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University animal tests under fire Federal complaints against the University allege multiple cases of animal mistreatment. BY HELEN SABROWSKY hsabrowsky@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota violated federal law when at least 18 lab animals were killed or abused in laboratories over an eight-month period, according to a March 24 complaint filed with the federal government by an animal research advocacy group. The complaint from the group Stop Animal Exploitation Now calls for the maximum federal penalty of $10,000 per infraction, for each of the 18 animals. The University said the reports identified by SAEN had already been shared with school officials, researchers and the federal government. “The University takes reports of problems seriously,” a University statement says. “The University voluntarily goes above and beyond those standards of animal care through its accreditation by [Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International].” The group’s complaint is based on six letters reporting noncompliance that were sent by the University to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory u See ANIMAL TREATMENT Page 2

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City proposal would restrict sales of tobacco The Minneapolis City Council measure would raise the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21. BY ISABELLA MURRAY imurray@mndaily.com

By early fall, Minneapolis residents under the age of 21 may be barred from purchasing tobacco products. The Minneapolis City Council introduced its “Tobacco 21” ordinance at its March 23 meeting. The ordinance would increase the minimum age for sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21. “We want to create some protections to make sure that these products aren’t getting into the hands of folks who are younger,” said Ward 5 Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison, co-author of the ordinance. The suggestion to ban anyone under 21 from purchasing tobacco products would follow five other Minnesota cities. The city hopes this will lead to a reduction in the number of people who start smoking and become addicted. “This is one step in our efforts to improve the health of the city,” Ward 2 Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon said. Betsy Brock, research director for the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota, said a statewide age increase to buy tobacco would stop thousands of young people from picking up a smoking habit. u See TOBACCO Page 3

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Senior Matic Spec, a native of Slovenia, poses for a portrait in his home on Saturday, March 24. Spec is the only student from Slovenia currently studying at the University of Minnesota.

UMN’s lone ambassadors Students share their stories about being the only one from their country at the University of Minnesota.

nis team, said he “had a feeling” he was the only Slovenian stu-

BY LEW BLANK lblank@mndaily.com

Zambia, had the same suspicion during her first year on campus.

Matic Spec, a senior from Slovenia on the Gophers men’s tendent on campus. Shivani Mishra, a junior studying kinesiology who grew up in “I didn’t have … statistics to back it up, but I had an idea that

tudents from 26 countries face the rare experience of be-

I was the only one because I didn’t know anybody else,” Mishra

ing the only students from their nation at the University

said.

of Minnesota.

When these students first came to the University, some

These students come from a variety of continents. There

are ten from Africa, six from Europe and five from both the Americas and Asia, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research at the University from fall 2017. To be “from” a country, an applicant had to be living there when they applied.

were surprised by what they feel is a lack of cultural awareness among some domestically born Americans. Mishra expressed frustration that many Americans didn’t know where Zambia was. “I also lived in India and Mauritius, and when I was there, people knew where Zambia [was],” Mishra said. “It was kind of a

When the students first came to the University, some said

shock, because [the U.S.] is a developed country.”

they sensed they were the only representatives from their home countries, but never saw official numbers — until now.

u See LONE STUDENTS Page 3

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UMN partnership with St. Paul schools aims to help Hmong students Tests that measure students’ literacy in English and Spanish currently don’t exist in Hmong. BY ELLA JOHNSON ejohnson2@mndaily.com

In an effort to better track student literacy, University of Minnesota researchers are working with St. Paul Public Schools to design early literacy assessments in Hmong. St. Paul is home to more than 26,000 Hmong speakers. Researchers and educators hope the initiative, which relies heavily on community input, will allow them to better support bilingual students. These assessments, called Individual Growth and Development Indicators, use reading activities to determine whether

students are reading at the appropriate levels. Teachers guide students through the assessments, which makes the tests more flexible and accurate, said Alisha WackerleHollman, a researcher in the University’s Department of Educational Psychology. IGDIs — which already exist in English and Spanish — need to be quick and easy for teachers to administer and interpret, related to long-term student outcomes and test underlying skills rather than content, Wackerle-Hollman said. Research shows learning a second language is easier for students who have a strong foundation in their first language, so knowing how well a student understands Hmong is key to helping them learn English as a second language, she said. The researchers and their SPPS partners are gathering community input as part of the

design process, working closely with Hmong community members to ensure the indicators are culturally relevant and effective for the language. Researchers have met with young parents, elders and a legislative advocacy group, and also surveyed customers at a Hmong market. Organizers also sought to spread the word by discussing the project on a Hmong community television show called Xav Paub Xav Pom, said show host MaiKou Xiong, who is also the program manager for the prekindergarten programs at SPPS and the project’s primary point of contact in the Hmong community. Xiong said the community has been very receptive to the initiative. Elders are hopeful that gaining a better understanding of u See LITERACY Page 3

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Minnesota sweeps home-opener series against Illinois in weekend matchup The Gophers won the first two games of the series, but the third was canceled due to weather. BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

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Sophomore Amber Fiser pitches against Northwestern on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

Minnesota returned home with a bang against Illinois. The Gophers (20-13, 3-2 Big Ten) faced the Fighting Illini (22-13, 3-4 Big Ten) in their first home series of the season and though it was a short one, Minnesota got back to a winning record in conference play. “I thought Fiser did a great job [Friday],” head coach Jamie Trachsel said. “When you can score [in] four of the six innings you have in the second game, that generally is going to add up to enough runs to give yourself a chance to win the game.” The two games were played on Friday, as the forecast for Saturday was looking too cold to play at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. Sunday’s game was canceled in the afternoon before the scheduled start because the temperature was too cold to begin the game, even as it was eventually delayed three

hours from the original start time. The opening game of the double header showed Minnesota’s offensive prowess and pitching strength. Pitcher Amber Fiser recorded the first no-hitter of her career in the complete game shutout and 6-0 victory. Fiser threw 104 pitches through the seven innings. “It felt amazing,” Fiser said. “I knew that if they were going to put the ball in play ... the defense had my back, so I had a lot of confidence in them today.” Fiser shut down the potent Illinois offense, which had came into the weekend ranked 10th in batting average in the NCAA. Minnesota’s offense padded the lead to help out the defense with some runs. Most of those runs came in the third inning. Second baseman MaKenna Partain hit an RBI single and later, catcher Kendyl Lindaman came up to the plate and hit her 12th home run of the season to the wall in left field. It was a three-run shot that gave the Gophers the 4-0 lead after three innings. The Gophers tacked on two more runs in u See SOFTBALL Page 4

