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Fellowships may get boost Aof changing the guard The Graduate School wants to increase aid opportunities, but some say that won’t be easy. BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com
Amid concerns of a lack of financial support for graduate students, the University of Minnesota’s Graduate School has plans to boost fellowship funding. Although school leaders want to
increase future fellowship opportunities for its graduate students, some students and faculty members say that could be challenging and the University could provide more resources to help students seek and apply for outside funding. Fellowships are merit-based aid that typically cover living and educational expenses. Graduate students can receive fellowships from either the University or external organizations. Fellowships are generally considered the most appealing way to pay for a
post-baccalaureate education, said Andrew McNally, a doctoral student and president of the Council of Graduate Students. He said it’s impor tant that research universities offer competitive fellowships because that ensures they lure the best graduate students. “The quality of grad students affects … the general reputation of the university, the willingness of high-quality faculty [to come to the university] and the quality of u See AID Page 10
CAMPUS
Slackliners clash with U policy
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After 11 years as chief of the campus police department, Greg Hestness is retiring. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com
Among the certificates, diplomas, photos and licenses lining the walls of University of Minnesota police Chief Greg Hestness’ of fice, one frame stands out. Behind its glass pane is a Native American crafted headband beaded GREG HESTNESS w i t h t h e w o r d University police chief “token.” The name is what his Native American colleagues called him when he worked for the Minneapolis Police Department as the only white man in his patrol unit. But Hestness’ nearly 40 years in law enforcement have shown he is far from a token officer, colleague or chief. Hestness, now the head of the University’s police department, will retire in June. People close to him describe the chief as humble, approachable and dedicated to the community he serves. u See HESTNESS Page 3
PUBLIC SAFETY
University area hit by robberies CORA NELSON, DAILY
Sophomore Davis Allen, left, slacklines Friday afternoon on the East Bank. The University Slackline Club says school officials have stopped its on-campus meetings in the past, but members say they don’t see the harm in practicing the hobby.
The Slackline Club says the University has shut down its oncampus meetings several times, but the group is still growing. aside from its conflicts with the school, the
BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com
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group has gained traction at the University.
hey can be seen in the Knoll area, of-
In two years, the club has grown from a
ten surrounded by a group of curious
small gathering of 10 students to about 80
spectators, precariously balancing on a thin line that sways with the wind and bends un-
members, President David Onushko said. But as the group has grown, interested student passersby aren’t the only ones who
der the weight of its user. Sometimes, though, authority figures drive balancing students to dismount their
have taken notice of the unique sport. Onushko said University officials have asked the club to shut down its weekly
lines before gravity does. While popular among students who seek the physical and mental challenge of
meetings a few times since it started practicing on campus consistently.
successfully crossing the line’s span, the
“It’s not a regular thing, but most mem-
Slackline Club said the University of Min-
bers who are regular slackliners have had
nesota doesn’t support the student group
that happen to them at least once,” said the
practicing its slacking skills on campus. But
group’s vice president, Kevin O’Brien.
u See CLUB Page 3
Also, one student fell victim to scammers that tricked her into sending info via phone. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com
University of Minnesota police Chief Greg Hestness sent out a crime alert Monday following a string of weekend robberies. Of the three robberies, two occurred on Saturday. One incident took place on the West Bank at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and 19th Avenue Southeast, according to the emailed alert. The alert said the victim was walking home at about 1:30 a.m. when three suspects attacked him from behind, leaving him with a potentially broken nose and without his jacket, wallet and keys. In the other Saturday robbery that took place at about 9:45 p.m., four male suspects approached a 22-year-old man on 14th Avenue Southeast, according to a Minneapolis police report. The men asked the victim, who is not affiliated with the University, for a cigarette before hitting him in the face and frisking his pockets for valuables, the alert read. The four suspects then took the man’s wallet and ran away. u See CRIME Page 10
BUSINESS
Milk costs straining shops A worldwide boost in demand for U.S. milk has raised costs, putting businesses in a pinch. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com
Stephen Miller paid $3.15 for a gallon of 2 percent milk in August. Two weeks ago, he paid about $3.45 per gallon. Though it was a price increase of about 30 cents, Miller, the manager of Bordertown Cof fee on 16th Avenue Southeast, said that extra money adds up for the shop, which goes through about 45 gallons of milk each week. As milk prices across the nation swell, local businesses, said Miller, are doing their best to keep prices reasonable while still managing to make a profit. Though Miller said the cof fee shop is managing just fine, he said he thinks
rising milk prices will contribute to a small increase in drink prices sometime next year. Because independent businesses like Bordertown and Espresso Royale usually don’t have extra money to dip into when facing large cost increases, they’re forced to raise prices. “In a small business, when you have margins that are as thin as they are — and the margins are ver y thin in small business,” Miller said, “there isn’t a lot [of money] to take … out of like a profit side of things.” The rising prices are tied to an increased international demand for the U.S.’s milk supply, said Marin Bozic, an applied economics assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Milk prices change ever y day, said Bozic, who also ser ves as the associate u See DAIRY Page 10
ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY
Barista Allison Noble makes a drink with soy milk on Nov. 10 at Bordertown Coffee. Local businesses say they are trying to avoid increasing their prices while the cost of milk rises.
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ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — The commanding general of the Minnesota National Guard unit being sent to West Africa to help stop the spread of Ebola said Monday that protecting the safety and health of his soldiers is his top priority in what he called a critical humanitarian mission. Maj. Gen. Neal Loidolt said the 698 soldiers with the 34th Red Bull Infantr y Division who learned Friday that they are being sent to Monrovia, Liberia, will provide command and control operations for U.S. militar y forces that are suppor ting ef for ts to contain the deadly vir us. Loidolt said his soldiers will receive proper training and equipment before their April deployment, and the National Guard
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likely at a military base. Should a soldier contract Ebola, Loidolt said, he or she will be quarantined, stabilized and then likely transferred to the U.S. for treatment. “Our equipment, our training, our procedures, and most of all the discipline of our Red Bull soldiers, will ensure that we are successful in this mission without putting our families, our forces or our communities in any unnecessary risk,” Loidolt said. The unit will take over command from the 101st Airborne Division, based in For t Campbell, Kentucky, and will manage all Depar tment of Defense activities overseas. Some duties include coordinating transportation and improving the capacity of medical treatment facilities. Maj. Darrin Janisch, of
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ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday more oil pipelines are part of the solution to a rail backlog that has clogged agricultural shipments across Minnesota — even as state regulators have kept one major project in limbo. Heavy rail traffic originating from North Dakota’s oil fields has long been blamed for the shipping delays that have af fected farmers and coal and propane suppliers throughout the Midwest. “There’s no single answer to this problem,” Dayton said after meeting with railroad officials, cabinet members and politicians. “Pipelines are going to be one of those answers.” Dayton said railroads have also committed to continue adding capacity and making improvements across their networks. Earlier this year, the state added inspectors and boosted training efforts last spring to address safety concerns. But for pipelines that could move hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude daily, companies are waiting for federal and state approval to start construction — including in Minnesota. State regulators are still reviewing the $2.6 billion Sandpiper pipeline, which would carry nearly 400,000 barrels of crude across Minnesota from North Dakota to Superior, Wisconsin. North Dakota officials signed off on the Canadian-based Enbridge Energy Partners LP project earlier this year, but Enbridge said that permitting delays in Minnesota would kick back the pipeline’s start date until at least 2017. Dayton defended the state’s regulator y review of the project. Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission recently requested environmental reviews of six alternate routes. “The pipelines are going to be there for 50 to 100 years. It’s important to do it right,” Dayton said.
