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Minneapolis rolls out the red carpetNATE BRENNANvariety editor

Custom T-shirts are a popular way to celebrate homecoming and show school spirit. This year, one business class found a way to pass the school sprit onto students while managing to give back to the community.

Seven Principles of Management students created homecoming T-shirts as a part of a service-learning project. The group, Mavericks United, paired up with Greater Mankato United Way to raise money for the community.

The group created a plan and sold 105 shirts over a period of two weeks. Each shirt was $12, and nearly all the profits will go to the United Way.

“I feel like raising money for the United Way was the successful part, the shirts were just a way to do it,” said group member Kaitlin Brubaker.

Kelly Priem, a student at MSU, bought the shirt to support Mankato during homecoming.

“Homecoming is a big deal around here,” she said. Priem and other students heard about the T-shirts through Facebook.

Minneapolis rolled out the red carpet Thursday to introduce the world to “Nobody.”

Executive produced by Josh Hartnett and directed by “40 Days and 40 Nights” writer Rob Perez, the world premiere of “Nobody” had Minneapolis residents and movie-lovers of all kinds in a frenzy.

Minnesota State had it’s own spot on the red carpet in anticipation of Hartnett, Perez, leading man Sam Rosen and his fellow cast members. The Reporter was the only college publication in attendance to get the scoop on this up-and-coming film sure to get a nationwide release following its limited release at Minneapolis’ Kerasotes Block E Theatre.

While Hartnett tried his best to keep the spotlight off himself and on the film’s cast and crew most of the night, roaring cheers came from teenage girls and middle-aged men alike when he hit the red carpet in a very urban-casual

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Showing school spirit for the communityMSU business management pairs with the United Way

ASHLEY WALLstaff writer

Spirit / page 7wale agboola• msu reporter

Business management students show off the T-shirts they designed for homecoming. Most of the profits went to benefit the Greater Mankato United Way.

Sanctuary gives misfit horses asecond chance Page 6nate brennan• msu reporter

heather moeller• msu reporter

new gated community to open in 2010

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Variety reviews new film “Lying”

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Soccer team ties at 0-0

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won’t be the only ones who live in cottages. Starting in August 2010, 250 students will call a new cottage-style housing community home.

These new cottages, known as College Town, are located off Pohl Road and Timberwolf Drive. There are two phases to the construction process. The first phase starts Oct. 1 and will open for approximately 250 students on Aug. 1, 2010. The second phase will be completed in 2011, and will welcome an additional 200 students.

The cottages feature four or five large bedrooms. The average bedroom in Mankato is 120 sq. feet per room, but College Town cottages range from 160 sq. feet to 190 sq. feet per room. Each bedroom has its own private bathroom.

“Times have changed. More people are getting more private and more individualized,” said leasing manager Landon Smith.

As an added measure to

ensure privacy, College Town is a gated community with 24-hour security. The grounds will have two entrances that require key-guard entry. Residents will have to let their friends in the gates over an intercom system.

“It’s nice to know the only people in there are either tenants or a tenant’s friends,” Smith said. “It’s also an extra satisfaction for parents.”

Although some things are kept private, the backyards of the cottages are not. The green space is shared among residents to provide a social gathering place.

Another communal space is the clubhouse. Each resident will have full access to the clubhouse and its facilities. A pool, hot tub, volleyball court, fitness center, tanning beds, lounge area with a TV, pool table, bags course, poker room and mini-kitchen are some of the free amenities for residents.

“It’s like a resort for college students,” Smith said. Internet and cable are also included in each cottage.

College Town will not allow

pets and will not have separate garages for their residents, but the area will have an estimated 550 parking stalls.

College Town will be run by RentMSU, which helps students find housing in the downtown area.

“What RentMSU is trying to do is bring that individual house concept up on top of campus,” Smith said. “I think there is a little bit of pride in having your own house instead of your own apartment.”

Even though construction has just begun, students interested in signing a lease can do so on Oct. 7 at the AmericInn Conference Center at 7 p.m. Prospective leasers should be advised that leases are for groups, not individuals.

Smith said competition from other student housing complexes is welcome.

“It’s just nice to see a change for the student’s sake because it increases their options,” Smith said. “The more college housing, the better it is for students.”

A college town for a college community

ASHLEY WALLstaff writer

New housing option to offer more privacy, 24-hour security

courtesy of college town (above) An example of one of the cottages. There are various models.(below) The eventual layout plan for the new property.

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What was your favorite part of homecoming?

“The football game and dodgeball tournament.”

Jesse MulhollaM • Jr • Physical TheraPy

“Sitting with the Re-Bike goys and watching them fix bikes.”

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“The RSO fair was nice to see what’s happening on campus.”

“The comedians.”

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Letters to the Editor

rahul PaTel • sr •auToMoTive eng. Tech.

In response to Charlie Hurd’s letter to the editor comments and Kyle Ratke’s article, “How to lose a girl,” I’d like to share my own views in this situation.

First of all, Charlie Hurd has inserted comments that hint he is scared of possible retaliation form the Women’s Center on campus. While this is a laughable comment, Charlie Hurd’s intentions are not. He is trying to discredit the Women’s Center and their cause to unite men against violence by using emotional claims and misleading comments. Lauren Pilnick is not using “inflammatory” statistics, she is trying to bring awareness on culture and tell people that it’s funny to laugh about physical and sexual assault. I have been close enough with certain friends and family that have shared with me their sexual assault and rape experiences. It’s not a “politically manufactured issue.” It’s a real issue, and it’s something that needs to be addressed. Last year on campus, security dealt with over seven assault cases and ther are many more that people didn’t share with authorities. Students

I’ve talked to share some amount of unease about these issues.

