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Protesters start marching on 94W during a protest against Donald Trump in Minneapolis on Nov. 10.

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A call for unity amid division After Nov. 8, some University of Minnesota students, staff are gathering in protest, song.

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Police watch on as protesters march on I-94 to protest President-elect Donald Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, Economic Justice Organizer Rod Trump. The protest began outside Humphrey School for Public Affairs. Adams speaks to protesters outside Humphrey School for Public Affairs.

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Cops: No record of confrontation detailed in viral Facebook post

Report shows dip in hospital-treated sexual violence The report, released last week, highlights significant trends in data compiled from 2010-2014. BY OLIVIA JOHNSON ojohnson@mndaily.com

While sexual assault is already underrepor ted in Minnesota, a new repor t found that only about a quarter of sexual violence victims seek medical care.

Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health released a Sexual Violence Data Brief of information it collected from 2010 to 2014. The report, compiled by University graduate student Melanie LaPlant, will be used by sexual assault or violence prevention ser vices to help meet victims’ needs. LaPlant, a second-year epidemiology master’s student, helped gather and sift through the data this summer while working as an intern at MDH before the report was released Nov. 3.

“We worked on it with [the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault],” she said. “They were really helpful in developing the reports.” LaPlant said she found significant trends in the data that’s categorized by age, gender and roughly by geography. “They use this data as … [an] indicator as to what’s happening in the state in terms of sexual violence,” she said of the organizations who will use the u See REPORT Page 8

Coyle Center renovation stalled over lease dispute

Local police depar tments say they were not involved in the alleged handcuf fing of a University student who said she was verbally and physically attacked while crossing the Washington Avenue Bridge in a Facebook post on Wednesday. On Facebook and Twitter, the University of Minnesota Police Department and the Minneapolis Police Depar tment said there were no records of the incident Kathy Mirah Tu described in her Facebook Post. In the widely-shared post, Tu said she was harassed by a white male on the bridge. “I was stop[ped] in my [tracks] by a white male, who yelled at me to ‘Go back to Asia.’ ... I pretended to not hear anything and continue[d] on walking since I didn’t want to create conflict,” Tu, who noted she is Asian-American, wrote in the post on her personal Facebook page. “Shor tly after that moment, I was u See FACEBOOK Page 3

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The U student’s post said she was handcuffed by police after an alleged campus assault. CEDAR-RIVERSIDE BY JESSIE BEKKER jbekker@mndaily.com

hat began as an antiDonald Trump rally outside Humphrey School of Public Affairs swelled to a thousand-person march on Interstate 94 Thursday — where protesters vocalized post-election grievances and called for unity across ethnic, racial and religious lines. The expression of dissent — spur red by President-elect Trump’s upset victor y on November 8 — was echoed in protests across the nation, in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Seattle. “I’ve been feeling very pessimistic since the result of the election,” said Anna Vitale, one of the protesters in Cedar-Riverside. “And I think this is a good reason to come together and unite against a common cause. This was a lot bigger than I expected it to be.” On the University campus, smaller gatherings offered support for students in the days following the election. The University’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost as well as the Office for Equity sent emails to students detailing safe spaces on campus, while many smaller, less-formal meetings were also organized. About 40 students gathered at the West Bank outdoor amphitheater near Ferguson Hall Friday afternoon singing songs like “Lean on Me” at an event dubbed “Stronger Together” — aimed to bring people together after the particularly divisive election. Music senior Irene Kelly said at the event that she woke up Wednesday and didn’t know how to respond to Donald Trump’s victory. In many of her classes, students were crying, Kelly said. Fr ustrations weren’t limited to students as faculty joined in to voice their opinions as well. Holding signs that read, “I see you” and “I hear you,” over 200 students joined faculty on the east end of the Washington Avenue Bridge Thursday afternoon. The event, organized by Assistant Dean of International Student and Scholar Services, Dr. Barbara Kappler, was a chance for attendees to share their thoughts. “The goal of this event was to bring people together,” Kappler said. “We wanted to show that everyone matters.”

State money intended for the Cedar-Riverside center’s $330,000 expansion has yet to be used. BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

Because of a dispute over a 1992 lease, the Brian Coyle Center — a Cedar-Riverside community staple — won’t be able to undergo renovation. The Minnesota State Legislature allocated $330,000 to expand the center nearly two years ago, but the money now sits unused. A conflict between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, which owns the land, and Pillsbury United Communities — a nonprofit that operates and maintains the center — has stalled the fixes as the two sides mediate lease disagreements. MPRB spokesperson Dawn Sommers said the money allocated under the lease doesn’t SAM HARPER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Ayub Abdi explains why he decided to be part of a local podcast at the Brian Coyle Center earlier this year.

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Women’s basketball players’ feet are reflected on the court at Williams Arena on Saturday. The Gophers beat Harvard University 103-87 in their season opener.

STATE REPORT SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN COULD LEAD TO MORE DRONE USE WOODBUR Y, Minn. — Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association officials said the recent use of a drone in the search for a vulnerable man who had disappeared from his Woodbur y home is a sign that drone use is going to increase. Director Jim Franklin told the Pioneer Press that the association is scrambling to put together standar dized r ecommenda tions for drone use by law enforcement agencies. The missing man was eventually found by the Minnesota State Patrol, not the drone supplied by Green Remote Aviation. But Woodbur y Police spokeswoman Michelle Okada said the depar tment found it to be extremely helpful. “This was our debut,” said Derrick Green, a coowner of Green Remote Aviation of White Bear Lake Township. “This was our first public safety mission.” Lawmakers who oppose drones have cited privacy concerns in the past, but Franklin said law enforcement has only used drones to search for missing people, not for sur veillance or in criminal cases. “They focus on the implication that law enforcement is spying on people,” Franklin said of drone use opponents. However, he said there could be benefits to using drones, for instance a fleeing thief was recently c a u g h t i n Wa s h i n g t o n County with the help of a drone. The Anoka, Hennepin and Washington county sheriff’s offices have been granted permission to use drones by federal regulators. Gr een said the DJIbranded drone costs about $2,000, while a bigger drone that could be used to bring food or medicine to a stranded person costs $20,000. “The possibilities are endless,” he said. Of ficials must file repor ts explaining why and how a drone was used in each instance. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dental clinic in Cedar-Riverside to close due to lack of profits BY JACOB STEINBERG jsteinberg@mndaily.com

The School of Dentistr y announced Wednesday it will close a clinic in the low-income Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The eight-chair University of Minnesota clinic will close on June 30 because it loses too much money. The clinic sees about 7 , 5 0 0 v i s i t s p e r y e a r, said acting dean of the School of Dentistr y, Todd Thierer. About 75 percent

help balance the budget recommended the clinic be closed, Thierer said. The clinic had until Nov. 9 to fix its financial situation, but the School of Dentistr y’s Council of Chairs voted to close it following a presentation by the clinic. “We haven’t been able to figure out a way not to lose money on that clinic,” said Thierer. “If the reimbursement rate was higher, that would make all the dif ference in the world.”

He said the clinic’s former patients should go to the dental clinic in Moos Tower for care. “ We certainly understand that this is a big change, and we understand that there are patients that rely on us,” Thierer said. “We’re going to make sure that they have other alternatives where they can go within our system and make sur e that they continue to get great care.”

