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U sorority sanctioned after party Gamma Phi Beta was placed under supervisory status after violating policies in February. BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH AND RILYN EISCHENS rfaircloth@mndaily.com,reischens@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota chapter of Gamma Phi Beta was sanctioned by its international headquarters for violating its policies during a Feb. 22 party. Two Gamma Phi members and an event attendee told the Minnesota Daily earlier this month that minors drank alcohol at a pre-party — classified as an official event under the sorority’s bylaws — ahead of a Gamma Phi date party. The sorority’s headquarters placed the chapter on “supervisory status” and required members to undergo “educational programming” about the organization’s policies prohibiting underage drinking, said June Nobbe, assistant vice provost for u See SORORITY Page 3 ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY
Computer science major Jeremiah Michalik poses for a portrait in his empty apartment on Tuesday in Minneapolis. Michalik struggles to pay his $500 monthly rent, so he’s adding a commute to school and moving to Crystal, Minnesota to cut costs.
Low-income students juggle tuition, long work hours and class to get through school.
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Economics sophomore Chasse Thomas poses for a portrait in his Dinkytown apartment on Tuesday. Thomas works at Gopher Digital Productions to earn cash to pay for school, and is skipping his gap year in between law school because he can’t start paying off his federal loans without a full time job.
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University of Minnesota sophomore Samantha Truesdell fills her planner with meticulous notes every day. She organizes everything, from tracking her bills – rent, tuition, insurance and others – to planning her upcoming paychecks and weekly schedules. Truesdell needs to ensure she will have enough money to cover her living expenses and school. Her family is unable to help her financially, so she funds herself independently. She works up to 20 hours across three jobs – as a nanny, at the University law school and at the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies – and plans to work 25-30 hours each week next semester. “It’s hard, it’s really hard,” she said. “I plan my class schedule around when I can work.” The University and other institutions nationwide track low-income student enrollment through the number of Pell Grant recipients – a form of financial
Jeanne Hankerson, center, answers an audience question about tuition during the 2018 Regent Candidate Forum at the State Office Building on Wednesday.
CBS offering new major in upcoming year The cellular and organismal physiology major will be offered to students this fall. BY KATRINA PROSS kpross@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences will offer a new major for students this fall, adding new classes and faculty to the college. The new major, Cellular and Organismal Physiology, was approved by the Board of Regents in February, and will be open to current and transfer students this fall and to freshmen in fall 2019. Faculty say the major could aid student recruitment and help prepare students for graduate and professional schools. “CBS has recognized for many years that a physiology major was missing for our students, so we are very excited to be able to offer this new major,” said John Ward, the CBS
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Global studies major Samantha Truesdell shows her detailed budget in her apartment at the Radius on Tuesday. Truesdell is a first generation college student who pays her own way, earning scholarships, grants and working as a nanny to get by financially.
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Regent candidates questioned at forum Five candidates took questions from lawmakers and alumni in St. Paul Wednesday evening. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com
Candidates vying for a vacancy on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents met at the State Office Building in St. Paul on Wednesday to discuss their visions for the school’s governing body. The forum, hosted by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, served as a
chance for University leaders to hear from candidates seeking Regent Patricia Simmons’ vacant seat following her resignation last month. The candidates discussed tuition, administration, student issues and the University’s relationship with the Legislature. In the coming weeks, lawmakers will be tasked with electing a regent before session adjourns on May 21. “I wanted to give candidates an opportunity to address the major issues a governing body deals with,” University of Minnesota Alumni Association President Lisa Lewis said. “These are important roles that affect the state and u See REGENTS Page 3
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Spring Jam brought tunes, crime Officers were on patrol during the University festival to combat crowds. BY HANNAH OVCHARCHYN hovcharvhyn@mndaily.com
Hundreds of attendees enjoyed the onset of warm weather at the University of Minnesota’s annual Spring Jam festival Saturday. With the influx of festival-goers around campus, the University of Minnesota Police Department and Minneapolis Police Department patrolled campus and issued a number of citations. UMPD and MPD citations on Saturday were mostly given to nonstudents who were on campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods. MPD and UMPD responded to a fight at The Marshall apartments at 7:15 p.m. Two women were cited for assault by MPD, and UMPD charged one of the arrestees with damage to property. Those arrested were taken to separate hospitals to be treated for injuries.
A citizen’s arrest was conducted by an assault victim around 4 p.m. MPD officers were flagged down at the intersection of 14th Avenue Southeast and 7th Street Southeast by the citizen and another victim. The suspect was cited for assault. A photo of the victim’s injuries were taken on an officer’s phone for evidence. UMPD arrested a man at 12:41 a.m. while conducting a traffic stop at the intersection of 17th Avenue Southeast and Como Avenue Southeast. The 21-year-old was arrested on a DWI charge and a narcotics violation. He was booked at Hennepin County Jail. UMPD officers were dispatched to East Bank Station at 4:02 a.m. on a report of a suspicious male. The suspect was then arrested for a warrant and booked at Hennepin County Jail. According to Hennepin County District Court records, the suspect has been convicted 11 other times, mostly for incidents of indecent exposure in 2016. A car parked at the intersection of 2nd Street
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Students protest for the renaming of buildings University students marched following the “A Campus Divided” exhibit. BY HELEN SABROWSKY hsabrowsky@mndaily.com
A campus protest called for the renaming of some campus buildings in a continuation of an ongoing debate spurred by a recent exhibit. A group of about 50 people silently marched across the University of Minnesota campus Wednesday to draw attention to the University’s history of discrimination and demand that buildings named after some past administrators be renamed. The march, which was organized by the Minnesota Student Association and other students, was in response to the “A Campus Divided” exhibit last fall. The exhibit presented the deeds of past University administrators who implemented racially segregated housing and suppressed student activism on campus. “We want students to be aware of what has happened on this campus and why we’re trying to improve it and how
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associate dean for undergraduate education. The college has been planning the major for about two years, and during that time it has hired several physiologists to accommodate the growing field of physiology research and teaching, Ward said. CBS is one of the smallest colleges at the University, with almost 2,200 students and seven majors. Cellular and Organismal Physiology will be its eighth major, Ward said. The College of Liberal Arts, by comparison, has more than 60 majors. Cellular and Organismal Physiology focuses on the biology of microbes, which is more specific than other majors that study plants or animals. “Physiology is important because it’s the level of biology that is most relevant
it has affected students in the past and continues to affect students today,” said Chloe Williams, director of MSA’s diversity and inclusion committee. From 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., a group marched in silence from Middlebrook Hall to Coffman Union, only speaking to recite poetry and read documents in front of four buildings named after individuals featured in the exhibit, such as Nicholson Hall and Shevlin Hall. The group marched in silence to represent the voices silenced by the University administration, Williams said. Jana Gierden, a Ph.D. candidate in German Studies at the University who helped organize the march, said she was inspired to draw attention to the University’s history of racism, anti-Semitism and anti-communism after seeing the exhibit last year. Gierden said she approached the Diversity and Inclusion committee because they were doing similar work to address the issue. Attendees ranged from students to faculty members. “It was almost embarrassing to not know about the history of the
University as a lecturer on education during the fifties and sixties,” said Emily Capper, a lecturer in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University. Students not associated with MSA were also in attendance. “The University has a history of persecuting communists and there’s a slogan in the labor movement, ‘an injury to one is an injury to all,’ so I came here to highlight that anti-communism isn’t just an American problem, it’s an international issue,” said Arman Ebrahimi, an officer in Students for Revolutionary Socialism. Many students at the University aren’t aware of its history, Williams said. “We hope that by creating awareness, we will create a voice to ask the University to rename its buildings while also keeping students aware of the history of this campus.” The march is the latest demonstration supporting the renaming of campus buildings in response to the exhibit. In March, MSA passed a resolution supporting the renaming of Coffman Union to “Memorial Union.”
to people. It’s about how our bodies work and [it] impacts decisions that we make about our health,” said Sarah Malmquist, a professor from the college’s Biology Teaching and Learning department who will teach a class in the major. Emily Yaklich, a member of the CBS Student Board studying genetics, said the major will enhance the breadth of biology studies at the University. The major brings multiple disciplines together, like biochemistry and genetics, which she said no other existing major accomplishes. Adding more majors to the college would help recruit more students, she said. The major will consist of many courses the school already offers but have never grouped together in a major, and new classes will be added gradually, Ward said. “We previously had the expertise in this subject, but not the major. Students
couldn’t really focus their attention on physiology and get credit for taking physiology classes,” Ward said. The major will prepare students for graduate and professional schools, such as veterinary colleges, medical degrees and jobs in environmental science and natural resources, Malmquist said. “This major gives students more options and flexibility to study what they are truly passionate about,” said Jeffrey Gralnick, a professor in the college’s Plant and Microbial Biology department who will teach a class in the new major. CBS also wants to expand its enrollment, and faculty hope the new major will attract more students to the college, Ward said. “I think it would be great to see the admissions in CBS increased. This college is a community that supports us and gives us knowledge that is applicable to careers of the future,” Yaklich said.
