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A measure to allow refinancing of federal student loans has split Congress on party lines. BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

A bill that would’ve provided students with the option to refinance their federal student loans and potentially lower their interest rates was blocked Tuesday for the second time since its introduction this summer. Despite a lack of progress on the issue from the federal government, one financial company now allows borrowers the option to refinance their federal loans into private ones. And while the contention in Washington continues, some experts say a higher student voter turnout rate could push lawmakers into action on student loans. The bill, called the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, didn’t have the chance to see a floor vote on its second introduction. On Tuesday, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, proposed that legislators be allowed unlimited amendments u See REFINANCING Page 3

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PIFFmpls founder Ben Alberts manages the front desk of the recently established location on Como Avenue Southeast on Tuesday. The new neighborhood boutique sells clothing, shoes and other apparel.

A new store on Como Avenue, PIFFmpls, opened earlier this month and aims to cater to the city’s growing urban wear market.

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CBS adapts hiring for new areas

The main feature of Como Avenue

is now split evenly between shoes and ap-

Southeast’s newest storefront is designed

parel, Alberts is looking to expand to art,

to look like a cross between a Foot Locker

prints and fixed-gear bicycles.

local sneaker-heads.

“Fashion runs in trends; style is for life,” said Alberts, adding that he plans for

PIFFmpls, a one-stop shop for streetwear

PIFFmpls to become the primary provider

needs, opened Labor Day, and it consigns lux-

for Minneapolis’ growing crowd of urban-

ury shoes and clothing from brands like Ver-

wear aficionados.

sace, A Bathing Ape, Gucci and Hugo Boss.

The store, located at 1506 Como Ave. SE,

u See PIFFMPLS Page 5

BY PARKER LEMKE plemke@mndaily.com

u See SCIENCE Page 4

Ben Alberts, said though the store’s stock

and an art gallery — a fantasy of sorts for

The college has found success in “cluster hiring” to fill staff voids in new research fields.

Generating cutting-edge research sometimes means star ting from scratch with hiring. Due to the evolving nature of science fields, the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences is searching for new faculty members to fill areas of research where the college is lacking. Known as cluster hiring, the recruitment plan has canvassed academics across the globe in an attempt to fill the new areas. And since the initiative’s start three years ago, department members say the hiring method has proven successful. Biology depar tment heads say they settled on the new recruitment approach to attract the best talent for emerging multidisciplinary research fields, like genome variation, cellular biophysics and synthetic biology.

Its self-described “curator” and owner,

BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com

ENVIRONMENT

Arboretum seeks funds for expansion, renovation With new features, Landscape Arboretum officials want to draw 500,000 visitors annually. BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com

On Tuesday, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum kicked off one of its largest public fundraising campaigns in the nearly 60 years since its opening. The arboretum, which has already raised nearly $45 million from private donors since 2011, hopes to make an additional

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$15 million from public contributions to fund new renovations and attractions for visitors. Projects in the works include a pollinator center, an expanded conser vator y, a Chinese garden and new roads and walkways, said Judy Hohmann, the arboretum’s marketing director. “We’re hoping the projects will create new venues for people to pursue learning or renewal or escape,” she said. Nearly 328,000 people visited the arboretum last year, Hohmann said. Already, the campaign-generated private funds have contributed to recently completed projects like expanding the arboretum’s

entrance and creating a sculpture garden. “By most measures, [the campaign] is already a success,” said Ed Schneider, the arboretum’s director and a professor in the department of horticultural science. But the campaign isn’t done yet and won’t be complete until June 2016, he said. “There’s still a lot to do,” Hohmann said. The public phase of the fundraiser is designed to appeal to a wider audience and to bring new people to the arboretum, Schneider said. One of the current projects, the Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discover y Center, u See FUNDRAISING Page 4

LEGISLATURE

Student seeks voting rights One grad student has joined a statewide push to give voting rights to people with a felony. BY JOHN THOMAS jthomas@mndaily.com

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY

Hippo Campus member Jake Luppen performs outside of Northrop on Wednesday as part of Music on the Plaza, a free outdoor concert series that features University student bands.

Robert Stewart hasn’t been able to vote since 2006, a right he lost because there’s a felony on his record. But for the past several years, the thirdyear sociology graduate student has been fighting to regain his voting rights. “It’s encouraged me to be involved,” he said, “because I have no other way to be involved in the political process, other than through advocacy.” While a bill to restore voting eligibility to many Minnesotans with criminal records when they leave prison made headway in the last legislative session, the measure failed to make it onto the floor of either

chamber. Now, some University of Minnesota students are working to further the rights of those with criminal backgrounds. “I think [people with criminal records] should be welcomed back into the community,” said associate sociology professor Joshua Page. He said he believes the public should strive to integrate former convicts back into society, rather than exclude them. Stewart is optimistic that groups like the Minnesota Second Chance Coalition, of which he’s a member, will help a similar bill become law in this spring’s session. State Rep. Raymond Dehn, DFL-Minneapolis, co-authored the bill last session with Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center, and several other DFL representatives. “I will definitely be reintroducing it,” Dehn said. Stewar t blamed the bill’s death last u See ADVOCACY Page 4

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To ‘get it right,’ Vikings put Peterson on leave after charge BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EDEN PRAIRIE — Minnesota Vikings star r unning back Adrian Peterson was declared out, back in, then out again as he faces a felony child-abuse charge in Texas. This time, he could be gone for the season. “We made a mistake,” Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said, “and we needed to get this right.” Vikings executives emerged Wednesday from a late-night deliberation to voice regret of their initial decision to let Peterson play this week after sitting him for a game once he was charged with injuring his 4-year-old son by spanking him with a wooden switch. Now Peterson is back on paid leave through a special roster exemption granted by the NFL, the same protocol cited by the Carolina Panthers as they sat defensive end Greg Hardy a few hours later while he deals with his own domestic violence case. “We will suppor t Adrian during this legal and personal process, but we

firmly believe this is the right decision,” said Wilf, the team’s co-owner with younger br other Mark Wilf. During a 17-minute news conference at V ikings headquar ters, the word “right” was used a total of 34 times by the Wilfs, vice president Kevin Warren and general manager Rick Spielman. They expressed concern about child welfare, recognized their role as public figures and reminded the audience of the community ser vice work done regularly by players. The most emphatic responses, though, came to questions from repor ters about external pressure. Did the NFL strong-arm the decision? Did the loss of sponsorships drive it? “Absolutely not,” Mark Wilf, the team president, said on both subjects. He added: “We appreciate our fans, men and women alike, our sponsors and the community. We hear their input.” Backlash was swift to the announcement Monday that Peterson would rejoin the V ikings after

being held out Sunday. The Radisson hotel chain suspended its team sponsorship. Prominent NFL adver tisers, including Anheuser-Busch, raised concern about recent of f-thefield problems. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton called for Peterson’s suspension. Picked for six Pro Bowls in his first seven seasons, Peterson’s popularity took a huge hit. He was dropped this week from several of his endorsement deals. Shoe giant Nike suspended its sponsorship deal, saying it “in no way condones child abuse or domestic violence of any kind and has shared our concerns with the NFL.” “It is impor tant to always listen to our fans and the community and our sponsors,” Zygi Wilf said, at least vaguely contradicting his brother’s denial that revenue had an impact on the decision to reverse course. US Bank spokesman Dana Ripley said the company, a strong candidate for naming rights on the Vikings new stadium set to open in 2016, agreed with

the decision to put Peterson on hiatus. “We have been in close communication with the Vikings organization for the past couple of days firmly expressing our perspective,” Ripley said. Peterson’s case remains under review per the league’s personal conduct policy, spokesman Greg Aiello said, so a suspension could still be possible once resolution in court is reached. That’s not expected until 2015. Peterson has an Oct. 8 court appearance scheduled in Montgomer y County, outside of Houston. His attorney, Rusty Hardin, said the case “will be up to a judge and jur y to decide, which is the way it should be,” indicating a plea deal was not in the works. The 29-year-old Peterson said he was administering the same type of discipline he experienced gr owing up and didn’t meant to hur t his son. Peterson also said he’s met with a psychologist and a c k n ow l ed g ed a l t er n atives “that may be more appropriate” than corporal punishment.

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General Mills performs poorly in first quarter BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills, the food company behind Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt, reported disappointing fiscal first-quarter results Wednesday and announced plans to cut costs further to fight falling sales. Its shares fell more than 3 percent in morning trading Wednesday. The Minneapolis company said it is reviewing its manufacturing and distribution network. It said the cost-cutting initiative could save it $100 million per year by fiscal year 2017. It plans to take action in its fiscal second quarter, but gave no details, except that it may assume severance costs. A spokeswoman for the company declined to comment about any possible job cuts. In June, the company announced another cost-reduction initiative that will help it save $400 million in fiscal year 2015. To try to boost sales, the company has been tweaking its recipes and getting into new food categories and consumers’ tastes change. It gave Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal a stronger cinnamon taste, removed aspartame sugar substitute from Yoplait Light and released a new line of Cheerios with added protein. It announced earlier this month that it plans to buy Annie’s, the maker of rabbit-shaped organic mac and cheese, for $820 million. The deal is expected to close later this year. General Mills repor ted fiscal first-quar ter profit of $345.2 million. On a per-share basis, it said it had profit of 55 cents during its fiscal first. Earnings, adjusted for nonrecurring costs and restructuring costs, were 61 cents per share.

Anti-terror pilot brings hope to Minn. Somalis BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — A man who has long sought more resources to steer young members of Minnesota’s large Somali community in positive directions said Wednesday he was excited to hear the Minneapolis-St. Paul area will participate in a federal pilot program to stop extremists from recruiting Americans to join foreign terror organizations. Abdirizak Bihi, whose nephew was recruited to fight with a terror group in Somalia in 2008, has long advocated for after-school programs, job training and other activities that he says will counter radical messages and give atrisk youth a sense of empowerment. On Wednesday, he couldn’t hold back his enthusiasm, and called U.S. Attorney Andy Luger to thank him. “For me, to call someone and say thank you — it hasn’t happened for a long, long time,” Bihi said. “Finally, I feel like somebody is listening.” Luger said Tuesday that the Twin Cities will participate in a pilot program that will bring more national expertise and resources to address terror recruiting in Minnesota — where authorities are investigating how a handful of people were recruited to travel to Syria and fight with militants. Luger said he’s determining what Minnesota needs, and will go to Washington next month to ask for appropriate resources. Bihi said the community is desperate for after-school and job training programs: At one recent event, 100 families signed up for after-school programming in three hours. He said these programs keep kids engaged and make them feel like they belong. To highlight the successes, he proudly points to a picture of a young man who attended after-school programs as a youth and is now in the Navy. He also points to two young men who are working on a new apartment complex in the heart of Minneapolis’ Somali neighborhood.

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UMD adds nation’s first tribal program The program aims to serve the needs of the state and nation’s tribal communities. BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

Three years after the University of Minnesota-Duluth established the nation’s first Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program, the school will begin offering an online bachelor’s program for the same curriculum. The program, approved by the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents last week, will aim to teach students federal Native American laws and the most effective tribal management and governance practices when it becomes available next fall.

