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Selection process reformed The process of deciding the U’s governing body has been criticized for being political. BY BLAIR EMERSON bemerson@mndaily.com
Minnesota lost its shot at the Big Ten title game when it fell to Wisconsin 34-24.
Criticism surrounding the process for choosing the University of Minnesota’s regents has prompted reform, as some state and school officials say it’s loaded with unnecessary political pressure. During the early months of next year, a public council and state legislators will determine who will occupy five of the dozen seats on the University’s Board of Regents. But because the selection process has been arguably over-politicized in the past, some legislators will get involved early in the regent selection process in an attempt to ease the decision-making process later on and decrease the amount of campaigning for candidates. Now, some state lawmakers will sit on the group that chooses regent candidates. That change, some school and state officials say, is vital because politics shouldn’t interfere with who governs the University’s five campuses — especially considering the board’s number of vacancies in the upcoming election. u See SEATS Page 12
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MADISON, Wis. — Just over 15 minutes into Minnesota’s game at Wisconsin on Saturday, the Gophers had built up a 14-point lead. The Big Ten West was theirs, and it looked like the Gophers would rip Paul Bunyan’s Axe out of the Badgers’ grip for the first time since 2003. But Minnesota’s offense sputtered in the contest’s final three quarters as Wisconsin won 34-24. “We were right there. This was a game that could actually get us to a Big Ten championship,” senior safety Cedric Thompson said. Senior running back David Cobb, improbably playing on an injured left hamstring, rushed for 95 first-half yards to break Laurence Maroney’s single-season program rushing record. “The first half was just playing with juice — playing with energy,” Cobb said. u See FOOTBALL Page 5
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Basketball player faces two felonies Daquein McNeil was charged with counts of domestic and third-degree assault last week. BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY
Top: Wisconsin linebacker Marcus Trotter raises Paul Bunyan’s Axe in celebration of the Badgers’ victory over the Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday in Madison, Wis. Bottom: Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner avoids a tackle and dives into the end zone to score Minnesota’s last touchdown of the game on Saturday. The Gophers lost 34-24.
which was allocated up to $50 million, is part of the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 program for United States Agency for International Development. Researchers will leave to launch the program in Bangkok on Monday, eventually moving to other locations. While there, they’ll train foreign universities to teach their medical staff how to work with animals and humans in the medical field, said organizational leadership, policy and development professor David Chapman. “We need to help the countries prepare better coursework,” he said.
A University of Minnesota basketball player is suspended from the team as he faces assault charges. Sophomore guard Daquein McNeil strangled his girlfriend of 10 months and then beat her with a belt, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court. He was charged Wednesday with one felony count of third-degree assault and a felony count of domestic assault by strangulation. McNeil faces up to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine if convicted on both charges. McNeil remained in the Hennepin County Jail on Sunday evening. Bail was set at $75,000, and his first court appearance was scheduled for Dec. 1. He is suspended from all team activities until the case is resolved. “This athletics depar tment remains committed to its values of respect for others and respect for the greater community,” athletics director Norwood Teague said in
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Researchers trek the globe to fight pandemics A group of scientists from the University and Tufts plan to study how diseases are spread. BY KELSEY CHRISTENSEN kchristensen@mndaily.com
Pandemics are always a threat, but sometimes their reality doesn’t sink in until there is a new outbreak. This year’s Ebola crisis, the virus’s largest outbreak ever, is just the latest example. But now, an interdisciplinar y team of medical professionals from the University of Minnesota and Tufts University is hoping
to address infectious disease outbreaks both before and after they have begun. “There are other diseases we do not know about yet, and the question is, ‘How can we stop the transference?’ ” said veterinary population medicines professor John Deen, who is helping lead the effort. Over the course of five years, students and faculty from the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Public Health, the School of Nursing and the Medical School — along with representatives from Tufts — will travel around the world as international partners with universities in Southeast Asia and Africa. The One Health Workforce ef for t,
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STUDENT LIFE
A different Thanksgiving The campus Students’ Co-op held a feast of unconventional holiday foods on Saturday. BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com
While many University of Minnesota students flocked home to eat turkey over the long weekend, 15 people gathered Saturday evening at the Students’ Co-op for another Thanksgiving feast. In the co-op’s basement, the group celebrated the American tradition with a buffet of unconventional holiday foods that included pancakes, noodles and hummus. And while duck replaced the customary turkey, the residents also incorporated Thanksgiving standbys like stuffing, corn and lefse. At the end of the meal, each attendee cleaned his or her own dish. For the group of cooperative residents
who equally own their University Avenue Southeast home, bringing together alumni and friends for a celebration centered on sharing was inherent to the house’s culture. “It fulfills a family gathering role,” said Nels Shafer, a biology, society, and environment senior and fifth-year co-op resident. Attendees of the holiday event circled a large wooden table on Saturday, seated in everything from rolling office chairs to bar stools. A room away, the kitchen’s steel counter and its culinary spread sat waiting. “It’s festive, but completely removed from commercialization,” said Shafer, who supplied hummus, pretzel chips and sampled pomegranate seeds. Food aside, Schafer said he most enjoyed the night’s company. “This is just one way for us to get together,” u See MEAL Page 12
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A student serves herself food at the Students’ Co-op Thanksgiving meal Saturday. The co-op’s residents, along with friends and house alumni, celebrated the 10th annual potluck event.
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ST. PAUL — The massive renovation hiding the graceful lines of Minnesota’s Capitol in protective wrap and bristling scaffolding has left the inside even more unrecognizable and uninviting as the Legislature prepares to spring back into action. Public rally space is nonexistent. Temporar y walls seal of f two-thirds of the building and create cramped cor ridors. Portable bathrooms are rolling in as substitutes for the real thing. And weekday school and group tours are being put on hiatus. The biggest disruptions yet in the multi-year, $273 million restoration await lawmakers and the public when the session gavels in Jan. 6. Wayne Waslaski, a Department of Administration of ficial managing project logistics, warns it will be inconvenient from now until the anticipated 2017 completion.
“Obviously this is a historic renovation. It’s comprehensive in nature,” he said. “For a couple of years here it’s going to be a very different experience when you come to the Capitol.” In a typical year, 120,000 people file through the Capitol, 13,000 tours are conducted and more than 370 events are held. Gov. Mark Dayton, who vacated the building last summer along with his staff, compares it to a highway project “where you go through all the disruptions, inconveniences and dislocations for a necessary period of time so when you come through on the other side you have a much better product for the future.” Cass Gilbert’s architectural gem is undergoing the fix-up inside and out to address deterioration of the past 109 years while adding modern touches and technological efficiencies. The project will leave its mark on next year’s session. Senators are working
to compress committee schedules — even shaving some panels — to cope with the loss of half their meeting space. Lobbyists will have a tougher time buttonholing legislators exiting the House or Senate floors. Groups that assemble “Day on the Hill” gatherings to press their case are being directed to of f-site locations, such as the Minnesota Histor y Center or the Cedar Street Armory. That relocation alone will deprive the Capitol of its usual bustle. The Rotunda rallies that usually produce chants that echo throughout the building and into meeting rooms will be absent. The front steps will be of f-limits for mass gatherings. Republican Rep. Greg Davids, entering his 23rd year, said he’ll miss the ease of interacting with people who show up to wave a sign or take a stand. “We are the voice of the people and we hear their voice, and that’s good,” Davids said. “A lot of times
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Former student, high school settle sexual abuse suit BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — A private Catholic high school in St. Paul has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who was sexually assaulted by a weight room instructor six years ago, a newspaper has reported. The Star Tribune reported that Cameron Clarkson’s lawsuit alleged Cretin-Derham Hall was negligent because it failed to supervise Gail E. Gagne, failed to prevent her misconduct and failed to protect him, alleging that other students bullied and targeted him. The case was scheduled to go to trial next week. Terms of the settlement were unclear. The school’s attor ney, Teri Bentson, couldn’t be reached on Wednesday and didn’t immediately return an email from The Associated Press on Sunday. Jeff Anderson, Clarkson’s attorney, told the Star Tribune that the settlement hasn’t been formalized. The lawsuit also named Gagne as a plaintiff; her attorney told the newspaper that she settled with the student a week or two ago for $1. The Associated Press doesn’t usually name sexual assault victims but is naming Clarkson because he has chosen to speak out about his case. Cretin-Derham Hall hired Gagne as an assistant basketball coach in 2007. She was working as a weight room instructor during the summer of 2008 when she met Clarkson. She was 25 at the time; he was 16. The lawsuit said the student participated in the school’s work-study program and reported directly to Gagne. Clarkson said the abuse lasted two months.
Man pleads guilty in dog fighting case BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Minn. — An Austin man accused of training dogs to fight has pleaded guilty to torturing an animal. The Rochester Post-Bulletin reported that 26-year-old Douglas Wayne Seidel was charged in October with two felony counts of mistreating animals. He entered his plea Wednesday in Mower County District Court and faces up to three years in prison and $5,000 in fines when he’s sentenced on Feb. 12. According to a criminal complaint, the case began Oct. 6 when an Austin police officer responded to an animal cruelty complaint. The officer met with a man who told him there was a dead pit bull terrier at Seidel’s house. The man believed Seidel had his two other pit bull terriers attack and kill the dog. Officers found the dead dog, named Jax, on Seidel’s back deck. Jax, who belonged to a woman Seidel knew, had suffered multiple puncture wounds, the complaint said. Seidel told officers an intruder broke into his house while he was gone, let all three dogs out their kennels and provoked them into fighting. Officers found no sign of forced entry, however, and he didn’t report the alleged break-in to police. Jax’s owner wanted to take him to the veterinarian, but Seidel said he could treat the dog, according to the complaint. Seidel poured water over the dog and gave it some type of capsules, but it died. Seidel told police he didn’t take Jax to the vet because he couldn’t afford it. Officers discovered a rope tied to the ceiling in Seidel’s house. Attached to the rope was a chew toy suspended several feet off the floor. They also found an apparatus used to train a dog to bite, the complaint said. His cellphone repor tedly contained photos of the bloody area where the dogs fought with a caption that read “no cops plz.”
