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More freshmen are sticking around

The legality of banning the NFL name on campus is questionable, city leaders say.

FRESHMAN RETENTION RATES REACH NEW HIGH OVERALL

STUDENTS OF COLOR

BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com

After shaking up University of Minnesota administrators and other policymakers, the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins has moved downtown to City Hall, where elected officials are mulling a ban on the NFL team’s name. Because of a City Council vote earlier this month, the city attorney will investigate whether Minneapolis has legal authority to ban the football team’s name and logo when it plays the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 2. Though the attorney’s office will provide its opinion by next Wednesday, some city leaders aren’t confident they can take legal action. “I have my doubts,” said Cam Gordon, who represents the University and surrounding areas on the City Council. u See NFL Page 3

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MN groups set up Ebola aid, outreach Some business owners have told a local task force that fears of the virus have affected sales. BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

As Ebola rages on, Minnesotans are shipping massive containers filled with hundreds of thousands of meals, facemasks and gloves to areas overseas affected by the deadly virus. And back home, they’re also working to eliminate stigmatization and educate Minnesotans about the disease. Members of the Brooklyn Park-based Minnesota African Task Force Against Ebola, a group formed by West African community leaders, are facilitating outreach on the virus. The group also recently teamed up with local nonprofit Matter to send supplies to countries affected by Ebola. Mike Muelken, Matter’s international program director, said they have already sent more than $400,000 worth food and items like sanitizer, IV solution and hospital u See DISEASE Page 10

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The University’s first-year retention rate reached a new high with the freshman class of 2013, new data show. indicates that our students — from all back-

BY PARKER LEMKE plemke@mndaily.com

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grounds — like it here and want to stay

hey leave for many reasons: financial

here,” Kaler told the regents.

concerns, family issues or worries

The figures come eight years after Uni-

the University of Minnesota isn’t a good fit.

versity regents set a goal to hit a 90 percent

But now, more University freshmen are

first-year retention rate, said Bob McMas-

making it through their first year than ever

ter, vice provost and dean of undergraduate

before.

education. The University hit that goal with

Of first-year students who came to the University in fall 2013, 92.6 percent returned this year — an increase of 2.1 percentage points over the previous freshman class.

the class that entered in 2008, McMaster said. First-year retention rates are important to maintaining graduation rates, he said. “Students who do persist into the sopho-

During the same year, the retention rate

more year are much more apt to stay and

for first-year students of color rose to 92.63

graduate than not,” McMaster said. “The

percent — edging out the average for the

first year is just critical for their success.”

first time.

The higher rates have also increased

University President Eric Kaler high-

the University’s standing among its Big

lighted the numbers in a repor t to the

Ten peers in first-year retention, McMaster

Board of Regents last week.

said.

“I am very heartened by this data, which

“We’ve gone from basically last place

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HEALTH

STUDENT LIFE

New tech might bolster brain research Students irked

by Iggy Azalea

New University projects will develop a smaller MRI device and better image sensitivity.

Some say the homecoming artist is offensive and shouldn’t be allowed at the University.

BY KAYLEE KRUSCHKE kkruschke@mndaily.com

Traditional magnetic resonance imagining, or MRI, machines have their patients drawn into a large, noisy tube. But now, the MRI process could become as simple as strapping on a helmet, thanks to a new technology partly developed by University of Minnesota scientists. The project is one of two University projects that received a total of $2.5 million through two National Institutes of Health grants late last month. It was a par t of President Barack Obama’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Technologies Initiative, or BRAIN, project. The initiative supports high-risk neuroimaging projects that would other wise struggle to secure funding, radiology professor Michael Garwood said. While both University research projects focus on MRI technology, one will improve existing imaging and the other will create a brand new method of administering the test. u See MRI Page 3

BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

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From left to right, University researchers Thomas Vaughan, Michael Garwood and Wei Chen pose in front of an MRI machine at the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research Facility on Monday. The three researchers are working on two separate projects to develop next-generation neuroimaging technology.

The University of Minnesota had no trouble selling out of tickets for Friday’s homecoming concert with rapper Iggy Azalea. But some students are angr y with the school’s decision to invite Azalea to campus, claiming the “Fancy” singer has posted racist and homophobic comments on social media and has engaged in cultural appropriation that’s offensive to some. As of Oct. 7, one student had written a formal complaint to Student Unions and Activities about the performer. In the complaint, the student wrote that Azalea is a “racist, homophobic, self-entitled person who appropriates culture in offensive ways.” By allowing Azalea to perform, the student wrote, the University is showing tolerance for those behaviors. Child psychology junior Monica Goodman criticized SUA for not reviewing u See CONCERT Page 10

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ST. PAUL — Victims of clergy sex abuse stood next to Catholic church leaders in Minnesota on Monday to announce a settlement to a novel lawsuit that includes new measures to keep children safe. The settlement averts a November trial of the claim that the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona created a public nuisance by failing to warn parishioners about an abusive priest. “We forged a new way and that new way is an action plan — an action plan that not only protects kids in the future, but honors the pain and sorrow and grief of the survivors of the past,” victims’ attorney Jeff Anderson said. Among the new protocols: Church leaders won’t recommend a priest for

active ministr y or for a position working with minors if they’ve been credibly accused of sexual abuse; they won’t conduct an internal investigation or “interfere in any way” with law enforcement investigations; and each clergy member will sign a declaration stating he has not abused a minor. The measures dif fer from national policy set forth by U.S. bishops more than a decade ago by requiring the archdiocese to reveal the names of all abusers and documents related to their cases. They also spell out in greater detail the care the archdiocese is required to provide victims, among other provisions. However, it is unclear how the protocols could be enforced, given that they involve the internal workings of the church. “The church is no longer

our enemy in this. They are our ally,” said Al Michaud, a victim of clergy abuse. “I’m going to admit that I’m skeptical ... but I hope everything I’m hearing today is true.” The case is believed to be the first such nationwide to use the public nuisance theor y. That claim allowed victims’ attorneys to seek evidence of sexual abuse across the archdiocese, rather than focus on allegations against one individual. It forced the unprecedented disclosure of tens of thousands of church documents and the names of dozens of accused priests. The flood of information included the public release of cour t-ordered depositions of Archbishop John Nienstedt and other church leaders, revealing how top of ficials handled allegations of misconduct by priests.

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ST. PAUL — In their race for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat, Sen. Al Franken and Republican challenger Mike McFadden are arguing about a controversial high-security prison some 2,000 miles away. Franken said Monday Guantanamo Bay should be closed, but the president shouldn’t bypass Congress to do it. The Wall Street Journal recently reported President Barack Obama was considering an executive order to transfer terrorism suspects out of Guantanamo as a means to fulfill his campaign promise to close the Cuban military facility. McFadden’s campaign criticized Franken’s comments as out of touch for calling to bring terrorism suspects onto U.S. soil while the threat of Islamic State extremists in the Middle East looms large. “Minnesotans are being recruited to join terror groups and threaten lives at home and abroad, yet Senator Franken wants to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay?” spokesman Tom Erickson said in a statement. He referred to the transfer of prisoners as importing “known terrorists to prisons in the United States.” McFadden joined Republicans nationwide in denouncing the possibility Obama would act alone to close Guantanamo. Franken said Obama doesn’t have authority to bypass Congress, but he has long backed closing the military prison and handling suspects through the American judicial system. Franken said he worries Guantanamo’s continued existence has only boosted terrorist recruitment efforts, and said there are plenty of high-security prisons in the United States to house the dozens of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo. “I think that these terrorists should feel what American justice is,” he said.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s changing climate has implications for human health, and the state has come up with its first county-by-county assessment of just how that is playing out. The Minnesota Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, released Monday by the state Department of Health, examines which counties are most vulnerable to extreme heat, flash flooding and bad air quality. A vulnerability score was calculated for each county based on certain factors, including transportation and housing, according to Minnesota Climate and Health Program Director Kristin Raab. The report considered the number of older adults, children under five, people of color, people living at or below poverty and people who work outside. “I don’t think it’s really a question of whether you believe in climate change or not,” said Raab, who helped draft the report. “It’s just these are things that are happening in Minnesota and here’s the data. And we’d like you to start thinking about these issues.” The state’s annual precipitation has increased nearly three inches since 1895, Pete Boulay, an assistant state climatologist for the Department of Health, told Minnesota Public Radio News (http://bit.ly/ZB6mcQ ). The report also found that temperatures are on the rise, especially overnight lows, which have warmed by nearly three percent in the summer and more than five percent in the winter. Higher temperatures can disrupt freeze and thaw cycles, which allows winter frost to sink deeper, making it harder for buildings without air conditioners to cool off in the summer, according to Boulay, who helped compile data for the report. “Even this year,” he said. “We had cooler than normal maximum temperatures this summer, but we had such warm overnight minimum temperatures in the Twin Cities we wound up being above normal,” he said. The state’s climate trend increases the likelihood of extreme weather and presence of disease-carrying bugs, including mosquitoes and ticks. The changing climate also lengthens the pollen season for some plants that cause seasonal allergies to act up.

