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Attorney to give speech after U ban Local lawyer Jordan Kushner is suing the U for allegedly violating his first amendment rights. BY OLIVIA JOHNSON ojohnson@mndaily.com
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Artist Yuya Negishi poses for a portrait in front of his second mural, which he created on Sept. 16, a block away from his home studio in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The mural was painted by Yuga for protection for a friend that passed away.
After being banned from the University of Minnesota’s West Bank for almost a year and filing a lawsuit against the school, Minneapolis civil rights attorney Jordan Kushner will speak to students on campus Thursday. The event, “Freedom of Speech,” was organized by several student activist groups while Kushner’s trespass ban was still in effect, said John Bruning, a thirdyear law student and co-chair of the University’s National Lawyers Guild chapter. A week ago, University of ficials lifted the ban more than a month early, according to an email sent to Kushner by the school’s Office of the General Counsel. After it was lifted, Kushner said in an email that the ban was “only par t of one of the issues in the case” and that he will continue his lawsuit against the University, which was filed in August. u See SUIT Page 3
For local muralist Yuya Negishi, one concept guides his work — which appears throughout Minneapolis — ‘get people together.’ BY GUNTHAR REISING greising@mndaily.com The art studio, apartment or disco (depending on the time of day) lies between an upper-middle class yoga studio and a vacant lot hiding empty bottles of vodka. Within the house, psychedelic color schemes, life-size Buddha sculptures and an expansive collection of West Coast ‘90s rap records exist harmoniously — thanks to the eccentricities of Yuya Negishi. Muralist and painter Negishi is a burgeoning name in the Twin Cities. You can find his murals from Uptown to Oregon. “Working with him … it’s interesting. Ever y day is new,” Negishi’s roommate and fellow ar tist Joel Coleman said in a testament to Negishi’s peculiarity.
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Amid a strong herbal odor, Negishi reminisced about his childhood in Japan where his creative spirit began its cultivation. “[I] played outside,” Negishi said. “Instead of [being] stuck in the house playing video games. Back then it wasn’t like that at all. We had to create our own toys — such as [a] samurai sword.” Negishi, like all students in Japan, had to take calligraphy classes from ages six to 18. He now incorporates these skills and other iconic Japanese symbols, such as the dragon and koi fish, into his work. Despite an early passion for ar t, Negishi has never sought formal training. “I have no education in art, so I can be a free spirit,” Negishi said. “All [of] my art is [an] experiment.” Since moving to the United States with
Ruling clears way for faculty union vote U administrators had fought to limit the union to solely tenuretrack faculty members. BY LAYNA DARLING AND JESSIE BEKKER ldarling@mndaily.com, jbekker@mndaily.com
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they’ve received many comments opposing the demolition, including a letter from the Prospect Park Association. “The comments have all been, ‘we think that the elevator structure should be preser ved,’” she said. MacKenzie said comments opposing the demolition only cited the proper ty’s historical significance rather than possible ways to re-commission it. Regent Thomas Devine said they hired third-par ty evaluators to assess if
Contingent faculty members — positions like teaching specialists and lecturers — can be included in a faculty union at the University of Minnesota, the state Bureau of Mediation Ser vices r uled Tuesday. The ruling clears the way for a faculty union vote at the University. Although no date has been set, organizers say the vote could come as soon as this fall. The bureau’s decision was praised by union suppor ters, who had battled the University in cour t since March. The University wanted to limit the union to tenure-track faculty, arguing that contingent faculty should be considered professional and administrative staff instead of instructional. “Tenure-line and contingent faculty are forming a union together because we are all dedicated academics,” said Jerr y
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Proposal calls for demolition of historic grain elevators The grain elevators near TCF Bank Stadium may be the site of a new track and field facility. BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com
A proposal to build a new track and field complex may cost more than the facility’s $13 million price tag. The University of Minnesota is taking comments through Sep. 23 on the proposed demolition of 115-year-old grain
elevators near TCF Bank Stadium. The plan to build a new track and field facility near the Athletes Village, which the University’s Board of Regents will vote on in October, would displace a spor ts bubble and recreation field. The University suggested moving the recreational area to the grain elevator site in September — a plan that would add another $6 million to the overall track project. Monique MacKenzie, director of planning, space and architecture for capital planning and project management, said
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In Greenland, a search for the perfect astronaut Dr. Gloria Leon studies groups of people in isolation to gauge the compatibility of astronauts. BY MELISSA STEINKEN msteinken@mndaily.com
From above, an isolated militar y base in Greenland — 800 kilometers from the nearest village and cloistered by mounds of snow — appears to be teeming with activity. “If you see it from the air, you would think it is five hundred people living there, but it is only five,” said Aalborg University psychology student Jesper Corneliussen. Dr. Gloria Leon — a retired University of Minnesota professor emerita in
psychology — works to analyze the interpersonal interactions of military personnel at Station Nord, a Danish military base in nor theastern Greenland. Her research sheds light on the way astronauts interact during long, confined space missions. At the station, Leon assesses the impact that personality, cultural factors and antistress methods have on small teams coexisting in extreme environments. Her work has been used by NASA when sending teams to space. Leon last visited the station in July, and she has spent the time since poring over biweekly evaluations the five members of Station Nord are required to fill out which u See NORD Page 4
Dr. Gloria Leon poses for a portrait on Tuesday at Elliott Hall.
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STATE REPORT MAN HELD AFTER 2 BODIES DEAD MORE THAN YEAR FOUND IN HOME WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — A Minnesota man was being held Wednesday on suspicion of financially exploiting a vulnerable adult after authorities found the bodies of two people who’d been dead for more than a year in the home he shared with his mother and twin brother. The bodies were discovered Tuesday in White Bear Lake, a St. Paul suburb, after neighbors requested a welfare check because they’d seen no activity and the yard was overgrown. Officers saw one body through a main floor window, and found the second downstairs after entering the home, police said in a news release. Autopsies on Wednesday found the two had been dead more than a year. The Ramsey County medical examiner said both were believed to have died of natural causes, and that it might take weeks to identify them.
EX-EXECS INDICTED FOR $20M EMBEZZLEMENT CONSPIRACY MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors are accusing three former executives of Minnesota-based Starkey Hearing Technologies of taking part in a conspiracy to embezzle more than $20 million from the hearing aid maker and its principal owner. T h e i n d i c t m e n t a nnounced Wednesday charges former company President Jerry Ruzicka, two more former executives and two other men. According to the indictment, between 2006 and last September, the defendants conspired to embezzle and misappropriate money and business opportunities belonging to Starkey and Sonion, a major supplier of hearing aid components to Starkey. Ruzicka’s defense attorney, John Conard, says his client “has done nothing wrong.” Starkey is known for its foundation that hosts annual star-studded charity galas headlined by such celebrities as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Katy Perry and Elton John. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ellison introduces gun policy transparency act Rep. Ellison wants universities to publish gun policies on their websites. BY KRISTINA BUSCH kbusch@mndaily.com
College and universities nationwide could be required to disclose their gun policies, among other related information, if new legislation is passed. Earlier this month, Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn. introduced new legislation that would encourage colleges and universities to be more public about their gun policies. Under the Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act, institutions across the nation would be required to release the school’s gun policies alongside other public safety information on their website and in promotional material. “The reason I proposed this is I want to give parents and students a fair chance to evaluate the level of safety on their campus,” Ellison said. “If a campus is going to allow gun possession, then that is certainly something parents and students should know.” Under the Cler y Act, public and private universities and colleges that receive
nationwide, three of which were in Minnesota, according to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control. According to the group, there have been 35 school shootings nationwide this year. Currently, gun control advocates say schools are relatively free of gun crimes, but fear the problem could grow worse if rules are relaxed. “A school campus is a pretty safe environment,” Pelosi said. “By allowing people to carry weapons, there will be an increased risk of violence.” He said he was contacted several months ago by Ellison to gather information about where concealed carry was permitted. The University of Minnesota does not allow concealed carry or any possession of firearms on campus. Authorization of firearm possession is mostly limited to law enforcement and military personnel. But director of public relations for Students for Concealed Carry Zachary Zalneraitis said he thinks people should have the option to defend themselves on campus. “What we’re fighting for is
to remove campuses from the list of areas where concealed carry is prohibited,” he said. “We’re just saying that lawabiding adults who already have a concealed carry permit shouldn’t be suddenly disarmed because they cross an invisible property line onto a college campus.” Zalneraitis said disallowing concealed carry doesn’t stop criminals from illegally bringing firearms to campus, and students should have the right to defend themselves. “A lot of people that have concealed carry permits are actually adults going back to school or graduate students,” he said. “Most places require you to be 21 years old, pass a background check and take a training class to obtain a concealed carry permit.” Ellison argues that gun policy should at least be public information because it’s a big factor for students and parents as they decide what school to attend. “Given the climate we’re in in regards to guns and the strength of the gun lobby, the way we’re going to get a vote will be by students raising the issue with members of Congress across the country,” he said.
