February 12, 2013

CAMPUS & METRO

U center creates databases to prevent food fraud Tampering with products can cost the industry up to $15 billion.

EDITORIALS & OPINIONS

SPORTS

Freedom to drink

Partners return from injuries, lead with passion

Liquor stores should have the right to stay open on Sundays.

Brendan Ruddock and Jack Hamburg add a wrinkle of competitiveness to the Gophers tennis team.

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LEGISLATURE

Legislators push for mental health funding Two state bills focus on increasing K-12 mental health resources. BY ALMA PRONOVE apronove@mndaily.com

Some state senators are looking to increase funding for mental health resources in Minnesota. Last week, legislators introduced bills that would provide more mental health resources for children in K-12 schools. Sen. Kathy Sheran, DFLMankato, is leading the charge. She introduced two bills calling for increased funding for school-linked mental health services and more resources for young adults with mental health issues. Her bills would allow schools to hire mental health consultants that would work in the schools to better diagnose students. “These initiatives are about children so that we

don’t have to wait until those people are hospitalized or in serious condition,” Sheran said. “We want them to have their illnesses under control before they turn into young adults, like college-aged kids.” While Sheran’s proposals focus on intervention for young children, others also want to see increased funding mental health resources in higher education. Steven Hermann, director of the Boynton Mental Health Clinic, said he doesn’t want college students to be overlooked. “There is no question, both nationally and on campus, that we are seeing a steady increase in students seeking assessment and treatment for mental health problems,” Hermann said. Boynton spokesman Dave Golden said it’s important to increase mental health resources on college campuses.

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FINANCES

Endowment falls short A report showed a slight decline in FY2012 returns nationwide. BY TYLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s endowment, part

of which funds scholarships, followed a national trend in falling short of its growth goal last year. The general goal for college endowments is to make about 5 percent in returns above the inflation rate, enough money to contribute to the school’s programs, like financial aid or

faculty research. But few schools met that last year. The r etur n for the University of Minnesota Foundation and the Consolidated Endowment Fund — together making up most of the University’s total endowment — was 1.6 percent in fiscal year 2012.

Similarly, the average endowment return nationwide was nearly stagnant, with a 0.3 percent decrease, according to a study of more than 800 colleges’ endowments released earlier this month. u See ENDOWMENT Page 3 The foundation’s 10-year return on investments is 8.2 percent.

SQUASH

u See HEALTH Page 10 A study found half of mental illnesses start by age 14.

ACADEMICS

Athletes have an advising advantage Student-athletes have higher sixyear graduation rates. BY KIA FARHANG mfarhang@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota student-athletes have an advantage over other students when it comes to advising. While most students have a single college adviser, athletic teams are assigned an extra adviser through the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes. These athletic advisers work in tandem with athletes’ college advisers to coordinate scheduling and keep track of student progress. “We’re paying closer attention,” said L ynn Holleran, the MAC’s director.

The average undergraduate college adviser handles more than twice as many students as a MAC adviser, according to University data that excludes the College of Continuing Education. The NCAA doesn’t allow member schools to provide resources to athletes that aren’t available to non-athlete students, Holleran said. Ser vices the MAC provides — tutoring, advising and computer labs — are available to all students elsewhere on campus. In some colleges, nonathlete students may also work with an additional adviser once they enter a major. But when some college advisers work with more than 200 students

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY

Senior Mikael Rellier, left, and sophomore Tarun Nambiar, captain of the men’s squash team, practice Monday at the University Recreation Center. The men’s and women’s teams will compete at the national tournament for the second consecutive year.

U squash team grows in year 2 The men’s and women’s teams will compete in the national tournament for the second straight year. BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com

“I still wish I had continued playing.” Nambiar returned to squash in fall

Sophomore Tar un Nambiar was

2011 after a friend asked him to play

a highly ranked squash player as a

squash at the University Recreation

young boy in India, but his squash ca-

Center.

reer at the University of Minnesota began with a chance encounter.

University Squash Club and met John

Nambiar star ted playing squash

Stever, a longtime member of the club

when he was 7 but gave up the racquet

who also teaches squash classes at the

sport at age 12 after his father’s work

University.

forced his family to relocate.

u See ADVISING Page 3 Most athletic advisers try to check in once per week.

Stever recognized Nambiar’s tal-

“Quitting squash is probably one of

ent and convinced him to join the

the biggest regrets of my life,” he said.

club. That led to the formation of the

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RACE FOR MAYOR

Crime, guns priorities for Samuels Don Samuels joins two other council members running for Mpls. mayor. BY BRIAN AROLA barola@mndaily.com

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY

Minneapolis City Councilman Don Samuels is running for mayor, hoping to replace R.T. Rybak, who will not seek a fourth term.

There, the two stumbled upon the

After immigrating to the U.S. from Jamaica as a young man and representing one of the most troubled areas in Minneapolis, Don Samuels is looking for another challenge. Samuels, who represents the 5th Ward on the Minneapolis City Council, is the third city council member to announce an intention to replace R.T. Rybak as mayor of Minneapolis. Samuels said his campaign will be focused on crime prevention, gun vio-

lence and attracting businesses to Minneapolis. First elected to the 5th Ward, which contains parts of nor th Minneapolis, in 2003, Samuels said he’s emphasized lowering crime and would do the same as mayor. “When they look at the crime stats city-to-city, we want them to see Minneapolis as the safest city in the country,” he said. “That will be my goal.” As chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Health and Regulatory Services Committee, Samuels has worked closely with the police department on that task. Former Police Chief Tim Dolan chaired Samuels’ exploratory committee. u See SAMUELS Page 10 Some have mixed views about his hard-line stance on crime.

TRANSPORTATION

Bike commuters could get showers, lockers Large buildings citywide may be required to house bike facilities. BY BRIAN AROLA barola@mndaily.com

Commuting to work may soon be more convenient for bicyclists in Minneapolis. City Councilman Gar y Schif f is looking to r equire large buildings citywide to provide facilities — including lockers and showers — for employees commuting by bike. Since 2011, city ordinances require downtown buildings of more

than 500,000 square feet to provide facilities. Minneapolis is often ranked among the top-two cities for bicyclists in the country. A repor t by the city found from 2007 to 2011, the number of bicyclists counted annually rose by 47 percent. But Schiff said the lack of facility requirements outside downtown is keeping more people from commuting to work on their bikes. Another 2011 city repor t found 3.7 percent of Minneapolis workers u See BIKING Page 10 Almost 4 percent of Mpls. workers commute by bike.

