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universitychron @UniversityChron Wacker calls for change at St. Cloud State

Regional comprehensives traditionally By Tony Langfellow have a wide range of educational Editor-In-Chief opportunities and educate students all the same without personalized, individual support within their programs, Wacker St. Cloud State University said. St. Cloud State is not the only President Robbyn Wacker has a plan regional comprehensive university in the for the future of the university and country that is failing to bring in students. said SCSU needs to change now to “Regional comprehensives are get enrollment up. struggling across the country, it’s not just “We have to be known for us,” Wacker said. “It’s challenging the something,” Wacker said. “We have regional comprehensives’ purpose and to be able to elevate our distinctions very existence in a shrinking and rapidly so that we can be competitive against changing higher education industry.” every other university in the state, With the current design of regional in the Midwest and frankly, in the comprehensives, students are finding country.” other educational opportunities that offer Wacker spoke for about an hour the same thing for a more affordable addressing how the university needs price, which is why Wacker is pushing to find its niche during an assembly for SCSU to be different. in the Atwood Memorial Center “What makes us different? What we ballroom in front of St. Cloud State’s are going to do is … create a new regional faculty in early January. comprehensive university at St. Cloud “Universities that are distinct State,” she said. “We’re gonna define it, are known for something, so what we’re gonna shape it, and we’re going to we’re going to do is … build on roll it out so we can create a distinctive our strengths and we’re going to difference among universities with whom be recognized as a leader in four we compete.” academic areas,” Wacker said One of the first steps Wacker said during her Spring 2020 Convocation SCSU needs to take is to have a better presentation. reach in recruiting students from not only The four academic areas the nearby, but across the country and even President wants to strengthen President Robbyn Wacker held the spring convocation in the Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom internationally. at SCSU are health, leadership, and spoke about what needs to be changed at St. Cloud State. Photo credit: University Communi- She said the only way to do that is for education, and engineering and cations. St. Cloud State to become known for the applied science. For health, SCSU programs it has to offer, and to expand on needs to provide clinical services for key to improving the school. The most recent gift to the She said there are many different the high quality programs it already has. the community and giving students “It’s about what are our strengths? university was $1.5 million from reasons for this, including a decline “We need to strengthen our position hands on learning, Wacker said. What do we do well and what is the CentraCare to institute a Graduate in high school population, increasing in humanities, the arts and the social With leadership, it means marketplace asking for?” Craft said. Nursing Program along with creating competition between other colleges sciences for the 21st Century. We will providing specific skills that assist “We know that healthcare is one the Center for Health Outcomes and and universities, and providing an not walk away from our commitment to students in global and domestic of those areas that just continues to Policy Research (CHOPR) at SCSU. overall better digital experience, provide a liberal education and liberal arts businesses. Under education, Wacker grow for a variety of reasons.” “Health is one of those things that among other reasons. for our students … A lot of universities are said it is important to have professors St. Cloud State’s health programs really touches everyone’s lives at “It’s time to imagine a new St. moving away from professional degrees, that can provide a fair education; and received three different bonds and some point,” Craft said. “So how can Cloud State, it’s time to focus on we will not do that,” Wacker said. for engineering and applied science, gifts in 2018 and 2019. In the fall of we not make that a strength? How the changes that will make our As a new regional comprehensive, St. Cloud State needs to prepare its 2018, the nursing program received can we not build upon what we’re challenges turn into opportunities St. Cloud State will be comprised of students to help the needs of the a $1 million gift from Jim and Ann already doing well at and expand into and build on our strengths,” she said. individualized student support, nationally world. Marie Maciej. those areas that are going to create “We have to push our boundaries recognized programs, liberal arts SCSU Health and Human During the summer of 2019, our future workforce and support our and take control of our future.” education for a new era, applied research, Services Dean Shonda Craft said SCSU renovated the once shuttered society going forward?” St. Cloud State is known as a with the changes Wacker is trying Eastman Hall with an $18.6 million Wacker acknowledged that St. regional comprehensive university, to push to reimagine St. Cloud bond from the state legislature and Cloud State’s enrollment has been which means it was established to See More CHANGE AT SCSU on State to have it stand out from other turned it into the Center for Health dropping over the years and is serve the local community along Page 2 universities, building off of health is and Wellness Innovation. losing students to other schools. with the region it is in. Wacker protects twitter after receiving criticism privacy and safety in a menu and shows a public relations video for the When Twitter users protect their being protected, leaving the SCSU check a box to protect your tweets. By Mark Wasson university of her standing in front of tweets, their tweets are only available community in the dark about Wacker’s Wacker and the university’s Staff Writer a recently installed statue in Husky to followers which the account activities on Twitter, SCSU Executive administration have faced criticism for Plaza on the SCSU campus asking holder has to approve. Director of Marketing and University their lack of transparency regarding what’s missing on campus, with Protected accounts also do not Communications Adam Hammer said St. Cloud State University their multiple cuts to programs and Wacker answering her own question allow for other users to retweet any in an email, “the setting change was an President Robbyn Wacker protected faculty that students utilize, including that it’s the SCSU community. content the protected account posts. accident and [the account] is now set her Twitter account after facing Wacker’s tendency to notify affected However, after a handful of Followers are still able to back to public.” online criticism for her decision to faculty, staff and students on short people replied that a football team screenshot the protected account’s According to a Twitter help page, cut the SCSU football program this notice. past semester. was missing from SCSU’s campus, tweets. protecting your entire twitter account is Wacker protected her Twitter When reached for comment a three step process requiring a user to Wacker’s tweet from early January, See More TWITTER on Page 3 account. about the President’s account go into their account settings, select

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Designed by Caitlyn Jordan university chronicle Page 2, NEWS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com St. Cloud council votes, parking rates to increase April 1

By Tim Speier “I don’t get any complaints about the cost of parking, I get complaints Investigative Reporter that there’s not enough parking,” Goerger said. Parking downtown will soon With close to 20 years since the require a larger stack of quarters as last price increase on the parking the St. Cloud City Council voted meters, and almost 11 years since the in early December to increase the permit price increased, the need for parking rates downtown. an increase in these rates comes from In their first meeting of the new the city’s budget. year, little time was wasted trying to St. Cloud’s parking budget is set get the parking budget back in the up on an enterprise fund that was black. These changes will affect all meant to be “self sustaining and pay city parking downtown including the for themselves as they go,” Goerger ramps, all 723 parking meters, and mentioned when asked as to the the parking permits. The increase takes reasoning behind the council’s vote. the ramp from 80 cents to $1 an hour This has not been the case for the and the meters from 5o cents to $1 last four years and the reserve budget an hour. Parking permits will also has had to cover the shortfalls in the increase by 10 percent. parking budget. Goerger went on The parking rates are set to to say that, “the reserves will run increase in early April. out if we continue that practice [of On 5th Avenue downtown, the covering the budget].” city has replaced the standard old- This decision was not accepted by fashioned coin only meters with a all. Both the St. Cloud Chamber of kiosk that can take multiple forms Commerce and the Greater St. Cloud of payment. The kiosks put in on Development Corporation (GSDC) 5th Avenue are “experimental,” pushed back against raising the St. Cloud City Council President parking costs at the St. Cloud City St. Cloud’s parking prices are set to go up to $1 per hour starting April 1, 2020. Photo credit: Tim Jeff Goerger mentioned during Council meeting in early January, Speier. an interview with the University according to Goerger. Chronicle in early January, as the city St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce that although the Chamber was not Dave Kleis. In the copy given to the attracting development in our is still looking at vendors. President Teresa Bohnen said in an able to take this information and University Chronicle by the Greater downtown community and is therefore Changing over to a system that email with the University Chronicle discuss the changes, their members St. Cloud Development Corporation ill-advised,” Gartland said. accepts multiple forms of payment that “We [Chamber of Commerce] understand the need for the change. President Patti Gartland, suggested With the increasing parking rates, is one of the future plans the city has did not have discussions with our “A system that has been in the for the city to not raise its parking the GSDC states that, “Of particular to help with parking downtown and Government Affairs Committee or red for some time. [St. Cloud] rates. concern to us is the proposed increase would be “implemented as we go,” Board about the proposed parking can’t sustain that. And I think our “We respectfully request and urge in parking permit rates where the Goerger said when talking about rate increases prior to the council members, our businesses, recognize your rejection at this time of any financial impact is placed almost the future plans that the city has for vote.” that,” Bohen said. increase in parking permit rates in exclusively on employee parking.” parking. In mid-November 2019 the city This acceptance was not shared by downtown St. Cloud and to minimize “We [GSDC] maintain it’s a highly Other future plans include adding council set a public hearing for the Greater St. Cloud Development any increase to the meters and hourly counterproductive action that will an addition to the parking ramps. early January 2020. On Jan. 6, the Corporation. Before the meeting supported parking facilities. We impede investment in downtown The ramps were constructed with council had both the public hearing in early January the GSDC sent strongly maintain that the proposed locations and the resulting property expansion in mind and are designed and also voted in the changes. In a communications to both the St. parking rate increases represent an tax revenue increases that benefit the to accept more floors. phone interview, Bohnen mentioned Cloud City Council and Mayor added deterrent to retaining and City,” states the GSDC.

Wacker calls for change at St. Cloud SCSU senate State, continued from Page 1 scholarship and creative works, At the end of her presentation, academic leadership in the four Wacker took questions from the fields and distinctive programs, audience, one of which focused on Wacker said. the current reputation of St. Cloud candidate Bill Hamm She would also like to make State for being known as a party SCSU unique by implementing a school and unsafe due to reports of “Husky Coach Concept,” as a way sexual assaults on campus. for staff to be directly connected to Wacker said the reason that its students throughout their college reputation has not gone away is suspends campaign career and even after graduation as a because SCSU hasn’t had anything way to build a sense of community. happen to replace those ideas and “It’s not meant to replace our said the only way to move away academic advising,” she said. “It’s from a negative reputation like that is By Brendan Janostin the beginning, the killing blow came his post. a student’s lifeline, it’s their coach, to fill people’s minds with a positive from Members Cooperative Credit In the comments, Hamm vowed and the coach can partner with the new idea of the school. News Editor Union (where I do business) who to fight to change the consolidation faculty to be able to solve problems “[The University of Minnesota’s] after seven and a half weeks couldn’t of candidate accounts by big banks [and] to connect with the student.” reputation is stellar, right? So they St. Cloud State University student produce a functional account that I and encourage smaller institutions to Also during her convocation have created what I call reputational and senate candidate Welbec (Bill) could tie to Act Blue.” offer them. presentation, Wacker denounced a teflon. So when something bad Hamm suspended his campaign Jan. Hamm went on to say that the “We are down to only a rumor that was going around toward happens, it just slips right off, 8, citing his inability to establish an only viable alternative was to open few BANKS who will handle the end of the fall semester that she because they have developed other Act Blue compatible account with an account with Wells Fargo, which candidate accounts while the newly planned to close the college of liberal elements of their reputation… we his credit union. he refused to do because he is an consolidated Credit Unions are arts. don’t have that. Those things stick to “To all my Facebook and Twitter ongoing boycotter of the company. refusing. As I told them, you have She said false rumors are harmful us like velcro,” Wacker said. friends, it is with an angry heart that “I absolutely will never use Wells bleed me to death in nearly eight to the university because they create Wacker said she doesn’t expect St. I announce the suspension of my Fargo for anything ever. They really weeks of waiting, but now that it is a sense of fear, and Wacker wants Cloud State to completely change campaign for US Senate,” wrote screwed me once and they will never over I now have the time to change to establish a healthy environment over the spring 2020 semester, but Hamm in a public Facebook post. get that opportunity again,” Hamm this, and change it I will as I won’t for students so they are proud to be believes that by fall, the university “While it has been a struggle from wrote in a Facebook comment under tolerate any more Police State a Husky. will be better than where it is right infractions,” Hamm wrote. now. university chronicle Page 3, NEWS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com

Wacker protects Twitter after receiving critisicm, continued from Page 1 Grad student speaks about SCSU’s campus during WWII Screenshot of President Robbyn Wacker’s response to her Twitter account being protected.