While Hurd’s comments might have been well intentioned, he changed the focus from uniting people against violence to discrediting a very prominent issue in our culture.

I am saddened the most by the lack of participation in this conversation by other male leaders on campus.

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re passively contributing to the problem. People always downplay conversations revolving around sexual assault. They think because it’s in jest, it’s OK to make comments or write articles like Ratke’s “How to lose a girl.” But you know what, those comments hurt and demean survivors and downplay real issues. The same goes for racist or LGBT targeted jokes. I’m a man, and I am against violence. Get with the real issues and be supportive of our community, not destructive.

Phil Wiltzius, MSU health science graduate student

OK. It’s confession time. I don’t really read the Reporter very often but every once in a while an article is brought to my attention. Kyle Ratke’s article, “How to lose a girl in 10 minutes,” has certainly sparked a lot of conversation and a series of letters to the editor.

For now, I’m going to ignore the insulting undertones, the chauvinistic attitudes, and the stereotypical/shallow “college guy” persona embodied in Ratke’s article to address the bigger issue brought up by Lauren Pilnick and Charlie Hurd. That issue is sexual assault. I believe we are losing sight of what is going on here.

Whether one in four college women experience sexual assault, one in 3,200 (as Hurd states), or one in a million, that is one too many. People are not percentages and cannot be fit so neatly into little charts and graphs. That one-in-however-many, that woman, is someone’s sister. She is someone’s daughter. Most of all, she is a human being.

That fact that sexual assault is happening anywhere should

be cause enough to show a little more respect and care than Ratke’s article or Hurd’s letter. The focus of Pilnik’s and Hurd’s letter are quite different. Pilnick’s letter raises awareness about the issue of sexual assault, regardless of that statistic she uses. That statistics are mean to be a tool. Hurd’s letter seems to be raising awareness of proper citations and statistic usage.

If I had to dedicate the rest of my life to one of their causes, sign me up for Pilnick’s. To all the women and good guys out there, Ratke’s advice is not the norm. Don’t feel like you are missing anything if you haven’t experienced situations in his article.

To any guys who were wildly scribbling notes from Ratke’s articles, stay away from my sisters.

Brett Gray, MSU graduate student

The alcohol policy discussion may have been in hibernation during the summer, but policy politics are in full force this semester.

The controversial and relatively new Minnesota State Alcohol Policy is in the review phase, a lengthy process that has involved both MSU administrators and the Minnesota State Student Association.

For those not familiar with the policy, it basically gives MSU the authority to take disciplinary actions against students for off-campus drug and alcohol violations in Mankato — or play parent to the students through double punishment. This policy was part of an effort to hold students accountable for their actions following a slew of MSU student deaths.

Pres. Davenport recently wrote an official response to the Minnesota State Student Association motion passed in April 2009 regarding the Alcohol Policy draft revisions. Although MSSA and administrators are still torn on certain aspects of the policy (MSSA largely opposed it in the past), it seems they were both able to compromise on one aspect:

progressive sanctioning. This refers to letting first-time minor offenses go un-sanctioned by MSU.

Davenport wrote the progressive sanctions “make sense” and seemed to agree with MSSA that the $50 fine and class requirement is too harsh for first-time offenders.

This potential addition is stride in the right direction, but the policy still infringes on the rights of MSU students. It seems that many students feel the same, but the only real efforts to change the policy have come from MSSA. If instated, these sanctions would let students who violate alcohol ordinances off with a warning for their first violation but would not impact repeat offenders, who would still face punishments as stated in the policy.

The letter outlined that the administration was open to partnering with MSSA and others to focus more on educating students to be proactive regarding alcohol.

On the latter stages of the review phase, the bulk of the policy will most likely remain in effect.

However, MSSA will continue to research the Medical Alcohol Amnesty Policy, a policy adopted by other universities such as Clemson University (a public institution with an enrollment similar to MSU) to benefit individuals in medical emergencies related to alcohol consumption.

The administration is weary of adopting a variant of the MAAP due to lack of research, but it is important that MSU tailor some aspect of its current policy to address this issue.

Without the MAAP, students under the influence of alcohol could be deterred from contacting authorities in the event of medical emergencies for fear of facing alcohol-related sanctions. This is a dangerous loophole in the current policy that could keep students from speaking up when they need help. MSU needs to take a closer look at the amnesty and implement a version that is best suited for its students.

After all, it could save a life — and isn’t that the point?

Alcohol policy under reviewMSU should adopt version of Medical Alcohol Amnesty Policy

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Excerpts from my youth: The Aztec

I remember hovering over them like an eagle in my rocky Colorado backyard. I kept a watchful eye for parental units as a looked eagerly at the texture and color of the white and red mushrooms. Finally I built up the courage and picked the smallest one from the batch; I shoved in my pocket and fleeted from open sight. “ Did you do it?” a friend asked me over phone excited. “Yeah I got one. I don’t know though man I still can’t figure out what kind they are.” I said. I waited patiently in my room as the sun slowly sank below the horizon. My room was in the basement two stories below the sleeping quarters of my folks; I could run the Underground Railroad down there without arousing any suspicion. At around eleven o’clock I put the mushroom into my mouth and started chewing. I will never forget the way it tasted; it was wet, chewy and gross.

I sat in my room for a few hours before I came to the conclusion that nothing was going to happen. I decided just to pass out for night. I abruptly awoke with an indescribable nausea and a feeling that chilled me too the bone. My face was translucent.