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City mulls prohibiting ‘Redskins’ name NFL u from Page 1

He said there might be issues with the ban violating freedom of speech. And at a council committee meeting late last month, the councilman called the issue a “minefield.” Because the city attorney’s of fice’s deadline for giving counsel hasn’t arrived, it didn’t provide comment. Gordon said many existing factors, like local ordinances and other laws, could affect the city’s legal authority. “I think it’s really important to take a deep look at what we can and cannot do,” Ward 5 City Councilman Blong Yang said at the committee meeting. When he first considered a ban on the team’s name and logo, Yang said, he immediately thought of potential conflicts with the First Amendment. Cer tain types of racist speech or hate speech aren’t protected by the First

Retention u from Page 1

into the middle of the pack now,” McMaster said. “Our goal is to continue, over the next few years, to nudge up that first-year retention number.” McMaster cited several reasons for the higher rate, including stronger applicants, a longer orientation, freshman-specific courses, improved access to classes and the President’s Emerging Scholars Program, which admits and gives scholarships to low-income students. He said retaining minority students is an important part of narrowing the achievement gap between white and non-white students in college and K-12 schools. Black Student Union president Mike Ampaabeng said his group also focuses on retaining students. “One of our pillars is promoting excellence — excellence [meaning] staying in school,” Ampaabeng said, adding that the group uses a mix of community service and campus involvement. The new figures come months after Kaler announced the Retaining all Our Students initiative, which McMaster said deals specifically with retaining low-income students. But it’s too soon to tell how it will play a part in increasing retention rates, he said. McMaster and Ampaabeng both said they still see room for progress. “We’re working harder to try and attain international black students, as well as black students [who] maybe haven’t heard about the Black Student Union,” Ampaabeng said. McMaster said he’d like to see retention stretch beyond students’ first years. “We have to make sure we’re vigilant, so that this will mean, down the line, the same graduation rates as well,” he said.

Amendment, according to the American Bar Association. For example, a racist statement meant to start a fight is against the law. Another potential legal question that stands is whether city leaders will be able to ban only the Washington team’s name and not others, like the MLB’s Cleveland Indians, that some would consider offensive, said Joan Howland, a professor at the University’s Law School and an expert on American Indian law.

‘A sensitive city’ Names of at least 11 of the 87 counties inscribed on TCF Bank Stadium’s walls are rooted from American Indian tribes or words. And on Nov. 2, some activists and government leaders say the arrival of the Washington Redskins will tarnish the legacy of these tribes. Gordon said he believes placing the county names on the stadium’s outer walls was an attempt to honor the contributions of Native

“It’s unfortunate that we have some out-oftown business coming in here [that] is going to be spoiling the good efforts of everybody to have a sensitive city, and a sensitive University and a sensitive stadium, even.” CAM GORDON Ward 2 City Councilman

Americans and acknowledge the hardships they’ve faced. “It’s unfortunate that we have some out-of-town business coming in here [that] is going to be spoiling the good efforts of ever ybody to have a sensitive city, and a sensitive University, and a sensitive stadium, even,” he said. The University has already said it doesn’t have authority to block the “Redskins” name, but it has taken a stance against its use. In an Aug. 1 letter to U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., who represents the University’s St. Paul campus and surrounding areas, University President Eric Kaler said the

institution is working with the Vikings to keep the professional league from using the name. But school administrators don’t have authority over the NFL. “We are leasing the stadium to the Vikings, but our contract does not allow us to dictate their schedule and who they play,” Kaler previously told the Minnesota Daily. “But we have made a request that they not use that name in the stadium or promotional material.” The call for Minneapolis to consider a ban came after the American Indian Movement and the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media raised concerns to the

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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., sends a letter to Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, urging him to oppose the name.

July 15

The National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media drafts “Letter of Indigenous Equality.”

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University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sends a letter to McCollum, stating that the University doesn’t have the authority to block the name.

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The Minneapolis City Council directs city attorney Susan Segal to determine whether the city has legal authority to ban the name and the team’s mascot.

Oct. 22

The city attorney must offer her opinion on or before this date.

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The University will hold educational events to raise awareness about American Indian issues. Washington will play the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. SOURCES: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN DAILY REPORTING

City Council this summer. “It’s the most horrific name in spor ts histor y,” said Clyde Bellecour t, founder of the Minneapolis-based American Indian Movement. Bellecour t, who is a longtime Native American activist, said he wants more students to oppose the “Redskins” name. He said he expects

thousands of people to demonstrate against the name on campus Nov. 2, which he said would be the largest demonstration in his group’s 46-year history. American Indians throughout the countr y are fed up with derogatory depictions in sports and the media, he said. “We no longer want to take it,” Bellecourt said.

Staff survey helps U find areas to improve Results will give U officials a look into employees’ work environments. BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

In the coming weeks, University of Minnesota employees will have the opportunity to voice any concerns they might have about their work environment. The second annual employee engagement survey, which launched Monday, aims to help provide school leaders with feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of each unit and department at the University. The results allow department and unit leaders to address any

issues that might be plaguing their employees’ ability to do their jobs. “The research has really found when you have employees that are focused and motivated, they do their best work,” said Brandon Sullivan, director of leadership and talent development for the University’s Office of Human Resources. OHR sent out the optional sur vey to all 19,000 benefits-eligible faculty and staff members across all five campuses. It will be open until Oct. 31, Sullivan said. Last year, nearly half of all faculty members responded to the sur vey, and 60 percent of staff members responded. The process will be almost identical to last year’s, Sullivan said, but he’s

hoping the conversations following this year’s results will be deeper. “We don’t want to dump data on people,” he said. “We want it to be a conversation.” With the results of the survey, which will come out in January, Human Resources hopes to implement plans to enhance engagement and correct or improve upon any areas in which the University is lacking, Sullivan said. Last year’s survey found that both faculty and staff felt the structure and process in their work environment was most unfavorable. Both groups also shared a most favorable view of the University’s “commitment to excellence.” Information like this is important for recruiting and

retaining top employees, and sustaining performance and collaboration across the University, according to last year’s results report. Bill O’Neill, chair of the Faculty Senate’s Civil Service Consultative Committee, said this type of survey is the ideal way to reach out to all faculty and staff members across a large institution like the University. Generally, he said, it’s difficult to engage all employees. Sullivan said one of the biggest challenges with the sur vey is communicating the results and action plan to everyone. He pointed to the Humphrey School of Public Affairs as an example of a school that has been actively working to address its results

from last year’s survey. Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz recently presented the school’s initiatives spurred by its results, like creating diversity and shor t-term engagement committees, to the University’s Board of Regents and the Civil Service Consultative Committee. The school is also implementing orientation for all new faculty and staff to make them feel more welcome, Schwartz said. “We welcome the fact that the University feels we are doing the right thing [with the results],” he said, “but we are well aware there is much, much more we need to be doing on these issues. This is really a work in progress.”