Children’s hospital confirms rare virus in Minn. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL — Minnesota has joined a group of states reporting a respirator y illness caused by the virus known as enterovirus 68. State health officials said Wednesday that a case was confirmed Tuesday evening via lab tests from a child hospitalized with acute symptoms. The child has since been released and is recovering at home, the agency said. Shortly after the Department of Health report, the University of Minnesota said it had confirmed 11 cases at its children’s hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. A hospital spokeswoman did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press. The Health Department said the results confirmed suspicions that enterovirus is circulating in Minnesota. Some hospitals have reported an increase in children being brought in for respiratory problems. At least 12 other states have confirmed cases of the virus, many in the Midwest. It can cause mild to severe illness, and may even require breathing help for patients with the worst cases. But no deaths have been reported. Enterovirus 68 is an uncommon strain of a common family of viruses usually seen most in summer and fall. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said this summer’s cases are unusually severe. Researchers say they’re not sure what’s behind the outbreak. Children with asthma and other health problems are most vulnerable, but children without asthma can get it too.

The online program is a result of tribe members across the state asking for an off-campus alternative to the in-person classes. Though the program is an online initiative, students can take the courses in person at UMD, but that will require them to enroll in a four-year program, said Tadd Johnson, director of the Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program. Everyone enrolled in the program will also have to earn a certificate at UMD’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics to complete their degree, he said. Johnson came up with

the idea upon realizing that those interested in the studies across the country could enroll in courses if they were able to do so remotely. “There were a lot of folks that had taken a few years of college but were now working on the reservation and wanted to continue working on the reservation,” Johnson said. “But they were too far from Duluth or any other college town to [take courses].” There are several reservations that call Minnesota home, and many of them are in the northern part of the state near Duluth. Johnson said UMD worked closely with members of those tribes to develop the program to ensure it meets the needs of the state’s native population.

“There were a lot of folks that had taken a few years of college but were now working on the reservation and wanted to continue working on the reservation.” TADD JOHNSON Director, Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program

Johnson said since the announcement of the online program last week, the department has received many phone calls and emails from people interested in enrolling in it. And the graduate program has grown since its creation in 2011, said program associate Tami Lawlor, adding that it has received “extremely positive” feedback. Since its

first semester on campus, the program’s enrollment has increased from a dozen students to about 30 this fall, she said. Johnson, a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Chippewa tribe, said tribes in Minnesota and across the countr y needed this kind of program so they could continue to become more organized and better

equipped to run and manage reservations. “The only training you could really get for running an Indian reser vation was [through] the school of hard knocks and just by being [on the reser vation],” he said. Johnson said he envisions the new program to create a new discipline in tribal management, and he hopes that the best practices for managing a reservation will emerge as the program develops. “People who work for Indian tribes are serving a population,” he said, “and we’re hoping that this will enable them to better serve the tribal populations on and off the reservation.”

Student loan measure hits second roadblock Refinancing u from Page 1

to the bill, a provision with which the bill’s primary author, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., refused to comply. “This is a classic political dogfight,” said Larry Jacobs, Humphrey School of Public Affairs political science professor. “Democrats are looking to energize students heading into the fall elections by reducing the interest they pay on students’ loans. … Republicans are resisting because Democrats would use a tax on the most affluent to pay for it.” The proposed legislation would have increased federal spending by about $58 billion

between 2015 and 2024, a cost to be financed by taxing some of the wealthiest Americans — a source Republicans refused to tap. Nationally, the growing level of outstanding student loan debt — now around $1.2 trillion by recent estimates — continues to be a topic of debate. “The bottom line here is it’s the same old fight about taxing and spending, and unfortunately, students are continuing to be the victims,” Jacobs said. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., co-sponsored the bill and said in a Wednesday press release that he was disappointed with its failure, noting that the bill would have helped more than

550,000 Minnesotans who are currently struggling with student debt. For 2012 graduates of the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, the average student loan debt is about $29,700, according to data from the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit advocacy group. Statewide, the average was slightly higher in 2012 at nearly $31,500, the fourthhighest average in the nation. Jacobs said the continuing political struggle over student issues like high debt rates is likely a result of generally low student voter turnout rates. “Students tend to be disaffected and lackadaisical about what is going on in Washing-

ton, so you see these kinds of fights,” he said.

One bank reacts While lawmakers continue fighting over the issue, Citizens Financial Group, which has branches mainly in the northeast United States, announced Tuesday that it will allow borrowers to refinance their federal loans into private ones. “When you’re out there for a few years starting to build this [financial] profile, we have heard many [people] are delaying major life moments … because of the [student loan] payments they have,” said Steve Sylven, vice president of media relations at Citizens.

Sylven said that while many banks allow their customers to refinance private student loans, Citizens Banks is the only one he’s aware of that allows them to refinance both federal and private student loans. The federal government provides for the majority of student loans nationwide — more than 90 percent of the loans are federally financed each year, while the rest are private. Still, staff with Franken’s office said passing federal legislation like the Bank on Students act is important to regulate student loans. Federal loans are safest to borrow, they said, because they often provide guaranteed borrower protections.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

CBS adapts hiring for new research Science u from Page 1

“Biology really is an all-encompassing science for this century,” said Clarence Lehman, CBS associate dean for research and graduate education. “The disciplines in biology that had developed when it was a pure science really don’t apply anymore. … One has to break them; one has to connect them up.” The cluster recruitment trend began in 2012 when University President Eric Kaler set aside $11.8 million for extensive hiring in science and technology fields. At the time, Lehman said former CBS Dean Robert Elde wanted the concept to generate cross-disciplinary ideas. Since then, CBS has bolstered its faculty members by hiring 13 new researchers with the recruiting approach, said Elizabeth Wroblewski, CBS strategic initiatives director, who helps

oversee the effort. The always changing nature of science compels the University to venture into new areas of study, Wroblewski said. “Biology is expanding,” she said. “There are interesting areas to research and investigate [in which] we do not necessarily have the expertise.” Scott Lanyon, head of the ecology, evolution and behavior department, said bringing in new faculty members typically involves identifying an academic area where current research is nascent. Faculty searches frequently grow competitive as many national intuitions vie for the top picks, he said. And when the University moves into an unfamiliar field of research, Lanyon said, it can be challenging to build an applicant pool when the school only adver tises a single position. “Good [researchers] want to be around other

people who are working in a general discipline,” he said. “They want to bounce new ideas off one another.”

Filling new niches, building new networks

Allison Shaw, an assistant ecology, evolution and behavior professor who moved to campus in July, was plucked from a postdoctoral positon at Australian National University. As part of a two-person cluster focused on mathematical modeling, Shaw studies the patterns of animal movement. “It seemed like a fantastic depar tment already,” she said. “That they were able to hire so many people at the same time really indicates that they’re invested in the future.” Shaw said she is already looking into a future collaboration that would examine how aphids spread viruses between plants. Lanyon said Shaw’s team, a quantitative and

theoretical biology cluster, filled an important research niche in which biological sciences are probed quantitatively using computer modelling. “The ability to handle really large data sets and extract information from them, analyze them statically and so on has become part of what biology and the life sciences are all about,” Lanyon said. But cluster applicants aren’t meant to work in a specialty vacuum, Lanyon said, and the process is meant to inspire collaboration. Although his depar tment is now home to four new faculty members hired through the 3-year-old process, he said four others are based in other University departments and hold joint appointments. Ran Blekhman, an assistant professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and development, has worked at the University for a year, after he was selected through the cluster

process. Blekhman, who studies how the human body interacts with bacteria, said the hiring framework fosters a suppor tive work environment. “We have a community of young investigators all star ting at the same time and working in relatively close areas,” he said.

Continuing the cluster culture

One of the University’s upcoming clusters will focus on computation genome-enabled biology by mixing genetic studies with data analysis, said David Greenstein, genetic, cell biology and development professor and chair of the new research effort. He said the initial deadline for the three new positions is scheduled for Oct. 15, adding that an attempt to form a similar team last year was not as successful as hoped. “We inter viewed 10 people, and the ones we

U student pushes for felon voting rights Advocacy u from Page 1

session on “election-year politics,” in which he said the tumultuous political environment makes it hard to get anything passed. Dehn also intends to propose legislation that would allow people with criminal records to have a formal way of verifying good behavior when applying for jobs. “We all know someone who has had a run-in with the law,” he said. “I think the arc has begun to bend. There are a lot of people out there who are doing incredible efforts to address how we talk about criminal records.” Those efforts are helping change society’s perspective on issues surrounding former convicts, Dehn said. The University has played a pivotal role in Minnesota Second Chance Coalition’s advocacy, said Sarah Walker, the group’s co-chair. “We’ve had many, many U of M students who’ve volunteered to participate in our events,” she said. “[Research from] the U has been essential in our understanding of the issue.” Sociology professor Christopher Uggen wrote a book in 2006 with a New York University professor that discussed former convicts’ right to vote. Members of MSCC will door-knock throughout the state this weekend to

MONROVIA, Liberia — People critically ill with Ebola languishing in an ambulance for hours as paramedics seek a place for them. Treatment centers filling up as soon as they are opened. The situation is so dire in Liberia that its president welcomed a U.S. pledge to send troops and treatment centers, but said much more needs to be done. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday urged the world community to redouble efforts to battle the disease, which

Public donations sought for better facilities Fundraising u from Page 1

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University graduate Rob Stewart is attempting to regain the right to vote for this election despite having a felony. Failed state legislation last session would have granted voting rights to people with criminal records immediately after they leave prison.

reintroduce voters to the issue as elections near. Walker said the group also plans to devote its annual lobbying day — which will likely be in late Januar y or early Febr uar y — to the issue. University organizations like the school’s chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group have also taken an interest in this

issue. Paige Varin, co-chair of MPIRG, said the group worked extensively last year to for ward legislation known as “Ban the Box,” which took ef fect Jan. 1. The law prevents Minnesota employers from asking whether a potential employee has a criminal background on initial applications, although companies

can perform a background check later in the hiring process. She said she hopes the group will continue advocacy for former convicts this year, adding that she thinks it’s likely voting rights will be a focus. Mark Haase, coordinator of Restore the VoteMinnesota and co-chair of Minnesota Second Chance

Coalition, said pursuing increased rights for those with criminal records helps society as a whole. “There’s a better understanding that the more we can suppor t people — despite the fact that they’ve done something wrong — the more we’re going to improve public safety and have stronger communities,” he said.