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Colombia tries for Powerful earthquake peace with sides strikes New Zealand signing new accord BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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HAVANA — Colombia tried a second time to achieve peace, with its government and largest rebel group signing a revised deal to end its brutal conflict following the surprise rejection of an earlier peace accord by voters in a referendum. Government negotiator Humberto de la Calle and rebel negotiator Ivan Marquez announced the new, modified deal Saturday in Havana, moving to end a half-century-long conflict that has claimed more than 220,000 lives and driven almost 8 million people from their homes. The latest agreement aims to address some of the concerns of opponents of the original accord, who said the deal was too lenient on a rebel group that had kidnapped and committed war crimes. “The new deal is an opportunity to clear up doubts, but above all to unite us,” said De la Calle, who described the text of the modified accord as “much better” than the previous one. The negotiator didn’t say if or how it would be submitted again to voters for approval or to congress. President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia inked an initial peace deal on Sept. 26 amid international fanfare after more than four years of negotiations. But voters rejected it on Oct. 2 by just 55,000 votes, dealing a stunning setback to Santos who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end Colombia’s conflict. Santos immediately began looking for ways to rescue the deal and the sides extended a cease-fire until Dec. 31 to get the modified deal done. The rebels insisted they wouldn’t go back to the drawing board and throw out years of arduous negotiations with the government. “The meetings with the FARC delegation were intense,” said De la Calle. “We worked 15 days and nights to reach this new agreement.” De La Calle said some modifications made were related to justice, punishment for combatants accused of war crimes and reparations for the conflict’s victims. He said negotiators had worked out the details of how and where those responsible for crimes would ser ve their sentences, addressing complaints by opponents that rebels accused of atrocities would not be imprisoned but submitted to “alternative punishments.”

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of patients are insured through Medicaid, he said. But the Medicaid reimbursement rate in Minnesota is one of the lowest in the countr y, said Thierer, which has prevented the clinic from making any money. “Because of [the low reimbursement rate], we just cannot break even and we’re just losing … a significant amount of money,” he said. In August, a task force that was created to

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A power ful earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island early Monday, killing at least two people, damaging buildings and infrastructure, and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move to higher ground to avoid tsunami waves. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck just after midnight in a mostly rural area that’s dotted with small towns. Near the epicenter, it opened up snaking fissures in roads and triggered landslides. It caused damage in Wellington, the capital, more than 200 kilometers (120 miles) to the nor th and was also strongly felt in the city of Christchurch to the south. Residents said the shaking went on for about three minutes, and was followed by a number of strong aftershocks. Police said one person died in the small coastal town of Kaikoura and another in Mt. Lyford, a nearby ski resort. The quake completely cut off road access to Kaikoura, said resident Terry Thompson, who added that electricity and most phones were also down in the town of 2,000, a popular destination for tourists taking part in whale-watching expeditions. Thompson was out of town but managed to reach his wife by cellphone during the night before her phone died. “She said the glass exploded right out of the double ranch-slider,” he said. “The neighbor’s chimney was gone, there were breakages and things smashed everywhere.” His wife helped a 93-year-old neighbor and a tourist into her car and drove to higher ground, he said. “They stayed in the car all night but couldn’t sleep,” Thompson said. “They’re all ver y, ver y tired and concerned about the state of their property.” Prime Minister John Key said waves of about 2 meters (6.6 feet) hit the coast but the tsunami threat had since been downgraded to coastal warnings. He said authorities had no reason to believe the death toll would rise above the two reported fatalities. “On the very best information we have at the moment, we think it’s only likely to be two. But of course there are isolated parts of the country which we don’t have perfect eyes on, so we can’t be 100 percent sure,” he said. Key said officials had decided not to declare a national emergency because the nation’s regions were able to adequately cope with the situation.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

MSA repaints vandalized bridge panel

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Students gather to repaint the Muslim Students Association’s panel inside the Washington Avenue Bridge on Friday. The students showed their support after the panel was vandalized with the word “ISIS.”

Students repainted in support of their peers on the Washington Ave. Bridge, Friday. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

Color ful handprints now cover a Washington Avenue Bridge panel once

spray-painted with the word “ISIS.” The Muslim Students Association invited fellow students to join them Friday as they repainted the group’s panels, which were vandalized earlier this month. Shor tly after the vandalism, the group whitewashed its thr ee

panels, and it stood blank. Salah Al Din Deban, an MSA member, said the handprints were a way to show solidarity against hate and division on campus. Sophomore Jacob Sachs said he was ashamed and scared when he first saw that MSA’s panels were vandalized, adding that he

joined the event to show his support for the group. Emily Janisch and Katie Henly — staf f members at the Institute for Global Studies — said they added handprints to show their solidarity against hate. “I want to show support for ever yone who feels hatred and show we still care,” said Lensa Ali, a

third-year student. She said the people who vandalized the group’s original panels should “take some time to learn.” Henly and Janisch similarly said the vandalism shows how much misinformation there is about Muslims and Islam. Sidhra Musani, MSA’s

president, said the vandalism was hur tful to see, but an immediate outpouring of love and suppor t from many on campus followed it. “Ever ything happens for a reason,” she said. “Had [the vandalism] not happened, we wouldn’t have the chance to get together like this.”

Police can’t find record of Wash. Ave. bridge confrontation Facebook u from Page 1

stopped by that same man who told me ‘Don’t you know it’s disrespectful to walk away from someone when they are talking to you?” In her post, Tu wrote that the man grabbed her wrist and threate n e d t o f i g h t h e r, s o she punched him in the throat.

“His friends who were watching the entire situation go down saw that I was going to the win fight and came over to his rescue and accused me of assaulting him and called the police,” she wrote. She said police handcuf fed her, checked her criminal histor y and let her go with a warning. In a tweet Thursday after noon, UMPD said they did not respond to

the incident and asked Tu to contact police. “UMPD was not involved but want to talk to the female who posted this on social media,” the tweet said. Minneapolis police also asked anyone with information to come for ward. University alumna Sandy Moua circulated a petition in reaction to the alleged incident that gar nered 592 signatures as of Sunday evening.

France marks 1 year since terrorist attacks on Paris BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS — Less insouciant, more policed — France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it’s becoming more divided, too, survivors and victims’ families marked Sunday’s anniversary of the violence by pleading for national unity instead. Tourism is hurting, armed forces roam streets and France is still under a state of emergency that rights groups call abusive and ineffective — and that the prime minister now says may be extended yet again. “We always have this fear that weighs heavily in our hearts. We always try to be careful. And every time we pass by here, we think of them,” said Sabrina Nedjadi, paying respects Sunday at two cafes in her diverse eastern Paris neighborhood targeted in the attacks. At midday, hundreds of balloons were released to honor the memories of the victims; at dusk, paper lanterns were released into the Canal Saint Martin, bearing red, white and blue lights representing the French tricolor. Onlookers, including many families with children, lined the canal and surrounding bridges, watching silently as the lanterns drifted. Some fear that France itself is adrift, its government

unable to defeat the amorphous extremist enemy even as authorities encroach on liberties the French hold dear. While French warplanes are targeting IS strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the state of emergency at home allows broadened police powers to search homes and monitor communications. But it could not prevent further attacks on France over the past year, including a truck rampage in Nice by a man claiming allegiance to IS. “Yes, terrorism will strike us again,” Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned this weekend The International Federation for Human Rights warned in a recent report: “France is now in a situation where an ‘exceptional’ regime is becoming permanent, in the name of combating terrorism. But there is little evidence that this approach is working and it comes at a cost to fundamental rights.” As silence descended Sunday on Paris for a series of commemorations, the son of the first victim of the attacks spoke out for tolerance in the face of hate. Manuel Dias, an immigrant from Portugal, was killed by a suicide bomber outside the national stadium during an international match Nov. 13, 2015. Under heavy security, President Francois Hollande unveiled a plaque in his memory Sunday near the Stade de France.

Dias’ son Michael said his father was “living proof that integration is possible, necessar y” to end such violence. Learning to live again after extremists killed his father was “a personal challenge, but it concerns us all,” Dias said. “Long live tolerance, long live intelligence, long live France.” Some people cried, others simply lit candles or laid flowers at ceremonies Sunday near the six bars and eateries where gunmen opened fire on unsuspecting crowds enjoying an unusually mild November Friday night. Notre Dame Cathedral held a special commemorative Mass on Sunday evening. Across the Seine River, mourners, tourists and residents streamed to the Bataclan concert hall, where 90 people were killed by three attackers who also took hostages. The concert hall reopened Saturday night with an emotional concert by Sting. Nine people remain hospitalized from the attacks; others are paralyzed. Hundreds are still receiving psychological treatment. “After this November 13th we lost part of our insouciance. The state of emergency has also contributed to set in a climate of fear,” said Daniel Psenny, a Le Monde journalist who is still recovering from a shot in the arm while trying to rescue a Bataclan victim.

