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Man dies after jump in U bldg. A fall in the Nils Hasselmo atrium killed a University employee. BY NICK STUDENSKI CODY NELSON EMMA NELSON nstudenski@mndaily.com cnelson1@mndaily.com enelson1@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota employee committed suicide in Nils Hasselmo Hall on Monday morning, University police said.

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The 37-year-old man was a part-time University employee, said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner. His name was not released Monday, pending notification of his family. The man jumped from an upper level inside the building and landed on the basement atrium floor around 8:30 a.m., according to the police report. University employees and others on the scene u See SUICIDE Page 3 Counselors were available to witnesses throughout the day.

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak begins a proposition for the renovation of the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis before the City Council on Thursday.

FINANCIAL AID

Private loans linked to high student debt Private student loans are 7 percent of the market but 15 percent of the debt. BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com

When it comes to financing her education, University of Minnesota art and psychology freshman Aubrey Peng doesn’t have a choice. Th is a ca de mi c y ear alone, Peng will bor row $25,000 in private student loans. She said she has no plan in place to pay off her debt after graduation. Private student loans, or PSLs, account for 15 percent of the countr y’s $165 billion outstanding student loan debt despite being only about 7 percent of all student loans taken out last

year, according to a U.S. Public Interest Research Group report released Oct. 24. The repor t analyzed 4,300 complaints about PSLs filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since March 2012 and found that Peng’s lender, Sallie Mae, was the most complained-about private student loan firm in ever y state but Minnesota and Alaska. In Minnesota, it ranked second. The CFPB estimated Sallie Mae owns half of the private student loan market. Last year, 10 percent of undergraduates at the University’s Twin Cities campus collectively took out about $8 million in private u See LOANS Page 3 Students can report problems with lenders to the CFPB.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Halloween robberies add to growing list near U Three incidents near campus have police upping their presence. BY NICK STUDENSKI nstudenski@mndaily.com

Over Halloween weekend, three robberies added to the growing number of violent crimes reported this semester around the University of Minnesota campus. University police Chief Greg Hestness emailed a crime alert to students Friday afternoon detailing the three incidents on campus Thursday and Friday night. Hestness said in the alert that he asked Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau to make the area around the University a “top priority” following the recent robberies. Around 1:20 a.m. Friday mor ning, four people —

POLICE REPORT

three of whom are University students — were the victims of a robber y and assault at the intersection of 14th Avenue Southeast and Sixth Street Southeast, according to a Minneapolis police report. Electrical engineering junior Wyatt Zulkosky said he was walking with friends early Friday morning when he ran into a woman who was upset because she had been robbed. He said he and his friends were walking in the direction the woman said the suspects had gone, when they saw a man rob psychology sophou See CRIME Page 12 Police said suspects in recent robberies are not U-affiliated.

“I have always [known] that in paper and in reality, this was a place where you could be a very strong mayor — if you acted like it.” -R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis Mayor

BY CODY NELSON AND KIA FARHANG cnelson1@mndaily.com mfarhang@mndaily.com

ith the first new mayor in 12 years and a city council in flux, this election could offer the most sweeping changes to Minneapolis City Hall in recent histor y. Because power in Minneapolis government is fractured among many offices, experts and candidates agree Minneapolis’ next leader will have to focus on building consensus rather than governing from the top down. “This isn’t the cleanest, clearest form of government,” Mayor

R.T. Rybak said. “There [is] a lot of power in the mayor’s of fice, a lot of power in the council, a lot of power in the city coordinator, but you can’t really get anything done unless ever ybody is generally working together.” Minneapolis gover nment is often described as a weak-mayor system, but the position’s power ultimately depends on the mayor’s personality and leadership style. In Minneapolis, the mayor proposes the budget, has some appointment powers and either signs or vetoes policies passed by the City Council. see

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Kill’s leave, Gophers’ wins impact recruiting A coach’s presence and a team’s ability to win are both on recruits’ minds. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

The Gophers took another step in the right direction in the Jerry Kill era with their 42-39 win over Indiana University on Saturday.

It was the Gophers’ seventh win of the season and ensured they will finish this season with a better record than last season. That’s huge for recruiting, especially in a year that the state of Minnesota has some of the better high school prospects in the nation, including Minneapolis Washburn High School running back Jeff Jones and Chanhassen High School offensive lineman Frank Rag-

now. “You have to star t at home, and you have to secure those kids that you feel like can help you win a Big Ten championship at home,” defensive coordinator and acting head coach Tracy Claeys said. Still, as much as recruits have said they admire Kill and his staff, there are still reservations about the program. Jones said Kill’s battle

with epilepsy affects his recruitment tremendously. “You never know if [Kill’s] telling the truth or not, but I believe him,” Jones said. “I don’t believe he’ll be going anywhere any time soon, but it’s always in the back of my head when I’m looking at another school that has a coaching staff established.” u See RECRUITING Page 7 Ragnow said he isn’t concerned about Kill’s health problems.

STUDENT LIFE

Poor sleep habits wear students thin Despite students’ heavy workloads, experts warn against lost sleep. BY KATELYN FAULKS kfaulks@mndaily.com

Coursework is piling up, professors are prepping for final exams and student sleep schedules are suffering under the weight of academic pressures. Only about half of Minnesota college students said they felt they get enough sleep three days per week or less, according to a 2012 University of Minnesota Boynton Health Survey. Students say while they know sleep is impor tant, demands of school can take priority. Experts say sleep helps the human body repair

LISA PERSSON, DAILY

Sophomore Lucienne Nagel takes a nap Thursday in the basement of Coffman Union.

itself and gives the mind time to make memories, and it may also prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a

University of Rochester Medical Center study published last month. In the study, researchers discovered that mice

brain cells shrank during u See SLEEP Page 12 Sleep deprivation can affect memory and judgement.

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Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to pay $1.8 billion penalty BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — SAC Capital Advisors will plead guilty to criminal fraud charges, stop investing money for others and pay $1.8 billion — the largest financial penalty in histor y for insider trading — to resolve criminal and civil claims against the hedge fund giant, the government announced Monday. The government said in a letter to judges presiding over Manhattan cases that the “proposed global resolution” of the criminal and civil cases against SAC Capital Advisors and related companies also includes an agree-

ment that SAC will cease operating as an investment adviser and will not accept any additional funds from third-party investors. The company will pay a $900 million fine and forfeit another $900 million to the federal government, though $616 million that SAC companies have already agreed to pay to settle parallel actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be deducted from the $1.8 billion. Early in the afternoon, SAC Capital said in a statement: “We take responsibility for the handful of men who pleaded guilty and whose conduct gave rise to

SAC’s liability. The tiny fraction of wrongdoers does not represent the 3,000 honest men and women who have worked at the firm during the past 21 years. SAC has never encouraged, promoted or tolerated insider trading.” Later, the company revised and softened its statement, subtracting “tiny fraction” and replacing the last sentence with a more remorseful tone: “Even one person crossing the line into illegal behavior is too many and we greatly regret this conduct occurred.” U.S. Attor ney Pr eet Bharara told a news conference the settlement should

send the message that “no institution should rest easy in the belief that it is too big to jail.” He said it was up to the courts to decide whether to accept the plea deal. No date for a plea was immediately set. As part of the deal, prosecutors said they will not assert claims for financial recover y against any present owner or shareholder of the SAC defendants for insider trading on behalf of SAC through last Dec. 21, except for criminal fines or forfeiture claims related to insider trading profits or avoided losses. Prosecutors also reser ved the right to charge others criminally.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans asked a Minnesota cour t to block a new online voter registration system Monday, saying it was illegally created by the state’s Democratic elections chief. Four GOP lawmakers and a pair of conser vative groups filed a lawsuit seeking to suspend the Web-based system pending legislative action next year. In announcing the action, the plaintiffs said the system raises doubts about the integrity of Tuesday’s municipal elections. It was implemented by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie this fall and has been used by more than 1,900 people to newly register or modify an existing registration. The plaintiffs said they aren’t opposed to the concept but contend Ritchie lacked the authority to unilaterally launch the system. They said they are worried about data security and voter verification and argued the plan should have been vetted by the Legislature on the front end. “Online registration could be the best thing since sliced bread. It could be the worst thing since the plague. We don’t know,” said state Rep. Steve Drazkowski, RMazeppa. Ritchie’s of fice responded to the lawsuit with a prepared statement expressing confidence that “we are on firm legal ground providing eligible voters with common sense tools based in Minnesota law.” Minnesota is the 15th state to allow online registration. People using the system must present verifiable identification data; their applications will be checked in similar fashion as before.

LOS ANGELES — The man accused of opening fire at Los Angeles International Airport, shooting employees and terrorizing travelers, accomplished two of his goals, according to authorities: killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and showing how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. The deadly rampage left investigators to piece together what motivated Paul Ciancia’s hatred toward the agency formed to make air travel safer after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But the attack could ultimately lead to changes in the way airports are patrolled. Ciancia, who was shot four times by airport police, remained in critical condition Monday. He has not been scheduled to appear in court. Any appearance will depend on when his doctors say he’s ready, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. The FBI said Ciancia had a handwritten letter, stating that he made the conscious decision to try to kill multiple TSA officers and “instill fear in your traitorous minds.” The unemployed motorcycle mechanic who recently moved to Los Angeles from the small, blue-collar town of Pennsville, N.J., had a friend drop him at LAX on Friday just moments before he pulled a .223-caliber assault rifle from his duffel bag and opened fire, killing one TSA officer and wounding three other people, including two more TSA workers. Officials do not believe that the friend knew of the shooter’s plans. Ciancia arrived at the airport in a black Hyundai and was not a ticketed passenger. Ciancia is charged with murder of a federal officer and committing violence at an international airport, charges that could qualify him for the death penalty. It was not immediately clear when he would make a first court appearance given his medical condition.

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HOW TO: ELECTION DAY 2013 ranked-choice voting system in 2006 and first used it in the 2009 election. At that time, Rybak faced fewer than a dozen challengers and won with more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round of counting. The city didn’t have to enact the ranked-choice tabulation method. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s website will post initial results as they become available Tuesday evening. Official winners from all of the races are planned to be announced by Friday at the latest.

BY ALEXI GUSSO agusso@mndaily.com

When the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Minneapolis officials will begin counting ranked-choice votes to decide the next wave of city government leaders. Thirty-five candidates are vying to replace outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak, who has led the city since 2001. The majority of the 13 open City Council positions are also hotly contested, including the two wards that include the University of Minnesota. The Minnesota Daily will cover voting throughout the day and the mayoral and City Council races.

SAME-DAY VOTING REGISTRATION

1. Valid Minnesota driver’s license, learner’s permit or receipt for either

List A, Approved Photo IDs (Must list current name, photo, but doesn’t need address. It may be expired.)

