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University libraries are promoting National Novel Writing Month.
On Monday, a state Senate committee reviewed processes for sentencing and treatment.
Malik Smith came to Minnesota with Richard Pitino and has adjusted well.
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Minnesota senators mull sex offender guidelines u See PAGE 4
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NOVEMBER 19, 2013
LIFESTYLE
Suspension without suspense
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NEIGHBORHOODS
Dinky could go historic The area may seek historic status, but some residents are opposed. BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com
The unprecedented city planning for Dinkytown is nearing an end, but some stakeholders are concerned about the plan’s current direction. Neighborhood residents flocked to the Varsity Theater on Monday for the third and final community forum on Dinkytown’s small-area plan. The city presented the most current version of the plan, renamed the Dinkytown USA Business District
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Brianna Sheehan suspends Thursday in Minneapolis. After a previous attempt, she got up on her second try with the help of friend Nate Janke.
To reach new heights, body manipulation artists hang by their skin. BY CALLIE SACARELOS csacarelos@mndaily.com
nearly touched. Janke passed the rope
Nate Janke hoisted him-
off to his friend and began
self of f the ground in his
to swing his legs back and
downtown Minneapolis
forth in tandem like a kid
apartment with an orange
pumping higher and higher
rope attached to a theater
on a swing set. In the last
rig.
10 years, he has suspended
One end of the rope ran
from various points on his
through holes in the con-
body, including his knee,
traption. The other weaved
stomach and chest, but has
through two wishbone-
come back to these two ex-
shaped metal hooks nested
act spots almost 30 times.
under his skin, just inside his upper shoulder blades.
“I like them. They’re really comfy,” he said.
A single line of blood
Suspension is a form
trickled down his spine
of body manipulation
from one tattoo to the
that involves hanging the
next. The hardware slowly
body from hooks pierced
moved together as his skin
through the skin. It is most
loosened, until the hooks
notably rooted in Native
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STUDENT GROUPS
Groups take on typhoon relief Students are raising funds to help Filipino communities get back on their feet. BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com
After Typhoon Haiyan killed and displaced thousands when it struck the Philippines on Nov. 8, some student groups are jumping to help by raising money for relief. The University of Minnesota’s Philippine Student Association is involved with a number of fundraisers to help alleviate typhoon victims, and the Vietnamese Student Association is also helping the relief effort by supporting PSA’s work and raising money at its own events. The typhoon, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, killed more than 3,900 people and left nearly 1,600 missing as of Monday. It also displaced more than 4 million people. To help, the PSA sold shirts displaying the group’s logo and will donate all prou See T YPHOON Page 3 Foreign aid to the Philippines totals more than $270 million, with $20 million from the U.S.
Plan, to the approximately 120 people in attendance. A 10-minute documentary showed aesthetic shots of the area overlaid with inter views of business employees, students and city staff giving their opinions on the state of Dinkytown. Principal City Planner Haila Maze said Monday’s 104-page form of the plan was a “completed draft” but not the final version. She said the city will add the community’s most recent feedback and flesh out the report into a finished draft. Once the Dinkytown Business Association and the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association u See PLAN Page 5 Property owners recently formed a group to weigh in on policy.
CRIME
Two held up in Marcy-Holmes Police arrested four men fleeing the scene after an armed robbery. BY NICK STUDENSKI nstudenski@mndaily.com
More robberies hit the University of Minnesota area this weekend. A Marcy-Holmes resident and his friend were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning, according to a Minneapolis police report. Police caught and arrested the suspects shortly after the incident. Haley Nelson, 22, said she was sitting with a friend outside his house on Eighth Street Southeast at about 3 a.m. Sunday, waiting for their friends to get back. Nelson said when they saw a man approaching the house, her friend told her to get behind him.
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“[He] looked kind of sketchy,” Nelson said. The man asked them for a cigarette, Nelson said, and her friend said they didn’t have one. The man then pulled out a gun, Nelson said, and demanded her friend hand over “ever ything he had.” Nelson said her friend gave up his cellphone, but she refused to hand over hers when the man pointed the gun at her. “I back sassed him a little bit,” she said. By then, Nelson’s friends had ar rived and u See CRIME Page 4 Police arrested three men following a break-in at Coffman.
ADMINISTRATION
At office hours, students kick it with Kaler Kaler met with about a dozen students to talk bikes, safety and other campus issues. BY MEGHAN HOLDEN mholden@mndaily.com
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler sat in his Morrill Hall office Friday afternoon as a dozen or so students bustled in and out, pitching their ideas to improve campus. Kaler, who started hosting monthly office hours last spring, discussed bicycle traffic, safety procedures and other University issues last week. Mechanical engineering senior Ben Pearce said he would like to see more bike lanes on the East Bank to alleviate accidents and increase accessibility. Pearce said a permanent bike lane down the middle of the pedestrian-only section of Church Street would ease some of the congestion in that area. Kaler agreed and said he would present the idea to the University’s Parking and Transportation Services. “This is a missing link in organized biking,” Kaler said. The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group unsuccessfully proposed a similar
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Junior Justin Halverson, Sustainability Coalition member, talks to University President Eric Kaler at his office hours at Morrill Hall on Friday.
plan in 2010, but Kaler said because bike traffic has increased in recent years, there’s a better chance of PTS creating the lane.
u See KALER Page 3 One freshman said his professor didn’t know what to do after an armed man was reported on campus.
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No EU candidate to Egypt Islamist tells army chief to destroy Syria gas avoid politics BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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CAIRO — A reformist Islamist leader said Monday that Egypt’s army chief should not run for president in next year’s expected election, telling The Associated Press such a move would block transition to democracy. Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh, who joined mass protests against now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last summer, said that Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi should not be nominated. “If the nomination for the contest takes place amid this rabid media campaign, portraying him as a savior and the army as rescuer, we will never move to democracy,” said the 62-year-old physician-turned-Islamist activist in an interview. “As long as the army leadership insists to remain in the swamp of politics ... there will be no democracy,” said Abolfotoh, who quit Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group in 2011 and later ran against its will in 2012 presidential elections that Morsi won. An adversar y against hardliners within the Brotherhood, Abolfotoh had taken a more inclusive line, believing in the freedom of atheism for example and even saying he would accept a Christian president — unlike the Brotherhood. Abolfotoh played an impor tant role rebuilding the Brotherhood in the 1970s after a period of repression. He has been jailed in the past, the longest time being five years under then-President Hosni Mubarak for membership in the banned group. His critics see him an undercover Brotherhood proponent, one who could rebrand the group and bring it back to politics. Abolfotoh denies the charge categorically. “The Brotherhood is a failed organization, politically speaking, it has no future vision and its administration is the worst,” he said. Since Morsi’s overthrow, the group has held near-daily street protests demanding his reinstatement. Its supporters were blamed for a string of retaliator y attacks targeting churches and assassinating security figures, including a failed attempt on the interior minister in September. “They are not able to stop the coup and the coup is not able to curb them ... we are in a zero-sum game,” he said from his villa in a Cairo suburb. Since the coup, a pervasive personality cult has grown around el-Sissi, who deposed Morsi on July 3. Calls for elSissi to run for president next year are gaining momentum.
BRUSSELS — Not a single European Union nation came forward on Monday offering to host the destruction of Syria’s poison gas stockpile, with many instead calling for the arsenal to be eradicated close to Syria itself. Belgium had been considered a strong candidate after the withdrawal of Albania, but Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that “we have to find a way to send experts and the technology on site.” “To transport them over long distances to bring them on our soil — we do not really see how to do that, and not only in Belgium, also in other European states,” Reynders said, highlighting a reluctance found across the 28 EU nations. “There is no member state that has come forward in saying ‘OK, give us the stuff’,” said Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans. After Albania refused to take on the task Friday, Belgium — as well as France — had been considered possible candidates, if only because Belgium has a long history of destroying the gas arsenal from World War I. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has adopted a plan to destroy Damascus’ estimated 1,300-ton arsenal, which includes mustard gas and sarin, outside Syria, but has yet to find a country willing to host the risky operation. “The remaining question is actually where we will be able to find a location,” said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said “two alternatives” were being explored, but he didn’t say what those might be. Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told The Associated Press, “We are just entering the destruction phase” and still looking for a country where Syria’s chemical weapons can be destroyed. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle also took his country out of the mix. “When I look at the technicality, the geographical stretch, then I think that such a discussion makes no sense,” he said. Timmermans said it might make sense to turn the whole issue around. “Instead of taking the chemical weapons out of Syria to the installations where they would be destroyed, one could perhaps take the installations to the chemical weapons instead,” he said. Wherever it happens, the destruction of Syria’s weapons will be overseen by experts from the OPCW, which won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for its efforts to eradicate poison gas around the world. Several EU nations, including Germany and the Netherlands, called for more financial support to take care of the destruction. Total contributions to the trust fund for the destruction stand at $14 million.
