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The all-campus elections start Monday and end Wednesday. BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota’s student government elections are March 5-7, and the following election guide includes all items on Monday’s ballot. Any undergraduate, graduate, professional or PSEO student who pays the student services fee can vote in the election, including those studying abroad, nondegreeseeking, part- or full-time students. The ballot will include the following: MSA President and Vice President Presidential candidate Dobbs DeCorsey and vice presidential candidate Larranz Guider are not a part of the Minnesota Student Association and hope to include more outside perspectives from non-MSA students. Both are active members of the University’s speech and debate team. Their platform is based on making MSA more inclusive and accessible. DeCorsey and Guider’s initiatives include low-sensory study lounges, more study spaces on the St. Paul campus, micro-aggression training and addressing Boynton Health mental health complaints. Presidential candidate Simran Mishra and vice presidential candidate Mina Kian have both held positions in MSA since their first year on campus. Specifically, Mishra and Kian want to increase resources for international students, set advisory boards for input from students u See ELECTIONS Page 2
HEALTH
Boynton sees jump in mental health visits About 13 percent of students who pay student service fees use the mental health resources.
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The Gophers celebrate their empty-net goal late in the third period to seal their victory in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin at Ridder Arena on Sunday, March 4.
The Gophers defeated No. 1 Wisconsin to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament.
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The Gophers celebrate their victory in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin at Ridder Arena on Sunday, March 4.
BY MAX BIEGERT mbiegert@mndaily.com
Hockey sticks, gloves and helmets from Minnesota flew in the air as the players and coaches rushed to embrace each other, horn blaring to signify the end of the third period. In the moments during that celebration, thoughts of missing the NCAA tournament disappeared. No. 7 Minnesota (24-10-3) stunned No. 1 Wisconsin (30-4-2) 3-1 in the WCHA Final Faceoff Championship Sunday afternoon at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Taylor Williamson, who is just six months removed from being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, scored the goahead goal in the second period. Goaltender Sidney Peters and the defense took care of the rest. Peters had her second consecutive game with more than 30 saves. She had 31 u See HOCKEY Page 4
BY MICHELLE GRIFFITH mgriffith@mndaily.com
Mental health visits at Boynton Health this semester are up 18 percent compared to the fall. Experts attribute the jump to increased openness about mental health and awareness of services on campus. As more students seek these services nationwide, some colleges have adapted their programming to keep up with the growing demand. “In college and university settings, students are actually coming in with an expectation that part of their educational experience will involve some variety of counseling or therapy,” said Gary Christenson, Boynton’s chief medical officer. For the last several years, demand for mental health services on campus has increased. Boynton’s Mental Health Clinic has seen a 20 percent increase in visitation numbers this year compared to last year at this time, Christenson said. While Boynton struggled to keep up with growing numbers of mental health patients in the past, resulting in long wait times for
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Bill could revise selection process for University of Minnesota Regents Legislators raised concerns over the current process, which some said leads to the wrong choices. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com
State lawmakers are reconsidering how members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents are elected. The House and Senate higher education committees heard presentations last week on the Regent Candidate Advisory Council’s role in the election process amid multiple bills introduced to the Legislature that would look to modify the RCAC’s role. The RCAC recommends candidates for each of the four vacancies on the Board of Regents to the Legislature every two years. A joint convention made up of lawmakers
from the House and Senate higher education committees also screen the candidates and later vote on the finalists. Bills introduced to both the House and Senate would modify the process. A bill introduced by Sen. Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville, chair of the Senate higher education committee, would amend current law to allow the RCAC to only make recommendations for the Board of Regents’ atlarge seats. State lawmakers would preside over the selection process for the Board of Regents’ congressional district seats. The bill will be heard in front of the Senate higher education committee on Thursday. Another bill, introduced in the House and Senate last session, would repeal the RCAC. Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, coauthored the house bill. He said the RCAC recommendation process is political and
does not always look for candidates to best serve the public’s interest. “I always looked at the regents as the premier public body that should … hold the University accountable for its actions,” Pelowski said. “And I don’t think that’s a type of regent that the Regent advisory council wants to put in place.” But Lois Josefson, vice chair of the RCAC, said at the Senate presentation that the process is inevitably political. “It’s a position of esteem, authority and direction for the state. That becomes political no matter what you do about it,” she said. While the Legislature has final say in the election process, the RCAC serves as a screening for candidates. University Regent Darrin Rosha said the current process requires candidates u See REGENTS Page 3
RESEARCH
University group looks to redesign firefighter gear to ease use by women Many of the uniforms’ staples are designed mostly for men, but this shows most in the gloves. BY KATRINA PROSS kpross@mndaily.com
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Apparel studies senior Emily Seifert circles Apparel studies Ph.D. candidate Nokyeon Kim to complete a 3D scan of her hand at McNeal Hall on Feb. 27. The scanner, which runs off an iPad, makes a virtual 3D model of the subject to help create uniforms for occupations like firefighting.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Design want to make clothing better suited for female firefighters. As part of the five-year study, the team is working to improve women’s firefighting gloves, which often don’t fit women’s hands correctly. The researchers hope their improvements will also help the fit of women’s clothing in other male-dominated careers. The researchers are conducting a pilot study of hand dynamics to analyze how to create the best fit for women’s gloves, said researcher Robin Carufel. The team will then begin to compare the hand patterns to determine how to best make gloves effective and comfortable. The team will soon begin attending conferences and speaking to female firefighters
in focus groups to get more information about their clothing needs, said lead researcher Linsey Griffin. Griffin said if departments want to recruit female firefighters, they must provide clothing that fits correctly, as this can be a barrier to safe and accurate work. For example, a chest strap can be painful across a woman’s chest, especially if she has larger breasts, and can lead to injury, Griffin said. Because careers like firefighting are dominated by male employees, the clothing is designed for men’s bodies and not women’s, Carufel said. Even if clothing is labeled “uni-sex,” it still often fits male bodies better, she said. “Clothing, like their gloves, [is] usually one size fits all, which is something you can’t have in an industry like this,” said researcher Emily Seifert. Minneapolis Fire Department Deputy Chief Melanie Rucker said in her 18 years of firefighting experience, women’s clothing has improved, but many articles still aren’t u See FIREFIGHTERS Page 3
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From left, Simran Mishra, Mina Kian, Larranz Guider and Dobbs DeCorsey.
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in multicultural, Greek and ROTC communities and address sexual violence on campus. Referendums This year’s only referendum revives a 2016 movement to get the University to divest from companies supporting Israel. The referendum received numerous complaints from last week, but was approved to be included on the ballot. The referendum is sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine and other student groups and states: “Should the students of the University of Minnesota demand the Board of Regents divest from companies that are 1) complicit in Israeli violations of human rights, 2) maintaining and establishing private prisons and immigrant detention centers or 3) violating indigenous sovereignty?” Students will be allowed to answer yes or no.