3. Tribal ID 4. Valid registration in the same precinct under a different name or address 5. Notice of late registration sent to you by your county auditor or city clerk 6. A voter registered in the same precinct as you who can confirm your address with a signed oath.

Four of the Minneapolis City Council’s 13 seats are open to new members, and seven of the remaining nine are competitive races. In Ward 3, which encompasses parts of Northeast Minneapolis, downtown, Dinkytown and Marcy-Holmes, two-term DFL incumbent Diane Hofstede is facing a tough re-election bid against DFLendorsed attorney Jacob Frey. Libertarian candidate Michael Katch and Green Party candidate Kristina Gronquist are also looking to represent Ward 3, but their campaigns haven’t been as active as Hofstede’s and Frey’s. In Ward 2, which covers parts of the University and the surrounding Prospect Park and Cedar-Riverside neighborhoods, incumbent Cam Gordon is r unning against socialist candidate Diana Newberry, who hasn’t been actively campaigning. Four current City Council members are resigning, leaving the seats open to new faces. In Wards 7 and 8, the incumbents are running unopposed. In St. Paul, three candidates are vying to replace twoterm incumbent Mayor Chris Coleman, but with few resources and weak campaigns, Sharon Anderson, Tim Holden and Kurt Dornfeld aren’t serious challengers. St. Paul will also use the ranked-choice voting system, and voters can rank up to six candidates for mayor and City Council.

Voters will rank their top three mayoral candidates and also rank candidates running for Minneapolis City Council, the Parks and Recreation Board and the Board of Estimate and Taxation. The lists of candidates running for each open position will appear under three columns, and voters can indicate their first, second and third choices. Voters can pick up instructions for filling out the ballots as they enter their polling places, and election judges will be on hand to answer questions. City officials will begin counting ballots star ting with voters’ first choices. If a candidate doesn’t receive a majority in the first round of counting, the least-popular candidate in that race will be eliminated, and the process will repeat over the following days until a candidate gets a majority of votes. The ballots that list the eliminated candidate as their top choice will count as votes for the candidates who those voters listed as their second choice. If the second choice is eliminated in that round, the third choice will then be counted in the next round. Because there’s no clear front-runner for mayor, this is the first time the city will likely have to test the rankedchoice counting system for that race. Minneapolis adopted the

OR BRING A COMBINATION OF ONE APPROVED PHOTO ID (FROM LIST A) AND ONE APPROVED UTILITY BILL (FROM LIST B) TO VERIFY YOUR CURRENT NAME AND ADDRESS TO YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE:

2. Valid Minnesota ID card or receipt

What’s on the ballot?

At the polls

BRING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION TO VERIFY YOUR CURRENT NAME AND ADDRESS TO YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE:

7. An employee of the residential facility where you live who can confirm your address with a signed oath. 8. University ID, or U-Card

1. Minnesota driver’s license 2. Minnesota state ID 3. University ID, or U-Card

4. Tribal ID 5. United States military ID 6. United States passport

List B, Utility bills within 30 days of the election (Must list current name and address in the precinct. It may have been delivered by mail or electronically.) 1. Electronic, gas, Internet service, sewer service, solid waste, telephone, television or water 2. Rent statement that states utilities dated within 30 days of the election 3. Current student fee statement

WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT MAYOR

CITY COUNCIL (WARD)

Gregg A. Iverson Christopher Robin Zimmerman Dan Cohen Ole Savior Rahn V. Workcuff Doug Mann Mark V. Anderson Abdul M. Rahaman “The Rock” Edmund Bernard Bruyere James Everett John Charles Wilson Mark Andrew Bob Fine Merrill Anderson Bob “Again” Carney Jr. Mike Gould John Leslie Hartwig Stephanie Woodruff Tony Lane Troy Benjegerdes Christopher Clark Kurtis W. Hanna Neal Baxter James “Jimmy” L. Stroud, Jr. Jackie Cherryhomes Don Samuels Cam Winton Betsy Hodges Jaymie Kelly Captain Jack Sparrow Joshua Rea Alicia K. Bennett Bill Kahn Jeffrey Alan Wagner Cyd Gorman

Kevin Reich* Mark Fox Vincent Coffeen

Diana Newberry Cam Gordon* Jacob Frey Diane Hofstede* Kristina Gronquist Michael Katch

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BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION

Elizabeth Glidden*

Alondra Cano Abdi Abdulle Charles Curtis Pat Fleetham Gregory McDonald Ty Moore

Barbara A. “Barb” Johnson* Kris Brogan Dan Niesen

Brett Buckner Ian Alexander Blong Yang Kale R. Severson

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Robert Lilligren* Abdi Warsame Mahamed A. Cali Abdi Addow Sheikh Abdul Abukar Abdi

Lisa Goodman*

PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER AT LARGE

Lisa Bender Meg Tuthill* Nate Griggs Scott Hargarten John Quincy* Bob Schlosser Matt Steele “Dick” Franson Andrew Johnson Ben Gisselman Chris Lautenschlager Charlie Casserly Linea Palmisano Matt Perry Bob Reuer David Regan Missy Durant

PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER (DISTRICT)

John Erwin Hashim Yonis Tom Nordyke Jason Stone Annie Young Mary Lynn McPherson Meg Forney Steve Barland Casper Hill Ishmael Israel

David Pascoe David B Wheeler Carol J. Becker Douglas Sembla BALLOT QUESTIONS Proposal to Amend the Minneapolis City Charter 1) “Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended in the form of a complete revision which (1) modernizes the Charter; (2) redrafts its provisions for brevity and in plain language; (3) reorganizes the Charter into nine articles, and groups related provisions together; (4) removes from the Charter certain provisions for possible enactment into ordinance; and (5) retains the current role and relationships of City boards and commissions?”

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David Luce Jon Olson Scott Vreeland Said Maye Anita Tabb Bobby Davis

Proposal to Amend the Minneapolis City Charter Liquor-Licensing Provisions 2) “Shall the Minneapolis City Charter provisions relating to the sale of liquor and wine be amended by reorganizing and rewriting in plain modern language?”

Steffanie Musich

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Josh Neiman Brad Bourn

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GRAPHICS SOURCES: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEAPOLIS ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES, VOTE.MINNEAPOLISMN.GOV/VOTERS/BALLOT

Egypt’s Morsi defiant as human rights trial begins BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO — Ousted President Mohammed Morsi refused to wear a prison jumpsuit, entering the caged dock in a dark business suit as his co-defendants applauded. He defiantly questioned the legitimacy of the court and proclaimed himself still Egypt’s leader. His fellow Muslim Brotherhood members chanted, “Down

with military rule!” Morsi’s long-awaited trial got off to a chaotic start Monday, with outbursts and interr uptions, and it was quickly adjourned until Jan. 8. The dramatic first public appearance for Morsi since the July 3 militar y coup that removed him from power was meant to be a step toward due process. Instead, it highlighted the challenges facing Egypt’s

interim authorities as they attempt to close a chapter of his presidency, while his Islamist supporters seek to disrupt the effort. Morsi and 14 co-defendants — seven of whom are still at large — are charged with inciting the killing of protesters who massed outside the presidential palace in December 2012 and demanded that he call off a referendum on a new Islamist-drafted constitution.

Brotherhood members attacked a sit-in by the protesters, sparking clashes that left 10 people dead. He rejected the proceedings and said he had been forced to attend. “I am here by force and against my will. The coup is a crime and treason,” he said. Morsi refused to enter a plea and demanded that he be given a microphone, although his voice was loud enough for everyone in the

courtroom to hear. “This is not my cour t,” Morsi went on. “This court, with all due respect, doesn’t have jurisdiction over the president. There is a militar y coup in this countr y. The leaders of this coup must be brought to trial according to the constitution.” The case against Morsi and the other defendants is rooted in complaints filed against them by rights ac-

tivists at the time of the December riots. It is not related to events stemming from the coup, contrar y to what Morsi’s suppor ters maintain. “This case is a turning point and the beginning of the downfall of Morsi,” said Ragia Omran, a lawyer who represents two of the slain victims. If convicted, Morsi and the other defendants could face the death penalty.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

MSA takes on advising concerns MSA plans to present adviser issues to the Board of Regents. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota administrators say academic advising is the best it’s been in years. But some students disagree, saying they rar ely see their adviser. In response to student concerns about advising, the Minnesota Student Association plans to present issues regarding adviser turnover and accessibility at its December meeting with the Board of Regents. MSA doesn’t have authority to change University policy for issues like advising, but two of its members ser ve as group representatives to the regents. MSA student representative to the regents Joelle Stangler said she’s unsure if the board will change any policies in response to MSA’s presentation but

said making regents aware of student issues has affected some policies in the past. MSA will follow up with the regents during their spring meeting to see if they take any action on advising policy, she said. Stangler said an adviser should be a source of comfor t for their students, as well as an academic guide. “People are having a lot of dif ferent advisers in their career,” she said. “[Students] will have had thr ee or four advisers from their freshman year until graduation.” Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, said the advising profession tends to have a lot of turnover because it’s often a stepping-stone to further a career. The University implemented the APLUS system about three years ago to help students move more easily between different advisers, he said. The pr ogram keeps track of student progress and includes a section

for notes. McMaster said this helps a new adviser work more authoritatively because they can see students’ full advising and academic histories. S t a n g l e r, w h o a l s o works in an advising office, said in some cases students will be assigned a temporar y adviser between advisers, which can contribute to the feeling of being “shuffled around.” Les Opatz, assistant director of advising in the College of Liberal Ar ts, said advising offices benefit from having employees who’ve held the same position for many years because they have an understanding of how dif ferent depar tments and majors have changed over time. Because University depar tments are constantly changing, Opatz said, this knowledge is beneficial for providing students with quality guidance. MSA also plans to tell regents about student issues with limited access to advisers. Stangler said the amount of time a student

is provided when meeting with his or her adviser sometimes isn’t enough, which can leave students unclear on how to navigate the University. “I think it compounds the idea that it’s really big here, that you can get lost here,” she said. But due to tight budgets and limited resources, the ratio of advisers to students is a source of struggle for many colleges, said Mark Bultmann, director of advising initiatives in the Of fice of Undergraduate Education. Bultmann said it’s especially difficult for students to meet with their adviser during registration time. And when there are too many students assigned to an adviser, he said, making an appointment becomes more difficult. “Students calling to make appointments may find that they have to wait a few days or a week to actually get in to see someone,” he said. Psychology junior Kaylin Graf f said she rarely sees her adviser because

she doesn’t feel the need to. “I’ve heard of people tr ying to find a dif ferent adviser because theirs just didn’t really help them,” she said. Lexi Steinkraus, an undeclared sophomore, said she thinks students often put off visiting their adviser because they don’t find them useful. “They’re definitely helpful when it comes to the initial transition [during] freshman year,” Steinkraus said, “but after that, you sort of forget that they exist.” McMaster said students may stop using their collegiate adviser around junior year and opt to meet with their major adviser instead. The Of fice of Undergraduate Education plans to make improvements to advising and career counseling as par t of a larger plan that will potentially be in place by this summer, McMaster said. “I don’t think anything’s broken here at all,” he said, “but it’s a matter of continually improving.”

