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Regent Larson dies at 70 David Larson, a Board of Regents member for nearly a decade, died on Saturday. BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com
A University of Minnesota regent and former Cargill executive died on Saturday after a period of illness, the University said in a release Monday. David Larson, 70, was elected to the Board of Regents in 2005. He received a political science degree from the University in 1966 and formerly worked as an executive vice president for Cargill.
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Alleged killer goes to trial
“It’s a sad day,” Regent John Frobenius said. Larson, who worked with several organizations including the University of Minnesota Foundation and the Minnesota Historical Society, established a scholarship aimed at middle-class students in 2008. Larson endowed the Dave Larson Scholarship with $5 million, and the University has since admitted 350 Larson scholars. His endowment was never something he liked to talk about, Regent Thomas Devine said. “[The endowment] is almost unparalleled by any single donor,” Devine said. Larson began his 44-year career at Cargill shortly after graduating from the
University. He retired from the company in 2010. Some regents said Larson’s business success informed his work at the University while allowing him to support the school. “He really wanted the ‘U’ to be managed well and for the name to be respected,” Frobenius said. Devine, who first met Larson in 2011, said he acted as a mentor during Devine’s first months as a regent. He and Larson had lunch together at least once a month, Devine said. “He left a legacy with people he worked with,” he said. u See LARSON Page 5
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A trial for the man accused of killing former student Anarae Schunk started on Monday. BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com
A man accused of murdering a University of Minnesota student last fall went to trial Monday for another killing he allegedly committed on the same day. Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, 32, also known as Anthony Lee Nelson, appeared in court facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing Palagor Jobi in the parking lot of a Burnsville bar on Sept. 22, 2013. According to charges filed in the Dakota County District Court, Jobi was talking to Ashley Marie Conrade, who was allegedly dating Nelson at the time, in the parking lot of Nina’s Grill in Burnsville at about 2 a.m. Nelson confronted Jobi and shot him several times after the two started fighting, according to the charges. Nelson and Conrade are both charged in the killing of University student Anarae Schunk later that day. Schunk and Nelson had dated in the past, but she reportedly cut ties with him about a year before her killing. Authorities say Schunk met with Nelson and Conrade hours before Jobi’s killing, and the three later went to Conrade’s townhouse. Police found Schunk’s body in a rural ditch more than a week later. She had been stabbed almost two dozen times. Nelson allegedly dropped off a garbage bag at his estranged wife’s St. Paul home after the murder. Court documents state the bag contained the University sweatshirt Schunk was last seen wearing. Before Monday’s trial, Nelson fired his attorney. Jury selection could last the rest of the week, said Monica Jensen, a spokeswoman for the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.
CORA NELSON, DAILY
The College of Liberal Arts’ new dean, John Coleman, discussed future plans for the college at the McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday.
The college’s new dean unveiled a plan to simplify its structure and further its reach in greater Minnesota. into three areas — arts, humanities and
BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com
social sciences — to simplify its current
The new leader of the University of Min-
“overly complex and under-structured” lay-
nesota’s College of Liberal Arts released
out, according to the plan. The college will
plans Monday to rework the college into
also work to strengthen its ties with greater
three distinct discipline areas and better
Minnesota to offer students more opportu-
arrange a complicated web of departments.
nities, like internships and alumni connec-
The University’s largest college will be-
tions.
gin regrouping its departments next year
New CLA Dean John Coleman
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For cancer care, songs heal University researchers are using reverie harps to ease pain for children with cancer. BY KAYLEE KRUSCHKE kkruschke@mndaily.com
JULIET FARMER, DAILY
Dr. John Wagner works in his office Monday in the Mayo Building. Wagner and Annie Heiderscheit, a music therapist at the University’s Center for Spirituality and Healing, are leading an ongoing music therapy study in which child patients listen to and learn to play a reverie harp to ease their pain.
From the moment of receiving their diagnosis, children with cancer and their families deal with agonizingly high levels of stress. And deciding to undergo potentially lethal therapy only heightens that burden. It’s important for families and doctors to tr y to reduce the risk of reoccurring cancer with ever y possible option, said John Wagner, director of pediatric blood and marrow transplantation at the University of Minnesota Medical School. But there could be simple, short-term methods for alleviating the physical and
emotional pain of childhood sickness. Wagner is part of a research collaboration that’s exploring how music can reduce anxiety, pain and nausea for children receiving treatment at the University’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic. “There’s much more to living through this cancer than just getting chemotherapy or surger y,” he said. “You also need to ... focus on ways to reduce the anxiety that goes along with that.” Music keeps patients engaged in a fun activity and gives them a sense of power and control, said Mar y Jo Kreitzer, founder and director of the Center for Spirituality and Healing. “Studies like this are so impor tant in that we want to do all we can to improve symptom management, ease suffering and improve quality of life,” she said. u See THERAPY Page 4
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans who bought policies on the state’s health insurance exchange are starting to get their first renewal notices, and many could be in for a jolt. Premiums for most of the more than 55,000 individuals signed up for private insurance plans via MNsure are going up. For the nearly 33,000 who have coverage from PreferredOne, most who want to keep those policies next year will have to pay over 60 percent more, according to officials with the Minnesota Association of Health Underwriters who’ve seen the company’s rate data. Tom Beckfeld, a selfemployed snowplower and window cleaner from Big Lake, acknowledged he’s worried about getting a big rate increase notice from PreferredOne. But he said he has saved so much money thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s ban on excluding patients with pre-existing
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Shipping problems Minnesota sets Ebola monitoring plans plague upper Mississippi River BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MINNEAPOLIS — A difficult Mississippi River shipping season has put a sharper focus on the need to update the upper part of the river’s Depression-era infrastructure. The river is an important route for the transportation of supplies such as cement, road salt and crops. In the midst of a record corn and soybean harvest, one of the Minnesota’s most important economic systems has been struggling to keep up with demand. The Star Tribune reports at least two of the state’s highway construction projects were delayed due to a backup of barge traffic on the river, which halted the deliver y of cement. Local street projects and private contractors were also affected. “It’s across the state, it’s across North Dakota and Wisconsin — it’s really an Upper Midwest issue,” said Fred Corrigan, executive director of the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota. A lack of inexpensive transpor tation alternatives is worsening the problem for cement contractors and salt suppliers alike. “We’re very fortunate to have the river,” Corrigan said. “It has the capacity, it’s cheap — it’s a great system.” Barge traffic was halted for three weeks last summer, which proved how valuable and fragile the system really is. Shippers were forced to shorten their loads from 15 to 12 barges when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was unable to widen a channel near Hastings. The problem area is costing St. Paul-based Upper River Services 20 percent of its capacity, said Lee Nelson, president of the company that moves barges between river terminals.
ST. PAUL — Minnesota health officials outlined plans Monday for monitoring travelers from countries battling Ebola, and said the most-severe restrictions will be imposed only on those known to have treated someone with the virus while abroad. The new framework announced by Gov. Mark Dayton and leading public health officials calls for quarantine only when a traveler has treated an Ebola patient and been exposed to the virus. In such a case, the traveler will be restricted to their home for 21 days. Any traveler exposed to Ebola will be banned from public transit and mass gatherings. In making the announcement, Health Department Commissioner Ed Ehlinger stressed that the risk of transmission remains low in Minnesota while acknowledging that combatting misinformation is still a formidable challenge. He said the state’s plan should assure people that precautions are being taken. For most travelers from the three hardest-hit West African countries who have no known exposure to Ebola, the requirements are less rigid. They will get twice-daily monitoring by the Minnesota Department of Health by phone to be on the lookout for fever, body aches and other symptoms associated with Ebola. Those being monitored also have to keep a log of all their activities and the people they come in contact with for the 21-day period that Ebola incubates. Twenty six people have been identified for monitoring so far, Ehlinger said. They are people who listed Minnesota as a final destination on trips that originated from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone. Government leaders are relying on cooperation with the guidelines and said they would invoke legal quarantine powers as a last resort if there is concern someone poses a significant health risk.
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Grad student bill of rights moves forward The Council of Graduate Students introduced a draft to its assembly. BY HALEY HANSEN hhansen@mndaily.com
When third-year doctoral English student Yuan Ding asked colleagues in her department about the likelihood of getting tenure in her field, she said some were hesitant to give her an answer. To ensur e graduate students like Ding are informed and aware of their rights, the Council of Graduate Students is working on a document that aims to define graduate students’ roles within the University of Minnesota. “It makes me feel slightly more comfor table and protected,” Ding said. COGS presented the first draft of the document, the first of its kind, at its general assembly meeting Monday evening. While most of the students were on board with the plan, some said they want the document to be clearer with its requests. The group began working on the bill of rights a few months ago with a few COGS leaders heading the charge. After its release, the
REQUESTS IN GRADUATE STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS GRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO: • • • • • • •
the best education available knowledgeable and responsible advising pursue excellent research excellent training for both academic and non-academic careers a formal employment agreement training support as employees clear and direct discussions of the ownership of work product at the outset of any research project SOURCE: DRAFT OF GRADUATE STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS
group hopes more students will provide feedback before it ultimately seeks Board of Regents approval this spring, said Nicole Scott, COGS’ Graduate Education Council representative. But she said they’ll take as long as they need revising the document to ensure that it is where it needs to be in terms of helping students. While Scott said it’s impor tant that the bill of rights is specific enough to guide faculty members and students, it also needs to impact as many people as possible. She said the document could be a selling point for graduate students to come to the University. Graduate students at several other universities currently have or are creating a similar plan.
