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A student initiative to ban anti-gay therapy for minors in the state is gaining traction. BY HAILEY COLWELL AND ANNE MILLERBERND hcolwell@mndaily.com amillerbernd@mndaily.com
Two University of Minnesota students are working to put a stop to therapy aimed at changing minors’ sexual orientation in Minnesota. Political science sophomores Alec Fischer and Gabe Aderhold are petitioning lawmakers to pass a bill that would prevent licensed therapists and counselors from using sexual orientation conversion therapy on minors. They’re currently working with legislators to draft a bill, which they hope to present to the state Legislature in February. The students’ petition had more than 47,000 signatures as of Tuesday night after being public for a week and a half on Change.org. Rep. Karen Clark, DFL-Minneapolis, is working with the students and is set to author the House version of the bill, Aderhold said. Fischer said the bill would apply only to minors because he and Aderhold don’t want to take away adults’ rights to enter conversion therapy. Minors often don’t sign themselves up, he said. u See PETITION Page 4 Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, has supported a similar proposal.
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The last two University of Minnesota presidents inherited administrative teams that led the institution in different directions. While former University President Bob Bruininks had little immediate turnover when he took office, President Eric Kaler saw significant changes in his senior leadership team.
New leaders can energize, but not without anxiety. BY REBECCA HARRINGTON rharrington@mndaily.com
Since Eric Kaler began his presidency at the University of Minnesota in 2011, all but four administrators on his 18-person senior leadership team have left their old posts.
vice president for the health sciences and Medical School dean this month, most of the team is set, ready to steer the University into the next decades. Experts say universities need to strike a balance between bringing in people with
It’s an unspoken rule in higher education
fresh ideas and keeping enough administra-
that when a new president comes in, key
tors with the institutional memory to main-
administrators offer their resignation so the
tain stability.
new leader has the opportunity to choose his or her new hires.
Building a university’s senior leadership team is more about meshing personalities
After Kaler was hired, eight administra-
and leadership styles than it is about policies.
tors retired or returned to teaching, six got
Administrators may disagree on ideas,
promotions at other universities or compa-
but they ultimately have to get along if
nies and one took another position in the se-
they’re going to get anything done.
Deserted mansion to be updated MSA takes students’ pulse nior leadership team.
Since Kaler named Dr. Brooks Jackson
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The century-old Frey Mansion and another house will be converted into apartments.
Gabe Madson leads a team of pollsters who gauge students’ take on campus issues.
BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com
BY KYLE STOWE kstowe@mndaily.com
Two centur y-old houses near the University of Minnesota are set to be the next pieces of the campus apartment boom. The Minneapolis Planning Commission approved a land-use application Nov. 12 to rehabilitate the Frey Mansion and an adjacent triplex known as the Hoy House into nine total apartment units with 23 bedrooms. Roman Gadaskin, a landlord near the University for 13 years, signed a letter of intent to purchase the property from the American Indian Movement, a Minneapolis-based Native American rights group that bought the property for about $250,000 in the mid-1980s. Gadaskin said he considered buying the properties on Fifth Street Southeast and 12th Avenue Southeast five years ago, but passed at the time. “I just like them,” he said. “I like both of them, and I think if we get [approval], I will be able to do [them] right.” The American Indian Movement used to use the Frey Mansion as a librar y and office for the neighboring Heart of the Earth School, Director and co-founder Clyde Bellecourt said.
For political science sophomore Gabe Madson, polling is more than just a job. “My dream is to work for Gallup, and it’s been that way for years,” he said. “I just love doing what I do.”
u See MANSION Page 3 Neither house has been used since the early 1990s, and both have fallen into disrepair.
As the Minnesota Student Association’s first civic engagement coordinator, Madson leads a new polling task force that gauges student opinion on a variety of campus issues. MSA members hope to use poll results as tangible data to influence and inform University of Minnesota administrators. “It carries much more weight to see data u See POLLING Page 4 MSA will use poll numbers on campus safety in its report to the Board of Regents next month.
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Freshmen MSA members Katerina Paone and Johanna Christner help clarify a question on a survey for freshman Qingkang Cao at Walter Library on Thursday afternoon.
“At some point, you can definitely overstay. After 20 to 30 years working in a senior position here, you’re worn out. These are tough jobs, demanding jobs.” Richard Pfutzenreuter chief financial officer
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Councilmen talk development Residents and business owners are concerned about the effects of new development. BY ALEX BITTER abitter@mndaily.com
Two incoming Minneapolis City Council members say they are open to future development prompted by the light rail Green Line in Cedar-Riverside — but only if the needs of residents and local businesses are adequately addressed. The soon-to-be councilmen represent areas near the University of Minnesota, and they’ll begin their terms amid concerns from business owners and community groups about the impact of the rail on rent and redevelopment in the area. Councilman-elect Abdi Warsame, who beat incumbent Robert Lilligren to represent Ward 6 earlier this month, said those concerned need to send a stronger message to developers and the city about what their goals for the neighborhood are. “They need to be more assertive about what they want,” he said. “What kind of protection do they want from the city? I think this hasn’t been articulated very well yet.” The rail line will likely impact local small businesses, Warsame said, because of higher property values and, consequently, u See WEST BANK Page 6 Some renting business owners said their landlords could be convinced to sell.
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renewable energy and food safety. The EU has budgeted more than 70 billion euros for the program, which is to run from 2014 to 2020, and officials estimate that Israel could gain 300 million euros from the complicated funding system over the seven-year period. While Israel has long participated in similar programs, the EU has added some tough language to its eligibility guidelines to prevent funding for projects in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and other territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. “The EU does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over any of the territories ... and does not consider them to be part of Israel’s territory,” according to the guidelines. Israel had feared the guidelines would make it ineligible for much of these funds
since most universities and research centers have some activities in the West Bank or east Jerusalem. Late Tuesday, Israel released what it said was a joint statement with the EU, saying that the compromise had been reached through discussions between Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton. “The agreement fully respects the EU’s legal and financial requirements while at the same time respecting Israel’s political sensitivities and preserving its principled positions,” the statement said. “The agreement will allow Israel’s scientific community to benefit from one of the most important EU programs and facilitate its further integration into the European space of research and innovation.”
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BEIRUT — Syria’s main Western-backed opposition group pushed Tuesday for President Bashar Assad’s gover nment to establish humanitarian cor ridors to besieged opposition areas and release political prisoners, saying it wants to see progress on those confidence-building measures before it will decide whether to attend an international peace conference. The statement fr om the Syrian National Coalition made clear the huge hurdles still ahead as the inter national community tries to bring the warring sides together for peace talks scheduled for Jan. 22. The long-delayed negotiations, which would be the first face-to-face meeting between the Assad government and its opponents, aim to broker a political resolution to Syria’s civil war.
After months of diplomacy, the U.N. announced the date for the peace conference on Monday, raising hopes that an end to the seemingly intractable conflict could be within reach. A full list of par ticipants has not been set yet. The violence, however, has shown no sign of tapering of f. On Tuesday, a suicide car bombing outside a bus station in the town of Sumariyah near Damascus killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 30, state TV and activists said. Meanwhile, gover nment airstrikes on the rebel-held town of Nabek, where Assad’s troops are waging an offensive, killed at least seven people, the Britain-based Syrian Obser vator y for Human Rights said. The group monitors the conflict through a network of activists on the ground.
Pope issues mission statement for papacy BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VA T I C A N C I T Y — Pope Francis denounced the global financial system that excludes the poor as he issued the mission statement for his papacy on T uesday, saying he wants the Catholic Church to get its hands dir ty as it seeks to bring solace and mercy to society’s outcasts. In a 224-page docu ment, Francis pulled together the priorities he has laid out over eight months of homilies, speeches and inter views, pushing to shift the church away from a focus on doctrine to one of joyful welcome in a bid to draw in believers in a world marked by secularization and vast income inequalities. The document, Evangelii Gaudium, (The Joy of the Gospel), is the second major teaching document issued by Francis, but is the first actually written by him since the encyclical “The Light of Faith,” issued
in July, was penned almost entirely by Pope Benedict XVI before he resigned. Francis’ concer ns are laced throughout, and the theological and historical citations leave no doubt about his own points of reference and priorities: Popes John XXIII and Paul VI, who presided over the Second Vatican Council, which brought the church into the modern world, are cited repeatedly. And in a first for an apostolic exhortation, as this type of papal pronouncement is called, Francis cited various documents of bishops’ conferences from around the world, an indication of the impor tance he places in giving the local church greater say in church governance. In the text, Francis denounced trickle-down economic theories as unproven and naive, saying they are based on a sur vival of the fittest mentality “where the powerful feed upon the powerless” with no regard for ethics, the environment or even God.
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He hopes to fetch between $500,000 and $900,000 and close the sale by the end of December. He said the list price isn’t higher because the buildings need an estimated $3 million in restoration. “That’s some good news for us,” he said. “That means the guy is interested in putting some student housing in there.” Inside, the mansion is completely barren and unfurnished. Neither house has been used since the early ’90s, Bellecourt said. But broken windows and graffiti reveal a history beyond the Native American group. Bellecourt said a homeless couple once had a baby in the Frey Mansion. To maintain the buildings’ character, the outer facades will not change except for minor repairs and new windows, said project architect Karen Gjerstad, who often works in coordination with Design for Preser vation, a company specializing in housing restoration. Gjerstad said she wants to completely redo the interior of the mansion. Despite lacking electricity and plumbing, she said, they plan to open the building by fall 2014, pending city approval. The city considers the Frey Mansion and the Hoy House “historic resources,” which means they have no official historic designation but are eligible for it. Originally, the American Indian Movement planned to refurbish the Frey Mansion and operate it as a cultural center. But facing minimal parking and high renovation costs, Bellecourt said they decided to move the planned center to East Franklin Avenue. He said he expects the new center to cost millions and hopes to open it in two or three years. The American Indian Movement sold the parcel
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The exterior of the Henry B. Frey Mansion on Tuesday. The American Indian Movement organization is selling the mansion to raise funds to build a cultural center.
where 412 Lofts stand today to Doran Companies in September 2010 for nearly $2.2 million, according to Hennepin County property records. “No doubt the area is expensive property right now,” he said. “We are looking to get as much as we possibly can for it so we can build [our] center.” No one has appealed the Planning Commission’s decision, so the proposed project can move forward without a public hearing. The next step is city approval. Gadaskin said city planners may have other reser vations about the project or could request an addition to the plan that he couldn’t afford, but he was fairly certain the project
would go through. “It’s a long process,” he said. “I don’t look at the probability; I look at what needs to be done on a daily basis.” Minneapolis city planner Aaron Hanauer said his department endorsed the proposal and called it a positive for the area. “We are happy to see the buildings are going to be rehabbed and that residential character retained,” he said. The city has seen a surge of new apartment complexes. A block away, a combined 466 units will open in two buildings next fall. Gadaskin said he’s concerned about the high level of competition he’ll face for student renters. “Time will tell,” he said.
Las Vegas judge rejects O.J. Simpson’s appeal BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — A judge in Las Vegas rejected O.J. Simpson’s bid for a new trial on Tuesday, dashing the former football star’s bid for freedom based on the claim that his original lawyer botched his armed robbery and kidnapping trial in Las Vegas more than five years ago. “All grounds in the petition lack merit and, consequently, are denied,” Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell said. Simpson lawyer Patricia Palm said she wanted to speak to Simpson before commenting on the decision. Ozzie Fumo, her cocounsel in the effort, said he expected they would appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court. Clark County District Attor ney Steve Wolfson, whose wife was the judge who presided over the Simpson trial in 2008, called Bell’s ruling “the right decision.” “I believe Mr. Simpson received a fair trial and had more than competent counsel,” Wolfson said. If the 66-year-old Simpson loses his appeal to the state high court, he could take the case to federal courts to argue his constitutional right to effective counsel was violated. Bell’s 101-page r uling came after a Clark County District Cour t jur y found Simpson guilty in 2008 of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges in what he maintained was an attempt to retrieve memorabilia and personal items from two sports collectibles dealers in a casino hotel room. It followed a small victor y for Simpson in July, when Nevada parole commissioners granted parole on five concurrent sentences. The parole ruling didn’t free Simpson, because he still faces at least four more
years for other convictions in the case. Simpson was handcuffed and jailed following his conviction on Oct. 3, 2008, and sentenced that December to nine to 33 years in Nevada state prison. His conviction in Las Vegas came 13 years to the day after the former movie and TV star was acquitted in the Los Angeles “trial of the century” in the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Six years later, a jury in Miami acquitted him of all charges in a Florida road rage case. Simpson’s legal defense in his Las Vegas trial was headed at trial by the same Miami-based attorney, Yale Galanter, who represented him in the 2001 road rage case. Attorney Gabriel Grasso served with Galanter as co-counsel in Simpson’s Las Vegas case. Galanter did not immediately respond Tuesday to messages seeking comment. Simpson’s attorneys in his ongoing bid for freedom are Palm, Fumo and Tom Pitaro. Bell rejected arguments that Simpson received inadequate legal representation during his trial and unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court. That appeal was handled by Galanter after Grasso withdrew. “Mr. Simpson’s convictions stem from serious offenses,” she wrote. The judge noted the involvement of six co-conspirators and “weeks” of advance planning. “Mr. Simpson specifically asked two of his co-conspirators to bring weapons ... to show the sellers he meant business,” she said. And the two memorabilia dealers were “lured into a small hotel room” where they were surprised by Simpson’s group.
The judge considered a 94-page petition for a new trial and heard five days of testimony in May from 15 witnesses including Simpson, Galanter, Grasso and other lawyers involved in the trial. Simpson’s new legal team later said they believed they presented overwhelming evidence that Galanter knew in advance of Simpson’s plan, had conflicted interests that shaped the way he handled Simpson’s case, and that as a result Simpson didn’t get a fair trial. Simpson civil lawyer Malcolm LaVergne said Tuesday that he believed the team provided “compelling evidence that would justify release.” Palm, Fumo and Pitaro sought to show that Galanter advised Simpson it was OK to take back his items and should have stepped aside so he could be called as a witness for Simpson’s defense. Instead, they said, Galanter advised Simpson not to testify, failed to hire exper ts and investigators to help his case while pocketing much of the nearly $700,000 they say he was paid, and reached a pretrial agreement with prosecutors not to enter evidence into the trial record of phone calls that raised questions about whether he had knowledge of the heist. Finally, Simpson’s legal team said that by remaining on the case through the appeal, Galanter nearly precluded Simpson from ever arguing he had ineffective counsel. Simpson spent an entire day recounting how he now believes Galanter misled him, including telling him it was OK to retrieve the family photos and memorabilia he thought had been stolen from him after his acquittal in Los Angeles in 1995.
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American Indian Movement Director and Co-founder Clyde Bellecourt poses in the Henry B. Frey Mansion. The organization is selling the mansion to raise funds to build a cultural center.
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Shoveling snow comes with health risks The task can cause heart attacks and back injuries if done improperly. BY T YLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com
While shoveling snow, Tai Do said he doesn’t take it slow — a practice some say could lead to injur y. The University of Minnesota psychology and sociology senior said he shovels quickly to get inside and out of the cold. Some students say they aren’t aware that there are correct ways to shovel to avoid health risks, which could include potential back injuries and hear t strain. By following some simple tips, faculty, staf f and students can have clear sidewalks and healthy bodies this winter. University neighborhoods encourage safe practices for the seasonal task, which the city of Minneapolis requires residents to complete within 24 hours of snowfall to avoid fines. Property owners can be charged fines if they don’t clear their sidewalks after city inspectors issue warnings.
SNOW SHOVELING Tips for safer snow shoveling 1. 2. 3. 4.