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Libyan army deploys against militia violence BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya’s military swept into the capital Monday with dozens of pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns in an operation to drive out militiamen, met by a warm welcome from Libyans seething with anger against the numerous armed groups running rampant in the country. Libya is seeing its strongest public uproar yet against militias, which have fueled lawlessness nationwide since the 2011 fall of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. The heavily armed groups, some of them led by Islamic extremist commanders, have defied control by the weak central government, carving out fiefdoms, acting as a law unto themselves, and imposing their control. But the move to rein in militias risks detonating an explosive backlash leading to outright battles between rival militias. Since many of the militias are rooted in specific cities and act as arms of political groups, any violence could pit city against city in this already fragmented nation. Monday’s sweep was the most
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University Ser vices spokesman Tim Busse said a PTS study this fall found there were 1,000 new bikers compared to last year — more than a 13 percent increase. Pearce also said bike safety is problematic near the Washington Avenue Bridge. Because the designated bike lanes outside the Science Teaching and Student Services building near the bridge are too close to the building’s doors, students don’t always see bikers coming, he said. “The priority is pedestrians, and I get that, but at the same time, I think it’s important to encourage people to bike,” Pearce said. Kaler agreed the spot is a major problem area and said the University is continuously looking to solve the campus’s transportation puzzle. The University will likely wait to make any major transportation changes on campus until the Central Corridor light rail is up and running this spring, Busse said. “This mess is 150 years
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assertive yet by the military, but the government’s armed forces and police remain weak and rely on allied militias for firepower. Essam al-Naas, spokesman of the Joint Operation Room, a security body under the prime minister, said that as the military deployed, militias from the western city of Misrata, withdrew from four districts of the capital and returned to their city. Police forces also vowed to deploy around the city to keep security. The army’s move came as the United States on Monday announced it would train up to 8,000 Libyan soldiers, aiming to bolster the military. Lawmaker Asmaa Saraiba said there was a push in parliament to cut off government salaries for militias immediately — a move the government had promised to take in December, though there was skepticism it would dare take a step likely to anger the armed groups. “It’s too early to tell whether the government will be able to impose security,” said Saraiba. “What we are seeing is that there is a lack of political will.”
University libraries are promoting National Novel Writing Month.
in the making,” he said. “We’re not going to fix it overnight.” On Friday, Vice President of University Services Pam Wheelock sent an email to students, asking for their help in improving transpor tation safety on campus. The University is looking for recommendations for improving bike and pedestrian interactions, she said in the email. Separating bicycle and pedestrian paths is the University’s long-term transportation goal, Kaler said.
good hour,” he said. Kaler said he was surprised by Bystrom’s experience and thought University faculty and staff knew what to do in case of an emergency. “I certainly assumed it, but you know that obviously wasn’t a good assumption in your case,” he told Bystrom, “and it’s probably not a good assumption overall.” The University held an emergency training exercise in August to prepare for potential major incidents on campus, though the drill only involved the school’s emergency personnel and Minneapolis safety agencies. Faculty and staf f aren’t cur r ently mandated to par ticipate in emergency training, University spokeswoman Brooke Dillon said. Dillon said the University’s department of emergency management is currently forming committees to create safety plans for ever y building systemwide. The plans will include specific protocols for faculty in emergency situations. “We’re [adapting] as quickly as we can,” Kaler said.
Safety procedures In response to last Monday’s armed robber y on West Bank, the University is working to streamline safety precautions, Kaler said at his office hours Friday. Biomedical engineering freshman Donald Bystrom said he was in Anderson Hall last Monday when he received the University text alerting students about an armed man in the building. Bystrom said his professor didn’t know what to do and relied on some students’ previous emergency training to keep the class safe. “It was pretty scary for a
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Although linguistics and math senior Hannah Cassel writes novels in her free time, November is special — it’s National Novel Writing Month. She’s one of many University of Minnesota students and faculty taking on the national challenge to complete a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. “Sometimes I wonder if I’m getting too old for this. I think, ‘I’m a grownup writer. I don’t need someone to tell me what to write,’” she said, “but it’s hard to resist.” For the first time, University Libraries are promoting the ef for t to encourage creative writing, called NaNoWriMo, by holding “write-ins” on Fridays at Wilson Library. “It helps foster creativity. With school, you’re split so many dif ferent ways
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University President Eric Kaler talks to sophomore Ron Feingold about Feingold’s support of establishing another study abroad program in Israel during his office hours at Morrill Hall on Friday.
with classes and activities,” said Becky Adamski, an assistant at Wilson Librar y. “Sitting down and writing lets you be in control and decide exactly what you want to do.” Creative writing associate professor Peter Campion said the craft can benefit students in many ways. “Creative writing gives students an inside-out view of how not only stories and poems are made, but also movies and all kinds of writing,” he said. Pre-veterinary medicine freshman Amy Paschke, a member of the University student group Campus Creative Writers, is attempting the challenge for the first time. Though she’s written short stories, she said attempting a novel has been a “jump.” “At first, I had an outline for my story, and I thought it would take me all the way through 50,000 words,” she said. “But I found that I had to write a whole lot more than that. It’s been a learning experience.” For his November novel, Campus Creative Writers President John Moen is writing a sequel to one
of his previous works, a self-described mix of magical realism and speculative fiction. Most students in Campus Creative Writers participate in NaNoWriMo, Moen said. And for many, this year isn’t their first. Cassel, the club’s vice president, said that because she writes often, NaNoWriMo isn’t too challenging for her. “You actually don’t have to go crazy with time management to finish,” she said. “It’s really not that bad.” But for computer science senior and Campus Creative Writers co-chair Kevin Thomsen, time management is the biggest challenge. He said he prefers working after ever yone else goes to sleep, which produces interesting results. “Sometimes I’ll wake up and read what I wrote and just think, ‘Who are these people, and what are they doing on my page?’” NaNoWriMo par tici pants have to write an average of 1,667 words per day to complete the novel
in time. Although Cassel said some of her other hobbies get pushed aside for the month, she thinks most people could manage the challenge even if they aren’t avid writers. “If you have things you do for fun, you’ll probably have to box those up a bit during NaNoWriMo,” she said, “but it’s not going to take over your life.” Elena Car rillo, a University librar y assistant, is participating in the challenge and helped plan the Wilson write-ins. She said most writers don’t produce a finished product during NaNoWriMo. “Because you are sor t of flying by the seat of your pants and tr ying to do it quickly, chances are … you’re going to have a ver y rough draft you’ll have to do a lot of work on,” she said. Moen said the month can be exhausting and time-consuming. “Right after NaNoWriMo, sometimes I’ll think, ‘Wow, I never want to write again because it’s not wor th it,’” he said. “But I always come back.”
Accurate forecasts, warnings spared lives from tornadoes BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WA S H I N G T O N , I l l . — When a cluster of violent thunderstorms began marching across the Midwest, forecasters were able to draw a bright line on a map showing where the worst of the weather would go. Their uncannily accurate predictions — combined with television and radio war nings, text-message alerts and storm sirens — almost certainly saved lives as rare late-season tornadoes dropped out of a dark autumn sky. Although the storms howled through 12 states and flattened entire neighborhoods within a matter of minutes, the number of dead stood at just eight. By Monday, another, more prosaic reason for the relatively low death toll also came to light: In the hardest-hit town, many families were in church. “I don’t think we had one church damaged,” said Gar y Manier, mayor of Washington, Ill., a community of 16,000 about 140 miles southwest of Chicago. The tornado cut a path about an eighth of a mile wide from one side of Washington to the other and damaged or destroyed as many as 500 homes. The heavy weather also battered par ts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and western New York. Back in Washington, Daniel Bennett was officiating Sunday services before 600 to 700 people when he heard an electronic warning tone. Then another. And another. “I’d say probably two dozen phones star ted going off in the ser vice, and ever ybody started looking down,” he said. What they saw was a text
message from the National Weather Ser vice cautioning that a twister was in the area. Bennett stopped the service and ushered everyone to a safe place until the threat passed. A day later, many townspeople said those messages helped minimize deaths and injuries. “That’s got to be connected,” Bennett said. “The ability to get instant information.” In Indiana, Taylor Glenna heard emergency sirens go off and received an alert on his cellphone. A friend also called to warn him the storm was nearly upon him. Glenna went outside, saw hail and heard a loud boom. He ran to his basement just in time. On Monday, he was sur veying the damage on crutches after suf fering a leg injur y when the wind knocked his home of f its foundation. “I would say we had pretty good warning,” Glenna said. “We just didn’t listen to it.” Forecasting has steadily improved with the arrival of faster, more power ful computers. Scientists are now better able to replicate atmospheric processes into mathematical equations. In the last decade alone, forecasters have doubled the number of days in advance that weather experts can anticipate major storms, said Bill Bunting of the National Weather Service. But Bunting, forecast operations chief of the service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. said it was not until Saturday that the atmospheric instability that turns smaller storm system into larger, more menacing ones came into focus. That’s when information from weather stations, weather balloons, satellite imager y and radar sug-
gested there was plenty of moisture — fuel for storms — making its way northeast from the Gulf of Mexico. Despite Sunday’s destr uction, 2013 has been a relatively mild year for twisters in the U.S., with the number of tornadoes running at or near record lows. So far this year, there have been 886 preliminar y reports of tornadoes, compared with about 1,400 preliminar y repor ts usually sent to the weather service by mid-November. Similar slow years were 1987 and 1989. An outbreak like the one that developed Sunday usually happens about once ever y seven to 10 years, according to tornado experts at the National Weather Ser vice’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. There were similar November outbreaks in 1992 and 2002, with the 1992 one being even bigger than this year’s, said top tor nado researcher Harold Brooks at the National Severe Storms Laborator y, also in Norman. The storms erupted because of unusually warm moist air from Louisiana to Michigan that was then hit by an upper-level cold front. That crash of hot and cold, dr y and wet, is what triggers twisters. Like most November storms, this one was high in wind shear and lower in moist energy. Wind shear is the dif ference between winds at high altitude and wind near the surface. Because it was high in wind shear, the storm system moved fast, like a speeding car, Brooks said. That meant the system hit more places before it petered out, af fecting more people. But in places where it hit, the system may have been slightly less damaging because it was moving so fast, he said.