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MINNEAPOLIS — A Roman Catholic priest who is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota has been returned to the U.S. from his native India to face charges, authorities said Monday. The Rev. Joseph Jeyapaul arrived in Minneapolis on Monday, just days after a high court in New Delhi, India, found no fault in a lower court’s decision to recommend his extradition, said Roseau County Attorney Karen Foss. Foss said Jeyapaul is expected to be transported Tuesday to Roseau County in northern Minnesota, where he will appear before a judge. A court hearing has not yet been scheduled. Jeyapaul, 59, is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual misconduct. Prosecutors say he raped a girl multiple times in 2004 and 2005, starting when she was 14. Jeyapaul has denied the allegations. Jeyapaul came to Minnesota in 2004, after an international background check, and served at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenbush, near the Canadian border, at the time of the alleged abuse. He left Minnesota in 2005 and returned to India to care for his sick mother. While he was overseas, the Diocese of Crookston received allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Jeyapaul was told not to return to Minnesota. He was then charged in 2006 in the sexual assault of the younger teen. Foss said Jeyapaul may face additional charges. “It’ a great relief to finally get this process going,” Foss said, adding that her office started the extradition process about five years ago. “I talked to the victim in this matter. She’s a little anxious obviously. ... We are hoping to get a conviction in this matter based on the allegations and her testimony.” Vatican officials recommended Jeyapaul’s removal from the priesthood, but the local Indian bishop instead sentenced him to a year in a monastery through a canonical trial.
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Advocates: MN needs alternative fuel As Minnesota lawmakers push for the use of alternative fuel, some say progress should be quicker. Changes to biofuel requirements and electric vehicle charging rates have led Minnesota’s efforts to increase alter native fuel consumption, but environmental advocates say more action is needed. “A token amount of renewable energy isn’t going to cut it. We need a total transition,” said Simone Childs-Walker, a member of the student group Fossil Free Minnesota. The Legislative Energy Commission met on Thursday to discuss alternative fuel sources. Commission co-chair Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, said at the meeting that Minnesota’s ef for ts
AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN MINNESOTA IN 2014
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areas have seen more progress than hydrogen. Among other legislative initiatives, a new state law in July bumped the amount of biofuel — fuel sourced from organic matter — required in diesel fuel from 5 percent to 10 percent. “I would be surprised to see internal-combustion engine cars burning gasoline as a primary thing in a couple of decades,” Marty said. Childs-Walker said she thinks the Legislature could be doing more to encourage alter native fuel and
reduce carbon emissions. As the Legislature aims to increase alternative fuel, the University has taken steps in this direction as well. The University pur chased its first hybrid car in 2001 and now has 68 hybrid vehicles in its fleet, Joseph Dahip, interim assistant director of the University’s Parking and Transpor tation Ser vices, said in an email. And 414 of the roughly 900 total vehicles in the fleet can run off E85 fuel,
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have mostly centered on ethanol in the past. Some say fuel sources like hydrogen or clean, renewable energy for electric vehicles offer a better solution than ethanol-based products. University of Minnesota mechanical engineering assistant professor Will Nor throp spoke at the meeting about the possibility of powering automobiles with hydrogen. A tank of hydrogen fuel will take a vehicle about as far as a traditional gas-powered engine but is better for the environment, Northrop said. But funding the r esearch and infrastructure to support those vehicles, such as hydrogen-capable fueling stations, is one of the biggest disadvantages to the technology, Northrop said. “[Hydrogen vehicles] are going to require a little bit more oomph from regulators and gover nments, essentially, to allow the infrastructure to happen,” he said. Other alternative energy
when using gasoline
The Legislature says progress for alternative fuel should be faster.
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Dahip said. University filling stations supplied 73,603 gallons of E85 to the fleet in the most recent fiscal year, Dahip said. Fossil Free Minnesota would still like to see more change. The group is asking the University to divest its assets in the fossil fuel industr y, Childs-Walker said. Marty said he would like to see more emphasis on fuel produced in Minnesota,
increasing employment opportunities for the state. “You’re buying your power fr om somebody producing electric power through wind generation in Minnesota,” Marty said. “That’s Minnesota jobs for Minnesota businesses.” Although gas prices have been dropping, many agree that alternative fuel is critical to the state’s future. “Gas is not going to be cheap forever,” Nor throp said.
A changing of the guard for U police department Hestness u from Page 1
“He’s ver y down-toearth, laid-back,” said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner. “He does not have an ego of any sort.” On a little table near his office’s door, Hestness has stacked a myriad of police uniform shoulder patches from of ficers he has met throughout his career. And scattered in the pile are Hestness’ own — one with a tattered and faded blue and silver MPD emblem and another, his newest, with a maroon and gold UMPD dress-patch. Straight after graduating from the University in 1975, Hestness joined Minneapolis’ force as a patrol officer for the first 11 years of his career. There, Hestness said he learned the ropes of policing as he rose through the ranks and garnered valuable experiences. “You go to work and you star t thinking, ‘I can look at anything and nothing’s going to bother me. This is my job; I’m a tough cop,’ ” Hestness said. He recalled an instance when he and his par tner searched an apar tment and found nothing but an odd scent. Before leaving, they lifted the apar tment’s beds, uncovering the strangled bodies of the resident’s girlfriend, a prostitute and the resident’s two young children. “Sitting in bed two days later, I think, ‘Those are about the age of my two kids,’ ” Hestness said.
CHIEF HESTNESS’ CAREER ’75
Hestness joins the MPD as a patrol officer.
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Serves as a patrol officer and in the Street Crimes Division.
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Works as member, then as supervisor and finally as commander of the SWAT/Emergency Response Team.
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Serves as family violence, robbery and homicide investigator and also heads the Repeat Offender Program, Street Crimes Division and Patrol Bureau.
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Moved to lieutenant of the research and development unit.
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Plans to retire after 40 years of law enforcement service. SOURCE: GREG HESTNESS
“There are things you’re going to see that are going to af fect you. Even if you don’t think so, even if you think you’re a big tough guy, something’s going to get you.” His MPD stint ended in 2003 when he accepted a position as University Services’ assistant vice president for public safety. Months later, Hestness took over as police chief. “You are the person with whom the buck’s got to stop,” Hestness said of his transition to the department’s highest position of authority. He said he’s noticed two styles of university police chiefs across the countr y: home-grown, “came up through campus” chiefs and those who left other jurisdictions, like Hestness. “I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, but I’ve been ver y impressed
with people that came up through campus police,” Hestness said. Since taking the helm, neighboring law enforcement agencies like MPD and the St. Paul Police Depar tment treated UMPD as a more serious partner, he said. Pamela Wheelock, the vice president of University Ser vices, said Hestness has also made a point of increasing diversity within the force, which included the addition of three new UMPD hires last year. Miner, who has ser ved under Hestness for 11 years, said his boss has taught him to prioritize a healthy relationship between the department and those it serves. “He’s ver y interested in community relations, specifically with student groups,” Miner said. Hestness’ coming
CORA NELSON, DAILY
University of Minnesota police Chief Greg Hestness poses in his office Monday afternoon. Hestness will be retiring in June after a 40-year career in law enforcement.
retirement will leave a legacy of approachability and visibility from the campus depar tment, Wheelock said. “He is an egoless servant to the University, in all the best ways,” she said. “He will be missed.”
Changing of the guard Miner was a lieutenant when Hestness returned to the University as a police officer. Miner works with the chief closely on a day-today basis, attending meetings and discussing department issues. “He cares a lot about the of ficers,” Miner said. “He thinks a lot about how to work with them to make sure they’re successful in their jobs and that they’re
happy working here.” Miner said he plans to submit an application to replace the chief when the time comes. Wheelock said in coming months, the University will organize a search committee — with the help of a professional “search firm” — that will have representation from school officials and student groups. It will narrow the candidate pool, and Wheelock will make the final selection. Because the search won’t wrap up until June, when Hestness is scheduled to leave, it’s too early to know details on the hiring committee or its processes, she said. Though UMPD rarely pr omotes its own of ficers to the rank of chief,
Hestness said, he hopes high-ranking University officers will be seriously considered in the upcoming changing of guard. “I wouldn’t close that door — hopefully they get a good look,” Hestness said. “They’ve seen my act, what they like, what they don’t like, and can maybe take it in a different direction.” He said he already has plans for life after retirement, which includes spending time with his wife, grandchildren and children and his book club that comprises current and former faculty and staf f members. “The best police chief is the last one and the next one,” Hestness said. “It gets to a point where it’s time for some change.”