It calls for University administrators, Board of Regents and police to condemn hateful actions on campus, suspend faculty and students accused of racism and mandate a buddy system between campus security and students — among other requests. “While we recognize that the University of Minnesota is a complicated system, we know that if you have the power to dismantle General College

(Spring 2005), revamp the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence and raise tuition by 53% since 2004 then you can certainly enact these policies and procedures swiftly,” the petition read. Tu’s Facebook post had more than 17,000 shares and 30,000 reactions as of Thursday evening. T u didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment. On Friday mor ning, T u’s post became

unavailable. Later that mor ning, Tu’s Facebook account appeared to have been deleted. Tu’s allegation comes amid a wave of similar stories of racially motivated attacks. In one other case, a Muslim college student in Louisiana who claimed she was attacked admitted that the stor y was fabricated. Chris Aadland contributed to this report.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Lease dispute stalls Brian Coyle Center renovations Coyle u from Page 1

meet state requirements, and therefore the lease needs to be redrafted to start the project. Sommers said MPDB sent new drafts of the lease to PUC, but the organization never head back. But both MPRB and PUC claim the other originally failed to negotiate. PUC President Chanda Smith Baker said the claims that the organization hasn’t responded to the MPRB are false. “The relationship [between PUC and the park board] is very complicated,” Baker said, adding PUC funds a lot of programming even though the land is public.

Baker said PUC received a copy of the new lease recently and is reviewing it to make sure it fits the interests of the organization and the community. MPRB President Anita Tabb, who is new to the organization, said she is hopeful that the two groups can work out a solution. Tabb said the park board met with PUC Friday afternoon to discuss future plans and try to move forward on the project plans. “We talked about the fact that we need to get on the same page and that we need to work through the issues that will allow us to get the money through the state,” she said. The Brian Coyle Center has long been the main community gathering point for Cedar-Riverside

residents and the East African community. West Bank Community Coalition Chair Mohamed Jama said the dispute is hurting the community, whose members use the center frequently and rely on its services. “Both groups have forgotten the dynamic needs of the community,” Jama said. “And what is needed today is a center that can serve all of its residents.” He said the community needs a third party to mitigate the problem, and he hopes the West Bank Community Coalition can fill that role. “People should understand that there is a need, and the need is [greater] than any other time in the history of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood,” Jama said. Some hope the Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center, which recently broke ground,

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Members of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood’s sixth grade girls basketball team pose for a picture at the Brian Coyle Center on April 8.

will help with the influx and high demand for services at Coyle. Jama said the leadership in the Brian Coyle Center isn’t reaching its full capacity.

Depression and obesity link found A study found that metabolism-influencing hormones are less effective in obese people. BY KEATON SCHMITT kschmitt@mndaily.com

While obese people have a 50 percent chance of developing depression, doctors are unsure why. A study published last month shows there may be a chemical link between obesity and depression, but biological links to explain other depression risk factors remain unknown. Psychiatrists have known obesity correlates with depression for years but haven’t known the biological reason, said David Bond, a University psychiatry associate professor and author on the study. “[Many studies] have looked at whether being obese predicts later developing depression,” Bond said. “What they found is that people who are obese had about a 50 percent increased risk of becoming depressed.”

Other researchers have proposed psychological or social factors, such as low self-esteem and societal stigma, as causes for the effect, he said. But this study was aimed at finding a biological explanation for the gap in depression risk. Appetite hormones, which help control the body’s metabolism and appetite, are produced by fat tissue, Bond said. He said the hormones play a role in regulating mood. Experiments where animal subjects received the hormones showed they can act like an antidepressant. In the study, when people had higher levels of two particular hormones, leptin and adiponectin, they were less likely to become depressed. Leptin tells the brain to be less hungry when the body has enough fat, reducing appetite and acting somewhat like an antidepressant.

In obese people, the chemical loses its potency. “What does happen when people become obese is that they … produce a lot of leptin, but it seems to lose its effect,” Bond said. “People who are obese tend to develop … leptin resistance.” Because of this, obese people don’t have as much of an antidepressant effect from leptin and are more likely to develop depression. This resistance can also make it difficult to lose weight because leptin no longer controls appetite, Bond said. Cooper Wilms, a University English junior who has struggled with depression, said he becomes lethargic and his eating habits become more extreme when he has a depressive relapse. “When it hits hard, I’m usually locked in my room sleeping. People can’t be angry at a sleeping person,” Wilms said. The study also showed that a different hormone, adiponectin, decreased risk of depression, Bond said.

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But as the body gains more fat tissue, it produces less adiponectin. This means the risk for depressive episodes can increase as people gain weight. Wilms said when he’s feeling depressed, his weight tends to increase, and he loses energy. “On my good days, I’m active,” he said. “On depressive days, it’s more lock myself in a room and sleep it off.” Besides obesity, mental health professionals still don’t understand the biological reasons behind other depression risk factors, said Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, a University psychology associate professor. One risk factor is whether someone’s family has a history of depression because those who grow up in families with a history of depression are more likely to have similar biological and experience comparable environmental factors, Klimes-Dougan said. While psychologists know genetics play a role in many psychological disorders, they don’t know exactly what biological changes cause the increased risk, she said. This includes other disorders with prominent connections to family history such as schizophrenia, Klimes-Dougan said. “[For] any psychological disorder, even the ones that we know have the highest genetic contribution, we don’t have any specific [biological] mechanism,” she said. It’s difficult for medical professors to nail down whether a factor affects risk for depression, said Gary Christenson, chief medical officer for Boynton Health Service. “We have to realize a lot of our knowledge is based on correlations,” he said. “A certain variable may be associated with depression. The tricky question to figure out is, ‘is it causative?’” One of the factors that research has shown correlates strongly with depression is childhood experiences such as physical abuse, conflict or substance abuse, he said. But even with these

“I want to make sure concrete change takes place,” Jama said. Staff at the center are overworked, he said. While Jama said the community should step in to help,

he added that elected officials should play a role and understand the need in the community. “What I want is the right thing,” he said. “I want what is right for everybody.”

APPETITE HORMONES IN PEOPLE WITH OBESITY NORMAL WEIGHT PERSON

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Leptin is produced by fat cells in the body.

Leptin is brought to the brain.

Leptin is brought to the brain in lower amounts.

Leptin interacts with receptors, reducting appetite and acting like an antidepressant.

Leptin has trouble interacting in the brain. SOURCE: DR. DAVID BOND

factors, there’s no guarantee someone would develop depression, he said. There is likely a biological component that also affects how susceptible someone is. “Each of us probably has a certain range of what is tolerable and not tolerable … there’s those who have no adverse events and still develop depression,” Christensen said. People who develop depression without these

negative experiences usually have a history of depression in their families, which could mean their family has a lower biological tolerance. No single factor causes depression, he said. “[It doesn’t happen] that 100 percent of people with [a] component develop depression,” Christenson said. “There haven’t been any of those clear markers. It’s a combination.”

