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Trump cuts may impact U research funding

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Trusting their letters As more students register for disability accommodation letters, some advocates say professors will need additional training to better serve those with unseen disabilities.

Last year, the U got $788 million in federal money for research. BY NEHA PANIGRAHY npanigrahy@mndaily.com

After releasing his 2018 budget proposal last month, University of Minnesota researchers are worried they could lose federal grant money under President Donald Trump. Much of the school’s research is aided by federal money, and Trump’s proposal would reduce those grants considerably. Funding for the National Institutes of Health — where the school gets most of its research money — would be cut 18.3 percent, prompting school and public officials to speak against Trump’s budget. Currently, 1,681 University projects receive federal funding. After taking a tour of campus research facilities, U.S. Sen. Al Franken, DMinn., spoke with University students Tuesday afternoon about the impact cuts could have for the school. u See BUDGET Page 3

SCIENCE

Using lasers, surgeon zaps brain tumors at University

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University dental student and dental hygienist Kelli Blankenship speaks with a patient during his appointment on April 14 in Moos Tower. Blankenship has used accommodations through the Disability Resource Center for nine years as she has worked toward her three degrees. BY RILYN EISCHENS reischens@mndaily.com

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ver y afternoon last semester, Ren Marie sat in the same spot in their living room, studying for one class. Even then, Marie — a University of Minnesota gender, women and sexuality studies first-year with a registered disability — barely passed. After transferring from DePaul University in Chicago, Marie registered their post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression and anxiety with the University’s Disability Resource Center.

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LEGISLATURE

Proposed bill barring anti-Israel contractors draws unease

U surgeon Matthew Hunt performed the The legislation may infringe first laser ablation. on free speech rights, some BY OLIVIA JOHNSON of the bill’s opponents say. ojohnson@mndaily.com Using robot-controlled lasers to fr y cancerous tumors inside the brain has become a focus for University of Minnesota surgeons. One surger y — called laser ablation — was first per formed last month at the University with the help of a r obotic ar m. Since then, it has been completed two more times to treat epilepsy and pediatric cancer. Matthew Hunt, a neur osur geon and pr ofes sor at the University who per formed the laser ablation, said the operation is a noninvasive method to treat tumors in par ts of the brain that are hard to reach. “Traditionally, to treat tumors, we either go in and physically remove the tumor, which … might be hard depending on the location,” he said. “Or, for some tumors … [patients] might get focused radiation in that area.” He said most areas in the brain can be reached u See LASER Page 6

Marie thought a University letter stating they needed excused absences and more time on tests, among other accommodations, would help them navigate faculty interactions despite their mental health issues. But sometimes, that wasn’t the case. While the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 bar discrimination against the disabled in higher education, Marie and other University students registered with the DRC say some professors dismissed repeated requests for alternate assignments — even as the number of students receiving accommodations through the DRC has increased in recent years.

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A controversial bill moving through the Minnesota Legislature

would prohibit state agencies from contracting with businesses that boycott Israel. Authors of the bill, which awaits a Senate vote after the House passed it in Februar y, say it aims to prevent discrimination, but First Amendment advocates have raised concerns that it might limit speech rights.

But Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, said he’s not sure how the bill, if passed, would apply to the University of Minnesota. “We’re probably going to have to address that before we put the bill in its final position,” he said. Limmer said the growing boycott, divestment, sanctions movement in general, rather than any

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specific events, prompted him to author the bill. In the House, the bill was passed after a phrase clarifying that it would impact Minnesota State Colleges and Universities was removed in the final edit. Multiple representatives listed as u See BILL Page 4

Greek life sex assault event met with protest Around 300 partipated in the annual ‘Walk A Mile in her Shoes.’ BY MAX CHAO mchao@mndaily.com

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Regena Yu and Richie Lange dance at the Unlimited Dance Marathon late Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. The event, a fundraiser for Amplatz Children’s Hospital, raised more tha

Hundreds of Greek life members and other students participated in an event to raise sexual assault awareness Tuesday evening. Several University of Minnesota Greek life leadership groups organized the fourth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event to raise awareness for sexual and domestic assault and support survivors.

The event began at 7 p.m. and was attended by about 300 people. Fraternity and sorority members carried red ribbons around the Mall area and to the front of Northrop Auditorium. The event was also part of a campus-wide fundraiser for the Aurora Center. “It’s been great every year, but I think that this is the best showing that we’ve had,” said Interfraternity Council President Simon Beck. The event, which was met with a counter protest, comes amid increased pressure on Uniu See AWARENESS Page 12 VOLUME 117 ISSUE 53

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Gabe Renz carefully trims a bottom on his ceramic vessel at Regis Center for Art on April 7.

STATE REPORT GOVERNOR DECLARES FRIDAY AS ‘PRINCE DAY’ ACROSS MINNESOTA ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton has declared Friday as “Prince Day” across Minnesota to honor the legacy of the homegrown music legend, who died April 21st of last year of an accidental painkiller overdose. The proclamation announced Wednesday coincides with memorial celebrations taking place at the First Avenue night club in Minneapolis and at Paisley Park in Chanhassen. Dayton says Prince “showcased Minnesota to the world” and thanks the artist for making Minnesota his home. The state-owned Interstate 35W Bridge across the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis will be lit purple on Thursday and Friday night, in recognition of Prince’s passing. The bridge is equipped with a computerized lighting system that can bathe it with light in almost any color. It’s often lit in appropriate colors for significant regional and national events.

MN GIRL IN MUTILATION CASE ALLOWED BACK WITH PARENTS MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota girl who prosecutors say was taken to Michigan for a genital mutilation procedure has been allowed to return to her parents. The girl is one of two Minnesota 7-year-olds who told authorities their mothers brought them to a Michigan clinic to see Dr. Jumana Nagar wala for the procedure. Nagarwala faces federal charges. Court documents show one girl was removed from her suburban Minneapolis home but allowed to return last week with conditions. Among them, the parents must get her medical and psychiatric care and must submit to home visits by a social worker. The Associated Press isn’t naming the parents to avoid identifying the girl. Their attorney didn’t return messages Wednesday. The case for the second girl is sealed in another county. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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U of M journalism school to be renamed after Hubbard family The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be the first named school in the College of Liberal Arts. BY RILYN EISCHENS reischens@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be renamed in honor of the Hubbard family, the University announced Tuesday. The school will be called the Hubbard School of

Science and Engineering’s Large Telescope Project, among others. The journalism school will be the first named school in the College of Liberal Arts, CLA Dean John Coleman said in Tuesday’s release. Hubbar d Br oadcasting, the parent company of KSTP-TV and KSTC-TV in the Twin Cities, owns 13 television stations and 41 radio stations nationwide as well as F&F Productions and the Hubbard Radio Network.

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Runoff in Georgia Courts block multiple House race could executions in Arkansas test Trump power BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — A narrow miss by a Democratic newcomer in a conser vative Georgia House district has triggered a high-stakes runoff that could test President Donald Trump’s influence and the limits of the backlash against him. Democrat Jon Ossof f, a 30-year-old former congressional aide fueled by a colossal fundraising haul from out-of-state donors, came within two percentage points of an outright victor y Tuesday over 17 other candidates in Georgia’s traditionally Republican 6th Congressional District. Republican Karen Handel, a former Georgia secretar y of state, lagged in a distant second, qualifying her for the runoff. Well known to voters, Handel had treated Trump gingerly in a district the president barely carried, but declared Wednesday she’d like to see him campaign for her ahead of the June 20 runoff. “We want ever ybody who is suppor tive of Republicans, so absolutely,” Handel told The Associated Press after taking a congratulator y call from Trump on Wednesday. “We are going to be united from this point going for ward.” Trump, who attacked Ossoff in recent days as a liberal shill and mocked him for living outside of the district, crowed on Twitter about the outcome in Georgia following Democrats’ failure to win a different special election in Kansas last week. “Dems failed in Kansas and are now failing in Georgia. Great job Karen Handel! It is now Hollywood vs. Georgia on June 20th,” Trump wrote, alluding to celebrity donors to Ossoff. Still, the close finishes in Georgia as well as conser vative Kansas underscored Democrats’ potential to capitalize on surging liberal energy following Trump’s election, even as they also pointed to the limits of how far Democrats can go in Republican-friendly districts.

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Journalism and Mass Communication starting July 1, 2017. The change is intended to honor the Hubbard family, which has owned a broadcasting company headquartered in St. Paul since 1923. The family has donated about $25 million to the University, including a $10 million gift in 2000 — the

largest single donation to the SJMC ever. “The Hubbard family is widely known for its pioneering breakthroughs in journalism, so it’s fitting that our outstanding School of Jour nalism and Mass Communications should now carr y this respected name,” said University President Eric Kaler in a Tuesday press release. They have also donated to the Athletics Depar tment, the Masonic Cancer Center and the College of

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas suffered two more legal setbacks Wednesday in its bid to carry out multiple executions this month when the state Supreme Court spared one prisoner and a judge later ruled that the state can’t use one of its drugs in any of its executions. The state originally set eight executions to occur over an 11-day period in April. But Arkansas has encountered multiple legal roadblocks, and the latest ruling from Pulaski County Circuit Judge Alice Gray over the drug vecuronium bromide upends the entire schedule. “Irreparable harm will result. Harm that could not be addressed by (monetary) damages,” Gray said in a ruling from the bench, siding with the medical supply company McKesson Corp., which sued to stop Arkansas from using its drug to kill condemned inmates. Moments earlier, the Arkansas Supreme Court had granted a stay of execution to inmate Stacey Johnson, who had been set to die Thursday. Johnson’s attorneys requested additional DNA testing on evidence that they say could prove his innocence in the 1993 rape and killing of Carol Heath. The Innocence Project filed the appeal along with Johnson’s attorney. “We’ve established that modern DNA testing methods can prove Mr. Johnson’s innocence, and Arkansas law clearly established that Mr. Johnson is entitled to that testing,” said Karen Thompson, a staff attorney with the Innocence Project, on Tuesday after the appeal was filed. “It’s just common sense that before the government sends a man to his death, we should use the best scientific methods to make sure we have convicted the right person.” In its 4-3 ruling, the state’s highest court followed the same split it did on Monday, when it halted two other executions involving different inmates. “Today, our court gives uncertainty to any case ever truly being final in the Arkansas Supreme Court,” Justice Rhonda Wood wrote in a dissenting opinion. Inmate Ledell Lee was also set for execution Thursday night but he also has legal challenges pending before several courts, including a similar request for more DNA tests.

