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No tilling, better soil
The U is changing how its data is stored so people can access and share research more easily. BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com
New University of Minnesota initiatives will soon allow researchers to better catalogue and share their work. Through changing how data is stored and the way researchers record their findings, the school hopes to preser ve its research and create a better system for accessing and sharing it across the University and other higher education institutions. To establish a standard for how the school deals with research data, the University Senate Committee on Information Technologies developed a new policy that clarifies researchers’ responsibilities for recording data, who owns it and how it is stored and transferred. “It’s a policy that was long overdue,” said Jim MacDonald, chair of the committee. Though the policy is still getting reviewed, leaders of the initiative say it will likely be implemented early spring semester.
JULIET FARMER, DAILY
Dean Dostal, owner of Dostal Farms, stands with his radish crops on Saturday. Dostal practices no-till farming, which increases yields and retains the soil’s nutrients.
By not tilling their land, farmers can reduce their carbon footprint and preserve essential soil nutrients, experts say.
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experts say, and ultimately could help slow
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Minn., carefully tends to his corn and soybean crops, preparing for the next year’s planting season.
The organization created a committee to review how its paid members are performing.
next year’s crop,” Dostal said. A University of Minnesota study released earlier this month found that plants
It’s a familiar routine for most farmers.
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With a crowd of students watching, Minnesota Student Association leaders outlined which members would not receive their full stipends earlier this month. A handful of people failed to meet all of the requirements attached to their MSA positions, which cost them anywhere from just 1 percent to almost one-third of their monthly payment. In order to increase transparency and reliability within the undergraduate student government, the group created a system of checks and balances to ensure all members are fulfilling their duties and spending office hours responsibly. MSA’s new Internal Management Committee reviews stipendreceiving members’ performances several times a year. This school year, MSA could dole out more than $37,000 to almost 30 members, some of whom receive stipends of nearly $5,000 each year. The money from the stipend cuts go u See IMC Page 10
AGRICULTURE
As chill sets in, MN farmers are already prepared Most of the state’s farms had their crops harvested before last week’s large snowfall. BY HALEY MADDEROM hmadderom@mndaily.com
Tuesday was the nation’s coldest November morning on record in almost four decades, with all 50 states hitting low temperatures at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But after riding out last year’s polar vor tex, many Minnesota farmers took precautionar y measures for the recent frigid weather, and University of Minnesota research is exploring how to protect their
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fields during the cold months. In fact, most of the state’s farmers had completely har vested their crops by last week’s snowfall, said Jodi DeJong-Hughes, a Willmar, Minn.-based University Extension regional educator in crops and soils. “They heard it was coming, so they put in a lot of extra hours to put the crop out,” she said, adding that other farmers missed a crucial chance to harvest. By Sunday, 95 percent of Minnesota’s corn acreage was harvested, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Those who did not gather their crop yield before snowfall will have to wait for snow drifts to melt — and for the ground to stay solid enough so that a 20-ton combine can traverse fields without sinking too
deeply into the soil, DeJong-Hughes said. Ideal crop yields depend on the perfect balance of moisture during winter and spring, she said. Though heaps of snow can add moisture to the soil, when it’s combined with constant spring downpours, it can lead to erosion and restrict the planting season. “That’s the problem with the weather — you just never know,” DeJong-Hughes said. “There’s a saying: ‘Tell me the weather and I’ll tell you how to farm.’” Some University students in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences have had to head home for several weekends this fall to help their family farms u See SNOW Page 3
Mpls. could soon ban e-cigs A city committee on Monday approved a divisive ordinance to ban electronic cigarettes. BY KELSEY CHRISTENSEN kchristensen@mndaily.com
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Nate Stevensen and Alysia Urbina test different electronic cigarette flavors at Smokeless Smoking Vapor Shop on Tuesday evening. On Monday, a City Council committee approved a proposed e-cigarette ban in indoor public spaces.
Minneapolis is inching closer to banning electronic cigarettes from indoor public spaces and workplaces. Dozens of the city’s residents, business owners and medical professions gathered Monday to defend and protest e-cigarettes in a public hearing for the Minneapolis Clean Indoor Air Act Ordinance Amendment. At the end of the hearing, the city’s Health, Environment and Community Engagement Committee voted to ban e-cigarettes and similar devices in indoor public spaces, mostly restaurants and bars. The full City Council will vote on the proposed ban at its upcoming Dec. 5 meeting. Many “vape” shop owners spoke at the
hearing about their business’s need to provide samples to customers buying new flavors. “It would be a detriment to consumers because they don’t know what kind of product they’re getting,” said Austin Flum-Straw, manager of Smokeless Smoking Vapor Lounge on East Hennepin Avenue. Other “vape” shop owners at the meeting voiced skepticism that their stores could be exempt from the proposed boycott. But during concluding remarks on Monday, council members said they would change the ordinance’s language to exclude them. Ward 2 Councilman Cam Gordon, who chairs the committee, said the proposed ban is not meant to stop e-cigarette use in nicotine shops. Several e-cigarette users testified at the hearing that they shouldn’t have to “vape” in the same area as regular smokers, since u See VAPING Page 3
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NFL suspends Peterson for at least the rest of the season BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson’s future with the Minnesota Vikings dimmed fur ther Tuesday, with the NFL suspending the star running back without pay for at least the rest of the season. As his representatives initiated an appeal, Peterson remained at the center of an escalating dispute between the league and the NFL Players Association over the player discipline process. Commissioner Roger Goodell told Peterson he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for his violation of the NFL personal conduct policy — the first example of a crackdown on players involved with domestic violence. The NFLPA quickly announced it would immediately appeal, calling for a neutral arbitrator to handle it, and sharply rebuked the league for what it labeled as inconsistency and
unfairness in determining the discipline. The NFL’s words were even stronger, with a nearly 1,600-word statement spelling out the conditions for Peterson’s path to return to the field and describing the reasons for the stiff punishment. Peterson pleaded no contest Nov. 4 to misdemeanor reckless assault in Texas for injuries to his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. He said he intended no harm, only discipline. Peterson was on a special exempt list at the sole discretion of Goodell, essentially paid leave while the case went through the legal system. The NFLPA said Peterson was told that would count as time ser ved toward a suspension, citing an unidentified NFL executive. League spokesman Brian McCar thy said the stay on the exempt list was taken into account. “There were aggravating circumstances that led to the discipline announced,” McCarthy said.
Peterson’s salary for the season was $11.75 million. He will keep the money accrued while on the exempt list. But the NFL’s punishment has now amounted to a 14-game ban, with six unpaid weeks. That’s the equivalent of a fine of more than $4.1 million. Peterson’s agent, Ben Dogra, told The Associated Press he and his client were scheduled for a conference call Tuesday with the NFLPA to discuss options. “We look for ward to filing an immediate appeal and coming to a resolution for Adrian Peterson that would be appropriate under the circumstances,” Dogra said. The Vikings don’t practice Tuesdays. The organization issued a brief statement: “We respect the league’s decision and will have no further comment at this time.” Goodell announced Aug. 28 tougher punishment for players involved with domestic violence. That action stemmed from a torrent of criticism for the initial leniency toward Baltimore
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ST. PAUL — Faculty members and students within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are criticizing the chancellor’s plans to overhaul the system. In a plan titled “Char ting the Future,” the administration calls for a revamp to increase ef ficiency and effectiveness. Chancellor Steven Rosenstone envisions a network of innovative campuses with affordable degrees that help students secure good jobs. He wants schools to stop competing against each other for students and instead work together to lower the cost of education and simplify the transferring process. “Charting the Future is all about creating a better education for our students,” Rosenstone said. But some fear the system will become a factor y-like institution that of fers stripped-down diplomas and simply cranks out workers for Minnesota industr y. Opponents are concerned about the homogenization of education through larger class sizes and fewer course of ferings, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. “It’s called the McDonaldization of higher education,” said Vicky Brockman, faculty association president at Southwest Minnesota State University. Although many professors agree that higher student performance, lower cost of education and better technology are goals that anyone could get behind, they worr y about how those goals can be attained. System administrators have yet to release complete details of the overhaul, but opponents are becoming suspicious based on the wording of some suggested strategies.
