May 9, 2013 by The Minnesota Daily

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Tough sales don’t curb development

202 apartments could be added to Dinkytown next year.

Team ends nonconference schedule with close loss

It’s time to honor a body part that is too often ignored.

The Gophers lost on a play at the plate in the last inning.

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House to vote on same-sex marriage

University of Minnesota police Lt. Troy Buhta rarely sees action as the internal affairs investigator of his department. Buhta is responsible for looking into complaints filed against University police of ficers by civilians, but none have been filed since he took the job more than a year ago. There have been a total of 17 complaints since 2008. Buhta is not disappointed by the inactivity. “I think it means we’ve got some very responsible police officers,” he said. Buhta learned to become an internal af fairs investigator at the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute, he said. The institute ser ves as a police training and consulting agency funded by the U.S. Depar tment of Justice, said Executive Director Dennis Cusick.

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University of Minnesota athletics spending has favored men over women in areas that show a lack of dedication to Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in education. GY But few eyes are watching to M NA catch issues like those at the GO STI University, where men’s sports L CS FO OT F get almost three times the fiBA LL nancial support as women’s. Those who do feel there is a problem are often afraid to speak up. The school made plans to improve in 2008, when a University subcommittee raised gender equity concerns, but the problems have gone largely unresolved. Outside oversight has decreased recently because the NCAA put a moratorium on school self-reviews in 2011. That has left the University largely on its own to police athletics department spending. “No, I don’t think we’re out of compliance,” athletics director Norwood Teague said. “But it’s an ongoing job to stay in — you can easily get out of compliance if you’re not careful.” The University reported spending significantly more on men’s sports in the past two fiscal years. And the trend is set to continue this year. In the first half of the current fiscal year, athletics spent $21.89 million on men’s sports but less than $9.96 million on women’s, according to a Minnesota Daily review of spending data. The review uncovered several indications that the department goes against the spirit of Title IX: •The department spent 125 percent more on men’s recruiting than on women’s last year. •It spent 24 percent more on men’s scholarships than on women’s last year. •Large women’s rosters in track & field and cross country help the University balance participation rates between men and women. But they misrepresent the number of participants by counting them three times — once for the cross country season and twice for the indoor and outdoor track seasons. •Because some women’s rosters are much larger than needed for competition, many athletes don’t compete at the

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It specializes in internal affairs investigation. “We walk them through all of the steps that are necessar y to ensure an open, fair, competent and quick investigation,” Cusick said. When complaints are filed, Buhta said he investigates them as if they were a crime: He interviews witnesses and the officer involved, collecting evidence and writing up a report, he said. University police Chief Greg Hestness ultimately decides if the complaint is valid and deals out punishment if necessar y, based on Buhta’s report. M o s t c o m p l a i na nts accuse of ficers of using profane language or excessive use of force, said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner, who has ser ved as UMPD internal investigator in the past. Police officers tend to get more complaints than other occupations, such as firefighters, because their job requires them to do things some civilians don’t

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The state House of Representatives will vote Thursday whether to recognize same-sex marriages in Minnesota. The DFL-controlled Legislature has heard arguments from both sides for months, and as the vote nears, supporters and opponents are still tr ying to influence undecided legislators. If passed, the Senate will vote Monday. Gov.

Mark Dayton has said he would sign the bill, making Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages. Rep. John Lesch, DFLSt. Paul, who chairs the House Civil Law Committee, which recommended the bill move for ward in March, said the bill has enough suppor t in the House to pass. “ Yo u n e v e r k n o w what’ll happen in a debate,” he said, “but I believe there is a good chance of it passing.”

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conference level, which some say waters down the collegiate athletic experience. •The department spent about two-thirds more on men’s recruitment travel than it did women’s from July to December 2012. To some in the college athletics community, these gaps suggest the University is not committed to gender equity. Title IX compliance was an issue at Virginia Commonwealth University, where Teague was athletics director before he came to Minnesota. Teague’s background, coupled with the athletics department’s current struggles with gender equity, has some donors cautious about maintaining their support. “Let’s not beat around the bush; let’s not come up with fancy reasons — this is gender discrimination,” said Nancy Hogshead-Makar, a law professor in Florida and the senior director of advocacy for the Women’s Sports Foundation.

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Theater dept. forms diversity task force Students have raised concerns the program isn’t diverse enough. BY KIA FARHANG mfarhang@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s Depar tment of Theatre Arts and Dance is forming a task force to deal

with diversity issues students have raised. “We want it to be a student-driven organization,” said department chair Carl Flink. The depar tment held two listening sessions with students and faculty members last month. Flink said the task force will continue the dialogue next fall and start consider-

ing concrete actions. “They’re really trying to find what the student body is missing or what could be added to what’s already there,” said theatre ar ts senior Jared Zeigler, who works for the department as a peer mentor. Flink said the depar tment wants to discuss a long-standing issue that isn’t unique to theater.

In the College of Liberal Ar ts, about 70 percent of all undergraduate students identify as white, according to University data.

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ENVIRONMENT

U grads to bike Miss. River for farms BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com

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Recent University graduates Siri Simons and Christy Newell will be biking the length of the Mississippi River from New Orleans this summer.

University of Minnesota alumna Siri Simons used to daydream in class about biking the Mississippi River Trail to gather stories from farmers about the future of farming in the Midwest. This summer, her daydream will take shape as Fresh Forks, a twomonth bicycle tour along the Mississippi River. Simons and two other recent college graduates will stop at farms to learn about how the land near the river has changed over time and talk with young people about their role in the future food system — a crucial is-

sue because most U.S. farmers are of older generations, Simons said. The group will use the ideas generated on the two-month ride to develop a curriculum to teach high school students about growing and distributing food, Simons said. The ride will start in New Orleans with a community discussion about questions they have for farmers and what they’d like to see out of the project, said Nate Joseph, a recent University of Vermont alumnus who will join the University graduates on the ride. Joseph, who lives in New Orleans, u See FARMING Page 8 In preparation, the group has been fundraising for gear.

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BRUSSELS — Unlike the brilliant thieves in “Ocean’s Eleven,” it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airpor t may not get a Hollywood ending. After three months of virtual silence on the matter, authorities struck this week, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep and recovering so many diamonds from the loot Antwerp traders lost that they are still figuring out the exact value. Of ficials said that among the people held in Belgium, France and Switzerland on T uesday and Wednesday are some with violent criminal pasts;

the one person held in France is believed to have been one of the robbers at the airpor t. The evidence seized includes large sums of cash, precious stones and luxury cars. “It was a total surprise for us,” said Caroline De Wolf of the Antwerp World Diamond Center, whose traders lost millions in the Feb. 18 heist. “But we were delighted when we heard.” Six to eight people were detained in Geneva, and 24 in and around Brussels. It was unclear exactly what roles each suspect may have played. Some 250 policemen were involved in the dawn raid in the Belgian capital, and many of the two dozen suspects were being interrogated late Wednesday. It could take at least another

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BEIRUT — A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil warravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet ser vice stopped abruptly Tuesday evening, prompting speculation that the regime had pulled the plug, possibly as a cover for militar y action. However, no large-scale militar y of fensives were repor ted Wednesday and the opposition did not accuse the regime of sabotage. In the past, the regime halted Internet ser vice in selected areas during government of fensives to disrupt communication among rebel fighters. The last nationwide outage, for two days in November, coincided with a major militar y operation near the capital, Damascus, and its international airport. A U.S.-based Web watcher said the problem would have to occur somewhere inside Syria for the entire countr y to be affected, although it was impossible to tell from a distance exactly what happened. Jim Cowie of Renesys, a company that monitors online traf fic, said Syria is ser viced by three under water cables, but a problem in one of those would not be sufficient to cut off Internet nationwide. Preventing Internet access has become a tool of last resor t for governments tr ying to suppress unrest, particularly during the Arab Spring protests that eventually toppled leaders in four countries.

RUTSHURU, Congo — Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern Congo by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, said a community leader on Wednesday. The kidnappings appear to be for ransom, a new and worrying trend in Congo’s lawless east. The latest abduction took place Sunday, when an advisor to the area’s Catholic schools, Gratien Bahati, was stopped on his way back to Rutshuru’s town center. He was released after a $5,000 ransom was paid, according to the president of North Kivu Civil Society Thomas d’Acquin Muiti. At least few other kidnap victims have been released on ransom, while others are still missing. The M23 rebel group denies being involved in the kidnappings, even though they are the only armed rebels in the area. “We were 3 miles from Rutshuru when three armed men wearing police uniforms stopped us, and placed themselves on each side of the motorbike,” said Georges Mumbere, the motorbike taxi driver who was carrying Bahati. “They called him by his name and forced him to get off and then they walked away with him in the bush,” he said. School was cancelled on Monday in Rutshuru following Bahati’s abduction. Bahati was freed on Tuesday, after the ransom was paid to the kidnappers, said Muiti. The M23 said they had nothing to do with the incident. The M23 rebels celebrated the one-year anniversary of the creation of their armed group with a ceremony in the town center earlier this week, but residents privately complained about the growing climate of fear under the rebels’ rule. “There is too much insecurity, it’s even dangerous to go to school,” said Asante, a 15-year-old girl dressed in the white blouse and long blue skirt that is her school’s uniform. She would only give her first name, out of fear of reprisals.

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Tough sales don’t curb development 202 apartments could be added to Dinkytown next year. BY MARION RENAULT mrenault@mndaily.com

Frank Vescio has been working at his familyowned restaurant for more than 40 years. His father, grandmother, son, mother and daughter have all worked ther e at some point, too. He said he’d like to keep Vescio’s Italian Restaurant that way — that’s why whenever a developer approaches him interested in purchasing his property, he always declines. “I like doing what I do,” he said. “We’ve had this business since 1956.” Dinkytown owners like Vescio have been of fered money for their precious Dinkytown land frequently, said Skott Johnson, president of the Dinkytown Business Association. “They get phone calls ever y day to sell for development,” he said. “There’s a frantic ef for t to buy up property here.” Earlier this year, Opus Group coordinated the sale of land from three different Dinkytown proper ty owners, and, pending city approval, it will build student housing in a corner of Dinkytown. Laurel Bauer, one of three property owners who signed a purchase agreement with Opus in January, said Opus was the only developer who ever contacted her. Development in Dinkytown, she said, will only be viable if multiple property owners unite and sell to-

gether — like she and two others did. “Our project is attractive because it’s so much land … other business owners pretty much just own a building,” she said. “I think it’s a little bit more difficult for people to come in and have that vision of anything that’s much larger than what’s already there.” Individual proper ty owners protect Dinkytown, Bauer said. Amany Sakallah, a manager at Wally’s Falafel and Hummus whose brother manages the restaurant’s property as well as two others in Dinkytown, said the family has no plans to sell any of their properties. “You couldn’t buy him of f,” she said. “It’s not about of fering enough; it doesn’t matter how much they offer.”

202 more apartments in 2014

For the past five years, Daniel Oberpriller has been scouting 15th Avenue Southeast for a suitable location to build a new apartment complex. In the last month, he finally coordinated a sale between 14 different property owners, allowing him to move for ward with his plans for a 202-unit, six-story building. H i s c o m p a n y, C P M Proper ty Management — which is behind upcoming student housing projects including WaHu and The Elysian — has combined 17 different parcels on the outskir ts of Dinkytown, in what Oberpriller calls a “once in a lifetime deal.” Oberpriller said coordinating contracts between 14 different property owners was a challenge.

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“It’s almost impossible to assemble this many owners and get them on the same page,” he said. “It doesn’t really ever happen like that.” The development would replace townhomes and several small rental houses on the corner of 15th Avenue Southeast and Seventh Street Southwest, across from the University’s Gibson/Nagurski Football Practice Facility. CPM is looking to begin construction as soon as this summer and to open in fall 2014. Tenants were informed of the sale on Wednesday. The quick turnaround, Oberpriller said, is because of the complexity of the sale. “We’re tr ying to close and bring ever ything into fruition in 90 days because of how many people are involved,” he said. Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association President Doug Carlson said he would like to see some changes to the building’s design before plans move forward. Developments that are mid-height and up to the sidewalk, he said, are more

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their audience’s needs, said Jack Reuler, artistic director at Mixed Blood Theatre. “One needs to put as much ef for t into finding the audience as it does into making the plays,” he said. “The experience is not just what do you see on stage, but who’s sitting next to you.” Theatre arts senior Bijan Riahi said the task force should work on bringing students from outside the major into the discussions. “The whole point of theater is for somebody else to see it,” he said. “They need to start going to the public, to U of M students, and asking them what they want to see.” Flink said the depar tment partners with outside organizations like Project SUCCESS, which encourages high school students to participate in theater in order to increase interest in the program. But “in some ways,” he added, “we haven’t been good about making visible these really strong efforts that we’ve made.”

‘Holding the mirror’ Patrick Sims was a graduate theater student at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee when he noticed many people “resisted and resented” mandatory cultural competency training. “We had individuals who literally came to the training, sat in the front row and read

the paper or talked on their cellphones,” he said. To solve the problem, Sims and a colleague began tweaking complaints filed with the university’s diversity and compliance office and turning them into plays, he said. “Those plays became stepping stones into conversations,” he said, because people were far more willing to watch a play than sit through a presentation. Now, as director of the Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sims turns uncomfortable issues into drama for students in his classes. “We give them a space to say whatever they want to say,” he said, letting students transition “from what are broad discussions about larger social issues to more personal experiences.” Sims said diversity in theater is essential, but there’s a vicious cycle that needs to be broken. “Students of color often don’t par ticipate in those programs because they don’t see themselves reflected,” he said. “We can’t produce those kinds of work because students of color aren’t necessarily present.” The problem is bigger than the University, said Lucie de Sancy, a freshman in the University’s Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. “I really don’t think a theater depar tment can change until theater changes,” she said, “because we are so centered around the

white race in theater.” But initiatives like the diversity task force are a step in the right direction, de Sancy added. Sims said good theater must reflect society in terms of the stories it tells and the audience it speaks to. “If we’re doing our job right as theater artists,” he said, “we are holding the mirror up to society.”

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obtrusive. Carlson said he’s seen that kind of development and doesn’t want it in Marcy Holmes. “You’re walking down canyons,” he said. “My pref-

erence would be to have a development that’s taller, maybe 20 stories high, but set back.” CPM has submitted a land-use application to the

city and will attend a Planning Commission Committee of the Whole meeting May 9 to informally get feedback on the project’s initial plans.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Regents to vote on Fairview, Vikings BY ALEXI GUSSO agusso@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday for its final meeting of the academic year. The regents will take action on a proposal to create a single, shared governance structure for the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians. The board will also approve an agreement to allow the Minnesota Vikings to play in TCF Bank Stadium for two years while a new stadium is built in downtown Minneapolis. President Eric Kaler will present his preliminary capital budget recommendations for upcoming years, and the student representatives to the board will also present their spring recommendation report.

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The regents will vote to approve an agreement to create a shared governance structure of the University, Fair view and University Physicians. According to a news release, a shared governance structure will “integrate the operations and finances of the organizations without merging them.” The new structure will result in greater operational and cost efficiency as well as better patient experience, according to the release. The agreement would also increase funding to the University’s Medical School. According to docket materials, the agreement is a fiveyear term with potential for a five-year renewal. The Medical School will receive $7 million annually for the first two years, $8 million for the second two and $10 million in the following six years. Approval by the regents is the final step in the completion of the integration.

Vikings stadium The regents will also vote to approve an agreement to allow the Minnesota Vikings to use TCF Bank Stadium in 2014 and 2015 while a new stadium is built. The board’s Facilities and Operations Committee will review the agreement Thursday morning, and the full board will act Friday. A letter of intent last May set a tentative deal for the Vikings to pay the University $3 million a season for up to four seasons, plus revenue sharing, according to The Associated Press. Officials will release further details on the agreement Thursday following the Facilities and Operations Committee meeting.

Capital budget Kaler will present his recommendations for the 2014 capital improvement budget, which allocates state and University funds to building and construction projects.

The 2014 budget calls for nearly $290 million for construction projects over the next year, with about 60 percent of funding coming from the state, according to docket materials. The highest-priced project on the budget is a new facility for the Ambulatory Care Clinic. According to the docket, the facility, at a cost of $22.5 million, will house ambulatory surgery and specialty clinics, among others. Other items include a $1.5 million update to the University’s Raptor Center and a $2.5 million remodel of the second floor of Coffman Union to accommodate more student groups. The regents will vote on the budget next month.