New technology might bolster brain research MRI u from Page 1

“We need to make MRI more portable, more accessible and lower cost before we retire,” Garwood said.

Lifting the limits of today’s MRIs

Although current MRI tests are only available to an estimated 5 percent of the world’s population, a small, helmet-like MRI device could enable neuroscience studies and treatment in places they haven’t yet touched. “It can go into Africa or wherever,” said Garwood, a co-lead researcher. “You can do neuroscience on populations of people and cultures we’ve never dreamt of before because you have to go out into the field to do it.” While they’re important for gathering neuroscience information, current MRI scanners where patients lie

on their back and can’t move aren’t able to study motion disorders or a person playing a piano or riding a bike, Garwood said. “[It] is ver y limited to the types of things you can study,” he said. “If we could just put a magnet over somebody’s head and the rest of the body is free, it can open up a bunch of studies in neuroscience.” The smaller MRI device would allow patients to sit or stand upright with only their head contained inside the machine, and possibly with their eyes exposed, said Thomas Vaughan, a co-lead researcher and radiology professor. With their three-year, $1.2 million grant, the researchers won’t actually develop the smaller machine, Vaughan said, but they will prove it’s a feasible idea. From there, the researchers will have to apply for other funding to actually develop the smaller

device, he added. The University has already developed most of what it needs to prove that it can develop the device. All that’s left to develop is a magnet, Vaughan said, which the federal funding will be focused on. MRI devices use a magnet composed of many wires that must be kept at absolute-zero temperature by a thermos filled with liquid helium to function, Vaughan said. To develop a smaller MRI device, Vaughan said, researchers plan to use other wires that can be cooled with other less expensive and more readily available techniques, like liquid nitrogen. Gar wood said he and Vaughan have been dreaming about revolutionizing MRIs for at least a decade. “We can’t think of a better goal, or at least we’ll die trying to give [MRI technology] to the rest of the world

in the last decade or so of our careers,” Vaughan said.

Creating better MRI picture resolution

Radiology professor Wei Chen wants to look as closely at the brain as possible without entering actually entering the body. Through a partnership with Penn State University, his project will try to streamline current MRI devices and make them more efficient and less expensive, Chen said. By combining existing technologies and techniques with a cutting-edge material, Chen said his engineering solution would increase imaging sensitivity, reduce the amount of energy the machine uses and improve an image’s resolution. “[We could] see more details about the brain functions, how they work together and how they help each other,” Chen said. With improved imaging

sensitivity, invasive techniques would not be necessary to look deeper into the brain at cerebral structure and responses, Chen said. “We feel there’s just not enough [imaging] sensitivity,” Chen said, adding that he hopes his technology will increase imaging sensitivity by two to five times. And because it would take less time to obtain a high-quality photo of the brain, Chen said his method would reduce the amount of time patients have to be in an MRI machine. Chen said he has already begun developing the technology, but that the $1.3 million NIH grant will continue that work and hopefully help prove its success. “If we can prove this concept works, it will open new opportunities to do real challenging neuroscience application,” Chen said.

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Minnesota needs death-with-dignity laws The topic of death may still be too taboo to discuss, but states should recognize compassion.

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wenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard recently took control of her life by deciding when to end it. She’s spending her last days as an advocate for Death-With-Dignity, a nonprofit advocacy group from Oregon. In the weeks following her wedding, Maynard began experiencing debilitating headaches. Upon a visit to the doctor, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Seventy days after the original diagnosis, doctors discovered that Maynard had stage 4 Glioblastoma multiforme, a serious brain tumor. She had six months to live. Maynard knew her symptoms would include violent seizures, memory loss, speech difficulties and loss of vision. Following Maynard’s diagnosis, her family chose to move to Oregon to access the state’s Death with Dignity Act. Oregon is one of five states that prescribe lethal medications to terminal patients who qualify for it. It’s tragic that those suffering from terminal illnesses do not have this option in 45 of our 50 other states. I have witnessed the way cancer progressively breaks down the human body. Both my father and grandfather suffered from terminal

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cancer. I can assure you it is an undignified way to die. By the end, both of these beloved men looked and acted nothing like the strong and perseverant people I knew so well. Cancer robbed them of their dignity, their strength, their lucidity and their ability to control their bodies. Giving my father or grandfather the option of physician-assisted suicide would have spared them the pain and suffering they experienced. However, Minnesota’s current laws punish physicians that prescribe any medication leading to suicide. So late into my family members’ illnesses, it wasn’t feasible for us to move to a state where physician-assisted suicide was possible, nor was it realistic for our family to relocate and change jobs. My experience made me realize that it’s time for Minnesota to adopt the merciful practice of physician-assisted suicide. Supporting right-to-die groups such as the Final Exit Network or calling your Minnesota state representatives are ways to urge politicians to address

Cancer robbed them of their dignity, their strength, their lucidity and their ability to control their bodies. this issue. Some fear that euthanasia manipulates the personal rights of the terminally ill. However, Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act resulted in 122 patients obtaining lethal medication but only 71 using this prescription to end their lives. The choice to use the prescribed medication is the patient’s choice alone. American culture has taught many to hide their problems from immediate sight. We place terminal patients in hospices or keep the elderly in nursing homes and pretend this is morally acceptable. Those who advocate for death with dignity choose to realistically address the issues of terminal illness and euthanasia. The process of dying is an ugly truth, but it will happen to all of us. Giving the option of a more dignified death to the terminally ill is an issue that ought to be brought to light in Minnesota. Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION UMPD returns assault rifles University of Minnesota police Chief Greg Hestness recently recommended that the school return eight assault rifles it received through a Department of Defense program that dispenses military surplus. The chief said this decision was due in part to the rifles’ “divisive” presence on campus. Last month, the Editorial Board said UMPD shouldn’t have the assault rifles and should instead request other goods the DOD program offers, like first-aid kits, inkjet printers or laptops. We’re pleased to see the University make this change to promote a more welcoming campus safety climate.

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I bet if bikers respected cars more and followed the rules, they would see better treatment. Bikers think they can do whatever they want, and some flaunt this with arrogance. They are the ones who need to realize they are on a bike, and I’m in a 4,500-pound truck. Respect others, stay in the bike lane, stop at stop signs (yes, they apply to you) and you would have a much better commute. lostoncampus via MNDaily.com

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Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, is a strong and capable legislator. She is one of the few with a solid technical education. We need a few like her to balance all the lawyers and business types now in the Legislature. Please vote for her in November. Rolf Westgard via MNDaily.com

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EDUCATION

Creative writing is good for you George Saunders’ presentation rekindled the love for creative writing I had in a different way.

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estselling author George Saunders held the spotlight at Northrop Auditorium last Tuesday to read an excerpt from his new book, “Tenth of December.” The work is an anthology of several short stories. These stories enter the minds of characters who struggle with deep, real-world problems centering on things such as rape, post-traumatic stress disorder and the identities of the rich and poor. While listening to Saunders’ voice change to fit the persona of a naïve teenage girl, an awkward teenage boy and a rapist, I immediately appreciated his dark, creative skill. Incorporating creativity into a speech, a paper or a leadership activity can make communication more effective. Some may feel that creative writing courses and workshops are a waste of time, but this is not the case. These classes improve writing and creative thinking, two skills valued in many professions. The brainstorming and writing process has

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Minnesota Daily administrator pay analysis flawed I think the Minnesota Daily’s recent analysis of University of Minnesota administrative pay is significantly flawed because it compares salaries between universities, instead of salaries within this one. The analysis claims that the word “peers” means people holding similar positions around the country. I contend that “peers” means the people with whom one works, day in and day out, to promote exemplar y higher education in the state of Minnesota. It makes far more sense to look at what administrators at the University of Minnesota are paid relative to the rest of the school community in Minnesota. There are three primar y reasons for this approach. First, the University is a landgrant, publicly funded institution, created

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n Monday morning, Gov. Mark Dayton, along with Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, contacted the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requesting that the federal government conduct Ebola screenings on West African airline passengers traveling through the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The CDC recently announced that it would begin conducting passenger screenings at five select airports across the United States. Together, these airports receive about 90 percent of passengers traveling to the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. MSP is currently not on the list for federal screenings. However, Dayton, Klobuchar and Franken reminded the CDC that the Twin Cities is home to the largest Liberian community outside of Africa — approximately 30,000 people in total. Republican senatorial candidate Mike McFadden endorsed airport screenings earlier this month, after a Liberian man carried the Ebola virus from Africa to Dallas. Some critics have complained that the screening measures requested by Dayton, Klobuchar and Franken only echo what McFadden has already proposed. We support Ebola screening at MSP, and we hope to see a positive response from the CDC. More importantly, we encourage politicians not to politicize the Ebola outbreak in an effort to score points with their parties. Politicizing an epidemic helps no one, and it disrespects those struggling to treat or sur vive the disease. To that end, we should support containment and prevention measures, not bicker over who thought of them first.