I ran across the hallway to the bathroom as projectile vomit shot from my mouth like a fire-hose. I grasped the toilet with a death grip as I felt my insides churn like a caldron of pain. My hands began to tense up uncontrollably as my back arched over the toilet. My body was desperately trying to flush out the poison it had induced. I felt light headed as my breathing began to slow. Suddenly, I started to free fall as the ground beneath me disintegrated. I fell deep into the proximal world of self as consciousness slowly slipped

away.The brown

leather net on my face held my limp body in the air as it dwindled from the long rope attached to the ring finger of The Aztec. His stout legs were adorned in a silver armor that came to a spike at the tops of his

knees. His right arm in an L shape as his hand projected toward the sky as if picking an apple from a tree. The enormous skull of an eagle draped over his head with giant feathers that seemed to lick the sky, small drops of blood leaked down his face. An Aztec necklace hung from his stocky neck like a periapt of creation. Nebulas spewed from his fingertips spiraling for thousands of miles into the heavens above. His guttural voice was deep and had a metallic

resonance to it. His chants echoed into the abyss; the words sounded like Arabic to me. The next thing I knew I was standing there in front of him in aw as time seemed to escape me. Like a crow, he slowly turned his massive eye upon my minuscule body. He steadily brought his index finger that was as thick as the trunk of a tree down to the top of my head, and touched it.

As I looked down upon my body I saw symbols begin to push their way to the surface of my skin. They were of rich color like rubies and moved like vines as the proliferated to every part of my being; but I didn’t fear them, I embraced them. They were the templates of my the soul. I slowly raised my hands; palms up as tears began to stream down my face. I offered myself to The Aztec for this was the most empowering moment of my life. The symbols; moving, breathing and beating to the rhythm of my heart in the ultimate expression of the self, they were the paradigm of who I am and the genesis of my immortality. I stood fucking fearless in the presence of the Aztec ready to embrace whatever shadows may come.

The Aztec looked down at me and asked me if I wanted to live, but not through words, through something else I can’t explain. I didn’t answer. I began to walk towards The Machine. I don’t know how I knew that’s where I needed to go, I just did. The Machine

had enormous blue metal rods spaced a few inches apart that stood hundreds of feet in the air. They where constantly spinning and bent inwards at their tops. The tips of the rods where almost touching; The Machine took the shape of a blossoming onion.

I stood there in the platform as The Aztec moved the palm of his hand over top of The Machine, causing the rods to spin faster; he manipulated The Machine by moving his palm closer and further away, controlling it’s power. As The Aztec’s hand approached The Machine the symbols on my body began to freak out and flow like electrons as supercharged particles spit out in every direction like rays of light. The Aztec moved his palm so close The Machine started to glow like bioluminescence as the reciprocating rods broke the sound barrier with the sound of a thousand sonic-booms. I let out the

deepest scream that my body could muster as life crashed through the atmosphere of reality and oxygen trickled back into the vesicles of my lungs; I gasped for air as I felt the toilet underneath me once again. I clutched my chest in the horrid realization that I almost died. I was sixteen years old. I hope that in death I find myself in the presence of The Aztec once again. This experience was just the beginning of my turmoil’ s as a lost youth. Little did I know my use of drugs would take me to the deepest darkest corners of the earth and the cost would be more than I could bare.

Steven Piroso

Teenage trippingOne writer gives readers an in-depth excerpt from his dark days as a teen

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Misfit Acres held its sixth annual fundraiser in Good Thunder on Sunday.

Misfit Acres is a non-profit horse rescue and sanctuary. The fundraiser, Celebrating New Lives for Horses, goes to support the rescue of unwanted, “unlucky” horses. According to Jody Thisted, one owner of Misfit Acres, some of the horses that come to Misfit Acres are OK. Others, she said, are in bad shape.

“[The horses] live out the rest of their lives here,” Thisted said.

The fundraiser got started when Thisted and her husband Bruce Thisted, had an opportunity to participate at a showing with the Minnesota Zoo. They decided to do something every October since. She said also, the event gets bigger every year.

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entertainment for the event. MC Express played mostly country music and DJ Mark Brummund hawked vendor sales and items on the silent auction.

Karen Starr, Mankato, sold homemade breads and jellies. According to Thisted, Starr’s food is famous in the

area. Starr has attended the fundraiser every year.

“I wouldn’t miss it, unless I was sick,” Starr said.

Another vendor, Dan Stille of Challenger Feeds, said he supports the fundraiser because the Thisteds purchase his products, custom formulated feed, for the

sanctuary horses. Stille said that horse sanctuaries like Misfit Acres are important because they prevent the slaughter of unwanted horses for food.

“I don’t think the general public understands why [horse] sanctuaries are important,” Stille said.

Although no sanctuary horses were at the event, the Joah’s Ark provided a small petting zoo, much to the delight of attending children. Children, and adults, got the chance to pet sheep, ponies, goats, a llama and a hinny, a cross between a pony and a donkey.

Misfit Acres also raises funds through a recycling program called “Recycling for Horses.” The proceeds from recycling ink cartridges, cell phones and aluminum cans go to help horses in the sanctuary’s care.

submitted photo Misfit Acres ower Jody Thisted pets a sheep at the annual fundraiser.

A new home with a fresh startMisfit Acres horse rescue helps abused horsesHEATHER MOELLERstaff writer

LONDON (AP) — Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel’s Glenn Beck program.

The popular and controversial talk show host is already the target of a boycott campaign in the United States after he accused President Barack Obama of harboring “a deep-seated hatred for white people.”