Student rep report The student representatives to the Board of Regents will present their report of recommendations from the spring semester. Cody Mikl, chair of the student representatives, said

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Wednesday as China tries to bring its growing international influence to an area where it has had little impact — the Middle East peace process. Greeting the Israeli leader at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made no direct mention of his meeting two days earlier with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads his people’s efforts to achieve statehood. Talks between Israel and the Palestinians on the statehood issue have been deadlocked for four years, despite pressure on Jerusalem from the United States, Russia and the European Union, long the major players in Middle East diplomacy. “I’m ready to exchange views with you today on how

the report reflects a “potpourri of input” from students throughout the school year. Mikl will present the report, which centers around three main points: implementing a smoke-free campus, increasing transparency of teaching evaluations and expanding the University’s open textbook catalog. Meghan Mason, a doctoral candidate and student representative, researched and compiled benefits of a tobacco-free campus for the report. “We wanted to get behind it because it’s an area that our University has done a lot of research on,” Mason said. “It’s a really great thing to see moving forward.” The student representatives will also recommend greater transparency of the Student Rating of Teaching forms students are required to fill out for each of their classes. Legally, teachers have the option to opt-out of publicizing personal reviews such as

approachability and creating worthwhile assignments. The representatives want to publicize the questions dealing with the course difficulty, time spent on homework and whether or not a student would recommend the course to others. “We feel this solution is win-win for our entire University community,” the representatives wrote. “By changing the SRT policy to only release data from 1 through 4, professor data is still protected in a legal way.” Finally, the representatives are highlighting the Open Textbook Catalog, a collection of complete, openly licensed textbooks that instructors can utilize to effectively customize course content, according to the College of Education and Human Development website. By utilizing the Open Textbook Catalog, students can save costs, and professors can select parts of textbooks and arrange them to best suit their curriculum.

U police keep complaints low to strengthen our bilateral relationship, how to enhance our bilateral cooperation and also on regional issues such as the question of Palestine and the Middle East process,” Li told Netanyahu before the two sat down to talks on the peace process and other regional issues. The near simultaneous visits to China by Abbas and Netanyahu underscore China’s desire to play a greater role in the Middle East, a region Beijing has long seen as a key source of energy. “The Middle East confuses the Chinese,” said China expert Yoram Evron of Israel’s University of Haifa. “But in the past two years, there are people in China who think it needs to expand its activities in the region in order to safeguard its interests.” Evron’s view was echoed by Middle East exper t Li Weijian of the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Studies, who said the region was far too important for China to ignore, particularly in light of Beijing’s increased economic and political clout elsewhere in the world. “China needs to play a role in major international affairs, including the affairs of the Middle East, and Chinahas been stepping up efforts in this respect,” he said. Last week, China’s Foreign Ministry said it would be willing to arrange a meeting between Abbas and Netanyahu, but with the Israeli side casting Netanyahu’s visit in largely commercial terms, the meeting didn’t take place. Instead, Netanyahu devoted much of his time on his trip to pressing for an expansion of his countr y’s $8 billion annual trade with China, and encouraging Chinese investment in Israeli industry.

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like, Miner said. “A lot of times it’s just more venting,” he said. “Nobody likes getting a ticket, and nobody likes getting arrested.” Among the 17 complaints since 2008, eight were for unprofessional conduct, and five were for use of force. Discipline for offending officers can range from verbal reprimands to firings, Miner said. No of ficers have been found guilty of excessive use of force since 2008, Miner said, and officers are found to have used excessive profanity “once every two years.” Ohio State University police had an even lower rate of complaints than UMPD, with only two since 2011 and one guilty finding. UMPD has also added more cameras to the depar tment throughout the years, Miner said, which has helped keep track of officer-civilian interactions. All UMPD squad cars are equipped with cameras that monitor an officer’s actions on the streets, he said. In addition, cameras that can also record audio are located in

the UMPD main lobby. “A fair amount of our complaints start right in the lobby,” he said. “We find it very useful to listen to the audio and get a true account of what happened.” The University of Iowa Police Department also relies heavily on video and audio evidence when investigating complaints, said Charles Green, assistant vice president and director of public safety. University of Iowa’s police department officers use body cameras that are attached to the officer’s uniform to record confrontations with civilians, Green said. The cameras help because complainants sometimes lie about an officer’s actions because they’re upset the officers gave them a ticket or arrested them, he said. “They’ve really driven complaints down and almost eliminated them,” he said. “They also help keep our officers accountable.” Police accountability practices are critical in building a trustworthy department, Cusick said. “Police departments live and die with public trust,” he said. “If you fail in being able to investigate your own allegations of misconduct, the agency becomes destroyed.”

UMPD CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS, 2008-13 UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT USE OF FORCE CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER DRIVING CONDUCT AND FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE INSUBORDINATION EXCESSIVE FORCE AND UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND ENTRY INTO RESIDENCE DRIVING CONDUCT

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT

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People with disabilities face gap in higher education employment The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is almost double the rate for those without. BY T YLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com

Sandra Buchholz has had difficulty landing a job because she’s deaf. Some employers wouldn’t hire her because her deafness would make it hard to communicate, said Buchholz, who works as an American Sign Language instructor at the University of Minnesota. “I would say that there are a lot of deaf people out there who have a tough time getting a job because of their disability,” she said through an interpreter. Nationwide, there’s a large gap in the employment of people with mental or physical disabilities — the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is almost double the rate for those without, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. To combat employment discrepancies in higher education, last week the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy partnered with the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, a group that includes the University. People with disabilities are under represented in all areas of the labor force, said Colet Mitchell, ODEP employer and workplace policy team lead. It’s difficult to estimate the number of University employees with disabilities because job applicants aren’t required to disclose whether they have disabilities, said University spokesperson Julie Christensen. Part of the alliance will include promoting a database of 2,000 college graduates with disabilities as a recruitment tool for colleges and universities, Mitchell said. “You want your workforce to represent the people that live in this country,” Mitchell said. “We need to increase the exposure of people with disabilities into those workforce networks.” ODEP will also work with HERC’s member colleges and universities to include people with disabilities in their diversity plans, Mitchell said. In her previous job at a community college, Buchholz said she struggled since she was the only deaf employee. “I felt like I had no support,” she said. In the University’s ASL department, many employees are deaf, she said, and they work together well. “It’s a wonderful team,” she said. As an equal opportunity employer, the University looks for the most qualified job applicants regardless of disabilities or medical conditions, said Dave Fuecker, associate director of UReturn — a division of Disability Services. An equal oppor tunities

statement must be included in every University publication, according to policy. In addition, most communications to job applicants must provide information for requesting disability accommodations.

‘Doing the right thing’

If faculty or staf f need accommodations to return to work after an accident or because of a medical condition, URetur n will provide those resources if they’re reasonable, Fuecker said.

The program might set up a remote connection, for example, so employees can carr y out their work from home or provide a motorized chair for those who need it. Buchholz said she doesn’t use Disability Services often but will sometimes to request an interpreter for the first few days of classes or if she needs to talk with human resources. Rather than abiding by the legal definition for a disability, which Fuecker said can be narrow, URetur n tries to reasonably

accommodate anyone who needs it. “It’s doing the right thing, and it’s good business,” he said. UReturn has had about 1,900 clients system-wide in the past fiscal year, Fuecker said. The process of returning to work could begin with several counseling sessions with UReturn employees, Fuecker said, to discuss the issue and determine what’s feasible. “That’s pretty charged stuf f,” he said. “It’s lifechanging.”

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 2009-12 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE WITHOUT DISABILITIES 15% 14%

14.5%

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SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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U proactively prevents research misconduct The U’s research ethics program is considered an example for other schools. BY REBECCA HARRINGTON rharrington@mndaily.com

Researchers from the universities of Wisconsin and Washington reportedly falsified data. A social psychologist in the Netherlands fabricated more than 50 scientific articles over the course of his career. While repor ts of research misconduct at other universities have had an uptick this year, University of Minnesota of ficials tout the institution’s ethics program as an example for other schools.

Proactive measures Most University research oversight exists to prevent research misconduct from occurring in the first place. Frances Lawrenz, associate vice president for research, said anyone doing research must complete the Responsible Conduct of Research program, as required by the governmental agency providing their funding. This includes an introductory, two-part workshop completed online and inperson that covers conflicts of interest, social responsibilities, plagiarism, peer review, intellectual property and money management. Depending on the nature of their studies, researchers also complete discipline-specific workshops that contain additional information on controlled substances or animal subjects, for example.

REQUIRED RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH TRAINING To get their research funding from federal agencies, researchers must first complete: CORE TRAINING: 6-8 HOURS Part 1 Topics, in person History and values relating to research and scholarship Social responsibility and reporting misconduct Authorship Plagiarism Peer review Part 2 Topics, online Conflicts of Interest Fiscal responsibilities Intellectual property Research data management And then be sure to complete: ANNUAL REVIEW: 30-60 MINUTES Topics, online Updates to agency policies and procedures Updates to University policies and procedures “ACTIVE LEARNING” UPDATES REVIEW: 1-3 HOURS, ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS Topics, in person Ethical scenarios discussion Updates to agency and University policies/procedures SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

The University also requires faculty and principal investigators to complete an annual review of updated research ethics policies online and an in-person “active learning” discussion of responsible research once every three years. “The validity of our research data is absolutely paramount,” Lawrenz said. “If you’re not collecting the data correctly and not following ethical r ules, the data aren’t valid. It undergirds the whole research enterprise.”

Reactive process Scientific misconduct varies from doctoring data to fabricating entire ar ticles. Retractions of scientific articles are relatively rare — a study found 4,449 articles were retracted from 1928 to 2011. In 2006, 1.35 million research ar ticles were published in total, according to a study. The University is currently reviewing a December 2012 retraction by veterinary medicine professor Sagar Goyal, who retracted his 2010 study after a National Institutes of Health researcher noticed differences in the swine flu strains identified in the paper. Academic Health Center spokesman Justin Paquette said the inquir y to figure out how the retraction happened is ongoing. “No such misconduct has been determined at this point,” he said in a statement. During the 60-day inquiry process, according to University policy, a panel of employees conducts interviews and reviews evidence to determine if further action is necessary. If the panel finds enough evidence to warrant a full investigation, an investigation panel has 120 days to conduct its analysis, and then disciplinar y action can follow. The panel reviewing Goyal’s retraction is currently in the inquir y stage and is expected to complete its repor t by this summer. Lawrenz said the University tries “ver y hard to be a responsive institution.” “We are always vigilant,” she said. “We have one of the leading educational programs in the nation.”

A census first: Black voter turnout passes whites BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or aspirations on a number of fronts, from counterterrorism to immigration, from war strategy to the global fight against AIDS. Even on tax policy, where Bush advocated lower tax rates for all and Obama pushed for higher rates on the rich, Bush’s tax cuts for the middle class not only have sur vived under Obama, they have become permanent. Obama inherited from his predecessor two military conflicts, a war on terror and a financial crisis. He also inherited, and in time embraced, the means with which to confront them. On Thursday, Obama will attend the dedication of Bush’s presidential librar y in Texas, a tableau that will draw attention to two distinct men — a Republican and a Democrat from different ends of the political spectrum, political foils with polarized constituencies. Indeed, Obama ran for president in 2008 as the anti-Bush, critical of the war against Iraq and of the economic policies of the preceding eight years. But in his more than four years of governing, Obama has also adopted or let stand a series of Bush initiatives, illustrating how the policies of one administration can take hold and how the realities of governing often limit solutions. Bush’s signature edu-

cation plan, No Child Left Behind, remains the law of the land, though the Obama administration has granted states waivers to give them flexibility in meeting performance targets. A Bush Medicare prescription drug plan, criticized for its cost, is now popular with beneficiaries, and Obama has sought to improve it by providing relief for seniors with high bills. Obama continued the unpopular bank bailouts and expanded the auto industry rescue that Bush initiated in 2008. Bush authorized a military surge in Iraq in an effor t to tame the conflict there. Obama completed the withdrawal of troops from Iraq but also authorized a militar y surge in Afghanistan before beginning a drawdown of troops that is expected to be completed at the end of 2014. “The responsibilities of of fice drive presidents toward pragmatism,” said Joshua Bolten, a former Bush chief of staff. Where those policies are effective, he added, “the successor has good reason to adopt them.” Obama, like Bush during his presidency, is seeking an overhaul of immigration laws that give 11 millionimmigrants in the U.S. illegally a chance to get on a path toward citizenship. Bush came up short in 2007, but Bolten believes that six years later the nation and its politicians are in a different place. “President Bush was just ahead of his time and his party in recognizing both the importance of reaching some sort of bipartisan accommodation and on what the elements of that might reasonably be,” he said.

Bruce Buchanan, a government professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes on the presidency, says it’s not uncommon for presidents to hand off their agendas to another. Even measures or issues that were unpopular under one president can appear different with the passage of time and under the direction of a new occupant in the White House. “While the names of the problems are the same, the stage of development is usually ver y different and the public stance of the president dealing with them is often ver y dif ferent,” he said. “You have to be sensitive to those things lest you create the false impression that they are mirror images of one another, which I don’t think would be accurate.” Even without the similarities, presidents are members of an elite club, one that gives them a unique appreciation for the travails they each face. “Regardless of the times when they served and their political and policy differences, there is a commonality of experience that the president believes binds them together,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “The responsibilities of the office are the same.” On no front are the similarities between the two presidents more striking than on counterterrorism. Obama did vow to end the harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding that had been employed during the Bush administration, and he issued an executive order upon becoming president declaring that the United States would not engage in torture.

U grads to bike Miss. River for farms

JAAK JENSEN, DAILY

Recent University graduates Siri Simons and Christy Newell go for a ride along the Midtown Greenway on Wednesday. Simons and Newell will be biking the length of the Mississippi River from New Orleans in order to raise awareness about sustainable farming.

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said though quality food isn’t accessible in his neighborhood, there’s a community effort to eat more sustainably and self-sufficiently. A big part of the ride will be connecting with youth

from areas that don’t have many sustainable agriculture opportunities, he said. “We really do need to be pushing for more career opportunities and youth involvement,” he said. To prepare for the ride, Simons said the group has been fundraising for gear and coordinating with farmers and

food organizations to work with, all the while trying to fit in training sessions. Though the late winter has made it difficult to train for the trip, Simons said other riders have told her the first week of the trip will be the real start of training. During the trek, the Fresh Forks team will stay at small farms and talk to farmers about why they chose their trade, Simons said. “When we say the word ‘farmer,’ that means so many different things,” said Dayna Burtness, owner of Laughing Loon Farm in Northfield, Minn., which the group will visit in July. “It can be conventional, it can be organic, it can be biodynamic [or] it can be somebody doing backyard gardening, and we all have different impacts on the environment,” she said. Burtness said she hopes the group will start conversations to help people gain a better understanding of the “good food movement.” “We need more people on the land growing things that we actually eat; we’re not turning it into fuel or just feeding to cattle,” she said. “I think that understanding will be pretty crucial for everyone to get more in touch with.”

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House to vote on same-sex marriage The Associated Press has reported Illinois could also legalize same-sex marriages soon. The Illinois state Senate voted to pass a bill in February, and supporters believe they can get it through the House. The Minnesota bill to repeal the state’s 1997 statute defining marriage as one man and woman would allow same-sex couples to legally get married beginning Aug. 1.

WHAT’S LEFT

While legislators work out whether to legalize same-sex mar riage and work out a final tax bill, a few other bills could be passed in the state Legislature this session that could directly impact students and the University of Minnesota.

Coach cleared of charges no longer at Mankato BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — A former head football coach for Minnesota State UniversityMankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges last year but reassigned to an administrative position, is no longer employed at the university, the school said Wednesday. However, a faculty union said Todd Hoffner was fired and that it has filed a grievance over his termination. Hof fner’s last day on the university’s payroll was Tuesday, school spokesman Dan Benson told The Associated Press. He declined to say whether Hoffner was fired or left on his own, calling it a private personnel matter, and also would not give further details. Hoffner was charged with possession of child pornography in August after school officials found videos of his naked children on his workissued cellphone, which he had turned in to be repaired. A judge cleared him in November, ruling that the short videos of his children acting silly after a bath were not child porn and showed nothing illegal. After the criminal case was dismissed, university officials removed Hoffner as head football coach, reassigned him to an administrative role, as assistant athletic director for facilities development, and suspended him for 20 days for an unspecified reason. He tried to fight his reassignment and suspension though his union, the Inter Faculty Organization, which represents faculty in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. H i s a t t o r n e y, C h r i s Madel, referred questions to the union. In a statement Wednesday, the union said the school terminated Hoffner and that the union immediately filed a grievance. That grievance will be combined with an earlier grievance over Hoffner’s January suspension and reassignment and heard by an arbitrator this summer, the union said. “We expect Coach Hoffner to prevail,” the union said. Hoffner does not have a listed phone number. KEYCTV reported that Hoffner declined to answer questions from a reporter who went to his house in Eagle Lake. KTOE radio first reported Hoffner’s separation from the school. Hoffner had a 34-13 record in his four years at Mankato. He was beginning a new four-year contract when he was escorted off a practice field in August, a few days after he returned his malfunctioning phone to the school. University technicians found the videos and notified university officials, who contacted police. Hoffner was not allowed back and had to miss the Mavericks’ 13-1 season, including their appearance in the NCAA Division II semifinals Dec. 8 under acting head coach Aaron Keen. In January, the school named Keen interim head coach pending a national search for a per manent head coach.

