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Officials vie for housing availability A measure aimed at decreasing Section 8 housing discrimination is being drafted by city officials. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com
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Jimmy Young, a Nibbles hot dog food cart operator, prepares a hot dog for a customer in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. The Minneapolis City Council ruled to change an ordinance that had previously restricted the operating area of food carts.
On Friday, the City Council will vote on expanding food cart licenses. For some business owners, the proposal is worrisome. BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com
ince the early 1980s, food carts were S only allowed in Minneapolis’ downtown area. Now, a City Council vote could
let vendors spread across the city. Last week, Ward 5 Council Member Blong Yang introduced a proposal to expand the radius of allotted areas for food carts to span the entire city. University of Minnesota area business owners have different predictions on the potential impact of the plan in the area. During a Minneapolis City Council hearing last week, Assistant Manager of Business Licensing Linda Rober ts presented a plan for licensing the carts. “There is a business interest for side-
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walk food carts to operate outside of downtown,” Roberts said at the meeting. The change would be similar to how the city introduced food trucks to new areas, she said at the hearing. The sidewalk carts would be limited to fixed corridors and evaluated for safety and health regulation compliance, Roberts said. Food Cart Owner Blaine McCutchan, who has operated Nibbles McCart since 1983, said the expansion of car ts helps public safety by adding foot traffic to street corners. The presence of food carts also livens up the city, McCutchan said at the meeting. “It gives a flavor to neighborhoods.” He said he now has five licenses for the carts, and still operates his original location
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BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com
Following a nearly $300,000 boost in mental health ser vices, Boynton Health Ser vice is aiming to significantly cut down — if not eliminate — its wait times for mental health counseling.
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Development may threaten comedy club Acme Comedy Club supporters petitioned against a housing plan that could close the business.
health officer. Anderson said Boynton has requested funding for additional positions for the past few years to meet growing needs, and that the administration has been responsive to Boynton’s requests. In 2015, nearly 33 percent of University students reported a mental health diagnosis in their lifetime — an increase from about 25 percent in 2007, according to Boynton College Student Health Sur veys.
Local and national comics and fans flocked to Minneapolis City Hall Monday to suppor t Acme Comedy Company, which may close if a nearby apar tment plans move for ward. The pr oposed development — a 124-unit complex from local developer Solhem Companies — would replace a 130-car parking lot, limiting access to parking for customers of the renowned North Loop club. To voice their opposition to the plan, more than 20 Acme suppor ters testified at a public hearing at the Minneapolis City Planning Commission meeting Monday. Minneapolis resident James Moore,
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This fall, Boynton aims to remedy long wait times To help address the growing demand for mental health ser vices at the University, the investment is enough to staff sixand-a-half full-time-equivalent counselors at Boynton. Boynton plans to hire the equivalent of four full-time counselors, and Student Counseling Ser vices will hire the equivalent of two-and-a-half counselors, according to officials from each center. “We’re getting the full complement of what we said we needed,” said Carl Anderson, Boynton’s director and chief
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HEALTH CARE
Administrators hope increased staff will make mental health resources more accessible.
Minneapolis officials are drafting an amendment to up housing accessibility to address issues faced by Section 8 voucher holders. Ward 6 City Council member Abdi Warsame and Ward 8 council member ElizaABDI WARSAME beth Glidden are working on an amendment proposal to bar landlords from turning away tenants who hold the vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development started the Section 8
GEOPOLITICS
Experts weigh Brexit woes U scholars discuss the political and economic implications of Britain’s historic referendum. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com
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Mikey Buehler, age 5, smiles at his father Charlie Buehler while celebrating the Twin Cities Pride Parade in Minneapolis on Sunday. Buehler said he and his partner have adopted seven children.
On Thursday, Britain voted to leave the European Union after a 43-year stint with the bloc. Britain will become the first country to relinquish its EU membership. Following the referendum — with 52 percent of Britons voting to leave and 48 voting to remain — financial markets around the world fell at alarming rates. Since the vote, markets in the U.S. and Britain have dipped more than 3 percent. Many experts predicted the economic rout, and while the British pound has recovered marginally since Friday, the economy remains volatile. “Financial markets are [about] betting on what everyone else is thinking. ... The air of
uncertainty doesn’t help,” said Robert Kudrle, Freeman chair of international trade and investment policy at the University of Minnesota. According to Kudrle, the negative effects of the split will be worse for Britain and the EU, but it’s uncertain how long that effect will last. The uncertainty of global stock markets will make it hard for any new long-term investments, he said. Many market vulnerabilities spurred by Britain’s decision to leave stem from the economic purpose of the bloc. The European Union was created to ensure free trade and mobility of people between countries, noted Gary Cohen, a University history professor specializing in modern European social and political history. The EU’s purpose is to hold the interests of individual countries as well the interests of the continent, he said. u See BREXIT Page 8
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Nurses and supporters strike outside of Union Hospital in St. Paul Friday morning on the sixth day of the strike. More than 4,500 nurses in the union went on strike after disagreements with Allina Health over a change in their insurance plan. The nurses union and the hospital management have yet to come to an agreement.
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A more than 24-hour sit-in by U.S. House Democrats on chamber floors
ended Thursday. The protest by Democratic legislators began around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to demand votes on gun control measures in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Minnesota Reps. Keith Ellison, Rick Nolan and Betty McCollum, as well as Sens. Al Franken and
Amy Klobuchar, helped hold the floor to encourage voting on gun control bills to strengthen background checks and prevent people on the government’s no-fly list from buying firearms. During the sit-in, Ellison, D-Minnesota, spoke about recent instances of gun violence, like the shooting
of Birdell Beeks, a grandmother in North Minneapolis, late last month. In his speech, Ellison challenged those who oppose banning people on the no-fly list from buying firearms to voice their objections. “If you do not like a no-fly, no-buy, come down here and take your vote,
and you explain to your constituents why you think somebody suspected of terrorism ought to have a gun,” he said. Democrats pledged to continue the fight for gun control when the House reconvenes on July 5. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
MN State Fair holds first-ever job fair The job fair aims to ease the hiring process for up to 600 seasonal employees. BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com
The Minnesota State Fair is holding its first
job fair Wednesday to fill hundreds of open positions for this year’s festivities. The fair hopes to fill 600 positions on Wednesday, said Minnesota State Fair media representative Danielle Dullinger, adding that throughout the summer, the fair will hire 3,000 employees to work from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5.
She said state fair departments and vendors are hosting the job fair to ease the hiring process for applicants. “We wanted to create a one-stop shop for applicants interested in working at the Minnesota State Fair,” Dullinger said. Depar tments that expect to hire the most people
include ticket-selling, parking, cashiers, retail sales and custodians, she said. The fair is looking for applicants who are at least 16 years old and are available for the full 12 days of the fair, which doesn’t conflict with University of Minnesota classes that start on the 6thSept. 6, she said. If the applicant’s skills,
experience and qualifications match an open position, that depar tment or vendor will inter view them on the spot, Dullinger said. “We just want to make it easier for those interested in having a job during the fair to come here and get their whole process done in one night,” she said.
Dayton appoints first American Mayo Clinic to overhaul Indian to Supreme Court position governance models for BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton named Anne McKeig to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, putting the first American Indian judge on the state’s highest court in a pick that also gives the seven-member bench a female majority. A descendant of White Earth Nation, McKeig has served as a Hennepin County District Judge since 2008, including serving as presiding judge of its family court. Tears str eaming down her face, McKeig recalled watching the swearing-in ceremony of the state’s first judge from White Earth in 1995, calling it an inspiration that enabled her own career trajectory. “It is people like him and his wife who have led the way that have allowed for others like me to dare to dream,” she said of Robert Blaeser, who served nearly two decades in Hennepin County District Cour t.
“Today is a historic day not only for myself and for my family but for all native people.” McKeig’s appointment further bolsters the diversity of the Supreme Court that Dayton has dramatically altered since taking office in 2011. Of the five justices Dayton has named — including Wilhelmina Wright, who assumed a federal judgeship this year — four have been women. Two were black women, and Dayton named the state’s first openly gay Supreme Cour t justice, Margaret Chutich, earlier this year. When McKeig assumes her spot on the court in September, the Supreme Court will have a female majority for the first time since the administration of former Gov. Rudy Perpich in the early 1990’s. It also means Dayton has appointed a majority of the justices. Dayton emphasized the critical mix of diversity and judicial excellence that
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McKeig will bring to the cour t for motivating his selection. She was one of three finalists forwarded by a state judicial commission. “I wanted someone who would be an outstanding associate justice,” the Democratic governor said, noting both the importance of McKeig’s background and her judicial experience. McKeig was appointed a district judge in 2008 by thenGov. Tim Pawlenty. She became a family court judge in Hennepin County the following year and presiding judge in 2013. Her background also includes a lengthy stint as an assistant Hennepin County prosecutor in the child protection division, as well as expertise in the Indian Child Welfare Act. She’ll replace Associate Justice Christopher Dietzen, who announced his plans to retire in March as he the state’s appr oaches mandator y retirement age of 70 for the Supreme Cour t.
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ROCHESTER — The Mayo Clinic is overhauling the way it governs its facilities across southeast Minnesota. The Post-Bulletin reports that the new model would create a regional board working with local boards in Rochester, Lake City, Cannon Falls, Red Wing, Owatonna, Faribault, Austin and Albert Lea. The overhaul is a departure from the current model that has each host city set up its own board to discuss local issues. Former Lake City attorney Phil Gartner, who helped negotiate a 30-year contract that set up the local governance board with Mayo Clinic, says he is concerned that the city will lose influence and authority under a region governance model. “That (local governance board) was one of the things we wanted ver y clearly to
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obtain (in 1998), ensuring some participation from the community was required,” Gartner said. “That was a ver y, ver y important point that was negotiated at great length with the folks out of Rochester. The language is very clear and unique.” Gartner says he believes the Mayo Clinic is trying to get out of its contract with the city. Mayo officials deny the claim. Lake City Council member Russell Boe said, “In this case, what’s best for Lake City isn’t what’s best for Mayo Clinic. I think it’s sort of a logical conclusion, but Lake City has some protections now.” The Lake City board has five Mayo Clinic representatives and four Lake City representatives, including Mayor Joel Beckman, which means two community members would have to support the changes for them to take effect.
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Officials target housing accessibility
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A biker rides down 20th Avenue South in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood Tuesday morning. Minneapolis city council members Abdi Warsame and Elizabeth Glidden are working on a bill that would prevent landlords from denying prospective renters based solely on their Section 8 status.