Monday, November 14, 2016

Sports

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Gophers fall 24-17on late interception Nebraska outscored Minnesota 14-0 in the second half of Saturday’s game. BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Quar terback Mitch Leidner had the Gophers driving until the offense’s final play of the game. Nebraska defensive back Kieron Williams intercepted a pass from Leidner over the middle to prevent an upset and help Nebraska defeat Minnesota 24-17 on its home field. The loss ended the Gophers four-game winning streak and dropped the team out of first place in the Big Ten West. “They had the guy covering the receiver on the last play and tipped the ball over the air and got a safety over the top,” said head coach Tracy Claeys. “We moved the ball on the last drive of the game, their underneath coverage guy did a good job of breaking underneath.” Down by a touchdown, the Gophers got the ball back with 2:58 to go in the game. Leidner kept the chains moving when he avoided a sack on the third play of the drive. He threw the ball to redshirt sophomore Rodney Smith for a 6-yard completion and a first down. The second play that resulted in a first down came on a penalty. Leidner threw the ball over the middle and Nebraska defensive back Joshua Kalu interfered with wide receiver Tyler Johnson for the 15-yard gain.

Leidner threw to Johnson once again — this time on a 25-yard completion — to bring Minnesota into the red zone, but a turnover ensued. Minnesota didn’t score a single point in the second half. The run game also had 85 yards, which was the lowest total of the season. “You’ve got to block [for] them,” Claeys said. “Obviously, we didn’t do a good job of blocking [for] them ... Defensively, we did not tackle very well, and offensively, we did not block very well in the second [half].” Smith led the Gophers in rushing with 53 yards and one touchdown. Running back Shannon Brooks had the lowest rushing total of his collegiate career. Brooks rushed for 17 yards — an average of 1.9 yards per carry. Leidner had 180 yards and zero touchdowns through the air. The game marked the fifth consecutive week that Leidner hadn’t thrown a touchdown pass in a game. “A lot of times, it came down to third down, and I thought I was able to make some decent thr ows,” Leidner said. “The O-Line battled for me hard on third down for protection and really throughout the whole game.” Wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, who had 90 receiving yards in the game, said the team was unfocused in the second half. “[It was] kind of lackadaisical, tackling [and] blocking,” Wolitarsky said. “I had a drop there. Just fundamental stuff so it’s tough, but it’s a great lesson and one that

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Gophers running back Shannon Brooks fights through the Cornhuskers defense at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska on

if we don’t learn, … we’re not [going to] win those big games.” Nebraska quar terback Tommy Armstrong Jr. left the game twice with injuries, but still amassed 217 passing yards and 61 rushing yards. He was also responsible for all of Nebraska’s touchdowns, with one on the ground and two through the air. “[Armstrong] is a good player,” Claeys said. “He has won a lot of game here.” Ar mstrong’s r ushing touchdown proved to be the game-winner for the

Cornhuskers. The play was a part of a 91-yard drive. Minnesota linebacker Johnathan Celestin said the long drives didn’t take a toll on the defense. “Sometimes we put ourselves in predicaments where it was third and inches,” Celestin said. “The spiral might not have been right but we should have played better on first and second down to not put us in the position to be at third and one.” Minnesota moved to 7-3 and is tied for second in the Big Ten West.

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SCORING SUMMARY SCORE BY QUARTER Minnesota Nebraska

1 7 3

2 10 7

3 0 7

4 0 7

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TD FG

MINN NEB 07:27 02:42

Smith, Rodney 3 yd run Brown, Drew 46 yd field goal

7 7

Bryant, Tre 35 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown, 7 Drew kick) Leidner, Mitch 1 yd run (Carpenter, Emmit kick) 14 Carpenter, Emmit 42 yd field goal 17

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TD FG

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Newby, Terrell 31 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown, Drew kick)

07:17

Armstrong Jr. 13 yd run (Brown, Drew kick)

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0 3

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Missed tackles and blocking contribute to Minnesota loss The Gophers only had 85 rushing yards, their lowest mark all season. BY MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com

Minnesota was shut out 14-0 in the second half of Saturday’s game against Nebraska, resulting in a 24-17 defeat.. Head coach Tracy Claeys attributed the loss to two parts of the Gophers’ game — missed tackles and blocking. “We felt like we were doing some of the things that we needed to do, but we come out in the second half and we don’t block and tackle very well,” Claeys said. The missed tackles helped spark a Huskers comeback Saturday. The Gophers were up 1710 early in the third quarter when Nebraska quar terback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was blitzed by a group of Minnesota linebackers. Armstrong Jr. dumped a screen pass to running back Terrell Newby, who had a crowded field ahead of him. That didn’t affect him. Newby caused two

cr ucial missed tackles by the Minnesota defense and ran 31 yards into the end zone to tie the game. In the fourth quarter, the missed tackles continued. A Minnesota punt pinned Nebraska at its own 9-yard line. The Huskers’ second play was a 29-yard pass from Armstrong Jr. to wide receiver De’Mornay PiersonEl. He swer ved through Minnesota defenders, making them fall to the ground without being touched. The drive was punctuated by a 13-yard touchdown run by Armstrong Jr. — who wasn’t touched on the play — that set the final score at 24-17. “[Armstrong’s] r un game was coming in, coming out,” said Minnesota linebacker Jonathan Celestin. “[He] literally kept trying to get the ball to the outside. We weren’t tackling well enough on the outside.” Meanwhile, the Gophers’ inability to block neutralized any potential comeback. Minnesota came into the matchup averaging 210.3 yards a game on the ground. Running backs Rodney

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Gophers running back Rodney Smith runs the ball against the Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday.

Smith, Shannon Brooks and quarterback Mitch Leidner combined for just 85 rushing yards Saturday. The mark was the Gophers’ lowest of the season by 65 yards. “They did a really good job of stopping … Rodney and Shannon up front,” Leidner said. “I’m not entirely sure what they did there.” One of Minnesota’s most successful plays was a 31-yard run by Smith. Take out that play, and the Gophers had 54 yards on 33 carries for an average of 1.6 yards per attempt. “Obviously we didn’t do a ver y good job of blocking them and staying on blocks,” Claeys said. Leidner said his team’s conversion rate on third down was a positive trend during the game Minnesota went 8-16 on third downs, which is better

than its season average of 40 percent. This came even with multiple third-and-long situations due to the unsuccessful running game. “When we weren’t getting those big runs on first and second down like we normally do, I felt really good about where we were at on third down and being able to conver t,” Leidner said. The Gophers only had 18 rushing yards in the second half, as Nebraska stifled Minnesota’s offense. Leidner and Smith both got a touchdown on the ground in the first half, but the Huskers’ rushing defense did not allow consistent success. “[The Huskers] are a good football team. I think we’re a good football team,” Claeys said. “They played better in the second half than we did and they won.

Junior guard Nate Mason runs the ball up the court on Friday at Williams Arena. The Gophers would go on to win 86-74 against the Ragin’ Cajuns.

Gophers defeat Ragin’ Cajuns 86-74 in season opener Five of Minnesota’s players had doubledigit marks during Friday’s game. BY TOMMY SLETTEN tsletten@mndaily.com

After last year’s 8-23 record, the Gophers looked to start thisseason off on a high note and did just that, beating Louisiana-Lafayette 86-74 at Williams Arena in Friday’s season opener. Five Gophers tallied double-digit scoring in the game, which featured the debuts of highly-touted freshman and Hopkins, Minnesota native Amir

Cof fey and transfer forward Reggie Lynch. “I really like the balance of this team,” said head coach Richard Pitino. “I think that having that many options on the court is tough to guard … I think we’ve got a chance, if we stay healthy, to have a really balanced squad.” Coffey finished with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists. Lynch had 10 points and eight rebounds, but was limited in the second half due to foul trouble. Cof fey, who won the Minnesota Mr. Basketball u See MEN’S BASKETBALL Page 6

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Minnesota starts season with win over Harvard Four players made their debut in Saturday’s victory at Williams Arena. BY DOMINIC DAVIS ddavis@mndaily.com

Taiye Bello tur ned an already-big event into an even bigger one on Saturday. The freshman recorded a double-double— the team’s first since Jan. 23 — in her Gophers debut as they beat Har vard 103-87 in their season opener. Bello scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench. “I was really excited,” Bello said. “At first, I was kind of ner vous because I’m a freshman, but I got out there and just did what I do best: rebounds.” T wo other freshmen also asser ted themselves quickly. Guards Jasmine