RAISING MINIMUM WAGE AUTHORS

Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, and Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center

WHAT THE BILL CHANGES

The House of Representatives approved a plan to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2015 in a 68-62 vote last week, and the Senate’s version of the bill, which raises minimum wage to $7.75 by 2015, passed on Wednesday in a 39-28 vote. The House version of the bill also calls for minimum wage to be adjusted for inflation each year, while the Senate bill does not.

WHERE THE BILL GOES NEXT

A joint conference committee will iron out the differences between the two versions before a final bill heads to the governor.

WHERE THE GOVERNOR STANDS

Dayton is strongly supportive of a minimum wage hike but said he prefers the House bill.

DREAM ACT

AUTHOR

WHAT THE BILL CHANGES

Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul The bill would allow undocumented Minnesota students to pay in-state tuition and receive private and public financial aid. To be eligible for in-state tuition and aid, students would have to graduate from a Minnesota high school after attending for at least three years and sign an affidavit agreeing to apply for citizenship as soon as they are eligible.

WHERE THE BILL GOES NEXT

Pappas will introduce the DREAM Act as an amendment to a joint higher education committee’s final bill. The act didn’t pass in the House of Representatives. University of Minnesota officials have indicated that if the measure passes, they would take steps to adopt a policy.

WHERE THE GOVERNOR STANDS Strongly supportive.

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GREATER MINNESOTA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

AUTHOR

Sen. Kent Eken, DFL-Twin Valley The bill is intended to create more internship opportunities for students outside the metro area by giving businesses tax breaks if they offer student internships. Students must receive class credit for their internships that are related to their course of study. Businesses offering internships would receive a tax credit for 40 percent of a student’s salary.

WHERE THE BILL GOES NEXT

Eken’s bill has been included in the Senate Tax Committee’s omnibus bill and will be voted on by the full Senate in coming weeks.

WHERE THE GOVERNOR STANDS

It’s unclear where the governor stands on the issue.

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Nation & World Former US official describes Benghazi attack BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from Secretar y of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and confusion about the fate of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. In a slow, halting and sometimes emotional voice, Gregory Hicks, the deputy chief of mission who was in Tripoli, described for a House committee how a routine day on Sept. 11, 2012, quickly devolved as insurgents launched two nighttime attacks on the facility in eastern Libya, killing Stevens and three other Americans. The hours-long hearing produced no major revelation while reviving disputes over the widely debunked comments made by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice

five days after the attacks and the inability of the U.S. military to respond quickly. “I don’t think there’s a smoking gun today. I don’t think there’s a lukewarm slingshot,” said Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis. The session exposed bitter partisan divisions as Republicans who are pressing ahead with the investigation eight months after the attacks insist the Obama administration is covering up information and Democrats decry politicization of a national security issue. A scathing independent review in December faulted the State Depar tment for inadequate security at the mission, but it has not been the final word. Nor has congressional testimony from former Obama Cabinet officials and military leaders. In a jam-packed hearing room where Republicans and Democrats furiously traded charges, the softspoken Hicks presented a lengthy recollection of the events and expressed frustration with a militar y that he argued could have pre-

vented the second attack. Hicks and two other State Department witnesses criticized the review conducted by former top diplomat Thomas Pickering and retired Gen. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Their complaints centered on a report they consider incomplete, with individuals who weren’t inter viewed and a focus on the assistant secretary level and lower. Hicks said he was watching television at his villa in Tripoli when he first got word of the initial attack. He listened to two messages on his cell phone and Stevens’ chilling words. “Greg, we’re under attack,” the ambassador said. Hicks described a series of phone calls to the State Department and Libyan officials, frustrating efforts to find out what was happening in Benghazi, and a call from Clinton. “Secretary of State Clinton called me along with her senior staff ... and she asked me what was going on. And, I briefed her on

developments,” he said. “Most of the conversation was about the search for Ambassador Stevens. It was also about what we were going to do with our personnel in Benghazi, and I told her that we would need to evacuate, and that was — she said that was the right thing to do.” He r ecalled another phone call from the Libyan prime minister with word that Stevens was dead. “I think it is the saddest phone call I have ever had in my life,” Hicks said. Hicks said that shortly after he was told Stevens was dead, unidentified Libyans called Hicks’ staff from the phone that had been with the ambassador that night. These Libyans said Stevens was with them, and U.S. officials should come fetch him, Hicks said. Hicks said he believed Stevens’ body was at a hospital at that point, but he could not be certain. “We suspected we were being baited into a trap,” Hicks told the committee, so the U.S. personnel did not follow the callers’ instructions. “We did not want to send our people into an ambush,” he testified. Republicans at the hearing focused on the talking points used by Rice on the Sunday talk shows in which she said the attacks appeared to be associated with demonstrations in Egypt and Libya over an anti-Islam video. Rep. Trey Gowdy, RS.C., said Rice’s comments contradicted statements by Libyan leaders and others who called the attacks premeditated assaults by terrorists. Gowdy said Rice’s comments “perpetuated a demonstrably false narrative.” Hicks, asked his reaction to the Rice’s remarks on the talk shows, said: “I was stunned. My jaw dropped

and I was embarrassed.” Democrats countered with a video clip of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper telling a Senate panel earlier this year that the hit on Rice was unfair. “She was going on what we were giving her,” Clapper said of the talking points. Hicks insisted that the second attack in Benghazi could have been prevented if the U.S. militar y had scrambled jet fighters or sent in a C-130 cargo plane to scare off the insurgents with a show of force. He said he learned in conversations with veteran Libyan revolutionaries that they understood decisive air power after the U.S.-led NATO operation that helped oust Moammar Gadhafi. “The defense attache said to me that fighter aircraft in Aviano might be able to” get to Benghazi in two to three hours, Hicks said. Democrats pointed out that this contradicted the testimony of former Defense Secretar y Leon Panetta and Gen. Mar tin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who testified before a Senate panel on Feb. 7. “The bottom line is this: That we were not dealing with a prolonged or continuous assault which could have been brought to an end by a U.S. militar y response,” Panetta testified. “Ver y simply, although we had forces deployed to the region, time, distance, the lack of an adequate warning, events that moved very quickly on the ground prevented a more immediate response.” After the first attack, a security team left Tripoli for Benghazi with two military personnel. Hicks said four members of a special forces team in Tripoli wanted to go in a second wave but were

told to stand down. Pentagon press secretar y George Little said Wednesday that the commander told the team leader to stay in Tripoli because the evacuation of U.S. personnel out of Benghazi was already beginning and the team would not arrive in Benghazi in time to provide any assistance. Col. David Lapan, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that by the time the team would have left Tripoli, the second attack in Benghazi was over. Republicans on five House committees, in an interim report released last month, also said that “no U.S. government element refused or denied requests for emergency assistance during the crisis.” Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, insisted that the investigation is necessary despite Democratic and administration complaints. “These witnesses deserve to be heard on the Benghazi attacks, the flaws in the accountability review board’s methodology, process and conclusion,” he said at the start of the hearing. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the panel’s top Democrat, challenged the select disclosure of information and comments from Republicans in the days leading up to the hearing. “I am not questioning the motives of our witnesses. I am questioning the motives of those who want to use their statements for political purposes,” Cummings said. Also testifying at the hearing were Mark Thompson, acting deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism, and Eric Nordstrom, a former regional security officer in Libya who testified before the panel in October.

Widow of Boston bomb suspect hires prominent criminal lawyer BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has hired a prominent criminal lawyer with experience defending terrorism cases as she continues to face questions from federal authorities. Katherine Russell added New York lawyer Joshua Dratel to her legal team, her

attorney Amato DeLuca said Wednesday. Dratel has represented a number of terrorism suspects in federal courts and military commissions, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee David Hicks, who attended an al-Qaida-linked training camp in Afghanistan. “Mr. Dratel’s unique, specialized experience will help insure that Katie can assist in the ongoing investigation in the most constructive way possible,” DeLuca said in a

written statement. He said Russell, who has not been charged with any crime, will continue to meet with investigators as “part of a series of meetings over many hours where she has answered questions.” Providence-based DeLuca and Miriam Weizenbaum have been representing Russell, who is from Rhode Island. They specialize in civil cases such as personal injury law. An FBI spokeswoman wouldn’t comment when asked Wednesday whether Russell is cooperating. DeLuca has said Russell had no reason to suspect her husband and his younger brother in the deadly April 15 bombing. Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechens from southern Russia, are accused of planting two shrapnel-packed pressure cooker bombs near the marathon’s finish line, killing three people and injuring about 260. Tamerlan was killed in a getaway attempt after a gunbattle with police. Dzhokhar was captured hiding in a tarp-covered boat outside a house in a Boston suburb and was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. Their mother has said the allegations against them are lies. Russell, 24, married Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2010, and they had been living in Cambridge, Mass., with their 2-year-old daughter when the bombing happened. Russell has been staying in her family’s home in North Kingstown, just south of Providence, since her husband and brother-in-law were identified as suspects in the case. Hicks, an Australian, spent more than five years at Guantanamo. He pleaded guilty in March 2007 and ser ved a nine-month sentence in Australia.

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Cleveland man charged with 3 women’s kidnap, rape BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CLEVELAND — A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week. Investigators said the women apparently were bound with r opes and chains, and a city councilman briefed on the case said they were subjected to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse and suffered miscarriages. Ariel Castro, a 52-yearold for mer school bus driver, was charged with four counts of kidnapping — covering the captives and the daughter born to one of them — and three counts of rape, against all three women. The women, now in their 20s and 30s, vanished separately between 2002 and 2004. At the time, they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. Prosecutors brought no charges against Castro’s two brothers, who were arrested along with him on Monday, saying there was no evidence they had any par t in the crime. Castro owns the r undown home where the women were rescued on Monday after one of them,Amanda Ber r y, broke through a screen door to freedom while he was away. The discovery electrified Cleveland, where many people had come to believe the missing young women were dead. Police Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said it was the only opportunity they ever had to escape. “Something must have clicked, and she saw an opportunity and she took that opportunity,” he said. Tomba said the women could remember being out-

side only twice during their time in captivity. “We were told they left the house and went into the garage in disguise,” he said. The women were not kept in the same room but knew about one another, he said. He also said a paternity test on Castro was being done to establish who fathered Berry’s 6-year-old daughter. At a news conference, authorities would not discuss the circumstances of the women’s kidnappings or give further details about their ordeals. But City Councilman Brian Cummins said: “We know that the victims have confirmed miscarriages, but with who, how many and what conditions we don’t know.” “It sounds pretty gruesome,” he added. Castro was in custody Wednesday and couldn’t be reached for comment. A brother-in-law has said the family was shocked after hearing about the women at the home. Neighbors said that over the years, Castro took part in the search for one of the women, Gina DeJesus, helped pass out fliers, performed music at a fundraiser for her and attended a candlelight vigil, at which he comforted her mother. None of the women said anything that indicated Castro’s brothers, Pedro Castro, 54, and Onil Castro, 50, were involved, Tomba said. “Ariel kept everyone at a distance,” he said. A court hearing for Ariel Castro was set for Thursday morning. The deputy chief also said there was no evidence to indicate any of the women had been outside without clothes, despite claims from a neighbor who said a naked woman was seen crawling around the backyard. Cleveland police have disputed claims by neighbors that officers had been called to the house before for suspicious circumstances. They said nothing in their records supports that.

Most military sexual assault cases go unreported BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they’ve been drinking. Often those who sexually assault them are in the armed forces, too. But in the vast majority of military sexual assault cases — as many as 22,000 in 2012 — the victim chooses not to report the attack or unwanted sexual contact. Sexual assaults across the military are a growing epidemic. In releasing a massive report Tuesday, Pentagon leaders continued to struggle with how to combat the problem and give victims enough confidence in the system to come forward. Despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, troubling new numbers estimate that up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, according to results of a sur vey. Of those, fewer than 3,400 reported the incident, and nearly 800 of them simply sought help but declined to file complaints against their alleged attackers. The statistics emerged against a backdrop of scandals, including an ongoing investigation into more than 30 Air Force instructors for assaults on trainees at a Texas base. And the report comes just days after the Air Force’s head of sexual assault prevention was arrested on charges of groping a woman in a Northern Virginia parking lot. Congressional outrage over these incidents and a decision by an Air Force officer to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case is producing sweeping legislation that two House members introduced on Wednesday. Reps. Mike Turner, ROhio, and Niki Tsongas, DMass., are proposing strip-

ping an officer’s authority to change or dismiss a courtmartial conviction in major cases, such as sexual assault. Their bill would also require that an individual found guilty of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy and an attempt to commit any of those offenses be either dismissed or dishonorably discharged. “Our effort is to try to get some standardized guidelines as to punishment for sexual assault convictions, taking it out of the chain of command and instilling some standards that can have a preventive effect on perpetrators,” Turner said Wednesday. “We want the stories to stop of people who are guilty of sexual assaultand then stay around to the anguish of the victims.” Turner said they worked with the Pentagon and the Senate on the bill that likely will be included in the massive defense policy measure that the House will consider this summer. Separately, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee pressing them to include a provision in the defense policy bill stripping commanders of the authority to overturn convictions in sexual assault cases. “We must hold the perpetrators of these horrible acts accountable. Failure to do so would be a betrayal of our national values and of the men and women serving in our military,” Reid wrote Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. In a sharp rebuke Tuesday, President Barack Obama said he has no tolerance for the problem and said he had talked to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about it. He said any military member found guilty of sexualassault should be held accountable, prosecuted and fired. “I don’t want just more speeches or awareness programs or training, or ultimately folks look the other way,” the president said. “We’re

going to have to not just step up our game, we have to exponentially step up our game to go after this hard.” Hagel later gave a grim assessment, saying the military “may be nearing a stage where the frequency of this crime and the perception that there is tolerance of it could very well undermine our ability to ef fectively carry out the mission and to recruit and retain the good people we need.” The documents show that the number of sexual assaults reported by members of the military rose 6 percent to 3,374 in 2012. But a survey of personnel who were not required to reveal their identities showed the number of ser vice members actually assaulted could be as many as 26,000, but they never reported the incidents, officials said Tuesday. That number is an increase over the 19,000 estimated assaults in 2011. The statistics highlight the dismal results that military leaders have achieved in their drive to change the culture within the ranks, even as the services redoubled efforts to launch new programs to assist the victims, encourage reporting and increase commanders’ vigilance. Hagel ordered a series of steps and reviews to increase officers’ accountability for what happens under their commands and to inspect workstations for objectionable materials, according to memos and documents obtained by The Associated Press. Hagel also told military leaders to develop a method to assess commanders and hold them accountable on their ability to create a climate “of dignity and respect.” He has given commanders until July 1 to visually inspect workspaces to make sure they are free of degrading materials, and military leaders have until Nov. 1 to recommend ways to assess officers and hold them accountable for their command climates.

“Sexual assault is a crime that is incompatible with military service and has no place in this department,” Hagel said in a new response plan. “It is an affront to the American values we defend, and it is a stain on our honor. DoD needs to be a national leader in combating sexual assault and we will establish an environment of dignity and respect, where sexual assault is not tolerated, condoned or ignored.” Across Capitol Hill, lawmakers demanded the Pentagon take more aggressive steps to address the growing problem and they announced renewed efforts to pass legislation to battle the problem. This week’s sexual battery arrest of Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, who headed the Air Force SexualAssault Prevention and Response unit, provided a rallying point for lawmakers, who held it up Tuesday as an example of the Pentagon’s failure to make progress despite the increased effort. The report says that of the 1.4 million active duty personnel, 6.1 percent of active duty women — or 12,100 — say they experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2012, a sharp increase over the 8,600 who said that in 2010. For men, the number increased from 10,700 to 13,900. A majority of the offenders were militarymembers or Defense Department civilians or contractors, the report said. Within the specific services, the Army showed a 16 percent decrease in the number of reported sexual assaultcases, from 1,695 in 2011 to 1,423 in 2012. The Navy said it saw a 32 percent increase, jumping from 550 in 2011 to 726 in 2012. The report said the Marines had more than a 30 percent increase in reported sexual assaults, from 333 in 2011 to 435 in 2012. And the Air Force had a 33 percent increase in reports, from 594 in 2011 to 790 in 2012.