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota medical-device firm’s push for $800,000 in public subsidies tied to a major expansion is in limbo after the company and its chief executive were federally indicted last week, a state agency official said Tuesday. The Vascular Solutions’ bid for a Minnesota Job Creation Fund award has been scheduled for a hearing Friday at the Department of Employment and Economic Development, which administers the program. Agency spokesman Monte Hanson told The Associated Press that the criminal indictment has prompted a reexamination of the subsidy package and officials are weighing whether they’d even hold the hearing. The Maple Grove-based company and CEO Howard Root face multiple charges of conspiracy to sell a varicose-vein treatment device for unapproved medical uses. The company settled a whistleblower case in February for $520,000 related to the marketing of devices that are the basis of the criminal charges that a Texas-based grand jury returned Thursday, but it didn’t admit wrongdoing. Jon Austin, a spokesman for Vascular Solutions, said the indictment represents unproven allegations that the company believes are wrong. “Our operations are unaffected by these developments, and our plans for growth and expansion in Maple Grove are unchanged,” Austin said in a written statement. Last month, the Maple Grove City Council endorsed the company’s $8.7 million expansion proposal and urged approval of the state grant money. “Our involvement is nothing beyond that resolution,” city clerk Al Madsen said Tuesday, stressing that no municipal tax dollars had been pledged or offered. Vascular Solutions has a product line of more than 80 devices — most of which are catheters — and had more than $110 million in sales last year.
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they quit that addiction and switched to vapor. “I was not able to r un 5K [races] before, but now it’s not a problem,” said Flum-Straw, who tur ned to e-cigarettes after years of smoking two packs a day. But council members said they needed more reason to allow e-cigarette users to “vape” in public. Several medical professionals and activists also spoke at the meeting and pushed for e-cigarettes to be added to the 2007 Freedom to Breathe provisions of the Clean Indoor Air Act, which aimed to pr otect employees and citizens from secondhand smoke while in public spaces. Dr. Ar thur Hanson, a
University of Minnesota Medical School alumnus, described at the meeting how nicotine — whether emitted from a traditional cigarette or its more moder n electronic counterpar t — sticks to carpet, drapes, clothes and most other objects in a room. Hanson, a pulmonologist, said these molecules can af fect anyone in the area, including children and adults. “Nicotine is sticky,” he said. “We don’t know how much nicotine is coming out, and some is carcinogenic.” No long-term studies have tested the health impacts of e-cigarettes. And because they are not FDAapproved, it’s not possible for consumers to know the makeup or concentration of their potentially harmful chemicals.
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Alysia Urbina tests different electronic cigarette flavors at Smokeless Smoking Vapor Shop in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening.
No-till farming can make for better soil
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additional carbon dioxide. “Our findings were part of the larger question of how to keep as much carbon out of the air as possible,” said Peter Reich, a forest resources professor and the study’s lead author. “Globally, we need to focus on the way in which vegetation influences the climate.” The study, which consisted of a series of experiments that exposed plants to potential future climate scenarios, proved that vegetation will absorb up one-third of the extra carbon dioxide released into the air by fossil fuel emissions, Reich said. Finding ways to increase and preserve earth’s vegetation is a vital piece to solving the climate change puzzle, he said. Farmers can play a role in preserving carbon contained in plants and soil through their agricultural practices, Reich said. Conser vation tilling, or no-till farming, like Dostal uses, is an agricultural practice that refrains from disturbing the topsoil, which is overturned in traditional tilling. Preserving the soil is important in maintaining a successful crop, Dostal said. He has practiced conservation tilling for 15 years on some of his farms, and he said he will likely expand the practice to all of his fields next year. Dostal also uses a mixture of cover crops — radishes, oats and grass — on his land to preser ve the amount of carbon in his fields’ soil. “What you do to the ground for this year’s crop will affect next year’s crop,” he said, noting that no-till farming creates higher yields.
Increasing farmers’ yields, Reich said, will allow for more plants that decrease the amount of carbon in the air. Bruce Tiffany, a farmer in southern Minnesota, also practices conservation tilling. He uses the strip-tilling technique, alternating the rows he tills and farms on each year. While he said the practice creates better crops and helps slow climate change, it also reduces the amount of fossil fuels he releases because he’s using less fuelpowered machinery. However, not all farmers are willing to switch over to conservation tilling. Steve Kelley, a senior fellow in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said changing practices is hard for many people, especially when it comes to improving the environment, because there aren’t necessarily immediate results. “While there may be a positive link,” he said, “the benefits to individuals aren’t always clear.” Dostal said it takes three to four years for farmers to see positive results, like higher yields, so many aren’t open to embracing conservation tilling methods. International communication about the benefits of green farming techniques is key to expanding the practices that will reduce climate change, Kelley said. And Reich hopes the new University study will contribute to that discussion. “We have the tools to stop climate change,” he said. “Findings like ours indicate we need to develop that global cooperation even faster in order to limit the self-inflicted damages that will occur from a changing climate.”
UN reports demographic shift could boost growth BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — The United Nations Population Fund said T uesday that changing demographics, mainly in Africa and Asia, could lead to rapid economic growth if there is suf ficient investment in young people. The agency said a “demographic dividend” can happen when a countr y’s working age population is larger than its elderly and young populations who are dependent. “Today’s record 1.8 billion young people present an enormous oppor tunity to transform the future,” the fund’s Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin said. “Never again is there likely to be such potential for economic and social progress.” He said 90 percent of these young people live in less developed countries where they face obstacles to their rights to education, health and a life free from violence. A staggering 57 million are out of school,
and young people today account for two in five of the world’s unemployed, he said. In its State of World Population 2014 repor t, UNFPA said demographic shifts taking place in about 60 developing countries, primarily in Africa and Asia, are opening a window for a demographic dividend. The size of the dividend depends largely on the investment those countries make in young people to realize their full potential, the report said. Osotimehin said at the launch in London that the report makes the case “for urgent investment in young people so they may be engaged in their communities and the development of their nations.” It recommended sustained investment in “r evelant, high-quality education,” comprehensive health care “encompassing all aspects of sexual and reproductive health,” and oppor tunities for young people to earn a living.
Snow several weekends this fall to help their family farms har vest in anticipation of early snow, said Bill Ganzlin, director of CFANS Student Services. Corn and soybean farmer Brian Thalmann said he, too, was forced to reap his crops early at his farm, which is based in Plato, Minn., about 50 miles west of the Twin Cities. The move rounded out what he said was a shortened farming season that started late for planters and ended early with frost. “The entire year of 2014 was the worst year we’ve had for weather conditions in the last 30 years,” Thalmann said. His farm lost about 40 percent of its crop production this year because of poor weather conditions. He said as his profits sank, along with corn and soybean prices dropping, it was a financially tough season. “The reason you pay the [crop] insurance premium each year is for a year like
this,” Thalmann said. But agronomy and plant genetics professor Kevin Smith said his experimental barley plant actually welcomes early batches of snow. “At least a few inches of snow will … protect the plants and insulate them, and increase the chance that they’ll survive the winter,” he said. Smith is par t of a University research initiative called Forever Green that’s developing cover crops to maintain soil quality throughout the winter. By shielding fields from brutal weather and other elements, cover crops prevent erosion and nitrogen r unof f, consume carbon dioxide emissions during the of fseason and maintain soil nutrient levels, he said. “You want to avoid the situation where you’ve plowed up the ground and you have this bare ground exposed for six months of the year,” Smith said. Although Thalmann is fr ustrated with the poor season, he is hoping for better cr op conditions
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in the future. “We have the secondlongest stretch of belowfreezing weather ever in the state of Minnesota,” he
said. “It definitely makes it more challenging for those of us in agriculture to deal with the wild swings in the weather.”
