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Annual Women’s History Month poetry reading in honor of Professor Susan McLean

Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor

March 27, 2018

After 30 years of working for SMSU, Susan McLean is retiring. To celebrate her years of work here and success as a poet, McLean’s colleagues surprised her by deciding that the Women’s History Month poetry reading would contain poems that were all hers. The reading took place on March 14 from 12:...

Annual Women’s History Month poetry reading in honor of Professor Susan McLean
DECA sends Mustangs to nationals

Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor

March 27, 2018

After two years of running Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), advisor Kenneth Chukwuba has not only expanded the program to include about 35 students but also had 20 of these students qualify for nationals this year. These 20 students either qualified individually or in a group. Even the members...

DECA sends Mustangs to nationals
National walkout: “17 minutes for 17 victims”

Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor

March 27, 2018

I own guns and go hunting in the fall. I also participated in our school’s walk out for increased gun control. So, yes, people like me do exist, in case you were wondering. One of the reasons I participate in the walk out was because I thought it was great that our school had actually organized a...

National walkout: “17 minutes for 17 victims”
Comic

Nickolas Green, Cartoonist

March 2, 2018

Comic
McLean to be honored with poetry reading

Alexis Streich, Staff Writer

March 2, 2018

The 2018 Women’s History Month Poetry Reading will honor English professor Susan McLean in the Whipple Gallery from 12:30-1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 14. McLean initiated this annual event, which spotlights and celebrates women poets, in 1997. She has organized the event as well as chose the poet...

McLean to be honored with poetry reading

April 26, 2018

From March 13-16, nine SMSU students attended the National Post-Secondary Agriculture Students (PAS) Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky. SMSU students Asa Nelson, Amanda Stafford, Ashle ‘Lukes’ Benson, Shantel Koering, MacKenzie Schultz, Ashley Eisenbraun, Ryan Riebel and Melissa Downing attended. Past National Secretary Amy Marquette also attended on behalf of SMSU. PAS is an organization...

Toys R Us announces bankruptcy

Ryan Ohm, Staff Writer

April 26, 2018

Ever since I could remember Toys R Us was a treat to every kid in the world and was in many ways the best toy store ever. But, with raising the minimum wage comes raising taxes. Which leads to rising prices for products/materials and following that leads to more online shopping for a cheaper product that you are guaranteed to have in 3-5 business days. Some big retail stores like Walmart, Target, and...

Letter To The Editor

Holly Johnson, Letter to the Editor

April 26, 2018

Dear Editor, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s theme is “Embrace your Voice”. How we talk about sexual violence matters. When we reflect on and change how we think and talk about the issue, we can create a culture of respect, equality, and safety. There are many ways to embrace one’s voice, from voicing your support for survivors to speaking out against victim blaming. When...

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A&E

Awesome 80s Prom

Emily Errico, News Editor

April 26, 2018

With an opening night on April 12, the SMSU Theatre Department ended their 50th anniversary season with Awesome 80s Prom written by Kevin Davenport and the Class of ‘89. The production was an interactive...

April 2018 free games lineup

Ryan Ohm, Staff Writer

April 26, 2018

The new month brings in new games for both Playstation Plus and Xbox Gold members, and we have got some doozies. This month for PS Plus members we have Mad Max and Trackmania Turbo. For Xbox Live Gold...

Burnout: Paradise City comes out ahead

Ryan Ohm, Staff Writer

April 26, 2018

Since the first Burnout game dropped in 2001 on PlayStation, Xbox, Gamecube, and even the Dreamcast, the series has maintained a steady pace for themselves in the video game industry. However, more recently...

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Commentary

SMSU controls weather and tries to delay graduation

Kaleigh Farrelly, Staff Writer

April 26, 2018

Several months back, The Kale introduced the SMSU community to the Toddler to Adult Center for New Graduates—or T.A.C.N.G. for short. Recent research shows that, along with the change to the title of...

Student success at the National College Media Convention

Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor

March 27, 2018

The simple act of getting to New York City was a hassle. The Spur found out about the conference in the fall, and had hopes of attending, but slowly we realized that we didn’t have the funds to make...

Why everyone should see Black Panther

Trevor Groebner, Staff Writer

March 2, 2018

Black Panther is one of the hottest movies out right now, no doubt because Marvel movies are so popular, but also because of what it does for the culture. This is the first superhero movie we have where...

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Variety

Awesome 80s Prom

Emily Errico, News Editor

April 26, 2018

Comic: Comfort

Sarah Palmeter, Graphic Design Editor

March 2, 2018

Club Spotlight: The Forensic Team

Caleb Herrlich and Ben Walker

March 2, 2018

On Feb. 16-18, the SMSU Forensic Team traveled to St. Cloud to compete in the 2018 Minnesota State Tournament. The Mustangs started strong and continued their impressive annual run at State competition. The...

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Sports

Wild lose third-straight first round series against Jets

Caleb Herrlich, Editor-in-Chief

April 26, 2018

Five games, twenty-six goals. The Minnesota Wild scored nine, two more than the Vegas Golden Knights, who swept their series. The Winnipeg Jets scored thirteen against the...

SMSU falls to SCSU in make-up games

Kelly Regan, Staff Writer

April 26, 2018

Southwest Minnesota State’s Women’s Softball team took on St. Cloud State on Sunday the 22 and faced Duluth on Monday the 23. The games were originally scheduled for...

Timberwolves snap 14-year playoff drought

AJ Rusch

April 26, 2018

Many people might not be able to recall who was in the starting lineup when the Timberwolves last played in mid-April, but it is quite different now. The team featured Minnesota...

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