CLA plans to clump disciplines next year Roadmap u from Page 1
presented the plan, called the CLA Roadmap, to faculty members and students Wednesday at the McNamara Alumni Center. The dean said he hopes to produce highquality graduates by improving existing programs and adding opportunities beyond the classroom, like research and networking. “We will become a destination college by renewing our commitment to community. This vision will unite our efforts and drive our hard work,” Coleman said at the event. He said the changes will improve job placement for graduates, despite some concerns about the practicality of liberal arts degrees. “During this journey, we will advocate — not apologize — for the liberal arts,” he said. To oversee the three sections of the redesigned college, the plan calls for an associate dean to lead each “corridor.” Currently, four associate deans oversee the college. The areas they manage are undergraduate programs; planning, research and graduate studies; and faculty affairs. Coleman, who’s in his first semester at the University, said it’s difficult to communicate with all of CLA’s 31 departments. “The idea here is that every department knows that they’ll have somebody here who knows that department and all of its various pieces,” he said. The plan also identifies five goals the college hopes to tackle: career readiness, research, leadership, diversity and community engagement. “The world and the needs of our students and our society keep changing,” Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Karen Hanson said at the event. “We need to work together to shape a more nimble,
innovative and integrative institution that will better serve our students, our stakeholders and the public.” Both the CLA Roadmap and the University’s 10-year strategic plan focus on greater engagement with Minnesotans, Hanson said — a target CLA leaders say they hope to accomplish through the newly created Minnesota Compact, a forum for sharing research with community members. The plan also calls for collaboration in research across departments and renewed efforts to earn grants for studies. “Having the highest research standards attracts and retains top faculty, which attracts undergraduate and graduate students,” Coleman said. “High-quality students attract more great faculty. Research excellence is a virtuous circle.” College leaders also plan to clarify expectations for academic majors, Coleman said. Many parents and students have worries about the broad focus of a liberal education, he said, including concerns about employment prospects. “Let’s eliminate that anxiety,” he said at the event. “We will do that by re-energizing our commitment to the community by graduating the best-prepared students.” To implement the plan, Coleman will commission a steering committee and “issue groups” for the five goals in the next few weeks. They’ll report back to him with a progress update by Feb. 1. It will take three to five years to completely implement the plan, Coleman said, but the groups will also identify issues to work on immediately. Coleman said he hopes to strengthen CLA and show its “central importance” to the University. “The liberal arts aren’t out off to the side,” he said. “The liberal arts are central to what a land-grant institution is about.”
The working draft of the document outlines students’ responsibilities within their positions at the University and their right to fair payment for their work. The document also includes sections describing graduate students’ rights to advising, training and research oppor tunities in their fields. The bill of rights won’t apply to professional students. Student senator Robert Stewart, who helped author the draft, said the document aims to encompass students across all departments. “Ideally, this is going to be representative of the entire graduate student population,” he said at the meeting. “If we’re too specific, then we may be painting some depar tments into a box, but if we’re too vague,
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COGS Graduate Education Council representative Nicole Scott helps answer questions about the graduate students’ bill of rights draft on Monday evening.
then we’re giving depar tments an opportunity to do whatever they want.” Four th-year rehabilitation science doctoral student Tara Mader said the document should help dissolve discrepancies among departments. “I think it helps make things more uniform for all departments,” she said. Though COGS has plans to present it to the board,
Scott said the document is more of a guideline to ensure students’ needs are met. But if they’re not, the bill would help those students who feel they aren’t receiving fair treatment, she said. “It will create a road map for future policies that will protect graduate students,” COGS President Andrew McNally said. He said the lack of
specificity could af fect the range of students who would cite the bill of rights when issues do occur. Although Ding said she’d like to see more specifics within the document, she said having it in place will make her feel more protected and positively impact the graduate student community. “It’s a giant step forward,” she said.
Cedar-Riverside residents voice concern with area homelessness Community leaders recognize the problem and are coming up with possible solutions. BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com
At a Cedar-Riverside neighborhood meeting earlier this month, a Somali elder stood and addressed attendees, painting an image of a recent frightening encounter with what he believed was a gang of drunken, homeless individuals. “[The man] got out his hat that he had been wearing that day. It looked like egg or something splattered on it,” said Debbie Wolking, the housing development program manager for West Bank Community Development Corporation, which provides affordable housing in the neighborhood. At the meeting, the man, who was speaking in Somali while a community leader translated to English, described the confrontation in which he said a group of people accosted him on the stretch of 20th Avenue South that overhangs Interstate 94. Community leaders say homelessness has been an issue in the neighborhood for years, and they — along with the Minneapolis Police
Department and St. Stephen’s Street Outreach team — are searching for remedies. But some say they’re struggling to find solutions. At the Oct. 7 neighborhood meeting, which was designated to address safety, another man recounted an incident in which he felt pressure when a group of individuals approached him asking for cigarettes. The impromptu stories shared by the two men highlight a neighborhood issue — albeit not a new one, said Phillip Kelly, the interim executive director for the West Bank Community Coalition. “It’s a constant [issue],” he said. “There are always homeless folk hanging out by the [I-94] bridge.” For Cedar-Riverside, it’s a larger problem than many people may think, said Monica Nilsson, community engagement director for St. Stephen’s Human Services, a group that opens homeless shelters and provides other housing services in Minneapolis. She said the concentration of poverty in the neighborhood is comparable to that of
downtown. Many residents harbor concern about the local homeless population, citing incidents of panhandling or drunken behavior, particularly regarding activity near the I-94 overpass, said Russom Solomon, the chair of the West Bank Community Coalition’s Safety Committee. “The area surrounding [and] behind it has been a problem for us,” Solomon said. “… And we’ve always been trying to deal with it.” Wolking said it appears the same group of homeless people gathers in a handful of hotspots in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. “They’re doing things that make [residents] worried about having kids nearby,” she said. “All the things people would do in the privacy of their home, they’re done out on the street.” Wolking said some of her renters have brought their concerns to her. “There is one woman who has had an issue with people who are defecating in her yard,” she said, adding that another resident told her she witnessed two men assault a woman, all of whom appeared homeless, right outside her home.
Despite community members’ apprehensions, leaders say they’re unsure how to handle the situation. Nilsson said St. Stephen’s Street Outreach Program is leading an effort to work with members of the community who are homeless and unsheltered. “Our team goes out to, first of all, figure out what their immediate needs are,” she said, “and then [we] work towards what their long-term needs might be.” Nilsson said the problem is delicate and sometimes difficult to handle. She said her group doesn’t encourage people to give food or change to people who are standing on the corner, but ignoring presumably homeless people isn’t the answer either. Nilsson said the neighborhood’s homeless situation is the product of larger societal issues in which high rent and a lack of social services make affordable housing difficult to find. She said that in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, the issue is as problematic for the homeless as it is for community members. “It’s difficult to put [it in] numbers,” Solomon said. “But one elder accosted is one too many.”
Detroit makes final arguments to exit bankruptcy BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — The city of Detroit urged a judge on Monday to approve its plan to get out of bankr uptcy, calling it a sweeping effort to “solve some really bad problems” by wiping out billions in debt and spending $1.7 billion on better ser vices in a long-ter m prescription for the Motor City. Judge Steven Rhodes w i l l d e c i d e N o v. 7 whether Detr oit’s plan is fair and feasible in the largest public
bankr uptcy in U.S. histor y. It’s an up-or-down r uling: He can’t choose parts he likes and scratch others. Bruce Bennett, an attorney for the city, went through the key points and summarized evidence from a trial that began after Labor Day. “Look where we are: 7 billion-plus coming of f the books, massive deferrals” of other debt, he said. “This is exactly the relief Detroit needed and it’s gone about it in the right way.” Detroit, which has lost
27 percent of its population since 2000, can’t af ford to raise taxes to get more revenue, especially from poor residents, Bennett said. “It’s self-defeating behavior. ... No one would come here. They would look at the tax assessments and say, ‘This will never end,’” he said. Bond insurers with more than $1 billion at risk fought the city during much of the trial, but now are on the sidelines after settling for cash, real estate and longter m leases on cer tain
assets. General retirees who had hoped the Michigan Constitution would protect them from pension losses agreed to a 4.5 percent cut last summer after Rhodes said there is no shield. Private talks between Detroit and three counties are also leading to a spinof f of the water depar tment into a regional agency. Bennett said those features and others created a “comprehensive ef for t to solve some really bad problems.”
President el-Sissi uses decree to move against terror and distent in Egypt BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO — In its latest move against terror and dissent, Egypt on Monday declared all key government facilities military establishments protected by troops for the next two years and detained a prominent pro-democracy activist on trial for organizing an unauthorized protest. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a general-turnedpolitician who last year ousted the countr y’s first
freely elected leader, issued a decree ordering the militar y to join police forces in guarding vital state facilities against terror attacks. The move would expand the military’s already dominant public presence and increase its vulnerability to attack. The decree stipulated that the perpetrators of any attacks against state facilities will be tried before military tribunals. Also on Monday, an Egyptian court ordered the
detention of activist and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah at the start of his retrial along with 24 others for breaking a draconian law on demonstrations. The law requires that all protests receive a police permit in advance. Abdel-Fattah was convicted in June for organizing an unauthorized demonstration soon after the law came in force and of assaulting a police officer. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but was granted a re-
trial in August and freed on bail the following month. His detention comes one day after his younger sister Sanaa Seif and 22 other activists were imprisoned for three years, also for breaking the demonstrations law. The siblings come from a family of prominent activists. Their father, the late Ahmed Seif al-Islam, was a longtime rights lawyer and their sister Mona has publicly campaigned against trying civilians before military courts. Abdel-Fattah’s trial
resumes on Nov. 11. El-Sissi led the militar y ouster of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 amid demonstrations by millions of Egyptian demanding that the Islamist president be removed. In the 15 months since, hundreds of Islamists have been killed and thousands have been detained, including Morsi who faces several trials on charges that carry the death sentence. In a parallel campaign, authorities have cracked down on secular and liberal
pro-democracy activists, like Abdel-Fattah and his sisters, jailing scores of them and allowing sympathetic media celebrities to smear their reputations as agents of foreign powers or as morally decadent saboteurs bankrolled by dubious rights groups. El-Sissi has repeatedly warned against a foreign plot to “bring down” Egypt and declared his commitment to freedom and democracy as long as national interests are safeguarded.