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If you don’t want meat on Mondays, don’t eat it. I may not eat meat all weekend and want some on Monday. I may not eat meat on Fridays or want to eat meat every day. What’s the true value of Meatless Monday other than controlling others’ habits and forcing your opinion on others?

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by and for the people of the state. As such, employees’ merits should be held to standards within this state. Second, a public university is not a corporation. Talking about national salar y levels across the market confuses this somewhat profound distinction. Finally, as an educational institution that is “Driven to Discover,” the University community has already acknowledged that money should not be the principal drive for school employees. The University is an educational community, and it invokes these terms of community in its slogans and mission. Thus, top salaries should be judged in relation to the lowest salaries within the community. According to 2013 numbers, some instructors at the University have an annual salar y floor of $34,043, or about one-seventeenth of President Eric Kaler’s salar y. An administrator making the “mean base

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been shown to enhance information retention, conceptualization, emotional understanding and focus. Used as a form of psychotherapy, creative writing has also been proven to help people with mental illnesses. Saunders used his creative thinking and personal experiences to write an award-winning book. While this is an example of how creative writing and thinking shapes a person’s career, it can have many other benefits. Creative writing fosters personal reflection, mental stability and learning. In other words, it affects both our lives and our grades in positive ways and should be integral to one’s curriculum. Destanie Martin-Johnson welcomes comments at dmartin-johnson@mndaily.com.

According to 2013 numbers, some instructors at the University have an annual salary floor of $34,043, or about one-seventeenth of President Eric Kaler’s salary. salar y,” as reported by this paper, makes 10 times the adjunct salar y. The illusion that these incredible administrators would flee the school, or that the University couldn’t find able replacements, if admin pay was cut from more than $300,000 a year to, say, $150,000, is ludicrous. It’s only my opinion — I may be right or wrong — but I think that the University can stand to see the 50 top-paid employees at the school experience such a drop in stature.

he Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will spend $25.4 million over the next year to install more energyefficient structures. This will include electric vehicle chargers, LED lights and a 3-megawatt solar panel that will cover the tops of two parking ramps. The project will generate an estimated 250 jobs, many of which will be temporary, but several will be permanent. It will also provide the airport with an estimated $10 million in decreased energy costs over the next 30 years. As this project moves forward, Minnesota is aiming to have utilities produce 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. MSP’s solar panels are expected to generate 20 percent of the airport’s total power supply, and their construction is in line with a new state standard mandating that 1.5 percent of utility-generated electricity must be solar by 2020. Critics of the MSP solar panel installation have argued that the panels cannot provide an adequate return on the financial investment required to install them. The $10 million in long-term savings, they say, is not enough to justify the $25.4 million spent right now. MSP must ensure that the solar panels will be cost-effective. However, it’s also important to acknowledge that a shift toward renewable energy sources is important for both the environment and the state, which is why we support the project. As the state’s largest solar project to date, the MSP renovation should set a precedent for future projects and provide lessons for large-scale solar projects to come. 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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COMEDY

Eddie Pepitone: rage onstage Stand-up Eddie Pepitone’s twisted humor is trending in American comedy.

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Comedian Eddie Pepitone vents his disgruntlement onstage. He will perform at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis through Saturday.

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or comedian Eddie Pepitone, a layer of phoniness comes with working stand-up in Los Angeles. One business he hates: commercial auditions. “All I would have to say

in the commercial was, ‘Honey, how’d you get the shirts so fresh?’ ” Pepitone said. “[My] joke escalates to, ‘Honey, how’d you get these shirts so fresh? One out of four people in this countr y are unemployed, but you still get the shirts fresh.’ ” With appearances on “Last Comic Standing,”

“Conan,” and a film about him, “The Bitter Buddha,” Pepitone is now touring the countr y, including a weeklong stint at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis. Though Pepitone struggled to become a full-time comic until his 40s, he said his commitment to his bleak humor has paid off. “I probably could’ve

been a little more mainstream,” Pepitone said. “I was stubborn about where I wanted to perform and how I wanted to do my comedy. And now we’re to the point where I think America has become a darker place, and it’s caught up with me.” Pepitone said this darkness has always been essential to his brand of comedy.

“I’ve been true to what I do as a comedian, and my comedy is not about comfor t, about ‘feel-good,’ ” Pepitone said. “I think the funniest stuff is the terrors and the tremendous struggles that we go through.” For Pepitone, the terrors began when he dropped out of college to become a comedian in his 20s after three

years of studying dentistry. After moving to Los Angeles from New York, Pepitone established his career as a character actor, working guest spots on television. But he lacked star power. “I’m a very envious, jealous person, being a comedian,” Pepitone said. “And being in Hollywood, I see young people get stuff, and I get angry. I feel like they haven’t suffered enough.” Though Pepitone has yet to release a stand-up album, he said the end goal for his career is performing, rather than becoming an actor. “I’m 55, so I always think, ‘Oh Christ, I’m way too old to be the Hollywood star,’ ” Pepitone said with a laugh. Despite his overall success on tour and TV, Pepitone said he still loves turning weak moments into comedy and, occasionally, music. “Ever ybody liked that ‘Eddie Pepitone theme song,’ ” Pepitone said, singing the self-written joke tune. “‘Eddie Pepitone, Eddie Pepitone, he just borrowed another five grand.’” With his curmudgeon image, Pepitone said he is able to blow off steam from life’s tragedies by expressing anger onstage. “I feel like, in my own life, I have gotten happier,” Pepitone said. “I still get disgruntled. It’s hard for me to be completely at peace.” Pepitone’s malcontent allows him to keep in touch with his heightened sensitivity to emotional turmoil. “There’s just so much suf fering,” Pepitone said. “How do you ignore that as an artist, as a comedian? Do you just talk about dating? I never do material about dating or Six Flags amusement park.”

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So You Think You Can Dance hits Twin Cities The top 10 dancers of 2014’s season of “So You Think You Can Dance” make an appearance in Minneapolis. BY LAINI DEVIN ldevin@mndaily.com

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h e “ S o Yo u Think You Can Dance” tour is waltzing its way to Minneapolis, one of more than 70 stops throughout the nation. The American branch of “SYTYCD” first aired in the summer of 2005, captivating dance lovers with styles ranging from ballroom to contemporar y to musical Broadway. The season 11 tour features a majority of routines directly from the television show, as well as new ones. T wenty-year-old Utah native Tanisha Belnap joins nine other cast members from the show’s latest season as they bus from city to city, performing six times on average each week. “We only had 12 days of rehearsal before we had our first show — obviously very stressful to put together a show with 54 numbers in it,” Belnap said. Additionally, each performer stands in as an understudy for others in case of injuries or sickness. “It’s been really hard to

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keep all of that [choreography] in our brains, but it makes us all better dancers,” Belnap said. She entered the competition specializing in ballroom. She began dancing at age 3 with influence from her 11 siblings. “Eventually, I figured out it was something I really liked and a lot of my siblings didn’t,” Belnap said. Belnap said she’s watched “SYTYCD” since she was young. “I think it’s a really great platform to not only start a career, but on a bigger scale, it’s a platform to reach millions [of people] on a positive level,” Belnap said. After an exhaustive rehearsal process, the dancers have little chance to rest between shows. For Belnap, the most challenging part of touring is learning how to live on a bus. The tour bus lifestyle is also taxing on the dancers’ families. Belnap said she hasn’t seen her family in months, but technology makes it easier for them to chat while she’s on the go. The per formers’ distance from their families factors into the close-knit bonds they form with the other cast members. “Before the show, we all get together in a circle and give a little pep talk about how we’re excited,” Belnap said. “Something we do

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“So You Think You Can Dance” season 11’s top eight dancers perform “So Broken,” choreographed by Sonya Tayeh.

after the show on the bus — we do a shout-out night: We go around and give a shout-out to someone [who we] noticed did something awesome.” Although close friendships have formed, Belnap said it is sometimes hard dancing with new partners. The competition narrowed from 20 dancers down to one.