Minnesota health care workers to join Ebola fight BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — As a nurse, Doris Parker says she is used to being exposed to AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, so she’s not afraid to return to Liberia to help her native country fight a deadly Ebola outbreak. “I have a strong conviction this is what I need to do,” said Parker, a Minnesota medical surgical nurse who leaves Thursday with a group of medical responders bound for the West African nation. “As a nurse, we’re trained to help, to take care of the sick.” After living in the U.S. for 28 years, Parker, a resident of the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park, is making her first trip home to Liberia, where she was born, grew up and attended high school and still has relatives. She is motivated to treat her fellow Liberians and to help stop the virus from spreading. Ebola has killed more than 5,000 people in West
Africa, mostly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. “If it’s not contained at the source, there’s a strong possibility it could be a major, global crisis,” Parker said Tuesday while sitting in the of fices of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit American Refugee Committee, which is organizing the mission. The initial group of 11 being deployed includes four Liberian-Americans, said Daniel Wordswor th, the humanitarian organization’s president and CEO. Another 25 people from across the U.S. might be deployed over the next six months, he said. The initial goal is to establish an Ebola treatment center or “mini-hospital” in a remote area of far eastern Liberia, near the border with the Ivory Coast, Wordsworth said. By locating the center in the rural community of Fish Town, Wordsworth said, they hope to prevent the disease from spreading eastward into the
Ivor y Coast. The ultimate goal is to set up a treatment center in ever y county, or state, in Liberia, which will help get people infected with Ebola away from families and communities and into a quarantined space, he said. “If we can do that, we can contain the disease and stop it from spreading,” Wordsworth told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday. Group members will attend specialized Ebola training and learn rigorous safety procedures. Then, they’ll serve a three-month rotation where they will be caring for patients and helping prevent the spread of the virus. Parker already has completed training by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Anniston, Alabama, and will undergo more training when she arrives in Liberia. When she returns to the U.S., she will be quarantined at home for 21 days, the incubation period for Ebola.
As part of the tight-knit community of Liberians living in the Twin Cities, Parker said she knew Patrick Sawyer of Coon Rapids, the first American to die of Ebola. Sawyer died on July 25 in Nigeria, days after he traveled from his native Liberia. He left behind a wife and three young daughters in Minnesota. “We all are interconnected in the community,” Parker said. “It was just too close to home, ver y close to home when that happened.” Wordsworth said his organization wants to bring “a depth of cultural competence and an understanding of the country and the society” to treating Ebola in Liberia. “The fact that you can have a Liberian face treating you” in a hospital might comfor t patients, he said. “It’s already an alien environment and the more you can see what’s common to you and real to you, the better. You’re frightened enough already.”
California cities consider gas-pump warning labels BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERKELEY, Calif. — Known for its liberal politics, Berkeley has racked up a long line of firsts over the years, from taxing sugar y drinks to ditching Styrofoam takeout containers. City of ficials are now considering another novel plan: putting stickers on gas pumps citywide to warn consumers that burning fuel contributes to global warming. The Berkeley City Council is set to vote Tuesday to possibly move for ward by early next year with the proposal, among the first of its kind in the U.S. San Francis-
co is drafting a similar ordinance that the city’s Board of Supervisors could vote into law by next spring. Environmental improvement ef for ts in Berkeley date back to 1910, when the city was the first to put police of ficers on bicycle patrols. In 1989, Berkeley adopted a citywide ban on Styrofoam, and about decade ago city vehicles were conver ted to operate on biodiesel. Berkeley voters overwhelmingly approved the special tax on sugary drinks earlier this month, becoming the first U.S. city to pass such a measure. Suppor ters of the gas-
pump measure hope that simply putting the labels in front of consumers will motivate them to drive less. One environmental group compares the labels to health warnings on cigarette packages. City Councilman Kriss Worthington, who wrote the original label proposal, said the idea is not to stop people from buying gas but rather to remind them of green and clean alternatives. “This is a very inexpensive proposal that is simply educational,” Worthington said Tuesday. Wor thington has indicated that none of the 20 gas stations in Berkeley has
voiced disapproval of the plan. But there is criticism elsewhere. In a letter to the city, Western States Petroleum Association President Catherine Reheis-Boyd said the oil-industry lobbying group “believes the city’s proposal compels speech in violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.” “Far less restrictive means exist to disseminate this information to the general public without imposing onerous restrictions on the businesses,” Reheis-Boyd wrote in a letter to a city advisory commission.
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Reality shows’ exploitation is worrisome “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Duck Dynasty” make money, but at a cost to society.
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LC’s unfor tunately popular reality show “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” was recently canceled because of June “Mama June” Shannon’s decision to rekindle an old flame. Shannon’s ex-boyfriend, Mark McDaniel, was convicted of sexually molesting an 8-year-old who’s related to Shannon. While Shannon continually denies any recent involvement with McDaniel, photos have surfaced showing the couple together with Alana — Shannon’s youngest daughter — also known as “Honey Boo Boo.” What’s worrisome is that this abhorrent situation may start to be associated with the social status of those who starred on the show. The assumed linkage of lower-class behavior to child molestation is a result of unfair and exaggerated portrayals that come from television shows from networks such as TLC. What people seem to consistently overlook is that the “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” family is actually not poor at all. On the contrar y, TLC paid them between $15,000 and $20,000 per episode. “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is a direct exploitation of those living poor, lower-class
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lifestyles in the countryside. To put it (not so) eloquently, the show focused on the way so-called “hicks” in the South live their lives. However, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is only one of many exploitative television shows that gain popularity by exaggerating or joking about a certain social class or lifestyle. A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” is another reality show centered on the outlandish natures of those starring in it. While these behaviors are not adequate representations of the South, they unfortunately fulfill certain stereotypes associated with this region. For example, a few months ago, “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson let slip a few homophobic remarks, resulting in his temporary suspension from the show. A newly coined term, “hicksploitation,” refers to the misrepresentation and exaggeration of those who live in the South. These “hicksploitative” shows present poor Southerners as uncivilized, homophobic fools who get into relationships with exconvicts and endanger their children.
Continually accepting exploitation and misrepresentation as forms of “guilty pleasure” entertainment is unacceptable. Even worse, the shows often pay their stars enormous amounts of money to get permission to portray them in a negative light. Continually accepting exploitation and misrepresentation as forms of “guilty pleasure” entertainment is unacceptable. TLC and A&E are two networks that create many of these exploitative shows. These networks make their money by caring about the lives of those they film and market. However, this love is absolutely conditional and based upon ratings. It would better if everyone just ignored these types of shows, which would eventually stop production as ratings dropped. By allowing these shows to continue to be our “guilty pleasures,” we are complicit in the exploitation on which the shows rely. Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.
DAILY DISCUSSION
Support proposed raw milk amendments HB 4307 and HB 4038
Do people not have the right to buy and sell goods? Toxic, chemical-ridden, unhealthy “food items” are predominantly sold in stores and cause sickness in our countr y. Raw milk — from healthy grass fed cows — is nutritious and rarely causes any adverse effects. Not to mention that our ancestors drank raw milk for a long time before industrialization came. Conventional dairy should be penalized, and farmers that raise happy and healthy cows should be given money for doing it the right way. People have the freedom to drink alcohol and eat highly processed and toxic food, but we cannot have raw cow’s milk. Something is seriously wrong. Please, wake up and realize that this isn’t about whether you like the idea of raw milk. This situation is just like how I don’t have the right to take someone’s alcohol away, despite the potential harmful effects of it. Please, stop the unnecessar y regulations on raw milk producers and consumers, among many other unnecessar y food regulations. John Hemingson Daily reader
Comment on ‘Slackliners clash with U policy’
Another “policy” created by the bureaucrats’ fear of lawyers. So slacklining is a liability? Why? I would say the oft-seen jugglers on campus that practice tossing balls, bowling pins or whatever are a liability, too. Ban them, too, and those who do handstands and backflips on the mall as well. You might get hur t walking or jogging. That is a liability; ban it. Everyone now has to crawl so they can’t fall anymore. Nothing remotely “liability looking” will be allowed. Paranoia that someone could get hurt makes it too easy for “authorities” to bust these vaguely defined criminals rather than do real work and find some real criminals that are robbing our University of Minnesota students way too often. Some schools have banned games like dodgeball; is the University leading this ridiculous trend now, or just following it? And no, I don’t slackline — never have — so I have no “axe to grind” other than to call out bad policies. Xiccarph via MNDaily.com
As a society, we aren’t approaching food correctly. There are more ef ficient, ethical and environmentally sound ways to produce and consume. When the University of Minnesota re-opened with land-grant status in 1867, factor y farming didn’t exist; the first factor y farm opened in 1926. Since then, there have been massive geographic and economic shifts in food production. Factor y farms, which now constitute the industr y, are both energy- and capital-intensive facilities that produce more sewage than large cities, threaten r ural communities and create unfathomable environmental and public health issues. In the United States, 54 percent of farm animals inhabit just 5 percent of farms. Family farms aren’t what Minnesota subsists on. Their existence is
EDITORIALS Progress made at climate discussion China and the United States will reduce carbon emissions.
