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John Roberts discussed the changing landscape of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. BY ISABELLA MURRAY imurray@mndaily.com
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts spoke to a crowd of nearly 3,000 Tuesday at Northrop Auditorium as part of a University of Minnesota Law School lecture series. Roberts spoke about his role as lead of the judicial branch, technology’s impact on law and newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, before taking questions from the crowd. Former University Law School professor and Dean Robert Stein endowed the event and moderated the discussion. The seats available sold out “almost immediately,” according to Mark Cohen, Law School director of communications. In an opening statement, Roberts acknowledged “contentious events in Washington,” but emphasized the necessity of an independent judiciary. “We do not speak for the people, but for the Constitution,” Roberts said. “As our newest colleague said, ‘We don’t serve one party or one interest, we serve one nation.’” Beyond opening remarks, Roberts did not touch on the newest addition to the Supreme Court or the controversy surrounding the u See ROBERTS Page 3
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Provost Karen Hanson addresses the opening of the “We Are Water” exhibit on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Institute on the Environment.
UMN is hosting a traveling exhibit, which helps connect research with communities. BY AUSTEN MACALUS amacalus@mndaily.com
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
UMN expands its vegetarian, vegan options The changes are a result of an effort to increase healthy food options in dining halls. BY JORDAN WILLAUER jwillauer@mndaily.com
New vegan and vegetarian options were rolled out at University residential dining halls this semester in an effort to encourage healthier eating. The new options include a new made-toorder vegan saute bar and vegan ice cream station in Sanford Hall and increased availability of vegan meals. 30 percent of residence hall dining options are now “plantforward,” meaning they accommodates vegan or vegetarian diets, according to Chris Elrod, district marketing manager at M Dining. The vegan ice cream is popular with both vegans and non-vegans, Elrod said. While increasing options for vegans and vegetarians is an outcome of M Dining’s focus on offering more vegetable-focused menus, their goal is to accommodate as many students as possible and encourage healthier and more sustainable eating. “At the end of the day we want to incorporate all students, not just vegans and vegetarians,” said Elrod. “We want to make sure that if [students] limit their meat consumption for whatever reason, they can have options that are tasty and quality.” Maddie Westenberg, a freshman studying biochemistry, said she finds it easy to eat vegan at the University. Vegan restaurants near the University and friends who also eat vegan made the campus feel more welcoming and helped her continue a vegan diet, Westenberg said. u See VEGAN Page 3
Water researchers at the University of Minnesota are increasing collaboration with community partners in light of a new exhibit on water resources hosted by the University. We Are Water MN — a traveling exhibit showcasing the stories and relationships Minnesotans have with water — opened last Friday at the University’s Institute on the Environment on the St. Paul campus. University researchers say the exhibit underscores the important of connecting water research with community movements. The exhibit was organized by the Minnesota Humanities Center, a local nonprofit, along with several state agencies, and will run at the University through late November before moving on to seven other locations in Minnesota. “This exhibit is just a spectacular example of collaboration and crosspollination,” said IonE Director Jessica Hellmann at the opening. The exhibit is one of several water-related events hosted by IonE and the University’s River Life program throughout October. This includes
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Provost Karen Hanson addresses the opening of the “We Are Water” exhibit on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Institute on the Environment.
weekly walks along the Mississippi River hosted by River Life that feature conversations on a range of water-related issues. These collaborative efforts come at an important time for water management, said Patrick Nunnally, coordinator of the River Life program. “We increasingly understand that the state’s waters are facing stresses,” Nunnally said. These stresses include aging water
infrastructure, increasing pollution and climate change. Current estimates show around 40 percent of Minnesota’s lakes and rivers are polluted, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. “Water issues are becoming widely recognized as issues of equity and u See WATER Page 3
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University to roll out new sign-in security feature next month The new dual sign-in will be implemented through the next year, starting this November. BY CAITLIN ANDERSON canderson@mndaily.com
In an effort to prevent cybercrimes, a two-step security sign-in for all University of Minnesota websites and applications will be rolled out in November and implemented over the next year. Two-factor authentication, provided by the security provider Duo Security, is the newest mechanism by which students, faculty and staff will sign into University websites and applications. This double sign-in
process includes something known by the individual, such as a username and password on University websites, and something the individual owns, like a mobile phone or tablet. “Passwords just simply aren’t enough anymore. Phishing and other cybercrimes have made it too easy for accounts to be compromised these days,” said Jake Fleming, a senior project manager for the Office of Information Technology. Two-factor authentication is a method of confirming people’s identities accurately, Fleming said. After signing onto a University website or application on a device, the second step will be confirming the sign-in through a push notification, a call or a passcode.
While there has not been a widespread instance of cyberattacks at the University, he said there have been isolated incidents. “The University is fortunate to not have had a widespread phishing or other types of cyberattacks. As they become more frequent and deliberate, it’s important that institutions like the University implement solutions to protect data,” he said. Some students, faculty and staff at the University have had their paychecks or financial aid stolen from password theft, according to an information page provided by IT. But this is not the sole reason for the change, said Joey Gunderson, a service desk team lead in IT. “It allows everyone else to u See SECURIT Y Page 5
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Band marches into enemy territory for first road game show in decades The last road football game the Pride of Minnesota Marching Band performed at was in 1996. BY PAUL HODOWANIC phodowanic@mndaily.com
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The University of Minnesota Marching Band cheers on the Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 30. The Gophers defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 48-10.
On Saturday, the Gophers will take on Nebraska in a hostile Memorial Stadium looking for their fourth win of the season and their first in Big Ten play. For the first time in over two decades, though, the players on the field will have a little help. The University of Minnesota Marching Band will travel to Lincoln to take part in gameday activities, including a performance of their new Stranger Things themed halftime show. This is the band’s first trip to a road venue in the regular season since 1996.
“Our band is awesome,” said junior linebacker Kamal Martin. “It’s always a fun environment to play in.” The band will arrive in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday and take part in their normal pregame practices, including rehearsal time with the Nebraska marching band to get ready to play the “Star-Spangled Banner” together on game day. “We are really excited to be able to travel finally; we’re happy that we actually got funding to do that,” said sophomore trumpeter Jackson Winter. “I think it should give us a good opportunity to realize what a cool organization we have and getting to show off that organization in front of 60 or 70,000 Nebraska fans.” Traveling to away games has been a u See MARCHING BAND Page 3
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Two local child care centers are hoping to be considered in the University of Minnesota’s push for expanded child care services. Although the University hasn’t yet officially issued a request for outside child care providers, the Como Early Learning Center and the Community Child Care Center are planning to join the conversation early. Rising tuition costs are driving the centers to seek a formalized relationship with the University, particularly in light of increasing demand for child care around campus. In anticipation of talks with the University, CELC requested a letter from the Southeast Como Improvement Association to underscore the center’s
importance in the community on Oct. 2. While the centers are not officially tied to the University, they receive student service fees funding through affiliate student groups. Both centers are housed inside student housing cooperatives. CELC Executive Director Katie Johnson said she doesn’t know what a formalized relationship with administration would look like yet. She’s said she hopes the University will clarify where the centers stand in the process. “It’s just difficult to figure out who to connect with, because there’s no one office that works with childcare on campus,” said CCCC Director Tracie Myers. The centers are seeking a solution to their climbing tuition costs. Parents have seen an uptick in costs since the University significantly scaled back eligible SSF funding for both centers in 2016. As a result, CCCC increased tuition by eight percent in 2017 and again
by four percent in 2018. CELC also raised tuition by eight percent in 2017 and another three percent in 2018. “The risk is that we no longer become affordable for student parents, and we’re no longer able to offer discounts to student parents, and I think that’s scary,” said Rebecca Stabler, a student parent on the CELC board. While Stabler originally chose the University partially for its childcare options, the cuts have taken a financial toll. Stabler said her family is spending more on daycare than they make, and she has picked up a job cleaning apartments to get extra money. “ W e m ov e d h a lf w a y across the country to get this support. I can’t explain how disappointing it is to see all this crumble,” Stabler said. In response to the funding cuts, the University funneled $150,000 from SSF into a grant to help low-income student parents subsidize childcare at any center, said Susan
Warfield, program director of the Student Parent Help Center. This fall, 53 students were granted an award and 36 students were wait-listed. The grant can be used at any childcare center, and is not limited to the CELC and CCCC. “The responsibility the University has is to our students,” said Sara Carvell, associate director of student government, fees and spirit initiatives at the University. “Other than the student groups affiliated with these centers, the centers are not University entities.” University administration also offered support through a temporary freeze on discounted tuition. Student parents receiving discounted tuition rates at CCCC and CELC did not see their tuition increase in the 2017-18 academic year, Carvell said. This year, student parents will not see the same tuition freeze. In a statement, the University said that the
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Provost’s Child Care Advisory Committee report will be used to inform the request for outside childcare providers. Myers said the report solidifies the importance of looking local for child care. “That committee being formed, creating that report, gives us some fuel to be part of the conversation,” Myers said. “Now it’s in writing what we have been trying to communicate for a number of years: that there aren’t enough childcare slots on campus.”