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program in 1937 to help lowincome families afford housing. Glidden said she decided to focus on the project after constituents with vouchers brought housing concerns to her. “For me, [the project] is important,” said Warsame. “It’s an issue of fairness.” The change would prohibit Minneapolis landlords from turning voucher holders away without prior screenings, Glidden said, but ultimately wouldn’t force them to accept the tenants. “But they cannot blanket deny people because they are voucher holders,” she said. Eric Hauge, lead tenant organizer for the tenantconsultant group Home Line, said barring Section 8 tenants without screening is discrimination. “This is a civil rights and fair housing issue,” he said. While a current Minneapolis ordinance prohibits discrimination based on “public assistance,” the amendment would clarify that this includes Section 8 status. The amendment wouldn’t give voucher holders priority over other renters, Hauge said, but would stop landlords from rejecting them solely based on vouchers. Glidden said another goal of the amendment is to
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DENVER — A gunman walked into a busy downtown Denver of fice building and shot a person multiple times before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday. The gunman was found dead when SWAT of ficers arrived, police spokesman Doug Schepman said. The female victim was critically injured and was undergoing surger y at a nearby hospital. Schepman said the gunman targeted the victim, and detectives are tr ying to determine the connection between the two. Police have not released any names. Of ficers went floor-byfloor to clear the Alliance Center, a building that houses several environmental organizations and provides shared workspaces. Other buildings were
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expand housing availability for Section 8 tenants beyond small, concentrated areas. Mary Rippe, president of Minnesota Multi Housing Association, said an amendment like this might have the opposite effect and intensify clusters of section 8 housing. She said MHA wants a more regional approach to the issue rather than a onesize-fits-all amendment. “There’s going to be unintended consequences that would make it harder [for] housing,” Rippe said. Warsame said that after multiple public hearings with landlords and tenants, the Section 8 program itself was seen as problematic. Glidden said she and Warsame chose to broaden
locked down, and people were asked to stay away from the area. Nicole Ar none, who works for the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute on the third floor of the building, said she was listening to a conference call with earbuds when a co-worker tapped her on the shoulder and said, “We just heard a few loud bangs and some screaming, and I think we need to go.” “We debated whether to hide in the corner or run,” Arnone said, and they decided to flee. She smelled smoke and thought it was either a fire or gunpowder, she said. Arnone spotted a shell casing in the stairwell as she fled. Once outside the building, she ran away and flagged down an of ficer, who took her to a bus where witnesses were being held.
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their approach to Section 8 after the meetings. Warsame said both renters and landlords told him Section 8 gives little leeway for both sides. He said tenants also claimed the program offered little support, even with increasing rent and growth in family sizes. Glidden said the city hired an external consultant to find better implementation methods to improve Section 8 and procedures between voucher holders, landlords
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Abdi Warsame poses for a portrait on Riverside Avenue in front of the Riverside Plaza. Warsame is the first Somali-American member of the Minneapolis City Council.
and housing associations. Warsame said some also raised issues with inspections, claiming they were inconsistent and confusing. Glidden said the city is taking steps to fix this as well. Warsame said this is a chance to work with the
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the city to fix the issues. Glidden said the amendment has been introduced but will face multiple public hearings before next steps
are taken. Hauge said seven other Minnesota counties, nine states and 34 cities across the U.S. have similar ordinances. Warsame said he and Glidden are gathering as much information as possible from all sides before proceeding.
Lean In group comes to U campus U student hopes to create a space for women to discuss workplace issues. BY JESSICA HART jhart@mndaily.com
This fall, a new leadership club hopes to plant its roots at the University of Minnesota. Sophomore nutrition major Josephine Jones founded a group called “Gophers Lean In,” meant to help create a space for women to discuss workplace issues and how to tackle them. Jones said the group’s discussion topics will be based on the themes in Sher yl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.” Similar initiatives have emerged at college campuses across the country, including a group at University of WisconsinMadison, which Jones is collaborating with as she constructs Gophers Lean In. “In all reality, I feel like it’s important to understand that there is a difference in
the workplace between men and women, and ignoring that factor is not going to get us anywhere,” Jones said. Since the announcement of the group earlier this month, about 55 members have signed up, and Jones said she has received about 20 messages from women interested in assuming an executive position. Jones said she was inspired to start Gophers Lean In after talking with her cousin, Anna Roesner, vice president of leadership and development for the Lean In circle at UW-Madison. “I talked to Josie all about it because it’s something that I’m super passionate about, and Josie is [exactly] what Lean In stands for as well. … She’s a ver y hardworking woman with big career goals and big ambitions, and so that’s why I think she is like the perfect candidate to bring Lean In to the University of Minnesota,” Roesner said. One of Jones’s goals for the group is to have ever y member read Sandberg’s book, which she said she
found to be inspiring. “Reading the book … [is] really eye-opening. … I’ve never read anything on independence in the workplace … and how women are becoming stronger in the workplace and how it’s affecting society … and I find it just fascinating,” Jones said. Roesner said she thought the book was especially helpful for setting goals. “It showed me and inspired me every time I picked up the book to make the most of every day and make goals and to not let anything hold me back from reaching the goals, and basically it keeps me really motivated,” Roesner said. By creating the group, Jones said she hopes she and her members will build connections and foster a community. “I actually started a club at my high school, and after doing that I saw the impact it can make on bringing communities together,” Jones said. On average, 100 to 150 new clubs are registered at the University ever y year.
Currently, there are about 1,000 student organizations on campus, said Denny Olsen, Student Unions and Activities senior associate director. The UW-Madison Lean In group was founded in 2013 and currently has five leadership team members and about 60 members. In the future, Roesner said that she and Jones hope to bring their Lean In circles together for a weekend trip. “Even though we’re rivals on the football field … Lean In is all about women supporting other women and helping each other reach their goals,” Roesner said.
“In all reality, I feel like it’s important to understand that there is a difference in the workplace between men and women ...” JOSEPHINE JONES Gophers Lean In founder
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Keys hit the city streets Over 25 pianos filled the streets of Minneapolis during the month of June. BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com
At the Twin Cities Pride parade Sunday, Amanda Haspert sat down at a catthemed piano. “I literally only know ‘Frère Jacques,’” she said as a festive crowd gathered around her. “It’s all about tr ying it,” Haspert said as she started playing the famous French lullaby. The piano, which was themed after the Minneapolis Internet Cat Video Festival, was one of 25 pianos placed across downtown as part of a public art program named Pianos on Parade. The project was produced in par tnership by the Minneapolis Downtown Council, Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District and Keys 4/4 Kids. Local ar tists painted each of the pianos, incorporating Minneapolis landmarks, culture and icons into the designs. “The pianos have been activated more than we hoped they would be. They are being played all the time, and it’s just awesome to be able to walk up and down the streets and see people that are playing the pianos and having fun, of all ages,” said Leah Wong, vice president of events and marketing at the MDC. University alum Newill Hill, founder and current program and fundraising director of Keys 4/4 Kids, said he created Pianos on Parade as part of the Belle Plaine-based nonprofit, which accepts donated pianos and refurbishes them for later resale. Proceeds from the Keys 4/4 Kids sales are then used to fund The Ellen Project, and Piano Placement — programs aimed at developing children’s learning through the arts. In addition, some funding goes to Pianos on Parade, he said. “It’s all about using the ar ts, using these pianos
that might not other wise be used to help kids feel good about themselves,” Hill said. Hill said he started Pianos on Parade in 2010 and modeled it after a similar project in New York City called, “Play Me, I’m Yours.” After obtaining the program creator’s permission, Keys 4/4 Kids put out about 15 pianos in St. Paul, which were designed by artists and kids. “It was a big hit. Ever yone loved it, so we’ve been doing it ever since,” he said. Wong said the MDC contacted Hill, encouraging him to bring the pianos to downtown Minneapolis this year. “I thought, ‘Well for sure, let’s let Minneapolis have a crack at this,’” Hill said. Along with Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District, MDC and Keys 4/4 Kids reached out to 21 local ar tists, asking them to decorate the pianos in accordance with their personal interpretations of Minneapolis culture. University alum Benjamin Brockman said he painted his two pianos with Minneapolis’ urban setting in mind. “I loved the project, and I loved what it ended up doing downtown. It generated a lot of positive vibes,” Brockman said. Other artists’ pianos featured Minnesota iconography such as the Mississippi River, the Stone Arch Bridge, First Avenue and Prince. “There’s kind of that creative beauty aspect in having someone paint a piano versus just putting a piano outside,” Hill said. “Again, it’s another dimension of the engagement to the project.” Wong said several wellknown musicians performed on the pianos. Lorie Line, a Minnesota Music Hall of Fame pianist, drew a crowd as she helped launch the program with a per formance on the Mayo Clinic Square. For mer “The Voice”
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Matthew Stoffel plays on a public piano outside of the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater in Minneapolis after the Twin Cities Pride Parade on Saturday. Stoffel has been playing piano since he was 3 years old.
contestant and local artist Nicholas David also threw a pop-up concert as part of the program. Jon Stor m of Dallas, Texas, flew to Minneapolis, using the pianos as a prop for his latest music video. The video, titled “Undeniable,” was released June 24 and exhibits various pianos from the program and other Minneapolis landmarks. Hill said this was the first time Keys 4/4 Kids used social media as a way to market the program, which he said made it more popular. The MDC and DID encouraged piano users to share their experiences on social media as well, with the hashtags #PianosOnParade and #PlayDowntown. As the pianos are set to be moved June 30, Hill is looking for ward to the Aquatennial event, which he says will feature Keys 4/4 Kids pianos in the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade. “It’s all about oppor tunity and engagement, just giving the community an oppor tunity to create music to interact with each other. … You might not have a reason to say hi to somebody on the street, but if there’s a piano and you sit down and play it and someone comes over, it’s a great engagement tool for the community,” Hill said.
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From top to bottom, painted pianos sit on display outside of the Capella Tower, near the Hennepin County Government Center and on the terrace of the Bachelor Farmer Cafe in Minneapolis.
Suspected IS attack kills dozens at Istanbul’s airport BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISTANBUL — A suicide attack at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airpor t Tuesday killed dozens and wounded more than 140 as Turkish of ficials blamed the carnage at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants. Hundreds of frightened passengers streamed out of the airpor t, fleeing the latest of several bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. The attacks have increased in scale and
frequency, scaring off tourists and hurting the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on tourism. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said 36 were dead as well as the three suicide bombers. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 147 were wounded. Another senior government official told The Associated Press the death toll could climb much higher. The senior of ficial, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government protocol, at first said close to 50 people had
already died, but later said that the figure was expected to rise to close to 50. Yildirim said three suicide bombers were responsible for the attack and all initial indications suggest the Islamic State group was behind it. “The findings of our security forces point at the Daesh organization as the perpetrators of this terror attack,” Yildirim told reporters at the airport, using the Arabic name for IS. “Even though the indications suggest Daesh, our investigations are continuing.”