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Dinkytown attack sends two to hospital Also, a repeat offender was cited with trespassing at the U’s recreation center. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota campus will see an increase in police presence this weekend with Halloween falling on a Friday and thousands of protesters expected to turn out Sunday when the Washington Redskins play the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. Minneapolis police Public Information Officer John Elder said his department will increase the number of police on the streets in strategic areas near the University of Minnesota. “We will have more officers on than usual, as there is a high number of pedestrians, bicyclists and other persons out,” Elder said. He said police are “aware” of Sunday’s protests over the use of the Washington team’s name, but he declined to comment on the department’s strategy for responding to the planned demonstrations.
Dinkytown attack sends man and woman to hospital
A University student working at Publika in Dinkytown watched an altercation outside the coffee shop turn violent as she closed up business at about 11 p.m. Thursday. Alexandra Pfeifer, a
speech therapy junior, said that’s when she witnessed a man assault two people — a woman and man. She said the confrontation started when the suspect tried to take back money he had either pretended to give or actually given the woman. When the woman didn’t hand over cash to him, Pfeifer said the assailant punched her repeatedly in the face, splitting her lip. The second victim tried to stop the assault but instead drew the attacker’s attention, Pfeifer said. She said the suspect shoved the man backward, causing him to hit his head on a nearby pole. The suspect then retreated back to a taxicab that had been waiting for him during the entire incident, Pfeifer said. She said she then gave the female victim water for her lip and called the police. Elder said while no arrests have been made in the case, it is under ongoing investigation. According to a police report, both victims were transported to the Hennepin County Medical Center.
Man cited with terroristic threats at recreation center
A 33-year-old man threatened to shoot an Office of Information Technology employee on the afternoon of Oct. 20 at the
Prosecutors say they will appeal Olympic runner Pistorius’ case BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOHANNESBURG — Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case said Monday they will file appeal papers in the next few days against the verdict and sentence after the Olympic runner was convicted of culpable homicide and given a five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend. The decision by South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority could see Pistorius face a murder conviction again for shooting Reeva Steenkamp and, if found guilty on the appeal, a minimum of 15 years in prison. The 27-year-old doubleamputee athlete was acquitted of murder by Judge Thokozile Masipa for shooting Steenkamp multiple times through a toilet cubicle door in his home. He testified he mistook her for a nighttime intruder. Masipa found him guilty instead on a lesser charge comparable to manslaughter. The NPA said in a statement its decision to appeal was based on a “question of law,” meaning it believes that Judge Masipa misapplied the law when she acquitted Pistorius of murder. “The merits and the demerits of the NPA’s
argument ... will become evident when we file papers for leave to appeal,” the national prosecuting body said. “The prosecutors are now preparing the necessary papers in order to be able to file within the next few days.” Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel and his assistant, Andrea Johnson, had been “hard at work” since last week studying the judgment, researching and consulting with legal experts, the NPA said. Prosecutors must apply initially to Masipa for permission to appeal within 14 days of Pistorius’ Oct. 21 sentencing. If Masipa grants them permission, Pistorius’ case would be reviewed by a panel of three or five judges in the Supreme Court of Appeal, legal expert Marius du Toit said. They could overturn the manslaughter conviction and find Pistorius guilty of murder. Prosecutors can directly petition the SCA if Masipa denies their appeal, du Toit said. Pistorius’ lawyer, Brian Webber, declined to comment, while Pistorius’ uncle, Arnold Pistorius, said in a short family statement: “We take note of the state’s announcement. The law must take its course.”
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Disorderly conduct 2:05 a.m. Wednesday 18th and Como avenues Southeast Early Wednesday morning, Minneapolis police stopped a student, who they saw carrying a construction cone down Como Avenue Southeast, a police report said. The student told officers he would return the cone, which he admitted was not his, to the construction site where he had taken it. But shortly thereafter, officers saw him again — cone in hand — before he saw police, dropped the cone and walked away, according to the report. During the second confrontation, he was more belligerent and threatened to harm officers, the report said, so much so that police forcibly restrained him and booked him at Hennepin County Jail for disorderly conduct.
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Possession of burglary tools, bait bike theft, bike theft 4:30 a.m. Friday University recreation center University of Minnesota police officers caught up with a man after he attempted to steal a bait bike outside the recreation center early Friday morning, a police report said. The man, who is not affiliated with the University, tried unsuccessfully to steal the bicycle, then rode away on his own bike until officers apprehended him at University Avenue Southeast and 17th Avenue Southeast. He was arrested and booked at Hennepin County Jail for possession of burglary tools.
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Credit card/ATM fraud About 11 a.m. Saturday Van Cleve Park A member of Iowa State’s Quidditch Club, which played in a tournament at Van Cleve Park on Saturday, reported her wallet stolen from her book bag that she left on the field while playing, a police report said. According to the report, when she went to Subway for lunch at about 12:30 p.m., she noticed her wallet was missing along with $40 in cash, her driver’s license and her Iowa State Quidditch Club membership card. Soon after, her bank called her to warn her of unusual activity on her card, which had been used three times in St. Paul.
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Moos Tower 3 p.m. Saturday Pioneer Hall 8:30 p.m. Wed.8 a.m. Thursday SOURCE: UMPD
University recreation center, a police report said. This wasn’t the first time this man, who is not af filiated with the University, had caused trouble at the rec center, said Adegoriola Alowonle, the victim of the suspect’s most recent threats. Alowonle said he witnessed the same individual a week earlier push and shove someone on one of the building’s basketball cour ts. During that incident, Alowonle said the man threatened to “bring his boys” and “shoot people.” Alowonle said he noticed the man again on Oct. 20 when the
suspect yelled at another gym-goer for coughing near him as he worked out. Alowonle said he thought the behavior was odd but brushed it off. The man’s temper resurfaced 10 minutes later, Alowonle said, so he approached the man and told him to calm down and stop threatening people. “He said he was going to shoot me,” he said, “I was tr ying to talk some sense into him.” That was when Alowonle said he told a gym employee to call 911. With the police on their way, the man bragged to Alowonle about his long rap sheet and reputation for graffiti.
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“This guy is an idiot and a threat to students, staf f, ever yo n e o n cam p u s , ” Alowonle said. “He’s like a bomb waiting to go off, the way he was pushing and shoving and threatening people.”
According to the police report, the suspect already had a trespass war ning at the time of the incident and was cited again last week for trespassing as well as for ter roristic threats.
Cancer patients heal with music Therapy u from Page 1
As par t of the ongoing therapy study, Wagner and Annie Heiderscheit, a music therapist at the Center for Spirituality and Healing, are letting patients use a reverie harp — a flat, eggshaped version of a ukulele popular among music therapists, chaplains and caregivers. Not only are the sounds and vibrations of an instrument pleasant for children, but actively playing and listening can distract the patients from some of the pain they are experiencing, Wagner said. “You have something else to focus on rather than just sitting in your bed thinking about your discomfor ts,” he said. “And there is research evidence to suppor t biological r esponse to music.” The benefits of music therapy for children with extreme cases of cancer have been largely unexplored, Wagner said, especially regarding a bone marrow transplant setting. Researchers have to be par ticularly careful for those patients, he said. For example, they must immaculately clean the instr ument because patients’ immune systems are
“You have something else to focus on rather than just sitting in your bed thinking about your discomforts. And there is research evidence to support biological response to music.” JOHN WAGNER Director of pediatric blood and marrow transplantation at the University of Minnesota Medical School
extremely weak and could be endangered by a single cut. Researchers also provide parents and other family members with a video that teaches them to play the harp so ever yone in a patient’s room can par ticipate, Kreitzer said. For the research study, Heiderscheit recently began sitting down and playing the reverie harp with children in the blood and mar row transplant unit — who usually are unable to leave their rooms — to gauge how comfor table and curious they are with the instrument. When she leaves the harp with patients and their families, Heiderscheit said, siblings often play it together. “There’s been a really positive response,” she said. Other times, parents
play the harp for their little ones who don’t feel well, Heiderscheit said, adding that she has seen parents realize they need the music just as much as their child does. In one case, she said, a father told her about an instance when he was able to lull his son to sleep using the instrument.
Expanding research Ruth Bachman was an adult when her doctor said her left wrist — which contained a cancerous soft-tissue sarcoma — had to be amputated if she wanted to live. After being treated at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Clinic, she became a national speaker on battling cancer. She funds University research projects centered on integrative healing methods with a portion of her earnings.
“It was gratitude for the excellent care I had received after my cancer diagnosis, and I wanted to give back,” Bachman said. Bachman’s donation has suppor ted Wagner’s and Heiderscheit’s music therapy study in its first year. But to fur ther it, Wagner said they’ll need additional funding. If researchers can prove their technique benefits children ages 8 to 17, he said they will study more sophisticated aspects of music therapy, like how music affects endorphin levels. Further down the road, Wagner said he would also like to see the method used outside of in-patient and out-patient clinics, like at Ronald McDonald Houses or other community outreach centers for children with cancer. “It takes a village to teach a child,” he said. “It also takes a village to care for our children under these life-threatening circumstances.” Music therapy is one of many other integrative healing methods — like acupuncture and aromatherapy — being explored, Wagner said. “No one wants to rely on medicines for ever ything,” he said. “Music therapy could be the approach that resonates with you.”
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U researchers promote drone usage U researchers say use of drones in the U.S. could spur innovation. BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com
Soaring overhead, drones across agricultural land in parts of more than a dozen Minnesota counties survey the landscape. The operators of these unmanned aerial vehicles — University of Minnesota researchers — aren’t looking for enemy combatants or conducting obser vation for law enforcement. Instead, they’re flying the drones over soybean fields looking for a different kind of adversar y: soybean aphids. These insects are known to cause significant
damage to farmers’ soybean crops. The researchers’ use of drones in agricultural research is one way the University is advancing UAV technology, which they say will benefit an industry that the Federal Aviation Administration predicts to be worth $90 billion globally over the next decade. Currently, the FAA limits drone use to noncommercial organizations like the University. But the FAA is expected to release new safety regulations in the next year, which would open up the skies to commercial operators who hope to cash in on drones. While a U.S. Depar tment of Transportation audit found it unlikely that the FAA will meet that deadline, Ian MacRae, an entomology
Regent Larson dies at age 70 Larson u from Page 1
Larson, the son of a furniture salesman, was born in Indiana and raised in Glenwood, Minn. Devine said Larson’s personality matched his humble origins. “He worked quietly behind the scenes,” Devine said. “He was quite soft-spoken.” Others who knew Larson say he emphasized emotional intelligence and hard work. Greg Page, executive chairman of Cargill’s board, knew Larson for decades, starting with when Larson interviewed him for a job at the company. Page said Larson often worked on Saturdays during his time at the company. Larson, a lifelong fan of Gophers sports, always saw himself as a coach — at Cargill and as a regent, Page said.