Waitrose, known for its upmarket fare and focus on organic foods, said in a statement it was responding to customer concerns, and that the move was not politically motivated.

The wide coverage afforded to Beck’s tirade against the U.S. president and the subsequent boycott campaign has also been noticed in Britain — where Fox owner Rupert Murdoch controls a powerful news and broadcasting empire.

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A total of 16 groups of students from the three Principles of Management classes will contribute ideas on how to support the Greater Mankato United Way this semester.

The mastermind behind the service-learning project is management associate professor Dr. Brenda Flannery. This is a brand new project Flannery is testing out on her students this semester, but she hopes it will lead to a long-lasting relationship with Greater Mankato United Way.

“I’m always trying to find ways to make the course more experimental, more engaging and more relevant,” Flannery said. “It’s so exciting to watch the students really grow and they always surpass my expectations. I just found it to be a really fun way to teach.”

The service-learning project is worth about 43 percent of the students’ grade and revolves highly around teamwork, which Flannery admits frightens some over-achievers. Each group was required to work with Greater Mankato United Way in order for Flannery to keep track of 105 students.

“If I was to let them choose, it becomes volunteerism and it’s not service-learning because I can’t actually support all aspects of the project,” said Flannery.

The Greater Mankato United Way is a local, independent nonprofit organization. Some of the duties of the organization are to assess and target local service needs, raise funds, allocate funds and collaborate and form community

partnerships.“I think this is a wonderful

partnership with Dr. Flannery’s class,” said resource development director Christi Wilking. “United Way has never had much of a presence on campus, but this project is definitely changing that. I think the students have some very creative ideas and I am excited to see the results.”

Flannery’s class was a part of the Combined Charities Campaign kickoff event last Thursday. Combined Charities is an organization for state employees to donate to the charities of their choice through the convenience of payroll deduction. The Combined Charities Campaign is planned and run each year by state employees and there are 37 charitable federations that represent hundreds of charities working in communities across the state. In 2008, MSU ranked second with $21,417 worth of donations.

MSU President Richard Davenport spoke at the kickoff event and recognized what he called “the outstanding work done by Brenda Flannery’s class.”

“I have three things I hope my students take away from this experience,” Flannery said. “One, that they are very capable professionals, two, a much better understanding of the importance of working with others and three, a deeper understanding of the broader community.”

SPIRIT Flannery hopes to establish a long-lasting partnership with the United Way continued from 1

Amidst Minnesota State homecoming revelry, an altercation between two students Friday goes unexplained.

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student Colin Peterson was helping direct student traffic from the Johnny Holm Band performance in Meyer’s Field House to the fireworks show when another student, Brett Lueck, punched him in the face. Peterson’s glasses were

broken and Peterson went to the hospital for treatment.

Police said Lueck did not say anything prior to punching Peterson. Police charged Lueck with third degree assault, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

Homecoming assault remains unexplained

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At the world premiere of “Nobody” at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, director Rob Perez pleaded to the crowd that if they enjoy the movie, they should each tell three friends to go see it. It’s unfortunate that for an independent film as brilliant as Perez’s directorial debut, its livelihood depends on word of mouth.

“Nobody” follows Lindeman (Sam Rosen), a senior at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After seemingly working through all his issues in therapy paid for by decorative candles he makes, Lindeman struggles with an identity crisis.

“You wanna hear a really dumb story? I saved up every penny I had, took out huge loans, got two jobs so I could be a starving artist. Or more specifically, so I could maybe

be a starving artist,” Lindeman says.

Not sure if he is or is becoming the person he’s supposed to be, he, much like writer/director Perez who left Hollywood in order to make a movie that would get made and connect with audiences, decides to start from scratch and find out who he is by trying out different “things” or identities.

Lindeman tries being obsessed with death but finds it too macabre, tries being an anarchist but finds it too ridiculous, tries being gay but finds it too awesome and happy, tries drugs but is similarly let down.

“It’s like I’ve spent all this time trying to find a new thing, all these things that aren’t me.”

Lindeman feels seeking out an identity is pointless, like banging his head against the wall and never getting any closer to finding it. He decides that identity is feeling like you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, dealing

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Lying in a world of truth

It’s no surprise that Ricky Gervais would come out with a movie about lying. The English comic who brought us shows such as “The Office” and “Extras,” has made a career out of showing us the awkward underbelly of society and its efforts to hide, distort and wish away the truth.

“The Invention of Lying” plays with the same idea, but in expected Gervais fashion, the film grounds itself in a sentimentality that challenges viewers to question how we judge the world and what we deem to be and not to be.

Where the potential for comedy thrives in the idea of one liar in a world of truth, the social setting is not one primed for side-splitting antics.

The film is set on an earth where lying does not exist. In fact, fabrication of any sort is out of the picture, and society’s only concerns are with what it defines as the truth. Fat people, people without jobs, poor people — they’re all seen as “losers” (a term that comes up many times throughout the film) who have little potential to succeed and therefore become invisible to those who are rich, attractive, powerful or talented.

Twenty minutes into the film, it is clear that the world of “truth” is quite depressing. This is not just for the fact that what people say to each other is harsh and blunt (what makes up for most of the comedy of the film), but it’s that everything coming out of people’s mouths is negative — a put down, a

web photoRicky Gervais (right) and Louis C.K. star in “The Invention of Lying.”

JACOB BOHRODstaff writer

Lying / page 11

‘Nobody’ and the heart of Minneapolis

web photoMinnesotan Sam Rosen tries to find his identity as Minneapolis College of Art and Design senior Lindeman (left) in the comedy “Nobody.”

