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hile Saturday’s weather was pleasantly warm for late October, the Gophers’ play remained red hot as they defeated Maryland 52-10 to remain undefeated. Minnesota out-gained Maryland 498-210 in total yards as the Gophers improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1941. With the result, they have now outscored their last four opponents 168-41. With the hardest part of their schedule still ahead, Minnesota wasn’t looking past the opponent in front of them. “Really proud of our football program,” said head coach P.J. Fleck. “They’re 1-0 in the Maryland championship season. That’s all they worked on, all they wanted to do. There’s no such thing as trap games, there’s no such thing as momentum.” On the game’s second play from scrimmage, safety Antoine Winfield Jr.’s team-leading fifth interception of the season set the offense up at the Maryland 20-yard line. Five plays later, quarterback Tanner Morgan connected with receiver Rashod Bateman for a touchdown. “It was huge,” Morgan said of Winfield’s interception. “It gave us great field position to go out there and start 7-0. Antoine just finds the ball, it’s crazy. He’s like a magnet, he’s always around the football.” The Gophers quickly extended their lead to 21 points, scoring touchdowns on their next two possessions. Redshirt junior Seth Green powered through the Maryland defense for a 10-yard touchdown run and Morgan then hit senior Tyler Johnson in stride for a 16-yard score. By the time

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Minnesota had built the 21-0 advantage, Maryland had only managed 24 yards of offense. “Start fast, accelerate in the middle, finish strong, that’s what we have to do no matter the circumstance,” Morgan said. “So to come out swinging like that was huge for us.” On Minnesota’s next offensive drive, Maryland forced a threeand-out and a short punt from redshirt senior Jacob Herbers set the Terrapins with good field position. Tasked with keeping Maryland from getting back into the game, the Gophers defense came through in a big way. Cornerback Coney Durr intercepted a mishandled third-down pass and returned it 72 yards to the end zone, making the score 28-0 with 3:41 left in the first half. “I was excited for him, real excited,” Winfield said of Durr. “It was just great that he was able to make that play.” After half time, Minnesota’s offense continued to control the game with two long drives, maintaining possession for 12:44 in the third quarter. The Gophers scored 10 points on those drives, including a one-yard touchdown plunge from redshirt senior Rodney Smith. “I thought we controlled the game in terms of our time management,” Fleck said. “43 minutes to 17, that’s Golden Gopher football.” The touchdown held special significance for Smith, as he passed Darrell Thompson on the play for most career all-purpose yards in Minnesota history, with 5,110. Smith made more history on the day. His 103 rushing yards on the afternoon moving into third place on the school’s all-time rushing list. Saturday marked his fifth consecutive game surpassing 100 rushing yards. “To be at the top means a lot to me,” Smith said. “I’m thankful to everybody who helped me attain that goal. All of my coaches, all u See FOOTBALL Page 4

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Num-mi in Dinkytown to close, will be replaced ILLUSTRATION BY MORGAN LA CASSE, DAILY

New records fee generates concern among U students The fee for academic records went into effect this fall, billing students based on enrollment status. BY EMILY SIZEN esizen@mndaily.com A newly implemented fee that requires students to pay a one-time stipend for academic records, like official transcripts and diplomas, has left many concerned over the necessity and legitimacy of the cost. The Academic Records Fee was approved by the Board of Regents

in June and instituted this semester at all University of Minnesota campuses. The fee encompasses the cost of maintaining student academic records, allowing students to order unlimited official records and additional copies of their diplomas. Before the Academic Records Fee was implemented, students would have to pay $15 per official transcript or duplicate diploma. Under the new one-time fee, new degree-seeking and forcredit certificate students pay $150 and students who were u See TRANSCRIPTS Page 3

Based in Oklahoma, Umami Fries, Inc. will bring Asian-fusion food to Dinkytown. BY CAITLIN ANDERSON canderson@mndaily.com

Num-mi in Dinkytown will close this month to make way for a new Asian-fusion fry joint. Popular for their pho and banhmi sandwiches, Dinkytown’s Nummi will be closing on Nov. 1 to be replaced with Oklahoma-based Umami Fries, Inc. The new restaurant, which combines Asian flavors with American-style food, is planned to open in January. “Dinkytown ultimately was really fitting for us,” said Samon Xiong, the owner of Umami Fries. “We’re definitely excited ... our food is pretty different.” The restaurant will feature foods like gogi pork fries, wasabi tacos and kimchi burgers, along with flavored milk teas. The Dinkytown location will be its

Vietnamese restaurant Num-Mi as seen in Dinkytown on Friday, Oct. 26. After closing, it will be replaced by Dinkytown’s first ever Hmong owned business. (Mrunal Zambre / Minnesota Daily)

second restaurant, its first being in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Marshall Nguyen, a real estate adviser who represents both restaurants, said Umami Fries is also the first Hmong-owned restaurant in Dinkytown. Born and raised in Boston, Xiong said his family often cooked both traditional Korean and Japanese dishes. This sparked his interest in creating his own Asianfusion restaurant concept, he said. “We thought Dinkytown was like, prime location for us,” Xiong said. Num-mi, which first opened in December 2017 after a delayed construction process starting in spring 2017, will be closing at the

end of the month. “Although the business was doing very well, we are moving into a new venture,” said Num-mi’s owner Nam Tran in an email to the Minnesota Daily. “This will allow us to spend more time with our family, [which] is the reason for the transition.” Customers who walked in the door often enjoyed the restaurant’s pho and unique sandwiches, said Celine Cha, a University senior. “They did give you a good amount [of food] ... I also really liked the atmosphere, the service was really great,” she said. “I am kind of sad to see it go.” u See NUM-MI Page3

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2019 Freshman class is most diverse ever, data shows The largest freshman class in 50 years also has the most resident students in 30 years. BY DYLAN ANDERSON danderson@mndaily.com

The 2019 freshman class is the largest in 50 years and has the most Minnesota residents in 30 years. The majority of the students are female, and the class has the highest percentage of students of color of any freshman class in the University’s history, according to recently released data from the

Office of Institutional Research. Record amount of diversity In 2010, 18 percent of the freshman class were students of color. Now, students of color make up more than a quarter of the class. When the University tracks student demographics, it groups international students and those who did not provide a race on their application with white students. Part of the increase is due to changes in Minnesota high schools, which have seen demographic shifts in recent years, said Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of the Office of

Undergraduate Education. He said the Office of Admissions has been “extremely aggressive at reaching out to schools where we know we have high percentages of students of color.” Still, the number of black students has remained low. About 5 percent of new students are black, up from a little over 4 percent a decade ago. Regent Mike Kenyanya said there are a lot of things he believes contribute to the underrepresentation of black students on campus, including a pronounced achievement gap in Minnesota, poor u See FRESHMAN Page3 VOLUME 120 ISSUE 17