Postdoc salaries expected to rise U labs will start paying postdoctoral associates at least $47,476 by December. BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com
With new regulations taking effect this December, the University of Minnesota will raise the salary floor for some postdoctoral students. The federal Fair Labor Standar ds Act (FLSA), which was updated in May, increases postdoctoral researchers’ pay in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields from a $23,660 salar y floor to $47,476, or require over time compensation for those
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federal funding must publish campus safety information, but the Clery Act does not require schools to publish their gun policies or require these institutions to keep statistics on gun-specific crimes. “Right now, there is an obligation to advise students about safety policies but not on guns,” Ellison said. Andy Pelosi, executive director of The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus, said Ellison contacted him and wanted to know whether gun policies were posted on schools’ websites or in other public places. He said he encouraged Ellison to find a way to require schools to publish information beyond what is allowed by the Clery Act. Gun-related crime statistics are not generally available, Pelosi said, but that information is important for state officials to know so they can change laws if issues arise. “There are many places you wouldn’t want to see guns, like dorms, labs and daycares,” Pelosi said. “It’s a risk factor. We’d like to see other measures like more law enforcement … and escort services to increase safety.” Since 2013, there have been 196 school shootings
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previously exempt. The changes are expected to affect more than million workers nationally, according to U.S. Department of Labor data. “The [cross-depar tmental] committee recommended, and the University’s relevant administrative and budget leaders concurred, that the best course of action will be to require that salaries for post-doctoral associates system-wide be raised to the new threshold,” said University Provost Karen Hanson in a emailed statement. Geoffrey Rojas, president of the University’s Postdoctoral Association, said these changes will be a good “first step” toward improving overtime work conditions. “Postdocs here are
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regularly told ‘we expect you to be working at least 60 hours a week,’” he said, adding that they currently aren’t paid for over time hours. Rojas said average pay at the University is $16 per hour, and that amount isn’t unheard of. According to National Postdoctoral Association data, their median salar y was $42,000 in 2014. Rojas said he met with Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs officials in March to discuss possible changes to the FLSA. “The department of labor realized … the university system has changed so much that faculty, postdocs [and] researchers need to be treated with the same
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protections as workers in the private sector,” he said. Despite the widespread support of the changes, Jerry Cohen, horticultural science professor and principal investigator of the University’s Cohen Lab, said there are downsides. The changes will disrupt research grant cycles, which are the primar y source of postdoc salaries. Labs in the middle of a grant cycle will need to find a way to react to these changes, he said. Labs that pay below the new threshold are required to bump pay by December. The University will share details on the changes with postdoctoral workers and their employers in the next few weeks, according to the email.
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FDA bans common agent in soap TRANSFER OF RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS
The FDA banned 19 compounds often used in soap, partially due to health concerns. KEATON SCHMITT kschmitt@mndaily.com
1) Antibiotics in soap are washed down the drain with the soap.
2) These antibiotics continue to kill nonharmful bacteria in the sewers and waterways.
3) Those bacteria become resistant to antibiotics over time.
4) Those non-harmful bacteria come across harmful one’s, and transfer their genes, allowing the harmful bacteria to resist antibiotics. Non-harmful bacteria
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Antibiotic-resistance gene SOURCE: TIMOTHY LAPARA, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PROFESSOR
While hand soap appears banal and harmless, University of Minnesota research — and a new national ban on a common antibacterial agent in soaps —could suggest otherwise. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration cited health concerns when it set a target date to eliminate 19 compounds frequently used as additives in soap. In 2013, University of Minnesota researchers studying water ways found that one of the compounds — triclosan — accumulated because of its usage in soap, said professor William Arnold, co-author of the study. When triclosan was found in rivers, it damaged parts of the ecosystem, like algae, and sparked concern among the researchers, who thought it could be harmful to humans, said Arnold. The compound isn’t found in drinking water in large amounts, but follow-up research at other universities showed that when used in soap, triclosan diffuses through the skin and can enter the bloodstream, he said. In the body, the compound can throw of f the body’s hormonal balance, Arnold said, which can potentially cause cancer or developmental disorders in young people. “Once it goes down the drain, it accumulates in lakes and rivers … when you use it, it goes into your bloodstream and … urine,” he said. On top of its environmental
and health concerns, triclosan was found to be no more ef fective than soap on its own, Arnold said. “While triclosan certainly does kill bacteria … [to consumers] it had no benefit,” she said. Using triclosan, which specifically kills bacteria, spurs resistance to antibiotics, said Timothy LaPara, a University professor with exper tise in the field. This resistance is often fairly universal, LaPara said, meaning that bacteria resistant to triclosan can also become resistant to medical antibiotics. “[Regardless] of the compound, what we’ve discovered is using one antibiotic will [create] resistance to other antibiotics,” he said. Despite this, harmless bacteria could potentially transfer resistant characteristics to other harmful diseases that infect humans, LaPara said. “What happens is those mechanisms of resistance, the bacteria can exchange them … they can exchange these [traits],” he said. On campus, some soaps and products used in University facilities contain triclosan and other soonto-be-banned compounds, said Tim Busse, a University spokesman. Currently, the number of these products is not known, and the University is working with suppliers to secure new products, he said, adding that the tricolsan ban goes into effect next year, and the University has some time to find an alternative.
Navajos ask federal Family, neighbors: judge to restore Tulsa man was polling places in Utah changing his life for upcoming election complaints. In that case, BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SALT LAKE CITY — Navajo Nation member Davis Filfred prefers casting a ballot the old fashioned way at a polling place. But he’s worried he may have to make a three-hour round-trip drive this November to make that happen. San Juan County in southeastern Utah switched to an all-mail ballot election system in 2014, leaving only one polling place in the northern county seat of Monticello for that election. That meant tribal members who live in far-flung corners of the county had to drive twice as far as white residents, according to a Navajo group that filed a federal lawsuit in February over the new system. The group urged U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish Wednesday to approve their request for a court order requiring the county to open nine polling places for the November election, three satellite locations for early voting and staff them with bilingual workers who can help Navajo speakers. “There’s no way for us to have a redo of the upcoming election,” said attorney Arusha Gordon, represented the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission. Par rish didn’t r ule Wednesday, but she questioned why she needs to issue the order if county officials already plan to open three locations for in-person voting on the Navajo Nation to supplement all-mail voting. The county did the same for the June primary election, which came three months after the lawsuit was filed. Parrish said it seemed the group’s argument hinged mainly on the notion the county can’t be trusted rather than proof of imminent harm to Navajo voters. “I don’t think you can just say, ‘I think they’re liars, we don’t trust them,’ “ Parrish said. Gordon said county officials have failed to come through before, prompting the need for a court-ordered requirement. One such example was the county failing to air ads on Navajo radio ahead of the primary about voting
procedures, she said. Their translation of ballots and explanation of mail-in voting has also been haphazard, Gordon said. Jesse T rentadue, an attorney for the county, said the plaintiffs are glossing over the changes made for the primary election and unfairly focusing on 2014 election. He said county officials take seriously their duty to make sure Navajos have equal opportunity to vote and accused the group suing of wanting special treatment. “They don’t get a better opportunity. They get an equal opportunity,” Trentadue said. The battle has reignited long-festering tensions between tribal members and other residents in a rural county that sits in the Four Corners region of the West and covers the northern tip of the Navajo Nation that is mostly in Arizona and New Mexico. Similar legal clashes have been waged recently in Nevada, Montana and the Dakotas over a variety of issues involving the Voting Rights Act, including access to polling places as well as unreliable U.S. mail service on reservations. San Juan County, Utah officials defend the new system, saying it led to higher voter participation in 2014. They accuse the Navajo plaintiffs of fabricating the claims in the lawsuit in an attempt to control local politics. The county lost to the Navajo Nation earlier this year in a different election policy clash when a federal judge ordered San Juan County to redraw the boundaries of its election districts after ruling that it had violated equal protection for American Indians. The tribe argued in a lawsuit filed in 2012 that the county’s decision to maintain a decades-old boundary was racially motivated. In Nevada, tribal leaders asked a federal judge earlier this month to order that state and two counties to establish satellite polling places on reser vations where they say Native Americans are being denied an equal opportunity to vote in the November elections.