MSA At-Large Representatives Apostolos Kostolis Benjamin Philbin Brett Herbers Brian Rosas Camila Uruena Rojas Caroline Pavlecic Christina Busche David Dobkin Emily Graper Grant Simons Henry Capuano Ian Hackman Jack Thalhuber Jacques Frank-Loron Jake Marble Janet Nguyen Jeremy Schlitz Jerika Eppel John (Jack) Drucker Katherine Chyna Maktal Mohamed Michael Dunst Mikaela Brandt-Fontaine Natasha Sohni Nina Kostic Ramla Mohamud Tala Alfoqaha Taylor Larick Tyler Sirovy Van Dang Zoe Kondes Council of Graduate Students President and Vice President
President: Jonathan Borowsky Scott Petty Sean Chen Vice President: Sean Chen Professional Student Government President and Vice President President: Alanna Pawlowski Mike Sund Sonya Ewert Vice President: Jeremy Kobany Student Senate The candidates can only be voted on by students in their respective colleges. Some colleges, such as the School of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the School of Public Health, the College of Design, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the School of Dentistry do not have candidates running and require voters to write in a name. College of Biological Sciences Graduate: Kelly Wallin CBS Undergraduate: Andrea Veloira
Nikil Badey Sophia Vrba College of Continuing and Professional Studies: CJ Griebenow Tyron N. Terry College of Education and Human Development Graduate: Ryan Machtmes CEHD Undergraduate: James Farnsworth College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Science Graduate: Caroline Pierce Deepak Haarith CFANS Undergraduate: Kenzie Barth Kevin Behrens Kyle Manske Van Dang Yuying Shan College of Liberal Arts Graduate: Jonathan Borowsky CLA Undergraduate: Alison Christianson Alyssa Haniff Austin Berger Cassidy Drummond Catalina Anampa Castro Cyrus Farivar Drew Torrance Garrick Spennwyn Isaiah Ogren Jiahui Li
Jonah Walker Lulua Webo Maykayla Schumacher Meara Cline Morgan Benth Natalie Magnusson Saleh Ali Shukri Elmi Tristan Kick College of Science and Engineering Graduate: Sean Chen CSE Undergraduate: Adam Leligdon Carl Thon Cole Jensen Dylan Tey Lauren Myers Meghan Flynn Nathaniel Olson Tim Zeien Tyler Wendland Carlson School of Management Undergraduate: Amy Ma Ian Smith Jerrika Eppel Leticia Wamulumba Shirin Fatima Tony Guo College of Veterinary Medicine: Jordan Young Law School: Elvis Kim Medical School: Salman Ikramuddin
U grad students call for Florida bill aims to better harassment reporting restrict gun purchase COGS presented a resolution last week requesting more detailed reports. BY MARAYA KING mking@mndaily.com
Graduate students at the University of Minnesota are calling for more transparency from administration in reporting claims of sexual harassment. The University’s Council of Graduate Students presented a resolution last week requesting that the University release more detailed reports outlining incidents of sexual harassment — which they feel is severely lacking. In January, the office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action released the first-ever report on sexual harassment at the University during 2017. COGS President and coauthor of the resolution Lauren Mitchell said this report is missing crucial information. The EOAA’s data lumps to-
gether reports from students, nonuniversity members and unknown individuals, Mitchell said, making it unclear for readers. “The report that [EOAA] published is very pretty, but it’s a two page report that has three or four tables in it, there’s very very little information, but even that bit is more than we have ever had before,” said Jonathan Borowsky, COGS chief of staff and co-author of the resolution. Members of COGS are requesting that future reports include the total number of sexual harassment reports, which reports resulted in investigation or disciplinary action, a breakdown of whether a student, staff or faculty reported the incident and other clarifications of the data. “The things we are asking for are not pieces of information that the EOAA doesn’t already have,” Mitchell said. “They know all of these things, it’s just a matter of compiling them in a way that can actually be reported.” Director of Public Health
and Communication for Boynton Health Dave Golden said they recently added questions regarding sexual misconduct to their student survey. “We think these are important data for our students, who are our main population,” Golden said. Boynton Health is curious to discover if there are links between sexual harassment and other health conditions such as mental health status, he said. Golden is also co-chair of University President Eric Kaler’s Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct, which is now gathering data on how frequent incidents occur among staff and faculty, which had not been done in the past, he said. The resolution was passed in COGS’ general assembly and the Student Senate last week almost unanimously, Mitchell said. The resolution is now in the hands of University administration who will determine what actions they will take.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate agreed to advance a bill that would increase school safety and restrict gun purchases during a rare weekend session that often turned into a debate on gun control and arming teachers in the aftermath of last month’s Parkland school shootings. The Senate spent nearly eight hours on Saturday debating dozens of amendments to the 100-page bill before finally approving the legislation for a final vote on Monday. Democratic proposals to ban assault rifles and large-capacity magazines were rejected, as was a Democratic proposal to strip language from the bill that would create a program to arm teachers who have gone through law-enforcement training if school districts choose to take part in the socalled marshal plan. The Senate began the session at 10 a.m. and was originally supposed to wrap up discussion by 1 p.m. But
senators extended the session and didn’t wrap up until after 6 p.m. It was clear that senators were divided on the bill, and not just on party lines. While crafted by Republicans, some GOP senators still opposed it because they don’t agree with raising the minimum age to guy a rifle from 18 to 21 or requiring a waiting period to buy the weapons. Democrats believe the legislation doesn’t go far enough in some ways and too far in others. And while some oppose the bill, others believe it’s at least a first step toward gun safety. Democrats want to ban weapons such as the AR-15 assault-style rifle, which was used to kill 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. Many also oppose arming teachers. The bill also includes provisions to boost school security, establish new mental health programs in schools, and improve communication between schools, law enforcement and state agencies.
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Boynton Health as seen on Friday, Feb. 23. Visits to the mental health clinic are up 18 percent compared to fall semester.
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some, the clinic has stayed on top of recent high traffic, Christenson said. Boynton hired 12 mental health employees and expanded the clinic in 2017, he said. Students’ attitudes toward mental health have changed since Christenson started working for Boynton decades ago, he said. In the past, many students at the Mental Health Clinic said they felt like they were the only one dealing with mental health issues, but now many seek care based on friends’ recommendations, Christenson said. Experts say the in-
“I think particularly with college students today, they look at mental health a lot differently than … a generation ago.” SHANNON MULVIHILL Executive director of Mental Health Minnesota
creased demand at the University of Minnesota mirrors national trends. Mental health visits at Ohio State University increased by about 26 percent between the 2015 and 2016 academic years, according to data from the school.