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Training for academic integrity A resolution would require students to learn tools to avoid academic dishonesty. BY NIAMH COOMEY ncoomey@mndaily.com A University of Minnesota faculty committee is drafting a resolution that aims to implement mandatory training on academic integrity for new students. The resolution, written by the Student Academic Integrity Committee, is slated to be completed and ready to present to the University Senate at the beginning of next year. The training would likely be required for all incoming students. Others have also taken on similar projects to develop more training and education around academic integrity at the University. SAIC Chair Jeffrey Schott said there are varying emphases on academic integrity in different areas of the University, so he hopes the mandatory education will create a baseline of understanding for all students. “We think it would be helpful to have a common understanding that we can work from to deal with this issue,” Schott said. The training will likely

take the form of a module on Canvas, he said. Other groups on campus have also taken steps to create similar kinds of training. Lindsay Matts-Benson, an instructional designer for University libraries, has collaborated with s e v e r a l g ro u p s t o d e velop a canvas module on scholastic dishonesty for students. After consulting and collaborating with SAIC, International Student and Scholar Services, the Center for Writing and other groups, Matts-Benson has started building the module. Schott said this project is similar to what the committee is hoping to implement with the resolution. Matts-Benson emphasized that it is important when it comes to this kind of education not to assume that students cheat, but rather to give them the tools they need to improve as scholars. She also said she is working to make sure the information is accessible to them. “Using really accessible language, kind of getting rid of the jargon, doing a lot of definitions, making sure that I’m not overcomplicating the concepts is one important piece,” she said.

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Other factors, such as cultural differences in academic practices, are also key to understand when it comes to education on academic integrity, the Director of Student Engagement for ISSS Nasreen Mohamed said. Mohamed was involved with the process of creating the Canvas module and has worked on education for incoming international students, including content about academic integrity. Mohamed noted that citation practices are not universal, which makes the academic culture at the University an adjustment for many international students.

Therefore, it is important to have an understanding of the cultural differences between ways of learning and citation, Mohamed said. “It’s really about figuring out how best we communicate citation practices and understand that international students specifically may come from different citation practices,” Mohamed said. Mohamed said the Office for Community Standards has been receptive to meeting with international students and determining whether they understand their errors when instances of plagiarism come up.

A coming research collaboration will consider the role of religion on campus.

Academic dishonesty i s a n i s s u e a c ro s s t h e board at higher education institutions, however, Mohamed said. “It’s a skill that you learn in higher ed, and I think there needs to be more attention paid to that.” Schott said he hopes the training proposed in the resolution will be a step in the right direction for helping increase u n d e r s t a n d i n g a ro u n d academic integrity. “It’s a problem we’ll never solve completely. It pops up in different ways so we’re just trying to get started with something that we think will help,” he said.

“The less closed-off I have been about my faith, the more constructive it has been in breaking down those stereotypes.”

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Yusuf Mohamed poses for a portrait in Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 21. Mohamed feels that while the University prides itself on being a safe space, there is not much room given to talking about religion. (Nur B. Adam / Minnesota Daily)

Equity and Diversity. The goal of the workshops and reading groups is to make space for conversations around religion at the University. “Lots of folks in American society are uncomfortable talking about religion. They are afraid of saying something wrong,” Kilde said. Through the project, the researchers are hoping to teach people the tools to talk about religion more comfortably in the public square, something already being done in many religious studies classes. Yusuf Mohamed, a firstyear sociology student, said he has not heard much conversation around religion at the University. He said while the University prides itself on

being a safe space, there is not much space given to talking about religion. According to Kilde, concern about openly talking about religion at public universities is common because of the question around the separation between state and religion. Fourth-year student Austin Peterson said he was nervous to open up about his identity as a Catholic when he came to the University. Peterson said during his first year, he felt there was a stigma around being Catholic but struggled to tell if it was a real stigma or just a perceived one. However, he has found through conversations with his peers that a stigma around being Catholic may not be as

big as he had thought. “The less closed-off I have been about my faith, the more constructive it has been in breaking down those stereotypes,” he said. These perceived stigmas about religion are one of the things the two researchers are trying to debunk in their work. Religions are often seen as a fixed thing, resulting in stereotypes, Singh said. When talking about religion it is important to not make assumptions because each individual’s identity and experience with religion is different, she added. “There is a lot of complexity around religion, and we don’t often get that.” The researchers also hope

to address the growing number of people who identify as “nones,” which are people without a religious affiliation, according to Kilde. “It is almost more popular to not be a part of a religion now,” said Althea Anderson, a psychology student who identifies as agnostic, which is a person who neither believes nor disbelieves in the existence of a god. She said her friends who are other religions such as Catholic are not as comfortable talking about their beliefs. While different University departments already do things such as accommodate for religious beliefs and practices, Singh said there is sometimes no connection to these broader conversations around understanding the context. The project feels like a fresh initiative to her. The project through IAS only goes through next year, but Kilde and Singh are looking at how to continue the work and make it long-term. “These issues that are surfacing on campus will not be done in 2020,” Singh said.

Second armed robbery in a week reported on campus The incident, which took place Saturday night, prompted an all-campus alert. BY JASMINE SNOW jsnow@mndaily.com

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During a time when religion and religious identities are changing, researchers Jeanne Kilde and Virajita Singh are exploring the role of religion in the workplace and the religious rights of University of Minnesota employees and students. Through a collaborative with the Institute for Advanced Study, the researchers are spending the next year rolling out work on the subject. This involves publishing an online forum devoted to religion at public universities, holding reading groups and developing community workshops for staff and students to talk about their experience with religion on campus. Their goal is to create recommendations for the University community around discussing religion. Kilde, director of undergraduate studies at the University’s religious studies program, said while scholars have already been looking at these questions, they are hoping the conversation will filter down to staff and administrators at the University through their work. “Religion is not a topic often discussed. We want to change that to make it more comfortable for people to talk about,” said Singh, associate vice provost for the Office of

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Pedestrians pass by Num-Mi in Dinkytown on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (Minnesota Daily file photo)

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But this location’s change of hands is a common occurrence in Dinkytown. The area’s retail landscape has seen similar changes over the past four years with seven different properties seeing a change in business licensing, according to data sent to the Minnesota Daily by the City of Minneapolis. “If you don’t have the right concept or something different, then it might be a challenge to be there for a very long time,” said Nguyen, who represents Umami Fries along with other businesses in Dinkytown. “Also, rent in Dinkytown is really expensive.” Randal Gast, owner of the 12-year-old Dinkytown

Qdoba, expressed concerns over the number of similar-style restaurants within close vicinity and the restaurants’ ability to capture student interest. “There’s a plethora of Asian restaurants these days,” he said. “The restaurant business is very intense, it’s very risky.” Banh-Appetit, Bonchon and Oishii Poke are all Asian-inspired restaurants that have recently opened in Dinkytown. But the new restaurant’s concept is unique and fun, which will help it thrive in Dinkytown, Nguyen said. “This is the first concept like them to be in Minnesota … Like fusion with fries, American and Asian tastes,” he said. “It’s a fun concept and it’s fast … it’s just going to do really well.”