Park and Recreation Board assess CedarRiverside for center The neighborhood’s current center is at capacity, requiring additional services. BY KASSIDY TARALA ktarala@mndaily.com
A prominent community space in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood may move to a bigger location where local officials say it can better fulfill the needs of residents. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board met with the YMCA Twin Cities, Augsburg University and Pillsbury United Communities on April 18 to agree to assess a preliminary design of an updated community space on the Augsburg campus. The new facility would serve as an addition to the existing Brian Coyle Center. Cedar-Riverside ranks as the most densely populated neighborhood in Minneapolis and is largely comprised of underserved communities of color, said Dawn Sommers, MPRB director of communications and marketing. A disagreement about the Brian Coyle Center’s lease has stalled any potential state funding for a renovation. “Currently, the Brian Coyle Center is at full capacity,” Sommers said. She added that even if the center were to expand, it would likely still not meet all of the needs in the area. The assessment will hone in on the needs and desires of Cedar-Riverside community members, she said. Though Sommers said MPRB believes the Brian Coyle Center has made a positive impact on the community, they have recognized that needs are still not met. “[We believe] a new facility will help meet the needs of the community,” she said. Over the next year, Sommers said MPRB will work with its other collaborators to broadly review the programs and services currently available in the community. Once they identify gaps, they will likely expand into a new facility. Programs offered at the center are focused on five impact areas: education, wellness and nutrition, youth and family, employment and training and asset creation.
“It’s very ideal that [MPRB] is considering this. It would significantly enhance community programming” AMANO DUBE Brian Coyle Center director
“It is a vibrant destination for children and families to connect with culturally relevant programming, spanning from out-of-school activities to senior services to a host of countless community and political events,” said Meghan Muffett, PUC communications manager. A new facility would provide more programs to the more than 7,500 community members the center serves, specifically in athletics and recreation activities, said PUC Chief of Staff Brenna Brelie. She said people come to the center not just for organized programs, but also for assistance connecting to other resources like employment opportunities. The Brian Coyle Center is currently a one-story building with limited classroom space and few amenities. “It’s very ideal that [MPRB] is considering this. It would significantly enhance community programming,” said Amano Dube, director of the center. Dube said PUC, which owns the Brian Coyle Center, supports both an update of the current facility and the addition of a new center. He said he is hopeful MPRB will help the center expand as a “central hub” for Cedar-Riverside residents. “We’re right across the street from housing facilities mostly comprised of families,” Dube said. “They would receive the immediate benefit of expanding the center, as well as from building a second one.”
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aid targeted to low-income students. In 2017, around 23 percent of University students system-wide received a Pell Grant that averaged $3,975. Nationally, 32 percent of college attendees received a Pell Grant. Low-income students are primarily identified at the University by their expected family contribution to educational expenses. Students whose family makes more than $50,000 are not eligible for Pell grants. Like many, Truesdell is a low-income college student. Low-income students face lower graduation rates, strained schedules and a variety of hurdles that impede their collegiate careers. While the University has improved resources available to low-income students, resulting in increased academic performance, some low-income students’ experiences still demonstrate the challenges they face.
Trading class for work University computer science student Jeremiah Michalik started working full-time at 16 years old and has been supporting himself since he was 17 years old. “It’s definitely given me a different level of responsibility at a younger age,” he said. “I just got pushed into
adulthood really early.” The first in his family to graduate high school, Michalik said he taught himself to complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms, taxes, car insurance and many other responsibilities. After high school, he attended Minneapolis Community and Technical College for two years where he received a degree in cinema. He then came to the University for a computer science degree. Even as a Pell Grant recipient, Michalik works about 15 to 20 hours a week as a server at Betty Danger’s Country Club to support himself. Katie Broton, a University of Iowa assistant professor who studies the experiences of low- and moderateincome students in higher education, said three in four undergraduates work. But Broton said while many college students work for job experience or to try out new careers, low-income students work solely to “make ends meet” and pay for school and living expenses. Without grant funding, like Pell, low-income students are driven to work more night-time shifts and dedicate many hours to offcampus jobs, according to Broton and her colleagues’ research. When students have funding, this trend shifts, and students work more typical hours and
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complete higher-quality work. Additionally, she said there is a correlation between high work hours and lower academic performance – but the relationship isn’t certain. “There’s certainly evidence that working longer hours is associated with poor academic outcomes, but it’s not entirely clear which way the direction of those relationships work,” Broton said. Although Michalik said he has found a good balance between work, his 15-credit class schedule and his hobby of attending concerts, he struggles to devote sufficient time to homework. “When you’re cutting your day up between class and then you have maybe an hour break to get some food or something, and then you go straight to work until maybe 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock at night, there’s really no time of day [to do homework],” he said.
University strategies to help low-income students
For the 2006 graduating class, the four-year graduation rate for low-income students on the University’s Twin Cities campus was about 31 percent. The rate grew to about 60 percent for the 2017 graduating class, after the Board of Regents identified the four-year graduation goal for all students in 2015, and the University increased financial aid resources, expanded student support programs and implemented a need-blind admissions policy. Still, low-income students’ graduation rate lags behind that of their non-Pell peers, for whom the graduation rate is about 70 percent. “We want to make sure that any qualified student, despite her or his ability to pay, can come to this University, and we can provide the maximum financial resources to help them get through,” said Bob McMaster, the University’s
vice provost of undergraduate education. Four-year graduation rates for Pell-receiving students at the University have seen “tremendous” increases over the past 10 years, he said. One approach to increasing the graduation rates was increasing the available financial support for lowincome students, McMaster said. On the Twin Cities campus in the 2016-17 academic year, $148 million in financial support was available, compared to $130 million five years ago. Robert Kelchen, assistant professor of higher education at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, said expanding low-income financial support, like Pell Grants, is key to improving the graduation gap because the money goes directly to low-income students. McMaster said students with no expected family contribution toward college expenses are likely to receive around $16,500 in financial gifts and $2,700 in work study. But with the full cost of attendance for in-state students at about $27,000, many students still must take out loans and earn extra scholarships to fully afford a year of school. Truesdell receives a Pell grant, state grants, University and other scholarships and University and federal loans. “I wish I could just come to school and focus on school only,” she said. “It can just be stressful knowing I have to make ends meet or take out loans just to live somewhere.” McMaster said the University has expanded support programs to ensure its students — which includes low-income and firstgeneration students, nonnative English speakers and students of color – get additional help. “We’ve really worked on developing a strategy to maximize the need-based aid that goes to our neediest students,” he said.