TULSA, Okla. — An unarmed black man shot dead in the middle of a street by a white Oklahoma police officer had run-ins with the law dating back to his teenage years and recently ser ved four years in prison. But those closest to Terence Crutcher described him as a church-going father who was star ting to turn his life around. After marking his 40th birthday with his twin sister last month, Crutcher sent her a text that read, “I’m gonna show you, I’m gonna make you all proud.” Crutcher was due to start a music appreciation class at a local community college Friday, the day Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby fatally shot him outside his abandoned SUV. The shooting was captured by a police helicopter and a cruiser dashcam, though it’s not clear from the footage what led Shelby to draw her gun or what orders officers gave Crutcher. An attorney for Crutcher’s family said Crutcher committed no crime and gave officers no reason to shoot. Shelby was put on paid administrative leave. Crutcher had been arrested in the past. In 1995 in nearby Osage County, officers said they saw him fire a weapon out a vehicle window. Records show Crutcher was ordered to exit the vehicle for a pat-down search and began making a movement to his right ankle before an officer managed to get control of him. A .25-caliber pistol was found in his right sock, according to an affidavit. Crutcher received suspended sentences after entering a no-contest plea to charges of carrying a weapon and resisting an officer, court records show. Oklahoma prison officials confirmed Cr utcher also served four years in prison from 2007 to 2011 on a Tulsa County drug-trafficking conviction. Court records show officers used force against Crutcher on at least four separate occasions, including a 2012 arrest on public intoxication and obstruction
an officer used a stun gun on Cr utcher twice while he was face down on the ground because the officer said Crutcher didn’t comply with at least three orders to show his hands, a police affidavit states. Crutcher’s father showed up while he was being arrested and told the officers that his son had “an ongoing problem” with the drug PCP, the affidavit states. “Nobody claimed that he was a perfect individual. Who is per fect? But that night he was not a criminal,” said Crutcher family attorney Melvin Hall regarding Crutcher’s criminal record. “He did not have any warrants. He had not done anything wrong. He had a malfunctioning vehicle, and he should have been treated accordingly.” Neighbors described Crutcher as friendly and generous. They said he lived with four young children, cooked barbecue meals that he’d share with others and often belted out gospel songs in his driveway. The Rev. Willie Lauderdale, whose church is near Crutcher’s home, said Crutcher wasn’t a member but would come sing some Sundays. Camellia Br yant said her children and Crutcher’s would have sleepovers. She said he was known throughout the neighborhood. Cr utcher would drink alcohol sometimes “but he always kept it at home” and didn’t drive, Melrita Gilliam said. Lauderdale said: “I never seen him raging or nothing out there.” Two 911 calls before the shooting described an SUV abandoned in the middle of the road. One caller said the vehicle’s driver was acting strangely, adding, “I think he’s smoking something.” Sgt. Dave Walker confirmed Tuesday that investigators found a vial of PCP in Crutcher’s SUV. A toxicology report could take several weeks. Attorneys for Crutcher’s family said the family didn’t know whether drugs were found in the SUV, but that even if they were, it wouldn’t justify the shooting.
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“I thought I had a duty … to file this lawsuit to make it clear that they can’t get away with this kind of behavior,” Kushner said. Kushner is suing the University for allegedly violating his first amendment rights, according to court documents. Last fall, Kushner was arrested after trying to videotape police interactions with protesters at a guest lecture in the law school. He was charged with three misdemeanors, including trespass and disorderly conduct, but they were later dropped by the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office after several months of court proceedings. In a statement, the University said it believes Kushner’s lawsuit is without merit, but said it couldn’t discuss details about the pending case. Rahsaan Mahadeo, a graduate student and member of Whose Diversity? said the event is a response to how the University handles cases like this. “Essentially, the University has continued to
criminalize dissent, and so this is an oppor tunity to push back on that,” Mahadeo said. He said Kushner was chosen to speak because of his social justice work in the cities and his lawsuit against the University. Event organizer John Bruning said he was in the law school during the protest and witnessed the University police escorting protestors out of the building. “It’s troubling to see a police r esponse like that,” he said. “Is this going to happen to us sometime if we put on an event?” The event starts at 6:30 p.m. in room 50 of Walter F. Mondale Hall on Thursday.
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Women barred from birth control in ’70s Single women got creative after initially being denied the pill. BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvulaa@mndaily.com
At the University of Minnesota in the 1960s and 1970s, doctors denied single female students bir th control pills while married or engaged women were not. In 1970, an unmarried University graduate student’s pill pr escription wasn’t renewed because she was single, the Daily reported at the time. The student, who had a “prescription from another doctor in the city,” told the Daily that University Health Ser vices — now Boynton Health — “dismissed her case because she’s single.” In the ar ticle, Dr. Dona ld C o w a n , t he he alth ser vice’s director in 1970, said, “contraceptives services are, of necessity, ‘limited to those who are most in need of it – those who are married or about to be married.’” Cowan said because priority was given to married women, it was common for single women to be denied prescriptions. Another ar ticle from the same year cites an 18-year-old math major
“People would borrow wedding rings to show they’re married ... in this sense, the law was behind the times.” TRACEY DEUTSCH history professor
being told by her University doctor, “you have to have your wedding date set or be mar ried” to be prescribed contraceptives. This issue was not unheard of in the 1960s and early 1970s, said Tracey Deutsch, a University histor y professor. Between 1960 and 1965, doctors prescribed t h e p i l l w i d e l y, b u t i t was technically illegal, Deutsch said. By 1965, more than 40 percent of mar ried women under 30 said they had contraceptives, according to a study by Har vard University researchers. In 1965, the U.S. Supreme Cour t r uled in Griswold v. Connecticut that married women could legally be prescribed contraceptives because it other wise breached marital privacy. At the time, single women still could not easily access the pill, Deutsch
said, but even when it was illegal, they still found ways to get them. “People would borrow wedding rings to show they’re married … people would pass prescriptions around … in this sense, the law was behind the times,” she said. By 1967, fewer than half of all college campuses in the countr y provided contraceptives, Deutsch said. University Health Services didn’t prescribe birth control pills until the law changed in 1965, said Dave Golden, Boynton Health’s director of public health and communications. By the late 1960s, the University had a special gynecology clinic that offered contraceptives for single women that worked in contrast to Health Ser vices physicians. In 1972, the Supreme Cour t ruled in Eisenstadt v. Bair d that the same privacy rights that applied to married women in Griswold should also apply to single women, Deutsch said. S t i l l , w omen h a d t o deal with the stigma that came with the pill, she said. Women who used the pill were often seen as more promiscuous, she said. “Some thought even asking for it made them look promiscuous,” she said. In the late 1970s, the
pill’s image improved, and manufacturers refor mulated it to be safer for consumption with fewer side effects, Deutsch said. Another Daily ar ticle from 1970 discussed the improvements in University policy on bir th contr ol aid and family planning resources. By 1973, mor e than
two-fifths of all college undergraduate students, regardless of marital status or age, received family planning ser vices, according to a Har vard University study. With the influx of women demanding access to contraceptives in the 1970s and 1980s, universities had to adapt,
Deutsch said. Golden said University health ser vices had to change with the times. In the 1980s, the University star ted to increase contraceptive accessibility, he said. “[Now] students have a menu of options for bir th control aid,” Golden said.