A rising tide of drug trafficking, homicides in Caribbean BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Assault rifles at the ready, police in a speedboat scan the coastline as they slice through the slate-gray water, aware that the rocky shor elines and fishing villages that line par ts of southern Jamaica are not always ver y sleepy these days. Seizures of South American cocaine in Jamaica have doubled since last year, and that has prompted island authorities to step up their game, dispatching more patrols to locations that haven’t seen such sustained law enforcement activity in years. “All these areas are constantly monitored for illegal contraband. We keep our ears close to the ground,” said Det. Cpl. Orville Welsh, the lead officer in the patrol boat, after his team searched a fisherman’s canoe and a village of wooden shacks for drugs and guns. It’s not just Jamaica that’s on aler t. The central Caribbean as a whole seems to be coming back

into favor with transnational drug cartels, with authorities repor ting sharp increases in cocaine seizures and scrambling resources to contain the apparent surge. Long a smuggler’s paradise, the Caribbean was eclipsed by Mexico as the prime dr ug route to the U.S. in the 1990s when Colombian car tels retreated amid stronger enforcement off Florida. In recent years, cocaine seized in the Caribbean dropped to around 5 percent of the total found by U.S. authorities. Activity is picking up, possibly a result of the violent dr ug war in Mexico and Central America. The frequency and size of cocaine seizures in the Caribbean, par ticularly of f the Dominican Republic and Puer to Rico, have been steadily climbing. In the first half of the year, Caribbean seizures accounted for 14 percent of U.S.bound cocaine, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA says 87 tons of cocaine were seized in the Caribbean corridor in

2012, nearly double the year-earlier total. The high pace is continuing, with 44 tons seized in the first half of this year. “I don’t think it’s just a one- or two-year blip,” said Vito Guarino, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Caribbean division. DEA officials and others say the Caribbean surge is partly a result of efforts such as the U.S.-led Central America Regional Security Initiative, launched in Januar y 2012, which increased enforcement in Central America, often the first stop on the export route for South American cocaine. At the same time, there was a crackdown along the U.S.Mexico border. “Whenever those two get squeezed, the movement is toward the Caribbean,” said Ricardo Martinez, an associate police superintendent in Puerto Rico. Islanders fear growing bloodshed and dr ug use. “The violence is overwhelming and it has been increasing,” said a man who would give his name only as Kike in La Perla, a slum perched above the sea in the Puer to Rican

capital of San Juan. “Young kids who are coming up the ranks think they’re James Bond.” A similar anxiety is expressed by a few residents of the tiny fishing village of For um, on Jamaica’s southern coast, where the main road leads past rickety wooden shacks to a rocky shoreline lined with small boats. “If the drugs take over, this place will never be the same. It will be bad, bad,” fisherman Oneal Burke said as he scaled fresh red snapper. Police in Puerto Rico say about 75 percent of homicides — which hit a record of 1,135 in 2011 — are tied to drug traf ficking in the U.S. territory of 3.7 million people. In recent years, smugglers often took off by plane from Venezuela en route to Honduras or elsewhere in Central America. U.S. officials say those clandestine flights have dropped by 33 percent since 2011. Some of that slack is being picked up by speedboats racing across the Caribbean. Angel Melendez, a Puerto Rico-based special agent

for Homeland Security Investigations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, said cocaine is increasingly trafficked in larger amounts directly north from Venezuela on boats that refuel at sea during the roughly two-day voyage. Just last week, federal authorities seized more than 1,100 kilograms (2,425 pounds) of cocaine from a speedboat off St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, just east of Puerto Rico. “It’s a bigger risk, but it’s a bigger profit,” Melendez said. The Dominican Republic is now the region’s biggest transit point for drugs. A U.S. militar y assessment projected that 6 percent of the cocaine destined for the U.S. this year will pass through the Dominican Republic alone. In Jamaica, seizures doubled to 354 kilograms (780 pounds) in the first half of the year, according to police statistics. Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said he fears transnational criminals are funneling resources into Jamaica because they see the countr y as “a soft spot that can be exploited.”

Saudi foreign minister and John Kerry patch over relations BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The United States and Saudi Arabia promised each other and the region Monday that they would continue to work together, with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal saying

“our two friendly countries” are busy dealing jointly with troublesome issues like Syria, Iran and the Mideast peace process. “There is no room for emotion and anger here, but rather for policies of commonsense and level-headedness,” Saud said at a joint news conference with Kerry.

Nevertheless, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for his visit to Saudi Arabia as dif ferences between the two countries intensified over the Obama administration’s policy toward war-torn Syria, its movement toward a possible dialogue with Iran, a regional rival of the Saudis, and its stance on

Egypt’s military coup. Saud also expressed his deep frustration with the United Nations, where the Saudis recently rejected a seat on the Security Council because of its inability to achieve progress in the Syria or for the Palestinians. The prince told Kerr y: “A tr ue relationship be-

tween friends is based on sincerity, candor and frankness, rather than mere cour tesy.” The pair appear ed together not long after Kerr y, speaking to U.S. employees at the American Embassy here, hailed the kingdom’s role as “the senior player” in the Middle East.

US PIRG report links private loans to high student debt

BANK OF AMERICA 36 complaints 0.8%

ACS EDUCATION SERVICES 155 complaints 3.6%

KEYBANK NA 167 complaints 3.9%

NELNET 55 complaints 1.3%

was some wrongdoing [by the lender],” Forstie said. He said the USPIRG report and its findings show the CFPB is a good resource for students. “[The CFPB] has proven to be an awesome tool for students in its few years of existence,” he said. The repor t found that borrowers in the Midwest and South are less likely to submit complaints than

DISCOVER 177 complaints 4.1%

SOURCE: U.S. PIRG PRIVATE LOANS, PUBLIC COMPLAINTS REPORT

JPMORGAN CHASE 239 complaints 5.5%

65% Repaying loans

31% Problems related to inability to pay

CITIBANK 268 complaints 6.2%

4% Getting loans

TOP 10 PRIVATE STUDENT LOAN FIRMS BY TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS

WELLS FARGO 330 complaints 7.7%

student loans, according to the Of fice of Institutional Research. Peng, an international student from China, isn’t eligible for federal loans and said Sallie Mae is one of only a few U.S. companies that lend students money without a U.S. citizen as a co-signer. “It kind of worries me,” she said about the firm’s high volume of grievances. “But since it’s my only option, even if it was a fire pit, I’d have to jump into it.” The most complainedabout private lender in Minnesota is Wells Fargo, which ranked third overall nationwide. The San Francisco-based bank had 21 complaints in Minnesota. Minnesota has the four th-highest average debt for a four-year degree at $29,058, according to the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group. High-debt student loan

BREAKDOWN OF COMPLAINTS BY ISSUE

AES/PHEAA 503 complaints 11.7%

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borrowers, or those with $40,000 or more in debt after graduation, disproportionally use private loans to pay for school, the report said. Matt Forstie, Minnesota Student Legislative Coalition chair, said private loans are a concer n because they’re more expensive than other types of loans. “The students that take them out are the ones with the most financial burden or are the most vulnerable,” he said. “You take out a private loan if you’ve exhausted your other options.” The majority of private loan complaints filed to the CFPB were about repayment issues, which ranged from deferment to billing and fees. Students can r epor t problems with lenders to the agency, and it will file a report with the lender. Of the 4,300 complaints analyzed since March 2012, the CFPB helped 330 consumers receive monetar y relief. “This shows that there

SALLIE MAE 1,983 complaints 46%

Loans

SOURCE: U.S. PIRG PRIVATE LOANS, PUBLIC COMPLAINTS REPORT

those in other parts of the countr y, but Forstie said students should take advantage of the CFPB. “It’s been successful in getting results where other agencies have failed,” he said. Peng went to high school in the U.S. and is in

the middle of filing for permanent residency. If she qualifies, she can qualify for federal student loans. But until then, she will have to continue with private borrowing. “There’s nothing else I can do,” she said. “I have to go to school, you know?”

Editor Coulson did not know of UK hacking BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron’s for mer communications chief, Andy Coulson, fought back Monday at Britain’s phone hacking trial, claiming through his lawyer that he had no idea underlings at the British tabloid he once edited were hacking and was himself a victim of illegal eavesdropping. Coulson’s lawyer, Timothy Langdale, told jurors they would hear evidence that private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who has pleaded guilty to hacking phones while working for Ruper t Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid, had targeted Coulson, the paper’s editor between 2003 and 2007. Langdale asked whether Coulson, who left the newspaper to work for Cameron, could be “both conspirator and victim at the same time.” “The two things do not sit easily together, do they?” he said. Langdale spoke to the jur y after the prosecution finished its opening arguments against Coulson, former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks and six others on charges stemming from illegal activity at the now-shuttered tabloid.

Man dies after jump from U building Suicide u from Page 1

unsuccessfully tried to help the man, Miner said. Police arrived on the scene shortly after the man jumped. According to the police report, the responding officer administered medical attention to the man. Hennepin County Medical Center paramedics also responded and pronounced the man dead upon arrival, the report said. The building was closed until around noon, Miner said. This type of incident is “pretty uncommon in a building like that,” he said. Nils Hasselmo is located on Church Street Southeast, just east of Coffman Union on the University’s East Bank. The building is seven stories tall. Counseling services were brought in for those who witnessed the jump. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the individual involved,” University spokesman Chuck Tombarge said in a statement. “We have and certainly will continue to make counseling services available to any employees or others at the U who may need it after today’s unfortunate incident.” Paul Wright, Academic Health Center Research Building Management Services manager, sent an email Monday afternoon to some University faculty, students and staff who use the building. “Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel about the events that transpired this morning in our building,” Wright said in the email. Though counselors had left the building by late Monday afternoon, the email said, they could return later this week. More information will be released once the man’s family has been notified, the email said.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

City candidates vie for split power Mayor

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But the council can override any mayoral veto with a two-thirds majority, or nine votes out of 13 members. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said a strong leader in Minneapolis can accomplish a lot, even though the mayor is in a “weakened position” in the city’s structure. Coleman calls himself the “ultimate decision-maker” in St. Paul’s government. St. Paul has a seven-member council, using what’s considered a strong-mayor system. “I’m not only the mayor, but I’m also CEO of the city,” Coleman said. Compared to the mayor of Minneapolis, Coleman said it’s easier for St. Paul’s leader to make decisions on his or her own. “Ultimately, the buck is more likely to stop here at my desk than in Minneapolis,” Coleman said.