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Animal Welfare between June 2017 and February 2018, in accordance with legal requirements for reporting noncompliance, said SAEN Co-Founder and Executive Director Michael Budkie. According to the complaint, monkeys were denied adequate water for at least three months, guinea pigs were denied euthanasia after veterinary staff prescribed it and unapproved procedures were performed on pigs and sheep. “There’s no question as to whether or not these incidents occurred,” Budkie said. “The University admits wrongdoing in their letters.” The United States Department of Agriculture is required to investigate all incidents of noncompliance reported to the NIH. The USDA can choose to fine institutions for failing to meet federal regulations, Budkie said. However, he said the USDA is overburdened and often only chooses to charge serious violations. M a r i n a K i rk e i d e , a University student and the president of Compassionate Action for Animals, said in an email to the Minnesota Daily that the use of animals in research is an ethical grey area. “Some animal research is necessary and has a lot of scientific value, but a lot of it seems exploitative especially when you hear about reports of neglect and abuse,” she said in the email. All animals in research are observed at least once a day by the University’s a n i m a l c a r e t e a m , t he University’s statement says. “To date, there is no comprehensive substitute for animal models in research,” the statement said. “Without research that includes animals, our ability to find cures or treatments for diseases like breast cancer, AIDS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, depression and brain cancer will be set back significantly.” Budkie said in the case of nonzoonotic diseases, there is no need for animal experimentation. “There is clearly a pattern of animal mistreatment,” Budkie said. “It is absolutely a University-wide problem.”

UMN Law School advocates for sanctuary state policy at event Discussions brought Midwest leaders to brainstorm ways to protect immigrants. BY LEW BLANK lblank@mndaily.com

As the Trump administration continues its hardline stance on immigration, undocumented immigrants across the country fear the possibility of deportation. A panel at the University of Minnesota Friday afternoon brainstormed ways to make the state more welcoming to undocumented immigrants. The panel, organized by the University’s Voices for Immigration Student Association, brought activists and legislators from across the Midwest to the University’s law school. About 20 students and faculty attended the hour-long event. The four panelists discussed ways Minnesota can counter the federal government’s more restrictive view on immigration. Andy Kang, one of the panelists, is a Chicago-based activist who lobbied for the

Trust Act, an Illinois bill restricting the cooperation of local police departments with federal immigration authorities, also known as ICE. At the event, Kang expressed his hopes for the Trust Act to show that progressive immigration laws can be implemented on the state level. “My hope is that people think it’s doable,” he said. “I’ve lost count when we first started on this road how many people told us that this was impossible.” Despite a lack of confidence in the bill, the Trust Act passed through Illinois’ House and Senate and was signed into law by Republican Governor Bruce Rauner last August. Minnesota state Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, DFLMinneapolis, who also spoke on the panel, is currently pushing for Senate File 1110, which, like the Trust Act, would make Minnesota more of a sanctuary state. “What Illinois is doing is incredibly important and it sets an example for the rest of the state,” she said. “It’s essential that we have good

communication and trust between law enforcement and the community.” According to a study released in 2013 by the University of Illinois at Chicago, 70 percent of undocumented immigrants across the country report being “less likely to contact law enforcement authorities if they were victims of a crime.” In addition to limiting the connection between local law enforcement and ICE, Torres Ray’s bill would restrict police departments in Minnesota from detaining people solely based on immigration status. She hopes the change will make undocumented immigrants more comfortable to report crimes. Linus Chan, a professor at the University’s law school who helped organize the panel, said the Trust Act and Torres Ray’s bill exemplify the ability for state governments to counteract the federal government’s tougher stance on immigration. “Many of the issues that we think of are national are actually, in many ways, local,” Chan said. “The big

battleground — and I think it’s one that’s coming up more and more — is what’s going to happen in states and in cities and counties.” Timothy Sanders, a University law student who also helped organize the panel, said that universities can play a large role in advocating for immigrant rights. He said this became clear as universities led the opposition to Trump’s travel ban. “With the travel ban, there were a lot of states filing lawsuits,” he said. “Universities were part of the parties in those lawsuits arguing that, you know, these bans have wide-ranging consequences.” While Torres Ray is doubtful her bill will get a hearing, she is dedicated to her belief that immigrants are an essential part of the U.S. “We have the obligation to change the narrative and expose our reality, and our reality is that the overwhelming majority of immigrants in this country are law abiding citizens who are working, who are contributing to our economy,” she said.

Tuition freeze under consideration State House and Senate bills would fund the U of M’s recurring request. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota presented its supplemental budget request to the House and Senate higher education committees this week, which officials claim will prevent tuition increases for undergraduate resident students. Addressing the House higher education committee on Tuesday, University President Eric Kaler said the school’s $10 million supplemental budget request will keep undergraduate resident tuition stable going into the 2018-2019 academic year. “Affordability has been on of my top priorities as

president of the University, and the Board of Regents and I have worked hard to keep tuition costs down,” Kaler said. The Board of Regents approved the supplemental budget request earlier this month, which calls for a $10 million recurring increase to the University’s annual budget. Gov. Mark Dayton recommended the full $10 million in his supplemental budget proposal, but his recommendation is for a onetime allocation in 2019. Over the past six years, undergraduate resident tuition at the University has increased by a total of 1 percent, most recently increasing by $254 in September. Bills heard at the House and Senate committee meetings call for the annual $10 million in recurring funds, which the University said would offset a cost increase of $200 to $250 for undergraduate resident stu-