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Weeks ago, Truesdell frantically applied for more than 20 jobs. She was trying to make enough money to cover an unexpected $500 summer rent payment. Luckily, she learned the payment wasn’t due until June 1 and didn’t have to add another job. For Truesdell, it was just another problem adding stress to her life. “It was really stressful, and I had a lot of meltdowns,” she said. Challenges like this reflect how low-income college students nationwide balance the stress of bills and income, researchers say. And with higher education costs surpassing inflation rates, lowincome students increasingly must find funding elsewhere, Kelchen said. Low-income students often use a combination of many sources to fund their education, including federal and state grants, college scholarships, student loans, parents’ loans and work, Kelchen said. “Paying for college for low-income students is really like trying to piece a puzzle together,” he said. “It’s a very complicated picture with all the money you need to pay for college.” Low-income students nationwide can receive at most approximately $6,000 yearly in Pell Grants. But this only covers around 25 percent of the cost of attendance on average nationwide, Kelchen said.
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people’s lives. Candidates fielded questions from an alumni association moderator before taking questions from the audience. All candidates listed tuition and student debt as a top issue facing the University. The five candidates are Mary Davenport, Brooks Edwards, Jeanne Hankerson, Wendy Shannon and Randy Simonson. Shannon, director of the Graduate Induction Program at Winona State University, said welcoming diversity at the University is one of her priorities. “Increasing the number of diverse students the University serves is very important, and that includes international students,” she said. Candidates were also asked how they would make sure all University campuses work in unison to meet common goals. Hankerson, a University law school graduate who recently retired from Federated Mutual Insurance company in Owatonna, said
finalizing the University’s strategic plan is “crucial” for campus collaboration. “[The strategic plan] ... would provide guidance within the system about how assets are distributed once they’re available and [make] sure there’s coordination and minimal duplication of effort between the various campuses,” she said. Edwards, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, said the University’s medical school rankings have fallen as research funding has decreased. He said the University should work with other campuses in Minnesota to bring researchers together. “The medical schools is sort of at a crossroads right now.” Candidates were also asked how they would lobby for funding at the Legislature when the Minnesota State system has traditionally received more of their requested allocations. Davenport, interim president of Rochester Community and Technical College, said the University needs to be transparent about its spending when asking the Legislature for state funds.
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student life. The sanctions also banned pre-parties, but a University spokesperson could not confirm whether the ban was still in effect at the time of publication. Mitchell Hoenig, a 20-yearold University student, was hospitalized about six hours after attending the pre-party and date party, and he died two days later from complications of alcohol poisoning. The chapter was taken
off supervisory status following the educational programming, said University spokesperson Steve Henneberry. A representative from Gamma Phi’s international headquarters did not respond to multiple requests for information. The University was notified of the sanctions March 12, following an inquiry conducted by Gamma Phi headquarters that involved interviews with party attendees and sorority executive board members, Nobbe said. Despite repeated inquiries from the Daily, both
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A panel of Board of Regents candidates answer audience questions during the 2018 Regent Candidate Forum at the State Office Building on Wednesday, April 25.
“Both [systems] have missions, and those missions are not competitive,” she said. “[The schools] have very different needs, and we need to justify that as we talk to the Legislature.” The regent elected will also be a part of the board that elects the next president of the University. Simonson, director of
Prairie Holdings Group in Worthington, Minnesota, said the next president should have financial experience and be able to navigate a global environment. “We are a global University. We work with institutions around the world,” he said. Rep. Bud Nornes, RFergus Falls, chair of the
House higher education committee, said there is no clear choice among lawmakers right now. He said dates will need to be set soon for a joint convention in order for a regent to be elected. “It was an introduction, a starting point,” he said. “The candidates were prepared and ready.”
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The University expanded the President’s Emerging Scholars program to help exceptionally low-income students make up for some of that gap. University economics sophomore Chasse Thomas cites PES as a main factor in his success. PES students receive a first-year scholarship and fourth-year scholarship, participate in workshops and check-in with peer advisers to ensure timely graduation. “They do everything in their power to make sure you can get the job done,” Thomas said. His parents were unable to support him financially and didn’t attend college themselves, leaving him to solve a major roadblock by himself weeks before he was set to start his freshman year. Thomas’ FAFSA paperwork wasn’t accepted, and his dream of attending college was left in limbo. Needing financial aid, Thomas tackled it by himself and received his financial aid package just in time. Despite the challenges he faces, Thomas said he is proud to be a first-generation, low-income college student. He now serves as a role model for his 17-year-old brother Tristen Thomas by sharing college application tips. “I try to give him as much advice as I can because my parents … they didn’t have much advice,” he said. “They just kind of said, ‘We’ll be here to [emotionally] support you.’”
University officials and Gamma Phi members and staff failed to mention the sanctions before the Daily published a story in April detailing allegations of underage drinking and enforcement oversight at the event, as well as Hoenig’s death. While the University gives Greek organizations’ headquarters priority in investigating potential policy violations, the school reserves the right to conduct its own investigations if it is not satisfied with the organizations’ findings or actions, Nobbe said.
The University has not pursued independent action against the sorority, she said. The institution determined the sanctions imposed by Gamma Phi were sufficient, and the school would need a formal report of a potential violation to launch an investigation under University policy, even if the Greek organization’s findings were deemed insufficient. No reports concerning the pre-party or date party have been filed. Nobbe, who previously worked for the University’s Office for Fraternity
and Sorority Life, said in a past case, University officials encouraged “community stakeholders” to report a specific incident so the institution could investigate when it wasn’t satisfied with the Greek organization’s reaction to the incident. Since 2008, the University has disciplined one sorority, Delta Gamma, for Student Conduct Code violations following a credible report of a potential violation. The sorority was put on probation for hazing and returned to good standing in 2009.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ended a marathon first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict Wednesday as his lawyers came under heavy criticism for what some called a blatant attempt to “victim-shame” the parade of women who have leveled accusations against the 80-year-old comedian. In the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, the panel of seven men and five women began weighing charges that Cosby drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 14 years ago. He says his encounter with former Temple University women’s basketball executive Andrea Constand was consensual. The jury worked more than 10 hours before calling it a night late Wednesday. Deliberations resume Thursday. “Your mind is done. You’re exhausted,” said Judge Steven O’Neill, sending them back to their hotel. Trying to keep him out of prison, Cosby’s lawyers launched a withering attack on Constand and five other women who told the jury that the former TV star had drugged and assaulted them, too. Defense attorney Kathleen Bliss chastised Constand for “cavorting around with a married man old enough to be her grandfather.” She derided the other women as home-wreckers and suggested they made up their stories in a bid for money and fame. She questioned the “personal morality” of one accuser and called another, model Janice Dickinson, a “failed starlet” and “aged-out model” who “sounds as though she slept with every man on the planet.”
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DAY IN THE LIFE Thursday, April 26, 2018
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Aerospace engineering student Nasser Alrasbi arm wrestles outside Blarney Pub & Grill.
Every day, the multimedia staff at the Minnesota Daily brings its readers slices of art, culture, news and sports. At midnight on Friday, April 20, seven photographers set out to document 24 hours in the lives of those who attend class, make their living and spend their days on and near the University of Minnesota campus.
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Patrons react and sing along to "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers at Blarney Pub & Grill.
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Senior Meredith Campbell fills up the cooler with ice at Caribou Coffee in Stadium Village before opening.
7:51 AM MADDY FOX Journalism and English student Alice Wilsman lifeguards at the St. Paul Gymnasium.
7:22 AM JACK RODGERS Andrew Wilkins prepares breakfast at Al’s in Dinkytown.
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Park Chamernick performs a bent over row at the Recreation and Wellness Center.
Jonathan Brown climbs on the Center for Outdoor Adventure’s bouldering wall.
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ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS Computer science major Danny Waldron walks into the Taylor Center in Lind Hall.
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Music student Tom Khoury studies at Hard Times Cafe.
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Alice Wilsman draws an advertisement for Dial A Donut with chalk outside of Coffman Union.
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Travis Alexander plays a hand pan while waiting in line outside of Hideaway for 4/20 festivities to begin.