46% Male : 54% Female

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campus climate surveys and systematic historical barriers. “There is a history of higher-ed, including this institution, keeping black folks out of the classroom,” Kenyanya said in an email to the Minnesota Daily. “If your parents were systematically kept out of college, they’re not equipped to help you navigate the confusing collegiate landscape.” While the numbers may be low, Kenyanya said the work to increase them

cannot go unrecognized, pointing to programs they have put in place with young students. “Hopefully, we’ll see them matriculate in a few years,” Kenyanya said in an email. Gender gap on campus Continuing a trend seen across the country, female students outnumber male students significantly among incoming freshman. This fall, more than 54 percent of students are women and less than 46 percent are men, a difference of more than 500 students. “We find that, on balance, women have stronger academic credentials

coming out of high school,” McMaster said. “You see that reflected in our data, you see that reflected nationally.” At the University, women have outnumbered men in every freshman class since at least 2001, the furthest back data is publicly available online. University officials are not worried about this trend, though. “I think if we started to see that tip even more — say we wound up with 60 percent women and 40 percent men — then we would start to get worried and figure out what is going on here,” McMaster said. “I’m not overly concerned at 54

to 46 [percent].” Rural students While the number of students in the freshman class from Greater Minnesota has stayed the same, in the past decade, the percent of the freshman class that they make up has decreased as the overall population has grown. McMaster sees maintaining the number of rural students as a success in light of declining rural populations. He said the University has specific scholarships for Minnesota residents from outside the metro area to hopefully maintain these numbers.

UMN Medical School announces first steps to address climate change The Medical School aims to reduce its use of plastic packaging. BY EMILY SIZEN esizen@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota Medical School recently announced it is taking measures to address climate change and sustainability within the college, including reducing plastic packaging for medical materials. In a statement released this month, Medical School Dean and Vice President for Academic Clinical Affairs Jakub Tolar revealed the first steps the Medical School would take to address climate change. These projects will provide potential solutions to eliminate medical waste by reducing plastic packaging and replacing it with compostable materials. Additionally, a sustainability team from the Medical School will work with the University’s Office of Sustainabil-

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enrolled last spring or summer pay $75. University alumni are grandfathered into the program and can access their records without the fee. “Each student has an academic record for life. We can never delete it. We have to maintain it forever,” said Sue Van Voorhis, associate vice provost and University registrar. “...Students ordering transcripts were helping to pay for the academic records for all the students who have an academic record for all of the campuses, and that wasn’t fair to only those ordering them.” Van Voorhis said that the Academic Records Fee is separate from tuition fees to ensure the funds would only go toward the maintenance of student records. However, many students are concerned they will not order enough official transcripts or diplomas to justify the cost. But administrators said the fee supports maintaining the entire academic records system, not only requests for documents. Van Voorhis and Lindsay Bork Nichols, an analyst of strategic projects and operations in the Office of Academic Support Resources, began meeting with students last fall to present the proposal and get their input. They also examined other schools throughout the country that have similar stipends to pay for the maintenance of academic records. Van Voorhis said originally the office recommended a $225 fee for new students, but it was later lowered to $150 after receiving input from students.

ity to evaluate where changes need to be made within the college to be more sustainable. “I emphasize that this is just the beginning of the work we can and must do, and in addition, I would ask that we all think about our individual impact on this planet,” Tolar said in a statement to the Minnesota Daily. Medical student Aaron Rosenblum was one of the first students to propose the medical school should address climate change. He, along with fellow medical students Daniel Ly and Jack Inglis, authored a proposal to address some of these issues and brought this idea to the Medical School Student Council last spring. They then brought it to Tolar this fall. “A lot more affects a person’s health than what happens in the clinic ... environmental health is a big part of those social determinants or structural determinants of health,” Rosenblum said. “The science couldn’t be anymore clear that climate change is

a threat.” Some of the ways Ly said they are hoping to help the Medical School become more environmentally conscious include implementing a climate change research elective for third- and fourth-year medical students and looking at how other institutions are working on this issue. “We’re trying to evaluate with as much scientific data as we can, kind of tiny changes we can make now that have larger lasting implications for the reduction of carbon emissions,” Ly said. “I appreciate that there are many people out there that also believe that this should be addressed, and it’s well within our control to make a large difference.” Dr. Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni is an assistant professor in the Medical School and faculty adviser for the student group Health Students for a Healthy Climate. She also works with the Climate Health Action Program to address sustainability through education. As a professor and

Andrew Durkot, the vice president of the Professional Student Government, said he believes the fee is unnecessary. As an undergraduate student applying to professional programs, he said he only needed three official transcripts, which totaled $45. “Under the flat fee policy, I would have paid some total in fees that far exceeded the actual total for myself to the point where I would have to seriously ask myself if that was worth it,” Durkot said in an email. The proposal for implementing an Academic Records Fee was brought to student government bodies last fall. In December 2018, the Council of Graduate Students’ general assembly voted to oppose the policy due to concerns of legitimacy over the information presented to the students. Deepak Haarith, the vice president of COGS and plant pathology graduate student, echoed these concerns in a resolution sent to President Joan Gabel’s office this semester. Haartith and fellow plant pathology student Matthew Pereyra will meet with a representative from the president’s office next week to discuss the resolution and their concerns. They said they are hoping to have the president’s support going forward. The ultimate goal, Haarith said, is to eliminate the fee entirely for graduate students. The goal, Nichols and Van Voorhis said, is to reduce the financial burden on students. For example, the one-time fee is financial aid eligible and by introducing the fee, Nichols said students will save money spent on ordering

individual records. In addition, the fee will ensure students’ record documents are accurate and get to students efficiently, Nichols said. “It’s not a one-for-one replacement for that transcript fee,” Nichols said. “It’s important to think about it as supporting the entire academic record.” One of the biggest concerns Pereyra said he has heard from students is issues with the lack of input students got in the process — particularly for many incoming students who have to pay an additional $75 more than already-enrolled students. Because the Academic Records Fee is already implemented, it will be hard for students to push back and see any changes made to the policy, Pereyra said. The fee, Haarith said, speaks to the larger issue of the increasing amount of student fees at the University. “I don’t know why this is being forced on us. Another reason why we need to speak up is because if we don’t speak up for one issue, then it’s an indication that we won’t speak up for anything ...Today [the Academic Records] Fee and tomorrow some other unit might slap another fee.”