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Sanford renews career, must build reputation BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanfor d has resur rected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he’ll have to rebuild the reputation that once ear ned him praise as a possible presidential contender among colleagues. The Republican preached fiscal responsibility during his three terms in Congress in the 1990s. But many lawmakers in office more than a decade later know him primarily as the two-term governor who tearfully admitted an affair with a woman in Argentina, which he initially covered up by saying he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He later paid the largest ethics fine in state histor y for using state resources for personal travel. On the campaign trail, he couldn’t escape a past that for a time turned his name into a late-night punch line. But voters in the conser vative congressional district along the South Carolina coast were willing to accept his prom-

ise to protect their pocketbooks and his message of personal redemption. Political obser vers say it won’t be impossible for him to convince fellow lawmakers in Congress to do the same — even after national Republicans yanked funding from his campaign following recent allegations that he had been at his ex-wife’s home without her permission, and other allies seemed to keep their distance. That trespassing complaint was settled Wednesday, the day before the 52-year-old Sanford was to have appeared in family cour t to answer the allegation. In the settlement, Sanford admitted that on several occasions he violated the couple’s divorce decree by entering Jenny Sanford’s home without her permission. The judge will withhold sentencing as long as Sanford complies with the decree in future. Sanford will also pay his ex-wife $5,000 in fees and court costs. “If untowardly behavior were a disqualification, our parking problems up here would be over,” said Republican political consultant Rich Galen. “I’m

not sure he’ll be welcomed with open arms, but he will be accepted as a member of the club.” Scott Buchanan, the executive director of The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, agreed that Sanfordwill have room to rebuild alliances. “I don’t want to say there will be no hard feelings but, let’s face it, these politicians can cuss one another one day and be patting each other on the shoulders the next,” Buchanan said. Sanford defeated his well-financed Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colber t Busch, the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert. She was a political novice who had never held elective of fice in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, where Sanford had high name recognition and wher e voters hadn’t elected a Democrat in years. Although the race was expected to be close, Sanford captured 54 percent of the vote in the district that Republican Mitt Romney won by 18 points last November. Sanford’s past experience does give him an

advantage in raising his profile once again — a key piece of which will include jockeying for committee assignments. “He knows how the place works. That’s a huge advantage,” Galen said. “He knows how the game is played.” Sanford saw his political career disintegrate in summer 2009 when he disappeared for five days, telling his staff he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He returned to admit in a tear ful news conference he had been in Argentina with his mistress, Maria Belen Chapur. His wife and political ally, Jenny, later divorced. Sanford and his former mistress are now engaged, and she flew from Argentina to be with him for his victor y speech on Tuesday. Sanford later paid a $70,000 ethics fine, the largest in state histor y, for using public money to fly for personal purposes. During the campaign, the National Republican Congressional Committee pulled suppor t from Sanford’scampaign after news sur faced he was in his ex-wife’s house without permission. Sanford

has said he went there on one occasion so his youngest son would not have to watch the Super Bowl alone. Even some of Sanford’s allies held him at arm’s length during the campaign. U.S. Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, issued endorsement statements a week before the special election. Republican Gov. Nikki Haley appeared at one Charleston fundraiser for her one-time mentor and did no other active campaigning. All three have to r un statewide campaigns next year and likely did not want to appear to be too close toSanford, Buchanan said. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean Sanford will be a pariah in Washington. Galen said many will be impressed he was able to pull it off. “These guys are looking at it and wondering, ‘How the hell did he do that?’” Galen said. Ever since delivering his victor y speech Tuesday night, Sanford has remained focused on one issue as he prepares to head to Washington: the

economy. “I have said from the beginning of this campaign we are indeed at a tipping point and if we don’t get things right there will be real consequences for the American dollar, for our savings and for the American way of life,” Sanford told more than 100 supporters at his victor y par ty on Tuesday night. Indeed, Sanford first raised his national profile by focusing on government spending after he was first elected in 1994. Known for his fr ugality, Sanford famously slept on a futon in his House office to save money. As gover nor, he brought two pigs — named Pork and Barrel — to the Statehouse to protest legislative spending. As gover nor, he had enough star power to travel the countr y endorsing other Republican candidates. Whether he can ever reclaim that high stature remains to be seen. “He’s still going to have to continue through the wilder ness, so to speak, before he gets back to that level of going around and endorsing candidates,” Buchanan said.

Study: Immigration bill would help Social Security BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — A bipar tisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax rolls, and provide a boost to the overall economy, according to an analysis Wednesday by the Social Security Administration. The finding came in a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who requested the analysis, from Stephen C.

Gross, chief actuar y for the agency. It could provide a boost for the immigration bill, which has been attacked by some conser vatives as overly costly, as the Senate Judiciar y Committee prepares to take up the legislation for amendments and votes beginning Thursday. Meanwhile, a separate dispute loomed as religious leaders warned that adding a gay rights provision to the immigration legislation could cost their support. Gross’ analysis said the

immigration bill would boost Social Security’s coffers by more than $240 billion over the coming decade and add $64 billion in new tax revenues to Medicare. It also would increase the size of the economy by a full percentage point by 2017, and increase employment. Gross wrote that the overall effect of the bill on the long-range trust fund balance “will be positive.” Social Security has long-term financial problems because, as more people retire and live lon-

ger, there will be relatively fewer workers paying into the system. In 1960, there were 4.9 workers paying Social Security taxes for each person getting benefits. Today, there are about 2.8 workers for each beneficiar y, a ratio that will drop to 1.9 workers by 2035 under cur rent law, according to projections by the Congressional Budget Office. The actuar y’s letter suggests the immigration bill would slow this trend. Under the bill, there

would be nearly 6.6 million more workers paying Social Security taxes in 2024, the actuar y projects. That same year, there would be an additional 683,000 people getting benefits. That’s nearly 10 additional taxpayers for each new beneficiar y. The Social Security analysis is the first government analysis to quantify economic impacts from the far-reaching bill authored by Rubio and seven other senators, both Democratic and Republican. The legislation came

under attack earlier this week in a disputed repor t from the conser vative Heritage Foundation, which claimed the bill would cost $6.3 trillion over 50 years as newly legalized immigrants consume government benefits without paying an equal amount in taxes. The Social Security analysis doesn’t attempt to determine the overall cost of the bill. That figure will be provided by the Congressional Budget Of fice, which has not yet released its projections.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Hearing delayed in alleged Minn. terror plot

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

Buford Rogers, who was arrested Friday, is charged with one count of illegally possessing a firearm.

BEIJING — Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government, the first time it has made such an asser tion in its annual report on Chinese militar y power. A bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would require the president to block impor ts of products using stolen U.S. technology or made by companies implicated in computer theft. Washington’s sudden focus on Chinese hacking comes after rising complaints from U.S. businesses about theft of trade secr ets. Amid gr owing evidence that the People’s Liberation Army and other state-backed groups are behind the infiltrations, Beijing’s statements that the cyberhacking allegations are groundless — repeated anew Wednesday by the Chinese Defense Ministr y — are being broadly dismissed. “Hacking has become a significant sore spot in the U.S.-China relationship,” said Abe Denmark, senior director of the National Bureau of Asian Research, an independent U.S.-based think tank. “It encompasses security, trade and intellectual proper ty rights, and has become an issue of strategic significance to Washington.” T h u s f a r, P r e s i d e n t Barack Obama’s administration has mostly sought t o a ppl y pr es s u r e a n d avoid a confrontation that could set of f a Chinese backlash at a time when Washington wants to keep

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwar ted terror plot in western Minnesota said Wednesday there has been misinformation given to the public about his client. Buford Rogers, 24, of Montevideo appeared in U.S. District Cour t in St. Paul for a scheduled detention hearing Wednesday. But his attorney, Andrew Mohring, asked that the hearing be postponed so he could investigate the accusations against his client. Rogers is charged with one count of illegally possessing a firearm. He was ar rested Friday after authorities found a cache of explosives and weapons in a mobile home in Montevideo. “There has been a great deal of information and misinformation that has been released, and it should never have happened, and it should stop,” Mohring said in court. U.S. Magistrate Jeanne Graham granted the request to postpone the detention hearing, and said if a motion for a gag order was brought before her, she would consider it. “I will make no judgment on whether anything that has been released up to now is either accurate or inaccurate,” Graham said. She said she would “dispense justice fr om within the walls of the courtroom.” Rogers will remain in

custody. The FBI said earlier this week that it stopped a terror attack that was in its planning stages, potentially saving the lives of several Montevideo residents. The motive behind the alleged plot has not been released, but police have said Rogers has militia ties. Montevideo Police Chief Adam Christopher has said the Rogers family started a local anti-government militia group called the Black Snake Militia. The group is small, consisting of members of the Rogers family and a few friends, Christopher said. Se ve r al postings on Rogers’ Facebook page contain anti-gover nment sentiment. His page features a militar y vehicle as his profile picture, and other pictures of Rogers with weapons. According to a federal af fidavit, FBI agents from the domestic ter rorism squad searched the mobile home inMontevideo and discovered a cache of explosives and firearms. The af fidavit said Buford was there at the time, and one fir ear m r ecover ed from the residence was a Romanian AKM assault rifle. In an inter view with authorities, Rogers admitted firing the weapon on two separate occasions at a gun range in Granite Falls, the af fidavit said. Rogers has a 2011 conviction for felony burglar y and is not allowed to have a firearm. Montevideo, a city of about 5,000 people, is about 130 miles west of Minneapolis.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

the economy afloat. The issue was raised on recent visits by U.S. of ficials, including Secretar y of State John Kerr y and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf f Gen. Mar tin Dempsey, although Dempsey said that no specific measures to discourage such activity were discussed. The sides also agreed to form a joint working group to address the matter, adding it to the other disputes that bedevil ties, including trade, Nor th Korea, Iran, Chinese territorial claims and human rights. There are scant signs of progress so far, with State Depar tment spokesman Patrick Ventrell saying only that “we look for ward to engaging in that dialogue.” Chinese hacking and cyberspying are described

by exper ts to be so widespread and persistent that it has caused billions of dollars in economic losses and become an issue of U.S. national security by possibly placing critical infrastructure at risk. Washington is tr ying to beef up defenses by working with Internet companies and security firms. The Pentagon report released Monday said China is using its cyber capabilities to collect intelligence against U.S. diplomatic, economic and defense programs. And the repor t war ned that the skills needed for such espionage are similar to those needed to conduct more aggressive cyberattacks. Though the Pentagon did not pinpoint sources of the hacking, U.S.-based Internet security firm Man-

diant said in a Febr uar y report that it traced years of cyberattacks against 140 mostly American companies to a People’s Liberation Army unit in Shanghai. Mandiant executives say attacks originating in China have continued since then, with the exception of those from Shanghai-based Unit 61398 that had been highlighted in its earlier report. China has called the accusations groundless, saying it’s impossible to tell the origin of cyber-intr usions, and complained that it too is a target of hacking, with many attacks coming from the U.S. “As ever yone knows, it’s America that is the real ‘hackers empire,’ People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, wrote in a commentar y.

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TITLE IX FROM PAGE 1

MARISA WOJCIK, DAILY FILE PHOTO Norwood Teague left Virginia Commonwealth University to become the Gophers’ athletics director in mid-2012.

Pushing the boundaries

Despite eight sections and nearly 2,000 words, Title IX has plenty of gray area. “There is no rule or number of disparities that when reached constitutes a violation,” according to a 1990 Office for Civil Rights Title IX investigation guide. “If a pattern of discrimination is evident, if it appears that athletics of one sex are accorded ‘second class’ status, then a violation is likely.” The OCR considers 13 areas within an athletics department to determine

its compliance. Since 2010, the University’s spending patterns and reported budgets in at least three of those areas — scholarships, equipment and recruiting — have favored men’s sports. The University’s Office of the General Counsel declined to comment for this story. The University spends about the same percentage of its budget on men’s scholarships and recruiting as its Big Ten peers, according to Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act reports. In OCR’s analysis, it

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS GIVEN TO ATHLETES 24 PERCENT MORE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO MALE ATHLETES

$3,368,974 WOMEN

$4,174,391 MEN

considers each of the 13 areas and assesses whether gender imbalances have a “disparate impact on one sex.” Scholarship spending and participation rates are the only two of the 13 areas that are quantitative, former University women’s athletics director Chris Voelz said. The OCR checks whether studentathlete proportion matches the school’s undergraduate population in gender representation. The University’s athletics department does. The OCR also checks whether scholarship allocation is “substantially equal” to the male-female ratio of athletes. The University spent 24 percent more on men’s scholarships than on women’s last year, a difference of more than $800,000. Beth Goetz, the new senior women’s administrator for the University’s athletics department, said the department provides the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA to both men and women given its current sport distribution. The NCAA sets a cap for each sport on the number of full scholarships or, in other cases, a maximum on total scholarship dollars to be divided among student-

athletes on a team. But those limits sometimes set schools up to fall short in their OCR scholarship evaluation. “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e NCAA equivalency limits set you up to often times, obviously, be out of compliance,” Goetz said. “So everybody struggles with that piece a little bit.” A school could, however, reorganize its department to offer more sports or a different blend of sports to allow for more scholarships to women. “[The University] cannot use either an ‘I cannot afford it’ excuse or an ‘NCAA rule prevents me from complying’ [excuse],” said Donna Lopiano, a women’s sports advocate and former women’s athletics director at the University of Texas. Athletics departments are not required to spend equally on male and female student-athletes across the board, Lopiano said. Many of the 13 areas the OCR considers in its investigations are qualitative. Some experts say certain types of spending discrepancies are fair. Replacing top-of-the-line football equipment each year will cost much more than doing the same for volleyball, but the OCR checks that volleyball players get the

same caliber of high-quality equipment. Even so, the magnitude of some spending differences has some questioning the athletics department’s commitment to gender equity. • In six of eight comparable programs, the men’s team spent significantly more than its women’s counterpart on recruitment travel from July to December 2012. • Men’s teams accounted for about two-thirds of the department’s equipment and recruiting spending last year. • M e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l spent 46 percent more on recruiting than women’s basketball and more than twice as much on equipment. • Men’s hockey spent more than twice as much on recruiting as the women’s hockey team and almost twice as much on equipment. Goetz said in an email that disparities can be explained in part because of market differences. She said men’s hockey sticks, for example, break at “a significantly higher rate than women’s,” resulting in increased costs. Furthermore, top-of-the-line men’s basketball uniforms from Nike cost about twice as

much as those for women, she said. NCAA rules allow for 210 recruiting days for football, 130 days for men’s basketball and 100 days for women’s basketball. So by supporting coaches as much as possible, the University will likely incur greater expenditures on the men’s side, Goetz said. While NCAA regulations and costs can affect some budget components, “it’s a red flag when it’s that far apart,” said Hogshead-Makar, of the Women’s Sports Foundation. The department manipulates participation numbers by double- or triple-counting multi-sport athletes — notably track & field runners who compete in the indoor and outdoor seasons and run cross country. The University double- or triple-counts many more women than men because $10, women’s track TEN & field and $37,412 cross SWIMMING & counDIVING try

$48,240 HOCKEY $11,773 GYMNASTICS $19,834 GOLF

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MARK VANCLEAVE, DAILY FILE PHOTO Joel Maturi, left, was replaced after 10 years as the Gophers’ athletics director. Maturi oversaw the merging of the formerly separate men’s and women’s athletics departments in 2002. GRAPHICS SOURCES: 2012 EQUITY IN ATHLETICS DISCLOSURE ACT FORMS, GOPHERSPORTS.COM, GOPHERS ATHLETICS

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rosters are much larger. As a result, the athletics department appears in NCAA reports to have a higher percentage of women than it does. Some former athletics directors from the University and other schools said the large roster sizes of women’s track & field and cross country water down the athletic experience because of high athlete-tocoach ratios and less access to competition. “I’m not sure they get the quality of experience that they wish,” former University women’s athletics director Voelz said. The University reported 524 female and 469 male student-athletes in fiscal year 2012, according to the most recent Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act forms. But when multisport athletes are counted only once, there are 398 women and 414 men. Some former athletics directors, like Lopiano, say three separate seasons and three NCAA championship meets allow more scholarship money for female athletes. Others say that because the three sports are so closely related and the rosters are so similar, counting one athlete as three is

$27,039 TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY

misleading. Nearly every cross country runner is reported as three participants, because the athletes also compete in both indoor and outdoor track. “That to me is an outrage,” former University women’s athletics director Merrily Baker said when shown roster sizes at the University. “It appears they’re playing a numbers game there. They’re not running a sports program that’s equitable.” Part of the concern with large rosters is having athletes who never compete at the conference level. Hogshead-Makar said she’s wary of schools having “varsity and JV” rosters. In some cases at the University, a team’s top athletes will compete with Division I competition while lesstalented athletes compete with local Division II or Division III schools. “What this practice does is it keeps the school from having to add new teams for which there would be real competition and real availability,” Hogshead-Makar said.