By Bethanie Barrios Stielow’s presentation of WWII’s impact on campus consisted of SCSU is facing a budget shortfall posted after my response, I can criticism. Managing Editor that Wacker has decided to combat, only assume that you had already “Remember that truth and three parts: Military Involvement, partially, by cutting multiple written your story and your facts accuracy are your best tools as a Homefront Action and Japanese Public History graduate student programs and faculty layoffs that regardless of what the University reporter,” Hammer wrote. American students. Kayla Stielow gave a presentation include drastic cuts in the SCSU administration had to say as an Wacker’s Twitter account was She says that the biggest change of her master’s thesis: Huskies Go library department, men’s football, explanation,” Hammer wrote in protected after her tweet had during that time was the significant to War: SCSU During WWII in and men’s and women’s golf. the email. “This type of reporting is received criticism for her decision drop of enrollment from 1941 (820 the Atwood Alumni room in early By cutting the football and golf careless and reckless.” to cut the SCSU football program as students) to 1944 (305 students). January. programs, which will directly impact Hammer also wrote that was stated in the original reporting. During this point in time, Stielow Steilow went to St. Cloud State over 115 student athletes along with protecting a Twitter account on The tweet had five retweets before says that former President Dudley to pursue her undergraduate degree nine coaches and two graduate mobile only takes one step and the account was protected and the Brainard (1943-1947) played a in history education and then taught assistants, the university is expecting attached a screenshot of the screen account was silent until Jan. 13. significant role during this time in the Northwest Arctic School to save about $1.5 million. on the Twitter app that allows users Wacker tweeted out that for stressing the importance to the District in Alaska for almost two Wacker and other university to set their accounts to private. she made a mistake with her community and to the state of having years, according to Stielow’s officials have blamed the programs In order to take the screenshot account that blocked “interactive a teacher’s college to prevent SCSU LinkedIn profile. Stielow also went being cut on a recent Title IX ruling Hammer sent, a person would have communication” Jan. 18, which she from being shut down. on to become an Archives Assistant that directed the school to make had to take multiple steps to reach blamed on a rookie mistake. “It is the policy of the college to for SCSU for a year and then an equitable changes to its sports that screen as the mobile and desktop “I always want to hear from you – maintain all activities that it has been Administrative Assistant for the programs but have yet to explain version have relatively the same on any platform! Twitter, FB, Snap accustomed to and carry on as far as Salvation Army. how cutting the football program process to make accounts private. Chat, email or snail mail!” Wacker the situation permits,” said Stielow The event was attended by will make progress in the school’s “I am requesting a retraction to the tweeted. as a quote from Brainard from an students, community members history of sexist behavior towards ‘facts’ you publicized in your story,” Hammer did not respond to the archived SCSU yearbook. and faculty. Interim Director of the female athletes. Hammer wrote. University Chronicle’s inquiry about Stielow mentions that some Center of Excellence in Teaching Recently, student athletes posted In a series of emails between the tweet’s inconsistencies, mainly of the biggest actions of military and Learning, Debra Japp opened a video undercutting Wacker’s Hammer and the University what steps Wacker took to protect her involvement the campus had was up with statements to thank those for decision to cut sports programs at Chronicle, Hammer continued to account, why Wacker waited until the documentation of student their attendance. SCSU. criticize the reporting. Jan. 18 to tweet this explanation and experiences oversees called The “I want to thank you for coming “The lack of communication by “The account was also set to to define what Wacker’s definition Army Bunk (from the College to listen to this presentation and for the administration to our athletes has private after the weekend, but that of “rookie” is since her account was Chronicle, the University supporting our students. We have been disheartening,” athletes said in isn’t stated because it isn’t relevant,” created in 2013. Chronicle’s former title), the 72nd students who do amazing work the video. “This cut compromises Hammer wrote while also calling Hammer has also not responded College Training Detachment and Kayla [Stielow] is one of those educational opportunities available into question the arrangement of to multiple inquiries about who has program which trained U.S. soldiers students,” said Japp. “When they to us [and] SCSU athletics are the facts. “If this article is simply a list of access to Wacker’s Twitter account. who were involved in the war, the provide this information to us, this reason St. Cloud State University has unrelated facts, I fail to see the point Editor’s note: This is not Civilian Air Patrol Program, and the knowledge, it helps us connect to this program. Without the athletes, of why it was published.” Hammer’s first such criticism of V-1 program which trained graduates our past which I think is critically we wouldn’t be here. We are losing Hammer was asked to provide the University Chronicle. In August to become Naval officers. important and it gives us a narrative our friends and sense of community.” proof of when the account was 2019, Hammer made the same type On the home front, it was for our future.” Hammer emailed the University protected but did not respond to that of accusations and statements to the documented that during the Chair of St. Cloud State Chronicle Jan. 14, the day after this request. University Chronicle regarding an war, representatives of student University’s history department, article was published online, calling Hammer said this article stated article about a controversial speaker organizations were voted upon to Robert Galler talked about Stielow’s the article “baseless.” Wacker’s Twitter account was on campus. be a part of a war activities council. involvement at SCSU and the impact “As quickly as your story was protected because of receiving online There, they would sell war bonds, of her research. have food and clothing rations and “I know when [Stielow] was in our would hold many other activities to public history class she was among a play their part during wartime. core group of people who helped us The war bonds that were sold not only do research and find stuff, from the council along with other but how we’re going to present it. fundraising initiatives from the start She is truly a public historian,” said of the war until 1945 had made Galler. $190,000. Stielow mentions in her Stielow also highlights the presentation that the main focus she ideology of patriotism for aspiring had while conducting her research teachers during the 1940s. was not on the faculty, but on the “You continue that ideology that student experiences during World you are doing a patriotic thing by War II. becoming a teacher because you “I wanted to know about people will give your country influence over like me who have spent time here, students,” said Stielow. “There’s also not as long [as faculty], but as a rhetoric around the fact that the students,” said Stielow. “We wanted world is going to be a different to talk about what their experiences were and what it was like here.” See More WWII on Page 4

UNIVERSITY University Chronicle was founded Sept. 19, 1924. It has Editor-In-Chief Tony Langfellow been published under various names. It is written, edited, and CHRONICLE published by St. Cloud State University students. The paper St. Cloud State University Managing Editor Bethanie Barrios is published monthly during school semesters and includes Investigative Reporter Tim Speier articles from the month prior to publication. There are schedule ADDRESS 13 Stewart Hall Layout Designer Caitlyn Jordan exceptions during final periods and academic breaks. St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 Business Manager Francis Jo News Editor Brendan Janostin University Chronicle holds meetings every Monday and WEB www.universitychron.com Thursday at 10 am in 13B Stewart Hall. If you are interested in Variety Editor Matthew Auvil writing for us or have a story idea, please come visit us. Sports Co-Editor Sam Goetzinger E-MAIL [email protected] Sports Co-Editor Jeremy Lagos The newspaper is funded with student activity fees through the Student Government Finance Committee. Editorial, production, PHONE (320)-308-4086 Faculty Adviser Tim Hennagir and office facilities are in 13 Stewart Hall, SCSU. university chronicle Page 4, NEWS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Grad student speaks about SCSU’s cam- pus during WWII, continued from Page 3

place after this war, and we’re going to need teachers to help children understand what is going on and prepare them for everything St. Cloud State’s Psychology Department moved out of the Whitney House and into Stewart Hall at the beginning of the Spring 2020 that’s going to happen after this.” semester, and now the 1917 Whitney House is left closed. Photo credit: Mark Wasson. The last piece of Stielow’s presentation was that of Japanese Americans. After Executive Order 9066, which was signed by former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Psychology moves to Stewart; in 1942, ordered the removal of any person from military areas that was later defined as the entire west coast. This action called for the Whitney house left shuttered relocation of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. However, in March of 1942 the National Japanese By Tony Langfellow took 28 years until the Psychology working hard to close primarily their classes, since a majority of American Relocation Council Department moved out of Whitney because of the maintenance costs their classes are in Stewart. did their part in taking college- Editor-In-Chief and into Stewart. associated with the building,” “I think most faculty here are glad aged Japanese Americans out of “We more or less had to move Moessner said. “This was a way to to have finally moved,” Melcher internment camps and placing them [out] because it was getting to the … put both the faculty and students said. “Whitney house was sort of in the midwest region. St. Cloud State University’s point where the building needed to into a better facility space so we problematic in some ways … it’s still Stielow mentions that there was, Psychology Department has moved be condemned,” Melcher said. could provide a better working and kind of a novel feeling to walk across “a belief that the fear of the ‘other’ just a stone’s throw away from the Assistant Vice President of educational environment.” the hall and go to class, especially was not as strong in the midwest. old Whitney house over to Stewart Facilities Phil Moessner said the The Psychology Department when the weather is bad.” Now, that wasn’t completely true, it Hall at the beginning of the Spring Whitney house will remain standing has been trying to move out of the Although the Whitney house may was a very flawed system.” semester. on St. Cloud State’s campus for the Whitney house for a number of years have some quirks, it does have its fair The St. Paul Resettlement After being in the Whitney house time being, but it is now closed and and with the apparent financial debt share of history. The Whitney house Committee had a large part in moving for over 25 years, the Psychology they plan to keep just enough heat SCSU has, it made sense to close the was originally built and owned by students to Minnesota, where a lot of Department had enough of the and utilities going to prevent the building and shift the Psychology the Whitney family, who were huge them were placed as employees in quirks of the 102-year-old historic building from freezing up. Department into Stewart. landowners in the early 1900s. Fort Snelling, working for a military house on SCSU’s campus. However, the future of the house “Stewart Hall is the logical place,” The Whitney family owned the intelligence sector where they would “Whitney was a cool place, it’s isn’t decided one way or another Melcher said, “that’s where most of property until 1956 when they gifted transcribe and decode messages. a funky old building, but funky old because of various costs. our courses are along with many of it to the college and it soon became However, for students sent to buildings have lots of problems such “The cost to do a major renovation the other departments in the College a women’s residence hall. The SCSU and by the educated guess as leaky roofs, terrible heating and to bring [Whitney] up to code is of Liberal Arts.” building even housed former first of Stielow, their biggest aspirations air conditioning issues, bats coming fairly expensive,” Moessner said. For them to be in Stewart now, it lady Eleanor Roosevelt for a night were to become teachers due to their into the building [and] mice coming “So we’re determining if it makes offers a better sense of community while she was visiting the school. previous educational experiences. in,” Psychology Department Chair cost effective sense to renovate it or for the Psychology Department to be As time slipped by, enrollment The students who had come to Joseph Melcher said. “It was nice to dispose of it.” able to better connect with faculty and increased which meant newer, larger SCSU were involved, successful living in a piece of history, but it had Moessner said that even if the students from other departments. The dorms were built and in effect, the and prosperous during their time on lots of problems and eventually, the President does decide to demolish move makes it easier for students to house became the office space for campus according to Stielow. University could no longer afford to the building in the future, the visit the offices in Stewart instead of various educational departments on Stielow then closes by answering keep fixing the problems.” university would have to find the having to go to an entirely different campus. questions from the gallery. She When the Psychology Department funding to tear it down. building, but Melcher said students Although the future of the historic mentions that two sources which first moved into the Whitney house He said that there’s a long list of will miss the “haunted house” feel of Whitney house is uncertain, Melcher had served her the most during her in the early 1990s, they were only issues that the Whitney house has Whitney. would like to see it restored and not research were archived versions of supposed to remain there as a been facing over the years including On occasion, Melcher would go get hit by the wrecking ball. the University Chronicle and St. temporary placement. heating and air conditioning days without seeing colleagues since “I’m largely in favor of keeping Cloud State yearbooks. Half of the department was in the problems, electrical problems, issues their department was spread among those historic and interesting Stielow has most recently been education building and the other with plumbing, and the house isn’t in four floors in the 1917 Whitney buildings. It’s not architecturally recruited as a Program Associate half went to the Whitney house. As compliance with the Americans with family house. He also said a big fantastic, but it’s a substantial house for the Minnesota Historical Society it turned out, the Whitney house Disabilities Act (ADA). plus to moving out of Whitney is not with a good deal of history behind and is working with the Interpretive became a place of their own and it “It’s something that we’ve been having to walk outside in the cold to it,” Melcher said. Programs team.