Last year, the school’s mental health clinic handled 36,115 visits, compared to 19,286 visits at the University of Minnesota during fiscal year 2016. And at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, mental health clinic visits increased 8 percent last semester compared to last year, said Andrea Lawson, co-director of UW-Madison’s Mental Health Services. Lawson attributes the rise in part to recent changes to the school’s mental health system. For example, students can now get initial consultations over the phone and schedule appointments online, Lawson said. The school also offers a service allowing students to have informal conversations with a professional
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functional or comfortable. For example, gloves are often too big and the fingers are too long, which makes it difficult to grasp tools, she said. “Women are different. We fight fires differently and use our equipment differently,” Rucker said. In addition, companies often have their own sizing charts, making the sizing inconsistent and confusing, especially if a worker changes locations, Seifert said. “Currently, even if the clothing is made for women,
it still doesn’t fit well,” Griffin said. While some departments have made small improvements like buying women’s boots, there haven’t been any changes across the industry, Griffin said. The researchers hope to create clothing that won’t distract female firefighters, letting them focus solely on their tasks rather than their clothing. “We want to make clothing less of a hazard and more of an asset,” Carufel said. The researchers are looking to improve the fit and function of clothing beyond firefighting to careers such as construction and
electrical work, which are also male-dominated fields that use similar equipment, Seifert said. More women are considering firefighting as a career, and clothing providers need to make clothing that fits them correctly, Rucker said. Rucker said ill-fitting clothing presents another hurdle on top of the challenges women face in a maledominated career. “It’s difficult because you get second-guessed on your abilities just because you’re a female. It seems that no matter how far along you are, you still have to prove yourself,” Rucker said.
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to run two different campaigns: one for the RCAC and one for the Legislature. The joint convention does not have to vote on candidates that the RCAC has recommended. Rosha was recommended by the RCAC in 1989, but when he applied again in 2015, he was not selected to be interviewed. “To say that under no circumstances I [could] be qualified to serve as a regent, but being a former regent, that just defies all
logic,” Rosha said. Sen. Greg Clausen, DFLApple Valley, voiced concern at the Senate presentation over candidates who aren’t finalists being nominated on the convention floor. Last year, University Regent Ken Powell was nominated and elected by lawmakers on the House floor the night of the election. Powell was originally forwarded by the RCAC, but was not selected as a finalist by legislators. “The process gets hijacked,” Clausen said. “It gets hijacked because all of a sudden people ... are
being nominated and no one knows who they are, but a small group of people have inserted their nomination into the process.” Rep. Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, chair of the House higher education committee, said while he doesn’t support repealing the RCAC, he believes the process could be improved. He said moving the regent election to a nonbudget year would help ease the strain of the process. “I’m not ready to throw out the system,” Nornes said. “Not hing has re ally jumped out to me as a better system.”
in spaces that students frequently visit, like the library, student union building and various educational buildings around campus, Lawson said. Even with these changes, there is still a greater need for services on campus, she said. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking for more therapists and counselors to attend to certain ethnic and religious groups of students.
As more students in primary and secondary schools receive counseling and expect the same services during college, many colleges have had to adapt their mental health models, said Shannon Mulvihill, executive director of Mental Health Minnesota. “I think particularly with college students today, they look at mental health a lot differently than … a generation ago,” Mulvihill said.
“I do think this trend will continue to increase, which will put additional pressure on higher education to meet the needs of students.” The University of M in n e s o t a e x p e c t s d e mand will keep increasing. Thirteen percent of all fee-paying students used mental health services last year, and Boynton Mental Health Clinic hopes to add four more therapists for 2019.
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Gophers shock Badgers in WCHA Final
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on Sunday. “To be able to throw up your gloves and jump on a pile and hang a banner is just phenomenal,” head coach Brad Frost said. “The growth they have shown from day one to now is just phenomenal.” Nicole Schammel started the celebration early, scoring an empty-net goal that sealed the championship victory with just 14 seconds left in the game. The Gophers faced Wisconsin four times prior to meeting in the championship game. Each one of those games ended with Minnesota losing by a single goal. Frost said in the games they lost to Wisconsin, the Badgers were the team scoring the timely goals. That changed Sunday. Minnesota had two goals from tip-ins: the first coming 1:06 into the game off of a shot from defenseman Emily Brown, where freshman Taylor Wente scored off the rebound. Wisconsin got a goal back when Delaney Drake scored, her first of the year, to tie the game up. However, just 1:30 into the second period with the
“We are a lot better right now then we were earlier in the year and we know that defense wins championships.” BRAD FROST Head coach
game tied at one, Williamson put herself in front of the net. Freshman Olivia Knowles ripped a shot from the point, Williamson was there to tip it in and give Minnesota the lead. They never gave up the lead up after that. “I was just doing everything I could do to get in front of the net,” Williamson said. “Olivia had a great shot.” Entering the third period up 2-1, the Gophers knew they were going to get the best of Wisconsin. Both Williamson and Peters said that they knew they were going to play the period more defensively, but still put pressure on the Badgers. Peters stopped all 10 shots that came her way in the final period. The Badgers pulled their goalie with 1:50 left to play. During the Badgers attempt
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The Gophers celebrate their victory in the WCHA championship game against Wisconsin at Ridder Arena on Sunday, March 4.
to tie the game up, Wente corralled a loose puck and got the puck out of the zone, only to find Schammel all alone
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with an empty net. The Gophers will await to see who they will play in the quarterfinals of the
NCAA tournament. The announcement will take place on Sunday night at 8 p.m. “We are a lot better right
now then we were earlier in the year and we know that defense wins championships,” Frost said.
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Gophers lose to Buckeyes in Big Ten semifinal game
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Forward Casey Mittelstadt follows the puck during the Gophers game against Penn State on Sunday at 3M Arena at Mariucci.
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Gophers guard Carlie Wagner goes up for a shot during Minnesota’s game against Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Williams Arena.