“The risk is that we no longer become affordable for student parents, and we’re no longer able to offer discounts to student parents, and I think that’s scary.” REBECCA STABLER parent on the CELC board
UMN launches local crime watch group The Gopher Watch program will provide monthly statistics and safety training. BY EMMA DILL edill@mndaily.com
Students living in neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota will be able to more easily access crime statistics when Gopher Watch, an off-campus watch group, launches next month. The group will publish crime statistics for neighb o rh o o d s n e a r c a m p u s in the University’s OffCampus Living monthly newsletter and hold neighborhood safety trainings starting next semester in a joint effort with the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis police departments. The program aims to supply students with easy access to safety information to help them feel
more aware and connected to their neighborhoods. Eric DeBord developed the idea a year ago when he began working as a neighborhood liaison with Off-Campus Living. “Sometime last year I had the initial idea of just having … a report that could just detail in plain words and numbers what the trends are in crime in the neighborhoods surrounding the University,” he said. Cody Hoerning, a Southeast Como Improvement Association board member, joined the project this spring, hoping the group could bridge a safety information gap. Students often rely on news reporting to learn about local crime and don’t always know how to break down statistics available online, Hoerning said. “Without going in and checking [the statistics] themselves, there’s no
easy way to get a synopsis of what kind of crimes are occurring where [students] are living,” he said. The student-dominated n e i g h b o rh o o d s a ro u n d the University also lack the stability needed for a resident-led neighborhood watch program, Hoerning said. Having MPD, UMPD and Off-Campus Living involved with the group will provide a more permanent neighborhood presence. “In Dinkytown now, I think there’s just a few permanent residents left,” Hoerning said. “It’s almost exclusively renters, and so it’s just very hard to maintain the structure of an inperson watch group.” Gopher Watch will supply students living in Cedar-Riverside, MarcyHolmes, Southeast Como and Prospect Park with crime data complied in collaboration with UMPD and MPD. DeBord said communication with the
departments is critical. “It’s really important for us that we’re in the loop with them,” he said. “That way we know that we’re doing this project right.” Off-Campus Living met with UMPD and MPD last week to discuss the program. They aim to send out their first crime update Nov. 2. UMPD and MPD will also lead safety trainings in each neighborhood about once a semester starting in this spring. The trainings will present training relevant to recent neighborhood trends, Hoerning said. The program is partly modeled after Badger Watch, a watch group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that has been in place for more than a decade. “It’s just one big neighborhood watch program that aims to reduce crime and prevent crime from that particular person
that’s involved with the program,” said Marc Lovicott, director of communications for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department. DeBord said he hopes the introduction of the program will help students to feel more informed and ultimately safer. “I want students to be more engaged and feel connected to their communities,” he said.
“It’s just one big neighborhood watch program that aims to reduce crime and prevent crime.” MARC LOVICOTT director of communications at UW-Madison Police Department
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be more secured and not having to worry about there being an increase [in cyberattacks],” he said. Some University students said the extra step may be annoying, but understand it’s necessary for increased security. “I get the security measure of it, but there’s going to be a lot more students asking for help,” said Cortney Tolson, a freshman at the University. While two-factor authentication will be rolled out Nov. 1, students won’t need to enroll until their annual password resets. “If I have to reach for my phone, that feels annoying. But if that’s what it takes, I don’t terribly mind,” said Bradley Kelly, a junior at the University. “I think there’s validity to it. It’s not so inconvenient that it’s worth taking the risk.” Fleming said his team has been talking to the community about Duo Security. Once people know what it is, they’re less concerned about it. “We’ve taken steps to try to overall make it as seamless a transition for people,” Fleming said. One of these steps is allowing the ability of Duo Security to remember the device used for up to seven days. In many other institutions, two-factor authentication has become the new normal. Some Big Ten schools are also implementing similar cybersecurity measures. Universities are often a target for cyberattacks due to the amount of resources and data that they have, Fleming said. “We’re hoping that we’re helping provide an additional layer of security,” he said.
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Westenberg said the plant-forward meals offered by M Dining might encourage non-vegetarian students to try new foods. “When a lot of people hear the word vegan, it deters them … Introducing it as plant-based eating is a good way to get more people
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Doug Snyder of the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization explains how water flows through the East Bank campus into the Mississippi River on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Water justice,” Nunnally said. “It’s a human right to have drinking water, water for sanitation, water for cleaning, water for food preparation.” Last month, the IonE’s Global Water Initiative debuted new goals aimed at ensuring Minnesotans have access to drinking water in the coming decades — featuring new research projects that will be created in collaboration with communities
throughout the state. Kate Brauman, lead scientist for the Global Water Initiative, said the initiative will help find gaps of knowledge in the state and direct research to address those areas, a process still in its opening stages. “What we’ve really been thinking about is how to identify issues that are really pressing for Minnesota … and align some of the work that is happening at the University of Minnesota under those [issues],” she said. Brauman said researchers
will work with communities to find out where research is needed and ensure that work is actually useful in the real world. “What we’ve come to understand … is that the questions we choose to ask and therefore the answers we come up with, are very much a product of what we think is important,” she said. “We can only manage [water resources] for the things we know people care about.” Water research, unlike other areas of scientific study, lends itself to
community partnerships, Brauman said. “People really do care about water,” she said. “It’s something that we have such an immediate and visceral connection to.” Jennifer Tonko, program manager at the Minnesota Humanities Center, said We Are Water is centered on sharing diverse stories and experiences about water from across the state. “We really want people who visit the exhibit to have it as a moment to pause and reflect on their own
personal relationship with water and their own personal responsibilities,” she said. “Most of these problems we know the technical solutions for, it’s the social solutions that are harder.” The personal connection with water is what Nunnally hopes people will glean from the We Are Water MN exhibit and other events on campus. “All of us can make an impact on the water system we all share,” he said. “We all have a responsibility to be stewards of that water.”
involved,” Westenberg said. Elrod said that according to a nationwide survey conducted by Aramark, the parent company of M Dining, students in higher education today are more likely to follow a meatless diet than baby boomers or those from Generation X. He also said that even if the students don’t follow a meatless diet, they are more mindful of their meat consumption.
In a 2017 University survey by M Dining, 10 percent of students identified as vegetarians and four percent identified as vegans. The question was added to last year’s survey following a push from the Minnesota Student Association, Elrod said. Marina Kirkeide, president of the student group Compassionate Action for Animals, said learning about
the ways factory farming affects the environment and the personal health benefits convinced her to go vegan three years ago. “I think there is a lot of demand for plant-based food, even if you’re not vegan or vegetarian because I think in general people are reducing their meat consumption.” Kirkeide said. “I think especially people are moving away from red meat.”
Rebecca Leighton, a registered dietitian at Boynton Health, emphasized a wellplanned vegan or vegetarian diet is just as healthy as any other diet. “There is some evidence that says vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits for preventing chronic diseases like heart disease and high blood pressure,” Leighton said. “For individuals who do
choose to eat meat or animal products ... There’s nothing bad about that at all. In the practice of dietetics, we believe moderation is everything. There’s room for all foods and all diets.” Along with the increase in healthier and vegan dining options, the University also offers dietary check-ups for students so they can ask experts questions about their dietary habits, Leighton said.