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ceeds to typhoon relief. The group will also host a benefit concer t later this month, and it is par tnering with restaurants around campus to donate a portion of their proceeds Thursday to relief efforts. When group members heard how damaging the typhoon was, ever yone was ver y supportive of one another, PSA Event Plan-
ning Coordinator Mitchell Will said. “There was just a lot of compassion over here,” he said. Some PSA members have families in the Philippines, Will said. But to group members’ knowledge, none were directly affected by the typhoon. Foreign aid donations total more than $270 million, including $20 million from the United States. PSA’s goal is to raise $2,000. It’s cur rently a
little more than halfway there. All funds PSA raises will go to Advancement for Rural Kids, an organization that works to alleviate hunger, help children attend school and improve the economies of remote communities in developing countries. Its work is currently focused on the Philippines. While emergency aid is currently reaching the Philippines in the form of food and water supplies,
PSA Public Relations Officer Noelle Trovela said the funds PSA raises will go to long-term relief like supplies to build houses in isolated communities and seeds to plant crops. “Those are real people affected and real damage,” Will said. A weakened T yphoon Haiyan hit Vietnam early Nov. 11, and authorities evacuated hundr eds of thousands of people there. The countr y saw far fewer
injuries and repor ts of damage than the Philippines, and the University’s Vietnamese Student Association also opted to raise funds for victims. “Whether or not we’re closely connected or distantly connected, I think it’s just impor tant to remember where we came from,” V ietnamese Student Association President Kimberly Tam said. Trovela said other student groups have been ver y suppor tive of PSA’s
fundraising ef for ts, helping the group find free space for its benefit concer t and spreading the word on social media. Students have been active in star ting relief efforts at other colleges too, she said. “How fast the ef for t spread through the community and colleges was unbelievable,” T r ovela said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Senators mull sex offender guidelines On Monday, a state Senate committee reviewed processes for sentencing and treatment. BY NATHANIEL RABUZZI nrabuzzi@mndaily.com
Legislators and state officials are considering revisions to policies regarding the way Minnesota treats sex offenders after they serve their criminal sentences. The Senate’s Judiciar y Committee met Monday to review sentencing and treatment guidelines, a system Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota cour t system agree needs repair. Proponents of the changes say current policies under the Minnesota Sex Offender Program are not effective and the commitment terms are unclear. “Nobody gets treated, and nobody gets out,” Eric Magnuson, chair of the Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force, said at the meeting. Committee chairman Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, said sex offenders have a more involved corrections process than other criminals in the state. After they’re released, sex offenders can be civilly committed to MSOP for treatment that can last indefinitely, he said. “In effect, it has become a second criminal sentence … a life sentence, and that’s unconstitutional,” Latz said. Magnuson, who is a former state Supreme Court Chief Justice, said at the meeting that sex offenders can be committed to an MSOP facility indefinitely if they pose a “significant danger to the public” as long as MSOP is providing treatment. He suggested prisons, where people in the MSOP ser ve before being civilly committed, should be improving their treatment practices for offenders, too. Robin Benson, deputy general counsel for the Department of Human Services, told the committee Monday that the number of housed offenders in MSOP facilities has grown about 20 percent since 2008. “There was a dramatic increase in the number of individuals being civilly committed,” Benson said. The “surge” created space issues at the MSOP’s facility in Moose Lake, Minn., which holds about 500 people.
LISA PERSSON, DAILY
The Minnesota Senate judiciary committee meets to discuss the Minnesota Sex Offender Program and Civil Commitment at the Capitol on Monday.
There’s another, smaller facility in St. Peter, Minn. Latz said community programs that reintegrate offenders are important. By focusing on those programs, the MSOP’s history of keeping civilly committed offenders would improve, he said. Rep. Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, said Dayton isn’t doing enough to fix the program. He said criminals that are already in the appeals process should not be released, either. The case of convicted rapist Thomas Duvall has drawn the recent attention to the program. Duvall has been civilly committed since 1991, but the Department of Human Services is suggesting supervised discharge, despite objections from the public. “My job is to make sure [to] keep citizens of Minnesota safe, first and foremost, and Mr. Duvall is a threat to society, and he shouldn’t be released,” Zellers said. Benson said the public often doesn’t understand the guidelines for provisional release, which he said comes with a high level of supervision. Latz said legislators need to work together to find common ground — not argue and
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Minnesota Senator Ron Latz makes opening remarks before a meeting regarding the Minnesota Sex Offender Program and Civil Commitment at the Capitol on Monday.
make the issue political. “It’s not a solution,” he said. “It’s a short-term response to the fact that some
persons have chosen to throw mud and political hyperbole at this, rather than engage productively.”
Legislators will review proposals in the coming weeks during committee meetings. The full Legislature will take
up the issue next year. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Four arrested after armed robbery in Marcy-Holmes OTHER CRIMES NEAR CAMPUS
BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY
A Metro Transit employee refers to a spot on the bus after a fight broke out Thursday evening. The passengers were evacuated and moved to a new bus after the fight had ended.
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called police, she said, and the man fled to a waiting white SUV. On their way to the scene, officers saw an SUV that matched the vehicle description speeding in the opposite direction, Minneapolis police Intellectual Properties Initiative Manager John Elder said. University Deputy Police
Chief Chuck Miner said officers stopped the car near Mariucci Arena and found a semiautomatic weapon inside. Nelson and her friend identified one of the suspects, who admitted to the robbery. Police arrested the four men in the car for robbery and carrying a weapon without a permit and booked them in Hennepin County Jail, the report said. Though Nelson isn’t a student, she said she spends a lot of time on campus, and the robbery has changed the way
she feels about spending time in the area. “I feel very unsafe now,” she said. “I don’t plan on going down there for a long time, if not ever.”
Burglar y at Coffman University police responded to silent alarms triggered in a computer lab at Coffman Union at about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a University police report. Miner said a University police officer noticed a blue Saturn car leaving the building
as he arrived on the scene. In the lab, the officer noticed the door had been tampered with and an empty backpack was left in the room. “It appeared somebody had forcibly opened the door, causing the top latch to break,” Miner said, though nothing was missing from Coffman. The Public Safety Emergency Communication Center monitored the security footage and saw two “suspicious” men in the building, Miner said.
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Fight Thursday University Avenue and 25th Avenue Southeast Metro Transit police responded to a report of a fight on board the 16 bus.
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Theft Friday Phi Gamma Delta house A University of Minnesota student set her phone down while talking to people. Ten minutes later, when she went to get the phone, it was gone. The student activated “Find my iPhone” and received a call from the person who had the phone saying the two would meet in the morning. The student did not receive another call, and the phone was offline the next day.
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Trespassing Friday Moos Tower A Caribou Coffee employee called about a man who was sleeping on a couch. The man wore tattered clothing and appeared to be homeless according to the police report. The man was issued a trespass warning a few weeks ago. He received another trespass warning.
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Damage to property Friday Northrop Mall A University of Minnesota professor called police regarding damage to an art structure. A wooden panel of the structure had been smashed in. The professor said there was little financial loss according to the police report.
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Purse-snatching Friday Jones Hall A woman’s purse was stolen from around her arm while she was getting off the bus on the way to work.
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Burglary Sunday Brook and 15th avenues southeast Two men — one who was armed — entered a house of University students, demanding drugs and money, and then left the scene. Officers found marijuana in the house. The case is active pending further information. SOURCE: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UMPD
University police later saw the same vehicle in the Dinkytown Subway parking lot with a pair of bolt cutters partially hidden in the back of the car, Miner said. Officers also found a laptop, which the report said was stolen from Stella’s Fish Cafe in Uptown.
The three men in the car matched the description of the men in the security footage, Miner said. One of the men had a warrant out for his arrest, the report said, and all three men were arrested for burglary and booked at the Hennepin County Jail.
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Dinkytown considers historic status Plan u from Page 1
JULIET FARMER, DAILY
Small-area plan meeting attendees discuss Dinkytown’s future Monday night at the Varsity Theater. The meeting had a record number of attendees, with more than 120 people participating in the discussion.
