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A prairie in the city

Undergrad costs will increase by $1,000 next year, and that amount will grow in the future. BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

Amid another proposed tuition freeze for undergraduate students paying in-state tuition, out-of-state University of Minnesota students will see a tuition hike next year. School leaders plan to steadily increase out-of-state tuition costs, putting the institution more in line with its peers’ rates, but the impending hikes have raised concerns about the rising costs of attending the University. This year, out-of-state, non-reciprocity tuition is $20,876, and that price is set to go up by $1,000 next school year, said Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. Eventually, he said, tuition for those students will sit u See COSTS Page 5 LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY

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U police staff up for weekend A team of about 20 full- and part-time officers will patrol Friday’s parade and concert. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com

With all 10,000 concert tickets sold and more events planned around the parade than ever before, campus police are boosting their manpower in light of the University of Minnesota’s 100th annual homecoming celebration this weekend. Approximately 20 full- and par t-time University police officers will patrol Friday’s parade and concert, Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said. Tickets for this year’s performing acts, Iggy Azalea and Walk the Moon, sold out more rapidly than in the past, he said, and the large turnout means UMPD has to remain alert. Student Unions and Activities planned

A sign provides information about the recently established green space of native prairie grasses that sits behind Burton Hall on the East Bank campus Tuesday morning. The naturally growing grass spaces will eventually require less maintenance and are more environmentally friendly.

The U is installing native prairie landscapes that require less maintenance and are cheaper and environmentally friendly. with grasses, wildflowers and fescues this

BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com

spring after the demolition of Norris Hall in

mid the well-manicured lawns on the

2011 left the space abandoned.

University of Minnesota campus lies

The new green space, located near El-

a small green space overlooking the Missis-

liott and Burton halls, is part of a few other

sippi River and the Minneapolis skyline that

plantings across the Twin Cities campus

appears to be neglected and full of weeds.

that will eventually be more sustainable,

But come back in a few years, and that won’t be the case.

while cutting back on material and manual maintenance needs.

The University hopes that space will be-

Although the landscapes require a lot of

come a lush, thriving native prairie grass

maintenance until they mature, they even-

and fescue grass landscape full of insects,

tually reduce labor and costs associated

birds and pollinators.

with mowing and fertilizing grass, Land-

And while the new acre of green space on the East Bank, along with a few other na-

care grounds superintendent Les Potts said.

tive plant and fescue grass plantings across

“Ultimately, if ever ything takes well,

campus, only account for a small sector of

there should be less inputs,” Potts said.

the University’s lawns, University Land-

“But in the beginning … it actually takes

care workers hope they’ll help contribute

more if we do what we’re supposed to do.”

to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly campus. Landcare workers planted the site

u See UMPD Page 18

Replacing large areas of traditional turf grass that might not other wise be used with native prairie grasses and plants is

u See GRASSES Page 3

HOUSING

Problems arise at new apt. Some residents at the Marshall have reported issues, but more staff are on the way to help. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com

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Sophomores Aly Froslie and Jazlyn Gramer talk about their days at their apartment in the Marshall on Tuesday evening. Both girls expressed wishes for bigger rooms and more storage space.

The Marshall was on its way to becoming one of Dinkytown’s two newest housing complexes when Mikala Jaderborg and her three friends signed a lease to live there. In addition to being blocks away from the University of Minnesota campus, a TargetExpress opened at its base a month before move-in. But Jaderborg, a biomedical engineering senior, said the apartment was not what she and her roommates had expected. Residents of the Marshall apartment have expressed concerns that range from management issues and noise complaints to the complex simply not providing residents

what they say it had promised them. Officials from the apartment’s owner and developer, Memphis-based Education Realty, say they’re aware of the arising issues. In light of the reported complications, the company said it’s working to hire additional staff, but students need to be proactive in reporting problems.

Residents voice facilities woes The Marshall, currently the largest occupied student housing apartment in the University area, took about a year and a half to build, said Scott Barton, Education Realty’s vice president of properties and acquisitions. While Barton said he would have preferred the complex to have gone up more quickly, Jaderborg said she thinks it seems like it was hastily constructed. “It seems like it was built really fast and u See COMPLAINTS Page 4

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Former nurse guilty of assisting suicide receives jail time BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FARIBAULT, Minn. — A former nurse in Minnesota who admitted to going online years ago and preying upon suicidal people — encouraging two to take their lives — must ser ve nearly six months in jail as part of a sentence handed down Wednesday. William Melcher t-Dinkel, 52, was sentenced to three years in prison in the deaths of an English man and a Canadian woman, but he won’t have to ser ve the prison term if he complies with conditions of his probation that include the jail time. Melchert-Dinkel must report to jail on Oct. 24. “I am sorr y ... for my actions and what I have done,” Melchert-Dinkel said in court before he was sentenced. “I have repented.” Melcher t-Dinkel was convicted in September of one count of assisting a suicide and one count of attempting to assist a suicide in a case that has played out for years and resulted in a

reversal of his prior convictions and a change to Minnesota law. Here’s a look at the case:

How it began Minnesota authorities began investigating in March 2008 after an antisuicide activist in Britain claimed someone in the state was using the Internet to manipulate people into killing themselves. Authorities found emails in which Melchert-Dinkel gave a man technical advice on how to hang himself and online chats in which Melcher t-Dinkel tried to talk a woman out of her plans to jump into a river and instead hang herself with him. He was ultimately convicted in the deaths of Nadia Kajouji, 18, of Brampton, Ontario, and Mark Drybrough, 32, of Coventr y, England. Kajouji jumped into a frozen river in 2008, and Dr ybrough hanged himself in 2005. Authorities said Melcher t-Dinkel was ob-

sessed with suicide and hanging and sought out potential victims online. When he found them, prosecutors said, he posed as a female nurse, feigned compassion and of fered step-by-step instructions on how they could kill themselves. Court records show Melchert-Dinkel told police he did it for the “thrill of the chase.”

The first conviction Melcher t-Dinkel was convicted in 2011 by Rice County Judge Thomas Neuville, who found that he “intentionally advised and encouraged” Dr ybrough and Kajouji to take their lives. Defense attorney Terr y Watkins appealed, saying Melchert-Dinkel’s actions might have been immoral, but they were not illegal. Melchert-Dinkel remained free on appeal.

How we got here The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed MelchertDinkel’s convictions earlier this year. The justices

found that Minnesota’s law banning someone from “encouraging” or “advising” suicide is unconstitutional because it encompasses speech protected under the First Amendment. But the justices upheld part of the law that makes it a crime to “assist” in someone’s suicide — and said speech could be considered assisting. Neuville r uled last month that Melchert-Dinkel assisted in Drybrough’s suicide and attempted to assist Kajouji’s suicide, because she ultimately rejected his advice to hang herself and jumped into the river instead. Melchert-Dinkel apologized Wednesday and said he wanted to continue to be a productive member of society.Neuville said Melchert-Dinkel must face consequences. “I believe you and your family have suf fered. My sentence is also an attempt to recognize the need for justice to the victims,” he said.

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Nurses want more MNsure races to ready protective Ebola open enrollment equipment BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Nurses Association is calling on hospitals to provide the highest level of protective equipment available for any staff treating Ebola patients. A resolution to equip hospitals with full-body hazardous material suits was received unanimously at the association’s annual meeting. The vote followed an informal sur vey that found only two out of 150 nurses felt like they’re adequately trained to treat Ebola patients. “We go into the community, into the grocery stores,” said Linda Hamilton, president of the nurses’ union. “If we get sick, people are going to get it from us.” Federal authorities currently recommend gowns, gloves, masks and face shields as acceptable gear to protect medical personnel against the deadly disease. Some Minnesota hospitals are already taking preventative measures by offering more protective equipment, establishing isolation rooms for patients who exhibit Ebola symptoms and conducting drills to ensure preparedness, the Star Tribune reported. At least three hospitals in the state have reported suspected cases, but they turned out to be other illnesses, such as malaria. “We’re ready today if it happens,” said Kasey Paulus, director for quality and patient safety at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. The Methodist ER has tested its ability to identify patients who are potentially infected with Ebola based on symptoms and recent travel history. The hospital’s drill also requires the at-risk patients to be moved into isolation so they can undergo further evaluation.

ST. PAUL — Of ficials racing to ready Minnesota’s health insurance exchange for open enrollment one month from now said Wednesday it’s a high-risk project because of tight timelines but they expect consumers will have a better experience than last year. Managers from the state’s information technology agency MN.IT told MNsure’s board Wednesday that extensive testing is underway to make sure the website and related systems are as ready as possible by Nov. 15, when individuals can start shopping again for private health insurance via the state-run exchange. Dec. 15 is the deadline for signing up for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1. People who do nothing typically will get automatically re-enrolled in their existing or similar plans, but their premiums are likely to be higher. Jesse Orman, assistant commissioner of projects and initiatives for MN.IT, said the site will be 75 percent faster, and pages will load within one or two seconds compared with six to eight seconds before. MNsure’s inaugural open enrollment period got off to a rocky start last year due to serious computer problems and long waits for help from its call center. Orman cautioned that the system won’t function perfectly this year either and officials will be making ongoing improvements. The board also heard a warning that many consumers are likely to face much higher premiums, par tly because this year’s cheapest insurer and top seller, PreferredOne, won’t offer plans on MNsure. Insurance agents started getting data from PreferredOne on Tuesday showing rates will increase for many people by as much as 60 percent if they keep those policies and buy them of f the exchange instead, said Heidi Michaels, president-elect of the Minnesota Association of Health Under writers.

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CERT grant allows options for greening A $3,000 grant is helping the Southeast Como Improvement Association target neighborhood roofs for green initiatives. BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com

From a bird’s eye view, Southeast Como is a swatch of green. But where Southeast Elm Street begins, the tree-lined residences give way to gray-roofed industrial space. Now equipped with a $3,000 seed grant from Minnesota’s Clean Energy Resource Teams, the neighborhood is looking to spread the green to its outer reaches. Using the money, the Southeast Como Improvement Association is pinpointing properties for the potential sites of rooftop gardens, green roofs and community solar and wind energy stations. “Our goal is to survey the neighbor hood — par ticularly the industrial regions … and look for flat roof space,” SECIA Neighborhood Coordinator Ricardo McCurley said. The $3,000 allocation has already gone toward hiring an intern to use Google Maps to search for potential sites, both industrial and residential. He said SECIA also recruited a neighborhood architect who specializes in sustainable building practices as a consultant. Next, the community

group will “play matchmaker” between property owners and organizations that implement renewable energy options, like Minnesota Community Solar, McCurley said. SECIA’s seed grant is a small piece of the statefunded, Minnesota-wide, $500,000-per-year Clean Energy Resource Teams program, said its metro director, Diana McKeown. Out of that funding, she said, CERT spreads $70,000 in seed grants across seven regions of the state — with $10,000 for each region. Other metro area projects that received CERT grants include solar gardens in Minneapolis’ Kingfield neighborhood and a home energy initiative aimed at Latinos in Richfield. McKeown said requested funds across metro-area applicants totaled about $100,000, and SECIA’s longstanding mission of creating an eco-friendly community landed them their allocation. “We had many, many applications,” McKeown said, “and they were lucky enough to rise to the top.” Since it has already spent CERT’s grant, SECIA will have to search elsewhere for additional funding, McCurley said, though the

Texas abortion clinics reopen after repreive at Supreme Court BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas abortion clinics that closed under tough new restrictions began reopening Wednesday after winning a reprieve at the U.S. Supreme Cour t, but the facilities were scheduling women with uncer tainty and skeleton staffs. A five-sentence r uling late Tuesday blocked parts of a sweeping Texas abortion law that required clinics to meet hospital-level operating standards starting Oct. 3. That had left only eight abor tion facilities in the nation’s second-most populous state. Celebration among some abor tion providers, however, was muted by logistics and fears that the victor y is only temporar y. Women seeking abortions kept phone lines busy at the Routh Street Women’s Clinic in Dallas, where a former staf f of 17 people is down to to single digits after the procedure was halted by the law earlier this month. The high cour t only suspended the restrictions for now pending appeals, and offered no explanation for the decision. “Some of them will come back, and some of them pr obably ar en’t,” said Ginny Braun, the Dallas clinic director, about for mer employees that took other jobs in the past two weeks. “As one person eloquently put it this mor ning, whiplash is no longer a sustainable life choice for her.” Along the Texas-Mexico border, the only abor tion clinic in 300 miles will resume abortion ser vices in McAllen star ting Friday, said Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder of Whole Woman’s Health. But staffing and financial difficulties prevent any immediate reopening of clinics in Austin and Fort Worth, and the prospects of reopening another in Beaumont are even dimmer, she said. Hagstrom Miller said she has laid off more than 50 employees since last year, and that the on-again, off-again status of her clinics have led to taking on $500,000 in debt over the last six months. “It’s been excr uciating that I can’t provide for them the stability they deser ve and the answers about what the future is going to look like,” Hagstrom Miller said. More than a dozen

Texas abor tion clinics were temporarily spared closure in August, after a federal judge in Austin r uled that new operating standards put unconstitutional barriers on abortion access. Clinics owners say they would need to spend millions of dollars to meet new surgical center requirements that they deem unnecessar y. Republican Gov. Rick Per r y, who signed the bill into law in 2013, and other conser vatives say the measures protect women’s health. They and other suppor ters of the law cheered a ruling earlier this month by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Cour t of Appeals that allowed Texas to fully implement the abor tion law. Tuesday’s decision from the high cour t set aside one of the law’s key components: the mandate that all Texas abor tion facilities meet the higher standards of ambulator y surgical centers. The cour t also exempted clinics in El Paso and McAllen, where access to abortion is especially limited, from a requirement that doctors who per form abortions have hospital admitting privileges. Three justices — Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas — said they would have ruled against the clinics in all respects. Attorneys for the state have argued that Texas women wouldn’t be burdened by fewer abor tion facilities, saying nearly 9 in 10 women would still live within 150 miles of a provider. But law opponents say that leaves nearly a million Texas women embarking on drives longer than three hours to get an abortion. In El Paso, Hilltop Women’s Reproductive Services expects to reopen the only abor tion clinic in West Texas in seven to 10 days because of remodeling. “We’re opening and that for sure,” said Gloria Martinez, the clinic’s nurse administrator. She said clinic officials still haven’t heard from the Texas State Department of Health Services, but that they will keep reaching out to state authorities. “They know we’re going to open, because the Supreme Court, the highest cour t in the countr y, said all in Texas can open,” she said.

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A solar panel collects sunlight on the roof of Murphy Warehouse Company, one of four panels located on the warehouse roof in the Southeast Como neighborhood. Murphy Warehouse is in talks with Minnesota Community Solar to potentially add to its green roof.

organization hasn’t yet decided what sources to tap. With the help of SECIA’s coordination, members of Community Solar and Murphy Warehouse Company — an area warehousing and logistics company — met in July to talk about potentially adding more solar panels to the

company’s building. “I had a meeting with them at lunch, it went over what potential arrangements or projects we could do together,” said D. Thomas Griep, Murphy Warehouse’s chief financial officer. Murphy Warehouse Co., located in the hear t of

Southeast Como’s industrial hub, is sandwiched between residential homes and the neighborhood’s rail lines. It’s been on the cutting edge environmentally for some time, Griep said. “In 1995, we started the prairie grass. The first solar array went in here in 2005 … [and] the white roof

technology we put in four years ago,” he said. Now, Murphy Warehouse is looking to SECIA’s new initiative to further its green reach. “We’re laying the groundwork for it, but we’re not committing to it yet until we get through a couple hurdles,” Griep said.

Prarie landscapes bring benefits Grasses u from Page 1

ideal for places like college campuses, said Kelly Kindscher, a professor at the University of Kansas who specializes in native grasses and plants. They also save water and material costs that come with fertilization and weed control. Prairie grass and plant landscapes need to be watered somewhat regularly, but once established, they shouldn’t need any water besides rain, said Josh Richardson, project sales employee for Prairie Restorations Inc., a company that specializes in the installation and maintenance of native prairie grass and wildflower landscapes.