“Each student has an academic record for life. We can never delete it. We have to maintain it forever.” SUE VAN VOORHIS associate vice provost

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a clinician, she said one of her goals is work to reduce carbon emissions. “Whether you’re talking about asthma or heart disease, there’s always a role that air quality plays,” Surapaneni said. “So trying to make those connections [between health and climate change] more

obvious so that we can train our next generation health care providers that are able to counsel patients better on how patients can protect themselves from these impacts.” Rosenblum said they hope M Health Fairview and the University will become models to other institutions on

how to address sustainability and climate change. “It doesn’t mean that we can swoop in and have a quick fix [for climate change] like a blood pressure let’s say, or a liver transplant,” Rosenblum said. “But it does mean that we have a responsibility to do something.”

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Defense shines in win over Maryland The Gopher defense has allowed only 27 points in the last four games.

BY JOHN MILLER jmiller@mndaily.com Another game, another terrific showing by the Gophers defense. Minnesota’s defense came into the game having only allowed 17 points in the last three games and Saturday’s game against Maryland would be another commanding display by defensive coordinator Joe Rossi’s squad in a 52-10 rout over the Terrapins. “This is a team that blew us out of the water last year with the same group of guys that they’ve added to,” said head coach

P.J. Fleck about the defense. “I thought we had a really buttoned up plan.” The Gopher defense has only allowed 27 points in the the last four games. Maryland came into the game averaging 35.6 points per game, 28th best in the country. “ If t hey ’re shut t i ng people out, we got to do our job and put some points on the board to continue to end games,” quarterback Tanner Morgan said. “If your defense is playing that well you should be able to [take] advantage of that on offense.” Minnesota’s offense would have plenty of chances to take advantage of opportunities the defense gave them. The Terrapins got the ball to start the game and

the Gophers defense came out and immediately made a play. On the second play from scrimmage, Maryland’s redshirt junior quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome threw a ball that bounced off of his intended receiver and into the hands of who else but Minnesota’s star safety Antoine Winfield Jr.,who would return it 30 yards and set Minnesota’s offense up right at the edge of the red-zone. “It set the tone for the game I feel like,” Winfield Jr. said. Coming into the day, the Gophers had forced 12 turnovers on the season, nine of which were interceptions. With his fifth interception of the season, Winfield Jr. has the second most interceptions in the country.

“That’s my goal, just to always be around the ball and you got to fly around the ball and make plays,” Winfield Jr. said. Minnesota only needed a minute and 20 seconds to score, as Morgan would find wide receiver Rashod Bateman for a nine-yard touchdown pass to put Minnesota up 7-0 after the extra point. “To be able to go down there and score right away is huge,” Morgan said. “Our defense is playing real well.” There would be no turning back from there, a s the rest of the game was all Minnesota. With Minnesota leading 21-0, Maryland appeared to be driving for their first score of the game with the ball at the

Minnesota 30-yard line. That was until Minnesota forced Pigrome to throw another interception, this time ending up in the arms of redshirt sophomore defensive back Coney Durr, and he would have plenty of daylight ahead of him to return it 72 yards for a touchdown and the Gophers a 28-0 lead. Maryland came into the game averaging 431 total yards per game. Today, Minnesota held the Maryland offense to 210 yards, less than half its average. Minnesota’s defense imposed its will on the Maryland rushing attack, giving up only 79 rushing yards in the game. After the firing of former defensive coordinator Robb Smith last year, the Gophers now have a

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11-1 record since giving the defensive reins to Rossi. “Jo e R o ssi’ s t rem endous,” head coach P.J. Fleck said about the defense after the game. Minnesota’s defense will play the ultimate test in two weeks, when they take on the undefeated, No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions in the biggest game of the season. The Gophers have hope that ESPN’s College Game Day will attend. “We’d love to have ‘em. I know our administration would love to have ‘em,” said Fleck. “I think it would be a wonderful experience and moment for all of our players. 8-0 versus 8-0, a place they have never been before, a place where the Super Bowl and Final Four has been, let’s do this.”

Wide receiver Tyler Johnson carries the ball at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Gophers defeated Maryland 52-10 bringing their record to 8-0. (Sydni Rose / Minnesota Daily)

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of my teammates, the entire staff here at the university, professors. Just everybody that’s helped me along the way, I really appreciate it.” Minnesota’s other backs also had strong days on the ground as the team finished the game with 321 rushing yards. Green reached the end zone twice and he, redshirt senior Shannon Brooks and redshirt sophomore Mohamed Ibrahim all averaged over five yards per carry. The victory extended Minnesota’s win streak to 10 games, dating back to last season. It also sets up a very important matchup on Nov. 9 with also-undefeated No. 6 Penn State. Leading up to that contest, Fleck told his team to appreciate the moment, but not to lose focus on the task ahead. “The dream is the journey,” Fleck said. “You have to enjoy it being smart. That was my last message to [the players]. We have a very special thing going, make sure we do the right things. Have fun, celebrate, but do the right thing.”

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Top left, Forward Sammy Walker falls to the ice at the 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday, Oct. 25. The Gophers went on to lose 2-5 to the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Top right, Forward Sammy Walker takes a shot on net. Bottom right, Defenseman Ben Brinkman searches for the puck. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

Gophers fall to Duluth The team was swept this weekend, being shut out for the first time since 2017 . BY JULIANNA LANDIS jlandis@mndaily.com In their latest series against Minnesota-Duluth, the Gophers faced the Bulldogs team with something to prove. After they got swept by Wisconsin, coach Bob Motzko said he anticipated facing an ornery Bulldogs squad ahead of the series. That’s exactly what they got, falling 5-2 on Friday and 2-0 on Saturday. Gophers find dynamic duo in loss In the opening game on Friday, Minnesota found themselves behind on the scoreboard quickly after Kobe Roth scored for the Bulldogs seven minutes into the opening

period. They were set even further back with two more unanswered goals scored in the second period, but in the last moments, the first line was able to break through after a line adjustment put freshman Ben Meyers and captain Sammy Walker together. Meyers scored the first goal to get Minnesota on the board with just seconds left in the second period, and Walker had the primary assist. The goal was Meyer’s first of the year. They continued to make an impact in the third period, as Walker scored to close the Duluth lead to one goal halfway through the period. This time, Meyers had the primary assist. “We got two goals out of it ... he’s a great player,” Walker said. Just as the momentum seemed to shift in favor of the Gophers, though, Duluth was able to regain its lead a minute later with a goal from

Koby Bender. After Blake McLaughlin was called for hooking, Minnesota let one more goal in for the night, a power-play goal scored by Duluth’s Scott Perunovich. “You could tell in the first period they brought the intensity, and we were on our heels,” Motzko said. “I think it’s a game that will make us better.” Gophers blanked for first time since 2017 Despite getting a power play under a minute into Saturday’s game, Minnesota fell behind again as Quinn Olson netted his first of the season six minutes into the period. From there Minnesota struggled to stay out of the penalty box, with back-toback calls against Ryan Johnson for slashing and McLaughlin for tripping. Duluth dominated the first period from there, and at the break they had outshot

them 19-14. The Gophers had power play chances in the second but often were called for penalties of their own, neutralizing the man advantage. The third period was more even in terms of scoring opportunities, but it wasn’t enough to get the Gophers on the board. Goaltender Jared

Moe was pulled in the final minutes to give Minnesota an extra skater as the clock wound down, but the move had a negative effect. Jackson Cates scored on the empty net to pad Duluth’s lead, and the game ended with Minnesota shut out from the scoreboard for the first time in almost two years.