Minnesota lost to the No. 1 seed in the tournament, after beating Iowa. BY ELLIE MARTIN emartin@mndaily.com Minnesota wrapped up its Big Ten tournament run Saturday night in Indianapolis with a loss in the semifinals against the Buckeyes. Heading into the Big Ten semifinals, the Gophers (238, 11-5 Big Ten) knew that this would be their toughest matchup yet against the No. 1 seed Ohio State. Both teams possessed the offensive firepower to create a high scoring game with Minnesota averaging 85.1 points per game and Ohio State 85.2. This proved to be true with a final score of 90-88, with Ohio State (26-6, 14-3 Big Ten) clinching a victory to send them to the finals. “I’m really, really proud of our kids and how they fought and how they battled,” head coach Marlene Stollings told reporters. “This is a team that has come a long way.” The Gophers came into
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“I’m really, really proud of our kids and how they fought and how they battled. This is a team that has come a long way.” MARLENE STOLLINGS Head coach
the final quarter leading the Buckeyes 77-75. The team looked to keep their lead heading into the final quarter, and with 4:40 remaining, Minnesota held a six-point lead. But a shift in momentum and a late overturned call gave the Buckeyes possession of the ball and a lead over the Gophers. Minnesota was unable to find the net, scoring only 11 points total in the final quarter, compared to Ohio’s 15. Minnesota was trailing in the remaining six seconds of the game by two, and were unable to tie the game, sending Ohio State into the Big Ten finals. “We wanted to go all the way to the championship game, obviously, but we can’t let it sting too long because we’ve got a lot more to do and the NCAA Tournament coming up,” Gophers guard Carlie Wagner told reporters. Kelsey Mitchel, the Big Ten Player of the Year by the coaches, reached over
3,000 career points and had 18 points in the first half. The Gophers started the game by trailing until there was 2:30 remaining in the quarter, when Minnesota took their first lead of the game. The Gophers had a 19-4 run in the first, sending them into the second quarter with a 10-point lead over the Buckeyes. Ohio State outscored Minnesota 29-18 in the second quarter. It was a onepossession game for the majority of the quarter, with Wagner leading the team with 24 points, followed by guard Kenisha Bell with 11. By the end of the first half, Wagner was on track to a career record in scoring points. By the end of the fourth quarter, Bell led the team with 27 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists. Minnesota shot 41.1 percent field goals while Ohio State averaged 44.2 percent. “We thought we had something in transition, and instead of pulling it back out and settling down and staying poised, we were kind of rushing it,” Bell told reporters. “I think that kind of messed us up in the long run.” Ohio State is expected to play either three-time defending champions and No. 2 seed Maryland, or the No. 3 seed Nebraska on Sunday at 7 p.m. Minnesota will play next in the NCAA tournament, which begins on Friday, March 23. They have a current RPI of 40, which would be enough to make the 64-team tournament.
Nittany Lion’s offense too much for the Gophers over weekend The team scored five goals in the first game, six goals in the 2nd game of the series. BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com The Gophers lost out on their bid to make a Big Ten tournament run beyond the first round. No. 11 Minnesota (1917-2, 10-12-2 Big Ten) was swept again by No. 15 Penn State (18-13-5, 9-105 Big Ten) with a 6-5 loss Saturday, making it four straight victories for the Nittany Lions over the Gophers from Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. “We made some mistakes,” head coach Don Lucia told Gopher Radio Network. “We had some guys that didn’t play very well tonight. Certainly the last two periods the push was there and the effort was there.” The game was close, with the score tied after the second and until late in the
“Some of the young guys really carried it for us tonight. Casey and Rem and Reedy were really good.” DON LUCIA Head coach
third period. Penn State’s Evan Barratt scored his second goal of the game, and the game winning shot, with just over eight minutes left in the third, bringing the score to the 6-5 final. Though Minnesota scored four in the second and ended the period tied 4-4, it wasn’t enough to keep Penn State off the board in the third period. Gophers forward Scott Reedy scored four minutes into the final frame to give the Gophers a 5-4 lead. Penn State would score twice unanswered, though, and finish with the victory. The freshmen forwards were the stars for the Gophers in the losses both Friday and Saturday. In the eight goals Minnesota scored on the weekend, six were from freshmen. The combo of forwards Casey Mittelstadt and Reedy each got three goals on the weekend and their line with sophomore Rem Pitlick facilitated the offense in the second game to get to five goals. “Some of the young guys really carried it for us tonight,” Lucia told Gopher Radio Network. “Casey and Rem and Reedy were really good.” It didn’t take long for the Nittany Lions to assert their dominance in the game. Just 16 seconds into the contest, defenseman Trevor Hamilton scored the first goal of the game, and that set the tone early. By the end of the first period, Minnesota was down 0-2. Goaltender Eric Schierhorn got his first
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start since the middle of January, but allowed a goal on the first shot he faced and put his team behind early. In the end, he allowed six goals on 35 shots in his first start in a month and a half. “We thought Eric’s puck handling would help a little bit,” Lucia told the Gopher Radio Network. “It’s not the way you want to start, giving up the first shot, but the guys battled back from there.” With the loss, Minnesota was eliminated from the Big Ten tournament and will not play until the tournament is completed. Though they are out of the conference tournament, they still have a chance to make the NCAA once conference tournaments are completed. Lucia told the Gopher Radio Network that though the team has strength of schedule working in its favor for the NCAA tournament, the Gophers have left their fate in other teams’ hands. “Now we will sit and wait,” Lucia told Gopher R a d i o N e t w o rk . “ S o m e off time will be helpful, I don’t know if three weeks will be, but that’s what we’ve earned.”
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Bollywood, breakdance and ballet all at Jazba UMN’s Jazba Entertainment sells out the Orpheum with Bollywood-Fusion for a cause. BY KATE DRAKULIC kdrakulic@mndaily.com
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ver 2,200 people gathered at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis Saturday night to witness Bollywood-Fusion at its finest. Inspired by South Asian arts and culture, Bollywood-Fusion dancers also blend music and dance from other cultures into their performance. Hosted by the University of Minnesota’s student organization Jazba Entertainment, nine collegiate dance teams competed for only one spot to move onto the national championship. “I grew up as a dancer, so I had a special place in my heart for all things dance,” said Hannah Marx, a senior biochemistry major and social director of Jazba Entertainment. “I immediately liked the idea of a Bollywood-Fusion dance competition, and then learning about Women In Need and all of the people that they help helped me become even more passionate about the cause,” Marx said. A women’s shelter and rehabilitation center in Nagpur, India, Women In Need works to rehabilitate the lives of impoverished women who have been victims of sexual assault or rape, and who may suffer from Leprosy, HIV/AIDS or mental illness. Prompted to make a change after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, Women In Need is Jazba Entertainment’s nonprofit initiative. “We were all really shocked and confused and wanted to help. Sexual assault is really big on campus here and we’re all big advocates of trying to prevent it,” said Shyamlee Nanda, the executive director of Jazba Entertainment. She was only a freshman when the student group first began four years ago. “We felt useless not being able to do something from so far away. We all really love dancing and [want] to make a change, so we decided to make the competition and donate the proceeds to [Women In Need],” Nanda said. Jazba Entertainment has seen steady growth in their profits throughout their four years, last year raising over
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UCSD’s Zor performs a series of dances centered around “The Giving Tree” book and and a brother and sister struggling to cope with loss, at the Orpheum Theater during Jazba 2018 on Saturday, March 3.