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Painter of Weisman mural dies at 83

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People view James Rosenquist’s mural “World’s Fair Mural” at Weisman Art Museum on April 12.

Weisman director reflects on Rosenquist and his influence at the University. BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com

James Rosenquist, an acclaimed ar tist and University of Minnesota alumnus, died in March 31. He was 83. Rosenquist, who played a key part in defining pop

art died in New York City. He graduated from the University with an associate’s degree in studio art in 1954. Weisman Ar t Museum staf fers remembered his adventurous spirit — in life and in art. “He was ver y nice, a bit of a risk taker,” said Lyndel King, Weisman director. “He was a major figure in the pop art movement.” To d a y, h i s Wo r l d ’ s Fair Mural hangs in the

Weisman Ar t Museum on campus. He donated the piece to the University in the late 1960s after being selected to paint the mural for the 1965 World’s Fair in New York. The mural, which includes a reference to Atwater, Minnesota, reflects his Midwestern roots, King said. “It has a positive view of America during the 60s,” King said.

Rosenquist visited the University several times to see his mural, during which he and King str uck up a friendship. During his most recent visit, he and King presented the mural and held a panel to answer questions on it. Rosenquist lived in Minnesota for most of his childhood. While in Minneapolis as a child, his mother took him to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which helped spur his love of ar t, King

said. After college, he spent a majority of his life working in New York City. In 1978, then-president Jimmy Car ter appointed Rosenquist to serve on the National Council of the Arts, which advises the National Endowment of the Arts. Later in his life, the University awarded Rosenquist an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters in 2002. In 2009, Rosenquist

wrote an autobiography on his life called “Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art”. In the book, Rosenquist talks about his time growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota, as well as his role in the pop ar t movement. “Rosenquist has had a large influence here because of his mural,” King said. “Lots of artists look at his work and try to work in a similar style.”

U research funding could drop under Trump budget Budget u from Page 1

“I think Tr ump is going for a ver y sizable cut, and I think that would be disastrous,” Franken said. “I think a lot of other members of Congress feel the same way.” Sixty percent of the University’s exter nal funding for competitive research — $788 million dollars last year — comes from the federal gover nment. Of that, NIH contributed mor e than 32 percent of the University’s federal funding and the National Science Foundation accounted for nearly 11 percent. The new administration proposed an 18.3 percent

cut to NIH’s $31.7 billion dollar budget. “That would be a cut of historic proportions for the NIH,” said Dan Gilchrist, communications director for the University’s Of fice of the Vice President for Research. With inflation, the NIH budget has stayed relatively stable due to bipartisan agreement to fund biomedical and other research, Gilchrist said. “The idea of cutting NIH is fairly out of step with what Congress wants,” he said. Gilchrist said Trump’s administration has been unclear on proposed budget cuts to other grants, like the NSF. “We don’t want people to panic, but at the same time we are concerned.”

“I think Trump is going for a very sizable cut, and I think that would be disastrous. ... I think a lot of othe rmembers of Congress feel the same way.” AL FRANKEN U.S. Senator

OVPR has taken proactive measures by emailing faculty members and researchers, urging them to let members of Congress know the impor tance of federal funding for the University. More than 500 people have responded with their thoughts, Gilchrist said. Another source of research funding is corporate partnerships. However, funding from these sources typically isn’t enough to suppor t long-term research. Businesses don’t see it as an investment, so faculty rely on federal grants, he said. T raining is also paid for by federal grants. “If you don’t fund NIH, you don’t fund science,” said Esther KrookMagnuson, an assistant professor in the University’s Depar tment of Neuroscience. “NIH dollars allows citizens of Minnesota to have jobs. People hire lab technicians and clinical nurses,” said Dori Henderson, a program director for the University’s MnDRIVE research initiative.

The physical sciences aren’t the only ones affected by the proposed cuts. A new research program created to educate the Minnesota community about immigration, Global Minnesota: Immigration Past and Pr esent, r eceived $150,000 during its first year from the National Endowment for Humanities, which is also facing proposed reductions.

“We absolutely could not have done this work without suppor t from the NEH,” said Erika Lee, Director of the Immigration Histor y Research Center. A second NEH grant worth more than $324,000 has allowed Lee’s IHRC project to expand across the U.S. and internationally. It lets immigrants and refugees create

digital stories about their experiences. Without funding from the national gover nment, projects like these wouldn’t be able to scale up nationally and internationally, Lee said. “I don’t think there is a lot of apetite for Trump’s budget proposal,” Franken said. “I have a feeling that it is sor t of dead on arrival.”

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Protected bikeways coming to campus Officials are seeking feedback on whether to make one-way or two-way pathways. BY EMUN SOLOMON esolomon@mndaily.com

Protected bikeways are making their way to campus. Local gover nment officials are collecting feedback from residents at two meetings this week on protected bikeways for University Avenue SE and 4th Street SE. These protected bikeways separate bike lanes from the street with plastic barriers. The bikeways are set to be implemented eventually, but the public works agency is still deciding whether to make them one-way or twoway. The decision is contentious for bike enthusiasts, who say two-way bikeways help bikers navigate oneway streets in a safer way, and business owners in the area, who are concerned the two-ways would eliminate parking spots. “Neighbors are divided on issues like parking, but there is no doubt that these lanes would provide a safer, easier biking experience for Como and for those that use the area to commute via bike to the University or Downtown,” said Southeast Como Improvement Association (SECIA) neighborhood coordinator Cody Olson. The University area has some of the highest biking traffic in the state. The Department of Public Works listed the University and 4th Street bikeways as a top priority because it expects

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A biker stops behind a car as it passes through the bike lane at the intersection of 15th Avenue Southeast and University Avenue Southeast.

traffic to increase as more residents move into new developments. At a Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association meeting Tuesday, Minneapolis transportation planner Simon Blenski said that 15th Avenue SE has the busiest bike traffic in the state. A stakeholder group –– including students, faculty and local business owners –– is calling for improved safety

and lowered speed limits on University and 4th Street. “What we have heard in discussions with the community so far is that University Avenue and 4th Street create a barrier between the neighborhood and the riverfront and University,” said Minneapolis spokesman Casper Hill. Because both fourlane streets are one-ways, it’s dif ficult for bikers to

navigate them, Hill said. He added that since implementing protected bikeways on N. Plymouth Avenue and 8th Avenue NE, bicycle traffic increased from about 430 bicyclists per day in 2011 to 720 in 2014. Some business owners have expressed concern that the two-way bike lanes would take more space away from parking, Blenski said.

Project representatives will hold another feedback session at the SECIA meeting Thursday and will continue to review community feedback throughout the coming weeks. Plans have already been finalized for another set of protected bikeways scheduled to be installed in 2019 that will run along 10th A venue and 15th Avenue SE.

This development is par t of the city’s Bicycle Master Plan. The plan puts for th a network of over 50 miles of protected bikeways centered around downtown and the University. “Our aim is to enhance safety in the area for bikers and pedestrians in these areas while minimizing the ef fect on local parking,” Blenski said.

U receives $4.5 million to fight invasive plant species Funding from the state will be used for combatting oak wilt, among others. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

Armed with $4.5 million from the state, the University of Minnesota is funding 11 new projects to combat the spread of invasive species. Species like oak wilt fungus, emerald ash borer and gypsy moth will be targeted with the research. Ecology professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares will use hyperspectral imager y to detect and monitor the spread of oak wilt in Minnesota. Cavender-Bares’ funding

is part of an allocation from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, a tr ust fund that takes proceeds from lotter y money and spends about 5.5 percent on environmental projects each year. Commission co-chair Jef f Broberg said in 2014 the state legislature urged the creation of a center that specifically deals with ter restrial invasive species. As a result, the Minnesota Invasive Ter restrial Plants and Pests Center was created within the University’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Sciences. Aquatic invasive plants and animals are well-known by Minnesotans and get a

lot of attention, said Robert Venette, director of the center. But Broberg said terrestrial invasive species are just as dangerous as aquatic ones but get less attention and the damage is seen too late. Venette said the center focuses on finding solutions for terrestrial invasive species, which are a $3 billion problem for the state. Cavender-Bar nes and her project will look at how to ef fectively detect oak wilt in oak trees from the level of an individual leaf to an entire forest using hyperspectral imager y, which can capture a wider range of images from visible light to short infrared wavelengths.

