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Regents mull hikes to Twin Cities tuition Resident tuition could rise by 2 percent; non-resident tuition could jump by 10 percent. BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com
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Children play outside at the Community Child Care Center at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul on Jan. 30.
University of Minnesota students could see tuition hikes next year. At last week’s board meeting, the University outlined preliminar y tuition increases for Twin Cities campus students. Rates would remain the same for resident students across the system’s other four campuses. For resident students, tuition would increase two percent, under the University’s budget framework presented Friday. Nonresident, non-reciprocity students would pay $2,221 — or 10 percent — more next year. The school currently plans to freeze tuition for its coordinate campuses, though that plan may change as the budget process progresses. Because of highly competitive geographic areas and low student population, administrators tr y hard to keep tuition frozen on the school’s system campuses,
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Campus-oriented childcare providers are worried that less funding from the University of Minnesota’s student service fees will bode ill for student-parents.
BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com
As University-area daycare centers face funding losses from student service fees next school year, student-parents and center directors are working to find alternative ways to fund childcare services. The Como Early Learning Center and Community Child Care Center — daycares that primarily serve University of Minnesota parents — have each received about $85,000 from student service fees in years past. Because of a new cap set for groups, each center will be eligible for a maximum of $55,000. Directors from the daycares and student-parents say the drop in funding could result in cutting : a sliding scale that discounts daycare ser vices based on parents’ income.
Though the University is attempting to alleviate decreased funding by offering a grant for student-parents, advocates say the grant — which the University has said has a funding pool of at least $100,000 — is less effective at helping individual parents than the sliding scale. On March 20, the Council of Graduate Students general assembly passed a resolution criticizing the grant and calling for greater support for the daycares from the University. The resolution states that the changes to the SSF process have “effectively decimated the ability [of the centers] to ser ve the [University] community.” It calls the grant “completely inadequate.” Leaders from the daycares have met with administrators and the Office of Student Affairs to continue to voice their concerns about the SSF changes. However, there’s been little indication that the University
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Students call for more mental health resources system-wide BY OLIVIA JOHNSON ojohnson@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will bolster coordinate campus mental health services after concerns were
BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com
sentatives called for an increase in funding for mental health resources for the coordinate campuses. “There’s an opportunity for tremendous impact with even the most basic investments on the system campuses,” Lauren Mitchell, student representatives to the board chair said Friday. To address the lack of access, the report
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raised that the Twin Cities campus is allocated a disproportionate amount of funding. Student representatives to the board said in a presentation Friday that demand for mental health resources has increased system-wide, but the University’s four coordinate campuses have been overlooked while the University has increased funding on the Twin Cities campus, In its annual report, the student repre-
While the U is seeking $147.2M, the Minn. House and Senate has recommended less than $30M.
The Minnesota House and Senate want to give the University of Minnesota significantly less funding than it requested. The University asked for a $147.2 million increase over the biennium, but the House recommended $22 million while the Senate suggested a $29.6 million increase, according to higher education omnibus bills released last week. Gov. Mark Dayton recommended in Januar y the University receive $96.8 million. University of ficials say the lack of investment will likely require a tuition hike to cover the costs. The lack of suppor t for the University’s core missions and student success initiatives puts “upward pressure on tuition,” University associate vice president for budget and finance Julie Tonneson said at a House higher education committee hearing Thursday. T h e U n i v e r s i t y w i l l s e ar ch for
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University student-leaders say coordinate campuses have been left out in mental health pushes.
far less funding from state Leg.
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U reverses decision to close Cedar-Riverside dental clinic Though it faces financial losses, West Bank leaders say its vital to the health of their residents. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com
Months after announcing the closure of a financially struggling University of Minnesota dental clinic in Cedar-Riverside, dentistr y school leaders have decided to keep it open. Input from community members and local and state leaders spurred the decision to keep the clinic open, which lost nearly $800,000 last year. Now, the burden is on the school to find ways to make
the clinic feasible. Todd Thierer, associate dean for clinical af fairs for the School of Dentistr y, said the clinic, which is mainly used by low-income residents, was slated to close due to the financial losses. The clinic’s reliance on reimbursement rates from Medicaid brought it to a point where the University couldn’t sustain the losses, he said. Thierer said the school was concerned that if the clinic closed, the nearly 7,500 people that it ser ves annually might not receive dental care. But the school felt confident that even though the clinic would close, people could take the light u See DENTAL Page 2
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The University of Minnesota adult dentistry clinic at the Riverside Professional Building on Sunday.
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The Riverside Professional Building on Sunday, Mar. 26, 2017. The building is home to many University of Minnesota health centers, including the adult dentistry clinic.
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rail and get to Moos Tower for ser vice, he said. Thierer said since the original decision in November, the school has been in conversations with legislators about the clinic’s proposed closure and has tried to see if there are ways to maintain it
while not losing as much money. S e n . J i m A b e l e r, R Anoka, said he met with University leaders after it was announced the clinic would close and was concer ned that services wouldn’t be pr ovided to people in the area. “[The clinic] is a ver y key access point for the underser ved community,” Abeler said.
This time around, Thierer said, the goal is to at least break even. Abdullahi Sheikh, t h e H e a l t h a n d We l l ness program manager at the Brian Coyle Center, said the clinic is an impor tant establishment in the Cedar-Riverside area. Sheikh said the area is populated mostly by immigrants, and many don’t have access to
personal transportation. “Whenever they are going anywhere, they have to go the closest places,” Sheikh said. Many of them also come from countries where there might not have been many health ser vices, Sheikh said, and things like regular dental check-ups aren’t common. The clinic has been integral to the community staying healthy, he said.