Jim Picard repairs a customer’s shoes at Fast Eddie’s Place in Dinkytown.
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ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS Hideaway manager Brandon Lerold opens the doors to a line of eager customers.
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A crew works on construction outside of Pioneer Hall.
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CARTER BLOCHWITZ Craig Ylitalo takes a break from cutting student Dillon Ronan's hair to answer the phone at Craig's Como Barber Shop.
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11:30 AM
A bald eagle basks in the sun at the Raptor Center.
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A group of turkeys hang out outside of Centennial Hall.
Galen Riggs spraypaints a free shirt given to students passing by in support of the Students Supporting Israel group, a ProIsrael international campus movement.
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Erin Ortiz, left, and Alexis Garoufalis sit down for a break during a Pokemon Raid while their dog Obi cools off in a pile of snow.
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Elizabeth Kristian, right, and Madison Ham eat a head of lettuce during the first UMN lettuce club meeting in Bruininks Hall. The first person to finish a head of lettuce becomes the new President of Lettuce Club. Kristian won the competition by eating the head of lettuce in 9 minutes and 24 seconds.
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Iron pours from a crucible during the 49th Annual Iron Pour: Star Pours in the Foundry and Sculpture Courtyard.
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CARTER BLOCHWITZ Students present their research to the public and mingle during the Undergraduate Research Symposium in Northrop Auditorium's lobby. Officer Ashlee Lange, center left, prepares to act as StudioU members and the UMPD Community Engagement team record updated safety videos for incoming students on the Washington Avenue Bridge.
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An anonymous freshman walked down by the river to enjoy a joint for 4/20.
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A bicyclist emerges from a cloud of steam on Northern Pacific Bridge #9 near the Education Sciences Building.
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The University of Minnesota Men's Rowing team backs into the docks in Minneapolis.
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Freshmen Justin Lupa, Megan McCartan, Emily Walgren and Paul Hodowanic relax in their hammocks after class is done.
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Zach Kosel and Dan Davidson watch to see if they make the cup during a beer pong game outside their fraternity.
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Will Cushman, a freshman in journalism, enters song information during his Radio K shift.
The Juggling Club meets outside Walter Library for practice.
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Mark Bautista, left, and Erin Seichter play a round of Jenga in Coffman Union.
Papa Velvet and the Good Ghost performs during the final round of Battle of the Bands at The Great Hall in Coffman Union.
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The line extends out the door of Raising Cane's in Dinkytown.
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A police officer bags up alcohol found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Dinkytown.
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A group of eight police officers patrol on bikes through Dinkytown.
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Sophomore MaKenna Partain gets ready to bat against Nebraska at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
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The group that came for Telescope Observation Night takes 20-person shifts inside the observatory in John T. Tate Hall.
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Jess Pilarski and Jesse Justice's car is let go after it was attempted to be towed outside Subway in Dinkytown.
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Four police officers on horses patrol through Dinkytown.
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A crowd dances into the night inside Loring Bar & Restaurant in Dinkytown.
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Maddie Causey and Chelsea Romanick drive Gopher Chauffeur to pick up passengers in Dinkytown.
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BASEBALL
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The Gophers baseball team takes the field during a game against South Dakota State at Siebert Field on Wednesday.
McDevitt excels at new position for the Gophers
McDevitt has switched from first base to catcher this year. BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com
Cole McDevitt was voted the top catcher in the Big Ten last year when he made the All-Big Ten First Team as a sophomore. McDevitt was the only position player to make the team for Minnesota after a breakout season. So far this season, however, he has rarely seen action behind the plate. He switched almost entirely to a new job at first base, as sophomore Eli Wilson has taken the catching role. “It’s been good. I played [catcher] a lot at the start
of the season and we’ve just had some guys get hot, especially [Wilson] behind the plate.” McDevitt said. “He’s got hot hitting, so it just kind of worked out that we had an open spot.” In the first game of the season, McDevitt started at catcher but later switched to first. Wilson moved to his spot. Wilson kept subbing in throughout the season, as injuries to outfielders Alex Boxwell and Toby Hanson, at different points in the season, gave head coach John Anderson another reason to play McDevitt at first. “To me, it looks like we’ve
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Catcher Cole McDevitt practices swings before his at-bat during a game against South Dakota State at Siebert Field on Wednesday.
got 10 guys for nine spots,” Anderson said. “Just going to have to pick our lineups based on our matchup with a pitcher, not necessarily right or left, just stuff, who’s swinging good.” But against South Dakota State on Wednesday evening, McDevitt had the opportunity to catch again. With Boxwell healthy and Hanson back from his injury, all of the original starters who returned from last year were on the field, and McDevitt got his first start at catcher in almost a month. McDevitt went 2-3 with three RBI in the 6-2 victory
over South Dakota State and Wilson did not play. “Good to be back behind the plate ... obviously it’s where I’m most natural,” McDevitt said. “It’s fun to be able to have some influence on the game a little bit more than first base.” Last year, McDevitt had 22 RBIs and a .296 while starting in 32 games. His performance allowed him to capture All-Big Ten honors. Currently, he is hitting at a .281 average, to go with 28 RBIs heading into the game against South Dakota Wednesday — the second most runs batted in on the team. He is tied for most home
runs with four this year. “I think he’s doing a better job this year of recognizing pitches in and out of the strike zone,” Anderson said. “I think he’s done a better job with balancing that, of being aggressive but not being overly aggressive.” McDevitt is not the only one who has had to make position changes this year. Hanson played first base most often last year. With Hanson back after the injury, the Gophers have had to make difficult decisions. “We’ve got so many guys on this team that can swing that whoever’s in the lineup
just goes in there and they just execute their game,” Wilson said. The change to first base was welcomed, McDevitt said. He’d rather be catching and making the calls to the pitcher, but McDevitt said he is doing whatever he can to help the Gophers. Despite having success at the first base position, McDevitt said he had never played first base until this year. “I hardly had taken any ground balls ever there before the first game,” he said. “It’s just kind of a natural thing.”
TRACK & FIELD
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Ogunrinde leads UMN, student groups
Spec is on a hot streak as the Gophers head into postseason
Ogunrinde is U’s all-time leader in hammer throw and attends Bible study. BY KALEB MEDHANIE kmedhanie@mndaily.com
Redshirt junior Temi Ogunrinde is the Gophers’ all-time leader in the hammer throw, but track and field is just one part of her life on Minnesota’s campus. Ogunrinde won the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational on April 19 with a personal record throw of 221 feet, 3 inches. She is also the president of the student-athlete advisory committee, which helps oversee events with the athletics department. “I got into it because a lot of teammates were in it and I did student council in high school, and I really liked the idea of making change and being a part of something big,” Ogunrinde said. “There was also a big meeting in Chicago and I wanted to go to Chicago for a few days, I’m not going to lie.” Ogunrinde is part of the black student-athlete association and is involved with
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Temi Ogunrinde holds up a medal during the Big Ten Championship on May 12, 2017.
Athletes in Action, a sports ministry on campus. She holds Bible studies with other student-athletes. “A couple girls on the team and I wanted an outlet to pursue my faith and to have a community with girls and guys who also wanted to as well,” Ogunrinde said. With how active she is on campus with groups and her sport, Ogunrinde said her weeks can get stressful. After taking advice from roommate Wilsonique Delson, Ogunrinde picked up a new hobby: coloring.