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Survey could aid push for local food Small farmers are looking for help to sell their produce in larger markets. BY ETHAN NELSON enelson@mndaily.com
A University of Minnesota-assisted initiative seeks to help local farmers distribute their produce to a larger market — especially to groups that buy food in bulk. The Building Farm to Institution Markets initiative, organized in par t by the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, hopes to use improved communication to promote the exchange of food between small local farmers and large entities, like hospitals and universities. University Extension community economics educator Ryan Pesch helped
stakeholders conduct a sur vey, which ended Sunday, to determine whether farmers are interested in selling produce to large institutions. “We’re trying to find out if producers are ready, willing and able to sell and grow [their market],” Pesch said. Large organizations, like hospitals and schools, might be more willing to purchase local produce if the food came packaged in specific ways — a fact farmers often don’t realize, said Courtney Tchida, student programs coordinator for the University’s Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Along with Pesch, MISA worked with the Institution for Agriculture and Trade Policy to develop and
distribute the sur vey to farmers. “We want to ask if there are ways we can better build relationships,” Tchida said. The push to bring local food to the table spans years and includes other University- and city-based programs. As part of Tchida’s job with MISA, she helps organize the student-run organic farm Cornercopia on the University’s St. Paul campus. The farm sold more than $6,000 worth of food to University Dining Services last year, she said. “There’s a great demand for local food,” said MISA Executive Director Helene Murray. Minneapolis’ own local food initiative, Homegrown Minneapolis, looks for oppor tunities in the T win Cities for local growers to
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Deen said there are too few health care workers in Southeast Asia and Central Africa, so he said he hopes the project will also draw more medical professionals to those areas. The new project will collaborate with 14 of Africa’s public health and veterinar y medicine institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The researchers will also work with 14 faculty members from 10 universities in Southeast Asia across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Chapman, who par tly heads One Health, said global medical professionals should focus on the interspecies health link where many pandemics begin in animals and spread to people. “If we want to intervene, we need to jump in between animals and humans,” Chapman said.
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Uganda Rwanda Ethiopia Democratic Republic of the Congo
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University researchers and doctors have already begun exploring that method of epidemiology, Deen said. The University of Minnesota and Tufts University are completing another par tner ed five-year project focusing on pandemics, called RESPOND, said Saul Tzipori, a professor at Tufts’ Cummings School of Veterinary
Medicine. Tzipori is among several project leaders who will be traveling to Thailand to launch One Health’s Southeast Asian network on Monday. “Essentially, One Health [will] support the networks we already star ted,” he said. “We complement each other in our background and the skills we bring to the table.”
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a statement released Wednesday. “We will not tolerate domestic assault from any of our staff or studentathletes.” The alleged assault occurred Monday morning on Fulton Street Southeast near the Superblock. McNeil initially went to his girlfriend’s apar tment to pick up his backpack, according to the court document. She was sleeping when McNeil came into her room with a cooking pan and smashed a mirror, the document said, and he then dumped a bottle of alcohol over her clothes. The girlfriend’s roommate convinced McNeil to leave, but he returned later and dragged the victim off her bed, stripped of f her pants and dumped cold water on her, the complaint said.
He then strangled her and told her, “You ruined my life; now I am going to ruin your life,” according to the court document. The victim then entered the bathroom to shower, the document said, and McNeil snapped a wet towel against her skin. He then repeatedly whipped her with his belt, the complaint said. McNeil used the towel to stifle his girlfriend’s screams while he whipped her, according to the complaint. The victim eventually escaped and ran to a neighbor for help, according to the document. The court document noted she had large welts all over her body and a reddish mark on her neck where McNeil allegedly strangled her, and it noted that she was also bleeding from a cut on her wrist. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said
at a news conference that McNeil overcame a “difficult childhood” to land a scholarship at the University, according to a press release. “Having said that, the police reports and the injuries to his girlfriend are just unacceptable,” Freeman said in the release. McNeil, considered to be one of the team’s best perimeter defenders, was expected to be an important player this season. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.8 minutes of playing time in four games this season. Gophers head basketball coach Richard Pitino told reporters after Friday’s game that he and his players were “shocked” by McNeil’s suspension. “I’m not going to act like it didn’t certainly throw us all for a pretty big loop,” he said. “That shocked all of us.”
Human services agency tightens belt BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Human Services has been forced to tighten its belt after incurring big unexpected legal costs. The department is imposing limits on everything from filling vacant positions to outof-state travel after racking up more than $4 million in legal costs over its treatment of sex offenders and the alleged abuse of people with disabilities, the Star Tribune reported Friday. “It’s never easy to cut back spending, especially in an agency where the work is so critical,” the department’s commissioner, Lucinda Jesson, wrote in a Nov. 14 memo to employees. The Department of Human Services is the largest
agency in Minnesota state government, with more than 6,600 employees and a biennial budget of more than $28 million. It provides services to more than a million Minnesota residents. The fiscal pinch sets the stage for a debate at the Capitol this spring. Already, House and Senate committee leaders who oversee the agency are preparing to figure out how to absorb millions of dollars in court-ordered costs while sustaining programs for people who are poor, disabled or mentally ill, among other vulnerable populations served by the department. “Unfortunately, our ineffective response to problems over the past 10 to 12 years is catching up with us,” said Sen. Kathy Sheran, DFLMankato, chairwoman of the
Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee. “Now we have no choice but to act.” One of the court cases stems from the abusive treatment of people with developmental disabilities at a state-licensed home. The other case centers on the constitutionality of indefinitely confining hundreds of sex offenders after they have completed their prison terms. As these cases have dragged on in federal court, costs have mounted for attorneys, expert witnesses and fact-finding reports. Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, chair woman of the House Health and Human Ser vices Reform Committee, said she applauded the agency for targeting its own spending before asking the Legislature for more money.
at a farmers market.” When it comes to connecting small farmers with large institutions, producers aren’t the only ones who need help, Pesch said. Universities and hospitals may not be aware of local producers looking to sell, he said. The sur vey will help identify potential par tnerships that farming groups can establish. The push to connect local farmers with large institutions has lasted at least a decade, said Pete Huf f, director of food systems for the Institution for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Now, he said, the recent sur vey and help from the University will allow the group to educate producers statewide about the market and will potentially begin conversations for legislative policy that better supports local farmers.
UDS LOCAL FOOD PURCHASES IN 2013
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POUNDS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
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128,625 POUNDS OF MEAT SOURCE: UNIVERSITY DINING SERVICES
“We need to dig deeper and find out how these institutions and producers work together,” he said.
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work together to sell food in bulk, said Tamara Downs Schwei, Homegrown Minneapolis’ local food policy coordinator. “There’s a certain challenge for smaller farmers to reach institutions,” she said. “But when they’re looking to scale up, they look at these large institutions.” But Downs Schwei said scale can pose a problem for small farmers. If they can’t grow enough produce to attract the interest of large institutions, they may be passed up for bigger producers, she said. But Pesch said the challenges of scaling up might not bother farmers who want to stick to sales at farmers markets and cooperatives. “Farmers may be asking, ‘Why sell wholesale when you can sell retail?’ ” he said. “You’re getting retail
BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com
Advocates of faculty unionization at the University of Minnesota are asking for the support of a new group: students. While the cause hasn’t picked up much momentum yet, the Service Employees International Union Local 284 is still pushing faculty members to unionize. Union suppor ters are now asking students to join the effort, which they say would benefit the entire campus community. The union push, which includes all faculty members who work more than 14 hours each week, began this fall. Union supporters say they’re acting in response to national higher education trends like a shrinking number of tenure-track positions, an increase in adjuncts, issues with securing academic freedom and rising tuition. Family social sciences and youth studies senior Alyssa Woodard is one in a small group of University students involved in the campaign. She said students could be key in the fight to unionize because they may not feel the same restraints that faculty members could.
“It’s an oppor tunity to create student coalitions among dif ferent student groups and support the faculty in their fight,” Woodard said. “We have a lot of power that they can’t really access because they risk losing their jobs. We can do things they wouldn’t necessarily be allowed to do.” She and others are trying to garner student support by meeting with student groups and talking with individuals about the benefits faculty unions can offer. “There are a lot of myths out there,” Woodard said. “People don’t always understand the full implications.” Faculty members with stronger job security create better instructors because they’re armed with more stable working conditions and benefits and are committed to the school in the long term, creating sturdier programs, said Lisa Albrecht, associate professor in the School of Social Work. The increase in student cooperation has been especially helpful as faculty members try to build backing, she said. “It’s about building a coalition, because the issues also af fect students,” she said. Minnesota law requires 30 percent of eligible faculty to sign authorization cards with SEIU and file a petition with the state’s Bureau of Mediation Services in order to hold a campus-wide vote,
said Josh Tilsen, the bureau’s commissioner. More than 50 percent of faculty members need to vote in favor of the union for the University to recognize it. University faculty members haven’t yet filed any authorization cards with the bureau, Tilsen said. The cards must be filed within six months of the date they’re signed, he said. Albrecht said representatives on campus are still working to obtain enough signatures. SEIU held a conference in St. Paul last month to educate local educators about issues facing higher education and how unionizing may aid in solving those problems. Albrecht said the meeting focused on “educational justice” issues like fair faculty compensation, job security and increasing benefits for contingent faculty. “The University of Minnesota has been a poster child for increased administration costs and less money spent on curriculum and learning,” she said. Another goal of SEIU’s is to address and support faculty and staff of color, Albrecht said. Woodard said expanding the effort to a broader range of the campus community helps create a stronger campaign. “You need a broad diversification of student voices and support,” she said.
After resigning, Darren Wilson doesn’t get severance package BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson police Of ficer Darren Wilson did not receive a severance package when he resigned over the weekend, the St. Louis suburb’s mayor said Sunday. Wilson, 28, won’t receive any further pay or benefits, and he and the city have cut their ties, Mayor James Knowles told repor ters a day after Wilson tendered his resignation, which was effective immediately. Wilson, who is white, had been on administrative leave since he killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, during an Aug. 9 confrontation. A grand jury decided Monday not to indict him, sparking days of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson and other cities. Wilson wrote in his resignation letter that his “continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance I cannot allow.” His lawyer, Neil Bruntrager, told The Associated Press that Wilson decided to step aside after police Chief Tom Jackson told him about the alleged threats on Saturday. “The infor mation we had was that there would be actions targeting the Ferguson (police) depart-
ment or buildings in Ferguson related to the police depar tment,” Br untrager said. He said Wilson, who had worked for the department for less than three years, and the city were already discussing an exit strategy, acknowledging that Wilson staying on as an officer there would be impossible. Many have criticized the authorities’ handling of the case, but Knowles said no leadership changes were in the works. Asked if he would resign, Jackson said flatly, “No.” Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Brown’s family, said Wilson’s resignation was not a surprise. “It was always believed that the police of ficer would do what was in his best interest, both personally and professionally,” Cr ump said. “We didn’t believe that he would be able to be effective for the Ferguson community nor the Ferguson Police Depar tment because of the tragic circumstances that claimed the life of Michael Brown Jr.” Cr ump said the family is still considering civil litigation such as a wrongful death lawsuit, “but don’t let that get confused with the fact that they really wanted the killer of their child to be held accountable.” Victoria Ruther ford of
Ferguson said she believed Wilson should have not only resigned, but been convicted of a crime. “I’m upset. I have a 16-year-old son. It could’ve been him. I feel that he was absolutely in the wrong,” she said. Others residents were more sympathetic. Reed Voorhees said he hoped Wilson could find similar work “someplace where he would enjoy life, and move on with his life.” Wilson has spent his career as a police officer, first in neighboring Jennings, then in Ferguson. Br untrager said it’s all he’s ever wanted to do. “In ter ms of what it (the resignation) means, it means at this point he doesn’t have a paycheck,” Bruntrager said. “He has no income so he’ll have to make some decisions pretty quickly.” Wilson fatally shot Brown in the middle of a Ferguson street after the two scuffled inside Wilson’s police SUV. Brown’s body was left for more than four hours as police investigated and angr y onlookers gathered. Some witnesses have said Brown had his hands up when Wilson shot him. Wilson told the grand jur y that he feared for his life when Brown hit him and reached for his gun.