Oak wilt fungus is a serious problem for Minnesota and the countr y because oak trees are the most abundant type of trees in Nor th America, she said. And each kind of tree is af fected by and reacts to the fungus differently, she said. In addition to detecting and monitoring this fungus, Cavender-Bares said her team will identify treatment protocols and how to deal with the fungus if an oak tree is affected. “The only way to address [these issues] is to actually work on them, and that requires funding … it’s really fabulous that the state of Minnesota is willing to continue funding science projects when

“It’s really fabulous that the state of Minnesota is willing to continue funding science projects when federal agencies are getting crippled.” JEANNINE CAVENDER-BARES Ecology professor

federal agencies are getting crippled,” she said. Broberg said funding for invasive species research is impor tant because no state can af ford a total infestation. The research is made more pertinent given invasive species trends happening in conjunction with climate change. The relation between climate change and invasive species cannot be fully understood because of the

politically charged debate over climate change, he said. One of the first studies that was sponsored by the commission looked at how cold the temperature needs to be in Minnesota for emerald ash borer eggs to die, Broberg said. The study found that Minnesota is no longer capable of having repeated days of below the 40 degrees required to kill the eggs, he said.

Proposed would bar state agencies from hiring anti-Israel contractors Bill u from Page 1

authors did not return calls for comment. A spokesperson for the House Republican Caucus said the chief author, Rep. Ron Kresha, R-Little Falls, declined to comment about why the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities were removed and how the bill would apply the University. Advocates of the BDS movement say it’s a Palestinian-led effort to pressure Israel for equality. The state of Israel says the movement seeks to delegitimize the Jewish State. “Those of us who look at that as a discrimination against a certain … group, we felt that was important to at least protect that relationship from discrimination when it comes to business vendors,” Limmer said. The proposed legislation would prohibit the state from contracting for $1,000 or more with a vendor that discriminates — defined as taking action on the basis of national origin— against Israel or Israeli people and businesses. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, which has no stance on the BDS movement, has issued numerous statements against the proposal, citing First

Amendment concerns. Despite several revisions, the legislation could still infringe upon free speech rights, said Minnesota ACLU Legislative Director Ben Feist. “[The bill] has now gotten a little bit difficult for people to understand because, as we would say, it [has become] constitutionally vague and overbroad,” he said. “Then you get First Amendment problems because people might limit their speech, not knowing just how far they can legally go.” Prohibiting businesses from boycotting Israel if they want to contract with the state would be unconstitutional, Feist said. Still, Limmer says the bill only addresses discriminator y business decisions and not speech. He added a clause in the bill stating that the legislation wouldn’t prevent vendors from “engaging in free speech or expression protected under the First Amendment.” “Everyone is entitled to freedom of speech, but they do not have a right to discriminate,” he said. These provisions are called “savings clauses” and won’t change whether a bill actually infringes on speech rights, said Adam Steinbaugh, a reporter for

the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. “The proponents of the bill want to stop very specific conduct, and I’m not sure how they could achieve that in a way that doesn’t have some First Amendment red flags,” Feist said. If passed, the legislation could apply to paid speakers on college campuses, Steinbaugh said, meaning speakers who are boycotting Israel either couldn’t charge over $1,000 or couldn’t be contracted to appear on campuses. This could limit academic freedom and freedom of speech because anyone who is advocating a boycott of Israel is likely engaged in boycott or other protest against that nation, he said. Others are more enthusiastic about the bill’s potential to limit discrimination against Israel. “We have these kinds of laws in place where we say the state won’t contract with companies that discriminate against LGBT people or against people of color,” said University student Sami Rahamim, chair of the Israel Committee for Minnesota Hillel and member of the Hillel International board of directors. “If a [state-contracted] company wants to boycott an entire country … that is discrimination.”

Thursday, April 20, 2017

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Veteran duo readies for final meet

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Strong faith lets Egwim go the distance

Emerald Egwim has the best time for the 400-meter in the Big Ten this season. BY DOMINIC DAVIS ddavis@mndaily.com

The Gophers Men’s Gymnastic team stretches before practice in Cooke Hall on Wednesday.

Mitchell Soukup and Zach Liebler are the team’s lone seniors this season. BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Senior Mitchell Soukup said that this last week is the epitome of what he has worked for in his four years with the Gophers. Soukup, along with fellow senior Zach Liebler, heads to the NCAA Championships this weekend, which will be the duo’s final event of their collegiate careers. “Ever yone says it’s going to go fast, but you don’t really realize it until it’s here,” Soukup said. “I’m pretty content with [competing one more time].” The two gymnasts have fought through adversity during their time with Minnesota. Head coach Mike Bur ns said he admires this year’s senior class for its resilience. “Both of them have been dealt some pretty

bad hands in ter ms of their health,” Burns said. “Gymnastics can be tough on the body, and they both have had to deal with some serious issues.” Liebler met Burns prior to competing for the Gophers. “We’ve known each other a long time, and I think it has provided a lot of trust for us,” Liebler said. “He’s always got our best interest at heart.” Liebler heads to the NCAA Championships with All-American honors in the vault on one occasion and on the floor two times. In Minnesota’s last meet, Liebler ear ned a four th-place finish on the vault at the Big Ten Championships. The senior also tallied a 13.750 in the championship’s first day on floor. Soukup, who specializes in the rings, sat out his first year with the team due to a series of injuries. He has dealt with even more adversity in his senior year — he has to go through shoulder surger y at the conclusion of this

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season — but has kept his motivation as his final meet approaches. “My body is on the brink of just running out on me,” Soukup said. “[I’m] pretty hur t, but I’m ready to go out one more time.” Soukup finished in ninth place on the rings at the conference championships two weeks ago. Burns said his favorite memor y of coaching Soukup was his per formance at the Big Ten Championships. “That’s going to stick in my mind, and just the celebration moment right after that was pretty special,” Burns said. Soukup and Liebler have been roommates all four years they have competed with the team. The two came to Minnesota as the only male gymnasts in their class. “We got roomed together in the dorms freshman year,” Soukup said. “He’s developed into one of my best friends.” One season ago, Soukup finished in 36th place on the rings at the

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“Everyone says it’s going to go fast, but you don’t really realize it until it’s here.” MITCHELL SOUKUP Gopher senior

NCAA Championships. He earned a 14.450 on the rings at the Big Ten Championships prior to the NCAA Championships in 2016 and placed ninth. Liebler will be honored beyond competition at the NCAA Banquet Thursday as he is one of eight finalists for the Nissen-Emer y Award, an award given to the nation’s most outstanding senior gymnast. Liebler and Soukup will both look to help their team advance past the qualifying round and to the finals on April 22. “[We] have to make the team finals,” Liebler said. “Aside from that, hopefully looking for that podium finish, top-three.”

Many athletes have something — or someone — that motivates and inspires them. For Emerald Egwim, it is her faith in God. Egwim, a member of the Minnesota women’s track and field team, said her faith is what made her who she is in all aspects of life — and doing the little things is what helps her improve as an athlete and person. Ever y mor ning she wakes up and tries to do a devotional and prayer. “I believe that in studying the word of God, and, praying, and spending that time to devote to God, I am bettering myself, and I’m also making myself better for the different things I’m involved in,” Egwim said. Throughout the day, Egwim reads bible verses on her phone. Of these verses, Proverbs 3:5-6 is one that is the most important to her. The verse is a reminder that in some moments — especially challenging ones — she needs to take a step back and tr ust God will guide her. “Up ’til now, God has been the only thing that has never failed me and has continued to help me and make me better,” Egwim said. She doesn’t take her relationships with God or the people around her for granted. “I don’t believe that any of my ability or anything that I have achieved I achieved on my own,” Egwim said. “That is God, and that is my coaches, and that is my teammates, and that is my family.”

The junior’s achievements haven’t gone unnoticed at Minnesota. She now holds the indoor and outdoor program records for the 400-meter dash. Egwim improved on her indoor record this season with a time of 52.73 seconds at the Big Ten Championship meet in the preliminary race. She later qualified for the indoor NCAA Championships where she came in 16th place and was named a Second Team All-American. Egwim later ran a similar time of 52.75 outdoor to be in possession of both 400-meter records, and 52.75 is the fastest time in the 400-meter in the Big Ten this season. Egwim’s teammate Kimberly Golding said Egwim is a hard working, determined and humble human being, but none of her accomplishments would be possible without her faith. “I can see that she’s really getting better as an athlete and as an individual,” Golding said. “I can also see that she brings forth her faith. She wouldn’t have done this without the Lord.” Egwim said her involvement in track and field sometimes makes going to church difficult. However, she stresses the importance for her to pray and worship outside of that time. “Being spiritual is something that you can do on your own,” Egwim said. “God has been something I can always lean back on and find peace in.” Egwim is focused on improving her times as the Big Ten Championships are about a month away. “It’s also bettering my best, working harder, and pushing myself [in an effort toward] extending my limits,” Egwim said.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Caroline Ryba sets a high standard on the court, in the classroom The junior came out high school with a 4.25 GPA and five academic awards. BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