“doesn’t get scrubbed out by redevelopment.” “Dinkytown’s level of historic integrity clearly justifies its eligibility for National Register listing,” he said. Knowing how the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission has considered other local districts, Dovolis said, he thinks it would approve a local historic designation for Dinkytown. A DJR report said developers could find loopholes in the designation that would allow further construction. Many area proper ty owners recently formed an informal group to weigh in on policy affecting the neighborhood, mainly because the plan calls for exploring heritage preservation, which they oppose. A strict form of historic designation could cause significant financial harm to property owners, said Gary Eidson, who owns multiple Dinkytown properties, including the building that houses Five Guys. “We think of historical designations as a reduction in property value,” he said. Dinkytown Business As-
sociation President Skott Johnson said the DBA is leaning toward opposing historic designation. If the area had the designation, he said, the smallest building alterations would result in mounds of paperwork for the historic committee to approve. “Simple things aren’t easy anymore — even changing a door,” Johnson said. “It’s an eye-opening experience what you have to go through.” Maze said the plan doesn’t mandate that the area be preserved — rather, it sets it up for the next step. To continue, any entity — be it a business or organization — would need to pursue historic designation, Maze said. Both business owners and landowners said the wrong type of preservation could be too restrictive for the area. Mulr ooney said the entire community should agree on the plan, including the sometimes-overlooked property owners. “I think it’s important to get their viewpoint in here, too,” he said. “They own the property; many of us [business owners] don’t.”
Jury convicts Pa. Methodist pastor for gay wedding BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRING CITY, Pa. — A United Methodist pastor was convicted Monday of breaking church law by officiating his son’s samesex wedding and could be defrocked after a high-profile trial that has rekindled debate over the denomination’s policy on gay marriage. The Methodist church put the Rev. Frank Schaefer on trial in southeastern Pennsylvania, accusing him of breaking his pastoral vows by presiding over the 2007 ceremony in Massachusetts. The 13-member jur y convicted Schaefer on two charges: That he officiated a gay wedding, and that he showed “disobedience to the order and discipline of the United Methodist Church.” The jur y will reconvene Tuesday morning for the penalty phase, where Schaefer faces punishment ranging from a reprimand to losing his ministerial credentials. “Obviously I’m ver y saddened. What we’re hoping for tomorrow is a light sentence,” said Schaefer’s son, T im Schaefer, 29, whose wedding led to the charges. Testifying in his defense, the 51-year-old pastor said he decided to break church rules out of
love for his son. He said he might have lost what he called his “ritual purity” by disobeying the Methodist Book of Discipline, but that he felt he was obeying God’s command to minister to ever yone. “I love the United Methodist Church. I’ve been a minister for almost 20 years and there are so many good things about the United Methodist Church except for that one rule,” said Schaefer, of Lebanon. Schaefer, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, could have avoided the trial if he had agreed to never again per form a samegender wedding, but he declined because three of his four children are gay. The nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination accepts gay and lesbian members, but it rejects the practice of homosexuality as “incompatible with Christian teaching.” The church’s lawyer, t h e R e v. C h r i s t o p h e r Fisher, told the jur y that Schaefer clearly violated the Book of Discipline. He said the complainant, Jon Boger — a member of Schaefer’s congregation — was dismayed and shocked when he learned this year about the ceremony. Fisher used his closing argument to condemn
homosexuality as immoral and said Schaefer had no right to break a Methodist law that bans pastors from performing same-sex marriages just because he disagreed with church teaching. He told jurors they were duty-bound to convict. “You’ll give an account for that at the last day, as we all will,” he told the jury, to audible gasps from spectators. Dozens of Schaefer’s supporters stood in silent protest as Fisher spoke, then linked hands and sang “We Shall Overcome” after the jury left to begin deliberating. Boger, the church’s sole witness, testified Monday that he felt betrayed when he found out that Schaefer, who had baptized his children and buried his grandparents, had presided over a gay wedding. “When pastors take the law of the church in their own hand ... it undermines their own credibility as a leader and also undermines the integrity of the church as a whole,” Boger said. “It’s his son. He loves his son. In a way I felt bad for him. But he’s also shown no remorse or repentance, nor has he apologized to anyone.” When Schaefer chose to hide the marriage from the congregation, Boger said, “It was a lie and a broken covenant.”
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approve the plan, the city will submit it for a final review. The Minneapolis City Council must approve the plan before it becomes city policy. Some of those in attendance expressed concern about the plan’s power at the gover nment level as well as its call for historic preservation. Blarney Pub and Grill owner Mike Mulrooney said he isn’t sure how seriously the city will take the community members’ recommendations. This draft of the plan is a study of the area, concluding with suggestions for the city to consider. Mulrooney said that’s not str ong enough. “This is stuff that we absolutely have to have,” he said. “It can’t just be something that we consider. I don’t like leaving it openended, because anything can be considered.” Mulrooney said City Council members are smart people who know what they’re doing, and he hopes they take the plan seriously. He said working with city leaders rather than against them will benefit the area. Maze said the earliest the document will reach the City Council is January 2014. By that time, Councilman-elect Jacob Frey will likely be in office for Ward 3, which includes the Dinkytown area. Frey attended Monday’s meeting and said he followed the plan even before being elected. Once the city adopts the plan, Frey said, it will give him leverage in implementing residents’ vision for the neighborhood. “It’s less about me and more about them,” he said. “Legally, [small-area plans] don’t hold any significance, but politically, they can hold quite a bit.” In its current form, the plan says the area should pursue a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Dinkytown could be a local conservation district, which would require guidelines for design in the area. The city hired DJR Architecture, Inc., to prepare a preliminary report on whether Dinkytown would be eligible for historic designation. DJR owner Dean Dovolis said the area is worth preserving and the community should move for ward as soon as possible so the neighborhood’s character
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Ivory seizures swell hidden Hong Kong cache BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONG KONG — When Hong Kong intercepted yet another huge shipment of illegal African ivory in early October, it added to a growing headache for authorities: What exactly do you do with one of the world’s biggest stockpiles of elephant tusks? Government warehouses in the former British colony are holding more than 30 metric tons of ivory seized since 2008, as customs agents intercept a surging amount of endangered animal products being smuggled to mainland China to meet demand from the countr y’s newly wealthy. The latest shipment, 189 tusks wor th $1.5 million hidden in soybean sacks in a shipping container, was one of four major busts this year. 20“As long as that ivory is kept anywhere, it will always be a temptation for people to get their hands on it,” said Grace Ge Gabriel, the fund’s regional director. IFAW and 15 other animal welfare and conser vation groups wrote to Hong Kong’s leader and customs commissioner after the October seizure, urging them to follow the example of countries that destroy confiscated ivory. Because the ivory trade
is illegal, its size worldwide is hard to pin down. Samuel K. Wasser, director of the Center for Conser vation Biology at the University of Washington, calculated it was wor th $264 million from 2000-2010. He said the amount now is likely to be far higher based on the soaring amount confiscated globally. IFAW estimates 35,000 elephants a year are killed by poachers for ivory, risking extinction of the animal in the wild. Demand is fuelled by China’s booming economy, which has created a vast middle class with the ability to buy ivory carvings prized as status symbols. “The Chinese market remains the paramount destination for illicit ivory,” according to a report this year by the U.N., the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. It said China’s involvement has been growing since 1996 despite “increasing levels of law enforcement.” In their letter, the groups pointed to “high profile ivor y destruction measures” over the years. Kenya held the world’s first large ivory bonfire in 1989, torching 12 tons in an event that drew international attention and helped lead to a global ban the following year on ivory
sales between countries. Zambia set fire to 9.5 tons in 1992 and Gabon burned nearly 5 tons in 2012. In June, the Philippines became the first Asian countr y to destr oy its stocks when it burned and crushed more than 5 tons of ivor y worth an estimated $10 million confiscated since 2009. The United States last week destroyed more than 6 tons of ivor y tusks, carvings and jewelry seized over 25 years and urged other nations to follow suit. Hong Kong’s stockpile is several times bigger. Destroying it would be a mammoth task. The gover nment won’t disclose the exact amount, though says the bulk of it is made up of 32.6 tons seized since 2003, with amounts rising sharply in recent years. Some 7.2 tons have been confiscated so far in 2013, double the amount in 2011. Other busts this ywear include $5.3 million in ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins from Nigeria in August; $2.2 million of ivor y from Togo in July; and a $1.4 million shipment from Kenya in January. “It’s a financial burden on a countr y to keep such a stockpile,” said Gabriel, adding that ivory has been stolen from stockpiles in other countries.
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MUSIC
Lily Allen failed feminism Her new music video doesn’t speak for all women.