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Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Northrop Auditorium on East bank.
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appointment. “I was wondering if he would talk about the new judge, but he kept it pretty unpolitical and professional,” said law student Jessamine De Ocampo. Roberts went on to discuss issues he thought
were most poignant in the courtroom today, including privacy, commercial technology, patents and anti-trust. Roberts noted the Supreme Court is deciding fewer cases than past years. The bench typically reviews around 75 for every 8,000 applications per year. These numbers used to be much higher, he said, which could be due to easier access to
legal literature. “Lower courts are finding ways to reconcile differences without needing us,” Roberts said. “Now lawyers have access to all law with the push of a button now, they used to not have access to all material.” Stein asked Roberts what he thought of allowing cameras in courtrooms. Roberts said he thought cameras in courtrooms
might educate audiences about legal proceedings, but could interfere with how justices or lawyers perform. “Some lawyers, and even some of my colleagues, would act differently,” Roberts said. “People have an absolute right to know what we’re doing, but it would have an adverse effect on how we do our job.” Toward the end of the
discussion, Roberts lent advice to young law students. “It’s really hard, and the profession is changing,” Roberts said. “Any career decision is a tough choice, but have a good sense of why you want to get into a profession.” About a dozen protesters, made up of members of Students for a Democratic Society and University law students, gathered outside with posters and flags
during the beginning of the lecture. Protesters expressed opposition to Kavanaugh’s confirmation Robert’s and voting record. “It’s not just Dr. Ford,” said law student Hannah Payne. “[Roberts] has a bad history on voting rights and money in politics.” Nikki Pederson contributed to this report.
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Increased demand for disability services Disability Resource Center is concerned higher demand may inhibit U’s mission. BY HELEN SABROWSKY hsabrowsky@mndaily.com
Some students and employees at the University of Minnesota are having difficulty accessing services offered by the Disability Resource Center due to high demand. At a Board of Regents meeting last week, regents discussed ways to address an increased demand for disability support services across all five University campuses. Some of the campuses have also received increasingly complex accommodation requests. Between fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the number of students and employees the DRC served on the Twin Cities campus increased by 17 percent. Demand is likely to continue increasing, said Julie Showers, associate vice president for equity and diversity, at the meeting. Disability support offices
will need to increase staffing or reduce the level of services they offer if the high demand for services continues, she said. The student representatives to the board want to create a first-of-its-kind comprehensive plan that details each of the campuses’ needs, said Mckenzie Dice, a student representative to the board. “Looking at all of those things and making sure we can really itemize exactly what needs to be done is the first step in making sure these things are prioritized,” Dice said. Dice served as a student representative two years ago, when the group focused their report to the board on mental health services at the University, she said. Additional funding was made available to Boynton Health and counseling appointment wait times were shortened as a result of the report, she said. The student representatives want to bring a student perspective to the board and help identify ways to solve issues affecting students, she said.
“We really want to bring [the regents] a specific list of actions they can take to address these issues,” Dice said. Making courses, programs and facilities more easily accessible for individuals with disabilities before they require disability resources has helped the University better accommodate students, according to information in the board’s docket material. Even though fewer accommodation letters are used through this method, they are still needed in some situations. Sophomore Quinne Johnson, for example, has used the letters for testing accommodation due to anxiety. “[The DRC] completely understand[s] how mental health works and how things come up like that, and they respond as fast as they can and with as much help as they can provide,” Johnson said. When letters are issued, it’s important the student or employee continue to communicate and work with their DRC consultant, as their needs often change while they are at the
Housing and Residential Life launches new group UMN is launching a new program that connects resident hall group leaders. BY AUDREY KENNEDY akennedy@mndaily.com
A new Housing and Residential Life program debuted last week aims to connect resident hall student group leaders through monthly meetings with peers and staff. While currently only available at 17th Avenue Residence Hall and Keeler Apartments, the HRL How To Series is focused around improving groups and increasing membership. Each meeting is focused around a different theme, like graphic design and social media. Student-led HRL groups are formed by students in residential halls and apartments each semester. Students interested in creating groups can apply online and after submitting an application and meet with a staff member to discuss funding, location and promotion for their group. The funding for the groups is pulled from
“I think it was a really good opportunity to lead, even if it is in a small way, and take initiative on getting people together.” ELLIE STIMMEL freshman
student housing fees. Alex Abraha, an assistant residence director for HRL, created the program as a way to engage group leaders and assist them in promoting and building their groups. Kristie Feist, assistant director for academic initiatives and student engagement in HRL, said this is the first opportunity for student group leaders to meet with peers and staff on a regular basis to share information and advice. After a group is established, members are required to meet with resident hall staff to resolve any confusion a group may have, Feist said. However, groups are not required to meet with staff after their first meeting. The new program provides student group leaders the option to continue to work with staff who can provide insight and assistance after the initial meeting. Ellie Stimmel, a freshman who leads a Law and Order SVU viewing group for her floor in the 17th Avenue Residence Hall, said that while the initial meeting with the staff member was helpful, she was still confused on aspects like funding and advertising for her group. Stimmel said she started the group to connect her floor and create more of a community in the dorms. “I think it was a really good opportunity to lead, even if it is in a small way, and take initiative on getting people together,” she said. Abraha said the groups model used in the program is a way for students to
“This is hopefully something they can put on their resume as well, like ‘I created and organized a group and I’ve gone through these monthly events that’ll help me build these types of skills.’”
The lobby of the Disability Resource Center as seen on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
University, Showers said at the meeting. In addition to generalized disability support, Regent Randy Simonson said he wants to see the University do more to address mental health issues and addiction. “I think that as a University, everything we can do to help with that issue we
need to do,” he said. While the board and student representatives to the board frequently discuss disability services, Dice said these conversations are important and lead to changes. She pointed to the additional funding allocated to mental health services after the student representatives’ presentation to
the board two years ago as an example. “When students are having issues with being able to have access to certain resources or certain accommodations, it lowers our ability to succeed at the University,” Dice said. “And I think that’s detrimental to the University’s mission.”
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develop their skills with support from staff. “This is hopefully something they can put on their resume as well, like ‘I created and organized a group and I’ve gone through these monthly events that’ll help me build these types of skills,’” Abraha said. “I want them to look at this like this is something for the future that I can take with me.” Depending on the response to the How To series, Feist said he would like to see it expanded to other buildings in the future. Last year there was a record high of 386 HRL groups last year throughout the 13 University-owned residence halls, Feist said. “This continues to be a place where I think we can really grow and develop our model, and how we support those individuals who want to learn more about leadership styles and what it means,” Feist said.
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U of M researcher collects data on the rates of uninsured around Minnesota. BY LEW BLANK lblank@mndaily.com
With Minnesota’s open enrollment period starting in two weeks, a University of Minnesota researcher is looking into hotspots across the state where people are less likely to have health insurance. By analyzing health insurance data, University public health professor Kathleen Call hopes to discover what factors and locations in Minnesota are associated with gaps in health coverage. This data will be used by MNsure, the state’s health insurance marketplace, to locate communities with deficiencies in health insurance once its open enrollment period begins on Nov. 1. “There are definitely pockets where we are seeing some higher rates of uninsurance,” Call said. “Having a much broader and more nuanced picture of who the uninsured are … will be really interesting.” Although Call’s research has yet to find conclusive results, preliminary research indicates that clusters with below-average insurance rates are largely placed in the upper third of the state. They’re also found in counties in southern Minnesota like
Watonwan, Nobles and Fillmore. In the Twin Cities, these clusters of uninsurance are typically located in urban areas with more difficult economic conditions, Call said. Demographics such as being a man, low-income or a person of color can increase chances of not having insurance in Minnesota, she said. Race in particular is one of the largest predictors of a lack of health insurance in Minnesota, according to 2015 data from the Minnesota Department of Health. While 3.8 percent of white Minnesotans are uninsured, there is significantly less coverage for black, Hispanic and Native American Minnesotans, with uninsurance rates of 9.3 percent, 11.5 percent and 23.1 percent, respectively. The Minnesota county with the highest uninsured rate is Mahnomen County, with 18.5 percent of its citizens lacking coverage, according to data from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center. More than one-third of its population is composed of Native Americans, primarily from the White Earth Reservation. The three counties in Minnesota with the highest uninsured rates — Mahnomen, Clearwater and Beltrami — are all located in northwestern Minnesota, according to SHADAC data. Call hopes her research into the geographic and demographic disparities of
Minnesota’s uninsured can better inform MNsure staff in their abilities to identify and reach out to Minnesotans who are uninsured. “The research that [Call] is doing is going to give us really local, really important information about where [Minnesota’s uninsured residents are] and what are their individual and community characteristics,” said Carolyn Link, president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, which helps fund Call’s research. “The more we understand about people who are without insurance coverage, the better we can … find those people and support them.” Between 2015 and 2017, Minnesota’s uninsured rate rose from 4.3 percent to 6.3 percent, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health. To reduce this uninsured rate, MNsure hopes to use Call’s research to direct education, resources and outreach to hotspots of high uninsurance rates, said Jessica Kennedy, the policy director at MNsure. “I n t h e b ig p ic t u re , it really helps us know where … to target those outreach campaigns,” she said. “[This includes] putting out more education, putting out more tools and resources [and] getting people more information so that they can make confident choices about their healthcare options.”