“[Prairie landscapes] actually increase the infiltration of rain water,” he said. “Tur f grass actually acts much like concrete — the water just runs of f of it.” Kindscher said prairie grasses also help of fset carbon in the atmosphere. While the University’s small plantings likely won’t significantly lower the school’s carbon footprint, he said, they will reduce pollution somewhat from Landcare using less fer tilizer and cutting out the mechanical equipment it often uses on turf grass. Not only will the University see environmental and financial benefits, Kindscher said, but the diverse array of native grasses and plants will make it a haven for pollinators.

“It creates a habitat for pollinators, songbir ds, insects, birds and butterflies,” he said. “It’s a really fantastic habitat, and it’s pretty critical.” Potts said the University doesn’t currently have plans to incorporate any more native plant areas on campus, but he isn’t opposed to installing more in the future. But despite the benefits of establishing areas of native prairie grasses, Potts said, convincing people to embrace a different approach to land care is difficult. “The biggest challenge is cultural,” he said. “Ever ybody is used to this idea of … green grass all the way up to the house.” Although not ever yone sees the usefulness in reintroducing native prairie

grasses to campus settings, Richardson said he’s noticed a trend among land and business owners who want to incorporate the landscapes into their properties. “Many of our customers want to give a little back to the environment,” he said. “They realize they use and consume a lot and they impact the rest of the environment.” While prairie grass landscapes aren’t yet widespread, Richardson said those who have embraced the approach have had a positive impact on the environment as a whole. “It’s like recycling: If just one person does it, maybe it isn’t such a big deal,” he said. “But if a lot of people do, it really adds up to something big.”

Saudi court convicts outspoken Shiite Muslim cleric BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A widely revered Shiite Muslim cleric was convicted Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of sedition and other charges and sentenced to death, raising fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring Bahrain. Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken gover nment critic who was a key leader of the 2011 Arab Springinspired Shiite protests in eastern Saudi Arabia, was found guilty in the Specialized Criminal Court, set up in 2008 to handle terrorism cases. The verdict underscored the limits of free speech in Saudi Arabia and its longstanding problems with a Shiite minority that complains of excessive discrimination. It also illustrates the sectarian tensions throughout the region — including neighboring Yemen, where Shiite insurgents have gained ground against the Saudi-backed government in recent months. Al-Nimr has been a vocal critic of the government of Bahrain, where a Sunniled monarchy harshly suppressed protests by Shiites who make up the majority of the tiny island nation. Saudi Arabia sent troops to help Bahrain crush the uprising, fearing it would spread. The official Saudi Press Agency carried news of the verdict but did not name al-Nimr. It said the accused was found guilty of — among other things — not obeying King Abdullah, not pledg-

ing allegiance to him or the state, incitement of vandalism and sectarian strife, demonizing Saudi rulers, calling for the collapse of the state and insulting relatives and companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Disobeying the ruler is a charge that can carry the death penalty in Saudi Arabia. Those close to al-Nimr say charges of encouraging protests and sectarian conflict in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province should not be treated as a capital crime. Amnesty International said the verdict against the 54-year-old cleric was part of a campaign by Saudi authorities to “crush all dissent.” The prosecution had asked for execution, which in Saudi Arabia is usually carried out by beheading. It unsuccessfully asked that the body and severed head be put on public display — a punishment considered so severe that it is only rarely carried out. Al-Nimr can appeal the sentence, and obser vers said it is unlikely the kingdom will actually execute such a popular cleric. Despite harsh verdicts against government critics, activists are typically given long jail sentences on appeal. Two of al-Nimr’s brothers also appear to have been arrested Wednesday. The cleric’s brother, Montathir al-Nimr, wrote on T witter that another brother, Mohammed al-Nimr, was arrested after the verdict. Activists said Jaafar al-Nimr was also arrested in Riyadh when he went to inquire about Mohammed. Before his arrest in 2012,

al-Nimr had said the people do not want rulers who kill and car r y out injustices against protesters. He was asked at his trial if he disapproves of the Al Saud ruling family. “If injustice stops against Shiites in the east, then (at that point) I can have a different opinion,” the cleric responded, according to his brother Mohammed, who attended court sessions and spoke to The Associated Press before the verdict. The Saudi Press Agency said the judges felt the defendant was “insistent” and “stubborn” throughout the trial. Al-Nimr did not deny the political charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. The cleric’s family said in a statement that the verdict sets a “dangerous precedent for decades to come.” In Shiite powerhouse Iran, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs condemned the death sentence for al-Nimr. Iranian state TV quoted Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as saying that if the ruling was true, “there is no doubt that the feelings of Muslims will be marred and a global response will follow.” Bahraini authorities Wednesday painted over pictures of al-Nimr that had been plastered on walls by Shiite supporters. Dozens of protesters carrying photos of al-Nimr took to the streets Tuesday before clashing with police in a restive area southeast of Bahrain’s capital, Manama. There were more protests in the same area after the verdict.

Human Rights Watch Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said Saudi fears about Iran may have played a part in al-Nimr’s trial. He said Saudi authorities view the 2011 protests in Bahrain and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia as “meddling” by Iran. There is also concern among Saudi officials that if they acquiesce to Shiite demands for greater rights, it could lead to calls for reforms in other areas, Coogle said. “I think the message that Saudis are saying is: ‘We will arrest anybody. We don’t care how high profile they are. ... Nobody is above this. We don’t have any tolerance. We don’t have any flexibility,’” he said. According to Human Rights Watch, more than 1,040 people were detained in Shiite protests between February 2011 and August 2014. There are at least 280 still imprisoned. Many ultraconservatives of the Saudi Wahhabi school of Islam view Shiites as heretics. For years, some Wahhabi clerics openly incited youths to fight in Syria and Iraq against Iranian-backed governments there. “There were prominent Saudi sheiks that incited youth to violence and jihad abroad, but were not sentenced to death or even imprisoned,” said Waleed Sulais, a writer based in the eastern Qatif region. “On the other hand, prominent cleric al-Nimr called on people to use peaceful means of protest.” Earlier this year, King Abdullah made it illegal to call for holy war or fight as a militant abroad.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Syllabi could include content warnings The MSA passed a resolution last week that asks faculty members to include trigger warnings on future syllabi. BY HALEY HANSEN hhansen@mndaily.com

In an ef for t to ensure course content doesn’t adversely af fect trauma victims, University of Minnesota student leaders are asking faculty members to disclose material that could trigger psychological reactions. The Minnesota Student Association approved a resolution last week requesting that instr uctors add trigger warnings to syllabi. Students say they’re hoping to start a conversation about the issue on campus and to educate community members about trauma and its effects in the classroom

and elsewhere. The war nings might take the form of an additional syllabus section outlining assignments that could include triggering material, student leaders say, similar to content disclaimers before movies or TV shows. The resolution also asks that instr uctors ensure classroom achievement doesn’t largely depend on working with triggering materials. If it does, MSA members say there should be an alternative assignment option. Resolution author and MSA Ranking At-Large Representative Abeer Syedah said she hopes the initiative star ts constructive

COMMON TRAUMA TRIGGERS - Graphic descriptions or extensive discussion of abuse and/or torture - Graphic descriptions or depictions of rape and/or sexual assault - Graphic descriptions or extensive discussion of self-harming behavior such as suicide, self-inflicted injuries or disordered eating - Depictions, especially lengthy and psychological, of the mental state of someone suffering abuse or engaging in self-harming behavior - Depictions or discussion of eating-disordered behavior or body shaming SOURCE: MSA RESOLUTION

conversations about the issue, adding that she’s received positive feedback on the resolution from faculty members and students. Fully implementing the change will likely take time, she said. “I’m aware that this is going to be dif ficult, but starting a conversation and having support from administration is pretty key,” she said.

Material that could trigger adverse reactions varies greatly from person to person, but it usually includes explicit descriptions of trauma, said Dr. Kelsey Carignan, a Boynton Health Service psychiatrist. Although this variation makes it dif ficult to identify potentially triggering material, she said, it’s often graphic depictions of violence.

North Korea praises human rights record BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea on Wednesday circulated a draft U.N. resolution praising its own human rights record in a rare effort to counter the international community’s growing condemnation of the way it treats its people. In a closed meeting, dozens of diplomats sat in perplexed silence after the North handed out copies, said it has “nothing to hide” and invited questions and comments. China, Pyongyang’s top ally, finally spoke up and

said it strongly opposes resolutions that interfere in a countr y’s internal affairs and hurt mutual trust. The European Union and Japan have teamed up on a separate resolution that sharply criticizes North Korea’s human rights record. The EU then told the North Koreans that Pyongyang’s recent contacts with EU officials have been welcome, but that doesn’t mean its resolution criticizing the North will be withdrawn. No diplomat commented on the draft resolution in the meeting, which broke up after just 20 minutes. The

Nor th Koreans said comments are welcome until the end of the month. “Don’t hesitate to contact me,” one said. The draft resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, calls for “an end to the practice of calling into question the human rights situation of specific individual countries.” It also calls on the United Nations to make an “unbiased reassessment of the human rights situation of the DPRK,” using North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The draft urges states

to “deal fairly” with human rights issues through dialogue while keeping in mind countries’ “political, historical, social, religious and cultural characteristics.” North Korea has taken the unusual approach of promoting its rights record in the months since a U.N. commission of inquir y report was harshly critical of the impoverished, reclusive regime. The 372-page report accused the North of running political prison camps with up to 120,000 people and sponsoring abductions of South Koreans, Japanese and others.

MSA’s resolution states that it’s unreasonable to ask those who have experienced trauma to proactively speak with instr uctors about potentially triggering material. Some instr uctors already give verbal warnings, Syedah said, but those notices aren’t consistent. Student and University leaders hope conversations on trigger warnings will help the community better understand issues facing trauma victims. “People will have a lot of trouble understanding something they don’t experience themselves,” Syedah said. Katie Eichele, director of the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education, said she suppor ts MSA’s initiative because more conversations could

encourage trauma victims to seek treatment. Receiving tr eatment through the Aurora Center, Boynton or elsewhere is critical in the process of recovering from trauma, Carignan said. “Finding a source of support and being able to talk about it is crucial,” she said. The resolution garnered positive feedback from officials at the Aurora Center and Disability Ser vices, Syedah said. Although implementing policies that call for syllabi changes is often dif ficult, she said, she hopes the resolution will at least bring the issue to light and create more opportunities for discussion across disciplines. “We just want people to look out for their students,” she said.

Problems arise at the Marshall in Dinkytown Complaints u from Page 1

I know a lot of the properties on campus are,” she said, “but it doesn’t seem like a lot of thought was put into it.” Residents said they’ve also noticed malfunctioning appliances like dishwashers and clothing dryers. Biology junior Kim Nagel, who lives in the Marshall, said her dryer doesn’t stop running. “If you turn it on and leave for the day, you’ll come home 10 hours later and it’ll be on,” she said. “I know a lot of people have problems with their dishwasher and their microwave.” But as of last week, she hadn’t reported the problem to leasing managers. Regional Director for Education Realty Jennifer Worsham said she wasn’t aware of any appliance issues and that residents shouldn’t keep those concerns to themselves. But Worsham said she understands that moving more than 700 people into an apartment building would create some problems. Most of the residents, who moved in around the week of Aug. 25 when the Marshall opened, had signed a lease without seeing the completed building — though they had the option of taking home and mulling over floor plans. Jaderborg said the four roommates in her apartment had thought their two bedrooms would be the same sizes, since they all pay about $500 a month. But it was after signing the lease that they discovered one room was smaller than the other. Jaderborg’s roommate, marketing senior Tamara Miljkovic, said their prefurnished apartment didn’t come with a dining room table, adding that she’s not impressed with the “cheap” appearance of the existing furniture and amenities. And Jaderborg said the building’s “study room” does not have a table. Some residents say management has been turning of f the hot water without warning. Nagel said that’s happened to her at least three times. “They’ll send us an email like a day later saying, ‘Sorry about the lack of hot water; we’ll get it fixed today,’ ” she said. “That’s obviously an inconvenience when I go to take a shower and it’s freezing.”

Managing weekend crowds

On weeknights, one security guard watches over the Marshall’s approximately

700 residents. And one housekeeper cleans up after them. Education Realty officials said they decided earlier this week to hire more staf f after receiving feedback. Residents say limited housekeeping has pr esented a par ticular problem. One of the most common complaints about the apar tment is that par ties there get out of hand and clean-up after ward is lacking. The Marshall’s leases stipulate that no mor e than 10 people total can be in a unit, and on weekends three security guards monitor its three buildings, Worsham said. Biology junior Abe Freybler shares an apar tment with his girlfriend and another couple. The first weekend he lived there, he said, a party that lasted until 4 a.m. kept him from sleeping. He finally talked with a community assistant after multiple attempts to contact them, he said. But Freybler said he later discovered that the leasing managers didn’t know about the situation. “It was like, ‘OK, there’s a serious communication issue because the CAs are not telling the manager what’s going on around here on weekends,’” he said. Sometimes, residents say, par ties have gone too far — like the two times since move-in that they’ve woken up to a hole in a hallway wall. One resident, child psychology sophomore Jazlyn Gramer, said a main elevator broke after a party this past weekend. Some developers, like Kelly Doran, who owns several complexes in the University area, outline par ty restrictions in their leases. He said factors like the day of the week, time of day or whether major events like homecoming are going on impact the amount of security in his complexes. “We understand kids are in college [and] we want them to have fun,” he said, “but that doesn’t meant that that should be at the expense of their neighbors and other people in the building.” The Marshall’s management team does its best to act quickly after an issue is repor ted, Warsham said. Management has already taken steps, like contracting more cleaning staff, to resolve things that residents have taken issue with.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Out-of-state tuition increases to come

Kurds hold their own against experienced militants in Syria BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MURSITPINAR, T urkey — Intensified U.S.-led airstrikes and a determined Kurdish militar y force on the ground appear to have had some success in halting advances by Islamic State fighters on a strategic Kurdish town near Syria’s border with Turkey — at least for now. O n We d n e s d a y, t h e Kurdish militiamen were fighting ferocious street battles with the Sunni extremists in Kobani and making advances on some fronts, hours after the U.S.-led coalition stepped up its aerial campaign. In a surprising display of resilience, the Kurdish fighters have held out against the more experienced jihadists a month into the militants’ of fensive on the frontier town, hanging on to their territory against all expectations. “People underestimate the power of determination,” said Farhad Shami, a Kurdish activist in Kobani. “The Kurds have a cause and are prepared to die fighting for it.” They also have the advantage of fighting on familiar ground. “Islamic State fighters have far more superior weapons, but they lack knowledge of the terrain,” said Rami Abdurrahman, director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Kurdish fighters, on the other hand, know “ever y street, building and corner” of Kobani and have the powerful “will of resistance,” he said. Some of them are experienced fighters who have fought alongside rebels of the affiliated PKK in Turkey as they battled for autonomy for Kurds during a three-decade insurgency. The Islamic State group launched its of fensive on Kobani in mid-September, capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages and a third of the town in lightning advances that sent massive waves of civilians fleeing across the border into Turkey. Days later, the U.S. and

its allies began bombing Islamic State targets in Syria, but the strikes were slow to take off in Kobani and appeared largely ineffective. Expectations were that the town would fall to the militants within days. The Kurdish fighters, however, have put up a formidable fight, despite feeling a deep sense of abandonment by an international community they believe has failed to come to their rescue as it did with their brethren and other minorities in Iraq threatened by Islamic State militants. The fighting in and around Kobani has killed more than 550 people, the majority of them Islamic State fighter, according to the Observatory. Abdurrahman and other Syria obser vers say the Kurds have shown much more tenacity and resilience than other Syrian rebel factions who ended up making “tactical retreats” or simply fled jihadi onslaughts in other areas of Syria. Equally important in the past few days has been more concentrated airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in and around Kobani targeting Islamic State infrastructure and positions. The U.S. military says it launched 39 airstrikes near Kobani in the past 48 hours, designed to disrupt Islamic State reinforcements and resupply, and to prevent the extremist group’s fighters from massing combat power on the Kurdish-held sections of Kobani. Plumes of smoke rising from the strikes were visible across the border in Turkey. Capitalizing on those strikes, fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, made some progress against the militants Wednesday, said Asya Abdullah, a Syrian Kurdish leader. Speaking by telephone from Kobani, Abdullah, the co-president of Syria’s powerful Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, told The Associated Press the Kurdish fighters had advanced near the hill of Tel Shair that overlooks part of the town.