St. Cloud State has first weather closure of the academic year

By Bethanie Barrios According to the email and text Services on campus held some Halenbeck Hall and the Herb Brooks St. Cloud accumulated 10 inches message sent out to students and exceptions. Garvey Commons National Hockey Center remained of snow with wind chills as low as Managing Editor faculty from SCSU administration, was open for their normal hours, open. -10 to -20 degrees. On Jan. 18, there the closure was due to the winter however, all food services in the According to the National Weather was less than a half inch of snowfall In mid-January, St. Cloud State snow storm that hit St. Cloud and the Atwood Memorial Center remained Service, the Winter Storm Warning with a windchill of -15 degrees and University sent out their first weather greater central and southern sections closed. was in effect from 10 a.m. Jan. 17 until gusts that reached up to 25 miles per closure alert of the year. of Minnesota. For the weekend’s athletic events, 6 p.m. Jan. 18. hour. university chronicle Page 5, NEWS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com ‘It’s about time’ for new changes to trivia By Tim Speier answered correctly. division process are not out of the Investigative Reporter “First off, I’m really excited option. about parimutuel scoring. When I Adding elements to the contest KVSC’s 41st annual trivia had previously competed in trivia brings on a new set of challenges for weekend is right around the corner competitions, they had operated every team. With this being the first and coming in hot with some big on a parimutuel scoring basis, so I year, teams are already strategizing changes to scoring points and was surprised when I found out that and planning. Alison Feigh, team ranking teams. KVSC[‘s trivia weekend] did not,” captain of ‘Stefan’s Dream 21,’ last Trivia weekend is a 50-hour replied Michaela Ericksen who is year’s winners of trivia weekend, is contest that starts on Feb. 14 at 5 a junior at St. Cloud State and the looking forward to the changes. p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 team captain of ‘Warm Goat Springs “Hopefully it will help us. We with awards and winners announced University.’ “Splitting a set number have been making plans for the around 8 p.m. in the Ritsche of points between the teams that change, but you never know if the Auditorium at St. Cloud State successfully answers a question is a plans are effective until you look at University. great way to raise the stakes.” the scores,” Feigh said. This year’s contest, aptly named The second change to the contest With teams ranging anywhere “Trivia 2020,” consists of a sci-fi/ introduces three divisions to the final from this being their first year to 36 time travel theme and requires team rankings. years in the contest and from three contestants to answer around nine “We will award first and second to upwards of 50 members, adding questions an hour depending on for overall points … a first place a new element will hopefully bring difficulty and up to 18 questions an in division two and a first place in some new faces to the winner’s hour in the speed rounds. division three,” said KVSC Station circle. Changes to the contest this year are Manager Jo McMullen-Boyer. “It should be fun to see different two-fold. The first of these changes is The divisions will be created teams up on the podium at the coming to scoring where points will based on points earned and the Awards Ceremony,” Feigh said. “I now be awarded on a “parimutuel” number of teams that register. With think it’s an amazing contest that scale. This means that the points this being the first year that divisions could always benefit by having available for certain questions will will be implemented, McMullen- more people want to participate. If KVSC’s 41st annual trivia contest is facing some changes to the be divided up among the teams that Boyer mentioned that changes to the you have ever wondered if starting a team is worth it, IT IS.” rules. Trivia runs for 50 hours straight from Feb. 14 until Feb. 16. Money revitalizes SCSU health programs By Tony Langfellow old facility.” The new and improved palace of Editor-In-Chief Eastman Hall has all health services in one place, including Counseling St. Cloud State University’s health and Psychological Services (CAPS), and nursing programs have seen a lot UChoose, Student Health Services, of changes over the past year with Recovery Community, Healthy the help of bond and gift money to Huskies, Practicum Training Center improve the experience for students. along with a Medical Clinic and The most significant and Pharmacy. expensive change on campus was Having all of the health services in the $18.6 million bond that SCSU once space and the nursing program received from the State of Minnesota just across the road at Brown to help restore the once closed Hall for students is a novelty that Eastman Hall as the new Center for Beckermann said improves the lives Health and Wellness Innovation. of students and staff. Eastman Hall officially reopened With the renovation to Eastman, during the summer of 2019 after some of the improvements to the (From left to right) Reporter Anna Panek, Editor-In-Chief Tony Langfellow, Managing Editor being abandoned since 2013. It building include easier accessibility Bethanie Barrios, former News Editor Mitch Abraham and Reporter Mark Wasson from the Uni- was originally built as the campus for people with disabilities, by versity Chronicle took home six awards from the MNA’s Better Newspaper Contest on Jan. 30 for recreation center in 1929 and was the incorporating wider doorways and home of St. Cloud State basketball elevators, which is a commodity their work during the 2018-2019 school year. Photo credit: Tim Hennagir and swimming until 1965 when the old offices for some of the Halenbeck Hall opened. organizations lacked prior to their According to SCSU Assistant Vice move to Eastman. President for Facilities Management Additionally, there are multiple Chronicle takes home six awards Phil Moessner, the bond money that relaxing areas and de-stress rooms was spent to reconstruct Eastman was available that students can use to used for a variety of improvements get away from everything, along Staff Report Managing Editor of the University Multimedia for the story St. including furnishings, artwork, with study areas for them to get Chronicle, Bethanie Barrios, reporter Cloud residents struggle with winter and landscaping done outside the homework done. Mark Wasson and former News parking. building. “I think it’s gone as expected,” On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Editor Mitchell Abraham received Under the Editorial category, Additionally, the $18.6 million Beckermann said. “We expected that University Chronicle attended first place in Hard News for their Langfellow placed third with his paid for engineers, removing students would find this as a new the annual Minnesota Newspaper story, Free Speech Club creates piece Old ideas bring new changes hazardous waste, and other amenities destination, [and] I think they have. Association’s (MNA) College Better controversy at SCSU. to the Chronicle, in reference to the to make the project a success. We see people meeting here [and] Newspaper Contest. Barrios also won third place for University Chronicle re-starting its Now that the building has been we see students hanging out, so I The event also featured a contest her article, New Free Speech Club’s printing operations of a monthly used by students during the entire think what we envisioned is actually between other, non-collegiate, IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE sign publication after being solely online first semester for its new purpose, happening.” newspapers in Minnesota. receives push back from students for a year and a half. Director of Student Health Services Not only is Eastman now known The association says that they under the Local Breaking News Reporter and columnist Anna Corie Beckermann said ever since as one of the nicest and relaxing received 391 submissions from Coverage category. Panek placed second for her piece the historic building was revitalized, buildings on campus after its other colleges and universities along Editor-In-Chief of the University The cost of canceling class, in the the experience has been nothing but renovation, but Beckermann also with over 4,000 submissions from Chronicle, Tony Langfellow Columnist category. positive for everyone. believes that it is a great tool to get the newspapers all around the state. received first place in the Business For more award-winning articles, “I think that students are really students interested in health and These submissions included articles, Story category, for his article check into the University Chronicle’s excited and surprised, especially wellness to enroll at SCSU. stories, and photos from varying regarding a drop in St. Cloud State’s web page at universitychron. students that knew what it was like “We’re really looking at ways to newspapers of all sizes. enrollment, Enrollment drops at com and follow us on Twitter @ before,” Beckermann said. “It’s a help support student success and The University Chronicle won six SCSU; rises at SCTCC. Langfellow UniversityChron, and like us on bigger space [and] the privacy is awards that evening. also got first place for Best Use of Facebook. improved over what we had at our See More HEALTH on Page 6 university chronicle Page 6, NEWS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Wolgamott hosts climate change forum at St. Cloud library Campus rec to host

By Brendan Janostin concern. The study found that ‘Women’s only swim nights’ Minnesota’s winters were warming News Editor 13 times faster than its summers and explained that the increased Rep. Dan Wolgamott hosted a temperatures would cause farmland climate change forum at the St. to be more susceptible to extreme Cloud library in early January with flooding, as well as increasing the House Energy and Climate Division survivability of invasive species that Vice Chair Rep. Jamie Long. would ordinarily be killed off by “We work on a lot of different Minnesota’s cold temperatures. issues in the legislature. From fixing Long jointly hosted the town hall roads [to] funding schools, but one with Wolgamott, assuring voters that thing that we really have to get right climate change wasn’t only limited to is taking care of Minnesota’s most other parts of the country, explaining precious resource; our environment that 11-degree warmer summers and … Because once those are gone, 13-degree warmer winters would they’re gone, there’s no bringing cause unintended environmental them back,” said Wolgamott. “If changes. you look at what’s been happening “Wisconsin is already seeing a real in the news with the forest fires in uptick in Lyme disease from the tick Australia that are out of control and population that’s not getting killed off really causing death and destruction, by this cold weather, we’re expecting wreaking havoc in that country, that’s gonna move into Minnesota as that could be us if we don’t get our well … I have a one-year-old and act together and take some steps to three-year-old, so I tend to think of combat climate change and transition things in their lifespan,” said Long. to a clean energy economy.” “The forest ecologists are telling us Wolgamott cited a 2019 that by the time my daughter is 55, University of Minnesota study as an example of his climate See More WOLGAMOTT on Page 7

Money revitalizes SCSU health pro- grams, continued from Page 5 St. Cloud State Campus Recreation is hosting “Women’s Only Swim Nights” during the month of that’s what I’ve been talking give students the chance to have February and into March. Photo Credit: St. Cloud State Athletics. about a lot lately,” Beckermann said. better research opportunities and to “When families come [to Eastman], assist the university and CentraCare they’ve told me ‘wow, I would send by establishing a connection with my student to St. Cloud State just SCSU’s faculty to help with data By Tony Langfellow Elmoge said that she saw an also be female lifeguards, female because of this.’” analysis. Editor-In-Chief article about a similar concept giving first responders and even a female With the opening of Eastman, it During the meetings that have women the opportunity to swim building manager on site so the has been able to provide a variety of taken place with CentraCare so without any men present as a way “Women’s Only Swim Nights” are job opportunities to students in the far, they have discussed the types St. Cloud State University to relieve stress at the University strictly girls’ nights in the pool. different organizations there. Senior of research projects they want to Campus Recreation is hosting five of Minnesota. It’s now becoming Another aspect to the program Kameiko Vue has been working do. They plan to use a space on “Women’s Only Swim Nights” a dream come true for students like is that it will help create a sense of with Healthy Huskies for four years the first floor of Eastman Hall for during February and March at the Elmoge and many others, with hope community for women at St. Cloud and said that she remembers when research projects and Craft said she Halenbeck Hall swimming pool to for this event to grow at St. Cloud State because Campus Recreation the Eastman Hall project was still has been working with Information give women a chance to get in the State. is inviting students to bring their just a thought in everyone’s mind Technology to get the space fitted pool and hang out with each other. “A lot of women are excited from mothers, sisters, grandmothers, and she loves being in there now that with the proper equipment to get The idea of the brand-new the campus community and also friends and more for the nights of the dream has come true. work done. event was implemented by St. the St. Cloud community,” Elmoge fun. “It provides a safe space for “With CHOPR, the big student Cloud State’s Director of Campus said. “A lot of women have not been “I think women are going to be students to come and check on benefit is the opportunity to engage Recreation Calvin Diggs who able to find any other place that can really excited for the opportunity to their health and wellness,” Vue in research alongside faculty,” she wanted to establish a welcoming be women only swimming … and be able to come and maybe not have said. “The space is accessible to all said. “It’s an opportunity for students atmosphere for female students, we’re hopeful this is going to be some of the worries or thoughts that students and I think it needs to be to get really hands on real-world staff, community members, and bigger [each year].” they may have about swimming in an available so they can keep a good research experience, but also to more to be able to connect with each Diggs liked her idea and decided to open swim kind of situation,” SCSU mental health.” [gain] the caliber of health related other while going for a fun, open present it to other campus recreation Multicultural Student Services $1.5 million CentraCare gift research that you might not expect swim. staff members and they decided to Program Coordinator Angie Witte update to see at a regional comprehensive “We want to be an inclusive area run with it. said. In September 2019, St. Cloud university.” for everyone,” Diggs said. “We want “I’m a new professional here, so I Diggs said he’s expecting a good State received a $1.5 million With the Graduate Nursing all female students to feel no matter just wanted to make sure that I put turnout at this spring’s events in the gift from CentraCare Health to Program, they have begun the hiring what race, religion or culture, that a fingerprint on the campus in some pool and said if the Women’s Only implement a Graduate Nursing process and are looking for someone the pool is available for them during capacity,” Diggs said. “St. Cloud Swim Nights are a success, then Education Program and to create to direct the program at this point. these times so they can come in and State University is being looked at they will plan on having them in the a Center for Health Outcomes and Craft said they are also in the midst create a sisterhood.” for so many negative things [lately], summer as well as during the 2020- Policy Research (CHOPR). The of putting together the curriculum The Women’s Only Swim Nights but we want to create a positive 21 school year as a new, continuing gifted money SCSU received has and coming up with what she will be taking place every Thursday image.” tradition. already been implemented to get the believes will be best for students to evening from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in SCSU is an ever-changing The events will be paid for by programs established and ready for succeed and how it will benefit the Halenbeck Hall beginning Feb. 6 university that is becoming more Campus Recreation’s built-in yearly the future. connection to CentraCare. going until March 5. While there diverse every year and part of the budget and Diggs said the most The plan is to have the money By SCSU acquiring the gifted is no membership fee required for inspiration for this event is to create important part about all of this is to dispersed over a 10 year period money from CentraCare, it allows students, faculty and staff to attend a safe environment for women and grow St. Cloud State and provide and it will ultimately benefit both more students to get real-world, these events with their campus ID, all particularly Muslim women who unlimited opportunities for all SCSU and CentraCare through their hands-on experience before heading other women interested in attending may feel uncomfortable in a bathing students. partnership. Now that one semester out into their career field. must pay the daily guest fee. suit. It’s the university’s hope to create “We want to make sure that we has gone by, Dean of Health and “We know that CentraCare is Diggs got the idea for the a welcoming climate for students re-image what we’re doing as a Human Services Shonda Craft said looking for more advanced practice women’s swimming event around that may feel underrepresented. department and we want to make they have gotten the ball rolling nurses, we know that we need to have mid-September 2019 when a student “Especially to Muslim woman, sure that we support the president,” on both CHOPR and the Graduate nurses who are receiving training and brought to his attention that SCSU it is very important in their culture Diggs said. “We look to bring the Nursing Program. really specialized methodologies,” needs a health and wellness event and religion to make sure that they best students here, educate them “All of that is active right now, Craft said. “The opportunity for us for only women so they don’t have are abiding by the laws, rules and … then transform them into great everything has started already,” to be able to build our curriculum in to worry about their body image regulations that are set forth,” SCSU alumni.” Craft said. “The CHOPR team has a way that is most responsive to the around men. Director of Residential Life Camille been meeting, we’ve had five or needs of Central Minnesota is really “I’m specifically from the Somali Jordan Clark said. “It’svery important For more information on the six meetings at this point. We’ve exciting.” community,” SCSU student Ekram to them to have spaces where they Women’s Only Swim Nights, be sure presented a couple of times in the Once all of the groundwork for Elmoge said, “and I am personally can be with other women.” to visit the Campus Recreation offices community about CentraCare … to setting up the Graduate Nursing excited because we are [hoping] we Not only will the event be for in Halenbeck Hall or visit their better understand what their needs Program is done, Craft said they will can have a few hours each week for women who just want to have fun in Instagram page @SCSUcampusrec. are.” open enrollment to students by 2022. a women’s only swimming night.” the pool, but Diggs said there will The idea behind CHOPR is to university chronicle Page 7, VARIETY February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Wolgamott hosts cli- mate change forum at St. Cloud library, con- Minnesota to participate in Tobacco tinued from Page 6 there may be no more arboreal 21; raising the legal age from 18 to 21 forests in the boundary waters, because those forests will have shifted north into Canada, we’re going to see an entirely different states including Minnesota will St. Cloud State student Kore sweet flavors. We the people ecosystem in that part of the By Bethanie Barrios participate. Seifert says, however, that raising the know that legal vape products that state.”Other topics brought up by Managing Editor Some states have already passed age to 21 may be a downfall to the have been regulated are 95 [percent] those in attendance included the Tobacco 21, such as Arkansas, state and to those who are already safer than traditional cigarettes,” potential unreliability of solar and California, Connecticut, Delaware, smokers. read the petition description. “Bans wind energy, the viability of nuclear In late December 2019, the U.S. Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, “I see the point in it, but I am upset and prohibition has never worked, power Food and Drug Administration Massachusetts, New Jersey, New that there is no grandfather rule,” whether it is with cannabis or alcohol as an alternative source of energy raised the minimum age to buy York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, wrote Seifert. “Yes keeping nicotine or drugs.” and its downsides, the number of tobacco from 18 to 21. Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and away from [the] youth is important, The petition received 166,119 people that still don’t believe that According to CSnews, the Food Washington. but there are ways of doing than signatures out of the 100,000 goal. humans are responsible for climate and Drug Administration (FDA) has restricting once legal users of the ECIG Lounge owner Bennie change, and whether or not 2050 six months (from December 2019) How will this benefit product and losing a lot in tax McWilliams, posted a response of was an appropriate goal for carbon to finalize the federal passing of Minnesota? revenue.” the ban of vape products on their neutral planning. Tobacco 21, a law that regulates the According to ClearWay website stating that the company “We had an amendment to purchase of tobacco products until Minnesota, an organization working Voices of St. Cloud Tobacco and is in favor of regulating the vaping our broader climate energy bill 21. to reduce smoking and secondhand E-Cigarette Shops industry especially in the current just acknowledging that climate However, President Donald smoking around the state, passing Since the legislations passing in issue of tainted vaping oils and the change is real and it’s caused by Trump’s initiative only bans retailers Tobacco 21 in Minnesota could December, tobacco and vape shops fatalities they have caused. human activity, and we had 51 from the selling of all tobacco only be beneficial in the health of around St. Cloud such as Smokin’ “Implementing sensible rules members of the Minnesota House products, including e-cigarettes and Minnesota residents. Monkey and ECIG Lounge have and requirements for vaping of Representatives vote against vapes to those under 21. “Research predicts a 25 percent opinions on the matter. manufacturers and retailers can recognizing that climate change is “We have to take care of our kids, reduction in smoking initiation On Smokin’ Monkey’s Facebook ensure reputable shops like ours real and is caused by human activity most importantly, so we’re going to among 15-17-year-olds from a page, there is a shared petition from don’t have to compete with tainted … time is of the essence, we should have an age limit of 21 or so, so we’ll Tobacco 21 Law,” according to We the People, an organization to products on the black market,” wrote have been doing this years and years be coming out with something next ClearWay’s fact sheet. help citizens on their position of McWilliams. “But hastily enacted ago… I wish we could do 2030 or week very important on vaping,” ClearWay also claims that government policies, to stop Trump vaping regulations or outright 2035,” said Wolgamott. “But the Trump said while standing outside Massachusetts, one of the states from signing a ban on flavored bans based on misinformation put unfortunate reality right now is of the White House in November already passing Tobacco 21, have e-cigarette products. reputable companies out of business that we’re dealing with legislators according to CNN. had high school smoking reduced “Vaping has saved millions of and expands the black market, the who won’t even go on the record Since the legislation act is now by nearly half since the initiative was people lives with flavors being one source of the current tragedy.” to acknowledge the existence of effective on the federal level, all passed. of the major reasons due to their climate change as being caused by human activity.” The dream continues: Over one thousand gather for MLK breakfast in St. Cloud