Yildirim said the attackers arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire. Asked whether a fourth attacker might have escaped, he said authorities have no such assessment but are considering every possibility. The victims included some foreigners, he said, adding that many of the wounded have minor injuries but others are more badly hurt. Another Turkish official said two of the attackers detonated explosives at the entrance of the international
arrivals terminal after police fired at them, while the third blew himself up in the parking lot. The of ficial, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations and cited interior ministr y information, said none of the attackers managed to get past security checks at the terminal’s entrance. Turkish airpor ts have security checks at both the entrance of terminal buildings and then later before entry to departure gates. Roads around the
airport were sealed off for regular traf fic after the attack and several ambulances could be seen driving back and forth. Passengers were left sitting on the grass outside the airport. Hevin Zini, 12, had just arrived from Duesseldorf, Germany, with her family and was in tears from the shock. “There was blood on the ground,” she told the Associated Press. “Ever ything was blown up to bits... if we had arrived two minutes earlier, it could have been us.”
Editorials & Opinions
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
IMMIGRATION
Remember America’s immigrant beginnings Trump’s plan to deport 11 million people threatens the entire country, not just immigrants.
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s if the hateful rhetoric of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump wasn’t enough for undocumented immigrants in the United States, another threat looms. Last week’s 4-4 tied vote in the Supreme Cour t will ef fectively dismantle President Obama’s current immigration plan, which included work permits for immigrants and protections for legal U.S citizens’ undocumented parents. Although the vote was tied, the final result was largely swayed by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, as he would have voted against the continuation of affirmative action. Obama spoke out against the final decision and has reassured the undocumented population that they will not face immediate deportation. Obama’s enforcement policies will remain the same, focusing on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes. Those who have been in the country for an extended period of time and don’t have a criminal record are still considered a low priority in terms of enforcement.
KEELIA MOELLER columnist
Killing Obama’s plan, which has shielded so many from deportation, is a portent of an unpredictable future for undocumented immigrants. Donald Trump, in all of his ignorance, vowed to deport all 11 million illegal immigrants living in America as well as build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. He has also vocalized his desire to terminate Obama’s immigration plans. If Trump is elected, millions of people are at great risk of depor tation. Lives would be made volatile, and families would be torn apart. While I fundamentally disagree with Hillar y Clinton on a few of her political agendas, I can overlook these differences because she is our best option for keeping Donald Trump out of the White House. If elected, she would keep several elements of Obama’s immigration plan intact. She is also likely to consider Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, to fill Scalia’s vacancy in
the Supreme Court. I’ve know several voters who will turn to a third party because they morally disagree with Hillar y Clinton and Donald Trump. But when so many people are voting for third party candidates — many of whom are historically unelectable — I fear there will be a deficiency in the electorate needed to counteract the over whelming support of Trump in America. We cannot allow Trump to take over the White House. Undocumented immigrants contribute immensely to the U.S. economy. If they were to be sanctioned, the economy is estimated to shrink between $381.5 to $623.2 billion— roughly 2 percent of the nation’s GDP — in just one year. Considering the added costs of removing 11 million people, building a massive wall and heightening immigration regulation, the U.S. would be riddled with economic depravity for several years. Eliminating a significant portion of the workforce is not the answer to economic success for this country. Instead, let’s consider revitalizing the legalization process. Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.
2016 U.S. GUN VIOLENCE Total gun-related incidents: 25,743 Total number of deaths: 6,629 Total number of mass shootings: 163 Data compiled by gunviolencearchive.org
DAILY DISCUSSION Good job Minnesota Senate. On June 13, the U.S. House of Representatives also passed a resolution regarding forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China, H.Res.343. Six Minnesota members of congress co-sponsored that resolution: Representatives Tim Walz, Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, Rick Nolan, John Kline and Colin Peterson. Jim Battaglini via mndaily.com
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In response to “U.S. House Democrats end sit-in over gun control” Of course, there can always be sufficient “due process” baked into the mix, but the notion that suspected terrorists or other potential violent thugs must be notified by law enforcement while they are yet being assessed for violent propensities — what? The notion that the Second Amendment requires, mandates and necessitates easy access to semi-automatic rifles is equally ludicrous. Of course, a criminal can take another weapon, alter it and achieve the same result. Enforce the already existing laws to punish the [perpetrators]. Richard Turnbull via mndaily.com CONTACT THE EDITOR Jared Hemming jhemming@mndaily.com
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LANGUAGE
Call it reactionary, not radical In the wake of recent tragedies, the word “radical” has strayed from its original meaning.
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n the wake of Orlando, or really any massacre for that matter, I often see the qualifier “radical” used synonymously with “extreme.” Ironically, the most frequent uses describe the “radicalism” of Islam or rightwingers. Semantically — in its most accurate meaning — political “radicalism” is a characteristic of the extreme political left, whereas “reactionary” is the more correct term for the extreme political right. For much of the 20th century, “radical” was appropriately used. Newspapers would describe things like “radical Marxists” or “reactionary nationalists.”But recently, the label has become more capacious, where all extreme politics or acts of terrorism — whether left or right — are considered “radical.” Why did “radical” win out and “reactionary” die off, and what are the consequences? Barring in mind some cases — such as Naxals and Maoists in the Indian subcontinent or FARC — political violence and terrorism in the U.S. is hardly preponderant.
EDITORIALS
Congress fails on gun buy restrictions
The Senate took four tries last week at toughening laws to restrict terror suspects from buying guns. It failed. Both Democratic and Republican proposals would prohibit sales of a gun to someone who is or has been on a no-fly list or a terror watch list; those who the government has good reason to suspect may be associated with terrorists. Under current law, those on no-fly lists can still legally buy a gun. The Democratic proposal would simply allow the government to restrict the gun sale to the person on the terror watch list. A person who felt wrongly accused would have an appeal process. The Republican plan would put a 72-hour hold on the sale and require the
EDITORIALS The malignancy of nativism in the U.S. and abroad
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n his speeches, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has criticized immigration policy, often saying that officials were making “bad deals.” He has claimed that Americans need to unite behind him to defeat Hillary Clinton and bad leadership. Trump is a textbook case of nativism. Overseas, Britain’s referendum to leave the European Union came as a surprise to many, but in reality, the anti-EU movement is brewing across Europe. With the Syrian refugee crisis, the demand by some European countries to break from the EU — such as conser vative par ties in Greece — has increased exponentially. Countries perceive the small and rather undemocratic structure of the EU — compounded by the statutes of the Schengen Agreement — as a violation of national sovereignty and border laws. This isn’t unique to Britain. In the latest election in Austria, social democrats — oft-cited as an electorate favorite — were upset by right-wing parties. This pattern of political upheaval is emerging in countries such as Denmark and Germany, where the rural, less educated, working class feel marginalized in a global economy that they feel doesn’t favor them. For years, rising inequality throughout the world has been at the forefront of economic debates. Though globalization transformed the world economy, it pushed middle- and working-class people away from jobs and prosperity. This resentment is now reflected in voting patterns around the world, with mainstream parties catering to insidious brands of xenophobia and chauvinism.
“Nativist campaigns are rooted in sensationalizing age-old phobias of immigrants as threats to economic sanctity, national security and ancestral purity.”
In response to “Praising MN State Senate’s resolution against organ har vesting in China”
I share a similar story with the writer here. When I was 13 years old, my family was torn apart by CCP (Chinese Communist Party). My father and my teacher died in the persecution; my mom was persecuted to be homeless. Thank you so much to the Minnesota Senate. The H.Res.343 really means a lot to all Falun Gong practitioners and all their families. The crime against humanity should stop! Now!
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government to go before a judge and argue that person should not be allowed to buy the gun. Democrats and Republicans also differ on whether background checks would be required by those who buy guns online or at a gun show. Republicans generally favor making online sales and gun show sales exempt from background checks. Democrats want the checks to include guns sold both places. While a few from each party crossed party lines in voting for the proposals, neither proposal had the required 60 votes in the Senate to move the bill forward for further consideration. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, offered a compromise proposal last week that would limit the prohibition to buy guns to people on the no-fly list and another smaller list. The total would be about 100,000 people. Nearly 1 million people
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JASPER JOHNSON columnist
This ranges from abortion-bombers to extreme militant movements. If anything, it would seem that “reactionary” would be the go-to term, considering the obscurity of left-wing terrorism. But language is ever-changing. I’m disappointed at the loss of descriptive language, but there may be another issue at play. Willful ignorance of the roots or nature of political extremism is undoubtedly harmful. The radical-reactionar y distinction is one that lends itself to more descriptive use of language, and it’s a shame that it’s all but gone from language when describing extreme politics. Considering recent conversations about how to address terrorism and political violence, it would do us good to make the distinction between “radical” and “reactionary.” Jasper Johnson welcomes comments at jjohnson1@mndaily.com.
are on the so-called “terror watch list.” Her plan, which had the support of at least four Democrats and an independent, would allow those denied a gun purchase a chance to appeal to federal courts. It would also call for the FBI to be notified when anyone on the larger list bought a gun. Senate leaders allowed the measure a test vote, certain that it would fail to muster the 60 votes it needed to advance. Still, if Congress has to take little steps, so be it. We should all be against suspected terrorists being able to buy a gun with impunity. Background checks should be background checks, no matter where the gun is sold by a licensed dealer. That’s very little progress, however, on a big issue that impacts everyone’s safety. Congress must not throw out the good in pursuit of the perfect. This editorial was originally published by the Mankato Free Press.
Trump’s idea to “ban” Muslim immigrants from coming to the United States and his harsh criticism of the U.S.’s allowance of refugees are just fodder for an increasingly global and dangerous antiimmigrant rhetoric. In Britain, the rage is far more direct. The “Leave” campaign ef fectively used strong propaganda and the fear of immigrant influxes to garner support. The Muslim Council of Britain compiled a list of 100 hate crimes following the referendum, indicating rising anti-Muslim hostility in Britain. Nativist campaigns are rooted in sensationalizing age-old phobias of immigrants as threats to economic sanctity, national security and ancestral purity. And while refugee immigration has resulted in economic challenges for many countries, leaders like Britain’s Boris Johnson thrive on stoking paranoia among Britons. Across developed countries, inequality continues to mount, and many countries are faced with challenges of hospitality when it comes to immigrants. The solution, though, lies in proper economic policy and integration. In the United States, and in the EU bloc, governments must devise ways to fairly incorporate immigrants into robust economies without impinging on local markets. A good response to native-born resentment is level-headedness and compassion. That is the kind of leadership the U.S., the EU and Britain need. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS DEPARTMENT Editorials represent the voice of the Minnesota Daily as an institution and are prepared by the editorial board.