Medical marijuana bill in South Carolina bolstered by conservatives BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Rep. Eric Bedingfield once shunned all marijuana use, but when his eldest son’s sixyear struggle with opioid addiction ended with his overdose a year ago, the conser vative Republican co-sponsored medical cannabis legislation. “My mindset has changed from somebody who looked down on it as a negative substance to saying, ‘This has benefits,’” Bedingfield said recently. The 50-year-old teetotaler believes marijuana may ef fectively wean addicts from an opioid dependence. Ultimately, the Marine veteran hopes medical marijuana can be an alter native to people being prescribed OxyContin or other opioid painkillers to begin with, helping curb an epidemic he’s seen destroy families of all economic levels. Two decades after Califor nia became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, ef for ts to let patients legally access pot are slowly taking root in the South. While 28 states allow comprehensive medical marijuana programs, only two of those are in the South. Arkansas and Florida voters approved theirs through the ballot last November. Neither is in place yet. A law signed in Louisiana last year, also not yet in ef fect, doesn’t
allow the smoking or vaping of marijuana. This year’s r enewed push in South Carolina is bolstered by some of the state’s most conser vative legislators, such as Bedingfield, whose opinions have shifted due to personal losses or the pleadings of parents and pastors in their districts. Three years ago, state lawmakers passed a ver y nar row law allowing patients with sever e epilepsy, or their caregivers, to legally possess cannabidiol, or CBD, a nonpsychoactive oil derived from marijuana. Bedingfield voted against that idea. Bill Davis, a Christian author who leads a Bible study for people fighting dr ug addiction, said he was bedridden before tr ying marijuana. Diagnosed two years ago with idiopathic pulmonar y fibrosis, a lung disease with no cure, he was put on an experimental dr ug with “hor rible side effects.” “I had to decide whether I wanted to die of lung disease or kidney or liver failure,” Davis said. Then he started vaping marijuana, which he says allows him to control the amount of CBD and THC he receives. “I’m praying this state will allow me to be treated legally for me to live” using “a plant that God made,” he said. Republican Rep. Jonathon Hill said he signed onto the bill after hearing
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Davis’ stor y over dinner at his home. “He is living, walking proof that there can be some ver y real benefits,” he said. A bill allowing people with a debilitating medical condition, or their adult caregivers, to legally possess 2 ounces (57 grams) of marijuana advanced last month to the House’s full medical committee. Its Republican backers tout the bill’s “seed-tosale tracking” as guarding against recreational use. A Senate subcommittee is considering an identical bill. “We shouldn’t be forcing a choice between breaking the law or not taking care of members of your family,” said Republican Rep. Bill Herbkersman. Marijuana was the only thing that gave his brother an appetite and kept the pain at bay before he died of skin cancer in 2011, Herbkersman said. “They call it a gateway dr ug, but sometimes it’s just a gateway to a little bit better life, or what you have left of a life,” he said. The idea still has strong opposition — chiefly from South Carolina’s law enforcement agencies, including State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel. Jarrod Bruder, director of the state Sherif fs’ Association, told the House panel that sherif fs can’t suppor t legalizing a drug
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the federal gover nment still puts in the same class as heroin and cocaine. His predecessor, however, stunned obser vers when he stood to suppor t the bill. Jeff Moore, who retired in 2014 after 32 years leading the association, credits marijuana with saving his son’s life. But he says it also prevents his son, an Ar my veteran, from coming home to South Carolina for fear of being arrested. In 2008, six weeks into his son’s first of two tours in Iraq, their convoy was sur rounded in Mosul. He watched as five of his friends were killed by an IED and he fought for his life for 2 ½ hours. He suffers from PTSD and traumatic brain injur y as that battle scene and others replay in his mind. He was honorably discharged after two suicide attempts, Moore said. Eventually, his son’s father-in-law, a V ietnam veteran, convinced him to move near him in Michigan, where he can legally smoke a high-CBD, lowTHC strain of marijuana Moore says does not get him high. He’s stopped drinking, retur ned to college and organized an all-veteran suppor t group. He is also an elder in his church, Moore said. “His life has made a complete, 180-degree turnaround. Had he stayed in South Carolina, he’d have ended up killing himself,” Moore said.
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A University student was assaulted and robbed near the Mechanical Engineering building Friday night, according to a University timely warning. Two suspects were arrested at the site of the assault, but the primary suspect — along with two or three other suspects — were not captured. The assault and robbery happened around 10 p.m., according to the University of Minnesota Police Department report. The victim said five to six males followed him from the East Bank Light Rail platform and began to kick and punch him in the head on Church Street. Students leaving the Mechanical Engineering building interrupted the assault. The victim was treated for minor injuries.
Shooting at nightclub in Ohio kills 1, injures 15 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI — Gunfire erupted early Sunday inside a crowded Cincinnati nightclub after a dispute broke out among several men, killing one man and injuring 15 other people, authorities said. No suspect was in custody by the afternoon and police did not think the shooting at the Cameo club was terrorism-related. They said the nightclub has a histor y of gun violence. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said one of the wounded was in “extremely critical condition.” A hospital spokeswoman said two victims were listed in critical condition, but she had no other details. Isaac identified the deceased as 27-year-old O’Br yan Spikes and said 15 others were injured, with some already treated and released from hospitals. Police began receiving calls at 1:30 a.m. about gunshots at the club near the Ohio River east of downtown Cincinnati. Isaac said some 200 people were inside the club for music and dancing. “What we know at this point in the investigation is that several local men got into some type of dispute inside the bar, and it escalated into shots being fired from several individuals,” Isaac said. It wasn’t clear how many people fired shots. He said the club has its own internal security that uses detection wands and pat-downs, but that police believe several firearms got inside. Police said four of ficers were working security in the club’s parking lot and some tried unsuccessfully to revive the man who died. Cameo’s Facebook profile said it caters to college students on Friday nights, when anyone over 18 is allowed in, while Saturdays are “grown and sexy night” for ages 21 and older.