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GMOs will be the future of agriculture Despite criticism from many environmental groups, there are many benefits of GMO use.
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ean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Union’s executive branch, recently fired an EU scientific adviser because of her professional opinion that genetically modified foods, or GMOs, can benefit our food consumption. This decision came after Greenpeace and Friends of the Ear th, well-known environmental groups in Europe, pressured the president. This is a sad day for science. If a scientist — especially one who advises a governing entity — has a professional opinion, governments don’t have to implement it into policy. However, they must respect it. More specifically, I think this incident speaks for the strong feelings people have against the concept of GMOs. Still, I would argue that many of the fears that people have about GMOs are baseless. Criticism of GMOs generally revolves around certain areas like corporations making them and their nutrition and health effects. Critics argue that organizations like Monsanto have a monopoly on genetically modified seeds. This means that in cases of contamination and in planting seeds,
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Monsanto-contracted farmers are strapped to the organization’s stringent regulations. Non-Monsanto farms are frequently contaminated for reasons that farmers can do little about, like wind spreading the seeds. As a result, when companies find their contaminated seeds in farmers’ land, they often force farmers to pay large amounts of money in fines. As unfortunate as this is, it isn’t a byproduct of GMOs. It’s a product of the corporations that make them. But the impact of the crops themselves may not be all negative. The National Research Council found in 2010 that the benefits of growing GMOs far outweigh the harms. The study found that many pesticides were no longer needed once farmers started to use GMO crops. This cuts costs in important ways. Cutting pesticides and insecticides is environmentally important as well. Countries like India and Brazil have empirically observed environmental benefits like improved soil and water quality. GMOs are a relatively new advancement
in agriculture, and many people fear what they don’t know. This technology hasn’t existed for a long time, so long-term studies would be hard to do. However, the data we currently have seems to indicate that many GMOs are able to improve the nutritional capacity of crops. So far, scientists have created carrots high in calcium and tomatoes high in antioxidants. The future possibilities are seemingly endless. Additionally, the potential for medical applications is also exciting. Scientists are currently developing bananas to carry the vaccine for Hepatitis B, allowing the administration of vaccines in other wise difficult or inaccessible locations. Doctors in many countries have already administered edible vaccines, which are incredibly cost-effective. As more and more criticism targets GMOs, we must realize that these crops have important benefits. Instead of holding this technology back like in the EU, we should support it and allow agriculture to move forward. Anant Naik welcomes comments at anaik@mndaily.com.
DAILY DISCUSSION
Learning respect in Ferguson
The St. Louis area waited anxiously for the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the officer who shot Michael Brown to death. The crowds featured signs saying “Don’t Shoot” and “Hands up — don’t shoot me.” It would have been much better if the signs had said “Educate Me” or “Train Me” to qualify for a respectable job. “Help Me” to respect my community, respect others and, above all, respect myself. That training hasn’t happened, and we saw the result when the grand jury decision did not please the crowd. We expect our schools to close the wide racial achievement gap, but by that time it is too late. The problem starts early, in the home where a child must learn respect for learning and himself. The less privileged child often enters school to compete with children from homes with computers and parents who have already taught them reading skills. We can help with a strong preschool program, open to all. Parents and schools need to work together to show young children that the “three R’s” do not stand for riots, robbery and rabble rousing. As one community leader in Ferguson, Mo., recently put it, “if protesters can’t police ourselves, if we can’t hold ourselves accountable, then how can we demand accountability from police?” Rolf Westgard University guest faculty member Professional member of the Geological Society of America
Comment on ‘Minneapolis may allow later hours for businesses’
When I moved here several years ago, it shocked me that there were so few places open at night. At the time, I was mostly living a third-shift kind of life. Having come from a small town in Montana to the “big city,” it seemed really odd that there were tons more restaurants and cof fee shops open all night back home, but not here. I guess I now know why. It’s pretty messed up that this law even exists. hereNT via mndaily.com CONTACT THE EDITOR Martin Jaakola mjaakola@mndaily.com @mjaakola1
Crime alerts can, realistically, be seen as an official University of Minnesota statement that invites a bias against almost all black students on campus. The reports put black students at risk for increased macroand micro-aggressions. The University has recognized the need to work to improve the campus climate through President Eric Kaler’s formation of the Campus Climate Working Group. Micro-aggressions have been reported on our campus. Members of the University community have reported, in inter views, experiencing micro-aggressions such as being looked at differently and people walking faster or crossing the street to avoid individuals of color. Being the target of racial discrimination poses a health risk to students of color, with racial discrimination being linked to adverse effects on mental and physical
EDITORIALS National dialogue on race needed
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r yan Stevenson, a criminal justice lawyer and New York University professor, gave a speech in Minneapolis following last week’s news of the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision regarding the shooting of Michael Brown. Stevenson argued that the ruling and the racial inequities still faced throughout the United States are the outcome of an unwillingness to acknowledge and discuss the huge racial injustices that are pervasive throughout the nation’s past and present. Since the grand jury’s ruling, thousands of other protesters across the countr y — including those at a demonstration on campus — gathered to express their outrage with the ruling, which they feel is simply the latest example of a biased criminal justice system. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges’ budget plan includes $250,000 to establish an Office of Equitable Outcomes, which would help enforce racial equity guidelines throughout the city. The plan has received support from many City Council members and citizens. Others have opposed it, arguing that it will be ineffective and another form of affirmative action. These situations highlight the fact that racial issues are still prevalent in the U.S. We believe that Stevenson’s words are correct — the country as a whole must own up to its past. Racial injustice existed and still exists. Discussions within schools, on campuses and in all levels of government should be sure to contextualize why race is still an issue. We should remember that only a fair and balanced discussion will move us forward and that taking an extreme view on either side is unhelpful.
Millennials affect driving debate Burgeoning debt and better infrastructure are contributors.
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POLITICS
Hillary Clinton is out of touch Clinton’s corporatist ties and gaffes harm her reputation.
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ll discussions about the 2016 presidential election seem to include the prospect of Hillar y Clinton running for office. Indeed, for two reasons, many consider her to be the de facto Democratic candidate. First, she is incredibly popular among self-described Democrats. Second, she has a large resume, having served as first lady, senator and secretary of state. On paper, Clinton is certainly a qualified candidate. But assessments of some of her recent actions and connections show that she is, unfortunately, out of touch with average Americans. The most recent example of this was when the Washington Post unearthed her successful requests to have a spread of crudités and hummus, a computer, lemon wedges and special chair cushions either onstage or backstage when she gave a $300,000 speech at UCLA. That’s the same Clinton who said last summer that she and husband Bill Clinton were “dead broke” and “in debt” upon leaving the White House.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
End the racialized crime alerts
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health — including depression, psychological distress and increased substance use. Students of color are especially underrepresented in graduate programs, and added pressure from discrimination is found to be detrimental to their retention. Not only are discriminator y aggressions committed, but people tend to remain unaware of the biases they may be acting on regardless of their own identity. This phenomenon is illustrated by studies changing names on job applications and emails from “African-American” names to “White” ones. When thinking about the use and impor tance of repor ting the race of crime suspects in crime aler ts, two highly relevant repor ts come to mind. In a recent report, crime analysts found that 480 out of 1,000 black residents in Minneapolis are arrested; in St. Paul, 395 out of 1,000
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Hillar y Clinton’s connections to Wall Street are also troubling. She has given speeches for Goldman Sachs, a financial entity that largely benefited from Bill Clinton’s deregulations and was a key culprit in the country’s economic collapse of 2007. While Hillar y Clinton would likely outperform any conservative that the Republican Party might decide to throw at her in 2016, she should spend the next two years disassociating herself from the corporatism of her past. By combining her experience with Elizabeth Warren-esque progressive populism, she would better reach out to average Americans and position herself for a successful presidential campaign. Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.
black residents are arrested. In a second, nationally cited repor t called Operation Ghetto Storm, analysts found that in 2012, ever y 28 hours a black person was the victim of extrajudicial killings at the hands of police, security guards or vigilantes. Minneapolis was among the top cities in the nation with the most disproportionate number of extrajudicial killings relative to the black population. The research shows that there is injustice in the judicial system. This injustice is built upon a system that is unfairly designed. We know that maintaining such a system results in unequal, often violent treatment. Knowing this, it is finally time to retire this racist policy of using race in crime reports at the University. Clemon Dabney and Dane Verret University graduate students
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he millennial generation is changing the way Minnesotans view transportation, which will have profound effects on the future of public policy, the Star Tribune reported Sunday. A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 18-year-olds with driver’s licenses in the state dropped by nearly 1,000 people from 2011 to 2013. Commonly cited reasons for this gradual shift in preference include better infrastructure for commuting by bike to work, increased housing near workplaces, the light rail system and the success of car-sharing programs. Moreover, young adults who have high levels of student debt seem to prefer living in the city closer to work and using public transportation in lieu of paying for vehicle expenses. Owning a car is increasingly becoming an antiquated symbol of freedom. As the Star Tribune noted, this shift will influence public policy. As funding for transportation begins to be debated in 2015, the question of whether to continue expanding and fixing roads for cars or focusing on alternative transportation infrastructure will be of the utmost importance. We believe that for those who live in the city area with alternative options, the decline of the car is not a bad trend. Driving has contributed to deaths, debt and climate issues, and we believe that millennials adapting to and continuing lives without the need for a car is a step in the right direction. We hope that budget discussions next year will reflect this sentiment appropriately. 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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FOOTBALL
Gophers lose lead, fall to Badgers Football u from Page 1
“ We k i n d o f g o t i n a rhythm.” The Badgers corralled the running back for just 23 yards in the second half, putting pressure on redshir t sophomore quarterback Mitch Leidner to carr y the offense with his arm. Leidner couldn’t pull through for Minnesota (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten), going just 5-for-18 for 95 passing yards. “They were able to get some pressure on me on thir d down and dif ferent blitzes,” Leidner said. “I think they just move around well.” He didn’t hit leading receiver Maxx Williams until the four th quar ter, when the athletic tight end turned upfield for 53 yards. Leidner capped the drive of f with a 2-yard touchdown r un. But by that time, Wisconsin (102, 7-1 Big Ten) had worn down Minnesota’s defense, head coach Jerry Kill said. The Gophers were desperate for a stop, but Heisman T r ophy candidate Melvin Gordon had other plans. The r unning back rattled of f three consecutive r uns before quar terback Joel Stave hit Alex Erickson for 31 yards and then found Robert Wheelwright in the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. “That kid’s a heck of a player,” Kill said of Gordon, who finished with 151 rushing yards. “I said that he was going to get some yards, but we couldn’t let anybody else get star ted. Stave had a good day today.” Stave more than doubled Leidner’s output with 215 passing yards, going 11-for-18 in the process. His biggest completion of the day was a 70-yard dar t to Erickson midway through the second quarter that set up Wisconsin’s first touchdown of the game.
BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com Wisconsin 34, Minnesota 24 Saturday, Nov. 29 Madison, Wis. RECAP
Thanks to the surprise start of senior running back David Cobb, Minnesota jumped out to a 17-3 lead against Wisconsin in the de facto Big Ten West championship game on Saturday. That didn’t last, though, as the Badgers took the lead midway through the third quarter. Minnesota cut the lead to three points on quarterback Mitch Leidner’s fourth-quarter rushing touchdown. But head coach Jerry Kill’s team didn’t get any closer. Wisconsin put together a 75-yard scoring drive to clinch the victory. IT WAS OVER WHEN:
Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave hit Robert Wheelwright for a 17-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. KEY PLAY
Minnesota was in field-goal position late in the first half, but a fumble by Cobb led to a Wisconsin field goal. The Badgers had momentum after that sequence. FIVE OBSERVATIONS
1. Minnesota’s passing game is the main reason the Gophers aren’t still playing for a Big Ten championship. Leidner threw for only 95 yards and was unable to complete passes late in the game when it mattered most.
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Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon falls to the ground on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis.
M i n n e s o t a m e t h o d ically marched down the field and worked its way into field-goal range with less than a minute remaining in the half. Then Cobb fumbled, and the Badgers recovered the ball. With just 18 seconds to work with, Stave found Erickson for 35- and 14-yard completions to set up a
W isconsin field goal to narrow Minnesota’s lead to just four points heading into the third quarter. Kill called the fumble and subsequent six-point swing the “switch” that changed the game. “We had momentum. I think we had real good momentum and then they got momentum,” Kill said. “We
could have been up more.” Kill said his team’s preseason mission was to win the Big Ten championship despite a tougher schedule than previous seasons. “I don’t think anybody else thought we’d have the opportunity to do that, but the kids did,” he said. With that mission close to accomplished, the
Gophers walked of f the field as the Badgers celebrated with Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the 11th consecutive season. They didn’t seem interested in the moral victor y of playing their border rivals close. “Being close only counts in horseshoes,” Kill said. “We just didn’t get it done.”
FOOTBALL
Cobb plays through hamstring injury in loss SCORING SUMMARY SCORE BY QUARTER Minnesota Wisconsin
1 14 3
2 3 10
3 0 7
4 7 14
TOTAL 24 34
1ST QUARTER
MINN
WIS
MINN
TD
12:31
Mitch Leidner 10 yd run (Ryan Santoso kick)
7
0
WIS
FG
6:48
Rafael Gaglianone 24 yd field goal
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3
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TD
1:56
David Cobb 40 yd run (Ryan Santoso kick)
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3
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WIS
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FG
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Ryan Santoso 37 yd field goal
17
3
WIS
TD
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Melvin Gordon 4 yd pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick)
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10
WIS
FG
0:00
Rafael Gaglianone 38 yd field goal
17
13
MINN
WIS
17
20
3RD QUARTER WIS
TD
6:20
Corey Clement 28 yd run (Rafael Gaglianone kick)
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WIS
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TD
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Melvin Gordon 1 yd run (Rafael Gaglianone kick)
17
27
MINN
TD
7:32
Mitch Leidner 2 yd run (Ryan Santoso kick)
24
27
WIS
TD
4:41
Robert Wheelwright 17 yd pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick)
24
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Minnesota running back David Cobb plays against Wisconsin on Saturday in Madison, Wis.
David Cobb broke the Gophers’ singleseason program rushing record. BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com
Nearly everyone had written off senior running back David Cobb for Saturday’s game after his strained left hamstring kept him out of practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. But Minnesota’s leading rusher himself thought differently. “Growing up, this is something you dream about. I’ve been waiting all season and my whole life to play in a game like this,” Cobb said. “I
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was going to play.” And play he did, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown in Minnesota’s 34-24 loss to Wisconsin. It was evident early on that Cobb’s hamstring wasn’t going to hinder his abilities when he made a crisp cut, leaving Wisconsin defenders in his tracks en route to a 40-yard touchdown. “What [Cobb] did today I haven’t seen very often,” head coach Jerry Kill said. “He ran hard.” Heading into Saturday’s border battle, Cobb needed only 35 yards to break former Gophers running back Laurence Maroney’s singleseason rushing record. Cobb nabbed the record in the first quarter. And with one game remaining, he has
the opportunity to add to the history he has rewritten. “I definitely think [setting the record] is something I’ll take a lot of pride in, and it definitely means a lot to me right now,” Cobb said. The path Cobb took to break the record wasn’t easy, though, as he had to work all week to even make setting foot on Camp Randall’s field possible. “It was just ever y day, with all the free time you’ve got staying in the training room,” Cobb said. “Hats off to the trainers.” After Cobb was unable to practice with the team Thursday morning, Kill said he thought there was no way his starting running back would be available Saturday. Cobb had other plans,
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and he continued to work with the training staff, hoping he would be healthy enough to play. “In the middle of the week, I figured if I could keep doing what I’m doing, I would be able to go,” Cobb said. During the team’s Friday morning practice, the training staff pushed Cobb to see if he would be able to hold up in the game. After obser ving him running and making cuts, they deemed Cobb healthy enough to go, something that impressed many of his teammates. “I didn’t know if he would play, but I knew he would do everything he could do to get ready to play, and he obviously did that,” redshirt senior
defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli said. Cobb said after the game that his hamstring felt “good,” but the running back was noticeably less effective in the second half. Cobb shredded the Badgers’ defense for 95 yards in the first half but added only 23 second-half yards to his total. Regardless of Cobb’s effectiveness as the game progressed, the Badgers noticed just how special of a player he is, especially after overcoming an injur y that was supposed to keep him sidelined. “When [Cobb] was running the ball, it was like, ‘Man, this guy’s a beast,’ ” Wisconsin linebacker Marcus Trotter said.
2. Cobb keeps amazing people. After not practicing for most of the week, the senior kept working hard at his rehab and was healthy enough to make the start. Cobb rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, breaking the Gophers’ single-season rushing record in the process. 3. Wisconsin showed the benefits of a balanced offensive attack. While the Gophers struggled to pass the ball, Stave threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Add that to the Badgers’ 233 rushing yards, and fans were able to see just how good a balanced attack can be. 4. Minnesota should be able to bounce back. After losing each of the last two bowl games, Kill expressed the importance of finally winning a bowl game on Saturday. Look for the Gophers to refocus and perform well in the postseason after the sting of losing to Wisconsin goes away. 5. Wisconsin won’t suffer a huge drop-off at running back next year. Though Heisman Trophy favorite Melvin Gordon will likely enter the next NFL draft, current backup Corey Clement is effective at running the ball, and he showed that Saturday. Clement rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown in seven carries and looks to be yet another solid Badgers back.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
When we started the season, we knew how tough our schedule was. I think ever ybody did. But our mission was to win the Big Ten championship. I don’t think anybody else thought we’d have the opportunity to do that, but the kids did. Jerry Kill Gophers head coach TWEET OF THE GAME
“@DCobb27 nice td and congrats on put ting ur name in that record book” @LaurenceMaroney UP NEXT
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MEN’S HOCKEY
Gophers split on Boston road trip I
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Minnesota forward Kyle Rau assists on a goal in the second period against Ohio State on Jan. 17 at the Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium.
The team beat Boston College but then lost to Northeastern. BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com
Head coach Don Lucia said if his team wanted to win over the weekend, they’d have to bring their lunch buckets. The Gophers played like they brought an entire Thanksgiving feast on Friday, but they didn’t seem to leave a lot of leftovers for Saturday. The Gophers (8-4-0) split a road trip out east, defeating No. 12 Boston College but losing to unranked Northeastern. Thirteen Gophers players recorded points in the team’s first game of the weekend, a 6-2 victory over the Eagles.
“We played like we knew we could play, which felt good,” sophomore defenseman Jake Bischoff told reporters after the game. Senior for war d Sam Warning scored early in the first period to put the Gophers ahead, and the team widened its lead to 3-0 after the first two periods. The Eagles didn’t relinquish, though, and pushed the score to 3-2 with just under 14 minutes remaining. The Gophers’ of fense picked up again to close out the game, scoring two goals before redshirt sophomore for ward Connor Reilly added an empty netter to seal the victory. “We just kept pushing for ward,” sophomore forward Vinni Lettieri told reporters after tallying his first two-goal game at Minnesota. “We didn’t sit on our heels; we just kept on our toes the whole game.”
The Gophers’ defense also received a boost with junior defenseman Brady Skjei’s return. Skjei had been a key piece missing from the Gophers’ blue line since suffering a lower-body injur y against St. Cloud State a month ago. “Getting Brady back obviously helped in the back end,” Lucia told reporters after the game. “His heaviness, his ability to kill penalties and play those hard minutes helped us on the defense.” But the Gophers couldn’t car r y their momentum to Saturday, losing to Northeastern 3-2. The Gophers suf fered a big setback early, as junior defenseman Mike Reilly took two penalties — hitting from behind and game misconduct — and was removed from the game. “When we lose one of
our best players on a hit from behind, that kind of sets us back,” senior captain Kyle Rau told repor ters after the game. “We got good momentum, we killed those off and we were rolling, but when you lose your best [defenseman], that kind of hurts.” The Gophers kept the game close thanks to their special teams play, but a late goal helped Nor theastern complete an upset victory. The Gophers didn’t allow a power-play goal all weekend and scored on two power-play oppor tunities to stay even with Northeastern. But the Gophers ultimately lost when Nor theastern squeezed in a 5-on5 goal in the final minutes of play. Minnesota couldn’t answer even after pulling junior goaltender Adam Wilcox. “We didn’t play 5-on-5
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FINAL 2 3
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very well,” Rau told reporters after the game. “We lost the game 3-0 5-on-5.” The Gophers left Boston behind after their road trip, but the team hopes to return later in the season for the Frozen Four. If the team wants to visit the city’s TD Garden again this season, it’ll have to be for the championships in April. “You’ve got to earn your way there,” Lucia said. “We haven’t done that, nor has anyone.”