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he 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting closed on Nov. 12 with a surprise announcement from China and the United States — presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping agreed on new carbon emission reduction goals. This is a landmark event for the world’s two biggest polluters, which together account for nearly half of all the emissions released worldwide. It also marks the first time China has made a serious commitment to reducing its carbon emissions. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. will decrease its current rate of emission so that by 2025 it will emit 26 to 28 percent less carbon than in 2005. By 2030, China intends to stop allowing its carbon emissions to rise and will generate 20 percent of its power from clean energy sources. Environmentalists and researchers have said the plan does not go far enough and that both nations are capable of more significant reductions by 2030. Moreover, leading Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and James Inhofe of Oklahoma complained about the agreement, with McConnell saying it will lead to fewer jobs in the U.S. and Inhofe claiming it allows China to delay any action. We see this deal as an important first step to involve China, the world’s largest carbon polluter, in international climate change mitigation ef for ts. With a new round of climate talks set for 2015, the commitment of China and the U.S. may spark bigger changes within other countries to lower their own carbon emissions.
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BUSINESS
LinkedIn still helps networking
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inkedIn, the professional social networking website, is necessar y to have. Without a profile, you might fall behind the times. The majority of Fortune 500 companies have pages on and use LinkedIn, according to Tom Becker, vice president of recruiting for Experis, a recruitment consulting agency. Recruiters use the profiles to see who is actively networking and taking advantage of technology. Several businesses have offered me interviews via LinkedIn, and even more recruiters have viewed my profile to see whether I’m what they were looking for. Clearly, companies are actually using the site. For me, LinkedIn goes beyond making connections. Often I use the site to find a friend or stranger whose career path mirrors my own aspirations. I then look at what kinds of work these people have done to get to where they are now. But despite its benefits, there are some problems. The company is currently facing a class-action lawsuit. A feature called “In-mail,” which could potentially allow employers to go beyond the listed references in an application and ask other former co-workers how the
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In support of Meatless Monday
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nearly obsolete. Since 1935, the number of farms in the U.S. fell from 6.8 million to about 2.1 million. Fewer than 2 percent of Americans now farm for a job. This isn’t because less farming is happening; it’s because globalization and industrialization have dominated the industr y. We star ted campaigning for Meatless Mondays to educate students that animal products consumed in the dining halls (and nearly ever ywhere else) don’t come from small, “humane” family farms. We want them to know that the 13 pounds of grain it takes to produce 1 pound of meat could be redistributed to alleviate some of the world’s hunger. We want them to recognize that horrific scenes seen in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals videos aren’t a myth or exception — they’re most farms in the U.S. The Meatless Monday campaign, launched by the John Hopkins School of
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potential employee acted, delves into questionable ethical ground. Another questionable practice LinkedIn has adopted is its “premium” user option, which allows those who pay a fee to get enhanced filtering options for companies and search optimization for job searchers. It is essentially moving in the direction of allowing those who pay more to have a better chance of getting found, which is elitist at best. Still, LinkedIn gets your name out there and can be a good tool to connect you with organizations. Despite the questionable direction it is moving in, it is still an effective tool to use in conjunction with attending job fairs, networking and trying to meet potential employers in person. Brooke Bovee welcomes comments at bbovee@mndaily.com.
We started campaigning for Meatless Mondays to educate students that animal products consumed in the dining halls (and nearly everywhere else) don’t come from small, “humane” family farms. Public Health, isn’t meant to attack the agriculture depar tment nor the University of Minnesota’s histor y. It’s an opportunity to bring awareness to consumers of the catastrophes of our food system. The world faces dire environmental, social and ethical challenges. We need to recognize the ability we have to alleviate them. We can begin by paying attention to implications of our food.
atients of Boynton Health Service’s Dental Clinic, Massage Therapy Clinic or Mental Health Clinic are subject to penalties if they cancel an appointment too late or don’t show up at all. Dentistry patients are put on probation if they miss two appointments in three years. People who show up late or miss appointments for a massage, a non-essential service, still have to pay the full session’s fee. The Mental Health Clinic, however, is treated differently from other indispensable ser vices. Cancelling an appointment too late incurs a $10 fee, and missing one without notice means a $20 fee. If patients do either of these twice in a row or for three appointments within six months, they’ll have a scheduling hold placed on their accounts. The clinic’s patients, who may already be in a tenuous state of mental health, don’t need the added stress from potential fees or cutoffs from care. Many people with mental health issues still face barriers when deciding whether to seek care — including social stigma, poor public understanding of mental health conditions or a general distaste for seeking help. While it’s important for Boynton to enact measures that keep clinics running efficiently, we feel it’s questionable to charge a fee that could discourage patients from getting professional help. Boynton has recently taken great strides to improve mental health care, including opening a St. Paul clinic, adding staff and cutting down on wait times for appointments. However, Boynton’s leadership should consider whether these small fees are worth their potential pitfalls. 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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Minnesota rolls past Western Kentucky
Above: Gophers forward Joey King defends against Western Kentucky forward Justin Johnson on Tuesday evening at Williams Arena. This was the Gophers’ home opener. Below: Gophers guard Daquein McNeil prepares to pass the ball on Tuesday evening at Williams Arena.
The Gophers won their home opener Tuesday night at Williams Arena. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com
After Louisville thoroughly outplayed them last week in Puer to Rico, the Gophers rebounded from their season-opening loss with a 76-54 victor y over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night at Williams Arena. The Gophers jumped out to a 22-6 lead midway through the first half behind an energetic fullcour t pr ess and didn’t look back. The Hilltoppers tur ned the ball over 25 times in all. “That was probably our best defensive performance since I’ve been here,” head coach Richard Pitino said. “We imposed our will, which I love.” The Gophers’ loss to the Cardinals last week showed them how much more ef for t they need to put into defense. Senior guard DeAndre Mathieu said Louisville head coach Rick Pitino gave them advice after the contest.