“That was a much better effort by us tonight. It’s unfortunate we had to go through yesterday to get to this, but that’s just where we’re at,” Motzko told the media. “I liked how we responded … we had hockey players out there tonight. We just needed a puck to go through, and we couldn’t get one to go through.”

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Lizea Harper does it all

From boom bap to pop rap, Lizea Harper’s music is the “dark remedy” for any occasion. BY ALEX STRANGMAN astrangman@mndaily.com

Lizea Harper poses for a portrait outside of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery on Sunday, Oct. 27. (Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

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MUSIC To label Lizea Harper as a singer or a rapper denies her versatility as an artist. Whether it’s singing melodic hooks or rapping over a boom bap beat, Harper refuses to be boxed in. Hailing from St. Louis Park, a first-ring suburb west of Minneapolis, Harper is not your traditional artist. Focusing on activism, it wasn’t until she met other local artists at a benefit show that she ever considered doing music professionally. What started out as freestyling eventually led to underground shows. Harper says spoken word poetry was the first art form she really picked up on her way to becoming a full-fledged musician. “I don’t really have much background in singing, or instruments, or anything technical music-wise,” she said. “It really just stemmed from poetry.” Harper began making music back in 2014, but she didn’t start taking her craft seriously until 2016, when she realized she couldn’t work a traditional desk job due to medical reasons. Harper says at that point things had been going well with her music and that she wanted to work on her own terms. Since then, Harper has gone on to do just that — work. She dropped an EP in 2015 titled “Build New,” an album in 2017 called “Dive” and another album this past July named “Dark Remedy.” Staying independent and without a manager, Harper’s “can’t stop, won’t stop” work ethic is ingrained in her, from coordinating shows to setting up video shoots and still finding the time to work a regular job, write and record. “It feels like I’m always doing like ten jobs at once,” she said. The responsibility of carrying her career on her shoulders seems to have matured Harper, personally and musically. On her early works, Harper can be heard rapping lyrics like, “Few more stops to the top and I live to tell the story making my own plot. I’ve been paving this lane so I don’t see a reason to stop,“ over an East Coast, boom-bap style beat, reminiscent of an

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early 2010s Joey Bada$$ or Kirk Knight. Her most recent album, “Dark Remedy,” shows a different, more emotionprovoking side of the St. Louis Park MC — a sound similar to that of one of her biggest influences. Harper says she draws from a lot of influences, but Karen O., front woman for the 2000’s punk outfit the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is someone she says especially inspires her. “She was one of the first femme artists I heard that wasn’t afraid to be ugly and raw with her sound, and that was really eye opening for me,” Harper said. While it would be a stretch to call Harper’s sound “ugly,” there is a raw vulnerability conveyed in her new music. “When you control the vibe, you just walk into the room, telling me I’m gonna love you before we’re introduced,” she hypnotically sings on “U Feel,” the opening track of her 2019 album “Dark Remedy.” Evident though the evolution of her sound, according to fellow Minnesota MC Exxe, Harper isn’t afraid to try something new in the booth. “Even before I met her she kind of had her typical Lizea sound, but ever since then she’s decided to break out of the box and try new genres, or just interesting ways to approach her music and sound,” he said. As her sound evolves, Harper says she feels confident that the music she releases in the near future will be some of the best music she’s ever made. “I have some new material I honestly feel is the best I’ve ever made, and I’ve never felt that way about anything I’ve put out in the past. My new stuff is what I feel like I’ve been building up to,” Harper said.

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Connor Simone leaps into professional dance The UMN senior is a trainee with TU Dance, a nationally renowned modern dance company. BY NORAH KLEVEN nkleven@mndaily.com

An appreciation for movement, art and technology are a few of the characteristics that define Connor Simone. Now in his senior year at the University of Minnesota, Simone studies dance and computer science. And after three years of hard work, he is both a part-time student and full-time trainee at TU Dance, a Twin Cities-based dance company. Simone’s path to TU started from a young age. “I sucked at sports. I was just awful,” he said. Uninspired by baseball, which he played in his youth, he followed the lead of his older sister and started dancing. He attended the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts for high school, where he realized that dance was more meaningful than a hobby. Simone describes his dance style as contemporary modern — classical ballet fused with modern dance. This style fits well within TU Dance. The dance company, located in St. Paul, has a national reputation for pushing the boundaries of dance. TU dancers are skilled in modern dance, classical ballet, African movement, the Horton technique and urban dance. Simone is one of two trainees, a role which is the first of two steps before dancers can become company members. He began training in August and will stay until the season

Connor Simone, a part-time student and full-time trainee at TU Dance, performs at the University Recreation and Wellness Center on Sunday, Oct. 27. (Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

finishes in May. It’s been rigorous but worthwhile. “I see so much value in art and being an artist,” he said. Maxine Yamazaki, a senior at the University, met Simone years ago through their involvement in TU Dance. In the time since they met, Yamazaki and Simone went through the dance program at the University together and became closer than ever. “He’s one of the most inspiring friends I have in

terms of dancing,” she said. “He works so hard in every aspect of his life, and it just pushes me to be a better person altogether.” As a fellow dancer, Yamazaki can see the nuances in Simone’s movements. “I don’t even know if he realizes he does it. But every single chance he gets, he will stick his leg out in front of him and balance on his ‘relevé’ — his tippy toe,” she said. “He has an amazing center of gravity so he can balance in

any position, but he will take the opportunity for sure to stick his leg out and balance for as long as possible. That’s the signature Connor.” Abdo Rodriguez, managing director at TU Dance and a dance instructor, has been teaching Simone since he was in high school. He first and foremost described his student as hard-working. But he said the characteristic that defines Simone as a dancer is the power he has on stage. Rodriguez noted

that Simone performed with the company this fall, an opportunity which is rarely presented to trainees. After his contract with TU ends, Simone hopes to be hired on as an apprentice and, maybe one day, a permanent member of the company. Though he is well-rounded in many areas, he hopes to continue dancing for as long as he can. “Why not be an artist if you can and it’s your passion?” he said.