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The Gopher Marching Band plays during halftime on Sept. 9.
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longterm goal for Betsy McCann since she started as director of marching and athletic bands three years ago. But it didn’t become a realistic option until fundraising efforts gained steam last year, she said. “We had interest in [traveling] for years, but it has just been so expensive. The band has gotten so big, and it just costs so much to make a trip happen,” McCann said. “Last year, when we found out we were going to play for the Super Bowl halftime show, we thought, ‘OK, we can use this big exposure to kickstart fundraising for something,’ and travel seemed like the obvious thing.” Now that they have the necessary funding and exposure, the program hopes to build on this trip and continue to travel in the future. “We are working with our fundraising to build an endowment so we’ll have the money in the bank to travel as much as it allows us,” McCann said. “The end goal is to get $2 million in the endowment and then we can travel once a year.” The band members are excited for the trip. “Everybody is more
excited than words can really say,” said Tanner Binczak, a sophomore trombonist. Senior trumpeter Eric Elert sees the opportunity as a culmination of the hard
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work the band has put into gaining exposure for the program over the past several years. “I feel really proud,” Elert said. “Obviously, we had the
Super Bowl last year, but we’ve have some videos go viral because we are working really hard and I think part of the reason we got the money to do this is because of
what we put in.” After the trip this weekend, the band hopes there will be more in store for years to come. “I hope that us going and
having a successful trip will allow this to be something that not only becomes a focus for the band, but for athletics and the University,” Elert said.
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Maddie Castro hopes to cement legacy of Gophers soccer team The senior forward has started in five matches so far this soccer season. BY ERIK NELSON enelson@mndaily.com
In her freshman season, forward Maddie Castro didn’t start in any matches. She didn’t start her sophomore or junior seasons, either. Finally, on Aug. 17, in Minnesota’s season opener against Utah, Castro started in her first career match. The next match on Aug. 19, Castro scored her second career goal and recorded an assist in the Gophers’ 2-1 victory over Utah State. Head coach Stefanie Golan said Castro has learned how to play to her strengths. “She’s not quite as fast, as athletic, as mobile,” Golan said. “She receives balls. She’s able to connect our midfield into it to help the players around her be dangerous. On the flip side of that, she’s a [player] who can strike a ball.” Castro has played in all the Gophers’ 16 matches this season. She has started in five of them. The Cottage Grove, Minnesota native said the family-oriented soccer culture at Minnesota has made her a better player and person. “It’s a lot about connecting with people and [creating] relationships,” Castro said. “That plays into my main characteristics. I love being close to people.” Outside soccer, Castro is working on her capstone project for her psychology major. Her project is on creative flexibility in sports. Castro said creative flexibility is about reading plays in advance and anticipating the future. “Soccer is exactly like
that,” she said. “It’s being creative. It’s being able to see things before they happen and what you can do within that. Psychology plays into that a lot.” Midfielder Molly Fiedler has been a teammate of Castro’s since before the pair came to Minnesota. Fiedler said they played club soccer together in high school. “Castro has a great work rate and work ethic,” Fiedler said. “Whenever she comes off the bench, I know that she’s going to give her all. She’s going to raise the level [and] raise the energy. She brings a new dynamic to the game.” The Gophers are currently sitting in eighth place in the Big Ten. Minnesota needs to finish eighth or higher at the end of the regular season in order to qualify for the Big Ten tournament. If the Gophers want to have home field advantage in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, they must finish fourth or higher in the conference. Minnesota has qualified for the Big Ten tournament in Golan’s seven seasons at the helm of the program. Minnesota’s has two more regular-season matches before the Big Ten tournament begins. No matter what happens in the next two matches for Minnesota, Golan said she will miss Castro’s presence everywhere. “She’s somebody who you can have honest conversations with [and] she cares a great deal,” Golan said. “She’s somebody who always sees the bigger picture. She’s able to connect everything that we’re doing within the program to how it’s going to benefit her for the rest of her life. She models that for the younger players.”
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WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday
VS MINNESOTA 8-7-1 WHEN: 12 p.m. Sunday
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Coach Lindsay Whalen watches a play intently at the Gopher women’s basketball practice on Monday, Oct. 9 in the Cunningham Basketball Performance Center.
Lindsay Whalen returns to the Barn as Gophers’ new head coach The Gophers strive to prove themselves this year under Whalen’s watch.
“A lot of things are different, but the goal is the same — trying to compete in the Big Ten, get to the [NCAA] tournament and make some noise.”
BY BABATUNDE JINADU bjinadu@mndaily.com
The Minnesota women’s basketball team began their first official practices of the season earlier this month. A familiar face is back on the sideline for the first time since 2004. There has been a rise in season ticket sales this offseason — a jump of 1,100, to be specific. The cause for excitement is the hiring of Minnesota hoops legend Lindsay Whalen as the team’s head coach, following the departure of Marlene Stollings in April. For several months following her hire, Whalen managed to balance duties between playing for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx and coaching the Gophers at the same time. After retiring as a player in August, Whalen is now ready to turn her whole attention to coaching. As a player for the University of Minnesota from 2000-2004, Whalen became Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer until Rachel Banham unseated her in 2016. The average attendance at women’s basketball games rose to nearly 10,000 spectators by the end of Whalen’s collegiate career. Whalen averaged about 20 points per game during her collegiate career. Minnesota missed the NCAA tournament her freshman year, but the
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Rachel Banham, all-time leading scorer for Gopher women’s basketball made an appearance at practice on Monday, Oct. 9, 2018 in the Cunningham Basketball Performance Center. Coach Lindsay Whalen introduced her to her players at a huddle at the beginning of practice.
team made it to the NCAA Second Round her sophomore year, the Sweet Sixteen in her junior year and the Final Four in her last season. Whalen reflected on what has changed and what has stayed the same in the 14 years since she played for the Gophers. “I didn’t have a car when I was here, I had a bike. So I’m driving ... every day through the traffic. That’s one difference — I don’t have to bike and walk through the rain and cold.” While some things have changed for Whalen in the years since she led the Gophers, one thing has not. “A lot of things are different, but the goal is the same — trying to compete in the Big Ten, get to the [NCAA] tournament and make some noise” said Lindsey Whalen.