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MEXICO CITY — Latin America is home to the world’s largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope might come from the region appear slim, experts said Monday. The predominance of Europeans on the College of Cardinals means the odds are stacked against a Latin American pope, even though the names of a number of high-ranking churchmen from the region have been bandied about. The 118-member college, with 62 European members and only 19 from Latin America, will elect a successor for Pope Benedict VXI, who announced Monday he will resign due to age. Still, hope springs eternal. “Since Latin America is a fortress for Christianity during these rough times,

it would be healthy for us to get a Latin American pope,” said Fernando Reyes, 57, a professional violinist, who prays daily at the La Merced church in Santiago, Chile. Crossing himself before leaving the church, Reyes noted, “I would be proud. We’ve had Italian, Polish, German. It’s time for a Latin American.” Brazilian Cardinals Joao Braz de Aviz and Odilo Pedro Scherer, and Argentines Leonardo Sandri and Jorge Mario Bergoglio have been mentioned as possible contenders. Also mentioned in 2005, when Benedict was chosen, was Honduran Archbishop Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga. But it is unclear whether any one of them could gain traction. “To see the possibilities for a Latin American pope, you have to look at the make-

Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MANILA — A remote southern Philippine town has gone into mourning over the death of the world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, even though it was suspected of killing people. Bunawan town plans to preser ve the remains of the 1-ton crocodile, named Lolong, in a museum to keep tourists coming and stop the community from slipping back into obscurity, the mayor said Monday. Lolong was declared dead Sunday after being found floating on its back with a bloated stomach in a pond in an ecotourism park which had begun to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile, Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said. Wildlife exper ts will per form an autopsy to determine the cause of death, he said. Guinness World Records had proclaimed it the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity last year, measuring the giant at 20 feet 3 inches. The reptile took the top spot from an Australian crocodile that measured more than 17 feet and weighed nearly a ton. Estimated at more than 50 years old, the crocodile was named after a government environmental of ficer who died from a heart attack after traveling to Bunawan in Agusan del Sur province to help capture the beast. Even though Lolong was blamed for the deaths of several villagers over the years, Bunawan villagers grew to love the giant reptile He said Lolong will be preser ved so tourists and villagers can continue to mar vel at it.

up of the College of Cardinals,” said Bernardo Barranco, an expert at Mexico’s Center for Religious Studies. “From the get-go, I see it as difficult for a Latin American ... because the college has not only been “re-Europeanized,” it has also been “reItalianized.” While some see Latin America’s estimated 40 percent of the world’s 1.2-billion Catholic population as a bulwark of the faith, the church is also facing challenges in the region from evangelical churches. In Mexico, the percentage of the population who identify themselves as Catholics dropped from over 90 percent in the 1980s to 84 percent in 2010, the latest year for which data is available. In Brazil, home to a number of charismatic or evangelical churches, the drop has been even more precipi-

tous, from 84 percent in 1995 to 68 percent in 2010. “In numerical terms, Latin America is majority Catholic, in broad terms, but these aren’t the best times for the church,” said Barranco. “On the contrary, it is going through a severe crisis the like of which it has never seen before.” Still, some see Latin America’s still-large Catholic population as a decisive force. “It would be a central argument for electing a Latin American pope, because the future of the church is in the Southern Hemisphere,” said R. Andrew Chesnut, a professor of Religious Studies at the Virginia Commonwealth University. “I am not going to make any predictions, but I think there will be a contingent of European cardinals who would support an African or Latin American candidate.”

Kenya holds 1st presidential debate BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAIROBI, Kenya — A leading candidate insisted Monday during Kenya’s first presidential debate that the crimes against humanity charges he faces at the International Criminal Court won’t hinder his ability to run the country. The charges against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto relate to violence that killed more than 1,000 people after the last elections in 2007. Kenya’s next presidential election is set for March; Kenyatta’s and Ruto’s cases will start in April and could last years. During the live, widely aired debate, moderators — as well as other candidates — raised questions about Kenyatta’s ability to be president if dogged by the ICC case. An audience of about 200 people also participated in questioning the candidates. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the top contender for the presidency, according to opinion polls, said the countr y cannot be governed remotely. It will pose serious challenges to run a government on Skype from The Hague, Odinga quipped. But Kenyatta insisted that he will be able to manage the task. “If the people of Kenya do decide to vote for me as their president, I will be able to handle the issue of clearing my name while ensuring the business of government continues and our manifesto and agenda for Kenya is implemented,” Kenyatta said. The violence after the last election was sparked by a dispute over who won the presidency — Odinga, then an opposition leader, or President Mwai Kibaki, who was seeking a second term. A peace deal was brokered that allowed Odinga to become prime minister in a coalition government.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Bar patrons see two thefts Also, a man was assaulted near 12th Avenue Southeast. BY JAKE STARK jstark@mndaily.com

Two thefts occurred last week at the Library Bar and Grill, according to Minneapolis police reports. The first theft occurred just before 2 a.m. last Sunday after the victim, who is not affiliated with the University, opened up a tab with the bartender, the report said. When he returned to close his tab, the bartender said someone else who knew the victim had closed the tab for him and taken his card. The bartender couldn’t point out the person who had closed the tab, and the victim said neither of his two friends who were with him had taken the card. The theft was highly unusual, Minneapolis police Sgt. Steve McCarty said. “If I were the victim, I would do a little more questioning of the bar itself,” he said. “I would think it would be up to them to make sure they’re turning over the credit cards to the proper people.” The second theft also occurred around bar close at the Library. A University student found that her purse was stolen after she had left the Library on Wednesday, the report said. She left her purse on her

Endowment u from Page 1

The small decline in returns comes after an almost 20 percent increase nationwide in endowment returns in fiscal year 2011. “It’s a little disappointing,” said John Griswold, executive director of the Commonfund Institute, which contributed to the study. “This has been a ver y slow recover y from a ver y deep recession … and we’re still recovering,” he said. The University of Minnesota Foundation, which manages more than half of the University’s nearly $2.5 billion total endowment, aims for that 5 percent yearly target, said Sarah Youngerman, vice president of marketing and communications for the foundation. “Obviously, you know, 1.6 percent isn’t meeting the goal,” she said, but the foundation did exceed other institutions’ returns. The return on the University of Nebraska Foundation’s endowment was a negative 2.6 percent, said spokesman Robb Crouch. But he said this wouldn’t change the way the foundation manages the endowment. Instead, the focus is long term. “For us, it’s not really important to look at one year,” Crouch said. The University of Minnesota Foundation isn’t making immediate changes either. Rather than looking at one-year returns, investments are made when considering long-term performance, Youngerman said. This way, the foundation can provide predictable and stable funding for its programs. The foundation’s 10-year return on investments was 8.2 percent as of Sept. 30, according to a University of Minnesota Foundation report. The University’s endowment contributes to all par ts of the University’s mission, Youngerman said. Last year, $169 million in gifts went toward faculty support, research, academic programs, the University’s outreach mission and scholarships. Scholarships accounted for about a third of the total. Although this disbursement didn’t completely comprise of retur ns on endowment investments, Younger man said they made a sizable portion. If it weren’t for the $5 million donation of University of Minnesota Regent Dave Larson to the foundation, Cori Nesmith would have to pay back loans for a long time after graduating. The scholarship she re-

seat when she left the bar, the victim said in the report. When she returned about 10 minutes later to retrieve the bag, it was gone. The victim reported the theft to the bar’s manager, who checked the security cameras but did not see anyone take the purse, the report said. Unattended items are easy targets for thieves in public places, McCarty said. “You should be able to leave whatever you want wherever you want,” he said. “But, unfortunately that’s not true.”

Assault near 12th Avenue Southeast

A man was assaulted near Van Cleve Park early Sunday morning, according to a Minneapolis police report. The victim, who is not affiliated with the University, was punched in the face by the suspect following an argument at his home at about 3 a.m., the report said. Police ar rived at the scene and arrested the suspect on suspicion of fifthdegree assault, the report said. Police drove the suspect away from the area and released him with a citation. The men appeared to know each other, McCarty said, and the fight may have escalated because they had been drinking. The report said the victim didn’t need any medical treatment following the punch.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION RETURNS AS OF SEPT. 30 11.7%

U center creates databases to prevent food fraud Tampering with products can cost the industry up to $15 billion.