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Regents mull Twin Cities tuition increase Tuition
TUITION AT THE REST OF THE BIG TEN FOR 2015-16 Undergraduate rates
$27,890 University of Iowa
University of Nebraska
$8,104
$8,279
$9,996 University of Maryland
Purdue University
The Ohio State University
$10,002
$10,037
$10,388 Indiana University
Univerisity of Wisconsin - Madison
Michigan State University
$10,416
$13,560
$13,790 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
University of Iowa
$9,693
$21,510 $8,556 University of Nebraska
University of Maryland
$26,871
$34,232 $17,688
$28,804 $10,002 Purdue University
$31,897 $12,425 The Ohio State University
$9,743 Indiana University
Univerisity of Wisconsin - Madison
$11,870
$25,197
$28,112
$31,674 Michigan State University
$16,122
$25,953 $17,289 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
University of Michigan
$20,966
$29,772 $18,346 Rutgers Univerisity
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
$15,818
$29,816
$34,084 $20,270 Pennsylvania State Univerisity
DEAN JOHNSON Board chair
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called for funding for three to five full-time equivalent counselors across the four coordinate campuses. Board Chair Dean Johnson recognized the lack of mental health support at the system campuses and said regents would consider the request. He didn’t commit to specifics but said the board would dedicate additional funding to increase access to mental health concerns at the coordinate campuses. “We’ll … give it some good, honest thought and discussion,” he said. The Twin Cities investment alleviated some access problems, according to the repor t. Access issues at the system campuses, however, are the same or more severe, especially because of a lack of alternative community resources. After a $200,000 increase in funding on the Twin Cities campus, the ratio of full-time equivalent counselors to students jumped to one to 1,222 and wait times decreased. But at Crookston, the ratio is one counselor for ever y 3,568 students and one counselor for ever y 2,754 students on the Duluth campus — far from the International Association
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS CAMPUSES BY THE NUMBERS
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COUNSELORS TO STUDENT RATIO ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUSELING SERVICES
1:2,750 THE RATIO OF COUNSELORS
TO STUDENTS AT UMD. THEY HAVE REQUESTED 2-4 ADDITIONAL COUNSELORS.
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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AT UMR. THEY HAVE REQUESTED 1 COUNSELOR.
1000 NUMBER OF CONTACTS SEEN LAST YEAR AT CROOKSTON. THEY HAVE REQUESTED 1 HALF-TIME COUNSELOR.
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of Counseling Services recommended one for ever y 1,000 to 1,500 students. With 3.2 full-time equivalent counselors, Mor ris has one counselor for ever y 553 students. On the Crookston campus — where repor ts of suicidal ideation have
said boar d chair Dean Johnson. A number of factors play into raising tuition, including rising real estate maintenance costs and faculty salaries,” he said. “To have a great University, you need a great faculty, and to have great faculty, you need to compensate them,” Johnson said. “It’s a ver y competitive environment to keep great faculty.” Administrators have also tied tuition increases to state funding levels. University President Eric Kaler has said tuition rates might incr ease even if lawmakers fully fund the school’s $147.2 million budget request. But Regent Michael Hsu said state appropriations don’t have to be the deciding factor. “Even if we don’t get the money from the state to freeze tuition, we could do it on our own by freezing expenses,” Hsu said.
“To have a great University, you need a great faculty, and to have great faculty, you need to compensate them.”
Graduate rates
$42,016
University of Michigan
$13,856
$14,131 Rutgers Univerisity
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Pennsylvania State Univerisity
$15,626
$17,514
$22,210
$22,446
$27,365
$28,804
$31,144
$33,740
$29,665
$29,521
$30,786
$31,346
$36,360
$43,476
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“I am troubled by some of the mental health issues and issues that have been brought to us recently.” MICHAEL HSU Regent
incr eased thr eefold — student leaders estimate that one half-time counselor to help deal with a surge in demand for counseling. Mitchell said a student on the Rochester campus repor ted feeling bad tr ying to ask for help from the on-campus mental health counselor who isn’t a licensed counselor, because they knew how understaf fed and overwhelmed the counselor was. Mitchell said she was glad to see the regents pay attention to the topic, though no specific steps have been decided on outside of promising that a por tion of the budget will be allocated to coordinate campus mental health. The board will vote on a finalized budget in June. “I am troubled by some of the mental health issues and issues that have been brought to us recently,” Regent Michael Hsu said Friday.
“Out of state students are getting a bargain by coming here, and it’s being paid for by resident students. ... A lot of money is being left out by having cheap nonresident tuition.” MICHAEL HSU Regent
“That’s the thing people don’t realize: that we’re negotiating with the state by threatening a tuition increase, but we never really have to increase tuition.” Minnesota Student Association President Abeer Syedah said students should voice concerns to legislators. “ We ’ v e b e e n s e e i n g these ridiculous longterm increases in tuition for some time,” she said. “Low tuition means a more diverse University and a more diverse state.” Hsu also said the University should freeze or even lower tuition for resident students. Freezing tuition in the past has cost the school about $6 million, he said. “For some reason we couldn’t find $6 million,” he said. “But we can find much more than $6 million to transition the football coach. How does that make any sense?” Hsu said freezing salaries for administrators instead of raising them could also generate enough money for a freeze. W ith the 10 percent jump for nonresidents,
non-reciprocity students, Associate Vice President for Budget and Finance Julie Tonneson said the goal is to move the University up from the bottom of the Big Ten in nonresident tuition. Still, the increase would rank the University 13th out of 14 schools in the Big Ten. Hsu said nonresident students should pay more to supplement the cost of resident tuition. “Out of state students are getting a bargain by coming here, and it’s being paid for by resident students,” he said. “A lot of money is being left out by having cheap nonresident tuition.” Tonneson said the goal is always to keep tuition hikes as low as possible for all students and for tuition freezes at the school’s system campuses. Tuition hikes for some students could be of fset by increases in Promise Program, funding, which provides awards for families with incomes up to $120,000, she said. Regents will vote on a finalized budget, which would include any tuition hikes, in June.