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Gophers sweep behind Menefee, Brandt Maryanne Menefee and Hannah Brandt combined for six points in the sweep. BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com
Juniors Mar yanne Menefee and Hannah Brandt have been a lethal duo for the Gophers since they combined for 120 points their freshman year. This weekend was no different, as the two came together to record four points, half of which came in the Gophers’ 5-2 victor y over Princeton on Sunday. Minnesota defeated the Tigers 2-1 on Saturday. “Playing with [Hannah] for three years now, it is just super easy to know where each other is on the ice,” Menefee said. “Our chemistry helps us out a lot.” The duo put their chemistr y on display Sunday in the first period when they executed a give-and-go with Menefee scoring to give the Gophers an early 1-0 lead. Menefee delivered another goal in the third period Saturday, giving her five goals on the season. “[Menefee] had a huge goal [Saturday] — the game-winning goal when we needed it to get that twogoal cushion,” head coach Brad Frost said. “She gets
WOMEN’S HOCKEY RESULTS SATURDAY Minnesota Princeton
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 2 1
FINAL 2 1
3 2 2
FINAL 5 2
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to the right spots and had a great release and finishing ability.” Her goal Saturday came just over a minute after Brandt put one in the back of the net to break a scoreless game and give the Gophers the lead. “I think that whole line, with [Dani] Cameranesi as well, they all see the ice ver y well,” Frost said. “They have great familiarity with each other.” Brandt scored another third-period goal on Sunday. But she did more than just score goals for the Gophers this weekend. She recorded two assists during Sunday’s victory. “[Hannah’s] overall game is as good as anybody in the country,” Frost said. “She loves to pass the puck, [and] she sees the people going to the right spots very well.” Brandt said the team focused on getting out
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Minnesota forward Maryanne Menefee brings the puck around Minnesota-Duluth’s net on Feb. 22 at Ridder Arena.
on top of Princeton early Sunday, something it didn’t do Saturday. “We probably waited [to score] a little longer than we should have [Saturday],” Brandt said. “I think our goal today was to start strong and avoid a slow start.” The Gophers didn’t score a goal until the third p e r i o d S a t u r d a y, e v e n though they had plenty of oppor tunities to do so throughout the game. Princeton goalie Kimberly
Newell kept Minnesota’s of fense at bay, making 42 saves throughout the contest. With Newell playing almost perfectly, junior goalie Amanda Leveille had to play just as well to keep the Gophers from falling behind. “I didn’t have too many shots [Saturday], so it was hard for me to stay focused,” Leveille said. “The other goaltender played really well to keep them in it.” Leveille gave up a goal
late in the third period Saturday. But by then, Menefee and Brandt had already secured the lead the Gophers needed to get the victory. “When you are in a tight game like that and outshooting the oppo nent heavily, you have the temptation to get fr ustrated,” Frost said. “We just really wanted to go out and dominate the first five minutes, which we did.”
t seemed all too ironic that on the day the Gophers faced of f against one of the NCAA’s most potent rushing attacks, Minnesota showed just how putrid its passing of fense could be. The Gophers completed only five of 18 passing attempts and mustered just 95 yards through the air. Against a W isconsin team that has made Minnesota its personal punching bag for 11 consecutive seasons, that sort of performance wasn’t strong enough to overcome the Badgers. “They were able to get some pressure on me,” redshir t sophomore quarterback Mitch Leidner told repor ters after the game. “Their secondar y did a good job downfield.” While it would be easy for many fans and pundits to put the loss on the young quarterback’s shoulders, the Gophers’ struggles in other areas account for por tions of the loss to the Badgers. Minnesota’s str uggles moving the ball vertically are especially concer ning because they happened during the last game of the regular season. Issues with the passing game were apparent in the first few games of the year. The lack of improvement throwing the football over the course of 12 games was a stor yline that flew under the radar during the season because of the Gophers’ vast improvement in other facets of their game. But now that the issue stands front and center, it’s time someone takes responsibility for it. Did the passing offense not improve because of the insurmountable pressure Leidner felt playing in the most impor tant game of his career? Was it because the receivers couldn’t get open or couldn’t make the catch? Or was it because the coaching staf f couldn’t find a way to get the most out of the redshir t sophomore quarterback? Whatever the reason behind the str uggle, it doesn’t really matter with just a bowl game remaining on the season’s schedule. But the passing woes are something that must be resolved before Minnesota kicks off the 2015 season. The more disturbing fact of this trend is the potential impact these struggles might have on recruiting. It might be hard for head coach Jerr y Kill to convince a pure pocket passer to come to Minnesota after the Gophers finished dead last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in passing. That’s not to say recruits won’t be enticed by the vast improvements Minnesota made this season — there is plenty to be excited about after the 8-4 season. But ultimately, the lack of development in one of the most important facets of the offense became the downfall for Minnesota, and it’s one of the reasons the Gophers aren’t heading to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game. David Nelson welcomes comments at dnelson@mndaily.com or on Twitter.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Gophers escape NYC with a win Minnesota lost to St. John’s but rebounded with a win over Georgia. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com
Minnesota escaped its trip to New York City for the NIT Season Tip-Off with a .500 record and two sloppy second halves. The Gophers lost 70-61 to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night but rebounded with a 66-62 victory against Georgia on Friday. “It was really important for us to bounce back for this game and pull out the win because we knew we were capable of getting this win and it’s hopefully going to transition to Wake Forest on the road,” junior forward Joey King told reporters Friday. The Gophers went into halftime on Wednesday with a 40-31 lead, behind a strong per formance from Nate Mason. The freshman guard finished with a team-high 15 points, but he was benched down the stretch in favor of senior starters Andre Hollins and DeAndre Mathieu. They struggled to be effective, shooting a combined 5-for-16 from the field for 14 points. Hollins had a particularly tough time, turning the ball over seven times. Minnesota had 20 turnovers in all, which opened the door for St. John’s to capitalize on the Gophers’ mistakes. “St. John’s made some really good plays off of silly mistakes we made,” head coach Richard Pitino told reporters. “They ramped it up that second half. You’ve got to give them credit for that. But there were certain things I thought we could have done a better job of.” St. John’s also did a better job of getting to the foul line,
WEDNESDAY ST JOHN’S 70, MINNESOTA 61 St. John’s Minnesota
31 39 — 70 40 21 — 61
MINNESOTA Player Morris King Walker Hollins Mathieu Mason Martin Buggs Eliason Total
Min 29 34 24 33 23 26 3 12 16 200
Player Harrison Pointer Obekpa Greene IV Jordan Branch Jones Balamou Total
Min 40 32 34 34 36 12 9 3 200
FG M-A 5-13 3-12 3-9 3-12 2-4 4-7 0-1 1-4 2-2 23-64
FT Reb M-A O-T Ast PF 0-2 0-3 3 3 0-0 2-9 2 4 0-0 1-6 0 2 2-2 2-4 3 3 1-2 1-3 2 4 5-5 1-4 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-3 1-1 0 1 0-2 2-6 0 4 9-16 13-39 12 24
Pts 11 8 6 9 5 15 0 3 4 61
PF 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 0 17
Pts 19 8 10 9 18 4 2 0 70
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FRIDAY MINNESOTA 66, GEORGIA 62 Minnesota Georgia
37 29 — 66 25 37 — 62
GEORGIA Player Thornton Djurisic Parker Mann Gaines Maten Forte Kessler Geno Frazier Total
Min 35 19 24 17 33 25 3 0 11 33 200
Player Walker King Hollins Mathieu Morris Mason Shell Konate Buggs Eliason Total
Min 21 31 35 34 28 21 2 1 9 18 200
FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 6-11 2-5 3-10 2 3-6 2-2 1-1 0 2-6 4-4 1-6 2 0-0 0-1 0-1 3 1-6 2-2 0-2 2 6-9 0-1 1-5 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 1-2 1-1 1 3-7 4-4 2-6 4 22-48 15-21 10-37 14
PF 4 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 5 22
Pts 14 9 8 0 4 12 0 0 3 12 62
PF 5 4 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 1 21
Pts 7 15 8 12 8 3 0 0 9 4 66
MINNESOTA FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 3-5 1-2 2-6 1 4-11 4-7 1-2 2 3-6 1-2 1-4 2 4-7 3-7 0-2 5 3-10 1-2 1-2 1 1-7 0-0 0-3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0 1-2 2-3 2-5 1 22-52 12-23 11-30 15
attempting 37 free throws compared to Minnesota’s 16. D’Angelo Harrison led the way for St. John’s with 19 points, followed by Rysheed Jordan’s 18. The Gophers went into halftime against Georgia on Friday night with a 12-point lead and again allowed the opposition to claw its way back into the game. Minnesota managed to hit nearly 60 percent of its 3-pointers in the first half, but it went cold in the second
LISA PERSSON, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Minnesota forward Joey King rises to block a shot against Indiana on Feb. 8 at Williams Arena.
frame. The Bulldogs took advantage behind Marcus Thornton, who scored a team-high 14 points along with a gamehigh 10 rebounds. Yante Maten and J.J. Frazier chipped in with 12 points apiece, but Minnesota’s ball pressure was just good enough to escape with a slim victory.
The Gophers forced 18 turnovers, personifying the high-pressure style of defense their head coach wants them to play with. “We want to be hardnosed defenders, pressure the ball all the time,” Hollins told reporters after the game. “Just leave it all out on the floor.”
VOLLEYBALL
Gophers beat Indiana, miss NCAA tourney
Gophers sophomore Paige Tapp hits the ball on Oct. 15 against Wisconsin at the Sports Pavilion. BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com
Minnesota entered Friday night’s matchup against Indiana looking to solidify one of 64 spots in the NCAA tournament. “I thought we played some pretty clean volleyball,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said Friday after the Gophers won 25-18, 25-17, 25-17. “[It’s] nice to finish the regular season with a win, and hopefully it’s enough to get us into the tournament.” But it wasn’t. The NCAA selection committee didn’t pick the Gophers to play in the championship tournament. “[It’s] disappointing for sure, but we can’t control the committee,” McCutcheon said following the selection show. “I thought we had done enough, certainly, in the second half in the season to be considered.”
Having won three of its last five matches, Minnesota was on a bit of a roll heading into its matchup with Indiana. “I think we feel more confident, and I also think we have a little more belief,” McCutcheon said. “It seems like week to week to week we’ve demonstrated that.” While Minnesota struggled at moments, the Gophers made the match look relatively easy against errorprone Indiana. Minnesota’s frontcourt frustrated the Hoosiers’ hitters, generating 15 total team blocks. McCutcheon said that was the game’s turning point. “That kind of control at the net on the defensive end is big for us,” he said. Adding to that block total was sophomore Paige Tapp, who totaled a new career high in blocks with 12 of her own.
Minnesota takes two of three games The team suffered its first loss of the season against Vanderbilt.