dents next year. “These numbers can have a significant meaning for students,” said Rep. Regina Barr, R-Inver Grove Heights, main author of the House bill. “Our goal with this bill is to make our University a more affordable and accessible place for Minnesota students across the state.” As written, the University’s plan to keep tuition flat hinges on the recurring funds. Kaler said if the $10 million is a one-time allotment, the Board of Regents will have to reconsider how to keep tuition costs down in coming years. Rep. Bud Nornes, RFergus Falls, chair of the House higher education committee, said the University’s request for a longterm supplemental investment likely won’t happen this year. He said the onetime $10 million supplemental allocation is a “rea-

sonable” request, as it would go toward keeping tuition affordable. “I’m in full support of getting that … first part done,” Nornes said. University Regent Steve Sviggum said the request for recurring funds is fair, but a final decision will require cooperation from the University, Legislature and governor. He said a one-time allocation could provide base support for the board’s tuition goals. At Thursday’s Senate higher education meeting, Brian Burnett, University senior vice president for finance and operations, said the University will use the recurring investment to pay for ongoing expenses like employee salaries and utilities. “It’s not a great budgeting practice to put recurring costs on nonrecurring revenues,” he said.

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students’ Hmong literacy, especially in the district’s Hmong immersion programs, will help preserve the language. They worry that once the older generation dies, the language will too, since many younger parents were raised in the U.S. and only speak English. “It is a growing and evolving process, so we’re just excited to have [the project] up and running and are very thankful that we’re doing it in a way that is honoring the needs of the community and involving the community,” said Lori Erickson, the project’s principal investigator and the SPPS prekindergarten assistant director. As a next step, researchers will gather feedback through a formal survey, but they say they have already learned a lot from the community. For example, they found that Hmong is not traditionally a written language. This can pose problems for assessing the literacy of native speakers, who may speak the language fluently without knowing how to read or write it. Additionally, written Hmong educational materials are sparse, so SPPS has turned to hiring Hmong authors to produce books at different reading levels and of different genres for students. The district has also translated all of its curriculum into Hmong. Researchers also learned that tone is extremely important in Hmong— three words that sound exactly the same to an English speaker can have entirely different meanings based on the speaker’s intonation. The assessment will include components that test students’ abilities to differentiate meaning by tone.

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Hideaway’s Dinkytown location, one of multiple shops in the area that sells tobacco products, as seen on March 29. By early fall, Minneapolis residents under the age of 21 may no longer be able to purchase tobacco products according to the City Council’s newly proposed “Tobacco 21” ordinance.

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“We can’t say how many would be in Minneapolis, but given that Minneapolis is the largest city, we think it will have a pretty big impact on decreasing youth smoking,” Brock said. Smokedale Tobacco, a smoke shop in Stadium Village, sells tobacco to many customers who aren’t 21. Roughly 35 to 40 percent of the shop’s sales come from tobacco products, manager

Ozan Ademi said. “I think it’s bad for business. Smoke shop owners don’t like this idea. It will cut down on our sales,” Ademi said. “Even if we don’t like it, the city will do this despite what we think.” The adoption of this ordinance could impact sales for retailers and tobacco shops in the area, Gordon said, but it shouldn’t be overly harmful. Gordon previously studied information on the sale of tobacco products while conducting research for an

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Senior Matic Spec returns the ball during a game against Ohio State at Baseline Tennis Center on Friday, March 30.

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However, Spec said he didn’t have much trouble integrating into the campus community, especially since several of his tennis teammates come from countries near Slovenia, and his assistant coach is Slovenian. “There’s three guys from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia on my tennis team,” Spec said. “We can converse pretty easily and our cultures are very similar, so it’s always fun to have them around.” Maxwell Mkondiwa, a graduate student studying applied economics, is the only University student from Malawi. He said that, despite now living in the U.S., he has stayed connected with his roots in southeastern Africa. “The things I was doing in Malawi, I’m still doing now,” he said. “I go back home every year to

research and stuff. So, I do not really feel like I’m losing anything.” These three students hold different opinions as to why they are the only students who represent their country on campus. Mishra said she believes she’s the only Zambian student at the University because of the population size of Zambia and the steep price of college tuition. “The population is relatively small,” she said. “It’s not something that’s common to see in Zambia — students going abroad and studying — mainly because it’s not easy to afford.” Spec agreed that the price of studying in the U.S. plays a major role in preventing certain international students from coming, adding that college tuition is free in Slovenia, so many students don’t leave. “I think the biggest problem is the fact that people who want to come here would need a scholarship or

something because the vast majority there ... would not be able to afford college,” he said. In spite of the small numbers of international students from certain countries, these students play a valuable role in providing students on campus with an opportunity to learn about the world, said Barbara Kappler, the assistant dean of International Student and Scholar Services. “Having students come from many different countries is incredibly valuable. I believe that it provides a direct opportunity to learn about the world,” she said. “I think it’s a central part of higher education.” Mishra has a similar outlook, saying that bringing her perspective to campus helps improve the University community. “I think it’s a win-win situation,” she said. “I get to learn from them, they get to learn from me.”

initiative to ban menthol tobacco products. He said most of the money people use to pay for their cigarettes returns to the manufacturer or government, rather than the retailer. “Revenue that stays with the store owners is relatively minimal and probably could be made up in the sales of some other products,” Gordon said. A public hearing for the proposed ordinance is set for May 14 at the Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights and Engagement

“We can’t say how many would be in Minneapolis, but given that Minneapolis is the largest city, we think it will have a pretty big impact on decreasing youth smoking.” BETSY BROCK research director for the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota

Committee. “A lot of folks who are underage will usually get tobacco products from their friends who have turned 18,” Ellison said. “If you’re

18, it’s not uncommon that you would have a 17 or 16-year-old friend, whereas a 21-year-old is a lot less likely to give a pack of cigarettes to a 16-year-old.”

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Minnesota defeats Illinois twice at home

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the next two innings to keep the score in their favor.