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Panel takes on campus sexual assault A panel of faculty, staff and students discuss rape culture on U campus. BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com
Closing its series of events addr essing violence, health and justice, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Bioethics held a panel on campus sexual assault Saturday. During the event, “Dismantling Campus Rape Culture,” a panel of faculty, staf f and students took questions from over 200 audience members. Susan Craddock, the dir ector of the Center for Bioethics, said they chose the topic in light of increased public discourse on rape culture, following the Gophers football boycott over the suspension of players connected to a sexual assault investigation. Panelists discussed several aspects of sexual assault, including prevention, accountability and reducing stigma for victimsur vivors. Tina Marisam, the University’s Title IX
coordinator, talked about the impor tance of prevention in order to end sexual assault. After ward, breakout sessions were held on topics like bystander intervention. Katie Eichele, director of the Aurora Center, said sex education is also an important step in addressing rape culture. “People not understanding basics of a topic prevents people from knowing how to talk about it,” she said. Later on, members of the student panel called on greek life to be held accountable. “It is a common thread to say this is just a bad apple … in reality this is happening all the time,” said Haleigh Or tmeier-Clarke, a student panelist and sexual assault victim-survivor. She said her assailant was a member of greek life. Kayla Pederson, another victim-sur vivor on the panel, said she wants to see more communication between the University and greek life about sexual assault. Eichele said she’s heard from members of
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Susan Craddock opens the Dismantling Campus Rape Culture Panel at Mayo Memorial Auditorium on Saturday.
greek life that want to improve their response to sexual assault. “I came here to continue this sor t of movement that we have been building
against rape culture here on campus,” said Dawson Kimyon, a former member of the University’s Delta Upsilon chapter. He said he left the
fraternity due to revelations about sexual misconduct by fraternity members. Sarah Super, a University alumna who founded the “Breaking the Silence”
movement, emphasized the power in speaking up and sharing your stor y. “Silence will always suppor t the perpetrator,” Super said.
University could receive far less funding from state Budget u from Page 1
oppor tunities to reduce costs and make internal reallocations, but the school still needs to compensate for the lack of funding, she said. “We cannot cover everything through that mechanism, and we will need additional revenues through tuition increases and/or increased state investment,” Tonneson said. Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFLMinneapolis, said in an inter view that the House Higher Education Com-
mittee — which she sits on — didn’t prioritize students enough. But Rep. Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, chair of the House’s Higher Education Committee, said they weren’t able to fully fund any of higher education requests. Omar said with a large state surplus, there was an opportunity for greater investment in higher education. “We heard time and time again from higher [education] institutions that came to present talking about what cuts would
mean to them, what it would mean for the students that they serve,” she said. The House higher education omnibus bill also included provisions prohibiting mandator y student activity fees and requiring public post-secondary institutions to admit applicants who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class. Prohibiting mandator y student fees would negatively impact student groups, Will Dammann, Minnesota Student Association gover nment
“We heard time and time again ... about what cuts would mean to them, what it would mean for the students that they serve.”
$147.2
BUDGET PROPOSALS IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
$96.8
ILHAN OMAR Representative
and legislative affairs director, said at the hearing. Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, voiced similar concerns at the meeting, saying the mandates would cause “unintended increases in costs to students and campuses to make sure cer tain programs and student activities are maintained.” Rep. Jennifer Schultz, DFL-Duluth, also expressed worries over the higher education investment at the hearing. T he op era tions a n d maintenance funding for the University included in the House omnibus bill doesn’t keep up with inflation, Schultz said. The University and Minnesota State will have to keep increasing tuition if the state can’t fund the
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Governor
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systems enough to of fset inflation, she said. Pelowski said he was concerned the current allocations may decrease because of a nearly $50 million dif ference in the House and Senate’s budget targets. “There are major concerns in this bill, and the
concer ns will continue if the negotiations move down toward that Senate target,” he said. “Then there would be significant concerns with tuition and debt.” Nornes said the committee will hold firmly to its current targets. “We’re going to be tough negotiators.”
University will begin its own review of recent assault cases The cases involving U football players will be investigated by the University. BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota will conduct an inter na l r ev iew of the school’s handling of a sexual assault case involving Gopher football players. On Friday, Board of Regents Chair Dean Johnson said regents will oversee the review of the University’s widely criticized investigation of a September sexual misconduct case involving a student and several football players. The assessment will be conducted by the University’s chief auditor and should be completed by May, Johnson said. The review will “clarify and confirm accountability for actions taken” and will “identify areas of improvement to address similar matters in the future,” he said. In the resolution, the board said the school’s handing of the case included “inconsistent
statements and descriptions of the events … regarding the timing and basis for actions and decisions by the administration” that “appear inconsistent with the Regents commitment to addressing the issue of sexual assault on campus and protecting those who repor t sexual assault.” The University initiated an investigation after a September repor t of alleged sexual assault involving ten football players. After the repor t, four players were suspended in September. The suspensions were lifted in November, but in December, the same four players and six additional teammates were suspended after a University Title IX investigation alleged that they were responsible for sexual misconduct. Six players were eventually sanctioned by a three-person panel, but after appeals to the Provost, four players have been expelled and one suspended for one-year for violating the student conduct code. The aftermath of the investigation and widespread suppor t of
the accused players by teammates roiled campus in December. Fo l l o wi n g the cas e, University President Eric Kaler announced several steps earlier this month to combat sexual assault on campus. The announcement also came amid an increase in sexual assault cases at the University. Although the Hennepin County Attorney’s Of fice twice declined to pursue charges, the school conducted its investigation of the allegations using a federally-required “more likely than not” standard of proof, which is a lower threshold than the cour ts use. Three of the suspended players have transferred to an Arizona community college. “Over the past several months, the University of Minnesota endured a difficult period,” Johnson said. “We are committed to ensuring student safety across all our campuses as well as an appropriate process for all parties involved. When we encounter challenging situations we must step back and learn so that we can do better in the future.”
Editorials & Opinions COLUMN
Facebook isn’t the source of unhappiness There’s more to treating depression than simply logging off of social media accounts.
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h ere are many reasons to quit Facebook and other social media — and even more ar ticles are being written about why now is the time to do it. You know the ones. They’ll cite the most recent in an endless stream of studies that conclude social media makes us sadder. And if the article is written by someone who’s ‘finally kicked their Facebook habit for good,’ the author will usually brag about their newfound productivity and quality of life — citing activities the website never actually prevented them from doing in the first place. What should truly bum us out about Facebook — the fact that Facebook freely sells our information to third-party advertisers and we have no ownership of anything we post — hardly ever factors into the decision to quit. Here’s the thing: If you’re feeling depressed or over whelmed by social media, it’s cer tainly reasonable to scale back your use, take a break or quit altogether. But using Facebook isn’t the root cause of your problem; it’s likely a symptom.