ST JOHN’S FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 5-17 7-9 3-9 2 4-6 0-1 3-11 3 2-7 6-11 4-9 0 4-9 1-2 0-5 0 5-14 8-14 4-7 3 2-3 0-0 1-4 1 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 23-58 22-37 18-51 9
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“In the last couple of weeks especially, she’s cleaned up her mechanics,” McCutcheon said. “She’s doing a great job of getting her hands in front of the ball.” The Gophers jumped out to early leads in each set. Aided by freshman outside hitter Alyssa Goehner’s 10 kills, Minnesota took strong leads in each of the match’s three sets. “I felt [tonight] like I’m slowly starting to be more comfortable playing front row, since in the beginning half [of the season] I wasn’t,” Goehner said. The fast starts allowed Minnesota to control the tempo for most of the match. Indiana lacked the consistency to make any major comeback, ultimately succumbing to the Gophers in straight sets. “I’m so proud of us that we didn’t put the pressure on ourselves — it was such an
Minnesota traveled to Florida carrying the momentum of a 100-point showing in its last game. The Gophers couldn’t muster the same offensive effort against Vanderbilt on Friday, losing 71-54 in their first game of the Gulf Coast Showcase. But the Gophers rebounded, winning the next two games against the College of Charleston and Georgia Tech. In Minnesota’s toughest competition — the game against Vanderbilt — it trailed for the majority of the game. A big part of the team’s loss was the astounding dif ference in rebounding numbers. Coming into the tournament, the Gophers had outrebounded their opponents 206-175, but Minnesota had rebounding problems in Florida. The Gophers were out-rebounded 131-107 throughout the tournament. Minnesota’s leading rebounder, senior for ward Shae Kelley, said the lack of rebounding hurt the team’s ability to run its up-tempo offense well. The inability to run its offense effectively contributed to the team’s loss. “We weren’t able to get into our transition game. Rebounding killed us, and it’s something that we’re still trying to work on,” senior guard Rachel Banham said. Head coach Marlene Stollings said the team will continue to focus on rebounding in order to get its offense running smoother. The Gophers’ of fense was a bit better on Saturday when it beat the College of Charleston. The team’s two leading scorers, Kelley and Banham, combined to score just 14 points, but freshman Carlie Wagner and redshirt junior Kayla Hirt gave the Gophers a lift off the bench. Wagner and Hirt combined for 30 of the team’s 44 bench points. “It was huge. They led us to victory there. They were hot [and] they were hitting. It was a big lift for us without question,” Stollings said. Banham str uggled throughout the first two games of the tournament, scoring only eight points. “I think I was just stressing too much [and] overthinking a lot of things. It was a little bit of a confidence issue,” Banham said. In Minnesota’s final game — a 72-69 victory over Georgia Tech — the team found its offensive rhythm.
FRIDAY VANDERBILT 71, MINNESOTA 54 Minnesota Vanderbilt
20 34 — 54 24 47 — 71
VANDERBILT FG FT Reb Player Min M-A M-A O-T Ast Dalhman 36 5-13 5-6 4-10 2 Caron-Goudreau 35 7-19 7-9 7-14 0 Webb 24 4-5 1-1 1-5 0 Batey 26 2-5 2-2 1-5 1 Kea 30 3-5 2-6 0-0 8 Bell 11 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 Jenkins 10 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 Reed 22 3-5 0-0 0-2 2 Shaw 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Long 4 0-0 0-2 0-0 1 Total 200 24-55 17-26 23-52 16
PF 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 17
Pts 17 21 9 7 8 0 0 9 0 0 71
PF 5 2 4 5 2 0 3 2 23
Pts 4 15 3 7 11 2 8 4 54
MINNESOTA Player Banham Kelley Bailey Zahui B. Wagner Jacobs Hirt Hedstrom Total
FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 1-8 2-2 0-4 2 5-18 5-6 6-12 3 1-8 0-0 1-2 1 2-6 3-4 3-4 0 4-10 1-2 1-1 0 0-2 2-2 0-0 2 2-8 4-4 5-5 1 2-5 0-0 2-2 1 17-65 17-20 19-35 10
Min 27 36 36 19 22 20 24 16 200
SATURDAY MINNESOTA 74, CHARLESTON 50 Charleston Minnesota
28 22 — 50 30 44 — 74
MINNESOTA Player Banham Mullaney Kelley Bailey Zahui B. McDaniel Jacobs Coughlin Hirt Hedstrom Wagner Bessard Buckingham Total
Min 27 15 26 20 25 12 19 5 15 8 18 5 3 198
FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 1-10 1-2 1-6 3 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3-7 4-8 5-11 5 2-6 1-2 0-1 0 4-5 2-2 1-4 0 2-5 1-2 2-2 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6-9 1-2 2-4 0 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 6-10 4-4 2-4 2 1-2 3-3 1-3 0 0-1 1-2 1-2 0 26-60 18-27 18-46 15
PF 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 14
Pts 4 0 10 6 10 5 3 0 13 0 17 5 1 74
CHARLESTON FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T Ast Player 26 3-14 0-0 3-7 0 Hall 33 2-5 1-4 4-8 4 Hewatt Luna-Castro 14 4-8 2-2 1-3 0 26 2-11 2-2 2-4 2 Hines 30 1-9 2-2 3-5 2 Bolden 29 3-9 0-0 0-1 0 Brown 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 Davis-Bloom 10 1-3 0-0 1-3 0 Gardner 6 0-1 1-4 0-1 1 Heard 20 2-4 1-2 0-3 0 Hopkins 3 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 Wallis 200 19-67 9-16 23-45 9 Total
PF Pts 2 8 4 5 3 10 2 6 0 4 3 7 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 2 18 50
SUNDAY MINNESOTA 72, GEORGIA TECH 69 Minnesota Georgia Tech
36 36 — 72 36 33 — 69
GEORGIA TECH Player Whiteside Davis Wallace Rogers Peresson Vuckovic Taylor O’Neil Total
FG Min M-A 18 1-2 39 6-16 35 6-13 24 3-3 34 2-6 25 3-9 7 2-5 18 5-10 200 28-64
FT Reb M-A O-T Ast 0-0 0-0 1 1-1 1-5 1 0-0 0-4 2 0-2 5-6 2 0-0 1-5 3 0-0 2-7 0 0-0 2-2 1 2-2 2-2 4 3-5 14-34 14
PF 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 19
Pts 2 15 16 6 6 8 4 12 69
Reb O-T Ast PF 0-2 4 2 0-2 4 0 1-4 0 0 0-4 3 2 1-6 0 5 0-0 0 0 0-3 1 3 0-1 0 0 2-26 12 12
Pts 25 0 22 9 6 0 2 8 72
MINNESOTA Player Banham Mullaney Kelley Bailey Zahui B. Jacobs Hirt Wagner Total
Min 38 31 34 34 27 1 17 18 200
FG FT M-A M-A 8-15 6-7 0-2 0-0 8-11 6-11 3-7 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 25-45 14-20
Banham led all scorers with 25 points and facilitated the offense well with four assists. “I shot a lot with coach Fred [Chmiel], and he helped me relax and get into a rhythm. I didn’t want to overthink it too much,” Banham said. Stollings said the team should be proud of its 2-1 record at the tournament. “We had to come down here and play against some top-level competition. To be able to do that and fight and handle adversity [makes us] feel like we’re in a good spot,” Stollings said.
JULIET FARMER, DAILY FILE PHOTO
VOLLEYBALL RESULTS FRIDAY 1 18 Indiana Minnesota 25
2 17 25
3 17 25
FINAL 0 3
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
important match — but we went out there like every other game,” Tapp said. “I think we executed at a high level.” Unfortunately for Minnesota, the match against Indiana proved to be its last of the season, marking the first time since 1998 the Gophers have missed the tournament. However, McCutcheon said there are still some positives for the team to draw on from the 2014 season. “I thought at the end we were playing our best volleyball, which is really what you hope for,” McCutcheon said. “At 19-12, it’s tough to call it a bad year for us.”
ELIZABETH BRUMLEY, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Forward Shae Kelley plays for Minnesota on Nov. 14.
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WRESTLING
Gophers beat top-10 Oklahoma State
LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY
Gophers senior Logan Storley wrestles at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. The Gophers defeated Oklahoma State.
Minnesota won six matches in the dual meet on Saturday. BY DANNY CHEN dchen@mndaily.com
The Gophers recorded a victor y over a top-10 opponent Saturday — Oklahoma State. Despite the victor y, head coach J Robinson said the team has room for improvement. “We didn’t wrestle as good as we should have,” he said. “It’s always good when you win, [but] there are things that we need to work on.” W ith a 6-0 decision in the 157-pound weight
“We didn’t wrestle as good as we should have. It’s always good when you win, [but] there are things that we need to work on.” J ROBINSON Gophers head coach
class, redshir t senior Dylan Ness clinched the 19-15 team victor y for the No. 1 Gophers against the No. 8 Cowboys. “It is good to wrestle a top-10 opponent so you can really see where you are … and get an idea of where some of the individuals are and the team as a whole,” Robinson said. The victor y marked the second consecutive year
NFL
Vikings fans brave cold to watch big win The Vikings had their lowest home attendance of 2014 at Sunday’s game. BY SAM KRAEMER skraemer@mndaily.com
Sunday’s game at TCF Bank Stadium finally had the feel of true Minnesota weather for the Vikings. With an official game-time temperature of 12 degrees Fahrenheit, Sunday tied for the seventh-coldest home game in Vikings history. But that didn’t stop fans from attending the game Sunday, with an announced crowd of 52,016 coming out to the Bank. That’s just slightly below the average attendance of nearly 52,232 fans for home games this season. The Vikings installed field-warming technology for cold-weather games, but every other home game has had a game-time temperature of at least 49 degrees. On Sunday, fans didn’t enjoy the same warmth that the players did. Hundreds of fans left the game at halftime, including Steve and Doug Voerding, who blamed the weather for their early departure. “The wind is pretty nippy against the face. And frankly, my toes are getting pretty cold,” Steve Voerding said.