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ritish singer Lily Allen released her music video for the song “Hard Out Here” last week. Though Rolling Stone labeled the single a “feminist anthem,” the video sparked debate concer ning Allen’s take on feminism and white privilege. The video begins with Allen on a surger y table, prepping for liposuction. As the song progresses, Allen sings, “if I told you ’bout my sex life, you’d call me a slut / When boys be talkin’ about their bitches no one’s making a fuss.” The video also includes scenes of Allen satirically washing tire rims in the kitchen and black women dancing behind her. There are references in the video to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” which recently caused controversy about rape culture, sexual consent and the objectification of women. Allen claims the video is
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meant to be a “lighthearted satire that deals with objectification of women within modern pop culture.” However, many feminists and critics argue Allen’s video is problematic because of its slut-shaming lyrics and objectification of black women. Slut-shaming means making a woman feel ashamed for expressing her sexuality. Allen takes part in this by singing “don’t need to shake my ass for you ’cause I’ve got a brain.” These lyrics suggest women who “shake their asses” don’t have a brain. University of Minnesota’s Women’s Center blogger Amber Jones wrote that Allen’s slut-shaming lyrics are especially controversial because they perpetuate stereotypes about women in hip-hop cul-
ture and, inevitably, women in black culture. Allen’s lyrics put down women who “shake their asses,” and in hip-hop culture, the majority of those women in music videos are black. In the video, in which black women are dancing behind Allen, they’re dancing in the way Allen condemns through her lyrics. Allen said casting black women for the roles wasn’t intentional. “If anyone thinks for a second that I had specific ethnicities in mind for the video,” she said on Twitter, “they’re wrong.” Jones argued that putting women of color in scantily clad roles in front of a backdrop that connects them to hip-hop culture is a racialized statement regardless of Allen’s intent. The fact that Allen refused to apologize on Twitter highlights how she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with the video. When I watched the video for the first time, I didn’t see anything wrong with it either — a feeling I attribute to
DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 115,294- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,384 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN
white privilege. The Souther n Pover ty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project defines white privilege as the preference for whiteness saturating society. It’s white privilege that is blinding Allen from understanding how her perpetuation of negative black female stereotypes is just as harmful as the stereotypes she aims to satirize. This isn’t the first time white feminists have misunderstood feminism in relation to women of color. In August, the hashtag #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen trended on T witter. The hashtag’s creator, Mikki Kendall, star ted the hashtag to bring attention to how often feminists of color are told that the racism they experience isn’t a feminist issue. Feminism is an issue for all women. If white women like Allen are going to label themselves feminists, they can’t pick and choose which women they want to celebrate. Sam Jasenosky welcomes comments at sjasenosky@mndaily.com.
SPIRITUALITY
A Buddhist at Thanksgiving The Buddha’s modern followers shouldn’t feel their spirituality conflicts with the autumn holiday.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Commuter safety
University of Minnesota students, staff and faculty recently received an email from University Ser vices Vice President Pam Wheelock about how the transpor tation around campus has changed. I challenge this idea. I challenge those who thinkwe adequately regulate commuting to campus and who believe it’s safe to utilize throughways at the University. We see it daily: people walking, zigzagging, texting or talking on the phone. They have little idea of their sur roundings. This puts people in danger. Drivers may encounter these people and cause a serious accident. Bicyclists may collide with an unsuspecting pedestrian. Constr uction crews, joggers and others on campus may be in danger. The issue is that there is a general lack of accountability on the part of pedestrians — and commuters in general — on this campus. We live in a bike-friendly city, so let’s act like it. I bike, walk and take the bus. I don’t drive. While biking, I have observed pedestrians walking directly in front of fast bikers without looking. I have seen pedestrians capriciously walk in the middle of bike paths and out into busy streets. This concerns me. Why take the risk? Where is the respect for the road? Where is the common sense? This is a University setting, and it houses some of the most idiotic commuters
in the city. I feel people need to put their phones away, text later, take out their ear buds and pay attention. There should be fines for all commuters if the school finds it fit to fine bikers $98 for biking on the sidewalk or dismount zones. Police generally don’t fine people for walking in bike lanes or the street. I find that discriminatory. Walking is great, but pay attention. Walk in designated areas and use some common sense. If you bike, stay on the paths. Bike safely and respect the yield signs. These are the first real steps to changing the transportation for next year, because congestion will be down soon with winter approaching. Next year, there should be greater regulation to keep all commuters — bikers, pedestrians and drivers — accountable for their actions. In order to limit confusion with commuting, the University could better distinguish bike paths and sidewalks. White and yellow paint on the ground is obviously not enough, as we have seen. If people could see — or if not, pay a fine — they would pay attention. We could utilize a stoplight system for pedestrians, giving the right of way to bicyclists. Bikers are generally going to be in and out of an area faster than pedestrians. We could enforce fines if people cannot obey the laws of pedestrian stoplights, signage or commuter common
sense. University police fine bikers for being on sidewalks and dismount zones; we should do the same for pedestrians walking in bike lanes. Police fine drivers for inattentive driving; we should fine people for inattentive walking. The only marked change to decrease problems has been cooler weather. Fewer people are biking, causing less interaction between cars, bikes and pedestrians. There is an easy solution to this problem: Hold pedestrians accountable. Pedestrians get let of f relatively easy in a world of cars and bikes. If a car hits a pedestrian, the driver gets the brunt of the infraction. If a biker hits a pedestrian, the fault generally goes to the biker. I believe it is time to hold everyone accountable. The University should clearly label bike paths, walkways and streets and implement bright signage, stop lights or traffic wardens at highincident areas. Commuters should also stay engaged and pay attention to their surroundings. Lastly, we should assess our situation. Perhaps it’s safer to drive with extra caution, bike with more care or walk with a bit more accountability. We are not the only ones trying to get places, but if we put ourselves in danger, we will get nowhere together. Be safe, be accountable and share the road. Terry Niebeling University student
iddhartha Gaut a m a , better known as the Buddha, searched for answers to life’s questions more than 2,500 years ago. Though the Buddha nevTRENT M. KAYS e r c e l e b r a t e d Thanksgiving, columnist Buddhist Americans must balance his ancient beliefs with our countr y’s historic holiday. Buddhists ar e traditionally considered vegetarians, but not all Buddhists practice in the same way. The Buddha never forbade meat. In fact, the Buddha also never created rules. He set up guidelines, but he also acknowledged that ever yone has a different path to enlightenment. So as a Buddhist, I have no qualms about eating meat. This is par ticularly impor tant because I am cooking a Thanksgiving turkey this year. I know many Buddhists who eat meat. The issue of eating meat can be contentious for some Buddhists. However, it needn’t be. Many see Buddhists as vegetarians because the Buddha suggested humans should refrain from killing. He meant we should not contribute to the suf fering of the world. However, the Buddha never said to not eat meat. Instead, he stressed that all life is wor thy of reverence. So, this Thanksgiving as I prepare my turkey, I will understand it as not something separate from myself, but as something part of myself. As a Buddhist, I find it quite easy to mindfully consume meat. I think about the food I am eating, about its place in my existence and how I am able to spread compassion because of it. Throughout his life, the Buddha suggested the way to enlightenment was through the identification of suf fering. That is, life is suffering, and by knowing this, we can begin to work toward eliminating it. The turkey’s suf fering didn’t end at its death. It continued in and through me. I absorbed it, and as such, I better understand the suffering around me. This Thanksgiving, I will eat meat as I always do: mindfully. I hope you all do the same. Namaste. Trent M. Kays welcomes comments at tkays@mndaily.com.
Consequences of tuition hikes Exorbitant student debt is keeping graduates out of grad school.
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raduate school enrollment is on the decline at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio reported last week. Over the past five years, the University’s graduate enrollment has dropped by 9 percent, while the state has seen a more than 13 percent decline system-wide. Some colleges on the Twin Cities campus have been hurting more than others. Graduate school enrollment has dipped 16 percent at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 22 percent at the College of Biological Sciences and as much as 23 percent at the Carlson School of Management. The drop in graduate enrollment is part of a nationwide trend. The U.S. has seen an 11 percent drop in the number of students pursuing graduate and professional programs, according to MPR’s report. The drop is the result of a long trend of rising tuition costs as well as shrinking government funding for student positions. According to a recent survey, roughly one in five postgraduate applicants at the University of Minnesota declined an offer of admission for financial reasons. Large debt accrued as an undergraduate can become a serious deterrent regarding the decision to go to grad school. Interest remains high — applications are up nationally — but graduates either can’t or aren’t willing to take on more student debt. This has serious consequences for universities and the U.S. as a whole. Administrators at the University of Minnesota may have to restructure graduate programs, and the nation’s talent pool will inevitably shrink if this trend continues. The solution may be uncertain, but the cause is clear: Rising tuition prices are keeping graduates from reaching their full potential. Lawmakers at both the state and federal levels should understand that the urgency to decrease tuition costs at public universities has never been higher.
Study abroad stress Students look for greater flexibility in study abroad programs.
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any students in the College of Science and Engineering find it difficult to have a fulfilling study abroad experience and stay on track to graduate on time, the Minnesota Daily reported Nov. 7. For certain majors at the University, studying abroad while fulfilling requirements may be more difficult due to tight course requirements and classes that are only offered during certain semesters with mandatory pre-requisites. Kate Maple, assistant dean for the College of Design, said in an email that both architecture degree programs were recently revised to make it easier for students to study abroad. The program’s tradition of faculty-led programs has allowed architecture majors to fulfill requirements without delaying graduation, she said. Maple also said she generally doesn’t think architecture and design students perceive that it is not possible to study abroad and graduate in four years. This is in contrast to undergraduate CSE students, who had the lowest percentage of study abroad participants of any college within the University during the 2011-12 school year, the Daily reported. CSE international programs coordinator Adam Pagel said the college is working on improving program offerings and more proactively providing assistance to students interested in studying abroad. There’s still work to be done. Faculty-led engineering programs in foreign countries take time to create, and they can be complicated with a language barrier. While students can receive transfer credits from international universities, the course load taken must be approved by a University professor in the discipline before credit is granted. By getting more faculty involved in study abroad proposals and partnering with ser vice organizations in need of engineers across the globe, CSE students will also be able to use their skills to benefit others while completing major requirements.