I see so much value in art and being an artist.” CONNOR SIMONE University dance and computer science senior

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Electric scooters turn sidewalks into obstacle courses

Dockless scooters have flooded public spaces, rendering them an accessibility nightmare.

Caroline Skoog columnist

iding a Lime scooter is probably the closest I’ll ever get to living out the scene in “Back to The Future Part II” where Marty McFly steals a hoverboard: ultramodern, yet righteously dorky. The “hoverboard’s distant cousin” vibe kept me off e-scooters for a long time, but I eventually

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joined the parade at 15 miles per hour. It’s hard not to when they’re everywhere. Hell, I’m riding one right now. Scooters have been the answer to a question I never thought I’d ask: “Am I willing to pay two dollars to not be late for this appointment?” Yes. All the time, yes. The free-spirit behavior that dockless scooters invite lends them to be carelessly parked, arranging the sidewalks as more of a mini-golf course than a public walkway. With slabs of metal scattered around, a walk down the street turns into a game of Frogger. For me, it’s an inconvenience. For people with disabilities, it is a seizure of public space. Noah J. McCourt, a Twin Cities disability advocate, filed a lawsuit against dockless scooter companies and the City of Minneapolis in federal court earlier this month. The suit alleges scooter companies and Minneapolis have violated the Americans with Disability Act in failing to maintain the accessibility of public sidewalks. The press release quotes McCourt, saying “the Scooter companies have treated our free public walkways as their own private business establishment and the city has done absolutely nothing to remedy the situation.” The claim also says that the defendants have decided to not take action, despite the problem being fixable. Although the scooters top out at 15 miles

per hour, their ubiquity happened at street racing speed. They spread throughout the Twin Cities so fast, and neither the policies nor the companies can keep up. Two-thousand electric scooters were dropped into the Twin Cities sphere as part of a pilot program, and it seems no one considered how this could completely disrupt urban infrastructure. Neither did I. While e-scooter apps issue a list of terms and rules in their user agreement, it’s a lofty way of enforcing traffic laws and parking procedures. When rules of the road are imposed by an app and not regulated by authorities, it’s kind of up to the individual how the vehicle will operate. That’s the thing about e-scooters – they’re inherently lodged into the city’s foundation, but it’s unclear whether repercussions come from Minneapolis or the private companies. As previously stated, I’m a sucker for the scooters and wasn’t aware of the environmental obstructions these vehicles pose. In my head, the issue of accessibility would’ve been addressed in the brainstorming stages. There hasn’t been a great dialogue on the matter between the City of Minneapolis, scooter companies, and residents, however. According to the press release, McCourt’s attempts to contact the City of Minneapolis, specifically members of the City’s civil rights committee, have repeatedly been ignored. Perhaps officials’ silence is related to the pocket change

the City makes off of each scooter in the street; perhaps it’s due to the mess of retroactive policies they’re working to produce in light of the situation. In either case, at one point or another, the City recognized profit opportunities before it considered all of its residents. When winter hits scooter season will end, and the scooters’ extended pilot program concludes soon after on March 31, 2020. Minneapolis could ultimately elect to forgo dockless scooters altogether as a result of sidewalksturned-obstacles courses. It’d be cool if riders followed traffic laws, didn’t disrespectfully park scooters AND the City of Minneapolis took proactive policy measures to ensure accessibility in public spaces. Unfortunately, Minneapolis has failed to ensure safe public walkways, and city officials need to listen to members of the disability community before making any decisions regarding dockless scooters moving forward. The scooter companies should be doing the same thing. Also, how about the companies finally implement geofencing, a technology that would require riders to park scooters in specified areas? Like a two-state solution for scooters and pedestrians.

Caroline Skoog welcomes comments at cskoog@mndaily.com.

Tabloid journalism can do real damage

Meghan Markle’s vulnerable interview with Tom Bradby shows that the cruelty of the British press can’t be brushed off as meaningless.

eghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, admitted in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby that she wasn’t coping well with the constant scrutiny of the British press. “Any woman, especially when they’re

pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging,” the Duchess said in the clip. Though scrutiny is a regular part of fame, British tabloids like the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Daily Mirror and many others are particularly vicious toward Meghan specifically. As the newest member of the Royal Family, a woman and the first prominent non-white person to marry into the family, Meghan is an easy target for these publications. Both Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, are in the process of suing tabloids for illegal interception of information, breach of copyright and misuse of private information. You don’t have to go far to find some truly disgusting comments about Meghan Markle from the tabloid press. Just Googling her name does the trick. Though the press has been more positive in the past few weeks since Meghan’s interview went viral, that doesn’t erase the year-and-a-half of horrible commentary. Tabloids are a much bigger deal in the U.K. than in the U.S. The Daily Mail is the most popular, well-read newspaper in the world. Nearly everyone in the U.K. has frequent exposure to a

long list of different tabloid publications. Journalism is never going to be entirely objective, but it can certainly bring more kindness than cruelty into the world. Particularly in the case of women like Meghan, who find themselves as the #1 target of publications trying to get easy clicks. Meghan said that her British friends warned her not to marry Harry because the British tabloids would destroy her life. There’s an obvious parallel here to Princess Diana, Harry’s mother, who died as a direct result of paparazzi chasing her. Harry has commented on this dynamic, saying that Meghan is going through the same abuses that led to the loss of his mother. Meghan faces an even further uphill battle, as she’s not just a woman, but a black woman. Many of the attacks against her have racial overtones. Refusing to be racist and sexist is a necessity for journalists, not a drawback. And though Meghan may be privileged in her place in the Royal Family, she’s a convenient target for abuse as a black woman in a very white space. Meghan is just an example of a wider

societal problem where publications target and harass women who dare to exist in the world. For Meghan and other women of color, there is also a dynamic at play of daring to exist within the upper class white world. Journalists shouldn’t do everything in the world to get a salacious story. There need to be limits. Props should go to the ITV interviewer, Tom Bradby, who said that he had initially planned on doing a more conventional interview with Meghan before deciding that a more empathetic approach was “the right journalistic thing to do.” That didn’t stop certain British tabloids from accusing Bradby of “fawning” over Meghan and Harry in the interview. It seems they can’t even learn the lesson when it’s right in front of them. More journalists need to take Bradby’s approach. Showing humanity isn’t prejudice or picking a side. It’s a necessity to do good journalism. A writer’s cruelty is always biased, pointed and never without motive. Oftentimes, that motive is upholding a status quo where women of color have to be twice as good and still get no credit.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor: Comedy and recognizing speech acts

omedy spaces have always been collaborative spaces. This means that they rely on the full participation of

all those involved. The stand-up space is no exception. Even though the audience does not quite ‘participate’ in the typical sense, the performer draws on their perceptions and feelings in order to display their own talent and unique perspectives. Following the #metoo movement and other campaigns for the freedoms of women and minorities, the context of some comedic spaces has been brought into question. Some comedians have been accused of drawing on perceptions that have negative historical significance in order to create a comedic space that some deem harmful to some members of society. Linguists say that when comedians perform their stand-up in front of a crowd,