The 30-year-old also said he didn’t feel as bad leaving the game because the Vikings had a 28-6 halftime lead, and he was recording the game at home. Doug Voerding, 68, said he planned for the cold, but his layers didn’t provide him enough warmth. “I’ve got four pairs of socks on, and my feet are still cold,” he said. Jim Redmond, 48, also left early with his son because they didn’t anticipate the weather. “We didn’t expect to leave early, but his feet got cold,” Redmond said. “We’re just going to go listen to the game in the car.” While the frigid temperatures were too much for some fans, they didn’t seem to bother the Vikings on the field. Minnesota scored two touchdowns off punt-block returns on its way to a 31-13 rout of the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers were playing in the second-coldest game in the franchise’s 20-year history. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer thanked the fans after the game for braving the weather. “I want to tell the fans I appreciate them being here, being out in the cold,” Zimmer said in his postgame press conference. “It means a lot to us when they come out and support us like they did.”
the Gophers have defeated Oklahoma State. Minnesota won its first three matches before dropping two in a row in the heavyweight and 125-pound weight classes. T ied 9-9 going into the sixth match — the 133-pound weight class — the Gophers looked to redshirt senior Chris Dardanes to regain the lead. Dardanes had only a slight advantage entering
the third period, but he took control of the match once the period began. Dar danes scor ed 13 points during the last two minutes, giving him a final score of 20-8 in the majordecision victor y over his opponent. “That was my match strategy,” Dardanes said. “The third period is usually the time when I am looking to break the guy and look to exhaust him. It is a period where I am feeling comfortable and just ready to wrap [everything] up.” The victor y gave the Gophers a 13-9 lead. After the next two sets, they led 16-12. Oklahoma State was within striking distance, but Ness’ victor y over Anthony Collica sealed the
victor y for the Gophers in the second-to-last match of the night. “I [wrestled] pretty fair,” Ness said. “I didn’t end up getting the takedown in the third period to give my team more points, [so] that was a disappointment. [But] it felt good going out there and getting a win. I think [winning] took pressure off our freshman that was coming up after me.” That fr eshman, r edshirt Nick Wanzek, ended up losing to No. 1 Alex Dieringer in a 9-2 decision. But despite that loss, the Gophers won six matches in the dual meet. Robinson said the team has to continue moving for ward this season and win extra points to defeat opponents of similar
WRESTLING RESULTS
MINNESOTA VS. OKLAHOMA STATE 125 Brancale 133 Dardanes, Ch. 141 Dardanes, Ni. 149 Short 157 Ness 165 Wanzek 174 Storley 184 Pfarr 197 Schiller HWT Kroells
W/L (score) L (fall) W (20-8) W (9-5) L (4-1) W (6-0) L (9-2) W (8-1) W (5-1) W (11-4) L (7-2)
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
caliber. “We need to get those points — we just need to,” Robinson said. “[It] really defines what we do and how we wrestle. We have to be super aggressive, and we were not really aggressive tonight.”
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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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Today’s Birthday (12/1): This year’s set for adventure! Thoughtful long-term planning before 12/23 leads to a new phase (until 12/19/17) in self-discovery and personal power. Refine the itinerary this summer.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written by Nancy Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — You’re taking control. Assuage doubts with factual data. Secrets get revealed. Abrupt change occurs.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Compromise and negotiation come easily over the next two days. Don’t make expensive promises.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Finish old projects today and tomorrow. Productive creativity and thoughtful insight creep in silently. Consider all options.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Don’t fall for an impossible scheme, with Mercury square Neptune. Watch out for spills. Don’t fall for crocodile tears or tricksters.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — A surprise could change things. Take the time to understand fully. Don’t run away from a tough situation. Postpone an outing, maybe.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Romance, fun and interesting games entice you to play today and tomorrow. Don’t talk about ephemeral fantasies.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Enter a two-day testing phase. Focus for intense action. There are pitfalls, but it could get profitable.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Handle home repairs today and tomorrow. Don’t fund a fantasy. Prioritize practical efforts that increase comfort and convenience.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Surprises keep your focus on immediate needs. No gambling allowed. Set long-range goals over the next two days.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Practice creating a positive spin on what’s happening, for entertainment. Write and record your latest collaboration.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Changes necessitate budget revisions. Invest in your own education. Ignore someone who would deceive.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Today and tomorrow could get lucrative. Manage money wisely. Don’t be afraid of shadows. Make a big decision.
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Hey Net! As I was sitting on my arse all weekend watching a mind-numbing amount of movies, I was inspired to create a list of the only films that truly matter these days. You know what I’m talking about … Net: Lifetime movie of the week? The ones that challenge the mind and expand the imagination. I am talking, of course, about the Top Five Keanu Reeves movies of all time. They are as follows: 5) “Speed” Net: “There is a bomb on this bus.” Sadly, the high point of Sandra Bullock’s career. 4) “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” Net: This one gives the phrase “thumbs up” a whole new meaning. 3) “The Matrix” Net: As a vast and all-knowing computer entity, we have a special appreciation for this one, even if the sequels were preachy, nonsensical garbage. 2) “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” Net: Way ahead of its time with MILF jokes. Not to mention the involvement of the pre-“Thomas the Tank Engine” George Carlin. Wyld Stallyns rule! 1) “Point Break” Net: You know you’ve got a winner when your main character is an undercover FBI agent named Johnny Utah. Toss in Gary Busey as the tragic mentor and Patrick Swayze as a bank robbing surfer and you’ve got yourself an instant classic. How this gem was overlooked at the Oscars is beyond us.
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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 58 November 28, 2005
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— mike
Dr. Date,
Now, I know from a friend that she has cheated on him many more times than he knows of. I feel like I should tell him about this, not only to give myself a chance but also to keep him from getting back together with her and getting hurt again. I know telling him would risk him getting upset with me and even though I want him to know, I feel like it isn’t my place to say anything. I might not even tell him how I feel, even if I were to tell him about his ex’s bad habit of having sex with random guys ... How much should I tell him, if anything at all? Please help!! Sincerely,
dr. date
— The potential bearer of bad news
Dear potential bearer of bad news
Ah, the old “I-really-like-this-guy-but-the-girl- relationship, there’s no reason to waste You gotta give me something for a pseudonym he-likes-is-a-total-slut” scenario. You’re not the My“He girlfriend we open in the future, Mikey my boy, something like first one insists to visit the that Good Doctor’s officeup with this your time dating someone who wants to likes it!” if you wanna run with a play on your complaint, and methinks you won’t be the last. play the field. our relationship and date other people, name … anything besides your actual first name. There are two motives you have in telling him Break up with your girlfriend. You as well each other, buttheI’m notone. sure Regardless, the whole welded-steel heartas — the right one and wrong The right thing, not going to lie to you — that’s pretty motive is your desire to help out a friend who is know where you stand, and she’s unabout the idea. Sure, I’ve heard it can creeptastic. I know you probably meant it as being taken advantage of by his significant other. something cute and heartfelt, and it really was an great It’s a for noblesome gesturecouples, and, even if youit’s think he willing to compromise on her position. be really but expression of what you were feeling, but that might get pissed, I would follow through. just something that’s really hard meby the There are enough people on campus doesn’t really matter … that is creepy as hell. It’s But it seems you may be morefor driven not like you gave her a pig’s heart with nail in it your fantasy that by revealing to looking for either a committed or an to awrap mywrong brainmotive, around. or anything, but still … Sometime down the road, him how much of a witch his current girlfriend is, She’s brought it up times that might be cool, giving her a crudely fashioned he will be driven backseveral into the arms of his long- open relationship who would be better forget-me-not, but methinks so soonnow, after you’d lost (and time, only true)I love, whoitsaved from the suited for you two. and each play offhim and met was the wrong choice. soul-sucking succubus. work quickly to change the conversaIt’s not necessarily your fault though, someBut this column is a public service, so let me times you’re thinking too hard withtion. your heart givelast some advice all ladies out there —when a But the time towe talked about and end up ignoring your head. Like if you were man says he’s not feeling it that means he’s not she got feeling pretty frustrated and or threatmaking a mix CD for someone and, it, you’re thinkit. He’s not playing games being maniping, “Man, she is gonna love this disc, the tunes ulative, he’s telling you the straight-up truth. The number of guys I’ve had sex with ened a breakup if I didn’t seriously conare so sweet, etc.” And then she gets it, is kinda More than this floozy, that’s really what’s in your weirded out and you realize with song titlesit. like way. So put to bed your dreams of unification, is uncountable. I hook up with new guys sider “On Bended Knee,” “Pussy Control,” “Head Like and all will be well. every weekend. But I’m starting to grow What’s appeal? I’ve her side: a Hole” and “Trapped in the Closet,” you may the Besides, the dude livesgot in Oklahoma. It’s hard have been sending her some unintended maintain even the strongest long-term relation- sick of this constant cycle of one-night Shesignals. thinkstoan open relationship would So, yah, you may have creeped her out a bit, ship with that kind of cross-country distance, let freeing, and it would allowa us to All stands, and I think I’m ready for someand that might hinder your search forbe some more alone sparking (or re-sparking) romance. meaning in your relationship. Is it worth it toand pur- experiment y’all out there seeking love need to thing a little more serious. grow withlong-distance other people sue a relationship with some chick who lives 80 realize you’re on a major college campus in one I haven’t had a boyfriend in years, sexually. imagine guy miles away? She’s probably asking herself a simi- I just of thecan’t swingin’-est parts ofanother the country (why do lar question (with dude in place ofwith chick),her andwhile you think the Good Doctor set up office here — but now, all of a sudden, that sounds we’re still supposed to be coming up with a pretty logical answer — proba- for the weather?). Instead of casting glances dating. I think would an Line. ex- Your good to me. Having someone who can bly not. acrossitstate lines, Icause would tryme the Fine My advice? Don’t work too hard chasing this chances are far better there. offer stability and security sounds really treme amount of emotional turmoil. — Dr. Date girl, the steel heart already makes you look a bit
Dear mike,
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
aspects involved with open relationships before I make a decision between doing it or breaking up — that’s the ultimatum she’s offering.
nice. The thing is, I don’t know how to go about starting something like that or sending those kinds of messages — the messages that say, “I’m not just here for the sex.” Where do I begin? How can I escape this bed hopping routine?
Two Is Company,
In It for the Long Haul,
I’ve told her this, yet she continues
Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date to ask. I just wantattodrdate@mndaily.com. consider all of the
—Three Is a Crowd
Because college is a difficult time for commitment and because of the sheer number of individuals on campus, it’s easy to understand why someone might consider a non-monogamous path. A lot of people would be envious of your position. Basically, your girlfriend is proposing a relationship full of “Get Out of Jail Free” cards. Your girlfriend’s unwavering insistence of opening up the relationship concerns me, though. Her pushiness makes it seem as if she wants to be single. If you’re looking for a committed
—Everybody’s Girl
Your sexual history won’t doom you to a lifetime of one-night stands if you change how you approach intimacy. One key to finding something long-term is resisting the temptation of having sex on the first date. Waiting for sex can allow a relationship to be based on more than just physical pleasure. Delaying sexual gratification will let you get to know a man as a person, rather than the means to an end. Keep this in mind, and you’re bound to have a boyfriend soon.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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As temps drop, campus crime moves indoors UMPD expects to see more thefts and burglaries with the change in season. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com
University of Minnesota police are beginning to respond to a shift in crime patterns as the weather gains its icy Minnesota chill. “With the cool-down over the last couple of weeks, activity seems to be decreasing,” said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner. Crime tends to move indoors as the weather grows colder, he said, so instances of thefts and burglaries within University buildings occasionally spike during the winter. “Even criminals don’t like the cold,” he said. According to Miner, more UMPD officers are directed to indoor assignments to match the trends. Over long holiday season breaks, like Thanksgiving and winter term, the
University police department focuses on patrolling indoors to offset potential thefts and burglaries. “It may be that if because a building is locked, folks with bad intentions are going to places that are more public, it may make [UMPD’s] job easier,” said Brian Swanson, assistant vice president of University Services. The crime migration isn’t limited to thefts, Miner said. Monitoring for underage alcohol use increases in residence halls and off-campus apartments, he said. “They do some surveillance and foot patrols in plain clothes,” Miner said. “Sometimes they are able to discover things that a uniformed police officer might not be able to discover.”