Take breaks often to avoid overexertion Push the snow, don’t lift Ergonomically designed shovels can help prevent bending and heavy lifting During long snowfalls, shovel several times to evade heavy lifting
CHICAGO — Add one more delay to the list for the rollout of President Barack Obama’s health care law. This time, it’s a postponement of the launch of online enrollment tools in Spanish. The Spanish version of HealthCare.gov now provides basic information, but still doesn’t allow users to apply for insurance coverage online. U.S. Health and Human Ser vices spokeswoman Joanne Peters told The Associated Press on Tuesday the administration plans a quiet launch of the Spanish enrollment tools in early December without much advertising. That leaves Spanish speakers getting help by phone from bilingual call center operators or in person from bilingual enrollment counselors while they wait for an online option. An estimated 10.2 million uninsured Latinos may be eligible for coverage through the marketplace. Most of them speak English or are bilingual, but 3.7 million rely on Spanish. As recently as last week, the administration had told journalists the Spanish sign-up tools would be ready by the end of November. Hispanic groups had heard the same thing. Those groups have shouldered much of the burden of answering questions from Spanish speakers, hiring additional staff to answer phones and taking calls on Spanish language radio shows. “We want the English language Web page to be up and running and to be successful. Once we have that, then we want the
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that reflects what a large number of students think about an issue than just one person telling you how they think,” Madson said. Since the beginning of fall semester, MSA has conducted polls on the University Recreation and Wellness Center dress code, campus safety, adviser experiences and liberal education requirements. It will also poll students on college affordability before the end of the semester. Madson said MSA will use poll repor ts on advising, campus safety and affordability in its presentation to the Board of Regents
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University neighborhood programs connect those who don’t want to shovel — or can’t do it safely — with other residents who will do the service for pay. Carla Urban, a former Prospect Park East River Road Impr ovement Association member, said area residents created an online for um for hiring shovelers. She said people don’t disclose why they’re seeking help on the forum, but looking out for their health could be the leading factor. About 100 shovelingrelated deaths and more than 11,000 injuries and medical emergencies were repor ted on aver-
Health law’s Spanish sign-up tools delayed BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Spanish language one to be up and running,” said Jane Delgado of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. “People ar e fr ustrated when they can’t complete enrollment.” But the administration was worried that launching the Spanish sign-ups would make the problems with the troubled HealthCare. gov website worse. The administration has pledged to get the site working for the vast majority of users by the end of this month. The December launch will allow Hispanic groups to give their thoughts on how the Spanish tools are working. “We think it’s important to engage with key stakeholders and organizations in this process and get their feedback,” Peters, the HHS spokeswoman, said. After the Spanish enrollment tools launch and Hispanic groups provide feedback, “We will ramp up our promotional efforts to drive Spanish speakers to CuidadoDeSalud.gov,” the Spanish version of HealthCare.gov. Enrollment in the new health insurance marketplace is open until March 31. People who sign up by Dec. 23 can get coverage that starts on Jan. 1. “We still think it’s an urgent issue that Latinos be enrolled. We are confronted with the fact that there are not the types of Spanish-language tools that would have facilitated that process,” said Jennifer Ng’andu of the National Council of La Raza, a Latino advocacy group. “That makes it even more crucial for the bilingual assisters to be a part of this process and to be a central part of the strategy.”
next month. Matt Forstie, MSA’s Minnesota Student Legislative Coalition chairman, said the association’s new focus on polling will help measure a broad set of opinions that could influence policy change. “We want to leverage the amount of students we have on campus to enact change,” he said. “Polling is a very effective way to do that.” In past years, Forstie said, MSA has held townhall meetings to solicit student opinion. But polling is more ef fective because it allows MSA to collect more data in less time, he said. “With polling, you can get 3,500 respondents in a day, while at town hall, you spend three weeks organiz-
age per year from 1990 to 2006, according to a study from the Center for Injur y Research and Policy conducted at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “The cardiovascular demands of snow shoveling are increased by the freezing temperatures that typically accompany snowfall,” the author of the study, Dr. Gar y Smith, said in a 2011 press release. Taking breaks and pushing snow away instead of lifting it can prevent overexertion, according to the release. Do said he knew shoveling could do harm on the body in general but didn’t know shoveling could put extra strain on the hear t
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University student Joey Ryan shovels off the sidewalk in front of his fraternity house Dec. 9, 2012.
specifically. If one experiences symptoms of a potential hear t attack, like extended chest pressure, they should stop shoveling and call 911, according to a Febr uar y press release from the Hennepin County Medical Center. Using better shovels and shoveling throughout the day during long spans of snowfall could minimize
potential injur y, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital press release said. Staying hydrated and star ting as soon as the snow stops are also key factors, according to a University Facilities Management safety newsletter. The Southeast Seniors program connects senior citizens from the University’s surrounding neighborhoods with agencies that
shovel for them, said Marji Miller, the program’s executive director. Lifting snow is difficult for seniors, she said, and they could easily slip on ice. Though Miller said shoveling snow can be especially dangerous for seniors, she said the challenge is universal. “Shoveling snow can be hard on anyone,” she said.
Analysis: Nuclear deal faces hard-line test BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Even before Iran’s envoys could pack their bags in Geneva after wrapping up a first-step nuclear deal with world powers, President Hassan Rouhani was opening a potentially tougher diplomatic front: selling the give-and-take to his country’s powerful insider interests led by the Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s ability to fulfill its part of the six-month bargain — which includes greater access for U.N. inspectors and a cap on the level of uranium enrichment — will depend largely on the Guard and its network. The Guard’s influence stretches from the missile batteries outside key nuclear facilities to the production of the equipment inside. It runs from companies making
Iran’s long-range missiles to paramilitary units that cover every inch of the country. Rouhani’s praise for the deal announced Sunday has sounded at times like snippets from the national anthem. “The Iranian nation again displayed dignity and grandeur,” he said in a televised address. He went on to laud the “glorious” affirmation that Iran can continue uranium enrichment under the accord — at levels that can power Iran’s lone energyproducing reactor but well below what’s needed to approach weapons-grade material. Rouhani ended the speech by trying to give the country’s nuclear efforts a sense of homespun honor. Borrowing from the political theater playbook of his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he surrounded him-
self with relatives of Iranian nuclear scientists killed in ambush-style attacks blamed by Iran on Israel and its allies. But Rouhani is also appealing to the more practical interests of the Guard, whose clout translates into cash. The Guard has a hand in some of the biggest money-generating enterprises in Iran, including import-export gatekeepers and real estate holdings. Its leaders likely recognize that easing Western sanctions will help their bottom line. What may be a harder point of persuasion is beyond the accord. The Revolutionary Guard must be comfortable that the deal isn’t a prelude to broader diplomatic overtures with Washington that could undermine its standing and reach, which include aiding Lebanon’s He-
zbollah and Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces. A veteran commentator on Iranian affairs, Ehsan Ahrari, said the “schizophrenic nature” of Iran’s domestic leadership — one side extolling the accord and the other side wary — stands as the biggest wild card in the Geneva deal. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the ultimate authority, has the final word in all key matters and, for the moment, sides with Rouhani on the nuclear talks and the parallel outreach to the U.S. after more than three decades of diplomatic estrangement. The nuclear deal also appears to have widespread public support as a change to ease Iran’s international isolation and perhaps open the way for serious rollbacks on sanctions if the initial six-month phase moves ahead as planned.
Student petition peaks interest at Legislature “If [somebody] wanted to turn themselves in to the therapy, that is their freedom to do so,” he said. “Minors just don’t have that option. Almost all of the time, it’s their parents forcing them to go.” The bill would not infringe upon any groups’ free speech rights or religious freedoms, Aderhold said. “It remains clear of the scope of, say, a religious or spiritual community’s beliefs that … there’s a morally right sexual orientation,” he said. “This legislation would not impede on their ability to say that.” California and New Jersey have passed similar legislation in recent years. Fischer said he was bullied extensively in middle school and attempted sui-
cide because of it, making the issue personal for him. His family and close friends accepted his sexuality, he said, adding that he can’t imagine what it would be like to be put into conversion therapy. “I came out to people who were accepting of me, and I still faced depression and anxiety,” he said. Sen. Scott Dibble, DFLMinneapolis, said he feels strongly about the subject and has supported a similar proposal in the past. “I think it is no less than health care malpractice to do this kind of therapy,” he said. He thinks it’s especially bad to administer this type of therapy to minors, he said, because they have fewer legal rights than adults. To pass in the 2014 legislative session, Dibble said, the bill would need a strong campaign behind it — one with a wide range of support, research and personal stories.
“It’s going to be tough, but I think it absolutely can be done,” he said. Because Minnesota recently legalized samesex marriage, Fischer and Aderhold said, they’re confident a bill to ban conversion therapy would pass if it was introduced. But because 2014 is an important election year, the legislation could be pushed aside, they said. Gov. Mark Dayton suppor ts the rights of LGBT individuals to “be who they are,” according to an email from Matt Swenson, the governor’s press secretary. “Like all students, they deser ve protection from intrusion into their lives by coercive programs,” Swenson said in the email. Dibble said there are legislators who oppose LGBT lifestyles and believe sexuality can be changed. But the legalization of same-sex marriage in Min-
nesota and other states will give the students’ measure more weight, he said. “People understand that GLBT folks are created,” he said, “that they’re born, not made … so that helps quite a bit.” Adam Arnold, a licensed psychotherapist based in St. Paul, said most psychological and psychiatric associations in the United States have declared that homosexuality is not a disease. He said many in his field believe conversion therapy stigmatizes LGBT people. “It makes them to believe that they’re sick and that they’re bad,” he said. Stef Wilenchek, director of the University’s GLBTA Programs Office, said the petition communicates a key point for the LGBT community. “The message that who we are is not something to be fixed, I think, is really important,” Wilenchek said.
ing an event where you get feedback from 75 people,” he said. Regents Chair Richard Beeson said polling data can be convincing, but it’s important to remember that it’s a science and many factors must be properly calculated for poll data to be valid. He said part of being an effective community leader is having a grasp on constituent opinion in order to avoid relying too heavily on polling data when raising awareness of an issue. “They’re trying to ascertain the opinions of their constituents, and polling might be a good way to do that,” he said. “But sometimes a good case goes beyond polling data.” But Beeson said the re-
gents encourage University students to research and find new ways of measuring student opinion. “We look forward to seeing what [they] come up with,” he said. “It will be interesting to see the data that suppor ts their opinion.” As head pollster, Madson is in charge of creating weekly polls that measure various student issues and building reports from past poll results. Making each sur vey takes about six hours, he said. The process of creating and properly administering polls is more difficult than people might think, Madson said, because wording, question order and collection strategies have to be factored in to prevent po-
tential biases. “Polling is an intricate science,” he said. “Ever y poll has to be structured perfectly so that it can be presented in the most objective way possible.” Computer science senior Quinn Kelly took an MSA poll on liberal education requirements last Thursday, which he said was easy to take and understand. He said polling is a “great” way to evaluate student opinion. “The sur vey was short and to the point,” he said. “I think students would like the fact that it doesn’t take up a lot of their time.” Supply chain operations sophomore Samantha Alleven said she likes to see that MSA is polling students because the strategy
is ef fective in reaching a broad range of voices. For those who aren’t normally engaged in student government, Alleven said, polling is an easy way to express opinions on campus issues. “You have to know what the student body wants in order to better serve them,” she said. Madson said MSA polls, which are conducted via email and in person, average 3,200 respondents each. He’s hopeful polling data can help identify the issues that matter most to students on campus. “We want to show how all students at the University feel rather than just students in MSA,” he said. “We think this will be successful in accomplishing that.”
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University presidents over time
William Watts Folwell 1869–1884 Cyrus Northrop 1884–1911
Marion Burton 1917–1920 George Vincent 1911–1917 Lotus Coffman 1920–1938
Walter Coffey 1941–1945 Guy Stanton Ford 1938–1941 James Morrill 1945–1960
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TYPES OF TURNOVER Administrative turnover after presidential hires varies across higher education and in University of Minnesota history. When former University president Bob Bruininks took office in 2002, he had little immediate turnover. Bruininks declined to comment for this story, but many at the University attributed his gradual transition to the fact that he moved up through the ranks — from professor to dean to provost — before becoming president. He was already used to working with the team in place when he took office, so he didn’t make many changes. But when presidential hires come from outside institutions, they often revamp the team. And Kaler’s team has seen more change than most. The team includes administrators who report to him, the chancellors of the coordinate campuses and the vice presidents who oversee operations from academics to athletics. “The thing that new leaders bring, of course, are new perspectives and new ideas and new ways of doing things,” Kaler said, “and I think that fresh energy is important to bring to an institution.” Part of attracting the best person for each job is offering prestigious titles, said College of Science and Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Chris Cramer. It’s also the salary. In 2011, the average annual salary for Bruininks’ senior leadership team was about $264,000. For Kaler’s current senior leadership team, that average is about $291,000.
THE NATURE OF THE JOB Being in University administration is like having a fire hose constantly pointed at your face, Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter said. “At some point, you can definitely overstay,” he said. “After 20 to 30 years working in a senior position here, you’re worn out. These are tough jobs, demanding jobs.” Many administrators at the University under Bruininks’ presidency were there for years, and many retired after he stepped down. Association of Governing Boards Senior Vice President Jamie Ferrare said across higher education, the No. 1 reason he sees administrators leave is because their visions don’t align with a new president’s. “Some people believe that the new president should have the oppor tunity to bring his or her own team in there,” Ferrare said, “so they voluntarily move aside.” Robert Jones, who was the University’s senior vice president for academic administration, left last year to be president of the University at Albany. Presidents at universities have a limited amount of time to get things done, Jones said, so they need their own teams in place as soon as possible. “That’s why everyone that serves and reports directly to the president knows they serve at the pleasure of [him
Board of Regents
Bob Bruininks
President $461,633 Left: June 2011
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or her],” Jones said. “For 20 to 25 years, for ever y president or provost that I’ve worked for, I basically served at the pleasure of.” But not all administrators feel the need to offer their resignation. Pfutzenreuter said he knew from his first meeting with Kaler that their personalities matched and he wouldn’t have any problems staying on for a fourth University president. Gail Klatt, associate vice president of internal audits, said she assumed she would stay when Kaler became president. Klatt and Pfutzenreuter are two of the few administrators who remained for Kaler’s cabinet. “I like my job, I like what I do and I’m not at the age to think about retirement,” she said. “I never thought not to stay.”
BUILDING POLITICAL CAPITAL If new administrators want to get things done, they first need to get University faculty and staff behind them and their ideas. The hiring process can start building that trust, because many of the University’s key constituents sit on the search committees that interview candidates. If the search committee endorses a candidate, that confidence will likely follow the candidate to his or her new post, said acting Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education Sally Kohlstedt. “The way that President Kaler has moved for ward is probably wise,” she said. “He has brought in new people, there is some turnover, there is some new energy, but … he didn’t tr y to bring in people from the place that he knew well.” When former President Mark Yudof took the post, he brought a few of his own people and appointed them to key positions. Many who were at the University said this wasn’t extremely detrimental to Yudof’s presidency but did ruffle some feathers. In contrast, Kaler conducted full searches for almost all of the top, open positions. Kohlstedt said full searches were a clever way of managing the turnover because it showed Kaler wanted the community to choose the new leaders before he and the Board of Regents confirmed them. Cramer said faculty in particular don’t like when big changes happen too fast. The most successful way to manage turnover in faculty members’ eyes is doing it slowly, Cramer said, allowing feedback at every step. Because faculty and staf f ultimately carr y out many of the changes administrators make, seeking input before implementing them is wise, said mechanical engineering professor and Faculty Consultative Committee Chair Will Durfee. “The more that it’s been discussed in advance, then the better the rollout will be,” he said. “You have to have faculty behind you.”
Bob Bruininks’ administration Gail Klatt Associate VP of Internal Audits $172,732
Mark Rotenberg General Counsel $293,467 June 2013
Vice Presidents
Kathryn F. Brown VP and Chief of Staff $202,916 June 2011
R. Timothy Mulcahy Research $262,268 Dec. 2012
Carol Carrier Human Resources $207,481 June 2011
Charles Casey UM-Crookston $166,695 June 2012
Dr. Frank B. Cerra Health Sciences and Dean $445,977 Dec. 2010
Kathleen O’Brien University Services $234,874 June 2012
Richard Pfutzenreuter CFO $242,738
Kathryn A. Martin UM-Duluth $239,436 July 2010
Robert Jones System Academic Administration $299,300 Jan. 2013
Karen Himle University Relations $251,615 Jan. 2011
Stephen Cawley CIO $262,014 June 2011
Jacqueline Johnson UM-Morris $190,740
Steven Rosenstone Scholarly and Cultural Affairs $268,356 Aug. 2011
Equity and Diversity (vacant)
Stephen Lehmkuhle UM-Rochester $225,236
Eric W. Kaler
President $610,000 Took office: July 2011
Senior Vice President Karen Hanson Academic Affairs and Provost $412,427 Feb. 2012
Steven Goldstein President and CEO, U of M Foundation $355,102 Jan. 2013
Eric Kaler’s administration Gail Klatt Associate VP of Internal Audits $185,288 1994
William Donohue Interim General Counsel $265,000 May 2013
Vice Presidents
Amy Phenix VP and Chief of Staff $205,450 April 2011
Norwood Teague Director of Intercollegiate Athletics $411,000 July 2012
Chancellors
Brian Herman Research $309,000 Jan. 2013
Kathryn F. Brown Human Resources $230,050 June 2011
Fred E. Wood UM-Crookston $232,800 July 2012
Pamela Wheelock University Services $256,500 Aug. 2012
Richard Pfutzenreuter CFO $262,820 1998
Lendley (Lynn) Black UM-Duluth $266,280 Aug. 2010
Dr. Brooks Jackson Health Sciences and Dean, Medical School $725,000 Feb. 2014
Scott Studham CIO $253,500 Feb. 2012
Jacqueline Johnson UM-Morris $212,725 Aug. 2006
Katrice Albert Equity and Diversity $225,000 June 2013 LAYOUT BY AMBER BILLINGS
Joel Maturi Director of Intercollegiate Athletics $350,029 June 2012
Chancellors
E. Thomas Sullivan Academic Affairs and Provost $345,717 Jan. 2012
Board of Regents
Malcolm Moos Kenneth H. Keller Robert H. 1967–1974 1985–1988 Bruininks 2002–2011 O. Meredith Wilson Nils Hasselmo 1960–1967 1988–1997 C. Peter Magrath Mark G. Yudof 1974–1984 1997–2002 Eric Kaler 2011–present
Stephen Luhmkuhle UM-Rochester $244,280 Sept. 2007
Becky Malkerson Interim President and CEO, U of M Foundation $350,814 Feb. 2013
Jason Rohloff Special Assistant to the President, Gov’t and Community Relations $186,355 Jan. 2012
ANXIETY ‘IN THE RANKS’ The transition before a new hire can create a “lame duck” situation in which faculty and staff hesitate to act on ideas that might not weather the change. When new senior leaders arrive from other schools — as many recent ones did — they have to learn how the University machine operates before starting to implement fresh ideas and policies. “It’s not as if you’re frozen,” Durfee said, “but you just need that next leader in place before you move ahead.” Durfee and Cramer said faculty and staff can feel anxious in the first few months after a hire. Will they get along with the new administrator? Will they listen to concerns? Will they implement constituents’ ideas? Former Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jerry Rinehart said faculty and staff often lobby the new hire to ensure they can keep their programs and jobs. “Everybody is worried that their particular area might be the one getting axed or getting cut or significantly changed,” Rinehart said, “and those big changes are most likely to occur when there is a transition in the leadership.” These worries often don’t come to fruition, he said. But new Vice President for Equity and Diversity Katrice Albert said she’ll discuss finding other jobs for her current staff if their visions don’t align with hers. “I serve those who work with me, and I want to make sure I am doing ever ything I can do to make sure that they’re successful,” she said. “But if people resist that, then they’re going to have to figure out maybe this is not the right place for you anymore.” But with the changes, administrators do energize the institution. Cramer said they often get a “honeymoon period” at the beginning of their tenure when everyone is excited to implement their fresh ideas. Leadership styles differ, and the time it takes a new administrator to transition isn’t long, Pfutzenreuter said. “There’s a period of uncertainty among people down in the ranks,” he said. “But that period passes fairly quickly, and then people get excited and get refreshed.”