Br unson and Gadiva Hubbard played a big role in the victor y. Br unson scored 15 points in the game for Minnesota, shooting five for nine from the field. Hubbard added 16 points and eight assists. She was also a threat defensively and tallied five steals. Junior guard Carlie Wagner led all scorers with 27 points in Minnesota’s win. She said she liked what she saw from her freshman teammates. “I thought they made a great debut and really showed the crowd … the style of play that they’re going to bring to our team,” Wagner said. “I thought they did great, and I don’t think they could’ve had a better first game.” Minnesota (1-0) played quickly on of fense, scoring 17 points on the fast break. There were eight

lead changes in the first quar ter before Minnesota started to pull away. Har vard (0-1) went on a couple runs in the game, including a 12-point run in the second quar ter to tie the game at 40. The Gophers called a timeout when Har var d tied the game. “We talked about putting more pressure on the ball in your area, whether you’re in the zone or manto-man, and we need to rebound the ball,” said head coach Marlene Stollings. “I thought those two things really ignited our transition.” Har vard shot the ball well from three-point range and made 16 of 30. “We thought they were getting a lot of looks when we were there, but we were not necessarily putting enough pressure on the person that had the ball,” Stollings said. “We

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Gophers forward Taiye Bello handles the ball at Williams Arena on Saturday. The Gophers beat Harvard University 103-87 in their season opener.

were almost daring them to shoot.” The Gophers, however, had a huge advantage on the free-throw line. Minnesota’s relentless driving to the basket earned them 27 free throws compared to Har vard’s three attempts at the line. Stollings said she wants her team to attempt 20 or more free throws

ever y game. Free throws weren’t the only deciding factor. Minnesota capitalized on Harvard’s 22 turnovers as well. Minnesota’s defense stole the ball 14 times, including Hubbard’s five. While Minnesota didn’t shoot from the 3-point line as well as Har vard, Stollings wasn’t concerned. “We’r e not going to

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SATURDAY Harvard Minnesota

1 2 3 4 FINAL 23 24 13 27 87 31 24 19 29 103

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pass up open shots,” Stollings said. “We emphasized rebounding and getting that second and third shot off of it.”

SOCCER

Strandemo gets championship bid Gophers fall in first round of NCAAs Minnesota played two overtimes before losing to penalty kicks.

The redshirt junior will be the only Minnesota runner at the NCAA final.

BY DOMINIC DAVIS ddavis@mndaily.com

BY ALYSSA HODENFIELD ahodenfield@mndaily.com

The Minnesota cross countr y teams sent 14 r u n n e r s t o I o w a C i t y, Iowa over the weekend to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional meet, but only one r unner will head to the national finals. The No. 26 women’s cross countr y team came in four th overall with three top-15 finishes, but it was not enough to receive a bid to the NCAA Championship. It is the first time in 11 years that the team will not r un in the meet. “We didn’t r un poorly. We just probably didn’t do quite enough to get to nationals,” said head coach Sarah Hopkins. “It’s a little bittersweet, I guess, because it’s not necessarily the way we wanted to end, but I think we did what we could do on the day, and you can’t be too disappointed when you do as well as you can the day of [the meet].” Redshir t junior Madeline Strandemo led the pack in the 6K race, finishing seventh (20:23.7). She impr oved her personal best time by almost 20 seconds. Strandemo’s finish was enough to secure her one of 38 spots in the individual competition at

“We didn’t run poorly. We just probably didn’t do quite enough to get to nationals,” said head coach Sarah Hopkins. “It’s a little bittersweet, I guess, because it’s not necessarily the way we wanted to end” SARAH HOPKINS Head coach

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Madeline Strandemo finishes in eighth place at the Big Ten cross county meet on Oct. 30 at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

the NCAA Championship meet. “I thought it was a really good day. I came out with my goal and had a lifetime PR, so I was happy about that,” Strandemo said. “Qualifying as an individual is pretty cool thing to do.” Strandemo was followed by freshmen Megan Hasz in ninth (20:27.7) and Bethany Hasz (20:32.6) in 12th. All three received all-region honors. T wo other Minnesota r unners, Bailey Ness and Emily Betz, had personal-best marks in the meet. The Minnesota men’s cross countr y team came in seventh overall at the regional meet with 205 points. The team was led in the 10K race by junior Obsa Ali in 14th (30:42.1), followed by redshir t junior Charlie Lawrence in 18th (30:45.5) and r edshir t freshman Connor Olson in 29th (30:58.0). A field of 31 teams and 38 individuals will head to Indiana State’s L a Ve r n G i b s o n C h a m pionship Course to compete at the NCAA

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

IOWA CITY NCAA REGIONALS 1 Missouri 2 Oklahoma State 3 Iowa State 4 Minnesota

83 89 90 131

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

IOWA CITY NCAA REGIONALS 1 Oklahoma State 2 Tulsa 3 Illinois 4 Iowa State 7 Minnesota

64 89 113 120 205

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

Championship meet on Saturday. Strandemo will be the only Gophers runner from either team competing. “Now it’s just about resting and regenerating and just tr ying to make sure that we’re fresh and ready to go to star t another training cycle,” Hopkins said. “The nice thing for us is that we just get back into indoor track, so it’s not a lot of rest and time to dwell on it. We’ve just got to get ready for

A historic season for Minnesota ended sooner than anticipated Saturday — and it all came down to a shootout. The Gophers lost to Nor th Carolina State in penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA tournament after neither team scored through two overtimes. “Most teams end the year with a loss, and we end it with a tie and don’t advance in [penalty kicks],” said head coach Stefanie Golan. “[It’s] really disappointing for ever ything they put into the year.” Sophomore goalkeeper Sydney Wootten was the hero for NC State. In addition to two shots in regulation, she saved two penalties in the shootout to lead her team past the Gophers. “The nice thing about penalties is nobody expects the keeper to do anything,” Wootten said. “It’s all in favor of the striker. If you make a save, great. Yo u d o w h a t e v e r y o u can.” NC State (11-8-1, 4-5-1 ACC) converted all four of its penalties in the shootout. Freshman midfielder Ricarda Walkling hit the ball to the right side of the goal to end the shootout and advance her team to the second round. “We didn’t look at ourselves as underdogs,” said NC State head coach Tim Santoro. “We knew they were ver y good. Playing a top-10 team on the road wasn’t something we hadn’t done before.” In the first half, No. 4 seed Minnesota (16-3-5, 7-1-3 Big Ten) struggled to create an attack. NC State came ready to play from the star t and put pressure on the Gophers. Wo l f p a c k f r e s h m a n midfielder Tziar ra King caused tr ouble for the Gophers on the wing. She constantly tested the Minnesota defense, which

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Gophers goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs kicks the ball into play on Oct. 9 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.

needed a second or third defender to slow her down at times. King’s ability to get behind the defense created scoring oppor tunities for NC State. Minnesota senior goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs made five saves in the first half to keep her team in the match. She saw more action in the first half than she had seen during entire games throughout the season. Senior captain Simone Kolander was injured early in the second half, but Minnesota continued to apply pressure and attack without its star for ward. “We have a lot of really good players who are capable at any time of [stepping up],” Golan said. “As a coaching staf f, we’re sitting there just feeling like it’s coming, feeling like it’s coming, and then we ran out of time.” NC State had more dif ficulty getting to the goal in the second half, as Minnesota’s defense shut down most of the Wolfpack’s attacks. The match needed o ver ti m e after n ei ther

WOMEN’S SOCCER RESULTS

SATURDAY 1 2 OT1 OT2 SHOOTOUT Minnesota NC State

0 0 0 0

0 0

2 4

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team could gain the advantage. Minnesota continued its form from the second half. The Gophers moved the ball well and won it back quickly when they lost it. Hobbs tur ned away the Wolfpack’s two shots on goal during over time. Hobbs closed the match with 8 saves and finished her career at Minnesota with 33 shutouts — the most in program histor y. Golan has high hopes for the next seasons thanks to what this senior class brought to the program. “The senior class made so much headway and will be leaving a legacy for the younger players of what’s possible when you’re willing to commit and come out ever y single day and give all you have to get 5 percent better ever y day,” Golan said.