1.9%

1-YEAR

5-YEAR

NATIONWIDE AVERAGE ENDOWMENT RETURNS AS OF JUNE 30 6.2%

1.1% -0.3% 1-YEAR

Unapproved enhancements Increase the apparent value, quality or strength of a product Example: malamine added to milk to enhance protein value

A deal at the grocer y store might seem too good to be tr ue, and exper ts from the University of Minnesota say it probably is. The University’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense is launching two new databases that gover nment organizations will use to prevent Economically Motivated Adulteration, also known as food fraud. Common f ood f ra u d includes diluting milk or olive oil or speciesswapping fish, said Karen Everstine, a NCFPD research fellow. Food fraud occurs in restaurants, grocer y stores and fish markets and is expected to cost the food industr y $10 billion to $15 billion a year, according to the Grocer y Manufacturers Association. Although most incidences of food fraud aren’t dangerous, Everstine said customers still aren’t getting what they pay for. Exper ts began to take notice of food fraud in 2008 when melamine was added to Chinese milk so it could be diluted without losing pr otein, accor ding to Jef f Moore, senior scientific liaison from the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Everstine said the milk fraud killed at least six infants and af fected 290,000 people. One NCFPD database catalogs all known instances of food fraud since 1980, Everstine said. The other is used to identify which ingredients are more susceptible to adulteration by using information from the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Everstine said susceptible ingredients could be targeted by gover nment agencies or industries for additional quality assurance testing. The NCFPD star ted

Concealment

Dilution

Conceal known damage or contamination Example: salmonella contagion in peanuts

Reduce the amount of a valuable component Example: water used to dilute milk

Non-disclosure Intentional GMP* violations Example: sulfites in food to hide deterioration

*Good manufacturing practices

FOOD FRAUD

Mislabeling

Substitution Replace with something less valuable Example: use beet sugar instead of honey

Reclassification of one product as another, which may include fraudulent imitation intended to be passed as genuine Example: sunflower oil sold as olive oil

SOURCES: FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION, CENTER FOR FOOD AND DRUG SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION, GOOD STANDARDS AGENCY, UNITED NATIONS INTERROGATIONAL CRIME AND JUSTICE RESEARCH INSTITUTION, MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, A.T. KEARNEY ANALYSIS, GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, A.T. KEARNEY

developing new approaches to understanding food fraud in 2010. “The first two tools being deployed out of that are these two databases,” said Shaun Kennedy, director of the food protection center. The goal, Everstine said, is to detect EMA incidents before they result in public health consequences. “It’s probably just the tip of the iceberg,” Everstine said. “We don’t know how widespread of a problem it is.” The databases are under review by the Food and Drug Administration, the Depar tment of Agriculture and the Depar tment of Homeland Se curity. Kennedy said the center plans to make the databases available to the food industr y. Kennedy said the Grocer y Manufacturers Association estimated major brands can lose up to 15 percent of yearly revenue after a single publicly reported EMA event. “So altr uism aside, all the companies that I’ve worked with want to do the right thing,” Kennedy said. The new databases won’t be available to the general public, Kennedy said, because the infor-

mation could be used improperly. “You want those who can use it to reduce risk to have access,” Kennedy said. “You don’t want people who, unknown to you, are tr ying to cause harm with the access.” The U.S. Phar macopeial Convention has also recently created a publicly available database of food fraud, though it consists mostly of scholarly and jour nalistic ar ticles about food fraud, Moore said In 2011 and 2012, the USP added 60 per cent more food fraud ar ticles than past years, but Kennedy said recent repor ts of increased fraud aren’t true. “More people are publishing about food fraud, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there are more incidents happening,” Moore said.

Avoiding adulterated foods

There are some things a consumer can do to avoid food fraud, Kennedy said. The first is being a smar t consumer. If the price looks too good to be tr ue, he said, it probably is. With problem products like olive oils and fr uit

juices, Kennedy said consumers should choose a brand they trust. “That company does whatever they can to protect their brand and consumers,” Kennedy said. “If you’ve never heard of a brand, [buying it is] not a great idea.” Kennedy also said consumers should avoid products that are from countries that can’t grow that product. “If you’re going to buy olive oil that came from a countr y that has no olive trees, it’s not a great idea,” Kennedy said. To avoid buying the wr ong species of fish, Kennedy said consumers should buy a whole fish or watch vendors cut the head and the tail of f the whole fish. Moore said buying whole food ingredients like spices, instead of purchasing already ground up spices, can give consumers more reassurance in what they’re buying. Moore encouraged consumers to be critical of manufacturers when it comes to food fraud. “I think there’s an impor tant role consumers can play in making sure companies know they want to buy authentic, non-adulterated foods in the marketplace.”

10-YEAR

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

5-YEAR

TYPES OF ECONOMICALLY MOTIVATED ADULTERATION

BY BRANDEN LARGENT blargent@mndaily.com

The Databases 8.2%

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SOURCE: 2012 NACUBO-COMMONFUND STUDY OF ENDOWMENTS

ceives is provided mostly to middle-class students so they can graduate with little or no debt. “[Larson] just wants to encourage people to do what you want to do,” said the music therapy freshman and Larson scholar. “He doesn’t want any of his scholars to be brought down by student loans.” Although the national trend during fiscal year 2012 wasn’t ideal, Griswold said the future could be brighter. Based on initial talks with clients and a stronger stock market toward the end of the calendar year, he said he expects most endowments to currently be up around 10 percent in the first half of fiscal year 2013. Still, he said there doesn’t necessarily seem to be a long-term, upward economic trend. “There’s cer tainly no guarantee.”

Athletes have an advising advantage Advising u from Page 1

at a time, having an extra adviser can act as a safety net for student-athletes. “I think we’re monitored more than, I would say, the average student,” said Kayla Thom, a journalism senior on the rowing team. MAC advisers typically have a lower student-toadviser ratio than college advisers, said Rober t McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. He added the MAC is “especially successful” in its ef for ts to support athletes. The percentage of athletes who entered the University in 2005 and graduated in six years was 83 percent — about 13 percent higher than total student graduation, according to NCAA and University data. Some students don’t think it’s fair to give athletes an extra adviser. “Ever ybody needs help, not just athletes,” said Jenna Sickels, a freshman in the College of Liberal Ar ts. “We pay for [college], and we get bad advisers.” Advisers are unnecessar y because students can figure out their schedules and plan their courses with the Academic Progr ess Audit System and Graduation Planner, said Carla Wilson, a cultural studies and comparative literature senior.

Frequent Contact

Most athletic advisers tr y to check in with their students once a week, said Jacki Lienesch, director of academic advising for football at the MAC. “We’re a little bit more involved,” Lienesch said. Some colleges require students to meet with their advisers but not as frequently as athletes connect with their MAC advisers. The College of Science and Engineering doesn’t allow students to register for classes until they speak with an adviser, said Amy Gunter, CSE director for academic advising. But CSE students say these meetings are brief. “We just have a quick, 10-minute check-in to get a hold of f our record,” said Scott Fredrickson, a biomedical engineering junior. Hanna Naegeli, also a biomedical engineering junior, said she always has an easy time getting in touch with her adviser, but she has to reach out in order to get advice. “I feel like I don’t get enough reinforcement that I’m doing the right thing,” Naegeli said.