Though Larson was enormously competitive and demanding, he was always generous with his time, Page said. “Part of his philosophy was that you shouldn’t kick someone on the bottom unless you have your arm around his shoulder,” Page said. Regent Clyde Allen knew Larson for nearly 10 years. “He cared deeply about students and the University,” he said. “It’s a great loss. His life was cut far too short.” Larson is survived by several family members, including his wife, two children, granddaughter, sister and brother. According to the Minnesota constitution, the governor may appoint a temporary replacement for Larson until the state Legislature elects a successor to serve the remainder of his term, which expires in 2017.
professor and a researcher with the project, said the agency must move quickly to establish regulations so the U.S. doesn’t lose its drone research and technology edge. “We’re probably second to none in the development, but where we’re hurting is the application,” he said. “It’s impor tant we get them incorporated in the national airspace safely.” While the University researchers’ work highlights the usefulness of drones in a domestic setting, they say some are cautious of drones in U.S. airspace. So they hope their research will eliminate misconceptions while promoting the benefits of drones. The concer n over drone use prompted some state lawmakers to
unsuccessfully draft legislation last session to restrict drone activity. Some University researchers fought that push, arguing it could hinder their work. “Yes, they are being used for military and law enforcement applications,” said Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, an associate professor in the aerospace engineering and mechanics department and a faculty member in the school’s UAV Laboratory. “But there is an equally large, if not more, non-law enforcement and military application of these vehicles.” The University project targeting soybean aphids was made possible by a $500,000 MnDRIVE grant that aims to make monitoring and destroying the insect infestations more efficient, MacRae said.
Through the use of drones, researchers hope to eliminate the need for a human to physically inspect fields for infestations, MacRae said, and then use the information gathered to more precisely and efficiently apply chemicals to kill the aphids. But researchers have a broader goal with the aphid project, MacRae said. By fighting aphid infestations more efficiently, the hope is that farmers will see the usefulness of drones to assist them in using this form of land monitoring to decrease their use of chemicals, he said. The project is also relying on help from the University’s UAV Laboratory, which develops the software and programs used with the project’s drones, Gebre-Egziabher
said. The lab is also currently using its five drones — inexpensive model airplane kits modified by the lab — to make aircraft lighter, sturdier and more environmentally friendly, said Brian Taylor, director of the UAV Lab. Drone-based research is not only leading to innovation in the fields of aviation and farming technology, Taylor said. It’s also helping reverse the misconception that drones are used only for the military and surveillance. When people who are skeptical of drones’ practicality see the real-world applications, they get excited and see researchers as helping the world, Taylor said. “I think that’s something most people can get behind,” he said.
Ukraine to reform with Europe in mind BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KIEV, Ukraine — As Ukraine’s most ardently pro-European parties pocketed a resounding collective election triumph Monday, thoughts turned to a reform agenda that promises pain and progress in equal doses. Although the outcome of Sunday’s vote is in part fruit of a surge in anti-Russian sentiment, Moscow says it will recognize the result and urged Ukraine’s new order to grapple with the countr y’s most pressing problems. With 72 percent of the vote counted Monday, the three main Western-leaning par ties alone stood to win a combined 54 percent of the vote. Coalition negotiations were already underway. Parliament is now largely purged of the loyalists of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who sparked months of protests — and eventually his
ouster in Februar y — with his decision to deepen ties with Russia instead of the European Union. Of the European-minded par ties, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front had 21.9 percent of the vote while President Petro Poroshenko’s par ty had 21.5 percent. A new pro-European par ty based in western Ukraine was running third with 11 percent. The Fatherland party of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has argued strongly for NATO membership and is likely to join a pro-Europe coalition, had 5.7 percent of the vote. Poroshenko last month laid out an ambitious agenda envisioning significant changes to Ukraine’s police, justice and tax systems, defense sector and health care — all to be completed by 2020. Among the tougher decisions ahead will be allowing the cost of utilities in the cash-strapped countr y to
float in line with market dictates. “Ukraine is pregnant with reforms,” said political analyst Oleksiy Haran. “The elections showed that both the government and voters expect str uctural changes to bring Ukrainians closer to the European Union.” Haran said measures to simplify regulations for private enterprise and to attract investment need to be adopted first. Hopeful businessmen in Ukraine complain that if excess red tape doesn’t kill their ventures at birth, corruption does so further down the road. For that reason, initiatives to curb graft and overhaul the justice system should follow suit, Haran said. Poroshenko has also said he wants to see Ukraine become mor e self-r eliant for its en ergy needs and farm out more powers to local government. The precise recipe of
policies to be pursued is subject of coalition negotiations. Messages from Western governments congratulating Ukraine on its election pressed the reform theme further. President Barack Obama said in a statement Monday that the United States would assist Ukraine “promote further democratic development, strengthen the rule of law, and foster economic stability and growth in Ukraine.” Alluding to the unrest still raging in Ukraine’s east, European Council President Her man Van Rompuy and European President Jose Manuel Barroso said a reinvigorated reform process must include an effort to establish national dialogue. Despite the nominal truce agreed in early September, battles between gover nment troops and pro-Russian separatist fighters remain a daily constant.
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Prevalence of ride-sharing is a good sign Ride-sharing services have grown locally because they are convenient and sustainable.
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he ability to travel by car without actually purchasing a vehicle is an attractive concept for many. Ridesharing precludes the need to own a car and pay for all of the added expenses attributable to ownership, such as insurance and maintenance. The simplicity of car sharing is also appealing to those who seek financial, environmental or social benefits. Fortunately, Minnesota has many car-sharing services. Car-sharing companies reduce the number of cars on the road, thus eliminating some fossil fuel emissions. Car sharing has also been shown to reduce the number of miles that former car owners drive by 40 percent. In addition to this, many car-sharing companies offer hybrid vehicles, further reducing the impact drivers have on the environment. St. Paul and Minneapolis are two of 13 cities in the United States that currently host Car2Go, a German company that allows you to drive a smart car for as long as you want, wherever you want. With a Car2Go membership, drivers get free parking in meter zones and are not required to pay for insurance, annual fees or
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fuel. A Car2Go app can track and help you find the next available car to use. HourCar is a competing service that has been in Minnesota since 2005. It covers gas, insurance and maintenance costs. The company has even created a special plan for students and faculty at the University of Minnesota. Zipcar is a third car-sharing service offered in the Twin Cities. Its hourly rates vary based on which type of car you select. The company covers gas and insurance. We should welcome these car-sharing companies with open arms. As of January 2014, a U.S. car-sharing study determined that there were 1,228,573 members sharing 17,179 cars. However, there’s still room for expansion. HourCar has managed to set itself apart from other companies by offering a special plan for students and employees of the University. If more companies followed suit, car-sharing would appear much more attractive to students on campus. For college students, money is always a key stress factor.
While Minneapolis has had a successful start in implementing ride-sharing programs, car sharing should expand to areas where it has yet to take hold. While Minneapolis has had a successful start in implementing ride-sharing programs, car sharing should expand to areas where it has yet to take hold. Keeping these companies in big cities is essential, but their reach should be widened to smaller neighboring cities. This will attract customers who wish to visit family or friends residing in relatively close locations. A wider distribution of car-sharing companies might also increase competitive pricing among them — which could reduce overall prices for customers. I encourage you to explore the world of car sharing. It will not only save you money on gas, insurance and parking, but it will save the environment from fossil fuels. Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.
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I was an undergraduate student in the College of Education and Human Development for four years, and I graduated last spring. I enjoyed taking my first year of courses through the Postsecondary Teaching and Learning Department in the CEHD First-Year Experience because the instructors are very focused on students, are effective teachers and use teaching methods that help students learn. My PsTL instructors were also very caring, and many of them were present on the stage when I went through commencement ceremonies last May. I don’t think this type of experience is typical across the University of Minnesota, particularly in the College of Liberal Arts where you are fortunate if your professor knows your name by the end of the term.
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Outside of US, press is not so free This should remind us that we are lucky to have a range of views to make informed votes.
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ne week ahead of the 2014 midterm elections, what are the primary topics on voters’ minds? Ebola, immigration reform, the Affordable Care Act and Stewart Mills’ hair, just to name a few. Each of these topics has been covered at length from multiple viewpoints, something that can’t be said for elections in many parts of the world. Take Turkey, for example. Although it was once a model of democracy in the Middle East, Turkey has reportedly jailed 19 journalists in the past year. About 150 other journalists are currently awaiting trial, and an additional 400 have been victims of forced layoffs. Recently elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has limited the scope of news coverage available to the Turkish people. In particular, he has censored speech that questions him and the government. Similar restrictions on press freedoms exist in many parts of the world, including Malaysia and China.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hannah Nicollet for governor This fall, Minnesota mother Angela Brown was charged for doing what any good mom would: treating her son’s traumatic brain injury. Although the non-hallucinogenic cannabis oil she procured relieved her son’s pain and seizures, it was still a crime in the eyes of state law. Brown and her son are just the latest victims in what is a literal war on drugs. In May, a Wisconsin toddler was critically wounded when a flashbang grenade landed in his crib during a botched SWAT raid. Two months later, Camille Perry and Larry Arman’s dogs were killed while there children were inside sleeping during a St. Paul SWAT raid. SWAT raids like this have become commonplace in the United States. My friends in north Minneapolis witness them
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fter five years in operation, the University of Minnesota’s “It All Adds Up” campaign now has statistics that reveal the success of its efforts. The campaign has reduced carbon emissions on all University campuses and cut $7.6 million per year in energy costs alone. It has also launched several education efforts and received more than 10,000 pledges for individual or group commitments that encourage students, faculty and staff to live in a more environmentally friendly manner. By targeting a variety of improvements, from building renovations to food sourcing and community outreach, the campaign has made sustainable changes in many areas of campus life. It’s worth asking, however, whether the campaign’s accomplishments have been due to changes in campus practices and culture, or if they just reveal how many sustainability problems the University needs to address. For example, a single building on campus was wasting about 1 million gallons of water annually before the University’s Facilities Management group helped reduce this waste. The University has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2050. While the campaign has had a great start toward that goal, we’ll need to make sustainable changes, not just minor improvements, to reach it. The campaign is already making long-term plans, including a renovation of a main electricity plant to eliminate coal use. If all the campaign’s long-term plans are implemented, carbon neutrality may become a real possibility. We hope to see it receive continuing support from campus government, staff and students.