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award as a senior in high school last year, has been anticipating taking the cour t for the Gophers for a while. He follows the footsteps of his father, Richard, who also played for Minnesota. The beginning of the game between the Gophers and the Ragin’ Cajuns was one-sided in

favor of Minnesota. Minnesota created five tur novers in the first six minutes and forced Louisiana-Lafayette to commit seven fouls, which culminated in a 17-4 lead. Minnesota then went on an 11-5 r un, springboar ded by thr ee consecutive three-point shots by transfer guard Akeem Springs, who also made his Minnesota debut Friday. To close out the half,

junior guard Nate Mason electrified the crowd with a buzzer-beating threepointer, assisted by sophomore guard Dupree McBrayer, that pushed the score to 48-26. “It sent chills to my body,” Mason said. “It felt good hitting a shot like that.” Overall, the first half posed no challenge to the Gophers, who suf focated the Ragin’ Cajuns with their half-court press and forced 12 tur novers

and numerous r ushed shots. The Gophers did more of the same to star t the second half. Sophomore for ward Jordan Murphy got the crowd on its feet after he obliterated a defender with a dunk, which hyped up the Minnesota bench in the process. The Gophers dismantled the Ragin’ Cajuns as a unit throughout the second half, provided

balanced scoring and controlled the pace of the game. Minnesota bested Louisiana-Lafayette 50.9 percent to 31.9 percent for total shots in the game, and 40 percent to 33.3 percent from the three-point line. McBrayer and Mason led all scorers with 15 points each, while Mason also chipped in seven assists and four rebounds. Mason cited a shift in

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SATURDAY

FINAL

Louisiana-Layafette Minnesota

26 48

48 38

74 86

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the team’s attitude for its successful per for mance Friday. “You can tell it’s a big dif ference last year from this year,” Mason said. “You see improvements, and you see production.”

Editorials & Opinions

Monday, November 14, 2016

COLUMN

Republicans are in control — now what? With Trump’s flip-flopping, who knows what will happen to Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

KAYLEE ANDERSON columnist

onald Trump is now our Presidentelect — the words are dif ficult to write because they feel unreal, but they’re true. Before the election, a few republicans suggested keeping the ninth seat on the Supreme Court vacant if Hillar y Clinton were to win the election, indefinitely blocking any attempt to appoint a new judge. Now, with two of the three branches of government soon to be controlled entirely by the Republicans, it won’t be long before they change their tune. Personally, I’m curious to see how Donald Trump handles appointing a new justice to the Supreme Court. Many are skeptical of Trump’s ability to lead America — perhaps believing he will put our country in a perpetual choke-hold with his dramatics, but thankfully, his tiny hands probably won’t do that much damage. He has already managed to backpedal on one of the key points of his campaign after his victor y by saying that instead of repealing Obamacare, he’s considering keeping parts of the legislation intact.

The language of hate and indifference Labeling a group as “ISIS” is not the same as criticizing Trump’s wall as xenophobic.

hen I saw “ISIS” scrawled over the Muslim Student Association’s panels on the Washington Avenue Bridge, I knew some people would draw similarities between the vandalism of MSA’s panels and College Republicans’ panels, which were also defaced earlier this fall. There would likely be accusations of hypocrisy in the administration’s response and the news coverage of the event — criticisms I believe are not entirely unfounded. However, it’s important to consider that while the act of defacement may be the same, the content and context surrounding each is very different. It’s a reasonable assertion to view both events as acts of vandalism that target groups on campus. I think there’s a thoughtful discussion to be had which dissects the experiences of both groups; however, comparing aspects of oppression is a tricky task and one that is often fruitless because nobody is receptive to the idea that personal struggles are less than someone else’s. Regardless of whether you see “Build the Wall” as an assertion of racist and xenophobic attitudes or simply a position on immigration policy, there is a still a statement being made. Writing “Stop White Supremacy” over “Build the Wall” is one statement meeting another — a collision of two differing ideologies. Now, I would argue that one ideology is certainly more prevalent on a liberal college campus, and defacing a mural may not be the best means of confronting difference of

CHANCE WELLNTIZ columnist

opinion, and it’s definitely not — for many — a good starting block for necessary conversation. However, writing “Stop White Supremacy” over “Build the Wall” is not a direct condemnation of the College Republicans, themselves. On the other hand, writing “ISIS” over “Muslim Student Association” is, if not a direct condemnation, certainly an unfounded accusation. We can endlessly speculate on the intentions of whoever wrote “ISIS” on the mural. But is it even necessary? Until someone comes forward as responsible for either act of vandalism, our judgments based on speculation are useless. All we have are actions and outcomes. But even if someone did come forward with their motivations, would that even change your mind? The words “Muslim Student Association” shouldn’t provoke the heinous response we saw earlier this month, and labeling a group of U students as “ISIS” is not the same as criticizing Donald Trump’s proposed wall as xenophobic. But if in fact the first mural tagged on the Washington Avenue Bridge wasn’t indicative of xenophobia, this second marking certainly is. Chance Wellnitz welcomes comments at cwellnitz@mndaily.com

“Regardless of who Trump appoints, the country will likely remain heavily divided.” Keeping in mind Donald T r ump’s inherent ability to flip-flop on positions, who knows what will happen with Merrick Garland, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Part of Garland’s appeal is that both par ties have spoken in praise of him, showing that despite the polar opposite political positions of government officials, there are still ways we can span the gap. Regardless of who Tr ump appoints, the countr y will likely remain heavily divided. Even with the Republicans in control of many facets of our government, Democrats and third-par ty voters still have voices that need to be heard. There might not be a lot of social progress in the next four years, but hopefully, we don’t fall off the mountain of justice with this appointment. Kaylee Anderson welcomes comments at kanderson@mndaily.com

L.C. Graber welcomes comments at msmith@mndaily.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Students and Faculty Must Oppose Uncritical Thinking The campus conversation over free speech has been garnering a lot of attention, especially in the Daily. Article after article is published where conser vative groups on campus like Collegians For a Constr uctive Tomorrow (CFACT), the College Republicans, Turning Point USA and Students for a Conser vative Voice — publishers of The Minnesota Republic — complain about how their opinions are not respected on campus. It’s a ver y good thing that these groups feel that their opinions are not welcome on campus because they represent uncritical, unacademic and violent thinking. Students and faculty need to be outspoken and organize against the undermining of our university by these groups. Universities are a place where critical thinking is used to discuss real social problems and their solutions. These groups, which share members and political ideologies, undermine the university as an academic and critical thinking space. Take CFACT, for example. Last year, a similar discussion over free speech was brought up when Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) called a protest to oppose CFACT bringing the real-life internet troll, Milo Yiannopoulos, to campus. Milo believes that rape culture is a myth used by liberals to oppress men and that lesbian and transgender folks do not exist, among other bizarre, objectively incorrect and violent ideas.

When criticized for these absurd points, Milo’s suppor ters routinely harass and threaten violence and sexual assault against those who call them out on their lies (see Leslie Jones and the multitude of activists around the countr y who face such harassment). Not only are the ideas that groups like CFACT bring to campus unacademic and uncritical, but they also bring a brand of discussion that includes threats of violence against those who don’t agree with them. Students and faculty who value critical and peaceful discussion should not tolerate this kind of politics on campus. The College Republicans’ rhetoric and response to criticism of the “Build the Wall” mural is similarly violent and uncritical. Trump’s rhetoric itself is nonsensical and nonacademic. However, the conservative attack on students who have taken the statement personally is even more troubling. Recent letters and quotes in ar ticles argued that the rhetoric of “build the wall” has nothing to do with violence inflicted on immigrants. The border wall already in place has objectively killed thousands of people, and adding to it wouldcer tainly cause more deaths. The letters in question downplay and delegitimize the experiences of those affected by the brutal violence that their policy proposals represent, and even tell them to get off campus. Opinions that seek to delegitimize real-life experiences because of an abstract notion of “free speech” are again unacademic, uncritical and antagonistic to having respectful conversations on campus.