She went on Amazon and spent $35 on colored pencils and coloring books, including a Disney-themed book. Ogunrinde was also active in high school. She p l ay e d s oc c e r , bas k e t ball and track through her time at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. She was a sprinter in track and field at her high school and for the Gophers before switching to throwing. She transitioned to becoming a thrower when head coach Matt Bingle recommended it after the
fall of her freshman year. It was a different world for her since her athletic focus changed from endurance to lifting. Ogunrinde said the toughest part of the switch was the social aspect. “All my friends were naturally sprinters because I practiced with them; I didn’t know the throwers,” Ogunrinde said. “I did not know anything or anyone, so that was really hard in the beginning, because I had to start over again.” When she’s done with school and her track career is over, Ogunrinde hopes to have accomplished a couple of things — to bring home a Big Ten team title, a individual hammer title and also to do better in the NCAAs since she didn’t perform how she wanted. Not only that, but she also wants to attend the Humphrey School of Affairs for graduate school. “I’m really passionate about nonprofit and making a difference, whether that’s with the homeless or ... inner-city education or police brutality,” Ogunrinde said. “I want do something with that.”
The senior has won nine matches in a row as Minnesota enters Big Tens. BY MAX BIEGERT mbiegert@mndaily.com
Throughout college, senior Matic Spec has had trouble finding the form he once had in his freshman season — until now. Spec, who currently is on a nine-match winning streak heading into his final Big Ten championship this weekend, is getting feelings in his game he hasn’t had since freshman year. He said he can feel that loose feeling coming back to him and he hopes he can use that for the final stretch. “Just like this year, I was just kind of playing, not thinking too much and I found myself ranked because I was playing really well,” Spec said. “I... have that feeling again and I want more of that feeling back.” As a freshman, Spec won 31 singles matches and was the first to do that since 2003. This year, the senior has gone 18-2 overall and 100 in the Big Ten. Spec said nothing has really changed in his game. However, he never topped the record from his first season, going 15-13 as a sophomore and 21-16 as a junior. In an effort to get that loose feeling back, Spec said he has tried to not think about wins and losses and instead enjoy his final year. “I think the key is not to try to think about the good season. I am just trying to play every match as it is,” Spec said. “That allows me to play the way I want to, and it has turned out well.” Spec and the Gophers will travel to Iowa City for the Big Ten championships starting this weekend. Spec is ranked 90th in the country. He has played predominantly in the No. 2 singles spot for the Gophers. In the middle of the season, the longtime partnership of senior Felix Corwin and Spec had to be split up. Justyn Levin suffered an injury and head coach Geoff Young decided to move depth around in the lineup because of it. Corwin and Spec predominantly played in doubles together since
“I think the key is not to try to think about the good season. I am just trying to play every match as it is. That allows me to play the way I want to, and it has turned out well.” MATIC SPEC Senior
sophomore year. They had a record of 13-7 this season prior to Levin’s injury. The change in doubles allowed sophomore Eli Ogilvy to be paired up with Spec. Ogilvy said the change represents what Spec has meant to the team. “He greets everyone with a smile, and you can tell the energy he brings every day rubs off on the guys,” Ogilvy said. “He is reliable and you know he is going to give it his all, so he inspires other guys to do the same.” Spec, for four years, has given the Gophers a consistent presence in the front of the lineup. Spec said what keeps him consistent is giving the same effort every day in practice and translating that into matches. He said he has used that model especially this year. He has tried not to think about it being his last days as a Minnesota athlete. “I have been thinking about the last year for a while, but not that it is finally ending,” he said. Spec added that he is “pretty content that it is coming to an end.” The Gophers will face either No. 44 Indiana or Michigan State in the quarterfinals for the Big Ten tournament. The Gophers lost to Indiana in Bloomington a few weeks ago 4-3. They beat Michigan State 7-0. Spec won his singles match in both duals. “He will be hugely important, but both he and [Corwin] bring consistency and they will need to continue to do that in the top of our lineup,” Young said. “We are going to be a tough team to beat.”
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FOOD
CULTURE to CONSUME By Maraya King
Watch this: Netflix It’s what we have all been waiting for — new titles. Netflix is adding everything from childhood favorites to guilty pleasures throughout the month of May. A few of the names released the first of the month include: Shrek, High School Musical 3, The Bourne Ultimatum and John Mulaney
Do this: Carve out some time for yourself this weekend Oleander is a phenomenal artist who sketches occurrences of her everyday life. Whether it’s popping her boyfriend’s zit, reminiscing about her past self or sitting topless on the floor drinking wine, there are relatable works for everyone.
Listen to this: “Dirty Computer” by Janelle Monáe The actress, model, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter drops her long awaited album, “Dirty Computer,” this Friday. If her singles “Pynk” and “Make Me Feel” are any indication of the rest of the album, then this is sure to be the go-to album of the summer. This is her first album in five years, and expectations are high.
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Strawberry-Arugula-Spinach Salad, Spaghetti with Peas, Parmesan and Artichokes.
College Kitchen: spring produce Spring is here! So is farmers market season (almost). BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com
CULTURE COMPASS By Maraya King
Friday Art in Bloom The 35th annual Art in Bloom festival will be at the Minneapolis Institute of Art this Friday. The festival features an abundance of fresh flowers and works of art that inspired them. With temperatures in the 60s, Art in Bloom is a rite of passage after this past winter.
Where Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 S 3rd Ave., Minneapolis Hours 10 A.M. - 9 P.M. Cost Free
Saturday Independent Bookstore Day This Saturday is the annual Independent Bookstore Day nationwide. Bookshops across the Twin Cities will be having special discounts, complimentary drinks, snacks and more. This is the perfect time to stock up on summer reading material with classes ending soon. Where Moon Palace Books, Milkweed Books, Boneshaker Books, Red Balloon Bookshop and more! Hours All day Cost Up to you!
Sunday Holi Festival Hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Bharat, this festival celebrates the arrival of spring. DJ, food vendors and an abundance of neon-tinted powder makes for an afternoon you won’t forget. With temperatures reaching into the 70s, who wouldn’t want to grab some friends and soak up the sun? Where East River Flats, 360 E River Parkway, Minneapolis Hours 12 P.M. – 4 P.M. Cost Free
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hanks to those late bursts of wintery snow, fresh produce seems like just a dream now. It might still be, but A&E put together a few recipes that will keep you dreaming of all the spring produce you can enjoy (soon). Think greens, artichokes, peas and strawberries. Even though those won’t grace the aisles of the Minneapolis farmers markets for a couple of weeks, the offerings at local grocery stores will at least taste a little better. For a step up from the Target Express in Dinkytown, check out the new Fresh Thyme in Prospect Park — just two light rail stops away from East Bank.
Roasted Artichokes Gone are the days of only burying this vegetable in creamy spinach-artichoke dip. Eat petal by petal (the edible part is at the base of the leaf), and then scoop the artichoke heart out
at the end. 2 artichokes 4 garlic cloves 1/4 cup of lemon juice Honey 2 tablespoons of olive oil Sea salt Pepper 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Cut the stem off of each artichoke. 3. With a serrated knife, trim about one inch off the top of each artichoke, and then slice both in half. 4. Drizzle half of the lemon juice over the halves to prevent the artichokes from turning brown. 5. With a knife, remove the inside leaves and the choke (the fuzzy core). 6. Place a garlic clove in each artichoke half, and drizzle with olive oil. 7. Wrap each half in aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. 8. Roast for 40 minutes. 9. Use tongs to remove aluminum foil from the artichokes then drizzle with honey and remaining lemon juice. 10. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper to taste.
Strawberry-ArugulaSpinach Salad The peppery taste of arugula complements the sweetness of the strawberries well. Feel free to substitute pecans for almonds — whichever you prefer. Arugula Spinach Almonds Quartered strawberries Feta cheese 2 tablespoons of olive oil 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinaigrette Salt Pepper 1. With the strawberries placed in a separate bowl, drizzle one tablespoon of the balsamic vinegar over the strawberries. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. 2. Mix the remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper to prepare a salad dressing. 3. Assemble remaining salad ingredients and drizzle dressing over the top. Spaghetti with Peas, Parmesan and Pancetta This dish tastes decadent, but it is simple to throw together. Feel free to substitute regular bacon
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Roasted artichokes with garlic clove, lemon juice and honey.
for pancetta, and frozen peas are absolutely fine, if not easier — no shelling required there. 2 cups of peas 2 ounces of pancetta 1 shallot 2 tablespoons of olive oil Parmesan 4 ounces of spaghetti Sea salt Pepper 1. Prepare spaghetti.