Liberia president praises US for pledging to help treat Ebola BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

wanted chose to go elsewhere,” Greenstein said. “We weren’t willing to compromise, so we thought we would do it again.” While the review process closely scrutinizes applicants, Greenstein said the potential faculty members also closely examine the University to see if their research programs would be good fits at the school. “The best applicants are putting us under the microscope,” he said. Par t of the success of cluster hiring comes from its appeal to investors, Lanyon said. Although Greenstein said he doesn’t know how many applicants he can expect from the crowd-pulling method, he said the University’s suppor t shows a commitment to acquiring talent. “We want to make sure we scour the planet for the best people and bring them to Minnesota,” Greenstein said.

could spread into other countries after already hitting five West African nations. “Our American partners realize Liberia cannot defeat Ebola alone,” Sirleaf said in a written statement. “We hope this decision by the United States will spur the rest of the international community into action ... The entire community of nations has a stake in ending this crisis.” Even as the promises of aid came, the risks of such help were underscored as yet another international health care worker fell ill while tr ying to help sick

patients in Liberia. Doctors Without Borders — also known by its French acronym MSF — said the female French employee would be evacuated to a special treatment center in France after being placed into isolation on Tuesday. The infection marks the first time an international MSF worker has contracted Ebola. Six local staf f have been infected, three of whom died, though it was not clear that they had become sick at work and may have contracted the virus from the communities where they lived. More than 300 health

workers have become infected with Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Nearly half of them have died, according to WHO. At least seven international health care and aid workers already have been taken abroad for treatment, and concerns over health worker infections have made it difficult to recruit the foreign help needed to combat the epidemic. MSF has long had the most stringent infection control protocol against Ebola. While many facilities are working with a fraction of the staff they need, Doctors Without Borders

adheres to its rule that every caretaker treating a patient enters the ward with a buddy, who watches the caretaker to ensure his suit doesn’t slip, for instance. “MSF applies very strict protocols of protection for its staff — before, during and after their time in a countr y af fected by the current Ebola outbreak,” said Brice de le Vingne, MSF Director of Operations. “This dramatically reduces the risk of transmission of the disease. However, the risk is par t of such an inter vention, and sadly our teams are not spared.”

will allow visitors to learn about new bee and butter fly research and ways they can help them thrive. Marla Spivak, a University entomology professor, said the center will act as a companion building to the new Bee Lab on the St. Paul campus, a 10,000-square-foot facility that’s an upgrade from the current Bee Lab’s existing space. The center will reflect cur rent University environmental and agricultural research. “People are really interested in bees,” Spivak said, “so it’s impor tant to educate them.” Much of the money for the center came from the family of Joe Tashjian, former chief of staff of Regions Hospital in St. Paul. The family gave $2 million for the future bee establishment. “It seemed like the ideal combination to have a public space to show what Marla is doing in her research,” he said. The bee center will be near the arboretum’s red barn on its eastern edge and the building will be the first step in developing that area into a garden, Tashjian said. By the time the campaign is complete, Hohmann said, she hopes the arboretum will have 500,000 visitors per year. And while the projects will help bring people to the arboretum and add new space, she said, preser ving the outdoors is at the heart of the fundraising campaign. “The arboretum plays an important role in terms of outreach and education,” Hohmann said, “but also it’s impor tant to sustain a place where people can escape daily stresses as well as enjoy nature and the outdoors.”

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Emotions mount on final day of Scots’ campaign BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EDINBURGH, Scotland — For Scots, Wednesday was a day of excitement, apprehension, and a flood of final appeals before a big decision. In a matter of hours, they will determine whether Scotland leaves the United Kingdom and becomes an independent state. A full 97 percent of those eligible have registered to vote — including, for the first time, 16- and 17-year-olds — in a referendum that polls suggest is too close to call. A phone poll of 1,373 people by Ipsos MORI, released Wednesday, put opposition to independence at 51 percent and suppor t at 49 percent, with 5 percent of voters undecided. That means neither side can feel confident, given the margin of er ror of about plus or minus three percentage points. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, himself a Scot, told a No campaign rally that the quiet majority of pro-Union Scots “will be silent no more,” while pro-independence leader Alex Salmond urged voters to seize a democratic opportunity 307 years in the making. In its final hours, the battle for Scotland had all the trappings of a normal election campaign: “Yes Scotland” and “No, Thanks” posters in windows, buttons on jackets, leaflets on street corners and megaphone-topped campaign cars cruising the streets blasting out Scot-

tish songs and “Children of the Revolution.” But it is, both sides acknowledge, a once-in-ageneration — maybe oncein-a-lifetime — choice that could redraw the map of the United Kingdom. The gravity of the imminent decision was hitting home for many voters as political leaders made passionate, final pleas for their sides. More than 4.2 million people are registered to vote in the country of 5.3 million people. Cathy Chance, who works for Britain’s National Health Ser vice in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, said she would leave Scotland if it became independent. “I don’t want to live under a nation that’s nationalistic,” she said. “I don’t think the world needs another political barrier.” On the other side, Yes campaigner Roisin McLaren said she was finally letting herself believe independence might be possible. “My family has campaigned for independence for a long, long time, and it’s always been a pipe dream,” the Edinburgh University student said as she knocked on doors in a last-minute ef for t to convert wavering electors. “Just in the last few days it’s seemed possible, within reach. I can almost taste it.” Politicians on both sides expressed confidence in the Scottish public, but uncertainty rippled below the surface.

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY

High-priced sneakers line the walls of PIFFmpls, a new shoe and apparel boutique on Como Avenue Southeast, on Tuesday. The store primarily sells its goods on consignment.

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consigns all of its high-end sneakers and sells them at prices that sometimes rival those of art galleries. One pair of practically new, size 9 Air Jordan 9s exclusively created for the University of Oregon basketball team touts a $1,500 price tag. Because it consigns all of its shoes and some of its clothes, PIFFmpls acts as a middle man by stocking and pricing the goods and taking a cut of the proceeds. Alber ts said the bou-

tique is always looking to pick up “fresh kicks” from people hoping to sell or trade near-mint street-savvy regalia, rare finds and items released in limited collections. But PIFFmpls only deals in what Alberts described as “deadstock” — brandnew items — or apparel worn only once or twice. Customers can peruse T-shir ts, sweatshir ts and stickers from companies like 40s and Shorties, Stack Duckets and Frosty Headwear. STUDIiYO23 is an Uptown business that caters to a similar clientele as PIFFmpls. It has been open for more than four

years, said manager Taylor Lindgren. He said it relies less on consignment sales than Como’s apparel stop. “Around here, there is definitely a growing market,” he said of Minneapolis’ urban-wear scene. “We’ve been growing every year, so there is definitely a high interest.” PIFFmpls isn’t Alberts’ first foray into apparel commerce, but it is his first physical storefront. He used to r un a website that dealt in similar products, called “Scotty Pif f Collections.” He said he’s hopeful for the future success of his newest venture.

“Labor Day — our first day open — we killed it,” Alberts said. He said plans are in the works for a PIFFkato, which would ser vice the sneaker-head community in Mankato, Minn. Alber ts, a Woodbur y, Minn., native, said his zeal for street swag began in high school and has added personal standby brands like In4mation and Mighty Healthy into his store’s collection. As PIFFmpls is still in its infancy, the stock is constantly evolving, Alber ts said. “We are getting fresh sneakers daily, fresh apparel monthly,” he said.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

EDUCATION

EDITORIALS

Editorials & Opinions Woes of specialization and resulting debt Students who specialize and go on to graduate school do not deserve current criticism.

was troubled to read a recent Star Tribune stor y that highlighted the debt that University of Minnesota veterinarian student Ashley Hall will owe once she graduates in 2016 — more than $300,000. There are many folks who believe that Hall should never have taken out the loans or have pursued a career treating and caring for animals. The ones who criticize Hall’s situation — or that of anyone else who accumulates loads of debt — fail to comprehend two basic realities regarding the circumstances that young people face today. The first is that we have been inundated with the message that we can be whatever we want to be and that college is the key to unlocking this potential. The second is that, for some people, economic returns are not going to be nearly as important as pursuing a career path that will be the most fulfilling for them. In other words, enrichment outweighs a stable paycheck. Financial realities don’t seem to be as harsh for those that enter the job market

RONALD DIXON columnist

after their undergraduate education. Indeed, the problem of college debt exacerbates when one transitions to graduate school. It’s specialization that inflicts the most harm to financial stability, especially when many of these narrowly specialized career paths have weak job markets. In a sense, a lackluster economy may not be as bad for liberal ar ts majors as many would have us believe. The skills that liberal ar ts students develop while taking a multitude of diverse classes are easily transferable to many different jobs. Moreover, by not specializing in a particular field, liberal arts students are free to pursue alternative paths if their original plans don’t align with the market. This is the route that I’m taking. While I would love to practice law or teach high school social studies, for example, I can’t bring myself to justify training for jobs that aren’t there. There are, however, many young people who simply cannot imagine living

College should not be an opportunity that is available only for the rich or the athletic. a happy life while working outside their chosen field — perhaps this is the case with Hill and her veterinar y studies. Let’s not r ush to judge these people when we analyze their situations. While I can imagine myself in several career fields, I am not going to criticize someone for, among all things, following their passion and wanting to be excited to head to their dream job ever y day. I am a staunch defender of anyone, especially graduate students, who wishes to go to college but needs to use loans to pay for their education. College should not be an oppor tunity that is available only for the rich or the athletic. I believe that those who wish to follow their passions and study a field that is personally enriching should not be unfairly criticized when they are already facing unfathomable debt. Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION Don’t be confused by rhetoric: Students have a clear choice this election During his first term in office, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has shown unwavering support for students. From co-sponsoring legislation that would help reduce college costs to fighting to increase transparency in the cost of higher education to ensuring that students can stay on their parents’ health insurance until they are 26, it is clear that Franken is working for us. Last year, Franken worked with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to introduce the Affordable College Textbook Act, which could significantly reduce the cost of textbooks for college students. Due to this bill’s potential to cut into the cost of higher education, the Minnesota Student Association led the charge to get it endorsed by the Association of Big Ten Students, an organization that represents tens of thousands of students. In addition to his work to lower the cost of college while students are enrolled, Franken helped introduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act. This bill would allow students to refinance their student loans at the lowest interest rate available. Franken’s opponent, wealthy businessman Mike McFadden, said he wouldn’t vote for the bill if it involved raising taxes. Franken is also working on making the cost of higher education more transparent with the Net Price Calculator. This tool would create a uniform system for colleges and universities to report the cost of attending their institution. When students understand how much higher education will cost, they can make better financial decisions when choosing where to go to school. Furthermore, Franken has consistently reached out to students at the University and at state college institutions for feedback on legislation he’s working on. Not only that, but he’s met with students time and again here on campus to ask them what he can do to help them succeed as students and as Minnesotans. During an election season, it’s easy to get lost in all of the rhetoric, but students have a clear choice this November. Franken is a champion of student issues, and we need to keep him in the Senate. Wolfgang Durchholz University student

Reuse is picking up, big time. Of course, Craigslist, which started in 1995 and is one of the longest-operating online classifieds, helped kick-start reuse in a huge way. Yet, you can also find dedicated online reuse markets for things like arts supplies, industrial and commercial materials, and miscellaneous consumer goods. Take for example the Minnesota Materials Exchange, hosted by the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program housed at the McNamara Alumni Center. The exchange has been operational since 1990 and has facilitated hundreds of material exchanges, saving Minnesota companies thousands of dollars in material costs and disposal fees. It hosts listings under various categories such as plastics, equipment, wood, leather and other commercial products. Yet, many of these items represent industrial materials, which

MSA released a report detailing ways in which men can help.

he Minnesota Student Association released a repor t on Monday that aimed to provide some insight regarding how men at the University of Minnesota think about sexual assault. The undergraduate student government group has made it a point this year that it is serious about sexual assault prevention. This week’s report, titled “Guys Don’t Get Consent,” is a step in the right direction toward making tangible, positive changes in our campus climate. An MSA representative recently told the Minnesota Daily that many of the 18 participants in the organization’s focus groups referenced a “gray area” of consent when alcohol is involved. This is a serious issue, as consent is a “yes” or “no” matter — there’s no “gray area.” This problem certainly isn’t unique to the University campus; it’s a larger societal problem. We applaud MSA’s continuing efforts to address this and other issues by encouraging more bystander intervention and engaging more men in conversations regarding sexual assault prevention on our campus. The student government hopes to unveil its sexual assault prevention campaign in April. In the meantime, there’s much work to be done. It appears that MSA is engaging other relevant organizations, like the Aurora Center, to help in its efforts, but we hope it can expand fur ther to engage the entire campus community. We look for ward to watching MSA’s initiative develop and hope it comes out with some tangible results.

Climate march a productive start However, more needs to be done in order to bring change.

Helen Teague welcomes comments at hteague@mndaily.com.