Ex-Minnesota congressman dies at 86 Despite clashing with U policy, BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Rep. William “Bill” Frenzel, a deficit hawk who spent 20 years in the U.S. House and later successfully helped lobby for the North American Free Trade Agreement, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 86. Frenzel, a moderate Republican who advised both Republican and Democratic presidents on economic matters, died Monday at his home in McLean, Virginia, according to D.J. Nordquist, spokeswoman for the Brookings Institution, the Washington-based think tank where Frenzel had been a guest scholar since 1991. Nordquist said she spoke with Frenzel’s family early Monday. “Bill was widely regarded as somebody with a willingness to bridge divides in Washington and work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle,” said Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen, who now holds Frenzel’s seat. He added that Frenzel “represented
the absolute best in public service.” Frenzel was re-elected nine times after winning his first election in 1970 to represent the state’s 3rd District in the Minneapolis suburbs. Known for his crusade to balance the budget, Frenzel was the House’s principal Republican economic spokesman, the ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee and sat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. But he also was known for his famous “Frenzel doodles,” which he would draw during meetings. After deciding not to seek re-election in 1990, he became a special adviser on NAFTA to President Bill Clinton — who said in a speech that he planned to frame a doodle that Frenzel sent him on NAFTA after the legislation passed in 1993. President George W. Bush appointed him to the Society Security Commission in 2001, and a year later to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. He also was a congressional representative to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva for 15 years. Last month, Frenzel was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle — the highest honor Mexico confers on foreigners — for his work on NAFTA, which expanded cross-border commerce among Canada, the United States and Mexico. In 2000, Frenzel was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the emperor of Japan for his efforts to advance trade and the U.S.-Japanese relationship. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton commended Frenzel’s intelligence, friendliness and humanity, saying he “really served our state and the nation as one of the leading tax experts in the U.S. House.” A St. Paul native, Frenzel received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Dartmouth College. He was a naval officer during the Korean War and served eight years in the Minnesota House before being elected to Congress.
Slacklining Club is growing Club u from Page 1
The group was practicing in the Nor throp Mall area the first time they were told to pack up, he said. O’Brien said a police of ficer told members that slacklining on campus property is considered a liability. G r oup lea ders then asked the Student Unions and Activities office about the incident, he said, and they informed the group that slacklining in the Northrop Mall area is considered an event by University standards. This classification requires the club to obtain a permit in order to use the outdoor space, according to University policy. University of ficials could not be reached for comment by press time. O’Brien said he and the group don’t agree with
the policy. “It’s just an activity. It’s harmless,” he said. “We’re not hurting anyone.” O’Brien said another concern about the group’s activities came from the University’s grounds crew, who were worried that the lines would damage the trees to which they are secured. But Onushko said the group ensures its members protect the trees when using their trunks to steady their lines. “The trees aren’t injured as long as you’re using the appropriate [equipment],” he said. Despite the occasional r un-ins with the authorities, the group has no plans to stop practicing around campus, O’Brien said. Onushko credits most of the group’s success in recr uiting new members to its weekly meetings held outside in the East Bank’s Knoll area, where members can bring their
own lines and practice together. “That’s really been the biggest way we’ve gotten people,” Onushko said, “just being out there and being par t of the community.” And during the winter months when it’s too cold to slackline outside, the group is hoping to secure a spot to practice at the University recreation center — an idea O’Brien said the center has so far been receptive to. He and Onushko say the public’s lack of knowledge on the sport may be why some don’t welcome the group practicing on campus. “We’ve kind of deduced that because it looks so unique — it’s an odd thing to see somebody walking through the air — that people are kind of afraid of it, and they think it might be dangerous, it might be har mful to somebody,” O’Brien said.
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Democrats need a new strategy for 2016 Progressive politicians should learn from their mistakes in 2014 to win back a majority.
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cross the United States, the Republican Party celebrated its decisive victories over the Democratic Party two weeks ago. Indeed, the GOP regained control of the U.S. Senate, so the party now holds a majority in both houses of Congress. Meanwhile in Minnesota, the Democratic-FarmerLabor Party lost control of the House. Looking forward, Democrats must drastically change their campaign strategies if they plan on taking back Congress and maintaining control of the presidency after President Barack Obama leaves office in two years. The heart of problem in the recent elections appeared to be the low voter turnout, especially among progressives, a group that historically has done a horrible job of showing up at the polls for midterm elections. Thankfully, though, there are ways to motivate liberally minded voters to cast their ballots come 2016. One strategy would be for Democrats to proudly embrace Obama and the Democratic candidate that will hope to claim the Oval Office after Obama ends his second term. I say this because Democrats across the country refused to stand with Obama during the
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midterm elections because of the president’s low approval ratings. Alison Lundergan Grimes, who ran against then-Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., even refused to disclose whether she voted for Obama in 2012. If Democrats don’t stand behind their leader, then how can they expect progressive voters to cast their ballots? Also, in many states where conservatives won seats, their constituents concurrently voted for progressive ballot initiatives, such as marijuana legalization and minimum wage hikes. Therefore, if Democrats — particularly those running in close elections — publicly advocate for supposedly “controversial” policy positions that a majority of voters actually support, then their odds of beating their Republican challengers would rise. Finally, the Democrats who serve in legislatures across the countr y need to push to end the many voter identification laws that states have implemented in the past few years.
Democrats must drastically change their campaign strategies if they plan on taking back Congress and maintaining control of the presidency. Statistically, these laws have suppressed voting rights for hundreds of thousands of Americans, disproportionately impacting the young, the poor and minorities, all of whom are key Democratic supporters. In the future, if progressives are continually locked out of the ballot box because of conservative regulations, then no one will hear their voices. If this happens, Republicans will more than likely continue to represent districts that should go to Democratic leaders instead. Regardless of whether Democrats take my advice, presidential election years typically see higher voter turnout among progressives than midterm elections. Nevertheless, Democrats need to use their defeat as a lesson for 2016. Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.
DAILY DISCUSSION
The Clean Water Act: Final thoughts as EPA public comment period ends
The Clean Water Act has brought progress to Minnesota lakes and rivers, but in order to continue on the path to success, we must protect all the water ways in Minnesota. A loophole in the Clean Water Act has left just more than half of Minnesota’s rivers and streams, including many that feed into the Mississippi River, vulnerable to pollution. All of Minnesota’s water ways deser ve protection. For tunately, the United States Environmental Protection Agency proposed restoring protections to all of the state’s water ways this past March. After almost eight months, the public comment period ended last Friday. Despite opposition, nearly 740,000 suppor tive comments were delivered to EPA of ficials in Washington, D.C., last month. If we push back against polluters, we can restore safeguards to all of the waterways that support strong local economies and keep our state beautiful. Environment Minnesota thanks the EPA for taking the steps needed to protect Minnesota’s water ways. I encourage ever y Minnesotan to actively side with our state’s waters. Lydia Salus Environment Minnesota
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You don’t get to dictate what’s offensive to a particular community; that community gets that right. Ashamed that faculty at our own campus hold these views. gopherforjustice via MNDaily.com
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Pipelines are safer and more efficient than railcars. The people making the biggest stinks about the pipelines own the railways and will lose money. But no, it’ll only disturb a few foot-wide tracts of land in the middle of nowhere. Anonymous via MNDaily.com
It’s just rude when a group of people is upset regarding the perpetuation of harmful and insensitive cultural stereotypes that makes them look bad, and someone’s first thought is the standard, “I don’t get how it’s offensive (presumably because it doesn’t offend me personally), so you’re all just overreacting.” This statement almost invariably devolves into how various minority groups are just too sensitive these days and that political correctness has gone too far. So if the poncho and sombrero are just components to a costume, and it’s all just fun and games, why aren’t Ku Klux Klan costumes commonplace during Halloween? Why don’t we have slaver y-themed parties? Why are these things completely
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alk of campus diversity has come to the forefront at the University of Minnesota in recent weeks following a line of criticism regarding how the school recruits and retains people of color. The Minnesota Daily recently reported that the student group Whose Diversity? wrote to University President Eric Kaler, requesting to meet and discuss how to make the campus more inclusive. Kaler agreed to do so and said it seems like he’s “on the same side” as Whose Diversity? However, it’s worth noting the adversarial tone Whose Diversity? used in its letter and other public communications in which it has been critical of how the University recruits, retains and increases the number of people from diverse backgrounds. The group threatened to “take action” if Kaler didn’t respond, though it’s unclear what that action would’ve been. Whose Diversity? also labels its goals and wishes as “demands.” At the same time, it’s clear that the University has a diversity problem and that the issues Whose Diversity? is raising are valid. It’s a positive step that Whose Diversity? is meeting with Kaler. However, compromise from the two apparent “sides” will be crucial if any changes are to happen. Preser ving the status quo — in which the University’s efforts to improve diversity and inclusivity on campus are met mostly by criticism — accomplishes nothing. All players involved in the debate need to find common ground and look only toward making positive changes for the future.