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

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$26,660

$10,410

$25,249

$10,954

$28,804

$10,002

$29,522

$16,572

$26,537

$10,037

$22,090

$35,026

$8,170

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$41,906

$13,977

$29,720

$9,427

$27,409

$10,388

$33,240

$26,662

$8,079

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somewhere between $29,000 and $30,000. “The plan was not to do this all at once,” McMaster said. “Let’s bring the number up year by year, reviewing each year what is thought reasonable.” At a University Senate and Faculty Senate joint meeting earlier this month, some students pressed President Eric Kaler for answers on the future of outof-state tuition costs. “It’s unfortunate. I would like to have this institution be lower-priced for out-ofstate students, too,” he said at the meeting. “But if we move to what many in our state government view as a more equitable share of cost between in-state and out-of-state students, we work through that tuition hump.” While concer ns surrounding the raise are bubbling, McMaster said the University could consistently increase out-ofstate tuition over the next few years and still it would never be at the top of the Big Ten. The University’s outof-state tuition is cur rently the lowest of the 14 schools in the Big Ten. Excluding Nor thwestern University, the conference’s only private school, the University of Michigan tops the Big Ten at $41,906 for out-of-state tuition. “As we star ted to look at tuition and fees, the decision was made that there was no longer any reason to be at the absolute bottom of the Big Ten,” McMaster said. Board of Regents Chair

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Richard Beeson said the board has been discussing the issue for years. “It’s an involved conversation, it’s a strategic conversation and it’s a conversation that needs constant attention,” he said. “The market conditions change fairly quickly, and when you overlay that with a change in demographics, the result is we need to focus more on enrollment issues more than we have anytime in the past.” Excluding North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin —the states that have reciprocity agreements with Minnesota — the University had 2,760 out-of-state students out of its 28,540-student body in spring 2014. But some wor r y the increase will af fect the University’s appeal to nonresident students. “I do think they’re hurting themselves … especially with the way Minnesota seems to struggle in getting students from outside of the Midwest,” said Anna Sinclair, an ar ts and management sophomore from Hawaii. “One of the main reasons I came here was because it was so costefficient.” Sen. Ter ri Bonof f, DFL-Minnetonka, said she thinks the University doesn’t put as much effort into recruiting out-of-state students because it’s a landgrant institution with a mission and responsibility to serve Minnesota students. “I think the bigger question, strategically, is what is [the] value we place on recruiting out-of-state students?” she said. Still, University leaders insist the school will maintain its appeal to students

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from across the nation. “We are significantly out of line in the costs of out-ofstate tuition, and we do have some reason to believe that raising that to something more in line with our peers is not going to hurt us comparatively in recr uiting,” Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Karen Hanson said at Friday’s Board of Regents meeting. Beeson said the University is in a comfortable position where it has room to raise prices without detracting out-of-state student interest. “For out-of-state tuition, it needs to be driven by marketplace conditions,” he said, “And if we see that demand is strong enough to allow us to increase tuition, then we’ll do that.” While administrators aren’t worried about the increases affecting enrollment, some students want

the school to be more transparent about for thcoming changes. Minnesota Student Association President Joelle Stangler raised her concer ns in a letter to the Board of Regents last week that she co-authored with two other students. She said she’s wor ried about the school’s transparency regarding outof-state tuition for future students. “We’d love if we could inform [prospective out-ofstate students] better on the front end and make it always in the front of their minds that this is going to be something that is going to be happening in the future,” she said. Stangler said it is especially impor tant to communicate rising costs to potential students, so they know what they can expect to pay. “We need to make sure

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that out-of-state students who are coming here, who are coming out of their comfor t zone, who might not necessarily have par-

ents next door if something goes wrong financially — they need to be able to plan ahead for their total cost of attendance,” Stangler said.

Texas nurse diagnosed with Ebola BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — The Ebola crisis in the U.S. took another alarming turn Wednesday with word that a second Dallas nurse caught the disease from a patient and flew across the Midwest aboard an airliner the day before she fell ill, even though government guidelines should have kept her off the plane. Amid growing concern, President Barack Obama canceled a campaign trip to address the outbreak and vowed that his administration would respond in a “much more aggressive way” to Ebola cases in the United States. Though it was not clear how the nurse contracted the virus, the case represented just the latest instance in which the disease that has ravaged one of the poorest corners of the earth — West Africa — also managed to find weak spots in one of the world’s most advanced medical systems. The second nurse was identified as 29-year-old Amber Joy Vinson. Medical records provided to The Associated Press by Thomas Eric Duncan’s family showed she inserted catheters, drew blood and dealt

with Duncan’s body fluids. Duncan, who was diagnosed with Ebola after coming to the U.S. from Liberia, died Oct. 8. Kent State University in Ohio, where three of Vinson’s relatives work, confirmed she was the latest patient. Even though the nurse did not report having a fever until Tuesday, the day after she returned home, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said she should not have boarded a commercial flight. The nurse also knew before heading home that another nurse, Nina Pham, had been diagnosed with Ebola, and she had a slightly elevated temperature — 99.5 degrees, according to government officials. While in Cleveland, she was contacted by health of ficials and told that her health would need to be more closely monitored for Ebola, the CDC said. It was unclear whether she was told not to fly. From now on, CDC Director Tom Frieden said, no one else involved in Duncan’s care will be allowed to travel “other than in a controlled environment.”

He cited guidelines that permit char ter flights or travel by car but no public transportation. On its website, the CDC says all people possibly exposed to Ebola should restrict their travels — including by avoiding commercial flights — for 21 days. Ebola patients are not considered contagious until they have symptoms. Frieden said it was unlikely that others on the plane were at risk because the nurse was not vomiting or bleeding. Even so, the CDC is alerting the 132 passengers who were aboard Frontier Airlines Flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas-For t Worth on Monday “because of the proximity in time between the evening flight and first report of illness the following morning.” Officials are asking passengers to call the health agency so they can be monitored. The nurse flew from Dallas to Cleveland on Friday, Oct. 10. Kent State said it was asking the workers related to Vinson to stay of f campus for 21 days “out of an abundance of caution.” Her Ebola diagnosis was confirmed Wednesday. The CDC’s investigation

suggests that health care workers were at highest risk from Sept. 28 to Sept. 30, the three days before Duncan was diagnosed. Both nurses who contracted Ebola worked on those days and had extensive contact with him when he had vomiting and diarrhea, Frieden said. Medical records indicate that the workers wore protective equipment, including gowns, gloves and face shields during that time. The first mention in the records that they wore hazmat suits was on Sept. 30. In his most urgent comments on the spread of the disease, Obama also warned that in an age of frequent travel, the disease could spread globally if the world doesn’t respond to the “raging epidemic in West Africa.” The second nurse was to be transfer r ed to a special bio-containment unit at Emor y University Hospital in Atlanta, where other Ebola patients have been treated successfully, Frieden said. Pham will be monitored in Dallas to determine the best place for her care, Frieden said.

Mayor: More immigrant families freed than deported BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

One of three centers used for detaining Central American families who have entered the U.S. illegally this year has started releasing many more detainees than it deports, a New Mexico city official said. Federal immigration authorities reported 61 releases and no deportations last week at the Ar tesia Family Residential Center in southeastern New Mexico, Artesia Mayor Phillip Burch said. It was at least the second week in a row that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement authorities reported to Artesia officials that more detainees were released than deported. The numbers show a dramatic change from the center’s first two weeks, when 135 people were deported

and 12 were released, according to figures provided to Burch by ICE officials. The center opened in late June and is one of three in the U.S. used to detain migrant families, mostly Central American mothers and children fleeing violence and poverty in their countries. El Paso’s ICE spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa did not immediately provide information explaining why releases are outnumbering deportations or whether it’s happening at facilities for families in Pennsylvania and Texas. ICE’s spokeswoman in Washington D.C. Gillian Christensen said the agency is working to provide that information. However, exper ts said factors that likely led to the change include detainees having better access to lawyers, and new judges setting lower bond amounts.

The Artesia barracks can house up to 650 women and children. Zamarripa said 324 people held in the center have been depor ted to Central America since it opened. Burch said 227 detainees have been released. Federal officials haven’t said how many people have been released and referred questions to the U.S. Justice Department’s immigration review of fice. That of fice said it would take 10 to 15 days before The Associated Press could obtain the numbers. Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson said in July the facility would serve as a processing center to quickly deport people through expedited removal. Civil rights advocates later sued the government, complaining a lack of access to legal representation

turned the center into a “deportation mill.” They said bail was being set impossibly high, and asylum claims were denied at a much higher rate than the rest of the immigrant population. ICE recently opened a place where attorneys can meet with clients and set up a private room for lawyers. The agency also has provided mothers the opportunity to leave their children in a separate room if they need to discuss traumatic experiences that would make them eligible for asylum. Laura Lichter, an immigration attorney working with detainees in Artesia, said judges listening to cases closed-circuit from Colorado are imposing much lower bonds for immigrants who are granted release. Previously, Virginia-based judges were imposing bonds as high as $30,000.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Charter schools perhaps not as effective as public

Putin to stress Ukraine during summit in Milan

As topic for political discussions, charter schools concern people from both parties.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY KEVIN KARNER kkarner@mndaily.com

A higher number of public school students in Minneapolis are choosing charter schools than in the past, but research suggests that the alternative schooling might not be the best option. Char ter schools perform worse than traditional public schools by several per formance metrics, according to a report released this month by University of Minnesota Law School researchers. The repor t, published by the Institute on Metropolitan Oppor tunity, analyzed data from Chicago schools during the 2012-13 academic year. Its findings were consistent with the institute’s previous evaluations of Twin Cities charter schools, which focused on the percentage of students meeting standards for reading and math scores, as well as graduation rates. “They’re doing worse in terms of grad rates and test scores,” said Myron Or field, who is a former member of the Minnesota Legislature and lead author of the study. “They’re not a step in the right direction — they do worse in terms of academic success, and they take money for remedial programs away.” Char ter schools, or semi-public institutions that

offer specialized curricula and an alternative to traditional K-12 public school programs, have been a point of political contention since a state law created them in the early 1990s, said Scott Abernathy, an associate professor of political science. But he said opinions on char ter schools aren’t divided by party lines. While constituents who vote for the Democratic Party often support charter schools, he said, the party’s politicians are largely split, as the issue faces opposition from teachers unions. And Republican leaders often advocate for choicebased programs, like charter schools, even while their constituents are fairly neutral, Abernathy said. Eugene Piccolo, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, raised concerns about the motivation behind the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity’s past reports on charter schools. “We’ve questioned the research that has been done on charter schools by that organization,” he said. Aber nathy, who studies the ef fects of char ter school policy on parental involvement, said the ability to choose the schools is appealing to the people who use them. “Part of the driving idea [behind char ter schools]

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is choice — that increasing individual choices will produce more effective educational institutions,” he said. “On the other side, people point to the dangers of resorting [or] re-segregating students and parental communities, as well as the siphoning off of resources from traditional public schools.” Earlier reports have explored the “siphoning” issue and have measured the flow of students from Minneapolis Public Schools to charter schools. For example, MPS lost 20 percent of eligible students to charter schools in

the 2011-12 academic year, according to the earlier Institute report on the Twin Cities. The loss of students to these schools financially strains local school districts, Orfield said, especially in a system in which government aid is measured on a per-pupil basis and teachers are hired on a contract basis. While education policy is always political, Abernathy said, it doesn’t often make headlines. “Education is always the most important thing, until something else more important comes along,” he said.

MOSCOW — Trying to maneuver out of the worst Russia-West crisis since the Cold War, President Vladimir Putin is unleashing a diplomatic blitz involving a series of meetings with Western leaders during his visit to Italy. Putin’s two-day trip to a Europe-Asia summit in Milan, which begins Thursday, offers him the first chance to discuss the Ukrainian crisis with EU leaders since his visit to France in June to attend the D-Day anniversary. The U.S. and the European Union have imposed a series of economic sanctions against Moscow over its annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and support for a proRussia insurgency in eastern Ukraine. High-level contacts have been sharply curtailed, and Putin hasn’t traveled to Europe since a brief visit to Vienna in late June. In an interview with the Serbian daily Politika released by the Kremlin on Wednesday, Putin angrily dismissed Western sanctions as an “absurd and illusory” attempt to isolate Russia. “It is obviously impossible to achieve it, but the economic health of Europe and the world can be seriously undermined,” said Putin, who will make a stopover in Serbia on Thursday en route to Milan. Putin harshly criticized President Barack Obama for mentioning Russia as a major threat to human-

ity alongside the Ebola virus and the Islamic State group. “We hope that our partners will realize the futility of attempts to blackmail Russia and remember what consequences discord between major nuclear powers could bring for strategic stability,” he said. Presidential foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said that Putin will meet Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and attend a dinner involving other leaders. They last met face-to-face at the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro in July. Merkel said she expects to discuss the fulfillment of a cease-fire deal signed last month in Minsk, which has helped reduce hostilities but failed to completely halt fighting. “I expect an open exchange of views and progress in implementing the Minsk agreement. ... We will talk about how we can transform the Minsk agreement into reality,” Merkel told reporters in Berlin. Late last month, Merkel said the EU still wasn’t considering removing the sanctions because of ongoing fighting. On Friday, Putin will have breakfast with the l e a d e r s o f G e r m a n y, F r a n c e , B r i t a i n , I t a l y, Ukraine and the European Union that will focus on Ukraine. A separate meeting involving Putin and the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine is also being considered.

Editorials & Opinions

Thursday, October 16, 2014

EDUCATION

Grit is more important than your abilities Studies are beginning to show that persistence, rather than talent, enables one to succeed.

t’s about this time of year that the reality of school finally star ts to sink in. As midterm grades arrive, so do some sobering realizations. Maybe your grades aren’t as good as you’d like them to be, or maybe that major you’ve always thought you wanted is actually terrible. When life knocks us down, it’s easy to want to curl up in bed and hide until challenges pass. But failure isn’t something to fear, and it doesn’t have to be permanent. Rather, failure creates individuals who are ultimately more likely to succeed. As the school year progresses, students, faculty members and administrators would do well to remember that the ability to keep going in the face of failure is even more important than achievement itself. Students are constantly surrounded by pressure to do the “right” thing, especially at a high-level university. They’re told to decide on the right major, get the right grades, get the right internship and, eventually, find the right job. When things inevitably don’t go according to the plan, it can be devastating. But social scientists are beginning to

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identify a quality that’s more impor tant than having the “right” requirements. It’s called grit, and it’s defined as the determination and resilience to get back up again and again after you fail. Research demonstrates that the ability to persistently pursue long-term goals is even more important than IQ, natural talent or other standard measures of achievement. Most research and work surrounding grit has focused on K-12 education. Although the exact science of teaching and assessing grit is still in its beginning stages, grit should be explored in more than just seventh-grade math classes. It’s just as important of a factor in college education. Theoretically, college is supposed to prepare you for the “real world,” a place fraught with obstacles that definitely don‘t come with a grading scale. If the University of Minnesota wants students to succeed in the real world, it needs to instill them with grit. The Board of Regents recently approved the University’s 2014 Strategic Plan, which

If the University of Minnesota wants students to succeed in the real world, it needs to instill them with grit. included a specific proposal to update and improve liberal education requirements. While the plan emphasizes critical thinking and the examination of broad societal issues, I wish it had recognized the importance of establishing grit. Liberal arts degrees don’t always have specific career paths attached to them. It’s not easy to find a job or to find creative solutions to those broad societal issues. But those with grit will be able to keep searching until they find that job, research breakthrough, policy strategy or eventual solution to those “broad societal issues.” The University should prioritize researching grit and the best ways to develop it in all of its students, especially those in the College of Liberal Arts. Until it does, don’t be discouraged by failure. Don’t give up. Be gritty. Because if you keep going, you’ve already won. Camille Galles welcomes comments at cgalles@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION

Response to Lea Graber’s Oct. 15 editorial cartoon

The report that Lea Graber references in her Minnesota Daily editorial cartoon titled “Introduction of birth control pill in Canadian waters causes Fathead Minnow population to drastically decline” addresses an important environmental issue. Her cartoon focuses on the widely documented feminization of male fish due to estrogen in lakes and streams. Similarly, there is evidence of such products as Prozac, NSAIDs and antibiotics in the water supply. The antibiotics can contribute to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The majority of the medicines that humans use, and those used to treat domestic animals, are excreted in the urine or feces in either an unchanged condition or as active metabolites. In many cases, these byproducts of human and animal use enter the water supply for re-use. By wisely choosing which medications to use, we can reduce the number of potentially hazardous medication metabolites that we excrete, which ultimately enter the pre-load of the water treatment facilities. By reducing the water treatment pre-load, the quantity of these metabolites that remain in the water supply is reduced. The water that we drink is cleaner. The Center for Leading Healthcare Change at the University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy is developing a program that will provide information on the relative environmental hazard of prescribed medications — allowing for the most effective and least polluting product to be prescribed. This material will serve as a resource for both prescribers and users of medicines. Every person who prescribes or takes a medication can make a difference by considering the potential impact of the proposed medication on the environment. Commitment to diminishing the problems that Lea Graber addressed in her cartoon is consistent with rational medication use that is a goal of our health care system. Lowell Anderson Professor of pharmaceutical care and health systems, University of Minnesota; co-director of the Center for Leading Healthcare Change CONTACT THE EDITOR Martin Jaakola mjaakola@mndaily.com @mjaakola1

The University of Minnesota Police Department is returning its M-16 and M-14 rifles to the Department of Defense, but what about the rest of the “military-industrial-academic complex?” It cannot be shirked so easily. I want to applaud the University of Minnesota Police Department for returning this military weaponry. As Vice President for University Services Pamela Wheelock stated, the weapons were “distracting” some of the student body from the UMPD’s “outstanding work.” But can we — should we — demilitarize our campus even further? What is at stake? What if we were to remove the most fundamental gateway between our university and the military, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps? I do not mean to demonize the ROTC, or even advocate for its removal. It is simply a matter of fact that if this

EDITORIALS SCOTUS should rule on marriage As Idaho has legalized equality, the Supreme Court must decide.

ast week, a wealth of activity emanated from the United States Supreme Court when it denied hearing appeals from five states trying to keep their bans on same-sex marriage. Before this decision, a federal appeals court in San Francisco declared it illegal to ban same-sex marriage in both Idaho and Nevada. After an initial hiccup in which Justice Anthony Kennedy placed a temporary stay on allowing licenses in both Nevada and Idaho — intending to grant a stay only for Idaho — it was eventually lifted, and gay marriage bans are now illegal in both states. This is particularly impressive in Idaho, an exceptionally conservative state, where Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter insists that he will not fight the ban. Though he accused the Supreme Court of “undermining the will of Idaho voters,” he conceded that the state must follow the rule of law. There has been enough delay in a federal ruling on this pressing social issue. While the Supreme Court’s decision could be interpreted as support for gay marriage equality, it’s more likely that the high court is simply postponing making an official judgment on the topic until it must make a ruling. With support for marriage equality hovering above 50 percent in the past year, Minnesota legalizing same-sex marriage and traditionally conservative states allowing gay marriage, change is inevitable. It’s time for the Supreme Court to finally take this issue head-on and make an official ruling in favor of marriage equality across the nation.

Mayor’s budget is ideal for bicyclists Protected lanes separate traffic, helping keep commuters safe.

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GUEST COLUMN

Meatless Mondays bad for Minn. The idea goes against what the University was established for and what the state subsists on.

don’t support Meatless Mondays because I want to have a future in the industry that I came to learn more about. I grew up on a small farm in southern Minnesota where my family raised beef cattle and hogs. Animal agriculture has been a main contributor to my family’s income, and it’s the reason I came to the University of Minnesota — to obtain a degree in animal science and continue producing livestock. Let’s take a look at why we are at the University. In 1867, the University re-opened as a result of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, designating it as a land-grant university. The Morrill Act was designed to establish institutions in each state that would educate people in agriculture, home economics and mechanical arts, among other professions. Minnesota ranks seventh in the nation in livestock cash receipts, according to 2012 statistics by the state’s Department of Agriculture. Breaking it down by industry, Minnesota ranks first in turkey production,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Demilitarizing the ‘militar yindustrial-academic complex’

University (or any other federally funded college) were to decide against ROTC recruitment on campus and for instance ban the ROTC (this isn’t unheard of; Harvard only recently lifted its ban), it could not eliminate the program as easily as the UMPD returned its assault rifles. Why? Because all our federal funding might go out the door with it. This is a consequence of the 1996 Solomon Amendment, which gives the Secretary of Defense the power to deny federal grants to colleges and universities that ban ROTC activity on campus. Are the rest of the University’s military ties also leveraged in such a way? What would happen if University President Eric Kaler were to step down from his post at the Department of Homeland Security? What would be the consequence of a boycott on DARPA grants? Would the University cripple and die if these military

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second in hog production and fourth in total meat production among all U.S. states. The agriculture industr y is the second largest employer in Minnesota, with about two-thirds of all agricultural jobs being offfarm and livestock production making up about 36 percent of the industry. By banning meat in University dining halls even one day a week, we would be reducing meat consumption while also going against why the University was founded and against an industry that’s a huge component of Minnesota’s economy. Providing better vegan and vegetarian options for those who don’t consume meat — while still maintaining the meat option for those who want it — would be a good compromise. Using livestock manure to add nutrients to the fields on my farm has reduced our need for other sources of nutrients. We maintain soil integrity by testing the soil composition of our fields every other year, and our facilities are designed to have no runoff. On my farm, we care about our animals and the environment. Lee Kloeckner Animal science B.S., University of Minnesota

It is important to be aware that in order to fully demilitarize this campus, we may have to do more than forfeit old assault rifles. ties were severed? We should keep an eye on these sorts of relationships, but not reject them outright. If we want to develop drones for agriculture, that just means we have to be twice as careful about how these same technologies are expropriated to fight dirty wars around the world. If we want our senior administrators to have dual roles at the federal level, we should ensure it doesn’t pose a conflict of interest. It is important to be aware that in order to fully demilitarize this campus, we may have to do more than forfeit old assault rifles.

inneapolis is considering adding protected bicycle lanes throughout the city if Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges’ new budget proposal passes, the Minnesota Daily reported Wednesday. The proposal would dole out $750,000 for lanes that separate motorists and cyclists, keeping both parties safer by reducing the areas where the two must interact. While the University of Minnesota would not receive any of these protected bike lanes, the plan would add 30 miles of protected lanes by 2020, similar to what is currently being added on Washington Avenue South and the Franklin Avenue Bridge. Hodges’ proposal is the result of calls for increased safety measures for cyclists, due to a steady increase in cyclists who bike to work in the past decade in Minneapolis — partly the result of major additions like Nice Ride rental bicycles and the Midtown Greenway. Steve Kotke, director of Minneapolis’ Public Works depar tment, believes that suppor ting projects such as these will continue to increase ridership and will ultimately yield environmental benefits and increase livability in Minnesota. We agree with Kotke’s sentiment and urge the city to pass Hodges’ budget. Adding more protected lanes would help link trails together, increase safety of cyclists and continue promoting people to ride to work instead of driving. Minneapolis is one of the best places in the United States to ride your bike; supporting this project would keep us at the forefront of health and livability. 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, October 16, 2014

Sports

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FOOTBALL

For the Gophers, it’s all on Leidner

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Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner looks to pass on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

For Minnesota to contend, its top QB must keep playing with confidence. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

Five weeks ago, Mitch Leidner didn’t look like a Big Ten quarterback. Playing with an injured left knee, the redshirt sophomore threw three interceptions against TCU’s athletic defense as the pocket constantly collapsed around him. Leidner arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, with a left MCL sprain and departed even more wounded — in both his body and mind. After he went down with turf toe in the second half, his confidence was shaken. Leidner sat out the next week against San Jose State to get healthy. Meanwhile, fans took to social media to call out Leidner for his poor play. The Gophers quarterback eventually disabled his Twitter account. Now healed, Leidner is looking confident and has a mentor to help him develop into a reliable passer. That sort of production could push a Gophers team that’s already strong at running the ball, defense and special teams to

become a legitimate conference title contender. “The biggest thing about Mitch is he’s relaxed. He just went out and played,” Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said. “He had a smile on his face and played. I think early in the year he was pressing, and then he got hurt.”

Carr ying the weight When the Gophers entered spring ball, all attention turned to Leidner as Minnesota’s leader. He commanded respect and didn’t let defensive linemen push him around. Coaches raved about his appetite for the film room. But in Minnesota’s first three games, Leidner didn’t live up to the hype. He completed just 26 of 54 passes and threw two touchdowns and four interceptions. Things didn’t get any better when Leidner didn’t start against San Jose State and backup quar terback Chris Streveler completed just one pass for 7 yards. But that time off seems to have done wonders for Leidner. “I think one of the biggest things that’s helped Mitch is not playing in the San Jose State game,” offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said. “There was a lot of pressure put on that kid, and I think he kind

of took it even more as far as the whole weight of the world on his shoulders.” Redshir t senior receiver Isaac Fruechte said Leidner’s demeanor has been much dif ferent over the past few weeks. And the quarterback’s play has reflected it. “He literally was like a different young man when we went to Michigan,” Limegrover said. “Just how he was on game day and how he was in the huddle … he was out there having fun, and that carried over to last week.”

Seeking out advice After the 30-7 loss at TCU, Leidner called former Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish for advice. Harnish played for Kill at NIU before the coach came to Minnesota. He’s been mentoring Leidner for more than a year. “It’s fun to shed the little wisdom that I have [after] playing for Coach Kill … because I was there,” Harnish said. Two days after Leidner led Minnesota to its victory at Michigan with 167 passing yards, two total touchdowns and zero interceptions, the Minnesota Vikings signed Harnish to the practice squad.

“Fate allowed me to come up here and play for the Vikings,” Harnish said. “I’ve been able to spend some time with [Leidner].” Harnish has been regularly attending Gophers practice over the past few weeks, and he helped Leidner study film before facing Nor thwestern last week. And for that game, Harnish was also on the Gophers’ sideline, helping Leidner prepare in between drives. “For whatever reason, I felt like my voice would maybe calm him down a bit or just kind of let him focus in,” Harnish said. “The things I would tell him were very much a mental part of the game plan. Just like, ‘Hey man, right now’s your opportunity to be the guy. Go out — this is when the stars are made.’” While Leidner put forth one of his best games in a Gophers uniform, completing 66.7 percent of his passes and making the secondlongest throw of his college career with a 52-yard dart to Maxx Williams, he wasn’t perfect. The Lakeville, Minn., native threw an interception in the third quarter that gave Nor thwestern the ball in good field position. “I think three weeks ago

FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA 5-1 WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday

PURDUE 3-4 WHERE: TCF Bank Stadium SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

it would have ate him alive, and it didn’t do [anything] to him,” Kill said of the interception. After back-to-back contests with a completion percentage above 60 percent and only one turnover, Leidner said it was the best two-game stretch of his career. “I’m feeling confident,” he said Saturday. “Overall I feel pretty good about both games.”

Finding balance It’s less than a month into conference play, and local and national analysts have pegged the Gophers as a Big Ten West title contender. Minnesota has one of the conference’s strongest running games, led by David Cobb, and a stingy defense highlighted by NFL prospects Eric Mur ray and Damien Wilson.

Kill said multiple coaches on the staf f focus on special teams, which has yielded well above-average kicking and punting games. Still, quar terback is still the most impor tant position in football. If Minnesota makes a r un at the Big Ten championship game, it will likely be in par t due to Leidner’s improvement. But people in his cor ner don’t think the pressure will get to him anymore. “I think you can really tell over the last couple games, both Michigan and Nor thwester n, that Mitch is really star ting to tur n a new leaf,” Harnish said. “Mitch is on that path of a progression wher e he’s going to be a really good quarterback. It’s a matter of time.”

FOOTBALL

Purdue coach attempting what Kill has succeeded at Darrell Hazell is turning around a program that has struggled. BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

Four years ago, Jerr y Kill left Northern Illinois, a Mid-American Conference school, to take over a struggling Gophers program with the idea of bringing the school back into the national spotlight. Fast-forward four years, and the Big Ten has another coach from a MAC school attempting to turn around a struggling program.

Darrell Hazell is in his second year at the helm of Purdue’s football team after ser ving as the head coach of Kent State. “You draw inspiration from [Kill], and you know that the process works and you have to stay with the process,” Hazell said on the Big Ten coaches teleconference this week. “As long as you don’t waver as a coach, [players] will go full speed ahead and do what you ask of them.” Hazell has been a solid figure in Purdue football over the last year and a half, preaching that better times are coming for a program that went 1-11 in his first year as head coach.

Those better times seem to be arriving, as Hazell is finally seeing results on the field and in the win column. Purdue is 3-4 this season. Hazell’s marquee victor y came two weeks ago when Purdue went on the road and defeated Illinois 38-27, giving Hazell his first-career Big Ten victory. “You see a [Purdue] team that has picked up some momentum and some steam in the last couple years and even the last couple weeks,” Gophers redshirt senior Cameron Botticelli said. “They’re going to come in with a high energy level, and it’s important that we meet that.” Like Kill, Hazell has had

to make impor tant quarterback decisions to tr y to turn around his program. Throughout the summer, Kill reiterated that redshir t sophomore quar terback Mitch Leidner will be the starter moving forward. Hazell’s quarterback decision came in the middle of this year when starting quarterback Danny Etling wasn’t per forming well. The Purdue coach decided to roll the dice and star t sophomore quar terback Austin Appleby against Illinois. The gamble paid off, as Appleby has impressed in his two career starts. “They’ve changed quarterbacks, and their quarterback

is a dual threat where he can r un the ball as well as throw it,” Kill said, “so that’s given them a couple more options.” Kill has brought a new, tougher philosophy to the program since he arrived in Minneapolis. This is something that Hazell has tried to do in West Lafayette, Ind. “[Purdue executes] very well,” Kill said. “They have kind of a tough demeanor to them.” Despite that, Purdue likely isn’t ready to become a contender in the Big Ten this year. The Gophers, on the other hand, are in a position to contend for the Big Ten West title and possibly

reach the conference championship game. In order to reach that goal, the Gophers must take care of rebuilding teams like Purdue and not start thinking about playing other Big Ten contenders. “I think ever yone can always get ahead of themselves and think, ‘Oh jeez, if we keep rolling, we can really have a shot to do something special,’ ” redshirt senior Isaac Fruechte said. “[But] one thing that Coach Kill really instills in you is you have to come to work ever y single week because in college football, you can be [defeated] ever y single week by anybody.”

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Top-ranked Badgers, Gophers to face off

ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers defender Rachel Ramsey scores against Bemidji State on Feb. 16, 2013, at Ridder Arena.

Minnesota has won the last 11 games between the two powerhouses. BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

The Gophers and Badgers have always had a rivalr y on the ice, but this week, the border battle went viral on social media. Wisconsin jumped Minnesota to take over the top spot in the latest national rankings and tweeted: “Back on top. See you Friday, ‪@gophersports.” Then, the Gophers’ official Twitter account fired back with: “@UWBadgers LOLz. See you then,” with a graphic attached illustrat-

ing the Gophers’ recent dominance over the Badgers. “[Our coaching staf f] respects [Wisconsin’s coaches], and they respect us,” head coach Brad Frost said. “There is always that friendly battle, so I’m certainly not concerned about the [Twitter exchange] one bit.” While the friendly banter may be enter taining, the real show is coming this weekend. The Gophers are coming of f a disappointing weekend. They dropped a point after tying MinnesotaDuluth and losing in the shootout. “[Last weekend’s play] was lackadaisical, myself included,” senior defenseman Rachel Ramsey said.