2. In a pan, cook shallots and pancetta in one tablespoon of olive oil until the pancetta begins to brown. 3. Add peas, and cook for four to five more minutes. 4. Pour remaining olive oil over spaghetti, and add the peas and pancetta mixture. 5. Garnish with parmesan, salt and pepper.
MUSIC
Loudest Minnesota-Wisconsin rivalry this spring “Battle for the Vox” takes place this Saturday at Northrop. BY SOPHIE VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com
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his Saturday, Northrop Auditorium will be host to one of the biggest university a cappella events nationwide — besides the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, of course (that’s the competition you know from “Pitch Perfect”). Battle for the Vox (Latin for “voice”) is a borderbattle event organized between the University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Madison a cappella communities. Nine groups will be competing in this year’s battle: five from the University of Minnesota, three from Madison and one from the University of WisconsinEau Claire. “We’re not just some small a cappella concert,” University of Minnesota
7Days A Cappella member and marketing and political science junior Steven Vogel said. “It’s a big night out.” The event is organized into seven performance categories. After each category, audience members vote for their favorite performance via Facebook poll. “Each group will be singing three songs total,” University of Minnesota psychology senior and Vocal U A Cappella member Leah Henriksen said. “In each category there are at least two Wisconsin groups and at least one Minnesota group.” Categories range from the classic (belt-off, ballads) — to the niche (girl power). Many groups perform songs featured in their spring showcases, with some special favorites. (7Days has a “Shrek” medley. No kidding.) The event is student led
and coordinated; Battle for the Vox organizers emphasize the greatness of this feat. “All you see is singing, which is really cool … but we’re five student groups and we’re planning [one of] the biggest concerts on campus,” Vogel said. “It’s a testimony to how hard working and dedicated the a cappella community is.” Besides time spent on event organization and regulatory work, groups spend upwards of six hours practicing weekly. Students learn to arrange music, choreograph and direct. “There are two types of people,” Vogel said. “People that know ‘Pitch Perfect’ and are like, ‘Oh, is that what you do?’ We say, ‘Pretty much, yeah. Minus the flips and the pettiness.’ [ … ] The people who don’t know a cappella just assume we sing with our friends on the weekends. But it’s a huge operation; we function as a small business.” Battle for the Vox was
first introduced in 2016; over 1500 people showed up day-of to buy tickets. It was the same day as Spring Jam, and Battle for the Vox may or may not have been more popular. After all, who can resist a rivalry? But as competitors, Minnesota and Wisconsin’s university a cappella communities are some of the most loving. This year, Minnesota groups will play host to their rivals both locale and sleeping-arrangementwise. There’s a joint afterparty. “It’s a friendly competition with Madison,” Vogel said. “I would say it’s less so the importance of competing to win and more so just fun because we’re all competitive.” “All the Minnesota g ro u p s a r e i n c r e d i b l y nice to all the Wisconsin groups,” Alex Reis, a communications major at UWMadison and member of Madison a cappella group Fundamentally Sound, said. “Any bitter rivalries
… I don’t know if they have them against us but we don’t have them against them.” Ideally, Battle for the Vox is supposed to switch locations yearly. Because of organizational issues, last year’s event at Madison didn’t happen. This is the second (to be annual) event, and Minnesota has the home field advantage once again. As the day draws nearer, groups have been practicing. Choreography is in place, jumpsuits have arrived in the mail and ticket sales are running smoothly. All that’s really left is show time. “My throat is a little sore,” Vogel said. “But we sound good.” What: Battle for the Vox 2018 When: Saturday April 28, 7 p.m. Where: Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis How much: $12 students, $18 everyone else
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Campus cultivates body-image issues
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College cultivates a toxic culture surrounding beauty expectations and unrealistic ideals for women.
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s college students, we tend to be under perpetual stress. It’s an expected, although unwelcome, aspect of school. Exams, essays, loans — not to mention the ever-illusive soELLEN SCHNEIDER cial life — is enough columnist to break down even the most formidable students. However, one aspect that has weighed on me throughout my college career is my weight. People don’t often discuss how body image issues and eating disorders can translate to college. We enter college with the expectations of a pubescent utopia, in which social pressures and expectations wane in the wake of collective acceptance. But this isn’t the case, specifically when it comes to expectations of how women should look. What I’ve realized is that there is as much, if not more, focus on women’s weight in college than in high school. My size has fluctuated significantly throughout my college career. And I’ve received as many comments and passive aggressive slights at my heaviest, as I did at my smallest. I’ve only recently begun to accept that no matter my size, someone will be displeased with the way that I look. But that doesn’t mean that I have to be. With entering college comes newfound freedom, access to dining halls in the ab-
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sence of home-cooked meals, a looming fear of the infamous freshman 15 and an increased susceptibility to eating disorders. A majority of eating disorders are developed between the ages of 18 and 21, despite the overwhelming focus remaining on high school-age adolescents. Although most students only gain 2.5 to 3.5 pounds after arriving at college, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, there is an increased pressure to diet and maintain an idealized body image. Because our lives are so intimately intertwined with, and almost indistinguishable from social media, there is an added pressure to conform to what we see online. For every post preaching a body positive mantra, there seems to be three more that glamorize extreme dieting under a health and wellness guise. The lines between clean eating, dieting and full blown eating disorders continues to be blurred. According to the NEDA, between 20 and 25 percent of students who start dieting in college develop an eating disorder. The insane, ever-changing expectations for women seem to receive a greater sense of fascination in college than those for men. From Total Frat Move’s ‘Babe of the Day’ which lists the “hottest babes from universities all around America, all in place,” to entire articles devoted to encouraging men to date women with these kinds of struggles, women continue to be devolved into objects. Our worth is linked to an ability to heed beauty expectations. To continue to compartmentalize and diminish women in this way is to disrespect and disregard them as people. If women are too fat, they don’t care enough. If they’re too thin, they care too much.
To continue to compartmentalize and diminish women in this way is to disrespect and disregard them as people. If women are too fat, they don’t care enough. If they’re too think, they care too much.
With these extremes, women are seen as vain, having something to prove. It’s an incredibly cruel and fine line to walk. Self-consciousness is taught and nurtured in women. I was “thunder thighs” by the time I was 10, and the rolls on my stomach were being counted by age 12. When I entered college, I was more than ready to reinvent myself. I lost more weight than I anticipated, and my clothes would hang off me, shadowing a figure I no longer had. I always thought that if I could just slim down, confidence would follow. But I work every day to try to feel good about myself, and every day it’s a battle. College is where we should find acceptance, instead of constantly search for it. We should be empowering women and building up toward selflove, the incredible task that it is. Ellen Schneider welcomes comments at eschneider@mndaily.com.
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Study drugs are not the answer It’s time to re-evaluate dependence on Adderall and Ritalin for study methods.