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EDITORIALS After election, targeted voices must be heard

h e election on T uesday was a per fect demonstration of the division in our countr y. Days after Donald Tr ump’s win, many cases of intimidation and aggression against a host of minority communities— numbering in the hundreds, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — have been reported. Perhaps the outcome of the election shouldn’t have been a surprise — our countr y voted for a man who directly mocked a disabled repor ter, boasted on tape about sexually assaulting women and demanded that we discriminate against people for their religion by banning Muslim immigration. His ver y campaign was launched with a speech that called the majority of undocumented Mexican workers in our countr y rapists and thieves. But T r ump’s behavior should not ser ve as a free pass for members of our community to commit hateful actions and crimes against their neighbors, here and across the countr y. As human beings, it’s imperative that we stand up for those disenfranchised and fight against local aggression and discrimination.

Now is not the time to be complacent. Some may say that protest is useless because our fate has been sealed by the election. But what kind of message does that send to the world, our youth and posterity? In a period like this, it’s easy to fall into the trap of cynicism about the future of this countr y. The Canadian immigration website crash ser ved as a microcosm for the despair that millions of people in our countr y feel. And for many, fear is a reasonable response in this election. But, there are things that we can and should do. On Thursday, thousands of people from our community came together outside the Humphrey School of Public Af fairs to protest the division that T r ump constr ucted during his campaign. The protest was peaceful, and while pessimism and despair can easily cloud our psyches, the demonstrators were calling for unity. This kind of political expression must endure. It’s vital for our countr y, and it’s vital to the protection of our democracy. Now is not the time to be complacent. Some may say that protest is useless because our fate has been sealed by the election. But what kind of message does that send to the world, our youth and posterity? We cannot let racism, sexism, xenophobia, misogyny or queerphobia be normalized. The work that needs to be done to fix our countr y’s problems necessitates us working together, standing for each other and standing with each other. And that means going out on the streets and gaining the attention of the public eye. On Thursday, it meant occupying Interstate 94 — a visible display of solidarity and a necessar y disruption to “business as usual.” We have the power to turn this time of uncertainty into a display of solidarity — but it will take time, words and action.

2016 U.S. GUN VIOLENCE Total gun-related incidents: 49,653 Total number of deaths: 12,854 Total number of mass shootings: 340 Data compiled by gunviolencearchive.org

The far-right conser vative groups that spew the exclusionar y and violent rhetoric described above undermine our university environment. Students and faculty that value our university need to stand together to make our university a place that fosters a critical, respectful and academic environment for all students.

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University partners with Dow Chemicals A new polymer in oral meds could increase absorption and lower prices.

make 60 unique polymers in about two weeks using Dow’s robotic synthesizers at its headquarters in Michigan, Reineke said, and added that making the number of polymers required for the research would have taken two to three years in a lab setting. The team worked with an anti-seizure drug to test the new polymer structure. They found it could bind molecules of the drug and allow it to pass through the stomach and reach the intestine, where the drug would be able to dissolve and then be absorbed into the bloodstream. The group also proved the polymer str ucture worked in other dr ugs like anti-prostate cancer and cholester ol dr ugs, said Jef f Ting, contributor to the study and postdoctoral r esear cher at University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering. The team compar ed their polymer structure to Dow’s innovative technology that uses cellulose and found that Dow’s structure can increase a drug’s solubility by about three times. The University’s polymer increases water solubility by more than twenty times, he said. Dow Chemical Company first reached out to the University five years

BY MELISSA STEINKEN msteinken@mndaily.com

Researchers at the University of Minnesota created a new polymer that could increase the body’s absorption of dr ugs and drive down future pharmaceutical prices. The polymer allows the body to easily dissolve medication and absorb chemicals into the bloodstream and could eventually make drugs less concentrated — in turn decreasing oral drug prices. In par tnership with the Dow Chemical Company, a University team of faculty and students from the Reineke Group, Bates Research Group, Lodge Group and Hillmyer Research Group used advanced equipment to constr uct the polymer, which binds the chemicals. “By customizing these vehicles to help the deliver y of the drug there is the potential to make the dr ug less expensive for patients,” said University of Minnesota chemistr y professor Theresa Reineke. Students involved in the project were able to

ago and expressed the need for water soluble oral medications said Bob Schmitt, R&D Fellow at Dow Chemicals. He said funding for the University researchers will be extended for another five years because they want to commercialize the polymer while also offering future students the opportunity to work with this new science. “I think it’s two ver y dif fer ent paths we ar e going down,” Schmitt said. The next steps in commercialization of the polymers could encounter problems, though, said Ronald Siegel, Univer sity phar maceutics and biomedical engineering professor. The U.S. Food and Dr ug Administration has strict guidelines for approving ingestible polymers due to toxicity and safety concer ns, which could cause the new polymer to get bound up before hitting the consumer market, Siegl said. Still, the polymer showed no toxic ef fect in animal livers during testing, Ting said. The dr ug also showed high levels of concentration in the bloodstream, meaning the medication is more likely to reach the targeted area, Ting said.

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and interpret it as some of our preventative programs are working, but we don’t know exactly what. Hopefully this means that prevention can work.” Jon Roesler, epidemiologist supervisor in MDH’s Injury and Violence Prevention program, said preventative work done with this age group may have contributed to the drop. “This is the age group where we do a lot of our intervention education work,” Roesler said. “It may reflect all the activity going on.” He said most sexual violence cases go unreported,

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information. The brief outlined that almost half of hospital-treated sexual violence cases happen to those between 15 and 24 years old. Meanwhile, patients aged 15 to 19 showed a significant decrease in hospital-treated sexual violence. According to the brief, this age group went from 339 patient visits in 2010 to 276 visits in 2014. “We don’t know why this age trend is happening,” LaPlant said. “We could try

and the brief only looks at about one-fifth of all incidents in the five-year period. Still, the brief may play a role in encouraging future sexual violence victim-survivors to go to the hospital for an examination, Roesler said. Caroline Palmer, public and legal affairs manager at MNCASA, said this is also her hope now that the brief has been published. “First of all, we want to make sure that victims know that the hospital is a resource for them, that they can obtain a kit,” Palmer said. “And that they also know that a kit is accessible to them at no cost.”

She said MNCASA also wants people to know they can go to the hospital without reporting their case to the police. “Sometimes people are afraid and not sure they want to do that yet,” she said. Palmer said MNCASA looks at numbers from reports like LaPlant’s with skepticism because many factors lower the number of cases reported. “Oddly, in our world, if we see crime repor ting going up for sexual assault, we see some positive in that because it’s an under r epor ted crime,” she said.

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Turnbull did not tell Trump of Australia’s refugee resettlement BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian prime minister on Monday confirmed that he did not tell Pr esident-elect Donald T r ump that the United States had agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing at Australia’s expense in Pacific island camps. In announcing the deal on Sunday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would not say whether he had discussed it with Tr ump during their telephone conversation on Thursday. “ We d e a l w i t h o n e administration at a time and you don’t discuss confidential matters with one administration with a future administration,” Turnbull told Nine Network television. T ur nbull could not say whether the refugees would be resettled before the T r ump administration takes over on Jan. 20. The numbers and timing would be decided by the United States. The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia’s expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Another 370 who came to Australia for medical treatment and then refused to return to the islands would also be eligible. Tr ump has called for a m o rato ri u m o r ti g ht restrictions on Muslim immigration. Most of the asylum seekers are Muslims from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Turnbull said negotiations on the deal began with a conversation he had with President Barack Obama in January. U.S. Secretar y of State John Ker r y confir med that the United States had “agreed to consider referrals” from the United Nations refugee agency on Australia’s refugees. “We are going to work to protect vulnerable refugees around the world, and we’ll share that responsibility with our friends in the r egions that ar e most affected by this challenge,” Ker r y told repor ters in New Zealand. Australia refuses to resettle any refugee who has arrived by boat since the date the tough policy was announced on July 19, 2013. Australia pays Nauru and Papua New Guinea to house boat arrivals and has been searching for countries that will resettle them.