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I was a freshman at the U spring of 1970. To earn money, I found a house-cleaning job. Turns out it was at John Berryman’s house. But the name didn’t mean anything to me at the time. I was a political science major with only a limited knowledge of contemporary poets. Berryman’s wife was the one who hired me. She was so nice; I recall her giving me lemonade and cookies one Saturday afternoon when I was cleaning. We sat with their daughter who was maybe 4 or 5 at the time. I only saw John Berryman once or twice and was rather intimidated by him. At some point, he or Mrs. Berryman gave me an uncorrected proof of “The Voice That Is Great Within Us: American Poetry of the Twentieth Century.” Sensing I had something of value, I told my sister, the English major. She was impressed. This experience left a huge impression on me.
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regularly. Of the more than 50,000 raids conducted annually, the majority are executed to search for drugs. One in 28 children in America have a parent incarcerated, a large portion of which are related to the drug war. Sesame Street recently added a character, Alex, whose father is in jail, to reach this growing demographic. Of course, the sick also pay a price. Nine-year-old Anna Conte died in late July while waiting for cannabis to be legalized so doctors could use it treat her seizures. Where medicinal marijuana has been legalized, prescription drug deaths dropped by 25 percent. Cannabis manages pain safely, versus a death every 19 minutes on average from prescription drug overdoses. I am the only major party candidate for governor calling for full marijuana legalization in Minnesota, akin to laws enacted in Colorado and Washington. My position is
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In the United States, we have no such restrictions on news coverage. Fox News and Bill O’Reilly criticize President Barack Obama every day, yet you’ll never hear about the pundit’s staff being thrown behind bars. As Americans, it is our responsibility to use the right of free speech and examine all of the topics in November’s elections from multiple viewpoints — whether it’s from straight news coverage, commentators or another outlet. It may seem like a chore to read the work of journalists whose opinions dissent from yours, but there are often valuable lessons to be had in examining their viewpoints and broadening your opinions. Many parts of the world don’t have this luxury. Connor Nikolic welcomes comments at cnikolic@mndaily.com.
that drug use should be treated as a public health issue, not a criminal one. For the record, I take drug abuse seriously. It bears significant societal costs, much like alcohol abuse and obesity. But only drug abuse is treated as a crime. Jail cells, guns, SWAT raids and criminal records are inappropriate for non-violent drug users and addicts. According to the FBI, 87 percent of marijuana arrests are for possession only. Addicts belong in treatment, not cages. When Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana, the sky did not fall. In fact, marijuana use among teenagers in Colorado dropped slightly. Meanwhile, Colorado happily enjoys the additional sales tax revenue. It’s time to take a common-sense approach to drugs and get away from the knee-jerk, irrational response that bans a substance out of fear, misunderstanding or moral objection.
he University of Minnesota is preparing to give stipends that could total more than $2,000 each to studentathletes in all sports, the Pioneer Press reported Thursday. Those payments are contingent on NCAA cost-of-attendance legislation, which should be voted on by Dec. 1. The average difference between a University scholarship and the full cost of attendance is $2,194 per year, the Press reported, and the idea behind this move is to make up for that gap. This gap has been the subject of great discussion, debate and legal battles in college athletics. Schools and athletics officials have claimed they should be able to pay their athletes’ tuition and living expenses while also throwing them extra spending money. In essence, this would be paying amateur athletes. Student-athletes at Northwestern University have tried to form a union, and the National Labor Relations Board ruled that those players were university employees. A federal judge earlier this fall let two lawsuits move forward that allege the NCAA is illegally capping scholarships at levels less than actual college attendance costs. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney is even tr ying to get insurance for injured athletes. These instances are just a few recent events that show moves toward the professionalization of collegiate athletics. The University’s recent announcement is another questionable step toward effectively removing the amateur status of student-athletes. As the University moves closer to possibly implementing this new plan, leaders need to remember that the University is an educational institution first, not an athletics organization. With that, athletes should be treated as students first — not paid professionals. 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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Redshirt sophomore Riley Macon, left, and redshirt senior Blayne Dulian, right, eat dinner together at the Sanford dining hall on Friday evening.
Gophers run a lot, eat even more Senior Blayne Dulian eats an average of 3,500 calories per day. BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com
After a long day of training, redshirt sophomore Riley Macon journeyed to Sanford’s dining hall last Friday evening, where he proceeded to eat three plates of food, a salad and a bowl of cereal. The Gophers typically r un between 60 and 85 miles a week, senior captain Blayne Dulian said, and because of that, eating mass amounts of food is necessary to refuel their bodies.
Dulian said he averages 3,500 calories per day. “Some of these college athletes are going over 100 miles a week,” head coach Steve Plasencia said. “We try to have guys in that 85to 90-mile-a-week range, which is still a lot. And because of that, the appetites are so big. Mealtime is a beautiful time when you’re running that much.” And for the runners, the competition isn’t just on the course. During the of fseason, those who are courageous enough par ticipate in the “cereal challenge.” “There are 12 types of cereal … so you have to get a bowl of each and fill them
up with milk and put them all down,” Macon said. Macon was one of the competition’s few par ticipants. He attempted and completed the challenge. Finishing the last few of the dozen bowls was the hardest, he said. “You tr y and save the most flavorful ones for the end because it’s more enjoyable to eat,” Macon said. “But when it’s that sugar y, it messes with you a bit.” Plasencia said when throwers, who are notorious for eating a lot, sit down with r unners for meals, they are stunned by runners’ caloric intake. “[The throwers will] sit down with this distance
runner who will be going fork-for-fork with them,” he said. Plasencia has had his fair share of the “eat-andrun combo,” in which he ate large amounts to keep up with his activity. He competed in the 10,000-meter race at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, and Barcelona, Spain. He had to make sure his caloric intake was up to par with what his body demanded. On top of just food, Plasencia said runners on the team are making sure they get the nutrition they need by drinking protein shakes. “I have some of the guys
[who] get done with their run, and they have a bottle sitting right there,” Plasencia said. “And they [drink] that thing down before five minutes is up to kind of get that replacement going right away.” To be the most successful, a runner and his or her body must have a symbiotic relationship. And to do that, the “eat-and-r un combo” must be very present in everyday life. Runners have to think about the types of food they eat, but also the amount of food they consume. “I think that would be surprising to people how much these guys eat,” Plasencia said.
ATHLETICS
U’s Tucker Center pioneers with research The University of Minnesota established the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport in 1993. BY SAM KRAEMER skraemer@mndaily.com
By the early 1990s, female participation in sports had taken off in the United States. The federal law protecting against gender-based discrimination, T itle IX, took ef fect in 1972. But while the legislation created waves of oppor tunity for women, one facet of spor ts didn’t keep up: research. Mar y Jo Kane recognized this, and she was determined to fill the gap. “What I thought was, we needed a center housed inside a research university that takes scientific analysis and studies how sport and physical activity impacts females,” Kane said. “Seriously, there was nothing like this anywhere in the world.” She worked with the development officer for the College of Education and Human Development, who found a potential donor to get the University of Minnesota’s T ucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Spor t up and r unning in 1993. Today, many consider it to be the foremost institution of its kind. Years ago, Kane told the CEHD development of ficer she needed just $50 for work to begin, but Dorothy McNeill Tucker, a 1945 University graduate, was quickly persuaded and donated $1 million to the project. “What was needed was a place in higher education that would promote
the interdisciplinar y study of females’ engagement in sport and physical activity,” former University President Robert Bruininks said in a foreword to a 2007 Tucker Center report. At the time of its inception, the T ucker Center was the only research center dedicated solely to female athletes. While other similar research groups have spr ung up since 1993, none of them have the outreach or resources that the T ucker Center enjoys.
Productive leaders Kane has ser ved as the Tucker Center’s director for more than 20 years, and she’s also a graduate faculty member in the School of Kinesiology. “I want us to always be relevant and always be cutting-edge,” she said. “I am first and foremost a scholar and faculty member, and I bring that academic lens to ever ything we do in the Tucker Center.” As its director, she has led research at the center on Title IX, media coverage of women’s sports and concussion ef fects on female athletes. “I want [the T ucker Center] to be a voice on important issues when people aren’t considering the effects on female athletes,” Kane said, “like on the current reform in intercollegiate athletics.” Kane stresses the need to use evidence-based research to convey the impact of spor ts on female athletes. “It’s not just speculation.