CHANCE WELLNITZ columnist
Social media abandoners will often link social media-induced depression to the Social Comparison Theor y, which states that we determine our own selfwor th based upon how we compare to those around us. But this is hardly a new concept. Social scientist Leon Festinger proposed this theor y in 1954 — 50 years before Facebook launched and 35 years before the invention of the World Wide Web. The age of the study doesn’t mean the theor y is any less pertinent today, but it does suggest that Facebook and other social media only provide some of today’s most popular outlets for social comparison. To put it plainly, envy wasn’t invented by Mark Zuckerberg. According to a 2010 study by economist Antonio Cabrales, our genes may be hardwired to be envious, with envy “the result of competition for limited resources.” Envy may just be part of being human,
and it’s something that affects all of us in varying degrees in varied situations. For ever y reputable study which finds Facebook users are more depressed than non-users, there’s other research reporting its users find positive aspects in the social media site. Instead of choosing to believe certain sets of data over the other, maybe consider that both are valid. If you’re fully engaged with your online community, it’s likely you’ll have a positive experience. But if you spend your time passively scrolling through your newsfeed, you’ll likely experience the opposite. This is true online just as it is ‘IRL.’ If you go to a dance and spend your time standing against the wall watching others enjoy themselves, you’ll likely come away feeling pretty depressed. Or maybe dancing just isn’t your thing and it’s time you find a different activity altogether. That’s OK too. Quit Facebook and pick up a book, go outside, or find a new hobby. But know that the potential for envy doesn’t stop just because you log off. Chance Wellnitz welcomes comments at cwellnitz@mndaily.com.
GUEST COLUMN Share your perspective We are happy to introduce a new feature to the Minnesota Daily’s Editorials & Opinions page: The guest column. Each paper will highlight the perspective of a dif ferent member of our community. Whether you’re the leader of a student group on campus — or a perceptive individual that has an engaging stor y worth sharing — we’re looking for your voice. The guest column section will replace the content traditionally housed in “Daily Discussion” — readers’ comments from our website, which the Minnesota Daily’s editorial board decided was not cultivating a thoughtful, productive dialogue on issues af fecting our campus community. While we’ve always accepted letters to the editors from our readers, we hope this new section will ser ve a broader purpose. If you’re a leader of a group on campus, you could use the space to pitch your group to prospective members; or iron out misconceptions some may have about the purpose of your organization. Or perhaps you’re a student wanting to articulate your opinion on a University policy that affects our campus community; or maybe you’d like to elicit suppor t for a specific event that your fellow students may find important. Our hope is that this space will be a hub for discussion of important campus topics. We want our readers to be engaged, and learn from the great diversity of perspectives and lived experiences on our campus. Have an idea? Email our Editorial & Opinions editor, jthomas@mndaily.com, if you are interested in par ticipating. We look for ward to hearing from you.
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COLUMN
We all create toxic masculinity Men in college are constantly faced with restrictions and ideals of masculinity.
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n the wake of renewed discussions about sexual assault on campus, I’ve been tr ying to see what the “good guys” make of all of this. You know, the guys — largely heterosexual — who suppor t the cause against rape and its culture but are perhaps unsure of how to proceed from there. A question comes to mind: How do we raise better boys? When we raise boys, we often tell them to suppress their feelings. Right after the presidential election, I felt an urgency to reach out to my younger brother on the West Coast. So I sent a frantic, late-night text imploring him not to let the now- permissible culture of male entitlement and disrespect engulf him. He didn’t reply. I don’t think my words fell on deaf ears necessarily, but he may be representative of many boys and young men whose masculinity feels threatened. But
KATE MCCARTHY columnist
it’s a masculinity we’ve created and reinforced at ever y turn, so it’s no surprise that it’s backfired on us now. It’s wonder ful to watch college-aged boys learn and adapt and accept responsibility for things they did not directly do but are a par t of implicitly. Unfor tunately, they are constantly faced with restrictions and ideals of masculinity. That’s a lot to reverse-engineer. I look for ward to watching new generations raise new young men who will be greeted with a space for themselves so suppor tive that they then go into the world and make others feel supported too. Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.
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EDITORIAL After budget shortfalls, MSA looks to rebound Ever y year, it seems, candidates in Minnesota Student Association (MSA) are embroiled in some debate over rule violations by the All-Campus Election Commission. Last year, for example, Abeer Syedah and Sam Marlow’s campaign violated r ules about door-to-door campaigning, and were penalized in their vote count. This year, allegations made by some were more severe — including those of briber y and illicit door-knocking, which have sidetracked the organization in recent months. For MSA, creating a platform that supports students requires a strong foundation of tr ust and financial resources — both of which seem to have taken a dent this year. Though they won the election, incoming MSA president Trish Palermo and vice-president Erik Hillesheim will likely face unique challenges in this coming school year as student-leaders — the first, overcoming what some perceive as diminished trust between student body and student government, instantiated by the divisiveness from the most recent election. The second: budget and funding shor tfalls on campus, which could also tighten their capacity for advocacy. Currently, lawmakers in the State Legislature are debating whether to make student ser vice fees — that fund more than 130 student groups on campus —optional, which could increase the af fordability of college. While University administrators and current MSA president, Abeer Syedah, have opposed the bill, if the legislation passes, it could complicate MSAs role in advocating for student involvement on campus. It seems necessar y for MSA to fight hard against this legislation, and fold the issue back into the jurisdiction of student government. MSA, as a student-r un body, should be the arbiter on student affairs. Fur ther more, the MSA has come up shor t on suf ficient funds to suppor t grants for students’ individual or community projects during spring semester. MSA grant slush funds were heavily depleted — event grants plummeting from the original $12,500 allotment to 51 cents, and the $10,000 allotment for mission driven grants to $5,130. It’s reassuring to see that student-led campus initiatives are being funded, but if student ser vice fees regulations are indeed changed at the Capitol, MSA will be tasked with creating a platform that can better suppor t student programs. With the latest onslaught of budgetar y challenges, outgoing and incoming MSA leadership must prioritize building trust with disaf fected populations on campus, and mitigate students’ worries over the future of their groups’ financial viability.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Stand up for change
If your Facebook feed is anything like mine these days, it’s filled with endless political opinions and ominous infographics about the future of our healthcare system. But underneath the chaos and clutter, I see my friends grappling with the big question of our time: how will our generation create the future we dream of? As a soon-to-be graduate, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my personal role in shaping our nation’s future — thinking beyond logging into social media or donating a few bucks to the causes that matter to me. Because when I added up my day-to-day actions, I couldn’t kick the feeling that it just wasn’t enough. And that lingering feeling brought me to Teach For America. It isn’t always obvious how someone like me, a pre-medical student and biol-
ogy major, makes the decision to step into a classroom after graduation. If you asked me a year ago if I would delay my medical school applications, I would have said you were crazy. But from where I sit today, the decision to bring my passion, leadership and energy to a classroom in Milwaukee is a nobrainer. As the President of University of Minnesota’s Pre-med American Medical Student Association (AMSA) chapter and avid RESULTS volunteer, I’ve had the opportunity to make a direct impact in our Twin Cities community. Whether it was attending town halls around the Minneapolis area or volunteering with other pre-medical students, I loved knowing that I was leaving my mark on the campus we call home. Even in the moments where I was staying up too late studying for my next cell biology exam, I
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could be certain I was living out my values. Looking back, it was exactly these experiences that defined my time in college and prepared me to take on the most important leadership position of my life thus far — shaping the next generation from the head of a classroom. When I think about teaching, I know that the work will not be easy, but leaders are shaped by the challenges they face. Not only will I be planning lessons and hosting parent-teacher conferences, I’ll be on the front lines of change, tackling the issues impacting our country right now — immigration, health care reform and poverty. By giving my students the tools to succeed academically, I’ll also be giving them the tools they need to advocate for their communities and solve these complex problems.