THE PILL IN THE U.S. AND AT THE U HISTORY OF THE PILL 1960 Food and Drug Administration approves the pill.
UMN STUDENTS’ MAIN FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL 43.5% the pill 42.6% condoms
1965 Griswold v. Connecticut legalizes prescription of contraceptives to married women. 1967 <50% of all college campuses provided contraceptives 1971 12.8% of college-going women in the US reported using the 1972 Eisenstadt v. Baird legalizes prescription of contraceptives to single women. 1973 Age of adulthood drops from 21 to 18 in Minnesota. 1976 43.5% of college-going women reported using the pill.
SOURCE: TRACEY DEUTSCH, PROFESSOR ELAINE MAY, POWER OF THE PILL, BOYNTON 2015 HEALTH SURVEY
Retired U prof works on astronaut research Nord u from Page 1
chronicle their positive and negative moods among other criterion. She said results show that Danish astronaut teams are comprised of adventure-seekers, but NASA candidates only need to be psychologically healthy. “If you get people that are not at the extreme in personality characteristics,” she said. “Then those people will get along together.” Leon’s work at Station Nord was approved by the University’s Institutional Review Board but currently isn’t funded by the University; instead she pays to continue her studies. For space missions, she believes NASA should encourage space-borne astronauts to use virtual reality and computer therapy programs to fight feelings of depression and anxiety that come from isolation in space. Cor neliussen said Station Nor d pr ovided a chance to study small team isolation for a period of two years; militar y members must stay at the base year-round to hold Danish claims to the land and typically only get one month of vacation. “Guys are not only confined but restricted due to the extreme cold”, Leon said. Leon said conditions on the base could mirror conditions aboard a NASA spaceship with low light and isolation from family. “Conflicts between guys can get mor e intense because they’re in an isolated environment like this,” Cor neliussen said. “They can’t get away, can’t get rid of their frustration.”
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Dr. Gloria Leon poses for a portrait on Tuesday outside Elliott Hall.
Leon, now 81, star ted advising NASA in the late 1980s when she joined an advisor y committee on the Shuttle-Mir Program — a collaborative program between Russia and the United States. Throughout her expansive career, Leon has studied eating disorders and evaluated research proposals for NASA. She also researched the psychological ef fects of power plant workers at Chernobyl and delved into stress-related issues among Holocaust sur vivors. “One of the biggest challenges was getting a visa to go to Russia,” she said. “It took a lot of time,
especially when it was the Soviet Union.” Despite retirement, Leon continues to help academics conduct space studies, many of whom work independently from NASA. Leon also mentored Cr ystal Compton, a research assistant for the University’s College of Design Wearable Technology Lab, who worked on developing skintight, liquid-cooling spacesuits that better regulate astronauts’ body temperatures. “[Leon] is a really great lady and I really enjoy working with her,” she said. “She’s done so much work related to space exploration.”
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Editorials & Opinions COLUMN
Rape culture and your mother’s feminism Young women today are often expected to uphold outdated ideas regarding feminism.
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bout a year ago my mother saw a photo of me, arms raised in a white cropped shirt, revealing a good portion of my stomach. It was a silly picture. The triumphant pose was paired with a mischievous grin. However, she emailed me to express her disapproval, asking why I felt it necessary to “bare my stomach.” I was at once confused, embarrassed and defensive — explaining that in a fleeting moment of confidence, I actually felt comfortable enough to take that picture. I felt like I was joining the ranks of similarly confident women I admired. So why was my mother, the strong, single parent and career woman who had raised me, dismayed? “I remember being questioned about how much I had to drink, and the impatient tone of the detective who told me this ‘probably wasn’t gonna go anywhere.’” This is what the rape sur vivor of the Daniel Drill-Mellum case wrote in a lacerating victim’s impact statement reprinted with permission by FOX 9. Two months prior, father of Stanford rapist
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Brock Turner penned an abhorrent letter in his response to his son’s sentence — bemoaning Brock’s ‘ruined’ life, and attributing his actions to a college culture of alcohol and excess. A pattern emerges. My mom came of age in the ‘80s in New York City, a young, California transplant making her way as an international, careerjournalist right out of college. She’s highly educated, ambitious and more independent than anyone I know. And yet she has always warned me to temper my attire, watch what and how much I drink — to be on guard at all times. When she saw that picture of me, the flippant snapshot that I’d chosen to use as the profile photo for my Twitter account, a gut reaction hurtled forward from the recesses of her generation. In her gruff, male-dominated workplace of the Associated Press, my mother mimicked the feminism of the times: be tough, downplay your femininity, don’t give them anything to use against you. Conversely,
my generation has a new brand of feminism which continues to push the boundaries and conventions of society’s treatment of gender. I’m surrounded by self-actualized women who call for the desexualization of the female body — show your stomach in a picture! We all have them! They work to make it okay for us to be whatever iteration of woman we want: femme, butch, “girly girl” or “tomboy” — the full spectrum. In these assault cases that continuously emerge, a young man does wrong, and we find countless justifications. Even in this day and age, society looks for a way to erase male blame, instead placing it on women. But the dialogue is beginning to shift, building on the work of my mother and her peers. New generations of young men understand that the power of decency and respect lies in their hands. While safety is always paramount, we can no longer have sympathetic, defensive attitudes of rapists. Editor’s Note: This column was originally published on 9/15/2016 Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.
2016 U.S. GUN VIOLENCE Total gun-related incidents: 40,885 Total number of deaths: 10,500 Total number of mass shootings: 282 Data compiled by gunviolencearchive.org
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COLUMN
Sex is OK, but love is better Losing your virginity shouldn’t be the point of entering a longterm, grown-up relationship.
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friend of mine met her boyfriend under supremely cute, collegewholesome circumstances. He’s from Minnesota. She’s from California, and they were immediately smitten with each other during freshman orientation. After a flimsy attempt at being just friends, they dove into a relationship that moved fast, but never quite to sex. Having sex — the actual act of it — is certainly spotlighted by our society. Technically, you can be sexually active with someone for an extended period of time, but if penetration isn’t happening, it seems that intimacy isn’t as highly-regarded. A peculiar value is attached to losing your virginity, especially for girls. It’s a classic double standard twist that faults the girl and rewards the guy. Traditionally, the concept of losing one’s virginity has been tied to a woman’s worth, leaving little room for a personal definition tailored to experience. When my friend and her par tner recently consummated their relationship,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Congress has chance to address coverage gap The U.S. Senate has a small window of opportunity to take a big step in addressing the mental health crisis. Rep. Tim Murphy’s Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act has broad bipartisan support and sailed through the House this summer on a 422-2 vote. But in this divided Congress and in a Senate where rules can give one member oversized influence, there is still doubt about whether the legislation can pass before Congress takes another break. The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., would help alleviate the problem of a shortage of psychiatric beds, in part by changing rules to allow people on Medicaid and Medicare to receive
coverage for outpatient treatment. Providing effective outpatient treatment means fewer people reach a crisis point that requires longer-term treatment in a facility. The bill would also improve inpatient Medicaid and Medicare coverage. The bill will help, but won’t go far enough in fixing the critical problem of psychiatric bed shortages. In the U.S., there are fewer than 12 psychiatric beds per 100,000 people. In other developed countries, on average, there are nearly 70 beds per 100,000 people. In Minnesota, according to the Pew Charitable Trust, there are only 3.5 beds per 100,000 people, one of the lowest rates in the country. As the mentally ill have been moved out of institutions in recent decades, there has been no suitable replacement for providing ser vices. With a lack of psychiatric beds and a shortage of outpatient treatment that
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she was stricken by how normal she felt. She didn’t cr y. Her childhood didn’t flash before her eyes. She didn’t experience it through the gauzy Sofia Coppola lens that TV and movies have etched in our minds. Her lack of weird feelings was really the only thing making her feel weird. Sure, sex is considered the main event, but she was more touched in the post-coital moments when he leapt into action to clean up the stained bed linens with Clorox, a thoughtful deed that spoke volumes of their intimacy. In their year together they showed commitment and connection that transcended the need to fulfill an archetypal, physical end-game. She felt fine about that. She was still herself. I hope we can all learn to speak our own languages of love. Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.
is adequately covered by insurance, too many people with a mental health crisis end up in emergency rooms or in jail. The bill would also provide funding for suicide prevention, another growing problem. Since 1999, suicides have increased by about 25 percent. The bill would also create state online databases with real-time information showing where psychiatric beds are available. While the legislation has strong support, it’s being sidetracked by an attempt by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to link gun ownership legislation to the measure. More than 11 million adults suffer from mental illness, and about half haven’t received treatment. The growing problem of suicides and people who reach a mental health crisis requires Congress to act. Senate leaders cannot allow politically charged side issues to ruin one of the best chances in a long time to pass meaningful legislation.