Fiser shuts down Fighting Illini again The second game of the doubleheader was more of the same for the Gophers. Minnesota beat Illinois

6-0 twice on Friday, but the second time was different from the first. Fiser got the start just over 30 minutes after she finished pitching the first game. She didn’t replicate the no hitter, but she sacrificed no runs and allowed just three hits. Fiser threw 69 pitches in the second game to toss a total of 173 in the two games on Friday. Carlie Brandt

came in to close things out. She was the only other Minnesota player to throw a pitch besides Fiser in the series. Minnesota saw a resurgence from center fielder Dani Wagner. She gave the Gophers three runs with a double that scored two and smacked a solo home run in the game. Left fielder Ellee Jensen

showed off some defensive speed and made a diving catch in left field to preserve the lead. She also provided some offense to spark the Gophers to the second identical victory of the day. She went 2-4 in the game, which improved her teambest batting average to .371 for the season in the ninth spot of the order. “We threw up some runs

the last few innings to put it away, but I think, honestly, Amber just had a great day,” Jensen said. The third game of the series was canceled because of inclement weather. The Gophers do not face Illinois again this season. Minnesota will return to action against M i c h i g a n S t a t e f ro m East Lansing, Michigan next weekend.

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BASEBALL

Gophers rally to win series after losing first game Minnesota lost 115, but then it won 9-8 and 6-3 to take the series overall. BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com

The Gophers gave up nine hits in two innings on Thursday in their first game against St. John’s, allowing an early 9-0 lead. But the Gophers found a way to rally the next two days. After they lost the first game 11-5, the team took the series against St. John’s (13-9) by winning two in a row at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday and Saturday. “I think the pitchers did a good job after the first game,” pitcher Max Meyer said. “We knew their strengths. They’re a lowball hitting team, so we decided to change our approach for pitching and dot the pitches where we want to throw.” The momentum swung in favor of the Gophers during the ninth inning of the second game on Friday. Trailing 8-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Gophers rallied with three RBI hits from outfielder Ben Mezzenga, shortstop Terrin Vavra and catcher Eli Wilson. The Gophers eventually won 9-8 on a walk-off balk from the St. John’s pitcher, which scored outfielder Alex Boxwell. The Gophers (18-10, 2-1 Big Ten) never held the lead until the final run was scored. “I think once they walked a few guys, the momentum shifted a little bit,” head coach John Anderson said. “I just challenged them after the game ... to get back to being who we are.”

Gophers win series on Saturday Minnesota carried the momentum from the walkoff victory into the series finale on Saturday. The Gophers went out to an early 4-1 lead on the Red Storm after the first inning came to a close. “Especially after the last couple games, we’ve started

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Catcher Eli Wilson swings during the game against St. John’s University on Saturday, March 31 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Gophers won 6-3.

a little slow offensively,” Wilson said. “To come out right out of the gate, and put some good swings on balls, push a couple guys across, was huge.” The Gophers furthered their lead over the Red Storm in the third inning with two runs thanks to Wilson’s and outfielder Jordan Kozicky’s bats. Kozicky, who hit a triple in the first inning to drive in two runs, had an RBI single in the third to keep the Gophers out of reach of the Red Storm. “Coming out today with a triple to start it, that was huge for my confidence,” Kozicky said. “That at-bat, I was literally just trying to put a ball in play hard. [You] can’t do too much when you’re struggling.” Then, to finish off the game at pitcher, Meyer

BASEBALL RESULTS

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relieved Brett Schulze in the seventh inning and finished the game with three hitless innings. Meyer recorded his seventh save of the season with the final victory of the series against St. John’s. “Every pitcher was working their tail off the whole game,” Meyer said. “I just came in there and did my thing and got out of it.”

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Catcher Eli Wilson runs to third base during the game against St. John’s University on Saturday, March 31.

TRACK & FIELD

Minnesota opens the outdoor season at Ole Miss Classic, Raleigh Relays The Gophers won six events at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford, Mississippi. BY KALEB MEDHANIE kmedhanie@mndaily.com

Rachel Schow had a career day for the Gophers in her four events. Schow was part of helping No. 11 Minnesota win six events at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford, Mississippi on Saturday. When she and her 4-x100 meter team of Titania Markland, Emma Spagnola and Emerald Egwim won the event with a time of 44.84 seconds, they moved into fourth in program history. The 4-x-400 meter team of Schow, Egwim, Markland and Val Larson won at 3:33.98 and moved into third all time. She ran a career-best in 400-meter hurdles with 59.14 seconds, bettering her time that was already top 10 in school

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Redshirt freshman Rachel Schow clears a hurdle on Jan. 28, 2017 at the Field House.

history. Schow also finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.996 seconds. “That was definitely my best race I’ve had to date,” Schow said. “It was nice to

see after spring training, after fall training all season with the whole group, to have that pay off, and I’m really excited to see what’s in store for the rest of

the season.” Egwim finished fifth in the 200-meter at 24.27 seconds. Markland finished second in 800-meter with a time of 2:10.76; Larson finished

fifth in the event. A trio of athletes in field events took home titles. Agnes Esser won the discus throw with a mark of 184 feet, 9 inches, Ayesha Champagnie finished second in the javelin event with a throw of 149 feet, 2 inches. Karlie Place won pole vault with a height that helped her get into the top 10 of Gophers history at 12 feet, 11 inches. Nicolle Murphy won javelin at 184 feet, 3 inches. Temi Ogunrinde threw a personal record at 212 feet, finishing second in hammer throw. Kiley Sabin was second in the shot put throwing 54 feet, 1 inch. Ashley Ramacher finished second in the high jump at 5 feet, 9 inches to move her into ninth in program history. Lorean Murray finished runner-up in the triple jump with 40 feet, 1 inch to rank eighth in Minnesota history. “I think it was just a great weekend for the team,” head

coach Matt Bingle said. “Everybody’s excited and they know they got things to fix, but everybody feels good about everything.”

Gophers race at Raleigh Relays Minnesota distance corps competed in the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday and Saturday. Megan Hasz moved into eighth all time in Gophers history in the 10,000-meter with a time of 34:19.8 to finish sixth in the event. Molly Eastman ran a career best of 35:45.02 to finish 34th. Carissa Dock paved the way for Minnesota in the 1,500-meter with a career best run of 4:36.03 having her finish 60th in the field of 136. Abby Kohut-Jackson ran a 4:36.98 helping her come in at 67th. The 4-x-800 meter relay team of Dock, KohutJackson, Delaney FitzPatrick and Paige Peschel went for fifth at 9:06.29.