Over one thousand gather to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. at the River’s Edge Convention Cen- ter. Photo Credit: Anna Panek. is won.” service, she worked towards social justice. Arianna Soydara from St. Cloud. A short welcome was given by equality for all Americans, specifically By Anna Panek The theme this year was “Our Following the national anthem, St. Cloud State’s President Robbyn women. Jarett has a long list of Staff Writer Community: Dream, Serve, “That faith carried [Martin Luther Wacker and St. Cloud Mayor accomplishments and was recently on Believe.” King Jr.] as he would lead in his Dave Kleis. Before the speakers, TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” “I have a dream that my four “In St. Cloud, Minnesota the MLK life,” Reverend James Alberts from first responders (law enforcement, list. little children will one day live in a Day of Service is a day of interracial Higher Ground Church of God in firefighters, EMTs and those in After the keynote address by Jarret, nation,” said Martin Luther King and intercultural cooperation and Christ said as he provided invocation the medical profession) were also a service project, packing Dream Jr., “where they will not be judged sharing for community,” describes for the event. “As we honor one of recognized and applauded. Packages (basic essentials for those by the color of their skin but by the the event’s program. “It is a day we your great soldiers, we ask that you An aspect of the breakfast is in need), was completed and time was content of their character.” join with those all across America to do not allow this day to go by without honoring the winners of an essay given for conversations. This year’s On the third Monday of every perform service in hospitals, shelters, gracing us with your presence.” contest. Local students, kindergarten conversations offered much more January since 1983, the United prisons and wherever people need “Sing a song full of faith that the through college wrote about how variety as the event more than doubled States celebrates Martin Luther King help ... Our commitment is to engage dark past has taught us. Sing a song they can do small things in a great their attendance from last year, this Jr. Day and has marked it as a day volunteers year-round to serve full of the hope that the present way, based off of a Martin Luther year reaching over 1,600 attendees. of service. This year, on Jan. 20, humanity and promote Dr. King’s has brought us,” sang the Known King Jr. quote. A theme of this event promoting over 1,000 people gathered at the teachings.” Community Youth Choir as they The keynote speaker was Valerie social justice reminded its attendees, River’s Edge Convention Center in At the beginning of the event there sang the Black National Anthem, Jarret. Jarret served as a Senior “Our lives begin to end the day downtown St. Cloud to remember was the presentation of the colors, “Facing the rising sun of our new day Advisor to President Barack Obama we become silent about things that his dream and to continue to fight for the Star Spangled Banner, played by begun. Let us march on till victory during his time in office. In her matter.” university chronicle Page 8, VARIETY February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Guytano rocks hometown show at Paramount

By Sydney Wolf though Guytano’s music might not be for everyone, their light show is Staff Writer impressive and very professional. Lead vocalist Grant Hamilton Central Minnesota based band knows how to work a crowd and Guytano played their first hometown looked his part very well at the show since March 2019, on Jan. 3 at show. Donning a suit jacket with the Paramount Center for the Arts in no undershirt and a gold chain, St. Cloud. The band, originally from Hamilton looked like a singer out Sartell, packed in both new and old of an indie music video. Guitarist songs along with a professional and Colter Benoit was also rockin’ a energetic indie rock performance. similar style with what seemed like Opening the show was singer- leather pants. songwriter Grayson DeWolfe. Based Hamilton also does very well with out of the Twin Cities, he performed working a crowd by making sure to about five songs of both covers and interact with the crowd plenty. Most originals. DeWolfe was able to take of the attendees also loved the water advantage of the receptive crowd bottle spray that both Hamilton and and performed well. All the songs Benoit gave them to the crowd at were played with acoustic guitar multiple times during the night. which blended nicely with his tenor For the music, Guytano played vocal style. DeWolfe did not have mostly older music with a handful any stage set up besides his guitar of new tunes. A majority of songs and microphone. came off of the 2016 record I Am Up next was what everyone was Inside My Body. Although the waiting for: Guytano. Guytano took new songs were played well and to the stage after what seemed like were interesting, the crowd heavily quite a long intro song. Most of the preferred the hits. crowd seemed to take quite a liking One song that was a bit off-putting, to, or most know personally, bassist was sneaking parts of Prince’s Purple Eddie Hamilton, who got tons of Rain into the end of their song 1953. cheers from the hometown crowd. The slight Prince cover seemed The band kept energy up high quite unnecessary, and most of the throughout the first couple of songs young crowd didn’t seem to know and encouraged everyone in their the classic tune either. Guytano’s seats to stand for the show. sound is easily comparable to that of One thing that makes Guytano Coldplay or Snow Patrol, especially stand out is their light show. Grant’s vocals. Throughout the show was enticing Something that was slightly off ​Alternative band Guytano rocks the Paramount stage in downtown St. Cloud on Jan. 3. Photo cred- lighting and clever fog machine the whole night was the miking of it: Sydney Wolf. work. At one point, blue lights the drum kit. The bass drum and combined with fog to create a cloud- toms were extremely loud while the like effect over center stage. Even Anna’s declassified college See More GUYTANO on Page 9 survival guide: Tip #4 focus on one thing at a time