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EDITORIALS Save Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
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ith its 1.1 million acres of robust and diverse wildlife, the Boundar y Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is an iconic facet to Minnesota’s natural histor y. The glades and wetlands of the Boundar y Waters could be the last place where unaltered, pure water can be found in the countr y, but that could change soon. Mining company Twin Metals has proposed a sulfide ore mining project that threatens to denigrate the ver y foundation of the BWCAW. Twin Metals wants to mine copper, nickel and other such metals from sulfide ores embedded in the land near the South Kawishiwi River. This mining process creates sulfuric acid as a byproduct — one that will likely pour into the river that flows into the Boundar y Waters. The consequences of this would be catastrophic to the ecosystem. The BWCAW is not the only watershed in Minnesota under threat. PolyMet, another mining corporation, has proposed a mining project in the Lake Superior watershed. If permitted, the project will degrade the Lake Superior watershed, and pollutants from this location will inevitably seep into Boundar y Waters, too. Unfor tunately, it’s hard for us to realize the inherent value of environmental locales without contextualizing the human impacts. After analyzing the flow of the water and the pollutants it will carr y, experts have identified the potential flow of pollutants to the St. Louis River watershed. In addition to ser ving Duluth, and Cloquet, Minn., this watershed also provides clean water to the Fond-du-Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa peoples. These communities already experience irreparable harm from taconite mines, the toxicity of which af fects the growth of wild rice — a staple food for many Native American nations. The addition of toxic sulfide mining would be an unjust and deadly blow to the biodiversity that allows wild rice, and other native species to grow. Yes, mining jobs will provide crucial job options for many living in Nor ther n Minnesota, where unemployment rates are the highest in the state. But there are plenty of employment oppor tunities in the protection and preser vation of this natural space. Instead of mining jobs, we should focus our efforts on creating jobs that would directly protect the BWCAW’s diverse ecosystem. Mining the BWCAW would hurt more than the Minnesotans living near the landmark who depend on its water. The Boundar y Waters is a nationally-recognized tourist destination and a facet of Minnesota’s natural beauty — we can’t af ford to lose our state’s most precious ambassador. We believe lands like the Boundar y Waters should be legislatively protected against mining. The land has been protected passionately by a long lineage of presidents, including Presidents Tr uman, Car ter and both Roosevelts. Now, President Obama, the national congress and the local gover nment must take decisive steps to prevent capital gains from degrading the natural integrity of our state. Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published Aug. 8, 2016 We’ve decided to republish it in full in light of Twin Metals recent lawsuit to regain mineral rights in the area. EDITORIALS & OPINIONS DEPARTMENT Editorials represent the voice of the Minnesota Daily as an institution and are prepared by the editorial board.
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
ART
My art, your art, Yuyart Negishi u from Page 1 his now ex-girlfriend, Negishi has worked hard to make a home 6,000 miles from his place of birth. “I decided to stay here because I wanted to make more ar t and establish my life as an ar tist,” Negishi said. “As I stay here longer and longer I like it here more and more.” During a tour of Negishi’s home, a sizable record collection and full DJ setup prompted the classic “if-you-were-stranded-onan-island-and-could-onlybring-one” question. Negishi’s answer? “West Coast gangsta rap,” of course. “I was listening to J-pop or something and one of my friends was like, ‘Yuya do you know hip-hop? You’ve gotta check this out.’ [It was] N.W.A. and Tupac.” “They’re singing about their life,” Negishi said. “Their str uggle[s], hardships … I really respect that about hip-hop.” Negishi’s paintings feature staples of hip-hop culture — community and expression. “I mix traditional Japanese symbols with colors and pop,” Negishi said. Negishi has also incorporated an element of performance into his artwork. The way he describes his process makes it sound like a dance. “[The murals are] a way to express myself,” Negishi said. “I feel really, really good. I can use [my] entire body — climbing up on the ladder or scaf folding just like monkeys. It’s really fun, and then that’s what people feel.” Negishi draws energy from crowds. He enjoys working on murals rather than painting in his home. “I can actually talk with the community, the people who live in the neighborhood. I get like a fuel into my soul. When people like it, it makes me really happy too. I love it.” The goal with all of Negishi’s murals is simple: “Get people together.” As a muralist, Negishi
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Yuya Negishi poses at his home studio on Sept. 16 in Minneapolis. Yuga enjoys the interaction with the community when they see his art on a wall outside. sometimes str uggles to strike a balance between the community’s wants and his individuality. “I have to make sure people agree with it,” Negishi said. “Sometimes I have to paint something based on what they like, but at the same time I really want to put my energy upfront.” Due to a controversy surrounding one of his recent projects, Negishi had to repaint an entire mural. In the background, he had painted what looked like a World War II Japanese flag. “I lear ned a lot [from that]. I can’t make ever yone happy, but I’m tr ying. If people don’t like it that’s alright, but I don’t want to create misunderstanding. As an English learner I tend to miscommunicate often — even now,” Negishi said.
“I can actually talk with the community, the people who live in the neighborhood. I get like a fuel into my soul. When people like it, it makes me really happy too. I love it.” YUYA NEGISHI Muralist and painter
Despite the confusion, Negishi now counts the controversial mural as his favorite project. This cultural collision is what Negishi seeks in every aspect of his life; his art provides a cultural bridge. “Music, ar t, drink,” Negishi said. “They bring PBR and I bring sake.”
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Yuya Negishi’s home studio is filled with one-of-a-kind artwork he created and collected, including those pictured on Sept. 16.
FILM
Inside Hollywood with Tom Pope Screenwriter Tom Pope talks Hollywood insider wisdom, Ridley Scott and dramatic mass. BY GUNTHAR REISING greising@mndaily.com
In a lecture hall, Tom Pope stands before a projection of a black hole in the space-time continuum grid. What’s he teaching? Screenwriting. Pope, the author of “Good Scripts, Bad Scripts” — and a professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design — was a Hollywood screenwriter, working on scripts for numerous films including “Sweet Land,” “Hammett,” “Bad Boys” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Since his time in Hollywood, Pope has thought of a new way to examine narratives by analyzing a character’s “dramatic mass.” “If you can stop time and plot you’re infinitely free,” Pope explained to an audience taking notes on the space-time grid. He went on, describing how Norma Desmond from “Sunset Boulevard” is the epitome of a black hole character.