As one of her first decisions as a coach, Whalen plans to move the team away from the use of a zone defense in favor of playing a man-to-man scheme. Redshirt senior Kenisha Bell had high praise for the decision. “I think this is the best thing to do,” Bell said. “Last year, we struggled with 2-3 zone, and I think we could have beat more teams if we weren’t playing a 2-3 zone defense. In [high school], all we played was full court man-to-man or half court man-to-man. Being able to get back to that, I think it will be more fun.” Conversely, coach Whalen has already come to appreciate Bell’s feel for the game, and her potential to have a professional career in the WNBA or overseas. “Every practice, she’s
trying to bring something different. She’s trying to reach a goal,” Whalen said. “When I started taking practicing at that level — where I almost treated it game-like — was when my game ... went to another level.” This year’s team has lost an important player to graduation in Carlie Wagner, the third all-time leading scorer in team history. It will be tough for the team to fill the void left behind by Carlie Wagner’s departure. Wagner was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx with the final pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, and is now playing professionally overseas. However, the Gophers remain optimistic they will be able to grow from their successes last season. Practices will continue for the team ahead of their Maroon and Gold Showcase on Oct. 20, where the team will take on a male scout team coached by some of Lindsay Whalen’s former WNBA teammates.
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Coughlin’s seven sacks lead the Big Ten Defensive end Carter Coughlin notched two sacks in last week’s game. BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com
Minnesota defensive end Carter Coughlin leads the Big Ten Conference and is No. 5 in the NCAA with seven solo sacks in the first six games. He had one of his best performances of the season with a two-sack, seven-tackle game against No. 2 Ohio State last week. “Last week, I think a big part of it was seeing the D-line kind of click from a pass-rush perspective,” Coughlin said. “Going into the next six games of the season, I’m really excited to see where that takes us.” Coughlin is not the largest guy on the field, listed at 6 foot 4 inches and 245 pounds. The average size of a Football Bowl Subdivision offensive lineman in 2018 is 305.4 pounds. Coughlin uses his speed and quick movement off the line to get around the slower, bigger players trying to keep him from the quarterback. He said every time he gets a sack, he was taught by pass-rush coach Marcus West to forget about it and move on. “Going into this week I need to wipe it clean, whatever I’ve done in the past. And shoot for as many [sacks] as I can get,” Coughlin said. Coughlin and the Gophers will head to Nebraska (0-6, 0-3 Big Ten) this Saturday where they
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Running back Mohamed Ibrahim carries the ball at TCF Bank Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 30. The Gophers defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 48-10.
will take on the Cornhuskers and their quarterback Adrian Martinez. Martinez, a dual-threat quarterback, has the second-most rushing yards on the team with 393 yards and three touchdowns. “I wouldn’t say it makes me more reserved, but it does change my mentality,” Coughlin said. “So
I know when I get to a certain depth, I need to make sure I counter back inside, and things like that.” Martinez’ favorite target to throw to is J.D. Spielman, who played high school football at Eden Prairie with Coughlin and Gophers’ linebacker/ leading tackler Blake
Cashman. Spielman has 40 catches for 537 yards and six touchdowns t h ro u g h t h e f i r s t s i x games. Coughlin and Spielman graduated together in 2016. Coughlin was the top recruit in Minnesota while Spielman was third on the list, according to 247Sports. Spielman won
Mr. Football in 2015, for the best high school player in the state. “Growing up playing against [Spielman], that was always fun so we always know what he could do, and that provides us a challenge because we always like to add stuff,” said Gophers’ linebacker Kamal Martin, who played
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against Spielman in high school when he was at Burnsville. The Gophers allowed 106 rushing yards to Iowa two weeks ago and 92 to Ohio State last week. In the Maryland game, before Iowa and Ohio State, the opposite was true. Maryland ran for 315 yards and passed for 117.
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Brooks not charged in assault case Although Shannon Brooks attended Tuesday’s practice, he did not take part. BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com
Freshman Taylor Heise handles the puck on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
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Heise makes impact for Gophers in freshman season Taylor Heise was named the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year in 2018. BY ERIK NELSON enelson2@mndaily.com
Growing up in Red Wing, Minnesota, center Taylor Heise and her family played basketball. One day, when Heise was in first grade, she received an invitation in the mail to an outdoor hockey game. That experience playing outdoors many years ago motivated her to stick to the ice permanently. Heise played with her brothers on an outdoor rink near her house. She said her parents didn’t understand why she
wanted to play hockey at first, but now they’re in full support of her career. “The second I put on skates, I [said], ‘This is so much fun,’” Heise said. That dream led Heise to the University of Minnesota, where she has made an immediate impact for the Gophers offensively. Heise has scored three times this season as Minnesota averages 4.33 goals per game. She scored twice in Minnesota’s 6-2 victory over St. Cloud State on Oct. 12. Coming into her freshman season, Heise was named the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year. She also won the 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award, which is the highest honor given to a high school hockey player. Head coach Brad Frost
said Heise has lived up to the hype surrounding her. “She’s been a huge factor for us,” Frost said. “She’s been playing center, which is an important role for our team. She’s on our first power-play [unit]. We expect her to be a major contributor.” Heise began the season centering a line consisting of wingers Taylor Williamson and Alex Woken. Williamson assisted on Heise’s first collegiate goal on Sept. 30. Now, Heise plays on a line with Woken and fellow freshman Emily Oden. Heise said she likes to play on different lines in order to create better team chemistry. “It helps me create a relationship with them personally and as a line,” she said. “[Williamson] taught me
so many things about the game and just having fun out there and smiling. Being able to play with different people is positive.” Heise has a local connection to the Gophers: both she and left winger Nicole Schammel played for Red Wing High School. The pair sit next to each other in the locker room. Heise said she was in junior high when Schammel committed to play for Minnesota StateMankato. Schammel transferred to Minnesota after her freshman season. “She’s so welcoming and caring,” Heise said. “Before I came in, I asked her a ton of questions. She always had a great answer for me. I love being around her, she’s got a great attitude.” When she’s not practicing on Minnesota’s
first power-play unit or completing other offensive drills, Heise is working on shot blocking and defensive zone coverage. She said Minnesota’s coaches, especially Frost, are there to make sure that players succeed without trying to make them feel uncomfortable. “They tell us what to do most of the time,” she said. “They want us to have the best time we can so they’re there to make that happen.” Woken said Heise has adjusted well to the speed and skill of collegiate hockey. “That’s one of the hardest parts is getting caught up to speed and the pace of play,” Woken said. “She’s always eager to come to practice, she has a great shot, she’s fast — she has it all.”
Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was released from jail Monday after being arrested for an alleged domestic assault against his male roommate on Sunday night. Neither Brooks or his roommate suffered any injuries. The Minneapolis Attorney’s office has declined to press charges. Head coach P.J. Fleck said Brooks was at practice but did not participate on Tuesday. Fleck said Brooks’ “status is evolving each day” as more information comes in. Brooks, a Georgia native, was medically cleared to play on Saturday against Nebraska after taking over eight months off due to leg surgery he needed after suffering a non-contact injury in spring practice. Brooks was expected to see considerable action this year as new NCAA rules allow for a player to play four games and still retain a red shirt season of eligibility. In the past, playing in one game could take a year of eligibility from a player. Fleck said he was waiting on investigators to collect more information on Brooks’ situation before making decisions about his status on the team. “I’m not going to do anything until all the information is in and then we can make a decision,” Fleck said.
“I’m not going to do anything until all the information is in and then we can make a decision.” P.J. FLECK head coach
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Camping Minnesota’s winter wonderland A&E’s guide to one of the state’s most enchanting experiences
Active It may be getting colder, but that doesn’t mean you need to hibernate. Picking up a sport like cross country skiing or snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to immerse yourself in the looming winter months. When flakes start to fall, that doesn’t mean your mood has to!
Read this: “Higher Love: Skiing the Seven Summits” Still not convinced winter is fun? Check out Kit DesLauriers’ book for some major inspiration. DesLauriers is the only person ever to have climbed up and then skied down the summit of every continent’s highest peak (yes, that means Mt. Everest); the book chronicles every descent and adventure leading up to such a feat. An exhilarating tale, this pre-winter read will have you charging toward the slopes come first snow dump.
Keep this: Calm Chilling out is one of the healthiest things to do this time of year (or any time, really). Midterms are thrashing around left and right for everyone; take some time and breath. Whatever makes you happy is the best remedy for high-stress times such as these. It’s OK to put aside the books for a few and simply enjoy life.