By Anna Panek it should be clean and organized. time. Two or three tabs is much Regardless if your work area is your less daunting than 15. Staff Writer desk, your kitchen table, or your Now the logical next step because living room floor, it is best to have we know multitasking isn’t possible, As corny as it is, this is a new clean space for you to work and is to focus on one class or assignment semester, a new year, a new decade, little distractions. Even the difference at a time. However, even this isn’t and a new start. This is the perfect between having a textbook for a enough. Our attention span is only time to work on improving ourselves different class open versus closed so long and after a certain period of to make our college experience has made an impact on my own time our brain simply cannot come easier. This month brings you studying. up with any more good ideas. another study tip: Tabs on your computer might I found a way that I have tested To be more productive while seem like a small thing; however, I and works for me and it is to limit studying, focus on only one class at am sure most of us can remember the amount I spend on one task to a time, and for no more than an hour. a time when we have wasted one hour. I completely focus on that Many of us now know that time looking for the correct tab of one task and nothing else. After that multitasking isn’t possible; our what we want to work on. Even hour is done, I take a five minute brain can only handle one cognitive dismissing that wasted time, each tab break, and then switch tasks. Even thought at a time. So, it makes sense is a constant reminder of all the work if you need to spend multiple hours to work on only one class at a time. we have to do. on a task, if you take breaks from it Now you might respond with, “I The stress you might already be in between work sessions, your brain only work on one assignment at a feeling because of your workload is will have had time to refresh and get time and I still feel stressed all the intensified by the constant reminder. back to work at full capacity. time.” My recommendation here is to I hope this tip helps! Thank you What does your work area look create a new window for each of for reading and look for my tip next like? How many tabs do you have your classes. Even if you have a month in the March 2020 Edition. If open on your computer? When lot of tabs open so you don’t forget you haven’t been following along working on one assignment, do you anything, creating a new window for with my tips, be sure to visit our find yourself worried about another? each class allows you to breathe and website at universitychron.com. Starting with your work area, focus on one assignment at a university chronicle Page 9, VARIETY February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com A $95 million budget can’t save “Cats” On top of the film’s visual why. By Myles Hoglund quality, there’s no real consistency I think the biggest positive about or cohesion when it comes to the this film is that I was never bored, Staff Writer world the cats live in. We see them the film was only an hour and 50 in human houses, yet the cats are minutes long, but it never felt like it. I know you’re probably thinking perceived as either human sized The film was so bizarre and surreal “Dear god Myles, why did you pay or the size of rats, there’s no real that I didn’t look at my phone once. to see this movie!?” and to answer explanation for the “Jellicle” term or Overall, Cats is quite the that, let me take you back to July what that means, some cats magical experience. I went in expecting 18, 2019. I was working at my powers and some don’t and it’s never some ironic enjoyment and I instead hometown’s movie theater and one explained why or how, etc. got bucket loads of it, the film is of my coworkers directed me to There’s also a surprising tonal indeed heavily flawed, but it was so watch a certain trailer with him, that inconsistency with this film, some uniquely bad that I honestly found trailer was Cats. The reactions from scenes are comical, some are myself having the biggest smile my coworker and I were basically dramatic and some are downright when talking about it. the same from everyone else who erotic. For example, you would have Should the film have been a saw the trailer, feelings of shock, Bombalurina pour catnip from a soda 2-D animated film like how it was disgust and laughing at how awful can (You’ve heard that correctly) and planned in the 1990s? Sure. Would it looks. have a dance number showing over the film be better if they went with However, I felt like I was one her feminine feline figure and then a makeup turn like the Broadway of the few people who saw ironic you’d have a dramatic and emotional show? Definitely. But I think that if potential in how bad the film could ballad from another one of the cats. the film went down those routes, it be and I’m confident in saying that it Speaking of that ballad, you have most likely wouldn’t have made an did live up to that standard and more. Jennifer Hudson give out so much impact on me. Before I talk about the film, I should emotion during that number and After watching the film, I saw mention that I went in completely throughout the film that it’s outright some reviews calling this film one of blind, I haven’t seen the Broadway embarrassing, either she was given the worst if not the worst film of 2019 show, haven’t listened to the music different direction compared to and objectively, I agree with that or even paid attention to the tons of everyone else or Hudson really wants statement. But I’d like to argue that negative reviews that slammed the an Oscar, it was so embarrassing that it’s films that are mediocre and leave film. I was actually sinking down into my you forgetting what you just watched Let’s get the obvious out of the seat. On top of all of these major that are the worst, it’s the films that way, the film looks absolutely problems, is there any genuinely are remembered (fondly or not) that hideous. Not only is the animation positive qualities about this film? have the staying power compared on the cats on high levels of uncanny Surprisingly yes. to something like Terminator: Dark valley but it’s also incredibly cheap, Even though much of the acting Fate or a Disney remake. throughout the film you can see that was mediocre, Idris Elba stands out If you’re looking for a good film there’s no fur on their hands and their in a way that I did not expect. His musical then avoid this like the faces plastered onto their bodies. performance reminded me a lot of plague but if you’re in the mood for a There’s a certain scene where Tim Curry, where he knows that the surreal and unforgettable experience, Bombalurina (played by Taylor movie, he’s working on is stupid so he then grab some friends and have Swift) who’s under a spotlight and might as well have fun chewing the the time of your life. With all of this you can clearly see her human face scenery every scene, he’s in. While in mind, Cats gets one out of five on her cat body. the singing didn’t impress me much Huskies. The visual quality also affects the The newest (and furriest) cinematic release Cats took the big and was borderline unintelligible, props and costumes, with so little screen on Christmas 2019. Reviews say the movie was far from the instrumentals of the songs done detail that you’d swear it’s from a purr-fect. Photo credit: Universal Studios. by Andrew Lloyd Webber were Playstation 2 or Xbox game from actually pretty well composed, some 20-years-ago. Not to mention, the musical numbers in the film is boiled characters breath but the audience of them were actually pretty catchy sets were hand built and they filmed down to a character introducing as well and this gives the characters and memorable. Rate: the actors on location, which makes themselves and listing one or maybe an opportunity to interact and go There’s only one character that I many of the locations look as cheap two character traits. through their character arc. actually found interesting and that’s and ugly as the cats. I am aware that this film is a But in Cats, there’s little to no Mr. Mistoffelees who’s played by With the laughable budget of musical, but that doesn’t give it the development at all. The characters Laurie Davidson. His character often $95 million, Cats is without a doubt excuse to not develop it’s many boil down to a sentence worth gets sidelined by the other cats and 1/ 5 Huskies one of the cheapest and ugliest characters. Film musicals like of personality like, “I’m the he’s a timid screw-up but when he films I’ve ever seen. The film also Singing In The Rain or even Disney mischievous one,” “I’m the fat gets his own number and he actually has shockingly underdeveloped musicals do have numbers but comic relief,” “I’m also mischievous does something well, it’s actually characters and stories, the many they have breaks to not just let the but I’m magic,” etc. pretty decent but I can’t quite explain Guytano rocks hometown show Eminem stirs up controversy at Paramount, with new album continued from Page 8 By Sydney Wolf Manchester Arena bombing that snare and hi-hat didn’t seem to be Staff Writer killed 23 people and injured over mic’d at all whatsoever. a hundred others after an Ariana Whether or not that was set up by Marshall Mathers III, also known Grande concert. Along with the the band, it definitely threw off the as infamous rapper Eminem, is bombing lyric, there is also a line vibe. Although there were a couple stirring up controversy once again comparing himself with former Iraqi of hiccups technically, the show was with his latest album Music To Be president Saddam Hussein. mostly flawless with good sound Murdered By. The nearly 50-year- But is there a method to the and a great performance. old rapper is no stranger to criticism madness? Well, Marshall Mathers “Thank you to everyone that came and is known for his shocking lyrics. himself posted a response to the out and made this show unbelievable. The new record was released mid- criticism on his twitter page. Eminem so much love,” said Guytano on their January and came out with no prior claims the new record is not made social media after the show. marketing. for the squeamish, and is meant for All in all, the performance was So, why is this so controversial? “the sharpest knives in the drawer.” a success for the hometown band. Once again, Eminem is name- Although Eminem’s new record Fans of many different ages and dropping and rapping about sensitive is shrouded in criticism, the track social groups were present at the material. Darkness is receiving the opposite show. The band does not have any “I’m contemplating yelling response. The track discusses the future shows at this time. But, expect ‘bombs away’ on the game. Like I’m thought process of a character new music coming from them soon. outside of an Ariana Grande concert witnessing the Las Vegas shooting Follow Guytano and their music at Famous rap artist Eminem releases his newest controversial waiting,” raps Eminem on the highly back in 2017. www.guytano.com. album Music to Be Murdered By in late January. Photo credit: criticized track Unaccommodating. Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records. This line alludes to the 2017 See More EMINEM on Page 11 university chronicle Page 10, VARIETY February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com pop to metal rom with t f “I hif D s isa ’s 2017 and Poppy had released that if only you could see g y Poppy.Computer, another through her eyes of how r p pop album somewhat Poppy sees the world e p similar to her EP but and the depictions she e o it was when 2018 is given the world ” P came around and would be a much the music scene better place. for Poppy was Two other could see how terrible Sinclair By Matt Auvil starting to shift. songs that have really was. Variety Editor Poppy released messages With Fill The Crown, the song the album Am behind them are comes off as someone following The new year has started and I a Girl?, a Anything Like a false influencer and letting them hit the ground running bringing in more grunge Me and Fill The know their message is wrong and new music. Youtube star Poppy pop with some Crown. deceitful. Of course there are other released her album on Jan. 10 titled, slight metal Anything Like lyrics about poisoning children and I Disagree. While Poppy has been sounding songs Me feels almost families which can also be symbolic known for her pop style in her music, such as X which like a call to as explaining filling people with this new album takes a whole new had a music video action for Poppy, wrong ideas and having them follow spin on the style she’s more known with Poppy covered her powerful voice someone that will fail. to play and moves towards a more in blood. in this song against Each song on the album is filled metal and hardcore sound. This is when fans her former collaborator with energy and something to bang Moriah Rose Pereira or better noticed a change in Titanic Sinclair. For a your head to if you are willing to give known as Poppy got her rise to Poppy’s style, her hair was majority of Poppy’s fame, this new form of metal a try. Not to fame as a YouTuber starring in short getting darker, her outfits were Sinclair was her director and guide mention the album is an easy 35 videos that were pretty odd like her no longer bright and colorful, Poppy to making her image though it was minute listen if you were to go fully very first video in 2015, I’m Poppy, had gone to wearing more black and ​Singer Poppy releases her new not always what it seemed. through it. which is a 10 minute long video of darker shades. Before Poppy, Sinclair had While Poppy may be unique and her saying her name over and over album “I Disagree” early January. In 2019 more grunge vibes came Photo credit: Sumerian Records. worked with Mars Argo who he different from the rest of the world, in different poses and tones. Many to Poppy’s style with her EP Choke had tried to form into someone like she sees herself as someone who is of Poppy’s videos are like this but and her song on the EP Scary Mask popular K-Pop group, has its armies Poppy but it never worked out. In not from earth and has said she is feature soft aesthetically pleasing with special performer FEVER 333. and Poppy has her church. The website 2018, Argo sued Sinclair and Poppy here to change the world to be happy colors with low toned music in the Interesting fact about the Poppy for Poppy’s church is no longer for copying and stealing the image and cute as she describes her role background and her being the main fan base is that they had a website available but you are allowed to make that Argo and Sinclair were trying to in the music world in an interview focus. to go on to talk about Poppy, this one final ascension to the church and make. Argo had noted that Sinclair with KTLA 5 News in Southern Over time, her fan base began to website was called the Poppy. send a message by email. was an abuser and had taken to California. grow and Poppy wanted to venture Curch. This was a website for fans to Back to the album itself, I Disagree physical violence against Argo when If you are looking for a new more into music. Poppy at the time essentially worship Poppy. The user is a hyperactive metal album, its the two had worked together. experience and even a new artist of her rise had done covers of songs would create an avatar and go into flavors of pop and metal sounds fuel Poppy was there to defend to look out for take a listen to like My Kind of Woman by Mac chat rooms to talk, worship or even it to show that Poppy is not just about Sinclair and herself which lead the Poppy’s I Disagree. The album is Demarco and many others. But pray to Poppy, almost like a god. being cute and fun, she is also about case to be overall dropped. But in now streaming everywhere on all when her first EP Bubblebath hit Poppy likes to reassure her being hardcore and getting real about December 2019, Poppy announced platforms. the scene, Poppy became more of a audience and outsiders that this is not how she feels. Especially in the song a split between her and Sinclair and musician than just a YouTuber that a cult, simply just a fan base that has I Disagree. The song is saying she described her time with him to be can perform. found its footing in a different way disagrees with the perceived depictions a “trapped mess,” and that with the Flash forward a few years in than other artists. BTS, the largely that are believed to be Poppy and court case she was involved in she The Grammys: Big winners and sparkling performances

phenomenal, and earned a standing phenomenon Lil Nas X. He sung his By Sydney Wolf ovation from the crowd. hit single Old Town Road along with Staff Writer On a more somber note, host Alicia K-Pop stars BTS, yodeling sensation Keys among many others during the Mason Ramsey, country music star It’s that season again: time for night paid tribute to basketball star Billy Ray Cyrus, and DJ Diplo. the Grammy Awards. With 2019 Kobe Bryant, who passed away An electric showcase of talent coming to a close, the Grammys along with his daughter, Gianna, the would go towards longtime released their list of nominees with morning of the show in a helicopter musicians Aerosmith and Run DMC. main recipients being Billie Eilish, crash. Other tributes were paid to the The two groups reunited to perform Lizzo, and Lil Nas X. In late January, late and great rapper Nipsey Hussle crossover hit Walk This Way. The we were finally able to see who won and also Minnesota staple, Prince. song proved that Steven Tyler may big and who missed out. Rapper Tyler, the Creator also be 71-years-old, but he’s still at the The biggest winner of the night came home big with an award for top of his game vocal-wise. was youngster Billie Eilish who just Best Rap Album. Best Rap Song The Grammys also honored turned 18 in December. Eilish took went to 21 Savage & J. Cole, their Lifetime Achievement Award home Grammys for Song of the and Nipsey Hussle received a Recipients for Chicago, Roberta Year, Record of the Year, Album of posthumous award for Best Rap Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John the Year, Best New Artist and Best Performance and Best Rap/Sung Prine, Public Enemy and Sister Pop Vocal Album. Eilish’s brother Performance in collaboration with Rosetta Tharpe. Finneas also took home a Grammy DJ Khaled and John Legend. Other key performances of the for Best Producer Non-Classical. In the world of rock music, night included Billie Eilish, the Jonas One of the other big winners of the Cage the Elephant won Best Rock Brothers, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, and night was Minnesotan artist Lizzo Song for their track Social Cues. Tyler, the Creator, among many who released her critically acclaimed Gary Clark Jr. on the other hand more. album Cuz I Love You in 2019. Lizzo swept both categories of Best Rock There are many big winners that grabbed awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song. Longtime came out proud from the Grammys. Performance and Best Traditional music staple Tool received Best The obvious winner of the night was R&B Performance. Metal Song. Billie Eilish, but so many other artists A big comeback for Demi Other winners of the night include got the recognition they deserved. Lovato happened at the show, with Dan + Shay, Vampire Weekend, There are also key red carpet looks her first performance since her Anderson .Paak, Lil Nas X, and that came out of the night. The 2020 overdose in 2018. Lovato packed an Elvis Costello, among others. Grammys was definitely a night to The 2020 Grammys held many surprises and memorable performances emotional performance of new track One of the most memorable remember. from today’s greatest music artists. Photo credit: Robert Chiarelli, Flickr. Anyone. She sounded and looked performances would go to worldwide com, photo cropped for publication. 1/27/2020 Marty! It's A Back TO The Future Crossword!! Crossword Puzzle university chronicle Page 11, VARIETY MARTY! It's a Back to the Future crossword!! February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com To honor this year's KVSC's Trivia Weekend: 'It's About Time'; Feb. 14-16 Crossword puzzle: 1 This month’s crossword puzzle is in recognition of 2 KVSC’s Trivia Weekend: ‘It’s About Time’; Feb. 14-16

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Senior Huskies red shirt wrestler Tyree Overton puts an oppenent in top postion, looking for a turn. Photo credit: Huskies Athletics.