Average administrator salaries Fiscal year 2011
$264,036 Fiscal year 2013
$290,794
DRAWING ON INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY Many administrators want to leave their mark on a school so they can point to significant accomplishments. “Typically, new groups of administration think about their own legacy,” said David Weerts, associate professor and director of the University’s Jandris Center for Innovative Higher Education. “So even though there might be some things that were started that may be really good, those things may or may not continue.” While external hires may not know a university’s history, a stable staff can help avoid reinventing the wheel. Institutional memory allows the old guard to warn new administrators when the University has already tried an idea and found it didn’t work, Pfutzenreuter said. But it isn’t productive if a new administrator ignores that institutional memory or assumes the University is doing everything wrong, Cramer said. “The most dangerous person is the one who comes in from outside and does not take enough time to get the lay of the land and just starts trying to impose his or her will on a potentially intractable system,” he said. With heavy turnover, the University could also lose connection with the school’s top donors, Weerts said. “If you’ve had somebody in place for a long time and they’ve established a real trusting relationship, and all of a sudden you have a brand-new team, you have to make sure there’s continuity to keep people’s loyalty to the institution,” he said. But while the University’s upper-tier leadership may have changed, Pfutzenreuter said, the next layer down remains mostly stable. Albert said she’s leaned on Kris Lockhart, who served as the interim vice president for diversity since 2010, for help in the transition. Lockhart is currently the associate vice president for diversity. “She has been just wonderful in making sure that I am being transitioned effectively and that people see me as the new leader,” Albert said. The arrival of new administrators is also an opportune time to think about what is and isn’t working at the University, Kohlstedt said. “We do want to think that we continuously rethink who we are and what we do,” she said.
CHANGES TO COME With one of the last interim spots now filled, Kaler’s senior leadership team has started a strategic plan to plot the University’s course for the next decade and beyond. His administration is poised to make big changes. With the pressures and funding woes plaguing higher education, Jones said, controlling turnover to build the best administrative team is crucial. “That’s absolutely, critically important in these ver y, very difficult times when all the multiple forces are being brought to bear on higher education,” he said. “You need very talented people, seasoned people who know the landscape that can work very seamlessly together.” Universities are historically slow to implement new ideas, Durfee said, but that will have to change in order to combat new challenges like decreasing state funding and rising tuition. “The [University] is a pretty big ship,” Kohlstedt said. “And nobody changes its direction quickly.” Because everyone is so new, Klatt said, the leadership team has spent time getting to know one another so they can understand each other’s leadership styles and move the University forward. “It has been just spending time together,” she said, “and finding that common understanding of how each of our efforts furthers the president’s agenda for the institution.” GRAPHICS SOURCES: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY SALARY DATA
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U research promotes alt. workplace A U study showed that schedule flexibility improves retention. BY ALLISON KRONBERG akronberg@mndaily.com
A typical workplace requires employees to work at a set time and place, but University of Minnesota research found that this practice isn’t ideal for health. Sociology professor Phyllis Moen and associate professor Erin Kelly led the study, which surveyed Best Buy employees before and after the company implemented a new training method focused on increasing work flexibility. The r esults of their study showed that increased schedule flexibility allowed employees to better balance work and family, keeping them from leaving the workforce for family reasons. Overall, the system reduced turnover by almost half. Best Buy star ted the training process, called
Results-Only Work Environment, at its Richfield, Minn., headquar ters in 2005. Jody Thompson and Cali Ressler developed the system while working for Best Buy. Moen and Kelly came to the company and asked permission to use the training method for their research, Thompson said. Ressler and Thompson have since left Best Buy to start their own company. Best Buy stopped using the initiative in spring 2013. The company declined to comment on the issue. The system aims to move away fr om a set work place and time, to reduce the amount of permission workers need to change their schedules and to increase productivity and commitment. For ROWE training, employees par ticipate in four one-hour modules that teach them how to find people’s strengths and focus on the results of their actions at work. Each person is completely autonomous and account-
able, Thompson said. Moen and Kelly presented the study findings at the Redesigning, Redefining Work Research Pr oject and Summit at Stanford University earlier this month. Researchers talked with employees and obser ved their transition to ROWE for qualitative data. The research used an employee sur vey for quantitative data, Hill said. “The measure we used looked at spillover from [the] job to the family life,” Moen said. Individuals r epor ted how much time they spent with their families and how satisfying that time was — as well as any conflicts they had balancing work and family. “It was really about being able to choose how I spent my time and not feeling guilty or stressed- out or resentful,” Thompson said of her time as an employee with Best Buy during ROWE. “I was able to make the right choices at any given time. That made the time I did spend with my family better time.”
France to send 1,000 troops to Central Africa BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAKAR, Senegal — France promised Tuesday to send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic amid warnings about the potential for genocide in the near-anarchic former French colony. Whether the French forces will save lives largely depends on how far the foreign soldiers venture outside the capital, Bangui, to the lawless provinces where mostly Muslim rebels have been attacking Christian villages, and Christian militias have recently launched retaliatory attacks. The French move comes less than a week after French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned “the country is on the verge of genocide” and marks the second time this year that France has sent troops to a former colony in Africa. In January, thousands of French soldiers launched an offensive to free northern Mali’s major towns from the control of al-Qaida-linked militants. After that success, the French military is stepping up its efforts in Central African Republic, a lawless country in the heart of the continent. No other countr y is expected to take action if France, the former colonial power, doesn’t get involved, said Francois Heisbourg, a French analyst at the Foundation for Strategic Research think tank in Paris. “We are a prisoner of history and geography: This is our neighborhood, and yes, we have troops in the area for historical reasons,” Heisbourg said. “And given the humanitarian situation and the political pressure, there is no way we can avoid doing this.” However, it is not clear how much can be accomplished by 1,000 French troops in a countr y of 4.6 million people where many roads have not been repaved since independence in 1960. An international presence is needed given the
limited capacity of Central African Republic’s own security forces, said Christian Mukosa, a researcher with the Africa division of Amnesty International. “It’s really ver y important that the French don’t stay only in Bangui, but go to Bouca and other hot spots where currently there are serious human rights abuses and where populations are at risk,” he said. In the northwest town of Bouca, nun Angelina Santaguiliana said she lives in fear of a rebel attack on her Catholic mission. Already some 2,400 people have sought refuge there in the past week, crowding the floors of the church at night and taking shelter under trees on the mission’s yard. “If the French come to help with disarmament in our region, it will be a good thing, but if there is fighting it would make things worse,” she said by telephone Tuesday, with the sounds of children wailing in the background. More than 35,000 other people have sought refuge at another Catholic mission in Bossangoa, according to church officials there. Central African Republic’s current chaos started late last year when a number of rebel groups joined forces to form the coalition known as Seleka. In March the rebels over threw the president of a decade and installed their leader in power. But rebel leader-tur nedpresident Michel Djotodia now exer ts little control over the renegade fighters in the provinces, most of whom are Muslim and who are accused of committing killings, torture and rape, and forcibly recruiting child soldiers. France has warned for months about the deteriorating security in Central African Republic, and its pledge follows warnings from the U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide who called the crisis in the country “one of the worst human
rights and humanitarian crises of our time.” The conflict’s toll is difficult to determine as the most vicious attacks have taken place in remote villages. About 1 in 10 people have been displaced from their homes, according to international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders. Details only trickle in when survivors make their way to safety and the insecurity in the region makes it impossible for aid groups to determine how many have died. And many of the rebels accused of committing atrocities have been integrated into the national army, rendering the country’s security forces unable to combat the cycle of violence. Reports of killings of civilians and looting emerged in Bangui soon after the rebel invasion in March. The crisis deepened several months later when the rebels began targeting the area of Bossangoa, the home region of ousted President Francois Bozize and many of his perceived supporters. Some villages have been completely decimated with homes burned to the ground. The Christian self-defense militias that emerged are also accused of attacking Muslim civilians, many of whom have suffered under the Seleka rebellion already. In one attack documented by Human Rights Watch, fearful residents only came out of their houses when a local official reassured them it was safe to talk to the Seleka rebels. Five of those who did venture out were then tied together and grouped under a tree. The fighters shot them one by one, Human Rights Watch said. When one victim did not die, his throat was slit. A French defense official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the mission, has said its mandate would authorize troops to end such massacres and restore order throughout the country.
The study showed that more control led to less stress. Employees repor ted improved sleep cycles, more energy, increased exercise and less smoking. Focusing on results instead of ever yday tasks, Moen said, allows employees to feel like they have more control over their jobs. And the method led employees to feel better about their time spent at home, Thompson said. “You really can’t make more time, but if you can change the way that parents feel about the time they spend with their children, then that is a positive outcome,” said Rachelle Hill, a former University sociology graduate student who worked with Moen and Kelly on the research. The old-fashioned way of organizing a workplace with a set work schedule for all employees doesn’t fit the reality of people’s lives today, Kelly said. “Some people love to go to work cer tain hours and be at a desk and then leave at the end of the
day. That’s fine for them,” Moen said. “The issue is, do you have the choice to do that or not?”
The University workplace
Once when there was constr uction outside Kelly’s of fice, she got an email telling her to ask for her super visor’s permission if she wanted to work in a quieter place. “People think that they are being supportive,” she said, “but they are still requiring employees to ask permission for things that should be common sense.” Kelly said the University follows the system’s basic tenets “pretty well.” University faculty members have a lot of control over their schedules, she said. They can decide when to be in lab, when to meet with their research teams or teaching assistants and when to hold office hours. Moen said the University’s Office of Human Resources exemplifies flexible thinking. The of fice is star ting a renovation that could
replace standard of fice spaces with broader workspaces. OHR senior communications consultant Nora Hayes said the office is in the initial phases of renovation. But some of the University’s regulations are oldfashioned, Kelly said, and administrators should recognize and discuss them. There may be even more examples of flexible thinking at the University that aren’t being advertised, she said. “Some groups that are doing this really well may keep that under the radar because it doesn’t agree with of ficial r ules,” she said. Many young people already have the right mindset about the workplace, Moen said. “They’re going to car ve out their own path and negotiate their own situations with employers,” she said. “Maybe not on the first day, but as they gain r espect, exper tise and skills that make them valuable, so that they can have the flexibility to work to live rather than live to work.”
New councilmen talk West Bank development after Green Line
LISA PERSSON, DAILY
Abdi Warsame stands on Riverside Avenue near the Riverside Plaza complex. Warsame, who was elected to represent the Minneapolis City Council’s sixth ward, is the first Somali-American member of the City Council.
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higher rent. “If the proper ty taxes increase, proper ty owners will pass that on to the people that rent from them,” he said. “That’s the big worr y.” Gabe Duba, a sales coordinator and par t-owner of the Hub Bicycle Co-op on South Cedar Avenue, said he doesn’t expect the shop’s rent or the rent of nearby businesses to increase when the rail opens next year. But he said the proper ty on which the shop sits, located just down the street from the West Bank Station, could be attractive to developers. “[The owner] might sell it to a developer, and then we’d be out of luck,” Duba said. Overall, Warsame said he sees the development as “more of an opportunity than a threat,” since the rail will bring new customers to the neighborhood. Jacob Frey, who beat incumbent Diane Hofstede for the council’s Ward 3 seat, agreed on the rail’s potential benefit to businesses near the West Bank Station. He said the city could even consider measures such as tax credits to suppor t businesses near the line. “The rail line is a positive,” he said. “It will increase economic activity.”
Jef f Wer thmann-Radnich, who owns the Acadia Cafe near the corner of South Cedar and Riverside avenues, said he hopes his restaurant will benefit from rail commuters passing through the area. “Increased traf fic flow into the neighborhood as a commercial space is something that I’m looking forward to,” he said. He said a major increase in his rent as a result of higher proper ty values is “not a concern at all.”
“They need to be more assertive about what they want. ... What kind of protection do they want from the city? I think this hasn’t been articulated very well yet.” ABDI WARSAME City Councilman-elect
Duba said he’s doubtful that there will be a lot of shor t-term change but added that development is possible if enough property owners sell out. “I could definitely see some of the building owners around here selling to developers,” he said.
Addressing resident concerns Warsame, who is also the head of the Riverside Plaza Tenants’ Association, said he plans to look into resident complaints about Fine Associates, which is planning a 256-unit apar tment complex on vacant land near Riverside Plaza. The development, named Five15 on the Park, has drawn concer n from Riverside Plaza residents who are wor ried about increased traf fic and constr uction near the Coyle Community Center. Warsame said it’s in the developer’s best interest to address residents’ concerns about the project. “Who’s going to move into this area if the people who live there already are unhappy?” he asked. Warsame said Riverside Plaza tenants shouldn’t be worried about rail-inspired development displacing them, since the neighborhood sur vived the opening of the Cedar-Riverside Station on the Blue Line in 2004. “We haven’t had a big exodus from the neighborhood,” he said. “This is going to be the same.” Warsame said he wants to talk to more community members before discussing his policy proposals to deal with development in Cedar-Riverside. “Our main plan is to protect the people that live here,” he said.
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CHARITY
’Tis the season of giving at the U Even those on a budget should make time to help out the Twin Cities during the holiday season.
about paying for strangers’ groceries, bills or gas, how many of us have tried these ourselves?
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As members of the University of Minnesota community we have access to two large, busy cities. Despite the hustle and bustle of campus life, if we stop for a moment and explore our communities, we may find someone or something that could use our help. The onus is on us to give back to our neighborhoods. Even if you don’t have much time or money to give, there are simple ways University community members can give back this season.
recently watched a YouTube video about a group of friends who walked up to strangers at a gas station and asked if they could pay for the strangers’ gas. It got me thinking: What if I did that, and how would the stranger respond? Would they even take the money?
Giving at the gas station
This past weekend, I hopped on my bike and rode to a local gas station. I decided to help one person have a better day. I nervously walked into the station. I had never done anything quite like this. I told the cashier my plan and made sure they were on board. About five minutes later, a middle-aged woman pulled up to pump No. 5. Her three kids sat in the back seat of her station wagon. Ignoring any personal jitters, I calmly walked up
What can the University community do? CONNOR NIKOLIC columnist
to her, greeted the woman and offered to pay for her tank of gas. She immediately refused. She politely said she did not wish to receive charity and others needed my help more. After about half a minute of talking with her, I convinced her to let me pay. We continued to talk while the gas pumped. She told me about how hard she works to make sure her children always have what they need. She was a single mother working three jobs with support from her parents and family. I paid for the gas and rode home. In all likelihood, I will never see that woman or her children again. I hope the deed was enough to make a small difference in their lives. I am not a great or wealthy person. Though we hear stories
Volunteering with shelters
Ever y year, local food shelves and homeless shelters need extra assistance during the winter holiday season. If you have the time, don’t hesitate to sign up and make a difference.
Donating clothes We all have that one old sweater in the back of our
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closet and a pair of jeans that just doesn’t fit anymore. Why not do some good with these? Salvation Army and Goodwill have several locations around the metro area. These organizations will take your new or lightly used attire and sell them at a low cost to those in need.
Shoveling neighbors’ snow
If you cannot donate or travel, then look to neighbors for a way to give back this season. There may be people in the community unable to shovel their sidewalks or driveway, so giving them a helping hand could go a long way. University community members can find plenty of ways to spread some cheer this season. While we may appreciate seeing videos or reading ar ticles on acts of kindness, we should realize there are ways to help around us. Going out of your way may better someone’s day — and make you feel good in return. Connor Nikolic welcomes comments at cnikolic@mndaily.com.
STUDENT LIFE
The price of getting paid Some college students have to give up a lot in order to get a job.
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mployment is an integral part of the college experience. It gives students a chance to pay their own bills, complement their coursework and peek into the real ADITI PRADEEP world. However, columnist while students jump through hoops to score an internship or job, there are costs to finding employment in college. Maxwell Smith welcomes comments at msmith@mndaily.com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wouldn’t the Washington Ave. Bridge look snazzy with some solar panels?