NATE BRENNANvariety editor

Nobody / page 11

casual ensemble. In his attempt to keep the enthusiasm toward the cast and crew, Hartnett quickly strode down the red carpet and into the theatre.

Although the rain forced the red carpet ceremony to be moved inside, the spirits of everyone in attendance weren’t any less enthusiastic.

“I’m kind of freaking out,” Rosen said, who was all smiles throughout the night. “I’m glad my first real red carpet is here in Minneapolis and I have all my family here.”

“I’m just super excited, the rain came out hard, but it’s just a part of Minnesota and we’re all embracing it,” Perez said.

The city’s weather wasn’t the only thing the cast and crew were embracing, however. The film revolves around Rosen’s character Lindeman’s interaction with eight fellow Minneapolis College of Art and Design students and other artist-like characters, a character type the film lovingly teases.

“The film doesn’t just poke fun at [the pretention of

artists], but embraces it,” said Beth Riesgraf (Edie), who currently stars in the TNT series “Leverage.”

“It was very interesting to interact with the MCAD environment,” said Nathan Shrake, who portrayed high-school artist PK in the film. “It was a fun persona to take on.”

The cast seemed to be in agreement that the film was fun to make and is a great portrayal of Minnesota that will connect with audiences no matter their location.

“People are going to love this movie,” Rosen said. “For me it’s a departure from my earlier stuff (Rosen was recently in ‘Revolutionary Road’) and it’s a super fun, completely enjoyable film.”

“It was a great group and a nice team effort,” said Emily Gunyou Halaas (Margaret), a veteran Minneapolitan actress who recently won the Ivey’s 2009 Emerging Artist Award.

“You always hear people talk about ensembles in television and movies, but in this case,

most of us knew each other and all of us did get along really well,” said Ryan Lindberg (Zach), who recently earned rave reviews for his one man, one penguin puppet show Squawk at this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival.

The world premiere packed the Hennepin Theatre District’s State Theatre with audience members of all ages. Perez quickly took the stage and invited Hartnett, co-writer Ryan Miller and the central cast to join him while he spoke to the crowd about the film and the process of making it, which involved most of the cast staying at Hartnett’s Twin Cities home.

Perez then showed a humorous short film where the cast “thanked” Hartnett for allowing them to stay at his house with anecdotes involving acquiring rashes, getting too intoxicated, doing embarrassing acts and breaking household objects.

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nate brennan• msu reporter

(1) Ryan Miller (left), Rob Perez (center) and Sam Rosen

celebrate the premiere of “Nobody,” (2) MSU enjoys its

own spot on the red carpet , (3) star of TNT’s “Leverage” and

sister to two former MSU alum-nae Beth Riesgraf walks the red

carpet in anticipation of the world premiere.

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Kyp Malone is best known for his work with the band TV on the Radio. And after listening to his solo side project Rain Machine, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. But, for all its imperfections, and there are several, this album still deserves to be listened to, partially for the flashes of brilliance, but mostly because of the potential that exists under the surface of every song.

There are some fantastically captivating moments on Rain Machine, moments that bend

past, and even arc over, genre conventions or even genre labels. It’s clear where much of the instrumental genius of TV on the Radio comes from when listening to this album. From the rhythmic whistling intro to the extensive, exhaustingly long acoustic majesty of “Winter Song,” there’s no denying that Malone refuses to frame his music the same way most artists do, as one style or another.

Perhaps it’s a focus on the soul of the music, rather than technical proficiency, that makes these songs so hard to nail down, both from a critical

and a listening standpoint. Malone’s voice has all the

emotion behind it to power a song through, but his sloppy vocal style makes his harmonies and self-made backup vocals extremely hard to define, occasionally producing cringe-worthy clashes. Listeners not used to his signature sound, a mix of in-your-face belting and soft falsettos, might struggle to understand and appreciate the nuances of his performance.

All of this isn’t to say the album isn’t worth a listen. TV on the Radio fans should take particular notice. It’s fascinating

to hear where many of the softer, weightier moments from that band’s catalogue come from. “Desperate Bitch,” a pained ode to brutal love and the darkness it can leave in our hearts, builds from a lonely guitar to a cloud of tambourine, subtle keyboard loops, and backup singers. It speaks to Malone’s abilities as a songwriter that a song that’s nearly 9 minutes long can carry a listener through to the end.

Song length, however, is one area where Rain Machine really has issues. 6 of the 11 tracks clock in over 5 minutes in length, which is perfectly acceptable in a full band when things are always moving, always changing, but which drags painfully when all we hear is one man’s straining voice and his guitar, playing mostly the same chords over and over again. It’s an example of the main problem with most solo projects: self-indulgence.

Indeed, the content of Malone’s songs seem to air plenty of dirty laundry, his personal life thrust through the speakers, which is great. He also allows himself free reign as a songwriter to explore himself, and he doesn’t stop until he’s sure he’s gotten everything out of his system and into the recording, which is fine. But the question becomes, how much can a person listen to before it all becomes lost in itself and gets old?

Malone has the benefit of

creativity to his credit, and that keeps the project from becoming a complete loss. The excitingly punchy “Give Blood” kicks the doors down and the upbeat “Hold You Holy” moves with surprising deftness and confidence.

And don’t let the previous statements completely discount the longer, quieter pieces of this album; “Love Won’t Save You,” even at nearly 8 minutes and featuring only Malone and his guitar, is still a heart-rending song that’s easy to become lost in without realizing its length.

It just would have been nice to have another voice here, maybe not in the recording but at least somewhere in the process of its creation, to keep Malone’s introspection in check. The songs are all strong in their core ideas, and with a talent as unbidden as Malone’s, each could have easily been made a soul-crushing classic.