By Max Steigauf the Huskies as they continued their The Dual started at 125 pounds Fitzpatrick and put him to his back road toward Sioux Falls. Looking impressive winning streak into one with McKendree’s #2 ranked Marcus for four near fall points and ended the back on this season so far, here are Contributing Writer of their biggest tournaments so far Povlick settling for a decision against match 7-1. The match then moved to some outstanding statistics and facts this season, the NWCA National St. Cloud’s Brandon Betancourt, 174 pounds, where Kolton Eischens about the 2019-20 Husky Wrestlers. The St. Cloud State Huskies Dual Tournament. which gave the Bearcats a 3-0 wrestled Josh Jones, and Jones found The Huskies not only have the wrestling team continued their The Huskies would be the team to team lead. However, the Huskies a way to contain Eischens beating #1 ranked team, but eight ranked historic winning streak over winter beat, being the #1 seed and having responded with Garrett Vos beating him 11-6. wrestlers, #3 133 pound Garrett break, which is the unofficial halfway won the event the past three years in Christian Mejia 5-4. McKendree was starting to chip Vos, #7 141 pound Garrett Aldrich, point in the season. The Huskies had a row. The Huskies made their first The next match went the Huskies’ away at the Huskies lead now losing #2 149 pound James Pleski, #1 157 their first match of the break on Jan. two opponents look easy, defeating way as Garrett Aldrich pinned Jet only 12-9. The Huskies needed to pound Jake Barzowski, #2 165 pound 5 against the #23 ranked Western Maryville University, 30-4 and #7 Tyron to gain three critical bonus stop the Bearcats and they did at 184 Devin Fitzpatrick, #3 174 pound Colorado University Mountaineers. Tiffin University, 39-3. The win points for the Huskies, who at this pounds as Tyree Overton beat Dan Kolten Eischens, #3 184 pound Tyree The Huskies uncharacteristically over Tiffin however was incredibly point took control of the match 9-3. Fillipek 12-5. The Huskies would Overton, and #12 Heavyweight dropped the first three matches in significant because it was the Huskies At 149 pounds, James Pleski got a then drop the 197 match as Ryan Ezayah Oropeza. Not only do the the dual putting themselves behind 56th straight dual win, which is an take down in overtime to continue Vasbinder won by major decision Huskies have a lot of ranked wrestlers, the Mountaineers 16-0 after two pins NCAA Division II record. and build on the Huskies lead. Then over the Huskies’ Noah Ryan. but they’re highly ranked which and a major decision. This would be This means the Huskies have been at 157 pounds, the #1 ranked Jake This loss made the score 17-13 shows how dominant they have been. the point where the Huskies turned winning for three years as their last Barzowski came up just one-point meaning if Ezayah Oropeza lost by a Speaking of dominance, the things around. dual loss was on Jan. 14, 2017. The shy of a bonus point winning 11-4 major decision, the match would then Huskies have had it in bunches. The The Huskies’ All-American 149 Huskies however continued to keep giving the Huskies a 12-3 lead at the go into tie breaking criteria. Even team is averaging a major decision pound wrestler, James Pleski helped their focus on their next match in halfway point of the dual. though Oropeza lost, he managed every win, meaning the Huskies are spark the team with a big 12-3 the semi-final against the #6 Central The Huskies would come out of to only lose 12-5 sealing it for the beating their opponents by eight or major decision which helped swing Oklahoma University. the intermission trying to continue Huskies as they beat McKendree 17- more points. the momentum into the Huskies’ The Huskies didn’t quite their winning ways, but McKendree 16 in the closest match in years and This is also shown in the team’s favor and after the intermission, the dominate the Broncos as they have had other ideas. At 165 pounds, clinching the Huskies sixth NWCA win percentage in duals with wrestlers Huskies started to dominate winning with previous teams, but they won Husky Devin Fitzpatrick wrestled Dual Championship and their fourth winning 85 percent of their matches all five matches in the last half of the nonetheless 22-12, which set them against McKendree’s Nick Foster. in a row. so far this year. In total, they have won dual with two pins, a forfeit, a tech up with #5 McKendree University Both wrestled incredibly hard, but As we hit the unofficial halfway 83 matches, lost 16, and forfeited only fall, and a decision amounting to in the finals with a chance to defend by the end of the match, it was 1-1. point in the season, the Huskies look once. an astonishing 11 bonus points for their title. In overtime, Foster took down to be rolling as usual along their First Hockey Day Minnesota of new decade ends in fireworks

By Noah Grant Cathedral at 10 a.m. Cathedral was as she scored in the shootout, while methodical in an 8-3 victory. current Huskies netminder Janine Staff Writer Next, a 1 p.m. start time signaled Alder backstopped the team to a women’s college hockey, a fantastic snowy victory. As 2020 Hockey Day Minnesota back-and-forth game between the At 4:30 p.m. Moorhead matching came to a close for St. Cloud area St. Cloud State women’s hockey up against Centennial in a firewagon fans and Minnesotans around the team and Minnesota Duluth. The showdown, a 3-2 overtime victory state, here are some historical facts, Bulldogs fought valiantly, but it was for the Moorhead Spuds. five takes of this year’s event, and the Huskies earning a 2-1 shootout At 5 p.m., it set the stage for a preview of next year’s festivities, win. the Huskies men’s team to play recapping a Jan. 18 Saturday Kayla Friesen and current Huskies host to Minnesota State-Mankato. celebration of hockey. forward Laura Kluge also found Unfortunately, the Mavericks were fellow forward and current senior too much for the Huskies in a 5-2 win A look back: 2018 Hallie Theodosopoulos for the only for Mankato. Jon Lizotte and Robby The 12th annual Hockey Day goal of the opening period. The Jackson scored for the Huskies, Minnesota was held on Jan. 20, 2018 Bulldogs would answer in the second while Patrick Newell, Blake Lizotte, in St. Cloud. The event was held at period, and the game would remain Ryan Poehling and current forward Lake George, featuring three games scoreless through 65 minutes. Easton Brodzinski earned assists. outside, one in the Herb Brooks St. Cloud State defenseman Both Blake and Jon Lizotte as National Hockey Center, and the Brittany Anderson, who scored the well as Poehling are currently in the Minnesota Wild game in St. Paul. game-tying goal in the Huskies win NHL. Poehling’s brothers Nick and Current Huskies Jack Ahcan (12, left) and Kevin Fitzgerald (28, center), celebrate St. Cloud Tech/Apollo played Nick Poehling’s (right) go-ahead redirect to put the Huskies in front 1-0 with 1:35 against Minnesota State in Hockey to play on Hockey Day Minnesota. The men’s team would sweep Duluth on the as the underdog against St. Cloud Day Minnesota 2017, played hero See More NEW DECADE on Page 13 weekend. Photo credit: Bill Prout. university chronicle Page 13, SPORTS Febuary 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com First Hockey Day Minnesota of new decade ends in fireworks, continued from Page 12

Jack are on the current men’s from Liz Schepers and dynamic first win in the WCHA, killing off Hunter Shepard. also earned an assist, helping hockey team. scorer Emma Maltais. two 6-on-4 penalties with an extra The wrister caromed off of a the Huskies sweep the Minnesota- Finally, a late 8 p.m. start against Emily Oden tallied her sixth of the attacker for the Mavericks to earn Duluth defenseman on the far side Duluth Bulldogs on Hockey Day Tampa Bay saw the Minnesota Wild season, the eventual game winner in the win. of the net and dropped under the Minnesota. do what they do best on Hockey Day the second period from Catie Skaja. Mankato was a paltry 0-for-8 on blocker of the Bulldog netminder. Exactly one minute later, the in a 5-2 victory at the Xcel Energy The win moved Minnesota to 20-2-3 the powerplay, while St. Cloud State Jake Wahlin and Nolan Walker Huskies Micah Miller shimmied Center. overall and 12-2-2 atop the WCHA missed on two powerplay chances. tallied assists on the play, with Easton around a pinching Bulldog Now, let’s take a look back at with two more games than second- Huskies netminder Emma Brodzinski also in the vicinity to help defenseman and won a footrace to a Hockey Day Minnesota of 2020. place Wisconsin, while Ohio State Polusny was spectacular with 40 out. loose puck and fired his fourth goal 5: High School Hockey Moves takes the split in a 14-6-4 season saves on 41 shots, including 13 saves Kobe Roth was the recipient of a of the year into the empty net. to the Downtown that sees them third in the WCHA in the third period. Frank stopped 14 fortuitous bounce for Duluth on the Shots were essentially even at 27- There were 36 games around the conference with a 9-4-3 line in the of 16 for Mankato in the loss. powerplay with 4:30 left in period 26 in favor of Duluth. Shot totals by state in action on Saturday, but none standings. The Huskies improved to 1-15-0 number one to even the game. Noah period were 10-8 and 9-8 in the first bigger than two games located at 3: St. Cloud State women’s in the WCHA and 5-17-3 overall on Cates and Jackson Cates earned two periods for the Bulldogs, while Parade Stadium in Minneapolis. hockey gained their first WCHA the season. assists on the game-tying marker. St. Cloud State held a 10-8 edge in Warroad high school made the victory 2: The Minnesota Wild put on a Each team had a single power the final frame. trek down south and the trip was Coming off a 5-3 loss on Jan. 17 massive showing in 7-0 victory play in the period, with the Huskies “That was a battle from the start,” worthwhile with a 5-1 finish that in Mankato, Hockey Day Minnesota There were 12 different players earning an 11-8 edge in shots. said Huskies head coach Brett saw the Warriors score a goal in each could easily be renamed Redemption who earned a point, including former In the second period, four and half Larson, “it was two teams playing period. Minneapolis’ lone tally came Day for the St. Cloud State women’s NCHC player and Duluth Bulldog minutes went by before freshman really good hockey. There was a lot in the third period from Ben Murray. hockey team, as the Huskies earned Carson Soucy (who tallied his sixth Chase Brand earned the last touch of energy in the building, I thought Next, a tightly contested affair their first WCHA win of the season in goal of the year), and fellow former for his fourth of the season on the the fans carried us through in the from Blaine and Blake high schools a gutsy and well-earned 2-1 victory Bulldog Alex Stalock earned his eventual game-winning goal from third period. [The fans] really got finished in a barn burner (or…pond- over the Minnesota State-Mankato seventh NHL shutout at the Xcel a Spencer Meier shot. Fellow going when we had some chances burner?). Blaine jumped out to a 1-0 Mavericks on Saturday afternoon. Energy Center on Hockey Day freshman Ondrej Trejbal also earned and the atmosphere was amazing. lead, but Blake stormed back with In the first period, two powerplay Minnesota. a helper on the play. The bench had a lot of energy … two of their own before each team chances and a 9-2 edge in shots To finish off a fantastic Hockey “I just tried to get it to the net,” said obviously a big rivalry game, and scored in the third period for a 3-2 powered the Mavericks toward the Day, two first period goals, three Brand, “[the puck] was fluttering, I finding a way to get one on the tip Blake victory. opening goal of the game at the second period goals, and two third didn’t even see it go in, but it worked [by Nick Poehling with 1:35 left] Blaine tied the game early in the 7:43 mark of the second period. period goals ignited the crowd into a out.” was big.” third period before the game winner Claire Butorac earned her seventh frenzy as the Wild moved to 22-20- Shots were all square at 7-7 in the The Huskies and Bulldogs each came halfway through the period, goal of the season from McKenzie 6 on the year, seven points out of a second period. Duluth fanned on two went scoreless on the powerplay; St. with Jack Sabre finding eventual Sederberg to get Mankato on the wildcard spot. power plays in the middle period, Cloud State had four chances, while hero Joe Miller for the tally, his 17th board. The Wild have roughly a 16 while the Huskies went 0-for-1 in the Duluth had two opportunities. of the year. Only one penalty was Shots were 19-5 in the second percent chance to make the playoffs middle frame. For the cardinal and black, junior called in the game. period, but St. Cloud earned the first this season. Minnesota missed last Shots were 18-4 by the Bulldogs netminder David Hrenak was once For the local St. Cloud area teams, two shots of the final frame and were year’s postseason for the first time in a third period onslaught. again superb, posting a 27-save none played on the weekend, but St. rewarded. since 2012 and have made the Huskies netminder David shutout, the seventh of his St. Cloud Cloud Tech/Apollo beat River Lakes Freshman forward Olivia Cvar playoffs nine times in 18 campaigns Hrenak stopped 32 of 33 in a State career. Duluth’s goaltender 4-1, Fergus Falls squeaked out a 5-4 continued her stretch of strong play (50 percent), but Minnesota has stellar performance, while Bulldog Hunter Shepard was almost perfect nail-biter on the road against Sauk recently, corralling a turnover into only won three first round matchups goaltender Hunter Shepard steered in steering aside 24 out of 25 pucks Rapids-Rice, and Simley played host a 2-on-0 with Klara Hymlarova (2003, 2014, 2015) and one second aside 20 of 22 shots. that came his way. to Sartell-St. Stephen in a 6-5 Simley earning the assist to even the game round matchup (2003). “It was a nice night for David The Huskies’ pair of wins moved victory. at one. Hymlarova earned her team- The last time the team has missed Hrenak to have his best game of them to 8-10-4 overall, and 5-7-0 Alexandria bested Willmar 12-0, leading eleventh assist of the year consecutive postseasons was from the year,” said Huskies head coach in NCHC conference play, vaulting while St. Cloud Cathedral was off. and 16th point. 2009-2012, where they missed four Brett Larson. “The penalty kill came them from eighth to fifth in the Little Falls took a 6-3 loss at home The Huskies kept the train rolling times. through when it needed to and David conference standings and to 34th in against Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, netting a clutch goal with six and 1: Huskies men’s hockey did a great job…I really liked [our the NCAA Pairwise. and Brainerd dropped their contest a half minutes to play in the game. completes sweep of Duluth players] tonight, [they] played hard Honorable mention: Where will as well, 5-2 against St. Michael/ Abby Thiessen fired a shot from the Game one and played physical. I’m proud of Hockey Day be next year? Albertville. point on the blocker side of Maverick The blizzard that ripped through the guys for how they battled.” Mankato will be the host of 4: Gopher hockey earns split on goaltender Calla Frank that deflected central Minnesota was no match The Bulldogs went 1-for-5 on Hockey Day Minnesota in 2021 at the big stage against Ohio State off of Jenniina Nylund’s chest. for the 4,166 fans in attendance at the powerplay, while the Huskies Blakeslee Stadium at the Minnesota Ohio State was the victor on The puck dropped to the ice just the Herb Brooks National Hockey were scoreless on two special teams’ State-Mankato campus. The Friday, Jan. 17 in a strong 4-1 in front of the crease on the glove Center on the Friday night game chances. celebration will be the 15th Hockey showing against the University of side of Frank, where the Finnish as the St. Cloud State Huskies held Game two Day Minnesota, and the selection Minnesota women’s hockey team. It sophomore fired a shot against the on for a narrow 2-1 win against In front of the largest crowd was announced by Wild president was no secret that the Gophers would grain past the blocker to give the the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in of the season at Herb Brooks Matt Majka. The opponents and come out looking for vengeance, and cardinal and black the lead. The goal NCHC play. National Hockey Center, it took 58 dates have yet to be released. they earned it in a hard-fought 2-1 was Nylund’s fourth of the season. In the first period, it was the minutes and 25 seconds, but a Nick Built in 1962, Blakeslee Stadium victory. Kenzie Wylie earned her first assist Huskies that opened the scoring Poehlingredirect on a Jack Ahcan is the current home of the Mavericks Amy Potomak opened the scoring of the year on the tally, which would with 8:00 left in the opening frame. shot from the point powered the St. NCAA Division II football team and from Emily Brown in the powerplay hold as the eventual game-winning Weathering the Duluth storm, Luke Cloud State men’s hockey team to a was the former host of the Minnesota to give Minnesota the lead. Sophie goal. Jaycox fired his third goal into the 2-0 victory in Game two. Vikings training camps from 1966- Jaques would respond with the However, it was the last three twine, a shot from the circle on the The goal was Poehling’s sixth of 2017, holding around 7,500 fans. Buckeyes only marker of the game minutes that solidified the Huskies glove side of Bulldogs goaltender the season, and brother Jack Poehling Polusny saves her way to earn WCHA Goaltender of the Week