Donors wary Skirting the spirit of the law may be financially beneficial, as it allows the University to spend more on the only three sports

$36,345 WRESTLING

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ment also receives money from a strong contingent of donors who are fervent women’s athletics boosters. With millions of dollars in contributions, they’ve helped fund new facilities for women’s teams on campus. That crowd is wary of Teague as it attempts to gauge his priorities for the department. Some are in wait-andsee mode, and several have even stopped giving money because of concerns that gender equity has become less of a priority, said multiple donors that stay in touch with the group. “It’s a stewardship issue

Olson and others said they will continue to give but will evaluate the department again at the end of Teague’s first full year. Goetz said it’s too soon to examine the current staff because budgets through this year were former athletics director Joel Maturi’s responsibility. Many donors said they went through the same anxieties when Maturi took over in 2002 and oversaw the merging of the formerly separate men’s and women’s departments. “When the University forced that [merger] in the not-too-distant past, promises were made that gender equity would not be an issue under the merged department,” Baker said. “It would be all taken care of, and guess what, it’s not.” Olson pointed to Teague’s history at VCU as a factor in her assessment of his first-year performance. There, women’s underrepresentation in the athletics department prompted it to bring in an outside Title IX consultant.

“Nobody’s willing to say what’s true... People feel that if they speak out on behalf of a very popular federal law,” they could lose their job. Nancy Hogshead-Makar Senior Director of Advocacy for the Women’s Sports Foundation

with money,” said Deborah Olson, who donated $900,000 to build the University’s soccer stadium in the late 1990s. “There are a lot of people who are absolutely not giving until they get a sense that things will be OK and that the athletic department will do right by all the student-athletes.”

Teague frequently deferred to Goetz or spoke vaguely of his program goals when asked specific questions about the department’s spending and gender equity concerns raised in this story. In several cases, he and Goetz acknowledged they plan to look closer at the department’s compliance. “I think things are being done a lot differently [from Maturi’s era],” Olson said. $15,120 “Whether it ends up being a GOLF significant shift in commit$19,344 ment away from women’s GYMNASTICS student-athletes I think is $21,001 something that needs to HOCKEY be looked at.” $15,483 Olson said she’s ROWING willing to wait $28,743 until the end of SOCCER Teague’s first year to see his spending $31,418 pattern.

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$44,775 SWIMMING & DIVING $14,551 TENNIS

$404,762 WOMEN $55,759 TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY

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No teeth Problems like disproportionate spending can persist because schools have little oversight. The NCAA has no jurisdiction in Title IX compliance because it’s a federal law, Baker said, but it does have its own gender equity rules. If the OCR finds a school to be out of compliance, the school can be stripped of its federal funding. But that’s never happened. Lopiano said in her experience, the OCR will more likely strike a deal with the school and give it a plan to help put it back in compliance. The NCAA used to require its Division I members to review their own athletics programs, including their Title IX compliance, every 10 years. But in 2011, the organization put a moratorium on self-reviews in an attempt to cut costs and reduce the burden of the lengthy process. Goetz said the NCAA will phase in a new approach that requires filing every year but with a less comprehensive report. The subcommittee in charge of the University’s 2008 review has raised some gender equity concerns with Teague. These include travel spending and participation rates, said Kim Hewitt, the University’s Title IX officer. But the school hasn’t faced any penalties. The subcommittee has also requested that the athletics department add a step in its budgeting process to formally consider gender equity, Hewitt said. Goetz said it’s good that Hewitt is not involved in budgeting because she can be more objective as an outsider. But Baker criticized not including people in positions like Hewitt’s in the athletics department. “I don’t get that at all,” Baker said. “That’s another layer of bureaucracy. I think a Title IX specialist has to be in the athletics department, working with them day after day after day after day with a focused look at compliance issues and not just complaints.”

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Culture of fear Some national experts say gender discrimination persists in part because of intimidation within athletics departments. “Nobody’s willing to say what’s true,” Hogshead-Makar said. “People feel that if they speak out on behalf of a very popular federal law,” they could lose their job. Sources with knowledge of the University’s athletics department describe a culture of fear in which people watch their words carefully. “I think everyone’s walk-

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ing around on eggshells. They’re afraid,” said Chris Howell, an administrative assistant who’s been with the University’s athletics department for 25 years. “Is that a good work environment? Is it a healthy work environment? Well, it’s not one that people would choose to be in.” Both former women’s athletics director Baker and Hogshead-Makar said the culture of fear pervades athletics departments across the country. Baker said the department has an ethical standard to uphold that trumps the importance of even the federal law. “Title IX is a legal mandate; gender equity is a moral imperative,” Baker said. “Minnesota is not in line with the last part of that.”

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Clitorally speaking It’s time to honor a body part that is too often ignored.

BRONWYN MILLER columnist

let alone an elaborate guide. Thank patriarchy for how little research and attention the clitoris has received, even in the medical field. The neglect is an unfortunate side effect of a society that tends to give most focus to male-oriented subjects; furthermore, the fact that the clitoris does not serve a reproductive purpose tended to put it down low on the list of science’s most crucial topics throughout history. Whatever the culprit may be, the lack of emphasis on the clitoris — and resulting perplexity about its wonders — is quite unfortunate. Establishing cliteracy can be an elusive process for all genders. Many women themselves haven’t figured out its full potential yet. Only from “firsthand” experience did I

discover what makes the clitoris the clear MVP of our sex game. Sometimes it takes a spread eagle accompanied by a handheld mirror. Sometimes it takes that, plus a healthy loving-yourself phase (cough, get a vibrator, cough). Becoming aware of and comfortable with your body’s awesome nuances and capabilities solo first will make your interactions with a partner exponentially better. May also happens to be National Masturbation Month, so if there were ever a time to get down with yourself, it’s now. Plus, with all the procrastination for finals already going on, I can’t help but encourage you to turn at least some of that into procrasturbation. Regardless of your method, there’s a lot to learn. Unlike any other organ on the female or male body, the clitoris has the sole function of providing pleasure. It’s not needed for reproduction, and it doesn’t serve the purpose of urination. That’s right; pleasure only — Suck it, guys! But seriously. It was only recently that scientists figured out what the clitoris is all about. Turns out it’s not just that little “button” of

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pleasure. The clitoris continues internally down the sides of your vulva in a wishbone shape and can be up to eight inches long. The external area, the crux of the wishbone, is just the tip of the iceberg. Called the “glans,” it contains approximately 8,000 sensor y ner ve fibers — more than anywhere else on the body and twice the amount found on the head of a penis. Its hypersensitivity is the reason it needs to be handled with care. Don’t deejay the hell out of it and expect us to enjoy it. Still, if until semi-recently the realities of the clitoris eluded even doctors, I don’t fault guys too much for often approaching lady parts with the same finesse as trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube with the lights off. But now, there’s no excuse. The cat’s out of the bag, and it’s looking to be played with. Use International Clitoris Awareness Week as the impetus for your own enlightenment. If there were ever a cause to lend a hand to, it’s this one. Bronwyn Miller welcomes comments at bmiller@mndaily.com.

GUN CONTROL

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In Ronald Dixon’s May 7 column, “STEM employment myth,” he tells us that science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors don’t necessarily pay and that there are 50 percent more engineers than there are jobs for them. STEM is an acronym invented recently by politicians. The reason for this whole problem is that politicians have so much influence on education. Politicians decide what our educational priorities should be, and people follow them, often because they are coerced (as in compulsor y attendance in school) and often because they are credulous. If you’re not of fended by this use of the word “our,” your moral compass needs calibration. The practice of tr ying to coerce ever yone to become educated is the evil that causes all of the educational system’s widespread problems, including, but far from limited to, deficiencies in the incidence of literacy. T wo of its corollaries are that ever yone should lear n the same things at the same ages and that we (ostensibly the nation, but in ef fect, demagogic power-lusting politicians of nearly ever y political party) should decide what our educational priorities

will be rather than each person deciding. Michael Hardy mathematics and statistics St. Cloud State University

Response to Callen’s letter

After reading John Callen’s May 7 letter to the editor, “Smoking on campus isn’t the only secondhand health pr oblem,” arguing against a smoking ban on campus, I felt compelled to write a response to Callen’s argument. To begin, Callen’s letter is firmly rooted in a gross logical fallacy that undermines Callen’s entire argument. Comparing two loosely related things is to commit a logical flaw. In comparing obesity and smoking as both detrimental to one’s health, one could reasonably follow that thought train into infinity, ending up with a call for a giant umbrella over campus because of harmful ultraviolet radiation, and clearly, that’s more than a little unreasonable. During a traf fic stop, is telling a police officer that someone else was also speeding a legitimate excuse? Please allow me to explain why the two are so markedly different. Firstly, while I wholehear tedly agree that unhealthy eating habits are detrimental to one’s health, I posit that it is not as un-

healthy as smoking. Smoking deposits tar and other gunk into the lungs while inflicting some degree of cell damage on a wide variety of dif ferent tissues, from the tongue to the alveoli, some of which is permanent and irreversible. The ef fects of eating unhealthy foods, however, lack the same permanence and are almost always reversible with improved diet and exercise. Second, likening the forced exposure of the smell of fast food to secondhand smoke is equally ridiculous. The negative health ef fects of secondhand smoke exposure are well-documented and irrefutable, whereas the negative effects of so-called “secondhand smell” are nonexistent. Although it may make you hungr y for the food product(s) one smells, the negative effects of secondhand smell stop there. With a small helping of self-control, I think you’ll manage just fine. In summar y, although Callen’s argument falsely claims a mutual dependency between the negative health ef fects of obesity and smoking, the bottom line is such: Secondhand smoke is harmful to other people, period. Absent a food allergy, public consumption of fast food does nothing similar. Jake Breedlove University student

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any have the incor rect assumption that people our age are too consumed by their social networks to be truly informed about the world around them. Critics lament that those who’ve grown up in the digital age are getting their news from Reddit and skimming Twitter headlines and — gasp — no longer reading newspapers or watching local news on television. While we know that Millennials’ readership patterns will continue to change the face of publishing and getting information in the digital age, we aren’t so quick to write of f an entire generation as uninformed. In fact, the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media report suggests 18- to 24-year-olds are reading newspapers only slightly less than all American adults on average. Still, many in our generation are searching for new ways to get their news. We at the Minnesota Daily appreciate your ability to quickly adapt to new platforms for sharing content and your voracious hunger for information. The Daily’s Editorial Board would like to thank all of the University of Minnesota community, but especially the younger generation of students, for reading the news and engaging with this community. Many of you have found us in the newspaper racks on your walk to class or liked a photo the Daily shared on Facebook or commented on an ar ticle on our website. We’ve had a robust and engaging dialogue with students, staf f, faculty and other members of the University community this year, and we hope it continues — in whatever form — for years to come.

Contemporary discourse Questions on The debate over gun control is somehow becoming even less rational, thanks to polarized positions and unstable advocates.

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SEXUALITY

ince it’s the last issue of the semester, I wanted to go out with a bang — or at least encourage you to. Luckily, the first-ever International Clitoris Awareness Week, going on now, gives us all the perfect reason. Yes, that’s a real thing. The Las Vegas-based group Clitoraid, generally dedicated to assisting victims of female genital mutilation worldwide, is sponsoring the week of recognition, but its goal with this initiative is slightly different. Instead of focusing on the heartbreaking issue of genital mutilation, they want this week to be more about fun, positive appreciation for a kickass body part. Let’s “Bump Bump Bump” this one up to our list of favorite holidays. It’s about time the clitoris got its moment in the spotlight. Unlike the liberal explanations and diagrams granted to male anatomy, the clitoris received nary a mention in my sexual education textbooks,

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ast weekend marked the 142nd annual National Rifle Association Meetings and Exhibitions. It was held in Houston, TexMATT HOY as, and featured columnist such esteemed guests as Glenn Beck, junior U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Gov. Sarah Palin. The past couple years have seen the already heated gun control debate combust. The highly publicized mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., have inspired gun-control advocates to author and attempt to pass the most comprehensive gun-control measures in two decades, an attempt that was defeated by a minority in the U.S. Senate. Three weeks ago, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev used homemade pressure-cooker bombs, which killed three people and injured 264 at the Boston Marathon, adding fuel to the fire for both sides of the debate. At the 2013 Members’ Meeting, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre articulated the gun-rights position and said, “Boston proves it. When brave law enforcement officers did their jobs in that city so courageously, good guys with guns stopped terrorists with guns.” Lost in LaPierre’s remarks is the fact that no one is arguing that police officers should be disarmed. The weekend was filled with remarks ranging from earnest to hypocritical to downright idiotic. In a moment so ridiculous it may have been satire, Beck, making an impassioned plea to the audience to view those who advocate for gun control as “either living in self-imposed ignorance or ... living an argument of control,” revealed his new ad campaign for New York with Mayor Michael Bloomberg clad in Nazi regalia and performing a Hitler salute, giving the command: “You will love New York!” The ad was followed by laughter and applause. This is what the debate has come to. One side can only muster the courage to challenge the NRA in the aftermath of a horrific school shooting, and the other paints its opponents as Nazis during a victory lap. People I discuss this with often argue that it’s not about the gun lobby but about responsible American citizens who just want to own their guns and be left alone. The NRA didn’t receive that memo. Matt Hoy welcomes comments at mhoy@mndaily.com.

tobacco ban

There are questions to be asked about the proposed campus tobacco ban.

ey groups are supporting the proposed tobacco ban on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, including the Minnesota Student Association and the University Senate. While reducing the public health risks and costs of tobacco is a meritwor thy under taking, there are numerous questions that should be addressed before the adoption of such a policy. Many of the details of the plan will ultimately depend on an implementation to be developed by Boynton Health Ser vice. Approving a tobacco-free policy before close scrutiny of the implementation plan is a poor course of action. First, what goal does a tobacco ban really set out to achieve? Such a question drives at a corollar y: Is the proposed measure the most effective way of combating the problem identified? Supporters of a tobacco-free policy identify numerous goals, some of which may not see gains with the proposed policy. Some cite litter: Simply removing ashtrays will likely make the litter problem worse. Second, how will the policy be enforced? Under the current proposal, the policy seems to de-emphasize enforcement and rely on other students and staff to ask smokers to put out their cigarettes. For those who are concerned about exposure to secondhand smoke, simply encouraging concerned non-smokers to ask smokers to put out cigarettes of fers little improvement. Policy without of ficial enforcement of fers little positive consequence at the expense of the respect for other policies. Though implementation has not been finalized, many college campuses have public safety officers that will use warnings that do not involve tickets or the Student Conduct Code. If these policies are not rigorously enforced, will respect for rules be an issue? Should such a policy rely on selfenforcement as well? Finally, while faculty and staf f have financial incentives in their health insurance pricing to quit smoking on their own, why not adopt a similar incentive with lower student health benefit pricing for non-smokers?

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Team ends nonconference schedule with close loss

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Gophers roll into Big Ten tourney Minnesota is not satisfied with its accomplishments so far. “I don’t think any of us are going to be satisfied whatsoever,” sophomore shor tstop T yler Walker said. “We are a group of girls that like to exceed ever yone’s expectations.” The Gophers have handled adversity well all season. They’ve had multiple games canceled and home games moved to opposing teams’ venues because of lingering winter weather in Minnesota. “We like being visitors. We like to score first,” Walker said. “If we’re playing defense first, we like to shut them down one, two, three so we can still score first.”