‘Team advising’ Not ever y college uses a single adviser to work with students. For example, students in CSE are matched with a faculty or staf f adviser once they enter a major, Gunter said. These advis-

STUDENT-TOADVISER RATIO

GRADUATION RATES IN 2005

248:1 CLA 325:1 CSE 275:1 CBS

ATHLETE GRADUATION RATE

83%

350:1 CEHD 325:1 CDES 260:1 CSOM 122:1 MAC SOURCES: CLA ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT SERVICES CHRIS KEARNS, U NEWS SERVICE, MAC WEBSITE

ers counsel students on more specific issues related to their field. Students also have an “advising team” in the College of Liberal Ar ts, said Chris Kear ns, assistant dean for student services. They may be refer red to resources outside CLA if they’re str uggling to pick a major. Honors students may also receive an extra adviser, depending on their school. In the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, honors students work with both their honors and college adviser, said Bill Ganzlin, director of stu-

TOTAL U OF M GRADUATION RATE

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SOURCES: NCAA, OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

dent ser vices. But in CSE, honors advisers take the place of college advisers, Gunter said. Administrators across colleges also said studentto-adviser ratios don’t tell the whole stor y. Kear ns said ver y few exper ts feel “intr usive advising” — constantly checking in with students — is appropriate for all students all the time. He said some can per for m well without outside pressure. “You don’t want to use a limited resource where it won’t make a dif ference.”

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A bite of the Big Apple’s style STUNNERS SOAKING UP MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK STRUCK POSES IN POSH THREADS FOR MY LENS. BY SHANNON RYAN sryan@mndaily.com

Twice a year the fashion luminaries of the world descend upon New York City in an effort to bring together the finest fashion for the upcoming seasons. This year, the industry elite gathered together at The Lincoln Center and watched, critiqued and walked the r unway that showcased trends for fall 2013. The square was filled with fashionistas, bloggers and models, all of whom were delighted to scope out the competing designs and see the cameras snapping. The outfits in the crowds were a competition amongst themselves. Major trends in the square were face-framing sunglasses, oversize jackets in vibrant hues, sky-high heels and layers upon layers to shield from the acute city blizzard. Many outfits fit the bill for a fine fare of ensemble refinement, though three str uck my sar torial senses stronger than the rest.

OUTFIT NO. 1

Bright, blue and a highly saturated upper body photographed flawlessly on this New York Fashion Week attendee. The brilliant colors of her blue-based ensemble stood out among the bundled bunch of fashion week attendees, as her look was the focus of many Nikons and Canons at the Saturday afternoon viewings. Her pants were an incredibly bold galactic, somewhat cosmic print mixed of blues, golds and blacks, difficult for some to pull off, though she knocked it out of the park. Why it worked is twofold: She chose a similarly hued, solid blue color for her upper half, tying in the colors in the trousers, and she did the same for her footwear. The key to wearing such a statement pant is to pair it with a solid incorporated color throughout the rest of the ensemble. This dignifies the pant as the focal point and doesn’t compete with items,

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creating a balanced silhouette.

OUTFIT NO. 2

She is a black and white beauty in the strongest of sense with this outfit. This petite princess paired an oversize white tunic with a pair of black liquid leggings and paired the basic outfit with a shyly patter ned black and white cropped jacket. As a fairly simple and uncomplicated outfit for its core, it is the

accessories she chose that made the outfit a favorite of mine and many other fashion bloggers. The fitted fur cap isn’t anything but divine, and the outfit’s punch of liveliness vis-à-vis a textured raspberr y red clutch commands attention and praise.

OUTFIT NO. 3

Bright, all right and fruity fun are all evident in this style maven’s apparel. This fashionista darling

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worked her way into a winter-turned-spring ensemble that spoke volumes against the fresh snowfall. Working two rich hues is a definite feat dif ficult to attempt and pull of f without looking like your four thgrade Junie B. Jones self, but she defeated that challenge. When pairing two brilliant shades against one another, especially when in the dead of winter, it can be dif ficult to fit the sea-

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sonal appropriateness. Do as the fashion week style icons do, and pair your

colorful darings with thick black tights and a dark beanie — winterize it.

FASHION

The Fashionista is in: get hearts pounding WHETHER YOU’RE WITH YOUR BOO, THE LADIES OR A BURNING BUCKET OF YOUR EX’S GOODIES, I’VE GOT YOU SARTORIALLY EQUIPPED FOR VALENTINE’S DAY EVENTS.

BY SHANNON RYAN sryan@mndaily.com

In two days we will find ourselves immersed in chocolate, truf fles, champagne and love — and disdain for some — all in the name of St. Valentine. Feb. 14 is the date on your calendar either drowning in Sharpie hear ts or X-ed out like your last romance, but it’s a date of recognition and celebration of

some sort at its core. Whether you approach the day with the fer vor of St. Valentine himself or the snarl of a rabid pup, there is no reason not to dress the par t. From saccharine red to so-blackyou’re-almost-dead, I’ll set you up for three outfits fit for your night-of-the-14th of choice.

ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS Glamorous is the name of the evening for you, you relationship fiend. In between layers of the finest bubbly, Crest smiles and barely there intimates, you’re oozing with the red sauce of love, and it’s gushed onto your apparel.

Wearing a body-con doused in the richest of reds is a surefire way to reject skimping on the sexiness of the night: be Marilyn not Jackie this evening. Pair your formfitting dress with a set of pointy-toed heeled booties and a statement necklace to up your dazzling factor. Your boo will have to tie his hands behind his back at the dinner table to keep his mitts off of you. Ooh la love it.

LADY LOVIN’

Just because your relationship status reads “single” on social media it does not mean you need to live the life of a spinster. Who says “Singles Awareness Day” needs to be associated with tears, frowns and boxes of Kleenex? Turn that mentality off like a switch, and flip to a light of cosmos, skinnies and teased tresses with your crew. Keep your look casually sexy in a pair of dark denim skinnies and a lowcut blouse. Play into the holiday with a pair of pinkor red-hued stilettos and a daring set of lacey undergarments. No need to shy away from feeling foxy even if you’re the only set of eyes getting a peek. Little known fact associated with

this holiday is that it’s a fine night for scouring the bars for other solo riders. Who knows, perhaps you’ll meet your next beau on this evening of love.

VALENTINE VENDETTA If exes and hexes are the only thing on your mind this fabulous 14th, embrace them in all of your sweet vindictive glor y. Instead of dancing with your beloved, you’re dancing with the devil this evening, and it’s more of a slow jam than a kicky pop anthem. Wear your char r ed hear t on your sleeve in a solemn shade of black, head-totoe in accor dance with how singed your valves are. Slip your hips into a pair of scalloped black silk shor ts and an oversized button-up of onyx. Shoes are unnecessar y, though stilettos are recommended if you’d like, and a face painted of the finest charcoals and black eye makeup will set your brooding mood all evening. Pile on necklaces of various shapes and sizes, and wear your jewels all night. This emotional party seats two: Don’t forget your Bic.

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It’s not TV, it’s the Internet Internet-based services have changed TV viewing. uring winter break, my social media news feeds were full of new fans and haters of TV shows. These were friends and colleagues who I knew weren’t into certain shows, but suddenly, they were critics of the entire series. These news feeds were flooding with people’s comments about stor y arcs, characters and how they were now caught up, anticipating the next season. Yes, as far as TV watching is concerned, “marathoning” is the way to go for many viewers. Facilitated by the likes of Netflix, Hulu and many other legal and illegal streaming services, marathoning allows viewers to experience back-to-back episodes of a new series, often multiple, in a short span of time. Health advocates may argue otherwise, but hey, we are Americans. We are the original couch potatoes. We love TV. Marathoning serves people who are busy when the show usually airs or just prefer not