“[We’re] definitely ready to turn it around this week, and obviously [we] are playing Wisconsin, so it’s hard not to get jacked up for that.” The Gophers have won the last 11 meetings between the two teams, defeating the Badgers five times last season. But this year, Wisconsin has been on an early tear, outscoring its opponents 30-4 en route to an undefeated record. “This year [the Badgers] are probably the deepest team up front in our league,” Frost said. “They are similar to how we were the last couple years, where you throw out any line and they can score.” The Badgers’ prolific attack features three of the

top four point-scorers in the nation. However, Wisconsin has yet to play a team with a blue line as talented as the Gophers’. At the back of Minnesota’s defense is junior goalie Amanda Leveille, who is coming of f a solid weekend in Duluth in which she made 51 saves and posted her first shutout of the season. Leveille was the goaltender in all five games against the Badgers last year, and she shut out Wisconsin twice. “Wisconsin is a great team. We know that from last year, and they are already of f to a great star t this year,” Leveille said. “I love playing in big games like that. It’s fun getting a

WOMEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW

@ NO. 2 MINNESOTA 3-0-1 WHEN: 7:07 p.m. Friday and 3:07 p.m. Saturday

NO. 1 WISCONSIN 6-0-0 WHERE: Madison, Wis. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

lot of shots, and I know I have a great team in front of me to help me out.” Regardless of what happened on social media earlier this week or what happens on the ice this weekend, there is a mutual respect between these two women’s hockey powerhouses.

“There [are] a lot of reasons for rivalries. The Wisconsin [rivalry] carries a lot of respect,” Ramsey said. “When we play them, we know it is going to be a clean game, it’s going to be fast-paced and just one of the best examples of women’s hockey that there is.”

VOLLEYBALL

Wisconsin sweeps Gophers at Sports Pavilion The teams will meet again in Madison, Wis., on Saturday. BY RACHEL TIMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com

Minnesota took a twomatch winning streak into Wednesday night’s match against No. 5 Wisconsin. But the Gophers’ efforts weren’t enough to surmount Wisconsin, as they lost to the Badgers in three sets. The Gophers fell behind early in the first set and rallied to reduce the deficit, but it wasn’t enough. “In the beginning, we started a little slow,” junior outside hitter Daly Santana said. “We [have to] make sure we compete right away.” The second set star ted out the same, with Minnesota trailing 0-4. Sophomore outside hitter Sarah Wilhite said after being down right of f the bat in the first two sets, the team got tense. “We wouldn’t r eally move our feet on defense, and our blocking got a little squirrely,” Wilhite said. Head coach Hugh McCutcheon said the Gophers gave away a lot of points to Wisconsin in the first two sets, and the team wasn’t killing the ball. Minnesota ended the second set stronger than it star ted, but the team couldn’t finish despite a long rally at the outset. Wilhite said the team

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS WEDNESDAY 1 Wisconsin 25 Minnesota 16

2 25 19

3 30 28

FINAL 3 0

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wasn’t happy with its performance in the first two sets, and it made the decision to fight in the third. The Gophers came out of the locker room for the third set looking to take the match away from the Badgers. A new lineup emerged in the third set, with a libero and defensive specialist change. Though Minnesota jumped out to a lead, Wisconsin came back about halfway through the set. The teams engaged in back-and-forth rallies, and the set was tied 28-28, but Wisconsin pulled ahead and ended it 30-28 to win the match. McCutcheon said the teams went toe-to-toe in the third set and the Gophers “got a little bit better competitive mind frame,” but he said it was a shame that it took the team a few sets to get to that point. The Gophers held strong with 6.5 blocks on the match, but W isconsin’s coverage off the block and its overall defense was hard to beat — the Badgers lead the Big Ten in digs per set. McCutcheon said the team’s passing broke down in the third set, which

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Gophers defensive specialist Dalianliz Rosado bumps the ball to her teammates Wednesday against Wisconsin.

gave players fewer options and caused the team to be more reliant on the left side than it wanted. “[We] needed a little bit better of a first contact; then maybe things would have been a little dif ferent,” McCutcheon said. The Gophers also struggled with hitting er rors,

with a total of 23 in the match compared to Wisconsin’s 13. Santana had 12 of those errors. Despite that, she had 17 kills, and McCutcheon defended her inconsistency. “Daly takes a load for us,” McCutcheon said. “She’s always gonna have

two blockers on her, and she gets set almost twice as much as anyone right now. I cannot chastise her for being assertive.” The Gophers will have another shot at the Badgers as the teams play again in Wisconsin on Saturday night. McCutcheon said go-

ing into this weekend, he hopes the team can hold onto the mindset it had in the third set and not back down. “We know that we can battle with them,” Wilhite said. “How we finished in the third set, that’s how we’r e gonna come out Saturday.”

Thursday, October 16, 2014

11A

SOCCER

Gophers more offensive in Big Ten play SOCCER PREVIEW

VS NO. 15 WISCONSIN 12-2-1 (6-2-1 BIG TEN)

MINNESOTA 8-6-1 (5-3-1 BIG TEN) WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

ELIZABETH BRUMLEY, DAILY

Gophers forward Simone Kolander runs with the ball at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Oct. 3.

The team is scoring more goals per game in conference play this season. BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

The Gophers wanted to increase their offense this season, and now that goal has turned into many more balls finding their way into opposing nets. After scoring five goals

over the weekend, the Gophers have surpassed their scoring total from all of last season. “Our attacking players are playing with a lot of confidence,” head coach Stefanie Golan said. “That’s where we’ve done a great job this year. … We consistently create a number of opportunities.” The team’s increase in scoring is most noticeable in conference play — the team scor ed only nine times in 12 conference

games last season. This year, the team has already scored 11 goals in just nine games. The Gophers are tied for third in the Big Ten in goals, after ranking 11th last season. Many factors have played into the success of the Gophers’ offense, and experience is a major one. Last year, for ward Simone Kolander and midfielder Josee Stiever were freshmen adjusting to the college game. Taylor Stainbrook, who

had a two-goal game over the weekend against Nebraska, was adjusting to playing on the attacking side regularly. Now, all three are major contributors to the Gophers’ attack alongside seniors Olivia Schultz, Taylor Wodnick and Katie Thyken. “Since we’ve all been playing with each other for at least a year now, all of the forwards and midfielders have clicked a lot better than we did last year,” Thyken said. “We have a lot more leadership and seniority up front.”

SWIMMING & DIVING

Combined program pays dividends

Their extra experience and chemistr y has helped the Gophers be more consistent and score almost every game. Kolander said the players have a better feel for finding each other on the pitch with passes that lead to scoring opportunities. Chemistr y and experience are not the only ingredients to the Gophers’ offensive success. Freshmen Rachel McCloskey and Sydney Squires have contributed as well. Hard work is a factor, too. The Gophers have worked on finishing in front of the net during training, and Thyken said it’s rewarding to see that work pay off. “It helps a lot to know that stuff that you’re doing in practice actually translates to the game, especially with something as big as getting a goal,” Thyken said. “We’ve all been seeing that stuff is getting on frame a lot more, which gives us more opportunities to actually get that goal.” Golan said she wants the attack to “earn” something ever y time the team gets

close to the opposing goal, whether that’s a shot or a corner kick. And Minnesota’s gritty style of play has helped it to keep up with Golan’s expectations, as the team is first in the Big Ten in corner kicks. The Gophers have also given themselves more opportunities recently by being less selective with their shots and simply trying to push the ball toward the net more. “I think this weekend we took half-chances and took shots that were there and created a lot of opportunities,” Kolander said. “If you don’t shoot, you’re not going to score. I think by taking more opportunities, we were able to finish a lot more.” The increase in offense has led to an increase in winning for the Gophers in conference play, as they already have more conference victories than last year. “We have more bite. We have more urgency,” Golan said. “Our players, they have a lot of confidence in the fact that we are going to create opportunities. And that we know some of those are going to fall.”

CROSS COUNTRY

Gophers hitting stride said. “We have to be ready for ver y, ver y dif ficult competition.” Dulian said the high level of competition at the meet could make the Gophers better in the end. “There’s obviously going to be some good competition there, which is good for us … that helps us down the road. Not making it something bigger than it is is important,” he said. While the Gophers’ top runners will compete at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational this weekend, a group will go to Ettrick, Wis., for the Jim Drews Invitational. The women’s team will also split, with some heading to Madison, Wis., for the Wisconsin adidas Invitational and others going to Ettrick, Wis., for the Tori Neubauer Invitational. The women finished seventh at the Roy Griak Invitational, and head coach Sarah Hopkins said the team could have placed higher. “There’s enough people that knew that maybe [it] could’ve gone a little bit better for us,” Hopkins said. But after that meet, Minnesota’s top group took first at the South Dakota State Classic. With its recent successes, the women’s team is continuing to prepare and train hard for the upcoming meets. “I think our team is very capable of being in the top three at [the Big Ten meet],” redshirt junior captain Kaila Urick said. “I think our team is very capable of making it to nationals.”

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

CJ Smith talks with a teammate after competing in the 1,000-yard freestyle on Oct. 26, 2012.

Minnesota is in its fourth season as a combined men’s and women’s program. BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

Four years ago, former Gophers athletics director Joel Maturi made the decision to combine the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams — a move that has paid dividends for the program. “A lot of the best programs in the countr y are combined, and for us, it’s just a utilization of more resources and having a chance really to streamline our organization,” head men’s and women’s coach Kelly Kremer said. “It’s a decision that we’re really happy … was made back then.” The combined program makes for an interesting dynamic, as men’s and women’s swimmers and divers are practicing side by side and competing at meets together. “This year, I’ve … heard comments from both the men’s and women’s

student-athletes that they’ve never felt more together than we are right now,” Kremer said. “They definitely play of f each other and use each other to get better and enjoy the [spor ts] of swimming and diving.” Junior diver Manny Pollard said the team has been doing more events and having more meetings so they can all get on the same page. “It’s not new, but it’s evolved over the years that I’ve been here,” he said. Boys’ and girls’ high school swimming and diving teams compete during dif ferent seasons, so the concept of a combined team isn’t feasible at lower levels. “We just happened to be doing the same sport at the same school but at different times,” Pollard said. He said he likes the combined system a lot better, and it’s one that many college teams have adopted. At this point, Kremer said he thinks there are more combined programs in the Big Ten than separate. Combined pr ograms af ford the oppor tunity to

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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA WHEN: 5 p.m. Friday

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hire an additional full-time coach, an incentive to transition to the system. With two separate programs, schools can hire t w o w omen ’s c oa c h es , two men’s coaches and a diving coach. The Gophers have benefited from combining their teams and having an extra coach. “I t r ea l l y g i v es you more resources than if you have separate programs, and so it really was a way to best utilize our resources,” Kremer said. Minnesota added assistant coach Gideon Louw to its staf f this summer, filling a vacant coaching position, and switched Terr y Ganley’s title from head women’s coach to senior

The Gophers are in the thick of their season and starting to hit their stride. Last week, the men’s cross country team cracked the top 30 of the national coaches poll for the first time this season, coming in at No. 27. The ranking comes after a third-place finish at their most recent meet, the Roy Griak Invitational. Heading into the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Friday, the Gophers are looking to build off their recent successes. Senior Blayne Dulian said depth has been important to get to this point in the season. “We found some leaders on the cross country course. … Aaron [Bartnik] has really stepped up this year, and I think that motivates the other guys on the team,” Dulian said. Dulian, who finished seventh among his teammates at the Roy Griak Invitational, said he’s motivated to place higher on a deep team. But the Gophers’ success is due to more than just depth and desire. “They came in healthy. They haven’t had a ton of downtime due to injuries,” head coach Steve Plasencia said. Plasencia and Dulian both said there will be a high level of competition at their upcoming meet. “The invitational is a bloodbath. … It’s probably half the field at the national meet or more,” Plasencia

associate head coach. But the change in title doesn’t necessarily mean a change in duties. “I think really the title just has changed to reflect what I’ve been doing for the past three years,” Ganley said. “Being a combined program, I work with the men. I help really in all aspects of the program.” Ganley said the combined pr ogram cr eates a more “cooperative environment.” “Before, you had each team kind of just competing for themselves, and now you’ve got another group of 30 [teammates] suppor ting each other, so of course that helps,” she said.

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In another time, in another space Artist and Stillwater prison art instructor William Murray finds freedom in the vistas of Minnesota and beyond.

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Groveland Gallery director Sally Johnson mounts the art pieces from William Murray’s exhibit “Places I Remember” in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon.

BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com

isual ar tist William Murray has a talent for making the ordinar y feel nostalgic and the familiar seem mysterious. His vivid watercolor landscapes are thoughtfully composed meditations on the natural world, with subjects from St. Paul to Nova Scotia. More than 30 of these pieces will be on display in his upcoming exhibit, “Places I Remember,”

at Minneapolis’ Groveland Gallery. After ser ving in the Coast Guard on the Great Lakes, Mur ray ear ned a Bachelor of Fine Ar ts degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Upon graduation, the Minnesota Cor rectional Facility-Stillwater hired Murray for a part-time position as an art instructor. He was promoted to a full-time art instructor at Stillwater in 1977 after completing his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of

Minnesota. He was the first full-time state-employed art instructor in the country. Groveland Gallery curator Sally Johnson first met Murray in 1984. Even then, he was a prominent artist in the Twin Cities. After meeting, they both thought it would be a good idea to collaborate. Since then, the Groveland Gallery has represented Murray’s work. “We’re a for-profit business. We represent about 30 artists and show their work and sell it to collectors, and that’s how the artists make

their living,” Johnson said. When picking up Murray’s work, Johnson said, his stunning landscapes caught her eye. “What I really admired, and still do, is Bill’s ability to capture a moment in time,” she said. “He has a wonderful ability to distill the essence of what he’s looking at in two dimensions on the canvas.” Murray spent much of his life inside the walls of the Stillwater prison, where he taught art to inmates for more than 35 years. Murray

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was no stranger to many of his students. He said much of his rapport with the inmates came from how close he was to being behind bars with them, having been involved with street gangs in the 1960s. “It was a lot like ‘West Side Stor y,’ but without all the singing and dancing,” Murray said. His 2013 exhibit at the Bloomington Ar t Center, “Out of the Abyss,” showcased works that Murray had collected from his students in the prison over

the years, as well as some of his own pieces that were inspired by those experiences. “There was a piece in there about a woman who I had pretty much become a sur rogate father to,” Murray said. “What happened to her was so horrendous that I can barely think about it at times. She was a cutter. There was a piece of art about that particular subject in the show, where I photographed her wrists after she opened herself up with a knife.” Murray often turned to alcohol to cope with what he called the “debilitating madness” of the prison. “I was an alcoholic for a long time. Alcohol was a form of anesthesia for me,” Murray said. Painting provides a much healthier but equally consuming form of therapy for Murray. His obsession with the natural world and his meticulous attention to detail are evident in his watercolor landscape “Moonlight,” which renders moonlight reflecting of f the rippled sur face of a lake with stunning accuracy. “The prison experience almost killed me,” Murray said. “That experience probably pushed me towards a much calmer kind of art so I wouldn’t be destroyed.” Today, Murray is more than nine years sober but still suf fers from posttraumatic stress disorder, which is common among people who work in prisons. “The prison is the kind of job that demands an immense amount of energy from you, and painting is also a job that demands an immense amount of energy from you,” Murray said. “You are a slave to your ar twork. It’s your mistress, it’s your lover; you battle with it. I do it because I absolutely love to make art.”

“Places I Remember” opening reception Where Groveland Gallery, 25 Groveland Terrace, Minneapolis When 5-8 p.m. Thursday Cost Free

MUSIC

College Kitchen: Hearty squash The didgeridude Steve Skler shares his experience as a didgeridoo teacher.

Light up the jack-olanterns, and serve up the squash. You can’t have a harvest festival without gourds.

BY JACKIE RENZETTI jrenzetti@mndaily.com

BY CECILIA MAZUMDAR STANGER cmazumdar stanger@mndaily.com

oo often, winter squash are used simply for decoration. They sit next to artisanal ears of dried corn in holiday storage bins, collecting dust and bitterness. Yes, the carnival squash is dappled with autumnal colors; it beautifies a plate just as well as a tacky cornucopia centerpiece. Squash’s remarkable shelf life is one reason it makes such a compelling trinket. The hardened skin can keep the vegetable from breaking down quickly, allowing a presentable display after years on the mantelpiece. Stock up, because you can eat a fresh winter squash up to three months after purchasing. Squash adds a homey heartiness to meals. The multitude of varieties includes acorn, delicata and butternut (and let’s not forget the ultimate pasta substitute, spaghetti squash). These types

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A baked maple-glazed acorn squash sits among other seasonal squash varieties.

vary in texture and flavor. If you aren’t a fan of the fibrous earthiness of squash, don’t discriminate — there’s likely a milder gourd that suits your taste preferences. One classic squash preparation is to slice the fruit in half, bake it, and serve filled with maple syrup, garlic, salt, pepper and a copious amount of butter. This method is delectable and a great way to heat up your house (the squash spends up to an hour

and a half in the oven). However, there are many quicker preparations. You can broil thin slices with a little olive oil, salt and spice for a product that resembles chips. Or you can peel and dice the gourd for a quick, pan-fried dish.