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POLITICS
Saira Blair becomes role model
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aira Blair became the youngest candidate elected to state office in the nation on Nov. 4 at age 18. She won a seat in West Virginia’s House of Delegates and will represent a small part of the state. But instead of celebrating after her victory like many candidates, Blair had to get back to class at West Virginia University later that day. A freshman in college while campaigning, Blair held signs right outside of her dorm room to gain popularity and recognition for who she is and what she stands for. As a young conservative, anti-abortion advocate and Second Amendment supporter, Blair is an inspiration to other young conservatives across the nation. Young adults have been criticized with having apathy toward politics with a consistently low voter turnout rate. To me, it seems that the main reason many young people don’t vote in elections is that they feel their voices will not be heard or cared about. Blair challenges this label. The fact that she was elected over a 44-year-old Democrat, capturing 63 percent of the vote, shows that she can still get her message heard, despite her age. Some critics are skeptical of how
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off-limits, but wearing a poncho and sombrero, which also perpetuate historically negative, harmful stereotypes all right? Though these stereotypes are accepted and even defended — despite the repeated concerns voiced by the community that the costume is based on — they should be questioned. Think of the “We’re a culture, not a costume” campaign as an example. Why is it OK to make a group of people, who some already perceive as inferior, the butt of yet another contrite, racist joke? There are two parts of Monday’s letter to the editor that concern me. The first is the writer’s complete lack of empathy or any concern at all that what you’re saying is hurtful. It reduces the experiences of 54 million people around the United States to nothing more than a costume and an ugly joke. But it’s completely irrelevant because it doesn’t seem to hurt the writer personally.
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effective she will be, considering her age and her second occupation as a student. Other critics suggest that her father is the reason for her success, as he is a state senator. Regardless of these criticisms, she still believes that she is her generation’s voice and that her fresh perspective will help provide solutions. Blair had a simple idea that a young person in office would be beneficial. She then proceeded to campaign right outside her dorm room. Though it is very probable that her father’s political connections and money helped her succeed, she is still an inspiration to our generation. She is proof that young voices can be heard. One just needs the will, and the resources, to speak up and be heard. Destanie Martin-Johnson welcomes comments at dmartinjohnson@mndaily.com.
But the more concerning issue I take with the letter is the realization that many people around the University of Minnesota share your sentiment. These are the people that will never know the pain some feel, because they are safe at this school, as they are lucky enough to pass as American, whatever that means. They will never be told that they are “illegal immigrants,” and they will never hear, “Go back to your own countr y; we don’t want you people here.” Knowing that the writer will probably never see this deeply saddens me. Even if they do, they will probably dismiss me as another overly sensitive person of color. But in the event that perhaps I’ve given the writer something to think about, I would consider an apology for the offense they have given in your previous letter to the editor, or at the ver y least, an honest reflection of their hasty, ill-informed actions in their next “self-criticism session.”
ollowing widespr ead backlash against a comment he made regarding student-athletes’ academic performance records, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor President Mark Schlissel apologized to the school’s head football coach and athletics director last week. In a faculty meeting, Schlissel had expressed concern that the university was admitting students on the basis of their athletic ability rather than the possibility of their succeeding academically. He had observed that, until two years ago, the graduation rates for the school’s football team members were approximately 30 to 40 percentage points lower than those of students who were not involved in football. After his apology, Schlissel explained that his comments were inspired by an incident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where student-athletes were directed into corrupt classes designed especially to keep their GPAs robust. He said his school’s administration has taken steps to prevent a similar incident, noting that classes more than 20 percent of whose students are involved in athletics must submit periodic performance reports to a review board. We are disappointed that Schlissel felt the need to apologize for what we feel was a rather benign comment. Regardless of how people feel about the relationship between academia and spor ts, the president of a major university should be able to speak his mind on the subject without fear of reproach. That this question is apparently offlimits for debate only testifies to how dire an issue it has become. 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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Nolen helps young players develop skills The former Gophers basketball player started a skills training company. BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com
Only 3.3 percent of all high school boys basketball players continue playing the spor t at any level in college, according to a 2013 NCAA report. The chance to play in a Division I program is even smaller. But from 2007 to 2010, Al Nolen played at Minnesota and was part of that select group. Because playing the spor t at such a high level remains an opportunity afforded to few, Nolen now focuses his time on refining the skills of young basketball players. “I think a lot of kids are losing sight of the basic fundamentals at an early age because there’s so much emphasis on being the ‘highlight reel’ guy,” Nolen said. After finishing his career at Minnesota and concluding stints in the NBA Development League and in Europe, Nolen star ted up his own skills training company over the summer called Al Nolen Elite Basketball Skills Training. “I wanted to help out kids with their basketball skills,” Nolen said. “I know as a young kid I was helped out a lot by a lot of people.”
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Though Nolen developed into one of the best point guards in Gophers history, his original passion sprouted on the gridiron.
“I loved football — football was my thing,” Nolen said. But after his mother told him to get out of the house and go play basketball, Nolen fell in love with the game. “From there on, it has been basketball, basketball, basketball,” Nolen said. Nolen’s work ethic allowed him to average 14 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals during his senior season at Patrick Henry High School. Those numbers helped him finish as a Mr. Basketball finalist and solidify his status as someone who would be an early contributor for then-Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith’s team. But three years after his arrival, Nolen never got the chance to play in his final home game at the Barn. Less than 20 games into his senior season, an awkward landing during a contest against Michigan caused him to break a bone in his foot — bringing the tenacious defender’s career with the Gophers to an end. But being the leader he is, Nolen continued helping his teammates from the bench. “He was a great leader both on and off the floor,” said redshirt senior center Mo Walker, who spent his redshir t season watching Nolen play.
Becoming a coach Nolen said he wasn’t sure how business would pan out when he started his skills training company. “I kind of started out not really thinking too much of
ACADEMICS
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Balancing classes and athletics can be tough for student-athletes who are in the midst of their season. But at the University of Minnesota, the McNamara Academic Center in the Bierman Field Athletic Building helps athletes with their academic work. In October, it was announced that the University achieved a graduation success rate of 86 percent for student-athletes, which is indicative of the academic efforts of those who were enrolled from 2004-07. The McNamara Academic Center offers a variety of services — from tutoring to quiet study space — for only student-athletes. Carla Morton, one of the center’s academic counselors, said McNamara’s academic counselors work like the school’s academic advisers, but the job has differences due to its nature of catering only to student-athletes. “We work closely with their academic advisers to make sure we’re all on the same page,” Morton said. “We assist with the travel, NCAA rules and all those things that come into play with student-athletes.” And as teams travel across the country to compete in the now-expanded Big Ten, study and tutor sessions can be harder to come by. “With the travel and being on the road for competition, we provide [support] that really works well with their schedules,” she said. The McNamara Academic Center has an array of technology and space available, including individual study labs, a computer lab and a
it — thinking I would help out a kid here or there,” Nolen said. “Once it actually got started, though, it picked up quite a bit.” Because of the business’s early success, Nolen hosted his first-ever basketball camp this past summer with current Gophers senior Andre Hollins and past players Blake Hof farber and Trevor Mbakwe. “I was a little ner vous to see what kind of showing I would get as far as kids went,” Nolen said. “But it was a lot of fun. I just basically used a lot of
the knowledge that’s been passed down to me from all my coaches and all my experiences growing up playing basketball — kind of just meshing them together to make my own camp.” Tr ue to how Nolen played, the young instructor pushes fundamentals when it comes to instructing his students. “[We do] a lot of ballhandling drills, scoring moves, learning how to create space off the dribble to get a shot off [and] finishing strong at the rim,” said
Andrew Howard, one of Nolen’s students. “Now we are working on my off-theball play.” Howard, a sixth grader, has worked with Nolen at least once per week for the past five months. As a point guard for his team, Howard said he’s already seen improvement in his game. “Al was a point guard like I am, so he knows what I need to work on and get really good at,” Howard said. “His experience as a Big Ten point guard is the reason [my dad and I]
wanted to work with Al.” Recently, the upstar t coach got the opportunity to see two of his pupils play at a tournament in St. Louis Park. Nolen said seeing their development, as well as the growth of the others he coaches, has been the best part of the job. “Watching them kind of do some of the stuff that we work on in our drills is very fulfilling,” Nolen said. “To see them grow as players and as people is the most r ewar ding feeling that comes out of training kids.”