All it would have taken was some careful, if merciless, editing.

But wading through “Winter Song” feels like spinning your wheels in the cold: You know there’s something to grip under the ice, but you just have to wonder how long it’s going to take to catch, if it ever will at all.

CHRISTIAN HAGENstaff writer

Side project from TV On the Radioguitarist doesn’t live up to potential

photos by wale agboola• msu reporterGreg Giraldo (left) and Christian Finnegan fought through a barrage of bright spotlights and took the Bresnan Arena stage to entertain hundreds with comedic material on girls’ vampire obsessions, immigration, stereotypes, texting and awkward situations as part of Impact’s homecoming festivities Saturday.

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sad piece of their lives, a pessimistic, self-hating mantra that works to bring down the audience instead of make us laugh.

Society’s inability to fabricate seems coupled with their inability to care. That’s not to say that merely niceties and forced complements are absent: care in any form is hard to come by.

In one scene, Mark Bellison (Gervais) visits his mom after being insulted and rejected by his previous night’s date and tells her he suspects that he may lose his job. He expresses

how he has little hope for the future, that he has no money, no prospects and little to look forward to, and she shrugs him off.

“Things could be worse,” she says. “We could be homeless.”

This of course is followed by Bellison getting evicted, which pushes him to the end of his wits.

About midway through the film, after Bellison discovers lying, the narrative takes an odd turn and begins to give its own take on Christianity and the Ten Commandments when Bellison tells the world of how there is a

“man in the sky” who dictates what happens to people when they die.

In dangerous criticism of Christianity and religion in general, “The Invention of Lying” depicts a society that relies too heavily on what others think and say and believe, and relates how that attitude reflects our own culture’s misuse of what started as a mere story, a fabrication, of what governs our existence.

In a telling scene near the end of the film, Bellsion is accosted from behind and, upon requesting an admittance

of fault, is met with further disrespect and rejection of compassion. Despite the fact that this society knows now to be good and kind and understanding, its view of the world has not changed in the least.

This allegorical backdrop is the film’s most interesting aspect, as the cheeky, improv-style comedy and awkward romance fail to deliver. It’s disappointing to see Gervais, who shared writing and directing credit with Matthew Robinson, not live up to what we’re all used to even

surrounded by a star-studded cast with cameos by Jason Bateman (“Extract”), John Hodgman (“The Daily Show”), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) and Christopher Guest (“This Is Spinal Tap”).

“The Invention of Lying” is the result of a good idea warped and faded, with its situational comedy to dreary to be funny, but not enough so to come out the other end as a more dramatic, yet entertaining, creation.

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with the pit stops along the road and doing what you can with what you have to work with in life.

Rosen is wonderful as Lindeman. Highly talked up by Perez prior to the film, Rosen delivers wholeheartedly as a grounded character that anyone who has struggled with identity can relate to. His supporting cast is also collective of top-notch Minneapolis actors and a wonderful performance from long-time character actor Mark Margolis (“The Wrestler”).

Aside from the cast and storyline, the film features great cinematography, showcasing Minnesota’s beautiful lakes and camping grounds along with Minneapolis staples such as MCAD and Porky’s restaurant. Furthermore, Ryan Miller (guitarist of Guster) gives the film its wonderful moments of lightheartedness and beauty with a score that’s as powerful as it is subtle.

So unless you film fanatics are greedy and wish to see the film contained to Minneapolis,

go see “Nobody” at Kerasotes Block E in downtown Minneapolis and tell three of your friends and tell them to tell

three of their friends. Because as Perez suggested, word of mouth will do wonders for a film of such small stature’s

profile, and “Nobody” deserves a wide audience.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Sports Reporter • Page 13

1926. That was the last time the Minnesota State football team went 6-0. The Mavericks had the same opportunity last Saturday and with homecoming ironically on the same day, it looked like a good script for the Mavericks to deliver.

It took more than 80 years, but the Mavericks are now 6-0 with their 36-6 victory over the Augustana Vikings.

“I think it’s very special,” said head coach Todd Hoffner. “We have 24 hours to relish in the success, but then we have to look to the future. We don’t have a lot of time to reflect. You ei-ther play hungry or starving. We played like we were starving.”

Despite the cold and the light rain, Blakeslee stadium was packed with students and emo-tions were high.

The Mavericks wasted no time attacking the scoreboard after quarterback Steve Pachan hooked up with tight end Cam-eron Sprechler on a miss-direc-tion pass (a play the Mavericks would success on throughout the game.) This happened just five minutes into the game.

The drive was highlighted by a 44-yard catch from receiver Vinny Flury. The catch gave Flury over 1,000 yards for his career with the Mavericks. More impressively, Flury has done it in just over a season with the team.

The Mavericks defense was just as efficient as their offense was early on. The Vikings of-fense put of a measly 153 yards in the game, and until late, it they looked lost and confused.

MSU has had rough patches throughout the season on the defensive side of the ball, but junior defensive back Bryce Kinniry and the rest of the defense buckled down for the homecoming special.

“Defensively, everyone was pumped up for homecom-ing,” said Kinniry. “Everyone wanted to make that first tackle. We pride ourselves on shutting down their offense. You gotta credit the coaches.”

After quick possession from the Vikings, Flury and the Mavericks offense went back to business.

Pachan hit Flury over his right should for an 18-yard pass. The pass was in a perfect place where only Flury could catch it.

This was one of four touch-downs Pachan threw. Along with the 214 passing yards, Pachan also won this week’s Northern Sun Intercollegiate Player of the Week Award.