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to waste their time on weekly broadcasts. Simply give in to the perseverance of a friend who has been nagging you to watch a series, find a place that streams all the episodes and plug in your headphones. We all have done it. One day you’re dodging the particular AMC or FX series, and the next week you are 50 episodes deep and can’t get enough. There is nothing wrong with marathoning, of course. It is just a way that serves the viewers. No more sitting through ridiculous commercials during NBC’s Thursday comedy slot, putting off homework until well into the wee hours of the morning because of “Dexter” or spending six days dreaming about what might happen on the next “Suits” episode. Marathoning a series between seasons is noth-

ing short of heavenly. Sure, you might be a little late to the party of “Breaking Bad,” but at least now you can be a participant at the next season’s premiere party your friend is hosting in the fall. The smartest and quickest example that the entertainment industry is picking up on this trend is Netflix. America’s oldest on-demand service now streams a wide array of TV shows, some that aren’t even in production anymore. And the public is appreciative. Netflix’s subscribers now count close to 34 million. Its profits are measurably high, and it is doing something which only premier channels like HBO and Showtime could do until now: producing premier content without network backing. “House of Cards,” a new Netflix original series, speaks to this model. Debuting earlier this month, “House of Cards” premiered not one episode but the entire series on the same day. Budgeted at $100 million, the series produced by and for Netflix is available for free even to non-Netflix subscribers. Netflix plans to introduce five more original shows per year, with re-

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ports of Hulu following suit. Let’s analyze this. Premier networks like HBO and Showtime provide commercial-free, original content, identified with excellent production values and an A-list cast, but they cost about $12–15 per month. Networks like CBS, ABC and NBC produce massive numbers of shows, but they need viewers to tune in at certain times to register ratings and make money from advertising. Neither of these two models serve our need to watch TV on the go, except for the few available episodes they stream on their websites. Internet providers like Netflix are the sane middle ground when it comes to TV watching in America. You can’t take your TV on the bus, but you can stream it on your phone or tablet when you’re on the Campus Connector at 6 a.m. Even without producing original shows, it is cheap, convenient and simply a better business model that is starting to break the network monopoly in the TV industry. Hemang Sharma welcomes comments at hsharma@mndaily.com.

ALCOHOL

Freedom to drink Liquor stores should have the right to stay open on Sundays.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Prioritizing a transparent education

A wave of national attention has hit the University of Minnesota in the past months, much of it directed at the University’s egregiously high tuition for state residents. An investigation by the Wall Street Jour nal revealed years of financial mismanagement by University of ficials, feeding into a bloated administrative bureaucracy and then footing students with the bill. The number of employees at the University with job titles containing “human resources” or “personnel” has burgeoned from 180 to 272 in the past eight years. But this administrative statistic fails to tell the students’ side of the stor y. Thousands of students will graduate from the University this year saddled with crippling debt. American students today have more than $1 trillion in debt, a figure which exceeds even credit card debt. The unemployment rate for recent graduates has nearly doubled since 2005, and yet tuition continues to rise. We are the most indebted generation in histor y. The University is only exacerbating this problem for its students.

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N a t u r a l l y, s t u d e n t s might wonder: Where is our money going? Here’s where it’s not going: to students. The rate of increase for administrative salaries was twice as high as the increase in student enrollment; nor is it going to teachers. The University’s administrative payroll has increased at a rate three times as high as the teaching payroll over the past decade. “[Colleges are] competitive businesses, and institutions compete for students the same way Lexus and Mercedes compete for car buyers,” said Paul Lingenfelter, the executive director of the State Higher Education Executive Of ficers Association. The principal result of this endless competition is more debt for students. The price of tuition at U.S. colleges has increased over 900 percent since 1978, 650 points above inflation. To provide a sense of perspective, the housing market, which collapsed and became a major component in this global recession, increased just 50 points above the consumer price index during that same period. In light of the national attention and these sobering facts, the University is faced with a choice: to

renew its commitment to democratic teaching, education and engagement for all or to shun the will of its students and continue running our public institution as a business bent on maximizing profits. Thankfully, administrators are not the only ones with a say in this matter. Students for a Democratic Society will be introducing a referendum for the all-campus elections this April. The referendum will feature three key components. First, it will demand the release of a transparent annual budget, one that is accessible for students to review. Second, it will demand that administrators making mor e than $200,000 a year take a 10 percent reduction in their pay in order to redirect those funds toward student education. Third, it will require that future tuition hikes be subject to a vote by the student body. All of these measures are designed to increase accountability for the administration to its students. If you believe education should be the first priority for the University, please make it your priority to vote this April. Marcus Mahoney, Students for a Democratic Society

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ne of the advantages that we have as Americans is that, according to the principle of separation of church and state, the gover nment cannot RONALD impose religious DIXON doctrines onto the columnist people. Unfor tunately, though, r ules are rarely universally applied. Minnesota remains one of 12 states in the union that maintains a ban on the sale of liquor on Sundays. The rationale for this rule is strictly religious; one should not drink alcohol on the day of the Christian god. Given the fact that we enjoy a separation between church and state, this rule should be abolished. There is, however, an even better reason to abolish this archaic tradition: private-sector economic improvement. If a business sector is unable to operate 53 days out of a year, it forcibly loses profit. This deprives businesses of earnings, as well as hours for employees who need more work in a stagnant economy. Moreover, Minnesota residents who really have a strong thirst for beer and do not have any at home or do not wish to pay bar prices, travel to Wisconsin to purchase booze, depriving the Minnesota economy of needed business — perhaps even risking driving while intoxicated. The call to abolish this rule has its critics. Some have complained that it would add an extra cost to businesses to stay open all week, but they would not be forced to adopt the new law. Some employees, particularly college students, have argued that they lack the time to work an extra day, but this is an issue that would be cleared with the employer; plus, I am confident there would be at least a few workers willing to make the extra money. Finally, there exists the argument that bars will lose business, but even if they do, that is the beauty of a free-market, capitalistic system; the market chooses the winners and the losers. I highly doubt, though, that bars will succumb to any serious issues by this legalization. Last week, Sens. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth, and Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, introduced a bill to legalize the sale of alcohol by liquor stores on Sundays. Let us hope that the outdated, economy-hampering, doctrinal law gets repealed through this bipartisan bill. Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.

Adderall addiction The rapid increase in Adderall prescriptions has dangerous consequences.

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he competitive and stressful nature of college often leaves students searching for a way to stay ahead of the cur ve. Some tr y to stay particularly organized and take diligent notes during class, while others look to tutors or study groups to provide themselves with additional reinforcement of class material. These are textbook methods that students are encouraged to use to stay on top of their classes and receive their ideal grades. However, an increasing number of students are using Adderall, the medication prescribed for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to give themselves a “tunnel-like focus” and zero in on their studies, according to an article in The New York Times published Feb. 2. While Adderall and medications like it are helpful for those with ADHD, faking symptoms and abuse of the drugs are increasingly prevalent, particularly on college campuses. The Times article reported that according to the data company I.M.S. Health, “nearly 14 million monthly prescriptions for the condition were written for Americans ages 20 to 39 in 2011, two-and-a-half times the 5.6 million just four years before.” These numbers are troubling, especially given the addictive nature of the drug. As the general acceptance of buying and selling Adderall has grown, doctors have had a difficult time distinguishing patients who truly suffer from ADHD from those who are faking symptoms. The factors causing the rapid increase in prescriptions include everything from physicians issuing poor diagnoses, a general lack of knowledge about the drug’s addictive qualities and a student population willing to try anything to keep up with their schoolwork. In order to reverse this dangerous trend, physicians must be more cautious before prescribing the medication, and school administrators must increase awareness about Adderall abuse and the sometimes fatal addiction that can occur.

Charging on campus Adding cellphone charging stations around campus is unnecessary.