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A place for Gophers athletes to be students The McNamara Academic Center began in 1983 for student-athletes.
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Former Gophers basketball player Al Nolen poses at Williams Arena on Monday evening. Nolen now runs basketball camps and gives private lessons.
classroom. And its location inside Bierman Athletic Building provides a central location for the student-athletes seeking academic help so they can avoid trekking across campus to another location, Morton said. The center also offers class-specific help and writing assistance. Though studying at it isn’t a requirement for all studentathletes, Morton said, its services are recommended for freshmen. “For a majority of our firstyear students, it’s suggested just because it really helps with the transition,” she said. “We want them to establish that balance right away.” Junior tennis player Jessika Mozia said she enjoys using the center to focus and avoid distractions. “It’s easier to get distracted at home with TVs,” she said. “When I go there, I know I can get work done.” Center staf f members make sure the student-athletes are working on their homework. “They have monitors that walk the study areas and make you put your phone away or get off Facebook to keep you focused,” Mozia said. “Personally, I like it a lot, though sometimes it can get crowded after practices.” Hannah Tapp, a sophomore middle blocker on the volleyball team, said she appreciates having the center as an academic resource. “Just having that individualized tutoring is really nice,” Tapp said, “especially if you need to focus.” All freshmen on the volleyball team are required to log six hours, but that number may vary for other teams at the University. The volleyball team achieved a perfect graduation success rate for the 2013-14 academic year. “It takes stress away knowing we always have a study space to go to,” Tapp said.
Gophers welcome tough opponent Minnesota will play its first home game Tuesday against Western Kentucky. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com
Many Big Ten teams tip of f their seasons with multiple games against inferior opponents. But after playing then-No. 8 Louisville in Puer to Rico on Friday, Minnesota will play another quality opponent — Western Kentucky. “ We s t e r n K e n t u c k y may not have the name r ecognition. … But as somebody who’s lived in Kentucky, I understand the culture of their program,” head coach Richard Pitino said. “That’s going to be a tough game.” Though the Hilltoppers may not be familiar to the average fan, they’re no strangers to the NCAA tournament selection committee. Western Kentucky has played in the tournament two of the past three seasons. The team wasn’t in it last year after Elfrid Payton, the No. 10 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, led Louisiana-Lafayette to a 7372 upset victor y over the Hilltoppers in the Sun Belt tournament. Minnesota is looking to improve from its season opener against Louisville to defeat Wester n Kentucky and record its first victor y of the season. But there’s one area the Gophers need to shore up if that’s going to happen. The Gophers fouled Louisville 32 times in Friday’s game, forcing Pitino to go deep into his bench early in the game. And with inexperienced players on the floor, the fouls didn’t stop happening. “The fouling was just — it just gave us no chance,” Pitino said. “They w e r e n ’ t b a d c a l l s . We
“Western Kentucky may not have the name recognition. … But as somebody who’s lived in Kentucky, I understand the culture of their program.” RICHARD PITINO Gophers head coach
were fouling.” Freshmen Bakar y Konate and Josh Mar tin both checked in during the first half and picked up two fouls apiece in a combined 10 minutes of court time. Both of them fouled out in the Gophers’ exhibition victor y over MinnesotaDuluth earlier this month, and they haven’t been making an easy adjustment to the college game. “I tr y to challenge ever y shot,” Konate said after the contest. “I have to learn all this stuff. It’s new to me. It’s different.” Despite also fouling out, Mar tin looked good in the exhibition, pulling down seven rebounds and punctuating several possessions with big dunks. But he and Konate were under whelming going up against the talented Cardinals. “Josh and Bakar y weren’t quite ready,” Pitino said. “We don’t really need Bakar y right away, because of Elliott [Eliason] and Mo [Walker’s] depth, but we need to get Josh ready right away.” Wa l k e r s a i d h e a p proached Konate and Martin after the loss and told them not to worr y about their debuts. “It was a really tough environment to play in, especially as a freshman,” Walker said. “If it was a home game against a weaker opponent, I’m
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sure they would have done great.” Pitino said he’s not concerned with Konate or Mar tin’s development because he expected them to be ner vous going up against a top-10 opponent on national television. But as the Gophers move on from Puerto Rico and center their attention
on the rest of their season, Western Kentucky — another tough team — lies in their path. “This is a team that’s going to come in and expect to win,” Pitino said. “This is going to be a battle.” David Nelson contributed to this report.
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MUSIC
Fort Wilson Riot hits 7th Street Entry The band began as a performance art collective and recently refined its psych-pop sound. BY JARED HEMMING jhemming@mndaily.com
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or Minneapolis duo Fort Wilson Riot, avoiding the status quo also meant forgoing typical indie rock band structure. The band — which originally formed as a four-piece performance art collective in 2005 — debuted an hourlong theater piece with its first album. “The first record we did was a full-on concept,” singer-guitarist Jacob Mullis said. “We joke sometimes about how most bands will start out with their simple records and then eventually they’ll do their ridiculous concept record.” His long-time par tner, singer and multi-instrumentalist Amy Hager, agreed. “We got that out of our system,” Hager said. “It’s fun to be prog-y and everything, but I’m over that.” When the band officially became a duo in 2010, they hit the road for a four-year period. Now, the group is bringing its honed psychedelic-pop sound to Minneapolis with a hometown gig at 7th Street Entry. Mullis said the pair draws on ’80s influences, like Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and Tom Waits, and relies on the compactness of their partnership to keep their tunes fluid. “I love it when bands can blend really weird things with pop music,” Mullis said. Mullis and Hager cited a new obsession with Prince as inspiration for their refined songwriting. “We started experimental; it’s more poppy now,” Hager said. “We were like, ‘No, we don’t want to make pop music.’ So we went backwards.” Fort Wilson Riot’s latest album, this year’s “Trilliun,” veers from smooth R&B to lo-fi, reverb-drenched waves of jangle-pop. Hager said her University of Minnesota music therapy degree has influenced
Amy Hager and husband Jacob Mullis of Fort Wilson Riot pose in their manger’s house in southeast Minneapolis Sunday night.
her musicianship. “I was really shy before. I would never have played anything, ever, for anyone,” Hager said. “I had to start playing guitar and performing because that’s what music therapy was. It broke the ice for me.” Though Mullis and Hager both hail from Wisconsin, the couple met in Minneapolis and began dating soon after they formed Fort Wilson Riot with friends. The couple, which just bought a house together, said their frugality helped keep Fort Wilson Riot afloat for nearly 10 years. “We just don’t go out unless we’re playing shows,” Hager said. “Our friends probably think we’re boring.”
Mullis said their four years on tour made them see that a career in indie rock doesn’t necessarily bring a large fortune. “It’s really hard to make money in music unless you’re at the absolute top,” Mullis said. “A high percentage of it is luck — just being at the right place at the right time.” Mullis and Hager struggled to find an independent record label to fund a campaign for “Trilliun,” so they decided to self-release. “The coolest thing about music now is that you don’t have to have a lot of money to make the music,” Mullis said. “You just have to have a laptop, and then you can make anything that you
want to.” Now as veterans of the T win Cities scene, Mullis said members of the group have seen numerous bands go through the music success cycle, so they approach the professional musician’s life with caution. “For the amount of time that we’ve been around, we’ve seen so many good bands in Minneapolis that star t to blow up and then fall apar t,” Mullis said. “As far as local bands, the bands that have ‘made it’ haven’t really.” Being on Domino Records, which is a wellendowed independent label, doesn’t necessarily guarantee success, he said.