Junior Caroline R yba has demonstrated her high-scoring abilities.on the tennis court and in the classroom. Ryba, achemical engineering major, maintains one of the highest grade point averages on the entire tennis and dominates the No. 1 spot on the court. “There have been tough times,” Ryba said. “But it’s all wor th it, and it’s all really rewarding in the end. I don’t think I’m going to regret working hard and taking a dif ficult major.” The reality of being a Division I athlete and a successful student may prove a challenge, but it has been no match for Ryba, who traces her interest in science back to high school. R yba said that she was always more attuned to the math and science realm of school and was good at problem-solving in those areas. “You tend to like the things that you’re good at.” Ryba said. Ryba has been able to strike a balance between school and spor t, and the work ethic is not lost on her teammates. “Of f the cour t, ever yone knows she’s always

studying,” said junior Mehvish Safdar, who was R yba’s doubles par tner their freshman season. “I’ve lived with her for the past two years. [She’s] always getting to sleep at the right time … It’s those little things that can catch up to you, and she doesn’t let them catch up to her.” On the cour t, R yba’s path to tennis comes through her family, specifically her brother, Konrad. “My older brother played before me,” Ryba said. “He still loves the game, and he still plays, and we will practice, he is definitely someone I look up to, and he just understands the game … he takes ever ything a little more lightly than I do.” The native of Glenview, Illinois said she was also a gymnast when she was younger before she transitioned to tennis, and her brother ser ved as an inspiration to that. Ryba said her parents were ver y suppor tive of her, and they helped through the rigors of traveling to matches in juniors. Still, R yba’s success on the cour t is well-established: from being the most valuable player at Glenbr ook South High School for three consecutive years, to solidifying the No. 1 in the Gophers’ playbook in her junior season and winning records in both her career singles and doubles competition. Safdar said Ryba is a good role model for the younger players, who comprise most

Senior Maja Vujic returns the ball during a match against Ohio State on Friday.

of the team. Safdar said she never misbehaves, is always a fair player and embodies drive and a solid notion of what she wants to do in life. “All around, Caroline is a ver y put-together person,” Safdar said. “On the cour t, honestly, it’s really admirable how focused she is, and she’s always focused on the task at hand, and she’s always someone

who is ver y composed.” R yba likes to stay focused and busy, so it is no wonder why she has the success she does in two challenging areas of life. “I always go into practice with a purpose,” Ryba said. “Focus on my goals, and what I kind of want to work on, or what I think I need to improve on.”

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“He still loves the game, and he still plays, and we will practice, he is definitely someone I look up to, and he just understands the game … he takes everything a little more lightly than I do.” CAROLINE RYBA Gopher junior

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by at least a small tube or catheter. During laser ablation surger y, an instr ument is inser ted and “emits laser light” to cook and destroy the tumor. While the laser cooks the tumor, Hunt said the temperature is monitored using magnetic resonance thermography, which can accurately track the temperature change in real-time so it doesn’t get too hot. “The advantage is that … you don’t actually have to create a big hole in the brain,” he said. “You can basically just drill a very small hole in the skull and put the catheter in, which most

people tolerate very well.” Hunt added that many patients don’t feel any different after the surger y. Laser ablation partly relies on a robot arm that can accurately target a spot in the head and insert the catheter. The surger y, which relies heavily on basic neurosurgical skills, is growing in popularity, Hunt said, and the University wants to make it a major part of treating patients. “This was kind of a trial. We need to purchase the equipment and do some other things,” Hunt said. “Our goal is to be able to of fer it to any patient who we think it would be a good choice for.” Chris Weight, a urologic oncologist at the

University, said 70 percent of the surgeries he performs are completed with robots — and procedures using robots don’t require long hospital stays, usually only 24 hours. Laurence O’Connor, an urologist in St. Paul, said he also uses robotic instruments for many of his surgeries. O’Connor said he uses robots when per forming laparoscopic surgeries, a procedure where a telescope and other instr uments are inser ted in a small incision in the patient. “You can either do that and hold on to the instrument to do the surgery, or you can attach a robot to the instrument and do the surgery,” he said. The robot has four

U economics professor charged with tax evasion Beth Allen was charged with not paying her taxes for nearly12 years. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota economics professor was charged Friday with tax evasion after allegedly not paying state income taxes for nearly 12 years. Beth Elaine Allen was charged with 12 felony and gross misdemeanor counts and owes the state an estimated $59,050, according to charges filed Friday. Allen allegedly failed to pay income taxes since at least 2003, but the statute of limitations for tax crimes limit the charges for the years 2010 to 2015. Allen earned a doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley, and earns $160,000 a year as a University professor.

According to the charges, the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s investigation into Allen showed that she filed a 1998 Minnesota Individual Income Tax return in 2002 and did not include a full payment. “The filing demonstrates that [Allen] knew of her obligation to file a Minnesota Individual Tax return,” according to the criminal complaint. Between May of 2011 and December of 2015, the revenue department sent over 40 letters to Allen urging her to file her tax returns and pay any taxes due, according to the charges. All the letters were sent to Allen’s office at the University and she did not respond to any. Additional credit card repor ts show that Allen spent thousands of dollars on travel, convenience stores, liquor stores, wineries and other retailers, court documents allege. Law enforcement officials seized 19 letters from the MDOR and over 60 letters

from the IRS and the Philadelphia Department of Revenue Service after a search warrant seizure of Allen’s car, University office and a hotel room she was staying in. Allen allegedly told investigators she was behind on her tax returns and that she did not receive any of the letters sent to her, according to the criminal complaint. Allen’s first court hearing is set for May 12. She could not be reached for comment. Tom Brever, one of Allen’s attor neys, said Allen filed and paid the income tax retur ns from 2010 to 2015 late, but did so before the charges were filed. Brever said Allen is being charged because she is a noted University-level economics professor who filed her taxes late and is being used by the state to “send a message of deterrence” to urge others to file their taxes in a timely manner.

arms, three with instr uments to complete the procedure and one that holds two small cameras, giving the surgeon — located at a console near the patient — a three-dimensional picture to view what’s happening. “The robotic instr uments have additional degrees of movement,” O’Connor said, adding that they can bend at angles a human arm or hand can’t. “It makes … sewing up things inside the belly with the laparoscopic instr uments a lot easier.” He said he first star ted using the robot in 2007, primarily to take out prostate and kidney cancers. “When the robot was first introduced, about 5 percent [of surgeries] were

done robotically and 95 percent were done through an open incision,” Weight said. “Now it’s almost completely reversed.” The shift happened over the last 15 years, he said, and star ted with the militar y hoping to use robots to perform surger y on soldiers in combat areas that were too far from a hospital. Weight said the urology field was one of the leading early adopters of the technology. “Since that time, it has moved into several other fields,” he said. “It is increasingly being used because it of fers complex surgical tasks. It translates the complex movement of a hand … into small instruments that are only a

“I think that sort of technology will continue to advance.” CHRIS WEIGHT Urologic oncologist

couple millimeters big.” Weight said a full robotic system costs around $2 million, but the instruments, which are a few thousand dollars, are reusable for each surger y. “I think that sor t of technology will continue to advance,” he said. “These surgical assisting robots will probably continue to spread into many aspects of surger y.”

For Pres. Trump, familiar judge gets case of deported Mexican BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO — A case involving a man who was deported to Mexico despite having permission to be in the U.S. under a program that shields young immigrants has landed in the courtroom of a judge whose impartiality was questioned by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign because of his Mexican heritage. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San Diego was assigned the case of Juan Manuel Montes, 23, whose attorneys say could be the first known person deported by the Trump administration who had qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Montes sued Tuesday for access to records on his deportation. The lawsuit came less than a month after Curiel approved a $25 million settlement in a case alleging the now-defunct Trump University misled customers. Trump repeatedly criticized the Indiana-born judge during the campaign, insinuating that his Mexican heritage exposed a bias in the case because of Trump’s tough line on illegal immigration. The Depar tment of Homeland Security said Wednesday that Montes was entitled to be in the U.S. until early next year under DACA, reversing its position a day earlier that his status had expired in August 2015 and wasn’t renewed. The agency said Montes acknowledged under oath that he had entered the country illegally on Feb. 19, resulting in his loss of status because it was an admission that he had left without the required permission. The case may help define Trump’s approach to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was introduced in 2012 by President Barack Obama. Trump has kept it in place

and made sympathetic remarks about its beneficiaries, angering some immigration hardliners. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday that he didn’t want to “rush to judgment” about Montes and referred questions to Homeland Security. He said the administration’s enforcement priorities are people who committed crimes in the United States and pose a threat. “I would respectfully suggest that, in this case, the facts are not completely out, so I would rather not jump to conclusions about what happened,” he said. U.S. Rep. Steve King, an Iowa Republican, applauded Montes’ removal in a tweet that linked to a story in USA Today, which first reported the case. Above a photo of a mug, he wrote, “First nonvaledictorian DREAMer deported. Border Patrol, this one’s for you.” Even after its latest statement, Homeland Security’s account sharply differed from what Montes’ attorneys say happened. The attorneys said in the lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California that their client left the country Feb. 17 only because he was stopped by a law enforcement official and asked for identification while walking to a taxi stand in Calexico, California, about 120 miles (190 kilometers) east of San Diego. He was asked to sign documents without being given copies or an opportunity to see an immigration judge. After getting assaulted in the Mexican border city of Mexicali, Montes returned to the United States two days later and turned himself over to authorities, according to the lawsuit. He was again asked to sign documents, not provided copies and returned to Mexico. Homeland Security said Wednesday that the Border

Patrol had no record of the initial encounter in Calexico and that Montes had left the United States on an unknown date. The Border Patrol arrested after him after he climbed over a border fence in the California border town of about 40,000 people. The National Immigration Law Center, which represents Montes, stood by its account. Its lawsuit seeks records on why their client was deported, alleging that immigration officials violated the Freedom of Information Act for failure to respond to its request beyond acknowledging receipt. “Juan Manuel has been unequivocal in his assertion that he never voluntarily left the country while he had DACA,” said attorney Nora Preciado. “Rather than continue to provide half-truths and var ying asser tions, DHS should respond to our request for documentation. We will see them in court.” Montes, who came to the United States when he was 9, graduated from high school in 2013 and pursued a welding degree at community college, according to the lawsuit. He then worked two years picking crops in California and Arizona. Montes’ attorneys say their client qualified for DACA in 2014 and renewed his status for two years in 2016. He is currently in Mexico. Homeland Security said Montes was convicted of shoplifting in July 2016. His lawyers acknowledged in the lawsuit that he had a misdemeanor on his record and “minor traf fic of fenses,” none of which would have disqualified him from DACA. The gover nment has issued nearly 800,000 DACA permits since President Barack Obama introduced the program in 2012 and nearly 700,000 renewals.