Looking forward This year’s election will likely keep St. Paul’s status quo. Coleman is favored for re-election, and only one of the seven City Council seats is open. But frontrunners in the pool of 35 candidates to succeed Rybak are varied, and it’s unclear how the new mayor-council dynamic will play out in Minneapolis. Some candidates agree on major city issues, like closing the achievement gap in public schools. But how they’ll address them in a fractured-power system is still an open question. “We are looking at some very different styles, and in a weak-mayor system, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what that would mean,” University of Minnesota political science professor Larry Jacobs said. Most leading candidates stressed the importance of building close ties with council members to diffuse any tension that disagreements could bring. “When you cultivate a personal relationship, it breaks down a lot of the distrust that people might have if you just start out from a policy position,” independent candidate Cam Winton said. Jacobs said some candidates, like former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew and Ward 5 City Councilman Don Samuels, could bring an outgoing, charismatic style to the office like Rybak has. Ward 13 City Councilwoman Betsy Hodges said she likes to connect one-onone and has already started to meet with potential council members. Candidates also emphasized the mayor’s power to propose the budget, which is subject to City Council approval. Though candidates have ideas for how they would lead Minneapolis if elected, Hamline University law professor David Schultz said external pressures could force them to change their vision. Rybak had to deal with the 2008 recession, cuts to local government aid under former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and many different personalities on the Council, Schultz said, and all those factors affected how he led the city. “It’s not just your personality. It’s not just the formal trappings of the office,” Schultz said. “It’s also the circumstances into which one is situated that help determine what you’re going to look like as mayor.”

Taking from the past Two leading Minneapolis mayoral candidates have served on the City Council under Rybak’s predecessors. Independent candidate Dan Cohen said the tension between former Mayor Arthur Naftalin and the City Council in the 1960s led to a competition for power and recognition between the two groups. Though Naftalin frequently referred to the City Council as the “student council,” Cohen said, his lack of interest gave the Council a free hand to drive city policy. In order to govern effectively, Cohen said the

City Council guaranteed some turnover OPEN SEAT UNCONTESTED SEAT *INCUMBENT Barbara Johnson*- DFL Kris Brogan - DFL Dan Niesen - Republican

Ward 4

Kevin Reich* - DFL Mark Fox - Independent Vincent Coffeen - Pirate Party

Ward 1 Brett Buckner - DFL Ian Alexander - DFL Blong Yang - DFL Kale R. Severson - Green Party

Ward 5

Jacob Frey - DFL Diane Hofstede* - DFL Kristina Gronquist - Green Party Michael Katch - Libertarian

Ward 3

Diana Newberry - Socialist Workers Party Cam Gordon* - Green Party

Ward 2 Ward 7

Lisa Goodman* - DFL

Ward 6

Alondra Cano - DFL Abdi Abdulle - DFL Charles Curtis - Politics with Principle Pat Fleetham - DFL Gregory McDonald - DFL Ty Moore - Socialist Alternative

Ward 9

Ward 10

Lisa Bender - DFL Meg Tuthill* - DFL Nate Griggs - Independent Scott Hargarten - Pirate Party

Ward 8

Ward 12

Elizabeth Glidden* - DFL

Ward 13 Linea Palmisano - DFL Matt Perry - DFL Bob Reuer - Independent David Regan - Libertarian Party Missy Durant - DFL

Robert Lilligren*- DFL Abdi Warsame - DFL Mahamed A. Cali - DFL Abdi Addow - DFL Sheikh Abdul - DFL Abukar Abdi - DFL

“Dick” Franson - DFL Andrew Johnson - DFL Ben Gisselman - DFL Chris Lautenschlager - Green Party Charlie Casserly - Independent

Ward 11 John Quincy* - DFL Bob Schlosser - Non-Party Affiliate Matt Steele - Independent

two parties have to be able to work together. Jackie Cherr yhomes, a former City Council president currently running for mayor, served under former Mayor Sharon Sayles-Belton and said the two never worried about who took credit for city policies. “I think that concern — who gets the credit — is more for newcomers to the system than it is for people who’ve been there a long time,” Cherryhomes said. Though the two women sometimes disagreed over policy, Cherr yhomes said their constant interaction tended to heal wounds quickly.

ment,” he said. “But also, [it] frankly underestimates the dramatic amount of work I do on day-to-day running the city.” Cherr yhomes said she disagrees with those who call the mayor’s job an external role rather than an internal one. The mayor’s ability to follow through on initiatives he or she promotes is more impor tant than reaching the public through a bully pulpit, she said. “I think that that’s something that gets lost in the translation,” Cherryhomes said. Hodges said openly charting a vision is only half of the equation and a mayor must also be able to build consensus.

Using the megaphone During his tenure, Rybak used his office’s visibility to rally public support for projects like the Vikings stadium while working behind the scenes with council members. Some leading candidates cited the mayor’s ability to reach swathes of citizens as one of the of fice’s significant powers. “The mayor enjoys a megaphone the members of City Council do not have,” Winton said. “It’s the mayor singlehandedly charting a vision for the city.” Rybak acknowledged his of fice’s visibility but said his job is much more detailoriented than many assume it is. “People will often say, ‘R. T. is a cheerleader,’ which I take as sort of a compli-

“We are looking at some very different styles, and in a weakmayor system, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what that would mean.” Larry Jacobs, University of Minnesota political science professor

“When you step off that platform and put the bullhorn down, you have to have the people at the table needed to get things done,” Hodges said.

Charting a course Whoever is elected will have to deal with sweeping changes to the City Council. Incumbents in four council races have chosen not to run for re-election, so almost a third of seats are guaranteed to change hands. And with all but two other seats contested, Minneapolis government could see more freshman leaders than those with prior experience. The leading candidates str essed that even when factions and political rivalries cloud work in City Hall, ever yone at the table is ultimately elected to ser ve citizens. And for those concerned that a largely fresh leadership may not set the right course for Minneapolis, R ybak cited the election that brought him into of fice more than a decade ago. “I would encourage anybody who’s worried about the next mayor and council to just calm down,” he said. “Twelve years ago, this untested mayor who’d never ser ved in of fice and … a rookiedominated council came in to predictions of chaos. I think we did pretty well.”

How a resolution moves through City Hall

Step 1

City staff members present the resolution to one or more City Council committees

MAJORITY VOTE YES

Step 2

Resolution goes before the full City Council

MAJORITY VOTE NO

No action taken

LAYOUT BY AMBER BILLINGS

MAJORITY VOTE YES

Step 3

Resolution goes before the mayor

MAYOR SIGNS

Resolution takes effect

MAYOR VETOES

Step 4

City Council has a chance to overturn the mayor’s veto

LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS AGAINST MAYOR

TWO-THIRDS AGAINST MAYOR

No action Resolution taken takes effect

GRAPHICS SOURCES: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEAPOLIS CHARTER, MN DAILY REPORTING, MINNEAPOLIS ELECTIONS AND VOTER SERVICES

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The pathway for pot Marijuana legalization is inevitable, but who will take up the issue?

recent Gallup poll showed that for the first time, a clear majority — 58 percent — of all Americans suppor t legalizing marijuana, a 10 percent surge since last year. Marijuana use has become less stigmatized with laziness and the munchies with each passing year. Rather, thanks to smar t branding and public outreach on behalf of its suppor ters, it has been transformed and touted as a safer and healthier recreational dr ug compared to alcohol and tobacco. It’s undeniable that marijuana is going to become a huge par t of public policy debates — and likely our culture — in the near future. But the question is who will take up the cause and make legalization a reality? With 65 and 62 percent of self-identified Democrats

LUIS RUUSKA columnist

and Independents, respectively, in support of marijuana legalization, compared to only 35 percent of Republicans, the GOP will likely not take up this issue any time soon. This is especially true without any pressure from their constituents. But don’t be quick to assume that the Democrats are jumping the pot issue; in recent years, Democratic leaders’ attitudes toward pot have been anything but enthusiastic. One can see this resistance right here at home with Gov. Mark Dayton’s staunch opposition to decriminalizing the possession

of both medical and recreational marijuana. Dayton blasted California’s handling of marijuana dispensaries late last year. “In California, it’s just become a joke,” he said. “You just find doctors who will write you a prescription almost sight unseen.” Outgoing Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has also vocalized his opposition to marijuana. R ybak heavily criticized marijuana users in 2010, saying, “Anybody who buys marijuana … is directly or indirectly giving money to gangs.” Dayton and Rybak aren’t alone. Other top Democrats like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomber g and prominent California senator Dianne Feinstein have both said they oppose the dr ug. Bloomberg went as far as to call the medical marijuana debate “one of the great hoaxes of all time.” With the GOP out and the Democratic Party hardly in, who will take up the fight for marijuana?

DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 115,146- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,383 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN

The people, of course. At the end of the day, we the people are always the ones politicians come back to pander to. As public suppor t changes, politicians suddenly seem to “evolve” overnight and come out as harbingers of change and progress. This is best seen in the politicians that came out in suppor t of same-sex marriage after V ice President Joe Biden did in 2012. Ultimately, the path to legalizing pot is hazy. Will we see one or more presidential candidates suppor t it in 2016? Which par ty will ultimately take up the issue? There is no clear answer to either of those questions. One thing is clear, however: The marijuana issue has been lit ablaze, and there’s no chance it’ll be extinguished now. It’s just a matter of who’s willing to confront it. Luis Ruuska welcomes comments at lruuska@mndaily.com.

LGBT ISSUES

Obama reaches out to the press The president wrote directly to the public on an LGBT rights issue.

Collin Randolph welcomes comments at crandolph@mndaily.com.