It’s not opinion or bias. We just show what the data is telling us, because we conduct some of the best research in the countr y,” she said. Under her leadership, the Tucker Center has also developed a network of affiliated scholars nationwide who are also interested in women’s sports. “These synergistic relationships, I think, allow us to be even more productive,” she said. While the center has gained national recognition, so has Kane. The Institute for International Sport selected her as one of the 100 most influential sports educators in 2013. Kane works closely with associate director Nicole LaVoi, who joined the staff 10 years ago. When Kane first interviewed her, LaVoi tried to explain the importance of branding the center and its research. At first, Kane didn’t buy it. Now, she’s confident she brought on a talented faculty member. “People all over the world tell me, ‘Your website and social media strategy are extraordinar y,’ ” Kane said. “That’s all Nicole, not me.” LaVoi, who has played an instrumental role in developing the center’s reputation, said it was her dream to work at the T ucker Center. She handles the planning and development of the Tucker Center’s initiatives as well as conducting research. She holds a handful of
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Mary Jo Kane holds an Emmy and poses with “Media Coverage and Female Athletes” producer Shari Lamke.
advising positions, too. She’s a member of the National Advisor y Board for espnW, the branch of the sports media conglomerate ESPN solely dedicated to women’s sports. She recently wrote discussion guides to all of espnW’s “Nine for IX” documentaries, which highlight nine stories in female athletics. “I told [espnW], ‘Look, you’ve got a lot of educational content in here. I’d be happy to write discussion guides for you,’ ” she said. “At first, they weren’t on board. Then they came back six months later and wanted me to write them.”
Pioneering research Recently, LaVoi has focused her research on head coaches of women’s sports teams at Division I institutions. A T ucker Center report, published in Januar y, found that fewer women are coaching NCAA Division I women’s spor ts teams despite the rapid
increase in female athletes since Title IX was passed in 1972. Twin Cities Public Television appr oached the Tucker Center to develop documentaries highlighting the center’s research. Though they’ve only made two documentaries thus far, the par tnership has been successful. Their 2013 film, “Media Coverage and Female Athletes: Women Play Sports, Just Not in the Media,” won a 2014 Upper Midwest Emmy Award. And after more than 20 years, Kane said she couldn’t be prouder of the Tucker Center’s work and reputation in the spor ts community. “When national leaders like espnW want to reach out and collaborate with some organization that researches the effects of physical activity for females, the first and only place they think to go is the University of Minnesota T ucker Center,” she said. “That’s what matters.”
ttempting to project a team’s season based on one intrasquad scrimmage is futile. So while the Minnesota fans and media pundits who attended the men’s basketball scrimmage Sunday can’t predict the Gophers’ performance this season, they picked up on one thing: The team’s newbies will make an impact. And out of all of head coach Richard Pitino’s first-year players, no one did a better job of proving his worth than freshman guard Nate Mason. Mason scored 17 points Sunday evening, hitting five of his eight 3-point attempts. Lauded for his maturity, Mason was vocal throughout the course of the scrimmage, and his confidence showed in his shot selection. “I think you saw a lot good things from Nate, which was really good,” Pitino said. Like Mason, junior college transfer Carlos Morris provided a spark for the Gold team in the contest, finishing the game with 13 points and three assists. Mason and Mor ris should fill in well for the group that graduated during the offseason, which includes Malik Smith and Austin Hollins. Mason pr oved his abilities to play either guard spot, while Morris pushed the tempo and looked fearless attacking the basket. However, per haps the most intriguing addition to Minnesota’s roster is Mali native Bakar y Konate — a 6-foot11-inch, 225-pound man who could be an absolute monster once he fills out his frame physically. The freshman, who played 22 minutes, finished with only six points and four rebounds. “You see the talent,” Pitino said. “[He’s a] little raw. [He] just needs to learn how to play.” Konate’s athleticism gives Pitino the option to put him at the power forward spot with either Mo Walker or Elliott Eliason manning the middle. The Gophers tried such a tactic to start the contest. “It doesn’t look bad. It doesn’t look great yet,” Pitino said. “We need a couple more weeks to really refine that.” Freshman Josh Martin rounds out the list of newcomers and showcased some of the highflying athletic ability that scouts raved about. Though it took him a while to get going, the 19-year-old finished with eight points and grabbed seven rebounds. While the scrimmage itself wasn’t per fect — the 30 total turnovers for the Gophers speak volumes — the new faces Pitino brought in look like they can help Minnesota right away this season — wherever this team might be going. “Those new guys now have got to understand how to play,” Pitino said. “They’ve got the talent. Now we’ve just got to coach that.” David Nelson welcomes comments at dnelson@mndaily.com or on Twitter.
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Everyone’s crazy ’bout a sharp-haired man The Barber Sharp is bringing back the age-old craft of barbering one head at a time.
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Returning Barber Sharp customer Tuck Carruthers gets his hair cut by owner Kelly Sharp while he sips a beer in northeast Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. The Barber Sharp offers a homey atmosphere, which includes a complimentary beer at the start of customers’ appointments. BY GRANT TILLERY gtillery@mndaily.com
Barber shops ser ve as relics of a bygone era. The swirling red, white and blue poles are all too rare in a time when salons dominate the scene. But the yen for simplicity and thrift — that many haute institutions don’t fulfill — can be found with places like the Barber Sharp. Barber Sharp proprietor Kelly Sharp bought the business years ago in the midst of an economic
downtur n. She lived in Stillwater at the time and was in the middle of a divorce and crumbling real estate career. The remedy to her tribulations was a complete lifestyle change. The business is a longtime northeast Minneapolis institution. When Sharp took the helm, the shop was located on Second Street Northeast, blocks down the road from its current location. The previous owner ran the place for 52 years, and after Sharp pestered him for
a job, he hired her as a barber. She bought the business from him in 2010 and relocated it to its 13th Avenue Northeast location in 2011. The Barber Sharp has a homey, neighborhood atmosphere that fits the character of nor theast Minneapolis — right down to the tacky yet glorious complementary PBRs served to the shop’s clients. “I wanted to do something kitschy,” Sharp said. “I was building the business, and PBR cost me 62 cents a can and matched the red, white
and blue barber pole. We’re definitely in beer territory — Northeast — so if it’s a free beer, I think most people so do not mind.” “We should have a more expensive cut for a better beer,” barber Michael Greenya said. In addition to the PBRs, the store has a house dog named Gus, a Pekingesepoodle mix who’s the king of the store. “He’s the star of the shop. People are disappointed when they come and he’s not here,” Sharp said.
“Ever y time I come in, Gus is always sleeping on the chair,” customer Tuck Carruthers said. Sharp chose barber school over beauty school because she thought cutting men’s hair might be easier than women’s. “When I went back to school, I was 45 years old, so I figured my capacity for learning isn’t like it was when I was 20, so focusing on just haircutting and shaving would be enough,” Sharp said. “Here’s the other thing: We [women] talk too much.
I didn’t want to play counselor.” Sharp’s employees possess a similar ethos and are committed to restoring the craft of barbering. “I went to barber school,” Greenya said. “Barbers go to school for nine months and cut hair. Kelly and I went to the same school, and the woman who owns the school suggested I check this out.” The Barber Sharp’s clientele is 95 percent male, according to Sharp, with the average customer age between 38 to 42 years old. “The average age of my customer on Second Street was 57,” Sharp said. “I cut gentlemen in their 90s who had never had a woman cut their hair.” A steady stream of students and old-timers balances out the median. Though clients come from places as far as Maplewood and Big Lake for a beard trim, a common trait of every customer is the desire to achieve style at a thrifty price. “No one wants to pay $40 and get their hair cut for an hour,” Greenya said. “Most stylists take pretty long, and no one wants to go to Great Clips and shake the dice.” And the shop’s list of clients includes luminaries. “The managers for Bon Iver come here,” Sharp said. “One day [they came in]. He sat and he got his haircut. As they got out, [they] went out and brought a CD. And that’s about networking — that’s what this shop is, too. We network. It’s community.” Sitting at the nexus of style and budget, the Barber Sharp has a loyal client base that keeps coming back. “Usually Sarah back there [keeps me coming back], but Kelly’s awesome, too,” Carruthers said. “I haven’t gone anywhere else. I work in the area, so it’s really nice to come in here. They know your name when you walk in the door, which is always good. They just have good haircuts.”
MUSIC
Mayda’s identity funk Mayda Miller’s funk grooves tell the story of identity and fitting in. BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com
Even before she could walk or talk, Mayda Miller knew how to funk. “I’ve loved Prince since I was in single digits,” she said. “I used to be obsessed with Batman when I was younger. There’s a tape of me dancing to the Batman theme song that Prince wrote.” Since then, Miller has decided to make music her life. “I’d taken piano lessons since I was 5 — your typical parents making you play an instr ument,” Miller said. “I got sick of it, and I started to listen to music that I like: grunge, Nir vana, the Beatles. I wanted to make music like that.” Now, Miller’s sound blends classic funk idioms with pop-infused synths and clean guitar sounds. On “Busy Signals,” her latest record, she incorporates electronic sounds and minimal ar rangements, and the result is a lot more pop and a little less funk. Miller’s histor y of making music begins years ago in sixth grade. And in
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middle school, she formed a band with her friends called “Sugar Divas.” Her prepubescent peers responded enthusiastically. “They were definitely jumping on the bandwagon, coming to our shows and singing our songs,” Miller said. “They thought it was so cool. At that age, ever ything is such a big deal. Being cool is so important.” In 2009, Miller released her first r ecor d, “The Interrogation,” under the moniker “Mayda.” Since then, she has released two more records, “Tusks in Furs” and “Busy Signals,” which dropped in May. “ ‘ Tusks and Furs’ was such a big production. There were so many musical elements going on and so many instr uments. It had that really pop sound,” Miller said. “For ‘Busy Signals,’ I wanted it to be less produced, less polished, and more rough around the edges. I didn’t want to have a million takes of a small guitar par t to make it perfect.” Much of Miller’s music reflects her unique experience as a Korean-American adoptee. “I didn’t realize until later that that really affects the way you socialize and the way you see yourself in the world,” Miller said.