We have all seen the faded and peeling paint on the Washington Avenue Bridge. Other than being an eyesore, this is the sign of a missed opportunity to harness solar energy. Students and some student groups held a press conference last Wednesday asking the University of Minnesota to be a leader in the solar energy movement. The University of Minnesota-Mor ris already derives 58 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. Imagine a similar movement in the metropolitan area and the impact it could have on thousands of people. The University must become a model for sustainability. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group chapters at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the College of St. Katherine, Hamline University, Augsburg College and Macalester College ar e on boar d and working toward a future for clean energy. There is no doubt that the University of Minnesota prioritizes sustainability and is a leader in the field already, but the state mandated that renewable energy to make up 25 percent of electricity by 2025, and we’re not there yet. The Weisman Ar t Museum hosted a contest
to outfit the Washington Avenue Bridge with solar panels as well as a redesign. The winning architecture firm is excited to implement its plans, but the University has yet to act on it. MPIRG estimated the redesign would cost $1.5 million, which is less than 1 percent of what TCF Bank Stadium cost at $288.5 million. Solar energy has a great return for its investment. There is no better time to act with added incentives for solar energy use from this year’s legislative session. Solar energy could pay for itself in about seven to 13 years. There are many ways for the University to incorporate more solar energy on campus without spending much. Students want a more modern and sustainable campus that will lead by example and utilize renewable energy. John Lundquist Michelle Thimios Minnesota Public Research Interest Group Sustainability Task Force members
Students should learn self-defense
In a Nov. 12 column, Luis Ruuska suggests that taking proactive safety m e as ur e s w o ul d m a ke both campus and students safer. I agree with Ruuska’s idea — but not completely. Car r ying a weapon can be counterpr oduc-
tive. If you had a weapon and someone threatened you with a gun, it might prompt them to become more violent or even shoot. First, if you want to carry a gun, you need to know how to use it. Second, even if you know how to use it, carr ying a gun might be counterproductive. For example, your weapon would not be useful if you were afraid of using it. I suggest that if more students had weapons, violence would increase. Students could use weapons to solve disputes that other wise would be resolved without violence. However, I don’t mean that students shouldn’t carr y self-defense items at all. There are many other ways to protect yourself from violence. As Ruuska wrote in his column, Taser guns and pepper spray are ef fective self-defense items. Many of my friends have these items. One of my friends said she was able to run away from an alleged mugger by using pepper spray when they threatened her with a gun. I believe the best way to defend yourself is to lear n self-defense techniques by taking a course or by teaching yourself and practicing. Finally, it’s also important to be as careful as you can. Shoshiro Watanabe University student
Out-of-state and international students
Employers typically ask if a student can work over the summer, holidays and/or winter break. Working these crucial yet inconvenient days is a plus for many entry-level jobs. However, out-of-state and international students who travel over breaks are at a disadvantage compared to their instate peers. As a student with family in other parts of the country and abroad, I must decide what is more important: seeing family or working.
Making the grade Time is an inevitable trade-off in college life. When students don’t have enough time to complete assignments, they must prioritize tasks. When finals and midterm weeks creep up, the students who prioritize grades may be unable to work or must give up their job altogether. If students can’t get out of work, their grades may suffer.
What can employers do? Hiring students may be a risk, but employers should know they’re helping out people who truly need the money and/or experience. If employers could give students, especially those from outside Minnesota, more flexibility, the effort would go a long way. For example, if an employer had a unique schedule during finals week or winter break, then student employees could find the best shifts or tasks for their schedule. During college, young people begin to pay their dues. We want to start making our own decisions and becoming financially independent. A job allows us to develop into what kind of person we want to be. If employers don’t give busy, out-of-state or international students a chance, these students may lose out on an integral part of the college experience. While college life presents unique challenges, working with employers may help students experience the professional world without giving up family or grades. Aditi Pradeep welcomes comments at apradeep@mndaily.com.
SNAP-Ed losses follow troubling pattern SNAP-Ed’s job elimination follows a disturbing narrative of spending cuts.
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niversity of Minnesota Extension will eliminate about 44 percent of its nutrition education program staff due to federal funding cuts. Extension announced the restructuring last week, and it could spell severe problems for thousands of low-income Minnesotans. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramEducation will lose 67 of its 152 employees by early next year. SNAP-Ed educators offer affordable nutritional guidance to low-income people across the state. For years, SNAP-Ed has had educators in most state counties, but now they may have to prioritize places with the highest number of SNAP beneficiaries. Extension Dean Bev Durgan told the Minnesota Daily that the cut may affect the 63,000 people who used SNAP-Ed last year. Humphrey School of Public Affairs political science professor Larr y Jacobs told the Daily that the SNAP-Ed job cuts were “an example of a pattern.” SNAP-Ed saw its funding drop from $8.7 million to $6.3 million, a 28 percent cut, in January when Congress negotiated a budget agreement. On Nov. 1, SNAP, formerly called food stamps, saw its biggest cut when the 2009 stimulus package increases expired. This cut affected more than 47 million people. The cut in federal funding was technically just the end of an increase, but since 2009, the number of people receiving SNAP benefits has risen drastically. In Minnesota, nearly 85 percent more people received SNAP benefits in August 2013 than five years earlier. With so many people now relying on SNAP, it’s not the time to cut benefits or nutrition education. The huge increase in SNAP users means that the program cannot afford to lose funding, and programs like SNAP-Ed are even more useful now than ever.
Preserving Dinkytown Designating Dinkytown as a historic area may harm development for future residents.
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he most recent draft of Dinkytown’s smallarea plan includes a suggestion for historic preser vation of the area, the Minnesota Daily reported Nov. 19. Throughout this semester, concerns about increasing development in Dinkytown have sparked intense debate among students and local business owners, leading outgoing councilwoman Diane Hofstede to propose a four-block moratorium on development in the area. Dinkytown Business Association President Skott Johnson told the Daily the association is wary of seeking historic status. Were the area to achieve that designation, it could become significantly harder for business and property owners to renovate Dinkytown buildings. Dinkytown has been an important part of the college experience for every class at the University of Minnesota. Current students’ efforts to protect and preser ve the area’s character and the University experience are understandable. However, we should be careful not to prevent future students from experiencing their own Dinkytown as well, whether it’s the Dinkytown of 2015, 2030 or 2050. While a select few landmark buildings in the area might warrant historic status, placing Dinkytown as a whole under historic designation will cripple necessar y renovation and redevelopment. There is a role for density and development in Dinkytown, and in a neighborhood that changes with its residents, it’s important to preserve Dinkytown’s dynamism as well as its character. Adding historic preservation to the area will hinder Dinkytown’s ability to grow and transform along with the University and its students.
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Sports
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FOOTBALL
Gophers prep for stout Spartans defense FOOTBALL PREVIEW
@ MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN STATE
11 a.m. Saturday in East Lansing, Mich.
MINNESOTA: The Gophers (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) enter this weekend’s matchup looking to beat Michigan State for the first time since 2009, but they will be heavy underdogs against the No. 11 Spartans. A win would bolster Minnesota’s case for a New Year’s Day bowl game after a loss last Saturday to then-No. 16 Wisconsin. The Badgers snapped Minnesota’s four-game winning streak with a 20-7 win despite a strong performance by the Gophers’ defense. The Spartans beat Minnesota 26-10 last November at TCF Bank Stadium. That day, former Michigan State running back Le’Veon Bell ran for 266 yards and the Spartans’ defense held Minnesota to 96 yards. Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said he will coach from the coaches’ box again Saturday. MICHIGAN STATE: The Spartans (10-1, 7-0 Big Ten) have already clinched a berth in the Big Ten title game against No. 3 Ohio State on Dec. 7 in Indianapolis, Ind. Michigan State would boost its case for an at-large Bowl Championship Series game berth with a win over the Gophers. Michigan State leads the nation in total defense and also ranks in the top 10 nationally in turnover margin and scoring defense. The Spartans’ quarterback, sophomore Connor Cook, has thrown 16 touchdowns and three interceptions this season, while junior running back Jeremy Langford has 1,076 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. Michigan State senior cornerback Darqueze Dennard on Monday was named one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given out annually to college football’s top defensive back. Dennard has 47 tackles, seven pass breakups and four interceptions this season. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Minnesota will go up against one of the best defenses in the nation. BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com
Minnesota’s first two drives in its 20-7 loss against W isconsin on Saturday were halted when freshman receivers Drew Wolitarsky and Donovahn Jones dropped catchable passes. Gophers redshirt freshman tight end Maxx Williams had a reception to kick off the second quarter, but he promptly fumbled, and Wisconsin recovered. Williams said Tuesday that dropping balls is frustrating but said it’s something the Gophers tr y to
move on from. “You get mad for a little bit of time,” Williams said. “Then you’ve got to move on. “If you don’t move on, then it’s going to sit with you, and you’re going to play bad the rest of the game.” The Gophers’ young receivers faced a formidable Wisconsin defense last Saturday but will meet an even tougher matchup this weekend at Michigan State. Spar tans cor nerback Darqueze Dennard was recently named one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, an honor given to the top defensive back in the nation. Trae Waynes is the other starting cornerback for Michigan State. Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill said Dennard and
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Minnesota defensive back Eric Murray attempts to intercept a pass against Penn State on Nov. 9 at TCF Bank Stadium.
Waynes will both be high NFL draft picks. “If you’ve got lockdown corners, you can do anything you want on defense,” Kill said. “That’s what makes them good. They’ve got lengthy, long corners that can flat play.” A usual defense puts seven players in the box to defend against the run. The Spartans have enough confidence in their cornerbacks that they routinely put eight and sometimes nine men in the box. That’s not necessarily to compensate for a subpar
defensive front. Spartans defensive end Shilique Calhoun has been compared to Michael Strahan, the NFL’s single-season sack record holder. With Calhoun on the line and top-notch defensive backs in the secondary, Michigan State allows just 12.5 points per game. That’s the fourth-best mark in the nation. “They’re ver y good up front,” Kill said. “They’ve got six seniors on defense … [and] they don’t miss many tackles.” The Spartans’ defensive
FOOTBALL
Players to celebrate Thanksgiving The Gophers will eat a Thanksgiving meal together as a team Thursday.
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Minnesota tight end Maxx Williams fumbles the ball Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
State on Saturday morning in East Lansing, Mich.
Murray impresses coaches, teammates
Kill has praised sophomore cornerback Eric Murray throughout the season. Murray, a Milwaukee, Wis., native, leads the Gophers with nine pass breakups and has also recorded 44 tackles. “We’ve got a lot of general managers and people coming in to see Brock [Vereen], Ra’Shede [Hageman], and ever y one of them goes, ‘Who’s that guy?’” Kill said Tuesday, referring to Murray. “He’s got length, he’s got strength
and he can really run.” Minnesota’s coaching staf f has tasked Mur ray with defending some of the top receivers in the nation this season, such as Penn State’s Allen Robinson, Michigan’s Jeremy Gallon, Nebraska’s Kenny Bell and Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis. Kill said Murray’s a nononsense guy and “doesn’t say a whole lot, but he plays well.” Vereen said Murray will be well-known around the Big Ten before he leaves Minnesota. Vereen and Murray lead a Gophers secondar y that has allowed 224.1 passing
yards per game this season. Sophomore safety Antonio Johnson said the secondary is playing more physical now than it was at the beginning of the season. This weekend, the unit will be tasked with stopping Michigan State’s efficient passing of fense Saturday. The Spartans average 198.6 passing yards per game — 91st in the nation — but have thrown 17 touchdowns and just four interceptions. “They’re built around defense, but they have a good of fense, too,” Kill said of Michigan State. “They complement each other very well.”
Wisconsin. That started with defensive play. While the defense stepped up last week, the offense will need to against the Spartans this weekend. And a lot of that production will have to come from the young receiving corps. Kill said he is confident that unit will be up for the task. “We had some dropped balls, but again, we’re playing freshman, redshirt freshman, sophomores,” Kill said. “In a game like that, I think that they’ll continue to learn and get better.”
OLYMPICS
Vonn sits, rests knee Olympian Lindsey Vonn was slated to return from a knee injury but sat out. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
The Gophers football team will practice Thursday morning before enjoying an early-afternoon Thanksgiving meal together at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. “It’s har d for those kids that are away [from home],” head coach Jerr y Kill said, “but they seem to handle it ver y good because of the nucleus of players we have from the state of Minnesota.” Associate athletics director for football Dan O’Brien said at Tuesday’s press conference that the team will have a “traditional Norther n Thanksgiving with some Southern dishes.” Gophers redshirt freshman Maxx Williams said the players enjoy the oppor tunity to spend time together while putting football aside. W illiams, a Waconia, Minn., native, said he will be taking six teammates home that night for dinner with his extended family. “My grandma’s looking for ward to making all that extra food,” Williams said. Senior defensive back Brock Vereen, a California native, said he’s going to his girlfriend’s house that night, while sophomore quarterback and Mankato, Minn., native Philip Nelson said he wasn’t sure about his Thanksgiving plans yet. It’s back to work for the Gophers this weekend, as they face No. 11 Michigan
excellence comes from the guidance of head coach Mark Dantonio, who Kill said doesn’t get enough credit for what he’s done at the program. When Kill took a leave of absence earlier this year, he said Dantonio reached out to him. “I’ve had conversations with [Dantonio] in the past, and he’s dropped notes and those kinds of things,” Kill said. Senior defensive back Brock Vereen said the Gophers learned to play a complete game in the loss to
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The new Beaver Creek downhill course features a gliding section near the start for a skier to drop into a tuck and build speed. There are technical turns in the middle, followed by a steep part — maybe the steepest on the World Cup circuit — and then a giant jump at the finish. An ideal track for Lindsey Vonn — if she were here, of course. The reigning Olympic downhill champion was supposed to make her return this week from a serious right knee injur y she suffered in a crash last Februar y. But after hurting her knee again in a training mishap last week, Vonn will sit out to rest and rehab because everything she does is with an eye toward the Sochi Games, which are less than three months away. Her fellow competitors spent the morning learning the nuances of a challenging course called “Raptor” in downhill training on Tuesday, with Lara Gut of Switzerland posting the fastest time of 1 minute, 43.42 seconds. No Vonn now, but there is a chance she could be in the starting gate on Dec. 6 in Lake Louise, Alberta, a venue that’s treated her so well that it’s playfully dubbed “Lake Lindsey.” At least, U.S. women’s head coach Alex Hoedlmoser remains hopeful that Vonn’s ailing right knee will be ready for a return to racing in time for Lake Louise. “It’s all going to be de-
termined on how her knee feels,” Hoedlmoser said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s up to her. She’s the only one who knows how her knee feels.” Hoedlmoser was there the day of Vonn’s crash at the speed center in Copper Mountain last Tuesday, when she tumbled going from sunshine into the shade on a tricky par t of the hill. Vonn partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired knee. She will continue to go through therapy on her knee and hasn’t ruled out Lake Louise. Her good friend and rival, Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, visited with Vonn the other day just to lift her spirits. She fully expects to see Vonn back sooner rather than later. “She’s of course sad she can’t be here,” said HoeflRiesch, who turned in the eighth-fastest training time on Tuesday, 1.01 seconds behind Gut. “But she was positive because she’s not out for the season and that she maybe can come back next week already. If anybody is strong enough in the head, it’s her.” This new course — the site of the 2015 world championships — appears well suited for Vonn given all the terrain changes. Here’s some of the feedback on the hill from the fastest skiers on the circuit: 4 “It’s quick. A lot of switches are quick and a lot of technical turns — intimidating sections. It’s got a little bit of everything. It’s pretty awesome,” American Julia Mancuso said. 4 “It’s really cool. But it’s one of the hardest,” said Austria’s Anna Fenninger, who had the second-best overall time.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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VOLLEYBALL
Dixon, Wittman set for final home match VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW
VS NO. 11 MINNESOTA
NO. 13 WISCONSIN
NO. 18 ILLINOIS
7 p.m. Wednesday at Sports Pavilion and 7 p.m. Saturday in Champaign, Ill.
MINNESOTA: The Gophers won a pair of tough matches in Michigan last weekend, defeating then-No. 18 Michigan and then-No. 17 Michigan State. Minnesota didn’t move up in the American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings, remaining at No. 11. Two Gophers seniors earned Big Ten weekly honors for their efforts last weekend. Ashley Wittman won Big Ten Player of the Week, and Tori Dixon won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. WISCONSIN: The Badgers got the best of the Gophers in their last meeting, winning 3-1 in their match in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in digs per set (15.46) and ranks second in opponent hitting percentage (.169). ILLINOIS: This will be the Gophers’ only match against the Illini this season. Illinois is led by its defense, which ranks third in the Big Ten in digs per set (14.83). Sophomore outside hitter Jocelynn Birks ranks fifth in the Big Ten in kills per set (3.96) and fifth in points per set (4.5). SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
The Gophers have two more matches left in the regularseason schedule. BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com
For the last four years, seniors Ashley Wittman and Tori Dixon have made the Spor ts Pavilion nightmarish for opponents. But when the Gophers face off with Wisconsin on Wednesday night, it will mark the last regular-season home match of their careers. After creating many great memories, the two seniors hope to make one more at home Wednesday night. “I’m excited. … Play-
ing against Wisconsin is always fun,” Wittman said. “We have a little bit to prove against them since we didn’t really show them all our stuff last time.” The Gophers have hosted opening rounds of the NCAA tournament the last three years, but the match against the Badgers could still be the last time Dixon and Wittman play together in the Sports Pavilion. Though the senior-night festivities could cause emotions to r un high, Dixon said Wednesday will be more exciting than emotional. “They always do stuff for the seniors … and I think that’s obviously going to be sad,” Dixon said. “I hope that’s more towards the end of the match — after the
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Gophers senior outside hitter Ashley Wittman sets up for a spike against Purdue on Sunday at the Sports Pavilion.
match would be great.” Wittman and Dixon have served as cornerstones for the Gophers the last four years, helping the team average a .736 winning percentage during their careers. “Tori and Ashley especially have carried a significant load for us,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. “Both have had … very strong seasons in that they’ve gotten quite a bit better over the course of the year.” That growth was exem-
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BY JACK SATZINGER Jsatzinger@mndaily.com
After last Sunday’s win against Navy, head coach Pam Bor ton said teams were going to star t planning for Amanda Zahui B. On Tuesday night, Loyola (2-4) did just that, and the Gophers (5-1) took advantage, beating the Ramblers 80-36. “I think they had a tough time matching up with Amanda and Micaëlla Riché,” Bor ton said. “We’re big, and they’re not. … I thought we did a great job of making shots.” Minnesota dissected Loyola’s 2-3 zone early, whipping quick passes across the cour t that resulted in open threes. The Gophers’ first three made baskets were three-pointers from Sari Noga and Rachel Banham. Banham finished with a game-high 17 points. Minnesota held a 48-26 rebounding advantage, largely in part to Zahui B. and Riché’s efforts. Riché had eight rebounds, and Zahui B. finished with 10 boards.