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s many of us know, plenty of students on campus find themselves reliant on study drugs. There’s such a market that two weeks ago, the Minnesota Daily reported UMA VENKATA on a pair of entrecolumnist preneurial students who marketed an “alternative to Adderall,” NeurOwl, to be sold at Maxwell’s Market in Marcy-Holmes. Though we’re used to it, step back: a commonly acknowledged, publicly held, University-wide study drug routine is alarming. But there are different reasons why. Some may think that the study drug dependence points to excessively strenuous coursework. I disagree. School isn’t too hard. Humans are strong. I believe that all coursework at this school, even that of the busiest Ph.D. student, is completely feasible. It’s just time management. Go ahead and consume all the coffee you want — it’s not vital, Mitt Romney made the campaign trail without it — and the legal magnitude of drinking it is absolutely nowhere near that of taking unprescribed Adderall or Ritalin. Caffeinated soda, black tea, espresso — there’s an abundance of OK ways to energize under strained time management, even if you don’t want to delve into baby-step substances like NeurOwl or straight caffeine tablets. But habits take days to form, and especially depending on the person, gateways are quite a real thing. Dependence on external consumables really won’t train us for challenging, fulfilling, rewarding careers. Coffee is one
thing, and pharma-dependence-effect pills are another. Though we may not think so for ourselves, they’ll lower the barrier to consuming other things for on-demand drive, like alcohol and illegal drugs—which are already lynchpins on trading floors, state legislatures and newsrooms. And they’re not healthy there, either. But the most worrying thing about study drug habits is that they indicate that our perspective on college itself is slipping out of place. No law requires us to be here, and it’s nothing less than a privilege to afford the time and money — or to bank on repaying the loans — that allow us to be here. The world is changing, and so must we. Education is the light of the past, the present and the future. University of Minnesota students are armed with a Public Ivy full of brilliant instructors, researchers, administrators, classmates and facilities management — what a giant on whose shoulders to stand. Oh, and we have the Internet as well — where practically anything is at our fingertips. Because we’re given so much, it’s a disservice to ourselves to undervalue our time here at school. The wrong way to go about college is to let it slip through our fingers in a rose-goggled daydream of weekday Netflix, socializing and partying — and then pop study drugs to cram our way through a hangover the next day. College is an investment in the future. Yes, now’s the time to figure out who we are, what we want to do, what kind of person we envision ourselves growing old with — and yes, it’s possible to do that and healthily keep up with rigorous coursework. And the more time and stress-management you can muster, the better off you’ll be for the future. That means you actually can be who you want, get your dream job and leave time to find exactly the right person. It’s a small price to pay. Uma Venkata welcomes comments at uvenkata@mndaily.com.
DAILY DISCUSSION Road funding: Legislature’s attention is welcome development The plan by the GOP-led House of Representatives to put $350 million into shoring up Minnesota’s roads and bridges comes as a justified expense for a system that has been neglected far too long. The plan unveiled last week by House Transportation Committee Chairman Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, would include $101 million in general fund money and $250 million in trunk highway bonds — or debt — to finance road projects. About $145 million of those bonds would go into the Corridors of Commerce program, which has allocated millions in the past to completing Highway 14 into a four lane from New Ulm to Rochester. The $145 million is a significant amount for a non-budget year, according to Patrick Baker, director of government and institutional affairs for Greater Mankato Growth and who testified in favor of the Corridors funding. Torkelson said the fairly generous allocation for a non-budget year was making up for last year’s budget that came up just a bit short of expectations and needs. In any case, it appears the House Republican caucus and leadership has put its money where its mouth is in regard to supporting transportation funding, particularly in outstate Minnesota. As Torkelson said, this supplemental bill is about keeping promises. While the GOP House is in that generous mood and tracking its promises, we hope it also stands steadfast on the original purposes of the Corridors of Commerce program. Changes to the administrative scoring of projects could
create a disadvantage to outstate Minnesota projects. The scoring was changed last year to favor projects from outstate that connect to the Twin Cities compared to previous rules that seemed to give weight to projects that connect two outstate cities to one another. That applies directly to the Highway 14 project. Suburban lawmakers have already publicly pushed for getting Corridors of Commerce funding for the Interstate Highway 494 and 35 interchange in Bloomington. This is a new level of competition for funding that was developed in the spirit of leveling the playing field for outstate road funding. A major metro interchange seems to be an odd use for Corridors funding. Various legislators have proposed splitting the Corridors of Commerce money evenly between metro and outstate projects, and we believe that should be a minimum standard of fairness should there be worthy projects in the metro area. Of course, we wouldn’t need a Corridors of Commerce program if the Republican Legislature approved more permanent funding streams for all roads in Minnesota, which have been deteriorating at a faster rate year after year. Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published in the Mankato Free Press
Despite privacy concerns, Facebook rolls on There’s much more to be learned about how personal information on Facebook was mined and later purchased and used by a consultant who also did work for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016. New information comes out daily. On
Tuesday, the British researcher who played a central role in the data mining effort, told United Kingdom lawmakers he was “sincerely sorry” about his involvement, but he doubts the information was used by Trump’s campaign. The researcher, Aleksandr Kogan, invented an app called “This is Your Digital Life” in 2014 that invited Facebook users to log in via Facebook and answer personality and demographic questions in exchange for $4. The app captured data on an estimated 87 million Facebook users, though Kogan indicated on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that other apps may have done the same thing and the amount of personal data shared may be much higher. In any case, the data breach is huge, likely involves millions more users than are now known, and the implications aren’t fully known. How the Cambridge Analytica angle may connect to other allegations against the Trump campaign also remain to be resolved. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for two days in front of congressional committees a few weeks ago, expressing regrets and outlining steps they’ve taken to secure personal data and avoid a repeat. Facebook and all the giants of the digital world, chief among them Google, have to be held accountable by users, as well as lawmakers and regulators. You’re vulnerable to privacy breaches and data theft whether you believe it or not. Next time you check Facebook, how about checking your privacy settings first? Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published in the Duluth Post Bulletin
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n Friday night, the Somali Student Association held their annual Somali Night at Northrop Auditorium. The night mostly went according to plan, SSA said in a Sunday statement. At the end, however, police officers from multiple agencies showed up outside Northrop. A chemical irritant was used to maintain safety, according to the University of Minnesota, and two people were arrested. After these events, rumors were flying. SSA released a statement across their social media platforms to clarify the events and how their group had been impacted. The statement was three pages long and thoroughly covered what had happened on Friday night in their eyes. They also called for justice toward those that had been arrested. The University responded with their own statement on Sunday. The statement was brief and offered little to clarify the events that were carried out. In the University statement, the school said “officers used minimal force.” The statement by SSA directly contradicts this. If the responding police officers did use minimal force, the police should show the public that their response was justified. Additionally, the University said a fight broke out between 30-40 people and fights continued for an hour. Once again, the SSA statement contradicts this, saying fights occurred after the event and were only between two to three people. SSA reported that police spoke rudely and physically harassed some people attempting to exit the event. In the brief statement, the University does not address this whatsoever. The University needs to extend its statement, as it was not a thorough enough response to the events that took place in Northrop on Friday night. Sunday’s statement was a weak attempt to offer answers. What SSA said happened at the event is troubling. They have a responsibility to back up their account of the night to the public, releasing any videos they have and having affected individuals speak up. The incident is still fresh and may bring up painful memories, but this is necessary to provide a truthful account of the night. However, the greater responsibility lies on the University to publicly address each of SSA’s claims, offer transparency by expanding their own statement and release any videos they have. With the amount of rumors about and the growing public interest in the incident, these things must happen to ensure the truth comes out. Questions and concerns need to be directly addressed. The statement provided by the University was insufficient. Why were there over 20 police cars at the event? What is their timeline of Friday’s event? What is being done to ensure this doesn’t happen again? Will the University address concerns instead of staying mostly silent? In order for all students to feel safer at future events, the University needs to offer more.
The importance of university newsrooms and how you can help
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n January, Southern Methodist University announced it was combining the independent student newspaper with its journalism school. While alumni are now making a considerable effort to raise $125,000 in funding to ensure the newspaper’s continued printing and independence, the announcement is troubling. Since then, editors at The Independent Florida Alligator, which covers the University of Florida, started the Save Student Newsrooms initiative. The initiative calls upon student-run newspapers to publish editorials on April 25, highlighting the challenges student newspapers face with funding and the fight to remain independent from their university or college. We would like to stand by our colleagues at student newspapers across the country and issue a reminder about the importance of independent student journalism. On the University of Minnesota campus, we see ourselves as seekers of truth. We strive to hold everyone, especially our University and its vast personnel, accountable for their actions, good or bad. We believe this view is shared by our colleagues throughout the country. Direct affiliation with the university in which the student newspaper is tasked to cover directly counteracts this purpose. We ask that everyone, including universities across the country, consider the importance of journalism in American history and the role their local student newspaper plays on campus. Thousands of students across the country publish every day to advance journalistic skills, learn skills that will help advance their careers, make their campus a better place and because they love to do so. That is what we strive to do at the Minnesota Daily, and we want this opportunity to be afforded to as many as possible. Save Student Newsrooms. To learn more about how to help, visit: https://savestudentnewsrooms.com/about/
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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (4/26): You can make things happen together this year. Make plans dreams and visions with your partner. Adjust professional objectives to suit. Edit, revise and prepare your communications.