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t was around 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon — the day of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities. The stage was set, the goodie bag filling process was underway and University of Minnesota School of Nursing associate professor Cheryl Robertson was set to appear on stage in about five hours. Though her speech was cemented, she’d never seen a TED Talk. “I’ll go to the website when it’s over,” Robertson said. As all promotional materials declare, TEDxUMN is an independently organized

TED event taking place on the U of M campus; the recent event took place at the McNamara Alumni Center. The format is the same as the talks and conferences you’ve seen online, but the organizers are different. The event is licensed by TED, but it’s all student-led. Involved in the group since his freshman year, marketing and management information senior Jackson Ridl is this year’s executive director of TEDxUMN. On the day of the event, Ridl walked around McNamara Alumni Center, calmly touching base with his 31 team members and checking in with speakers. “[TEDxUMN is] a

supplement to a student’s academic experience,” Ridl said. “Foundational classes are what we need to take and are of course important … but what inspires you?” Planning for TEDx UMN begins in the fall, when students join the group and are assigned jobs — tasks include curation, marketing, set design and “experience” planning. TEDxUMN members rely on social media for publicity. After the event, talks are posted online. The group uses Instagram, Twitter and Facebook (they can be found at @ TEDxUMN on all) to promote the event and introduce speakers. Year after year, the

event sells out, with people finding out about it a little too late. “They’re scalping tickets,” said Mark Moran, TEDxUMN chief marketing officer and marketing and international business sophomore. “Too bad we already printed name tags,” another member replied. That night, a group of 500 students, faculty and locals filled the seats of McNamara to eat, listen to speakers and discuss Minnesota trivia. With seven speakers lined up, the night’s entertainment flowed seamlessly. Student emcees said all the right things; speaking professors’ fall classes

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LEFT: Hosts Meghan Baumler and Taranvir Johal introduce the next speaker of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities. The event was organized and almost entirely run by UMN students. TOP RIGHT: Bharat Pulgam, the founder of three companies and a freshman at the University of Minnesota, delivers the first speech of the evening as part of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities, at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30. BOTTOM RIGHT: Attendees of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities wait for the first speech to begin at McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30.

filled up a little more. A highlight of the night was Augsburg student Grant Berg’s talk on being a transgender youth in today’s political climate (or really any climate). “I don’t want to be an activist forever,” Berg said. Upon leaving the stage, he was met with a standing ovation. Unfortunately, there are no encores in TED conferences. After University management freshman (and CEO of three companies) Bharat Pulgam’s existential crisis-inducing first talk, Robertson took the stage. Weaving her own worldly tales into a lesson

“[TEDxUMN is] a supplement to a student’s academic experience. Foundational classes are what we need to take and are of course important … but what inspires you?” JACKSON RIDL TEDxUMN executive director

on compassion and responsibility, Robertson perfectly encapsulated the event’s theme: stories Minnesotan in origin with a global impact.

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‘Isle of Dogs’ is a messy world filled with cute dogs Wes Anderson’s charming mold doesn’t fit quite right in “Isle of Dogs.” BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com

hen Chief, a growling stray banished to Trash Island in Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs,” asks why he should help a young boy searching for his dog, a well-trained show dog named Nutmeg tells him: “because he’s a 12-year-old boy. Dogs love those.” Audiences love dogs too, and director Wes Anderson is keenly aware of this. Combining the famed director with a pack of animated puppies seems like a simply perfect collaboration. Maybe it is, but “Isle of Dogs” doesn’t quite play out with such perfection. Twenty years in the future, Mayor Kobayashi of Megasaki City, a fictional metropolis in Japan, banishes all dogs to the uninhabitable Trash Island because of an outbreak of dog flu. Determined to find his exiled dog Spots, the mayor’s orphaned ward, Atari, flies to Trash Island alone and comes across a ragtag group of dogs. On its surface, “Isle of Dogs” seems to be a story about a boy traveling to find his lost dog, but Anderson digs much deeper into themes of friendship, corruption and justice. “Isle of Dogs” is not a simple family movie. The core pack of dogs immediately feels familiar —

voiced by Anderson regulars Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Jeff Goldblum, each dog has the quirks and overdrawn specificity of most of the director’s characters. Anderson newcomer Bryan Cranston plays Chief, a stray that resists any connection with humans. His performance as Chief, who is begrudgingly forced to help Atari on his journey to find Spots, brings out the human-like stubbornness and isolation of the stray’s life. The animation in the film is a technical marvel and its level of detail is incredible, from the dogs’ fur fluttering in the wind to the tiny tears that sometimes stream from Atari’s eyes. As with many of Anderson’s films, violence is integral to “Isle of Dogs,” and Anderson creates highly detailed cotton ball clouds of dust, with dog tails and snouts sticking out during these fights. “Isle of Dogs” is also undeniably adorable, as a stop motion film about dogs should be. The dogs immediately call Atari the endearing nickname “The Little Pilot.” These charming moments are balanced well by the underlying theme of loneliness — Chief and Atari are both strays, and it’s hard to forget this as the pair wanders through the island’s litter-covered landscape. All of this sweetness is easy to discuss while ignoring the Japanese setting that Anderson is attempting to honor. Working with

Japanese actor Kunichi Nomura, Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola, Anderson has stated that “Isle of Dogs” is an homage to Japanese filmmakers Akira Kurosawa and Hayao Miyazaki. But, Anderson’s manipulation of language isolates the viewer from the culture he is trying to honor. An intertitle at the beginning of the film explains that all characters speak in their native language, occasionally translated by an onscreen interpreter, but rarely subtitled. The dogs’ barks, however, are played in English. Eleven-year-old Koyu Rankin voices Atari, and though his performance is sweet and sophisticated, an English-speaking viewer never truly gets to access his work. Other Japanese characters, like the cruel Mayor Kobayashi, are frequently spoken over by an interpreter played by Frances McDormand. This tone-deaf structuring of the language of the film favors dogs over humans, and at times, this decision is fun and fresh. The camera is similarly placed at the dogs’ eye level, so, in many ways, “Isle of Dogs” is trying to see the world through a canine perspective. But, knowing the filmmaker’s intention to honor Japanese cinema muddles this attempt — the end result is as charming, messy and confusing as the apocalyptic landscape of Trash Island. Grade: B