With an early lead, Minnesota utilized its bench more than it has in previous games. In the game against Navy, six Gophers played 197 out of a possible 200 minutes. But Tuesday night, nine players took up those minutes, and Minnesota’s bench had a big impact. The Gophers had 35 bench points behind 14-point ef for ts from both Kayla Hir t and Stabresa McDaniel. McDaniel, a freshman, recorded a career-high in points. “I think I did a pretty good job coming of f the bench,” McDaniel said. “Playing defense, [hitting] my shot and doing the little things.” Hir t got hot in the second half, rattling of f a string of buckets in a row. She finished an ef ficient 7-for-11 from the field. “It was nice to get some open looks and not have anyone on me,” Hir t said. “I think with the zone, it’s just me knocking down corner shots. “They’re tr ying to pack it in with Amanda and [Riché] inside, and I’m going to be left open quite a bit this season.” With Minnesota’s bench handling the lead, some of the Gophers’ star ters were able to rest
Both said they’ve tried to lead by example throughout their careers. “[We tr y] to show the younger girls what they need to live up to and how they need to keep advancing in their seasons and their careers,” Wittman said. The two have come a long way in their own careers while maintaining a great relationship of f the court. “We have a good balance, [and] we can talk honestly with each other,” Wit-
tman said. “It’s nice to be able to talk to someone [on] and off the court.” Both seniors said they hope they can cap their final season with a run in the NCAA tournament. But right now, their focus remains on the Badgers. “We can’t overlook any teams,” Dixon said. “Our goal is to finish out these next few matches with some wins … so we can [host the] first and second round and hopefully make a statement in the tournament.”
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Minnesota handles Loyola 80-36 The Gophers’ bench got involved in the game more than it has in past games.
plified Monday when both received Big Ten weekly awards. Wittman won Big Ten Player of the Week, and Dixon took home Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The two have a combined 17 Big Ten weekly awards. While either could have taken full credit for their per formance over the weekend, both credited their teammates. “I’m just happy we have a really good group of girls around us to make us look good,” Dixon said.
down the stretch. Nobody on the roster played more than 26 minutes after a few players had regularly been on the cour t for all 40 minutes. That’s big for the Gophers, who have a busy week ahead of them. Minnesota will play three games in Hawaii this weekend, star ting Friday night against Chattanooga. “We got a lot of players some time today, and that’s impor tant with five games in eight days,” Bor ton said. “It was good to get some other people some rest.” MINNESOTA 80, LOYOLA 36 Loyola Minnesota
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LOYOLA Player Crosby Hambric Smith Beavers Karopulos Thomas Law Farley Faught Soane Total
Min 23 35 34 36 3 12 15 27 8 7 200
FG M-A 0-5 7-18 3-11 0-4 0-0 0-3 3-10 3-7 0-0 0-1 16-59
FT Reb M-A O-T Ast PF Pts 0-2 3-4 1 1 0 0-2 0-2 0 1 14 1-2 1-5 1 1 8 0-0 0-3 8 4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0-0 0-2 0 2 6 0-1 1-3 0 1 8 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-7 7-26 12 11 36
MINNESOTA Player Riche Zahui B. Banham Mullaney Noga Hirt McDaniel Johnson Hedstrom Total
Min 19 24 23 23 26 20 23 17 25 200
FG M-A 2-7 2-4 7-12 4-4 3-7 7-11 5-8 2-3 1-3 33-59
FT Reb M-A O-T Ast 0-0 1-8 0 1-2 0-10 4 0-0 0-2 6 0-0 0-2 1 0-0 0-5 5 0-0 1-6 2 4-5 2-2 2 1-2 1-4 1 0-0 1-3 4 6-9 9-48 25
PF 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 15
Pts 4 5 17 10 9 14 14 5 2 80
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Gophers guard Rachel Banham drives for a layup against Loyola at Williams Arena on Tuesday evening.
Gophers fall to Arkansas amid numerous turnovers Minnesota showed less fight against the Razorbacks on Tuesday afternoon. BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com
It was a rough 20 minutes of basketball for the Gophers. Minnesota (5-2) allowed many easy buckets and was outscored 52-33 in the second half en route to an 87-73 loss to Arkansas (4-1) on Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational in Maui, Hawaii. “We came out in the second half and they punched us first,” junior guard Andre Hollins said. “We didn’t play as hard as we should have.” The Gophers led 40-35 at the break, but Arkansas opened the second half with a 10-0 run. From there, the Razorbacks used their full-court press to speed up Minnesota’s of fense to an uncontrollable pace. That caused numerous Gophers mistakes after the break. Senior guar d Austin Hollins said in a press conference after the game that the pressure didn’t bother the Gophers. But Minnesota finished with 16 turnovers on the afternoon, and by the end of the game, its players struggled with basic tasks like completing passes and staying on their feet. “We just had a lot of careless turnovers,” Austin Hollins said. “It’s not something that we’re not used to. It’s something we do every day because we’re a pressing team as well.” Even when the Gophers found mild success on offense, Arkansas had a response. The Razorbacks pierced through the top of Minnesota’s zone defense and either kicked down low for a layup or passed it outside for an open three. “Minnesota was playing a zone press … and if they’re going to press you, you’ve got to make people pay for it,” Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson said.
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Minnesota guard Austin Hollins looks to pass against Iowa on Feb. 3 at Williams Arena.
The Razorbacks did, shooting 54.5 percent from the field. This par ticular loss wasn’t as encouraging as Monday’s defeat at the hands of No. 8 Syracuse. “I think people gained a little respect for us yesterday with how hard we played,” Gophers head coach Richard Pitino said. “I thought we just backed down from [Arkansas]. We didn’t fight like we did last night.” The Gophers built their first-half lead on the strength of their shooting. Minnesota scolded the net by going 15 of 23 from the floor. Senior guard Malik Smith led the first-half attack, scoring 13 points, but Smith, like the rest of the of fense, went ice-cold after the half. Smith finished with 15 points. “He almost torched us,” Anderson said, “but we did a much better job in the second half of making him handle it and not necessarily just spotting up.” The Gophers had four players finish in double figures in points. Austin Hollins led the team, scoring 17 points with six rebounds. Minnesota will tr y to avoid an 0-3 Maui Invitational on Wednesday afternoon in a tilt with Chaminade. “We want to win, so we’ve got to come out and play better than we did today,” Austin Hollins said. “We didn’t play to our full potential today, [and] to-
ARKANSAS 87, MINNESOTA 73 Arkansas Minnesota
35 52 — 87 40 33 — 73
MINNESOTA Min Player 16 Osenieks 27 Eliason Hollins, An. 33 34 Mathieu Hollins, Au. 27 11 Walker 21 King 24 Smith 7 Ellenson 200 Total
FG FT M-A M-A 0-1 3-4 4-6 0-0 2-9 6-7 5-9 1-2 6-11 2-3 0-0 1-2 3-9 0-0 5-10 3-3 0-0 0-0 25-55 16-21
Reb O-T Ast PF 1-2 0 2 3-7 1 3 1-2 0 3 2-5 6 3 1-6 1 3 0-1 0 2 0-1 1 3 0-1 1 1 0-0 0 0 9-27 10 20
Pts 3 8 11 11 17 1 7 15 0 73
Reb O-T Ast PF 4-6 2 5 1-7 1 2 1-8 3 1 0-1 4 2 0-1 3 1 1-1 0 0 1-3 2 3 0-4 1 0 0-1 2 3 0-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 9-33 19 17
Pts 15 12 10 10 8 6 5 7 11 0 3 87
ARKANSAS Player Harris Portis Qualls Gulley III Bell Williams Clarke Kingsley Madden Wade Haydar Total
FG FT Min M-A M-A 26 4-6 7-9 25 5-8 2-2 32 3-7 4-4 17 4-4 0-0 26 2-8 2-2 11 3-5 0-0 16 2-5 1-2 10 3-5 1-1 23 3-3 2-2 5 0-1 0-0 9 1-3 0-0 200 30-55 19-22
morrow we want to come out with a lot more ef fort, a lot more heart.”
Walker returns Minnesota received reinforcements before the game with the retur n of junior center Mo Walker, who was suspended for the first six games of the season. Wa l k e r d i d n ’ t p r o vide much of a boost and looked like a man who hadn’t played since an exhibition game in the beginning of November. “You can’t think you’re going to come in and be fresh,” Pitino said. “Hopefully, he gets some more minutes tomor row, and then by the time we get back [to Minnesota], we can really rely on him.”
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MEN’S HOCKEY
Brodzinski steps up, fills role on blue line Michael Brodzinski has four goals in just eight games as a true freshman.
BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com
The Gophers men’s hockey team is only 9-for59 on power-play attempts so far this season — conver ting at slightly more than a 15 percent clip. But freshman defenseman Michael Brodzinski helped his team bring that percentage up with two power-play goals last weekend against Minnesota-Duluth. For his ef for ts against UMD, he earned the Big Ten Conference’s Third Star of the Week honor. Brodzinski’s personal power-play conversion rate sits at 25 percent, and he ranks second among Big Ten defensemen in goals scored. The freshman has had limited time to rack up goals — he’s played in only eight of the Gophers’ 12 games this season. Brodzinski has competed with the six other defensemen for playing time, but he said it’s made him a better player. “It’s like a little boost in practice,” Brodzinski said. “And I think that’s elevated my game a lot.” Brodzinski often switch-
MEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW
VS NO. 1 MINNESOTA
NO. 12 WISCONSIN
4 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday at Mariucci Arena
MINNESOTA: The Gophers will open up Big Ten conference play the day after Thanksgiving against the Badgers, the team picked to win the conference in a preseason poll. Minnesota suffered its biggest loss of the season in a split series with Minnesota-Duluth last weekend, winning 6-1 on Friday before a brutal 6-2 loss on Sunday at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers sit at 9-2-1 and have just two conference series left before beginning a monthlong break. WISCONSIN: The Badgers are coming off a bye week after splitting a series at Miami (Ohio) two weekends ago. They lost 2-0 before winning 3-2. Wisconsin sports a 4-3-1 record heading into its first conference matchup of the season. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
es off with fellow freshman defenseman Jake Bischoff for ice time, but he said the two could potentially work well together. “I think it would be a great opportunity to get to play with him a lot, too, because he’s more of a defensive defenseman and I’m more of an offensive defenseman,” Brodzinski said. “He can sor t of cover for me if I take any chances.” Bischoff agreed it would be fun to play together. “I definitely love playing with him just because … he’s good,” Bischof f said. “And [he] can make plays, move the puck, and he talks out there.” Sophomor e defense-
man Mike Reilly, who leads all Big Ten defensemen in goals and points, said Brodzinski’s outgoing personality helps his per formance on the ice. “He’s confident in his [ability] to shoot the puck and make plays,” Reilly said. “It’s been working well for him.” While goals may be a selling point for Brodzinski early this season, he said he hasn’t forgotten his main responsibility on the ice. “If I can jump in the play at any time … then I would love to do that and get some points here and there,” he said. “But I know I still have to play defense.”
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Minnesota defenseman Michael Brodzinski.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Minnesota focuses on better starts
WRESTLING
Gophers watch weight Wrestlers have to watch what they eat at Thanksgiving dinner this year. BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
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Minnesota forwards Brook Garzone and Bethany Brausen celebrate a goal at Ridder Arena on Friday.
The Gophers have already allowed 13 first-period goals this season. BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com
The Gophers peppered Yale with 26 first-period shots Saturday and then came out and took 25 shots in the first period the next day. In both games, the team took 3-0 leads into the first intermission. The first period has been a big focus for the Gophers lately. The team gave up three first-period goals in its 3-2 loss to North Dakota on Nov. 17, and head coach Brad Frost said that sunk his team. Minnesota has given up 13 first-period goals so far this season — three more than it gave up all of last season. In the 2011-12 season, the team gave up only 16 first-period goals. Both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams won the national championship. “[I] just don’t like how we’ve been star ting as much as the successful teams that we’ve had in the past,” Frost said. Frost said his team isn’t comparing itself to past teams but is looking back to see what those teams did
successfully. “That was the most glaring number,” he said of the first-period goals. The Gophers graduated All-America goaltender Noora Räty after last season. Sophomore Amanda Leveille has since taken over in the crease. This is just Leveille’s first season in net, but she’s been dependable. And Frost said the increase in first-period goals isn’t a personnel issue. “I think it has more to do with maybe the mentality we’ve been going into hockey games with,” Frost said. “I think we just need to be better, and our players know that.” Senior forward Bethany Brausen, the team’s captain, said the coaches have asked players if they’ve been preparing differently before games. “I tell them I think ever yone on this team is too superstitious not to prepare in the exact same way every single game,” Brausen said. Junior Jordyn Bur ns said the team’s problem is starting quickly — a problem a lot of teams have. If teams are going to be flat at any point in a game, Brausen said, it would more than likely be in the first period. “I think the tr ue success of a team is when you
WOMEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW
VS NO. 1 MINNESOTA
PRINCETON
4:07 p.m. Saturday and 1:07 p.m. Sunday at Ridder Arena
MINNESOTA: For the second straight weekend, Minnesota will take on a nonconference opponent. The Gophers enter the matchup 15-1-0. They enter the weekend fresh off a sweep of Yale on the road. The Gophers are averaging more points per game than the Tigers and have been giving up fewer goals per game as well. PRINCETON: The Tigers are 5-4-2 on the season after tying to no. 8 Quinnipiac. Princeton lost to Clarkson and St. Lawrence last weekend. The Tigers are 3-1-0 on the road this season.Both teams have played Colgate and Yale this year. The Gophers swept both series, and the Tigers recorded victories over both teams, too. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
can recognize that you are struggling … and turn it around, [which] we’ve done many, many times,” Brausen said. As a whole, Brausen said she doesn’t think the first period has been “a huge struggle” for the team. The Gophers are 15-1-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. “When you are having a lot of success, you need to be able to look at the more detailed things,” Brausen said. In practice, coaches continuously bring up the importance of a strong first period. “You just keep bringing it
up until the players are sick and tired of hearing about it,” Frost said. “We tell them, ‘You’re sick of hearing about it? Then go do something about it so we don’t have to talk about it anymore.’ ” Burns said the message is repetitive. “I know a lot of people are like, ‘Oh God, not again,’ ” she said. That repetition seems to have gotten through to the team — at least last weekend. “It’s something we definitely need to work on, and I think we have,” Burns said. “In this last [series], we kind of showed that we [could] play a full 60 minutes.”
Gophers wrestlers won’t indulge in an extra slice of pumpkin pie or portion of mashed potatoes Thursday, even as the average American consumes 4,500 calories. The wrestlers need to stay conscious about what they’re eating Thanksgiving Day because they have a dual meet against No. 18 Oregon State two days later. “They can’t snack as much as some of us like to,” head assistant coach Brandon Eggum said, “but they should be able to eat a full meal.” A wrestler who doesn’t make weight automatically forfeits his match, giving the opposing team six points. Last year’s Gophers-Oregon State dual was decided by three points, so a forfeit could dramatically alter the outcome. “It’s important that they’re smart about their food intake,” Eggum said, “especially as they get closer to competition.” Redshirt senior Danny Zilverberg, who will celebrate his 23rd birthday Thursday, said he will eat smaller portions and less dessert. Zilverberg moved up a weight class before the season, and said he’ll be able to eat more because of the move. Redshirt junior Conrad Rangell said it’s important for wrestlers to stay away from high-carb and sugary foods.