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The sunsets and conversation are amplified by the fire’s birch-bark-perfumed crackle. Snow waltzes silently through the icy superior breeze. Winter camping is an ethereal experience. From the revitalizing seclusion to grandeur scenery, Minnesota becomes an arguably better place to get outdoors once flakes start to fly. But it’s absolutely essential to prepare for the adventure. Here’s A&E’s go-to guide for anyone looking to keep their explorer spirit going once temperatures drop. Please note, it’s always a good idea to check with a professional, like at Midwest Mountaineering or REI, for more information before heading out.
Layer on the clothing
Layers. Layers. Layers. And then what? More layers. “You sweat in the summer [and] the winter,” Afton State Park naturalist Linda Radimecky said. “Layers help make sure you can wick and stay dry.” P ro p e r c l o t h i n g i s , above all, the key to staying comfortable while getting
rustic when temperatures drop. By layering, you are able to regulate the body heat that gets trapped and keeps you cozy trudging through the north woods. A base layer of heavyweight merino wool will keep sweat off your body and keep you warm when taking breaks during an exhilarating hike. Then, a sweatshirt or zip-up under a down jacket will maximize customizable heat retention — but be careful! Unless your down jacket is top-of-the-line, it will lose all of its toasty-ness once wet. Top off your look with a waterproof, insulated shell or alpine jacket. Below, long underwear — again, merino wool is preferred — paired with wool socks is the quintessential combo for any camping cocktail. The secret ingredient? Bring extras. Wet socks are unbearable year round and can turn dangerous in the winter. Lose the textbook and use the room for more socks — learn economics or save your
toes? You decide. When the stars come out and fresh-air inspired doziness sets in, camping pajamas have similar requirements. Your body will burn more calories when trekking through the cold than normal. At night, it’s the same deal. “I learned this the hard way, but bring a pair of clothes to sleep in,” Radimecky said. “People think that you’re nuts. You think you won’t strip down in 20-degree weather. But you will sleep in much better and stay much warmer.”
Think ahead to prepare your gear
Proper gear makes or breaks any camping trip. Preparing adequately for the challenges that lie ahead can make winter camping not just a “character building” experience, but a feverishly fun one at that. “The biggest aspect of winter camping — and potentially the most dangerous — is keeping dry,” University of Minnesota Outdoors Club officer Mateo Frumholtz said.
“It’s really fun if you get that right.” There are snow piles to climb, deep fields to traverse and flake-covered pines to shake. But once all the fun is had, it’s time to rest. Pitching a waterproof tent with appropriate sealing is a must. One moment you’re in a picturesque snow globe, the next in a Himalayan ice storm. With Minnesota weather, get a great tent. In addition, a sleeping bag with a zero-degree or below temperature rating is a must. Heat escapes the body like no other in the winter, especially if you are on the ground. Try and snag a sleeping pad or, better yet, a cot. Not a North Face sponsored athlete with a mountain of gear? The University’s Recreation and Wellness Center has your back, Frumholtz suggests. “If you don’t have something, just go to the outdoors center in the Rec,” Frumholtz said. “They have pretty much everything you’d need for winter gear.” In addition, always have a way to start a fire. Packing
tinder will save your life — perhaps literally — when nightfall starts to descend and temperatures drop. “I love the challenge winter camping presents,” Frumholtz said. “It’s really just summer camping, but a lot colder and with a lot of fun things to do.” Oh, and obviously gear up with winter hats, boots and mittens. If you forget these, just turn around.
Keeping a strong mentality
In a state where winter consumes the majority of the year, adaptability molds happiness. Fun in the sun shouldn’t stop when October hits. Truly, our state becomes a Shangri-la in the wintertime. “It might sound a little boring, but try camping in your backyard,” REI flagship store Bloomington staff member Joe Jackson said. “It’s actually more exciting than you think. Everything gets snowed over; it’s fun to tuck in.” And hey, if nothing else, the bears are hibernating, so you don’t have to worry about that.
Outdoor Fest When it comes to adventure, you have to start somewhere. Swing by Coffman Front Plaza on Friday to learn all the basics of getting outside and exploring. From tent pitching to canoe portaging, these workshops will have you feeling more confident in the outdoors and ready to take on a fresh air challenge.
Where: Coffman Union, 300 Washington Ave. SE., Minneapolis Hours: 4 to 6 p.m. Cost: Free
Saturday: Feast of Nations The celebrated event returns to campus. With unique performances showcasing culture and a plethora of free foods to try, Feast of Nations is an event everyone needs to visit this time of year. Appreciate our incredibly eclectic student body by learning about a plethora of different cultures, all in one place on one night! Plus, again, free food you won’t find too many other places.
Where: Coffman Union, 300 Washington Ave. SE., Minneapolis Hours: 6 to 9 p.m. Cost: Free
Sunday: 50k to Midway: MN United vs. LA Galaxy We’ve all seen the blue and black flock to TCF on the weekends for the past two years. After Sunday, the Loons will fly away. Celebrate two great years of major league soccer as Minnesota United takes on the infamous LA Galaxy. The event will be the last in the locale, as MN United will start next season in St. Paul’s Allianz Field.
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, 420 S.E. 23rd Ave., Minneapolis Hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Cost: Varies by section
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Apparel design majors show off costume sewing skills A handmade Captain America and BammBamm make their debut on Halloween. BY LIV MARTIN omartin@mndaily.com
When you’re an apparel design student, every day requires costuming. These are the people we look to for fashion inspiration, after all. Oct. 31, however, is special. Chances are, you won’t find a pre-packaged costume in McNeal Hall, as students often use the holiday to show off niche skills. George Bowser goes all in for Halloween. She began making her own costumes her freshman year of high school, and has transformed herself into Rapunzel, Anastasia (from the Disney film), a clown and a pink lady from “Grease.” Bowser was inspired to start sewing by her mom, an avid quilter. From there, she ventured into fashion. “I learned from her, but she only does quilting. So I was like, ‘Well, I kind of like clothes better than quilting,’ so I started teaching myself,” she said. Now a junior studying apparel design at the University of Minnesota, Bowser gets to prepare for her dream career in costuming each Halloween. This year, she has an ambitious costume planned. “I’m going to be Captain America, but like the gender-bender version,” she said. A re-worked t-shirt with Captain America’s signature star-and-stripes will be the costume’s focal point. Bowser is also hand-making cargo pants from duck cloth. She has already cut out all the pieces — the only remaining step is to sew it all together. A “Hollywood-ish” ‘40s-inspired hairdo will complete the transformation. Bowser loves the process.
So much, in fact, that she also makes costumes for her friends. One year for Halloween, Bowser and her friends dressed up as characters from the Disney film “Tangled.” She spent weeks completing costumes for everyone — five in total. When a friend of her cousin needed a show-stopping Sith Lord costume for a “Star Wars” premiere, Bowser was happy to make one for $30. Du Tran, a sophomore apparel design major at the University, is also making a Halloween costume this year — just not for himself. Tran’s personal style keeps him creatively engaged. Many of his clothes are handmade, up-cycled or a combination of the two. “I’m just weird as a person so I wear stuff where people will be like, ‘Wow, that would be great for Halloween.’ But it’s like, ‘Oh, I’m wearing it on a regular day,’” Tran said. He agreed to make a custom-designed costume for his friend Ronald Kissi, a student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, this year. Tran plans to make the costume, which he describes as an “avant-garde” rendition of Bamm-Bamm from the Flintstones, a real fashion moment. His vision is fit for a runway. Tran will create a printed skirt with connected, sheer straps – almost like overalls, he said. He wants the garment to give the appearance that Kissi is wearing nothing on top. He’s been experimenting with asymmetry lately, and wants to incorporate this in the cut for the skirt and straps. Kissi is going to pick out the fabric. Beyond that, Tran has full creative freedom.
“I’m very excited,” Kissi said. Tran said he will only make clothes for people if he can get to know them first.
It’s important to him that a design reflects his client’s personality. For both apparel design students, there is something
truly gratifying about seeing their work come to life. “I don’t think I will get a store-bought costume ever again,” Bowser said.
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We must not forget about the criminally convicted
Our communities would benefit from the guidance ex-offenders can offer to at-risk youth.