“You’re still working your ass off,” Mullis said. Most bands in the city’s local scene “all work day jobs,” Hager said. Despite the dif ficulty that comes with the independent music hierarchy, Mullis and Hager said their friendships with members of Twin Cities bands like Night Moves, White Boyfriend and the Sex Rays have been worth weathering the professional musician’s grind. “In Minneapolis, if you’re dedicated to what you do, and you just want to make something interesting and good ... you’ll probably find a niche.” Hager said. Now, the homeowners
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said they can start returning favors to touring bands that they’ve met on the road and have let them crash on their couches. “We probably should have real jobs,” Hager said. “But we don’t really have real jobs. We’re just really good at saving money.”
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POETRY
Afghan poet discusses adversity as gay Muslim Qais Munhazim, a political science doctoral candidate, expresses his struggles as a gay Muslim in “Queer Voices.” BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com
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aced with the desolation of a wartorn Afghanistan and the isolation of an oppressive America, Qais Munhazim creates his own world in poetr y. With a passion for diplomacy and international security, Munhazim is a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Minnesota after living in Afghanistan and working for the United Nations. He uses those life experiences — as well as the adversity he encounters as a gay Muslim — as inspiration for his poetr y, which will be read at Intermedia Ar ts’ “Queer Voices” event on Tuesday. Munhazim moved to Minneapolis in 2008, enrolling as an undergraduate and recipient of a University scholarship. “I had a huge culture shock with ever ything.
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The oxygen feels dif ferent,” Munhazim said. “I grew up in a war. All I remembered was destr uction.” Munhazim came out as gay two years after moving to Minneapolis. In Afghanistan, he said he needed to hide his identity in order to stay alive. “In Afghanistan, you can’t be gay, other wise you will be hung in public or stoned to death,” he said. “You live double lives. That’s why a lot of the time I don’t connect on any level with American gays or white gay men, because we come from different experiences.” Living in the U.S. as a Muslim person of color comes with its own challenges, Munhazim said. “The first thing people ask me when they hear my accent is, ‘Oh, where are you from?’ ” he said. “The moment I tell people I’m from Afghanistan, they immediately tell me, ‘Oh, I’m
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sorr y.’” Munhazim said even American men he’s dated have expressed subtle discrimination and racism. “A man told me once, ‘I’m sorr y I can’t take you home to meet my parents, because they’ll be scared to meet a ter rorist,’ ” he said. “To him, it was a joke. But to me, it’s not a joke.” Through poetr y, Munhazim expresses the isolation he felt as a gay man in Afghanistan and now as an Afghan Muslim in America. Many of his poems are published in Farsi, his native language. “The best thing about Farsi is that it’s genderneutral,” he said. “I could write a poem about a man, but nobody knew it was about a man. For me, that was the only way for me to express my sexual desires and sexual fr ustrations without getting caught.” Munhazim started writing poetr y when he was in seventh grade. “That was the first time I started feeling for another man. The tension was
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Writer Qais Munhazim poses at the Purple Onion on Friday afternoon.
so bad that it was affecting my studies and my health, and I was really scared,” he said. “When you’r e hiding something [and] when you come across the people you’re hiding from, you feel like they’re reading your mind.” Growing up in an area of continuous war prevented Munhazim from experiencing the joys of childhood. “A child in war doesn’t have a childhood. The
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moment you can count, you’re expected to work,” he said. “I was working when I was 8 years old, so I never lived my childhood.” But as an adult, Munhazim creates his own moments of childhood that were lost. “Sometimes I have so much childhood in me because I never expressed that. My friends will tell me, ‘You’re so mature, but sometimes you’re
like a kid,’ ” Munhazim said. “Sometimes I’m being stubborn to get something ver y small, or craving candy, or watching car toons. My friends ask me why, and I say I’m just catching up.”
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.
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Yesterday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
Today’s Birthday (11/18): A long-time personal goal is within reach this year. Dreams can come true ... it takes applied focus and discipline. After 12/23, work and income ramp up.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written by Nancy Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Maintain objectivity in a partnership. Your discipline is admirable. Watch out for an ambush. Give up a relationship that’s disruptive.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — It’s important to follow the protocol. Sorting and filing can be fun. Check carefully for plan changes. Heed the voice of experience.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Create a practical solution. Invest for the long term. The outcome may be different than expected.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 6 — Make an important long-distance contact. It’s best if you don’t force things to fit. Ponder the possibilities. Be respectful.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — In a conflict between career and your partner, do what you partner says. It could be possible to have it all ... look from a different perspective.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Conditions seem unsettled. Take care not to stumble. Stick to your budget or get a rude awakening. Set long-range goals.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Don’t venture into new territory before doing the homework. Choose your words carefully today and tomorrow.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Maintain practical routines to succeed at work today. Obey the rules. Don’t give up. Your savings are growing.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Make a definite decision and assume authority. It’s not a good time to gamble. Don’t touch your savings. Provide security now, as well as love.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Travel and education hold your focus. Revise financial arrangements. Costs are higher than expected.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Work alone, and do what you promised. Supervise the changes that are occurring. Consider a differing opinion.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Maintain your strict standards. Anticipate disagreement ... Your reasoning may get challenged. Stick to the basic facts.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
from the archive
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
From NotYourPlaything
Well, excuse me t3h_fU.><.Or for not being your street bitch!!! Net: There is no excuse for you. I didn’t know that wearing a NUTTing jacket to keep myself healthy and warm was so offensive to “fine”, “wonderful”, horny-but-never-NUTTed-because you’re-a-jackass gentlemen like yourself. Net: That’s why roofies were invented. Now that I know its so hard for you not to see girls in tube tops and mini skirts, I’ll DEFINITELY expose myself to the cold every day, even when it gets frigid out. Net: A little nippage never hurt anyone. And I’ll wear heels too, dammit, even if that does give me blisters, because looking HOT all the time for the guys is DEFINITELY worth the pain. Net: Like Ah-nold used to say, “No pain, no gain.” You know what? I just had a fabulous idea. How about EVERY single girl on NUTTing campus just walks around naked all the time with glowing neon signs coming out of our asses that say “INSERT HERE” so that we can all be sexy little playthings for the boys Net: Neon ass signs? That doesn’t sound very sexy at all. (oh, except the fat girls. Only the PRETTY girls should be naked, right?!). You like the sound of that, don’t you? Actually, how about you just shut the NUTT up, you douche-bag NUTTface! You can use all of your NUTTing 2-ply toilet paper at 1701 University by yourself. Net: What does pooping have to do with this? Have fun with that.
From hockeyfan
I was reading Network today and realized that no one is talking about the Gopher Hockey team (THATS BAD). This weekend we had 2 Victories over UAA to celebrate. (THATS GOOD) Speaking of which boo-urns to the guy in the tiger costume at the game on Saturday night. Luckily Saturday night hockey broke out into what we all hoped for, a great brawl ... and a 4 to 1 Gopher victory. Anyway more HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:
to the point Lucia looked great and maintained composure, looking delightful in his slight mullet. Net: Rumor has it he’s contractually obligated to trim it every two weeks. Maturi added the clause after Lucia started showing up to practice in hightop Reebok Pumps, dirty sweat pants and a Richard Petty NASCAR T-shirt. What are the odds that he pays the pep band a little extra to stay after and play for him while he performs graceful numbers on figure skates to an empty Mariucci arena? Net: Slim to none. Pep band music is for nancy boys. Real men skate to Skid Row.