“You’ve got to remember your goals,” he said. “A bad match could mean an injury or a drop in ranking.” Redshir t junior Dylan Ness said he doesn’t get to eat as much dessert on Thanksgiving, but he doesn’t really keep track of what he eats. “I just eat until I’m full,” he said. Ness, the third-ranked 157-pound wrestler in the nation, will face the sixth-ranked 157-pound wrestler Saturday. It should be fun to go up against a top opponent, Ness said. Oregon State has three nationally ranked wrestlers, including the top 197-pound wrestler, redshirt junior Taylor Meeks. Eggum said he thinks the Gophers’ Scott Schiller, the second-ranked 197-pound wrestler, is capable of beating Meeks. Eggum said he was pleased with the team’s performance last weekend when it won a pair of dual meets. He said he was pleased with redshir t freshman Brett Pfarr, who won a major decision against the 18th-ranked 184-pound wrestler. “It was good to see him go out and get that win early in his career,” Eggum said. All-American Kevin Steinhaus is getting ready to return from an ACL injury, Eggum said, and will eventually assume the starting role at 184 pounds upon his return. Eggum said Steinhaus will compete next weekend, though he didn’t know if Steinhaus would compete with the varsity squad against Oklahoma State or with the rest of the team at an open meet.
WRESTLING PREVIEW
VS NO. 2 MINNESOTA
NO. 14 OREGON STATE
9 p.m. Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.
MINNESOTA: The Gophers won a pair of duals last weekend, beating No. 20 Purdue 35-3 on Friday and Wyoming 41-5 on Sunday. Minnesota redshirt junior Dylan Ness recorded two pins on the weekend, and the Gophers won 18 of 20 matches. Minnesota beat Oregon State 21-18 in a dual last December. The teams were tied 18-18 heading into the final match, when thenredshirt junior Tony Nelson won in double overtime to give his team the win. Seven Gophers wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight class. OREGON STATE: The Beavers are 3-2 in duals this season after a 19-18 loss to Boise State on Sunday. Oregon State won the Pac-12 championship last season and finished eighth at the NCAA championships. The Beavers have three wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight class. Taylor Meeks is the top-ranked 197-pound wrestler, while Scott Sakaguchi (149) and RJ Pena (157) rank seventh and sixth, respectively, in their classes. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
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FOOD HISTORY
Reclaiming Thanksgiving fare American Indians reconnect with their roots through food. BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com
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n October 3, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday of every November would be set aside for “a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” Sarah Josepha Hale, an editor for American Ladies Magazine, pressured Lincoln into issuing the proclamation, believing it could eliminate tensions between the North and South. In 1941, Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday. So what’s the deal with the so-called “first Thanksgiving” commonly depicted in grade school pageantry? Versions of the real story vary wildly. In an interview with “Indian Country,” Ramona Peters, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s tribal historic preservation officer, said the truth is that the 90 Wampanoag Indians who came to Plymouth in 1621 were actually responding to shots fired by colonists. After being told the shots were fired in celebration of the harvest, the Wampanoags decided to stay three days to ensure the story was true, she said. Inevitably, they ended up sharing meals. The Thanksgiving story commonly told in schools is “a beautiful myth for the nation,” said Jean O’Brien, department chair of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. “It erases a long and very complicated history of conflict.” As a result, many Native American families came up with new ways of approaching the holiday. “There have been lots of protests against Thanksgiving as a reminder that the narrative doesn’t hold for Indians,” O’Brien said. “Having said that, I’d say that most Indian families spend [Thanksgiving] getting together for a big family meal.”
Revitalizing indigenous foods Since his 3-year-old daughter was born, Clint Carroll, a University assistant professor of American Indian Studies, has made an
effort to prepare at least one traditional Cherokee dish for Thanksgiving. Carroll said he believes this tactile experience is important, especially for those who aren’t connected with the land or soil on a daily basis. Heid Erdrich, a poet and member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, said her family gathers in North Dakota for a meal involving more than 100 dishes. “We spend a lot of time talking about how we cooked and where we gathered the foods from,” she said. Last Friday, Erdrich released her new cookbook “Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest,” which she wrote in response to a lack of awareness about indigenous foods in the local foods movement. Erdrich said most of what we consider American food was actually created by Native Americans. In recent years, a number of projects and organizations promoting the revitalization of indigenous foods and agricultural practices have popped up across the countr y, including the Decolonizing Diet Project, which was started by Martin Reinhardt of Northern Michigan University. Reinhardt said he got the idea for the project when he realized that the foods served at an annual university tribal foods feast called First Nations Food Taster probably wouldn’t be considered indigenous. “I got a little bit interested in that area, and eventually the question turned itself around in my head: Would I be able to eat today the way my ancestors did back then?” he said. For one year, Reinhardt and a group of about 25 people ate exclusively precolonial foods, including those native to the land and those introduced by Native Americans. Reinhardt said the diet improved both his health and his connection to food. “It awakened something in me that I’d only known through gatherings and traditional ceremonies,” he said. The list of foods included in those categories is sur-
CHELSEA GORTMAKER , DAILY Native Chef owner Jason Champagne adds wild rice to make “Limon Family Manoomin Soup” from Heid Erdrich’s recent cookbook at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis on Friday.
prisingly long. “Two-thirds of all food we eat in the world today comes from the Western Hemisphere,” O’Brien said. This includes most of what’s traditionally eaten during Thanksgiving: potatoes, cranberries, corn, squash, pumpkins and turkeys. “People have this idea that Indians were hunters, but the over whelming majority of Native Americans were agriculturalists in a serious way,” O’Brien said. Sammie Ardito Rivera is the outreach and education coordinator for Dream of Wild Health, a 10-acre, nativeowned, native-grown farm in Hugo, Minn. Rivera said she had always been told her ancestors were hunters and gatherers. “I’m Ojibwa, [and] I didn’t even realize that my community had strong agricultural ties until much later in life,” she said. Dream of Wild Health was founded to address this issue,
giving local Native Americans a way to reconnect with the land and indigenous foods. The farm focuses on youth programming, food access and seed saving, which Rivera called the “pre-colonial part of the program.” In recent years, seed saving has been complicated by corporations like Monsanto, which put restrictions on seed saving and patenting. In turn, Dream of Wild Health had to make special efforts to protect its seeds. “It’s not that we are interested in making a profit off of our culture,” Rivera said. “We just don’t want to put it into that capitalist process.”
Eliminating the myth For many Native American families, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to reclaim and eliminate a national myth. “I want the whole countr y to rededicate Thanksgiving to indigenous foods and leave off the myth that it was some sort of pilgrims-
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Sweet potato dip is a recipe from Heid Erdrich’s cookbook, “Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest.”
and-Indians thing, because I think we all know that isn’t true,” Erdrich said. The idea of thanksgiving days existed long before President Lincoln’s proclamation, O’Brien said. But they wouldn’t just be called on the fourth Thursday of November. Reinhardt, founder of the Decolonizing Diet Proj-
ect, said that although his friends and family think other wise, neither he nor his wife believe in celebrating Thanksgiving as a national holiday. “We believe that it’s thanksgiving every day,” he said. “We should always be thankful for what we have and especially [for] the food that sustains us.”
COFFEE
Machine-made coffee in a world of foo foo java The story behind best cuppa joe a vending machine robot can make. BY THOM Q. JOHNSON tjohnson@mndaily.com
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paper cup dropped into its slot with a familiar empty thud. Just for you, the friendly robot barista inside one of the University of Minnesota’s 21 Twin Cities campus cof fee vending machines activated its coffee-making sequence. Beans fell from a hopper into a whirring grinder while a hose slurped the prescribed volume of nearboiling water and dumped it over the mix. As your bev-
erage drizzled into the cup, punctuated with banging injections of whatever flavor shots you ordered, the robo-barista made change, one quarter at a time. The dial-up modem song of coffee preparation now done, your fresh cup of honest, simple coffee was ready to drink. “No tip, please,” the machine seemed to say. “It was my pleasure.” The simple charms of cof fee machines occupy a diminishing role in the University’s increasingly crowded java scene. A dozen “Cof fee Cafes,” as the University of ficially calls them, like Walter Library’s Wise Owl Cafe, Java City on West Bank, Lind Hall’s
notoriously long-lined Starbucks and the Caribou Coffee in Moos Tower, now ser ve a majority of coffee drinkers’ needs. Leslie Bowman, executive director of contract administration for the University’s auxiliar y ser vices (the department that manages vending services), agreed there was more coffee vending on campus before the gourmet coffee craze hit. Her job is to balance the two to better serve the campus’s needs. “The U is kind of ahead of the cur ve in terms of vending,” she said. “We are working really hard to meet the needs of our diverse campus. Some people think, ‘Oh, they’re just candy bars,’ but vending is
more than that. It is a big business.” Coffee is not included in the University’s beverage contract with Coca Cola. Instead, the task of managing coffee machines falls to Minnetonka, Minn.-based Taher Inc. Missy Ek, vending contract manager for vending services, said Taher takes its job seriously. “They’re very educated. … They watch their numbers,” Ek said. “We really rely on Taher to bring us the best product for each location.” Anything other than straight black coffee is considered “foo foo,” said Sandy Schoenthaler, Taher’s regional manager. Taher has the ability to experiment and bring in new
products that some vending companies can’t. Schoenthaler, for example, plans releases for foo foo flavors like raspberry for Valentine’s Day and pumpkin for the fall. Vending machine coffee gets a bad rap as the coffee of last resort — something cheap to buy when there are no other options — but much of that is undeserved, Schoenthaler said. The University’s coffee vending machines use CityKid Java beans, the same beans used in residence
halls and University services around campus. CityKid Java’s proceeds go to support the local nonprofit Urban Ventures Youth Leadership Foundation. Unlike some machines that use pre-ground beans again and again, Taher vending machines don’t grind beans until a selection is made. “We live in a bean world,” Schoenthaler said. “We want our coffee to have a freshground taste, not a nobody’shad-a-cup-for-two-days taste.”
COFFEE USAGE AT UNIVERSITY BY CUP Folwell Hall
St. Paul Campus
669
Rapson Hall Keller Hall
Moos Tower
Animal Science Building
250
260
278
351 Total cups of coffee purchased from all campus locations in October: 4,630
SOURCE: SANDY SCHOENTHALER
JULIET FARMER, DAILY Master of Public Health student Mageen Caines purchases coffee from a vending machine in Moos Tower on Monday.
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MUSIC
Letting it go with Mark Mallman Minneapolis’ resident piano-bangin’ performance rocker lives in his own world, and you’re welcome to step inside. BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com
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ark Mallman has been playing music in Minneapolis for years with the goal of getting sloppier. You might not guess that based on his extensive musical training and reputation around the Twin Cities. Mallman’s known for his brazen stage persona and isn’t afraid to add some glam debaucher y to his brand of piano-fueled retro rock. The Wisconsinite has completed four “Marathon” songs, which he plays continuously for days at a time. For “Road Rogue,” his latest r un, he played cross countr y in a van for 180 hours. He took breaks to sleep, but he was hooked up to an EEG controller that turned his brain waves into MIDI information to keep the music rolling. Mallman has performed ever ywhere in the Twin Cities since the late 1990s, ear ning a dedicated fan base with his gregarious personality and prolific discography. A&E caught up with him to get the scoop on what’s next for him. What’ve you been doin’ today? Have you been running around a lot? Yeah, I’ve been writing most of the day. I DJed last night, so I didn’t wake up till, like, 2 p.m. I might lock myself in the studio this Saturday and just work. You find it pretty useful to confine yourself? I hate it. But it’s the only way to get the work done, you know? Like, you gotta work at some point — sometimes it falls on a Saturday night. I get in the groove, buckle down, have some whiskey and write music all night. Probably till 5 a.m. I know you were writing about the idea of outer space on “Double Silhouette,” and that idea was reflected in your latest marathon. Is that
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Mark Mallman jams retro rock that occasionally transforms into performance art.
concept sticking with you and appearing on the new record? With the new record, I’m directly using material that was written during “Road Rogue.” Marathon IV was using samples and lyrics from “Double Silhouette,” too, you know, trying to integrate the two so you can’t see the forest or the trees. ( L a u g h s ) S o i t ’s a l l blurred together? As a creative person, I don’t think it’s good to know entirely what you’re doing. Like, rock music is not about the intellect. If you tr y to intellectualize the creative process, you end up creating a dead cadaver. You have to fight against that; like, for me, I’m a composer for my job. When I’m working on an advertisement or a score for someone’s project, I have to be intellectual. I’m channeling what they need. But when it comes to my own work, I do the opposite. When you’re marathoning for days, is there any intentionality to it? Do you try to
stay deliberate about what you’re doing, or do you go into a trance? That’s the goal. The goal is to go to Valhalla; it’s like “Dante’s Inferno.“ It’s a creative experiment. It’s not fun. It’s also like, you know, perfecting ballet. How many different skill sets can I have so I can become invincible or indestructible as a musical force? I’ve done a lot. I keep wanting to do shit. I perform in refrigerator boxes. I perform with brain waves. I want to do anything I can to expand on this thing that Vincent Van Gogh said: “There is something inside of me; what is it?” I love that quote. Inspiration is not about rationale; it’s not about logic — not when it comes to art. That’s what’s great about the marathons. Even when I was a kid, I would just do something crazy and try to pull something out of it. Tell me about the musicals you’re making. (Laughs) I’m working on two. We’ll see. Everyone’s always telling me to write musicals. I wrote my screenplay
last year, and people liked it, so we’ll see. That’s all I want to say about it for now. Your performance style fits the genre. You’ve got enough energy for Rodgers and Hammerstein, man. There’s something about the concept of musical theater that inspires me. Then there’s the other part that makes me want to gag, makes me want to commit suicide, makes me want to die. I don’t know — it’s archaic and so far removed from the human experience that it’s laughable. People have been telling me to write a rock opera for years. I would never listen to it — like, I can barely get through a Queen song, though I can respect the band. What could be cool is if I could write these musicals and never have to perform them or listen to them. Your onstage persona is very different from the guy I’m talking to right now. How did you go about developing a theatrical live show where you can pick up a keyboard and fire it at
your audience like a semiautomatic machine gun? That’s me. That might be closer to who I really am. We’re prisoners of society. We have all these social laws and caveats and standards. When you get on stage, it’s your world, you know? Like Shakespeare, he says “all the world’s a stage,” but for me, it’s the opposite: “All the stage is a world.” I can just be myself. I can be me. I can be enraged. I can cry. It’s like flying. I can’t live as that character in my life — I mean, I do sometimes. But is it my pure spirit? I think it is. Don’t you feel sometimes that you want to break free from all this stuff and rules and just express yourself? We all have this sort of performance we give every day — this person that we want to be seen as. Your world and my world are incredibly and universally different ’cause they’re just hypotheses about what reality is. What’s great about art is that it allows us to bypass this. Art enables us to see the world more fully. I just keep
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wanting to go back to that Van Gogh quote. It’s hard to see what you’re swimming in when you’re in the fishbowl, right? Exactly that. I used to say what I did on stage was a character, but I don’t sit around trying to define it anymore. Some of it is parody, and some of it is rock history, and some of it is some dude playing in Minnesota in a bar. I don’t know (laughs). The more I know, the less I understand, you know? All I know is that I can’t stop, and I won’t stop. This isn’t a career you choose; it chooses you. That’s just the way it is.
MUSIC
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ehind the endless shelves of knickknacks and shiny, shrink-wrapped records at the Electric Fetus lies the used vinyl section. The collection of reject records does not make for good listening. But for a beatsmith like Psymun (aka Simon Christensen), the eclectic mix of vinyl offers possibility. A bevy of local artists have laid down vocals over Christensen’s hazy, hypnotic beats. He’s worked extensively with singer K.Raydio, and his surprisingly deep discography is populated by a laundry list of other one-off collaborations. Christensen doesn’t exclusively use vinyl for samples, but he said working with records forces him to think outside the box. “You can’t skip around in
Light Grey Black Friday Use the power of Black Friday for good to support artists at the Light Grey Art Lab. Unlike its dull-colored name, the gallery specializes in creating colorful, cartoon-like designs and toys. You don’t have to be too much of an art critic to appreciate its work on projects such as the Night of the Exquisite Corpse paper toy exhibition, which asked artists to design little paper zombies with interchangeable parts. At its annual Light Grey Black Friday sale, the gallery will drag out hundreds of items from its paper objects collections, including Night of the Exquisite Corpse, and sell ’em off for cheap. It’s an unpretentiously hip way to get a head start on your X-mas shopping. u Where: Light Grey Art Lab, Suite 101, 118 E. 26th St., Minneapolis u When: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. u Cost: Free
boards intrigued him. Contrary to the hip-hop days of yore when funky drum beats reigned supreme, Christensen searches for more nuanced sounds. “I’m not looking for loops — more like textures,” he said. Starting out, Christensen struggled to get artists to rap over his beats. He recounted how several years back, local rapper Toki Wright told Christensen he’d use one of his beats. For months, Wright tried to let Christensen down easy, assuring him he’d use the beat eventually. Rather than tracking down rappers and sending endless emails, Christensen resolved that if he crafted beats well enough, the rappers would come to him. Nowadays, he can’t stop people from using his beats. “Sometimes it’s tight [when rappers steal beats]. Sometimes they ruin the beat for me forever,” Christensen said. “I’m never mad, though. I don’t really believe in intellectual property.”
Psymun performs his brand of hazy hip-hop.