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JAZZ
All that jazz On Thursday the painting of a town began — for the 18th consecutive year. BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com
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s parents sipped local brews from AARP cozies, kids ran around with Mardi Gras beads and pendants displaying the Twin Cities Jazz Festival logo. On June 23, the first evening of the threeday festival, ever ything was r unning smoothly at Mears Park in downtown St. Paul. A cool breeze blew, dogs were well behaved and no children had fallen into the park’s river — yet. Craig Eichhor n has been curating the festival since its inception. He assures that the festival is a walk in the park for ever yone else. For him, it’s more like a sprint. On a single day at the festival, Eichhorn puts over 34,000 steps on his pedometer. “ Yo u ’ v e d o u b l y s u r passed your goal,” his body monitoring watch reminded him. Eichhorn has a pretty good idea of why the festival works so well. “It’s just because of the people that are working on it all year long. Ever yone’s really passionate about it, and it’s important to them. St. Paul is ver y gracious. The parks are beautiful, and you feel at home while you’re there,” Eichhor n said. The festival is a nonprofit organization, so sponsors and donations are cr ucial. Behind the stage, a number of local sponsors had set up tents, with abundant amounts of festoons and information sign-up sheets. Headlining on Thursday at Mears Park was the Joey Alexander Trio. Members of the trio include Grammy-nominated Joey Alexander on piano, Dan Chmielinski on bass and Ulysses Owens Jr. on drums. Lots of buzz surrounded Thursday’s headliner, but not for the normal celebrity reasons — Alexander is, as of Saturday, 13 years old. Dressed in a gray spor ts coat and hunched over his piano, Alexand e r ’ s f i n g e r s f l e w. H e played both covers and original compositions in a new-school style, pausing ever y once in a while to coyly address the audience. His raw, musical bravado is not like his softspoken voice, however. While Alexander will
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Attendees of Twin Cities Jazz Festival watch the final act of the weekend, the John Pizzarelli Quartet, perform at the main stage at Mears Park in downtown St. Paul on Saturday.
eventually settle into a genre — and likely dominate it — he is still finding a groove for himself. As for now, he thrives on stage. Throughout the entire performance, Owens never stopped smiling. He looked at Alexander in awe of what he was witnessing, harnessing the energy in his own performance. Upon standing up between his par tners for a b o w, A l e x a n d e r w a s dwar fed. The audience was once again reminded of Alexander’s age, but it didn’t matter. After an encore, he was of fered a standing ovation. “I’m so happy to be here for the first time. Thank you,” Alexander said. After the show, attendees were urged to explore the other Jazz Festival events in the coming days, including a jam session later in the night. “Check out our road map to happiness — the Jazz Festival program,” someone on stage said. After the show, Alexander stood backstage signing autographs. Chmielinski and Owens chatted with fans as well. “You were just as fun to watch as [Alexander]; I hope you know that,” a fan said to Chmielinski. He
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Attendees of Twin Cities Jazz Festival watch the final act of the weekend, the John Pizzarelli Quartet, perform at the main stage at Mears Park in downtown St. Paul on Saturday. In addition to his quartet, Pizzarelli hosts Radio Deluxe, a jazz radio show, which airs weekly across America and on the Twin Cities’ station Jazz88.
accepted the comment graciously. Chmielinski is young to be so far in his career as well — at 21 years old, he is still a student at Julliard.
He has known Alexander for two years, and they have been playing together a little over a year. The group showed up in the Cities Thursday after-
noon and headed to the St. Paul Grill for some walleye — a Minnesota specialty, they were told. They came to the festival early to see Ellis Marsalis before tak-
ing the stage. When asked how it is to play with Alexander, Chmielinski smiled. “ We p l a y o f f o f h i s energy,” he said.
“Election Year” but tripled in size from the first film. Like “Saw” or “The Fast and the Furious,” “The Purge” is now, certifiably, a lazy movie franchise. The plot is generic: A well-thought-out plan to pr otect oneself during the Purge ends up foiled by a group of marauding, masked murderers. The good guys run around the city tr ying to sur vive. The ending is less happy than you might expect, but many things end up working out, as they do in most summer date movies. I have to be honest when I say that I like the “Purge” series better than most bland, boring
horror films. Since it takes place in the future and the premise sounds like it’s lifted from a Ray Bradbury shor t stor y, the movie embodies a sense of dystopian fer vor pretty well. I wouldn’t say it’s clever or that the average person couldn’t think of it, but I have a small place in my hear t for movies that are unabashedly OK. My theor y: The idea is so universal and so contrived that it scratches some primitive, caveman itch. It’s like we’re all programmed to think about what it would be like to live in a world without cops. That’s just a theor y, though.
FILM
A time to purge Newest installment in the “Purge” series misses the mark for the second time. BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com
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o film the latest installment of the “Purge” series, Universal Pictures spent $10 million, and unfor tunately, there’s no reason to believe the film is worth the cost. With $10 million, you could buy a vacation home in Orange County, or 100 seconds of Super Bowl ad time. You could probably cure some of the awful ailments. But making a new
Purge? Really? The newest film in the series, “The Purge: Election Year,” takes place in the year 2033. The plot is pretty simple: U.S senator Charlene Roan — played by Elizabeth Mitchell — is running for president and campaigning to end the Purge once and for all. But first, she has to endure one final Purge. Sergeant Leo Bar nes — per formed by Frank Grillo — returns as Roan’s hunky bodyguard, keeping her safe from civilians and conspiring governmental officials. Most of the movies in the “Purge” series deal with some sor t of cheesy, allegorical moral quanda-
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r y. In this case, writer and director James DeMonaco hyperbolized the current election cycle, focusing on the way government can af fect the lives of the disenfranchised. Yet, it’s audacious for the third film to recycle the same premise in a poorly formed parody frame. “The Purge: Election Year,” by all accounts, is an OK movie — but just OK. Something about the premise is always unner ving, and the acting isn’t as bad as you’d expect. Grillo is a bright spot in these movies, and Dwayne —Edwin Hodge, the only actor in all three films — is expectedly comfor table with the
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plot’s well-trodden ground. In this edition, Mitchell breaks that particular mold pretty well: She straight-up sucks. Forget the problematic casting of Mitchell as a white savior sent to unburden the indigent. The fact is that even the “good” acting isn’t all that great. Mitchell oscillates between unbelievably campy and overly serious, never settling into either. Melodrama fills ever y moment she is on screen. The script is really just a rewrite of the same cool idea — “What if, like, murder was legal?” At this point, the movie starts to feel like a cash-grab. The budget was lean for
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
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By Sophia Vilensky
Watch this:
Look at a screenshot of this:
Listen to this:
“Bill Cunningham New York”
Kanye West’s “Famous” music video
“Invisibilia”
Beloved New York Times street style photographer Bill Cunningham died Saturday at the age of 87. Luckily, his ethos is preserved in “Bill Cunningham New York,” a documentary released in 2010 about the icon. Cunningham never saw the film — he had too much work to do — but it’s pleasing to note that the film captures his drive well. A fashion film has never before made me want to give up my entire wardrobe for a blue French workman’s jacket — the kind Cunningham sported for over half a century.
West’s newest video is controversial indeed, but those who already used their free Tidal trial on Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” need not suffer from FOMO. Find any screenshot of the music video (available on a plethora of entertainment news websites), set an alarm on your phone for 10 minutes and play “Famous” on repeat. Make a group of friends breathe heavily next to you as you watch the image in the lowest possible visual quality. Now, let’s all just wait for the lawsuits to roll in.
Having found its place last year among NPR’s most well-liked podcasts, “Invisibila” just started its second season. Hosted by Lulu Miller, Alix Spiegel and recently added host Hanna Rosin, the weekly podcast explores different “invisible” forces that shape the way we live. Topics range from personality traits to our constant desire to categorize to the unseen ways computers affect us. Start with season one’s episode “Entanglement,” which focuses on all of the little human connections we don’t always think about. Creepy and cool.
FASHION
More than a boudie call New Minneapolis boudoir photography company &HELEN doesn’t ask women to shed their clothes — just their self-doubt. BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com
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oman. Mother. Proud. Intelligent. Talented. Local photographers Athena Pelton and Nicole Feest ar e mor e than one adjective; they are more than even a few. Recently, however, even the most body-positive of campaigns have been leaving a sour taste in their mouths. One Friday night over wine, the two creatives were discussing shooting boudoir, and how brave it is for women to step in front of a camera and disrobe. W ith independent photography businesses under their belts — Pelton is the owner of Athena Pelton Photography and Feest owns Nylon Saddle Photography — the women decided to band together and create &HELEN, a photography business specializing in an alternative approach to boudoir. The business launched a few weeks ago. “Why can’t I be intelligent and strong or inquisitive and daring? T ypical boudoir is two adjectives: beauty and sex. That’s not what we are,” Pelton said. “I get to say I’m beautiful, but I also get to say that I’m intelligent.” To get a sense of how their subjects feel, the women decided to venture to the other side of the
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Athena Pelton poses poses for a photo reflecting her idea of boudoir.
camera and photograph each other in the &HELEN style. It was awkward at first, but the vibe soon switched from “forgot to wear pants dream” to “8th grade slumber party.” “[&HELEN] really came from both [Feest] and I enjoying shooting
boudoir for ver y nonboudoir reasons. People typically think of pinup, overtly sexual images, and that’s not what we do,” Pelton said. They ask women to wear whatever makes them feel most like themselves, whether it’s
lingerie or a velour tracksuit. “Any outfit can look boudoir. It’s not about being naked — it’s about being power ful. Nothing says who you are more than just being who you are,” Pelton said. &HELEN subjects are
of fered champagne or whiskey depending on their photographer — Feest is champagne and Pelton is whiskey. The women converse with their clients, forming friendships and allowing them to open up. Pelton tells far t jokes. That’s when the magic happens. “I’ll never stop being ner vous or having to get out of my head, but I know that by the middle of the session it’s always OK,” Feest said. As business par tners, Pelton and Feest complement each other. Having originally met on Instagram via direct messaging, the women developed a rappor t over Groundswell coffee and good conversation. Both women are outgoing, but they often approach photography differently. “I’m going into this with another person I trust and love. I know there are plenty of photographers and studios that do stuf f like this, but I like that it’s just us two taking it on and tr ying to get women to look at boudoir in a different way,” Feest said. Earlier this year, Jillian Wright became the subject of Pelton’s camera. There was champagne and macaroons and rock ‘n’ roll music; they had fun. “It was slightly uncomfor table at first; I’m not going to lie. When you realize that the person on the other side of the
camera isn’t expecting you to vamp up or look like Kate Moss, you relax,” Wright said. “It’s a vulnerable process, but the greatest thing is to feel like you have 100 percent trust and that the image is going to be beautiful and power ful and exciting — something you’re proud to keep forever. I can’t wait to do it again.” Upon receiving the images, Wright said she saw sides of herself that she didn’t expect. Pelton had captured more than a carefully posed glamour shot. She caught Wright’s playfulness, sexuality and contemplative nature. “Usually we get so much editing and filters ever ywhere that we get so far away from the actual focus of something. Our bodies tell a stor y … the way we carr y them,” Wright said. The images of &HELEN work to capture this stor y: not just showing what you look like now, but who you are forever. “Sometimes we think of boudoir as something for someone else, but it’s more for you. It’s for the person in the image to say, ‘This is my body. I’m going to own it and let it be loved and captur ed in a way that’s really beautiful and poignant,’” Wright said. The brand’s tagline says it best: “Boudoir doesn’t need to be kinky, but it should definitely be kick-ass.”