$15,000 to donate to Women in Need. “I was super impressed with how powerful [Jazba] was with the meaning behind the event,” Jake Riley said. A hip-hop dancer and owner of Minnesota’s first and only studio dedicated to Hip Hop, Riley judged Jazba for the first time last year. Back again for Jazba 2018, he discussed what he would be looking for throughout the night’s performances. “I’m looking to see creativity, especially in transitions, and overall energy. I’m going to be looking at faces. Are you in it and are you feeling the music? Or are you still working out the choreography? This isn’t practice anymore, this is the real thing,” Riley said. Bollywood-Fusion is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. The fast pace,
the sharp movements, the spinning, jumping and backflipping mere inches away from other dancers on stage is outrageous and absolutely spectacular. Many of the performances incorporated narratives involving conflicts and resolutions of family, love, loss and religion and required no less than five costume changes per dancer. Each and every team deserved to take home the 6-foot tall first place trophy, but only one could win. In third place was “SLU Shakti” from St. Louis, Missouri, in second was “GT Qurbani” from Atlanta, Georgia and in first place was “UCLA Nashaa” from Los Angeles. The teams will go on to compete at Legends, the Bollywood Dance Championship on April 14th in San Rafael, California.
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UCLA’s Bollywood and Hindi-film dance team Nashaa celebrates after winning first place at Jazba 2018 on Saturday March 3. The team won over judges with its complex choreography, creative lighting displays and compelling story of forbidden love.
WOMEN’S DAY
A&E’s guide to Women’s Day Thursday is International Women’s Day — how are you planning to celebrate? BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com
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ince the suffragette movement, March 8 has been a celebration of women across the world, marking a day of activism and recognition. This year’s theme? Press for progress. Whether you initiate change through marches, rallies or an Instagram post honoring your favorite women, A&E has you covered for this Thursday, with events on campus and beyond. Feminist Ambassador Brigade and the Women’s Center Ever been jealous of the University of Minnesotathemed feminist beanie you saw someone wearing on the Connector? You can thank the Women’s Center for that. The resource center and its student group, the Feminist Ambassador Brigade, will host its International Women’s Day celebration in its offices. “I think we decided on a softer, kinder approach this year because I feel like campus climate lately has felt a little burnt out and tired,” said Nicole Prak, a Feminist Ambassador Brigade member and sophomore studying psychology. “Last year, I felt like there was a lot of energy with the Women’s March and what not … but now I feel like a lot of people are just tired, and respecting that and
understanding that that’s OK is important.” The afternoon will be focused on self-care, confidence and affirmations. “We’re also making a timeline since International Women’s Day was started, and we’ll be asking visitors to add on to that timeline by adding moments when they achieved something significant in terms of social justice or their own personal journey with feminism,” said An Nguyen, a senior studying biology, society and the environment. “For example, I can put a Post-It note on 2014, when I first found out about feminism.” When: 12-2 p.m. Where: 64 Appleby Hall, 128 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis My Sister Pop-Up Weekend My Sister is a local clothing brand that sources ethically produced materials and gives back to nonprofits working to end sex trafficking. The store will launch its new collection on International Women’s Day. Can’t make it on Thursday? The event runs through Saturday, so there’s ample time to carry the spirit of the day through the weekend. When: 12-6 p.m. Where: My Sister, 1616 Lake St. W, Minneapolis Art and Feminism Wiki-
pedia Edit-a-thon Despite its reputation in academic communities, Wikipedia remains one of the largest online encyclopedias, and many users start (and end) their research on the platform. “The art and feminism Wikipedia movement started as a way to correct the gender gap on Wikipedia … Wikipedia is known for being edited mostly by men, and there’s actually data collected on this,” said Katy Vonk, a librarian at Midway Contemporary Art. Midway Contemporary Art’s Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon on Thursday will begin with a basic tutorial in editing Wikipedia entries. Seasoned editors will be available to guide research and answer questions. “We can help people figure out [which artists] they would like to work on … and then we can help them research. It’s a nice little camaraderie to do this collectively,” Vonk said. As miniscule as the act of editing an online encyclopedia entry can seem, the action can influence future researchers. “It’s like writing the future of who matters and who doesn’t. It’s a very democratic platform,” Vonk said. “There’s rules but we have to make sure that it’s representative and diverse and not just the victors that write history.”
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When: 12-4 p.m. Where: Midway Contemporary Art, 527 2nd Ave. SE, Minneapolis FeMNist Un-Conference and Night Market Still Kickin’, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit started by local writer Nora McInerny, and The Coven, a new femalerun co-working space for women and nonbinary individuals, have teamed up for a two-part, Minnesota-focused event — FeMNist Day 2018. FeMNist Day will begin at The Coven by focusing on connecting women with mentors and resources to help them reach their creative or business goals. In the evening, Still Kickin’ will open its doors to female-run local businesses for a FeMNist Night Market. “The two-part day is
really intended to do the most for what each of our organizations is good at,” said Bethany Iverson, one of the founders of The Coven. “At The Coven, for example, we’re in the business of economic empowerment for women and nonbinary people.” For both organizations, the day is an opportunity to showcase their talents and, primarily, to support women in the Twin Cities area. “We think that every day should be International Women’s Day. … Obviously the businesses that we’re in are about uplifting and empowering women. … What better day to do that?” Iverson said. When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 5-10 p.m. W h e r e : The Coven, 30 N 1st Ave., Minneapolis; Grain Belt Bottling House,
79 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis Milkjam Creamery The best way to end any day is with ice cream. Every year, Milkjam Creamery renames its flavors after famous women during the month of March. This year’s offerings include singer Selena Quintanilla (raspberry with chocolate chips), Martha Stewart (grapefruit with gin) and Mom (Oreo and peanut butter). Even their decadent sundaes have been redone — a classic hot fudge sundae served on top of a waffle was, appropriately, named after Leslie Knope of “Parks and Recreation.” Where: Milkjam Creamery, 2743 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis
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Why we should rename Coffman Union
Students should vote in campus election Monday
“We all belong here,” and the University should show commitment to that value.