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“It’s definitely a challenge to relearn the process and learn a new body, but that’s one of the fun parts — it’s always going to be different, it’s never the same,” she said. Belnap said there is an implied sense of tr ust in your par tner, and also in yourself. “[It’s about] knowing your body and knowing

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how to save yourself if something goes wrong,” she said, referencing her trademark aerobatic moves. But despite new challenges hurling in her direction, Belnap eagerly awaits the future, high-heeled and elaborately costumed. “I just know that this is exactly what I am supposed to be doing, and wherever I end up is where I’m

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Minnesota defenseman Mike Reilly reaches for the puck against Ohio State on Jan. 17 at the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium.

The five players could have gone pro but decided to remain on campus. BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

After a loss to Union in the national championship game last year, Minnesota’s outlook for this season was up in the air. Five seniors graduated, and a quintet of the team’s younger players had the option to leave and star t their professional careers. And the players who were weighing an early departure would have left a sizable hole in the program. Mike Reilly was an All-America defenseman. Adam Wilcox was a second team All-America goaltender. Kyle Rau was a second team All-American and the team’s captain and leader. Brady Skjei and Hudson Fasching were young players who showed a lot of promise.

But rather than opting for NHL franchises, all five players chose to stay at Minnesota. Head coach Don Lucia said the team’s success last year — the Gophers made it to the NCAA championship game — may have played a hand in their decisions. “I think partly it speaks to the success that we had a year ago,” Lucia said, adding that the team’s strong record was due in par t to players’ focus on college hockey, not life after it. “Obviously, we have good players. But they’re team guys,” he said. “They want to have success at the University of Minnesota and have both feet in.” There’s no doubt that having those five players on the ice increases the Gophers’ odds of making it back to the national championship game. Lucia said some of them made up their minds about staying or going quickly, but Reilly and Wilcox both said they took their time before deciding to return

for their junior year. Reilly said he went to watch a playof f game for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team that drafted him. He also got a tour of the city from his sister, Shannon Reilly, who lives in the area. But Reilly said he wanted to get bigger and stronger and become more of a two-way defenseman before leaving for the professional league. Not to mention there are two members of the Gophers’ roster he didn’t want to leave behind: his brothers, Connor and Ryan Reilly. “It played a big role [in my decision]. We’ve played together our whole lives,” Mike Reilly said. “To bond with them and live with them for at least one more year is something you can’t pass up.” Wilcox said he wanted to wait until after last season to make a decision, even though he was asked about it frequently. “I knew that I wanted to come back here and play because it was going to be

“Obviously, we have good players. But they’re team guys. They want to have success at the University of Minnesota and have both feet in.” DON LUCIA Gophers head coach

a good team, and I think we’re going to have another good season,” Wilcox said. “I love the campus, even off the ice.” Both Mike Reilly and Wilcox said their decisions were their own and at the end of the day, they needed to do what was best for their futures. But they both remained in contact with their teammates, who were weighing the same decision to see where they were headed. “We were open with each other,” Wilcox said. “If we asked each other about it, we would give each other an honest answer.” The final answer came mid-July, when Kyle Rau announced that he would

return for his senior season. Senior alter nate captain Ben Marshall said the team’s closeness shines through their decision to stay. “The reason why people want to come back is that we’re such a close group,” he said. “… And that’s why we do so well.” With the five Gophers back, the team is aiming for a national championship. “Whenever you come to Minnesota, you should know that you have an opportunity to win a national championship,” W ilcox said. “Once most of the guys came and told the other guys they were coming back, we got pretty excited.”

MEN’S TENNIS

Toledo falls in Central Region championship Senior Leandro Toledo now has a 7-2 record in fall play this season. BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

Senior Leandro Toledo reached the finals of the ITA Central Region championships on Monday but fell shor t in the final match. Toledo lost in two sets to No. 3 Axel Alvarez Llamas of Oklahoma, dropping a tiebreaker in the first set and falling 6-4 in the second. This is the second time Toledo has lost in the Cen-

tral Region final, as he also lost the championship match as a sophomore in two sets. To l e d o , t h e N o . 2 2 singles player in the countr y, defeated Ben Lott of Drake University earlier Monday to advance. He dropped the first set of the match but rallied to win the second set and a tiebreaker in the third. After the loss, Toledo is 7-2 on the season. He currently holds a 2-2 record against ranked opponents. The Gophers have a few weeks of f before the Big Ten Indoor Championships, which will take place at the Baseline Tennis Center star ting Oct. 31.

n terms of uselessness, the college hockey shootout ranks somewhere between a person’s appendix and a MySpace account after 2008. It’s something that can go. The Minnesota women’s hockey team overcame a two-goal deficit Saturday night. It tied the game and forced overtime against Minnesota-Duluth. Despite outshooting the Bulldogs 3-1 in overtime, the Gophers didn’t get a chance to continue their momentum into a second overtime. Instead, a shootout stymied their progress. Based on its play in over time, Minnesota should be 4-0-0 after this weekend. But after losing in the shootout, it is 3-0-1. The appalling nature of the shootout is not limited to just the women’s side. In 2008, the sincedisbanded Central Collegiate Hockey Association became the first men’s hockey conference to implement the NHL-like shootout in its games. “The shootout has proved to be an exciting addition to hockey at a variety of levels, and we are anxious to bring it into college hockey,” then-CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos told reporters at the time. “The drama it creates is very popular with fans, and importantly, today’s players love it.” Though the men’s hockey team hasn’t been forced into a shootout yet this season, it lost at least once last season in a shootout. Even though the practice didn’t cost Minnesota its first-place finish in the Big Ten last season, it lowered the team’s point total by the season’s end. Following the NHL lockout of the 2004-05 season, the league introduced the shootout in a series of rule changes before the start of the next season. In a player poll conducted by the magazine Hockey News, former Wild player and current Fox Sports North analyst Wes Walz said around the time of the rule change that he disagreed with the switch. The shootout’s implementation causes problems and “individuals shouldn’t decide a team game,” he said. “I know the fans would like it, but I just don’t think it would be good to have games decided like that,” Walz said. And for what seems like the first time in all of rulerelated arguments for collegiate athletics, the blame can’t be put on the NCAA. The NCAA allows conferences to decide how to play their overtime games. In just its second season of being a conference, the Big Ten is already showing it made a mistake by adopting the CCHA style of overtime. Not only do shootouts destroy momentum in hockey games, but they also can take away team chemistry and stamina. For a conference that’s trying to build strong leaders, the Big Ten’s use of the shootout suggests that it’s more interested in creating individual achievement than team-oriented accomplishment. David Nelson welcomes comments at dnelson@mndaily.com or on Twitter.

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Minnesota’s Leandro Toledo plays at the ITA Central Regional Championships on Oct. 21, 2012.

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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.

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Yesterday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.

Today’s Birthday (10/14): Work with your community for greatest satisfaction this year. Shifts in collaborations and partnerships lead to new moneymaking opportunities. Focus on raking in bucks through 12/23.