STUDENT HEALTH

Getting fit with new technology

s a college student, it’s easy to get caught up in stress from classes, exams and homework. It’s also easy to develop unhealthy eating, fitness and sleeping habits as a result of this stress. However, the technology that most students have in their pockets right now could help solve those problems. A study from the University of South Carolina examined how a Twitter community can help people exercise more efficiently. Twitter users connected with others who had similar plans to lose weight or develop healthy exercise habits. Users then shared positive tweets encouraging each other to continue their fitness programs. Following experts, bloggers or programs that tweet daily fitness plans and healthy diet recipes also proved to be helpful. The study randomly selected 96 obese adults and divided them into two groups. One group listened to podcasts about health and fitness twice a week for six months. Another group listened to the same podcasts, recorded any physical activity and connected with other dieters on Twitter. The participants who used Twitter

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be a part of the reuse revolution

Addressing sexual assault prevention

can seldom find a domestic use. If you are looking for consumer durables, there are other avenues. For example, the University of Minnesota Reuse Program hosts a large inventory of furniture and other durables that can no longer be used commercially but are perfect if you are planning to refurbish your home. The Reuse Program updates its inventory on a Facebook page, so it is a good idea to frequently check it if you are looking for something specific. Another online channel is MNArtsMarket.org, which is primarily for artists and arts organizations to reuse supplies and protect the environment at a competitive cost. But here are the real reasons that online technologies are revolutionizing reuse. First, online technologies are now allowing easier matchmaking between buyers and sellers of various goods and commodities, which was earlier too burdensome. With

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lost more weight than those in the other group. Technology companies like Apple are starting to focus on health as well. The Apple Watch, coming in 2015, has new healthfocused features such as a pedometer app. You can also use it to create a fitness goal. For example, you can type in how many calories you want to burn, and the watch will notify you when you are close to reaching that goal. A similar app can easily be downloaded for free on an iPhone. Although the increase in the use of technology and rise of social media in the 21st centur y can easily make us all lazier, we can also use digital media to our advantage. Destanie Martin-Johnson welcomes comments at dmartin-johnson@mndaily.com.

increased access to information, we can all buy, sell and rent easily and with less hassle. Second, online technologies are helping innovative partnership models to evolve. For example, Hennepin County’s Choose to Reuse campaign, ongoing until Oct. 31, represents an innovative undertaking to connect residents with rental, repair and reselling services for a variety of products. Other more formal models include online reuse markets such as LikeTwice and ThredUp for budding fashionistas. Third, online reuse markets are allowing each one of us to make proactive, sustainable choices when given alternatives to always buying new. Finally, and perhaps most important, each of us can now participate not just as a consumer but also as a seller. Go on and open your closet. Chances are you will find hundreds of items you can sell! Suvrat Dhanorkar Doctoral candidate in supply chain management in the Carlson School of Management

ith students from more than 300 campuses leaving Friday to participate in the People’s Climate March in New York City, the issue of climate change will be a central topic of debate for many over the weekend. Students are marching for a multitude of reasons: support for divestment, grassroots solutions against exploitative companies or simply to voice their support for change. The march will coincide with the United Nations’ Climate Summit, where world business leaders will discuss the best way to reduce emissions and tackle climate change. With more than 1,400 interest groups collaborating to voice their support for change, it would seem progress is imminent. However, not all are convinced that the conference or marches will yield the worldchanging results some hope for. Critics disregard this movement as alarmist and say that it may silence more tangible efforts to solve climate issues, especially if it interrupts the proceedings of the climate summit. It’s also worth noting that since the U.S. has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, it will be a difficult place to enact fruitful measures to address climate change. Despite these criticisms, we suppor t a movement dedicated to spending the weekend marching for change, education and promoting awareness for a significant global issue. While we hope global leaders will continue to work toward offering practical policies to address environmental concerns, change won’t happen overnight. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS DEPARTMENT Editorials represent the voice of the Minnesota Daily as an institution and are prepared by the editorial board.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Sports

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FOOTBALL

Rematch with San Jose State on tap FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA

SAN JOSE STATE

3 p.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium

MINNESOTA: The Gophers (2-1) are coming off a blowout loss to TCU last week. Minnesota turned the ball over five times and looked lost offensively. Some of the Gophers’ woes on the offensive side of the ball can be attributed to injury. Starting quarterback Mitch Leidner is fighting a left knee injury as well as turf toe. Senior running back David Cobb wasn’t 100 percent in last week’s game. Donnell Kirkwood and Berkley Edwards both suffered minor shoulder injuries in the game. Despite injuries to Scott Ekpe, Alex Keith, Cody Poock and others, Minnesota’s defense has been solid all season. But if the offense can’t catch up — especially against an overmatched San Jose State squad — the Gophers could have trouble when Big Ten play begins next week. SAN JOSE STATE: Fresh off a bye week, the Spartans (1-1) could be well prepared for their game at Minnesota. The Gophers beat San Jose State 43-24 at TCF Bank Stadium last year when Leidner went off for 151 rushing yards. It would be shocking to see the hobbled Gophers quarterback put forth that kind of an effort if he plays this week. The Spartans lost celebrated quarterback David Fales to the NFL, but replacement Blake Jurich has shown he’s competent, passing for 468 yards combined over his first two games. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Minnesota quarterback Chris Streveler defends the ball against Eastern Illinois on Aug. 28 at TCF Bank Stadium.

The matchup with the Spartans could be similar to last year’s game. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

The Gophers (2-1) close out their nonconference slate at home against San Jose State on Saturday. And with their starting quarterback hobbled, a speedy redshirt freshman may get his first

career start under center. The scene should sound familiar. Minnesota finished its nonconference schedule last year against the Spartans, overpowering the visitors up front to win 43-24. With starting quarterback Philip Nelson sidelined due to injury, Mitch Leidner burst onto the scene, rushing for 151 yards and four touchdowns in his first collegiate debut, inciting a quarterback controversy. Leidner has been “the guy” for Minnesota since

Nelson transferred in January, and the Gophers have said the starting job is his if he’s healthy. But if Leidner, battling a left knee injury and turf toe, can’t go Saturday, then redshirt freshman Chris Streveler is next in line to start. Streveler has replaced Leidner during the final minutes of every game this season and was solid in a small sample size last week at TCU, completing two of three passes for 18 yards. “As the No. 2 [quarter-

back], you never really know how you’re going to play,” Streveler said. “It was good to get out there and make a couple plays.” San Jose State (1-1) has a new defensive coordinator in Greg Robinson. Though the team’s defense may not be exactly the same as last year’s, Streveler said it’s still helpful to look back on past film to see where the Gophers excelled. “Coach Robinson, he had been in the National Football League. He’s been all over

VOLLEYBALL

Gophers seek pass protection growth

The Gophers will end nonconference play this weekend in Toledo, Ohio.

Improved pass protection should lead to improved quarterback play.

BY RACHEL TIMMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Gophers setter Erica Handley readies herself for a serve from Tulsa on Friday at the Sports Pavilion.

“We’re all pushing each other to make each other better,” Goehner said. Handley said the atmosphere pushes her to work harder and to compete in practice ever y day. “There’s always been that competitive ness, and that’s why it’s so great,” Handley said. “We want to make each other better all the time.” With the first conference match against Ohio State fast approaching, McCutcheon said he hopes to see consistency from the team this weekend. “Most of our success will be on how consistent we can play,” Goehner said. McCutcheon said many people on the team

VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA

DUQUESNE

TOLEDO

IPFW

9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday in Toledo, Ohio

PREVIEW: The Gophers will hit the road to compete in the Rocket Invitational this weekend. Minnesota is coming off a sweep in the Diet Coke Classic and is 7-1 on the season. Since losing to Louisville on Aug. 30, the Gophers are 6-0, winning two consecutive tournaments. The Rocket Invitational is their last nonconference tournament of the season, as the Gophers will begin Big Ten play on Sept. 24 at home against Ohio State. Minnesota will play Duquesne (5-4), Toledo (0-10) and IPFW (5-5). This weekend will be the first time the Gophers will face all three teams. Minnesota is also the only Big Ten team that will play any of these teams this season. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

are contributing at a high level, and as they make improvements throughout the season, there could be a shift in roles.

Jurich has 468 passing yards in two games this season. “I think if I had to make a comparison, they’re probably very similar overall to Middle Tennessee [State],” Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said. “They do a little more true five-step [drop].” If the Gophers call Streveler’s number, they’ll rely on the backup quarterback to lead the team to victory at one of the season’s turning points — just like Leidner did last year. “Those guys both get a good amount of reps in practice. We’ve got a good idea of Chris’ vibe, and we’ve got good chemistry with him as well,” Maye said.

FOOTBALL

Minnesota tinkers with lineup

In the game of volleyball, a star ting spot isn’t guaranteed — and the Gophers know that all too well. Recently, Minnesota has been toying with its star ters at libero and setter, switching around the lineup from the beginning of the season. Sophomore Katie Schau began the season star ting at setter, and freshman Dalianliz Rosado was the starting libero. But r ecently, sophomore Erica Handley and freshman Alyssa Goehner have occupied those positions, respectively. “ We ’ r e f o r t u n a t e t o have depth,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said, “and to have a lot of players that can contribute.” This weekend, Minnesota will travel to Toledo to compete in their final tour nament and nonconference matches of the season. But that doesn’t mean the team will have its lineup settled before Big Ten play starts. “I’ll be surprised if we find a secure lineup this year,” McCutcheon said. The team is composed of mostly young athletes this year, which comes with a steep lear ning cur ve, McCutcheon said. Goehner said she has learned a lot about the different roles she’ll take on as a first-year player. “I’ll take any role I can,” Goehner said. “In the end, it’s all about the team.” Both Goehner and Handley said they can sense a bit of competitiveness in the gym. But Goehner said it’s a good competitiveness.

the place,” Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said. “They run 4-3 [defense], but they’ll line up in a lot of different variations.” Junior receiver KJ Maye said the Gophers want to be “crisp and clean” on Saturday and build momentum heading into their Big Ten season. “That’s the kind of game we need,” he said. If Minnesota wants to beat San Jose State by double digits again, it will need to limit the Spartans’ strong passing attack. The Spar tans’ quarterback from last season, David Fales, threw for 294 yards in one half against Minnesota last season. And his replacement, Blake Jurich, is no slouch.

“I don’t think we’r e looking to cement anything,” McCutcheon said. “The best players will be the ones that play.”