MUSIC
Scratching an itch Minneapolis-based artist Itch Princess releases new record. BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com
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atelyn Farstad is already a celebrated Minneapolis drummer. Now her solo project, Itch Princess, has her stepping into the spotlight. Beginning in 2009, Farstad primarily performs and records alone. “Usually I play all the instruments on ever ything,” Farstad said. “But on my most recent album there is some great improvised playing from three talented musicians.” Nailing down Itch Princess’ sound is hard, since originality is paramount, but Farstad lists influences like the eclectic Er ykah Badu, ’80s electronic group Skinny Puppy and classics like Kate Bush. “I like songs that emit darkness and light at the same time,” Farstad said. “I think of my songs as
experimental drudge ballads. In the future, though, I would love to incorporate more live drums.” Farstad released her first album, “The Yeast Infection Connection,” when she was studying abroad in Germany. At first, she was a tenderfoot of musical pursuits. “I’ve since become more serious,” Farstad said. “If you can believe that.” Eventually, Itch Princess star ted focusing on translating its warbly, chaotic sound to the stage. Farstad played her first show alone at the Hexagon Bar. “I might’ve been in the cor ner the whole time,” Farstad said. “I started performing solo to deal with social anxiety in a more direct way.” Since Farstad is the sole member of Itch Princess, she writes all of the music. She describes the process as being similar to creating a collage. “Usually it star ts with either an acoustic dr um
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kit or some beats,” Farstad said. “And then I tack down some little melody and then star t layering dif ferent instruments.” The ability to sequence a wide ar ray of sounds without playing the instruments live is crucial; this creative decision allows Farstad’s presence to remain mobile and fluid. Farstad’s inexperience with writing and singing is an element that she finds vital to the project’s core intentions. “For me, the purpose has been to answer the question, ‘If I made solo music, what would it sound like?’ ” she said. “I’ve sought to transcribe that newness and unsureness the best that I can.” During a period of three years, Itch Princess recorded its newest record, “MOODS IN ROOMS.” Farstad wrote, performed, recorded and produced the album with some help from her friend Joey Kujawa. The record was released in May. “It was a slow process
because being only a drummer up until this point meant I had to figure out interfaces and electronics,” Farstad said. Once the record was complete, Farstad star ted looking for a label to put out physical copies. “My friend Paul has put out 100 copies of ‘MOODS IN ROOMS’ on his label Speedboat Records,” Farstad said. “It’s a local label based out of St. Paul.” Following the release of the band’s newest album, Itch Princess is looking to explore new mediums. “I would love to make a music video,” Farstad said. “I also would want to play something like Lilith Fair or TRIP METAL. Somewhere where I don’t belong but people are trapped into watching me.” Right now, Itch Princess is looking to do a second run of tapes for “MOODS IN ROOMS” this summer. The r ecor d itself mixes disparate genres and sounds and renders that chaos with dissonance and drones.
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Itch Princess released its most recent album in May.
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Friday
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Music and Movies in the Parks
Free first Saturdays at the Walker
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Friday’s forecast looks lovely, and what better way to spend a summer night than with an evening picnic by the lake? Friday’s musical act is the Belfast Cowboys, a local rock and Van Morrison tribute band that makes common appearances around the Twin Cities bar scene. Even better news: Friday’s movie is “The Princess Bride,” which you probably haven’t seen in awhile. Skipping it? Inconceivable.
Save yourself a little dough this weekend without skipping out on the new Chris Larson exhibit. This Saturday’s theme is “Groovy Adventures,” with a nice combination of musical acts, art projects and family-friendly movie screenings taking place throughout the day. Plan your day around the showing of “Birds of Passage” at 1 p.m., a 2015 film that received a Best of Fest rating at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival earlier this year.
On the first Sunday of every month, the public is welcomed at Common Good Books in St. Paul to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories and the historical context behind them. This month’s program and discussion, “‘Financing Finnegan’ or Financing Fitzgerald?” will be led by University of Wisconsin-Superior English professor Deborah Schlacks. Read the story beforehand, and come prepared to discuss.
Where Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 E. Lake Harriet Blvd., Minneapolis Hours 7:30 p.m. Cost Free
Where Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (galleries open until 5 p.m.) Cost Free
Where Common Good Books, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul Hours 4 p.m. Cost Free
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who’s worked in the North Loop for 15 years, said at the meeting he doesn’t know where he’ll park now when going to work. He said the problem will also impact those from the suburbs looking for parking. The Nor th Loop parking issues, Moore said, may be bad for business. “It would destroy a currently thriving community to not have parking available for residents coming in to suppor t businesses,” he said. Louis Lee, owner of Acme, said losing this much public parking would force him to relocate or shut down. Lee said the major ity of his audience lives in the suburbs and may stop coming without suf ficient parking. “That will substantially … cut of f my income,” he said. “That will leave me no choice — either relocate or close the door.” At the hearing, Comedian David Huntsberger urged the commission to deny the development, citing Acme’s reputation. “The rest of the world was jealous that Prince lived here. They’re also jealous that Acme is here,” he said. “Don’t lose both of them.” The uncer tainty surrounding Acme drew attention in the lead-up to the hearing, including a 5,800-signature petition to deny the development. Cy Amundson, a Califor nia comic, said he hoped the commission would delay the development until a parking solution was found. “No one here is against bringing density to this community, like a number of people [have] said,” he said. “All we are asking here today is that it’s done with the care, the commitment and the attention to detail that the city that is known nationally for its ar t and its character deserves.” Despite the petition and testimonies by opponents, the commission voted to approve the building with the added condition that the developer must work on parking solutions with local businesses like Acme. Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey said
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Stand-up comedian Charms performs at Acme Comedy Company’s open mic on Monday night. The club could face closure due to an apartment development that would eliminate a majority of the parking spaces in the lot across from the club.
PARKING SITUATION NEAR ACME THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO PARKING LOTS ACROSS THE STREET FROM ACME: the apartments will 130 where be built, removing them
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the other parking lot 150 inwhich will remain after con-
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parking = 10 spots SOURCE: LOUIS LEE, OWNER OF ACME COMEDY CO.
the City suggested solutions, like adding parking meters nearby and extending their hours, but hasn’t received a response from Acme. “We’ve outlined several dif ferent proposed solutions, and they haven’t been getting back to us,” he said.
But Lee said talk by city officials and local landlords has been “cheap,” since no one has committed to an actual plan. He said this indecision is because no one wants to give up parking in the North Loop neighborhood, where parking is especially valuable.
New sports technology coworking space to open The Pitch expects to have 10 to 12 clients when it opens in July. BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com
The Pitch, which will open its doors next month, aims to make Minneapolis known as the sports technology hub of the nation. Co-founded by Rally Ventures and Sports Ngin, The Pitch will be a coworking space — an emerging trend in office styles. The spaces consist of various businesses, often startups and entrepreneurs, working together in the same office. The Pitch is meant to help provide sports technology businesses and star tups a place to grow and develop, said Teke O’Reilly, executive director of The Pitch. O’Reilly said they have three clients so far, but he expects there to be 10 to 12 when they open in July. Tyrre Burks, CEO and founder of Player’s Health, a sports injury platform company, is one of the three clients. Burks said since his company’s inception it has worked in coworking spaces, which offer economic and creative advantages, especially for small companies. “It allows us to scale our team and our office in a way that is very cost-efficient,” he said. “I think being a part of the coworking space … you
“I think being a part of the coworking space … you are able to have your finger on the pulse of sports tech within Minnesota.” T YRRE BURKS CEO and founder, Player’s Health
are able to have your finger on the pulse of sports tech within Minnesota.” O’Reilly said his first experiences with coworking were not ideal. “It didn’t work at first. I was really bothered by all the stimuli, and I didn’t want to talk all the time,” he said. “And at a certain time a switch goes off and you get used to it; you get used to the vibe.” O’Reilly said coworking spaces offer a sort of organic and random way of developing ideas and relationships. “It’s kind of like the randomness of being in this open area with a whole bunch of random people,” he said. “And when you get a whole bunch of people doing that, that’s when the magic happens.” O’Reilly has worked in coworking spaces in Minneapolis before and said he sees a future where they become the norm. “I just think its kind of the way people work now. We might not even have this word ‘coworking’ before too long,” he said. “I’m curious to get to the answer to that because my intuition tells me it’s gonna kind of get
integrated into life.” Clients can either pay to work in a shared space at The Pitch on a month-by-month basis or have a longer lease for a larger, dedicated space. The Pitch will also offer mentorship services from experts in the sports tech industry, O’Reilly said. Jerry Hoffman, president of Hoffman Strategy Group, an urban real estate consulting company, said the 2008 economic recession and the increased popularity of freelancing in business models have helped coworking spaces become a trend. Another factor in coworking spaces’ popularity has been its embrace by millenials, Hoffman said. “I think what this is indicative of is an undercurrent of persons wanting to use their own skill set in an entirely different manner, that manner being their own business,” he said. O’Reilly said The Pitch looks to startups’ potential success as key to making Minnesota a hub for sports technology. “That’s all we want to provide — just an exciting, great place for people to be,” he said.
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Acme Comedy Company could face closure due to an apartment development that would eliminate a majority of the parking spaces in the lot across from the club.
“That’s why nobody wants to give up parking, and nobody wants … to cooperate and say, ‘Well, let’s tr y to figure out a way.’ All
they see is the pot of gold right in front of them,” Lee said. He said if a parking solution isn’t found soon,
businesses like his will suffer. “Sooner or later, they’re going to drive out ever ybody,” Lee said
University scholars contemplate historic British referendum Brexit u from Page 1
A referendum to leave the EU is nothing new to Britain. In 1975, two years after Britain joined the union, a similar referendum was introduced but failed to pass, said Anna Clark, professor of British history at the University. This time, the campaign to leave was conducted by the U.K. Independence Party and involved a platform of antiimmigration rhetoric, Clark said. Many living in rural Britain, where there aren’t large concentrations of immigrants, voted to leave, whilemuch of Britain’s youth voted to remain, she said.