Iowa admin: fired coaches often gay BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DES MOINES, Iowa — A former University of Iowa athletic administrator said Wednesday that during her tenure she became concerned after noticing that female coaches who were fired were often gay and had become more open about their sexuality. Jane Meyer testified about Iowa coaches as her case continued in Des Moines, where jurors are considering her claim that she suffered workplace discrimination as a gay woman in a relationship with a Hawkeye coach. Meyer alleges in a lawsuit the school also retaliated against her and paid her less than another deputy athletic director for similar work. Meyer is seeking damages for pay and emotional distress. Attor neys for Meyer said she was on pace to lead a Division I college program until she was unfairly transferred and later laid off. Meyer testified she felt she’d been “tucked away” when decisions on retaining women’s coaches were made and that at times, subpar facilities kept coaches

from succeeding. Meyer also said she felt slighted in 2011 when athletic director Gary Barta chose not to have her — the second-highest ranking member of the Hawkeyes athletic department — address the media when a highly publicized rhabdomyolysis outbreak sent 13 Iowa football players to the hospital. Because coach Kirk Ferentz and Bar ta were out of town, Bar ta chose an assistant coach and a father of one of the affected players to take questions from reporters. Meyer also pointed to years of “outstanding reviews” by both Barta and his predecessor, current Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, as proof of her abilities as an athletics administrator. She noted that a 2006 review by Bowlsby described Meyer as “more than ready to move into the director’s chair,” and that she also was named that year the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s administrator of the year after being nominated by Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Meyer claimed she was involved in roughly $350 million worth of facility work in her time with Iowa and that

her efforts saved the school roughly $17 million. Meyer’s difficulties with Barta began in 2014, when he fired field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum over complaints about her treatment of some players. Many players and fans protested the decision, and Griesbaum argued she was treated more harshly than male coaches and planned legal action. After media reports that Meyer and Griesbaum had been in a decade-long relationship, Barta transferred Meyer outside the athletics department while her partner’s litigation loomed. Meyer worked as a university construction manager until being laid off last year when that position was eliminated. Meyer also said that Barta told her she wouldn’t be considered for a deputy role when he reorganized the department a few years ago, saying Barta told her that he “wanted someone who could better represent him.” Meyer’s testimony will continue Thursday, when the University of Iowa’s lawyers are set to crossexamine her. Bar ta is expected to begin his testimony Thursday afternoon.

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FASHION

SCHOOL

Street style: “Hunky Jesus Contest”

“Imprints”: Where art and fashion collide

The Saloon hosts alternative Easter celebration, turns the holiday on its head.

The College of Design’s fashion show was held in the Weisman Art Museum’s Davis Gallery on April 19.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com

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ne of the best things to do on any given religious holiday is attend a parody event, like “A Drag Queen Christmas” at the Pantages Theatre. No holiday is duller and more deser ving of a makeover than Easter. Not just because eggs and rabbits are lame mascots, but also because it seems like Christmas-lite. This Easter, the longrunning Minneapolis gay bar, The Saloon, hosted their own parody Easter event: “Hunky Jesus Contest.” Here are some of the best entries:

Sister Kim Boocha, 28 What she wore: Teal leggings, vintage flower sun dress, furry green and yellow false eyelashes, black lipstick. What she said: “Some of us here are from a mission called Ladies of the Lakes. We are the sisters of perpetual idols. We’re a queer order of nuns that spread joy and awareness

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Kim Boocha poses for a portrait at The Saloon during an Easter Sunday event where participants competed to be named the sexiest biblical character.

wherever our mission calls, which usually means we are going to look crazy. We work together to make each

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or future event planners, museum curators and fashion designers, an in-house fashion show at the Weisman Ar t Museum is somewhat of a dream. For University of Minnesota students, design showcase “IMPRINTS” provides that oppor tunity for many of on-campus creatives. This year’s show, a collaboration between the University’s College of Design and the WAM, took p l a c e We d n e s d a y. T h e show is an annual rite of passage for second-year design students, For University strategic communications senior Meg Kelly, planning such an event is the culmination of four years of work with the WAM Collective, the museum’s student outreach group. “Helping with the design showcase is my favorite event because it’s such a cool collaboration on campus,” Kelly said. Despite the show’s six year r un, the Weisman welcomes yearly changes to the event in order to keep it fresh. This year, the showcase moved out of the Riverview Galler y to a sold-out show in the Davis Galler y, allowing the audience to better connect with “The Talking Cure” and “What

Needs to Be Said?” — exhibits at the Weisman that inspired the student designers’ work. Featured second-year design students, like Stephanie Wang and Lizzy Cobb, were challenged to create a garment that spoke to their identity through the use of upcycled, non-traditional materials. Wang’s design features a skir t and a shir t with flowers and string lights reminiscent of a candle. “The top part, the flowers, are all made of water bottles that I fished out of the recycling,” Wang said. “I applied heat with a candle to curl the edges in so they look more like petals, and spray painted them.” Wang drew her inspiration from her own personality and interactions with her friends and family. “I’m more of a listener than a talker,” Wang said. “My mom mentioned an old Chinese saying … ‘A candle gives light to others, and in the process it sacrifices itself.’ … It kind of signifies time passing as someone is talking to you, and then me taking what I hear and listening to it and absorbing it. Or I could reflect it back to them in the form of advice.” Cobb, on the other hand, designed a long dress with 1000 painted leaves and an encaged bodice built out of wire tree branches. “I grew up in the same house, and in the back yard

“This book [‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’] really helped me in my journey of grief. I painted the pages so they gradate to go through the seasons.” LIZZY COBB Design student

was this big, 200-year-old oak tree,” Cobb said. “When my father passed away in 2012, it was this stable object for me … It was something that I felt like never changed when everything around me was changing.” Cobb’s integration of non-traditional materials was inspired by an object integral to her coping process. “I painted pages of a book that were cut out in a leaf,” Cobb said. “This book [‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’] really helped me in my journey of grief. I painted the pages so they gradate to go through the seasons.” The success of the showcase rests on collaboration, as well as the help of countless planners and backstage helpers. For seniors like Kelly, “IMPRINTS” is the capstone of a career with the Weisman. But for any budding Marc Jacobs or Diane von Furstenberg in the College of Design, it’s just the beginning.

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Apparel design sophomores Hailey Strobel, left, Stephanie Wang, center, and Karli Rastetter, right, pose for a portrait with their pieces at their studio in McNeal Hall on Tuesday. Their work was showcased in IMPRINTS at the Weisman Art Center on Wednesday.

A&E EDITOR

Sophia Vilensky svilensky@mndaily.com

RADIO K TOP 7

1. OUMOU SANGARE, Kamelemba 2. OZY REIGNS, Ur Mines 3. PILE, Hairshirt

4. BURN FETISH, The Body Writhes and Keels in the Deep End 5. CLARK, Peak Magnetic 6. NEON BLAQUE, Pinnacle 7. THUNDERCAT, Tokyo

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By Katie Lauer

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“Damn.” by Kendrick Lamar

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The album’s name speaks for itself. Moving away from the brassy symbolism of “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar speaks his mind about America, mortality and KFC. From the heavy hitters in “HUMBLE.” and “DNA.,” to the deep storylines in “XXX.” and “DUCKWORTH.,” this is a record to reward your ears with.

While politics isn’t always the most fun, it’s an important thing to be involved in. Why not have a little fun while staying up-to-date? This site tracks President Donald Trump’s visits to his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, and the costs associated with each one of these trips.

Avoid a night spent crying in the shower after Spring Jam and drink water instead. With the day’s festivities, this glorious beverage can help you stay hydrated from the sun and the plagues of day drinking. If you bought a ticket, you should try to actually attend.

MUSIC

FASHION

Battle of the Bands: A musical preview

Street style: “Hunky Jesus Contest”

Prepare for a night of indie-rock and hip-hop. BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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attling to play the Spring Jam stage, these five Battle of the Bands finalists should be a nice musical warm-up for Saturday’s main acts. Here’s what to expect:

{The Empty Sets}

This five-man band brings early ’00s rock back, and they know it. Imagine the brainchild of Matchbox Twenty and Gavin DeGraw with a little bit of Foo Fighters mixed in, and you get close to {The Empty Sets}. Without much officially released music besides their single “Sunk,” Friday’s set will be a surprise.

Early Eyes

Half Mannequin

“A mix of Califor niarock, soul and pop” doesn’t fully describe this quartet’s sound. Released less than a month ago, the funk of “Waste of Time” and the flow of “Change Your Season” will have every foot tapping. These singles are just one key element of the band’s catchy, blues-rock live sound.

On first listen, Half Mannequin’s release “Summer Songs” sounds

like a mash-up of an upbeat The Smiths with a tinge of for mer winn e r, H i p p o C a m p u s . Take standout single “Cof fee” — the name speaks for itself in this peppy track. The band’s classic indie-rock sound pairs with shimmer y guitars for a happy, cinematic soundtrack to the ever closer warmer days.