“It’s the preparation that we put in,” Pachan said. “The work that we put in, we do a great deal of film and the coaches give us DVD’s for extra watching.”

Pachan and Flury would go on to hook up one last time before the half was over on a 17-yard pass. Pachan did his research over the week.

Although Flury received two unsportsmanlike conduct penal-ties, which ejected him from the

game, the damage had already been done. The Maverick led 22-0 going into halftime, and Flury left the game putting up better numbers than all receiv-ers with four catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

The second half was an improvement for the Vikings, which isn’t really saying much.

Augustana would score in the second half, but it wasn’t nearly enough, as the Mav-ericks would score two more times in the second half.

One was on another mis-direction play from Pachan to Sprechler and the other was a four-yard run from running back Chris Echols.

With the victory, not only do the Mavericks remain undefeat-ed, but also they remain No.7 in the nation.

“Our main goal is to get to December 12 and get to Ala-bama,” Pachan said. “We know we’re 6-0 and our tough part is out of the way.”

The December game Pachan is speaking of is the national championship game and after getting through the tough stretch of playing Wayne State, Winona State and Augustana, the Mavericks are expected to win the final five games of the season over Concordia, MSU-Moorhead, Southwest Minne-sota State, Upper Iowa and St. Cloud State. These teams have a combined record of 11-19.

It would be easy for most teams to look past these teams and look at how nice the end result could be. Players will admit it, but the Mavericks have

preached one game at a time during the whole season.

Whether they will abide by this will be seen starting on Saturday.

“We have been riddled with injuries. We have had a ton of adversity,” Hoffner said. “I think

our mindset is truly thinking that we are going to put the best 11 guys out there. We expect them to excel and win. If we start feel-ing too good, someone will give us a wake up call.”

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Homecoming HeroesThe Mavericks remain undefeated and win in dominating fashion

KYLE RATKEsports editor

dan moen • msu reporterQuarterback Steve Pachan has looked very comfortable under center since replacing injured senior Ryan Fick.

Mavericks finally find net at homeLEVI ZIMMERstaff writer

The Mavericks start October better then they ended September. The first two games of the month gave the team a chance to play in front of a home crowd and no better time then homecoming.

A weather ripened weekend plays as an extra defender in Fri-day’s match up against Northern State University. Rain, wind and sub 50 degree weather set the tempo for a scoreless tie, the first of the season.

After dropping two of the last three games the team was back on the pitch for their first home game in over a month. With hampering weather conditions the Mavericks powerful offense man-aged one shot on goal in the first period. Overall the Mavericks racked up six shots on goal and saw one or two just miss touching nylon. In the second freshman forward Brittany Henry struck one the left side off the goal.

“The freshman class has brought so much depth to our

team,” said junior midfielder Jessie Audas. “We are able to sub multiple times a game and still keep the level of competition high.”

The second period ended in a 0-0 dead lock and sent the Mavs into their third and fourth overtime periods of the season. With a combined six shots in two overtimes the game ended in a 0-0 tie, the first for the Mavs this season.

On Sunday the team wel-comed the University of Mary

to the shadows of Gage Towers. Without wasting any time junior forward Laura Leber pounded a shot in the first 18 minutes of the game. Leber decided that wasn’t enough and two minutes later got her second goal of the game. Leber has now tallied eight goals on the season and 31 for her career. Those two goals would be all the Mavs need, downing U of Mary 2-0.

The shut-out marked the sixth of the season for the horned bulls. It also gave senior goalkeeper

Sheila Reynolds her 17 career shut-out. Reynolds has posted an impressive 23-10-3 career record in the four seasons she has donned a Maverick uniform.

“There are still a lot of games in the season and a lot of opportu-nity,” Audas said. “We just need to keep our attitudes positive and our intensity high.”

The team is 6-2-1 and will travel to Marshall on Friday to trade swings with Southwest Minnesota State at 2:00 p.m.

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While most Minnesota State students were enjoying home-coming festivities last weekend, the MSU women’s Volleyball team hit the road for two match-es. The Mavericks first stop was in Crookston, where MSU would take on the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

The Mavericks were coming off an exciting victory at home beating Upper Iowa. MSU received strong home crowd praise, but it would be a differ-ent environment on the road. Crookston has proven early in the season that they are a lot better team then what they have shown in the past.

“Crookston looks really im-proved compared to a year ago,” said head coach Dennis Amund-son. “It’s our first time playing in their gym so it will be a new challenge for us.”

The first challenge the Maver-icks would face would be to get over a six-hour long bus trip and be ready step on the court and play. The No. 11 team in the coun-try would show early this was not going to be a problem.

The Mavericks would win the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-21. MSU would have a chance to win the match in a three set shutout for the eleventh time this season; however, Upper Iowa was not ready to crown the Mavericks yet.

Upper Iowa was able to hold onto a 25-21 victory in the third set, setting up an intense fourth set. It went down to the wire, but it was the Mavericks prevailing to remain undefeated in the confer-

ence. “We knew we can’t use a long

trip as an excuse not to play our game,” said junior outside hitter Amanda Beekman. “We knew we had to approach it like we always do.”

Four different players reached double digits in kills, including Beekman who led the team with 16. The Mavericks also had to be happy with how they have im-proved their serves as the season has continued to move along. Sophomore Alli Rice deserves much of the credit. Rice was able to record five big aces throughout the match.

The Mavericks would not have a lot of time to rest. MSU would travel to Moorhead the next day to play an afternoon match against MSU-Moorhead.