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In “Busy Signals,” Miller articulates the feeling of alienation and confusion. “[‘Busy Signals’] means tr ying to communicate with someone or something and having a really hard time making that connection,” Miller said. Miller’s music got a jolt of energy when she began collaborating with producer and percussionist Michael Bland. Miller met Bland at Bunker’s Bar and Grill in downtown Minneapolis. Fittingly, Bunker’s was also the place where Prince recruited Bland as a drummer. Bland dr ummed for Prince for seven years. Miller’s promoter gave Bland a copy of her demo recordings. “Luckily, he listened to it and said, ‘I want to work with that voice,’ ” Miller said. Since then, the pair has been working to refine the sound of “Mayda.” For Miller, music is a reprieve from the struggle to grasp her identity.
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“It was a way for me to release emotions, be creative and connect with people,” Miller said. “I felt
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awkward [in the past], but when I played music, I never felt that awkwardness. I have a better grasp [of my
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identity] today. Things change all the time; it’s just a matter of how you deal with it.”
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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.
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Today’s Birthday (10/28): This is the year to tackle long-held personal goals and dreams. Doors that seemed stuck now open. Don’t get complacent about money that flows with greater ease.
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 — Contribute to your savings, like you’ve been dreaming. Take on new responsibilities today and tomorrow.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Believe in your team. Set a new course, and launch it from home. You’re forced to be practical, and that’s good.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Share a dreamy escape with your partner today and tomorrow. Compassion arises naturally. Brainstorm and generate new possibilities.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Talk about your dreams and passions. Speculate wildly. Imagine different scenarios. A creative possibility gets revealed.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Venture farther out in your thinking. Examine financial facts carefully, and plan for a future dream. Imagine new strategies
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — What would you do if money were no object? Daydreaming and fantasy reveal an actual opportunity.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Set long-range goals with your family and partner. Prepare for venturing forth. Pay off a debt. Circumstances dictate one destination.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Watch out, world! Together with friends, you can take on something big. Negotiate for favorable terms. Apply for a grant.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Your partner appreciates your clarity. Time to get busy! No more procrastination. What do you truly want?
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Everything seems possible. Let yourself ponder today and tomorrow. Consider your dream career. What if you could do anything?
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Imaginative work pays off. Finish work early today and tomorrow, after you get farther than expected.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — The crew’s discussing epic adventures and dream exploration. Include some of that into your work, without losing focus.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
DAILY CROSSWORD
From Slanted&Enchanted
Hey Net guess what? Today I was lucky enough to witness none other than his supreme holiness Glen Mason jogging along Washington Avenue. Net: “The flowing robes, the baldness … quite striking really.” His gallant trot was so enthralling that I tripped and spilled my Venti White Chocolate Chip Double Carmel Asparagus Brownie Latte all over the girl in front of me. Net: Eh, she had it coming. The best part was watching his 3 man posse holding back so as not to pass his winded, saggy ass. Net: Ah, the perils of being an athletics intern. It’s hard work protecting Glenny Boy from the dangers of the wild. You never know when an untied shoelace or rain puddle might rear its ugly head.
From TWONUTS
When I think about you I touch myself. And when I think of Dr. Date I am reminded to wipe better. Net: Umm, thanks, we think.
From Bill the Horse
Consider this a PSA. To whom it may concern: the weather has now turned cold. Net: You know what that means Networkia … Its UGG time! Yay! Nothing cuts through the snow and slush of a Minnesota winter better than boots made from dead sheep. Stop wearing sandals. You look like a doofus. It doesn’t matter if they match your outfit — people still think you look dumb. Probably because you are.
movie when I hear a girl behind me mention how she hates when people talk during movies and shouts for everyone to “shut up,” but then when the movie starts she makes it a point to tell the whole NUTTing audience what she is thinking. Net: Serves you right for paying perfectly good money to see “The Fog.” There’s more entertainment value in a bag of Funyuns.
From QuePasa
I applaud MrIT on his cute little attempt at making a play on words with his name. Really, an “A” for effort, you clever little rascal. Too bad your entries mock your own ingenuity, since everything you write points in the complete opposite direction of being “IT.” You might be a little bit more artful if you didn’t refer to the objects of your desire as “broads.” Net: We’ve always found “sweet cheeks” to be much more effective. Just as it is unfair to start rumors that “IT students lack success when it comes to women,” you should probably consider that making the generalization that GC is “the only place that accounts for the finest females on campus” results in the same type of blanket statement you so detest. I’m disappointed in the lack of logic in your arguments. Oops, but then it was probably a generalization on my part to assume that all IT students are logical. Net: Indeed. There is no logical explanation for the way some of them dress. What can I say; I’m only a CLA student.
From Darwinistsaredumb
From Iwannawatchamoviequietly
Que pasa NET? I am here, once again, to address a very serious problem: Net: The fact that there still has not been a big-budget movie adaptation of “Knight Rider”? We understand that the Hoffmeister has his hands full pleasuring groupies at all hours of the day, but sometimes you’ve got to take one for the team. The lack of decency from people at movie theaters. My friends and I are enjoying our HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:
With ninja reflexes like those it’s no wonder that pirates rule the seven seas. Good thing we were using a Milkdud instead of a real Poo Grenade or else we’d all have a big huge mess on our hands! But as I like to say during these training exercises, ‘a lesson learned is a shower saved’. So keep your eye on the ball, Networkia, and just remember to beware of monkeys bearing gifts! Woohooitbpoo! Net: This, kids, is your brain on drugs.
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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 36 October 25, 2005 Hello Doctor, I am in dire need of your services. I have a problem with my girlfriend of 2 years. We have had some problems with drinking in the past. (During a low point in our relationship I got drunk and danced with some girl at a bar and she often blacks-out when she drinks) So we had decided that we would not drink when we go out without each other. Last week she went on a school related overnight trip with several people from her community college. When she called me that night she sounded a little funny and said that she had had a couple of drinks, but assured me that she was not drunk. The next day she came home and we talked about her trip. She told me the same stories that she had told me on the phone the previous night. When I told her she had already told me these stories, she looked a little embarrassed and a little guilty. After repeatedly asking if she was drunk she finally gave in and said that they had been drinking throughout the night. I felt awful, because she lied to me and disregarded our agreement, but it got worse. Friday night we were drinking and I asked her if anything happened and she didn’t say anything. She just had this look on her face that was 1 part ashamed and 2 parts “forgive me”. I started to cry and she buried her head in the sofa. At this point I’m thinking “she cheated on me!” but less than a minute later, she seemed to not know why I was upset. After a day or so of questions she stands firm that nothing happened and chalks her “look” up to too much alcohol. I want so badly to be able to believe her, but everytime I start to the “look” pops back in my head and I find it nearly impossible to believe what she has said. I feel like I am going mad and she doesn’t want to talk about it anymore. When I bring it up she gets mad at me because I can’t believe her. This has been eating me up inside for the last couple of days and I don’t know how to deal with this. Help me please good Doctor!
— Insane in the Membrane
Dear Insane in the Membrane, Sometimes it’s tough to let shi(r)t go. Everyone at one point or another ends up dwelling too much on something, blowing it up in their minds until it consumes their every thought. When that happens, it’s tough to let it go and move on. But listen buddy, you’re going to have to just get over it and trust your lady. Otherwise, continuing arguing about it and eventually end it all over something as insignificant and stupid as (maybe) getting a little tipsy with some friends. If this pact between was as important as you make it out to be, maybe that guilty look she flashed at you was nothing more than, “Yo, I’m sorry, I got drunk last night, I know we made a deal … but everyone else was having a good time and I didn’t want to look like a square.” Frankly, I think your pact and your inability to deal with her breaking it feed into an overall picture of the trust issues that seem to frame your relationship. A rule that neither of you can drink if the other isn’t around?!? Ludicrous. Methinks you need to get over your suspicions and just deal with it. A relationship built on a series of safeguards and fraught with (misguided?) suspicion doesn’t seem like much of a relationship to me. Learn to trust each other and you’ll get past this little incident in no time.
— Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date, I have a problem. I know I’m a one of a kind guy. I know a lot of guys say this, but with me it’s true. I don’t drink or smoke, I don’t have sex, but I’m not a prude, either. I am nice, funny and caring. I have all these good qualities but girls never really pay atten-
tion to me. It seems like girls all want the drunken frat boys that’ll treat them like crap. I know a lot of guys that say all this about themselves but are really jerks, but I’m the real thing! Do girls just not want a guy like me in college, or am I not looking in the right places? Thanks!
From, — SexyCentennialSingle
Dear SexyCentennialSingle, Women don’t dislike nice guys, but they want a little danger, a little mystery, dammit. If you were interested in sex, I’d say women are more prone to looking for Johnny Danger than for Johnny McNoBalls, but since you’re not, I gotta say (the very trite) just be yourself. You’re boasting pretty hard in your letter that you’re this über-nice guy, this stellar example of … no, it’s not manhood … hmmm. I think that’s it! You come off as a “nice guy” but not as a man. You’re the safe bet, the one who will probably pine for the girl and feel brokenhearted when he’s rejected but you’ll still be their friend, you’ll still talk to them about how badly the guy they chose is treating them. Frankly, a guy who is kind of a jerk, without being mean, that is, comes off as confident. Confidence, methinks, translates in some circles to masculinity. If you’re secure enough to say “I know I’m a oneof-a-kind guy,” project it. (Though I’m fairly certain there are quite a few fellas out there who meet the “I don’t drink, smoke or (tr)uck” profile.) Walk around like you’re the cat’s pajamas and maybe you’ll get into some cat’s pajamas.
— Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date, I was recently reading your “Top 10 reasons to date an IT nerd” and I couldn’t help but get frustrated with the reason, “Because how often do you actually get to take a V-card from a 24 year old?” Well, maybe if girls started talking back to the guy sitting next to them in class, in particular me, then you might just find a 24-year-old virgin that is not a nerd. Now I’m not an ugly guy, just an extremely unlucky one, I’ve pursued my share of girls and to no avail, and not once ... ONCE have I been approached by a girl. It’s not like I’m quiet or shy, I just can’t catch a break. I’ve never had a steady girlfriend because no girl has given me the time of day, and I don’t understand why. I’m not dying for sex, I’m dying for a shot. What can I do besides jump off the Washington Avenue Bridge?