As University of Minnesota students, we’re privileged to attend one of the top universities in the country. We’ve achieved something that far too many young people today can only dream of. And that is why teaching is my path to activism. As a corps member, I know that I’ll be making an immediate impact on my students’ futures, rather than fretting behind my computer or seething at the status quo. Instead, I will stand up and do something about it. Today, I’m a soon-to-be alum of UMN. Tomorrow, I’ll be joining the fight for justice. Olivia Schneider President of Pre-Med AMSA and a 2017 Teach For America-Milwaukee corps member
Editor’s Note: This letter has been lightly edited for grammar and style.
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MEN’S HOCKEY
Minnesota loses in NCAA tournament
CARTER JONES, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Senior forward Justin Kloos passes the puck up the ice against Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Mariucci Arena.
Minnesota lost a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 in the NCAA tournament. BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com
Only one No. 1 seed lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament — and that team was the Gophers. No. 1 seed Minnesota (2312-3) was upset by the No. 4-seed Notre Dame (22-11-5) 3-2 Saturday, and now the Gophers season is over. “[It’s] disappointing ... not to win,” head coach Don Lucia told the media. “But [I’m] still proud of this group because it’s hard to do over the long term.” The goal to send Minnesota home was off the stick of Notre Dame’s prolific scorer, Anders Bjork. Bjork scored his second goal of the game midway through the third period on
“I am not kidding when I say we love those guys, every single one of them. And so we learned how to be great people, great leaders, all from them.” ERIC SCHIERHORN Goaltender
the power play, and it spelled the eventual end for Minnesota. The Gophers controlled the pace of play until a bad line change led to Notre Dame’s goaltender Cal Petersen sending a pass up to forward Andrew Oglevie, and he wristed the puck past goaltender Eric Schierhorn for Notre Dame’s first goal, his 20th of the season. From that point, Minnesota was reeling and wasn’t able to recover, with Bjork tying and subsequently giving the Fighting Irish their only lead of the contest. “They ended up getting one in the back of the net,” forward Tyler Sheehy told the media. “We had a few chances that we couldn’t capitalize on. Tough break for us but I don’t think too much changed after we had the lead.” The Gophers looked to get off to an optimistic start, breaking the ice in the opening two minutes. Minnesota’s fifth-year senior from Chanhassen, Minnesota, Connor Reilly, got his first goal of the season to give the Gophers the early 1-0 lead. Senior Vinni Lettieri also scored for Minnesota on Saturday, and it was his 19th of the season. Lettieri’s goal on the power play gave the Gophers the 2-0 lead, and they looked poised hold off the Irish to face the University of Massachusetts – Lowell Sunday in the northeast regional final. Notre Dame had a lot of fight left and wasn’t ready to
MEN’S HOCKEY RESULTS
SATURDAY No. 1 Minnesota No. 4 Notre Dame
1 1 0
2 1 2
3 0 1
FINAL 2 3
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
end the season. The Fighting Irish scored three unanswered goals in the final thirty minutes of the game, and the Gophers’ season was over. Schierhorn and Petersen both had strong games for their respective teams. Schierhorn stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced, including some big glove saves early on, and Petersen proved why he is a captain of the Notre Dame team, leading his team to victory with 31 saves and an assist on the stat sheet. Minnesota’s quick departure from the post-season ends the collegiate career of at least six players. The emotion of some of these departing players showed on the ice after the game, most notably by alternate captain Jake Bischoff, who was hunched over on the ice following the loss. The Gophers’ senior players include Bischoff, Lettieri, Reilly, forwards Taylor Cammarata, Mitch Rogge and the captain, Justin Kloos. “We learned everything from this group of seniors,” Schierhorn told the media. “I am not kidding when I say we love those guys, every single one of them. And so we learned how to be great people, great leaders, all from them.”
SOFTBALL
Gophers finish sweep of Cornhuskers with 8-1 win Groenewegen pitched a complete game in the third conference victory.
“She’s just fearless on the mound. ... She’s so competitive, and she’s awesome to play behind when she’s pitching.”