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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Graduate to a new level in a partnership. Mutual admiration grows. Make long-term plans to fulfill practical goals.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — You're growing stronger. Meditate on a personal dream. Friends help you make a connection. Old assumptions get challenged.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Maintain practices for long-term benefit. Public obligations interfere with private time. Not everything goes as planned.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 6 — Envision and plan for an inspiring future. Write your imaginative ideas. Sort, organize and clean up the files. Hide out, if necessary. Recharge.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Use practical resources to have fun with family and friends. Don't strain the budget. Someone attractive comes into focus.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Friendship deepens and mellows with age. Relax and enjoy it. Invest in work you love with talented people.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Make domestic improvements for long-term family benefit. Tend your garden. Increase beauty and harmony at home without overextending.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — A professional opportunity beckons. Smile for the cameras; your performance is gaining attention. Develop a great assignment.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Dig deep into a favorite subject. Listen and learn. There’s more to it than you thought. Soak in your discoveries like a sponge.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Explore your surroundings. Avoid controversy or drama. Study cultural flavors and sounds. Fall into a fascination.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — A surge in cash flow is possible. Pick up the pace, and earn more. Research a long-desired purchase. Don't rush into anything. Enjoy the hunt.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 -- Review and update the budget to avoid overspending. Resources can be found. Follow rules and guidelines.
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Riverton housing expands near campus “Our … mission is to develop and maintain quality student-oriented housing communities operating on a nonprofit, democratic basis.” JOE GOETZKE Marketing and member services manager at Riverton
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Riverton Community Housing Leasing Manager Joe Goetzke, who has worked for the co-op housing organization since 2011, poses for a portrait outside The Chateau on Tuesday, April 24 in Dinkytown.
The developer will open its newest coop style apartments in Como next year. BY J.D. DUGGAN jdduggan@mndaily.com
Despite an influx of luxury apartments near the University of Minnesota, a local developer has expanded its campus presence by building more affordable, cooperative housing complexes. Riverton Community Housing offers cooperative housing options throughout the Marcy-Holmes, Southeast Como and Seward neighborhoods. The
nonprofit currently owns six different buildings, five of which are co-ops. A seventh in Southeast Como is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, and is slated to open in August of 2019. Cooperative housing gives tenants authority to make decisions about building operations, community events and living costs on a board of directors. These are duties typically left for a landlord or superintendent. “Our … mission is to develop and maintain quality student-oriented housing communities operating on a nonprofit, democratic basis,” said Joe Goetzke, marketing and member services manager at Riverton.
According to Goetzke, 75 percent of Riverton’s units are designated for households under 80 percent of the median family income and currently serve upwards of 850 students. Riverton’s most recent project was the Fourth Street Housing Co-op in 2015, which Goetzke said was expected to be their last project. “Then, lo and behold, [the Fourth Street Co-op] was so successful, and we were approached for a partnership on the Bunge Tower site to do another one,” Goetzke said. “As it turns out, we [determined] that it fit within our strategic plan for the near future.” Gary Ellis, executive
director of Riverton for over 20 years, said Riverton is one of the largest student cooperative organizations in the country. “[Riverton] should continue to grow, I mean we’ve got solid properties ... [in a] good location and they have good occupancy,” he said. Cody Hoerning, board member of Southeast Como Improvement Association and University student, said he supports the cooperative structure because it gives tenants local control. Riverton’s standing as a nonprofit organization lets them offer lower rent, Hoerning said, adding that having low rent in the neighborhood creates competition, forcing other
“That’s part of the point of living in a housing cooperative … you all work together on stuff.” ELLEN DOERING University alumna
apartments to keep their rates steady. He said the nonprofit model also offers an alternative to for-profit housing companies, which may only make decisions based on possible revenue. “Cooperatives can kind of hedge that, and the board of directors can make decisions that aren’t always
profit-oriented,” Hoerning said. Ellen Doering, a University alumna, has lived in Riverton’s Marcy Park building for nearly two years. She said the student co-op offers community events year-round that cater to student schedules, including food in common areas during finals week and welcoming events in September. “That’s part of the point of living in a housing cooperative … you all work together on stuff,” Doering said. Riverton began its campus presence in 1945 as Chateau Co-op Dining Club, and offered students a place to socialize over low-cost meals. As the environment of Dinkytown changed in the late ‘60s, the co-op food model grew less appealing to the neighborhood, Goetzke said. To adjust to the shifting climate, University students worked with public and private partners, including the University itself, to secure funding for a new housing co-op. The Chateau Student Housing Co-Op first opened its doors to students in 1973, spawning the current organization. The latest Riverton development, called the Brook Avenue Co-op, is adjacent to the Bunge Tower in Southeast Como. The tower will act as a shared common space with the Maya Commons project, another affordable housing development, located on 13th Avenue Southeast.
New online sexual assault reporting could come to U Students would not have to report their assault to Title IX with this program. BY MAX CHAO mchao@mndaily.com
A program that changes how victims report sexual assault could be coming to the University of Minnesota. On April 10, the Minnesota Student Association passed a resolution in part calling for the University to implement Callisto, an online sexual assault reporting system spreading to campuses around the country. At most universities, students reporting sexual assault must submit a formal report to a Title IX office. Systems like this often deter students from reporting their assaults, said Sara Dam, director of campus partner success for Callisto. “It’s re-traumatizing every time that person has to tell their story,” Dam said. With Callisto, students can log time-stamped details of their assault without formally submitting it, allowing them to file a detailed report when they feel ready. “That’s something that is a huge step forward in terms of making the reporting process easier for survivors,” said Trish Palermo, president of MSA.
In the system, students have the option to automatically notify the university’s Title IX coordinator if another person logs a report against the same perpetrator. Users of the program were five times more likely to report their assaults and about three times faster to file a report than nonusers in 2016-2017, according to data collected by the company. Since launching partnerships with two colleges in 2015, an additional 13 campuses have implemented the system — about eight of which have adopted Callisto last year, Dam said. The University of Denver, University of Oregon and Stanford University are among participating colleges. Minnesota would be the first Big 10 school to partner with the program. The program’s online nature makes it more accessible to students, said Leighia Fleming, Title IX coordinator for the University of San Francisco, one of the first adopters of the program. “Millennials ... have steered more towards using tech as a platform for their everyday lives, so this allows the opportunity for us to meet our students where they [are],” Fleming said. Although students at Coe College in Iowa have been supportive of the program, some people showed apprehension toward its
THE EFFECTS OF CALLISTO BY THE NUMBERS
SURVIVORS WHO USED CALLISTO WERE 5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO REPORT THEIR ASSAULT SURVIVORS AT SCHOOLS WITH CALLISTO REPORT THEIR ASSAULT 4 MONTHS AFTERWARD ON AVERAGE, COMPARED TO 11 MONTHS AT NON-CALLISTO SCHOOLS SOURCE: PROJECT CALLISTO
implementation last year, falsely believing it to be an anonymous reporting system that could be used to submit faulty reports, said Erik Albinson, the college’s Title IX coordinator. “I really don’t think that happens in a statistically significant way,” Albinson said. “The purpose is not to increase the amount of anonymous reports ... it’s about making sure someone who has gone through a traumatic situation has a gentler way to look at information and figure out what the next steps are.” The MSA resolution would need to be approved by University administration before Callisto could be implemented. Callisto is working on expanding to more college campuses and is planning on launching a workplace program soon.