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A dangerous intersection on campus

he intersection in Minneapolis at Essex Street SE and Oak Street SE is a main route for University of Minnesota students and is extremely dangerous. The intersection lacks a crosswalk or a stop sign and thus is unsafe for pedestrians. The main concern at this intersection is the safety of the pedestrians and specifically the University of Minnesota students who walk this route daily. The surrounding area is filled with students who walk across this unsafe intersection to get to class regularly. This intersection is highly trafficked with those who work

and live in this area. Frequently, cars are slamming on the brakes in order to allow pedestrians to cross in attempt to avoid accidents, but they are not always successful. The lack of safety measures at this intersection is not only unsafe for pedestrians, but is also a danger zone for drivers. Pedestrians and drivers should not be at danger when going about their daily lives and should never have to cross an unsafe intersection. This is a pertinent issue that needs to be addressed for the safety of the surrounding community. A proper solution to ensure safety at the intersection of Essex Street and Oak Street could be a stop sign, a crosswalk or any other proper action strictly enforced by the the City of Minneapolis.

Megan Rauschnot is a student at the University of Minnesota. This letter to the editor has been lightly edited for style and clarity.

they are making a speech act. A ‘speech act’ is an utterance that exists as an action in itself. Speech acts depend on context of the speech, in this case, the comedic space (which has its own historical contexts and balances of power). Certain types of comedy draw on these contexts in ways that have implications for the here and now. For example, some reinforce stereotypes or (on the more extreme end) draw on historical cases of violence. The new wave of comedians who claim that they are ‘no longer allowed to make jokes anymore’ may be saying instead, that convention has restricted their speech by preventing them from drawing on certain aspects of human experience. Whether or not one believes that this

restriction is justified or that it may lead to even more censorship, the recognition of a speech act in itself, especially in the sociocultural space, is an important step for social development. It may be that the impact of certain comedic tropes may be minimal (causing only offence) or potentially harmful for members of society. Even though this may be unclear without deeper investigation, recognizing speech acts for what they are may be a helpful start. Wangechi Mwaura is a student at the University of Minnesota. This letter to the editor has been lightly edited for style and clarity.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (10/28): Save, invest and grow prosperity this year. Steady coordination and communication strengthen your networks. Your artistic muses enchant you this winter before an interruption delays your travel or study plans. Summer financial changes reveal valuable new territory. Pull in a bumper harvest and conserve.

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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 an 8 — Cover all financial bases. Follow rules carefully and check procedures. File papers, forms and applications. Disciplined efforts pay off. Coordinate actions.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — You’re getting into a profitable groove. Stay in action. Make a persuasive case and boost sales. Provide excellent value. Your work is in demand.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Partnership yields benefits. One of you gets in where the other can’t. Collaborate and network. Share resources, data and talents. Work toward a shared dream.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Get creative and innovative. You can realize a personal dream. Go for what’s most authentic and honest. Increase integrity for greater workability. Take charge.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Begin a new phase in your work, health and fitness. Words and action align for an energizing lift. Get farther than expected. Discover future options.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 6 — Minimize noise and fuss. You can be especially effective behind the scenes. Let someone else take the limelight. Your greatest strength is love.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Imagine perfection, especially with romance. Share creative ideas and possibilities. Have fun with family and your sweetheart. Allow for pleasant surprises.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — You’re motivated by a team cause. Share brilliant ideas, talents and resources. Leave nothing to chance. Express your compassion. Ride a wave together.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — You may need to get your hands dirty to make the domestic transformation you envision. It’s amazing what paint can do. Energize a creative idea.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Revolutionize your attitude around a work assignment. Analyze the basic structure and make adjustments. Shift the context and consider new possibilities.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Prepare public statements and monitor breaking news. Imagination and creativity illuminate a profitable idea. Prepare, edit and issue comments and declarations.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Keep building bridges to realize a dream. Learn from other cultures and perspectives. Design an educational adventure. Study options and possibilities.

DR. DATE Dr. Date,

God, if I see one more f*cking couple at a pumpkin patch, corn maze or haunted house, I am going to scream. I swear, everyone I know is out on cute fall dates with perfect Instagram photos in the fall leaves posting captions like “FALLing for him.” Every social media account I have is filled with couples pronouncing their love for each other via pun-related hashtags regarding autumn, and I can’t stand it! Okay, yeah, I’m jealous. My girlfriend and I broke up in the summer, and I’ve had no luck with love since. I want to do all these fun things, but every girl is getting cuffed already. I tried to go to a pumpkin patch in hopes of finding a single girl to help me pick out a pumpkin or something, but everyone was either with their family, partner or child. Dr. Date, I’m lonely AF. And if I can’t get a girl soon, who will go to the CSE Winter Light Show with me?! How do I find the perfect date ASAP?

–The Fallen

Dear The Fallen,

Uhh, y’all ever heard of Tinder? As much as you want someone to #FALLinlove with, I wouldn’t try approaching random people at fall-related events. Like you’ve discovered, most of them are there with someone. Instead, if you really want to get lost in a corn maze or be terrified by teenagers working a haunted house, take your friends! I’m sure some of them are also single/lonely and would love to come. And hey, maybe you’ll find a girl in the same situation with her group of friends. But either way, put yourself out there in a non-weird way. There’s definitely some good puns you can use in a Bumble bio that will inspire your own Instagram caption one day.

Dr. Date,

My boyfriend is a huge Halloween fan and loves to create an elaborate costume every year. Now that we’re dating, he wanted to make a couples costume for the two of us. After running through a lot of ideas, we settled on one that’s ... a little sexual. He was Hugh Hefner, including the spray-dyed gray hair, and I was a Playboy Bunny. It’s great for Halloweekend at a frat party, but I wasn’t exactly going to put it on Facebook. However, he’s arguing that we should wear the costumes on Halloween too, including throughout our classes! He says it’s a fun way to be festive and get more use out of the costumes. For him that may be fine, but I don’t want to wear almost nothing but bunny ears during my biology exam. How do I explain to him that it’s not appropriate?

–Not a Playmate

Dear Not a Playmate,

Two words: Minnesota. Cold. You may have been fine in a boiling frat house basement, but walking around campus in heels and a bodysuit will make you run back home faster than he can say “Want to live in my mansion?” Keep the costume in the bedroom and tell him that if it means more to him than his significant other being comfortable, he should find another Bunny. If he still tries to insist, buy one of those rabbit onesies from Target. Same thing, right?