The Gophers finished last in the Big Ten in passing of fense last season, more than 600 yards less than the next closest team. Three games into this season, the Gophers find themselves in the same place. Redshir t sophomor e Mitch Leidner has thrown for 362 yards, which is second to last among Big Ten starting quarterbacks. H o w e v e r, o f f e n s i v e coordinator Matt Limegrover said the passing game str uggles don’t fall completely on Leidner’s shoulders, as the quarterback hasn’t been getting enough time in the pocket. “I think ever ybody wants to focus on Mitch. He’s got to feel comfor table,” Limegrover said. “I don’t think he feels comfor table now going back and throwing the football. So what’s happening is he’s tr ying to do too much and it’s getti n g hi m i n tr o u b l e. I think that has to star t up front [with the of fensive line].” The of fensive line is experiencing pr oblems partly because of injuries. Redshir t senior Zac Epping and redshir t sophomores Ben Lauer and Jonah Pirsig have all been hur t throughout the season, but Limegrover said that’s no excuse. “We just haven’t quite meshed yet, and I think that’s a function of maybe the guys just tr ying to get used to a new year,” Limegrover said. The problems on the

of fensive line were highlighted last weekend as TCU recorded two sacks and four quarterback hurries. As a result, the Gophers’ passing game never gained momentum and struggled throughout the game. Though the of fense str uggled to protect its quar terback, head coach Jer r y Kill said he’s glad it had this lear ning oppor tunity before Big Te n p l a y b e g i n s n e x t week. “We know right now truly what we need to get fixed,” Kill said. “We can play better on the of fensive line, but we’ve got to play better offensively as a whole.” He also said the r unning backs need to work on their pass protection in order to improve the offense. “You got to pass protect. There is a lot more to playing r unning back than just r unning the f o o t b a l l . Yo u r u n t h e football all day, you can’t pass protect and it’s hard to get on the field,” Kill said. The Gophers should be better equipped to deal with this week’s opponent, San Jose State. The Spartans have recorded only one sack all year. That should come as a relief for Leidner and redshir t freshman quar terback Chris Streveler, who finished the game against TCU. Streveler experienced a small dose of the pressure TCU put on Leidner but he’s confident the line will respond this week. “You always have to as s u m e [ t he o f fen s i ve line] is going to respond well. They ar e such a resilient group of guys, and they work so hard ever y week. They will be ready to go,” Streveler said.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

SOCCER

New role puts Stiever in a spot to score SOCCER PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA

IOWA

7 p.m. Saturday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium

MINNESOTA: After splitting their first two conference games on the road, the Gophers are 4-4-0 overall (1-1-0 Big Ten). They are tied with their opponent this weekend, Iowa, for second in the Big Ten in goals but are tied for last place in goals allowed. Sophomore goaltender Tarah Hobbs is tied for second in the Big Ten in saves with 36 and is first in the conference in shutouts with four. IOWA: THe Hawkeyes are tied for first in the Big Ten standings after going 2-0 in the first weekend of conference play (7-1-0 overall). Senior forward Cloe Lacasse is tied for first in the conference in both points and goals through eight games. Senior goalkeeper Kiley Beck has the lowest goals-against average in the Big Ten, and the Hawkeyes have recorded a shutout in six of their eight games. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Minnesota forward Josee Stiever attempts to steal the ball from Liz Bartels on Aug. 29 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.

Sophomore Josee Stiever has taken up an offensive midfielder spot. BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

When it comes to the lineup, sophomore midfielder Josee Stiever and the Gophers showed that they’re not afraid to shake things up.

Coming off of a season in which she was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, Stiever learned that she would be changing roles for her sophomore season, from defensive midfielder to offensive midfielder. It may seem odd to have Stiever switch positions after a conference-recognized freshman season, but head coach Stefanie Golan said she thinks Stiever’s new role might actually suit her better.

“As a [defensive] midfielder last year, it was more out of necessity than being where she is most comfortable,” Golan said. “She’s most comfortable being an offensive midfielder, being someone who can get involved in the attack.” And so far, Stiever seems to have no regrets with the position switch. “Personally, I’ve liked it a lot,” Stiever said. “I’ve played both [midfield] positions and I like both, but I

was really excited to move up and get more in the attack this year.” Golan said Stiever’s new role involves covering more ground and being more aggressive on the of fensive end of the field. Where a defensive midfielder watches more plays develop in front of them, an offensive midfielder is given more freedom to roam around and create scoring opportunities. “I kind of just [sat]

MEN’S GOLF

Minnesota adds alumnus to staff Justin Smith golfed for the Gophers from 2001-04 and won a national title. BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

A huge weight was lifted of f head coach John Carlson’s shoulders this week as he of ficially filled a position on the team’s staff. Nearly a month ago, for mer assistant coach Tyler Stith left Minnesota and accepted the position as head coach at the University of Iowa. After receiving 25 to 30 applicants, Carlson selected Stith’s replacement, announcing the hiring of Gophers alumnus Justin Smith on Monday. “It was always an aspiration for me to hopefully give back to the program that provided me with so much,” Smith said. Carlson estimated he got about five applications from other alums but said Smith was clearly the right choice for the program. Smith was a member of the 2002 national championship team, tying for four th individually at the tournament. “[Smith] knows what it takes to have a great team. It’s pretty exciting that somebody’s around who went through that because that’s the high point of our golf [program],” senior Tyler Lowenstein said. “It’s pretty cool that he was there … and that he knows what it takes to get there.” Carlson said he wanted his assistant coach to have a University of Minnesota tie. He was also looking for someone who would work well with the new technology in golf. Smith joined the

Gophers following a stint working at 2nd Swing as a club fitter. “He really understands what makes a golf club work for each player. It just makes it easier for us if we have the right equipment,” Lowenstein said. Carlson said Smith had helped team members during the fitting process throughout the past couple of years. Though Smith knew some of the team before his hiring, the new coach will now have the opportunity to forge relationships with ever yone on the team. “The first day, [Smith] came up to all of us, and he told us that he really wants to understand each one of us individually, which is really nice,” Lowenstein said. Sm ith ’ s fir st day of practice was Tuesday, but he’s already been helping Carlson. “He already made an impact in evaluating these guys,” Carlson said. “It’s nice to have a fresh set of eyes.” Smith is jumping right into work, as the Gophers have already begun their season. “ Th e r e ’ s no to ur n a ment that I’ve ever played that’s been as exciting as what I’m feeling now,” Smith said. “It’s a different feeling being on this side of the desk as when I was on the other side — but it’s going to be as satisfying as anything.” Now, Smith is getting to know the individual golfers and the decisions they make. Smith also said he’s going to pick Carlson’s brain as the two work together to lead the team. “I’m just looking forward to having a great par tnership with him for a long, long time and winning a lot of titles,” Smith said.

back more defensively and [cleaned] up anything [defenders] needed help with,” Stiever said. “This year, I’m able to get for ward more and I have the mentality to score more.” Through eight games, Stiever is tied for third on the team with six points, just one shy of her total from last season. Minnesota’s focuses during summer training included controlling possession and scoring more goals. Now, Stiever can help with both aspects in the middle of the field. “She’s got great athleticism, and she’s ver y good with the ball,” Golan said. “She’s a kid who more often than not is going to keep possession for you.” Golan said she hoped pairing Stiever with senior captain Katie Thyken in the attacking midfield would help “provide a spark” for the Gophers’ attack. Together, the chemistry the two have with the team’s for wards helps fuel the offense. “I love having her up there,” Thyken said after Minnesota’s victor y over Michigan State on Sunday, in which Stiever scored the winning goal. “She really reads the game and the forwards really well, and it

helps to have that presence next to me.” Thyken isn’t the only one who enjoys having Stiever on the attack more, either. “I was really excited to have her move up closer to me so we can work together,” sophomore forward Simone Kolander said. “This spring, we worked on tr ying to connect the midfield and the for wards so we had a better relationship and a better connection on the field.” It’s a connection that seems to have been built by hard work, but Stiever said it’s a connection that has also gotten better through experience. “I’m a sophomore now, and Simone Kolander, she’s a sophomore too,” Stiever said. “We’ve had a year together, and I’ve gotten to get to know [redshirt junior forward] Taylor Stainbrook a lot better.” And, just as experience working with teammates is helping improve Stiever’s game, experience in her new role should help her continue to refine and improve her game. “She’s done great,” Golan said. “She covers a tremendous amount of ground. She’s a ball winner. She does some really nice things for us.”

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Team preps freshmen starting spots in singles and doubles. The head coach said he’ll rely on seniors Tereza Brichacova and Aria Lambert for leadership. “You couldn’t ask for better senior leaders. They know how to win,” Merzbacher said. “They compete and don’t back down. Their leadership will be huge for us this year.” Brichacova, who was recognized on last year’s AllBig Ten Second Team, will also compete at the ITA AllAmerican Championships in California. She said this weekend’s play will give the team a good indication of their strengths and weaknesses. “I don’t think there are high expectations, because it’s our first tournament,” she said. “It’s the first little step toward a big season. Brichacova and Lambert will assist the underclassmen with applicable advice from their college careers. “We kind of take them in, get to know them and familiarize them with the campus and the team,” Lambert said. Lambert said she sees the Gopher Invitational as an opportunity for the team to get back into the swing of college tennis, a sentiment her coach agreed with. “It’ll be in a tournament format, but the goal is to get ready for the spring season,” Merzbacher said. “We just need matches.”

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Justin Smith competes for the Gophers.

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The focus of this weekend’s Gopher Invitational for the women’s tennis team won’t solely be on victories. Instead, head coach Chuck Merzbacher will zone in on his team’s underclassmen and how they adapt to college tennis. “I always like to focus on the [underclassmen] … to make sure they have support there. The fall is for teaching,” Merzbacher said. The Gopher Invitational the first fall tournament scheduled for the team as it prepares for spring competition. Iowa State, Kentucky, Milwaukee and Big Ten foes Iowa and Wisconsin are among the top other schools traveling to the Baseline Tennis Center this weekend. The teams will play singles and doubles brackets, allowing them to mix up their lineups in preparation for the season. Above all, the tournament provides a benchmark that players and coaches can build off while facing different teams. “It’s OK to play against each other … but it’s always better to go out and play against other teams,” Merzbacher said. With a strong recruiting class, Merzbacher said, the Gophers now have 10 good players who will compete for

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PREVIEW: The Gophers will head to Illinois to compete in their first road tournament of the season, the Windon Memorial Classic. Minnesota, which didn’t compete at the tournament last year, is one of 15 teams in the field and is joined by fellow Big Ten teams Northwestern, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Purdue. Minnesota finished fourth in its first and only tournament so far this year. Sophomore Jose Mendez finished first among his teammates and tied for fifth overall. Senior Tyler Lowenstein also posted a top-10 finish at the tournament.

PREVIEW: Coming off a 17-9 season last year, the Gophers women’s tennis team heads back to the court this weekend in its first appearance of the fall. The Gophers will try out different doubles combinations across the three-day tournament while paying keen attention to the underclassmen as they adapt to college tennis. Minnesota will also get its first look at Big Ten opponents Iowa and Wisconsin at the Baseline Tennis Center this weekend in the 12-team tournament.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Modern Mona Lisas Photographer Shanna Allyn’s work showcases natural women amongst jarring, postmodern props. BY JARED HEMMING jhemming@mndaily.com

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Minneapolis-based photographer Shanna Allyn captures photos of women in natural environments with unnatural props, including portraits of various women standing in a creek with eggs, wigs and drawings of eyeballs.

hotographer Shanna Allyn said she doesn’t do “expression” the right way. During her time as an art and biology student at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Allyn said her work rated among the worst by her professors. With photos published by National Geographic and Frankie Magazine, work featured in Art Incognito and a new gallery opening at Sebastian Joe’s Ice Cream in Uptown, Allyn hasn’t forgotten the academic discouragement she absorbed at the hands of turgid art professors. “I don’t feel like I got a lot of feedback,” Allyn said of her undergraduate years. “As an art student, you get to dabble in things. When I did stained glass, I was terrible at it. My instructor used mine as an example of what not to do because it looked so bad. Tedious things and perfection were always hard for me to achieve.” In photography, Allyn’s deadpan, instinctual style disregards perfectionism. Allyn’s work centers on portraits of women engaged with unusual props, including soap, mud and peanut butter. At a recent demonstration at the Minnesota State Fair, Allyn smeared an entire tube of shiny red toothpaste across a model’s chest. “It’s not glamorous,” Allyn said. “I have this tube of toothpaste, and I have this girl. She looks natural, and I attach something strange to her.”