Love Sequence If guitar is your thing, this four-piece band is

The Battle of the Bands: Final Round Where Coffman Memorial Union Front Plaza, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis When April 21, 5 p.m. Cost FREE

for you. With their latest EP release, “Look at Me,” Love Sequence features a bit of ’80s synth pop (check out “I Want You With Me”), transitions to a harder rock sound and even channels a bit of The 1975 in “Cigarette.” Led by strong guitars, they make the combination work.

Vessel As the only hip-hop act on the ticket, Vessel has something new to offer the showdown. He soulfully raps about anything from love and dreams, to Donald Trump, to his GPA, with ease. The ’90s R&B reminiscent “Navigation” and the newly-released “Discussion” will have listeners turning up to his quick, produced beats.

ART

Local artist creates with paint, epoxy and a respirator Stephen Maxam’s colorful, flowing paintings resemble galaxies and granite.

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like the leader. Her look mixes creepy clown baby with religious garb perfectly.

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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hen he’s working on one of his paintings, Stephen Maxam’s studio looks like a scene from Breaking Bad. Unlike the show, however, the full-face respirator, gloves and tarps are only used to protect him from the fumes of his art materials. Maxam creates mesmerizing multimedia paintings. Working with epoxy — a medium commonly used as a protective coating — his paintings look like a colorful cross between galactic photographs and granite countertops. How does he create his art? For now, the self-titled “abstract naturalist painter” said he’s keeping the tricks of his trade secret. With little helpful information available about the relatively uncommon medium, he said he’s had to figure it out for himself. “I discover new things every time I use it, and anytime I tr y something new I usually find a new effect,” Maxam said. “A lot of things are accidental.” When working on projects, he’ll spend from 20 to 50 hours a week in his self-ventilated studio, which takes the toxic air outside and brings fresh air indoors. In the winter months, he wears around seven layers

CARTER JONES, DAILY

Sharron Husbands poses for a portrait at The Saloon during an Easter Sunday event where participants competed to be named the sexiest biblical character.

Sister Taylor Glory, 28

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Artist Steve Maxam poses for a portrait at his home studio on Monday.

so he can keep working in the cold. It’s from this practice and experimentation that he’s honed the ability to create his art. “You can pour things into [epoxy], you can pour it on top of things, you can mix it with things and pour it, pretty much anything,” he explained. “You can add random things that aren’t paint and see what happens. Previously working with predominately ink and pen, Maxam stumbled across epoxy after a friend showed him an epoxy-covered leaf. From that simple introduction, he started looking into how he could use it artistically. The 21-year-old said he draws inspiration from nature, his own emotions and the events that are happening in the world around him. After Philando Castile was

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killed last July, he created his first black-and-white piece. “I was tr ying to make sense of this divide, which is more abstract and a gray area,” he said. “I was here receiving all this energy, trying to interpret it.” No matter the color scheme or inspiration, Maxam’s style isn’t common, and his experimentation is something that Verra Blough, who works at the St. Paul art supply store Wet Paint, said she loves about his art. “I’m a believer in experimentation,” Blough said. Impressed with Maxam’s work, she said that sometimes art like his can only be created by “jumping in.” Those in the art world aren’t the only ones who enjoy Maxam’s paintings. His work is currently on display at Urban Growler Brewing Company, where the colorful swirls and layers provide

a nice contrast to the building’s interior brick walls. Alex Mongin, a friend of Maxam who works at the brewery, said his art would be perfect for the space, especially since he’s from the area. “We’re super engrained in the community, and we want locals to be represented,” Mongin said. Maxam’s pieces, including “Pink Matter,” “Intangible Perfection” and “Ultraviolet Icebergs” were installed in the beginning of April. Maxam hopes to continue featuring his work in galleries, experiment with creating furniture and host his own solo showing. “Any dif ferent kind of idea that you have can yield a different result,” Maxam said. “There’s an evolution occurring as you’re creating because you have to just go with the flow.”

What she wore: Fishnet stockings, fishnet shirt, leather jacket, K-Pop inspired makeup and a habit decorated with pink and white bows. What she said: “The name came first — then the outfit. I developed a character around an amplified version of who I am. A better version … but worse … but like better. Today I did my own makeup, but I take classes with some of these ladies and we give each other tips and style ideas. I just exaggerated my mouth and the eyeshadow all the way up to the habits.” Review: Glory went for a dressed-down punk rock nun look. From the neck down it’s a mix of James Dean and Zsa Zsa Gabor. From the neck up it’s pure makeup talent.

Sister Sharron Husbands, 32 What he wore: Polyester Eastern Orthodox habit, white face paint, rainbow

eye shadow design and cheap plastic dangling jewelry. What he said: “For me, it’s about letting loose. We’re just tr ying to do something fun and goofy. We work together to come up with our characters, but I still made everything myself.” Review: Husbands appears the most classic. The reser ved look has a focal point though: eyeshadow drawn on in a rainbow.

Schaumburg, 26 What he wore: Necklace made of upside down pink crosses, pink plastic minotaur horns, a black extra-large cardigan, flower bandana and ripped tights. What he said: “One of my lovers r uns [the event]. I am a gr unge street-walking Satan — I came up with it on a whim. Jesus and God are really not my style so I came up with a more villainous approach. The pink hor ns were wear and tear from Ragstock.” Review: Schaumburg is one of the few that took the villain route, and it paid off. The bandana wrapped around the face and the minotaur horns look vaguely familiar, but mixed with the tights and no undershir t the look definitely fits the theme of the night.

“The name came first — then the outfit.” SISTER TAYLOR GLORY Drag queen

By Katie Lauer

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This Friday, celebrate the life of Prince at First Avenue for the one-year anniversary of his passing. With the Memorial Street Party sold out and the celebration at Paisley Park costing hundreds of dollars, this is another way to celebrate his music and life in the best way — by dancing.

There are over 10 locations celebrating “the culture of the independently-owned record store” for Record Store Day’s 10th Anniversary this year, with plenty of albums, cassettes and vinyl ready to be bought. Some music will be specially pressed for the day, so don’t miss out.

Enjoy the festivities of Holi with Bharat UMN, color powders and water guns. This annual festival, usually held in March, celebrates the arrival of spring and the end of winter. You can now enjoy the (hopefully) warm weather with friends, strangers and food. Just make sure to bring clothes you don’t mind getting a bit dirty.

Where First Avenue, 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis Hours 9 p.m. Cost $10 to $15

Where Various Twin Cities record stores Hours All day Cost Free

Where East River Flats Park, 351 E. River Parkway, Minneapolis Hours 12 P.M. - 4 P.M. Cost Free

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University of Minnesota dental student and dental hygienist Kelli Blankenship works on a patient’s teeth on Friday in Moos Tower. Blankenship has used accommodations through the Disability Resource Center for nine years as she has worked toward her three degrees at the University of Minnesota.

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As a result, the students’ mental health suf fered. Marie’s GPA plummeted, for example, and they experienced heightened anxiety and panic attacks. Professors want to help all their students succeed, disability exper ts say, but misconceptions about disabilities and mental illness can get in the way. “The problem is not the students. The problem is the University doesn’t have the resources to give us the time that we need to accommodate the students,” said University disability studies instr uctor Angela Carter. Throughout 2015, the University of fered a 16-minute online faculty training, implemented after the passage of a 2012 University Senate Disability Issues Committee resolution, but the initiative wasn’t renewed after faculty complained the video was too long. Some disability rights advocates say lack of training is a national issue. Along with politicians, they’re working to build momentum for a federal bill that would create a $10 million national center for college faculty disability accommodations training. And with more funding toward the DRC and training for faculty, professor-student interactions could improve, Carter said. “I want to put pressure on the University for more of an institutional shift,” she said.

SKEPTICAL PROFESSORS T urquoya Rudnitski, a gender, women and sexuality studies student who was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder at 15, is in her third semester at the University and her sixth year taking college classes part-time. She used to be a political activist and a track and rugby athlete, but with the onset of illness, had to give those up to spend most of her time studying and practicing coping mechanisms. Still, because Rudnitski fears instr uctors will write her of f as lazy or a liar, she doesn’t reach out when she needs help, causing her grades to suf fer. She hasn’t registered with the DRC. “In my experience with pr ofessors, the first time … something related to my illness comes up, they seem to be ver y understanding and accommodating,” she said. “After that, I feel judgment and doubt and I feel like that would be the same with or without a letter.” For Rudnitski, the invisibility of her illness can make it harder to explain to profes-

sors, she said. Mistrusting attitudes from instr uctors aren’t malicious but misunderstandings, said Mimi Corcoran, president and CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Instr uctors often think if students with disabilities just work harder, they’ll succeed, she said. As a result, classes aren’t structured to fit all students’ needs. Car ter said she understands. After a near-death experience when a semitr uck T-boned the car she was driving 10 years ago, she now lives with cognitive impairments that necessitated accommodations in college through today. Still, she said people doubt she’s disabled because her needs are mental, not physical. Many of her students tell her they’re approached with the same skepticism. She estimated 70 percent of her conversations with students deal with how to explain their disability to a professor. “That’s what I hear from a lot of my students: ‘My disability isn’t apparent, so teachers don’t think I need my accommodation,’” Car ter said. For some students, invalidation from professors has led to anxiety and worsened academic performance. Marie, typically an ‘A’ student, is petitioning a grade after they said their professor failed to accommodate Marie’s heightened public speaking anxieties and other conditions. And while Rudnitski isn’t sure a letter would help her succeed, Autumn Wetzel, a special education junior, said having an accommodations letter helped her grades and her mental health. “I was constantly destroying my health to [meet] deadlines,” she said. “My health is so much better and my grades are higher, too, because even though I was getting work in before, it wasn’t always good work.”