GUEST EDITORIAL Nation needs a sober debate about fracking

Why it matters: Guidance on silica mining is needed, but so is a more robust debate on fracking. Silica sand mining has become a growing issue in this region and for much of southeastern Minnesota as the demand for sand has exploded due to the growth of shale oil and gas drilling. As counties and cities str uggle to balance the rights of businesses to mine and residents’ concer ns about mining, the state Legislature ordered the Environmental Quality Board to create a sort of best practices document to guide local governments. The approach by the state makes sense. While some would like to see the state set stricter regulations regarding silica mining, the concerns and details of mine operations are different in each community, and decisions are more appropriately a local decision. But local gover nments, particularly smaller towns and counties, do need the expert guidance the EQB is putting together. The final document, to be completed early next year, isn’t intended to be a set of minimum standards, but rather to provide local governments with a list

of proven ordinances and ideas that they can pick and choose from as they write their own ordinances for silica operations. The EQB was correct to slow down creation of a final document — they were initially supposed to have a document by now — in order to get more public input. The EQB held a public meeting in Mankato last month and has more scheduled. Those at the Mankato meeting voiced concerns about potential well problems, traf fic and worries about the tiny silica particles being carried in the air. Mining companies, including the longtime UNIMIN mines near Ottawa, Minn., and the new Jordan Sands company, talked about the many steps they take to minimize any problems. The EQB document won’t settle the debate over silica mining — those opposing it will continue to fight, and those who promote the economic development of it will continue to support mining. But the document will give local governments much better information as they weigh those debates. The sand mined here is sent to other states for use in oil and gas drilling, and the issues sur rounding that hydraulic fracturing, better known as “fracking,”

should have a more robust debate nationally. Fracking involves shooting silica sand and a chemical/water mixture deep into the ground to fracture rock formations, making natural gas and oil easier to extract. The potential dangers of fracking are real and serious, particularly the chemical contamination of the groundwater supply. As oil exploration has exploded in recent years, so have problems. In North Dakota, more than 800,000 gallons of fracked oil spilled recently. It’s among many spills in the state, with state officials accused of covering it up in the quest to support the economic boom brought to North Dakota. In the past, many have promoted the “drill, baby, drill” mentality, arguing it’s necessar y so that America isn’t dependent on Middle Eastern fuel. But that argument has lost its punch as the United States is now the top oil and fuel supplier in the world, surpassing Saudi Arabia this year. While the mining of silica is a side issue, the problems of fracking need a much more serious look. The Mankato Free Press Editorial Board This editorial was originally published in The Mankato Free Press on Oct. 29.

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resident Barack Obama wrote an op-ed piece Sunday in the Huf fington Post urging Congress to pass a ban on workplace discrimination ADITI PRADEEP against LGBT columnist employees. In the article, Obama stressed the impor tance of passing the Employment NonDiscrimination Act, which makes it explicitly illegal to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. While 21 states have their own protections, there is no federal protection for LGBT individuals. However, it’s unclear how the ENDA will fare in Congress. Upand-coming Republican Sen. Marco Rubio disagreed with Obama over the summer when Rubio said he was “not for any special protections based on orientation.” The president recently found a new title as the “first gay president.” He’s the first sitting president to publicly and explicitly declare his support for the LGBT community. In his article, Obama said that regardless of who you are, following your dreams and pursuing your happiness is “America’s promise.” Despite his wavering views on the topic as a senator, he has maintained his support in recent years as president. Obama took interest in the appeal of California’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8, filing a formal brief in support of the LGBT community. His recent interest in the ENDA is reassuring. In a rare moment, the president wrote a personal article, which is an effective way to connect to an issue and those affected by it. An article brings the president to a more approachable level that we’re used to interacting with. There are now hundreds of comments in reply to Obama. An ar ticle inspires those who wouldn’t normally read the news to not only educate themselves, but to be an engaged citizen. With moves like this, the president brands himself as the face of issues like LGBT rights. Obama is making great strides in the right direction for the LGBT community. This dedication has now been put in print. Take the time to read our president’s article and decide where you stand. If our president can take the time to reach out to you personally, maybe it’s time for a response on our end. Aditi Pradeep welcomes comments at apradeep@mndaily.com.

TCF Bank offers free classes

Students should be aware of potential bias in bank-sponsored financial literacy classes.

ollege is a period of increased financial vulnerability for many students. Taking out loans, paying taxes, saving money and simply managing personal expenses like rent and groceries can be overwhelming, frustrating and confusing for even the most organized student. To help young people get a better grasp on their finances, TCF Bank has begun offering free money management classes online and at area high schools in states where TCF has branches, the Minnesota Daily reported Oct. 28. In a press release, TCF Vice Chairman Tom Jasper said the classes are “a genuine effort to help people become better consumers of financial services.” Given the many questions surrounding TCF’s alleged predatory behavior in its relationship with the University, it makes sense the bank would want to show customers it can act for the good of the public and not just in its own self-interest. However, the fact that TCF itself is offering these classes may prove to be a conflict of interest, despite its partnership with EverFi, Inc., an education technology company that, according to TCF’s website, “teams with major corporations and foundations to provide the programs at no cost to K-12 schools.” If students taking these classes fall under the impression that the methods of opening checking and savings accounts or the process of applying for loans are being taught specific to TCF Bank, they may feel compelled to open accounts with TCF instead of shopping around for other banks that may be a better fit for them in the long run. Personal finance would be better taught through an objective lens that allows comparisons of banking practices across multiple corporations. We encourage students to take whatever steps they can to improve their understanding of personal finance, while keeping in mind that bank-sponsored classes are likely to come with a heavy bias.

Realistic expectations Graduation should be the highest priority of student-athletes, even those likely to go pro.

he NCAA gave some good news last month when it announced that the national Graduation Success Rate for athletes is at 81 percent, an all-time high. The GSR, which was created by the NCAA to measure the proportion of student-athletes who graduate, includes transfer students and athletes who graduate within six years in good academic standing. The University of Minnesota scored an 86 percent on the GSR, the Minnesota Daily reported last week — 5 percentage points above the national average. The Daily also reported that several Minnesota teams tout perfect GSR scores, including men’s and women’s tennis; men’s and women’s gymnastics; and women’s volleyball, golf, cross country and track and field, and soccer. Noticeably absent were Minnesota’s revenue sports teams, which, while improving their GSR scores from the previous year, unfortunately didn’t achieve 100 percent graduation. While some may argue that it is unrealistic to hold such high standards, we believe this is precisely the wrong attitude. There’s a strong tendency to view Division I college athletics as a place for developing future professional athletes, and to believe that academics shouldn’t be of much concern for student-athletes with potential to go pro. This dangerous attitude inevitably gives way to various academic dishonesty scandals that have plagued various Division I programs, including Minnesota. In September, CBS Sports reported that Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany had voiced concerns about the harmful reliance on college athletics, asking, “Why is it our job to be minor leagues for professional sports?” It shouldn’t be, and we encourage more conference officials to speak out as Delany did. In order to maintain academics and graduation as the highest priority, colleges should avoid giving coaches huge incentive bonuses for winning games unless they come with more incentives for academic achievement.

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arlier this season, Minnesota’s quarterback controversy was a premier talking point for local pundits, including myself. That feels like a long time ago. Philip Nelson has played the position almost per fectly the last three weeks, disproving almost ever ything I thought about the true sophomore earlier in the season. Earlier in the season, I wrote that Mitch Leidner should be the team’s starting signal-caller. At that point, he deser ved to be. I cited Nelson’s passing inaccuracy and onfield demeanor. Leidner, on the other hand, was fresh off an electrifying performance in which he rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns against San Jose State. Nelson validated my point with a stinker of a game against Iowa. But since that game, he’s been nothing short of spectacular in running the Gophers’ offense efficiently, while sprinkling in the occasional big play for an offense that had lacked firepower this season. My apologies, Mr. Nelson. Nelson has rebounded after a poor outing, and he hasn’t had a bad game since. In the last three games — all Minnesota wins — he’s completed 63 percent of his passes and accounted for eight touchdowns. Nelson is taking fewer sacks, getting rid of the ball quicker, and he’s more successful as a result. And credit the coaching staff for making the switch back to Nelson. Leidner started against Michigan, Northwestern and Nebraska but didn’t spark the of fense the same way he did against SJSU. The coaches clearly had the pulse of the team and made the switch at the right time during the first half of the Nor thwestern game and again in the Nebraska game. Nelson star ted against Indiana. Creative play-calling the last two weeks has opened up the field for Nelson and helped the offense find balance. Nelson hasn’t looked back, and neither have the Gophers. Meanwhile, coaches have found a role for Leidner, too. In each of the last two games, Leidner — primarily running the read option — has led the Gophers on scoring drives. Leidner helped invigorate Minnesota’s offense early in the second quar ter of Saturday’s win against Indiana. His touchdown run gave the Gophers a 14-13 lead, and he marched Minnesota down the field on the next possession. Nelson held it down the rest of the way. O n S u n d a y, h e a d coach Jerry Kill praised quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski for developing two quarterbacks. “We need them both,” Kill said. “It seems to be working.” Yes, it does. And I didn’t think it could. I stand corrected. Ya feel me? Sam Gordon welcomes comments at sgordon@mndaily.com or on Twitter.

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Jones gave a soft commit to the Gophers in February but has since reopened his recruitment as top-flight programs like Michigan State and Missouri have started to dole out offers. Ragnow, on the other hand, said seeing the things Kill has overcome in his career makes him want to play for the Gophers even more. He said he sees Kill’s health problems as temporary. “He’s had epilepsy for a lot of years, and he’s been a real successful coach,” Ragnow said. “This is just a bump. I think he’ll be fine, [and] I respect him for it.”

The call On Oct. 19, just nine days after the University announced Kill would take an extended leave of absence to focus on his epilepsy treatment, Kill and his wife, Rebecca, drove to Evanston, Ill., to watch the Gophers’ 20-17 win over Northwestern. Kill, while still away from the team, called both Jones and Ragnow the next day to check in. His message was clear: He isn’t going anywhere any time soon. “He just let me know he would never recruit me if he wouldn’t be able to coach,” Ragnow said, “or if the University didn’t back him.” At a press conference Sept. 16, two days after Kill’s game-day seizure against Western Illinois, athletics director Norwood Teague said University leaders are “100 percent behind [Kill].” When the University announced Kill’s leave a few weeks later, Teague again spoke highly of Kill and said he didn’t think the time away would impact recruiting. Claeys said he agreed. “All the recruits … know the condition he has,” he said. “We’ve been very open and honest with the recruits. But the better he feels, the more and more he’ll do. And recruiting is part of it.” Jones said the uncertainty surrounding Kill’s health does concern him a bit, especially when he’s trying to make a career out of football. “It does [scare me] — just the fact that it isn’t a small thing,” Jones said. “It depends on my career as a college player. Will he be my head coach or not? That’s significant to me.” Kill has been adamant that he will continue coaching for years to come. He’s been around the team for weeks

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Minneapolis Washburn High School senior running back Jeff Jones practices with his team Oct. 23. Jones is a Gophers recruit, but has said head coach Jerry Kill’s epilepsy makes him a little skeptical.

now — in both practices and games — but still hasn’t resumed his traditional role.