BY KYLE STEINBERG ksteinberg@mndaily.com
MADDIE HOULIHAN Outfielder
The Gophers softball team continued its nonconference success into the conference schedule this weekend. No. 8 Minnesota (282, 3-0 Big Ten) swept Nebraska (8-20, 0-3 Big Ten) in the Big Ten opening series for both teams in Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend. “Anytime you win three games in the Big Ten it’s a good weekend,” said head coach Jessica Allister. “We’re happy to star t of f the [conference] season with a sweep.” The sweep wasn’t always inevitable, however, as the Cor nhuskers presented the Gophers with a scare on Saturday. Minnesota fell behind early, with Nebraska taking advantage of an error and a wild pitch in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. The Gophers responded with a r un in the top of the third, but the Cornhuskers came right back to threaten in the bottom half. With the bases loaded and nobody out, freshman Carlie Brandt came on to pitch for Minnesota. She was able to limit the damage, allowing just two runs to come across, but the
Huskers extended their lead to 4-1. After adding a r un in the fifth, the Gophers came to the plate in the seventh down two r uns, and the situation was dire with a r unner on second and two outs. Then, Danielle Parlich ripped an RBI double down the left field line, and came around to score the tying run on a Kendyl Lindaman single. “We use the word gritty a lot on our team,” Parlich said. “Our goal overall is just to keep competing.” That brought freshman — and Minnesota’s leader in hitting —MaKenna Partain to the plate, and she delivered with a single to put the Gophers in front, 5-4. Brandt returned for the seventh and shut down the Huskers, forcing three groundouts to seal the Minnesota victor y. “She’s just fearless on the mound,” said outfielder Maddie Houlihan. “She’s so competitive, and she’s awesome to play behind when she’s pitching.” After Saturday’s victor y, Minnesota showed no signs of weakness on Sunday. Boosted by a four-r un
third inning, the Gophers never looked back. Maddie Houlihan went 3-for4 with an RBI and a r un scored, and Kendyl Lindaman hit her eighth home r un of the season to provide the of fense for Minnesota. Sara Groenewegen continued her dominance in the pitching cir cle, throwing a complete game while giving up just one r un and racking up 11 strikeouts. The sweep gives Minnesota momentum to start the Big Ten schedule, and they will look to build of f that against Illinois next weekend. “Illinois is a ver y good team,” Allister said. “We’ll star t watching film on the bus ride back as a coaching staf f…and get after it on Tuesday.”
SOFTBALL RESULTS
FRIDAY Nebraska No. 8 Minnesota
Runs Hits Errors SCORE 0 3 4 0 16 15 0 16
SATURDAY Runs Hits Errors SCORE 4 10 0 Nebraska 4 No. 8 Minnesota 5 8 4 5 SUNDAY
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Nebraska No. 8 Minnesota
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SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
SAM HARPER, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Gophers infielder Danielle Parlich prepares to hit the ball Tuesday during the Border Battle Double-Header at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on April 12, 2016.
BASEBALL
Minnesota Gophers finish first conference series with three victories Minnesota scored five runs or more in each of the three sweeping victories.
“I don’t think I really changed too much. ... You get pitched a little different with guys in scoring position, but I was going up there just trying to have good at-bats.”
BY LUKE HANLON lhanlon@mndaily.com
After winning the Big Ten last season, Minnesota star ted its title defense this weekend with a sweep of Ohio State. Coming into conference play, the team isn’t focused on tr ying to repeat. They are tr ying to achieve their goals day-by-day. “We’re focused on the game ahead of us, winning each pitch and then letting the outcomes take care of themselves,” said sophomore infielder Terrin Vavra. That seemed to work for the Gophers this weekend, as they swept the Buckeyes in Columbus by a combined score of 26-12 over the three games. The weekend star ted with a 5-2 victor y on Friday night. Both star ters — Lucas Gilbreath for Minnesota and Jake Post for Ohio State — pitched at least
ALEX BOXWELL Gophers baseball player
SAM HARPER, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Pitcher Lucas Gilbreath throws pitches at Siebert Field on April 17, 2016.
six innings, giving up two runs each. The game was tied at two going into the seventh inning, then the Gophers were able to damage the Buckeyes’ bullpen, putting up two r uns in the seventh and one mor e in the ninth to take the first game.
Gilbreath got his second win of the season while giving up four hits, two r uns (one ear ned) and striking out seven batters in 6.2 innings pitched. He was a reliever last season and is now thriving in his new role as a starter.
Gilbreath said he’s been successful because he hasn’t tried to throw a per fect pitch ever y time he’s on the mound. “A lot of times, guys tr y to get too picky,” Gilbreath said. “I know … even if they put a good swing on it, there’s a good chance somebody on my team is
going to make a play out there.” The Gophers followed up Friday’s victor y with two more on Saturday. Minnesota accumulated 30 hits and 21 r uns in its two victories. The Gophers won the first game 15-5, putting up three big innings to bur y the Buckeyes. Eight different batters got a hit for the Gophers, and four different batters had at least two RBIs. Jordan Smith had two hits, a double and a home run, knocking in four runs and scoring three himself in the blowout. The momentum carried over into the second game Saturday as the Gophers finished the sweep with a 6-5 win. Alex Boxwell had two RBIs in the win, including a solo home r un in
the fifth inning. The lineup looked different without Micah Coffey this weekend, who was out with an injur y. Vavra led of f and Boxwell hit third, which was a situation he thrived in. “I don’t think I really changed too much,” Boxwell said. “You get pitched a little dif ferent with guys in scoring position, but I was going up there just tr ying to have good at-bats.”
BASEBALL RESULTS
FRIDAY
Ohio State Minnesota
Runs 2 5 Runs 5 15
Ohio State Minnesota
5 6
Ohio State Minnesota
SATURDAY
Hits Errors SCORE 5 2 2 11 1 5 Hits Errors SCORE 5 3 5 17 3 15 9 13
1 3
1 6
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
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CROSSWORD Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle FOR RELEASE MARCH 27, 24, 2017
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (3/27): Compromise and work together for shared commitments this year. Try new things. Travel and explore. Changing team priorities this August comes before you fall in love (again).
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written by Nancy Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — A new personal phase dawns with this New Moon in your sign. Take charge. Find and develop a passion. Grow your talents, capacities and skills.