In recent years, websites like Soundcloud have altered the relationship between rappers and producers. Collaborations happen more fluidly. It’s given beatsmiths like Christensen more autonomy. Hip-hop producers have gradually risen to a higher level of prominence, Christensen said. More and more, beat makers are taking ownership over their work. The
Hmong New Year Because the Christmas season seems to start mere moments after the Thanksgiving turkey has been digested, why not get a jump on the next holiday and celebrate the new year — Hmong New Year! Traditionally a harvest-end celebration to honor ancestors, the Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc., is hosting a massive celebration in downtown St. Paul. There’ll be delicious Hmong food and handmade Hmong wares for sale, plus cultural shows that blend the traditional and modern — folk singing and the Miss Hmong Minnesota Pageant, for example. u Where: St. Paul River Centre u When: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. u Cost: $7 for adults; $4 for seniors; free for children under 4
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artist line of his recent “Jupiter” single reads “K.Raydio & Psymun.” A decade or two ago, a producer wouldn’t share a billing with a vocalist. Christensen is no stranger to being at the forefront of his music. He mentioned singing for a ska band called Jalopy in eighth grade, and he currently fronts the punk band Dogshit Kid. Christensen left the store with only the Pete
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a song on a record. It makes you really listen,” he said on a recent record store trip. While you can easily skip over an MP3, a record makes you hear every little sound contained in a song. “With vinyl, I find stuff I would’ve never heard on the Internet,” Christensen said. Used records have the advantage of sheer randomness. You would never think to look for sound effect albums and teach-yourself-Spanish records online. Christensen quickly flipped through Electric Fetus’ dusty stacks. “The packaging has a lot to do with it,” Christensen said. Amid the gaudy ’80s album art, Christensen pulled out a more subdued-looking record. He quickly scanned the back for any information he could glean. “I look at the year. The ’70s are usually best,” he said as he examined Pete Christlieb’s “Apogee.” He didn’t recognize the artist, but the promise of smooth ’70s key-
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Record scrounging with local hip-hop producer Psymun.
Christlieb record. Buying records comes with more risk than sampling free MP3s. “It can be hard. I can buy a record, and when I go to sample it, I have no idea what I thought was on it,” he said. Still, Psymun will continue to dig through stacks of castoff albums. The promise of the utterly unique nugget stashed away in a record is too enticing to pass up.
Wells Fargo WinterSkate Sharpen up your blades because this, the first day of December, is the first full day of open skate at the Wells Fargo WinterSkate rink in downtown St. Paul’s lovely Rice Park. Just across from the Ordway Theater, the venue is a perfect place to bring a date. Imagine skating under the lights from the Winter Wonderland Christmas tree in Rice Park, pretending to be characters in an F. Scott Fitzgerald book. And if you don’t know how to skate, the WinterSkate is a perfect place to learn. The ice is manageably sized with a slow current, and skates can be rented on the cheapsies. Check back throughout the season, as the rink will be hosting special events like the WinterSkate Shootout. u Where: In front of the Landmark Center, 75 Fifth St., St. Paul u When: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. u Cost: Free (Optional skate rental $2, free with Wells Fargo checking account)
CULTURE COMPASS BY THOM Q. JOHNSON
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You need to travel this winter break. With the exception of the spirit-crushing period of unemployment that will likely visit you after graduation, this vacation is one of those rare moments in life when you don’t have much to do. It’s too shor t to get a job, too long to watch Netflix and still feel good about yourself. If you’re concerned about your budget, as many of us are, don’t despair — just make sure you’re searching in the right places. StudentUniverse is a flight and accommodations booking site built specifically with the impoverished student in mind. After creating a free account, it really does find the cheapest, easiest flights available to students. Combine this with hostels, and you’ll be able to travel the world in style.
The Target Holidazzle Parade After a 21-year r un, the city is finally pulling the plug on the tradition that is Holidazzle. If you miss this year’s iteration (Nicollet Mall, 6:30 p.m. ever y Friday and Saturday night from now until Dec. 21), there’s a good chance you’ll never see it again. It’s a little hokey and under whelming, but you’ll miss it when it’s gone. Created in 1992, Holidazzle star ted as a means of drawing attention to downtown Minneapolis’ shopping in the shadow of a brand-new complex to the south: the Mall of America. Looks like the MOA is go be getting the lion’s share of attention now …
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CULTURE COMPASS BY THOM Q. JOHNSON Printing at Leg Up Studio Leg Up Studio opened in 2011 as an experiment — three friends hoping to make the tools of printmaking more accessible to the public. Now the studio is a one-stop shop for pretty much anything that involves putting ink to a sur face: letterpress, T-shir t and poster printing, intaglio, lithography and even photo making. With reasonable hourly rates of $15 for drop-bys or $80 per month for unlimited use, it’s a great place to cut your teeth in a suppor tive environment. The group even r uns regular classes in a half-dozen areas using the same tools used in the shop. Who knows, maybe you could be the next Adam Turman. Get your hands on the tools and find out.
SEX INDUSTRY
Stripper Twitter How social media is forming a better networked backstage for sex workers. BY THOM Q. JOHNSON tjohnson@mndaily.com
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trippers, like any professional per formers, can break their job into roughly two worlds: backstage and onstage. Onstage is where the fantasy is created, said Britta Danielson, a full-time stripper in the Twin Cities with a bachelor’s in art from the University of Minnesota. But backstage is where she’s free to decompress. “The strip club is not real life. People will expose you to different aspects of themselves that they wouldn’t in real life. You’re dealing with all kinds of stuf f ranging from owners treating you wrong to just nasty customers,” Danielson said. “Even someone who is just dropdead gorgeous — she has
to be really strong mentally for this job.” To strengthen the network of sex workers in an industry where performers have little institutional power, Danielson and her colleagues created their own virtual backstage. Danielson, who tweets as @feministripper, calls that community “Stripper Twitter,” and customers aren’t always invited. “Sometimes dudes that are obviously your own customer join a conversation. They’ll basically get their asses reamed,” Danielson said. “We’re like, ‘Get out! This is our space.’ ” Stripper Twitter builds connections between dancers from all around the country. It’s a break from the way things used to be, when an individual performer’s advocacy group was limited to the small group of women backstage at a club. The conversations and kinship was powerful but unstable and temporary.
“I started direct messaging and then texting with a girl from Philly I had met on Twitter,” Danielson said. “It’s gone way beyond just Twitter. I have been entertaining the idea of doing a tour around the countr y with the girls that I’ve met.” Sharing work oppor tunities also liberates dancers from being beholden to their club. Criticizing a club or making waves can get you immediately dismissed, and that can create a ver y one-way power dynamic, Danielson said. On her blog, “Twerking for the Man,” Danielson tries to create an informed dialogue about issues like working conditions, payment systems and management behavior that don’t often see the light of day. She works to change preconceptions about the kind of people who choose to work in the industry. “I wanted people to stop assuming that strippers
were just big-boobed Escalade Barbies,” Danielson said. Stories like Diablo Cody’s — the cerebral writer/feminist stripper who made good — have illuminated the realities of the industry. But knowledge of that reality has not changed the onstage world of stripping. In the minds of customers and management, dancers are still sex objects and employees in a sometimesexploitative system. In a recent blog post on “Twerking,” Danielson imagined opening her own club, run by and catered to the dancers. The entire staff, except door and floor guys, would be women; the décor would be classy; and the stages would be designed for comfort. “If a strip club — ‘gentlemens’ would be nowhere in the title — like I described existed, women would be r unning, driving, flying from all over the countr y
to work there,” Danielson writes. With the help of the net-
work she’s helping build, the dream doesn’t seem too far off.
@feministripper: “Years of dancing and nothing to show for it. Swallowed my pride. Time to get [expletive] rich! #stripperrecession”
@feministripper: “The remaining 1/4 of the pizza I just smashed for #ghettosnacks at work later. Imma spend all shift burning it off”
@feministripper: “I just received my first gift from a regular. Ever. Thanks... I guess? #metaphorzzz” @feministripper: “Stripper input at a haiku contest: (#WordsatWAM13)”
@feministripper: “Skipped work. Met this #puppy. Yer welcome.”
@feministripper: “Forecast: heavy rain. #teamclearheels”
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DANCE
More than a website: SuicideGirls burlesque
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The “Blackheart Burlesque” tour combines cultural spoofs and sex appeal.
The SuicideGirls’ newest burlesque show aims to make you laugh till you’re horny. BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com
SuicideGirls like “Doctor Who,” too, you know. Their touring “Blackheart Burlesque” show, which hits Minneapolis on Friday, will feature a full-on “Who” costume and a flurry of other surprises. SuicideGirls is an alternative pin-up website created by Sean Suhl and Selena Mooney (aka Missy Suicide). It hosts more than half a million photos from girls across the country. Any prospective pin-up can submit
photos, but not everyone is chosen to be a SuicideGirl. “We like to think of the SuicideGirls as sexy selfexpression,” Missy Suicide said. The website has gotten into trouble in the past over its tolerance for darker and more violent images. With a name like SuicideGirls, it’s not hard to assume their material has overtones of edginess and BDSM (Bondage, Dominance, Sadism and Masochism, though definitions vary). While some models have used these tactics to subvert the traditional pin-up photo, this aesthetic isn’t representative of all their work. “I actually think we’re the opposite of that,” Mooney said of the BDSM label. “Sui-
cideGirls are about allowing the girls to set the scene and promote how they feel sexy about themselves. It’s not about the photographer or anyone else’s vision.” Mooney said this idea extends to their burlesque show. The event, consisting of six solo performances and some group routines, is designed to highlight their personalities. Their vivacious showcase contains ever ything from extensive piercings, tattoos and badassery to “Whovian” pop culture references. Their dance-heavy style dif fers from classic burlesque. The SuicideGirls focus more on complex footwork and employ their darker sides to give “Blackheart Burlesque” a twist of maca-
bre fun. The playful performance is never meant to objectify. If anything, its goal is to wow audiences with acrobatic dance and subsequently endear them to the girls with humor and tongue-in-cheek attitudes. “It’ll be hard for anyone to go and not laugh at least once and not find themselves saying, ‘Wow, that was really, really hot,’ ” Mooney said. The Twin Cities have a thriving burlesque scene already, and while the SuicideGirls are only staying for an evening, they seem to fit in with the locals. Red Austere, a burgeoning burlesque star in Minneapolis, said she hasn’t been significantly exposed to the group but had seen snippets
of their work. “I think they’re bringing a wider knowledge to burlesque; they’ll bring a whole different audience than the people who come to our burlesque shows,” she said. Austere considers herself to be part of the body-positive movement at the heart of the Twin Cities’ burlesque community. For her, the art form is much more than raw sexuality. “It’s about being unafraid to go out there and be exactly who you are,” she said. “A great burlesque number will make the audience forget where they are for a moment.” Austere hopes to see more alternative burlesque hit the Twin Cities. She said that she loves the traditional
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performances but that the unique styles used by groups like the SuicideGirls benefit the scene. And for those who come to these performances expecting a custom-tailored peepshow — Missy Suicide doesn’t sweat ’em. “There’s always gonna be haters,” she said. “You just have to do what you love.”
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FOOD
College Kitchen: Making a college chicken Don’t be chicken. Buy the whole thing. BY ALEX BRODSKY abrodsky@mndaily.com
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t’s simple. Buying a whole chicken will cost you the same as two or three breasts in most stores. It’s just a matter of learning recipes for ever y part of the chicken. Given that chicken is one of the world’s most popular meats, this shouldn’t be difficult. Breaking down a chicken may not be graceful, but it’s an easy and accessible way to pretend to be a butcher for a day. Every culture has preparations for ever y part of a chicken. Outlined below are a couple of recipes to show how varied chicken dishes can be.
Roast chicken We all know rotisserie chickens are delicious. There’s no shame in nabbing one of those bad boys from the grocer y store every so often. If you want to be a slick, self-suf ficient chef, save money and roast your own. With Thanksgiving around the corner, a roast chicken makes a nice substitute for apartment ovens that can’t house a seven-pound turkey. 1 whole chicken, about 3-4 pounds 1 lemon Olive oil Salt and pepper Preheat your oven to 475 degrees. Liberally season the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper, and then add the stuffing (see recipe below) alone with a whole lemon. Cover the outside of the chicken in salt, pepper and olive oil. Rub thoroughly. Place in a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes. This allows the skin to crisp up and turn a nice golden brown. Slice the chicken into breasts, thighs and legs and serve alongside the stuffing.
Bread stuffing If you wanna go full-tilt Thanksgiving, you’ll need some good old-fashioned
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A whole roasted chicken stuffed with vegetables.
stuf fing to go along with your poultry. 5 slices wheat bread, toasted and cubed 1/2 onion, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1/2 cup chicken stock 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons butter Melt the butter in a skillet. Sauté the onions and celer y for about four minutes. Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Don’t pack the bird too tightly with stuf fing. This ensures ever ything is cooked nice and safely.
Pan-fried chicken teriyaki Traditionally, the teriyaki glaze contains sake
instead of cooking sherr y. Nevertheless, teriyaki is an ideal preparation for dark meat chicken. 2 chicken thighs, deboned 1 teaspoon ging er, grated 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons cooking sherry 1/2 teaspoons salt Rub the chicken thighs with the salt and ginger until lightly coated. In a large fr ying pan, brown the chicken on one side. Flip, add half the cooking sherry and cover. Turn the heat low, and let the chicken simmer for about five minutes. Add the soy sauce, honey and remainder of the sherr y. Repeatedly flip the chicken to evenly coat it in the sauce. Ser ve over rice.
Baked buffalo wings What’s the best thing about Thanksgiving? Food. What’s the secondbest thing about Thanksgiving? Football. What is the food most synonymous with football? Buffalo wings. Be American. Eat buf falo wings on Thanksgiving. It just makes sense. 2 pounds chicken wings 1 tablespoon melted butter 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup hot sauce — p i ck yo u r f avo r i t e . Frank’s, Sriracha, etc. will all do fine. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the wings. Whisk thoroughly, then add the
wings. Evenly coat all sides of the chicken. On an aluminum foillined baking sheet, roast the wings until the skin is crispy, about 40 minutes.
Chicken stock You can’t call yourself a serious cook until you’ve simmered up a batch of chicken stock. It’ll improve most any soups, stews, sauces and rice dishes. You can actually use cooked chicken leftovers for the stock. Save the bones fr om your r oast chicken and toss ’em in the pot. 2 pounds spare chicken parts — leftover bones and the back work best 3 ribs celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 1 onion, peeled and halved
1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried sage Place the chicken parts into the largest pot you’ve got, and add water until the chicken is just covered. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about three minutes. Discard the water but keep the chicken par ts in the pot. This step removes some of the scum from the stock and keeps it clear. Add the remainder of the ingredients, and fill the pot entirely with water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the ever-living heck out of it. Ever y half hour or so, use a spoon to skim the fat off the top of the stock. All in all, the stock should simmer for about three hours. It keeps in the fridge for about a week but can easily be frozen for later use.
CYCLING
Biking DIY Grease Rag Ride and Wrench bike forum empowers women, transgender and femme cyclists (or WTF) in Minneapolis. BY CALLIE SACARELOS csacarelos@mndaily.com
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he bicycling community in the U.S. is dominated by men. Accor ding to a 2013 National Bicycle Dealers Association study, 89 percent of cycle shop owners are men. This can make female bikers feel intimidated on rides, on the side of the road and in bike shops. A Minneapolis group is working to change this. Grease Rag Ride and Wrench is a cycling forum that empowers women, transgender and femme riders by creating a safe and approachable space to maintain, ride and talk about bicycles. In the last four years, the gr oup has evolved from open shop nights — where riders learn how to repair and maintain their bikes — to group rides, educational seminars and a social space. “It’s a unifier. It’s a great way to meet people,” Kat McCar thy, a Grease R a g f a c i l i t a t o r, s a i d . “There’s a lot of other things that happen outside of the biking aspect.” Most Grease Rag events welcome ever yone regardless of gender, but the open shop nights are designed specifically
for people who don’t benefit from cismale privilege (cismales are people who are born male and identify as male). At the open shop nights, par ticipants learn basic mechanics and bike maintenance skills. The facilitators assist with repairs but work to empower riders to learn how to fix problems so they can be self-reliant. Laura “Low” Kling, a group facilitator, said it’s impor tant for women, transgender and femme riders to have a safe place to learn how to repair their bikes on their own without feeling intimidated by male cyclists and shop owners. “We don’t want to limit people, but they know who the group is open to and can join if they want to,” McCarthy said. Erin Durkee star ted Grease Rag in 2009. When she moved out of state, her friends McCarthy and Kling kept the group going because they believed in its mission. The group now has open shop nights at five different shops in neighborhoods around the city, including Recover y Bike Shop in Northeast, Grease Pit Bike Shop in Phillips, SPOKES Community Bike Walk Center in Seward, the U of M Bike Center in Stadium Village and Sunrise Cyclery in Uptown. Grease Rag also hosts gr oup rides, including monthly full-moon rides from dusk till dawn, and social events that don’t always
JULIET FARMER, DAILY Michelle O’Connell works on her bikes Monday night at Spokes in Minneapolis. Open-shop nights are part of Grease Rag, a group that meets to encourage women, transexual and femme cyclists in the Twin Cities.
revolve around biking. At each gathering, the facilitators lead a “goaround” in which ever yone in attendance stops what they’re doing for a few minutes to introduce themselves, state which pronouns they identify with and answer a simple icebreaker question. In addition to giving everyone a chance to declare pronouns, the question also brings awareness to the issue itself. “Som e p e o p l e d o n ’ t even know there are other options for pronouns, like ‘they,’ ‘others’ or ‘zie,’ ” Kling said. “Most guys
in the go-around have no idea how to answer the pronoun question.” Although facilitators are on hand to organize the events and assist with repairs, the group tries to remain fluid and without hierarchy. Stephanie Rogers first hear d about the group from her male roommate, who refused to help her with bicycle fixes and instead told her to go to one of the group’s open shop nights. “It was annoying at the time, but now I’m so glad he wouldn’t help me,” she said.