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Allyn frames her photos in eerie settings to capture sparse, unfiltered images of women. She said she thinks of her subjects as muses that attract her with their “interesting and different” looks. “Sometimes I meet people and I’m like, ‘You have such a bizarre look to you. And I love it.’ ” Allyn said. Tediousness is not her forte, she said, so she jumps from project to project once the work is finished. The title of one of her more famous photographs, “Woman with egg in mouth,” suggests this rapid pace. “I don’t like to sit and really dwell on things and tr y and be like, ‘Well, let’s come up with something creative for a name,’ ” Allyn said. “Instead of tr ying to come up with something weird and mystical, I’m just like, ‘She’s got an egg in her mouth.’ ” Her two overarching projects, titled “Strange Beautiful” and “Modern Mona,” center on the dr y expressions her models take when photographed with outlandish props. “I’ve always been interested in the Mona Lisa,” Allyn said. “I think a lot of the portraits I do resonate with that similar sense of a woman, standing in a deadpan position, staring at you.” Allyn’s work satirizes technology’s immersion in modern society. The outrageous props that disturb her Monas reflect that. “Nothing’s really a natural form anymore. Everything’s manipulated,” Allyn said of technology. “It attaches itself to you because you’re doing it on a daily basis.” Originally from Ellsworth, Wis., Allyn became

a full-time photographer in Minneapolis after moving from New York City in 2010. In Allyn’s four-year career, she’s photographed less than 20 people, most of them women. “When I first started my art, it felt so much about me — this is my experience,” Allyn said. “I’m using a woman as a platform because I only know what it’s like to be female.” Allyn’s cryptic feminism is underscored by her work’s sense of humor, as illustrated by an early photo featuring a woman shrouded in an idyllic forest, with a hot dog jammed in her mouth. Four years in, the humor and ambiguity still drips from Allyn’s peices. “At the state fair, I worked with a cucumber,” Allyn said. “I worked with glitter and worms, cotton candy, gum. I gather loose ideas about objects, color schemes. I don’t think a lot about it.” Allyn attributes her local success and national kudos to persistence and creative thought — encouragement outside of what a professor might offer. “I never considered myself a photographer,” Allyn said. “I considered myself someone who would come up with these really unusual ideas, and I needed a tool to document it. And the camera was the only way to do that.”

Shanna Allyn in Free Arts Minnesota, Art Incognito Where 107 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis When 6 p.m. Thursday Cost $60-75

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Shooter Jennings’ electric rodeo College kitchen: getting to know zucchini

The singer brings rock ’n’ roll into the realm of honky tonk music.

The farmer’s market hosts a variety of produce that is initially intimidating to cook with, like zucchini. Where does it fit on the plate?

BY GRANT TILLERY gtillery@mndaily.com

ost people wouldn’t release a classical piano album by por n star Ron J e r e m y, w h o s e s e e d y screen persona overshadows the seriousness of his side projects. Shoote r J e n n i n g s , h o w e v e r, is not most people. The hard-rocking singer r uns Black Countr y Rock Media (named after a David Bowie song), a boutique record label intent on signing offbeat artists and reissuing out-of-print outlaw countr y albums. When Jennings heard Jeremy play piano for the first time, he was floored. “I met him through Jon [Hensley], my manager,” Jennings said. “He was in a Wanda Jackson video. He came over to my house one day and star ted playing my piano, playing all this classical music. I was filming it — I was blown away by it. Jon had the idea for us to do a 7-inch record on it. It’s somewher e between a Stan Kenton record and a classical record.” Jennings is the son of outlaw countr y progenitor Waylon Jennings and badgirl chanteuse Jessi Colter. The younger Jennings eschews mainstream popcountr y twang for a rollicking sound that’s a bit

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Country renegade Shooter Jennings is stopping by the Medina Entertainment Center on Friday.

backwoods, a tad metal and a big slab of Southern rock. He’s kicking of f his latest tour at the Medina Enter tainment Center — 25 minutes west of Minneapolis down Highway 55 — with his dad’s old backing band. Jennings was hooked up with the band through a festival organizer in rural Kentucky. “It happened because a guy named Lloyd [Settle], who r uns a festival in Allegre, Ky., called ‘Goose on the Lake,’ ” Jennings

said. “It was Lloyd’s idea for me to play with them. We did it twice, and it just felt so good that it was like, ‘Why don’t we do a tour with this?’” Though Jennings focuses on his own material on these shows, the first 15 minutes of each set is dedicated to Waylon’s music. “I usually dig a lot of the ’70s stuf f out,” Jennings said. “The set starts with a stream of Waylon tunes that I do. From there on out, it gets weird.” Aside from touring and

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his label, Jennings recently found time to release an EP and has another in the works. “Don’t Wait Up (For George)” dropped in August, and it pays tribute to late countr y superstar George Jones. “The first two songs on the record, I wrote,” Jennings said. “I was going to just put the two songs out, but my manager convinced me to give a shot doing some covers. I did u See JENNINGS Page 12

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ucchini is quite tame. Its mild flavor and soft texture is a great addition to a variety of dishes, including stir-fries, pasta sauces and soups. A cheap and abundant Minnesota vegetable, Zucchini is also delicious on its own. Grill it while you can. Zucchini’s growing season lasts through September. You can find the vegetable at the campus far mers market, which runs ever y Wednesday on Church Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Oct. 8.

Zucchini noodles

Using zucchini instead of noodles in dishes is a great way to celebrate veggies and to avoid gluten if you have dietar y restrictions. This gourd is mild in flavor and has an “al dente” texture when cooked briefly. The porous noodles absorb pasta sauces well. For a more filling dish, eat your zucchini noodles with a fried egg on top.

Zucchini Salt 1. Cut the zucchini into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, and place in a colander. 2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. 3. Drop the “noodles” in the boiling water, and cook until the skin becomes bright green (about 1 to 2 minutes). If you cook the strands too long, they will start falling apart. 4. Serve just like spaghetti.

Zucchini moons

Zucchini makes a great snack because it doesn’t take a lot of time to cook; it reaches golden brown after just a few seconds in a fr ying pan. If you do it right, zucchini can be as tasty as french fries. 1 zucchini Olive oil (Or a fat with a pretty high smoke point. Canola is fine.) A few tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese Salt Pepper 1. Slice the zucchini into rounds about ¼ inch thick. 2. Heat a shallow skillet on medium with enough oil to thinly coat the bottom of the pan. 3. Test a zucchini round in the oil. If it sizzles immediately, add the rest of the slices. Space them so that u See ZUCCHINI Page 12

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

THEATRE

The challenge of visibility The Ivey Awards strive to give the local theater scene a louder voice. BY LAINI DEVIN ldevin@mndaily.com

hile the telev i s e d To n y Awards encompass the recognizable, big-name New York Broadway shows, theater companies in other regions stand in the wings of the stage. But the Ivey Awards offer a night out for companies in Minnesota, aiming to keep theater visible in the state’s foreground, according to founder Scott Mayer. A decade ago, Mayer worked at Target Corp. in community relations and had the oppor tunity to travel around the countr y. During this time, he saw that many cities had some vehicle for celebrating professional theater in their community. “It was odd,” Mayer said, “that the Twin Cities has one of the best theater communities in the country, and we really weren’t doing anything to celebrate it.” By working with Ameriprise Financial, a company interested in broadening inroads into the theater community, a par tnership formed to create the Ivey Awards. Mayer created focus groups to ask theater professionals what they were most interested in creating to celebrate the theater community. “Their responses were what cr eated the Ivey Awards that we know today,” Mayer said.

“The reality for most theaters is that the people associated are working three jobs, they’re spending all of their free time working on their craft and they’re not able to even attend each other’s productions, much less get together to acknowledge each other,” Mayer said. Mayer said the awards are determined by a group of volunteer evaluators — local professionals that attend ever y production in the Twin Cities throughout the year. When the awards first began, there were 46 participating local theaters. Now, there are 76. According to Mayer, it’s not that more theaters are participating in the awards, but that more professional theaters are coming into existence each year. Mayer said the Iveys cater to two dif ferent demographics: the seasoned artists looking to give back to the community and the younger generation just starting their careers. Mayer expressed his excitement about having a celebration that embraces ever yone in all types of theater. He said the awards aim to “make sure that the next generation of theater goers and theater professionals get accustomed to what it is like to be in a theater setting and to get an overview of what the theater community looks like.” But not ever yone feels included in the celebration. University of Minnesota

theater arts freshman Rory Mitchell said he knew the bare minimum about the Iveys. “They’re awards for theater. That’s basically all I know,” he said. Theater ar ts junior Morgan Potter said he had heard of the Iveys but didn’t think the awards create the desired visibility that Mayer envisioned. “I feel like they’re not advertised at all. I’m not sure when they are, or who is up for certain awards,” she said. Theater arts junior Autumn Burggraff echoed the sentiment. “I don’t know where they’re held,” she said. “I don’t know what all the awards are. I’ve never been to them. I’ve never talked about them.” The theater community views the Iveys as its moment to celebrate, Mayer said, and the younger generation is left out of the loop. The Teen Ivey Pre-Party, hosted at Solera Cocina, reaches just shor t of 400 invites when adver tised through a Facebook event — not a tall number when considering the entire Twin Cities community. While the attempt to increase visibility is moving forward, the Iveys still have a ways to go before the awards ceremony achieves its goal. “As long as there is an empty theater seat on any given night, we know that there’s still more work to be done,” Mayer said.

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Scott Mayer, founder of the Ivey Awards, poses outside the doors of the Historic State Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon.

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FILM

‘Old Familiar Chime’: A medley of guitar styles

Gender Reel film fest comes to the U

The festival will showcase seven guitarists from different backgrounds. BY JACKIE RENZETTI jrenzetti@mndaily.com

even guitarists hailing from Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, California, Minnesota and the United Kingdom will perform at the St. Paul guitar festival “Old Familiar Chime.” Each musician has their own unique backstor y, but their shared instrument ties them together. “[The diversity in background] was like half intentional and half serendipitous, I guess,” said Chris Berry, the organizer of the event. “It’s all really different, but it all still fits and it makes sense, at least in my mind.” The lineup consists of Glenn Jones, Bill Orcutt, Michael Chapman, Steve Gunn, Alexander T ur nquist, Matthew De Gennaro and Spider John Koerner. The show will tie together dif ferent generations and guitar styles in the realm of folk. Jones, who’s based out of Massachusetts, recognized and appreciated the variety in the lineup. “There’s some festivals where you don’t really know any of the other players and whatever, and you just kind of do your thing,” Jones said. “Then there’s other festivals where you feel like someone’s put some real thought into who they invited and that there’s a nice … engagement between the

different players.” Some of the performers’ lives intertwine with rock history. Steve Gunn has formerly played in Kurt Vile’s band and will be singing as well as playing the guitar. Bill Orcutt has a more eclectic style, and Matthew De Gennaro performs multiple instruments along with guitar. “He’ll probably play guitar for a few minutes and then play viola. … I wanna have him featured even though he’s not strictly a guitar player,” Berry said. The lone Minneapolis representative is Spider John Koerner. He’s credited with influencing Bob Dylan among other rock greats. Though Koer ner had initially forgotten about the event until the interview, he spoke positively of listening to the other guitarists play. “It’ll be kind of interesting to me to see what they’re doing,” Koerner said. Glenn Jones will be performing in his style of American Primitive — a combination of Southern blues, ragtime and bluegrass. “I’m kind of a bridge between the first-generation players … and the younger players, like Steve Gunn and Alexander Turnquist,” Jones said. Jones follows American Primitive godfather John Fahey closely. When asked about his own influences, Tur nquist classified his music as “probably the most removed from Fahey.”