“He told us we needed to establish our identity. His guards were really, really aggressive on defense, and we felt we kind of backed down from them a little bit,” he said. Mathieu had a subpar season opener, but he looked like his nor mal self on Tuesday, slashing to the rim for 11 points and finding his teammates for a game-high six assists. But Mathieu said the statistic he was most proud of was his five steals. Minnesota’s of fense ran inside-out from the opening tip. For ward Joey King hit two 3-pointers en route to 10 points and found center Mo Walker down low for multiple baskets. Walker led Minnesota in scoring with 14 points. “I got a lot of touches early on,” Walker said. “I tried to stay aggressive. … I think in the long run it really paid of f. It wore their bigs down.” It also created more space on the perimeter for Minnesota’s guards to shoot. After going the whole first half without scoring, Andre Hollins hit a cor ner 3-pointer with
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MINNESOTA 76, WESTERN KENTUCKY 54 Western Kentucky Minnesota
28 26 — 54 46 30 — 76
MINNESOTA Player Walker King Hollins Mathieu Morris Konate Eliason Buggs Martin mason McNeil Shell Total
Min 28 25 25 18 29 6 16 20 16 9 6 2 200
FG FT M-A M-A 5-9 4-4 4-10 0-0 2-8 0-0 5-9 0-1 3-10 3-3 0-0 0-3 3-5 1-1 1-5 1-2 0-1 1-4 4-5 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 29-67 10-19
Reb O-T Ast PF 0-2 0 4 1-4 3 2 0-3 4 2 0-5 6 2 2-4 2 1 0-2 0 0 1-4 0 3 2-3 1 1 0-1 0 0 0-5 1 0 1-4 2 2 0-0 0 0 9-41 19 17
Pts 14 10 5 11 9 0 7 4 1 10 5 0 76
WESTERN KENTUCKY Min Player 25 Fant 16 Rostov 13 Price Harrison-Docks 21 21 Jackson 4 Lawson 12 Johnson 21 Marberry 25 Snipes 20 Sprewell 3 Clayton 9 Patterson 10 Kaspar 200 Total
FG FT M-A M-A 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-7 0-0 1-7 2-2 3-7 2-2 0-2 0-0 6-8 3-4 0-1 0-0 5-11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 18-57 10-12
Reb O-T Ast PF 1-5 0 3 0-0 0 2 0-5 2 4 0-2 1 0 1-5 5 2 0-0 1 3 2-7 1 2 0-0 1 2 1-8 1 1 0-0 0 0 1-3 0 0 0-2 2 1 0-0 0 0 8-42 14 20
Pts 2 2 3 5 9 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 3 54
about six minutes left in the game. But his head coach was happier with his defense. “He didn’t care about his points,” Pitino said of Hollins. Hollins and Mathieu were a potent defensive backcour t, constantly pressuring the ball and forcing tur novers. Hollins, who had five points and three rebounds, came
away with four steals. Mathieu said the Gophers worked more on ball pressure in practice, and it showed. But perhaps the biggest dif ference between last week’s str uggle against Louisville and T uesday night’s rout of Wester n Kentucky was Mathieu’s all-around energy. “He set the tone for us. We go when he goes,”
guard Nate Mason said. “He made ever ybody else play better.” Mason was a bright spot in Puer to Rico, and Tuesday was no dif ferent. He again scored 10 points, while only missing one shot and pressuring the Hilltoppers’ guards. W ith Mathieu, Holl i n s an d M as o n fl yi n g around up top, the Gophers looked like a dif fer-
ent team on Tuesday. Both King and Mason reiterated Pitino’s sentiments, saying Minnesota needs to impose its will. That’s what they did Tuesday, and it looks like that’s what Pitino wants the rest of the way. “We’ve got to get to having an identity as a team,” Pitino said. “This is the way we want to play.”
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Defense the key to success against Cleveland State Minnesota will have a rare noon tip-off on Wednesday against the Vikings. BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com
The Gophers pulled off a convincing victor y in their season opener on Friday. And that’s why head coach Marlene Stollings said the team is going to keep the same starting lineup for Wednesday’s game. Stollings said redshir t sophomore Amanda Zahui B. will continue coming off the bench as she rebounds from a previous injury. “She’s ver y close to being back to her normal self,
[and she] can cer tainly earn the right to be back in the star ting lineup,” Stollings said. “We like to have the competition going on, and when she earns that right at some point, then she’ll get back into the lineup. Regardless of that, she’s going to play a large number of minutes and be very beneficial to what we’re doing here early on.” Zahui B. was a major defensive presence last game with five blocks in Minnesota’s 109-60 victor y over Southeastern Louisiana. The team had a solid defensive showing, recording 12 blocks and 10 steals, but senior guard Rachel Banham said it could still improve. “We won by a lot, [but] I
still feel that they shouldn’t have scored as many points as they did. We just have to clean up some things defensively, and I think that’s something we’ve been working on,” Banham said. One way freshman Carlie Wagner said the team is trying to step up its defensive game is by improving its communication. Stollings is very animated on the sideline, yelling assignments to her players, which Wagner said helps the team. “It’s a matchup zone we’re tr ying to get down now, and [there are] still pieces of the puzzle we’re trying to figure out with it, so we need to talk and communicate. … When we communicate and have her talk
to us, it just helps get us organized,” Wagner said. The Gophers out-rebounded the Lady Lions, but Banham said that’s still an aspect of the team’s game it can improve. The Gophers racked up 26 assists in the game, and Banham said the team will be able to move the ball around in its up-tempo system. “I think it’s a big thing that we trust each other. We don’t care who we’re going to throw it to, and I think everyone gets touches and ever yone gets really good looks,” Banham said. Though the season is still in its early stages, Stollings said the team has progressed well. “I think ever ybody is in
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a good place. Everything is still new at the start of the season. Obviously, we got a win under our belt, with another opportunity to play at home. … We have a lot of room to grow and a lot of areas to improve upon,” Stollings said. The Gophers’ depth was a strength in their last
game. Ten players contributed in the scoring effort, and Wagner said that is a contributing factor to the team’s ability to win games. “Each player on the team is ver y versatile and has many strengths. They can do multiple things,” Wagner said. “That really contributes to our success.”
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Minnesota aims to correct slow starts
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Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah rushed for 165 yards on Oct. 26, 2013, against the Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium.
The Gophers will also need to contain running back Ameer Abdullah. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com
Cameron Botticelli remembers the sequences well. In both of Minnesota’s Big Ten losses and in its closest win — a 39-38 shootout against Purdue — the Gophers’ defense came out slow and struggled to contain speedy playmakers. It star ted last month
against the Boilermakers when wide receiver Danny Anthrop turned a simple screen pass into a 55-yard touchdown reception. Later in the first half, running back Raheem Mostert went 42 yards for a touchdown before Purdue headed to the locker room with a 31-20 halftime lead. The next week, the Gophers lost in Champaign, Ill., after falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Last Saturday against Ohio State, quarterback J.T. Barrett broke off an 86-yard run and then hit Jalin Marshall for a 57-yard touchdown pass that put Minnesota down
14-0 again at the end of the first quarter. “If you look back, when our defense has had slow starts — Purdue, Illinois … the common thread is missed tackles,” Botticelli said. With those slow starts behind them, the Gophers’ defense is looking to start strong this Saturday when it faces Nebraska. That will be no easy task, considering the Cornhuskers feature Ameer Abdullah, one of the nation’s best running backs, along with a balanced passing attack. Abdullah was one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy before
injuring his left knee in a game against Purdue earlier this month. His level of play dipped, as he put up just 70 rushing yards in his last two games. But Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini told reporters Monday that Abdullah’s knee is now “fine.” If that’s the case, Tracy Claeys’ defense had better be ready. “He’s about as fast a back as we’ll play against,” said Claeys, Minnesota’s defensive coordinator. Abdullah wasn’t always a running back. At Big Ten Media Days in July, the Alabama native said he grew up playing wide receiver before
VOLLEYBALL
Goehner moves between positions The freshman has been playing her high school position, outside hitter, lately.
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Outside hitter Alyssa Goehner blocks the ball on Nov. 12 at the Sports Pavilion.
said. “I can pass with [teammate] Dalianliz [Rosado].” Sophomore setter Erica Handley, Goehner’s high school teammate, said she enjoys seeing her back at her “natural position.” “I’ve been so used to seeing her as an outside,” Handley said. “It’s kinda weird to see her as a libero.” Handley said although Goehner has always been great at defense, she’s especially determined when playing on the outside. “She really likes the challenge of going up against those big blockers [and] seeing the different shots she can use to hit over them,” Handley said. Having played high school volleyball together has helped
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with the setter-hitter communication, Handley said, although she said Goehner isn’t afraid to tell her what kind of set she wants. “If she wants a set faster, she’ll tell me. If she wants it higher, she’ll tell me,” Handley said. “We just have a really good communication
system.” With just four matches left in the regular season, McCutcheon said he has no doubts that Goehner can carry the load the team needs her to carry on the outside. “I’m finally learning how to hit at such an elite level,” Goehner said.
Regardless, the Gophers aren’t taking him lightly. “He’s pretty agile. He’s got tremendous speed, he’s shifty, can make you miss,” Botticelli said. “That’s one thing we’ve got to take away from him.” If Minnesota is able to contain Abdullah, it likely won’t fall behind early again. That would go a long way toward defeating the Cornhuskers for the second consecutive season. “You take one or two bad steps, and it’s not good,” head coach Jerry Kill said. “Once he breaks out of there, you kind of hold your breath a little bit.”