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offman Union is an integral part of our campus — a center for students to work, eat and socialize. Many of us don’t think about the man named Coffman that the Union memorialELLEN AILTS izes, or assume he’s just columnist some dead white dude. But this particular dead white dude, Lotus Coffman, the fifth president of the University of Minnesota, deserves particular consideration. During his run, he enforced segregated student housing (despite its being illegal in Minnesota at the time), rejected student protests and surveilled Jewish and leftist students. A member of the Minnesota Student Association created a petition, “Rename Coffman Memorial Union,” on change.org (which you can still sign), and will vote on a resolution to rename Coffman on Tuesday, March 6. This comes in the wake of last semester’s “A Campus Divided” exhibit, which displayed
some profoundly dishonorable aspects of the University’s history and connected familiar names like Coffman, Nicholson and Middlebrook with administrators who implemented biased policies. This attempt by the MSA to rename Coffman is a crucial step in reconciling with the history of our University by asking who we want to memorialize, what we value and ultimately, what we want our legacy to be. The student union bearing Coffman’s name is an expression of power, supporting those who wanted to tout Coffman as an honorable man with an inspirational legacy. There is always natural opposition to change; when Lake Calhoun in Uptown was undergoing its name change to the lake’s Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska, one group said that “Lake Calhoun is the first victim of what will be a tsunami of extremist namechange advocacy.” This statement begs the question: what’s so extreme about not wanting to honor dead racists? Those against such “name-change advocacy” might argue for the preservation of history, but in considering this point, we should ask whose history we are preserving, and why. A person being memorialized means just that — they are someone who is worthy of being remembered. Coffman is just one example of all the racist memorials
across our country that are preserving a history of white supremacy. We can, and should, preserve Coffman’s memory by discussing him and his legacy elsewhere; attempting to whitewash the past isn’t the point here. Renaming Coffman is simply a refusal to honor the man’s memory by memorializing him on one of the most-used buildings on campus, one that houses various cultural groups and MSA itself. Coffman’s legacy requires proper contextualization, which is impossible to do when the building simply bears his name. Remember Coffman and other bigoted administrators through exhibits, informative plaques — not through giving them the anonymity and omniscience of a building name. This attempt by MSA to rename Coffman is significant simply by virtue of promoting dialogue around shameful aspects of our campus history and their legacies. It’s encouraging us to question dominant historical narratives and ask what values we want to promote in the present. I think of the University’s “We all belong here” campaign — if it is inclusion and acceptance that we proclaim to value, how do we show our commitment to that as an institution? Ellen Ailts welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The University is obliged to have a neutral process for speakers I write in response to the March 1 letter: The University of Minnesota is not obliged to let Shapiro speak. In short, the answer is the University of Minnesota is not obliged to let Ben Shapiro speak, but it is obliged to honor the process of booking and scheduling a speaker in a speech neutral fashion. If the conservative groups on campus followed the appointed process set by the University, they are entitled to the same protection as any other student group. The statement that “free speech only entitles a person to express their beliefs. It does not entitle anyone to a platform” is such a noxious one that I believe it deserves a full rebuttal. The University is a public institution, and because of that is obliged to follow the idea of content neutrality. It is in essence, as we are reminded quite frequently by requests to the capital, a partially state funded endeavor. That means that every person in the state of Minnesota has a stake in what goes on around campus. As you might guess, the views of Minnesotans are quite varied. I’m sure there are a number of Minnesotans who might have objections to practically anything that occurs on campus. If the University were to choose to honor those views, it would have to squash practically every note of speech on campus for fear of offending someone, somewhere. Some of those views might even be ones that you hold dear. In order to avoid the entangling thicket of polling and public opinion however, the University and many other public institutions have chosen a content-neutral approach to speech. There is a process outlined that every group that chooses to host a speaker must follow. If they follow it, they are granted their event. By doing this, the University can separate themselves from the content of the speech. They are acting as the arbiters of the space but do not endorse the speech itself, only the enforcement of the space rules. The moment that the University does not conduct itself in a content-neutral fashion, all bets are off and the previous scenario comes back into play. All speech must be allowed (barring small exceptions), or none of it can be. Let me reiterate, the privilege of a meeting space is a privilege, but a privilege that must be extended to all groups or no groups. There is not an “only groups I agree with” option. The same applies to counter-protest. Counter-protest is appropriate and is the privilege of anyone who follows procedure. But it cannot silence the original speech. Imagine that I stood next to you blowing an air horn while you spoke. Every time you spoke. That’s not a counter-protest, that’s forcing others to listen to me, and only me. This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style. Nick Ames is a University of Minnesota graduate student in the Applied Plant Sciences
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Vote for Sund in PSG election
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Prevent clustering in dorms Clustering happens in our communities, let’s prevent it at the University of Minnesota.
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olitical scientists have noticed that since the 1970s, Americans have begun to cluster into communities that share similar values and lifestyle preferences. It makes sense; if given the choice, JONATHAN ABABIY someone will live columnist where they feel most comfortable. But it also has had a side effect where people of the same political persuasions are clustering, creating more partisan politics. Conservatives and liberals aren’t interacting in their communities as much as they used to. The Economist even wrote that it is making “the culture war more bitter and politics harder.” I’ve noticed that the same phenomenon of clustering has been occurring at the University of Minnesota. Think of all the stereotypes our University has about its dorms — Middlebrook has the nerds, Territorial has the partiers, 17th has the rich suburbanites. Incoming students can choose their roommate and dorm, so they have naturally chosen to live with people that fit their tastes. This self-selecting effect that our mix of housing options allows creates a college that is a continuation of high school. Classes get harder and parties get bigger, but students continue not to experience things beyond
their upbringing. Clustering can create dorms that are islands of homogenous people. Clustering is particularly egregious at this University because it is a place where people from all corners of the country will live within a short walk of each other for four years. For 18 years, physical geography has kept us separated and in our own worlds, and briefly, at the University we have the opportunity to bridge our physical distance. Clustering wastes the potential that our diversity brings. As Kevin Kruger, the resident of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, told Inside Higher Ed, pairing students together from varying experiences creates “opportunities for dialogue.” Students encounter perspectives that 18 years of physical geography prevented them from experiencing. Research has even borne this out: white students who lived with black students become more open-minded about race and were three times more likely to interact with black students. The government can’t do anything directly about the clustering we’ve been experiencing — it can’t, nor should it, force you to live anywhere. But our University isn’t the federal government. It can do something to prevent us from clustering together. It can randomly assign us dorms and roommates, as some schools like Duke University do. It is a way of generating the cross-community contact that we inadvertently avoided when we were back home. Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments at jababiy@mndaily.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Unpaid internships can be valuable
I am writing in response to Ellen Ailts’ column on the questionable value of unpaid internships. As a third-year student at the University of Minnesota, I have certainly felt the constant anxiety and pressure of obtaining an internship before I finish my four years. As I attend my classes daily and am amongst the pool of hardworking students, I am always left with the thought of, “how can I be just as good as them? When will I kick my butt into gear and actually get an internship?” While I see Ailts’ argument and attempt to relieve some of the stress that comes with a lack of internship, I’m still left wondering if I’m doing enough while in my
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very year, the student body votes for student government leaders, including Minnesota Student Association president and vice president, as well as the Professional Student Government and the Council of Graduate Students. This year, Simran Mishra and Mina Kian are running against Dobbs DeCorsey and Larranz Guider for MSA president and vice president. For students, voting in the elections is the easiest way to affect change on campus. From Monday to Wednesday, students will have the opportunity to vote for candidates through a simple process that involves logging on to the website of the All Campus Election Commission. On a campus of over 31,000 undergraduate students, 21 percent of undergraduate students voted in the last election. This relatively low figure suggests that many students don’t feel engaged in the student election process or that the student elections don’t really impact their experience as students. The three student governments strive to represent the entire student body. It is difficult for them to meet those standards when only 1 in every 5 students votes. As students on this campus, we need to participate in the election in order for our voices to be heard. All students have some level of interest in how our university is being run. For those interests to be upheld we need to choose the most fit candidates. If the student body is involved in campus politics, then we can ensure the highest number of students will have a more satisfying experience with our university. So, simply put, go vote!