Relating to recruits Jones and Ragnow said they speak with Kill regularly, but both said the conversations aren’t always about football. “He doesn’t necessarily spend the whole time recruiting,” Ragnow said. “We talk about fishing. We talk about hunting. We just talk. I like that.” Jones said when he and Kill talk, their similar backgrounds sometimes come up. Kill was raised in rural Kansas, and Jones lives in Minneapolis, but they had similar upbringings. “He always had to work for his own stuff growing up,” Jones said, “and I feel like it’s the same way with me.” Washburn head coach Giovan Jenkins said Jones’ grandparents took him in when he was young. “His parents are around, but it was just a better situation to be with grandparents,” Jenkins said. “Now he’s in between grandparents and a lady that works [at Washburn] who has a son … who plays basketball with him.” Jones grew up in a household without his biological father, but he might get someone to fill that role if he chooses Minnesota. “He just wants me to look at him as more of a father figure than a coach,” Jones said. “That’s what I like about

coach Kill.” Showing them progress Ragnow said he doesn’t have reservations about Kill’s health, but he said he’s concerned about the program’s ability to win. “I love the coaching staff, [and] it’s close to home,” he said. “It’s just you’d love to see them win more.” The Gophers have already eclipsed last season’s 6-7 record and are 7-2 through their first nine games this year. Still, top programs that win upwards of 10 games every year are also recruiting Ragnow. That includes Big Ten rival Wisconsin, as well as Ohio State and Nebraska. The Gophers haven’t topped Wisconsin in nine straight tries and last beat Ohio State in 2000. Minnesota did, however, beat Nebraska on Oct. 26 for the first time since 1960. Ragnow said he doesn’t expect the Gophers to turn into a powerhouse program overnight and said he will keep Minnesota in the mix until he makes his final decision. “This is a big year for the Gophers,” Ragnow said. “I’m really watching closely, because I want to see progress.” Jones agreed with Ragnow and compared Minnesota’s on-field success to that of the other programs going after him. “Missouri’s top 10 in the countr y right now,” Jones said. “You can’t beat that.”

Minnesota wide receiver Donovahn Jones, who has seen increased reps during the last few weeks, was recruited by Missouri last year but opted for the Gophers instead. He said he doesn’t regret his decision, and much of that comes down to the honesty of Minnesota’s coaching staff. “They never told me that I’d come in and be guaranteed playing time or anything like that,” Jones said. “They basically just told me I had an opportunity to play and I could help the team. And everything they told me so far has been true.”

Working together The Gophers are a running football team — something that would make a Jones-Ragnow tandem ideal. “That offense is a dream come true for a running back,” Jones said. “Kill loves to feed the ball to the running backs, and … it’ll be a perfect fit if that’s where I choose.” Ragnow said he loves to run block and wants to play in an offense that runs the ball

frequently. Jones said he and Ragnow have entertained the idea of playing together but aren’t necessarily looking at being a package deal. “We were saying if we both went there, it’d be significant for the Gophers,” Jones said. If that happens, Washburn head coach Jenkins said he thinks Minnesota could return to the rushing success it had in the early 2000s with star running backs Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber III. Jenkins said the program that establishes the best relationship with Jones will likely nab him. Jones said he has a very strong relationship with Kill, but the head coach’s health makes the decision tougher. As Minnesota continues to win games, Claeys said he thinks the choice will be a little easier for recruits. “I will say this,” he said. “There’s a lot more that will listen to us now.”

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Jeff Jones J.C. Hassenauer Frank Ragnow Andrew Stelter Zach Hovey

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Minneapolis Minneapolis Victoria Owatonna Eden Prairie

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Walker leads Gophers to win in exhibition Minnesota bested Concordia-St. Paul 101-67 in its final exhibition contest. BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com

The Gophers dominated the first half and put for th a less-than-inspiring ef for t in the second half in Friday’s exhibition win against Cardinal Stritch. They flipped the script Monday night and wore down Concordia-St. Paul. Minnesota outscored the Golden Bears 54-30 in the second half en route to a 101-67 blowout win at Williams Arena on Monday. “That was ideally the way that a game would go for us,” head coach Richard Pitino said after the game. The Gophers’ fr ont cour t is the biggest question heading into the regular season, but it per formed well Monday night. “We were a little more aggressive,” junior center Mo Walker said of the frontcour t. “We played with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder.” Walker finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead an improved ef for t from the big men on the team. He lost 60 pounds in

the of fseason and looked more agile and aggressive in the post than he did last season. “It just shows you he’s playing with more confidence,” Pitino said. “He’s still got to be more aggressive than he’s been, in my opinion, because he’s really a talented player.” Minnesota outrebounded Concordia 45-31 — a c on t ra s t t o i t s per f ormance on the glass Friday. Still, Walker said his team could have done a better job. “ We c o u l d h a v e grabbed a few more,” he said. “[Concordia] grabbed a lot of of fensive rebounds, so that’s something we need to work on.” Junior guard Deandre Mathieu was a catalyst for the Gophers’ full-cour t press. He finished with four steals to go along with 12 points, six rebounds and seven assists. “I tried to be a little more aggressive in the press today,” Mathieu said. “[Pitino] wanted to see a little more aggression on the defensive end, so I tried to bring that.” The Gophers take the court for real this Friday in the regular-season opener against Lehigh. “It’s show time,” junior guard Andre Hollins said.

Travis attends game Five-star 2014 recr uit

MINNESOTA 101, CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 67 Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota

37 30 — 067 47 54 — 101

CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL Player Mandli Halvorsen Olstad, Co. VanPelt Crockett Yahnke Mitchell Olstad, Cl. Steinbauer Ruhland Total

Min 25 24 29 37 21 26 12 17 8 1 200

FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 2-4 1-2 4-7 2 1-4 1-4 3-4 1 6-13 2-4 0-4 3 3-16 9-11 1-3 6 1-7 0-0 0-1 0 3-8 0-1 0-3 0 2-3 3-4 0-1 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0-1 1-1 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 21-60 16-29 14-31 12

PF 1 2 3 3 4 0 1 5 1 0 20

Pts 5 3 16 16 3 7 9 6 2 0 67

PF 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 22

Pts 10 8 8 16 12 17 9 8 4 7 2 0 0 101

MINNESOTA Min Player 14 Osenieks 12 Eliason Hollins, Au. 19 Hollins, An. 23 23 Mathieu 24 Walker 27 King 21 Smith 15 Ellenson 14 Ahanmisi 4 McNeil 3 Buggs 1 Shell 200 Total

FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 4-5 1-2 0-6 2 3-3 2-2 1-3 1 4-9 0-0 2-2 2 5-10 5-5 2-3 1 5-7 2-2 3-6 7 8-12 1-1 4-13 1 4-9 0-0 1-5 1 2-5 2-2 0-1 2 2-4 0-1 1-1 1 3-5 1-2 0-1 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 41-71 14-17 15-45 21

Reid Travis attended Monday’s game. The 6-foot-8-inch, 240-pound forward has narrowed his list to Stanford, Duke and Minnesota, and he’s set to decide Friday afternoon at his DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis. Travis said he has a good bond with the Gophers’ staff and players and added he “feels at home here.” He said he also likes the way Pitino’s system utilizes the power forward. “I’m really excited seeing what they do at the four position,” Travis said at the game. “I can step

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Minnesota forward Mo Walker protects the ball against Concordia-St. Paul on Monday at Williams Arena.

outside and hit a shot or go inside. It’s a fun way to play.” Still, Travis said his appearance at Monday’s exhibition doesn’t necessarily factor into his decision. “I’ve seen them play in practices and stuff before,”

he said. “This is kind of just a last feel for it, but it won’t be the end-all-be-all.” Jack Satzinger contributed to this report.

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SWORDSMITHS

Getting to the point Taro Asano, a 25thgeneration Japanese swordsmith, visits the University of Minnesota. BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com

aro Asano spent six years as an unpaid apprentice before his master, Fujiwara Kanefusa, told him he was ready to be licensed as a master swordsmith. To be officially licensed in Japan, swor dsmiths have to pass a test given by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, which strives to preser ve various Japanese ar ts. Today, Asano’s swords retail for $20,000 and up. Asano, other wise known by his professional name, Fusataro, is a 25thgeneration swor dsmith and one of about 200 licensed swordsmiths living in Japan. “I wouldn’t call it a dying ar t, but it’s definitely not flourishing,” said Allen Rozon, Fusataro’s friend and traveling companion. On Wednesday, Fusataro will be smelting Minnesota magnetite in a traditional clay tatara, or Japanese oven, made by University of Minnesota professor Wayne Potratz at the Regis Center for Ar t to promote the ar t of sword-making. Fusataro is the first-ever Japanese swordsmith to visit the University.

Myths about smiths Swordsmithing traditions across the globe differ not only in process and functionality, but in the mythology that surrounds them. In some parts of Africa, blacksmiths are ostracized from their communities. “There’s this whole spiritual and dangerous aspect around it because they take materials from the ear th and tur n them into this hard object,” said Richar d Fur r er, owner of Door Countr y Forgeworks. For the same reason, sword-making was delegated to elves in medieval mythology. “They had to make [swordsmiths] into mythical beasts because they made the weapons for the gods,” Furrer said. “Items that power ful can’t possibly be made by man.” The primar y difference bet w e e n J a p a n e s e and European swordsmithing is that the Japanese tradition has remained vir tually unbroken through the centuries, whereas the European tradition was lost with the rise of moder n warfare. This br eak has pr esented smiths who focus on medieval swords with challenges in gathering information and maintaining

accuracy. “In Japan, they choose to be caretakers of this ancient craft,” Fur rer said. “That’s why people still like Japanese sword-making — the mythology still exists.”

Maintaining tradition in modern times We n o w k n o w t h a t blacksmithing isn’t a form of magic, but a result of physical and chemical processes. The same scientific advancements that removed the mythical element of sword-making led to increasing opportunities for mass production. Moder n commer cial sword makers looking to imitate Japanese and medieval blades have learned to make cheap replicas using sheet metal and mechanized processes. To an extent, it’s been necessar y to moder nize in order to make a living by swordsmithing. The Minneapolis-based company Arms & Armor had adapted some of these practices, including cutting blades from modern steel sheets, while adhering to tradition as much as possible. “We’re not tr ying to invent something that’s better than anything that’s ever come before,” said Craig Johnson, the production manager at Arms & Armor. “For us today to think we can out-design that tradition is kind of an arrogant thing.” Arms & Armor has an extensive librar y that smiths refer to when researching the swords they wish to recreate. Additionally, smiths are generous when it comes to sharing techniques. To ensure their swords stay tr ue to the originals both in appearance and function, Johnson and other Arms & Armor employees create training swords that they test out themselves. Fusataro ensures quality by producing numerous blades for every order he receives. “If I want to make a good katana, I need to make lots of practice katanas,” he said. The Japanese government allows licensed swordsmiths to make 24 swords per year, but Fusataro only makes about 10. Each blade takes him at least a month to create. And the process doesn’t stop there. Japanese swordsmithing typically involves up to five craftsmen who specialize in various areas like polishing, scabbardmaking and guard-making. “Think of [Asano] or the swordsmith as a contractor building a house,” Rozon said. ”Basically the job comes to Taro. Taro forges the sword and then hires the other specific craftsmen to make the other parts.”

JULIET FARMER, DAILY Fusataro holds a sword Friday that he created at the Regis Center for Art. Fusataro, a 25th-generation Kanefusa Japanese swordsmith, will give a presentation Thursday to students interested in swordsmithing.

