ALSO IN THE SPORTS SECTION:
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â â Menâs hockey wins Ice Breaker tournament
JALEN MYRICKâS 100-YARD TD RUN BROKE A TIE.
â â Volleyball ends three-match losing streak
In one game, the Gophers narrowly beat Duluth 4-3. PAGE 8
Minnesota beat Maryland and Rutgers this weekend. PAGE 8
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U OF M
MINNEAPOLIS
ST PAUL
MONDAY
OCTOBER 13, 2014
ADMINISTRATION
Regents approve budget On Friday, the board approved Kalerâs budget request, which includes a new tuition freeze. BY BLAIR EMERSON bemerson@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesotaâs Board of Regents gave a green light to President Eric Kalerâs latest budget request and discussed a new health care agreement at its latest meeting Friday. Kalerâs 2016-17 biennial budget request
includes a tuition freeze for graduate and professional students who pay in-state tuition. Administrators updated the board on a new health care brand, and regents approved several items at their monthly meeting last week, including a finalized strategic plan. But the tuition freeze hinges on state funding. The University is requesting an additional $65 million from the state over the next two years. If the request isnât fulfilled, undergraduates will see a 3 percent tuition hike, and graduate and professional student tuition will increase by 3.5 percent.
âItâs a fair request to the state,â Regent Laura Brod said at the meeting, adding that the investment would demonstrate legislatorsâ commitment to improving higher education. University officials also updated regents on the schoolâs new brand of health care, University of Minnesota Health. The brand, which regents approved last year, is a fiveyear agreement between University-related health institutions that is meant to streamline care and to coordinate services. u See BOARD Page 4
From maroon to purple
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DEVELOPMENT
City leaders addressing waste woes A new city proposal says the U area has a high amount of housing demolition waste. BY HALEY MADDEROM hmadderom@mndaily.com
University of Minnesota alumnus and retired Minneapolis teacher Ardes Johnson lived in her townhouse on 14th Avenue Southeast until April, when it was demolished to be replaced by a new apartment complex. Johnson salvaged as much of her home as possible before she moved out of the neighborhood where she said she expected to spend the rest of her life. She tried to move, sell and donate appliances, furnaces and cabinets, but she couldnât save everything. âAll the rooms in my house were oak wood floors. They were beautiful,â she said. âBut it was just so much work to take it up and clean it up and reuse it again.â Now, an initiative led by Minneapolis City Council members Andrew Johnson and Linea Palmisano is addressing housing demolition waste and drafting a deconstruction policy due next spring. The plan specifically cites Wards 13 and 3 u See DECONSTRUCTION Page 3
PUBLIC SAFETY
UMPD returns assault rifles Following criticism, a school administrator announced plans on Friday to get rid of the guns. BY MEGHAN HOLDEN mholden@mndaily.com AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY
The grounds crews for the Vikings and the Gophers clean the âMâ off the field after the Gophers game on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
After the Gophers game Saturday, a crew worked late to get TCF Bank Stadium NFL-ready before kickoff Sunday. urday and Sunday. But behind the playersâ
BY SAM KRAEMER skraemer@mndaily.com
stage, operation staff worked overnight to
Just 30 minutes after the Gophers football team toppled Northwestern on Satur-
transition the facility from a college scene to one ready for an NFL game.
day, the signature maroon and gold âMâ
About 200 employees worked on TCF
had nearly vanished from TCF Bank Sta-
Bank Stadium, beginning shortly after the
diumâs 50-yard line.
conclusion of the Gophersâ game at about
More than 100,000 fans filed into the
2:20 p.m. Saturday and finishing Sunday
University of Minnesota stadium over the
morning. It was the only weekend this sea-
weekend to watch the Gophers or Vikings,
son that the teams are scheduled to play
as the teams played consecutive games Sat-
back-to back games.
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The University of Minnesota Police Department is shipping back eight militarygrade rifles amid concerns that they may be causing discontent on campus. UMPD received six M-16s and two M-14s in 2006 through a U.S. Department of Defense program that allows police departments to receive military surplus. The DOD will likely take back those guns, Vice President for University Services Pamela Wheelock said in an email to the University community on Friday, citing worries that the gunsâ âpresence on campus is divisive and distracts from the outstanding work being done by the officers of the UMPD.â UMPD uses some of the M-16s for training purposes and reserves the rest for âactiveshooterâ situations, University police Chief Greg Hestness told the Minnesota Daily last month. He said officers have never used the M-16s in active duty, and the M-14s are still in their original boxes. Without the rifles, âUMPD will still be equipped, trained, and prepared to protect the University community,â the email read.
ELECTION 2014
Clinton rallies U students The former president came to campus to raise support for Gov. Dayton and Sen. Franken. BY JESSIE BEKKER jbekker@mndaily.com
Amid roaring fans and snapping camera shutters, former President Bill Clinton calmly strode onto Northrop Auditoriumâs stage Friday. The crowd hushed as he began to speak. With the University of Minnesota appearance, Clinton drummed up support for Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken, DMinn., in light of Novemberâs election. In his speech, Clinton said the Minnesota candidates plan to help students and stressed the importance of young voters casting ballots on Election Day.
Dayton is running against Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, and Republican Mike McFadden is challenging Franken. Although the campus event attracted heavy media coverage and represented a success for campaign leaders, experts say Clintonâs appearance wonât necessarily persuade students to vote in the election. âI would not view [the event] to be a game-changer, especially if youâre looking at these top-of-the-ticket races,â said Eric Ostermeier, a research associate at the Humphrey School of Public Affairsâ Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. Clinton spoke about issues like battling Islamic State recruitment efforts in Minnesota, student debt and the stateâs recently raised minimum wage. âThere has not been a single time in my u See DFL Page 4
AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at Northrop Auditorium on Friday during a campus visit to campaign for democrat candidates Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken.
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