By Noah Grant The netminder’s season-high is 50 saves on 2,050 shots. saves in a 3-2 loss in Duluth on Nov. Playing for Mound-Westonka Staff Writer 1. This season, Polusny has logged high school, she averaged a .931 just over 1,088 minutes, with a .917 save percentage during 123 games Emma Polusny, St. Cloud State’s save percentage and 576 saves to her played (across five seasons). She junior goaltender from Mound, credit in 18 games played. The most lead her team to two Class-A Minnesota, was named Western games played in a season for Polusny State Tournament appearances in Collegiate Hockey Association is 20, set in 2017-18, where she was Minnesota (2013, 2017). (WCHA) Goaltender of the Week the first Husky in program history She also has had a cup of coffee on for Jan. 6-12, and she is the latest to garner multiple WCHA Player of the international stage, only allowing Husky to earn conference accolades. the Week awards in the same season. a single goal in a game played for the At the Minnesota Cup in Duluth, She also holds St. Cloud State’s United States in the 4-Nations Cup Polusny sported a .965 save record for most saves in a shutout (2018-19). She also earned a Gold percentage, stopping 82 of 85 shots with 41 (0-0 tie against Ohio State, Medal at the World Championships in two contests (38 saves in a 1-0 Dec. 2, 2017). that same season, with fellow overtime loss to Bemidji, followed Career-wise, she has played in WCHA netminders Maddie Rooney by 44 stops in a 2-2 tie against 3,346 minutes, with a .923 career of Duluth (2015-present) and former Huskies goaltender Emma Polusny (32) has earned WCHA goal- Minnesota State Mankato). save percentage, thanks to 1,892 Wisconsin Badger Alex Rigsby tender of the Week honors. Photo credit: Huskies Athletics. (2010-2014). university chronicle Page 14, SPORTS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Esports coming to St. Cloud State By Tim Speier pull these folks together, just as an other governing bodies in the U.S. at informal ... information gathering at the time this article was written. Investigative Reporter this point.” “[Creating a team] does take some Wacker is looking at gathering elbow grease to get off the ground,” In mid-December, St. Cloud State all the insight she can on this new said Concordia University, St. Paul University announced that they will market. With around 65 percent (CSP) esports coach Logan Hermes. start looking into the addition of of American adults playing video CSP currently has around 22 esports at the university level. games in some fashion, Wacker will players on their team and play The announcement was revealed not have to look very hard. Overwatch, Rocket League, League at the bottom of the email sent out by “Then we also want to query the of Legends, and Hearthstone. The the president’s office that informed students ... [to] find out what student team is set up comparable to Track the school of the elimination interests are,” Wacker said. and Field, the players are all on the of football and both men’s and This will be the first step in her same team, but do not cross train. women’s golf. plan to bring esports to SCSU. “[The players] specialize in one Esports, short for Electronic Wacker talked about finding out [game]. We have a structured system Sports, have grown exponentially in what the school has and what it needs of training, skills training, and Nick Grantham, a freshman on the men’s basketball team is a the past few years. to get off the ground. The addition, [scrimmages],” said Hermes. “We’re With an estimated 454 million if SCSU decides to form a “team,” making it a structured system just native citizen of Australia. Photo credit: Huskies Athletics. viewers and $1.1 billion in market would require a training/competition like any other athletic program at revenue worldwide in 2019, space, high speed internet, and CSP.” according to analytics company custom gaming computers, just Wacker’s plan involves more than Newzoo, and not showing any signs to mention a few. Essentially, this just sports and gaming, her plan also Australian fires hit of slowing down, esports are here to would not be something that will includes academics. Yes, an esport stay and colleges are starting to take happen overnight. degree. notice. After the initial information “We need people to understand the close to home for Not only is the sport growing but it gathering, the university will business of [esports]. The players are is all inclusive too. Esports does not start looking at the organized and a new generation of athletes. How do emphasize someone’s sex, ethnicity, competitive side of things. you recruit; how do you train; how SCSU athletes or body type. Rather, they care more “What does this look like for do you support? There is so much about your team work, reaction time, [SCSU] from an intramural or around the possibilities of creating and hand eye coordination. recreational standpoint,” Wacker said an academic ... degree, certificate, By Jeremy Lagos New York. The University Chronicle sat about moving forward. “Do we want or minor in esports. That, we’re Sports Editor The Australian native keeps down for a candid interview with to explore actually having a esports going to explore that too, because we close tabs on what’s been going on SCSU President Robbyn Wacker team? Which some universities are should,” Wacker said. keeping in contact with his family to find out how the school plans to now competing across the country “[For] players and gamers to The wildfires in Australia began and friends. make this a reality. with [other] teams. [This means] be able to move into... the more in late October, and they’re still Another student-athlete on “Esports is not only about gamers you recruit [and have] tryouts for the management [aspect],” Wacker said, raging. The Australian Government campus, Zach Okabe, a freshman and competition, esports is a business, team.” “it gives a career opportunity for has declared over 17 million acres on the men’s hockey team also has it needs managers, advertising and With the NCAA not recognizing folks that are maybe no longer able of land have been burnt, about eight ties to Australia having been a citizen marketing, programmers, artist, esports as a collegiate sport, the to keep up the intensity of being a times as much land as the California there before moving to Canada. coaches; it has the potential to NSIC would not be able to be a [professional] gamer.” fires in 2018 according to an article Okabe is actually a legal citizen involve many co-curricular, athletic/ sanctioning body as they fall under Although SCSU has only just from The New York Times. in three different countries including recreation and academic units,” the NCAA. This has not detoured started looking into esports, there is The fires have mostly been Japan, Australia and Canada. stated in the memo Wacker gave to over 170 schools from participating a lot of potential. contained by now, but that doesn’t The freshman forward graduated the University Chronicle. in collegiate esports under the “An institution committed to change the fact a lot of damage has from Charles Spencer high school in “The first step; I’ve asked the National Association of Collegiate running a successful program that already been done. Okotoks, Alberta in 2019 and having members of my cabinet, which Esports (NACE). is willing to structure its program,” In central Minnesota, it might be played two seasons in the AJHL with represents the whole university... [is] NACE is currently the only Hermes said, is a key to a program’s hard for most people to relate to the the Grande Prairie Storm, most of his to send me the names of people in governing body of varsity esports success or failure. situation, but at St. Cloud State, there family still lives in Australia. their areas that are working, trying programs at colleges and universities CSP started its team in 2019 are two student-athletes in particular “We’re just making sure we’re to do something new, ... or have across the United States, according and is the first college in the state where it hits right at home. keeping in touch with them [his expressed an interest in gaming,” to their website. The University of Minnesota to start a collegiate “It’s real hard being over here family], just keeping in touch with said Wacker, “[then] we’re going to Chronicle was unable to find any esports team. and seeing what’s happening back them and making sure they’re all home,” said SCSU men’s basketball right,” Okabe said. freshman Nick Grantham. Luckily for the residents of Grantham is a citizen of Australia, the fires are starting to Melbourne, Australia and St. Cloud get under control, with rain helping is the first time he’s ever lived outside to calm the fires down and get them his native country. under control before even more “It’s pretty close to home. The damage has been done. closest fires are about three hours Climate change takes into account away, so it’s pretty tough knowing as to why the fires have been so bad. that sort of thing is going on back According to the same New York home pretty close to where I live,” Times article, last year, Australia Grantham said. had record setting high temperatures The 6 foot 6 inch forward’s home coupling with being the driest is located in a rural part of Victoria, summer on record as well and strong a state in Australia, so preparing for winds. fires is a regular occurrence during There are parts of Australia that the summer. have also been under droughts for Although his immediate family years, and fires have been beginning isn’t directly in harm’s way, Nick has earlier stretching all the way from other family and friends that have July and are expected to last until as had to evacuate in boats when they late as March. were cornered by the fires. Both Grantham and Okabe “I don’t think the world has ever mentioned donating to the cause really seen anything this big. I know of fighting the fires as something that talking to one of my teammates people can do to help, while also and even in New Zealand they can taking to social media to help spread see the smoke that’s being caused by the cause. the fires. That sort of shows how big There are various places people the fires are,” Grantham said. can go to donate online to help the It’s about 2,581 miles from firefighters, including the CFA’s Australia to New Zealand, or roughly website. the same distance from Las Vegas to university chronicle Page 15, SPORTS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza turns 30

By Tim Speier come out to fish and set up what is called, “bra pong.” For $1, Investigative Reporter contestants get to toss a ping pong ball at a board covered in bras and if The Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing the ball goes in a cup, players win a Extravaganza is the world’s largest shot. charitable ice fishing contest and “We donate the money to a cancer Saturday Jan. 25 marked its 30th research, usually breast cancer ... anniversary. and [the money] goes to a good At 8 a.m., the gates to the Brainerd cause,” said Teri Flemal, a member Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza of WOW. opened and nearly 9,600 contestants The contest officially commenced flooded through the gates to pick out at noon with a cannon and ran til 3 their lucky hole in hopes of taking p.m. with the weigh-in tent closing home their share of the $200,000 in five minutes later. prizes. The first fish made its way to the In 1990, the Brainerd Jaycees set weigh-in tent at 12:03 p.m. and was out to create a project that would caught by Caden Jager of Brainerd, a rally members and volunteers, 0.08 pound Perch. provide opportunities for individual With 831 fish registered during leadership, and create a positive the three hour contest, it was Waren impact in the Brainerd Lakes Area Arnold of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota economy during the winter months, that ended up taking home first place the Jaycees explained in their event with a 8.29 pound Eelpout. history. Waren said he caught the fish in 8 In 1991, that project took shape to 9 feet of water using a dead stick in the form of an ice fishing contest. with a shiner. Over the course of 30 years, the It almost wouldn’t fit through the contest has become the largest The flood of people making their way through the check point in hopes of getting the lucky hole. hole and “[his fishing partner] had to charitable ice fishing tournament in Photo credit: Tim Speier reach down with both hands to bring the world. That feat comes with its it out of the hole for me,” Waren said. own set of challenges, mother nature Additionally, 2006 was the only time “The volunteers sign in under The contest brings in people from “It was just amazing ... when I saw being the most unforgiving. the contest was moved to a different [their] different charities, and then all over, all trying to catch the biggest the water coming up out of the hole. On Jan. 16, according to the lake. after the event, [Brainerd Jaycees] fish. Scott Paquette came in from I knew it was a big fish.” Jaycees press release, permits In only two days, volunteers calculate all the proceeds and Colorado to fish in the tournament Waren caught the fish within the were issued after the Crow Wing prepare Gull Lake for the funds that we’ve raised and donate and cross it off of his, “bucket lists.” first 30 minutes of the contest. County Sheriff’s Department and tournament. Drilling over 10,000 back to every charity that comes Ronda Brade, a member of the “It was a long time,” Waren said the Brainerd Jaycees found 16 to holes, bringing in food and utilities, out and helps us,” said Marketing Women Anglers of Minnesota and about waiting for the next two and a 18 inches of ice throughout the two manning the different checkpoints, Coordinator for the Brainerd Jaycees Women on Ice, has been coming to half hours until the contest ended. square mile contest area. Although and operating the various stations is Angie Nelson. “Entirely volunteer the tournament for “about 10 years” He would not be bested on that this has not always been the case as all accomplished through volunteers. organized and ran. Nobody gets paid with a group of her friends. The day and not only was it his first time the contest has been postponed three This year 385 people from 45 to do anything, but we donate back to group of friends, aptly named WOW fishing in the contest, it was his first times, once in 2002, 2012 and 2016. different charities came out to help. those organizations.” for Women’s Outing Weekend, time ice fishing at all.