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 a 9 — You can get too much of a good thing. Minimize risks. Make this your last bet of the game. Friends help you advance.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Play the ace you’ve been holding. Use what you have learned. Leave something unimportant behind. You can replace it.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Romantic moments sizzle. Get a special treat for yourself and a loved one. Make the right connection. It pays to advertise.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — You can have a lovely adventure without going far. Explore new flavors, colors and sounds in your own backyard. Rely on others to help.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Do the homework for the results you want. Ask for more than you think you’ll get. Dress for the occasion.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Use hidden resources. An unexpected reaction surprises you. No gossip. Reroute complaints to someone who can do something about it.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Extra attention goes a long way. Put in a little and get a lot. You don’t want to have to redo it later. Exert your willpower.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Travel looks good. First, determine what’s required. Another person helps you advance. Your good deeds speak well for you.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — You’re extra persuasive now. Keep your objective in mind. You could end up with too much. Co-workers apply pressure.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Provide great service as a default today. Sidestep someone else’s argument. Make social plans for later.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Talk it over. More is good. Creative requests get a positive reaction. Travel and communications both seem scrambled.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Word of your latest exploits travels far and wide. Listen to feedback and considerations. Accept whatever’s available.

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From The Clamburgler

Ok Networkia, it’s time to re-emphasize a fundamental truth once more: Freshmen suck ass. Net: So you’re a sophomore? Why on earth do freshmen feel the need to get drunk and blare some lame rap song at three in the NUTTing morning!? Net: Rapping about getting ass is the next best thing to actually doing it. There’s nothing more I like in this world than being roused from dreams of sneaky clam heists to listen to R. Kelly moan on with a chorus of chanting drunken morons at 3am. Net: “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi is our personal favorite. The RAs should be allowed to beat such people with rusty chains until they get the idea that they are a noise disturbance and would normally be fined or arrested anywhere else. Net: Rusty chains are nice, but nothing tops a Singapore-style public caning. Something about the sound of wet bamboo connecting with bare ass just puts a smile on our collective cyberfaces. Oh, and one more thing: To those damn guitar/drum circles that form at Pioneer’s North smoking area at 1am, the next time I hear you going on about how much you love Jesus, I’m going to go down there, smash your head in with that guitar and strangle you with the wire. Thanks Networkia, and keep those clams hidden. Net: Rubbish. Display your clams with pride Networkia. Unless they are hairy; no one likes a hairy clam.

From AbleMindedAuthor

I have a query for you- where oh where did our dear friend Neo go? Net: Don’t ask us. We didn’t have the willpower to make it through “Matrix Revolutions.” His deep, introspective gait with hands clasped behind, and especially his martial arts training sessions on the mall entertained me to no end. Speaking of entertainment, there was a girl sitting in front of me in class today wearing over-sized shoulder pads; that is funny to me. Now some fun HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

facts: CLA sucks; Intelligent Design is a joke; and girls suck at driving and locking their bikes up. Net: Those aren’t fun facts. How about this: A Hummer H2 could be driven around the world 244 times on the excess calories Americans consume each year. Talk about a bunch of fatties.

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What happened to the raging debate about the only issue that matters on this campus: Getting rid of fat chicks. Net: Rumor has it Bruininks is working a proposal as we speak. You might say he’s giving them the GC treatment. Ladies, and yes I mean the one sitting behind me in the Magrath Library computer lab, put the doughnut down. You don’t need all of the food you eat in a day, hell, Boise probably doesn’t need that much. Also, what the hell happened to jokes about important things, like pants? Net: Pants are overrated. Kilts are where it’s at. Where’s the love? Hugs and kisses.

From pirate_pundit

Oy, Net! It’s time for the Livestrong bracelets to go away. Way to go frat boy! Way to give one NUTTing dollar to charity. Net: Yeah, that’s worth, like, a whole can of High Life. Your heart must have grown ten sizes bigger from such generosity. Net: It’s the thought that counts. Although, last we checked, thoughts aren’t worth squat at the bank. And I’m glad to see you’re living much stronger too now that you have your hideous yellow bracelet...that colors so every NUTTing person can see how awesome you are. If you need attention that much from other people why not just buy a mirror and look at yourself all day long? Net: Mirror, shmirror…what do you think the Greek system is for? Or, if you **actually** care about cancer research give more money than an apple pie at McNUTTingDonalds. Net: In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, do it for the boobs, Networkia!

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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 26 October 11, 2005 Dear Dr. Date,

What’s crackin? I started messing around with this one chick about a month ago. After the first time we “hung out” she told me she had a boyfriend ... didn’t really matter to me. The next day they broke up and it still didn’t matter to me. But lately, I’ve been getting annoyed by the fact that I have to keep this on the down low in front of everybody. Well, since I got so annoyed I asked her to break up with her boyfriend to go out with me. First she said she can’t because I’m too much of a player?! What’s up with that? Now she wants me though. Here’s the hard part, I met another chick about the same time I met the first girl. We’ve hung out a good number of times too and I’m starting to like this girl a lot. Lately it’s been a little tough to hangout though since our schedules conflict. Anyways, I’m not sure which girl I want but what would be the best way to let a girl down without compromising a booty ca... I mean, friendship? P.S. I’m not a player because I let both of these girls know about each other. Help me out here. Sincerely,

— Engineer Wit Some Game (not like computer games though!) Dear Engineer Wit Some Game,

Correction: You are not a player because you are going to school to become an engineer. (Awwww snap!). Your first paragraph is a bit muddled, I can’t tell if you’re just talking about one girl or if there are multiple women in the mix … she broke up with her boyfriend the next day but then you got annoyed because you had to keep it a secret so you asked her to break up with her boyfriend again? Doesn’t make a lick of sense to me, but I guess I can help you out with your final question. Since you’re unsure of which girl to choose (and since you’re apparently getting more play than anyone in IT), you’ll have to take my advice and apply it to either one, once you do choose. It doesn’t seem to me like you’re getting close on any emotional level with either of these “chicks,” and that the attraction seems purely sexual. If you’re not feeling any particular tug on the ole heartstrings (and rather a tug someplace much lower), it shouldn’t be too tough to let one of ’em down. You’ve got tons of options, but I’d say just tell her (whichever her) that you’re not feeling it anymore. Since both girls know about each other, it shouldn’t be that hard to say that you’ve decided to pursue something with the other. Say something cliché and cheesy like, “I really feel like I’ve connected with (the other girl), and think we might be able to take it to the next level … it’s not you, it’s me … I’m sure you’ll find someone, you’re such a wonderful girl … ” and all that jazz. Or, you could be honest and tell her she smells.

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

Alright so my best friend is a guy. We went out when I was a sophomore in high school for almost a year and we hung out with his cousin a lot. I have always had a crush on his cousin; he has always been like “wow.” After we broke up we had that time period where we didn’t talk or hang out. Now we have connected again and are better friends than ever. Recently my friend and I have been hanging out with his cousin again. Since I came to the University I have hung out with his cousin more then my friend. We flirt all the time

and I just think he is so cute. I don’t know if he likes me or if it is just to flirt. How bad would it be if I started to date my ex’s cousin even though we have been broken up for 3 years? What should I do?

— Falling for the Cousin

Dear Falling for the Cousin,

There are two ways to look at this — one: You’ve been broken up for three years, whatever you once had has long since died, so there shouldn’t really be a problem; two: He’s his (tr)ucking cousin for god’s sake, you might as well just date his dad! Each side, to its credit, merits some consideration, and it’s ultimately up to you and completely dependent on the particulars of your situation as to which way you tend toward. I, in my infinite wisdom, can only say that you know your buddy, and if you think he’d be pissed at you, and you care about him enough to care if he is mad, then you shouldn’t do it. If, on the other hand, you care enough about the cousin to jeopardize your friendship with your best friend, more power to you. Err on the side of caution, I guess.