Few refugees have accepted offers to resettle in Papua New Guinea and Cambodia because most hope that Australia will eventually take them in. Any refugee who refuses to go to the U.S. would be given a 20-year visa to stay on Naur u, a tiny impoverished atoll with a population of 10,000 people, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said. The Refugee Council of Australia, an advocacy group, welcomed the deal as a vital first step in ending the indefinite detention of asylum seekers on the islands. The London-based rights group Amnesty International accused Australia of taking “an extreme step in shirking responsibility.” U.S. Depar tment of Homeland Security officials are expected in Australia this week to begin assessing refugees. Turnbull said the most vulnerable refugees would be given priority. “Our priority is the resettlement of woman, children and families,” T ur nbull said. “This will be an orderly process. It will take time. It will not be rushed.” Refugees who ar rive in the future would not be sent to the United States, he said. “We anticipate that people smugglers will seek to use this agreement as a marketing oppor tunity to tempt vulnerable people onto these perilous sea journeys,” Turnbull said. “We have put in place the largest and most capable maritime sur veillance and response fleet Australia has ever deployed.” Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg said ships had been positioned to tur n boats back to Indonesia if asylum seekers attempt to reach Australia in the hope of being sent to the U.S. No people smuggling operation has successfully delivered asylum seekers to Australia by boat since July 2014. Turnbull announced at Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees in September that Australia would participate in the U.S.-led program to resettle Central American refugees from a camp in Costa Rica. Australia would also increase its refugee intake by 5,000 to 18,750 a year. Turnbull said at the time that the agreement to resettle Hondurans and Salvadorans was “not linked to any other resettlement discussions” involving Australia’s refugees getting to the U.S.

Monday, November 14, 2016

CROSSWORD Los Los Angeles Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle FOR FOR RELEASE RELEASE NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 14, 10, 2016 Edited Edited by by Rich Rich Norris Norris and and Joyce Joyce Lewis

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (11/14): Meditation and planning feed your creative inspiration this year. Grow accounts with discipline. Shift professional focus toward work you love, especially this spring, before family, fun and passion carry you off.

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 an 8 — A new two-week phase in communications, intellectual discovery and travel dawns with this Gemini Full Moon.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Experiment with new concepts, cultures and philosophies. Begin a new phase in an exploration over the next few days.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — Profitable new opportunities bloom under the Full Moon. Reach a turning point in your finances. Keep track to maximize savings.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — The stakes could seem high today and tomorrow. Take a new direction with shared finances over the next two-week Full Moon phase.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Complete old projects. This Full Moon in your sign illuminates a new personal direction. Innovation and creativity flourish.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — A turning point arises in a partnership under this Gemini Full Moon. It could get spicy. Compromise and work together for shared commitments.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — This Full Moon shines on a spiritual fork in the road. Meditate on it today and tomorrow. One door closes as another opens.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Get creative with your work under the Full Moon. Apply artistry to your efforts. A turning point arises in service, health and labors.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Teamwork wins over the next two days. This Full Moon illuminates a new social phase. Doors close and open with friendships and group projects.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — One game folds as another begins under this Full Moon. Reach a turning point in a romance, passion or creative endeavor.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Consider new professional opportunities for the next few days. This Full Moon sparks a turning point in your career. Shift focus toward current passions.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Begin a new domestic phase under this Full Moon in Gemini. Changes require adaptation, especially today and tomorrow.

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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

As winter approaches, we all know what time it is: cuffing season. For all of your readers who don’t know, cuffing season is when you try to lock up that relationship with your on-and-off bae for the winter season. Cuddling under blankets with a cup of eggnog is surprisingly depressing by yourself. Most of these relationships don’t last beyond the winter because you have to be single for the summer, but that doesn’t matter. As long as I have someone to light my yule log for the cold months, I’ll be happy. Still, I’m having troubles converting my friend with benefits into a boy-toy.

—The Cold Weather Struggle Dear Cold Weather,

It sounds like you might be forcing it a bit here. There is no reason why you need someone to deal with the winter blues. We have so many holidays during

that time of the year so that we can get together with friends and family for winter activities. Besides, there is no better way to take your mind off of the bitter cold than to participate in the beautifully consumer-driven holiday that is Christmas. I used to measure my friends and family’s worth by the ways that they morally supported me, but now I can choose my favorite acquaintance by the price of the gift they buy me. Isn’t that the true Christmas spirit?

—Dr. Date

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Dear Dr. Date,

We talked a while ago about the consequences of eating a watermelon seed. I followed all of your directions to fulfill my life before my insides exploded from the watermelon growing inside of me.

In Bangor, Maine, which is a beautiful city, I was able to make peace with my family and close friends and was ready to move onto the afterlife, but it never came. At first, I was angry at you. I went on a spiritual journey across the country and felt that my time on the earth was finished. But I found myself on some kind of spiritual journey in Maine after I had tea with a nice man who had a lot of skull tattoos and called himself Rollin’ Dave. Dave and I found ourselves driving along the beautiful shoreline, watching the leaves change colors. I lost Dave a few days later after he was arrested for grand theft auto, arson and impersonating a peace officer. The loss of my friend stung hard, but I soldiered on. Life was returning to normal and I was ready to head home — until I felt a rumble in my stomach. The end is near now. I can feel the melon growing inside of me like some

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

mutant fruit, taking over my essence. It spoke to me the other day and told me that it was the grim reaper, here to take my soul to the other side. Somehow, throughout history, the description of his true form has been changed into a hooded demon. Who would have ever thought that the angel of death would come in the form of a watermelon in my stomach? The end is near now. Thank you for your advice, Dr. Date — it has helped me through the biggest obstacle of my life.

—Watermelon Wanderer Dear Watermelon,

I made up that thing about a watermelon seed killing you when you eat it. It was a really rough patch for me when I was dealing with some tough stuff. I apologize for that. Bangor, Maine really is a wonderful city, though.

—Dr. Date

Monday, November 14, 2016

CHRIS DANG, DAILY

Protesters shut down Interstate 94 in response to Donald Trump’s election on Thursday.

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At Thursday’s I-94 demonstration, protesters were buoyant and peaceful, voicing concerns about Trump’s campaign platform — such as his plan to depor t undocumented immigrants — and holding signs that read, “Not my president.” Carson Landvik-Geyen, a

Dunwoody College of Technology senior, said Trump’s talk of banning people from the country worries him the most, especially because he has family members who are of Muslim descent. “It’s just unacceptable,” he said. Socialist Alternative MN co-hosted the protest with at least 17 other student and community advocacy organizations, includ-

ing Students for a Democratic Society and Black Lives Matter St. Paul. Though one wouldn’t expect to see a Tr ump suppor ter at the event, Nathan Studanski, a University computer science senior, said par t of why he voted for Tr ump was “because all these people are generalizing people into racists and

misogynists and white supremacists.” Some at the event also lamented over the way the Democratic Party handled the election. “ To m e , w h a t t h i s shows is that the Democratic Party failed to stop Trump,” said Chris Gray, an organizer with Socialist Alternative MN. “That’s why people need to organize movements to fight back

“I’ve been feeling very pessimistic since the result of the election. And I think this is a good reason to come together and unite against a common cause, this was a lot bigger than I expected it to be.” ANNA VITALE Protester

against some of the stuf f he’s saying.”