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hat a run. So impressive, in fact, that it’s going to take time before it finds its appropriate place in college sports history. The Gophers women’s hockey team’s unprecedented 62 straight wins might not get its due respect until college women’s hockey gets more popular, but credit that team and the streak for helping bring the sport to the national stage. T h i s y e a r, E S P N showed a clip of the Gophers’ comeback win against St. Cloud State, and ESPN personality John Buccigross tweeted about the streak regularly. The 62-game winning streak is up there with UCLA men’s basketball’s 88-game winning streak and UConn women’s basketball’s 90-game streak. But, in a way, this streak is more phenomenal than those basketball streaks because there is more parity on the ice. In hockey, a team can outplay another team for three periods and still lose. It happens all the time. The Gophers benefited from that, too, and snatched away a few late wins during games in which they were outplayed. But for more than 18 months, they were rarely outplayed. That says a ton about head coach Brad Frost, who is one of the classiest guys around. His teams were wellprepared, and they reflected his even-keeled and nopanic demeanor. The previous record in Division I women’s hockey was 21 straight wins. Frost’s Minnesota team damn near tripled that. In doing so, the Gophers outscored opponents by more than 250 goals. They won by an average of just more than four goals each game. And of the 62 wins, 56 were by two goals or more. They weren’t just beating teams. They were bopping them. While the first loss in more than a year was tough on the team, it came at a good time. The additional attention added pressure, especially for this year’s freshman class, which wasn’t part of the streak before. Several players on the squad haven’t had to experience a loss, the ensuing pain and the growth that comes from that. Now this year’s squad can focus on development during the remainder of the regular season instead of keeping the streak going. This is a different team, and players on this team are still adjusting to new roles. And with the decrease in pressure, come NCAA tournament time, everybody on the squad should be ready to compete for a third-straight national championship. After Sunday’s loss, Frost sent out a tweet thanking coaches, fans and alumni for supporting the streak. B u t t ho s e p e o ple should be thanking Frost and his team for what they’ve done for the University. And the sport. Ya feel me? Sam Gordon welcomes comments at sgordon@mndaily.com or on Twitter.
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MINNESOTA: The Gophers (3-0) are looking to start 4-0 for the sixth straight season. Junior guard Andre Hollins talked before the season about upping his scoring from last season’s average of 14.6 points per game. So far, he’s done just that. Hollins scored 26 points in Minnesota’s 74-59 win over Richmond on Saturday and is averaging 22.7 points through three contests. Senior Austin Hollins has collected two straight double-doubles — the first two of his career. The 6-foot-4-inch guard is the Gophers’ second-leading rebounder with 9.3 boards per game. COASTAL CAROLINA: Coastal Carolina (1-2) has played a difficult early schedule, with its losses coming to Akron by nine points and Ole Miss by two. Both opponents made the NCAA tournament last season. Freshman guard Elijah Wilson leads Coastal Carolina. The Wilmington, N.C., native has averaged 15 points through his first three college contests. Coastal Carolina finished fifth in the Big South last season (14-15 overall, 9-7 conference). SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM, GOCCUSPORTS.COM
Malik Smith came to Minnesota with Richard Pitino and has adjusted well. BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com
Malik Smith averaged more than eight three-point attempts per game as a junior at Florida International last season. That’s going to be tough to do this season with the likes of Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins playing alongside him. “I pretty much had the green light to go whenever I felt like it,” Smith said of his time at FIU. “Now I have to pick my spots.” It’s a new role for the Gophers senior guard, who followed his head coach Richard Pitino to Minnesota and was the Panthers’ secondleading scorer last season. And it’s a role he struggled to adapt to through two games. He averaged just 4.5 points per contest. “It was pretty hard for me to figure out through the first two games — when to be aggressive and when not to,” Smith said. He figured it out Saturday night in the Gophers’
74-59 win over Richmond. He scored a season-high 11 points on 4-for-10 shooting. “[Pitino] just preached to me to stay confident, and that’s all I was thinking that game,” Smith said. “Just be aggressive.” Pitino said he’d love to give Smith all of the offensive freedom he wants, but he said Smith has to make sure he does all of the little things, too. Smith said he’s tried to be the most forceful player in rebounding drills to prove that he’s more than just a shooter. “This is a totally dif ferent role for him this year than last year,” Pitino said. “He knew he was going to play 34, 35 minutes a game regardless of what happens. That’s not the case here, so it’s an adjustment for him.” Though it’s early in the season, Smith could be turning a corner. Saturday was the most comfor table he’s felt in maroon and gold, he said. “I’m going to star t being more aggressive, especially with that game behind me,” Smith said. “I’ve been tr ying to do that more, and it’s pretty much what I’ll continue to do.”
ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY
Minnesota guard Malik Smith looks to pass against Montana on Nov. 12 at Williams Arena.
Home-run hitter
Pitino said Smith shoots some ill-advised shots, but he gives him a bigger leash than some players. Smith showed why Saturday. He hit his third and final triple of the game with 3:40 to play to extend the Gophers’ lead to five. Pitino said
the shot “essentially won [the Gophers] the game.” Pitino said Smith is a “home-run hitter who wants to be up in the ninth.” “He’s just one of those guys you want on the court,” Pitino said. “There’s something unique about a kid who wants to shoot that shot. … Some people hide
from it. He does not hide from it.” Smith said he’s more aggressive in late-game situations than he is at any other time. “When some people are worried about, ‘What happens if I miss?’ I’m just thinking the ball is going in every time,” he said.
SWIMMING & DIVING
Janzen continues success in junior campaign Kiera Janzen won three titles at the Arena Grand Prix over the weekend. BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com
There are two sides to Gophers junior distance freestyler Kiera Janzen: the fun-loving, outgoing Janzen outside the pool and the fier y, competitive Janzen in the water. Janzen’s opponents met the latter at the Arena Grand Prix last week. She squared of f with U.S. national team member Megan Romano on Thursday night in the 200-yard freestyle, losing by just 0.14 seconds. “I was really pumped up for that race, so when I got touched out, I was not too pleased,” Janzen said. That displeasure fueled Janzen’s competitive fire the rest of the weekend, and she won the 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay. Janzen’s strong performances in the distance events this year have been the product of her work ethic. She’s worked with former Gophers All-American, Big Ten champion and U.S. national team member Ashley Steenvoorden. Steenvoorden said it’s nice to have a training partner in the pool because swimming is seen as an individual sport. But Janzen’s training started long before
Minnesota’s Kiera Janzen competes at the 2013 Arena Grand Prix Minneapolis on Saturday.
the two knew each other. As the daughter of a swimming coach and sister of a swimmer, Janzen was always around the pool. Her competitive spirit flashed from an early age, and from that point on, Janzen blossomed as a swimmer. As a member of the Cretin-Derham Hall High School team, she broke seven school records and Minnesota State High School League records in the 200 and 500
freestyles. Janzen arrived on campus, and she quickly made a name for herself as a freshman competing at the NCAA championships. She placed 24th in the 1,650 freestyle, 39th in the 500 freestyle and 48th in the 200 freestyle. Amid success in her freshman and sophomore years, Janzen’s focus has remained the same into her junior campaign. “The process she’s going
through to become a better swimmer is evident ever y day,” head coach Kelly Kremer said. “In and out of the pool, she’s grown as a person and as an athlete.” Her work ethic has rubbed off on her teammates — especially so for sophomore breaststroker Kierra Smith, who said she thinks of Janzen as a “big sister.” “Kiera’s one of the hardest workers in the pool,” Smith said. “I think she does everything she can for her-
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self and for the team to leave the program better than when she came into it.” For swimmers across the countr y, competing in the Olympics is a constant dream. Janzen is no different, and Kremer said it’s an attainable goal. “[She’s] begun to do the things in and out of the pool that actually give [her] the oppor tunity to set a goal like being an Olympian,” Kremer said.