The basic need for a good stor y began long before Pope’s screenwriting days; it’s a love that traces back to his childhood. “I was watching ‘It Happened One Night’ when I was 12 years old. I saw that hitchhiking scene and realized that people made that up,” Pope said. “The closest I ever came to a religious experience was the joy I felt with a great story.” After falling for movies, Pope decided to go to film school to become a cameraman. It wasn’t until he took a narrative film class that he considered a career as a screenwriter. “We had to write a script. I put it off until the last night and pulled an allnighter. It was really bad, but my professor read it and asked, ‘Do you want to be a screenwriter?’ I seemed to be able to cause characters to interact in a complex way.” After that, Pope decided to pursue a master’s degree in screenwriting. “I skipped all of my classes and became obsessed by just writing,” Pope said of his post-grad. Looking back, he said
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skipping class to write was beneficial. “I know a lot of Ph.D.s, and they couldn’t find their ass with both hands. They’re all afraid of getting fired and they’ve all read the same books,” Pope said. In post-grad years, Pope’s dedication to the craft blossomed. He spent the next two years writing scripts. “They were just awful,” Pope said. “But I realized that after each one they slowly sucked less. Those years from 24 to 25 were my 10,000 hours.” It wasn’t until age 26 that Pope finally felt like a professional. “I wrote ‘The Eagle of Broadway’ which … never got made,” Pope said. “An ar ticle came out around that time — a writer had gone to the studios and asked about the best movies that never got made. ‘The Eagle of Broadway’ was in the top ten.” Over the years, Pope has learned to accept the commercial bureaucracy of the Hollywood system. “Screenwriting is such a mar riage between ar t and commerce. There’s a famous saying for all
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screenwriters in Hollywood — that their best script never got made. ‘The Eagle of Broadway’ was my audition script. It got me through the door,” Pope said, adding that industry is competitive and capricious. It was then that Pope became a real Hollywood insider, working with legends like Francis Ford Coppola and Ridley Scott. Scott, who was originally planning on adapting “Dune” —before David Lynch took the project on — worked with Pope on the screenplay. “We worked a lot of long days together. A lot of people had a problem with Ridley and said he was a real asshole, but I got along with him,” Pope said, characteristically easy-going. Pope, who has now written and taught various forms of literature, says the screenplay is a peculiar art form. “You get more wiggle room with a novel. You can fuck up more and they’ll cut you some slack. With a screenplay, if your mind wanders for ten seconds it feels really long. Screenwriting is closer in a way to a narrative poem. Not one word can lose
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Thomas Pope poses for a portrait outside his home on Saturday in Stillwater, Minnesota.
you,” Pope said. “You can’t have any fat.” After decades in the industry, Pope has learned at least one pithy truth: “The
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script I’m writing now — I [don’t] give a shit. I said, ‘I’m just going to write it for fun,’ and — ironically — Hollywood really liked it.”
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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By Madeline Folsteinr
Listen to this:
Watch this:
Read this:
“My Favorite Murder”
“Mr. Robot”
“Coraline”
Hosted by comedians Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, “My Favorite Murder” is a comedic podcast about homicide. Hardstark and Kilgariff present an alternative to other true crime podcasts like “Serial” by combining crime tales, dark humor and candid discussions about their real fears.
Rami Malek, who plays the main character in the cyber-thriller series, Mr. Robot, just became the first ethnic minority actor in 18 years to take home an Emmy for best Leading Actor in a Drama Series. What better time to start binge watching a new show? “Mr. Robot” follows Malek’s character as he joins a team of hackers who are on a quest to take down the dangerous corporation, E Corp. The first season is available via streaming on Amazon.
Halloween is just around the corner, everyone! Labeled as a children’s story, Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel — Coraline — will give you just enough spooks before October rolls around. Follow Coraline as she tumbles through terrifying dimensions and alternate worlds, then trickor-treat yourself further with a screening of the 2009 stop-motion film adaptation.
FILM
Triple-feature picture show A film event in Minneapolis will feature emerging filmmakers. BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com
Ever y young filmmaker dreams of the moment they see their work presented on the silver screen. On Sept. 22, the Parkway Theater will host “Minneapolis Shor ts: Emerging Filmmakers,” an event focused on the premiere of three shor t films — two from Minneapolis filmmakers and one from a Chicago-based director. Each shor t was shot in the T win Cities and features untapped local acting talent. The event, which will be r un by the young filmmakers themselves, will provide an in-depth look at topical issues like rape culture and police brutality. Two of the filmmakers r unning the event, Jake Nokovicč and Joe McNair y, have written fictional scripts that carr y real, political heft. “Me and [co-director Sebastian Swanson] wanted to make a film about something that affects people we know,” McNair y said. “Rape culture and how we deal with it has become such a hot-button issue with Brock Turner.”
McNair y and Swanson ar e University of Minnesota seniors. McNair y studies cinema and media culture and Swanson is pursuing a degree in biochemistr y. The pair’s film, “Seeing Violet,” is a fictional account of a sexual assault and its after math. The stor y explores how friends and family of sur vivors deal with the news that a loved one was assaulted. “[The film] pulls mostly from a male perspective,” McNair y said. “Since we’re both males, we didn’t think it was right to tell the stor y from a woman’s point of view, but I think what this can do is create a conversation for some people.” “Seeing Violet” was a joint venture in writing, directing and producing; the pair mostly split directorial duties. McNair y is primarily concerned with cinematography and visuals while Swanson works with the actors. The duo star ted out making online videos and eventually began filming longer shorts. One of these, “Paper Route” was an official selection of the 2016 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. “I just loved the idea of going to the movies,”
McNairy said. “Seeing ourselves on the big screen is one of the things we’ve always wanted to do.” Nokovicč’s film, “King Park,” is about police brutality and race relations. In “King Park,” three kids discover the information of a police of ficer accused of murder. The film discusses how police brutality shatters lives and how communities seek to rebuild themselves in the aftermath. “I think our movies both have to do with heavy issues,” McNairy said. “We’ve both made some very antiestablishment films.” “As the Crow Flies,” the third film featured in the event, details a fictional ‘90s punk rock band. In the film, two friends find their relationship significantly altered after growing up and starting a band together. Filmmaker John TerEick was inspired to examine how relationships are affected by bands; the film aims to dissect the way similar musical tastes breed contempt. “Admittedly, this is a sad response to my love for music,” TerEick said, “ … and my inability to play in a band … or any instruments.” “As the Crow Flies” was filmed on 16mm film. As a
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Computer science junior Frank Hartman, left, biochemistry senior Sebastian Swanson, center, and studies in cinema and media culture senior Joe McNairy, right, pose for a portrait at Parkway Theater on Sept. 15.
result, the picture has an amplified sense of nostalgia. The lo-fi nature of the film fits the era it painstakingly tries to represent. “[This] ser ved as a big challenge [for] a crew comprised mostly of students,” TerEick said. “Ever yone had to work hard to get the best takes, per formances and live music.” While there is certainly a theme of moral responsibility r unning through
the films, each is more concerned with how the audience interacts with the storytelling. All three films give an accurate, ar tistic depiction of the emerging filmmakers who directed it. “How the movie looks and feels is on us,” McNairy said. “As for how ever ything got made, that’s on our friends and family. Great art is made by a great group.”
“Minneapolis Shorts: Emerging Filmmakers” Where The Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis When Thursday at 7 p.m. Cost Free
Editor’s note: Jake Nokovicč is a former employee of the Minnesota Daily.