Sweet lemon squash My neighbor makes this recipe with sweet potatoes.

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I hope it isn’t sacrilegious to replace the root vegetables with squash. For both plants, the dish’s sweet, citrusy and earthy combination is sinfully delicious. 1 teaspoon oil 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed 1 cup diced squash 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon lemon juice u See SQUASH Page 13

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n the blazing heat of southeastern California, Steve Skler discovered his love for the didgeridoo at the Joshua Tree Didgeridoo Festival. Skler, now a didgeridoo teacher, hosts monthly didgeridoo workshops and lessons in Minneapolis. He also performs and teaches with his wife, Johnna Morrow, at various events, including educational functions, sound healing events, funerals, festivals and jam sessions. This past year, the pair registered with the Community Programs in the Ar ts, an organization dedicated to bringing ar t into the community. As an esteemed Tuvan throat singer, Skler attended didgeridoo festivals to perform and teach the singing technique. “At that point, I decided, ‘What the heck, I’ll have a lot more fun at these things if I actually learn how to play the instrument,’ ” Skler said.

He hosts two didgeridoo workshops a month designed for beginners, and he also teaches lessons for those wishing to continue. “It’s like anything; it’s like taking piano lessons or karate or lear ning to knit. … As far as how long it takes for someone to at least learn the basics, ever yone is different,” Skler said. Skler found a cheaper and more hygienic substitute for lending didgeridoos at his workshops — he uses golf tubes. Golfers use the hollow, roughly 2-foot-long cylinder to separate clubs in their bags, but the tube can double as an instr ument with its curled-over top that makes for a mouthpiece. “It’s kind of cheesy and boring, but it works [and] you can lear n on them,” Skler said. “They’re all the same pitch, so you don’t have this god-awful cacophony.” For continuing students, Skler recommends the slider didgeridoo, which allows players to attend jam sessions and reach lower pitches. Skler said playing in lower keys is especially impor tant to achieve a u See SKLER Page 14

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ART

The Fashionisto is in: Upgrade your home How to upgrade your home on a college student’s budget.

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The Fashionisto’s home exhibits stylish and savvy decorum that can be obtained on a student budget.

BY GRANT TILLERY gtillery@mndaily.com

if you follow these five tips.

any college students live in some form of relative squalor. House after house show signs of neglect. Pizza boxes sprawl across the floor, liquor bottles line the tops of cabinets and drunken friends use the couch as a toilet in low moments. This laissez-faire attitude stems from the fact that college lodgings are temporar y. When leases end, past living spaces become little more than a memor y. Never theless, these places should feel like a home, not a house. While channeling your own interior decorator is a hassle, it’s worth the effort

Books used to be a prerequisite for a cultivated home. They’re markers of wealth, deep wells of knowledge and empathy that look good strewn on a coffee table or nudged in a nook. While there’s no reason to buy leather-bound first editions, college is the perfect time to start a personal library. While most of your books belong in shelves, lay whatever you’re reading — plus a few other favorites — around your abode to show off the stories and sagas that define you.

Books are decor

Vintage over modern furniture Living in a space with modern furniture gets tiresome at times. There’s no

SPOOKY!

BY JARED HEMMING jhemming@mndaily.com

t the Mounds Theatre in St. Paul, spirits of the dead make Octobers come to life. Built in 1922 as a silent film screen, the theater closed in the late ’60s. After current owner Raeann Ruth said she discovered that the theater was haunted in the early 2000s, the Mounds Theatre star ted hosting ”real haunted tours” on October weekends. During the tours, patrons conduct their own paranormal investigations of the landmark’s ghosts. Tour founder Mia Nieto said the building attracts the living and the dead alike. “There’s something magical about the place,” she said. “We get a lot of people who just don’t want to leave.” The tours differ from a haunted house. The Mounds Theatre offers what it claims are interactions with legitimate ghosts and conducts searches for confirmed spirits of dead people. “We didn’t want to do anything hokey, or a fake haunted house,” Nieto said. “We’ve got a genuine haunting activity. We put the ghosts to work for us.” Ruth agreed that theater’s scariness comes from its

pieces will sneak through,” Allbright said. “Another place you might not think of is your own family. If grandma’s moving out or an aunt or an uncle, worm your way in there and check out what they’ve got.”

Don’t skimp on artwork Flimsy posters are de rigueur in college houses, but their common clichéd inspirational quotes and iconography are hackneyed and uncreative. Posters are also prone to ripping and falling down. Screen-printed posters, however, are both budgetfriendly and stylish. They’re nowhere near the investment of a painting, yet they can be framed as if they were one. The Soap Factor y sells screen-printed posters that

accompany their exhibitions for $15 to $25. The 18-by-24 posters feature works done by local artists featured in their gallery. “Because a lot of the posters are designed to accompany an exhibition, it’s a really unique thing that it’s an exhibition poster as opposed to just an artwork that is isolated,” said Lillian Egner, the Soap Factory’s program manager. “[They’re] simultaneously really new, but it’s got a bit of a vintage flair to it,”

Flora in the foyer My roommates brought home five plants on an impromptu Ikea run. These fine examples of flora green up our living space and bring a bit of wilderness into our home (though you’d be hard-pressed to find a

authenticity. “We have no blood running down the halls; we have nobody in costumes,” Ruth said. Nieto, who considers herself a skeptic, joined the theater after investigating the paranormal activity of its alleged ghosts, including the spirit of a former 6-year-old girl named Mary. “Back in the early ’60s, the body of a little girl was found in the car park of the theatre,” Nieto said of Mary. “There was speculation that someone at the theatre was responsible for her death. Nobody was ever caught for the murder.” Different supernatural investigators found varying evidence for Mary’s legitimacy as a real ghost, Ruth said. “They found a pink dress stuffed into a pipe, and we found a little girl’s shoe down in a coal bin,” Ruth said. “And you could probably make up stories in your head about it, but why would you find those in a theater?” Another ghost, named Red, allegedly haunts the building after working as a theater projectionist until his human life ended two decades ago. “We’ve had family members of his who knew him in life validate his behavior,” Nieto said. Apart from the usual “boo” antics of spirits, Nieto said the ghosts’ personalities shine through during the tours. “Red has been known to pinch people,” Nieto said. “He can be gr umpy and u See MOUNDS Page 14

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Downward facing with dogs Angie Gwiazdon seeks to bring out a lighter side of yoga. BY JACKIE RENZETTI jrenzetti@mndaily.com

uring a yoga class designed for parents and their babies, Angie Gwiazdon, founder of K-9 Connection, realized that she could do the same thing with her dog. After doing some online research, Gwiazdon found that “doga” was trending on both coasts in 2009. So she called up some of her yoga-trained friends, and doga came to Minneapolis. From April through November of the K-9 Connection’s business season, doga sessions take place once a month, with the roster ranging from five to about 15 people. “I think people can get intimidated sometimes by yoga practice and this really takes any intimidation out of it because it’s pretty fun and lighthear ted.” Gwiazdon said. Backing up Gwiazdon’s sentiment, yoga and doga instr uctor Tracey Miller said students sometimes get caught up in perfectly executing a pose. Miller and Gwiazdon hope that doga provides a more laidback, casual setting for yoga lovers. “I feel like they r eally mimic our energy and when we become calm, our dogs become calm,” Gwiazdon said. Likewise, Miller spoke of the dog’s calming effect

cactus growing in Minnesota). While taking care of them is a hassle, they’re a good first step toward learning responsibility. If you can’t take care of a houseplant, think twice before having a pet or a kid.

Take advantage of wealthy relatives Not ever yone is lucky enough to have wealthy relatives. If you or any of your roommates do, milk them for everything they’re worth. That’s how I ended up with my sofa, dining room table and most of my house’s accoutrements. My roommate’s aunt sold a condo in the Mill District, and we got first pickings on all the leftover furniture. Those pieces furnish our whole house and make it look like a respectable domicile instead of a ramshackle dump.

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DOGS

Haunted halls: Mounds Theatre Mounds Theatre in St. Paul hosts haunted tours and takes pride that it’s been “raising spirits” since 1922.

reason for your couch and dining room to match your neighbors’ three doors down. While purchasing vintage furniture is costlier than the hand-me-downs most students get, it’s cheaper than antiquing and goes well with the character of old houses. Vintage furniture is also sturdier than modern furniture, a plus for college houses. “The manufacturing uses superior material and craftsmanship,” said Paul Allbright, co-owner of vintage store Succotash. “The fact that these pieces have survived intact after 40 years of use can attest to that.” Vintage furniture is available on the cheap, though it takes a good eye to find it. “[At] thrift stores, even though they seem to have a lot of pickers, occasionally

on humans. “The dog really helps people be present. … You’re not supposed to be distracted by the real world, and the dogs can help you get there a lot faster,” Miller said. “Dogs always live in the present. They don’t think about the future or worr y about the past like humans.” Gwiazdon and Miller both said they’ve seen dogs in shavasana — “a little yoga nap” — before the humans are finished with their session. “Even though I would not call this animal-assisted interaction, I think it’s a really powerful way for people to support their connection that they want to have with their animal,” said Tanya Bailey, an animal-assisted interaction program specialist at the University of Minnesota. Miller designed all the poses to have an opportunity for dog involvement, such as reaching for the dog in a “for ward bend” yoga position. Still, the pets sometimes end up just hanging out beside their owner. “If the dog isn’t comfor table and feeling anxious about getting into it, I just show the practice in the traditional way,” Miller said. Miller said there are also different twists for the dogs that have health benefits such as detoxification. Even non-yoga inclined dogs benefit from a “doggie massage” held at the beginning of each session. “[The dog’s involvement] can var y immensely

… just depending on the dog and the dog’s personality,” Gwiazdon said. A few years back, Miller had a student who had moved from Washington, D.C., with her boxer shor tly after the 2011 ear thquake. The student told Miller that the boxer’s demeanor had changed entirely — the dog was now constantly anxious. She brought the dog to doga in hopes that it would help him relax. “She was so happy at the end of class because her dog had come back to being what he was before the earthquake,” Miller said. While people should consider the energy level of their dogs and accordingly judge if doga is appropriate, Miller said, she encourages ever yone to tr y. However, puppies might not be the best idea. Once, a couple on a first date came to class with two newborn puppies and had to leave within 10 minutes because the energetic canines couldn’t stay on track. However, milder distractions by dogs such as barking or playfulness tend not to bother other yoga participants, Miller said. “Ever yone knows dogs are unpredictable,” she said, “so ever yone’s really comfortable with whatever happens.”

Doga Where Pampered Pooch Playground, 7020 Walker St., St. Louis Park When 10-11:15 a.m. Sunday Cost $15

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Zest from the lemon Black pepper (to taste) 1. In a small pan, heat the oil on medium. Add the fennel seeds, and after a few seconds, add the squash. 2. As the vegetable begins to brown, toss in the rest of the ingredients. 3. Cook until the squash softens (but holds its form) and the honey thickens to a caramel-like glaze.

Spicy pan squash Here is an alternate flavor profile for a stovetop squash dish. Try cooking the gourd with other vegetables like onions, peas, carrots and potatoes. Eat it plain, as a bold side dish, or fold it into piecrust to bake samosas (a perfect party food) or a vegetable potpie entrée. 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 cup diced squash 1/8 teaspoon turmeric A sprinkling of powdered cayenne or an alternate chili powder (to taste) 1/8 teaspoon salt Black pepper (to taste) 1. In a small pan, heat the oil on medium. Add the mustard seeds and cook until they begin to “pop.” 2. Add the squash to the pan, and mix to coat in mustard seeds and oil. Sprinkle in the rest of the seasonings. 3. Pour a small amount of water into the pan (a tablespoon will do), and cover. Steam for 3 minutes, or until the squash is cooked through. If an excess of liquid remains in the pan, allow it to reduce so that it is fully incorporated with the squash pieces.

By Grant Tillery

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Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections

Foxygen

Pearl Jam

There’s no better time to visit the Walker Art Center than for its 75th anniversary, which begins Thursday. At the forefront of the celebration is an event titled “Art at the Center: Walker’s 75 Years of Walker Collections.” The exhibit will feature some of the most prominent works in the Walker’s collection, including art by Chuck Close, Edward Hopper and Yves Klein.

Foxygen’s simple pop melodies take listeners back to the 1960s. The duo formed as high schoolers in 2005, yet they have an ear for classic rock that most people their age lack. Whether their lo-fi, bedroom-recorded sound will translate to the stage remains to be seen, but if their experiences abroad indicate anything, there will be antics galore.

Pearl Jam is the band that defined the sound of the ’90s grunge rock scene. Lead singer Eddie Vedder’s raspy growl delivers biting, dark anthems that explore the grotesque of human life (like in their breakout album, “Ten”). Expect political diatribes (Pearl Jam is known for its acerbic political crusading) and jams that rock harder than anything this side of Led Zeppelin.

Where Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours 10 a.m.–10 p.m Cost Free

Where Fine Line Music Cafe, 318 First Ave N., Minneapolis Hours 8 p.m. Cost $16-30 Ages 18+

Where Xcel Energy Center, 199 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Hours 7:30 p.m. Cost $69.50

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CULTURE to CONSUME /

By Grant Tillery

Drink this:

Listen to this:

Get This:

Apple cider

“You’re Dead!” by Flying Lotus

Sleep

Apple cider is the quintessential fall drink. Its dark, vinegar y body warms the soul, and its season specificity increases its allure. You can drink it hot or cold, hard or alcohol-free. Spring for a local cider — Hoch Orchard & Gardens in La Crescent, Minn., makes an excellent Haralson apple cider that’s more tart than most.

Flying Lotus’ new album, “You’re Dead!” dropped last Tuesday, and it’s among the best of the year. The album is a whirlwind journey of 19 tracks in 38 minutes and has a strong ’70s jazz-funk beat to it. Yet it sounds futuristic thanks to Flying Lotus’ ability to fuse those sounds with experimental beats. “You’re Dead!” necessitates a cohesive listen-through because the songs all run together into one glorious masterpiece.

Walking around the University of Minnesota sometimes feels like trudging through a field of zombies. Students — myself included — don’t sleep enough. Sleep is how our bodies recharge, and to not do so (especially during midterms) is unkind to the temple. While your schedule may be busy — and at the risk of sounding like a parent — take one night a week to get eight or more hours of sleep. Your mood and productivity will improve, and even if that isn’t the case, perchance to dream?

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MUSIC

Monsters unveiled ValleySCARE’s design team puts the fright in the night.

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Makeup artist David Maggi completes the makeup of “Zipper Head,” or ValleySCARE actor Paul Oaks, on Saturday at Valleyfair.