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The difference in inspiration comes from both age and personal preference, as the 26-year-old Turnquist didn’t discover Fahey’s records until after he had already developed his own 12-string guitar style. “I think it’s pretty cool to have a group of modern-day guitarists all on the same bill in a small club,” Turnquist said. The diverse lineup appeals to the performers and offers an opportunity for the audience to expose themselves to new music. “I would hope that people will come with an open mind,” Berr y said, “Let’s say they’re a big fan of Bill Orcutt; he’s pretty experimental. … I think the person who liked Bill Orcutt is going to like a lot of the other people, too, and maybe be surprised by that.” The show will also utilize both floors of the Turf Club. Every other act will perform on a different floor, allowing musicians more flexibility in setting up and giving the audience a break in routine. “It gets boring just standing there for an hour. … It’s like, ‘Move around a little. Go see some weird dude play downstairs, and then come back,’ ” Berry said.

Old Familiar Chime Where The Turf Club, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul When 7 p.m. Friday Cost $20-25

Gender Reel is a film festival devoted specifically to increasing visibility of the trans community. BY JARED HEMMING jhemming@mndaily.com

n the anagram conundrum that is the LGBTQIA initialism, sometimes the “T” feels left behind. Amateur filmmaker Joe Ippolito, a transgender man, sought to restore the “T” when he founded the Gender Reel film festival four years ago. Touring cities across the country, Gender Reel is returning to Minneapolis this year for a two-day stint, showing films on the University of Minnesota’s West Bank. “Film is a great way to learn about this community because films represent such a range of issues,” Ippolito said. Gender Reel is unique in that it caters to widening the visibility of transgender and gender-nonconforming communities through movies. Ippolito, who resides in St. Paul and teaches psychology at Metropolitan State University and Argosy University, conceived Gender Reel after noticing a lack of transgender awareness in queer film expos in his native Philadelphia. “As is true of any activist, you say, ‘What can we do to make change here?’ ” Ippolito said. “I said, ‘Let’s start our own festival.’ ” The exhibition highlights gender-nonconforming, trans-

gender and queer issues, and Ippolito said the goal of the festival is to showcase transgender art. One film, “M.I.: A Different Kind of Girl,” documents a transgender man’s struggle as a drag king in the black community. Another one deals with a gay transgender man’s foray into gay dating. “We’re dealing with issues about how we present our gender identity to the world, versus who it is we partner with.” Ippolito said. The transgender community is often battling for liberties that are accessible to the homosexual community, Ippolito said. “We’re still fighting for certain civil rights and abilities, health care systems, job securities,” Ippolito said. “For example, in the military, gays and lesbians can now openly serve, but transgender people can’t.” Ippolito’s activism extends beyond film. He recently partnered with the city’s Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition to push an ordinance that would allow Minneapolis businesses and restaurants to have gender-neutral bathrooms. “It could be a dangerous situation if you have a trans woman who goes into the ladies room,” Ippolito said. “There have been people who get arrested for that, or violently attacked.” Ippolito transitioned in his early 30s in 2001 after years of deliberation. “I felt like a boy from a young age; I tried to conform in various ways,” Ippolito said.

“I thought perhaps being lesbian was it for me, but it wasn’t, so I decided to transition.” Even though Ippolito said he feels like people his age and younger understand that it’s possible to transition and that there is a growing transgender community, he hopes that the festival will further spread awareness. “Nowadays, we have folks who are transitioning in their teenage years, or even socially transitioning as children,” Ippolito said. The event also provides a panel with transgender parents, as well as parents raising transgender children. In the festival’s four years, Ippolito has noticed that Gender Reel’s two-day movie exploration is suitable to farranging submissions. “Film is easy: people can send you a DVD,” Ippolito said. “It’s a lot easier of an art form to have a diverse festival.” Ippolito calls himself a “film buff by nature” and said he gravitates toward people who don’t conform to gender roles in movies, like Barbra Streisand’s character in the 1983 movie, “Yentl.” “I love ‘Yentl,’ ” Ippolito said. “I’m not surprised, given it’s about a gendernonconforming person.”

Gender Reel film festival Where The Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis When 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday Cost Free with student ID

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Friday

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Sunday

Spoon

Hotpants

Opera on Screen: La Bohème

Since the late ’90s, Britt Daniel and company have epitomized what Billy Joel would sound like if he mastered indie rock. And now, the hard-working tunesmiths are touring in support of their latest project, “They Want My Soul.” Eight albums in, the band is making its second stop in Minneapolis this year, after playing the closing set of June’s Rock the Garden. Spoon’s tight, kinetic brand of art rock packs enough scope to fill the all-ages show at the State Theatre.

Now that you’ve satisfied your indie rock hunger by the spoonful, it’s time to jam out and dance to something a little different. Hotpants is a dance night that eschews the monotonous four-on-the-floor beat in favor of deep cuts of rare soul, vintage boogalo and old-school funk. Named in the tradition of James Brown, Vicki Anderson and Bobby Byrd songs that reference hot pants, this DJ’d dance night has spun 45s in Minneapolis since 2008.

You don’t need to spend money on a study abroad trip for a new cultural experience; simply go see a Salzburg Festival performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” that’s on screen in the Twin Cities. The Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul presents this tale of Henri Murger, a 19th-century French novelist and poet, and tells the story of his life as a poor adolescent in Paris. This performance of “La Bohème” will satiate your need to experience something international without leaving the Twin Cities.

Where State Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours 6:30 p.m. Cost $35

Where Nomad World Pub, 501 S. Cedar Ave., Minneapolis Hours 9 p.m. Cost $5

Where St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main St. SE, Minneapolis Hours 1 p.m. Cost $20

Thursday, September 18, 2014

CULTURE to CONSUME /

By Jared Hemming

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Karen O, “Crush Songs”

Miss America’s strange cover of “Happy”

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After charming the hear ts of Spike Jonze fans ever ywhere with “The Moon Song” from Jonze’s 2013 film “Her,” O continues to abandon her trademark howl with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in favor of a mellow, acoustic tone. Moody, lo-fi and earnest, O’s new album is the per fect soundtrack and cure to any rainy September evening — steaming cup of horchata tea not included.

Sure, the case can be made against pageantry, especially when it involves the most annoyingly catchy pop hit of the year. But Miss America winner Kira Kazantsev’s bizarre cover of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” almost makes the never-ending earworm worthwhile. Instead of making music with glasses of water in the style of “Miss Congeniality,” Kazantsev uses a red plastic cup to drum along in an attempt to inspire young girls.

If your tolerance for abuse is lower than your love of the game, avoid watching football this season. After abuse allegations have surfaced about Baltimore’s Ray Rice and Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson, it’s more worthwhile to jeer rather than cheer for the Vikings. Don’t worry, there are plenty of other things to do on Sunday: read a paper’s funny pages, go for a refreshing autumnal walk or study for that test that’s approaching.

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Zucchini noodles with tomatoes and parmesan cheese work as a healthy alternative to pasta.

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there is no overlap — each slice should have equal access to the bottom of the pan. 4. When the slices begin to brown (after about 20 seconds), flip them over once and sprinkle the crisped sides with salt, pepper and cheese. When the opposite side is brown, eat up!

Veggie cakes

The necessity to make individual por tions often

leaves the college cook with leftover veggies after dinner. Your fridge might host a nub of a potato, half an onion and two spoons of beans. What are you supposed to do with those? This recipe is a product of fridge cleaning on grocery day — produce scraps have boundless possibilities. You can even save certain “inedible” bits (like onion roots and skins, carrot tops and tomato stems) and boil the ingredients for an hour to make veggie stock. As a summer squash,

zucchini doesn’t hold up as long as its wintery cousins. But this recipe is one way to use it up fast. The proportions for the following dish are not essential; use what you have. 1 potato 1 zucchini 1/2 onion 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon seasoning (I use the taco seasoning from the “DIY Tacos” college kitchen recipe.) 2 tablespoons frying oil

1. Use a cheese grater to shred the vegetables into a colander (or bowl) lined with a clean towel. Salt to draw out liquid from the vegetables. 2. Squeeze the towel to remove most of the moisture from the veggies, and place the shreds in a clean, dr y bowl. Stir in the egg and spices to coat. 3. Heat oil in a pan. When hot, but not smoking, add tablespoon-sized dollops of the vegetable mixture to the pan — give each scoop a little room. Flatten into

about ½ inch thick disks. 4. Cook until crisp (about 2 to 3 minutes per side). Only flip the pancake once, as flipping too often and cooking in a cold pan causes the oil to soak into the veggies and make the patties greasy. 5. Like other fried foods, place the cooked patties on a paper-lined sur face to remove some of the oil before serving. These veggie cakes taste great with applesauce and sour cream — or plain yogurt makes a surprisingly delicious substitute.

‘She Thinks I Still Care,’ which I really love because it sounds more like a Prince tune than it does a countr y tune, which I was going for. ‘The Door’ may be my favorite thing I’ve ever recorded. [It’s] hard rock with crazy electronics mixed in with this classic tune.” Jennings is planning to release an EP honoring disco producer Giorgio Moroder next Januar y or Febr uar y. While there’s no set track list, Jennings’ covers will put a spin on Moroder’s chart-toppers. “A lot of people associate [Moroder] with disco, but he was a pioneer in the electronic world,” Jennings said. “[He made] progressive music at the time that af fected a lot of the culture. Ever ything from the soundtracks he did to the hits he did, people were buying sound and it kind of saturated into the sound of the ’80s and early ’90s.” Jennings’ willingness to transcend his roots places him firmly outside countr y territor y. His tunes are countr y-inflected, but he’s not a countr y musician. “Buddy Holly used to tell my dad, ‘Just tell ’em you’r e pop,’ ” Jennings said. “’You can go either way any time you want.’ I’ll say I’m fucking death metal.”

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FOOD

Twin Cities holds its own in the Ramen Wars Twin Cities restaurants serve up memorable variations on ramen, the iconic Japanese comfort food.

BY CECILIA MAZUMDAR STANGER cmazumdarstanger @mndaily.com

nnovative restaurants in New York and Tokyo, like David Chang’s Momofuku and Chef Ivan Orkin’s Ivan Ramen, spark mixed reactions about the “authenticity” of dif ferent ramen dishes. Consumers debate about the best noodles to slurp up and which traditional broth recipes are the tastiest. While the debates are sour, the food itself is warm, accessible and playful. Ramen transcends categorization: You can just as easily find it at a streetside noodle shop as an upscale sushi bar. The dif fer ent atmospheres of Obento-ya, Masu Sushi & Robata and UniDeli demonstrate ramen-shop variety. As the battles rage on, these three spots near the University of Minnesota’s campus continue to serve up smiles.