— The 24-Year-Old Virgin Next To You In Class
Dear The 24-Year-Old Virgin Next To You In Class, Whoa friend, I don’t know that I would be sitting around advertising how market-fresh my loins were. So your piece is in mint condition, that doesn’t mean it’s worth more money. Your tool is not like your Mickey Mantle rookie card or your first-edition Emperor Palpatine figure. It has not aged like a fine wine. It’s time to step up your game. You may not be a nerd, but you do apparently play one in real life. If you’re not staying pure for religious/moral reasons (etc.), then you’ve got to do a little more of this “pursuing” you speak of. Personally, I’d try the bars or at least an escort service before I resorted to suicide. “‘Now there you exaggerate, Sah. We hafta die. That is our ‘pointed task. Love & die.’ ‘Yes; that makes sense. But what makes sense between, then? What if I roiling & babbling & braining, brood on why and just sat on the fence?’” The tortured soul of John Berryman, you’re not.
— Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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dr. date Dr. Date,
I’m frustrated with my girlfriend lately. We’ve been dating for about a year now. And this semester, we moved in together. She worked over the summer as a camp counselor, but since school started, she hasn’t had a job. Her parents help her out with money. And this way, she has more time to “focus on academics.” But quite frankly, she’s lazy. I come home after a 12- to 13- hour day of school and working land care — exhausted and underappreciated — to her sitting around. She constantly gossips with our apartment neighbors and spends so much time on social media and Pinterest. It seems like nothing she does is productive. I rarely even see her do homework. So, besides going to classes for a few hours each day, I’m peeved my girlfriend doesn’t feel the need to be more active in some way. I’m working my butt off over here.
relationship I’ve been in started in high school, and it ended last year when we were both juniors. But for a while, I thought he was the one. We were completely in love with each other. But I feel like I’ve gotten over all the shitty stages of a breakup, and I’m ready to move on. (We mutually agreed to call it off.) But because we dated so long and our lives are so interwoven with family ties and friends, my ex and I have still tried to be friends. And I have to be honest: It’s really tough. Though I know we’re not meant to be together, it would be a whole lot easier for me to move on and find someone new if we weren’t in each other’s lives at all. But cutting ties is also something I don’t want to do because he knows everything about me, and we’ve been through so much together. I really value his friendship. I don’t know what to do in this situation, and I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you.
The Old Ball and Chain,
In Love No More,
—Lazy Lover
The last thing you should come home to is a lazy and unappreciative mate. She sounds like an absolute drone with no life of her own. Her petty conversations and online escapism are problematic. What made you decide to move in with her? Surely she has some redeeming qualities, unless she’s good at putting on a facade. You should consider dumping her and moving out. She’s weighing down your life, and there’s no reason for her to keep doing so.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
The only serious and committed
—Forever in Love
There’s only one thing you can do: break the ties that bind you. You say you “really value his friendship,” but you’re lukewarm about his presence in your life. His proximity is holding you back, and there’s no reason you should let it. Talk to your ex about what’s bothering you. Tell him flat-out that the friendship between you two isn’t working because it keeps you from getting back into the dating scene. Breaking off the friendship will hurt, especially given its depth, but you’ll end up more hurt if you don’t move on. There are other guys out there worth dating, so start getting out there to meet them instead.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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Campus deal app expands user base Developed by a U alum, ByME helps users find deals at local merchants. BY PARKER LEMKE plemke@mndaily.com
Almost four years after he launched a beta version of his campus deal-finding platform, Chad Olsen stepped up to the counter at My Burger in Stadium Village on Wednesday to demonstrate how it works. He loaded the ByME phone app on his screen, reserved a deal and brought it to the front. “I just click redeem, and then I show [the voucher] to him,” said Olsen, a University of Minnesota alumnus who graduated in 2011 with an advertising major and a minor in design. Having par tnered with 30 local businesses, ranging from Qdoba Mexican Grill to Domino’s Pizza, ByME
now connects about 7,000 users to exclusive local deals close to campus, Olsen said. The app recently expanded its reach with a fresh deal with Gophers athletics. The University star ted offering ticket deals through ByME in September, said Chris Werle, senior associate athletics director who oversees Gophers branding and communication. “It’s another channel for us to both offer tickets to students and generate awareness,” he said. “We’ve been happy. We gained a significant number of new student ticket buyers, which was the primary goal.” Developed primarily with budget-conscious students in mind, Olsen said his business seeks to connect users with local merchants and build consumer loyalty through excusive offers. “The students are going to be here for the next four years,” Olsen said. “I want to make sure that we can build
that community on this app.” His strategy includes a vow to never make students pay for the app, Olsen said. Instead, his business makes revenue by charging featured merchants. So far, ByME has driven more than $25,000 in savings, he said. Users sign in with their University email accounts, Olsen said. Faculty and staff can also access the deals, but it’s designed for student budgets. “Even if you have a full ride, even if mom and dad are helping out with college, you’re still tr ying to save money,” he said.
Feedback from students, businesses
Paul Abdo said when he and his brother added a campus location to their My Burger restaurant chain two years ago, they carried on a University legacy that runs in their family. And becoming a ByME
par tner over the summer continued it, Abdo said. “We’re tr ying to inser t ourselves into the fabric of the University of Minnesota community,” Abdo said, adding that Olsen’s pitch of a direct link between businesses and the University community appealed to them. “That’s what sold me on the idea of signing up with him.” Although Abdo said it’s too soon to judge how the app has affected sales, he said it has noticeably affected traffic. “We’re getting about anywhere from 15 to 30 users of the app into our store on a daily basis,” he said. Although Olsen built the app with a student mindset, he said he has listened to local business owners about what they want out of the partnership. “We usually talk kind of on a weekly basis,” Abdo said. “[Olsen] always asks,
Israel will build in all of Jerusalem BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister pledged Monday to keep building in east Jerusalem, despite stiff international criticism and recent rising tensions between Jews and Arabs in the city. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government said it was advancing construction plans to build about 1,000 housing units in east Jerusalem, the part of the city the Palestinians demand for their future state. Speaking to parliament, Netanyahu defended the stance saying there was a wide consensus in Israel to continue building throughout the city, just as every Israeli government has done since Israel captured east Jerusalem in 1967. “Even the Palestinians
know that these places will stay in Israeli sovereignty under any agreement,” he said. “The French build in Paris, the English build in London and the Israelis build in Jerusalem. To come and tell Jews not to live in Jerusalem — why?” East Jerusalem is home to the city’s most sensitive Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy sites. Israel says the whole city will forever be its capital, citing historical, religious and security reasons. The international community, including the United States, does not recognize Israel’s annexation of the eastern sector of Jerusalem. The Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as their future capital and oppose any Israeli construction there. Palestinian protesters have been clashing regularly with Israeli security forces in east Jerusalem for
months, and violence has particularly risen in recent days at a key Jerusalem holy site. In a bid to bolster claims in Jerusalem, the Palestinian prime minister paid a rare visit to the Dome of the Rock Monday. At the shrine on a hilltop compound revered by both Jews and Muslims, Rami Hamdallah declared that “there will not be a Palestinian state without east Jerusalem as its capital.” The visit was coordinated with Israeli security and passed without incident. Netanyahu has accused Islamic elements and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of inciting violence by spreading rumors about a pending change of status atop the sensitive site. He says there is no truth to the rumors. Netanyahu did, however, stand behind the
construction plans for Jewish areas in the eastern part of the city. A government of ficial briefed on the latest construction plans said the building would take place in Har Homa and Ramat Shlomo, two sprawling areas that are already well developed. He said the project would also include new infrastructure in the West Bank. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the plan is not yet official, would not say when construction would begin. Netanyahu has been under heavy pressure from the U.S. and other Western allies not to expand settlement construction, and the latest pledge appeared to be aimed in part at appeasing hawkish coalition partners at a time when his government is under internal duress.
‘Is there anything we can do, is there more features you’d like to add, is there anything you don’t like?’” So far, Abdo said he is pleased with the app’s campus focus, along with how it continually offers incentives for students to return. “Rather than handing something out at the register or sending out emails or, you know, papering campus, it allows us to reach those people who are specifically interested in our brand,” he said. Junior human resources development student Gao Xiong has had ByME on her phone since last semester and said she uses it exclusively to scan for deals at the Tea Garden in Stadium Village. “‘ Dollar of f drink, one free drink, a free drink if you buy another drink, two dollars off’ — stuff like that,” Xiong said. Although she said the app could attract more
people if it offered a larger variety of the food around campus, she is happy with the current state of deals. Biology senior Brogen Lothert started using ByME in the summer after hearing about it from a friend. She has used it to garner deals on burgers and beer. “It’s a little slow, the app is, as far as loading and stuff, but otherwise it’s not bad,” Lothert said. Improving speed and ByME’s integration with Facebook and Twitter was part of the recent work on an updated version of the app, Olsen said. “We fixed a lot of bugs this summer, and that is now out and on the market,” said Olsen, who spends about 60 hours ever y week interacting with merchants, building par tnerships and assisting users with technical issues. “I enjoy every minute of it,” he said.
Gay wedding officiant keeps ordination BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Methodist pastor who was disciplined after he officiated at the wedding of his gay son will be allowed to remain an ordained minister. The Judicial Council of the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination ruled Monday that a Pennsylvania church jur y was wrong to defrock Frank Schaefer last year after he would not promise never to perform another same-sex wedding. The council r uled on technical grounds and did not express support for gay marriage in general. Its decision is final. Reached by phone after the decision, Schaefer called it “amazing.”
He said he was pleased, “not just for myself, but for ever yone in the LGBTQ community and the church. This is a positive decision that keeps the dialogue going. They didn’t bar a person who is an outspoken activist and who has said that, if asked, he would perform another gay marriage.” Although the United Methodist Chur ch has welcomed gay and lesbian members, the church’s Book of Discipline rejects sex outside of heterosexual marriage as “incompatible with Christian teaching.” Since his church trial, Schaefer has become a gay rights activist, galvanizing other Methodists who support full inclusion of gays and lesbians in the church.