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f anything will break my heart, it isn’t Darnell Epps’s moving New York Time’s opinion piece about his life during and after an approximately 17-year stint in prison. It’s the UMA VENKATA comments. columnist In the year 2000, the author and his brother, Darryl Epps, murdered a gang member for sexually assaulting Darryl’s wife. The brothers were respectively 20 and 21 years old. They received a prison sentence, but only 17 1/2 years each, rather than the 40-year maximum. Based on what Darnell describes, the brothers made the most of prison. They emerged at the end of their sentences as greater men. At the moment, the younger Darnell Epps is studying government full-time at Cornell University, and his older brother is a scholar at the Justice-in-Education Initiative at Columbia University. Please read Darnell Epps’s piece. At the lowest point in his life, he grew and rose through the community and faith he found in maximum-security prison. To people like me, who have never been near a prison, “community” can sound like the opposite of prison. Those connections are important. Here are where the comments got me. Overwhelmingly, Epps’s words were disregarded — it was as if people read as far as his crime and utterly stopped. The reconstruction didn’t matter to them in the least. In our culture, criminals are treated with lifelong impunity — or just brushed off, based
on the particular person who committed the crime. Those with the fewest resources, support, opportunities and money are the people who are at the greatest risk for committing crime and suffering the greatest consequences. I understand a crime is a crime. But how often do we stop and think about why someone committed that crime? In enough cases, crime is committed because the criminal is driven to a point of desperation. Instead of correcting the crime and ameliorating the desperation, our system often just corrects the crime. And that system is, all too often, uninterested in seeing whether the correction worked. Epps asks why we blatantly discount goodhearted people who are locked away indefinitely. These people have demonstrated the community-building, repentance and healing that’s sorely needed on the outside. The question is: why do we keep them locked away when they could be moving mountains for youth in at-risk and violent communities? The good news is there are organizations that do this. Cure Violence is a wildly successful nongovernmental organization that does. It’s present in Illinois and New York State, as well as Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans and other cities. But it only works if it’s allowed to work. Once Cure Violence lost funding in some areas in Chicago, shootings sprang back within weeks of the exit of Cure Violence. People enjoy the quip, “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.” I can count my lucky stars that I would ever think it’s that simple — it isn’t. Exploitation exists, fear exists and racism exists. These things force people into situations you can’t just defuse. Let’s fix the problem from both ends. Our responsibility as Americans is to take care of Americans. We should do it every way we can.
Now is the time to start educating ourselves on environmental issues We need to prioritize reducing our carbon footprint, and lead environmentally-friendly lives. On Oct. 8, the world was exposed to staggering statistics about the health and longevity of our Earth, which included learning that carbon dioxide emissions would need to be nearly cut in half by the year 2030. Our current global warming measurement sits at 1 degree Celsius, and we are already seeing changes in weather patterns, rising sea levels and melting Arctic sea ice. If our global warming levels continue to rise, our climate would see an array of irreversible damage, including a devastating decline in the majority of coral reefs, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Oct. 8 report. The report states that limiting our rate of global warming will allow for people and other ecosystems to slowly adjust to the change. In order to stop this global crisis, it’s important to educate ourselves on what we can do to live a greener lifestyle. As University of Minnesota students, we have exponential opportunities to lead a greener lifestyle and to educate ourselves on what that may embody. Student groups like Collegians For a Constructive Tomorrow and the Environmental Student Association are just two of the many groups on campus that give us, as students, the space to voice our concerns and take action to combat climate change. But it does not end there. It’s important we push our government leaders, nationally and locally, to put forth policies that
contribute to the well-being of our environment. In 2017, Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill that prevented the city of Minneapolis from banning all plastic bags. Dayton initially showed his support for this ban, but a Republican-led budget bill that included a passage blocking cities from instituting the ban passed, ending the immediate hope of deterring plastic bag use in Minnesota. Although it would have been a small change, combinations of small changes are necessary to meet global warming goals. Around one hundred companies are responsible for 71 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas, according to Forbes. We need to hold those organizations accountable for their emission levels and be persistent in calling out their lack of urgency in becoming more environmentally friendly. Vocalizing concerns about the well being of our planet to those who are responsible for decision-making is another small, but crucial step we can all take. We must take initiative to push for progress and educate ourselves on environmental issues. Starting at home, we can accomplish simple tasks like recycling, using reusable water bottles and even taking public transportation. Again, these small efforts made by many can make a lasting impact on reducing our carbon footprint. As individual citizens, we don’t even account for half of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, but every attempt at becoming educated and practicing an environment-friendly lifestyle matters. We have 12 years left until we start to see catastrophic damage. If we don’t start changing our ways, we will all be sorry.
Uma Venkata welcomes comments at uvenkata@mndaily.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Don’t punish pain Few would argue the need for a solution to end the drug abuse and addiction that ravage our communities. But as lawmakers consider necessary legislative action, they must not forget their constituents with legitimate pain management needs. In fact, many of us gathered in September for the “Don’t Punish Pain” rally in St. Paul to voice our concern over legislation and regulations that target legal opioid medications. More than 100 million people across the nation suffer from painful chronic conditions, like fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. For these patients that live in agony, getting out of bed, staying productive in the workforce and living comfortably would not be possible without pain medications. And sometimes, prescription opioids are the only effective option. Government agencies have unfortunately looked past our needs, leading to dangerous overcorrections to the epidemic.
Another proposal considered by legislators right here in Minnesota could make matters even worse. Last session, the state legislature proposed a tax on all opioid distribution, a measure that could invite even more legitimate drug shortages and higher costs to already strained healthcare patients. Our lawmakers must recognize that patients with chronic pain cannot and should not be penalized for the opioid crisis. We depend on reliable medication and the vast majority of opioids distributed are used for legitimate patients. I hope our calls from the rally will be effective, and lawmakers will consider our needs moving forward.
This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style. Malcolm Stuar t is in his 4th year at Macalaster College, majoring in creative writing.
Robert McGrady welcomes comments at rmcgrady@mndaily.com.
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Neighborhood associations around the U need stronger participation from students The MHNA has a direct hand in development, yet continues to lack student participation.
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evelopers have had their eyes on Dinkytown for a long time. One Minnesota Daily article from 2013 reported that “more than half JONATHAN ABABIY of Dinkytown columnist property owners surveyed by the Minnesota Daily have been approached by a developer interested in their land.”A look at Google’s Street View shows these developers have been successful. Toggling between the 2009 and 2018 photos of the 14th Avenue SE and 5th Street SE intersection — where Target currently stands — is a jarring experience. Gone are a beautiful high school-turned office building, a former family-owned grocery store and a pair of houses. Now, The Marshall apartments and the Venue at Dinkytown apartments rise colorfully above Dinkytown’s quirky strips of commercial space. These changes have transformed Dinkytown. After all, the Dinkytown Business Alliance website does say, “the one constant in Dinkytown is change.” Now is a pivotal moment in Dinkytown history. Four homes near the Southeast Library are set for demolition to make way for a proposed apartment building. The development is a crucial reminder that
students should become involved in the Dinkytown planning process, particularly through the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association (MHNA). We are the people who eat, shop and sleep in Dinkytown every day, so we need to make sure our voice is heard as the neighborhood undergoes change. Bill Lindeke, a local writer and St. Paul planning commissioner, shared in MinnPost that neighborhood groups “are a required stop when trying to build in Minneapolis or St. Paul.” Without approval of the neighborhood association, he added “it can be a nearly impossible road for a new building or project.” Every apartment complex that sprouts up in Dinkytown or Stadium Village has faced the questions of a local neighborhood association. The neighborhood associations holds developers accountable to key topics topics like size, design and parking. In addition, the neighborhood associations have a hand in planning the future of the neighborhood. Every several years, the associations create masterplans and smallarea plans that guide development for the coming years. Key issues like transportation, housing, parks and building design are codified into guidelines for the neighborhood. They set the vision for what the neighborhood will be. In this role, the associations also interact with the city and other government agencies. For example, this summer, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and Minnesota Department of Transportation will resurface University Avenue and are considering adding protected bike lanes to this project. The agencies have been debating whether to create a two-way, protected bike lane on University or to build separate, protected one ways on both 4th Street SE and University Avenue. The MHNA has
Many of the neighborhood associations across the city are mainly composed of homeowners, even if the actual neighborhoods are a renter majority. been involved in this process from the beginning by holding meetings and asking for citizen input. But students haven’t showed up. Their input is lacking, and the association isn’t fully representative of students. Tuesday night, at the biannual MHNA Board of Directors meeting, no students were elected to the board. In the general members meeting prior, I felt like the youngest person in the room. MHNA is not getting the student participation it needs. Many of the neighborhood associations across the city are mainly composed of homeowners, even if the actual neighborhoods are a renter majority. Planning decisions can’t keep being deprived of the neighborhood perspective. As Dinkytown changes, we, the students, need to make sure our voice is heard. We can’t make change go away, but we can make sure it makes an impact in a positive way. It’s our neighborhood, so let’s make sure the next crop of Gophers will want to live here too.
Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments at jababiy@mndaily.com.
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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (10/18): Communication profits this year. Share your affection and kindness steadily. Study to unveil a mystery. Summer glory for your crew comes before physical obstacles alert you to stop and smell the roses. Follow your heart this winter. Express your creativity and passion.
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 7 — Remain forgiving with team miscommunications. Ignore false rumors or gossip. Imagine a project completed.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 6 — Love and romance could seem complicated today. Adapt to recent changes. Save important conversations for later. Stay respectful.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — A controversy could arise at work. Words and actions may seem at cross-purposes. Don’t believe everything you hear; the trolls are out.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Domestic matters take focus. Words can get misconstrued. Show your commitments through your actions. Avoid provoking jealousies or upset.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Delays could frustrate travels today. Check traffic and road conditions. Study your options. Profit from a dreamer’s vision.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Read the contract, especially the fine print, before signing. Consider potential impacts. Look for efficiencies.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Others may demand quick action, despite a frustrating roadblock. Help them see the big picture. Monitor budgets, and prepare your moves in advance.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Keep taking profitable actions. Don’t believe everything you hear. Tempers may be short. Stay respectful. Use diplomacy and tact.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Misunderstandings spark easily between partners. Postpone a financial discussion. Don’t believe (or repeat) everything you hear.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Go for the gold, and avoid stepping on others to get there. Anticipate a disagreement and competition.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Action speaks louder than words, where health and exercise are concerned. Abandon a preconception. You know what to do.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — Slow down to reconsider the best route. Toss out the superfluous. Devise a new direction, and realign plans. Consider actions and words carefully.
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DR. DATE Dr. Date,
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I think I’m falling in love with my dorm’s CA. We sat at the same dining hall table last week and locked eyes over a bowl of cold, rubbery eggs. When we brushed hands while both grabbing for the salt shaker, I felt a spark. We talked until the workers kicked us out about everything — our dorm rooms, classes and our mutual love for ancient relics. He asked me out on a date after the meal and I happily agreed. He picked flowers from the front of Comstock to give when he ask me. How romantic is that? He even said he would try and take some of the same classes as me next semester! I’m desperate for a partner. His kind spirit, mutual interests and great taste in flowers makes me swoon. My friends, however, think it’s a bad idea. They say if things end bad, that I have several months of seeing him everywhere in the dorms. And, my friends have the tendency to get wild in the dorms. They say having bad history with a CA could lead to bigger problems for them. What can I do to change their minds?
— CA Romantic
Dear CA Romantic,
Quite simply, your friends do not have your best interest in mind. Although I can’t imagine turning around a dorm corner and see an ex is comfortable. But, If it’s love, it’s love. And I’m all for chasing love. Your friends might just need an introduction to the CA — maybe inviting him to one of their wild dorm nights? If the friend pressure isn’t worth it, you could always cast your net a little wider. There are other cute fish in the sea.
— Doctor Date
Dr. Date,
I dated this guy a couple years ago who was great during the relationship, but we didn’t have much in common. We went out for around six months before he cheated on me while drunk at a party, which sucked but was a good excuse to end things. Thankfully, we
never got serious enough to meet the parents or have the same friends. Anyways, there’s a problem. Last month, I was at a bar downtown when a hot older dude bought me a drink. I was smitten. I’ve never been much into older dudes (he had to have at least 20 years on me), but when a guy has a steady job, a great house and a nice car, I’m not going to argue with it. He told me he was divorced with a kid, which didn’t matter to me much. We’ve been going out for a couple weeks now. He’s been sleeping over at my place until last night, when I stayed over at his. I rolled over this morning only to see a photo of — you guessed it — my EX on his nightstand. I’ve been sleeping with his dad! I don’t know what to do, I really like this guy. I’ve told him in the past about being cheated on before and he even got angry on my behalf. I’m scared he’ll ask me to meet his kid now and I won’t be able to say no. What do I do?
— Family Problems
Dr. Date,
Awkward. Don’t ever get into a who-wasbetter discussion. Well, you have to figure out how to explain you dated his son without making it seem like you did this as an act of revenge. Not gonna lie, that would have been the perfect move. If you want to keep dating this guy, you have to tell him as soon as possible. I’m sure you don’t want to talk to his son/your ex, but it might be good for him to verify you’ve never met the family. While you’re doing that, I would take a moment to consider your potential future with this man. You can always get out now before it’s more difficult later. Yeah, the heart wants what the heart wants, but would you really want to share Christmas with your ex?
— Doctor Date
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U study maps urban food capabilities
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Findings will inform Minneapolis food policy initiatives and food production. BY MEGAN PALMER mpalmer@mndaily.com
A study published this month by University of Minnesota researchers will be used to initiate an expansion of Minneapolis’ use of locally grown food. The study analyzed the local household demand for food products in four key areas, which included fruits, vegetables, dairy and eggs, by mapping the household food consumption and food production capabilities of metropolitan areas in the United States. It then compared the local demand to
local production patterns to see how self-sufficient cities could be in these categories. The study will be utilized by Homegrown Minneapolis, a citywide initiative that focuses on expanding the city’s connection with locally grown food. The study found through its assessment of the Twin Cities area, which measured food grown in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bloomington, that the area has the potential to be 76 percent self-sufficient in dairy production, 58 percent in vegetables, two percent in fruit and more than 100 percent in eggs, exceeding local demands. Co-author and Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor Anu Ramaswami said the purpose of
the study is to assess what needs cities could meet for their own populations. “Being self-sufficient isn’t better or worse, it’s just a reflection of the type of climate [cities] have, what [they] have going on around [them],” Ramaswami said. The results found that out of the 377 metro areas studied, about five percent of areas that are not currently self-sufficient have the potential to be self-sufficient in eggs and fruits, 18 percent of these areas could be self-sufficient in dairy and 23 percent could be selfsufficient in vegetable production. The study, conducted through the Sustainable Healthy Cities Network in the Humphrey School, is the first to study local urban
food production capabilities. “There’s surprisingly little research on local foods, and our supply chain is a mystery,” said Peter Nixon, a co-author of the study and a doctoral student in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering. In certain metro areas, local production is sufficient to meet the needs of the population, but many food deserts — or areas that lack access to nutritional food — still persist. Ramaswami said one goal of the study is to show policymakers that they may have the means to employ urban agriculture, but may not be addressing it in a way that helps the city as a whole. “There are still disadvantaged communities who
don’t have access to nutritious food,” Ramaswami said. Tamara Downs Schwei, Local Food Policy coordinator for Homegrown Minneapolis, said the program will use the data on Minneapolis to “generate more concrete and quantifiable goals … [and] connect our food systems with our climate action planning.” Homegrown Minneapolis is incorporating the data from the study into its work addressing food disparities within the city. “The city is looking at current and historical inequities … and is incorporating that lens actively into our work,” said Downs Schwei. Now that the study is complete, researchers are hoping that policymakers
will use it to inform future decisions about local food production. “If we want urban agriculture, we need to be really clear about why we want it,” Ramaswami said.
“Being selfsufficient isn’t better or worse, it’s just a reflection of the type of climate [cities] have, what [they] have going on around [them].” ANU RAMASWAMI Humphrey School of Public