of mentality dur-

ing the whole game against Wayne State.

“My two run and pass coordinators did a great job of switch-ing things up to put us in great positions,” said head coach Todd Hoffner. “It was a testament of our char-acter.”

Defense will once again be a huge focus for the Mavericks, as the Wildcats have scored 41 points in each of their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con-ference matchups.

A big stress will be on senior quarterback Silas Fluellen who was named NSIC player of the week last week, going 29-32 for 312 yards against St. Cloud State.

The leading rusher for Wayne

State is Mario Melvin who is averaging 56.7 yards per game. This may not seem like much, but the Wildcats also have a back up back in Bruno Federick who is averaging just under 55 rushing yards per game.

This will be a change-up of things for the MSU defense, as it virtually dared Mary to run the ball last week, hoping they would pass. This might not be the same case this week against Fluellen and the Warriors. Not

many teams are prepared for Fluellens’ arm.

“I really think a lot of us went into the [Mary game] thinking that we were pretty much go-ing to run all over them,” said senior receiver Chris Nowlin. “It was their home field and they showed up. We made some ad-justments at halftime and found the endzone.”

If the Mavericks wait until haltime to make adjustments this week, chances are it will be too late.

MSU is ranked No. 7 in the nation and has gone through arguably the most adversity of any team in the NSIC, by los-ing quarterback Ryan Fick and receiver Vinny Flury to injury.

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LEVI ZIMMERstaff writer

A weekend off

proved beneficial for the the Maverick soccer team, as they cracked the top-5. After being slotted No. 6 last week the new NSCAA/adidas Division II poll - which came out on Tuesday - has placed the Mavericks, who are 4-0, in the five spot.

The Mavericks remain the only team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) ranked in the national poll and are heavy favorites to win the conference championship.

They immerse themselves back into conference play this weekend with matchups against Bemidji State and the second meeting of the season with Minnesota Duluth.

“We are super excited to get conference play started,” said senior forward Natalie Bullis. “Despite having a weekend off, we are coming off of two great games and are looking forward to getting to play and challenge ourselves to improve both this week in practice and this weekend in our games.”

Bemidji State will host the Mavericks in their first meeting of the season. The Beavers hold

a 4-1 record but haven’t faced a real challenged this season. They have pummeled the majority of their opponents, netting on average five goals per game and only allowing one goal in five games.

“One of our team goals is to win the conference so these games are important to us,” said MSU freshman forward Brittany Henry. “No matter who we’re playing our team will always challenge ourselves to play at our best.”

Henry earned conference honors last week, being named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two crucial goals in the matchups against Metro State and Regis University.

“Offensive Player of the Week was pretty exciting for me,” Henry said. “That weekend we played extremely well together and came out with two wins.”

With no rest, the team will travel to Duluth to trade kicks with the Bulldogs for their second meeting of the short season thus far. In the conference opener on Aug. 30., the Mavericks took an early lead off the foot of freshman forward Kate Neilsen, and that was all they needed,

beating the Bulldogs 2-0.“We realize that the target is

on our backs in conference and that each team will play their best game against us because we are the team to beat,” Bullis said.

On Saturday at 1 p.m. Bemidji State will host the Mavericks. On Sunday Minnesota Duluth welcomes the team for a chance at early-season revenge.

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MSU junior forward Laura Leber in now ranked No. 10 in Division II Women’s Soccer National Rankings for goals this season.

Leber leads the Mavericks with five goals in four matches. Three of those goals came in a 6-0 win over Ferris State earning her second career hat trick.

Leber currently is in fourth place on the Mavericks career goals list with 28 career goals. She is also fourth in school history with 63 total points.

The MSU soccer team has been bumped up to No. 5 in the latest NCAA poll. There are no other Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams in the top-25.

Women’s cross-countryThe MSU women’s cross-

country team has been ranked sixth in the top-10 rankings for the Central Region.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association has ranked four teams from the NSIC in the top-10 for the Central Region.

Men’s Cross CountryThe MSU men’s cross-

country team has been ranked fourth in the top-10 rankings for the Central Region.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association has ranked four teams from the NSIC in the top-10 for the Central Region.

Volleyball The Mavericks volleyball

team has jumped to No. 14 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association. The Mavericks received a total of 357 points.

There are three other NSIC teams in the poll: Concordia St. Paul (No.1), Southwest Minnesota State (No.10) and Minnesota Duluth (No. 12).

Leber is top-10 in the nation with goals scored

wale agboola• msu reporterSenior defender Kristen Carpentier has two assists this year, while starting in all four games.

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How much would it mean to win a national championship this year?Extremely important. We tried to make a run last year and it would be amazing if we could this year.

You have kind of been the face of MSU cross country over the last few years. How does it feel to be the face of a Division II program? I don’t consider myself the face of the pro-gram. We all have individual characteristics that everyone brings to the team, I am a hard worker and so is everyone else.

Basketball has LeBron James as its poster boy. Who does cross country have?Well, Steve Prefontaine. He’s deceased now, but he was the best American fitness runner of all time. Right now that’s living is prob-ably Ryan Hall, he’s an American marathoner.

Toss Up: What type of shoes would you rather run in, flip flop sandals or winter boots? Umm. I always like a good challenge. I would go with the winter boots.

If you could do one thing to improve or make cross country more fun, what would you do?I would allow contact fighting and just an all out brawl or something like that. We could throw people in trees. It would be more exciting for people.

How do you get fans to notice how good of a program we have here?Well, you don’t really. A lot of people aren’t familiar with us and our success. We just need to keep on working hard and having a good attitude and succeed. People will start to notice.

—Krajsa led the Mavericks to the 2008 NSIC title and was a big part

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FOOTBALL Mankato to play first game against a ranked team at home continued from 12rather than later.

The Mavericks offense has shown signs of slowing down — scoring more than 31 points in each of their first three games.

Backup quarterback Steve Pachman has certainly done an adequate job in filling in for Fick, throwing for three touch-

downs and 297 yards.Pachan will have to keep up

his good play in order for the Mavericks to be victorious.

“Everything will take care of itself,” Hoffner said. “They are motivated. Motivation equals success.”

wale agboola• msu reporterSteve Pachan will likely be a key to whether or not the Mavericks start the season 4-0 for the first time since 1993.

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