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BODY MANIPULATION
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American and Hindu rites of passage and spiritual ritual. Many people who practice suspension still do so for these transcendental reasons. Others do it for shock value, use it as personal therapy or consider it performance art. “Sometimes it’s crazy punk rock ‘n’ roll, and that’s OK. But there are so many people out there who get so much more from it than that,” Janke’s friend Courtney Jane Maxwell said. The motivation behind suspension varies from group to group, person to person and day to day. “Sometimes you just need to release. Sometimes you just want to party. Sometimes you’re using it to get through some stuff,” Janke said. “It really varies.” Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction directed the mainstream media spotlight to suspension last year when he spoke about his newfound personal practice in a few interviews. Navarro told Los Angeles’ KROQ radio that suspension is a way for him to quiet his mind “without doing tons of drugs.” Janke is part of a small circle of friends from Minnesota’s body manipulation community who practice suspension in their spare time. He estimates there are fewer than 10 people in Minneapolis who practice it on a regular basis. “When you’re immersed with people who are heavily modified, suspension doesn’t seem as intimidating, because we’re already a step closer to it,” Maxwell said. The group Janke first suspended with about 10 years ago was heavily influenced by the spiritual ritual, he said. For a while after that, he used
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Brianna Sheehan attempts to pull herself up while suspending Thursday in Minneapolis.
suspension to push his bodily boundaries to the extreme. Now, he’s more interested in the body movement and imager y he creates while suspended. Some artists use several hooks and ropes to hold and suspend the body in a particular way.
‘A really powerful moment’ About a year ago, a group of friends came over to Janke’s apartment. They had just eaten together, and everyone was talking. But as Janke started to lace up and prep for
a suspension from his knee, the room slowly grew silent. Once he was of f the ground and hanging upside down, he opened his eyes and looked around the room at his friends. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the room,” he said. “That was a really powerful moment for me.” Brianna Sheehan first tried suspension after watching Janke, a close friend, do it several times. “I really just did it because I was curious,” she said. “The first time is really scary. It’s
terrifying. It’s not the pain, though. It’s not a bad pain. It’s a really intense, weird overall feeling.” Her second time exemplified the mental process that some go through before their feet leave the ground. She teetered between feeling “passy out-y” and normal as she stood on her tip toes, holding herself up by pulling on the rope. After a few minutes, she sat down to take a break, eat some strawberries and watch “Despicable Me,” which was playing in the background. “I just feel like I’m so
close,” she said. She got up to try again. Maxwell walked over to hold her hands as Janke took the rope. Sheehan doubted whether she would be able to go up again. “Getting through everything physically, spiritually and emotionally is a huge part of suspension,” Janke said. “It’s not actually bringing your feet off the ground — it’s everything leading up to that point.” Janke pulled her up and Maxwell embraced her as they rocked side to side. A
few moments later, she had to come down again. “When I get uncomfortable, I want to just bail pretty quickly. But now I feel fine,” Sheehan said. “So it’s frustrating.” Janke adjusted the ropes dangling from her back, and after watching a few more scenes from the movie, Sheehan tried again. She balanced on her toes a while longer, her calves flexed and arms extended overhead. Then, finally, she took in a short, quick breath and pulled.
FASHION
The Fashionista is in: Study abroad style We’re doing it wrong. BY MELANIE RICHTMAN mrichtman@mndaily.com
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et’s face it: Americans aren’t known for having great style. We live in one of the most powerful countries in the world, yet the average citizen struggles to properly dress themselves in the morning. Take some tips from Europeans to look fashionable before you study abroad. Even if you never plan on leaving the country, I highly suggest a style audit. The world will thank you.
Wear nice shoes. And no, your sneakers are not nice.
For some reason, Americans tend to dress for comfort rather than style. We throw on our sneakers to let the world know that we don’t care enough about anything to put on real shoes. In Europe, this doesn’t fly, and frankly, I don’t know why America lets this happen. Contrary to popular belief, Europeans aren’t wearing 5-inch stilettos every day, but they are wearing nice shoes — whether they’re chic ballet flats or edgy ankle boots — that are just as comfortable as your precious tennis shoes. Visit any European city, and I guarantee the only people wearing sneakers will be runners or tacky American tourists. Nothing says, “Hey European criminals, mug me!” more than a pair of white New Balance shoes. The worst part is your pickpocket will probably be wearing cooler shoes than you. Do yourself a favor and invest in a nice pair of shoes, preferably ones without Vel-
cro. Ankle booties, loafers or a quality pair of leather riding boots will work just fine and fit seamlessly with the rest of your current wardrobe. This advice applies to males, too!
It’s all in the details. Europeans make monochromatic outfits interesting by playing with textures and accessories. From far away, their all-black ensembles might look basic, but upon closer inspection, they’re actually wearing leather pants, suede shoes and knit sweaters. The mix of textures takes a basic color palette and makes it unique. One thing you might notice abroad is that Europeans play it cool with accessories. They’ll add colorful scarves to simple outfits or wear floppy hats to show off their individuality, but you’ll rarely see them over-accessorizing. As Coco Chanel supposedly said, “Before you leave your house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.” Europeans follow this philosophy, and we should too. Add visual detail to your look with strategically chosen accessories rather than piling on all of the bling you own. This idea also applies to beauty. European women focus on enhancing their looks with natural hair, subtle makeup and clean nails. If you have curly hair, don’t spend hours trying to make it straight. A French woman would never waste precious time doing her hair when she could be out making American tourists feel inferior with her effortless style. You are just as beautiful as the French, so keep your look simple with a coat of mascara, a hint of blush and some ChapStick. Finish your
MELANIE RICHTMAN, DAILY (Left) Lots of black, limited denim and a floppy hat? This European lady sets the standard for chic dressing. (Center) Her edgy shoes, fringe bag and printed top make her outfit stand out. Also notice how her hair is perfectly disheveled. (Right) Take note of the dark-wash denim, black leather booties and cool iridescent bag.
beauty routine with a spritz of perfume for the full effect. Good grooming habits apply to men, too. Maybe try getting a nice haircut and pushing your hair back? It seems to work for European men.
If your clothes don’t fit, you won’t fit in. It’s that simple. European men and women understand that the secret to looking good is wearing clothes that fit properly. Rarely will you find a man wearing baggy, ill-fitting pants. You don’t need to sport a pair of skinny jeans that cling uncomfor tably to
your manly thighs, but you should wear pants that are actually your size. They’ll look good with the shoes you will inevitably buy now that sneakers are banned for life. Girls, on the other hand, need to make sure their clothes are not too tight. Skin-tight clothing is not chic. If your shirt is so small that you can see a sliver of stomach à la Britney Spears 1999 to 2003, you’re doing it wrong. If you can’t find clothes that fit perfectly, don’t worry — you are a normal human. A little tailoring can go a long way and help you look
like a well-dressed Parisian, even if the pants you’re rocking are from Walmart.
Limit your denim. Because we’re on the subject of pants, we should talk about jeans. Most Europeans wear dark-wash jeans for two main reasons: They’re flattering, and they look cool. Only the trendiest of individuals can pull off a pair of high-waisted acid wash jeans. Confused? Ask yourself this simple question: Am I a 14-year-old Russian supermodel? If the answer is no, please stick to fitted darkwash jeans like the rest of us mortals.
I fully suppor t colored denim as a way to express your individuality, but if you’re heading to Europe, think long and hard about packing your neon pink, skinny jeans. You could definitely use the extra room in your suitcase for the multiple pairs of black pants. Black might not be the most exciting color, but there’s a reason it’s a staple in every European’s closet: It always looks good. Save bright colors for your accessories. Jean shirts or jackets are fair game as long as you wear them with non-denim pieces. Remember: This is Europe, not the Midwest.
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Today’s Birthday (11/19): Plant seeds for creative projects in autumn that will flower in springtime. Indulge your passions this year, inspiring your work in new directions. Assess what you most love doing and with whom.
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 7 — Stand on your toes for a while. A surprise is in the works. It requires patience and flexibility, but you can handle it.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — More challenges head your way. Your actions and intentions could seem thwarted by circumstances. Keep your humor.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Tempers are running short, but there’s no need to dwell on any arguments. Focus on chores that increase your income, and postpone the unnecessary ones.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Work together to get farther. Your partner has what you need. Things may not always go according to plan. From the ashes rises the phoenix.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — You’re a powerhouse right now, and that can be intimidating to others. There may be a disagreement about priorities.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Gently rearrange the facts and make them work. Put in a correction and minimize financial risk.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 6 — Avoid grumpy people. Spend time with family or by yourself doing the things you love. Take care of your spirit.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Take action to provide great service, rather than just talking about it. Some ideas may not work. Keep your stinger sheathed.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Finances are in a state of flux for the better. There’s more money available than it seems. Group participation contributes.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — A new idea has bugs, but it works! Don’t throw money at the problem. Use imagination. Make a fool of yourself if necessary. It could get fun.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — A disruption breaks your routine. Find the motivation to get the job done. The deadline’s right around the corner.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — It’s good to let another drive now. A fantasy seems more real than the facts. Go with the flow and stay flexible.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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“I got Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from that cheese.”
—Fresh Food Company
—The Bus Circle
Professor: “I consider myself an atheist, but whenever I get scared, I think, ‘May the force be with me.’”
“The book is a boy!”
—Nicholson Hall
—Science Teaching and Student Services Building
Guy 1: “... So in that way, you don’t actually know if the cat is dead or alive!” Guy 2: “But couldn’t you just, like, shake the box?”
“I’m not sure about the physics of it, but believe it or not, I did shave my legs my last year of swimming.”
—Outside NOvA
—Unknown
Girl: “Did you guys play with your belly buttons when you were younger to see if they were still there?” [Silence] Girl: “Yeah, neither did I ...”
“My cat peed on two of my books, and I still sold them back to the Bookstore.”