University professor of history Thomas Wolfe said Euroscepticism — the critique of the validity of the EU — was prominent in Britain in the 1990s and continued with party leader Nigel Farage and the UKIP during the last 10 years. The referendum could motivate other countries to back out of the EU, especially after other membernations see how Britain fares in the next few years, Wolfe said. According to Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, Britain has two years to establish the terms of its severance from the EU. “The exiters look toward a bygone era. … The costs and losses [of the leave] might
well be very high,” Cohen said. Amy Stone, a student at the Royal Holloway, University of London, voted to stay and said in an email that there is fear of a recession due to the fall in the value of the pound, which could make it harder for young people to get jobs in the future. “[The vote] has also split the nation in terms of opinion, so the sense of general patriotism [and] community has faded, which will have ramifications as we go forward as a nation,” Stone said. Scotland is likely to reintroduce a 2014 referendum to separate from the U.K., Clark said. “It really is a sad day for Britain,” she said.
Calif. voters to decide legalization of recreational marijuana in November BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
California voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana after Secretary of State Alex Padilla said Tuesday that initiative proponents turned in more than enough signatures to place the question on the November ballot. A successful vote in California would mean one in every six Americans lives in a state with legal marijuana sales, including the entire West Coast. The initiative is promoted by a well-funded and politically connected coalition
spearheaded by former Facebook president Sean Parker. It asks voters to allow people 21 and older to buy an ounce of marijuana and marijuana-infused products at licensed retail outlets and also grow up to six pot plants for personal recreational use. Smoking weed would remain off-limits in places where tobacco use already is prohibited, including restaurants, bars and other enclosed public places. Sales of both recreational pot and medical marijuana initially would be subject to a 15 percent excise tax. Cities and counties would
retain the right to prohibit pot-related businesses and to impose their own fees and taxes. State of ficials estimate the measure would raise as much as $1 billion per year in revenue and reduce public safety costs — for police, courts, jails and prisons — by tens of millions. Provisions of the initiative, which requires a simple majority vote to pass, would direct most proceeds to covering regulator y costs, research on the ef fects of legalization, environmental mitigation, substance abuse treatment and other purposes.
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U players, coach join in US Open Qualifier
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Freshman Annemarie Emme returns the ball to Penn State on March 18 at the Baseline Tennis Center.
Six Gophers and head coach Chuck Merzbacher appeared in the tournament. BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com
Members of the Minnesota men’s and women’s tennis teams and women’s head coach Chuck Merzbacher put in some extra time over the weekend to compete. Six Minnesota representatives and Merzbacher competed in the US Open Sectional Qualifier held at Baseline Tennis Center June 23-26, which hosted 74 competitors from 12 different states. “I think it’s just great that Baseline hosts such a prestigious event,” Merzbacher said. “It’s a cool event to have at your home facility now. … It says a lot about the tennis center, and says a lot about
Minneapolis and the tennis community that we are on the map for that tournament.” Five of Merzbacher’s athletes competed in the tournament, including his daughter, rising sophomore Caitlyn Merzbacher. The duo teamed up for the second consecutive year to compete in the mixed doubles event of the tournament. The two made it to the semifinals in doubles play before losing 6-1, 6-1. “We always have fun when we play together,” Chuck Merzbacher said. “I think we just enjoy it and we had a good tournament; we played well together. At 51 years old, I could’ve done a little bit more in the semis. … I
think she’s playing really well, so it was fun to play.” Caitlyn Merzbacher also played with upcoming junior Mehvish Safdar, her doubles par tner, for most of the Minnesota spring season in the No. 3 doubles position. The duo lost in the finals of their doubles bracket 6-1, 6-3. The other mixed doubles pairing was upcoming sophomores Jesse Sprinkel and AnneMarie Emme. Sprinkel is the only Minnesota native on the men’s tennis team and was the only player on the roster to compete last weekend. The two lost in the semifinals 6-0, 6-3. “It was awesome,” Emme said. “I’m really good friends with him, and we’re both the same year, so it kind of just worked out per fectly. He lives here. It was just really fun
BASKETBALL
Timberwolves to add NBA’s first Chinese owner BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is bringing in two new minority partners to his ownership group, including the NBA’s first Chinese owner, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. Shanghai investor Lizhang Jiang and New Jersey real estate mogul Meyer Orbach are joining the Timber wolves’ ownership group, the person said Monday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized. The person said Orbach has agreed to acquire 9.5 percent of the team while Lizhang will be brought in at 5 percent. The 35-yearold Lizhang works in sports marketing in China. The NBA has long been heavily invested in growing the game in China, with former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming helping to make the league wildly popular in a nation of 1.4 billion people. And even though Liang will
only buy 5 percent of the team, his presence could help raise the Timberwolves’ profile in China and bring new marketing possibilities to a team that historically has not been a big seller abroad. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert negotiated with a Chinese group to sell 15 percent of the team back in 2009, but that deal never was completed. Orbach heads the Orbach Group, a prominent real estate development company based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The company owns apartment buildings in New Jersey and New York. Taylor has long been in search of a successor for the Timberwolves, a person or group committed to keeping the team in Minnesota while also allowing him to continue to operate as the majority partner for the next couple of years. He was in serious discussions with a group led by Memphis minority owner Steve Kaplan last year, but Kaplan’s inability to extricate himself from the Grizzlies have stunted that process.
When Taylor hired a new leadership team in basketball operations in April, naming Tom Thibodeau has coach and president and Scott Layden as general manager, he made it clear that he planned to be at the top of the Wolves for some time. At that point, Taylor had already identified Liang and Orbach as future investors who could provide significant cash but did not have the same designs on a future majority role that Kaplan had when negotiations opened up last year. There remains some optimism on Kaplan’s side that a deal could eventually be completed that would allow him to take on a 30 percent share initially before taking over from Taylor in a few years. But Taylor is moving ahead for now with Thibodeau on board and a promising young roster that includes Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine. Minnesota has played 12 consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.
“I think it’s just great that Baseline hosts such a prestigious event. … It says a lot about the tennis center, and says a lot about Minneapolis and the tennis community that we are on the map for that tournament.” CHUCK MERZBACHER Head coach, women’s tennis
playing mixed doubles in general. I’ve never played mixed doubles before that legitimately so it was different too.” Emme, Sprinkel, Caitlyn Merzbacher and upcoming senior Maja Vujic all lost in the round of 16 in singles play. Vujic lost her final match in three sets with two of the sets going to tiebreakers. The senior lost 7-6(4), 6-7(5) and 6-2. No. 7 seed Safdar won her match in the round of 16 to move to the quar ter finals but then
lost 7-5, 6-1. Sprinkel’s men’s doubles partner was his brother, Noah Sprinkel, a former tennis player at Coe College. The two lost in the quar ter finals of their bracket. Junior Caroline R yba also competed in the tournament in the women’s doubles with Emme. The pair lost in the semifinal round. Though no one m o ved o n to the n ex t r ound of qualification, six of seven Minnesota
TENNIS RESULTS
US OPEN SECTIONAL QUALIFIER
June 23-26, Baseline Tennis Center Singles Safdar Vujic Emme Caitlyn Merzbacher J. Sprinkel Doubles Merzbacher/Safdar Ryba/Emme J. Sprinkel/N. Sprinkel
Lost in quarterfinals Lost in round of 16 Lost in round of 16 Lost in round of 16 Lost in round of 16 Lost in finals Lost in semifinals Lost in quarterfinals
Mixed Doubles Emme/J. Sprinkel Lost in semifinals Chuck Merzbacher/ Lost in semifinals Caitlyn Merzbacher
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
representatives who competed in the qualifier won at least one match. “Being on your own home cour t, it was awesome,” Emme said. “I never thought that I’d even have a chance to do something like that, so it was cool.”
BASEBALL
Twins lose RHP Phil Hughes to season-ending shoulder injury BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Minnesota T wins right-hander Phil Hughes will undergo season-ending shoulder surger y. General manager Terr y R yan said before T uesday’s game against the White Sox that he expects the 30-year-old Hughes to be ready for the star t of
spring training. Hughes suffered a fracture of the femur above his knee when he was hit by a line drive by Miami’s J.T. Realmuto on June 9 and was expected to miss at least two months with that injur y. But Ryan said Hughes was also experiencing right shoulder pain. He was diagnosed with tho-
racic outlet syndr ome. Surger y on July 6 will require removing a rib. Hughes had str uggled and lost velocity amid pain and fatigue in his shoulder and was demoted to the bullpen before he was hur t. He was 1-7 with a 5.95 ERA this season. Hughes has three years and $39.6 million left on his contract after this season.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Obama praises WNBA champion Lynx for setting example for girls BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WA S H I N G T O N — President Barack Obama says this year’s WNBA champions set an “outstanding example” for young women ever ywhere. Obama is celebrating the Minnesota L ynx’s victor y in the 2015 championship during a ceremony
at the White House. He’s noting the team’s str uggles with a roster shakeup and multiple player injuries. Obama says the team didn’t have a perfect season, but ended up as champions anyway. He says that’s what matters. The president is noting it’s the 20th anniversar y of the WNBA and says
it’s a time to celebrate all players. He’s also praising the L ynx and head coach Cher yl Reeve for their philanthropic work. The L ynx captured their third championship in five seasons last October. The team is 132 this season after winning a WNBA-record 13 straight to star t the season.