BY LAINI DEVIN ldevin@mndaily.com

s the warmth of daytime fades, smoke star ts f l o o d i n g Va l leyfair and hundreds of monsters emerge from the park’s backstage to scare visitors. During the nighttime, the attraction transforms into the “Halloween Haunt,” where about 400 costumed actors roam through seven mazes and four scare zones. “[Guests are] paying for us to take it as far as we can go — or at least as far as the fire marshal will allow,” said Aaron Glade, entertainment manager at Valleyfair. ValleySCARE per formers and staff are dedicated to creating a frightening experience, said park spokesman Matt Hehl. The per formers arrive hours before their park appearance, and they spend 10 to 30 minutes with professional makeup artists who transform them into “ghastly ghouls and ghosts,” said Amanda Gehrke, a makeup coordinator. They move from the base paint station to the airbrush station. Each character requires a different level of detail based on their location in the maze. The characters closest to the entrances require the

most attention and detail, whereas creatures that pop out are not visible for long and require less detail, Gehrke said. There is one makeup station that is dedicated only to blood and dirt effects and another to prosthetics, makeup artist Eric Rux said. In past years, the makeup artists worked with full-faced prosthetics, such as werewolf masks, Rux said. This year, smaller pieces made from cotton balls, tissue and liquid latex are the norm. Hehl said the characters are encouraged to create their own backstories to coincide with their costumes. He said the more twisted and tangled they are, the better. In “Mangler’s Asylum,” a maze at the park, performer Ellie Slama put a lot of thought into her character, reaching new theatrical heights with her short stature. As one of the shortest members of the performing team, Slama said she finds clever ways to contort her body to appear more intimidating. Hehl said the Asylum per formers have become a close-knit family and stand out among the other attractions. “It’s really the same group for the last nine years. They have their own social media pages. Most of them literally

have a permanent tattoo that represents the mazes,” Hehl said. Like the performers, the design team puts their fullest effort into each part of the park. Each maze has its own overseer, a specific designer for each themed attraction. “They’ll think up the concept, and they’ll go out and find things at auctions, secondhand stores, garage sales — décor that they’ll put in there to make it frightening,” Hehl said, pointing to an intricate chandelier. The designers pull from personal experiences and pop culture to shape their attractions. “A couple years ago, ‘Twilight’ was really big; vampires were where it was,” Hehl said. “Now with the success of the ‘Walking Dead,’ we have a lot of zombies.” The “Zombie High” maze draws inspiration from one of the designer’s ’90s high school proms. Hehl expressed excitement over “skeleton key rooms,” which are brand new this year. He said they take detail and staff devotion to a new level. In the elaborately designed themed rooms, characters await their prey. “That might mean solving a challenge, eating your way out, feeling your way out —

whatever that room design is,” Hehl said. “They typically last two to three minutes, and if you’re not picking up on it, the characters inside will nudge you along. You have to sign a waiver, and you get a safe word.” The attention to minute detail is what sets ValleySCARE apart from other attractions in the Twin Cities, Hehl said. The park takes pride in creating an elaborate setting with a story behind each item used, he said. “For example, in the ‘Château du Damne,’ [the Renaissance vampire lair], there are some chairs that we put in there this year, and they’re hand-carved from some exotic wood,” Hehl said. “The guy who car ved these chairs — we got the last four that he ever made,” he said. “[He] car ved the same chairs for the most recent ‘Hunger Games’ movie. They look identical, and we have them. They came at the cool cost of $1,000 bucks.” Creating this experience takes not only a hefty sum of money, but also months of preparation. Glade began work in June, and it wasn’t until opening night that Valleyfair staff get to see their work in action. “We have to wait for the park to open to see if it works, testing it live,” Glade said. “Say people can’t figure out how to get out of a maze, we have to completely redesign between weekends.” While some park guests walk through the park with their knees knocking in fright, others waltz their way through — something Slama said is a highlight. “When people come in really cocky and think they won’t be scared and they say it to your face, then they get scared to death — that is my favorite,” Slama said. Whether people find the exhibits scary or not, it’s an experience that aims to please everyone, Hehl said.

ValleySCARE Where 1 Valleyfair Drive, Shakopee When Oct. 20–Nov. 2 Cost $32

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Anna Gardner tries to pick up paranormal activity at the Historic Mounds Theatre on Friday.

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unpleasant, but he also has a twisted sense of humor.” While spirits like Red and Mary consider the Mounds Theater their home, other ghosts drift through the theater on occasion, theater manager Lisa Hottinger said. Conversely, she said ghosts are present in places less known for being eerie. “I’ve been in Red Lobsters that have been haunted,” Hottinger said. “Ghosts are just like you and me; they just don’t have a body.”

Nieto said the spirits of the Mounds Theatre don’t reveal themselves in sight, so the tour guides use a radio that scans AM stations as a means for ghosts to communicate with the living. “We’ve had some pretty interesting experiences,” she said. “Voices answering us back, doors slamming in places where there were no people. We got some great photographs.” The Mounds Theater hosts musical and burlesque productions in addition to private par ties throughout most of the year, and Ruth said working with the ghosts sometimes presents a

challenge. “You just get used it,” Ruth said. “I don’t go into the basement at all.” Despite the divide between the living and the dead, Hottinger said the theater remains a melting pot of the spiritual variety. “We’re one big, weird family,” Hottinger said. “I think this is their happy place.”

Real Haunted Tours Where Mounds Theatre, 1029 Hudson Road, St. Paul When Weekends through Oct. Cost $20

recently discovered health benefit of playing the didgeridoo — curing obstructive sleep apnea. Skler said roughly half to two-thirds of workshop attendees come with the interest of eliminating sleep apnea. He was already teaching didgeridoo when the British Medical Jour nal published a study in 2005 stating that consistent didgeridoo playing helps eliminate obstructive sleep apnea. Playing the didgeridoo strengthens a muscle in the throat that helps those with obstr uctive sleep apnea avoid the breathing complications that prevent sleep. “Most of us didge players and teachers were pretty reluctant. … We didn’t want to take advantage of people,” Skler said of his initial reaction to the news. As time passed, more medical workers got onboard. Skler began getting calls from sleep therapists asking if they could refer patients to him. “At that point, we were like, ‘OK, yeah, sure — you want to send them over, send them over!’ ” Skler said. He emphasized that didgeridoo teachers aren’t doctors and that people should follow the ad-

An artist in recovery Field Report frontman Chris Porterfield finds artistic reprieve in “Marigolden.” BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com

ield Report frontman Chris Porterfield is debunking the myth of the tortured artist. “There’s such a romance with alcohol, with the idea of the tortured artist, or somebody who’s able to succeed despite their best efforts to sabotage themselves,” Porterfield said. “Now I’m able to see more clearly that that’s such a destructive thing, that’s one of the lies of addiction.” Now with his band’s sophomore album — “Marigold,” which came out last week — Porterfield has transformed his experience into an album he hopes will pick up others struggling with their mental health. Porterfield’s music career blossomed in college when he played with DeYarmond Edison, the band that birthed Justin Vernon’s Grammywinning Bon Iver. When the band relocated to the East Coast, Porterfield stayed behind in Milwaukee and began developing the songs that would eventually make up Field Report’s self-titled debut album, released in September 2012. “I studied journalism in school, so I was gonna be a writer when I moved to Milwaukee,” Porterfield said. “I never really found that job, so I think songwriting grew out of the void of not doing any writing for work, and also not having that camaraderie of playing music with people.” Under the pseudonym “Conrad Plymouth,” Porterfield opened for bigger acts and played open mics in Milwaukee. Porterfield met other musicians through the local scene, and Field Report was born. The strong and sensitive timbre of Porterfield’s voice is well suited to his lyrics, occupying a sweet spot between that of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. Porterfield’s

vice of their health care professional. To help patients and doctors find didgeridoo teachers in their area, Skler founded the Worldwide Sleep Apnea-Didgeridoo Network. Applicants for the website’s director y must be adults with a couple of years of didgeridoo experience, Skler said. For Nan Thompson, the didgeridoo provided a solution for her mild obstructive sleep apnea that allowed her to bypass using a CPAP or oxygen mask. “I ’m a g o o d p ers o n for doing what doctors tell you, but if you can do something else that doesn’t go into weird land too much, then sure, why not?” Thompson said. “I Googled ‘non-medical interventions’ for sleep apnea, and the only thing it came up with was lear ning to play the didgeridoo. … And then there was the reference in Google for the [Worldwide Sleep Apnea-Didgeridoo Network].” After about a year of didgeridoo lessons with Skler and practice on her own, Thompson said her doctor told her that she no longer had sleep apnea and he recommended that she continue the practice. “It’s extremely odd and cool, so I do want to keep it up, and also just keep getting stronger,” Thompson said.

songwriting balances generality and detail to sketch a melancholy retrospective on relationships, loneliness and self-destruction. “Field Report” integrates Porterfield’s voice into melodious acoustic riffs, subdued percussion and ghostly pedal steel. “Marigolden” refines the aesthetic of the band’s debut album with the incorporation of electronic sounds into more sonically advanced arrangements. “There was more of a sense of intentionality with [‘Marigolden’], making a set of songs that talk to each other,” Porterfield said. “We just had a pile of songs [on ‘Field Report’] and some buddies to play them. On [‘Marigolden’], we had played several hundred shows on the first record, so we were just a better band; we were better players.” Porterfield got sober in October 2013 when his band Field Report had just started to gain notoriety. The production of the band’s sophomore album, “Marigolden,” straddled Porterfield’s transition from alcoholic to recovering alcoholic. “It was ver y strange. I didn’t know how to do it because alcohol specifically has always been part of my process,” Porterfield said. “I didn’t really know how to be a person comfortable in his own skin without the aid of something else. It wasn’t my intent to make a sobriety record, but looking back at the record, it’s certainly there. I’m glad that I was open about it, and it’s cool that some people have been able to find comfort in that.” Although Porterfield said he doesn’t want to be a poster boy for addiction or alcoholism, he hopes that Field Report’s songs will give hope to those struggling with mental health. “It’s a struggle every day; I think about it every day,” Porterfield said. “You’re never really on the other side of it; it’s a continuing journey. If anything that I’ve gone through and shared can be an encouragement to anyone else, then it’s worth struggling with.”

Aside from teaching, Skler and Mor row host sound healing workshops. At these events, they play the didgeridoo, as well as other meditative instr uments, which include singing bowls and gongs. Skler’s talents have also appeared in commercial and movie work. A New Balance commercial features Skler’s T uvan throat singing and didgeridoo skills as background music. The movie “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” features Skler’s Tuvan throat singing. Skler and Mor r ow said they found humor and horror in the fact that his tracks play in the film preceding each appearance of the “heinous villain.” Together, Skler and Morrow sang in a recording for a video game, “Operation Flash Point: Dragon Rising,” in which they play mournful parents. “There are a lot of cool things you can do with the didge,” Skler said.

Beginning Didgeridoo Workshop Where Skysong Studio, 3427 N. Colfax Ave., Minneapolis When 1-3 p.m. Sunday Cost $50

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horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (10/16): Contribute to a passionate cause this year. Aim to realize a dream. Find what makes your spirit sing. Partnership changes open lucrative new doors.

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.

10/16/2014

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 a 9 — Your life gets more fun and easier today and tomorrow. Use the tricks you’ve been practicing.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Your friends are a big help over the next few days. Get specific about what you’re going for.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Home’s the best place for you tonight. Communications or transport could seem intense. Watch for traffic jams.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — There’s still a way to win. Step back and check from a new angle. Prepare your report today and tomorrow.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Study the angles today and tomorrow, and you soon find the answer. Use an old trick and prosper.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Consider attending a business seminar or conference over the next two days. Today and tomorrow are great for travel.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — There’s potentially more money coming in. Don’t let it slip through your fingers. Heed encouragement.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Don’t let a windfall slip through your fingers. Focus on finances today and tomorrow.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — You’re gaining a distinct advantage. Go ahead and be assertive in support of your cause.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — State your personal desires. A partner feels compelled to advise you. Think fast.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Lazing in the sun could tempt. Tempers could flare, if it gets too hot. Clarify your direction.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Creative collaborations thrive. Put your heads together for a breakthrough!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

crossword

from the archive

Thursday, October 13, 2005

FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 16, 2014 11B

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

DAILY CROSSWORD

From FireyRam

Hey Net. First of all, lets laugh at all the people who paid the meters on Monday, Net: Can we point too? Pointing is so much fun. because as you know it was Columbus Day and meters were free — HAHA! Net: Columbus deserves about as much credit for “discovering” America as a 12year-old boy deserves for discovering masturbation. On to more important things — the wall in front of McNamara is the NUTTing ugliest piece of NUTT I have ever seen! You’d think with the billion dollars that was donated for it they could have made something that didn’t rust! Net: Better yet, they could put the money toward a more pertinent cause, like, oh, funding General College or scholarships or something.

From The Clamburgler

Hey Smacky, I thought you were a frog! I remember vaguely about putting you in a jar with a stick and a leaf to recreate your natural habitat. Net: What you do with your feces is your business. Frankly, we’d rather you kept it to yourself. Drunken freshmen hating aside, there is something else that’s really starting to get under my skin. Where’s the crazy religious guy yelling stuff in the Mall area? I suppose he does need a break though; being a religious bigot must get tiring after days of no one listening. Net: People can only take so much bigotry at a time. As long as Bush keeps speaking in public, well … The closest thing we have now are the Gideons, though they were only out for about a week this year. Thank heavens too (pun intended) since my supply of paper for sending out the black spot of piratey doom was running in short supply. Net: You’ve been watching “Muppet Treasure Island” again, haven’t you? I’m not going to poke at them though, since they hand out bibles because they think it’s the right thing to do or whatever. Net: It’s really all due to a shipping error. They actually ordered 100,000 copies of “Scientology” by L. HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

Ron Hubbard. Needless to say, they were mighty disappointed. Jesus might have walked on water, but he’s no Xenu.

From EvenOnDrugsRushisRight

The idea of the LIVESTRONG celet is ridiculous. You pay a dollar to show that you are anti-cancer. Congratulations morons. Who is pro-cancer? Net: Pharmaceutical companies? I don’t know many people who are, and there are certainly better ways of supporting cancer research. This is assuming that cancer can actually be cured, which in all honesty, probably won’t happen. Sure it would be sweet if it was, but then people would just start dying of something else. Net: Like morbid obesity. That something else will be much more gruesome and disgusting than cancer, Net: See above. like a massive heart attack while taking a particularly difficult dump. Net: That’s not so bad. Elvis died on the crapper and look how fondly he’s remembered. So in essence by being anti-cancer all you are doing is being pro-death which is just awful.

From Salty_Surprise

Dear Networkia, please stop picking on frats! Net: But it’s so easy, and we’ve been feeling lazy lately. Just because high school was the best time of our entire lives and we desperately try to perpetuate it by joining frats, doesn’t mean you should make fun of us. Just because we like to arbitrarily throw footballs around in the front lawn with our shirts off on every single day without rain, Net: There are few things more glorious than a hairy beer belly glistening in the midday sun. and just because we model our entire wardrobe after “The Real World,” doesn’t mean you should rip on us. Do you think the thousands of dollars a year we pay people to be our friends grows on our parents’ tree? Net: No silly-nilly, everyone knows money grows on shrubs. No, my parents *earned* my way through life. It is like CircleJerk said, “we’re just that much cooler than you.”

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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 28 October 13, 2005 Folks,

The good doctor here, with a little proposition for all my little babies out there. Now you know the doctor loves to help you guys out with your sexual maladies, deviances and infections, but did you know I can also help you out with a little extra something-something to boost your game and earn some points with your significant other? (That was a rhetorical question, if you just answered it in your head, you owe me 10 bucks.) Well, I can, and as you may have noticed, ads have been running for the past week for “The Minnesota Daily’s Dr. Date Night Contest.” (Of course, in assuming you’ve seen them, I’m assuming that you actually read the rest of the Daily, and don’t just flip straight to my lovely column — so if my ego is correct, and it always is, then this is the first you’ve heard about it.) Regardless, have I got a treat for you … For all y’all out there hitched up to someone, send an email to marketing@mndaily.com with the subject, “Dr. Date,” and let me know why you and your special someone deserve an extra special date (courtesy of the good doctor). Lewd submissions are a plus, but aren’t weighed any differently. As always, references to a certain bard of music are thought quite highly of. So get creative, and get into it. No joke, let me know why you love your sweetie so much and why the two of you deserve a fabulous night of fine wining and dining on the Minneapolis Riverfront. Ten of you can win, so get sappy, sentimental, funny, charming, kinky, hyperbolic, outrageous … just let me know what makes you two so special. Don’t just tell me that “Brown Eyed Girl” is “totally our song,” tell me why dammit. And next time, choose a better Van Morrison song, like “Glad Tidings,” or (more appropriately) “The Way Young Lovers Do.” Posse out,

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I’m in somewhat of a quandary. Last Saturday night, in my liquored-up haze, I hooked up with my on-again, off-again “friend with benefits.” FWB, if you will. It got pretty hot and heavy, and when I made my move down south, let’s just say he had a bit of a flatulence problem. I was completely taken aback, but laughed it off. To tell the truth, I was incredibly disgusted at his lack of control. Is this something that happens often to guys? I was wondering what would be an appropriate reaction to this. Maybe a top-ten list? Thanks,

— Toot-sie

Dear Toot-sie,

First off, that is filthy. Frankly, I think you showed a lot of self-control; I’m not sure many others in your situation would do the same. One question, did you continue doing your business after he’d done his? But I digress, you requested a top 10, and as I’m never one to disappoint (unlike your FWB), here goes … Top 10 ways to react when you’re going downtown and it turns into the Windy City. 10. “Are you lactose intolerant?” 9. “Did you eat chicken last night? Cuz I can taste it … ” 8. “I feel like Eliot Ness chasing Al Capone through Chi-town … ” 7. “Ummmm, I’m sorry but I think we’re going to have to stop … ” 6. “Are you taking the term ‘dick and fart joke’ literally? Cuz this isn’t very funny.” 5. “Big gulps, huh? Well, see ya later.” 4. “I know you like Cat Stevens and all, but I don’t want to listen to the wind, the wind of your

soul.” 3. “I thought I was the one giving the blow job.” 2. “Could you do that again? With all that wind whipping through my hair, I felt like a model in a Glamour Shot.” 1. “I’m getting the (tr)uck out of here.”