BY DREW CLAUSSEN dclaussen@mndaily.com

During Tuesday’s practice at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium, the scoreboard still displayed the result from Minnesota’s 5-4 walkof f win over Indiana last Sunday. While the scoreboard symbolizes the end of one season for the Gophers softball team, it also symbolizes the beginning of another. Minnesota will travel to the Big Ten tour nament for the first time since 2008 this weekend. The conference has not held a tournament in that time. That also means it will be the first time head coach Jessica Allister has led Minnesota into the tournament. “It’s been a while since we finished this high in the conference,” Allister said. “And it’s a testament to what the girls have done this year.” Minnesota had a 33-16 overall record and 14-6 conference record during the regular season, which is the best in recent histor y. The Gophers will play the winner of the firstround game between Illinois and Penn State in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday. The Gophers swept Illinois earlier this season and did not play Penn State. No matter the opponent,

BY SAM GORDON sgordon@mndaily.com

Three Gophers players were named to the All-Big Ten First Team on Tuesday. Pitcher Sara Moulton, thir d baseman Kaitlyn Richardson and Walker received the honors. It was the third straight year that Moulton received Big Ten honors and the second year for Walker. It was Richardson’s first such honor. The Gophers did not have a player named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team despite leading the conference in fielding percentage this season.

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For the second time this season, the Gophers lost on a play at the plate. Minnesota junior shortstop Michael Handel was thrown out at the plate to end Minnesota’s 2-1 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday at Siebert Field. He was attempting to score on a wild pitch. Wednesday’s game was Minnesota’s final nonconference tilt of the regular season. The Gophers finished that part of their schedule with a 17-12 record. Minnesota lost to Indiana State in similar fashion March 15. It wasn’t just the play at the plate that doomed the Gophers. Their bats were asleep for most of the afternoon. The Gophers hit the ball extremely well in their last two series, but they had just three hits Wednesday.

Milwaukee took an early lead after starting the second inning with three straight singles off sophomore starter Ty McDevitt. The Gophers knotted the score in the bottom half of the frame on senior center fielder Troy Larson’s sacrifice fly. Milwaukee took advantage of a throwing error by junior first baseman Dan Olinger in the top of the seventh inning to score the decisive run. The Gophers loaded the bases with just one out in the bottom of the seventh, but freshman second baseman Connor Schaefbauer struck out, and senior catcher Kurt Schlangen flew out to end the threat. Several Major League Baseball scouts, including representatives from the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds, were on hand to watch Panthers closer Joshua Uhen. His fastball topped out at 96 mph, but he nearly blew the game on the wild pitch. Minnesota will conclude its season with home series against Big Ten opponents Nebraska and Illinois.

Trio of Gophers honored

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Minnesota infielder Troy Larson hits a foul ball March 12 at the Metrodome.

The Gophers lost on a play at the plate in the last inning.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

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3:05 p.m., Friday; 2:05 p.m., Saturday; 1:05 p.m., Sunday at Siebert Field

MINNESOTA: It’s been more than a month since the Gophers have hosted a Big Ten series. This weekend’s series could determine the conference championship. Minnesota will tussle with fourth-place Nebraska, who trails the Gophers by 1.5 games in the standings. Minnesota head coach John Anderson seemed more than impressed with how his team has performed considering the unfriendly schedule. “We’ve done a great job on the road. We’ve had very few midweek games and practice time,” Anderson said. “It’s pretty impressive.” NEBRASKA: The Huskers most recently dropped two of three games to second-place Indiana. Still, Nebraska is one of the best offensive ball clubs in the conference, hitting .282 as a team — the fourth-best mark in the conference. Nebraska swept the Gophers in a three-game set near the end of the 2012 season. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

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CHUCK’S CORNER Sports editor Charlie Armitz’s predictions for Gophers sports games this weekend

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TRACK & FIELD

Hammer thrower seeks to defend Big Ten title despite broken hand Quentin Mege broke his hand in a freak accident about a month ago. BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com

Senior thrower Quentin Mege returned to the Gophers men’s track and field team this year despite graduating last spring with a mechanical engineering degree, but it hasn’t gone as planned. The France native delayed taking a job so he could fulfill his final year of eligibility as a team captain and try to win the Big Ten outdoor hammer throw title for a third consecutive year. That goal seemed inevitable when Mege broke his own school record in the first outdoor meet of the season nearly two months ago. But Mege broke his hand just before a meet in Arkansas in mid-April. He hooked his pointer finger in a door

frame at the hotel, breaking the second metacarpal in his left hand. Mege has had two different casts and now sports a splint. While the bone takes four weeks to heal — the exact amount of time before the conference meet — Mege has still dealt with soft tissue damage, bruising and pain in his tendons. And while the injury may have appeared to be seasonending for a thrower, Mege has adapted his training so he can continue to practice in hopes of retaining his title. “I’m kind of telling myself, ‘Hey, if you don’t win, at least score points for the team, and that’s not that bad,’ ” Mege said. “But you’ve got to face it. I want to win it … and it might just not be possible.” The road to recovery has tested Mege both physically and mentally, assistant coach Lynden Reder said. “There have been some bright days where we’re feeling like we’re really making

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TBA Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ohio

PREVIEW: The Gophers men’s track and field team will compete at the Big Ten outdoor championships this weekend at Ohio State. Last year, the Gophers placed seventh while Wisconsin, Nebraska and Indiana made the podium. Senior Quentin Mege won the Gophers’ sole event title in the hammer throw.

PREVIEW: The Gophers women’s track and field team will compete at the Big Ten outdoor championships this weekend at Ohio State. Last year, the Gophers placed ninth while Ohio State, Illinois and Nebraska rounded out the top three. The team did not champion any events but had podium finishes in the long jump, 4x100-meter relay and shot put.

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progress and some darker days where we’ve been frustrated,” Reder said. Mege said he whined about his bad luck at first — especially because as a non-degree-seeking student, he only wanted to focus on throwing. But fellow senior thrower Micah Hegerle said once Mege accepted the challenge, he dealt with the situation as well as possible. “It’d be hard for anybody to have this setback after being so successful,” Hegerle

said. “But he’s done a good job supporting ever ybody. … He’s always a good team player.” Mege estimated the force on his hand while throwing is about 600 pounds. While he has changed his technique to put less pressure on his pointer finger, the team is still negotiating with conference of ficials on whether he can tape his hand or wear his splint during competition. Bad weather may work in

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Mege’s favor as well, Reder said. There’s a chance of rain at this weekend’s Big Ten meet in Columbus, Ohio. Rain would limit Mege’s competition and possibly help level the playing field. The mark Mege threw at the beginning of the season is likely enough to qualify him for the NCAA regionals at the end of May. Mege said he wants to compete in the NCAA finals in early June and the USA Outdoor Track

& Field Championships in late June. But even with a full postseason planned, Mege said he never considered foregoing the Big Ten championships in favor of more recovery. He just wanted to be back in the throwing pit as soon as possible. “Most of the pressure and the difficulty is not being able to throw,” Mege said. “Because that’s what I want to do, and that’s where the fun is.”

Thursday, May 9, 2013

TRACK & FIELD

Trinidad star excels on track BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com

Alena Brooks’ track career began because of her passion for netball — a sport similar to basketball. Brooks, a senior on the Gophers women’s track team and a Trinidad and Tobago native, is preparing for her final Big Ten championships this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. She will graduate with a kinesiology degree next Thursday and will begin graduate school at the University of Minnesota this fall. Brooks is one of 43 international athletes at the University, many of whom have crossed language and cultural barriers for the American student-athlete experience. She was torn between two sports growing up in Trinidad, one of the country’s two islands off the coast of Venezuela. At 15, she captained her national under-16 netball team and started running track to improve her fitness for netball. “I’m so competitive that I wanted to stay and get this down,” Brooks said of her track career, “and eventually, I started doing better and better.” Brooks was 16 when her father made her choose between netball and track. She chose track, but she said she would still sneak off to netball practice sometimes. Brooks graduated from high school that year, and the next year she took the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination to further her education. Matt Bingle, the Gophers’ director of women’s track & field and cross country, began recruiting Brooks when she was 17. He visited Brooks in Trinidad in November 2008. Even though Brooks had offers from other American schools, she chose Minnesota because of Bingle’s early recruiting. “I was kind of being loyal to him because most of the big schools came after I ran a fast time,” Brooks said.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Gophers release 2013-14 schedule Minnesota will face Wisconsin in its inaugural series in the Big Ten. BY DREW CLAUSSEN dclaussen@mndaily.com

JAAK JENSEN, DAILY

Minnesota’s mid-distance runner Alena Brooks warms up before practice Monday at Bierman Field.

She also knew somebody already at Minnesota — her junior national teammate Nyoka Giles. She and Brooks lived about five minutes away from each other in Trinidad and Tobago. Brooks, who had never visited the University, enrolled at Minnesota in fall 2009. Though she was excited to be at the University, Brooks said the transition wasn’t easy at first. She said her teammates had a hard time understanding her because of her dialect. She also said it took a while to adjust to the way her new team practiced. At her club in Trinidad, Brooks’ coach would make her and her teammates practice quietly. “Before practice, we’d talk,” she said, “but during practice, there’s no talking about how the day was and all that. Whereas here, they’d be talking all the time.” Bingle said Brooks has adjusted to the difference in styles over her time at Minnesota. “It’s never easy to get used to new coaches, new environment, new food, new housing

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situation, all those types of things,” Bingle said. “But she did a good job with that and has really grown since her freshman year until now.” Brooks made an immediate impact her freshman season, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in the 600-meter run and the distance medley relay. She broke through in the 400-meter run as a sophomore and finished third at the Big Ten indoor track championships. An injury kept Brooks out for her junior indoor season,

The Gophers knew for a while they would move to the Big Ten conference next season. The only question was which team they would open Big Ten play against. Minnesota announced Wednesday that it will face Wisconsin on Nov. 29-30 at Mariucci Arena for its inaugural Big Ten series. Wisconsin, like the Gophers, is moving to the Big Ten from the Wester n Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State are the other Big Ten schools with Division I hockey programs. Minnesota will play 36 games next season, beginning with the Ice Breaker Tour nament at Mariucci Arena. New Hampshire, Clarkson and Mercyhurst

are the other teams in the tournament. The matchups haven’t been announced yet. The Gophers will play their first road games the following weekend when they face Bemidji State at the Sanford Center. Home nonconference opponents include Minnesota State, Mankato and Minnesota-Duluth, who will both play two-game series against the Gophers in November. Minnesota’s other nonconference games include Boston College at home and Notre Dame on the road. The Gophers will host the annual Mariucci Classic in January. The teams have yet to be announced. The inaugural Minnesota Tournament will take place Jan. 24-25 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Gophers will be joined by St. Cloud State, MSU and UMD at the tournament. The Big Ten tournament will also take place in St. Paul on March 20-22.

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but she came back for the outdoor season that spring and qualified for an NCAA regional in two events. This season, she placed fifth in the 600-meter run at the Big Ten indoor championships and won the 400-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational in March. Brooks said she plans to continue running after college in the hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics.

NFL

Vikings, U reach deal to use TCF in ‘14, ‘15 BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings have reached agreement on the Vikings’ use of TCF Bank Stadium for two seasons. The Vikings would play outdoors on the university’s Minneapolis campus in 2014 and 2015 while the NFL team’s new stadium is built on the site of the Metrodome. The deal requires approval from the university’s Board

of Regents. The agreement goes before the regents’ Facilities and Operations Committee Thursday, with the full board scheduled to act Friday. University spokesman Chuck Tombarge and Vikings Vice President Lester Bagley say no details will be released until a briefing Thursday. A letter of intent last May set a tentative deal for the Vikings to pay the school $3 million a season for up to four seasons, plus revenue sharing.

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MUSIC/ WEEKEND

Local musicians put jazz on wheels Ex-Vice President of MCA Records Andre Fischer seeks to educate and invigorate the metro with the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project. BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com

ndre Fischer is convinced that a line of melody is equivalent to a sentence. “It’s another form of communication,” he said. Fischer recalled when he had a flautist visit his class during his time at University of Southern California. “After he finished playing, he said, ‘The best way I can explain this to you is that the flute has been my passport,’ ” he said. This is the core of what Fischer will be presenting Thursday night at the Dakota Jazz Club. The event features the PipJazz Youth All Stars as well as a legion of seasoned professionals, including Herbie Hancock. It’s all designed to support young people playing music, an indispensable component of Fischer’s brainchild, the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project. Fischer’s produced the likes of Natalie Cole and Tony Bennett as well as played around the world with Chaka Khan. It’s safe to say he regards music as a tool that speaks to everyone, which is why he started the project. The program aims to expose youth as well as people of all ages in the Twin Cities to the richness of jazz. He’s not interested in holding it in a classroom, though — Fischer’s putting the whole thing on wheels. “I need to be able to express things to [them] without [them] squirming in [their] seats and feeling that

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Freeman Ryan, DeCarlo Jackson, DeVante Jackson and Zosha Warpeha of the PipJazz Youth All-Stars group play together Tuesday at the Dakota Jazz Club.

someone is forcing something on [them] or that I’m being preachy or a zealot,” he said. Inspired by New York City’s Jazzmobile, professional musicians will step onto the Twin Cities “showmobile” every Wednesday this summer and travel to a park in either Minneapolis or St. Paul. There they’ll show their chops with an hour-long concert and a free workshop to let the younger audience try their hand, providing sample instruments and lessons.

Working through the Twin Cities’ Parks and Recreation Board as well as other community programs, Fischer desires to bring neighborhoods together to create a local, unified space out of the parks. “We’re giving music back on the highest level we can possibly perform to give example to our young people to be able to bring them up to speed,” he said. “Neighborhood thoughts bring neighborhood results.” Billy Peterson, jazz musi-

cian and part-owner of the Artists’ Quarter in St. Paul, got involved with the project due to the lack of public access to music education. “When we were kids, music was in school; it was a big deal. Now you have to go to a special arts school to get what we had in public school,” he said. Fischer doesn’t only want the role of exposing these communities to what’s available in the music world, he wants to recruit them for the long

haul and nurture the talent. “We don’t need regrets. It makes for too many people a-wishin’ and a-hopin’ instead of getting off their butts and doin’,” he said with a laugh. “We want to create some musical warriors.” Fischer and Peterson hope to develop a community that not only appreciates music but places it in the spotlight as a tradition to pass along. They recognize that the project can only do so much, but Peterson says that their role is integral to getting

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the ball rolling. “It’s our job to light the fire,” Peterson said.

MUSIC

BY SHANNON RYAN sryan@mndaily.com

thursday

ith a mane of long, fier y red locks and an effortlessly cool beard to match, Nicholas David “The Feelin’ ” Mrozinski — commonly known simply as Nicholas David — is best recognized for his bold appearance, which complements his robust altsoul croon. That, and he was a finalist on season three of NBC’s mega-popular singing competition, “The Voice.” Mrozinski, a Twin Cities native, is a singer-songwriter and pianist. Although his name is now tied to the soulful covers of pop songs he bellowed on behalf of Team CeeLo, Minnesotans know him as the soulful sweetheart rockin’ Nomad World Pub and Palmer’s Bar on a casual Wednesday night. Mrozinski is a man of

many interests, from classical music to life as a zookeeper to the rhythms of Nicki Minaj, but more than anything, he’s invested in his family, which is responsible for his chosen path into the music scene. The musician harnessed his innate talent for the piano only as a gift to his passing grandfather. “The night he passed, he told my grandmother to ‘Tell Nicky to play, and tell him to never stop,’ ” Mrozinski said, “and that stuck in my heart. It’s not just a hobby to me — I feel like it is just what I’m supposed to do.” In terms of his vocal artistry, some credit is due to his mother. It was the sounds behind his childhood bedroom’s door that his mother heard, paused and asked him to repeat for her ears. He shyly obliged. “I told my mom, ‘Yeah, but you can’t look at me, and you have to turn around and close your eyes,’ ” Mrozinski said, “and I’ll close my eyes, too. I sang, and she told me I could sing, so I started voice

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lessons.” And the beginning of his musical career took off. He juggled sports, theater and band in high school, turning down a scholarship to study jazz at Roosevelt University in Chicago because of a lack of inner desire to go. He later regretted the decision. Mrozinski has been playing gigs in the Twin Cities for more than a decade, and in the early part of 2012, he was urged to audition for “The Voice.” Due to synchronicities that he deemed to be a twist of fate — the audition was in Chicago, a city he had once turned down, and the date of the audition was the only weekend he was free of booked performances — he took the audition only to woo both the judges and viewers of “The Voice,” a show he deeply appreciates. “The show was such an amazing oppor tunity,” he said. “It was such a wild opportunity and adventure, and it catapulted my life to this stage where dreams live; it’s the truth.”

friday

Alt-soul singer Nicholas David discusses his origins in the music scene.