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Minnesota Daily implements changes This fall, the Daily will enact changes for employees and readers alike. BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com
The Minnesota Daily will implement a new strategy to better engage readers and reach a wider audience beginning this fall. A new Daily website will be launched by the start of the upcoming fall semester, and the newspaper’s print publication will be cut to two issues a week. The shift is part of a trend
other college newspapers have successfully adopted in recent years. The Daily’s Board of Directors worked with students over past months to build on ways to further engage readers. A study by the Carlson School of Management’s Carlson Consulting Enterprises assessed news consumption and readership trends among college-aged students. The findings suggested newspapers that cultivated their digital platforms found more success in student audience engagement. In response, the Daily will increase its online and social
media presences. The most prominent change the University of Minnesota community will notice is the switch from four days of printing to two, said Editor-inChief Dylan Scott. The newspaper will print on Mondays and Thursdays and will be supplemented by constant updates on the new website, which will be more compatible with mobile devices like cell phones and tablets, he said. More funds will be set aside for the web department, and workflow will be refocused on web content, he said. With the shift to digital
platforms, the Daily will become more accessible to student readers and more attractive to advertisers, said Business Operations Officer Elizabeth Luke. The new website will be much more responsive than it has been previously, Luke said. The site will be updated throughout the day instead of every 24 hours with the print issues. The website and the print publications will contain different content, she said, so it will be worthwhile for students to read both. “The change we’re making is to make ourselves more appealing to the
Boynton targets mental health wait times Boynton u from Page 1
Glenn Hirsch, a Student Counseling Ser vices senior psychologist, said all of SCS’s funding will go toward paying either mental health counselors or academic and career counselors. Anderson said Boynton’s hope is that the new positions will reduce the waiting list for students to see counselors or therapists, though he said wait times may not disappear entirely. “Sometimes the students have scheduling conflicts and can’t make an open time slot,” Anderson said. “Just because a therapist has time open doesn’t mean the student will.” Wait times fluctuate during the school year, typically hitting peak points during the middle of each semester. If counselors aren’t readily available to meet with a student, wait times can last from three days to two weeks, said Holly Ziemer, Boynton’s
communications and marketing director. Students waiting for ser vices are still in contact with Boynton staf f ever y day in case another student cancels an appointment, she said. “A continuous process” In Febr uar y, the Provost’s Committee on Student Mental Health recommended increasing clinical mental health staff by eight full-time employee positions on the Twin Cities campus, calling for four new positions at Boynton Health Ser vice and four at Student Counseling Services. The recommendation took into account that half of the advised increases in staff were already planned as a result of an increase of student ser vice fees approved by the Student Services Fees committee in 2015, Ziemer said. The allocated mental health funds from student ser vice fees — nearly $100,000 — were included in University President Eric Kaler’s 2017 operating
budget and will fund two full-time-equivalent therapist positions at Boynton. The University’s Board of Regents voted to approve Kaler’s budget at their meeting in June. The same month, the University committed an a d di t ion a l $200, 000 to fund two-and-a-half fulltime-equivalent positions at SCS and two more fulltime-equivalent positions at Boynton, meeting the Provost’s Committee’s recommendation of four total positions for Boynton. “Student mental health is a top public health issue across our system,” Kaler said in his June repor t to the board. “We will continue mental health access across our system campus.” In his r epor t, Kaler said the administration is continuing to look for new ways to invest in mental health services. “We also are working closely with faculty governance to identify other steps we can take to address this as the comprehensive public health issue
that it is,” Kaler said. Hirsch said he is confident mental health resources will continue to see added investments. In addition to weighing cur rent and future funding levels against students’ need for care, Anderson said Boynton, Student Counseling Ser vices and the University’s administration are continuously evaluating students’ demands and looking for ways to meet them, like through peer education and online services. “It’s a continuous process,” he said. “We’re always looking for ways to accommodate students to the ways they would like ser vices. … Some of those might require changes or shifts in the budget.” Anderson said the funds for the next two years are par t of ongoing initiatives to help students succeed in school. “President Kaler called this an investment, and that’s exactly what it was,” he said. “This was an investment in student success.”
Israel bans access for non-Muslims to Jerusalem site BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Tuesday banned non-Muslims from a contentious Jerusalem holy site until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following two days of clashes with Palestinians at the site. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said rocks and other objects were hurled toward police forces and Jewish worshippers in a nearby plaza. A 73-year-old woman was lightly wounded and police arrested 16 suspects in the disturbances, which have been going on for three days, Rosenfeld said. As a result, police decided to close access to Jewish worshippers and other visitors for the remainder of the week to prevent tensions with Muslim worshippers. Since Sunday, Palestinians had holed up in the
Al-Aqsa Mosque atop the mount and attacked officers with fireworks and other objects stockpiled inside. The mosque is part of a compound sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Muslims refer to it as the Noble Sanctuary, where they believe the Prophet Muhammad embarked on a night journey to heaven, while Jews refer to it the Temple Mount. The two biblical Jewish temples stood on the site. Violence had erupted at the site in mid-September before spreading elsewhere. Since then Palestinians have carried out dozens of attacks, including stabbings, shootings and car ramming assaults, killing 32 Israelis and two visiting Americans. About 200 Palestinians have been killed during that time, most identified by Israel as attackers. The unrest has led to
renewed calls for peace talks, which last broke down more than two years ago. Also Tuesday, visiting U.N. Secretar y-General Ban Ki-moon told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that while he understood Israel’s security concerns, any measures it took would not “solve the underlying causes of the cycles of violence” that have plagued the region. “I encourage you to take the courageous steps necessary to prevent a onestate reality of perpetual conflict that is incompatible with realizing the national aspirations of Israeli and Palestinian people,” Ban said, speaking in Jerusalem alongside Netanyahu. Netanyahu asked Ban to use his final six months in office to rectify what he called the United Nations’
unfair treatment of Israel. He singled out the U.N. Human Rights Council, which he said always condemns Israel, the “countr y that does more to promote and protect human rights and liberal values than any other in the blood-soaked Middle East.” “Our progressive democracy has faced more countr y-specific resolutions, more countr y-specific condemnation at the U.N. Human Rights Council than all the other countries combined,” Netanyahu said. “And I believe that this is a profound betrayal of the United Nations’ noble mandate.” Peace negotiations with the Palestinians have been largely at a standstill since Netanyahu took of fice in 2009, with the last round of U.S.-brokered talks collapsing two years ago.
student audience that we’re trying to reach,” Luke said. Initially, the Daily’s Board of Directors was hesitant to support the changes, said Board Chair and University School of Journalism and Mass Communication Senior Lecturer Gayle Golden. The changes were entirely student-led, Golden said. The idea to reduce print came to the board from a combination of this and last year’s student leadership, she said. The board is protective of the Daily’s place in the community, Golden said, and members were sensitive about reducing print. However, she said the
study showed the board that a four-day print schedule actually hurt the paper’s ability to connect with students. “The reality is that we are not abandoning our mission of being a daily; we’re not abandoning journalism,” Golden said. “We’re actually doing all we can to serve the University community.” Since the papers will only print two days a week, advertisers will have a longer rack life, which will also make the Daily more exciting, she said. “It will have a special presence,” Golden said. “The Daily will be something to look forward to.”
For students, Philosophy Club offers safe space The three-year-old club’s membership has grown to about 30 members in total. BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com
After taking an introductor y philosophy course as a University of Minnesota freshman, Akshay Patke felt the school was lacking a space to ask about life’s big questions. After talking with several faculty members who told him there was no philosophy club at the University, he decided it was best to take matters into his own hands. Since he founded the group in 2013, its membership has surpassed single digits and become an approved Student Unions and Activities group with about 25 to 30 regular members, most of who are not philosophy majors, Patke said. The group is meant to foster discussions about the fundamental natures of knowledge, reality and existence — and watch some movies with friends along the way. “I don’t really think myself or a lot of the other officers can really imagine not having some sort of philosophical discussion group in their lives,” Patke said. “Being around other people who are able to engage in these questions that we always ask ourselves and think about. It’s really cool.” Blongsha Hang, the club’s vice president and only member majoring in philosophy, said students’ majors in the club range from English to bio-chemistr y, and there have been several graduate students. “I really do appreciate it because for me, being the one who studies philosophy and is indoctrinated in the papers that do not make
sense, it’s just nice to hear a different perspective on what is philosophy,” Hang said. At weekly meetings, Patke said group members pick discussion topics, which range from classic philosophical questions to the analytical breakdown of literature. “Last week, we talked about this thing called semiotics, which is this whole thing in linguistics about symbols and understanding their meaning. We talked about how photographs represent things and how a gesture represents saying hello, and such things,” he said. “We also have a bit more accessible topics like pain and suffering, and how pain and suffering are necessary to have happiness.” The group also watches and discusses movies. Most recently, Patke said, the group screened “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and explored the connection of memory, emotions and happiness — a major theme of the movie. Patke said sometimes the club goes on camping trips, which are open to anyone and let people “do philosophy with nature.” “The goal of the club was to make philosophy something that was more accessible, not just an academic discipline. … It’s just something where you can sit down and just have a conversation with someone,” Patke said. For Hang, who has been involved with the group for about a year and a half, the club ser ves as a “safe haven.” “The majority of my friends are from philosophy club. Maybe they’re not my closest friends, but they are there and people I can talk to,” Hang said. The club meets Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Folwell Hall.
European Union leaders push Britain to leave amid post-vote turmoil BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS — EU leaders pressed British Prime Minister David Cameron on T uesday for a quick and clear plan for Britain’s exit from their union, saying there’s no turning back from last week’s vote to leave despite worldwide uncertainty about the continent’s future. As leader after leader rejected Cameron’s pleas for favorable conditions for Britain once it leaves, he frustrated them by refusing to initiate the divorce proceedings immediately. After what’s probably his last dinner with EU counterparts, Cameron insisted he would leave the departure negotiations to his successor, saying London needs time to formally trigger the start of negotiations “Ever yone wants to see a clear model appear” for Britain’s future relations with the bloc, he said, adding that he “can’t put a time frame on that.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed suggestions that Cameron’s
successor might not star t the formal EU withdrawal process because of the financial turmoil prompted by the vote and wide confusion about how to extract a country from the EU. “I see no way to reverse it,” Merkel said after Tuesday’s meetings. She said this is not the time for “wishful thinking.” EU Council President Donald Tusk said the bloc’s leaders want UK exit plans “to be specified as soon as possible.” Earlier, he said “Europe is ready to star t the divorce process, even today.” During the earlier meeting, Cameron sat at one end of the oval summit table in blue shirt sleeves, arguing for the best possible exit conditions for his island nation. Around the table, other EU leaders refused to negotiate, seemingly eager to kick Britain out as soon as possible to avoid further political and economic turmoil after the shock and emotion of the British vote to leave last week. “We are not on Facebook, where things are
complicated. We are married or divorced but not something in between,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel added. Outside the Council room, markets were still in upheaval as they sought to recover from the unexpected exit vote, which will rob the EU of its biggest militar y power, its second economy and a diplomatic giant. In a special session of the EU parliament hours earlier, there had been cries of campaign “lies” from legislators regretting the loss of Britain, and taunting by “leave” campaigner Nigel Farage. “You as a political project are in denial,” declared Farage, leader of the anti-EU U.K. Independence Par ty. “When I came here 17 years ago and said I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain to leave the European Union, you all laughed at me. Well, you’re not laughing now, are you?” When the traditional family photo of the leaders at the summit was taken, few were smiling.
Realizing the threat of a rift further tearing at the unity of a bloc of more than 500 million people, Tusk said he was planning a special meeting of the EU leaders in Slovakia in September to chart a way ahead. German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to use “all her strength” to prevent the EU from drifting apart. The leaders of Britain’s “leave” campaign hope the nation can still enjoy many perks of the EU internal market for business, while being able to deny EU citizens entr y to the U.K. to address concerns about unlimited EU immigration. The leaders of Germany and France, the bloc’s biggest economies, made clear that isn’t an option. French President Francois Hollande said Britain will have to meet strict conditions if it wants to continue to be part of the single market. Merkel said “Whoever wants to leave this family cannot expect to have no more obligations but to keep privileges.” Unshackled from Britain,
the other EU members need to plot a common way ahead. Yet dif ferences between founding nations in the west and newer members in the east are increasingly tough to reconcile. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban railed against EU migration policies, which played a major role in the British referendum. “If the EU cannot solve the migration situation, then the challenges we experienced now in the case of the United Kingdom will grow,” he said. Central European nations led by Hungary refuse to accept the imposition of EU refugee quotas. Further nor th, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Denmark have all tightened border controls in response to the arrival of more than 1 million migrants last year. Their entry overwhelmed Greece and Italy. First, though, the EU needs to get rid of Britain. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and other European leaders insist they won’t begin any
talks until Britain invokes the Article 50 of the EU’s Treaty of Lisbon, which sets in motion a two-year process to split from the group designed to unify Europe after the horrors of World War II. Juncker said he had banned his policy commissioners from holding any secret talks with Britain on its future until London triggers the exit clause. “No notification, no negotiation,” he said to resounding applause. The reaction to Britain’s vote to exit the EU was at times acrimonious. Farage was booed and jeered when he urged Europe to give Britain a good trade deal when it leaves, saying jobs in Germany’s auto sector might be at stake if it doesn’t. “Why don’t we just be pragmatic, sensible, grownup, reasonable ... and cut a sensible tarif f-free deal?” Farage asked. In a speech interr upted several times, Farage warned: “The U.K. will not be the last member state to leave the European Union.”