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How we should protect our online privacy

Residents need to provide feedback on city’s 2040 plan

Companies are constantly looking to harvest your data. Here’s how you can avoid it.

n the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s time we all pay more attention to the information we give out online. It might seem ELLEN AILTS harmless to give percolumnist mission to Facebook quizzes or games or to comment on a post that asks for the name of your first pet and your childhood street address so you can get your rapper name, but the potential harms far outweigh the momentary distraction. This kind of information is commonly used for account security questions, and giving permission to apps and games can allow third-party companies to search your phone for more data, including your friends’ and family’s contact information. Using cookies, companies can track internet users across websites and learn personal information, from age to income to allergies, to create a terrifyingly accurate

and in-depth online ID. The information can be harvested for advertising or for influencing political races. We might value our personal information — in fact, nearly 74 percent of people in the U.S. believe it’s “very important” to be in control of their personal information, according to Pew Research — but most don’t act in accordance with this belief. Despite the fact that young adults are actually most likely to use strategies to reduce their online visibility (like clearing cookies and history, deleting posts, using temporary email addresses), a study at MIT found that 98 percent of students at their college gave away their friends’ emails when promised free pizza, and 94 percent gave up the emails without any incentive at all. In lieu of selling out our friends for hypothetical pizza, we should be better about valuing online privacy and putting those values into practice. While putting yourself at risk online is almost impossible to avoid, there are ways to protect your privacy. It’s something to be taken seriously because being careless online puts other people at risk; you’re not the only one who might suffer the consequences. So, how can you take precautions? Use a password manager like Zoho Vault or LastPass, instead of relying on easy

passwords you can learn by memory. Block third-party cookies on your web browser. Use a method to block trackers, like EFF’s Privacy Badger browser extension. VPN solutions, like TorGuard, also protect online anonymity by hiding your IP address and your traffic. And maybe the option that’ll change your life the most: deleting social media accounts. If you’re not ready for that drastic of a change, start by making your accounts private and turning off photo tagging. You can also look online for ways to hide your profile from search engines. Protecting our privacy online is only going to become a more central and visible issue as our society becomes increasingly digitized and Internet-dependent. Being proactive in learning about online privacy is necessary if you use the Internet every day, and especially to the extent that college students do. Unfortunately, the best way to protect yourself on the Internet is to assume you’re always being watched. Many of us devote much of our selves and our time to the virtual world. So, be smart and keep your online activities under lock and key. Ellen Ailts welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Response to ‘Raising the tobacco sale age to 21 could have unintended negative consequences’ In Ellen Ailts’ column, “Raising the tobacco sale age to 21 could have unintended negative consequences,” she mentioned how policies of the past have precipitously dropped the teen smoking rate. I find that inspiring, and that’s why I support new policies to continue lowering the smoking rate. The author glossed past a study by the Minnesota Department of Health and ClearWay Minnesota, which showed this policy would prevent an estimated 30,000 Minnesota youth from becoming smokers over the next 15 years. There is support for this possibility, as Chicago has seen a reduction in youth smoking rates since that city raised the age to 21 in 2016. This policy isn’t about us. It’s about 13and 14-year-olds and breaking the supply chain between them and the 18-year-olds they know. Most middle school-aged youth know someone who is 18 and legally able to purchase tobacco. Not many associate with 21-year-olds. The policy isn’t questioning our decisionmaking abilities, as there are many things we are restricted from because of age (renting a car, purchasing alcohol, running for U.S. President). It’s about the development of our brains. It’s proven the earlier someone starts smoking, the harder it is to quit later in life because of the dependency created by nicotine. As a medical school student here at the University of Minnesota, I am invested in the health of those around me. Raising the tobacco sales age to 21 is one more piece of the puzzle in helping to create a smoke-free generation. We have made great progress in cutting the smoking rate in this state through a mosaic of policies, and we should not doom another generation to addiction because we want to stop trying new things now. I applaud the efforts by Minneapolis and other municipalities to prevent youth from starting a deadly addiction, and it’s time for Minnesota to follow suit. This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style. Bruce Grégoire is a first year medical student at the University of Minnesota.

DAILY DISCUSSION Domestic abuse: Gun confiscation rules need to be tightened A law that allows courts to confiscate guns from those convicted of child or domestic abuse or facing a restraining order was well intentioned when it was passed on a bipartisan vote in 2014, but a recent report shows lax enforcement is still putting victims at risk. A KARE 11 TV investigative report aired in February shows about 3,000 cases of orders for protection statewide that automatically required the perpetrator to surrender firearms. The required affidavit showing the firearms were removed and where they went was filed in just 4 percent of the cases. In Hennepin County, where 598 orders for protection cases were filed, the proper removal of guns paperwork was filed in just 2 percent of the cases. So even though judges give court orders to confiscate guns, it appears such confiscation does not happen in hundreds of cases. It’s clear that the laws set up to confiscate firearms from those convicted of domestic violence or threatening violence are flawed and ineffective. We urge the Legislature to make changes to ensure victims of domestic violence can feel confident our public safety system will protect them. This letterwas originally published in the Mankato Free Press. It has been lightly edited for clarity and style.

n March 22, a comprehensive plan to overhaul policy in Minneapolis was released for public comment and review. Although Minneapolis 2040 is still being drafted, it will attempt to curb policy within the city for years to come, and will affect every policy from transportation reform and parks and open space to public health and methods for battling the rising housing costs. With such a large, impending plan making its way to final vote and approval at the end of the year, there are many policies that need to be reviewed and possibly reworked. The city’s zoning code proposed in the plan is garnering a large amount of attention. Under the new plan, all Minneapolis residential neighborhoods would be upgraded from only allowing single-family home construction. While a large proportion of residential neighborhoods in Minneapolis are zoned under “single-family district” or “two-family district,” the new zoning update would allow the construction of four-unit apartment complexes to be built in every residentially zoned neighborhood. This would hopefully allow for higher density property to mitigate the effects of a growing population on the housing market and allow more residents access to affordable, high-quality housing in their own community. Critics of the movement are skeptical that this historic policy change will garner the intended results without altering the goal or feel of residential communities.