–Dr. Date

Dr. Date is a satirical advice column dissecting real-world situations. Want advice from the love doctor? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com

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University flips switch on climate action The effort involves using more energyefficient lighting around campus.

University to show prospective students and parents how the school is managing energy.

BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com Most students who spend time in Walter Library have probably not noticed that the building’s light fixtures have been converted to energy-efficient light bulbs — even the chandeliers. To reduce how much energy the University of Minnesota uses, light bulbs on campus are being converted to more energy-efficient bulbs. Since the University’s plan to offset 100 percent of its emissions was announced in 2011, the University has reduced around 37 percent of its carbon emissions through initiatives that reduce energy demand on campus, such as switching to different lights. The University hopes to reduce its emissions by half by the end of 2020. Over the past five years, University Energy Management has been converting lights around campus to bulbs that use less energy. Jay Amundson, a senior manager for Energy Management, predicts it will be another five years before the project is completed. He said switching out every light on a campus with around 240 buildings is a time-consuming process. Along with switching to more energyefficient light bulbs,

Sophomore Bradley Hartwyk works on an assignment in Walter Library on Friday, Oct. 25. The University’s decision to transition lights to LEDs in heavy-traffic buildings is one initiative driven by its goal of eliminating 100 percent of carbon emissions by 2050. (Mrunal Zambre / Minnesota Daily)

Energy Management is also installing systems that reduce how much lighting and energy is used on campus. This includes motionactivated lights that turn on and off automatically and dim to adapt to outside lighting. Energy Management is also installing systems around campus that allow heating and air conditioning to go into standby and rest mode, reducing the amount of work the systems are doing at night and when people are not in a room.

The low-hanging fruit Dave Grupp, head of Renewable Energy Services for Direct Energy Business, an energy-related service provider, said doing something like converting light systems is tackling the low-hanging fruit in an effort to reduce emissions. It is a fairly simple process that can result in some dramatic savings, he said. Amundson said the energy and long-term financial savings from switching to LED lighting is enormous.

The Jones Hall project Through a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy, Jones Hall on campus is undergoing an energy makeover. When a person walks into a classroom in Jones Hall, a switch is needed to turn the lights on, but lights will turn off automatically when there is no one in a room. If it is a bright, sunny day, the lights will dim automatically to fit with the outside lighting. The air conditioning and heating system works in a

similar fashion. While people are in a room, the system maintains the desired temperature. The grant is for a study looking at how much these initiatives can reduce energy use in the building. Amundson said he expects the project is reducing 30 to 50 percent of the energy in Jones Hall. Energy Management decided to roll out the project in Jones Hall because it is one of the smaller campus buildings, and having University Admissions in the building allows the

Next steps While the project in Jones Hall is helping reduce emissions, it will be a while before similar systems can be installed across the entire campus. High costs and time are the two biggest restraints a ro u n d r e d u c i n g e m i s sions at the University, Amundson said. With these easier initiatives underway, University engineers, technicians and faculty are assessing what steps to take to help reduce the other two-thirds of the emissions emitted by the University. “Pricing will come down, we are just ahead of the curve,” he said. With these easier initiatives underway, University engineers, technicians and faculty are assessing what steps to take to help reduce the other two-thirds of the emissions emitted by the University. Campuses are great test beds to implement innovations because they are like little cities and can implement their own networks and monitoring systems, said Sally Benson, director for the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. She said that for students being able to experience and participate in decision-making and be a part of these efforts to reduce emissions can be inspiring and give them hope to deal with these issues.

New affordable housing policy to include students Many traditional students would not qualify for the units, officials say.

BY EMMA DILL edill@mndaily.com While a revised Minneapolis affordable housing policy would

expand its definitions to include students, many traditional undergraduates may still not qualify, officials say.

Inclusionary zoning would require new private developers to make a portion of their units affordable. An interim policy that went into effect at the beginning of 2019 excluded all student housing from using inclusionary zoning. The revised policy was presented to Minneapolis City Council members and discussed at a Minnesota Student Association town hall meeting earlier this month. Under the new proposal, developers of buildings with at least 20 units would have to have three options for affordability or pay a fee. Developers could choose to construct eight percent of units to be affordable at 60 percent of the area median income, 20 percent of units at 50 percent AMI with financial assistance from the city or four percent of units at 30 percent of AMI. The revised inclusionary zoning policy would apply to student housing, which is defined as private housing intended to primarily serve students. But to qualify for these units, students would have to meet federal affordable housing eligibility guidelines. Assuming perspective residents meet income qualifications, some of these federal guidelines include requirements that individuals be over the age of 24, married or a graduate or professional student. While the proposal does not specify which guidelines will be used, many of these potential qualifications would prevent traditional students from using inclusionary zoning,

said Ward 3 City Council member Steve Fletcher. “It is going to exclude most traditional students who are going for a four-year undergraduate degree. Almost everybody’s going to get excluded under these federal guidelines,” he said. Defining student housing and qualifying students in the proposal is a challenge, Stephanie Reyes, Grounded Solutions Network’s state and local policy manager who presented the new policy, told council members last week. Two possible approaches to expanding inclusionary zoning to more students emerged at the MSA town hall. Fletcher proposed establishing policies unique to the geographical area around the University of Minnesota. Fletcher said this app ro a c h w o u l d p r e v e n t student housing from impacting the city’s larger housing market. Providing a citywide student solution could cause student renters to find affordable housing through inclusionary zoning in other neighborhoods, potentially pushing out families in need of housing, he said. “From my perspective ... the key was the geographic restrictions or some kind of way of defining student housing,” Fletcher said at the town hall. “What we don’t want to do is create a new housing crisis by solving one over here.” MSA plans to advocate for a University-area standard open to students who qualify for Pell grants, said Rebecca Cowin, MSA’s local government and advocacy coordinator.

Pell grants are federal need-based grants for undergraduate students. But Ward 2 City Council member Cam Gordon said he supports a citywide solution that applies to all qualifying students living in the city. “I tend to want to have a citywide solution because … it would be simpler and it would be easier and I also would just like to have a solution for any kind of unit,” he said at the town hall. Cody Hoerning, a University graduate student who attended the meeting, said he also favors a citywide solution that would benefit all Minneapolis college students. “I think there’s definitely students throughout the city who could use affordable rents, regardless of if they’re near the University of Minnesota or not,” Hoerning said. Cowin said establishing a definition of student affordability will also help inform future policy goals for MSA and City Council members. “[Inclusionary zoning is] not the final solution to the issue of housing affordability for students,” Cowin said. “I think it’s a step towards creating a better system for the University of Minnesota area. And I think it really sets the conversation for further efforts that we can do to try and address that.” The inclusionary zoning policy is open for public comment and is expected to come to the City Council for approval in December.

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