THEATER
Review: The Guthrie’s “Sense and Sensibility” The Guthrie Theater’s production of “Sense and Sensibility” is charming, fresh and witty — just like the Dashwood sisters in the center of drama. BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com
Disclaimer: the person who wrote this review has never read a Jane Austen novel. The person who wrote this review has also realized the error of her ways. As it happens, the Guthrie Theater’s production of “Sense and Sensibility” may have had something to do with this realization. Following the death of their father and the loss of most of his inheritance, the Dashwood sisters and their mother must move to the countr yside. Here, they face love, lust and loss under society’s constant scrutiny. The play, adapted by Kate Hamill and based on Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, feels just as moder n as any sitcom or soap opera. There’s young love, inheritance drama and gossip mills. The bare technical elements of the production (the set contains only a few pieces of furniture) allow the story’s wit and language to shine. The rotating stage creates the image of a rounded
“Sense and Sensibility” Where Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd St., Minneapolis When Now through Oct. 29 Cost $29-$77, $3 off for fulltime college students (18+)
dining table, allowing the audience to catch glimpses of well-crafted pantomime and perfectly timed reactions. This staging allows a balanced, talented group of actors to showcase their talents. The ensemble, dressed all in black, floods the stage throughout the production to share their reactions to the onstage drama. Biting, cackling and prying, this Greek chorus of sorts doesn’t let the audience forget that societal criticism is at the core of “Sense and Sensibility.” In a notably female-centric play, the cast of “Sense and Sensibility” offers brilliant facets of femininity. Elinor (Jolly Abraham) and Marianne (Alejandra Escalante) Dashwood represent “sense” and “sensibility” respectively. Abraham displays a cool
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The Guthrie Theater’s production of “Sense and Sensibility,” adapted by Kate Hamill and directed by Sarah Rasmussen.
demeanor until pressure cracks her outer shell in heartbreaking moments of vulnerability. Escalante’s bold rejections of society’s expectations shine until heartbreak forces her into painful silence. In its most joyful
moments, “Sense and Sensibility” accurately captures the humor of young love. Elinor’s interactions with Edward Ferrars (played affably by John Catron) fan a palpable yet appropriate air of awkwardness. The youngest Dashwood sister,
Margaret (who was played by Isadora Swann on Sept. 16), brings childlike wonder and delight to the production. In a stor y centered around the love lives of the young, the older characters do not miss a beat.
Most memorable is Mrs. Jennings, played with vivacious, occasionally irreverent humor by Sally Wingert. A production for Austen devotees and newcomers (I promise!) alike, “Sense and Sensibility” is a joyful production that stands well on
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MN4MN Blank Canvas
BALLS Cabaret
As part of Fashion Week MN, Blank Canvas is giving 10 local artists the opportunity to redesign a simple motorcycle helmet. Following the redesign, 10 photographers and 10 models will showcase the gear at Blank Canvas’ event. Doors open at 6 p.m. for an event full of fashion, art and music.
Those looking for a chance to see some new talent or perhaps stretch a special skill of their own need to check out BALLS. As one of the longest running open-mic cabarets, you’ll have the chance to experience a true cornerstone of the Twin Cities arts scene. BALLS won’t turn away contestants, but those looking to display their talent should have attended at least once before getting onstage.
Haley Bonar’s “Impossible Dream” Release Party
Where Public Functionary, 1400 12th Ave. NE., Minneapolis Hours 6 to 11 p.m. Cost $10
Where The Southern Theater, 1420 S Washington Ave., Minneapolis Hours Midnight Cost $5 recommended donation
Outdoor concert season won’t last much longer, but cider season is just beginning. The music of St. Paul favorite, Haley Bonar, has been described as indie, alternative, country and hardcore, so this album release party can offer something for music lovers of all genres. Cults will be performing as well.
Where Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. N.E., Minneapolis Hours 3 p.m. Cost Free with RSVP
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the abandoned elevators could be reused, but found few cost-effective options. “We haven’t seen a lot of uses for those buildings at this point … nothing really particularly … practical in terms of what we’re doing,” he said. The University came under fire for possible Title IX violations when it originally proposed the Athletes Village, which displaced the previous track facility. “The Title IX pieces are impor tant to us because there’s a lot of women that are attached to the track and cross country components,” Devine said. Mitch Hechsel, a member of the men’s track and field team, said having a new facility would be beneficial. “It would mean ever ything,” he said. “It’d be huge for recruiting.” The team currently practices in multiple locations, Hechsel said, including a recreation field, practice football fields and a small indoor track they share with the women’s team. “Being stuck in a 200-meter track indoors, there’s not much room for both teams to be there,” he said. The pr oposed facility, Hechsel said, would allow more athletes to practice at the same time. “Just having a new facility is just refreshing,” he said. “It gets you motivated and … is just a breath of fresh air.” But, Hechsel said, the biggest draw of a new track facility would be the ability to host home track meets. The track team has had a roughly 20 year drought
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The Electric Steel Grain Elevator stands near TCF Bank Stadium on Tuesday. The University is looking to build new track and field facilities, which would lead to the demolition of the elevators.
since it last held a home meet, MacKenzie said. “That’s just something that is being taken away from all of us,” Hechsel said. “Our parents can’t even come watch us. They have to fly halfway across the country.” Aside from relocating the sports bubble, Devine said the University is currently evaluating the rest of the land for expansion.
“The real dilemma for the University of Minnesota right now is, there’s 522 acres of railroad land north of the stadium there,” he said. As for what they’d expand, Devine said he’d like to see some of the land used for additional University medical education buildings. “We should be expanding the medical areas of the
University of Minnesota into those areas, because it has a lot of future potential to be a better resource for the medical device industry,” he said. Devine said while the University is still looking for suggestions on possible uses for the elevators, he doesn’t see what purpose they’d serve going forward. “At whose expense and to what purpose would we
be using the elevators?” he said. “We’re not going to use them to store grain anymore.” Devine said a final decision on the proposal will be made at next month’s board meeting. If approved, he said demolition of the elevators would star t this fall, with constr uction of the new track facility beginning next spring.
“Just having a new facility is just refreshing ... It gets you motivated and … is just a breath of fresh air.” MITCH HECHSEL U track and field member
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Cohen, a horticultural science professor in a Minnesota Academics United Tuesday press release. “Contract faculty like Teaching Specialists
and Lecturers teach many of the same classes, participate in faculty governance and engage in service and research. While we have different roles at the University, we are all responsible for teaching our students and making the U a great place to learn.”
The school successfully kept University Extension educators from joining the bargaining unit. If passed, the union would include about 2,500 faculty members, making it one of the largest single-campus faculty unions in the nation,
according to Tuesday’s press release. The union would join Ser vice Employees International (SEIU) local 284. The decision comes nine months after University faculty filed for an election to join SEIU. Since March, the University has spent about $515,000 for outside legal counsel as it clashed with unionization advocates in court. University Vice President for Human Resources Kathryn Brown said in a statement Tuesday the BMS “mistakenly grouped” tenure-track faculty with professional and administrative employees. The University has called the effort to group the two faculty types together an “unprecedented request to create
a bargaining unit that does not conform to state law.” “We are disappointed that the Bureau seeks to include the Twin Cities Lecturer and Teaching Specialist job classes in the Twin Cities Faculty bargaining unit,” Brown said in the emailed statement. “We are reviewing the Bureau’s decision with an eye to determining our next steps and will share additional information when it becomes available.” The University and some faculty members have opposed the unionization effort. “For my part, I do not support a faculty union,” said University President Eric Kaler in a July letter. “Labor unions have a proud and important part in our nation’s history and have brought great benefits to generations of work-
ers, but I firmly believe our work as faculty members depends fundamentally on our autonomy as individuals executing our three-part mission of teaching, research and service. That autonomy, and the uniqueness of each college and each field of study, are at odds with unionization.” In 1997, University faculty barely voted against forming a union. “We are building this union together to strengthen the voice of faculty on our campus for ourselves and our students, and we are confident that we will win our vote,” said Jason Stahl, a lecturer in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, in Minnesota Academic United’s Tuesday press release.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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Defensive backs face early struggles The group has allowed seven touchdowns through the air. BY MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com
The play of the defensive backs was the least of Minnesota’s concerns last season, but the same can’t be said about the group so far this year. The Gophers’ passing defense has allowed seven touchdowns in two games – tied for fifth-highest in the FBS – and the Gophers are one of 14 teams in the FBS that have yet to record an interception. Defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel said he isn’t worried, as it has only been two games, but he noted some sloppiness against Indiana State on Sept. 10. “I think we could have been a lot cleaner. That’s our emphasis this week from a coaching standpoint – make sure we keep a package tight,” Sawvel said. “But when you get up 48-14, sometimes you will get sloppy, because the next thing you know you’re putting in people who don’t rep as much, … and all of a sudden you’re going to make mistakes.” It’s easy to say the group has taken a step back from last year, even after just
two games. Minnesota didn’t allow its seventh touchdown through the air until their seventh game of last season. The Gophers also only allowed over 225 passing yards four times, but they have already done it twice this season. Their weaknesses have been magnified on third down. The team has allowed a 161.98 quarterback rating on third down this year versus 113.64 last season. “[We have to] play better on third down,” said head coach Tracy Claeys last week. “We had some guys there who didn’t make the play on the ball. Then the last quarter we were substituting like crazy ... I’m not worried about it yet.” Part of this can be attributed to depth problems. Minnesota’s two starting cornerbacks from last season, Eric Murray and Briean Boddy-Calhoun, both graduated and are on NFL rosters. On top of that, starting sophomore cornerback KiAnte Hardin and redshirt freshman second-string cornerback Ray Buford were suspended before the Indiana State game on Sept. 10 for violating team rules. Claeys said on Tuesday that the players are still suspended, but he doesn’t have any concerns about a possible lack of depth. “We’ve just got to get some experience. In the secondar y, when you’re
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Defensive back Jalen Myrick makes a break with the ball during the Gophers’ game against the Oregon State Beavers on Thursday, Sept. 1 at TCF Bank Stadium.