collegiate years to prepare me for post-grad life. In fact, I sometimes don’t even feel prepared enough to have an internship, let alone a fulltime job after college. I think it is unfair to say that unpaid internships aren’t always valuable. Ailts brings up valid arguments and statistics contrasting the effectiveness of paid versus unpaid internships, but I say that any internship is good to have under your belt. It was indicated that graduates who held three or more internships are more likely to secure full-time employment, according to Look Sharp’s 2016 State of Millennial Hiring Report. I can say that I would certainly feel more secure entering a full-time job with some experience — paid or unpaid. I think the question that we should be
looking at here is what type of experience you are looking for in your collegiate years. Maybe you’d rather save your money and work a, “good-old fashioned summer job,” or “volunteer, travel, learn a language.” as Ailts says. Or maybe you are looking for that internship that gets your feet wet into the profession of your dreams. I just know that I would prefer to spend my time preparing for my PR career than working at my local shopping mall. This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style. An-Hoa Nguyen is a third-year student at the University of Minnesota studying strategic communications.
I wholeheartedly urge professional students to vote for Michael Sund for the Presidency of the Professional Student Government. As Secretary of the Senate, I am a member of the Executive Council of the PSG. Within this role, I am also a member of the leadership of the University Senate. With this experience and in this role, and the other positions I hold as a student leader, I have become keenly aware of the unique opportunities and challenges that exist within this University. Indeed, within this role it is clear that PSG must move forward and embrace its leadership within the University system. We must engage with it more deeply. We must embrace the mission, vision and values that are tantamount to who we are and what we experience as professional students. Sund speaks eloquently to these opportunities and knows these challenges intimately. The Professional Student Government has grown as an organization over the past few years. We have developed. We have moved forward. However, we need to grow more. We need to evolve. We must change and embrace the community we represent more deeply. I am confident his leadership within this role will not only help shape this government into one of responsible governance, but of vision and values. His experience, knowledge, passion and personality make him the best candidate for this position. Since meeting him I have consistently been impressed by his ability to organize people and issues and campaign for the rights of people. He is committed to good, equitable governance that is responsive to those constituencies it represents. He is committed to equity, fairness and justice, which is absolutely necessary within a public service role. Since knowing him, he has been persistent in speaking about and advocated for the values of those he represents. Beyond this, he listens. He takes into account the voices of the people around him and works diligently to create sustainable change. I am excited about his candidacy and vehemently urge all others to vote for him. He is the kind of leader that this position and this government needs. Vote for him. This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style. Matthew Berg is the secretary of the Senate for Professional Student Government.
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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (3/5): Investigate fresh terrain this year. Strengthen community bonds to go further, faster. Explore a profitable opportunity that fulfills a personal dream. Summer relaxation and fun lead to a retrospective phase, before your work, health and fitness blossom.
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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Consider priorities, and plan your upcoming action. Professional advice comes in handy. Attend to shared finances over the next two days.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Focus on moneymaking for a few days. Not everything goes as planned. Keep expectations realistic and scheduling flexible. Delegate what you can.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Collaborate with your partner today and tomorrow. Stick to familiar routines. Listen to loved ones, especially children.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — You’re creating a buzz. Enjoy a two-day self-confident phase. Encourage another’s enthusiasm. You can’t be two places at the same time.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Practice your moves before a performance. The possibility of mechanical or technical error is high. Keep things simple and elegant.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Concentrate on organizing and cleaning today and tomorrow. Listen more than you speak. Sort, file and discover buried treasure.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Love blossoms over the next few days. Entertaining distractions abound; take care of business first. Express your artistry and creative ideas.
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Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Discuss home renovations or changes with your family over the next few days. Go over options. Don’t touch savings. Work up your budget.
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Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — A creative undercurrent flows through your work. Anticipate resistance. Present your argument tactfully. Think diplomatically, and choose words carefully.
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Dear Ink-fatuated, Stick with me here. You’re both over and under-thinking this. While it’s true that you and this guy have a degree of intimacy to your relationship — I mean, he jabs you with needles for hours on end, needles that leave a permanent design — you know nothing else about each other (except what you seem to have figured out based on stalking
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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date, I’m in love with my tattoo artist. I’m considering getting a chest tattoo just so I can show him my boobs. Is this too extra? I mean, the tat’s not gonna say his name, or his dog’s name (Geraldine, btw) or anything. I just want him to know what’s out there, in the world, wanting him back, should he so desire it. It’s not every day you can just flash a gorgeous guy. And I mean, he’s touched plenty of other parts of my body, even stuck needles in them. Am I overthinking this? Sincerely, Ink-fatuated
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his Instagram.) Anyway, you need to process all this step-by-step. First: Which do you want more, a chest tattoo or to hook up with this guy? If the answer is both, maybe you can get the tattoo, and while you’re facing him barechested, ask, “So where around here do you like to get drinks?” Some people have that kind of sense of humor. I’d laugh, at the very least. Another thing to consider: How would you take it if he said no? Would you still be comfortable with him being your tattoo artist? Would you start to regret your decision — nay, all your decisions — mid-session, while your back is to the floor, when all you can hear is buzzing and all you can smell are powdered latex gloves? This could get awkward quick. Just … be careful. This is his workplace we’re talking about, and we’re bordering on sexual harassment territory here. -Dr. Date Want advice from the love doctor? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com
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U-area neighborhoods differ on parking Approaches to the issue show how some feel about transit and business density. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com
As areas around the University of Minnesota continue to develop, neighborhood organizations are taking different approaches to solve parking woes. Developers of residential buildings in University neighborhoods have often applied for fewer parking spots than required by the City of Minneapolis. While some neighborhood organizations push against parking reductions, others have embraced them. When developer Harlem Irving Companies requested an exception to the City’s parking requirement for its Prospect Park loft project in February, the Prospect Park Association encouraged the reduction and even pushed for fewer parking spots. “When you have less than one-to-one parking for [residents] and people see that’s it’s working fine, I think that makes it easier the next time that things are proposed for [less parking] to be accepted,” said Evan Roberts, PPA chair of transportation and safety. Roberts said the aesthetic and environmental benefits of less parking are apparent. Plus, he said PPA believes the Metro Transit Green Line, which runs through Prospect Park, helps support a neighborhood that is less dependent on cars. Ward 2 Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon said residents are more comfortable with fewer
Sunday morning church goers exit their vehicle on a nearly full section of 4th Avenue Southeast in Marcy-Holmes on Jan. 28.