From Studly McStudlyson
At the request of just about everybody, the Studster returns with another epic weekend adventure. Net: We hope it was an excellent adventure and not a bogus journey. So, it all starts with a little trip to the local beverage consumption emporium of choice with a former coworker. Net: It’s a good thing you spelled that out so clearly for us. If you’d have just said “bar” we’d be totally perplexed. It ended with said coworker reveling in the excesses of his consumption, naked on a sauna bench. Net: Well, they don’t call you Studly for nothing. In the middle of all of that was a little hopping to other choice emporia with his mom and my former boss’ daughter, a 2:30 in the a.m. wakeup call to an ex-girlfriend to join the party in said sauna Net: This sounds like the plot to a bad porno. which lead to a little dip in the frigid, unit-shrinking waters of one of our fair state’s 10k of lakes. Net: Never mind about the porno. It’s hard to have grossly overacted sex when you can’t feel your tallywhacker. In other news, what’s the deal with pool aficionados who say you can’t rest your longneck in the corner pocket? Net: Maybe you just need to say please? What gives them the authority? Cause I’m sure it’s not their navel-length beards and abundance of dis-enticing aromas. Studly. Out.
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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 51 November 15, 2005 Lovely, lovely Dr.Date!
I have this small problem %) Well, the holiday season is getting closer and closer and I have absolutely no idea what to give my dear bf, who I’ve been with for 7 months now, for New Year (or Christmas — depending) I’m searching for something, that will show my love to him and be appropriate and somehow useful, though at the same time not as cliché as knitted sweater or scarf or smth. My funds are quite limited, which doesn’t make things a whole lot easier. So I was wondering, if you could come up with a top 10 list of presents, cause that would really help me direct my search %) Sincerely,
— Zvezde
Dear Zvezde,
While I hate the idea of discussing X-mas presents (or putting up a tree or lights or “getting into the spirit of the holidays”) until about a week before the holiday, I shall indulge you with a number of cheap (and sometimes easy) gifts to please your man and show him you really care. Frankly, they (men) ain’t that tough; you just gotta know what angle to take. Here’s a tried and true series of gifts that, if any lady had the prescience to pull off, would probably make her the most eligible bachelorette on the planet. And so, since I only aim to please … Top 10 gifts to give your boyfriend: 10. VGH. You’ve heard of road head no doubt, but the real jewel of the Nile, as it were, is video game head. Let him bust one while he’s busting through a wall in “Zelda.” Allow him to cream himself while creaming his opponents in multiplayer “Goldeneye.” Permit him to pearl your necklace while he … ahhh, forget it. 9. “Fast Times.” Red bikini, pop out of the pool. 8. “Wild Things.” Switch to light blue bikini, pop out of pool. 7. “Wild Things,” Part Deux. Who are we kidding? If you really wanted to make this an extra special X-mas, you’d re-enact a certain scene in which Matt Dillon became the subject of lore. 6. “9 1/2 Weeks.” You know the scene I’m talking about, right? Well, forget the sex and just make him a sandwich, dammit. 5. Yvette. You remember that movie “Clue”? Well, dress like that sexy French maid and clean his house. But really clean his house, get in all the nooks and crannies, clean the hair out the drains, really get it done. It’s a job he’s been putting off for months (it’s not like he wants to throw out all his dishes every couple of months, it’s just that they pile up, and then stuff ’s growing in there and it’s too late), for you to out-of-the-blue (and-sexy too) clean it for him is the stuff that dreams are made of. 4. Butt sex. No, no, no … we’re not going down that road again. 3. Reparations. He’s been spending every dime he’s got on your ass, it’s time to reconfigure the balance. Starting now, you should start picking up the tab on things he’d normally be stuck paying for. Going to the movies? Put your credit card down on the counter before the greasy punk behind it can grab your fella’s. Eating out? Slap some cash in the snooty waiter’s hand before your man can. 2. Forget X-mas, he’s a Buddhist. Just tell him you’re on the Eightfold Path, just finishing up the second strand (morality), on your way to Enlightenment. You acknowledge that the world is a place of suffering and that craving is the reason for that suffering, you’re trying to find a balance. 1. Laid, Leia, Laid. You knew it was coming. Dress up in the gold bikini and act like Jabba’s slave. Hottest thing in history.
— Dr. Date
P.S. Fellas, if you need some help, just shoot the Good Doctor a line, and I’ll let you in on what to get your ladies.
Dear Dr. Date,
Get ready for way too much information. I, along with many other guys (I hope), suffer from premature ejaculation. My girlfriend and I have been together for a few months, I love her very much, and we are each other’s firsts. Since as you can imagine it’s hard for her to orgasm via sex, I really enjoy giving her oral sex. However, even though she orgasms every time, she says she doesn’t like it because it “just feels weird.” Any advice on how to make her see that it’s not gross to me and I love doing it (besides telling her, which I do every time)? I know she likes it, because COME ON! I totally feel bad if she doesn’t let me cuz otherwise I can’t make her orgasm.
— (pre)Mature Senior
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Dear (pre)Mature Senior,
A little trouble with an abundance of prejack, hey? Sometimes your gun just gets out of (your) hand, and it goes off … no big deal. You know, there’s a reason the old cliché reads, “Don’t worry, it happens to a lot of guys” — because it does. Not anyone the Good Doctor knows, but I’m sure there are a ton of losers out there who suffer from your same affliction. (I kid. Because I love.) That being said, I dunno if I’ve ever heard of a girl denying the box lunch. Seems to me like so few fellas are willing to do it that when you find a dude who loves it, you’d hold on to him. But that’s just me. Maybe “it just feels weird” for her because you’re not the (cunni)linguist you think you are. Maybe you need to brush up on your ass-plus endeavors … humming the alphabet seems to be the surest, and most critically acclaimed, way to do it. Think of it as a journey down Sesame Street’s red light district, where the really slutty Muppets hang out in red-lit doorframes, beckoning you in with their wobbly eyes. Worse comes to worst, just get off and leave her to her own devices if she doesn’t want to (get off, that is). It’s probably what’s happened in 80 percent of her sexual encounters anyways.
— Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date,
The entry by Trying to do the Right Thing in Monday’s column caught my eye. My roommate is in a similar situation only from the other end. She recently broke up with her boyfriend of 5 years (engaged for 2) about a week ago. They broke up on good terms and he is coming to visit on Friday. The thing that is bothering me is that he started to see a girl only 3 days after they broke up! I know there isn’t any solid rule on when to start dating again, but wouldn’t you say at least a day for every year they were together would be a pretty solid minimum to keep it from being considered cheating? None of this seems to irk my roommate, but its driving me up a wall. And on top of all this, I have to spend Friday afternoon with this jackass when he comes into town and my roommate is still at work. How do I keep from relieving this douchebag from his manhood while we sit in uncomfortable silence next to each other on the couch?
— Anida Martini
Dear Anida Martini,
Just keep your hands in your pockets. That should do the trick.
— Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
dr. date Dr. Date,
I’m new in the neighborhood, and let’s just say I don’t have many friends. That said, I’m currently in the midst of a pretty sick, hot streak on Tinder, so I have that going for me. Here’s my secret to success: I swipe right on every single girl (lowering my standards, raising my success, am I right?) It’s working, and I’m starting to match like crazy. But here’s my dilemma at the moment: How do I get these girls to actually respond to my chivalrous attempts to take them out? I’ve matched 50 girls in the last few days (I’m a pretty handsome gentleman), but every time I try to chat up one of these lovely ladies, I get nothing in return. I’d like to think I have a pretty good mouthpiece on myself for talking to the females, and I really pride myself on being able to make girls laugh. What am I doing wrong? Is Tinder just not my game?
—Anonymous
Trudging Through the Tinder Tundra,
Getting laid with the help of Tinder can be easy, but it requires an immense amount of good timing. The best tip is keeping your conversations simple and slightly flirtatious. Just aim to get the ball rolling. And the key to getting a girl out is asking her early on in the conversation. Remember, like you, many girls using the app are just as interested in getting laid. Just make sure you give off a nonjudgmental and fun vibe — girls can smell that from a mile away. So approach Tinder with confidence,
and you will likely find what you’re looking for.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
How do you know when it’s the right time to make a move? I get the feeling this girl in my friend circle and I could make a good match, but I don’t want to embarrass myself and get rejected. I don’t even know if she’s single. If she turns me down, that could make things really weird within the group. But then again, I don’t want to sit here, silent, with these feelings of lust just burning inside me. I feel like I’ve got to let her know.