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Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — A new domestic phase arises with this Aries New Moon. Wrap your love around home and family. Create something wonderful together.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Open a new door with your education, travels and exploration under this Aries New Moon. First person experience is most memorable.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Miracles and breakthroughs arise in the conversation with this New Moon. Adapt communications to a new story.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — A lucrative phase dawns under this Aries New Moon. Find creative ways to grow your family’s nest egg. Launch a profitable initiative together.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Break through old limitations and barriers in your relationship with money, with this Aries New Moon. Step into new levels of prosperity.
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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,
I’m currently in a long-distance relationship with a dyslexic and I think it’s really taking a toll on our communication. I’m trying really hard not to sound mean here. This girl is really cool, really smart and incredibly fun to be around. In no way am I trying to make fun of her or put down her problem. But because of distance, we’re unable to talk in person a lot, resulting in a lot of conversing via texting or Facebook messenger. Her dyslexia makes this really, really difficult. For example, as I’m writing this, I get a text from her saying, “We should ttllay gt sowcnoes t Csnic next time we hag ot.” Now I know that this means, “We should totally get snow cones at Sonic next time we hang out,” but it took me a couple minutes to figure that out, and that’s how MOST of our conversations go. Can you imagine when we fight? We don’t very often but when we do, it’s the most confusing thing I’ve ever experienced, and I once bought a phone plan written in Japanese. Again, I can’t stress enough how much I like this girl, but we just can’t communi-
cate very well, and there’s not a situation in which we can live in close proximity to each other in the near future. I don’t know what to do. Sincerely,
Cfdusedno
Dear Cfdusedno,
As strange as this sounds, I know exactly what you’re going through. My wife is dyslexic, and when I was stationed in Guam during the 50s, the only communication we had was via written correspondence. Sometimes it would take me DAYS to decipher her letters, and even then, the best I could do was just guess what she was saying. And if I guessed wrong, she wouldn’t know what I was writing back to her when I responded. Our correspondence over those two years was a series of educated guesses, most of which turned out to be wrong. All I can say is that if you’re really that crazy about this girl and you actually see a future here, you need to figure out a reliable means of communication and then have patience. Call each other. That’s huge. I know you’re probably both busy with school and
work, but find times during the day when you can talk on the phone and hear each other’s voices. That’ll negate all of this silly texting — and having an actual conversation with your SO can bring you two closer together than sending confusing texts all day. Skype. Call each other. Find scheduled times to communicate when you can actually hear each other’s words and you don’t have to guess. Things will work out for you if you can do that. You have to have faith and you have to be patient. Sincerely,
Dr. Date
Dear Dr. Date,
I’ve been indicted for fraud by the federal government and I don’t know how to tell my boyfriend. So here’s the story. I was watching “The Shining” the other day, which is a terrible movie by the way, when I heard a knock on my door. It was federal investigators with a warrant for my arrest. I allegedly stole more than $5.38 million from investors and paid over $1.54 million from companies I ran into my own bank
account. Allegedly, I deposited money from investors into several accounts I controlled, assuring investors their money would be used for my companies’ operations. Instead, I embezzled the money. Allegedly. I’m expected to make my first federal court appearance this week and I’m not sure how to tell my boyfriend. What should I do? Sincerely,
Federally Frigged Dear Frigged,
You’re right, “The Shining” is an awful movie. Stanley Kubrick really let a lot of people down. As far as your other problem goes, I’d say you should just be honest. Relationships are all about communication, and they only work if you can be open with your SO. Get your boyfriend on the phone and just be up-front with him. Say you (allegedly) lied to investors, pocketed their money and that you might be going to prison for a very long time. If he’s a mature adult, he’ll understand and you might even get a conjugal visit or two. Sincerely,
Dr. Date
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will increase funding for the centers, said Katie Johnson, director of the Como Early Lear ning Center. Other campus groups, such as the University of Minnesota Child Development Center and the Student Parent Help Center, have joined the centers’ advocacy ef forts, Johnson said. “The parents are ver y upset. They’re ver y worried,” she said, adding that many parents have written letters to the president’s office. The University did not make Vice Provost for Student Affairs Danita Brown Young available for comment. Instead, it sent a copy of a letter the of fice sent to daycare advocates, which is signed by Brown Young. “While we have been happy to provide this level of funding in the past, we also know that not all of our student parents seek
child care at the CCCC and CECL. In addition, we are working to respond to overall concerns about the rising cost of the SSF and have made concer ted ef for ts to reign in these fees on behalf of all of our students,” the letter says. Some graduate students are now upset because SSF has been so central in aiding daycare funding in the past, said Erin Evans, co-author of the resolution and COGS legislative director. The fee changes are leading the centers to explore alternative funding such as fundraising and applying for grants, said Johnson. “[We’re tr ying] to come up with scholarship money for the student parents who will lose that discount because of the student ser vice fee cuts,” she said. Johnson said the CELC is currently going through the SSF process, and in their initial recommendation received the maximum $25,000 in operational fees funding. The rest
“It’s like a second tuition to pay for daycare. ... [The grant] wouldn’t really make a dent at all.” NADIA PEDERSEN Parent
of the funding will be determined in October meetings she said. The impact of the fee changes on the centers is fostering uncer tainty for parents who are already str uggling to afford the high cost of child care. Hank Stabler, a secondyear doctoral student in health ser vices research, lives with his family at the Como Student Community Cooperative, and his two kids go to the builtin Como Early Lear ning Center. With a 25 percent discount from the sliding scale, his family can only af ford to send both his kids to the
COURTNEY DEUTZ, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Children sit and listen as they are read a story at the Community Child Care Center on Jan. 30 in St. Paul. The Council of Graduate Students passed a resolution March 20 to symbolically support the daycares, which could lose funding due to a new student service fees allocation process.
center part-time. W ith the loss of the sliding fee scale, he said they may need to explore other options. “We’ll have to do some real book-balancing to see if it’s wor th it for my wife
to work part time or [if she would] have to take care of the kids full time,” he said. Nadia Pedersen, whose fo u r- year- o l d d au g hter goes to the Como Early Learning Center, said the
state offers other forms of aid, but these often have long waitlists. “It’s like a second tuition to pay for daycare,” she said. “[The grant] wouldn’t really make a dent at all.”