The current state of smithing

The modern sword market consists of three types of people: mar tial ar tists with money, collectors who want to buy swords from dead people, and people who want to commission swords from today’s masters, Rozon said. The competition for swordsmiths like Taro and Furrer is companies cutting blades from cheap sheet metal and selling them at low costs. But master swordsmiths don’t settle for less. Fusataro still performs the tra-

ditional smelting process of adding iron sand to the tatara, which is heated by a charcoal fire. From the tatara come chunks of steel called tamahagane that are then folded repeatedly to remove impurities and then forged into a blade. This process and ones like it are what first attracted Furrer to swordsmithing. “If I told you what man went through to develop the steel technology that we have today, you wouldn’t believe it,” he said. “That pursuit pushed

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science fur ther down the road than any other interaction.” Furrer said he doesn’t even par ticularly like swords. “The finished product does ver y little for me —

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it’s the process to make it,” he said. “We’re never as creative as when we make things that kill other people.”

FASHION

The Fashionisto is in: Love thy footwear Heel! Only the soleful may enter. SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com

s the Arctic winds encroach with frust r a t i n g f e r o c i t y, clad in the spurious guise of snow and winter sports, one thought is on ever ybody’s mind: “My shoes are in for five months of hellish abuse.” That’s an unavoidable tr uth, unless you live a lavish life of door-to-door car ser vice and constantly snow-blown walkways.

Even then, could you truly escape the omnipresent salt? Here are some things to keep in mind as the temperature continues to drop.

Feelin’ salty? While saline compounds are a man’s best friend for clearing sidewalks and driveways, the telltale sign of winter is the inevitable white salt halo ‘round your shoes. It’s as gross as a pink ring in the bathtub, and it’s just as easy to remove. All it takes is a little bit of white vinegar mixed with some warm water —

a tablespoon of vinegar in a cup of water is a good approximation of the ratio. Take a cloth and dab the warm mixture on the unsightly salt damage. Let ‘em dr y. (But don’t put them in front of a heating vent, as that can potentially harm certain materials.) This simple remedy is best on suede and other types of leather.

Cheating the inevitable We know winter puts footwear through the ringer. Keep that in mind, and preemptively strike back

at the forces of freeze. This means investing in a basic waterproofing spray. While all shoe materials are not created equal, there are all-purpose waterproofers out there, most of which are surprisingly effective. With a few coats of a waterproofer, there is no need to fear curbside moats of slush and grime. Walk with confidence through these urban obstacles.

Lace up frequently Ever ybody has, at one point or another, faced gr ubby laces syndrome.

White laces on a pair of shoes get dir ty quickly, and other colors will get frayed and wor n. The laces can really make the shoe, so either wash them or, if you’re lazy, buy new pairs when needed. Fresh white laces can make a pair of worn sneakers look much sexier.

If you don’t wanna worry ’bout a thing While it might give you flashbacks to elementar y school and lockers full of soaking boots, the best way to beat winter shoe woes is to car r y a nice

pair of shoes to wear at your final destination and to tromp around outside in your outdoor-only footwear. If all of this has you complaining about more things to do in your undoubtedly busy life, keep in mind that there are professionals out there who can do all of this (and more) for you. Stuf f like sole repair, toe reinforcement, extensive waterproofing and improving traction are all ser vices available from the many cobblers around town.

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Today’s Birthday (11/5): Venus enters Capricorn today, heralding a year in which discipline applied toward areas of passion produces remarkable results. Begin pursuit of an ambition.

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 a 9 — Participate socially this month, and get lost in fascinating philosophical conversation. Others are looking to you for a decision.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Opposition to your ideas could arise. They probably have a good reason. Try their shoes on and walk a mile before responding.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Travel looks tempting, but postpone until tomorrow if possible (or just dance with some surprises). Ignore someone who says you’ll fail.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — You’re even smarter than usual. A conflict of interests shows up at your door. Try to understand other people’s feelings, and it goes easier.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Don’t let obstacles slow you down. Practice with your teammate to break records. Get old business handled.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — At first, the task may seem impossible. Looking at it more closely or from a different angle reveals new data. Gather new income now.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Female magnetism pays a big role in today’s successes. Strengthen partnerships this month.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Don’t throw money at the problem, or you could very well make it worse. Worrying about it won’t take you anywhere.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Be careful. For four weeks, work gets exceptionally fun. Don’t get distracted while chopping. What could thrive in such a creative environment?

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Finish old jobs, and new ones flourish and spark over the next month. Pad the schedule for setbacks. Decline an expensive invitation.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Luscious romance takes center stage. Dance your way into the spotlight. Others give you support in your career, but you have to be willing to receive it.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Imagine yourself in an earlier time. You’re especially popular, but your social life could cause a problem at home.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

overheard Professor: “You can make money in the liberal arts. You just have to be smart about it. Just join the mafia.”

Girl: “I would not waste a roofie on you!” Guy: “Goooood.”

—Bailey Hall

—Appleby Hall

“Girls wanna sleep with people like Abe Lincoln. It’s just a cool story.”

“Men are not ATM machines for girlfriends.” “Guys are ATMs as long as you push the right buttons!”

—Dinkytown

“I thought it was a museum of bells!”

—Unknown

—University Avenue near the Bell Museum of Natural History

“The guy in 58 ... Is he urinating very much?”

Bus driver to student with a white Styrofoam box: “I always wonder what you students are transporting around in those white boxes: medications, brains ... a severed hand?”

—Science Teaching and Student Services building Professor: “CFTR — cystic fibrosis something something.”

—Campus bus

—Biology class

“If she doesn’t make it in that time frame, we know she was kidnapped and pushed off a bridge!”

Professor: “When I was in college, the weekend started on Thursday. But now I’ve heard it starts on Wednesday — is that true?”

—Haecker Hall

—Anthropology class

[Teacher asks a question, and the room is silent] Siri on a student’s iPhone: “I’m sorry, I didn’t quite understand that.” Teacher: “Don’t worry, Siri, neither did anyone else in this room.” [Sigh]

Automated checkout: “Please select your language.” Guy [while pushing English button]: “’Merica!”

—CVS Pharmacy

Girl 1: “You like that kind of string cheese?” Girl 2: “Yeah, string cheese is string cheese.” Girl 1: “I just don’t like the orange cheese ...” Girl 2: “The orange is like the best kind of cheese.”

—Sanford Hall

Guy: “These aren’t even restaurantquality crayons; they’re three crayons you give someone to destroy their hopes and dreams ...”

—Willey Hall

—Science Teaching and Student Services building

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crossword

FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 5, 2013

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

ACROSS 1 Sleeps out under the stars 6 NYC gambling outlets closed in 2010 10 Transcript figs. 14 Cookies in some pie crusts 15 Gather in a field 16 Latin for “elbow” 17 Reuters or Bloomberg 19 Geological age 20 Los Angeles-toSan Bernardino direction 21 Sausage unit 22 Produce seller’s kiosk 23 Macho man 25 Chips in a chip 27 Top USN rank 30 Nutritionist’s recommendation 34 Wedding party 36 Popeye’s Olive 37 “Alas!” 38 At full speed 39 Basic biological molecule 40 Skier’s spot 41 Food __: listlessness after a large meal 42 Cranberry source 43 Lost color 44 “My goose is cooked!” 48 Cavity filler’s deg. 49 Not skilled in 50 Lends a hand 52 Boldly states 54 Hay holder 56 County of the Blarney Stone 60 Parting word with an air kiss, perhaps 61 Aromatic plot, and where to find three different plants hidden in 17-, 30and 44-Across 63 SASEs, e.g. 64 Dancer Kelly 65 Tour leader 66 Homer Simpson outbursts 67 Home run gait 68 More than rotund DOWN 1 Ice cream holder

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2 Length times width 3 Kitten calls 4 Updates a wiki page, say 5 Org. that issues about 5.5 million new numbers annually 6 Zesty Twirls maker 7 Graceland’s st. 8 Informal “Likewise” 9 Cloak-anddagger type 10 Honduras neighbor 11 “Kindly stay on the line” 12 In a bit, old-style 13 Golf bunker filler 18 Epoxy, e.g. 22 Hog home 24 “What happened next?” 26 Stanley Cup org. 27 Chinese counters 28 Sick kid’s TLC giver 29 Southern Florida coastal resort city 31 Sound in “cube” but not “cub” 32 Like electric guitars

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33 West Yorkshire’s largest city 35 Dorothy portrayer in the film “The Wiz” 39 Sassafras soda 40 Drove too fast 42 Push-up top 45 QB scores 46 Wager over darts, e.g. 47 Former “The View” co-host Lisa

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51 Cancel at NASA 52 Served to perfection? 53 Ristorante glassful 55 River of Pisa 57 Comics dog 58 Cherry and ruby 59 “Oh! Susanna” joint 61 Alt. 62 In the past

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dr. date Dr. Date,

A few weeks ago, you gave advice to a guy who objected to having sex with a girl he liked. You told him to make up for his non-manly actions — he must recreate the event and proceed to having sex. Society puts so much pressure and expectation on males for what it means to be manly. Not everyone wants a relationship built on sex. Maybe he wants to get to know her on a more personal level (no pun attended) before diving into sex.

—Anonymous

Diligent Reader,

If you’re referring to the situation and response that I’m thinking of, let me clarify a few things. That gentleman wrote about an “embarrassing” first-time performance issue with a girl he really liked. The tenor of that query did not make it seem as though he did not want to have sex with this particular woman, but rather the opposite. I merely wanted to encourage that kind sir to not let the first issue weigh too heavily on his shoulders and approach the next encounter with confidence. If a person wants to broach the subject of sex with a significant other, then they ought to. But I agree that there is a lot of undue emphasis put on sex as a necessary part of most relationships. But this gentleman (and lady) seemed to want to include whoopee in this particular relationship, and I was addressing the problem with that in mind. In no way was I advocating sex as the most necessary, all-important aspect of a new relationship. If anything, sex has a habit of complicating relationships in the early stages, frequently making it hard to formulate a clear feeling about your other half that isn’t clouded by nocturnal bedroom activities. Moreover, I did not wish to imply

that he was “unmanly” by virtue of that one occurrence. Like I said then, it happens.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’m in love with this guy I’ve been seeing for several months. We spend a lot of time together, and he stays over at my place at least once a week. I really want this to be a serious relationship (and frankly, it already feels like one), but he’s told me he doesn’t want that. He said he’s had some bad experiences and isn’t interested in putting labels on what we have. That’s fine, and I definitely don’t want to be clingy, but I feel like I’m in a holding pattern. I’m worried that he’ll walk away when he finds someone else he likes better.

—Do I Stay Or Do I Go?