Obento-ya Japanese Bistro Obento-ya on Como Avenue is the perfect campus date night spot. The simple, clean flavors of the dishes

match the minimalist aesthetic of the restaurant. The interior sports sleek ser ving ware and bamboo counter tops, and the Zen atmosphere continues onto a wooden patio housing a small garden dappled with rustic animal statues. The restaurant, City Pages’ 2014 Best Ramen winner, boasts an impressive sake menu and fast, no-frills ser vice. It ser ves robata and sushi in addition to three types of ramen. While the Karaka-tantan ramen with spicy miso broth’s vegetable content is limited to a few mushrooms, the soup feels light and thin. It is flavorful without being too salty. The bowl is brimming with silky and springy noodles that ser ve as a nest for an egg (for $1 extra). Obento-ya’s boiled egg stays separate from the broth: The deceptively hard-boiled texture of the white hides a perfectly gelatinous yolk that coats the noodles like a warm blanket. A meal at Obento-ya leaves you feeling satisfied and refreshed. Obento-ya Japanese Bistro 1510 Como Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Masu Sushi & Robata James Bear d awar dwinning chef Tim McKee conceived the concept and recipes behind Masu Sushi & Robata. Despite its nightlife façade, Masu serves up sustainable sushi and timeintensive ramen. McKee said the kombu, chicken, dried mushroom and pork bone-based broth takes more than 10 hours to prepare. This stock ser ves as the base for all four ramens on the menu. Chefs add curry paste to the popular tonkatsu curry ramen to give it a sweet and savory edge, mirroring the Japanese ketchup that sits atop the dish’s fried pork cutlet. Conscious of the ramen trends in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo, McKee uses alkali noodles and tops the dish off with a creamy soft poached egg cooked at a low temperature, 62 degrees Celsius, for an hour — which McKee said is a technique the restaurant’s cooks learned from David Chang at Momofuku. With its breaded meat and Chinese broccoli, the curr y ramen is tasty and accessible to a Wester n palate, reminiscent of fried chicken and collard greens.

The kimchi ramen is also worth a tr y; it truly tastes of sour and salty fermented Korean veggies. Masu Sushi & Robata 330 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

UniDeli

In the hear t of United Noodles, an Asian Grocery store near the Seward neighborhood, is UniDeli. Co-owner Eric Fung and chef and manager Jason Dorweiler recently worked together to transform the hidden gem into a full-on noodles counter that features nine varieties of ramen. They used “Ramen Monday” events to test their innovations, many of which are now available on the regular menu. UniDeli’s ramens tend to have explosive flavors and rich broths. It’s hard to tell where a sour bite or sudden jolt of spice come from. Dorweiler creates beautiful and innovative dishes. He said a lot of his ideas germinate with online research. “The Internet is a ver y valuable tool,” he said. The newest ramen, titled “Dramen,” which Dor weiler called “drama in a bowl,”

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Shio Yuzu Kosho, a type of ramen served at United Noodles in Minneapolis.

features a combination of three popular ramen flavors. “The idea is the three [ramens] fighting,” Dorweiler said. While combining multiple broths and sauces in the bowl is potentially chaotic, the “dramen” is a successful blast of flavors and textures. The butter y pork belly, firm noodles impor ted from Japan, bright green bok choy and salty shoyu egg deliver the “stick-to-your-ribs” feeling that all good comfort food should.

Fung, co-owner of the family-r un business, said he sees UniDeli as an introduction to a new cuisine. “I found that the UniDeli is kind of a gateway drug to Asian food,” he said. The restaurant’s vibe is casual and fun with a diverse demographic of patrons sticking Post-it messages on the walls as they eat among the aisles. United Noodles 2015 E. 24th St., Minneapolis

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

BACKTALK

horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (9/18): Thoughtful planning eases your journey this year. Pinch pennies and stash the change. Blast your story to your peeps. After 12/23, begin a new homebody phase for the next few years.

sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

9/18/2014

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Make practical plans for home improvement. Have your space nurture your well-being. Discipline produces results.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8— It could get chaotic. Rest your mind somewhere quiet for sudden insight.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 6 — Words contain hidden meanings. It’s not all apparent at first glance. Focus on new procedures and old standards.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Take a trip with a friend. Explore as you work together. It could involve a difficult assignment, or a challenge.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Avoid gabbing and put your back into your work, except to discuss methods and procedures with co-workers.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Event planning takes priority. Discover new regulations or costs. Make sure you have your facts straight. Invest in your business.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Continue to get personal thoughts down on paper. Carry a journal. Circumstances dictate your destination.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — A moment of controversy brings you strength. Heed words of wisdom from afar. Talk about money only with the one who shares it with you.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Balance work with rest. There’s plenty of action to dive into. Take it on like an endurance race. Thoroughly plan the route.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Lively communications abound. Assuming leadership means learning to delegate (especially if the job is difficult).

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Your confidence is contagious. Look to your career future and hang with friends in the business who can teach you. Experience pays.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Have fun with your partner. It doesn’t need to involve a lot of talk. Support each other to pursue a passion. Invest in greater efficiency.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

from the archive

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

From MOATERBOATIN SOB

So Net, what the NUTT was up with the hippie fest in front of coffman on Friday?? Net: We’re just surprised that some hippies stopped smoking pot long enough to actually organize something. We think it went down something like this: Hippie No. 1: “Duuuuuude, let’s go to Coffman and we can get these ninjas and stuff to play some drums and dance around … it’ll rock! Hippie No. 2: (pukes on couch) I don’t know.... seeing those ninjas beating ON drums was pretty NUTTing cool I guess. Net: Was one of them (prog rock band Rush’s) Neil Peart? I was just curious if you could shed some light on to how these Hippies and drum playing ninjas are associated with the U and why they were in front of coffman? Do you think they’d let me have a yard sale out there? Net: As long as you actually have some good stuff and not that old baby clothes crap. I have tons of porn that’s just not doing the trick for me anymore and I really need to get rid of it. Net: So mom found your stash, eh? Maybe I’ll have some piano playing pirates performing for my entertainment! Net: It’d be pretty hard to play piano with one hand and a hook. Hitting the sustain pedal with a peg leg would prove difﬁcult, too. Ahh networkia don’t you love freshman.....girls that is!

From -Femme Fatale-

Hello Net. Net: Nanu. Don’t think I’m female, eh Twick8? I know you’re not used to contact with the opposite sex, but where’s the trust? Net: Twick8 has a hard time trusting women since his little “incident” when he was 10. Your online dating experiences haven’t gone so well, huh? I can imagine your excitement when your Warcraft III darling informs you “she” is a petite, sexy brunette with an outrageous addiction to Magic Net: And crack. only to be devastatingly disappointed to meet a balding, overweight

BACKTALK

42-year-old man who took advantage of your gullible ass. Net: Took advantage of that gullible ass in more ways than one, too. Poor Darling. Well, your grammatical aptitude and well-supported argument have convinced me of one thing. Net: Twick8 is in Carlson School of Management? Debating the issue of my gender with a freshman boy was a mistake made on my part. Net: A mistake, yes, but you still sent us this entry. Fool me once, shame on me!

From Talnic of Spinebreaker

While Dr. Date is stuck on helping the magic g33ks, I ﬁgured I would help my self. Net: We help too by categorically insulting them in the hopes they may get a job/girlfriend. Tier 2 Alliance Warlock Male seeking Female questing companion, for possibly more! Net: Sounds good, but it needs a little work. We’ll reword it for you: “Tier 2 Emperor Ass-Goblin XIV with too much time on his hands needs female companion. No, seriously, needs it really badly. Please, I don’t want to be alone!”

From darwinistsaredumb

So I was riding in this car with two sexy girls, Net: Liar! and we were watching the lightning storm on saturday night, when suddenly there was a raccoon in the headlights; Splat!!! Suddenly there was a big raccoon pancake Net: Big raccoon pancakes are a lumberjack’s favorite food. in the middle of the road in the rearview mirror & a very, very traumatized, but still sexy, girl in the driver’s seat. Net: Are you sure you didn’t switch the two around in your head? Was the raccoon driving and you killed some young woman? Moral of the story: Net: Stop lying to Network about having the ability to be in the same car as attractive women. Highway 94 is no place for a furry! Net: It is, however, a place for lies and deceit, you liar.

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ships, and that extends to crushes. You need to It’s really easy. I’m shocked you haven’t contell your boyfriend about your feelings for your sidered this. Bewildered. Amazed. friend, especially if you plan on eventually marTwo words: Don’t swallow. rying the dude. You don’t even need to have it in your mouth to If you’re harboring such an intense love for begin with. Incredible, but true. There are several your friend, you might be tempted to be unfaithalternatives you could use, but I don’t think I need ful in a moment of weakness. Ideally, you would to spell them out for you here. Get creative. be so open with him you would let him know your — Dr. Date illicit thoughts before acting on them. It’s an issue of respect. The Good Doctor has received an inordinate Your crush may be a symptom of something number of e-mails regarding players of “Magic: not satisfying you in your relationship and that’s The Gathering,” “World of Warcraft” and the a valid thing that should be explored. like. This reader gives good, practical advice If you do decide to go the single route for a for those of you in warlock land. while, don’t expect to jump straight into the arms of your crush. It would seriously (tr)uck up your Dear Dr, to have a conversation with you. She’s boyfriend’s friendship with him, not to mention That’s it! I’ve had it! OK, I’ll admit, I’m prolly your friendship with him. one of thebelieve first people thatdoing one would point asclearly not ready to date. The way I see I sort of can’t I’m this, So talk it out with your guy. Just be respectful. being a nerd. I enjoy physics, calculus, and World but I haveoftoWarcraft admit I don’t really — Dr. Date as ifthat they were the essences of life. it, you have two options: However, awho relationship is NOT part of the Let go of relationship thoughts for have many friends have much exDear Dr. D, game. I know several couples that play games perience relationships and I needtogeth-now, and be a friend to her. Obviously, I am in the 2nd year of my Master’s degree, with like Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft and last week I realized that I’ve fallen one to of someone. er, but beyond the game, they not don’t talk discuss it.you two have chemistry in a platonic tofortalk (Well, maybe my classmates. Throughout all of last year, I had My girlfriend of the past 3 years doesn’t really case,want butto you what Isome mean.) no interest in him. He’s attractive andin fit,this but not know know how I pwnorized nubs in thesense as well; otherwise you wouldn’t really my type. 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Dr. Date,

or anything like that, at least not in the

Need relationship advice? E-mailsense. Dr. DateBut at drdate@mndaily.com classical I do feel very strong-

ly about her in this atypical way. I don’t think I can tell her this, though. I mean, she’s been burned in the past, and she’s guarded for good reason. If I came out and told her that for some reason that I don’t even know, she’s meaningful to me, I could easily cause her to become even more defensive and maybe shut me out altogether. And I definitely don’t want that. Basically, I feel like I’m caught between being honest about how I feel because I think she deserves to know, and keeping quiet about it and hoping that it goes somewhere eventually because I don’t want to risk hurting her. So yeah, I’m looking for advice because I honestly have no idea what to do here. Sorry for the egregious length of this thing.

—Confused and Yearning

Waiting Game Player,

I think the feeling you’re experiencing is love, my friend. It’s a tough thing to reconcile with — particularly in a complex situation like this — but you can get through it. This might not be what you want to hear, but there is no clear path to the relationship you want. She’s hesitant

There’s no way I can predict her reaction, but I do know one (unfortunate) thing: Only time will tell with this one.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I recently found out that I have an STD. It sucks, but what’s worse than that is I’ve only had sex with my longterm boyfriend of four years, who says he’s clean. I told him about my test results, and he seemed just as confused as I was. I feel bad for accusing him of cheating, but really, how is this possible? I really don’t want to see us end like this.

—Testing Positive

Mystery Malady,

Something smells fishy, and it’s not just your genitals. I understand that you don’t want to jump to conclusions, but it’s not out of the question to ask your boyfriend to get tested. If he refuses, it’s not hard to see this person suffers from a severe lack of empathy. How else could you explain getting an STD out of nowhere? If he accepts, the results will show the truth. Good luck.

—Dr. Date

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Thursday, September 18, 2014