parking spots when new developments are built along the Green Line. “That, I think, makes people feel like there will be more use of transit and less need for parking,” Gordon said. Chris Lautenschlager, executive director of the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, said while the neighborhood welcomes new developments, members will always oppose developers that apply for
fewer parking spots than required. “There will never be an instance where we’re okay with a parking variance, just because we try to go with what our [neighborhood association’s] master plan suggests,” he said. In January, MHNA looked at a multi-tiered parking project to examine and combat parking violations in the neighborhood. One of the goals was to help give residents concrete
data to oppose developers applying to reduce minimum parking. Recent developments in Marcy-Holmes have applied for exceptions to the City’s parking minimums, including the micro-lofts project on 408 4th St. SE from developer Go Gopher Rentals, LLC. The City Planning Commission stated in a report that the project was along a high-frequency bus route, claiming that would be an
alternate form of transportation for residents. But Lautenschlager pointed out that Metro Transit’s Route 6 bus does not operate at a high frequency in the neighborhood. “Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a highfrequency bus route at that location. It’s just patently untrue,” he said. Improving bus routes in the area is the best longterm solution to parking shortages, said Ward 3
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Minneapolis City Council member Steve Fletcher. Fletcher said he supports a direct, high-frequency route from Dinkytown to northeast Minneapolis. “We know that ... higher frequency routes that run late enough for people to go out and have fun, or work their later shift jobs and still be able to get home, will make people feel more comfortable relying on transit as their primary way of getting around,” Fletcher said.
New Cedar-Riverside apartment draws concerns Riverside Park residents believe the proposal will bring problems. BY CARTER BLOCHWITZ cblochwitz@mndaily.com
A new apartment proposed for the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has drawn criticism and concerns from residents. Reuter Walton Development plans to construct a six-story apartment building in the neighborhood. The 80-unit building would replace several houses and a commercial space at 2510 Riverside Ave. The apart-
ment would be the first new development near Riverside Park in at least 15 years. The project would include a mix of one and twobedroom apartments and 55 parking spots. Rent costs will average between $1,450 and $1,600 per month. Kyle Brasser, the project’s developer, said he hopes the apartment will attract hospital staff and students working at the nearby University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. But the project has drawn concerns from residents over its density and the potential traffic congestion it could bring to the area.
Mary Mellen, a resident of the Riverside Park neighborhood and member of the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood Revitalization Program, said she thinks the project’s size would exacerbate traffic issues in an already congested area. “It’s the density – I think it’s just congested,” Mellen said. “[There are] people trying to get into the parking ramp for work, and people trying to get into Starbucks for coffee, gas up, and get on and off the freeway – all within a block.” During a community meeting on Feb. 28, residents voiced their concerns to Brasser. A suggestion
to reduce density included bringing the number of stories down to four. Additional issues, such as appearance, were echoed by several at the meeting. “I don’t know that I was anticipating quite the level of pushback that we received,” Brasser said. “But it’s very common for development in neighborhoods where development hasn’t happened as much for there to be some healthy resistance to added development or increased density.” Brasser said it wouldn’t be financially feasible to cut the number of stories in the planned building. He also said he would take
the suggestions from the community meeting into account when he attends the City’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, and future planning commission meetings. “A lot of what we end up doing with this project will be driven by feedback and comments we get from the planning commission,” Brasser said. “And we will try to incorporate some change that the neighbors were asking about.” Ward 2 Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon also attended the Feb. 28 community meeting. He said he was happy to see the developer listening to resident
concerns and exchanging ideas. “It’s great to have a give and take, and I think it’ll be great to see what kind of feedback the planning commission gives,” Gordon said. “But based on the meeting, I’m not necessarily expecting anybody to come back embracing and supporting it.” Gordon added that he hoped residents felt their concerns were addressed and that the quality of life in the neighborhood would be preserved. “Sometimes these projects become a lot more acceptable after they are up and running,” Gordon said.
New University research may benefit kids with cerebral palsy The researchers are the first to combine two treatments for cerebral palsy. BY WESLEY HORTENBACH whortenbach@mndaily.com
Noninvasive brain stimulation combined with movement therapy could be a safe and effective intervention for children with cerebral palsy, according to new research from the University of Minnesota. The study was pub-
lished in the European Journal of Pediatric Neurology last month. The researchers are the first to combine interventions for cerebral palsy and hope to eventually use the findings to improve health outcomes for infants and toddlers.
Right now, the most common treatment for people with cerebral palsy — a disorder that leads to varying degrees of movement muscle impairment — is a time-consuming physical therapy that requires placing a patient’s stronger arm in a sling to encourage use of their weaker arm, said Bernadette Gillick, lead author of the study and assistant professor in the University Medical School’s Division of Physical Therapy. However, this method isn’t effective for all patients, and doctors aren’t certain of its usefulness or how long the improvements last, Gillick said. Medical care for cerebral palsy is also extremely expensive, costing about $1 million over a person’s lifetime, said Maureen Boxrud, research study coordinator in the Division of Physical Therapy. Researchers hope new interventions, like this combined treatment, could decrease the cost of care. The University researchers studied transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which uses a small electrical current from two sponges placed on specific regions of a patient’s head. The currents target the area of the brain that controls movement, and during the 20-minute session, patients play a game of Jenga, said Sam
Nemanich, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine working on the study. This tDCS brain stimulation changes brain cells’ abilities to communicate with each other and produce movement. In individuals with cerebral palsy, these brain cells are dormant, so stimulation may let them contribute to muscle movement again, Boxrud said. Though the study showed the method was effective in patients between seven and 21 years old, the small sample size and lengthy research process means the methods won’t be available to the public for quite some time, Boxrud said. “So many at a young age recognize that [this study] might not change anything for them. It might, but it’s research, not a treatment at this point,” Boxrud said. “They understand that the knowledge we are gaining from their participation in the future could impact other children which is amazing when you are talking to a 10-year-old.” The research team developed the idea for using brain stimulation to treat children with cerebral palsy after noticing the success of similar studies on adults. “A lot of this technology
and combining these therapies has been done with adults with stroke, and we knew a lot about that from studies,” Nemanich said. “So the thought was, can we apply that to kids who’ve had a stroke and improve their outcomes. That was the rationale that hadn’t really been explored before.” Until recently, researchers hadn’t been able to use these therapies with young children because of U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, but over the course of this 11-year project, they’ve earned permission by proving to the FDA that it is ethical and useful. Working with younger children, infants and even newborns could mean the team’s research will have a greater lifespan impact by helping patients sooner, meaning it could dampen cerebral palsy’s effects, Gillick said. In the future, the team wants to provide intervention for cerebral palsy at an even earlier age. “The study just published involved patients between the ages of seven and 21 which is relatively old in terms of neurodevelopment,” Nemanich said. “There is another study in the works involving infants under a year [of age] who have had the same incident of a stroke occurring at birth.”