EVENING THE PLAYING FIELD As stigma sur rounding disabilities and mental illness falls, 20 percent more students registered with the DRC between fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2016. University disability advocates say the center will need mor e funding and faculty members will require better preparation as the number of openly disabled students continues to rise. “[Accommodations] can cause slightly more work for the professor … which is why I think there needs to be broader support campus-wide on getting more resources … and more information about disability,” Carter said.

Fixes could include helping professors understand the neurological causes for lear ning and mental health impair ments and aler ting staf f to students’ legal rights to accommodations, Corcoran said. Encouraging faculty to familiarize themselves with the available student resources can also alleviate misconceptions, she said. Nationwide, faculty often lack proper education for assisting disabled students, Corcoran said. She backed the federal RISE Act of 2016, which, among other provisions, would’ve created a $10 million national center for college faculty disability accommodations training. The bill didn’t pass through Congress but will be r eintr oduced this session, Cor coran said. The National Center for Lear ning Disabilities has been working with bipar tisan legislators to gain traction for the proposed law, she said. Some experts, like the University’s Institute on Community Integration Director David Johnson, say system-wide training isn’t feasible. But as the University pushes for increased diversity on its campuses, it should consider disabilities a par t of that, he said. On a smaller scale, Car ter tries to make her classes accessible for as many students as possible by providing class materials in multiple formats, encouraging students to share notes and basing participation grades on diverse criteria, among other strategies, she said. Car ter also implements accommodations on a caseby-case basis, regardless of whether students have a DRC letter. “There is this idea that people that need accommodations for disability reasons are getting an advantage or are getting a leg up,” she said. “Access and accommodations [aren’t] an additional benefit. It’s evening the playing field.” Her colleagues have wondered if students will take advantage of her teaching style, Carter said. “I choose to believe and trust the students,” she said. “It hasn’t backfired for me yet.”

“There is this idea that people that need accommodations for disability reasons are getting an advantage or are getting a leg up. ANGELA CARTER U disability studies instructor

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Special education junior Autumn Wetzel draws animations before intermediate poetry class on April 12. Wetzel is registered with the University Disability Resource Center for her mental and math disabilities. She said that drawing during class helps stabilize her mood and keep her focused.

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Special education major Autumn Wetzel performs a poem she wrote during her intermediate poetry class on April 12. Wetzel, who uses DRC accommodations, is president of SPEAK, a slam poetry student group at the University.

STUDENTS REGISTERED 2,768 WITH THE DRC 2,211

2012

1,978

2013*

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2014

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2015

2016**

*INACTIVE CLIENTS WERE REMOVED IN THE FY2013 **THE DRC CONDUCTED 145 PRESENTATIONS ABOUT DISABILITY AND ACCOMIDATONS IN 2016

Blind/low vision (2.2%) Autism spectrum disorder (2.8%) Mobility/physical disabilities (3%)

Deaf/hard of hearing (2.2) Speech disabilities (0.07%) Unknown (0.04%) Mental health conditions (47%)

Brain/head injuries (3.4%) Chronic health (6.1%) Learning disabilities (6%)

Medical conditions (8%)

IN 2016, STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH THE DRC FOR:

Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (17.7%) SOURCE: DRC

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Editorials & Opinions COLUMN

Expanded funds for expanded minds Mentorship programs are accessible and affordable for students, but they need funds.

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n 2005, I had a problem with multiplying and dividing and subtracting and getting remainders. Yep, long division — the Godzilla of division: bulky and multi-layered. Fourth graders disappear into it. I was a 9-year-old stuck in that snafu, but my dif ficulties lasted much longer than the week my classmates spent on it. The curriculum did not cease for me, so as the other kids dug deeper into arithmetic, I was still befuddled by the basics. There was a way out of Godzilla’s belly. I had to shuf fle up to Mrs. Pike’s

A lack of financial support from grants and the community stifles the know-how mentors who can give to students and ripen their potential.

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desk. Despite my apprehension, she gladly dedicated herself, getting both to the core of my vexation and took the time teach me how to get pesky long division ingrained in my brain. I was lucky to have a mentor smack dab in the classroom. For some students in the Twin Cities, the instinct to learn is alive, but their lives have obstacles that counter it. To stir their educational ambitions, they need mentorship programs like Prepare2Nspire. The program, to quote recent Minnesota Daily repor ting, reaches “underser ved communities” and even allots bus passes for students to make meetings more accessible. These weekly meetings have resulted in boosted ACT scores and anecdotes of students finally getting the grade that seemed out of reach. Prepare2Nspire’s grant is expiring in August and its future is uncertain. In the era of Education Secretar y Betsy DeVos, the outlook for our educational system has been compromised. But right here in Minneapolis we have people with bright ideas who want nothing more than to teach and an even greater number of

students who truly want to learn. They must have mentors who are passionate about teaching the next generation of thinkers. It sor t of sounds exhausting, but it needs to be exhausting in order to make the process of learning work. In a per fect world, ever y str uggling program to which the community gives an ear, well, wouldn’t be struggling. Never theless, for some, mentorship programs are most accessible, and most helpful are mentors to whom they feel a connection. Prepare2Nspire is one program of many in Minneapolis. A swath of affordable and communitysupported mentorship programs exist to help students, but the problem of funding remains. A lack of financial support from grants and the community stifles the know-how mentors who can give to students and ripen their potential. With resources, mentors are able to bring out an effective, creatively abundant, uninhibited, dedicated learning environment. Without that kind of workshop, I wouldn’t’ve made it to 5th grade. Taylor Sharp welcomes comments at tsharp@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION United customer disservice goes over the top The aghast millions who have watched the video of a United passenger, bloodied and screaming, being dragged off a plane on Sunday will agree. It shouldn’t have happened. It didn’t have to happen. As of Tuesday night, the passenger was still in the hospital, United’s market valuation had bled hundreds of millions, and the airline’s reputation was in shambles. The airline created the travesty: A full flight seated in Chicago, and then, apparently, the realization that the airline had to get four employees to Louisville to operate a Monday flight. A quick offer of $800 for the seats; no takers. Whereupon four ticketed passengers were selected and ordered off. One refused, and he was violently removed. Overbooking is a fact of life for airlines. Usually the issue is discovered and resolved before the passengers are seated and the luggage stowed. Why the United desk crew was surprised by the employee need in this case is unclear. It shouldn’t have been. The king of overbooking, it appears, is Delta, which happens, as the dominant carrier out of the Twin Cities, to be the major airline Minnesotans are most familiar with. In the last quarter of 2016, according to the website FiveThirtyEight, Delta had more “denied boardings” than any other two airlines combined — more than 36,000 in the three months. But only 326 of them were “involuntary.” United, with less than half the excess passengers, had almost three times as many involuntary denials. A well-timed Forbes magazine piece titled “Why Delta Airlines paid me $11,000 not to fly to Florida this weekend” suggests the difference. Delta has made overbooking part of its business plan — and, apparently unlike United, accepts that it will occasionally overpay customers to abandon their journey. (United capped its “negotiations” at $800, then brought in the muscle.) But the uproar is about more than United’s operational failings or even Munoz’s hamhanded justification of its means of “re-accommodating.” Behind it is a widely felt frustration with the indignities of flying in particular and what passes for customer service in general, not just in commercial aviation. What happened to David Dao on Sunday may be an over-the-top case, but it is a genuine symbol of those ills. Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published by the Mankato Free Press.

Helen Teague welcomes comments at hteague@mndaily.com.

COLUMN

On spreading yourself too thin Don’t forget to factor in your mental health and stress levels while registering for classes.

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s the end of the semester nears, I’m left wondering how it went by so quickly and why I feel unsatisfied in its wake. This spring, I took on a larger credit load and more jobs and responsibilities than previous semesters, but frankly I was too busy to stop and think about the ef fects it had on my stress and mental health until far too late into the semester. I felt a pressure when registering for classes to take on as much as I could fit in, but paired with work and homework and sleep — an activity I am usually too stubborn to give up on — my schedule left little room for me to check in with myself and make sure I was doing okay. While discussing a mutual shock of the proximity of the semester’s culmination with my friends, they usually ex-

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press a sense of relief and excitement. I find myself almost wishing I could star t it all over, giving each of my classes and myself more individual attention. Aside from the added stress, taking on more than I could handle also meant getting less out of ever ything, making me wonder if it was wor th it at all to take on more than I felt comfor table with. Too often, I found myself feeling distant or behind in my classes — sometimes all of them at once. Being busy is unavoidable, especially if, like me, you need to work to make ends meet — but there’s a fine line before you just over work yourself. While registering for fall, make sure you know where your line is. Kathryn Schultz welcomes comments at kschultz@mndaily.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Clarifying the role of security monitors on campus The security monitor position is one of the most impor tant and dif ficult student jobs on campus. That’s part of the reason they receive extensive training. The University of Minnesota community cannot thank these monitors enough for their ser vice. However, as the manager of University Security and the security monitors, I must clarify part of the April 13 article, “For UMN student security monitors, bridge crisis bring anxiety.” The ar ticle incorrectly asser ts that “when a student is in crisis on the Washington Avenue Bridge, the task of talking them of f the

ledge often falls to student security monitors.” While security monitors may be first to notice someone in crisis, they are not asked, nor expected to talk that person down, nor are they left alone in those situations. All monitors are trained, asked and expected to immediately contact the University’s Public Safety Emergency Communication Center (PSECC) to request assistance for safety and security concerns or crimes. The 911 dispatcher will then send a UMPD police of ficer along with other emergency ser vices, as circumstances dictate. The training security monitors receive centers around incident identifica-