Amundson has described Moorhead as one of the more aggressive teams in the confer-ence. The Mavericks would have to counter a strong Moorhead defense, who is one the nation’s leaders in blocks.

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Every set was close, but if you have followed the Mavericks this season, you can probably guess what happened. The Mavericks would bend but not break shutting out Moorhead in three sets. The Mavericks would go onto win 25-21, 21-18, and again 21-25.

Freshmen outside hitter, Chel-sea Fogarty led the match with 14 kills, continuing her strong freshmen season. The Maver-icks proved they aren’t too bad at blocking themselves. Junior middle blocker, Kimber Kuhl led the match with six blocks.

With the strong weekend performances, the Mavericks now improve their record to 18-2 and remain undefeated in the NSIC. MSU is currently on an 11-match winning streak, second only to Concordia St. Paul in the confer-ence.

Jottings from the Wolves gameKYLE RATKEsports editor

Before the Timberwolves game at Bresnan Arena on Sunday night, I intended to write a normal recap of the game. But due to series of horrible, ironic and humorous events, I decided to change my mind.

It all starts with me getting to the game, getting my media pass and heading to my seat. At first I thought I was going to snag a floor seat, maybe get on press row, now that would be some-thing to brag about.

But nope, instead I got the worst seat in the house. I was up by the concessions right next to a giant pillar. This pillar wouldn’t have been so inconvenient if it didn’t block my view from half of the court. I could cover half of the game I guess, that might be a good story.

Luckily, there were 12 spots on my press row, so there would be other people with me, right? Not exactly. Out of 12 spots there were three media members. I know that the Wolves aren’t that good, but not only was I by a giant pillar, but now I was four seats away from a person looking lonely. And of the three other media members, they all had a rather large gut. Is this what I am going to become? A chubby sports writer sitting alone next to a pillar? Scary to think about.

My roommate saw me sitting there and simply said, “Dude, that sucks.”

One thing that made me feel better about things is when I saw Wolves assistant coach Bill Laimbeer crammed in between fellow coach Reggie Theus and player Damien Wilkins. For those of you that don’t know, Laimbeer is 6’11, 260 pounds.

As he was sitting there with his legs crammed, it was evident his sperm count was rapidly decreasing.

Another thing was the joke of the performance of the guys that jump on trampolines and dunk. The first guy got his foot caught in the first trampoline and fell face first in the ground. What a great way to start of the year. I honestly think if I was jumping on a trampoline I could pull off a few cool dunks too. I was not impressed.

The funniest thing about this is that he got up and did the fist pump. There are many things that deserve a fist pump my friend, this is certainly not one. I laughed hysterically and then realized I was sitting by a pillar by myself.

Here are my game-notes:Corey Brewer: The former

2007 draft pick looks as if he has -4 percent body fat. If you tried to tickle Brewer on his sides, you would probably cut your hands on his ribs. This man needs a Baconator and he needs one now.

Brian Cardinal: The old bald-ing veteran looks like he should be playing in a church softball league somewhere. That’s when

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David Kahn: I spent the whole first-half looking for Kahn. I heard that Kevin McHale kid-napped him and is holding him hostage. McHale said he will only let Kahn go if Kahn gives him his respect and legacy back. Sorry Kevin, it’s not looking good.

Our best two shooters in the game were Al Jefferson and Kevin Love. This is never a good sign. Along with not eating for the last three months, Brewer looked like he hadn’t shot a bas-ketball in three months either.

After watching this game I realized that I still wanted Ricky Rubio. I feel like I am cheating on my partner when I say this, but could you imagine Bresnan arena with Rubio in it? Jonny Flynn is good, but he’s no Rubio.

Regardless, it was a rather boring and sloppy game to watch. The Wolves had 25 turnovers. That’s more than my premature shooters had last intra-mural season.

On a serious note, the team did put up more than 120 points. Not bad for the first game, huh boys? This might not be so bad after all.

Peace out, Corey Brewer. dan moen • msu reporter

Bill Laimbeer didn’t look real comfortable during the Bucks-Tim-berwolves game held on campus.

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•ChildcareMoon-ShapeTables

•WoodenStools

•LoungeChairs

•WoodenSwivelChairs

•WoodDesks

•ManyMiscellaneousItems

Minnesota State University Mankato will have the fall garage sale on Saturday, October 10th from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The location of the sale is parking lot 17 by Wiecking Center on the corner

of Malin and Porter or 415 Malin St. For driving directions check out www.mnsu.edu/sale for

further information please call Dwight Wallin @ 507-389-2465 or email dwight.wallin@mnsu.edu.

Saleitemsinclude:

FALL GArAGe SALe

Used parts, cars, trucks & repairables!Purchasing all grades of metal!

507-524-3735 • 800-354-7881Mon.-Fri. 8-5; Sat. 8-noon

12 miles So. of Mankato on Hwy. 22

Need to scrap your vehicle?

$$$ CALL US $$$Free pick up

Top Dollar Paid For Junked Vehicles

70' Scale On-Site!

(Located on Stadium Road and Heron Drive, Mankato)

$315 - $325/person/monthIndividual Leases available in 3

bedroom, 1/2 bath apartment that is 1-1/2 blocks from MSU.

• Free Cable• Free Wireless Internet

• Free Parking

Call or e-mail for an appointment507-388-5167 or maryd@stadium-heights.com

Discounted Build & Tone Membership$100 Sign On Bonus

REPORTERADVERTISERS:

We are nowselling ad space

for our “MSyouFall Semester”Special Edition.

Please contact ourSpecial Sections

Ad SalesDepartment for

more information.

(507) 389-6765

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Roommates Wanted

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