VOLLEYBALL
Gophers headed to Japan this spring BY SAM KRAEMER skraemer@mndaily.com
BY RACHEL TIMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com
It has been an eventful first season for freshman Alyssa Goehner. She came to Minnesota as an outside hitter, but she has quickly transitioned to playing strictly in the back row. “Initially, we had her at libero because her passing was so good,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said, but she has also played in the back as a defensive specialist. The back row was where the young player remained for most of the season, and she occasionally saw action in the front row. But Wednesday’s match will mark the fourth time Goehner will play outside — the position that she has played her whole life. “I’m getting more comfortable as each match comes,” Goehner said. “The transition’s tough, even though I’ve been [playing outside hitter] all my life.” McCutcheon said moving Goehner to the outside has made the team’s play a little smoother. “Offensively, she does really well,” McCutcheon said. “She adds some nice ball control, some nice stability to our lineup.” The change also allows Goehner to provide her defensive effort for six rotations, rather than three when she was playing only back row. “It’s kind of like having two liberos out there,” Goehner
his high school head coach switched him to tailback. Abdullah’s penchant for playing out wide stemmed from trying to emulate his favorite player: former Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin. “He came in, returned a kick, got a couple fly sweeps, changed the momentum of the game,” Abdullah said. “That’s just how I want to go about this year — being electrifying, being that guy that could change the momentum.” Abdullah made a similar impact early this season, but it remains to be seen if he’s back to being himself.
The Gophers volleyball team will travel to Japan next year as part of its spring preseason. Minnesota accepted an invitation from the Japan Volleyball Association to train and compete against the All-Japan University team in March at the National Training Center in Tokyo. The All-Japan University team is preparing for the World University Games in July 2015 and will use the competition against the talented Minnesota team as practice. “Minnesota sends numerous players to the national team and we believe it’s beneficial for our national teams to compete against them. We look forward to the competition,” said Yuko Arakida, chairperson of the National Teams’ Commission of the Japan Volleyball Association, in a release. Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon said the program had been eyeing the opportunity for a while. “We’ve been wanting to take advantage of the international trip that the NCAA regulations allow you every four years,” he said. The trip will be the second time the Gophers have competed in Japan; the team traveled there in August 1998. Playing against an international opponent with a different style of volleyball will benefit the Gophers, McCutcheon said. “We’re a pretty young group. To play more matches and train more will certainly
be to our advantage this spring,” he said. And the Gophers have other ties to Japan beyond the past and upcoming competitions. McCutcheon has been to the country on multiple occasions, both as a player and national team coach for the U.S. Nao Ikeda, director of operations for the Minnesota volleyball program, is a native of Japan, and Koichiro Kanno, the Gophers’ volunteer assistant coach, is also from Japan. Sophomore setter Erica Handley said the trip abroad will give the Gophers an added incentive during the spring preseason. “The spring is a long season because we just do a lot of training and lifting. Knowing we’ll be traveling and playing some tough competition will be nice,” Handley said. Alyssa Goehner, a freshman outside hitter, has played abroad in the past with the U.S. junior national training team and the Northern Lights Volleyball Club. But that previous international experience hasn’t stunted her excitement for the trip. “I’m really excited. … It’ll be cool to see their level of play and how they play volleyball over there, because it’s different all over the world,” Goehner said. The trip will be special, too, because most college teams don’t travel to Asia, she said. “Not many colleges get to go to Japan. I think most of them stay in Europe, so it’ll be cool going beyond that,” Goehner said.
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horoscopes
sudoku
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.
11/19/2014
Yesterday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
Today’s Birthday (11/19): Turn on the charm and the adventure grows increasingly profitable this year. Put your back into it! Persistent actions build career momentum. Grow the team if necessary.
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 — You’re on top of the world. Put some energy into a repair. A quick response required. Finish the job carefully.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Confidently dance in the business arena. You’ve got the moves, and know the song. Step around obstacles or conflicts.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Solve a household problem. Consider a proposed advancement carefully. Resist an enthusiastic salesperson.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Act early today or wait for tomorrow ... your intentions this evening could get blocked or thwarted. Handle basic responsibilities.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Chip away at the obstacle blocking your fun. Prepare and plan, but don’t celebrate yet. Get into tiny details.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Balance today between social conversation and peaceful solitude. Finish an old job, and keep expenses down.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 6 — Proceed with caution on a home project. Watch for financial leaks. Do the homework, and research materials before buying.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Focus on work and career. Look, before you leap into something bigger than you have time for. Let another person represent you.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — You have a way with words. Do some writing or recording today. Listen to what others want, before stating your position.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — If you go rambling around, be sure to wear good shoes. Launch an educational quest. Discover new philosophies and symbolism.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Haste makes waste. Take it slow when you can, providing quality work for good pay. Consider the consequences of skipped steps.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Look over the big picture, regarding family finances. Review the numbers, and make spending and saving decisions.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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from the archive
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
DAILY CROSSWORD 1
From t3h_fU.><.Or
Yo myplaything, what’s up girl? Sounds like you’re ready for a little g.o.g. action. Net: Keep dreaming. Maybe NET can hook you up with Emily hyphen-Cox. Net: We could try, but she’s probably far too busy changing the notion of gender. All I’m saying is 45 is a little warm for the winter jacket, how about a nice tank top or something? Net: Besides, hypothermia is, like, totally fun and stuff. Time for some prose.
Oh myplaythang
Can I twang your g-strang? Can I just for a bit Trumpeteer your tit? Net: For tat? Suck silky red hair Someone’s gotta nair.
Net? Those drunken loser-ass hockey players. What a bunch of whiney pansies. “Boohoo, I broke my finger, I can’t play!” “Boohoo, I’m having ‘personal issues’! I can’t play.” I’ve broken plenty of fingers and had plenty of issues, and I still played. Net: NES “Ice Hockey” doesn’t count. Because I’m NUTTing real and I’m not afraid to go there. Net: Way to go. You want a cookie or something? What a bunch of douche-bags. And speaking of douche-bags, I’d just like to take this time to thank Don “Flock of Seagulls” Lucia for his hot-to-trot daughter. Seriously, she kept me up aaaaaaalll night. Net: Yeah, she really needs to take care of that snoring problem. Of course, so did Mrs. Bruininks. OH YEA! Net: Dude, that is just gross. And that, Networkia, is how the cookie crumbles.
From Gyro Gearloose
From Winter Schminter
So, here we are again. We have reached that time of year when thousands of girls reach into their closets to bring out the worst fashion debacle of our day; the dreaded “Ugg”-ly boots. Net: Good one. Funny and original. Each time I see a pair of those oversized, overpriced clod-hoppers I feel a slight gagging sensation in my throat (Likely similar to the same sensation that many of the aforementioned girls have also felt, but for different reasons). Net: We told them to chew their food more, but they just don’t listen. Let’s set one thing straight; Ugg boots are Ugly, as hinted at by their name. Net: Haven’t we been over this already? Come on ladies, those things are not attractive so stop buying “Ugg”-lies and let’s rid the world of them much like we did with Smallpox.
From The Big Muckity Muck
What say you, Net? Net: A sphincter says what? Whatever it is, I disagree. You know why? Because I’m the NUTTing man. Otherwise known as “The NUTT.” But do you know who isn’t the NUTT, HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:
Chips Ahoy, Net! I have returned and the Gear-Man knows you’ve been lonely without me. Net: And cold, too. Won’t you cuddle with us? So, back to business … still no Tang in sight and my lips are feelin’ parched. And while we’re on the subject of Tang, I’d just like to throw out a guess that t3h_fU.><.Or probably hasn’t been able to find any “tang” himself, if you know what I mean. Net: Nope, your advanced sexual innuendo has gone completely over our head. Honestly, what a royal crown ass-goblin … methinks he could be a Carlson student. Net: Here we go again. If he had any clue about the ladies, he’d know that the undressing of a woman’s layers can be quite sexy and arousing for both partners … Net: Nothing flips our switch like slowly unzipping a goose-down parka and discovering a thick-knit wool sweater underneath. which in turn leads to other sexy endeavors to occur. Wise up, Douche-Face … The Gear-Man is just trying to help your lame ass out. Ok, Net, it’s back to my Tang hunt. I’m off like that pathetic dumbNUTT who wrote into Dr. Date yesterday. Net: Which one?