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he Minnesota Student Association has drafted a proposal to implement cellphone charging stations in “high-traffic areas” around the University of Minnesota campus, the Minnesota Daily reported Feb. 6. The plan would feature outlets with several different charger ends in some of the most popular buildings on campus, like the Science Teaching and Student Services building. While similar initiatives have been put into place at several other Big Ten universities, it would be a poor use of money from their special projects fund. It should not be the responsibility of the student government to help peers keep their phones charged, especially at our own expense (funding would come from student services fees). Installing cellphone charging stations on campus would be a solution to a nonexistent problem. While it’s likely that students have become increasingly reliant and attached to their cellphones over the years, ensuring that the batter y can last throughout the day remains a simple process college students should be able to handle on their own. It’s possible that this initiative has stemmed from an inadequate number of outlets in several common areas and study lounges around campus — this is a complaint that is not without basis. Coffman Union, for example, is notorious for its weekday congestion, as well as its general lack and awkward placing of electrical outlets. Finding ways to redesign electrical usage and increase efficiency in Coffman and other areas might be more worthwhile than adding charging stations — which will certainly require extensive maintenance and constant changing of new phone plugs — on campus.

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University men’s and women’s squash teams, which have grown to about 20 members in less than two years. Nambiar now captains the men’s team, which will compete in the 2013 College Squash Association National Team Championships at Yale University from Feb. 22-24. While the University’s men’s and women’s teams are low in the collegiate squash rankings, they hope to increase the popularity of their relatively unheralded sport. Squash is an indoor racquet spor t that is popular throughout the world but not in the U.S. “Here we have our own version — racquetball — so there’s not as many people playing [squash],” Univer-

sity women’s team captain Andrea Belgrade said. About 30 American universities field varsity squash teams, but the U.S. does not have a strong junior program, Stever said. “The U.S. is a backwater,” he said, “just the way we were when we star ted playing soccer.” The result is that a lot of American squash players find the sport from different avenues. Belgrade, a junior, is one of many who took a circuitous route to squash. As a first-semester freshman, Belgrade needed one more credit to obtain her academic scholarship. Her adviser suggested she take a physical education class, so she took squash. She liked the sport and the class’s teacher, Stever, so she started going to club time. She took Stever’s intermediate squash class the following semester. Now, Belgrade is the

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top-rated player on the women’s squad, which will compete in the women’s national tournament at Yale this weekend. She also plays on the men’s team and will compete with them at nationals. Though Stever achieved his dream of forming a University squash team last year, the team’s roots had already been developed by the club. But it wasn’t until fall 2011 that fielding a team became a real possibility. With an influx of young, talented players like Nambiar, Stever jumped on the oppor tunity to form a team. “It’d been an idea in the back of my head for a few years,” he said. “Last year, we just happened to have a group of undergraduates, mainly freshmen and sophomores, who already knew how to play squash, which is a little unusual for Minnesota.”

Both the men’s and women’s teams played in the national tournaments last season. The men’s team finished second in the Emerging Teams division and the women’s team finished third in the Emerging Teams division. Stever grew the team even more this season but struggled to find enough matches because of the lack of squash teams in the Midwest. In an effort to close the distance between schools, the University hosted a tour nament in Madison, Wis., in early Febr uar y. But bad weather forced one of the women’s opponents, Notre Dame, to withdraw. The men’s team played eight matches this season and finished 4-4. By competing in at least eight matches, the team qualified for the nine-player division at the national tournament. The women’s team fin-

ished 1-1. While Stever seemed pleased with his team’s development this season, his hopes for the national tournament are realistic. “Our program is so new … that, beyond the goal of just qualifying for the national tournament, [our goal] is to be competitive,” he said. Stever is looking forward to the Recreation Center expansion, which will include four new squash courts for a total of nine and is set to open this fall. Stever said he’s hoping to host a tournament next fall with

the extra court space. His dream is for the University to have a show court where spectators can watch matches. Stever would love for squash to eventually become a varsity spor t at the University, but he also holds more practical longterm goals. “Our more current goal would be to simply become one of the top teams in the Midwest,” he said, “and simply grow the interest and competitiveness of our team to be able to compete with a wider range of schools.”

WOMEN’S SQUASH

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Minnesota at national tournament

Minnesota at national tournament

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WHEN: Feb. 15-17 WHERE: New Haven, Conn.

WHEN: Feb. 22-24 WHERE: New Haven, Conn.

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MEN’S TENNIS

Partners return from injuries, lead with passion Brendan Ruddock and Jack Hamburg add a wrinkle of competitiveness to the Gophers tennis team. BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com

Brendan Ruddock and Jack Hamburg brought a level of intensity to the cour ts at Baseline Tennis Center this past weekend that few players can match. The two Gophers tennis players, who have both returned from injuries, were paired at the No. 2 doubles slot against Louisville and Boise State. And they let their presence be known — and heard — with cries of jubilance after almost ever y point scored. “We feed of f of each other,” senior Ruddock said, “and I think it gives the team a lift when they see guys like me and Jack that get pumped up on the court.” Ruddock and Hamburg add a wrinkle of competitiveness on the cour t — an element that the team seemed to lack at times in their absence. Both have missed extended time with injuries in their tenures with the Gophers, but both ar e back at 100 percent this season.

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Minnesota’s Jack Hamburg and Brendan Ruddock take a rest after their doubles match against Boise State on Saturday at the Baseline Tennis Center.

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Hamburg, a sophomore, injured his right foot in July 2012 and missed the fall season. He injured both feet in the fall of his freshman season as well. “It was extremely frustrating,” Hamburg said. “It was kind of like déjà vu from my freshman year.” Ruddock suffered knee tendinitis last season and was forced to redshirt. He returned this season, but early in the fall he discovered ner ve damage in his hand that caused it to go

numb during his ser ves. “I had to have surger y on that, so it’s been a long road to recover y,” Ruddock said. Gophers head coach Geof f Young said each player brings a valuable asset to the squad that will prove useful. “Those are two guys that are going to be huge in our lineup down the road this season,” he said. Young said he was impressed with Ruddock’s No. 5 singles win against Louisville in a match that

spanned more than three hours. The match clinched the Gophers’ 4-3 win against the Cardinals. Despite being at 100 percent, Ruddock and Hamburg said there are nuances of their games that still have room for improvement this season. Ruddock said he needs to improve his patience, and Hamburg said he needs to improve his fitness. Young said he wants to find a way to use aspects of Hamburg’s athleticism in matches. “He’s a good player, but he’s going to be a great player for us,” Young said of Hamburg. “He just needs more matches and reps to figure things out.” In some spor ts, an injur y can provide a silver lining by giving players

Minnesota’s Brendan Ruddock serves against Boise State on Saturday at the Baseline Tennis Center.

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Minnesota’s Jack Hamburg returns a shot against Boise State on Saturday at the Baseline Tennis Center.

an oppor tunity to watch and learn from others. But Hamburg said tennis isn’t like that in the slightest. “That’s why it’s so

tough to be out,” he said. “It helps to see from an outside perspective … but there is nothing like playing on the court.”

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Today’s Birthday (2/12): Your solar year begins a season of social fun, creativity and romance. For about five months, old partnerships are best, and promotions attract attention.

sudoku Complete the grid so each row, clumn 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. Visit mndaily.com to see the solution to today’s puzzle.