With winter weather, new trends
Swanson said there will be a boost in winter campus policing compared to previous years, largely because of the Minnesota Vikings’ presence at TCF Bank Stadium and the accompanying increase in
pedestrian traffic. This will be the campus’s first winter with a completed Building Access Program, which requires a change in door-access hours for University buildings during certain times and vacation breaks, Swanson said. As University Ser vices officials configure building access schedules, Swanson said, they consider and prioritize how to make sure no one is locked outside in the cold. Because of the harsh winter conditions, Swanson said, building accessibility for University community members will most likely increase in the coming weeks and months. “If you’re here after regular business hours and you’re trying to get in a building and go through the building as a way to stay warm,” Swanson said, “your U Card will get you into more buildings than in the old days when you needed to have a key.” As the temperatures drop, Swanson said, bicyclerelated issues, whether
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traffic violations or thefts, tend to decrease. Justin Yarrington, program manager for the University’s Security Monitor Program, said in an email interview that security monitors have also witnessed activity changes with the winter season. Yarrington, who has been the program manager for five years, said the increased activity in cold months doesn’t necessarily mean security monitors have more police interactions. He said their role as “the eyes and ears for the department” doesn’t change with the seasons. There are also more cases of homeless people trespassing within University buildings to find warmth during the winter, Swanson said, adding that it’s unclear how the Building Access Program will affect those situations. He said balancing building availability with the ability to lock down to ensure safety has always been the program’s goal. “Winter would be a test of that program,” Swanson said.
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he said. Zach Tauer, a 2011 University alumnus and current co-op resident, said he brought leftovers and cider to the potluck, while also cooking the pancakes for the rest of the crowd. Though most of Saturday’s par ticipants had already attended a Thanksgiving feast or two, many said the co-op’s version of the holiday was unique. Co-op live-in Jon Terr y said he had planned to make potatoes but realized they were about to expire. Instead, Terr y contributed thinly sliced grapefr uit to the meal and set the fruit on a separate table next to margarita mix, hard cider and two six-packs of beer. Between Thursday’s holiday, “Friends-giving” and other weekend celebrations, Ter r y said it
was his fifth Thanksgiving gathering this year. Though he has only lived in the co-op for the past few months, Ter r y said, he knew to anticipate the house’s annual meal. Shafer said the event has been a 10-year tradition. This weekend’s Thanksgiving potluck was smaller than in past years, Tauer said, which have typically drawn a crowd of 25 to 30 people celebrating the classic American holiday on campus. Shafer said he hoped the night would end as many of the house’s eventsdo. “It’s a typical coop thing,” he said. “It might end in a music jam.” Though it was the 10th iteration of a Thanksgiving feast, Saturday’s meal was not without its surprises. “We have news,” one attendee exclaimed before the group dug in. “The vegan stuffing has bacon.”
Regent selection process undergoes reform following criticism Seats u from Page 1
“With five seats up, that’s important because that’s almost half the board,” Regent Linda Cohen said. The Regent Candidate Advisory Council, formed in 1988, makes initial candidate recommendations. The council is accepting applications until Friday for four candidates who would ser ve six-year terms. A fifth position that will serve for two years is also open because of Regent David Larson’s death in October. The RCAC will select candidates and conduct public interviews in early January. The council will then recommend two to four candidates for each opening, and a joint legislative committee will make its own recommendations to the full state Legislature. Lawmakers will cast final votes in late February. Sen. Terri Bonoff, DFLMinnetonka, heads the Senate’s higher education committee and proposed the change to include state legislators on the RCAC this cycle. This summer, she requested that one-third of the council be composed of lawmakers. Currently, the committee consists of 24 members of the public who serve six-year terms. “What we’re trying to do with putting legislators on RCAC is perhaps trying to depoliticize it,” Bonoff said. The move would ensure state legislators are involved throughout the process, she said, and potentially alleviate the amount of work for regent candidates. In the past, they
REGENT SEATS UP FOR ELECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BOARD OF REGENTS TERMS OF SERVICE 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Patricia Simmons Congressional District 1 Elected: 2003, 2009. Term ends: 2015 John Frobenius Congressional District 6 Elected: 2003, 2009. Term ends: 2015 Clyde Allen Congressional District 7 Elected: 2003, 2009. Term ends: 2015
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David Larson Congressional District 3 Elected: 2005, 2011. Term ends: 2017*
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would visit the offices of the state’s 201 lawmakers to garner support. “We don’t need these people to go door-to-door and campaign. We want you to trust us,” Bonoff said. “Will [legislators] allow us to have their proxy? This is our experiment here.” But her proposal was met just partway. Instead of including eight legislators on the RCAC, the council will include two from the House and two from the Senate, she said. Bonoff said that she; Sen. Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake; and Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona — chair of the House’s higher education committee — will sit on the council this cycle. A second Republican hasn’t yet been chosen, she said. The refor m has received mixed reviews from some RCAC members, said
Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede, the council’s chair. “Hopefully the council will be strong enough to voice their opinions and not just sort of say, ‘Oh, I guess the legislator, he or she, wants it this way and we back off,’ ” he said.
A partisan struggle Even after the House and Senate meet to elect regents, state legislators can still nominate candidates for each regent seat, potentially making the work of the RCAC moot. This scenario has happened in several of the past election cycles and has generated frustration among some involved in the process. “People have been literally pulled out of the audience or out of the gallery to be a regent,” Pelowski said. He said he blames politicking for the problem, adding that Bonoff’s reform could
David McMillan Congressional District 8 Elected: 2011. Term ends: 2017 Thomas Devine Congressional District 2 Elected: 2012. Term ends: 2017 Peggy Lucas Congressional District 5 Elected: 2013. Term ends: 2019 Abdul Omari At-large representative Elected: 2013. Term ends: 2019 *Larson’s successor will be elected in 2015 because of his death in October SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BOARD OF REGENTS
“cool” the highly political climate prior to the combined legislative vote. “The problem is really within politics itself,” Pelowski said. “We cannot separate ourselves from just playing to our partisan basis.” Regent candidates had bipartisan support in the past, Regent Linda Cohen said, but the state Legislature has become much more polarized. “Sometimes it’s clearly just a party vote,” she said. When graduate student Regent Abdul Omari
campaigned to become a regent in 2013, he said he wasn’t well-versed in politics. Like most regent candidates, Omari said, he spent a lot of his time campaigning and strategizing to secure a spot on the board. He said he had to travel to the state Capitol two or three days weekly for three months, adding that he would study there when he didn’t have class or work. He said it was a time-consuming process, especially considering his obligations as a student.
“Some people have to travel, some people have jobs [and] students obviously have class,” he said. “Luckily for me, I was at the tail end of my coursework.” Bonoff said she hopes the change will help eliminate the need for that kind of intensive campaigning, although she’s unsure whether it will work. “I think it’s worth a shot, but I think legislators take very seriously their right to cast their vote,” she said. “So they might want to continue it the way it is.”
WHO to miss Ebola goals set for Mon. California pushes to expand immigrant health care coverage BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Barack Obama’s executive order to spare some immigrants from deportation has galvanized Democrats, immigration groups and health care advocates in California to push for expanding health coverage to a segment of the population that remains uninsured. The president’s action excludes immigrants who came to the country illegally from qualifying for federal health benefits. But California has its own policy of providing health coverage with state money to lowincome immigrants with so-called “deferred action” that allow them to avoid depor tation. Immigrant and health care advocates say that means Obama’s executive order will enable hundreds of thousands of low-income immigrants in California to apply for Medi-
Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, said allowing this expanded group of immigrants to par ticipate in the Medicaid program will enable people to get primar y and preventive care, “rather than just at the emergency room.” The California Depar tment of Health Care Services, however, has yet to receive formal guidance. A state official said it’s too early to tell how the immigration program will impact the overall Medi-Cal program, which is consuming an increasing share of state funds. Medi-Cal is a health program for the poor paid for by the federal government and the state. It has grown by about 3 million people in California under federal health care reform and now covers more than 11 million Californians, about 30
percent of the state’s population. The federal government is paying for the expansion, but the state will eventually pay 10 percent of additional costs to cover low-income adults, many of whom are childless. The state is expected to spend more than $17 billion of its own money on the program this year, up 3.5 percent a year ago, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. “We are assessing what some of the potential impacts could be, but it would be premature for us to comment until we have more specific information available,” said Norman Williams, a spokesman for the Department of Health Care Services. The president’s action has also emboldened a Democratic lawmaker to revive a bill that would provide health coverage to all Californians, regardless of their immigration status.
LONDON — Two months ago, the World Health Organization launched an ambitious plan to stop the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, aiming to isolate 70 percent of the sick and safely bury 70 percent of the victims in the three hardest-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — by December 1. Only Guinea is on track to meet the December 1 goal, according to an update from WHO. In Liberia, only 23 percent of cases are isolated and 26 percent of the needed burial teams are in place. In Sierra Leone, about 40 percent of cases are isolated while 27 percent of burial teams are operational. With the target date looming on Monday, it looks almost certain WHO’s goals will be missed, marking another failure in attempts to slow the biggest-ever outbreak of the deadly disease. The Ebola outbreak was
first reported in Guinea in March and spiraled out of control after being declared a public health emergency in August. WHO’s Dr. Bruce Aylward acknowledged in October that to reach the December 1 goal would be “really pushing the system hard.” “If we don’t do it in 60 days and we take 90 days: No. 1, a lot more people will die that shouldn’t; and No. 2, we will need that much more capacity on the ground to be able to manage the caseload,” said Aylward, who is directing WHO’s Ebola response. In recent weeks, there have been some successes in curbing Ebola; cases seem to be declining or stabilizing in Liberia and Guinea. But the area around Sierra Leone’s capital and a district in the countr y’s north are seeing a severe surge in cases. The December 1 targets had been met in many places — but not all, which was the goal, said Anthony Banbur y, who is heading the
U.N.’s Ebola response. “There are still going to be many people who catch the disease and many people who die from it,” Banbury said. Even if the December 1 targets had been reached, WHO and others had predicted Ebola would continue sickening people in West Africa and possibly elsewhere until sometime next year. Ebola has sickened more than 16,000 people of whom nearly 7,000 have died, according to figures released by the World Health Organization Friday. Failing to reach the December 1 target now suggests Ebola will spread even further as capacities to respond become even more stretched, according to Oyewale Tomori, of Redeemer’s University in Nigeria, who sits on WHO’s Emergency Ebola committee. “We need to redouble our efforts to see what we can do to reduce the spread and catch up with the virus,” he said. “Right now, it doesn’t look good.”