PHOTO COURTESY OF A FRAME FORWARD PHOTOGRAPHY Nicholas David will headline the Mainroom for a double-night performance this Friday and Saturday evening.

Daughter London-based trio Daughter will project their moody vocals and shy electronics into the Fine Line on Friday, undoubtedly linking its patrons’ minds to memories of past beaus. Frontwoman Elena Tonra’s lyrics sound like overwrought poetry with her controlled delivery of harrowing words and phrases of heartbreak and love lost. Sonically, the trio’s blend is eerily inviting, mixing the right amount of hushed electronics with guitar squeals and Tonra’s alto croon. u Where: Fine Line Music Cafe, 318 N. First Ave., Minneapolis u When: 8 p.m. u Cost: $15

saturday

Before “The Voice” with Nicholas David

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Craftstravaganza It’s the eighth annual St. Paul Craftstravaganza, and you won’t want to miss it! This urban craft fair will feature more than 90 vendors showcasing their unique and handcrafted art. The range of featured artists is vast, from photographers to jewelry designers to soap scientists and more. Not only will you be able to meet the artists and learn more about their talents from the source, but you can engage in mini-workshops to test your own talents. Ever wanted to learn how to crochet flowers or make Kumihimo cords? Now’s your chance — come one, come all. u Where: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Eco Experience Building, 1265 Snelling Ave., St. Paul u When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. u Cost: Free

CULTURE COMPASS BY SHANNON RYAN

Thursday, May 9, 2013

By Jay-Z Opening the score for one of the most anticipated films of the year, “The Great Gatsby,” is a song by one of hip-hop’s greatest — Jay-Z. If that weren’t enough to get this beat bumpin’ through your headphones, then what if I told you it features Mr. Leo DiCaprio’s vocals, too. OK, so it’s a sample of Leo’s lines from the Baz Luhrmann flick, but hey, it’s still a feature.

“One Life to Live,” episode aired Tuesday This deser ves a big ‘ole OMG comin’ at you hot, primarily because it’s a must-see episode. Rapper Rif f Raf f makes an appearance on the daytime soap as a shady Miami ar t dealer named — wait for it — ‘Jamie Franko.’ The rapper’s character is a perceived knock against actor James Franco’s controversial role in the movie “Spring Breakers,” which is ostensibly redolent of Rif f, though Franco has denied such claims. OK, Franco. See “Spring Breakers,” and catch this episode of OLTL. You so won’t regret it.

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CULTURE COMPASS BY SHANNON RYAN “F*ck! I’m In My Twenties” By Emma Koenig Put down your Foucault and your Benjamin, and pick up your Koenig. This cute, handdrawn book compiles pages of sharp, selfdeprecating comments about the plight of life as a Millennial. And it’s pretty darn spot on. It should be noted that the author is one of those semi-privileged Lena Dunham types — her parents are both successfully employed, and her brother is a member of Vampire Weekend — but the girl has a gnarly wit wor th checking out.

FOOD

Restaurant round-up: where to take Mommy dearest Give ma’s pocketbook a rest, and take her out on the town for some cozy comfort food. BY LUCY NIEBOER lnieboer@mndaily.com

he ran onto the school bus when you forgot your librar y books in kindergarten. She battled your teenage angst with forced singalongs in the car on the way to school. She mercilessly embarrassed you when she gave you a book on sexual health at family Christmas. But without her, you would be lost. A special meal out is the least you can do for a gal who let you shack up in her uterus for the better par t of a year. Whether your old lady is hard as nails or a post-menopausal softie, A&E has found the perfect places to treat her to some comfort food.

For the urban, palmpilot packing mama: Icehouse 2528 S. Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis At Icehouse, the “new American” food is sure to impress any high-profile career woman. The chefs here take old favorites and brush them with a foodiepowered magic wand. An Icehouse bur ger is in another galaxy compared to the brown pucks ser ved at your neighborhood bar and grill, spor ting a dressing of foie gras and tr uf fle demi-glace. The hot wings aren’t ser ved with bleu cheese dressing and celer y sticks either — they come with bleu cheese mousse and curried pickled vegetables. Comfor t food taken to the next level is perfect for the hard-to-impress. Its simple flavors satisfy, and its unique presentation wows.

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY A blueberry cheesecake cupcake topped with smooth cream cheese frosting and blueberries from Cupcake on University Avenue.

For the old-fashioned pearls-and-skirts mother hen Dixie’s on Grand 695 Grand Ave., St. Paul This St. Paul spot may be located in the cold North Star state, but one foot in the door is a clear step south of the Mason-Dixon line. Furnished in dark oak and white tablecloths, the dining room is a grand tribute to the finesse of the old South. The menu, too, re-

flects the rich and fattening flavors of old traditions. Your mama can get messy with a platter of ribs, fried chicken or a bowl of cheesy grits, but don’t worry — cloth napkins abound to keep your Southern belle looking put together and demure.

For the globetrotting mamacita:

Rincón 38 3801 S. Grand Ave., Minneapolis For the more adventur-

ous ladies, a round-trip ticket to Rincón 38 is just what the flavor-doctor ordered. Here, small plates are queen, and they r ule supremely. The small ser vings of authentic tapas pack a huge punch. A simple plate of Spanish ham and olives with a light oil dr essing is as complex and flavor ful as the paprika meatballs that come in a small ceramic crock with a hearty tomato sauce. The relaxed atmo-

sphere and communal seating add to the playful but refined look of Rincón, which spor ts a color ful beaded cur tain as a door to the kitchen and plenty of bar seating per fect for enjoying a glass of afterdinner Cava.

For the Betty Crocker matriarch:

Cupcake 3338 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis Any woman who has an

inkling of pastr y prowess in the kitchen can appreciate the works of ar t that ador n the glass cases at Cupcake. The sweet gems span a huge range of flavor and hue, so even the pickiest of sweet teeth can be satisfied. In addition to the bevy of petite cakes, a broad menu of simple lunchtime fare like soups and sandwiches are superb choices for a light Mother’s Day meal.

COMEDY

Not a one-liner guy Comedian and writer Joe Mande returns home after writing and standup success. BY SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com

he first time you probably stumbled across Joe Mande was viewing his Tumblr, “Look at this fucking hipster.” One depressing book deal later and Mande was done with that chapter of his life. Now, the standup comedian and writer for “Parks and Recreation” and “Kroll Show” is in a much better place — it’d be so much better if his Timberwolves could make the playoffs, though. “I just read this Bill Simmons breakdown of the 2009 NBA draft — it was like the saddest thing I’ve ever read,” Mande said. Before college in Boston, seven years in New York and his current residency in Los Angeles, Mande was a Twin Cities boy. It’s manifested in his material: His summer set on Comedy Central’s “The Half Hour” featured a long story about a potential misunderstanding that led to the large Somali population coming to the frigid Minnesota tundra in the pursuit of water.

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“I’ve heard people say that they try to tell my jokes and butcher them,” Mande said. Most of his standup is extended hypotheticals clearly bred from extensive time spent in a plot-driven comedic mindset — like, the first guy to drink milk must have been pretty creepy to approach a cow and go for the udder. That joke takes an oral sex turn that he never fully expresses, the sort of layered inference comedy that can be lost when punch lines are told in neon letters. Besides a longing to see K-Love playing in the postseason, Mande kids about remaking the Will Smith-Kevin James classic “Hitch.” “I watched it a few years back when I was sick, and I don’t know if it was the medication I was on because I thought it was a really charming movie, and Kevin James

Joe Mande’s delivery is aided by his plucky little boy appearance.

was great. I watched it again, and [expletive], I really like this movie,” Mande said. “I was touring with Aziz [Ansari] and went to a Target in Kentucky and bought it and made him watch it.

“I want to remake it, Gus Van Sant ‘Psycho’-style.” It’s the type of comment that could easily end up on his robust Twitter profile — one that’s seen him take on Glenn Beck fans and argue with for-

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mer NBA-er Gilbert “Agent Zero” Arenas. “Twitter is good dumping grounds for jokes that won’t work for TV,” Mande said. “Usually a joke is so bad we know it will never be in the

show.” He’ll be recording some of the sets at Acme for a potential upcoming album, so Mande urges patrons to drink a lot and heckle, preferably making a ruckus clinking glass.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

MUSIC

METZ means nothing Drummer Hayden Menzies of the Toronto-based punk band reveals the story behind the group’s debut album cover and the name METZ. BY JOE KLEINSCHMIDT jkleinschmidt@mndaily.com

o hear METZ live means to hear the pulsating r hythm of a unified organism. The Toronto-based punk rockers perform with a raucous energy most bands find difficult to relay to a concert setting. Before the accolades from Pitchfork and The New Yorker, METZ honed this skillful, bleeding dedication to thrash-pop. The threepiece band practiced dutifully for five years before breaking out, releasing their debut in 2012. “It just took that long because we didn’t feel like we wanted to rush anything. There was no point,” drummer Hayden Menzies said. The eponymous album brings Sub Pop back to the Seattle days of the label’s foundation in the 1990s; the LP lies somewhere between a soiled couch cushion and a Nirvana record. Not that METZ brings to mind “Bleach” — the band brings vitality to grunge, where so many groups tr y to replicate. The time in between the band’s formation in 2007 and the release of their LP allowed a chance for growth, where other bands flounder in the face of instant Internet-fueled success. “We didn’t have a label breathing down our necks; we didn’t have anyone pressuring us to do it,” Menzies said of the period after cofounding METZ. Turns out, the wait was worth it. The songs “Headache” and “Wet Blanket” bleed almost as much as an ear-splitting, liver-pounding live show. METZ only had to find a unified front in their punk barrage.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLIN MEDLEY With a style of punk altogether unique, the dudes in METZ have attracted a healthy amount of critical praise.

“We weren’t sure that it was all the caliber of material we could really put together as one unit, like one song we didn’t want it to seem like a hodgepodge of dif ferent styles,” Menzies said. Together with the band’s cohesive aural attack, Alex Edkins’ claustrophobic lyrics give the band added poignancy on the record. Even if listening live means hearing Edkins shout his gruff outbursts, METZ screams against a universal ill — the depressing day-to-day of city life. “You feel sor t of down and out or you feel like you’re not quite a par t of everything else that’s going around you, especially in

MUSIC

Nickatina addiction Long-time Bayarea rapper Andre Nickatina aims to keep it simple. BY SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com

on’t look to others — look to yourself. Keep things simple. Maintain focus. Rapper Andre Nickatina’s mantra is equal parts Sun Tzu warrior and soothing Martha Stewart. “If people show up, that’s all I care about,” Nickatina said. “If the spot is packed, it looks alright to me.” Nickatina’s trajectory was a natural evolution from an always rhyming young man growing up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco to a 43-year-old, laid-back icon with a distinctive baritone and lauded production quality. “I was mainly a rap cat putting rhymes together, and getting on stage just came with the territory,” Nickatina said. “Like a point guard dribbling with both hands, you got to do it.” It’s an appropriate metaphor for the daily spor ts gambler. “I got money on ever y game tonight — hockey, Bulls-Nets,” Nickatina said. He and his associates even put sports video games on demo mode and gamble on outcomes. But listen to the clever street metaphors and detailed descriptions, and this pastime makes sense — and maybe a few ducats on the side. Some people lose a sense of reality’s grittiness when success comes a-knockin’, and the need for lyrics persists. But that’s deeper than it needs to be. Nickatina stresses, if that’s possible for him, that he’s just doing him and rolling with the punches.

“I just want to show up, have a good time, get the money and run,” Nickatina said. “I’m waking up every day, same as everybody else — wake up, go to the bathroom, smoke a joint.” A blunt isn’t a prop, it’s just Andre. The refreshing thing about Nickatina is the lack of affectation. Even if he’s spittin’ about common hip-hop fare, like strippers or drugs, he doesn’t emit that immature frontin’ vibe that comes with some mainstream chain-danglers. “Being around 20 years, you hear a bunch of stuff like people coming in saying ‘I’m gonna change the game,’ ” Nickatina said. “They are saying that, but they [expletive] work at McDonald’s. I ain’t trying to change the game, change the r ules, jump in no pools or be no fool.” The spotlight comes with what he does. If he wasn’t a rapper, Nickatina professes he’d work behind the scenes as a porn mogul. While he hasn’t had a studio album in a few years, Nickatina kept up with singles and 2012’s “Where’s My Money” mixtape. Joining Nickatina on tour are Mumbls and Roach Gigz, providing the oppor tunity to see a new generation of the Bay’s finest. Toki Wright and St. Paul Slim round out the set list. WHAT ANDRE NICKATINA WHEN 8 P.M., THURSDAY WHERE FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE, 318 N. FIRST AVE., MINNEAPOLIS COST $17 IN ADVANCE; $20 DAY OF SHOW AGE 18+

a big metropolitan city like Toronto,” Menzies said. METZ doesn’t lay the miser y on thick, though. As indicated by the pop conventions or the enigmatic album cover, the band maintains a light, satiric glow to their urban disgust. Edkins picked the debut’s portrait of a young student facedown in a school binder. “The album cover was photographed of Alex’s dad taken when he was in high school — so the ’60s or ’70s,” Menzies said. From the glitch-heavy videos to the gut-wrenching, heavy-gauge strings, METZ packs a punch alongside sharp visuals. Menzies, the

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drummer, also illustrates the group’s merchandise. Three Canadian guys making rock may not sound revolutionar y, but METZ doesn’t aspire to change minds. As a whole package, Menzies just knows that

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band breeds nihilism. The name METZ fits a city in France, but the drummer admits to its empty definition, a fitting name for a band that

just works. “I don’t know how it came up,” Menzies said. “But it just seemed nonsensical enough that it would work.”

Thursday, May 9, 2013

FOOD

College Kitchen: brain food Fuel up for finals.

BY LUCY NIEBOER lnieboer@mndaily.com

odies are hardworking machines. Like all gas-guzzling automobiles, they need to be fueled. Lucky for us humanbots, our power source comes in scrumptious bundles of snacks and meals — not from a dirty nozzle. Some foods are premium and others low-grade unleaded. This is especially impor tant for the hardest working muscle — the brain. After a junk-food bender, simple math seems impossible, and you can forget about that pile of class readings. Set aside queso dip and Mars bars, and feed your brain with all the foods it loves to keep it running like the fact-master, concept-crusher, solution-seeker it is.

Pythagorean Theorem Fish Fillets

If you can remember A squared plus B squared equals C squared, this simple sear technique should be a breeze. For a five-minute dinner before hitting the library, pack your cranium full of fishy’s healthy oils.

BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY A sweet and salty trail mix that’s perfect for a study break snack during finals week.

1 small fillet white cod 1 lemon Salt Pepper

Paprika Butter Heat a small, nonstick skillet over high heat. When the pan is hot, add a small knob of butter. Let the butter get hot and sizzle, then add the fish, skin side down. Add salt, pepper and paprika. When the fish has cooked about half way through, add some fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Flip the fillet only once. When the fillet is firm but not tough to the touch, it is done. Serve skin side down.

Pavlov’s Hot Dogs

As you memorize concepts for your psych final, there’s no need for you to go hungry. This grab ‘n’ go dinner will get you salivating without any ringing bells. The omega-3s in the avocado will keep you spitting those theories out at full speed. 1 hot (or veggie) dog 1 avocado 4-5 pitted olives 1 handful shredded pepper-jack cheese 1 whole-wheat hot dog bun Cook your hotdog using your preferred method. Toast the bun. Finely dice the olives. In a small bowl, mash the avocado. Mix in the olive chunks. Spread the mixture onto the bun. Add the cooked dog, and sprinkle with cheese for a salty, melty treat.

Donner Party Trail Mix Historical dates and facts are a lot easier to file away in your mental library when you’re well-fed. To avoid cannibalism and keep morale high during long cramming sessions, keep a stash of this sweet and salty nut mixture on hand. 1 cup walnuts 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Salt 3/4 cup Craisins 1/2 cup salted almonds In a small pan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. As the sugar begins to melt, toss the walnuts in the pan. Coat them with the sweet mixture. When they are evenly coated, let the nuts cool on a sheet of parchment paper. After they are cool, mix them with the Craisins and almonds in a large bowl. Portion out the mix into small plastic baggies to get you through every day of finals. Final exams are creeping closer, like a huge slinking tiger nearing its prey. As they pounce, the unsuspecting lemur, or in this case student, is left in a frenzy. Don’t get caught with bare cupboards and an empty stomach. Eat up to ace the last days of the semester.

