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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Loyola's boiler dispute and a Nov. 15 international festival

Plus, Belle Plaine plays for the Section 2AA volleyball title Thursday in St. Peter.

The Daily Mankato team7 sources3 min read

News Notes

Loyola

Loyola Catholic High School sent parents a letter saying its boiler hasn't been turned on. President Jesse Hicks wrote that neighbor has declined the school's requests to activate it. Mankato Free Press

MSU

Students at Minnesota State are pushing the university to overturn its decision not to renew printmaking professor Edson Rosas's contract. Rosas, hired in 2024, has worked on a series of one-year fixed-term contracts. Mankato Free Press

St. Peter

Election judges in St. Peter's two precincts reported turnout that looked more like a general election than a standard midterm. Southernminn.com

Volleyball

Belle Plaine swept LSH 3-0 in the Section 2AA semifinal, and the Giants finished 24-7. Belle Plaine faces Southwest Christian for the section title Thursday at 7:45 p.m. in St. Peter. Ingstad Media

Festival

If you like to eat your way around the world, the Mankato Area International Festival runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15. Momo, dorayaki and Mango Lassi are among the dishes, and tickets are sold on the main and second floors of the CSU. MSU Reporter

The International Festival runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15

Mankato Area International Festival, Nov. 15

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.11 a.m.to 3 p.m.
  • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Festival hours
Food booths
Open at 11:30 a.m.
Free spork
First 250 to buy $10+ in food tickets

Source: MSU Reporter

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11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Festival hours
Food boothsOpen at 11:30 a.m.
Free sporkFirst 250 to buy $10+ in food tickets

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Mankato East students are trading punchlines for plot twists. Students are staging a loyal adaptation of S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" this weekend. Director Hayley Endersbe picked the classic drama because East usually does comedies. Stay gold, Mankato.

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Daily Mankatoto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

Loyola's boiler dispute and a Nov. 15 international festival

Plus, Belle Plaine plays for the Section 2AA volleyball title Thursday in St. Peter.

The TLDR

  1. Loyola says its boiler isn't on as the cold sets in
  2. MSU students push to overturn a print professor's contract decision
  3. St. Peter judges report general-election-like turnout
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