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Dear Dr. Date,

Dear Louise and her lover so entwined,

Maybe I should have called you Lolita or Grave Robber, but Louise seems good enough for me. Frankly, your (tr)uck buddy is probably the envy of the office, sleeping with a girl who was in middle school when he entered college. First things first, you gotta get your head straight. You need to figure out if you’re ready for a relationship with a man who is a significant number of years (“few” … I’m not so sure of, you don’t get a “few” years of bad luck for breaking a mirror, when you were traveling to St. Ives, you did not meet a man with a “few” wives …) older than you. Are you prepared to enter into a full-fledged relationship with a man who is probably pretty settled into his “real life” while you’re most likely still out there finding yourself? Figure that out, once you do, you’ll know if you want to commit yourself to grandpa … and his old balls.

— Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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P.S. your moniker makes it seem like you’ve got yourself a kissing cousin … ewwwww.

— Louise and her lover so entwined (name provided by the good Doctor)

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— Dr. Date

I am in a situation that most people would find quite appetizing. I’ve know this guy for over five years, and we’ve been there for each other when we are both down on our luck with the opposite sex. We don’t get together often, maybe once or twice a month. He lives about an hour away and he is a few (seven) years older than me. None of this has really been a problem at all, but since school has started I have found myself in his bed every weekend. Once again not a bad thing I’m just looking for insight. I’m not sure if I’m there more because he’s having a horrible time with the ladies, or if he really is looking for something more with me. It used to be come over late at night leave in the morning, but now I stay almost the whole next day with him. I’m really uneasy about this, I don’t know if I do really want to date him, if that would even work because of our age, or even how I feel about him. Should I leave it be, or what?

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Dr. Date,

My girlfriend is on the pill, and I wear a condom every time we get busy. Her roommates, friends and others we have talked to don’t use condoms. Neither of us have ever done it without a condom. All I hear about is “condoms aren’t needed if the girl is on the pill” and “it feels so good” and “condoms plus the pill equals too much.” We are both clean and OK with me not wearing one, but we have not done it. I think both of us are nervous that something bad will happen. But everyone else does it, and we haven’t seen any babies around. What’s your opinion?

—To Wrap or Not to Wrap

Raw Dog,

If your girlfriend diligently uses birth control, you don’t have much to worry about. So if you want to try barebacking, try it! It’s a lot of fun, you don’t have much to lose and you’ll know once and for all if it’s all your friends make it out to be. The most important thing about sex is that you’re comfortable. If you both feel uneasy with the idea, then it won’t be fun. Also, don’t worry about what others say and experiment freely. You’ll be glad you let their opinions go, and you might find that life is better unwrapped.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

My friend gives me butterflies, and she can always make me laugh. She makes my days brighter, and I always look forward to seeing her. I really like her. The problem is, she has a boyfriend, and he’s the total package: nice, smart and down-to-earth. I don’t think he has a single flaw. I’m in this hard place because I like them together; they make a perfect couple. But I can’t help feeling jealous when I see her with him. I like that he makes her happy, but I wish it was me instead. I haven’t told her how I feel because I’m afraid of rejection and our relationship turning sour. I also don’t want to come between her and her boyfriend. Is it better for me to keep my mouth shut? Or should I talk to her about how I feel because the risks are worth the rewards? I’d appreciate any advice because I feel helpless in this situation.

—Silently Crushing

Unrequited,

If your friend is happy in her relationship, you ought to wait this one out. You said it yourself: They seem to be functioning well and your friendship is still strong. Confessing your feelings may sound tempting and possibly cathartic. But the truth of it is, you’re going to feel equally unfulfilled if she doesn’t reciprocate, or totally weird if she does and is unwilling to break up with her boyfriend. Either way, you’re setting yourself up for an emotionally un-fun time. You should be patient and see what happens with their relationship. If it goes well and they’re happy, move on and be happy for them. If it goes south, then you’ll be able to tell her how you really feel. Don’t get hung up on it. There are much better things to fixate on than unrequited love.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

This guy had the hots for me a few months ago, and I wasn’t into it. I didn’t feel anything between us for some reason, so I shot him down right off of the bat. But now that we’ve been good friends for a while and I’ve gotten to know him, I’m starting to like him. I want us to become more than platonic friends. But I don’t see that ever happening. When I turned him down a few months ago, it broke his heart, and I think he’s kind of resentful about it. He’s finally getting over it, and I think he’d hate me if I let him know that I’m ready to experiment with our relationship at a different level. Help!

—Indecisive Girl

Flip Flopper

If you want to give a relationship with him a shot, do it. Maybe you two have a strange history, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be honest now about your feelings. Test the waters a bit by being straight-up and explaining how you feel. The worst thing that could happen is that your friend gets a little upset. But trust me, that’s definitely better than spending the rest of your life thinking about what could’ve been.

—Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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Heyer eyes Hausman’s District 66A seat The two candidates for Minnesota House District 66A will debate on Wednesday. BY JOHN THOMAS jthomas@mndaily.com

State Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, has represented the House district that includes much of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus for 25 years. Now, Republican challenger Jon Heyer hopes a 2012 change of district lines will change that. Neither campaign has drawn a significant amount of attention from the media, which candidates said is probably due to the district’s stable nature. But Heyer says that could shift with a recent redistricting that added a larger swath of northern suburbs to District 66A. The candidates are scheduled to have their first debate of the election season at the St. Anthony Park Library on Wednesday. “[The race] is fairly lowkey,” Hausman said, adding that her campaign hasn’t seen the need to take an aggressive stance. Heyer, who is a retired Catholic educator and a graduate of the University’s College of Liberal Arts, said it’s difficult to comment on

what issues have been the flashpoints of the campaign because there hasn’t been much interaction between the candidates. “She doesn’t ever show up at anything, so it’s hard to tell,” he said, adding that he thinks voters have noticed Hausman’s absence at community events. “She seems to have the idea that if she ignores me, I’ll go away.” Hausman said she’s been active throughout the area. “I have the good fortune to represent a district that has fairly high voter turnout,” she said, adding that a high voter turnout generally means a Democratic victory. Still, Heyer said he’s been involved in the new area covered by the district for decades. Yvonne Muller, a University graphic design senior who works on the St. Paul campus, said she hasn’t noticed the presence of either campaign, adding that it doesn’t surprise her, because she’s only seen one candidate from any race appear near the St. Paul campus this season. “I don’t necessarily think it’s a bad thing,” Muller

JULIET FARMER, DAILY

Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, poses for a photo on Friday. She represents District 66A and is running for the seat again.

said, since she doesn’t enjoy political grandstanding. But the candidates said they plan to appear on campus soon. Heyer said he’ll visit the University for the

campus later this week, she said, adding that this will be the first direct outreach by her campaign to the campus this year. Heyer said he thinks Hausman’s long tenure

homecoming parade this week but isn’t sure whether he will march with CLA or the College Republicans. Hausman’s campaign will be knocking on the doors of Bailey Hall on the St. Paul

U, city prepare for snow and salt Minneapolis and the University have ordered more than 40 million pounds of road salt combined for the coming winter. BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com

In one week, as fall nears its end, rake-wielding street sweepers will begin their work scouring the city’s roads. Parking will be restricted and cars will be towed while the city sweeps away autumn and prepares for another Minnesota winter with ice-ridden conditions and salted roads. Though it’s a matter of days before sweepers clear out the yearly debris of leafy trees, the city and the University of Minnesota have been preparing for snow since last spring. Each April, city crews star t purchasing batches of road salt in preparation for the coming winter. This year, however, the transaction had a slightly higher price. “Typically, you buy it early in the season,” said Mike Kennedy, director of Minneapolis’ transpor tation maintenance and repair department. The University has ordered 1,200 tons of road

salt — or sodium chloride — to sprinkle over the next few months, said the University’s Landcare manager, Lester Potts, who calls himself the “chief snow shoveler.” The city, meanwhile, has purchased 19,000 tons of the ice melter for the upcoming season, Kennedy said. Thr ough a pur chasing venture coordinated by the Minnesota Depar tment of Transpor tation, Potts said the city and the University buy road salt in bulk from large salt companies like Cargill Salt, Nor th American Salt Company and Morton Salt. MnDOT, “big salt” and other parties strike a deal through the “80-120 process,” Potts said. Because of Minnesota’s wildly variable winter weather, the University — and other entities — are guaranteed to receive up to 120 percent of the volume of their purchase in cases of severe snow, and they must accept a minimum of 80 percent.