Fan Of The Clash,

I’ve found that asking for status updates makes things seem weird for guys. If it feels like a serious relationship, do you really need to hear that from him? Besides, he’s more likely to flee if he feels like you’re applying a bunch of pressure. Out of curiosity, when you say y’all have been dating for several months, do you mean two to four? That seems a little soon to be forcing his hand on the undying love front. Let things develop for a while longer. You may have already found yourself ready to take it to the next level, but maybe he’s still working his way to that point, especially if he’s got a bad history. All this being said, beware that he really is just stringing you along. Occasionally, guys will say something like “I’m not interested in putting labels on things” specifically to make their exit strategy easier. Start evaluating how much your feelings are being reciprocated instead of solely focusing on where you are now — two to tango and whatnot.

—Dr. Date

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Bribery case reverberates across Navy BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO — It started with an invitation to the Broadway production of “The Lion King” in Tokyo for the Navy commander, his wife and their children. In the end, the Malaysian defense contractor known in militar y circles as “Fat Leonard” would use prostitutes, plane tickets and other bribes to hook the U.S. Naval officer into a scheme that overbilled the Pentagon by millions, investigators say in court papers. The accusations unfolding in a federal court case in San Diego signal serious national security breaches and corruption, setting off high-level meetings at the Pentagon with the threat that more people, including those of higher ranks, could be swept up as the investigation continues. A hearing

Nov. 8 could set a trial date. According to the court documents, Navy commander Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz passed confidential information on ship routes to Leonard Francis’ Singapore-based company, Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., or GDMA. Misiewicz and Francis moved Navy vessels like chess pieces, diverting aircraft carriers, destroyers and other ships to Asian ports with lax oversight where Francis could inflate costs, the criminal complaint alleges. The firm overcharged the Navy millions for fuel, food and other ser vices it provided, and invented tariffs by using phony port authorities, prosecutors say. “It’s pretty big when you have one person who can dictate where ships are going to go and being influenced by a contractor,” said retired

Rear Adm. Terry McKnight, who has no direct knowledge of the investigation. “A lot of people are saying, ‘How could this happen?’” So far, authorities have arrested Misiewicz; Francis; the general manager of global government contracts for Francis’ company, Alex Wisidagama; and a senior Navy investigator, John Beliveau II. Beliveau is accused of keeping Francis abreast of the probe and advising him on how to respond in exchange for such things as luxury trips and prostitution ser vices. All have pleaded not guilty. Defense attorneys declined to comment. Senior Navy officials said they believe more people likely will be implicated in the scheme, but it’s too early to tell how many or how high this will go in the naval ranks. Other unnamed Navy personnel are mentioned in court documents as getting

gifts from Francis. Francis is legendar y in militar y circles in that par t of the world, said McKnight, who does not know him personally. He is known for extravagance. His 70,000-square-foot bungalow in an upscale Singapore neighborhood has drawn spectators yearly since 2007 to its lavish, outdoor Christmas decorations, which The Straits Times described as rivaling the island city-state’s main shopping street with replicas of snowmen, lighted towering trees, and Chinese and Japanese ornaments. “He’s a larger-than-life figure,” McKnight said. “You talk to any captain on any ship that has sailed in the Pacific and they will know exactly who he is.” Navy spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Navy Criminal Investigative Ser vice agents initiated their probe in 2010. He de-

clined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation. The same year, Misiewicz caught the world’s attention when he made an emotional return as a U.S. Naval commander to his native Cambodia, where he had been rescued as a child from the violence of the Khmer Rouge and adopted by an American woman. His homecoming was widely covered by international media. Meanwhile, Francis was recr uiting him for his scheme, according to court documents. Misiewicz’s family went to a “Lion King production” in Tokyo with a company employee, and Misiewicz later was offered prostitution ser vices, according to the criminal complaint. Within months, the Navy commander was providing Francis ship movement

schedules for the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group and other ships, the prosecution alleges. Cour t documents say the manager wrote to Francis shortly after ward, saying: “We got him!! :)” Misiewicz would refer to Francis as “Big Brother” or “Big Bro” in emails from a personal account, while Francis would call him “Little Brother” or “Little Bro,” according to the complaint. The company bilked the Navy out of $10 million in just one year in Thailand alone, U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said. In December 2011, the two exchanged emails about the schedule of the USS Blue Ridge, investigators say. According to court documents, Francis wrote Misiewicz: “Bro, Slide a Bali visit in after Jakar ta, and Dili Timor after Bali.”

Experts warn students against losing sleep to study

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more Paige Kessler. Kessler said a man approached her while she was walking alone with her boyfriend. He then hit her in the face and stole her purse, which had her iPhone and keys. Zulkosky said Kessler’s boyfriend attempted to confront the suspect and his companions. When the suspects started to run away, Zulkosky said, he and his friends started swearing at them. The suspects turned and attempted to hit Zulkosky and his friends. He said one suspect threw a cinder block that only narrowly missed a witness on a nearby secondstory balcony. “They missed them by like a foot. It probably would have knocked them out,” he said. One of the witnesses called the police. Zulkosky said he thought the police response was effective. “It was really nice to see how many police showed up,” he said. “They came in from every block and were actually able to catch them.” Zulkosky said he saw at least three suspects. Police identified and arrested two suspects, according to the police report. One or two suspects may still be at large, according to the email. University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said UMPD’s three-person coordinated response team was working to minimize robberies on campus over the weekend. University police made contact with four groups of people they identified as “suspicious.” Miner said he believes the additional officers made a difference. “We’ve been pleased with the activities over the weekend,” he said. Miner said the suspects in the recent robberies and other incidents were not affiliated with the University. “It’s par t of a trend of more people without a tie to the University hanging out

ADEQUATE SLEEP AND STRESS

ALL MINNESOTA COLLEGE STUDENTS Number of days of adequate sleep in the past seven days

Percentage of students who report they manage their stress level

90.2% 16.3%

82.8% 21.1%

68.2% 55.4%

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schedules ahead of time. Howell said that in general, 8.5 hours of sleep each night is ideal, but students should tr y to find out when their body wants to go to sleep so they can wake up naturally. Some students said although they’d like to have a consistent sleep pattern, they can’t because of classes and other commitments. “School is all over the place,” communications senior Kevin Mar tin said, “and it’s hard to develop a set schedule.” To make up for a lack of sleep, some students will take naps throughout the day. Doung said his naps sometimes last up to three hours. Public health instructor Jerri Kjolhaug said that although naps can be helpful, students should only take them for an hour and not past the early afternoon.

4–5 DAYS OF ADEQUATE SLEEP PER WEEK

sleep, allowing brain fluid to wash away any excess toxins — a common problem for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Many risks are associated with sleep deprivation, including impaired judgment, failed memor y and poor verbal and visual reasoning, said Dr. Michael Howell, a University assistant neurology professor who researches sleep medicine. “Sleep is essentially recharging and revitalizing the brain,” he said. “If you cannot sleep adequately, your brain cannot function adequately.” When students don’t receive enough sleep, their brain loses this recharge period, which can make daily tasks difficult.

ong said he pulls an allnighter every Sunday since most of his papers and tests are on Mondays. After getting no sleep, he said, it’s dif ficult to remember things that happened. “It hinders critical thinking,” he said. “I can study more, but at a slower rate.” Instructor Sarah Keene, who teaches an online course called Success Over Stress, said sleep deprivation impacts students’ ability to focus and retain information, which can create more stress for students. “Generally, all-nighters make me feel more stressed,” Asian languages and literatures junior Eric Suter said. “I feel awful after. I have trouble organizing my thoughts, and it’s hard to convey the right words or ideas.” One way students can avoid sleep deprivation, Keene said, is to plan their

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Speech language and hearing sciences sophomore Caitlyn Bralick said she sleeps anywhere from six to nine hours each night. She said she receives less sleep when she has earlier classes the next day — but never pulls all-nighters. “I don’t enjoy getting less sleep,” she said, “because if I feel really tired in class, I won’t be able to keep my eyes open, and that really annoys me.” In terms of academic performance, Howell said, students who have a stable sleep schedule will perform better. “Consistency is really the key,” he said. “Allnighters are a bad idea. … The benefits you’re going to get from staying up all night studying are vastly outweighed by the deficits you’ll get performing on the test.” Biology senior Co Du-

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Sleep

SOURCE: 2012 BOYNTON HEALTH SURVEY

Students also benefit from getting more sleep because it’s an impor tant par t of the memor y process, Howell said. “One of the best things you can do is sleep right

after you learn something,” he said. “Whether or not that’s a nap after class or studying right before you go to bed, [sleep] is the period of time the brain processes information.”

in the Dinkytown area,” he said. “It’s an unusual trend.” Miner said the best way to stay safe on campus is to call the Security Monitor Program. “We’ve never had anybody victimized while using the escort service,” he said. Kessler said she usually felt comfortable on campus, but the recent string of robberies worries her. “I think it’s actually getting really bad,” she said. Federal law requires UMPD to aler t students when violent crimes happen near University-af filiated buildings. The email crime aler t advised students to walk in groups. Kessler said she was surprised that the incident happened when she was walking with her boyfriend, within eyeshot of several other people. Friday’s crime aler t is the sixth that University police have sent since the star t of fall semester, reporting a total of 12 violent

crimes on or near campus. In an incident just before midnight Thursday, a suspect approached two victims — one a University student — near the intersection of University and 27th avenues southeast, according to a Minneapolis police report. The suspect asked to bor row a cellphone and one of the victims offered one, according to the email. The suspect then pointed a handgun at the victims and demanded their valuables, taking two cellphones and a wallet. In an incident around 12:30 a.m. Friday, three University students were in a house near the intersection of University and 18th avenues southeast when they found that two men had entered the house through a basement window, according to the email. The suspects, armed with a hammer and a knife, respectively, stole an iPhone and a purse, according to the email.

OTHER CRIMES NEAR CAMPUS Crime: Underage drinking When: Tuesday Info: Police officers noticed a man take an orange traffic barrel from the street and carry it away. Officers told him to put it back, but the man refused. The officer restrained the man and issued a breath test, which returned a blood alcohol content of .253. The man was transported to the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Crime: When: Where: Info:

Theft Friday Keller Hall A University student put his head down on the table to take a nap. His cellphone was sitting by his head. When he woke up, his phone was gone.

Crime: When: Where: Info:

Disruptive party Saturday 11th Avenue Southeast Police officers noticed a house party with approximately 110 people attending. Police noted that many partygoers were intoxicated, including some underage people. Officers issued the residents a “noisy” assembly ticket.

Crime: When: Where: Info:

Damage to vehicle Saturday 17th Avenue residence hall Security notified a female staff member that her car’s antenna was broken, and the gas cap was gone. Something may have been poured into the gas tank. The victim told University police she believes the damage is related to her job at the residence hall. A security camera captured the incident.

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Motor vehicle theft Monday 19th Avenue Southeast An unknown suspect stole a University student’s scooter. SOURCE: MPD, UMPD