—Crushing
From Friend to Girlfriend,
Sometimes you have to deal with awkwardness in the beginning stages of starting a relationship. If she turns you down, so what? At least she’ll know you’re interested in her, which will then plant a seed in her head about you two — even if it doesn’t germinate. There’s no harm in letting her know where you stand, as long as you’re not declaring your undying love for her in a creepy gesture of grandeur. Embrace the chance of embarrassment. Rejection is scary, but it’s ultimately less painful than never going for the girl. Muster up the courage to ask your crush out for coffee. If she says yes, that’s great. If she says no, continue interacting with her the way you did before — minimizing the chances of potential blowback so the friendship can continue.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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School Rising cost of milk puts a Graduate asking for more strain on small businesses fellowship funds Dairy
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director of the Midwest Dair y Foods Resear ch Center. Since milk is produced at an unpredictable rate and can’t be stored for ver y long, he said, its price is generally linked to other dair y products like cheese, which has a longer storage time. U.S. farmers have some cows that produce milk for sale within the countr y and some that produce it for international sales. But in recent months, more countries began demanding American milk, which has strained the product’s availability here in the states, he said. Qdoba Mexican Grill in Dinkytown has seen a rise in expenses as well, said owner Randal Gast. While the restaurant’s dair y products, including its cheese and the chain’s signature “3-cheese queso,” have slightly risen in cost during recent months, Gast said other changes in Qdoba’s overall pricing, as well as the cost of steak, present larger issues for the restaurant. Dinkytown’s Espresso Royale goes through almost 150 gallons of milk ever y week. Regional Manager Dan Zielske said though the coffee shop’s milk expenses went down last month, he’s noticed the overall increase. “It tends to be one of those things … that fluctuates more than other products,” he said. “[But] when it’s a sustained rise, you definitely notice.” Though the prices may not climb at Espr esso Royale, Zielske said coffee and milk tend to have the largest pull on the shop’s
Even with additional University funding, Schroeder said students often have to turn to external organizations for fellowship opportunities. But Scott Lanyon, a professor and ecology, evolution and behavior depar tment head, said the University is not doing enough to make students aware of those opportunities. “In general, the University of Minnesota has not been active enough in encouraging these students to go after external money,” he said. Some students are also not prepared to apply for fellowships, Lanyon said. Many students in the STEM fields, specifically, need help writing fellowship proposals, he said. To help those students polish their applications, Lanyon created a course partly designed to help them land a fellowship. But because his schedule won’t allow it, Lanyon said he won’t offer the class after this semester. To fill the void, Lanyon said he’s presented workshops for faculty in other departments and colleges to teach them how to guide their own graduate students through the fellowship application process. “I have a feeling that as long as I teach this course, no one is going to step up to teach students in their own grad program,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll have made it easier … for grad programs to arrange to do this.” Though he said he was critical of the University’s past ef for ts, Lanyon said increasing fellowships and resources to aid graduate students would be a win-win situation. “It helps the University to show that we are competing with other top universities in the nation,” he said.
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Barista Allison Noble opens a refrigerator containing milk on Nov. 10 at Bordertown Coffee.
“If anybody sneezes, [milk] prices can go up really high or really low, depending on if we have a shortage or a surplus.” MARIN BOZIC applied economics assistant professor
AVERAGE U.S. MILK PRICES $3.90 $3.80 $3.70 $3.60 $3.50 $3.40 $3.30 $3.20 $3.10 $3.00
prices. The cost of milk fluctuates so much, Bozic said, because dair y farmers can’t just will it out of their cows, and it expires quickly. “Supply cannot change much if needed; demand wouldn’t budge much if needed,” he said. “And if anybody sneezes, the prices can go up really high or really low depending on if we have a shor tage or a surplus.” After a heavy demand
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for a commodity like milk, Bozic said, it takes a few months for prices to catch up. So though inter national demand for milk has waned in recent months, he said, prices in the U.S. should continue to rise until about Januar y and should retur n to normal by the end of 2015. “This is like tur ning around an aircraft carrier,”
he said. Miller said the price bump won’t be detrimental for Bordertown but has unwelcome implications for the immediate future of the shop. “Right now I think we’re OK,” he said, “but that extra 40, 50 cents a gallon definitely is going to cut into what we would normally pull in.”
research,” McNally said. Graduate School Dean Henning Schroeder said the school included plans to address funding for graduate students in its most recent strategic plan because it understands how crucial fellowships are for student researchers. “Being on a fellowship opposed to being on a research assistantship or teacher’s assistantship gives students the highest degree of freedom to pursue research,” he said. In response, Schroeder said the school plans to ask the University for additional funding for existing fellowship programs in its budget request this spring. He said the school wants to double the number of Interdisciplinar y Doctoral Fellowships it of fers. But the program, which currently funds about 15 students, is still young and needs more research to show its effectiveness, he said. The Graduate School also hopes to expand its DOVE Fellowship, which aids underrepresented students, Schroeder said. The program currently supports 20 students, and the school wants to fund at least two more students with it in the coming years, he said. He also noted that the University has increased funding for the Graduate School’s Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship over the past few years. While the Graduate School has recognized the need to increase fellowships, McNally said finding the money to fund them can be difficult, noting that it requires fundraising, shifting tuition dollars or asking the state legislature to allocate more money.
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According to the police repor t, of ficers failed to locate the suspects, but they collected digital photographic evidence. In the Friday robber y, child psychology senior Beatriz Valladares was walking alone down Fourth Street Southeast at about 1:30 a.m. when she noticed a man following her. “I didn’t have any intention of walking home alone; it just kind of happened,” Valladares said. She said she believes the man must have first seen her when she started walking from a location near Mesa Pizza in Dinkytown. Valladares, who said she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, said she turned right at 12th Avenue Southeast and started to yell at the man to go away or walk home. She stayed on the phone with one of her male friends as she walked, she said, and after a few blocks, she decided to call the police instead. “I hung up the phone to call 911 and tr y to make a run for it,” Valladares said. “Before I knew it, he ran up next to me and tried to grab my wristlet.” According to a Minneapolis police r epor t, Valladares was at the intersection of Sixth Street Southeast and 12th Avenue Southeast when the confrontation got physical. Valladares said the man backhanded her in the face and grabbed her wristlet before she took the opportunity to run away and hide near some dumpsters. “He was still following me at this point, and then I just kind of started screaming,” Valladares said. “One of my guy friends was already looking for me, so he was able to find me.”
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OTHER CRIMES NEAR CAMPUS Crime: When: Where: Info:
Attempt to cause bodily harm 1:15 a.m. Thursday Library Bar and Grill An off-duty bouncer at the bar punched a 22-year-old University alumnus in the face, breaking his front left tooth.
Crime: When: Where: Info:
Hit and run with injury About 3:30 p.m. Saturday Eighth and University avenues Southeast During poor weather conditions and the Gophers football game Saturday, a driver drove away after rear-ending another vehicle in Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, a Minneapolis police report read. The victim was able to photograph the hit-and-run driver and told officers he appeared to be under the influence. SOURCES: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UMPD
Valladares said her wallet was found in the area were the incident occurred the next day, with her U Card and $60 in cash missing. University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said the three robberies were most likely unrelated, but the department is monitoring the cases.
Scammers claim first victim
A ploy perpetrated by scammers posing as government and law enforcement of ficials claimed its first victim Friday. Miner said the campusspecific scam was successful for the first time when they tricked a foreign exchange student into buying a $500 prepaid credit card and sharing its infor-
mation over the phone. He said the scammers have been calling potentially vulnerable students and pretending to be police of ficers in an attempt to get money. I n S e p t e m b e r, V i c e President of University Ser vices Pamela Wheelock sent a public safety update war ning the school’s community about fraudulent efforts to target international students. The caller threatened the female student, telling her she would be deported if she refused to obey commands, according to a University police report. “It will be dif ficult to investigate,” Miner said. “These generally originate overseas and rarely involve a loss. In this case, it did.”