“We’ll basically react to the weather like we did last winter,” Potts said. “Last winter was tough. … It’d come in and snow, then you’d get those frigid temperatures after wards. And de-icing chemicals — it was too cold for them to work.” The price of road salt fluctuates, like that of any other commodity, and depends on factors like transportation cost, he said. In that regard, Minneapolis’ proximity to the Mississippi River is an advantage, Potts said. While some states have repor ted a significant jump in road salt prices, the cost has changed little in local markets, he said, where its deliver y is less expensive because of barge shipping. With its cost remaining relatively steady, Kennedy said he does not expect any big surprises for Minnesota road salt buyers this year. “We saw between a 5 and 10 percent jump in price — not anything out the ordinary,” he said. While Kennedy said he is unfazed by changes in road salt prices, he also said there is room to better understand the environmental effects of de-icers.

E c o l o g y, e v o l u t i o n and behavior associate professor Emilie SnellRood recently conducted a study on the ef fect of sodium chloride on monarch butter flies, which par ticularly focused on the compound’s positive impacts. “Sodium is a micronutrient in the diet of most animals,” she said. “[So] sodium availability has driven the evolution of a lot of really weird foraging behaviors.” Snell-Rood said a dietar y bump in road salt could change the physiology of monarchs and other creatures along asphalt’s fringe. “Our results suggest that some amount of road salt might actually be increasing brain or muscle investment in things growing up on the side of the road,” she said, adding that the butter flies began suffering at a sodium chloride concentration of 6,000 parts per million. She said even after snow melts, de-icers are still acting on the environment in unexpected ways. “Things we do in the winter have ef fects throughout the entire summer,” Snell-Rood said.

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Azalea’s past controversial social media posts before inviting her to homecoming. “SUA represents a diverse group of students,” she said, “and I believe there should have been more discussion before inviting someone to perform who has shown such a lack of sensitivity toward the LGBT community and ethnic minorities.” The SUA Program Board selected this year’s homecoming primarily through an online survey in which students could write in their top artist choices. The board also based its decision on other factors, like the artists’ social media popularity in the area. After a Minnesota Daily repor ter requested an inter view with SUA regarding controversy with Azalea on campus, SUA assistant director Erik Dussault provided an email statement through a University spokesperson. “This year’s Homecoming concer t is sold out, which indicates U of M

STUDENT REACTIONS TO IGGY AZALEA FOR HOMECOMING @cowsAREmajestic “So the white rappers continue at UMN, but at least it’s a girl this time?? #IggyAzalea #ForeverGold”

@arjohnson5 “Iggy for umn homecoming. Yet another poor decision in music taste. #awful”

@leucochrotic “iggy azalea is a useless, irrelevant, homophobic, transphobic, and racist piece of trash stop giving her attention”

@whisklouey “I love Iggy Azalea’s music so much but I don’t like her as a person because she’s racist and she’s offended my ehtnicity more than once” SOURCE: MN DAILY REPORTING

students are excited to see this year’s artists,” the statement read. The spokesperson said the statement was the only comment the school would have for this story. Some students, like graphic design junior Krissy Calber t, say the board should have considered how Azalea may have offended some minority groups in the University community.

JULIET FARMER, DAILY

Republican Jon Heyer poses for a photo on Sunday. He is running for District 66A in the state House of Representatives.

“It felt like a slap in the face,” she wrote in an email interview. Calbert said she thinks the University hasn’t created a welcoming environment for minority students in recent years, pointing to last year’s remodel of Coffman Union’s second floor that painted over some student group’s murals. “... [T]o add insult to injur y, they decided the best thing to do following the

backlash against the lack of diversity at the U was to book a transphobic and racist musician,” she wrote. “It honestly makes me feel like this school is not truly here for its (small) minority population.” Calber t, who said she studies racism, sexism and homophobia in her free time, said she thinks Azalea’s per formance on Friday will further alienate students who belong to the groups that Azalea has appropriated in her raps and performances. “She adapts this dreadful ‘blaccent’ when she raps in an ef for t to gain more street cred, and it is terribly racist,” she wrote. “Instead of being ‘the realest’ like she claims in her raps, she instead chose to be a poor caricature of black female rappers everywhere.” Still, other students like Hillar y Hercules, who said she wasn’t aware of the controversy, are looking forward to the concert. “This is the first large concert that I will be attending [at the University], and I am excited that so many of my friends are also excited for the artists and will be at the concer t,” Hercules said.

shows it’s time for a new face in the district. “I think one of the real hazards is that people who are there too long get a little bit jaded, a little bit out of contact with the people,” he said.

Minn. groups set up Ebola aid, outreach Disease u from Page 1

supplies. He said they’re especially focusing on sending aid to Liberia because the price of food there has gone up substantially since the crisis. MATFAE member Abdullah Kiatamba said the group has received a lot of support from the community since it began its efforts this summer, but he worries that a lack of knowledge about Ebola could loosen their strong base. “When people don’t understand the virus, their reactions to communities whose countries are affected will be negative,” Kiatamba said. “People think they have been exposed to a disease by their African neighbors.” Local West African business owners say at task force meetings that they’re worried the public’s lack of knowledge about the virus could affect sales, he said. One Brooklyn Park restaurant, MaMaTi’s African Kitchen, may soon have to close its doors due to a drastic loss in revenue this fall. “People are afraid of getting Ebola from the word ‘African’ food,” said co-owner Tara DeWeever. “It’s been a rough fall.”

But she said she’s hopeful the public’s concerns will soon pass and that the 3-yearold business will stay open. “We still have hope there,” DeWeever said. “We’re praying to the Lord to open doorways for us, so hopefully with some new blessings that come in, we’ll be OK.” To stop more businesses from suf fering, Kiatamba said, MATFAE is working to educate the community on Ebola by hosting information sessions and town hall meetings and by visiting schools, churches and Islamic centers. Kiatamba said the task force is urging members of the West African community to avoid traveling to Africa. “We cannot be part of the problem. We have to be part of the solution,” he said. “We are in a position where we have to solve the problem, or it will be a tragic loss for the community.” Both the nonprofit and MATFAE intend to continue working with community and city leaders to collect and send more supplies to ailing West African nations, Muelken said. “As members of the human race, I think we should all be committed to helping our brothers and sisters in Africa,” he said.

GOP nominee gets help from NJ Gov. Christie BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The chief of the Republican Governors Association said Monday that Minnesota’s race hasn’t fallen off his map and a stop he made for GOP nominee Jeff Johnson is proof he thinks Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is beatable. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the group’s chairman, spent several hours raising money with Johnson and touring a charter school with a strong track record. Christie is the highest-profile surrogate who has joined Johnson since he became his party’s nominee in August. “I’m going to be in 18 different states in the month of October,” Christie told reporters. “I’m not going anywhere where I don’t think our candidate can win.” Dayton has led Johnson in all polling but Minnesota is accustomed to fast-closing races. There are three headto-head debates to go, including one Tuesday in Duluth. Neither the RGA nor its Democratic counterpar t has devoted much attention or money to Minnesota’s

campaign. Citing laws that prohibit groups and candidates from coordinating activities, Christie declined to say if the GOP group would plow money into Minnesota. In 2010, the Republican Governors Association committed more than $425,000 to Minnesota’s race. This year it hasn’t disclosed any spending. Likewise, the Democratic Governors Association’s $500,000 Minnesota infusion four years ago has been slashed to $50,000 this year. At Global Academy, Christie and Johnson popped into three classrooms to greet students and learn more about a model that has students beating the odds. The children speak 10 different languages and there is a heavy concentration of those with a Somali background. Minnesota Senate candidate Mike McFadden joined his fellow Republicans on the tour. Johnson said he’s impressed by the char ter school’s progress in defying the achievement gap between white and ethnically diverse students that has plagued Minnesota schools as a whole.