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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Money flows easier with Mars direct in Scorpio, and the next two days seem supercharged for profit. Solve domestic problems over the next two weeks.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Cash flows with new vigor, with Mars direct. Wipe out debt and build savings. Use cleverness and wit to advance your career, with Mercury in Cancer.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — You’re confident and powerful today and tomorrow. Your partnership feels supercharged, with Mars direct in Scorpio.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Personal ambition flowers with Mars direct in your sign. Previous obstacles have melted away. Take bold action for passion.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 6 — Slow down and rest over the next two days. Your work surges forward, with Mars direct in Scorpio. Make a bundle over the next two weeks.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Plan your moves in detail. Use your new superpowers for good, with Mars direct in Scorpio. Clean, sort and organize.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Make your move now that Mars is direct in Scorpio. Romance builds to a crescendo. Speak your heart, with Mercury in your sign.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Coordinated energy amplifies your reach with Mars direct. Teamwork fans spark into flame. Enjoy family fun and romance.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 6 — Energy for home projects flowers with Mars direct. A little paint goes a long way. Keep a dream journal over the next few weeks, with Mercury in Cancer.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Mars direct provides a turbo boost. Your career surges ahead. You’re creative at work, with Mercury in Cancer. Accept an intellectual challenge.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Your words go further with less effort, with Mars direct. Creative collaborations spark into fire. Group activities and meetings get results.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Enjoy writing today and tomorrow. Travel and transportation flow with greater ease now that Mars is direct.
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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,
My close friend is really effing up, Doc. He’s been hanging out with this one girl who has a boyfriend in Spain, and they plan to attend a friend’s wedding together in a few weeks. Basically, it’s just about guaranteed that this girl is going to cheat on her boyfriend with my friend. Even worse, my friend is counting on this to happen because he really wants to get his dick wet. Yeah, I know, he’s being kind of a douche right now. I’ve tried telling this dude that it would be bad to help this girl cheat on her boyfriend, but he doesn’t seem to see a problem with it. He feels like it’s bound to happen no matter what, so why not get some action while it’s possible, right? Any pointers on how to frame this in a more convincing way? I really don’t want to be associated with someone who pulls this kind of stuff.
—Matador
Matador,
Ohmangoddam. Look at you exercising the angel-on-shoulder-to-prevent-friendfrom-effing-a-committed-gal trope. Your doctor is very proud of you, son. Unfortunately all you can do is keep talking. Sure, it’s probably inevitable that this woman is going to cheat on her boyfriend. It’s also inevitable that global warming will destroy the planet, but you don’t see me vaping 24/7 to speed it up, now do ya? It’s clear that this woman is tryna get the best of both worlds: the emotional security of a boyfriend with the physical availability of a modern single lady. This is basically the time my bestie and I snuck a bag of wine into a theatrical play and expected nobody to notice that we were drinking out of our pillow. In love and boxed wine, doing both just doesn’t work. Nothing works quite like the one-two punch of friendship and guilt tripping. Let homie know you’re just looking out for him
because you care about his character, but also make it pretty damn clear that helping a gal cheat on her BF is pretty slimy. Like, not in the fun, circa-1999 Nickelodeon way.
—Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date,
I don’t know the best way to say this, so I’ll just say it: I’m boring in bed. I’ve tried different things with different partners in the past, but the truth is that I really just enjoy the basics. You know, missionary and rarely something slightly different. The bottom line is that I’m basically a picky eater, except with sex. My current boyfriend, on the other hand, is really adventurous in bed. I really admire how he likes to try out different positions all in one sitting, but I can’t help but feel a little bummed when we don’t just do missionary. It’s not like he’s bad in bed or anything — far from it — but I really just like basic
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position(s). What’s the best way to communicate this?
—Vanilla and Loving It Vanilla and Loving It,
I’m almost 100 percent certain that most guys who like to show off how many positions they can do are all just flexing and trying to seem like “Game of Thrones” characters. These Silly Billies gotta take their Chill-y Pill-ies, you feel me? Put your sex ed hat on and school this man on the merits of keeping things classic. Sure, missionary probably means more work for him in the long run, but anyone who’s that eager to whip out the Kama Sutra every night should be cool with a cardio workout, right? Plus, this gives you the perfect excuse to spice things up with some dirty talk. You two will be face to face, the ideal situation to whisper hot things like, “I’m from the future” during the act.
—Dr. Date
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Jimmy Young, a Nibbles hot dog food cart operator, resupplies the hot dogs in his cart in downtown Minneapolis on Monday afternoon. The Minneapolis City Council ruled to change an ordinance that had previously restricted the operating area of food carts.
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Blaine McCutchan and his son Patrick McCutchan joke in front the original Nibbles hot dog cart in downtown Minneapolis on Monday afternoon. Blaine has been operating food carts for more than 30 years in Minneapolis and looks forward to increased freedom for the business following a City Council decision allowing food carts to operate on commercial corridors outside of Nicollet Mall.
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— one of the oldest carts in the city. “It’s not just a business for me. … It’s being involved in a piece of commerce,” McCutchan said. “It’s real.” Expanding food carts to the whole city widens food
offerings and attracts more people to create more business, he said. Ward 9 City Council Member Alondra Cano said at the meeting the change could give business opportunities to immigrants from Latin America and other countries. But for some Dinkytown business owners, more food carts could have
negative impacts. Dinkytown Qdoba Mexican Eats Owner Randal Gast said the food car ts would compete with restaurants in that area. “I don’t really understand what the city’s doing,” he said. “There’s no shortage of restaurants in Dinkytown.” Many of the restaurants there already struggle to
University professor awarded 100th Regents Professorship Christopher Uggen was named by the U for his criminology achievements. BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota announced the selection of its newest Regents professor on Wednesday. Christopher Uggen, professor of sociology and law, was awarded with the 100th Regents Professorship — the highest level of recognition the University gives to faculty members — for his achievements in criminology and law, adding to the list of awards and achievements he’s received. Shirley Nelson Garner, a University professor and member of the selection
committee, said they chose Uggen because of his record of interconnecting research, public ser vice and teaching. “One of the things that’s ver y attractive about his profile is it’s ver y whole,” she said. “Ever ything he does is connected — the kind of research he does, the kind of teaching he does, his work with students and his public service, which includes being an advisor to the White House and so forth.” Professors eligible for this award have exhibited scholarly, creative or artistic achievement, have shown accomplishments in teaching and advising and have contributed professional ser vice inside and outside of the University. Uggen was ahead of his time on issues like felons’ voting rights, Garner said,
and is known for his research and advocacy work in that area. “He was a groundbreaker in this area, and you can see that from his record,” she said. University President Eric Kaler commended the selection of Uggen. “He exemplifies the qualities of teaching, research and scholarship that this honor requires, and I congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition,” Kaler said in a statement. Now, with the addition of Uggen, there are 30 current University professors with Regent Professorships, bringing the all-time total to 100. The Regents Professorship was established by the board in 1965 to recognize national prominence of faculty.
“He exemplifies the qualities of teaching, research and scholarship that this honor requires.” ERIC KALER University president
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stay open each year, Gast said. “I can assure you … [if] you tell [Dinkytown business owners] food car ts are coming, they are going to have a fit,” he said. But Annie’s Parlour and Kitty Cat Klub owner John Rimarcik said there
will always be competition regardless of food cart expansion. “Anytime anybody sells a candy bar, a hotdog or a steak dinner it competes with somebody,” he said. Food car ts are a lot of work for the operators, Rimarcik said, a factor
that could limit the compe tition they bring. “The whole deal is much more dif ficult than it seems,” Rimarcik said. “But am I in favor of them? Yes, I am.” The City Council will vote on the proposed changes on Friday.
Researchers identify selfdestruction step in cells The research lays important steps for understanding human diseases. BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com
Working with monkey and human cells, University of Minnesota researchers have begun to understand the intricacies of self-destructing cellular behavior. Hormel Institute researchers have identified that cells that end up having the wrong number of chromosomes after faulty cellular divisions — an issue known as aneuploidy — can mark themselves and self-destruct. Aneuploidy is commonly observed in diseases such as cancer. The findings are a step toward finding a way to prevent the failure of the cell’s self-destruction mechanism, which would help prevent aneuploidy and its resulting medical issues, said Edward Hinchcliffe, the lead author of the paper. “The novelty is r eally in that they showed a
chromosome gets marked,” said Jan van Deursen, a doctor in the Mayo Clinic’s Cancer Center. “It seems from the research that these chromsomes get modified, and that’s really innovative. … What they are showing is that if a cell makes a mistake in the segregation of chromosomes that chromosomes get marked.” In 1998, scientists began recognizing that cells stopped growing when they have the wrong number of chromosomes, but many haven’t understood the triggers of this phenomena, Hinchcliffe said. The self-destruction mechanism differs from cell checkpoints that slow down processes but don’t stop it, he said. Hinchcliffe compares it to stop lights at an intersection. If all the lights are green, then a circuit is tripped, and it switches the lights flashing red. “If you’ve made some catastrophic mistake, you trip a circuit that stops everything,” he said. “And that’s what’s happening here.” Hinchcliffe said that there have been a variety of theories for understanding the
way in which cells sense and respond to faulty chromosomal separation. “One possibility is that they actually count their chromosomes, but rather than counting them all, they simply count the one [that’s in the wrong place],” he said. By exposing their test cells to low temperatures, Hinchcliffe said they were able to change the complexion of the cell which led to an intentional occurrence of aneuploidy. “And what we think is going on is that when they are alone, [the chromosomes] trigger a biochemical sensor,” he said. “That sensor then functions through a chemical pathway that signals for the cell to stop growing.” Van Deursen said continued aneuploidy research can help improve treatment of the diseases it causes, like cancer. “If you think of chemo [therapy], maybe .1 percent of the cells doesn’t get killed. The aneuploidy seems to help cells find ways around the toxic drugs to stay alive and thrive. … This aneuploidy has something to do with this resistance,” van Deursen said.