NETWORK@MNDAILY.COM
Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 52 November 16, 2005 Dear Dr. Date,
I am a junior this year and have just won my third consecutive “coolest dude on campus” award. Oddly enough, this unprecedented success has not translated well in terms of me hooking up with the ladies. Recently though I have been told by multiple sources that I look just like a certain high profile hockey player here (unfortunately not Tallackson). I was wondering if you think pretending to be someone else is the right way to go? If it is the way to go, and I think we all know it is, are there enough desperate jersey chasers on campus to actually pull this off?
— Bill Hessel
Dear Bill Hessel,
First off, I want to know more about this “coolest dude on campus” award. What are the contest rules? Can nongendered doctors enter? Because I’m pretty sure I would kick your ass … But I digress. The thing about jersey chasers around here is that they’re not stupid. Even though the face view for, say, hockey fans is a good 150 feet away, I’m guessing your average jersey chaser knows exactly what every player looks like, down to his latest zit. Trying to fool them would be an insult to their scrupulous stalking procedures. I’d say you’d be better off pretending to be Mr. Rogers than Mr. Kessel.
— Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date,
I have been dating my girlfriend for a little over two years now and I guess everything has been going pretty well. We both love each other and have a strong caring Christian relationship. I have considered myself to be a straight male and I never really thought about “going to the other side.” But now there is this guy in my MatSci class that I just cant stop thinking about. The thought of doing stuff with him excites me in a way I’ve never felt. We had a few classes together last year and I felt nothing (we are in IT), but I guess he lost a lot of weight over the summer and he really cleaned himself up, and I think he just joined crew so he kinda looks hot now. We really all know the same people and I don’t want to make things awkward for the next few years if I try to make a move. I am also not 100 percent sure he is gay, which would make things even worse. So good doctor what should I do, play it straight and stay with the lady, or dine on some delicious Polish sausage?
— Blasted by Polish Rocket Scientist
Dear Blasted by Polish Rocket Scientist,
Well … a couple of things. First, are you sure your relationship is going well with your girlfriend? Because (besides the fact that you’re attracted to a dude) the fact alone that you’re sexually attracted to someone else is enough to investigate the situation probably says something about your feelings for her. If you are having these feelings, maybe it’s time to explore them. But are you ready to possibly end a two-year relationship because of it? It’s something to think about at least. But let’s say you are. First you have to find out whether he’s gay before you take the plunge (literally). Ask around with the people you’ve had classes with. You said you know the same people, ask them.
If he is, maybe start hanging out alone together and see what happens. But remember, you probably can’t base a relationship off of “he joined crew and lost weight and looks hot now.” But maybe that’s not what you’re looking for. I say figure out his deal, figure out your deal, and then go for whatever feels the most right.
— Dr. Date
Yo Dr. Date,
I’ve never considered writing in before, but I have to get some unbiased advice from somebody. There is a guy in one of my classes who I first noticed checking me out on the first day. At least I think he was checking me out — I hope he wasn’t gawking. I’ve noticed him a couple of times other places on campus and he was staring at me again. However, as soon as I catch him looking at me, he ALWAYS looks away really quickly, thwarting my opportunity to smile back or say hi. I’m a pretty outgoing person, but I tend to get pretty shy when I’m interested in someone. I looked him up on Facebook and he didn’t specify the gender he was interested in, but I assumed from some of his musical choices that he was gay. I swear I’m not at all a stalker, but a few months later, I checked his profile again and I noticed that he had changed his profile to say that he was interested in men. SCORE!! Maybe now I could make a move, I thought. However, as I read on, I noticed that he is in a relationship. CRAP!! I’m confident in my looks compared to his boyfriend’s, but I’m not so shallow as to believe that they are the only thing that matters. I just wonder how serious he and his boyfriend are. I’m not sure if I should poke him, go talk to him, or leave it alone. I still catch him looking at me and I think he’s so cute!! Should I check his profile in a while and see if his relationship status changes? I just don’t know what to do and you’re the only person who can help!! Thanks,
— PPP
Dear PPP,
Let’s go through your options. 1. You poke him. I don’t know about you, but I have heard of countless loving, serious relationships that have come out of poking. It’s a great idea! Or wait … 2. Go talk to him. Yes, already! That’s the logical answer and you know it. So go do it. 3. Leave it alone. You could, you very well could. But then the intense-eye-contact-lustbattle will continue. Nooooooooo!
— Dr. Date
Dearest Date Doc,
Just a bit o’ curious here. How do you know when you’re considered someone’s boyfriend/girlfriend enough that you shouldn’t drunkenly make out with other people at parties, without actually addressing the issue with the person in question? I don’t actually like to disucss these kind of topics straighton, so maybe a few hints could help clarify. Thanks! From,
— Mayor Print Shy
Dear Mayor Print Shy,
Telltale signs include: You call each other “sweetie,” you go on dates regularly, you give your hair the hand sweep-through while the other person isn’t looking, you call each other just to say hi or to tell the person you miss him/her. If all else fails, just ask, “an I tell my mom you’re my girlfriend/boyfriend?”
— Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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dr. date Dr. Date,
Is age really “just a number” when it comes to dating? I tend to fall for men who are quite a bit older than me, sometimes 10 years or more, and I don’t see the problem with it. My parents and friends, on the other hand, are totally taken aback by it. What are your thoughts on wide age gaps between partners?