— Dr. Date

Dear Doctor Date,

I have a problem that most people in relationships only wish they could have. While talking to my boyfriend last night (we’re doing the long-distance thing) he had a strange suggestion. For about an hour, he lectured to me about the importance of dating other guys, and that I should really try it. Now, we’ve been in a serious relationship for 3 years, and he was my first boyfriend. He, on the other hand, had previous relationships. He thinks that I need to “expand my horizons” to figure out if he is really the one. He’s been kind of insecure about the fact I’ve never dated anyone before him, and he fears that I would potentially be happier with somebody else. He assured me that he was not interested in dating other people, because he has already had that experience, and that this was solely for my benefit. I’m thinking this is his really backwards way of trying to address his insecurity. First of all, what do you think about this? And second of all, how would you go about explaining the situation to potential dates?

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dr. date

— My bf wants me to “see other johnsons”

Dear My bf wants me to “see other Johnsons,”

First, off, I think you should clarify something with the boyfriend — I sincerely doubt that he wants you to “see other johnsons,” he’s probably just thinking you should hang out with or date some people who have “johnsons,” so you know he’s the one. This one’s complicated, and I’m running out of room, but I will say this, if you’re truly secure in the fact that this is the dude for you, tell him that he’s your beginning and end, and that’s all you need. He’ll understand and probably be pretty pumped about it. He’s bringing this up, methinks, because he doesn’t want to “ease on down the road” with you only to find you hooked on some other dude later on. But if you think he’s the one, he’s the one. Your boyfriend has a point though, and I cannot stress this enough — if you’ve never been in a relationship, if you’ve never felt that sort of aching, yearning kind of love (which I’ll assume you aren’t feeling with him?), then how do you know that there isn’t someone else out there for you? I’ve always been a proponent of never settling down until you’ve experienced everything that’s out there, everything life has to offer, as they say. So, I’d say, if your fella is giving you the opportunity to weigh your options, take it and see what you find. It may be that you meet some guy you click with even better, or it may be that you realize that he really was the one and it’ll make your relationship stronger. As for how to talk to potential dates, I honestly don’t think they need to know that you’re on your little expedition until you get to know them a bit better. If you start off with, “I’ve got a boyfriend, but I was wondering if you wanted to go out,” the guy’s either going to be a jerk who will try to bed you, or will be scared off and you’ll have no chance. Wait until you know if he’s a jerk or coward before you spring it on him.

— Dr. Date

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

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Dr. Date,

This summer, I saw this girl for about three months, and it ended in early August. It’s been a little over two months now, and I’m still having trouble getting over her. This usually never happens. Usually after a relationship, when I date and hook up with a new girl (which I have done), I get over the ex-girlfriend immediately. It’s even worse because my friends and family were very happy for me to start a serious relationship. Every time songs like “When I Was Your Man” come on my iPhone, I immediately think of her and the good times we had. No matter what I do, I just can’t get over her. Maybe I am past my partying phase and looking for something serious, and this is why it is so difficult. But I don’t understand why she called me handsome, funny, cute; consistently hinted at wanting a serious boyfriend; and was all over me, especially when she was drunk. And then I ask her to officially be my girlfriend, and out of nowhere, she just drops a bombshell that she doesn’t want a relationship and then leaves my life without ever saying goodbye. She and I had such an awesome connection all around, and we “physically” interacted on multiple occasions. I can tell deep down she’s a really good and nice girl, but maybe she still isn’t past her partying phase. Or maybe she isn’t good? What do I know? There’s no doubt she “left her mark on me,” like Drake said. I’m still bewildered by how abruptly she exited my life and, to my knowledge, has since been dating other men. Will she ever return? Can I ever win her back? Or am I foolish to keep holding on to a false dream like Gatsby?

—Devastated

No Daisy to Your Gatsby,

I hate to break it to you, but it seems like she won’t be coming back. While men who take it slow never get the girl, men who rush commitment sometimes

scare girls away. Work toward finding a happy medium between the two. It’s best for you to move on. Other girls are out there who will dig you and who are looking for something serious. Just remember to play it cool and let the relationship take its natural course instead of rushing into anything.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’m in this endless cycle of getting drunk on the weekends, hooking up with guys and then regretting it the next day. The number of guys I’ve had sex with so far this year is more than most of my friends and near double my age. It’s a lot. How do I escape this pattern and find a relationship with substance? Most of the guys I’ve come across are pretty lame, and I only hook up with them because they’re hot. But I’m ready for something more. (Also, it kind of worries me that the great guy I’m after might get turned off by the number of guys I’ve slept with. Why did I do this to myself? Ugh!)

—Promiscuous Girl

Fornicating for Fun,

It can be shitty hooking up and going from person to person in such a mercenary fashion. While hookups lose their cachet quickly, it’s hard to stop the endless cycle because instantaneous sex feels good. But one-night stands are also emotionally unfulfilling if they repeat for too long, which it sounds like you’re realizing. Sex is more fun when you’re doing it with someone whom you have an emotional connection. You’re concerned about your future man’s reaction to your high number of sex partners. If he’s actually the perfect guy for you, he’ll overlook your promiscuous past. In the meantime, stop the endless string of hookups. You have the power to say “no” to yourself and to guys. While it’s difficult to deny instant gratification, it’ll be worth it. I promise.

—Dr. Date

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

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Homecoming artists ask for treats, celebrity appearances Artists Iggy Azalea and Walk the Moon provided lengthy lists of requests in return for performing. BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

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Before performing in front of a packed TCF Bank Stadium on Friday, homecoming concert performers will snack on treats like Laffy Taffy candy, local root beer and mini cereal boxes. Along with dishing out $135,000 for rapper Iggy Azalea and indie rock band Walk the Moon, the University of Minnesota will be stocking the homecoming performers’ dressing rooms with food, drinks and other

Iggy Azalea Walk the Moon

Carpeted room or an area rug

One box of assorted plastic cutlery

One large comfortable sofa

One roll of unopened paper towels

Six folding chairs

Two lemons

Fabric tablecloths for all tables Two lamps: one dimming table top, one dimming standing Dressing robe and slippers (hotel style)

oddities from their rider lists. The University denied Walk the Moon’s booze and beer requests, which included a case of locally brewed beer and a bottle of top-shelf liquor. The group also requested that Hollywood actors like Mila Kunis and Topanga from “Boy Meets World” attend the show. Here’s a list of the other knick-knacks and goodies the artists requested:

accepted

At least one case of roomtemperature, non-carbonated bottled water prior to show

Tortilla chips with local salsas and local queso/cheese dip

Three bags of Lay’s salt and vinegar potato chips

One jar of chocolate Nutella At least six bags of non-caffeinated tea (preferably coat throat) and One bag of baked chips boiling water or Popchips

One bag of good-quality tortilla chips

At least 12 bottled or canned sodas

A vegetable tray

One jar of salsa

At least eight Vitamin Water Zero drinks

Two candles

One fresh fruit tray (no melons)

Serving eight people: choice of chicken, vegetables, rice or macaroni and cheese, hot dinner rolls, Greek salad with feta, two pieces of tilapia fish

One deli meat tray with assorted breads, organic turkey slices and organic cheese slices

One electric teakettle

One Martinelli’s apple juice, Nantucket Nectars’ apple juice or Fresh bread with olive oil, pressed apple juice balsamic vinaigrette and fresh Packs of Laffy Taffy (must include ground pepper banana) Fresh bowl of fruit

One box of Earl Grey or English breakfast tea Sugar and cream packets Throat coat tea

One dozen bottled waters

One six pack of Sprite

20 plastic Solo cups

Two bottles of Vitamin Water XXX

20 paper hot cups (no Styrofoam)

Club soda A six-pack of local root beer At least eight Naked juice drinks

HONG KONG — Riot police moving against activists sparked outrage after officers were seen kicking a handcuffed protester and dragging dozens of others away Wednesday in the worst violence against the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong since they began more than two weeks ago. Clashes that erupted before dawn Wednesday continued early Thursday, as police used pepper spray to push back crowds of protesters trying to occupy a road outside the government’s headquarters. Tensions were high but the scenes were not as chaotic as on Wednesday, when protesters were knocked to the ground by hundreds of police, some with batons, pepper spray and shields. The clashes have worsened an already bitter standoff between authorities and activists who have taken over key roads and streets in the city to press for democratic reforms. “Hong Kong police have gone insane today, carrying out their own punishment in private,” said pro-democracy

lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan. “Hong Kong’s values and its rule of law really have been completely destroyed by police chiefs.” Public anger over the aggressive tactics exploded after local TV showed officers taking a protester around a dark corner and kicking him repeatedly on the ground. It’s unclear what provoked the attack. Local Now TV showed him splashing water on officers beforehand. Protester Ken Tsang said he was kicked while he was “detained and defenseless.” He added that he was assaulted again in the police station afterward. Tsang, a member of a pro-democracy political party, lifted his shirt to show reporters injuries to his torso and said he is considering legal action against police. Police spokesman Steve Hui said seven officers who were involved have been temporarily reassigned, and that authorities will carr y out an impartial investigation. Police arrested 45 demonstrators in the clashes, and said five officers were injured. China’s central government issued its harshest condemnations yet of the

One dozen assorted mini cereal boxes and milk Hummus and pita bread

protests, calling them illegal, bad for business and against Hong Kong’s best interests. Beijing has become increasingly impatient with the demonstrations, the biggest challenge to its authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997. A front-page editorial Wednesday in the People’s Daily, the ruling Communist Par ty’s mouthpiece, condemned the protests and said “they are doomed to fail.” “Facts and history tell us that radical and illegal acts that got their way only result in more severe illegal activities, exacerbating disorder and turmoil,” the commentary said. “Stability is bliss, and turmoil brings havoc.” There were no signs, however, that Beijing was planning to become directly involved in suppressing the mostly peaceful demonstrations, which began Sept. 26 and have posed an unprecedented challenge to the government. The protests have marshalled opposition to plans for a pro-Beijing committee to screen candidates in Hong Kong’s first election to choose the city’s chief exec-

utive in 2017. Activists also want Leung Chun-ying, the current leader who is deeply unpopular, to resign. Leung, who described the protests as being “out of control,” told reporters that officials are willing to talk to protesters, but reiterated that Beijing will not drop the election restrictions. He canceled a leader’s questions session at the Legislative Council on Thursday, citing security risks. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. was deeply concerned by the reports of the police actions and urged a “swift, transparent and complete investigation.” She said respect for rule of law and fundamental freedoms remained crucial to Hong Kong’s reputation as a center of global commerce, and reiterated a U.S. call for Hong Kong authorities to show restraint. The police operation early Wednesday came hours after a large group of protesters blockaded the underpass, expanding their protest zone in apparent retaliation after police closed in on the occupied areas and cleared activists out of a key thoroughfare.

Campus police prepare for homecoming weekend UMPD u from Page 1

both the parade and the concert, but groups like the University’s Alumni Association and campus greek organizations have independently organized a large number of other activities, said Erik Dussault, SUA’s assistant director. “We typically expect a crowd of about [15,000] to 20,000 people that go down the parade route,” he said. “At any of the events that we plan, safety is one of our big concerns.”

Though homecoming festivities shouldn’t prompt a spike in crime, Miner said he expects some isolated arrests, likely for alcoholrelated incidents at either the concert or the parade. Over last year’s homecoming weekend, officers made at least 11 alcoholrelated arrests. UMPD also detoxed and sent to the hospital about a dozen concert attendees. Miner said Saturday’s football game is expected to be fairly routine due to its morning start time of 11 a.m. The Minneapolis Police

Depar tment will also be prepared to respond to any needs the UMPD may have this weekend, said John Elder, public information officer for MPD. “We are simply a support to the University of Minnesota police,” he said. In past years, motorcycle-borne of ficers from MPD and the St. Paul Police Department have accompanied the parade, Miner said. But this year MPD won’t be riding along in the procession, as it no longer has any motorcycle units. Calls to Minneapolis police typically increase over the

“We would like Mila Kunis (you know), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), and Topanga from ‘Boy Meets World’ (Danielle Fishel) to be on the house list/attend the show.”

denied

Fresh deli meats, cheeses and toppings for lunch sandwiches

Hong Kong police provoke protest BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A box of Sharpies

University’s homecoming weekend, Elder said, due to the sheer number of event attendees. He said the calls are often for parties and for disorderly conduct. On Oct. 11, the night of Minneapolis’ record-setting Zombie Pub Crawl, officers made nine arrests, Elder said. He said similarly, this weekend’s large crowds are likely to result in more police-citizen contact and potential citations. “We want people to have fun, we want people to celebrate responsibly and we’d like to help facilitate that,” he said.

At least one bottle of Jameson, Grey Goose, Kraken or Patron At least one case of locally brewed beer At least one case of Sierra Nevada/Samuel Adams beer (or one similar)

Egypt warplanes hit Libya militias BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BENGHAZI, Libya — Egypt deepened its involvement in the fight against Islamist militias who have taken over key parts of Libya on Wednesday, with officials saying Egyptian warplanes have bombed their positions in the eastern city of Benghazi. The two of ficials, who have firsthand knowledge of the operation, said the use of the aircraft was part of an Egyptian-led campaign against the militiamen that will eventually involve Libyan ground troops recently trained by Egyptian forces. The operation, they said, was requested by the internationally recognized Libyan administration based in the eastern city of Tobruk. That elected administration was thrown out of the capital, Tripoli, by rival militias allied with Islamic political factions. “This is a battle for Egypt not Libya,” one of the senior officials said. “Egypt was the first country in the region to warn against terrorism and it is also the first to fight it.” The officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the operation would last three to six months and involve the use of an Egyptian navy vessel as a command center off the Mediterranean coast near Tobr uk. Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Hiftar, who has vowed to wipe out the Islamist militias, is not leading the operation, they added, with Cairo dealing directly with a newly appointed Libyan chief of staff who has visited Egypt several times in recent weeks. In a televised statement on Tuesday, Hifter, who was an army chief under Gadhafi before joining his opponents decades ago, said that he will resign and transfer power to a young army leadership. Tobr uk-based Libyan

Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni told Dubai-based Sky News Arabia that all troops involved in the battles in Benghazi are under the command of the new chief of staff and are instructed to restore state institutions and combat terrorism. “After the appointment of the chief of staff for the Libyan army, all military operations are under the umbrella of the state and its military leadership,” he said. Al-Thinni met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah elSissi during his last visit to Egypt on Oct. 9. During the visit, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Sedki Sobhi said that Egypt is ready to offer “all support” to the Libyan army, especially in “combating terrorism.” Libyan lawmaker Tareq al-Jorushi confirmed to the AP that Egyptian warplanes were taking part in the ongoing operation in Benghazi, but said that they were being flown by Libyan pilots. He says the planes were “rented” by the Libyan administration from Egypt. Al-Jorushi is awaiting confirmation of his appointment on the Tobrukbased parliament’s national security committee, which is responsible for such issues. He is also the son of the head of Libya’s air force, Gen. Saqr al-Jorushi. He said he learned that the planes are Egyptian from the new chief of staff. In an official statement posted on Egypt’s staterun news agency however, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef denied that Egyptian planes were striking targets in Libya. Libya has been mired in turmoil since Gadhafi’s ouster in 2011, with militias operating with impunity and the government unable to rein them in. In recent months, Islamist militias swept through Libya’s two main cites of Tripoli and Benghazi, defeating anti-Islamist forces, setting up their own govern-