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tion, requesting assistance, verbal de-escalation skills and their own safety. A reality of the security monitor’s role means they may encounter multiple stressful situations where action to inform others and request appropriate resources must be taken. It’s a system that works — having security monitors patrolling, engaging when needed and quickly involving professionals, so the person in crisis, a victim and the security monitor have someone with the proper training at the scene. Justin Yarrington University Security Manager,

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EDITORIALS Cutting research hurts progress

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h e Trump administration has proposed disastrous budget cuts to various research institutions in the United States, namely the National Institute of Health (NIH), and various subsidiar y institutional bodies. Budget cuts for other non-medical institutions, like the National Science Foundation (NSF) have been largely unclear. Part of the rationalization of the Trump administration was to cut unnecessar y funds. These budget cuts would directly hurt research efforts at the University of Minnesota. Sixty percent of external funding for research projects at the University comes from the federal government — that $788 million dollars is spread across more than 1,600 research projects. The proposed cuts to NIH would sever nearly 20 percent of the funding needs nationally. This comes at a time where the pivotal roadblock for research is already funding. Academic research’s mission is to explore the mysteries of the physical world — but remain unfettered by corporate and profit-oriented interests. Treatments for various diseases and deeper understanding for various phenomena have come from the scientific rigor that the research community has of fered. By defunding and disinvesting from the institutions that of fer the infrastructural support for many research laboratories across the countr y, the Trump administration is directly assaulting the fibers of innovation that thread scientific and medical progress. The impact that this will likely have is two-fold. First, it will drive research labs to pursue corporate collaboration. In industries related to medical treatment, many companies like Medtronic, Boston Scientific and Abbott, play an important role by acting as the intermediaries between scientific research and translational implementation and packaging ideas and research into marketable products. However, collaboration with corporations for medical research raises important ethical concerns — many of which would go unaddressed simply because researchers wouldn’t have any other option. Driven by corporate incentives, accountability and transparency could fall. Par t of federal funding ensures that the outcomes of research are shared with the public — after all, public tax dollars and funds are at play when funding labs. With corporate backing, other structures would have to be in place to hold labs accountable in publishing their results and being transparent about the outcomes of studies they conduct. The second potential impact is that this move will drive students away from research-oriented careers. Already, a career in academia does not pay well. Many postgraduate students in the research community have trouble finding jobs. Faculty who cannot publish their work often could lose their position in many toptier institutions, given a publish-or-perish climate. Decreased funding hurts this already per vasive issue further. The reality is that this move will hur t us. It’s imperative that scientists voice their concerns about the cuts to the administration and work with willing par tners in the current government to bring about substantial change in cur rent policy making. CONTACT THE EDITOR Grace Thomas jthomas@mndaily.com

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Greek life members denounce sex assault

CHRIS DANG, DAILY

Protesters chant as they cross behind Greek life members on Tuesday on East Bank. Members of Greek life held their 4th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event to make a stance against sexual assault.

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versity Greek life to more seriously address sexual misconduct by members. Organizers originally planned to cr oss the Washington Avenue Bridge twice, but the event was blocked by another event protesting the walk. Around 30 people gathered for the protest. The smaller group first gathered in front of Anderson Hall to discuss sexual assault and their experiences befor e following the Greek crowd chanting, “frat boys stop raping people” and, “racist, sexist, anti-gay, tell these frats to go away.” “I came out because I am a sur vivor of sexual violence and this is

“There is improvement that can be made to Greek life, but working together, not against each other is the asnwer.” HALEIGH ORTMEIER-CLARKE Student and sexual assault survivor

ver y impor tant to me,” said protester Charlotte Schiller. University student Haleigh Or tmeier-Clarke, a sexual assault sur vivor who spoke at the smaller event, said after ward that she didn’t suppor t the group’s actions toward the Greek’s event after her speech. “There is improvement that can be made to Greek life, but working together not against each other is the answer,” she said.

After the Gr eek life walk, sur vivors Russell Barnes and Abby Honold, spoke about their own experiences with sexual assault in Greek life and answered submitted questions from the Greek communities. “I really think that holding this event shows the Greek community’s commitment to helping victim-sur vivors,” Bar nes said, adding it would be impor tant to keep the momentum of this activism.

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Minneapolis residents will be able to voice opinions until May 1 on the city’s new sick and safe time rules, which expand paid sick time options for workers. Under the new regulations that begin July 1, city businesses with six or more employees must provide employees paid sick time; businesses of five or fewer must do the same but may choose to provide it unpaid. During the public comment period, many city residents have voiced their support of these new rules, but some business owners worr y about resulting administrative changes. “By and large,” said Ward 3 Council Member Jacob Frey, “public comments have been positive.” Frey said comments came from a mix of business owners and employees, most of whom praised the rules. But a common question from businesses was how they could roll back previous business policies that exceeded the new requirements. He said owners will need to sort out the logistics, but

the change will improve economic and health conditions at workplaces. Larissa Little, a University of Minnesota sophomore who works at the Dinkytown TargetExpress, said the new rules would finally give her the option to take time off. In the past year, she has only taken three days off because she needs the money. She said she works now even when she’s sick. Mike Mulrooney, owner of Blarney Pub and Grill, said the new r ules won’t have a big ef fect on his business because he already gives paid sick leave. But he said some restaurants may feel a larger impact. “This af fects dif ferent businesses in dif ferent ways,” he said. “I know there are different points of view on it. I’ve just chosen to take care of my employees.” He said what works for his business may not work for others, which may create issues once the paid sick time starts. Randal Gast, president of the Dinkytown Business Alliance, said the r ules come at a chaotic time for business owners, especially when paid time off is already available to employees. He said when paired with a push for a $15 per hour minimum wage and

“For us, the business community in Minneapolis, it’s scary because there seems to be no real connection with these new programs.” RANDAL GAST President of the Dinkytown Business Alliance

the Green to Go food packaging initiative, paid sick leave may hurt businesses by making them fund too many new city initiatives at once. An increase in competition, caused by new appbased delivery services and an influx of restaurants in the University area, makes it even harder for restaurants to offset costs, Gast said. “For us, the business community in Minneapolis, it’s scary because there seems to be no real connections to the community with these new programs,” he said. Ultimately, Gast said businesses will need more clarification on the new rules. “It is very hard to come up with a valid opinion when the rules are still vague,” he said.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (4/20): Inner transformation pays off this year. Nurture your health and finances for June blooming. Release outdated philosophies that no longer serve. Career changes in August lead to a domestic renewal phase.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Creative ideas abound. You’re clever with words for several weeks, with Mercury in your sign. Review long-term career goals, with Pluto retrograde.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Plan a home renovation for later in the year, with Pluto retrograde. Research ideas and prices. Communication especially flows between partners.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Review the data and prepare reports. Enjoy scientific research and intellectual study over five months, with Pluto retrograde.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — A trusted coach can illuminate your blind spots regarding health and fitness, with Mercury in Aries. Manage archives, with Pluto retrograde.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 —Participate with an energetic team over three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. Revise shared finances for growth over the next five months, with Pluto retrograde.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Put your love into words. Romantic communication flowers over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Aries.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Professional opportunities arise in conversation, with Mercury in Aries. Share nostalgia and retrospection with your partner.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Review personal goals and desires over five months, with Pluto retrograde in your sign. Release worn-out limitations.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Revise routines, with Pluto retrograde, to strengthen physical health and vitality over five months. Explore and investigate, with Mercury in Aries.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — Learn voraciously for three weeks, with Mercury in Aries. You’re especially creative with words. Refine your practices for stress reduction over five months.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Refine your artistry, with Pluto retrograde. Prepare for a performance later in the year. Manage shared finances easier with Mercury in Aries.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Keep the current team roster, with Pluto retrograde over five months. Do what worked before. Develop new income sources.

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DR. DATE Dr. Date,

I see this girl around at parties and shows, but I don’t know anything about her. For some reason, though, she’s so intriguing. There’s something about her that captivates me. But whenever I get the chance to approach her, I get nervous and back down. I have a history of stumbling over my words and making a fool of myself when I talk to girls, so I’m scared that will happen during our conversation. I don’t know how to play it smooth. How can I keep my nerves under control and find the courage to talk to her? She’s someone who seems completely out of my league, but I know I won’t be happy until I at least try to get to know her. Any ideas?

—Awkward Turtle

You’re Not Alone,

We’ve all been there — stumbling over our words, turning beet red and melting into a puddle of mush when a crush walks

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through the door. It’s natural to feel nervous, but don’t let that break down your confidence. You’d be surprised; she could find attractive the characteristics that you feel are awkward and weird. Quirky people are intriguing, and your best bet is to put yourself out there. And almost every person enjoys being pursued. Next time you see her, bring a friend with you to start a conversation. Sometimes having another person on your side can help ease your nerves and boost your confidence. The best way to start a conversation and keep it going will be by finding something both you and this crush have in common. Focus on her. People love to talk about themselves, so when there is a lull in the convo, drop another question. You’ll get to know her while also avoiding a huge monologue that could end in stutters and social faux pas. And remember: She’s human, too. Don’t let her intimidate you.

—Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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