Olympic tournament in 1980. That further. was the tournament format, and it MJ: Eventually, we got down to was pretty tough making the team as 20. We spent a lot of time together, a player. Obviously, you were able to that group of players. [The roster] do that… talk about that process and basically was down to 22 players making that Olympic team in 1980. as we started our tour of playing MJ: The team process of, trying a 60-game exhibition schedule, to make the team…I mean, it was where 48 games were on the road. three different tryouts throughout During that process, you get to the United States. Basically, from know one another, and you develop that, you had scouts that were putting friendships. Even though I played together a roster of people that were at Wisconsin, half the team seem going to get invited at that time to to be from Minnesota, playing for the summer National Sports Festival the Gophers. You had some players in Colorado Springs. They divided from Duluth. You had a group of everybody up on four teams, with 20 players that were from the eastern players on a team, and then we had teams, mostly Boston University. I a sports festival where guys were think having those exhibition games playing. Obviously, the scouting and spending so much time on the staff and Herb Brooks and his group, road gave everybody an opportunity as any coach will do when you’re to really get to know one another. trying to pick a team, [found that] the You know, it’s like a family… you first probably eight or 10 guys that have good days, you have bad days, are pretty easy [to select] just because you have great games, and you have of what history shows you, and you games that you struggle in. I think know what’s in their portfolio. The that whole process helped us develop Mark Johnson joins in an interview with the University Chronicle and KVSC to talk about the cele- next five or six players, there’s going those friendships, which eventually bration of the Miracle on Ice 40 years later. Photo credit: Jeremy Lagos. to be conversations [about them]. got us to the point that we became a This, I think, is where it becomes team. challenging… and I had [the same UC: You enter the Olympic issue] when I was putting together tournament, and you have to get the 2010 Women’s Olympic team through the preliminary round in Miracle on Ice: a look back, 40 years later to go up to Vancouver… the same order to make the medal round. One thing happens when you get down to of the most pivotal games that I think By Noah Grant University Chronicle sat down with WCHA Rookie of the Year honors. those last five or six players, and then a lot of people overlook is that 2-2 tie one of the most pivotal members of But most importantly, what we’re you get down to the last one or two. against Sweden and then obviously, Staff Writer that infamous group of players. here to talk about: it’s time to chat That’s where it becomes hard. The you’re able to take that into a 7-3, University Chronicle: I’m with 1980 Olympic gold medalist dream of getting a chance to play what was deemed an upset, against On Feb. 22, 1980, the U.S. pleased to be joined by a man who and tournament-MVP Mark on that national team and eventually Czechoslovakia. Can you take us Olympic ice hockey team stunned has played in 669 NHL games (with Johnson. Mark, it’s an absolute the Olympic team was in the back through, first of all, the Sweden the Soviet Union with a 4-3 victory 508 points in those games); he is a pleasure. of a lot of players’ minds. For the game? over a team that had been dominant five-time national champion as a Mark Johnson: Thank you. 26 players that came out of the MJ: It was a game that was in international play since 1960. coach of the Wisconsin Badgers Thank you. Colorado Springs Sports Festival, played before the Olympics actually They followed this performance up women’s hockey team. Of course, UC: First of all, what most everybody’s excited; but also, it’s in opened up. After the Sweden game, with a 4-2 victory against Finland to he won a national championship people don’t know is that the eight the back of our mind that there’s six the following day was going to be clinch a gold medal in the Games. with his father, Badger Bob Johnson, teams of Pool A and top four teams players that were not going to make opening ceremonies. Again, Now, on the 40th Anniversary of in 1977. As a freshman at Wisconsin, of Group B in 1979 at the World it out of those 26. the “Miracle on Ice” game, the he also was the first Badger to earn Championships were invited to the UC: And then it’s narrowed down See More 40 YEARS on Page 16 university chronicle Page 16, SPORTS February 2020 Edition www.universitychron.com Miracle on Ice: A look back, 40 years later, continued from Page 15

everybody was excited within one of the things that we were able back of our minds, ‘we are going but we’re there to play hockey and they are affected by watching it. our group because, you took the to do, we were able to hang with to win the game against Finland.’ fulfill a dream, and I think that’s UC: My friends and I could trip from our last exhibition game them from a scoring standpoint. The We just didn’t know how we were basically where everybody’s mindset probably quote almost every line against the Russians at Madison longer you hang with a team and you going to win it. We actually came out was. ‘What was the task next? We’re growing up. My last question for Square Garden and got on the bus hang around, you get into that third in that third period against Finland playing the Russians, we gotta get you: obviously, you won a gold knowing that you had made the period, as we’ve all seen, those of us and probably played the best 20 ready to play the Russians. What’s medal in 1980, you’ve been on the Olympic team and were going up to that have been around hockey for a minutes of the entire tournament and next? Well, you’re in the gold medal national stage a lot and for a long experience that. I think the Sweden long time, funny things happen. So, obviously got to the end, knowing game if you win. Next, you’re in the time, you move into the NHL, and game was really a wake up call for us obviously scoring the goal at the that really for the first time in the gold medal game.’ So, your focus is then you move into coaching. For because we were excited to be part end of the first period got us into the entire tournament that we controlled on that stuff. you, during that experience, what of the Olympics, we were fulfilling a locker room, instead of being down our own destiny. If we won the game, UC: Sure. My recollection, of have the changes in hockey been dream. But in the first period of that by one goal, you’re tied at two, and we are going to win the gold medal. course, as I was born in 1996. I grew like? Obviously, the Olympics used game, we didn’t play very well, and it’s a whole different mindset. As you If we lost the game, you know, the up with my first depiction of Mark to be collegiate athletes only, and Herb let us know. That woke us up a enter the second period, instead of same impact, but in a negative way Johnson that was actually Eric Peter then of you grew up in the small little bit and then the second half of having to beat them for 60 minutes, was going to happen because we Kaiser, who played you in the 2004 towns where you were back in the the game we played much better, and now it’s down to 40. Even though we had upset the Russians and we might movie Miracle, I’m going to assume day. Now kids 14 and 15 years old Bill Baker scored [to tie the game didn’t play very well in the second not have gotten a medal. I think that you’ve seen the movie? are selling themselves out to go play at 2-2 with 27 seconds left]. You period and got outshot pretty good, everybody knew the magnitude of MJ: Oh, yeah. Yeah. triple-A halfway across the country. know, we pulled our goalie in the the score was only 3-2 [for Russia]. the game and you know, when Phil UC: Do you enjoy the movie? MJ: Oh, the game has changed. I last minute of the game, which really So now instead of 40 minutes, you’re Verchota scored early in the third Do you enjoy the depiction of it? mean, I look at my days, my 11 years started things, started the momentum down to 20 minutes, and if you’re period, Rob McClanahan scored the Did they consult you about it or in the NHL, you know how the game and the excitement within our locker able to score the next goal, it makes go-ahead goal, then we had a couple anything? I mean, what was that was played back then. Implementing room and I think started the process. the game interesting, which we were of penalties we had to kill off late experience like? new rules in the last decade to try to The people that were coming to Lake able to do. I scored on a powerplay in the game, we were able to get a MJ: Well, it’s fun because, as you open up the game gives those skill Placid mostly were going to watch about halfway through [the third shorthanded goal and solidify the mentioned, you were obviously born players an opportunity to showcase speedskating with Eric Hayden, and period] and then before the crowd victory. So, again, you still have to after the event. Your first experience their talent. I think even now, as what he was about to do, [as well is able to settle in, Mike Eruzione play the game and Finland had a might be seeing the movie and I speak to you, we are seeing a as] skiing and figure skating. I don’t scores the go-ahead goal. Now great team. Remember Finland [had so how’s the movie portrayed for transition in the NHL, where now think a lot of people were coming we are really in an uncomfortable a player by] the name of Jari Kurri, somebody who didn’t actually see it is becoming a much younger to Lake Placid to watch our men’s position because now we are leading, who was a young player at that time the event, or saw it in tape delay, or is [league] as you look at some of the hockey team, but I think that Sweden but yet there’s still 10 minutes to go. and ended up coming over [to the as old as I am that that lived through teams and the makeup of their team. game started the process. Then when We were able to do things in that last NHL] and playing for Edmonton it? So, I think the nice thing about A lot of young 21-year-olds, 20-year- we beat Czechoslovakia in the next 10 minutes that we were prepared with Gretzky, [winning] Stanley the movie is that people that weren’t olds, 19-year-olds are playing in game, who was one of the teams that to do as far as our conditioning and Cups and [ending up in the] Hall of part of it or weren’t born yet can look the league, where 10-years-ago, it was favored to upset the Russians, our ability to skate with the Russians Fame. They had a good team, and at something, walk away from the was more of the veterans and the we got everybody’s attention. [was concerned], and we got to the it wasn’t going to be easy, and we movie, and feel good not only about leadership and those type of things. UC: So those first two games finish line, obviously. certainly didn’t make it easy. But the U.S. hockey team, but about The game has changed. I think were crucial, then obviously you do UC: And then of course, people that last 20 minutes was something being an American citizen. [It’s great the exciting part is the exposure of make it to the medal round, and of also fail to remember that you still special. knowing] how special it was to have the game to different areas now, course you do play the “Miracle on had to beat a team in Finland to UC: You talk about medal a special event happen during a time with NHL teams in Phoenix, and Ice” game against the Soviet Union, actually capture a gold medal. As implications, but there were also where a lot of people weren’t happy Texas; [there are] multiple NHL where you had two goals, including Herb Brooks said, if you don’t win implications politically when you about being American and weren’t teams in Florida and in California. one of the most iconic goals, scoring this hockey game (losing after the were playing the Soviet Union. Did happy about the way things were What we’ve seen, especially on the with a single second left in the first second period), you’ll take it to your you really think about that? Or was it going. None of us knew and realized women’s side, is the growth of the period. I believe you asked Slava grave, for us to put it in lighter terms. just another hockey game? the impact that a hockey game in the game of hockey. Last year, USA Fetisov, who would have been an You had a hand in the game tying MJ: We didn’t have the ability to middle of the Adirondacks would Hockey set a record of more kids opponent of yours in that game, goal and then added an insurance access information like we do today, have, [as well as] have such an effect playing than ever that are 8-years- but then a future teammate, why marker. What was that like? with the computer, with Twitter, on so many people. So having been old and under. The visibility, the goaltender Vladislav Tretiak was MJ: Again, it was sort of our with Facebook, with everything. No part of the movie, having watched exposure, the opportunity for kids to pulled after the first period in the M.O. that [in the] first part of the matter where it happens in the world, the movie, knowing, obviously what play the games to me is the exciting game and he just said, “coach crazy.” game, we didn’t play up to their you can find out about it instantly, was going on within the movie, it’s part because, as I look back, the game MJ: Yeah, yeah. That was a capabilities, even after two periods and so you take all that stuff away. very heartwarming that people can was very good to myself. It was good unique game and obviously a very being down 2-1. I think as we You know, we’re playing in Lake look at it, walk away from it, and to my family, and to get more kids memorable game and you know, entered the third period, we were a Placid, New York, a community then watch it, you know, 20 more involved in them an opportunity to people look back on it and try to very confident group. I think as we of 2,500 people and the only thing times and still enjoy it. That’s what play the great game, the enjoyment figure out how we were able to get left the locker room, of all the things you knew that was going on was we run into with our kids and their that they can take away from it, with to the end and have more goals than that we’ve been through to get us what was going on in Lake Placid, families and teams. No matter what more rinks and more kids playing the Russians did because you know, to that point, and then certainly the [as opposed to] what was going on sport you play, can watch it, watch with more visibility, to me, that is obviously they were powerful the game on Friday afternoon against outside Lake Placid. Obviously, we it, watch it, and still enjoy it. Having the really exciting part about where year before. They had beaten the the Russians; you don’t want that to were aware of what’s going on in people tell us about that tells me that hockey is right now compared to NHL All-Star Team 6-0, and I think go to waste. I think we knew in the Afghanistan and some of the things, the movie was special on people and where it was even 10-years-ago, and certainly where it was when I was growing up. Hibernation fundraiser helps Husky athletics NSIC is committing to,” Director free pizza, played pool, and board By Jessica Charpentier of Campus Recreation and Sports games. Over one hundred people Staff Writer Facilities Calvin Diggs said. made it to the Hibernation event On a college campus, McCullar which only lasted for an hour and a St. Cloud State University athletes, said safety remains a priority among half. staff, and students gathered to support everyone at the school. Even after all of the cuts to St. Husky athletics at Halenbeck hall on “We don’t want students or faculty Cloud State University’s athletic Jan. 18. The Hibernation event was a or staff drunk driving. It’s a chance program, staff members still remain nonprofit cause to support St. Cloud to bring awareness and this is a good optimistic. State University’s athletic program. time when you got a lot of people “In my opinion, the cuts are a Students were all able to enter into coming in,” McCullar said. business decision and even with free raffles to win airpods, a TV, and Staff handed out free bracelets that business decision we are still in a fitbit as long as they attended the to support the campaign. The two operation mode with other students women’s basketball game, men’s main organizations that helped and student athletes involved,” hockey and men’s basketball games. run the Hibernation event were Diggs said. “It’s school spirit,” Associate Husky Athletics and Student Life. During the weekend of the Professor and Graduate Director Within Student Life, there was also Hibernation event, the men’s hockey Steven L. McCullar said. the University Program Board, team won 2-0 to UMD, the women’s The winners were drawn at the Student Recreation Center, basketball team won 84-77 to halftime during basketball games and the Department of Campus Mankato, but the men’s basketball and at second intermission during Involvement. The Dog Pound was team lost 83-95 to Mankato. St. the men’s hockey game. involved too and handed out 50 free Cloud State University’s athletic The event also served as a way to t-shirts to those attending the event department continues to push bring awareness to drunk driving. before moving onto the games. through even without golf and St. Cloud State University is a part This is the first year of the football. of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Hibernation event, but Husky “There is tons of athletic Conference (NSIC) which created a Athletics hopes to have many more opportunities, it’s hard what St. Cloud State University athletes, staff, and students gathered campaign against drunk driving. in the future. Students came in red, happened to football but it’s not to support Husky athletics at Halenbeck hall on Jan. 18. Photo “It’s about an infant who was white and black displaying their the end of who we are as Huskies,” credit: Jessica Charpentier killed by a drunk driver. So it’s a support for Husky Athletics. Before McCullar said. campaign that each school in the moving onto the games, students ate