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written By Linda C. Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Communications go the distance today. Present practical data, and get the word out. Listen for the gold.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Your clever wit attracts new business. Gather information and learn quickly. The news is all good. Graduate to the next level.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — New information emerges. Speak up; you could earn a bonus. New financial arrangements are possible. Tap into hidden resources.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Follow a wise relative’s advice, and let words lead to surrender. Be vocal about what you want. Get materials for a creative project.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Convince your partner by inventing a fabulous fantasy. Discuss financial implications. More planning is a good idea.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — An amazing discovery validates your work. Step outside the box. Others ask for your advice. Consult friends for feedback.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Share discoveries and listen to your partners. Find ways to save time by working smarter. A small investment now produces high returns.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Watch for new information. Fan the flames by broadcasting it. Your past work speaks well for you. Accept assistance.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — It’s a good time to learn from someone you love, someone who comes up with brilliance. This makes you irresistible.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — There are new assignments coming in, and the money motivates. There’s a power play. Figure out how to go further to resolve practical questions.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Persuade a family member into going along for the ride. Bring home a happy surprise. Advance to the next level of your practical plan for prosperity.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Let others know what you want. Promise something better later and mean it. More becomes available. Invest in efficiency.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

overheard “Take any food, sprinkle a little meth on it, and it’s instantly more popular.”

—Unknown

“I’m the lowest paid professor in this department. They made the pay scale in inverse order of sexiness, and I’m just too sexy, so I don’t make as much.”

—Keller Hall

“You know if you didn’t get a letter at 11 you’re not going.”

—Comstock Hall

“There’s some other examples in the book, but no one ever remembers those. Just throw a little sex on to something, and everyone perks up.”

—Anatomy lecture

“I just feel like, being taller, you just have longer strides. It’s like you’re on top of the world.”

Professor: “Subtracting zero never did anything to anyone.”

—Calculus lecture

High school student on tour: “Is this what the future will look like?”

—Science Teaching and Student Services building

Teaching assistant: “That was a great lab. We should get coffee sometime.” Student: “I don’t drink coffee. I only drink blood.”

—St. Paul Campus

Girl: “It was not a date; it was a dinner of colleagues.”

—Campus Connector

“Can it really be your kid if you left right after without giving her your name or contact information?”

—Knoll Area

—Folwell Hall

“If the world was ending, would you really be worried about birth control?”

—Noodles and Company

“He’s like the captain of the Catholic Church.”

—Middlebrook dining hall

Girl 1: “What does a girl do for her 23rd birthday?” Girl 2: “I got a concussion for my 23rd! I wouldn’t recommend that though.”

—Walter Library

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crossword

FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Employment agency listings 5 Fried Cajun veggie 9 WWII conference site 14 Billion extension 15 Steady guy 16 He hunted with a club in the “Odyssey” 17 Club used as a weapon, say 20 Nonagenarian actress White 21 Yeats or Keats 22 Color, as Easter eggs 23 Summer quencher 24 Dorm VIPs 27 Where Lux. is 29 Kid-friendly comfort food 36 Soothing additive 38 River through Sudan 39 Country rocker Steve 40 Sable maker, briefly 41 Turn __ ear 43 Pub projectile 44 Former Portuguese territory in China 46 Prefix with -pus 47 Abates 48 Tests during which checking notes is allowed 51 Gymnast’s goal 52 Deli bread 53 Art on skin, slangily 56 Draw upon 59 Not as much 62 Calf-roping gear 64 Candid sort 68 Street toughs 69 Diamond Head’s island 70 Aromatic drinks 71 Go on tiptoe 72 Small songbird 73 Wine area near Turin DOWN 1 “Star Wars” gangster 2 No longer squeaky

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By Melanie Miller

3 Xbox battle game 4 Told to go 5 Asian tie 6 Barbie’s guy 7 Grating voice 8 One might get stuck in a jam 9 Video-sharing website 10 Radius’s limb 11 Committed perjury 12 Randall who played Felix Unger 13 Chip in a chip 18 Supermodel Banks 19 Marsh stalk 25 Tolstoy’s Karenina 26 Snowmobile brand 28 “__ and weep!”: poker winner’s cry 30 Take back 31 Smart guy? 32 More like Felix Unger 33 African countries on the Mediterranean, e.g. 34 Mediation agcy.

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35 Congeals 36 Target practice supply 37 “... one giant __ for mankind” 42 Cunning 45 Washington Monument, for one 49 Universal blood type, for short 50 Related to flying 54 Had lunch in

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55 Foot bones 56 Letter carrier’s org. 57 Leave speechless 58 Marine eagle 60 Vegas event 61 Kindergartner’s reward 63 Tiny bit 65 Wanted-poster letters 66 Sailor’s pronoun 67 Attila, notably

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dr. date Dr. Date,

Lately, I’ve been having a hard time getting my sex life together. I really like sex, like more than women are supposed to, maybe. That’s not so much the issue, though. The real issue is that I’m fun, flirty and kind of girlish when I initiate sex. (The issue might also be that I mostly meet men in clubs.) However flirty I might be, my agenda is usually to get what I need and then move on. Most men aren’t ready for this. They somehow get it into their heads that I’m their dream girl, which leads me to think that my approach is all wrong. Should I be more upfront with them? (How do I do this?) Why is it so hard to just find a [expletive] buddy around here?

—F***strated

Don’t Funk With My Heart,

Being flirty and “girlish” is totally sexy, but it might be easy for your gentleman callers to mistake this for being you know … actually into them. Being up front about your desires can be totally sexy, too. You’re a powerhouse of a woman who knows what she wants: some D in her bed and no man in her head. I recommend verbalizing your thoughts about the future just before the action in the boudoir gets heated with a simple, “This is only for tonight, OK?” Lena Dunham may be a privileged, self-pitying louse of an actress, but boy can she write dialogue.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

How do I win back my ex? Even though we were only together a short time, I miss him and run into him more often now. We still text occasionally and have even hung out since we broke up. It’s all platonic, but I still have feelings. I don’t want to be too aggressive for fear of scaring him off

again. Also, I don’t want to pursue him, but I want him to let me know he’s interested, too. How can I let him know without being too obvious, and how do I figure out if he feels the same?

—Toeing The Line

Dear Toe Little Toe Late,

I want you to think back to a time not that long ago. You were wallowing, sad and upset about a breakup. Someone did something bad. There was a fight. Maybe one of you just needed space. Whatever happened, there was this thing called a “breakup.” Sounds to me like there was more of a meek tear. If you’re going to break up, do it right. If you really think being with this person is worth another shot, tell him. He’ll either feel the same and you can try the relationship thang once more or he won’t, and you can make a clean cut.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’m lonely, Dr. Date. Sometimes I wonder how that’s possible with so many single people on this campus, yet I find myself alone every night anyway. Please help me Dr. Date. I’m tired of being alone … and so is my bed.

—Loner

Dear Lone Bone,

Everybody’s lonely; some of these people just happen to be in relationships. My advice is to date yo’ self. Learn what you like. Learn what interests you. You’ll find that you can do almost anything all by yourself, and it will be just as, if not more, fun than when you’re with someone else. Once you’ve mastered the art of solo romance, dating will be a breeze, and that extra lump in your bed will be an added bonus.

—Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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Bike commuters could get showers, lockers Biking u from Page 1

commute by bike. “The number one reason when people are asked why they don’t commute to work by bike, besides weather, is that there’s no place to shower,” he said. David Meyer, one of the owners of The Hub Bicycle Co-op in south Minneapolis, said a lack of showers can sometimes be a deal breaker when convincing people to bike to work. He said a large number of his customers commute downtown, and the facilities in place work great. Target Corporation headquar ters downtown provides bicycle facilities for its employees. Target Plaza Commons has storage rooms for 125

bikes, as well as maintenance and shower facilities, said Jessica Stevens, Target spokeswoman. Meyer said having to lock bicycles outdoors is also a major deterrent for prospective bicycle commuters. “One of their big worries is they have to lock their bikes outside, even when they’re at work,” he said. Sch if f ’ s pr o posal i s backed by the Bicycle Advisory Committee. He cited the headquarters of medical device company Coloplast — which is located on West River Road next to major bicycle routes but doesn’t have facilities — as a missed chance to make biking to work more attractive. “Coloplast was one of those missed oppor tunities,” Schif f said. “Hopefully in the future we be-

gin to think of the entire city as a place that’s bike friendly, because employers are located throughout our city.” In 2011, the top-five bicycling locations in the city by estimated trips per day were outside of the downtown area, according to the city’s bicyclist and pedestrian count repor t. The top three were near the University of Minnesota. Schif f said Minneapolis is a proud bike city, but broadening the facility requirements citywide would make it even better. “We’re building bike infrastr ucture with bike lanes, but we also need employers to make it as easy to ride to work as it is to drive to work,” he said. A public hearing on the ordinance change will take place in the summer, Schiff said.

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY

The Hub Bike Co-op on Oak Street Southeast offers member services for those who bike on campus, including showers, lockers and secure bike storage. The Bicycle Advisory Committee recommended the Minneapolis City Council promote amenities for bicyclists to encourage more people to bike to work.

Crime, guns priorities for Samuels Samuels u from Page 1

Denise Mazone, a real estate broker who spends time volunteering in north Minneapolis, said she’s noticed the positive difference Samuels has made in the area. “Being from one of the toughest wards in the city, I think he would be an asset to all of them,” she said. John Hoff, a north Minneapolis blogger, also agreed Samuels’ work on lowering crime in a tough ward could lend itself to the whole city. “He’s what you call a councilmember at large,” he said. B ut so me r e si dents have mixed views about the councilman’s hard-line stance against crime in north Minneapolis. In September, the City

Council voted to overhaul the Civilian Police Review Authority, a civilian-led review board of police misconduct. Samuels led that proposal and drew criticism for what some said would decrease police oversight. Kenneth Brown, former chair of the city’s civil rights commission and a vocal opponent of the CRA changes, said that while Samuels has cracked down on crime, north Minneapolis is now essentially a “police state,” where racial profiling is the norm. “He has helped the crime over there, but it’s the way he went about it that’s the problem,” Brown said. With recent talks of gun control, Samuels said limiting gun violence is crucial to improving safety in the city. In 2012, the Minneapolis Police Depar tment re-

covered 27.5 percent more guns as evidence than the previous year. Fifty-three percent of the guns were recovered in the city’s 4th precinct, which includes most of Samuels’ 5th Ward. Samuels said crime has been his biggest challenge as a council member, but it was also an opportunity to help the city. That attitude of facing problems head-on is something he said he’ll carry on into the mayor’s office. “I’m going to walk into the challenges enthusiastically and provide leadership that says ‘We shouldn’t avoid our problems; let’s identify them,’ ” Samuels said. Lowering crime not only improves public safety, but it can also attract business to the city, Samuels said. “Crime in one par t of Minneapolis reflects on our

statistics in the city, and impacts the willingness of corporations to come to our city,” he said. Mazone said Samuels has shown that he can bring jobs to his ward and was excited when he decided to run for mayor. “When no one else shows up, he does,” she said. But Brown said Samuels serves middle to uppermiddle income people well, largely ignoring the main constituency of his ward: lower-income residents. “He’s ignoring those that really need fair treatment and want a job close to their house,” Brown said. The Vikings Stadium deal, which Samuels backed, also led some residents to claim he was out of touch with his constituency. Samuels said his background has provided him

with a unique perspective among the mayoral candidates in that he can connect with immigrants in Minneapolis. “No matter where you are geographically, economically, ethnically, we’re all one city,” he said. “I think I embody that as an immigrant African-American.” Samuels immigrated to the United States from Jamaica in 1970, and said he went through the tough times that many immigrants experience. “I know what it means to be making minimum wage and saving money up and sending money home,” he said. While his friends were saving up money to buy cars and suburban homes, Samuels said that, as a sign of gratitude, he was sending money to his parents in Jamaica to help pay off their

mortgage. Samuels, who’s lived in the Twin Cities since the early ’90s, said Minneapolis was an inviting place to him, and he wants it to be just as inviting to others. Going from being an immigrant to the mayor of Minneapolis could be an inspiration to minority groups, Samuels said. Hoff said Samuels is his favorite among a good crop of candidates so far because the council member has a way of stirring up support from a wide range of people. “He inspires,” Hoff said. “The way he talks is almost musical.” Mazone said Samuels’ work for the community speaks for itself, and she’d love to see him become the next mayor of Minneapolis. “He’s very genuine,” she said. “He’s a good friend to the community.”

Legislators push for mental health funding Health u from Page 1

About a quarter of University students have been diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime, according to a 2010 College Health Sur vey of the Twin Cities campus by Boynton. While acknowledging the impor tance of early inter vention, Her mann doesn’t think treatment should stop there. “There is such a continuum from childhood, especially then from adolescence into the early adult years,” he said. “These are the years when we see the emergence of depression and anxiety.” In a 2005 study in conjunction with the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and three-quarters have begun by age 24. Her mann said there needs to be increased funding for mental health at the college level. Earlier in the year, on its website, Boynton Health Ser vice said due to an unexpectedly high demand, it would likely be a month or more before a student could get a new appointment for therapy. “I can’t stress enough that we have taken very seriously the difficulty accessing services at times during the semester,” Hermann said. “We are really dedicated to increasing staff and ser vices so that students aren’t facing significant waitlists to start therapy or see someone for medication

evaluation.” The increased focus on mental health recently is due in part to the national gun debate. In response to the Virginia Tech shooting, the University cr eated the Behavioral Consultation Team, made of 25 mental health professionals, legal experts and University community members who evaluate situations where students have shown abnormal or threatening behavior. Sheran said mental illness and gun violence aren’t related. “Such tragedies should not be thrown at the feet of the mentally ill,” Sheran said. “All sor ts of people come out to defend guns, but advocacy for the mentally ill and their families is much harder to come by.” The legislator also proposed a bill that would extend case management ser vices past the age of 18 for children with severe mental illnesses. “There is nothing magical about the age 18,” Sheran said. “This would allow a child to request to stay in children’s mental health services until the age of 26. The children’s services are much broader and more suppor tive than the adult mental health services.” For now, Sheran’s focused on early intervention for children who have mental illnesses. “It is ver y, ver y helpful for children with an early manifestation of mental illness and their families,” Sheran said. “We are really working towards early recognition and identifica-

2009 MENTAL HEALTH SPENDING BY STATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14

$388.83 $345.97 $289.71 $270.67 $241.59 $232.66 $212.15 $200.78 $197.62 $196.13 $159.13

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAINE ALASKA PENNSYLVANIA NEW YORK VERMONT HAWAII NEW JERSEY CONNECTICUT ARIZONA MINNESOTA

SOURCE: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTORS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.

tion.” Mental health awareness is getting attention on the national level, too. U.S. Sen. Al Franken, DFL-Minn., intr oduced the Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 last month. The bill would provide grants to schools that are working on expanding access to mental health resources. “Early inter vention treatment can be the key for kids to thriving as a member of our community,” Franken said at a press conference in late Januar y. “Ever y child in Minnesota af fected by a mental illness deser ves this chance.” All three of Sheran’s bills were refer red to the Senate’s Health, Human Ser vices, and Housing Committee, which she chairs. The bills, along with several other mental health-oriented proposals, will be heard Wednesday.