Now, when Rogers is on the side of the road with a flat tire, she loves to decline help from male cyclists, because she can fix the problem on her own, she said. Accor ding to a 2013 Inter national Mountain Biking Association sur vey of six cities, 29 percent of women and 83 percent of men said they could fix a flat tire. “There’s a lot of selfconfidence that comes from being self-reliant and getting yourself around town,” Rogers said. Kristen Schweiloch got a flat tire on her first fullmoon ride with the group
in June and said she was pleasantly surprised when some of the ride facilitators stopped to help her — even though she insisted they go on without her. “I didn’t want to hold the group back, but they were like, ‘No, no. This is how we do things on our ride. We’re not leaving you behind,’” she said. The group rides and open bike nights are conducted in a fun and relaxed manner. They’re not meant to be competitive. “It’s not a guys’ ride that women are on,” Kling said. “It’s a women’s ride that guys are on.”
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EMPLOYMENT
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UPCOMING EVENTS WHAT: Miracle on Christmas Lake WHO: Yellow Tree Theatre WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday–Saturday; 2 p.m., Saturday– Sunday WHERE: Yellow Tree Theatre, 320 Fifth Ave. SE, Osseo, Minn., 55369 PRICE: $17, Tuesday–Wednesday; $20, Thursday; $23, Saturday; $20, Saturday–Sunday matinee. $3 off for students, seniors 60+, military personnel. The original zany and heart-warming Miracle on Christmas Lake returns to the Yellow Tree Theatre this holiday season! A holiday comedy guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of lutefisk-eating Minnesotans everywhere!
WHAT: Sarah Simmons Showcase World AIDS Day Event WHO: Minnesota African/African-American Women HIV Initiative WHEN: 5–7 p.m., Sunday WHERE: Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis PRICE: Free The Showcase will feature on-stage performances by local performing artists — all addressing the impact that HIV/AIDS has had on the local African-American communities.
WHAT: The College of “Brewological” Sciences Alumni Brewery Event WHO: College of Biological Sciences WHEN: 5:30–8 p.m., Monday WHERE: 612 Brew, Minneapolis PRICE: $20 students, $25 UMAA members, $30 general public Join the College of Biological Sciences Alumni Society for an evening of biology, beer and fun. Tap into conversation with fellow CBS alumni. Belly up to the bar and grab some grub. Socialize with a stout. Soak up the atmosphere on a brewery tour. All are welcome. Parking will be available.
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BACKTALK sudoku
horoscopes
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.
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Yesterday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
Today’s Birthday (11/27): There’s plenty of action this year ... motivated, faithful, physical, spiritual and healthrelated. You bring optimism and communication prowess to the party. Deepen partnerships.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written By Linda C. Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Your love goes to the moon and back. Balance priorities with your partner. Listen to a co-worker. Ask for the promotion, or send out resumes.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — The next two days, you’re in a self-confident phase. Discuss what you’re learning with friends. They help you develop your talents.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — The workload is likely to get intense. The more you complete, the more you gain, and faster.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Bring love home. A steady partner is a great help now. It’s up to you to be the voice of optimism. Spend some time outdoors or in meditation.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Accept a well-earned compliment. Personal magnetism has a strong pull. The perfect solution appears to help you improve working conditions.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Making long-range plans is easier now. After the storm, love and friendship shine. It’s a double rainbow all the way.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — You don’t have to go very far to find bliss. It’s closer than you think. Meditate, if only for a few minutes. Count your blessings.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Many opportunities line the path. Which to choose? Listen to your heart first. Then make a logical analysis. You can list pros and cons.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — It’s time to hit the books again and immerse yourself in knowledge. The learning experience requires you to experiment and play.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Take risks and gain confidence, experience and brownie points. Listen and provide excellent service. Pay attention to someone who cares.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Others move more quickly, knowing they can depend on you. Ask them to slow down, or keep up the pace, but take care of your health, regardless.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Re-affirm a commitment, and soak up the rewards. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
overheard “It’s funny how we have the same stupid sense of humor. If I go to normal people and say, ‘Hey, look at this girl throwing up on herself,’ they look at me weird.”
—Unknown
“I’d let a guy impregnate me for a new car!”
—Bailey Hall
“I talk about mitochondria in my sleep.”
—Pillsbury Hall
“We’re not alcoholics. We’re problem drinkers.”
—17th Avenue dining hall
“Study abroad in London? But they don’t speak English there — they speak French.”
—Centennial Hall
“You can’t mug me — I signed a pledge!”
—Unknown
“When in trouble, just call Spiderman.”
—Al’s Breakfast
Student: “Yeah, the manager at our local store always says hi to my mom when we go to shop.” Professor: “... Is your mom hot? Maybe it’s because of that.”
Guy 1: “Are you wearing Hollister?” Guy 2: “Uhh ... yeah?” Guy 1: “Are we in seventh grade?” Guy 2: “Shut up.” Guy 1: “OK, we are going to go to your room, close the window and spray Febreze until you pass out, all right?”
—Unknown
Guy: “What are you even doing here?!” Girl: “Breeding.”
—St. Paul campus
Guy 1: “What are the police doing here?” Guy 2: “I don’t know. I think some kid got hurt or something.” Guy 1: “Damn. I was hoping for a drug bust.”
—Comstock elevator
Girl 1: “Don’t dis on MPR!” Girl 2: “What is MPR, anyway? I’ve seen it on bumper stickers.” Girl 1: “It’s a radio show. It stands for Minnesota ... something, something. Yeah, I don’t really know what it stands for.”
—Mariucci Arena
What did you overhear?
4Post submissions on the “Overheard at U of M” “Hey bro, when is Black Friday this Facebook group. year? Is it next Monday?” 4Visit mndaily.com and look for —University Village the “Connect with the Daily” box Freshman girl: “When does this bus on the homepage. stop at Superblock?” —Campus Connector halfway to 4Email submissions to St. Paul campus overheards@mndaily.com. —Hanson Hall
crossword
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
ACROSS 1 One-on-one contest 5 Pub orders 9 Creator 14 Sicilian smoker 15 Shout to a storeful of customers 16 Elegant headgear 17 Line on an envelope 20 Noel beginning 21 Current to avoid 22 Gives the nod 23 Pago Pago’s land 28 Dudley DoRight’s gal 29 Green prefix 30 Golfer Woosnam 33 Down __: Maine region 36 “Gotta run!” 40 Paul Hogan role 44 Side of the 1860s 45 __ Lisa Vito: “My Cousin Vinny” role 46 Cold-sounding commercial prefix 47 “I’m not impressed” 49 ’60s White House daughter 52 Classic cartoon shout 58 NYSE overseer 59 Green roll 60 Tropical trees 62 Zero in Morse code, any part of which will finish the title of the Oscar-winning song found at the ends of 17-, 23-, 40- and 52Across 67 Stopped lying? 68 MBA seeker’s first hurdle 69 Napa prefix 70 Array for a Boy Scout 71 Comes to a stop 72 Quick cut DOWN 1 Rectilinear art form 2 City east of Syracuse 3 Sci. of insects
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4 Nonprofessionals 5 Pantry pest 6 Green expanse 7 Cast-ofthousands member 8 Pub order 9 High-elev. spot 10 A leg up 11 Sung-into instrument 12 Slezak of “One Life to Live” 13 Shoots the breeze 18 Plagued by drought 19 Church recess 24 “Where Is the Life That Late __?”: Cole Porter song 25 Forty-niner’s stake 26 Rights gp. 27 Ghostly sound 30 Post-ER area 31 Son of Prince Valiant 32 “There’s __ in ‘team’” 34 __-mo 35 Potato sack wt., perhaps 37 B. Favre’s career 508
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38 Velvet finish? 39 Collectible car 41 Search everywhere in 42 Front row seat 43 Apply amateurishly 48 It may be slung at a diner 50 Matador’s cloak 51 Oft-baked veggies 52 Long (for) 53 Blessed outburst?
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54 Evade 55 Butler’s last words 56 Of yore 57 Muscat native 58 Where to find Pierre: Abbr. 61 Class with tools 63 Mar.-Nov. hours 64 Two-time loser to DDE 65 Owned 66 Boozer’s syndrome
dr. date Dr. Date,
Last weekend, I was out with a few buddies, and we decided to get tattoos. I know, bad idea. Actually, really bad idea — I drunkenly got my ex’s name tattooed on my shoulder! It’s about 5 inches tall with a huge heart. Not easy to miss. I don’t remember doing any of this, but my girlfriend was, should we say, less than pleased. I can’t really afford to get it removed right now, but I also can’t keep sleeping on the couch. Help a guy out, doc?
—In Ink
Drunken Doofus,
All right, bud, it’s time for some real talk. College kids do a lot of dumb s**t. They draw on their friends with permanent markers, run naked across football fields and sometimes set off fireworks in their bedrooms. But I’ve got to hand it to you, dude — this really takes the cake. What the hell were you thinking? Were you belligerently drunk? If so, I’m guessing you went to a shady tattoo shop because good artists won’t tattoo drunken doofuses. And if you went to a shady shop, your tattoo probably looks like crap. Congratulations. If I was your girlfriend, I probably would’ve kicked you out of the house upon seeing your heartfelt plastered-piece. Not only does it show that you’re a terrible decision maker, but it also shows that you’re still infatuated with your ex. My advice? Get a cover-up ASAP, and thank your lucky stars your girlfriend is an anomaly when it comes to forgiveness.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
My boyfriend asked me to be the big
spoon, and I literally had no idea what to do. It was so embarrassing. He’s bigger and taller than me, so I didn’t know how to fit my body around his. I also didn’t know where to put my face and ended up with my nose smashed up against his back. I woke up without feeling in both my arms. What can I do? Is there a technique for this? What if I’m stuck being the big spoon forever?
—And The Dish Ran Away
Teaspoon 4-EVA,
Come on, college students! Where are your communication skills? A simple conversation can go a long way in easing discomfort. Here’s an example: You: “Hey boyfriend, I don’t know about this big spoon thing. My arm fell asleep, and my nose was all up in your spinal cord.” Him: “Aw man, but I really like being the little spoon. It makes me feel warm and protected. I need you to be the big spoon for the rest of your life. If you aren’t the big spoon, I will die a horrible, lonely death.” You: “You’re insane. We can switch off occasionally, but if my arm starts to fall asleep, I’m going to shift positions. If that doesn’t work for you, buy a freaking body pillow.” I don’t know of any spooning technique that works for more than 10 minutes, unless you buy one of those ridiculous foam mattresses with elbow holes. You’re left with two choices. You can either stay up all night fretting about spooning properly, or you can go the easy route and speak your damn mind.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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Yang and Warsame join City Council BY KAITLYN WALEK AND JESSICA LEE kwalek@mndaily.com jlee@mndaily.com
WARD 5
53%
Blong Yang Attor ney Blong Yang will represent Ward 5, an area made up of seven nor th Minneapolis neighborhoods. Outgoing City Councilman Don Samuels has ser ved the ward since 2003 but chose to run for mayor instead of seeking re-election. Yang raised more than $30,000 during his campaign and secured nearly 53 percent of votes, defeating three other candidates listed on the ballot through ranked-choice elimination. Born in a Thai refugee camp, Yang immigrated to the United States with his family in 1980. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California-Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. Yang has ser ved as an investigator with the Min-
Following the 2013 city election, the Minnesota Daily is running a series profiling new City Council members. Beginning in January, Blong Yang and Abdi Warsame will represent City Council wards 5 and 6, respectively. neapolis Depar tment of Civil Rights and owned his own Minneapolis law practice for eight years. What qualified you for this position? I’ve lived in this neighborhood for the past 12 years. I’m a homeowner. I’ve been an attorney, but I’ve also been active in a lot of different things that have happened out here in north Minneapolis, and I just felt like we weren’t getting the changes that we wanted fast enough. What are the biggest issues facing the ward, and how do you plan on addressing them? I think first and foremost, up here, is the issue of safety. Folks up here — whether they’re black, white, anyone — I mean, they want this place to be safe, and they want their kids to be outside and playing without having to worry about stray bullets or being assaulted by anybody. Those sor ts of things are really critical to the success of this ward. To make it safer, too, is to limit that perception that it’s unsafe up here, which a lot of people have. I think the first step is definitely to get our police depar tment staf fed properly up to the standards of what a city this size should be — our fire department, the same way. The second issue that’s really impor tant for the people up here is jobs. We
need to create jobs up here. I think the way to create jobs up here is encouraging small businesses to locate here, [helping] the small businesses that are already here to make them successful, [and making] the processes easier so that businesses can locate here. … I hope that also we help small businesses to create jobs up here. What were you hearing from constituents on the campaign trail? Without fail, the No. 1 issue was safety. It was that “I want to feel safe while living up here.” There were other issues. One was the issue of education. … I think the mayoral race kind of indicated that narrative of education. … What are the biggest changes, in terms of policies, the next City Council will make? … My sense is that the first decision will always be the most important one, and that is [deciding] who the City Council president will be. Something like that might lead to what happens next in terms of what policy agenda that is set and how the issues are going to be dealt with. I’m on the horizon that definitely it’s going to be the Downtown East [redevelopment] project, that park, and the development around the Vikings stadium [and] the issue of the southwest light rail corridor.
WARD 6
64%
Abdi Warsame Abdi Warsame, executive director of the Riverside Plaza Tenants Association, will represent Ward 6, an area of four central Minneapolis neighborhoods. Outgoing City Councilman Robert Lilligren has served the ward since 2006 and came in second in the Nov. 5 election. Warsame raised about $8,000 more than Lilligren during his campaign and received nearly twice as many first-choice votes. Bor n in Somalia and raised in the United Kingdom, Warsame moved to Minneapolis in 2006. He received a Bachelor of Science in business from Middlesex University and a master’s in international business from the University of Greenwich. He also ser ves as the board chair of the CedarRiverside Neighborhood
Revitalization Program. What do you think, in [constituents’] eyes, qualified you for the position? I think it was the message that we had. We had an inclusive message. We had a message that resonated with the people of Ward 6. … We [ran] a campaign better than our opponent. We understood [constituents] better than our opponent. I think that is why we won, through hard work. … I think that’s what differentiated us from our opponent, and we understood the people that live in Ward 6 — both the Africans and the traditional Americans — and I think that’s something that helped us, too. What kind of messages were you getting from people as you talked to them on the campaign trail? The feel was a lot of people didn’t even know what the City Council was. We had to educate them, especially the immigrant community. We had to educate them [about] what the City Council was [and] what the powers of City Council [are]. … People did not know that, actually, the politics that affect their lives are the local politics — that the county and the city and the state has more power on them and more effect on their own daily lives than the federal government. … So I think that’s one thing we need to work on. … But I think people wanted jobs, better education
for their children — better schools. … I think we need to work with the [Minneapolis] School Board to emphasize education, prioritize education and to make sure that we figure ways to improve the schools that we have. … So, I think that’s what we’ve got — education, jobs, safety. Do you have any specific proposals or initiatives that you want to talk about? One thing that we have is the vocational training programs and the mentorship programs. … For example, Cedar-Riverside has [nearly] 2,000 youths under the age of 18, and there’s not a mentorship program that works in this neighborhood. I work here; I know. So we need to design … a specific mentorship program that targets this African community but can be applied to the Hispanic, to the Hmong, to [the] African-American [community], to youths of color, in order to keep them out of risk. … Another thing is to [create jobs]. For example, this African community doesn’t have a lot of plumbers, a lot [of] electricians. … These are the jobs that build a middle class in America, and we need to get these people trained in these jobs. … I’ve heard [this plan is] ambitious, but I don’t think so. I think it can be done. Alex Bitter contributed to this report.
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Talks on global free-trade deal collapse in Geneva BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA — Negotiators came close but failed Tuesday to clinch a free-trade deal that
could have helped boost the world economy by $1 trillion a year and cleared the way for a broader global agreement. Diplomats from the World
Trade Organization’s 159 members had been trying to forge an agreement before a trade ministers’ meeting next week in Bali, Indonesia.
Achieving a deal in Bali is seen as a final effort to revive a broader 12-year effort to ease global trade rules. The mini-deal discussed in Geneva had been intended, in part, to reduce delays and inefficiencies at national borders. Making it easier to move goods across borders could boost the global economy by nearly $1 trillion a year and support 21 million jobs, according to a report co-written by Jeffrey Schott, a senior fellow in international trade at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The lack of a global deal hasn’t prevented individual
countries from seeking agreements among themselves. But experts say the failure to reach a global deal leaves poorer countries worse off. “This should be a no-brainer for developed and developing countries,” Schott said. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Michael Punke expressed “a great deal of sadness” over the failure in Geneva. “We’re worried — alongside so many in this room — that a once-in-a-generation opportunity may have slipped our grasp,” Punke said. Schott said he’s hopeful that negotiators will salvage
the deal in Bali and restore the efforts to achieve a broader trade agreement. “If this small test can’t be passed, there’s very little reason for confidence” negotiators will ever reach the broader agreement, Schott said. Some poor countries are demanding economic and technical assistance before they sign on. India is holding up a deal by insisting on protections for its farmers. The WTO chief, Roberto Azevedo, said so much disagreement remains that several more weeks of negotiations cannot bridge the gaps.