Under the new plan, all Minneapolis residential neighborhoods would be upgraded from only allowing single-family home construction.

Robert McGrady welcomes comments at rmcgrady@mndaily.com.

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Minnesota’s counselor problem Data shows that Minnesota has some of the worst student-tocounselor ratios in the country.

pplying to college was one of the most difficult things I have ever done. My parents never went to college or university, leaving me on my own to decipher all the acronyms and archaic processes. JONATHAN ABABIY I was hoping to maxicolumnist mize my financial aid options, too, so my list of potential schools grew confusingly large. I applied to a lot of other schools besides the University of Minnesota, but I am here now in large part to the long conversations I would have with my college counselor at my high school. I would find a time to meet in her crowded schedule, then come in to ask her a mountain of questions and requests. She would, with utmost patience and grace, answer and diffuse all questions and anxieties I had about the college application process. She kept me serious when I started slacking on deadlines and pointed me toward scholarships that would help knock off some tuition costs. When the denials came rolling in, she helped me stay positive and looking forward to the coming fall, when I would be walking across some college quad, underneath some leafy tree besides a brick building. The University wasn’t my number one school at first, but with her advice and scholarship assistance, I made it my home. Not everyone in Minnesota has the same easy access to a counselor like I did, though. Data shows that our state has the fourth worst counselor-to-student ratio in the country; there are 723 K-12 students for every public school counselor in the state, compared to a national average of 482-to-1 and a recommended 250-to-1 ratio, according to a 2017 report by the American School Counselor As-

sociation. Counselors are some of the most versatile and useful school employees. They assist students with college admissions, help them through mental health issues and give career advice. They do the jobs of many people, by themselves. Counselors are an extra layer of support for students. They even make a difference in the academic outcomes of their students. A study by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare of Minnesotan eighth graders found that students who had access to a school counselor performed significantly better than kids who did not. Sadly, the study also found that nearly one in five eighth graders had no access to a counselor at their school. They were left unable to benefit from the academic gains that their neighbors received. Additionally, guidance counselors play a key role in ensuring that students find a place in post-secondary education. Although there are no specific Minnesota numbers, the ACT found that 90,000 students from the class of 2015 were college ready in all four benchmarks, yet did not enroll in college. They were academically prepared for college, but perhaps did not have the guidance they needed to get them there. More counselors, unencumbered by a massive roster of students to take care of, would prevent these students from slipping through the cracks. Yet, our state has neglected to do anything about it. The current school safety bill in the Minnesota House, drafted after the Florida shootings, includes very minimal funding for school counselors — just $30,000 for some districts. Legislators have the opportunity to enact real and significant school counselor legislation. There is momentum, so Minnesota should improve its awful studentto-counselor ratio by mandating a minimum requirement. There is an opportunity and public support. Our legislators just need to step up and take it. Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments at jababiy@mndaily.com.

We believe that the zoning policy could be beneficial for the city and advantageous for the residential neighborhoods in close proximity to the University of Minnesota. Currently, a large proportion of the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood is zoned a “two-family district,” only allowing construction of two-family units or less. Allowing four-unit complexes to be built would mean more diverse options, hopefully at lower costs, for students looking to live off campus. This could mean the creation of housing options that are not single houses or large apartment complexes, but a choice in between the two. This could be the change that many students, desperate to find an affordable space, need. Additionally, the proposed zoning change would not have builders arrive overnight and change the neighborhood landscape. Zoning updates happen gradually, and allowing four-unit complexes would just ensure that is an option when a vacant lot appears. Although Minneapolis 2040 is starting to take shape, it is far from final. The comprehensive plan is being crowdsourced by government officials, who are asking for resident feedback from all communities, until July 22. This four month feedback period will hopefully help shape the plan to be inclusive and understanding of all residents’ thoughts and concerns. Please take this time to offer feedback and directly affect policy that will shape our community. Without residents being actively engaged in this process, Minneapolis 2040 cannot become an all-encompassing reform for a growing, prosperous city. We applaud officials’ efforts to garner feedback and allow the community to become involved in local government; however, this opportunity needs to be utilized. To find out more, visit: https://minneapolis2040.com/ EDITORIALS & OPINIONS DEPARTMENT Editorials represent the voice of the Minnesota Daily as an institution and are prepared by the editorial board.

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SUDOKU DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date, I’m in a situation you probably haven’t dealt with before. So I’ve been seeing this guy for a while. It’s nothing too serious. He’s 33, is pretty good with his hands, as he works in carpentry, and is always preaching. Anyway, he pissed of f some people and got killed by Romans on Friday. We hadn’t been dating that long, so I wasn’t that close to him, but it still upset me a lot. I was grieving all Friday night and Saturday morning when my roommate convinced me — after a few bottles of wine — we should go out clubbing and meet new guys. I met a nice, handsome man and had a fun time Saturday night, while still grieving for my deceased partner. I wake up after my night of fun when my roommate tells me something shocking: my old partner had risen from the dead and is back in town. What do I do? I thought he was dead so I went out and hooked up with another man. But my old bae is back now and I’m conflicted. Do I tell him? Do I stay with this new guy I met and had a great night with? I’m praying you can help me. Sincerely, Egg on my Face Dear Egg on my Face, Jesus Christ. I’m at a loss for words. I think the best thing to do here is to be honest. You thought he was dead, so you went out and met a guy as part of the grieving process. Hopefully, your old partner will forgive you for your sins. From what you’ve told me about him, he sounds like the forgiving type. But first, you should evaluate this relationship by yourself. Was it already coming to an end? If so, you can use his death as a way to get out of the relationship. If you want to remain with him, you need to be honest and hope he understands. Good luck, Egg on my Face. I wish you the best. Sincerely, Dr. Date Want advice from the love doctor? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily. com

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Park fees preserve U area green space

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The Spectrum Apartments & Townhomes, as pictured on April 1, completed construction in 2017. Under city code, developers must pay park dedication fees to neighborhood organizations for projects planned after January 2014.