—Blegen Hall
“Just because you’re only sexually attracted to cats doesn’t mean you get to elbow me in the vagina.”
—Middlebrook Hall
Person 1: “I don’t think you’re right.” Person 2: “Check her example. I’m not making this shit up!”
—Civil Engineering Study Lounge “I got denied by a sophomore and hit on by a 27-year-old all in the same weekend.”
—Unknown
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Nothing like a real intense masticator to ruin your appetite, huh? If you are writing into a dating advice columnist about this, it sounds like her noisy chewing IS something worth hurting her over. I mean, you can break a lot of bad habits, but everybody gots to eat. This won’t just go away unless you say something. Is it actually the volume of her chewing, or is it that she chews with her mouth open? Or, even worse, does she talk with her mouth full? Does she have thin cheeks that sound seeps through? If she’s a loud chewer, period, I’d say refrain from bringing it up and just deal. It’s hard to change such hardwired actions. However, if it’s one of the other options, you have to set her straight. Don’t respond to her if she’s talking with her mouth full. That’s how my roommate broke me of the habit. You could even be uber-passive about it and start to chew extra-loud when she does. If she gives you a dirty look, then you’ve got a perfect opportunity to broach the subject.
—Dr. Date
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My boyfriend has a ton of sex toys. When he first showed them to me, I was astounded. He keeps them in a bin in his closet. As he gradually showed me what they were all for, you could say I “saw the light.” But it’s been a few months, and
every single time we have sex, he breaks out the toy box. I’m down, and we have a ton of fun, but I wish we could just do it vanilla sometime. No toys, no tricks, no videos ... just me and him and the sex toys God gave us. I’m curious to hear what you have to say on this question: What’s the best way to ask for vanilla sex? And when’s the optimal time to bring it up?
—Vanilla Girl
Too Many Accessories,
Heyyyyy-o: We got a live one! Props to this dude for bunking societal norms and stocking up on the sexiness, and kudos to you for being an open-minded adventurer. If there are two things that this Doctor lives for, it’s A) toning down ampedup sex and B) amping up toned-down sex. So thank you. I’d think this guy would love for you to ask for straight vanilla. The implication of the request is that he’s more than enough for you solo — that’s a compliment for most. (As I mentioned, though, this guy isn’t the status quo.) When he reaches for the “closet bin,” draw him back to you and whisper, “I only want you tonight.” If that doesn’t do it for him, then start wondering if he NEEDS it, if the whole rig is a sexual crutch of sorts that covers up some deeper personal issue. If so, start weaning him off the videos, then the toys. The most important thing is to take the other people (even if they are just onscreen) out of this equation first. That being said, are you embellishing the nature of his toys? In this day and age, if he’s only whipping out a vibrator for your pleasure, that’s pretty vanilla. Well, maybe with a little chocolate syrup and a cherry for good measure, but hey, that’s some good ice cream.
—Dr. Date
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Frey and Palmisano join City Council BY KAITLYN WALEK kwalek@mndaily.com
WARD 3
61%
Jacob Frey Attorney Jacob Frey defeated two-term incumbent Diane Hofstede to represent Ward 3, an area that covers par ts of the University of Minnesota and its surrounding neighborhoods. Originally from nor thern Virginia, Frey moved to Minneapolis in 2009 after graduating from the Villanova University School of Law. Frey raised more than $100,000 during his campaign, also defeating Green Par ty candidate Kristina Gronquist and Libertarian candidate Michael Katch. Why did you decide to run for the position? … I believe that a City Council member should be incessantly involved with
Following the 2013 city election, the Minnesota Daily is running a series profiling new City Council members. Beginning in January, Jacob Frey and Linea Palmisano will represent City Council wards 3 and 13, respectively. those he or she is serving — at the very grassroots level — and I think that the City Council position — more than any other position I can think of — has that ability. You know, I’m an attorney by day … but my real, real passion is community organization. That’s a wonder ful spot to have some real positive, tangible impact on people’s lives. Why was your campaign successful? The campaign was successful, I think, entirely due to the amazing grassroots organization that we created. … We had an extremely diverse team of, you know, young professionals and empty nesters and students and local business owners … that were really all rallying around a common cause, a common vision, which is ver y much a new Minneapolis. That has been sort of a message throughout the campaign. It’s been an unwavering message, and I think people have been getting very excited about it. What are the biggest issues facing the ward? There are issues facing the ward, and there are
issues facing the city as a whole, and I’m of the position that a City Council member shouldn’t be just looking out for their own little fiefdom. They should be looking out for the best interests for the city as a whole … While we are a diverse city, we’re still ver y segregated. I do think we need to be looking at policies that move towards living amongst people that don’t look just like yourself, and that’s sort of a desegregation method. We also need to look at, just quite simply, increasing our residential population, both in the ward and in the city as a whole. … In gaining that population back, I think we need to focus on the demographics that we do have and we don’t have … To retain those families, and to attract families to stay in a northeast, southeast or downtown area, we need pedestrian-friendly areas. We need green space, and we need a viable option for a school … We need to look at narrowing the ridiculously bad oppor tunity gap and achievement gap between whites and minorities.
WARD 13
48%
Linea Palmisano Five candidates ran for Ward 13, which encompasses the southwest corner of Minneapolis — the area outgoing City Council member and recent mayorelect Betsy Hodges represents. After the final round of tabulating votes, Palmisano secured the spot with more than 48 percent of votes. Palmisano ear ned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s in strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Minnesota. She’s held various jobs ranging from coaching the Southwest High School track team to working in Hodges’ office.
Why did you decide to run for the position? I’ve been really active in our community for over a decade, and I saw this position, being an open seat, as an opportunity to do what I love on a full-time basis. One of the groups that recruited me to run is an organization called womenwinning, and they also had encouraged me to run. They saw an open seat in the 13th ward as a strong leadership position, [and] … they wanted to have another woman in that seat … Why was your campaign successful? … I think I had an excellent campaign team. It certainly was not an echo chamber of people, you know, validating whatever I thought. We had a very broad team comprised of people that are strong independents, people that are real big liberals, people that have a lot of experience with campaigns, and people … who had zero campaign experience … So I think that it was because of the team. What are the biggest issues facing the ward? I think that, generally speaking, property taxes …
Everything that influences that [is] a big issue facing the entire ward. People feel pushed out of their homes, pushed out of our neighborhoods because of rising property taxes over the last, well, very long term. I think that’s a problem across the city, but it’s felt particularly hard in our ward. Education is a big issue … A city that has some of the best schools is something that we need to have to have a vibrant city. Safety, public safety, you know, violent crime in our city has increased … We cannot grow the population of our city as we plan to if it’s not seen as a safe place to be … The environment, I think, is also important to most of the people around the ward. And the environmental concern from a city kind of basis involves things like how we sign up for our next Xcel Energy contract [and] making sure there’s more renewable energy in that. It’s about development in all of our neighborhoods. This part of southwest Minneapolis is comprised of seven neighborhoods, and [it’s about] how we do development in that thoughtfully …
PHOTOS: CANDIDATE WEBSITES. SOURCES: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE
UN climate chief calls on coal industry to change BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WARSAW, Poland — The top U.N. climate diplomat on Monday told the coal industry it should leave most of the world’s remaining coal reser ves in the ground and start investing in renewable energy sources. Speaking at a coal sum-
mit on the sidelines of a U.N. climate conference in Warsaw, Christiana Figueres said the coal industr y needs to change radically to help reduce the carbon emissions that scientists say are warming the planet. “The world is rising to meet the climate challenge as risks of inaction mount, and it is in your best inter-
est to make coal part of the solution,” Figueres said. The coal event was seen as a provocation by climate activists, who used a crane to reach the ministry’s roof, where they unfurled banners criticizing Poland’s — and the world’s — reliance on coal and other fossil fuels. Police used another crane to take them down, as panelists at the coal summit said that the people in the room, not the people on the roof, have the possibility to change the coal industry. Coal industry officials at the event didn’t directly address her remarks but said the world cannot do without coal because in many countries it’s the only available energy source. “A major aim of the summit has been to encourage open and constructive dialogue on the climate challenge — we’re not going to meet our climate objectives if we are not all part of the solution,” the World Coal Association, which organized the event, said in a statement. Polish Economy Minister Janusz Piechocinski, whose countr y generates about 90 percent of its electricity from coal, said: “You cannot have a low-emissions energy transformation without talking about coal.” Coal accounts for less than 30 percent of the world’s energy supply but more than 40 percent of energy emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. Figueres, who was criticized by some climate activists for attending the conference, noted coal’s role in economic development since the industrial revolution but said it’s come at “an unacceptably high cost to human and environmental health.” She said aging, highpolluting coal plants must be closed and new plants should implement technologies that allow for emissions to be trapped before they are released into the atmosphere. Such technologies are expensive and currently not widely used. To bring down CO2 emissions to levels that would avoid dangerous levels of warming, most of the existing coal reserves must be left in the ground, Figueres said. “Some major oil, gas and energy technology companies are already investing in renewables, and I urge those of you who have not yet star ted to join them,” Figueres said.