–Anonymous
Nothing but a Number,
The Doctor is going to give it to you straight: Age shouldn’t be a factor when it comes to dating. Sure, it’s not OK to date someone way younger than you if you’re in your early 20s, and it’s more than a little questionable if you’re dating an old man on death’s door, but any age in between is fair game. Let the naysayers say what they’re going to say; spending time with someone you love is a lot more pleasurable than adhering to societal constructs regarding age in relationships. Keep on doing you.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
My friends tell me that I’ve mastered the art of seduction, but the truth is, I’m tired of fornicating with women I don’t care about or don’t trust. I’m not saying that I want to get married, by any stretch, but I’m beginning to feel empty and these women simply numb the hole in my heart. Here’s the problem: I don’t know how to be truly intimate or share my feelings. I’ve tried before in the past with various women who have enchanted me, and they’ve turned me away. How do I get over that hump moving forward? There’s one woman I think I’m ready
to pursue romantic affiliations with (beyond just the lustful, sinful nature of fornication), but I have no idea how to approach the situation. We’ve known each other for a while, and I’m afraid that she would be appalled by my playerish ways. But that’s not who I really am, and I want to show her that. Do I let it happen gradually? Or should I be honest and direct with my intentions? I’ve tried both in the past, and neither have worked, which is why I’m in the boat I am today. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
—Love Locked Down
Bed-hopping Blues,
Mastering the art of seduction is easy and frankly overrated. Bed-hopping is fun but quickly grows old and empty. Sex is a whole lot better when it transcends physicality and you have a deeper emotional connection with your partner. The good news for you is that you have a girl in mind who you’d like to develop a relationship with. Be honest and direct with your intentions, but do so in a way that invokes mystique and intrigue. You’ve laid all of your cards out on the table before, and you’ve had your heart broken. Still communicate the same message to a girl, but do it subtly. For example, asking a girl out for coffee or drinks is a clear signal that you’re interested in her. What that communicates to a girl is, “I’d like to spend time with you in a more intimate manner.” Based on your entry, this is definitely the message you want to send. You should have no problem playing it cool with a little practice.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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Minnesota wants more air quality talk The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency hopes large emitters will help communicate and respond to residents’ concerns. BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com
Earlier this month, the state pollution contr ol agency announced a pilot program that aims to improve communication between Minneapolis’ largest pollutant emitters and residents amid concer ns about the city’s air quality and fear sur rounding its health effects. Of ficials hope the collaboration, which is still in its early phases, will provide residents with more information on which facilities emit greenhouse gases and the ef fects of the pollutants. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency selected 12 of the highest potential greenhouse gas emitters in Minneapolis, including the University of Minnesota, to work together and reduce emissions. “We’re tr ying to work with what data they have and what goes in their neighboring communities,” said Jeff Smith, director of MPCA’s industrial division. “We’re tr ying to build trust between companies and neighborhoods.” Smith said he gets a lot of “passionate pleas” from residents and senses general fr ustration over the lack of
communication from emitters. So far, the MPCA has only met with the selected parties a handful of times, but Smith said the agency is ready to dive into the project. The University hasn’t signed on to the MPCA’s plan, though it has been involved in energy conser vation and reducing emissions for a long time, said Mike Austin, assistant director of industrial hygiene and safety at the University. Most of the University’s emissions come from its heating plants, he said. The University — which Austin said is considered a major source of emissions — hopes to reduce its overall gr eenhouse gas emissions by 49 percent by 2021. It recently announced plans to renovate a building in MarcyHolmes that would save $2 million in heating and electricity costs each year. Meanwhile, the city is about a year into its own air quality project, said Patrick Hanlon, Minneapolis’ super visor of environmental ser vices. Instead of the MPCA collecting data on a regional level, like it normally does, the city is examining air quality at a neighborhood level by
placing 100 air quality collectors at 72 locations. Hanlon said the refined technique will make it easier to use data at a city level. The city is also in talks with the MPCA to determine how to better engage facilities and residents. “Any way we can be a conduit between both our businesses and community, we’re interested in,” Hanlon said. Minneapolis is also attempting to get companies to use greener cleaning chemicals and watch what they emit, he said. Hanlon said the city is still picking up trichloroethylene (TCE) in its studies of the Southeast Como neighborhood. The MPCA announced last year that it had found potentially unsafe levels of that chemical, which has been linked to bir th defects and liver failure, in the area. Neighborhood residents wonder if the air quality within the TCEaf fected space is any different from the rest of the city, said Ricardo McCurley, director of the Southeast Como Improvement Association. “We’ve had an uptick [of TCE], but otherwise it’s been going down a bit,” he said. SECIA has taken an active role in monitoring
Recommendations made for sex offender program BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Exper ts reviewing Minnesota’s civil commitment program for sex offenders issued dozens of recommendations in a report issued Tuesday, including individual evaluations of each resident to ensure compliance with the criteria for confinement. The panel, appointed by a federal cour t, also said the state’s civil commitment statute should be changed to ensure it’s used only for the most danger ous sex of fenders who are at the highest risk to reof fend. The 108-page repor t also recommended that of ficials
expedite the process to transfer the program’s only female resident to another environment. Human Ser vices Commissioner Lucinda Jesson said she appreciated the review. “We will carefully examine the report and its recommendations before deciding our next steps,” she said in a statement. The four-person panel has been reviewing the Minnesota Sex Of fender Program as part of a classaction lawsuit filed in 2011 by residents who allege it is unconstitutional because it keeps them locked up indefinitely without providing adequate treatment. Mor e than 700 people
deemed sexually dangerous or sexual psychopaths have been committed to high-security facilities in Moose Lake or St. Peter after their prison terms were completed. Only one resident has been successfully released, with provisions, since 1994. The case has been split into two phases, with phase one scheduled for trial on Feb. 9. The exper ts evaluated residents to see whether they posed a continuing danger or might be eligible for discharge or lessrestrictive arrangements. They also reviewed treatment and policies at the program to see if they meet standards.
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the area’s air quality. The organization voluntarily purchased four air collector canisters on top of the ones the city provided, McCurley said. The relationship between the neighborhood and nearby greenhouse gas emitters is already good, McCurley said. But he said the MPCA’s plan is still a good step. Smith said he hopes the selected facilities that are
the city’s highest potential greenhouse gas emitters will do their part to answer community questions. He said he’d like businesses to hold open houses and “take away some of the fear and myster y” surrounding their emissions. But even though community members have expressed concer n, the air quality in Minneapolis and in outstate Minnesota is ver y good overall, Smith
said. And most of the city’s emissions come from cars and trucks, he said — not buildings. Austin said the air quality around the University is relatively good, too. The school has also been able to add several buildings, like the Science Teaching and Student Ser vices building, w i t ho u t i n cr eas i n g t he amount of fuel it uses, he said.
U upgrading data system for easier access and organization Upgrade u from Page 1
C l a u d i a N e u h a u s e r, one of the policy’s main cr eators, said the new guideline identifies the principal investigator on research projects as the person r esponsible for instr ucting all project collaborators on how to r ecor d and stor e their work. “This is the first time, I think, we have had a clear ar ticulation of who is responsible for what,” said John Butler, associate University librarian for data management and technology. In addition to the policy, University libraries and a University group charged with the task of improving research data management are aiming to make it easier for researchers to store their data through resources like classes or one-on-one training. “Our knowledge stands for a lot. To be able to publish data, just like other forms of scholarship, only helps to reinforce
the reputational base of the University,” Butler said. How the data will be stored, however, will depend on individual colleges and depar tments, Neuhauser said, because data and its storage systems var y across disciplines. The new data system will also make the University’s research more widely available to the public and researchers at peer institutions, Butler said. Like the University, he said many colleges are investing in full-time suppor t, like the help of librar y curators, to ensure their data is properly archived and easily accessible. Many researchers have adequate storage methods in place, MacDonald said. But policy changes in the past few years by federal award agencies, like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, now require more stringent management of data, he said. In addition to publishing journal articles, Butler
said, researchers are often expected to publish the entirety of their findings, which will be easier with more support ser vices. “I think we’re seeing a lot of attention on this because of [this] emerging compliance requirement,” he said. “It’s a good thing to do any way in the spirit of open scholarship.” Requiring researchers to store and make their findings from federally funded research more accessible is also something President Barack Obama’s administration has pushed for in recent years. But the push for increasing data transparency comes with some concerns. Because many researchers use human subjects, Butler said, researchers will need to exercise caution when storing those subjects’ data to ensure their privacy is protected. “We are working to ensure that there are no legally private data in these sets,” he said. “We don’t want to expose private data.”
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directly to the group’s grants budget, MSA President Joelle Stangler said. The IMC comprises three MSA members. Stangler and MSA’s chief of staf f also write repor ts on stipend-receiving members when the committee meets. When reviewing members’ per formances, IMC member Michael Kutek said the group looks at the major and minor responsibilities for each position, fulfillment of of fice hours and whether members are attending forum and committee meetings. “If students are paying money for fees for MSA, we should be fulfilling all of the duties we should be fulfilling as a student government,” he said. The committee meets twice per semester and r eviews ever y stipendreceiving member. Kutek said those with larger stipends are looked at more closely. Any member of MSA’s forum is able to attend the committee’s meetings.
“People were elected to positions that had a very high stipend, and then they weren’t fulfilling their duties and still collecting the check.” QUINN JURGENS Internal Management Committee member and former MSA chief financial officer
IMC member and former MSA Chief Financial Of ficer Quinn Jurgens said the group has encountered problems in the past with some officers not fulfilling all of their duties. “People were elected to positions that had a ver y high stipend, and then they weren’t fulfilling their duties and still collecting the check,” he said. Before this year, Stangler said when stipendreceiving members didn’t complete their work, the group still had to give them their full stipends or remove them in more serious cases. While she said the way in which the cuts are presented to the group will likely change in the future, the results will still
be available to the public. Stangler said it’s common for large organizations that deal with a large amount of money to have similar accountability processes in place to ensur e ever yone is working to their full potential. “It’s an industr y standard to have a review system,” she said. Jurgens said along with holding its members accountable, the new committee is also a way for the group to identify strengths and areas that need improvement. “The idea isn’t just to take money away from peopl e,” he said. “It’s to ensur e ever ybody’s per forming to their max ability.”