Many thousands of dollars have been collected in park dedication fees. BY J.D. DUGGAN jdduggan@mndaily.com

As areas around the University of Minnesota continue to develop, neighborhood organizations are saving funds to ensure local parks and green spaces are preserved. A Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board policy adopted in 2014 requires developers of new market-rate housing projects to pay “park dedication fees” to neighborhood organizations for each unit built. Prospect Park, which has seen an influx of development since park dedication fees were mandated, has amassed nearly $1.5 million. Other neighborhoods, like Southeast Como and Cedar-Riverside, have retained just $62,832 and

$35,486 respectively. The fees, which were adjusted to $1,576 per unit on Sunday, must be used for new park infrastructure, not basic maintenance or reparation. New commercial developments must also pay park dedication fees, but only $210 per employee. “It’s a fee that is meant to offset the impact that new development would have on parks,” said Adam Arvidson, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board director of strategic planning. “When development fees are paid, the benefit of those fees has to be seen very close to where the development took place.” Cody Olson, executive director of the Southeast Como Improvement Association, said areas with higher density, like Prospect Park, have a greater need for park dedication fees and green spaces. Southeast Como mainly consists of single-family housing and doesn’t face the same level of development.

“People don’t have necessarily as much personal space that a single-family home would bring. Those shared spaces, particularly those shared green spaces, are really necessary [in dense neighborhoods], and you want to see them be properly funded,” Olson said. The Link in Prospect Park is responsible for more than $500,000 park dedication fees alone. This development resides on the same block as the Prospect Park Green Line station and houses 336 apartment units. Marcy-Holmes currently has $442,000 for the entire neighborhood. Chris Lautenschlager, executive director of the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, said many large developments — like The Marshall Apartments, The Venue at Dinkytown and The Radius at 15th — were built before park dedication fees were implemented. “So, we’re not able to capture that money,” he said.

“But with new developments … we’ll be doubling our park dedication fees, and that money is developer money, not taxpayer money. According to the Park Board, we don’t need to be in a hurry to spend it because it’s not going to go anywhere.” These upcoming developments include 300 apartments built behind St. Anthony Main and the continued development eastward by Doran Companies, Lautenschlager said, which owns a 9-acre stretch of land in the neighborhood. Lautenschlager said MHNA is holding onto its money to create a “bigger impact” by distributing it properly. Marcy-Holmes and other neighborhoods work closely with the Park Board to determine how to allocate the funds. “You can’t just ultimately say we want a pickle ball court if it’s not currently envisioned by the [Park Board’s] master plan,” Lautenschlager said. “Enhancements to parks

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U employee finds kidney donor via social media Susan Markgraf underwent a kidney transplant after a friend donated one. BY MICHELLE GRIFFITH mgriffith@mndaily.com

While vacationing in Naples, Florida in 2017, University of Minnesota alumna and long-time employee Susan Markgraf met Kelly, her brother’s friend. The two became Facebook friends, but Markgraf didn’t imagine the connection would lead to anything. Then a few months later, Kelly — who asked to be referenced by her first name for privacy reasons — offered to give Markgraf a kidney after seeing her Facebook post seeking a kidney donor. Though Kelly wasn’t a match for Markgraf, her participation in the University’s Paired Exchange Program, which connects to multiple nation-wide k i d n e y e x c h a n g e p ro grams, made it possible for Markgraf to get a kidney transplant on March 26. A willing donor who isn’t a match to their recipient can pair up with a viable pair who is in the same situation and “swap” kidneys. The program finds pairs who are compatible matches. This process is often faster than waiting for a cadaver kidney on a transplant list, which can take up to 10 years. Markgraf — who has worked at the University for 20 years as an assistant,

internal auditor and now as a neurosurgeon’s executive assistant — has compromised organ function due to diabetes complications. She has undergone organ transplants and started dialysis in August 2017 when her kidneys started to fail, and she decided to look for a kidney donor by posting on social media and by advertising in a local newspaper. She preferred to have a donor kidney rather than one from a cadaver because they are often much healthier. She received 30 responses from individuals willing to be tested to see if they were viable candidates for kidney donation. Kelly was one of them. “It just took my breath away,” Markgraf said. Kelly said o nc e sh e saw the Facebook post, she couldn’t scroll past it. A few years ago, her husband’s kidney was removed due to kidney cancer, so she knew living with one kidney was not a problem. “If I’m walking along a river and I’ve got a life vest on my shoulder and there’s somebody drowning, of course you’re going to throw it to them. I’m walking. I don’t need it. Here, have mine,” Kelly said. Because of Markgraf’s previous kidney transplants, her body developed antibodies that made it almost impossible for her to find a match, said Dr. Ty Dunn, associate University professor of surgery and Markgraf’s surgeon. Kelly wasn’t a match

for Markgraf, so she participated in the Paired Exchange Program. Markgraf enrolled in PEP! in July 2016, and through this program, Kelly donated her kidney to someone else so that Markgraf could receive a compatible kidney from a participant. Patients who wait for a kidney, like Markgraf, often have to go on dialysis because their kidneys aren’t functioning. Dialysis performs some of the tasks done by healthy kidneys, like removing waste and salt, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Dialysis, transplant and hospice are the only treatments for kidney failure, Dunn said. “[Dialysis] is horrible. Only 30 percent of people are alive [after] five years,” she said. Markgraf received her kidney from a woman in the U.S., and Kelly donated hers to a woman from Denmark, making this the world’s sixth global kidney exchange, Dunn said. “Don’t get discouraged if you aren’t a match to the person you want to give to, because it’s as if you’re giving to that person,” Kelly said. Markgraf will be in recovery for about eight weeks. For the next two weeks, she will be closely monitored to see if her body accepts the kidney. “She’s an incredible lady, and I think she is probably one of my favorite patients. For me, it was a real honor that she asked me to do her transplant,” Dunn said.