THEATER

You’ve Got Mail An actor gives life to the letters of Tennessee Williams. BY SARAH HARPER sharper@mndaily.com

s summer approaches with its trademark cocktails and afternoon porch sits, the growing season for fascinations with old southern writers is upon us. Friday night, University of Minnesota-Morris associate theater professor Ray Schultz will perform a one-man show about the patron saint of strong drinks and midsummer steam himself, Tennessee Williams. “In certain regards, his life was an absolute emotional mess. But he was also — in a weird, contradictor y way — incredibly disciplined when he wrote,” Schultz said, explaining that Williams would fight hangovers to wake up and write the plays, novels and essays that would make him one of the most famous and respected writers of all time. “He wrote many, many, many — thousands — of letters over his lifetime,” Schultz said. Steve Lawson

adapted some of this correspondence into two pieces, one focused on the years between 1945 and 1957, when Williams penned “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Schultz, a residential fellow this spring at the Institute for Advanced Studies, has been per forming the piece “Blanche and The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams” for more than a year now. To prepare, Schultz followed Williams’ massive paper trail, the letters of which are published in large volumes. He also took a peek at the bona fide documents, located at the University of TexasAustin. “Most of them are typewritten, but you can see where he amended them with pen or pencil. A lot of them have cigarette burns and cof fee rings,” Schultz said. “You can see his life on a paper, not only with words, but just in the way they look.” “Blanche and Beyond” hits the rock bottoms of Williams’ personal and creative sides, from his troubled family life and bouts of depres-

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sion to his issues with drinking and prescription drugs. “He experienced a lot of writer’s block in the later par t of his career, and it tr oubled him gr eatly,” Schultz said. But some of the letters fly alongside Williams during his triumphs, one of which Schultz named as one of his favorites to perform. “He’s really deliriously happy over his success,” Schultz said. “He writes to his friend and publisher on the opening night of ‘Streetcar’ and describes what the

PHOTO COURTESY OF RAY SCHULTZ The set for Ray Schultz’s one-man show is simple: three chairs, three tables and three rugs representing New York, the South and Europe.

opening night was like.” Another letter the professor named as a favorite is one Williams wrote about “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” dissecting the play and its characters. “It’s an extremely funny and lucid letter that really

gives you some insight into his creative process,” Schultz said. Whether they were written under cloudy or clear skies, all of Williams’ letters contained an element of himself, the voice he presented on the stage, the

page and the screen closely resembling the one he used with his close friends, colleagues and confidantes. “You can hear some of the vestiges of the plays in his letter writing,” Schultz said. “It is always a joy to be able to say the language.”

FILM

Movie review: “Upstream Color” Pigs, maggots and “Walden” make Shane Carruth’s paranoid sci-fi dystopia equally jarring and puzzling. BY JOE KLEINSCHMIDT jkleinschmidt@mndaily.com

hot on 16 mm film on a mere $7,000 budget, 2004’s “Primer” stands among the brainiest sci-fi movies ever made. But the technical story didn’t depend on a multi-million dollar Michael Bay budget — the director even filmed most scenes in one take. Jargonladen dialogue made for a dense but rewarding script about a time-travel device that goes awry. Nearly ten years later, former engineer Shane Carruth returns with a film even more puzzling, although the information lies in the experimental filmmaking instead of the script. Taking cues from Terrence Malick’s playbook, “Upstream Color” depends on the non-verbal cues of its actors and repetition of paral-

lel imagery to drive the narrative. But unlike “The Tree of Life,” Carruth aims for a darker, microscopic approach to the story. Equally disorienting and emotionally palpable, a man abducts Kris, an effects artist (Amy Seimetz). The mysterious figure uses a bioengineered grub to manipulate her. After a grisly surgery involving a pig, Kris recovers with no memory. Eventually, she bonds with a trader named Jeff (Carruth), who shares a similar experience, and the two fall in love in the unspecified dystopia. Detailing the plot of “Upstream Color” poses problems because the film challenges audiences with fractured shards of information rather than a linear arc. While the visuals remain arresting throughout the film, the experience feels dependent on your ability to empathize with the stone-faced acting. Many of Carruth’s lines feel stilted, but Seimetz drives the emotional arcs successfully. “Upstream Color”

WHERE WALKER ART CENTER, 1750 HENNEPIN AVE., MINNEAPOLIS WHEN 7:30 P.M., FRIDAY; 4 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M., SATURDAY COST $7 FOR STUDENTS, WALKER MEMBERS AND SENIORS; $9 FOR THE PUBLIC DIRECTED BY SHANE CARRUTH STARRING AMY SEIMETZ, SHANE CARRUTH AND ANDREW SENSENIG

remains Carruth’s brainchild. And as the producer, writer, director, editor, cinematographer, composer and distributor — the film secures his position as a true autodidact. “Primer” wasn’t a fluke. “Upstream Color” disorients, but for a true purpose. Shards of individual scenes and moments explore humanity’s loss of connection to the natural world. After abandoning an epic adventure, “A

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERBP FILM Steven Soderbergh described Shane Carruth as the illegitimate offspring of David Lynch and James Cameron.

Topiary,” Carruth’s newest, represents his most personal work to date. The barrage of close-ups creates a singular tactile experience alongside a creeping electronic score. Kris experiences the implanted gr ub moving throughout her limbs, more gripping than the chestbursting scene in “Alien.” On screen, the digital and

natural worlds somehow affect one another — close-ups show an illogical relationship with nature for Kris and Jeff. In one scene, the two recite “Walden” to each other in between swimming laps. Ultimately, Carruth aims for Stanley Kubrick’s level of artistry. “Upstream Color” may fall slightly short, but the confusing experience gives

darkly emotional strokes of genius that conventional movies fail to live up to. Carruth fills the movie with tantalizing visual riddles that reward multiple viewings. Even with its shortcomings and deliberate uncertainty, the movie marks the work of an auteur.

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

BACKTALK overheard

Professor: “Go take a hit off of a baby’s head. It’ll get you high!”

—Science Teaching and Student Services building

Guy [walking past preacher]: “Yay, we’re all going to hell again.”

—Northrop Mall

“Do they really expect us to get up by 11:15 EVERY day?”

—Folwell Hall

“So he called her up and said, ‘Dude, I just got herpes! What is with this?!’”

—Coffman Union

Girl 1: “I was just wearing a sundress and felt gawked at. I mean, you’d think they’ve never seen a girl not wearing pants before.” Girl 2: “Well, considering you were in Tate, that’s a definite possibility.”

CSE professor: “It’s hard for me to trust people who don’t like beer.”

—Unknown

“I mean, we’re still plunging our phallic rockets into space!”

—Science Teaching and Student Services building

TA: “... And if you run into me on campus, please, don’t run the other way like some students did. And say hi; be cool.”

—Molecular Cellular Biology building

“What term is this? I’m refusing to write spring because spring didn’t [expletive] happen.”

—Folwell Hall during evaluations

—Unknown

Professor: “You’ll find some DumDums at your tables. Feel free to have one. And no, I don’t mean anything by them.”

—Science Teaching and Student Services building

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crossword

FOR RELEASE MAY 9, 2013

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

ACROSS 1 Atkins diet credo 8 Medicare section 13 Freight lineup 14 Asian electronics giant 16 *Classic paradox 18 Fjord relative 19 Extended break from svc. 20 Together, on a score 21 *Memorable site of a 1965 Beatles concert 26 Aetna’s bus. 27 Salmon for bagels 28 LBJ’s veep 29 Residents along the Gulf of Bothnia 31 “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore” speaker 33 Self-effacing 36 *Comes up with a solution 41 Horace works 42 Card game for three 44 Some choristers 46 Down 49 Where agua flows 50 Assam export 51 *Body shop’s reappraisal 55 Spheres 57 Reid or Robbins 58 Deg. for Dilbert creator Scott Adams 59 Device useful in navigation, or in discovering the hidden theme in the answers to starred clues 65 Honeys 66 Lowly laborer 67 Party animals? 68 Responds to the MAILERDAEMON DOWN 1 “30 Rock” network 2 Cry of wonder 3 One-fifth of DLV 4 West African capital

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By Mark Bickham

5 Sporty 6 A little fresh air? 7 Phisher’s target: Abbr. 8 French meatand-veggies dish 9 Silvery gray 10 South American bird named for a Greek Titan 11 Associated 12 Many air rifles 14 Half-human Enterprise counselor 15 Gets on 17 Antediluvian 21 Wily 22 Place for a shoe 23 Military vet 24 Name of three Ottoman sultans 25 Falls spray 30 Ordinal extremes 32 “__ that a lot” 34 Verb ending 35 Antibiotic allotments 37 “__ further reflection ...” 38 Icing buds on fancy cakes 39 Vegetable also called lady’sfinger

Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

40 Tarry 43 Little piggy 44 Mountaintop homes 45 Unwitting test taker 47 Charge to bank non-members, often 48 Shinbones 50 1860s presidential inlaw

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52 Some Nintendo consoles 53 Angst-filled genre 54 Parson’s home 56 Shot contents 60 Slangy smoke 61 “This American Life” airer 62 Speed-skating gold medalist Jansen 63 Stop 64 Blockers for QBs

Visit mndaily.com to see the solution to today’s puzzle.

dr. date Dr. Date,

I had an amazing first date with this girl last weekend, one of the best dates I’ve ever had. In the past, she had issues with putting down her barriers with guys, but she felt it was easy to talk with me, and she let them down. After the date, she texted me the next day saying thanks and that it was amazing. Since then, I haven’t heard anything. I sent her a message the following day to initiate conversation but received no response. She is busy with finals, papers, etc., but I won’t kid myself — I think part of it is that she might be putting those barriers up because she isn’t used to being open. From my past, I know not to push it, but should I just wait for her to initiate, wait a specific amount of time and try again or just forget it?

—Trying Not To Push

Push Comes To Shove,

So, you went on the date, she texted you the next day and then you waited a full day to send her a message? Why didn’t you just text her back when she texted you? It sounds to me like this girl knows the rules of the dating game — and is probably very wary of violating them given her past experiences. You made her wait, so she’s going to make you wait, too. It sucks, but that’s how it works. When you’re young and dating for the first time, you love with abandon. You tell the people you’re in love with exactly how you feel, and it feels good and real and true. But then reality hits — they don’t like you back, or they get freaked out by all the attention. It hurts like hell, but thankfully, you learn quickly. This girl, like you said, has been

through a lot. You’ve thrown out a line. Now sit back, be patient and wait for her to bite.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’m sure many are dealing with this same quandary — I have been sort of seeing someone for the past few weeks, but I don’t know how we are going to do things over the summer. We will be in different states. It’s nothing super serious, but if she wants the same, I would like to stay in touch over the summer and rekindle the relationship in the fall. I don’t know if we should be exclusive. Either way, is that realistic?

—Summer Lovin’

You’re The One That I Want,

Have you asked this person what she wants? Explain how you feel, and ask if she’d like to keep things going over the summer. If there’s an easy way to visit each other or meet up somewhere, then talk about that. If you both like each other, it might be nice to keep things going. If you do decide to go for it, make sure you’re clear about whether you’re exclusive. If you are, long-distance is going to be tough, but it’ll be easier to get back together. If you aren’t, you can enjoy seeing other people but run the risk of one of you meeting someone you like better and not wanting to reconnect in the fall. It’s hard to say if either scenario is realistic — it all depends on how much you both want to put into it. If you’re really into this person and are willing to make some sacrifices, good for you. If not, then I’m sure there’ll be a cute lifeguard at your hometown pool.

—Dr. Date

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

Thursday, May 9, 2013

horoscopes

sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. Visit mndaily.com to see the solution to today’s puzzle.

5/9/13

Today’s Birthday (5/9): Today’s Taurus new moon solar eclipse adds a power boost to career and cash flow, which lasts into summer. Store the harvest, and dive into family, community and educational pursuits.

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 — Venus enters Gemini for over a month of learning. Study with passion. In a conflict of interests, walk a thin line and follow the rules.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Don’t push too hard or you’ll break something. It’s good for travel and setting goals this coming month. Make a list.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to make money for the next month, and you’re in the zone. The new moon solar eclipse in your sign today provides confident energy.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to save this month and to push forward. Increase assets by being aware of expenditures. Stay out of the argument.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — The urge to run and play tempts. You’re irresistibly lucky in love with Venus in your sign. Use the new moon solar eclipse to help you organize.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Provide leadership. Partnership and compromise arrive more easily. Watch out for misunderstandings. Question tradition.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — You won’t wear your heart on your sleeve as much this next month. Sweet dreams and fantasies abound. Allow yourself more quiet time.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Your work is more fun and creative. A feminine touch colors your workplace. You can afford to save. Shop carefully, and don’t lose receipts.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — You’re especially popular, and group activities go well. It’s a good time to get your message across. Evaluate accounts. Settle an old debt.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Artistic efforts blossom. You’re lucky in love for the next month, and beauty abounds. Finalize creative plans with discipline. Calm your mind.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Divide the necessary tasks more equitably. Then sell, sell, sell! For four weeks, it’s easier to advance your agenda, and social networking is key.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Start from practical basics, and toss out the superfluous. Your home can become your love nest. Domesticity thrives for the next month.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Sports MEN’S TENNIS

Bonin set for finale

JAAK JENSEN, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Minnesota senior Rok Bonin returns a shot against Boise State on Feb. 9 at the Baseline Tennis Center.

Senior Rok Bonin will lead Minnesota into the NCAA tournament. BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com

Minnesota head coach Geoff Young couldn’t even distinguish his current No. 1 singles player, Rok Bonin, at first sight. Bonin, the stud senior on the Gophers roster, has an identical twin brother, Enej, who Young also recruited. “I couldn’t tell who was who at the time,” Young chuckled. “I know I knew both their names, but even when the visit ended, I couldn’t tell them apart.” Young has gotten familiar with Rok Bonin since then — and for a good reason. Bonin is the top singles player on Minnesota’s ros-

MEN’S TENNIS PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA

VCU

9 a.m., Friday in Charlottesville, Va.

PREVIEW: No. 35 Minnesota will compete in its fifth-straight NCAA tournament this weekend and will battle Virginia Commonwealth in the first round. The Gophers lost 5-2 to the Rams in January, but they played much better in the second half of the season. Minnesota (14-10) tied for second in the Big Ten during the regular season and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. No. 30 VCU (20-6) won the Atlantic 10 outright to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. No. 3 Virginia (24-0) will host the NCAA regional in Charlottesville, Va., and will face Fairleigh Dickinson in a true David vs. Goliath matchup. If the Gophers beat VCU in the first round, they’ll likely face the undefeated Cavaliers in the second round with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. Minnesota lost in the first round last season to then-No. 20 Tulsa. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

ter and the only singles player on the team to earn

a bid to the NCAA singles tournament May 22-27. His brother is the No. 1 singles player for the University of Denver and will also compete in late May in the NCAA singles tournament. “We’re still really competitive,” Rok Bonin said. “We both per formed well with our teams throughout our careers, and it was fun to watch that.” He said he and his brother played against each other often as kids growing up in Slovenia, but he has never faced his brother at the collegiate level. He said he knows it would be a competitive match because it always has been. “There was never a clear winner between us,” Bonin said. “I’d win some matches. He’d win some matches. We were pretty even growing up.” They’ve remained even through college, which leaves many wondering how much potential they would have had on the same team. But that option was never in the cards. “They were not really tied up with looking to go to the same school,” Young said. “They both came on campus for a visit, and Rok really liked the school and was really impressed with the facilities. I think that sold it for him.” Bonin said he was impressed with the school, but he remembered his brother wasn’t necessarily in the same boat. “He really wanted to check other schools out and visit other coaches … but I knew what I wanted,” Bonin said. Bonin has steadily improved since he committed to Minnesota and said he knows he made the right choice. As the only senior on the squad, he has emerged as a definite leader on the team, though he doesn’t admit it. “We don’t have any captains, and I think the leadership role is shared by mostly ever yone,” he said. “I had the best results this season, but I don’t think I had a specific role as the leader.” His coach said Bonin has been the backbone of the team this season. The Gophers will rely on him against tough competition in the NCAA tournament. Bonin’s playing career will end soon, but he will return to the Gophers next season as a volunteer assistant coach. “I’m proud of my senior year and everything I accomplished, but I would like to do more,” he said. “I wish I had another year, but I guess in a way I kind of do.”