young and playing, there’s some hard lessons to learn,” Claeys said. “That’s what the non-conference is for, and hopefully, we can continue to win while we get those guys some experience back there.” Sophomore Antonio Shenault is now starting at
cornerback, while freshman Coney Durr and redshirt senior Eric Amoako are listed as backups because of the suspensions. Durr and Amoako both made their Minnesota debuts against Indiana State. Amoako was added to the
Leidner excels in first two games The U’s veteran quarterback has a total of six touchdowns so far.
BY TOMMY SLETTEN tsletten@mndaily.com
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner throws the ball to tight end Nate Wozniak at TCF Bank Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at TCF Bank Stadium.
much better and put our offense in position to have positives.” Leidner said he contributes part of his success to Johnson’s new style of offense, as Johnson doesn’t have the offense learning entirely new plays every week. “When we start watching film, I already know what our offense is going to be, so I can watch film on that day and just get ahead and look at different formations and that kind of thing,” he said. “Before, if I [watched] film on Sunday, we might be getting a whole new offense on Tuesday, so [it was] kind of pointless because I [didn’t] know what we’re going to run.” The redshirt senior has excelled at finding different receivers to target. Leidner found nine different receivers in the game against Indiana State. Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky earned career-high marks in receiving and touchdown receptions during the game. Wolitarsky said
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
VS MINNESOTA 2-0 WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday
COLORADO STATE 2-1 WHERE: TCF Bank Stadium SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Leidner has been different this season. “I’m seeing a different [Leidner] off the field, on the field as well,” Wolitarsky said. “The work this guy has put in is amazing and is definitely something I look up to.” Conference play will be a big test of Leidner’s skills. The Gophers struggled in the Big Ten last year and lost five of their last six conference games. Leidner threw six interceptions and only seven touchdown passes through that stretch. Minnesota’s conference struggles led to a regular season losing
improvement to make at corner,” Sawvel said. “There is a huge level in improvement that we have to make week to week and certainly from last game to this game. We will get there. We will get there. We’ll see how fast. That is the biggest thing.”
Seliger-Swenson continues impact in second season The sophomore has already been named Big Ten Setter of the week.
BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com
Redshir t senior Mitch Leidner has drawn plenty of criticism over his four-year career for the Gophers. The veteran quarterback has silenced critics through the first two games of the season, racking up six total touchdowns with zero turnovers so far against non-conference opponents. “You know, it’s only been one game … but I felt last year he prepared good at the end of the year, and he played well at the end of the year,” said head coach Tracy Claeys. “The first game he didn’t. Again, first games are hard because you see things that you didn’t practice for. You don’t know what people are going to do.” Leidner failed to throw more than two touchdown passes in ever y game last season. He completed four touchdown passes last game against Indiana State, along with a 193.27 quarterback rating in the Gophers’ victory over the Sycamores. Leidner’s improvement has shown against non-conference foes. He threw two interceptions and only 184 yards against Kent State in 2015. Leidner has yet to turn the ball over this season. The Gophers added offensive coordinator Jay Johnson to the staff after the 2015 season. Johnson said that Leidner has already had improvement between weeks one and two. “I think just being in that game-day routine and the influence that you have on game day,” Johnson said. “I thought he saw the field
team in the offseason as a graduate transfer from Oregon and Houston Baptist University. The cornerbacks have a ways to go, Sawvel said. The group has put in extra work at practice this week. “ We h a v e a l o t o f
Last season, setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson set the Big Ten ablaze and put the nation on notice as a rookie; she was named a Second Team AVCA AllAmerican. She shows no sign of holding back in her sophomore campaign. Three weeks in a row she has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week and was tabbed the MVP of last weekend’s home Diet Coke Classic. “She keeps getting better,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. “The rhythm and the tempo of the of fense, I think she has a better feel for that. [She’s] the whole package.” In high school, SeligerSwenson, a Minnetonka native, was coached by her
mother, Vicki — a former volleyball player at Iowa State. Her father Erik was also a college athlete and played football at Nor th Dakota. The connection of athletics in her family gave all of them, her siblings included, something to bond over. Seliger-Swenson always wanted to play for Minnesota and frequently attended matches at the Sports Pavilion with her family when she was younger, hoping to someday have the opportunity herself — she grew up to do just that. Her career at Hopkins High School was peppered with accolades: A threetime All-American, the Star Tribune’s metro player of the year and PrepVolleyball.com’s No. 8 recruit in the nation. Now in her second year with the No. 2 Gophers, Seliger-Swenson credits her success to her teammates. “ Te a m c h e m i s t r y i s u See VOLLEYBALL Page 10
record. But Leidner’s promising start gives the team some hope. “[He’s] more of a leader. It’s something where we are peers. I’ve got to do good to make him look good. He’s got to do good to make me look good,” said sophomore center Tyler Moore. “It’s one of those things where he just wants to push you, and he wants you to get better, and he wants to do these things. It’s the right thing, and he’s got a great head on his shoulders. I really like where he’s going.”
Freshman defender already impressing on field Albrecht is the only freshman player in the starting lineup this season. BY DOMINIC DAVIS ddavis@mndaily.com
Freshman defender Nikki Albrecht has already made an impact on the Gophers through the team’s first ten games. Albrecht is the only star ting freshman and is
showing her ability and readiness for college level soccer. “She came in fit,” said associate head coach Krystle Seidel. “She was able to get up and down the field at outside back which is really important to us. She’s an all-around really good
defender; she has huge potential going forward.” Albrecht was a star player on her high school team and was named the 2015 conference player of the year. Playing on her club team also helped Albrecht prepare for college soccer. The Cedarburg, Wisconsin native played for the North Shore United Soccer Club and was a five-time club
state champion. Senior defender Rashida Beal said she noticed how ready Albrecht was for collegiate soccer early on and has praised her teammate’s progress. “[Albrecht] was ready to come in right away,” Beal said. “She has some natural things going for u See SOCCER Page 10
JOE SULIK, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Samantha Seliger-Swenson serves the ball at the Sports Pavilion on Sept. 12, 2015.
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Gophers defender Nikki Albrecht passes the ball upfield at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium against Penn State on Friday.
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her like athleticism, good speed, and [she’s] ver y strong on and off the ball.” Albrecht said she wanted to make an impact right away going into preseason, but the most difficult part of her transition was finding a role. “I didn’t understand what the coaches expected from me,” Albrecht said. “All I knew was I was going to give 100 percent ever y single time I stepped out on the field.” The role she said she
was recruited for was different than what Albrecht was used to. Finding good connections with teammates was impor tant to build chemistry. As a defender, Albrecht said finding a balance of knowing when to defend and when to attack has been key to learning the college game so far. Veteran defenders have been quick to give Albrecht guidance on the field and off it. “The biggest thing they tell me is ‘trust your training’,” she said. “As a freshman coming in my biggest issue was the lack of
confidence that I had going into huge games. I needed them to push me but also support me so I knew I had that confidence going forward and to be the player I can be on the field.” Albrecht has improved quickly over the course of the season so far. Seidel said her composure on the ball has gotten better and that the rookie is not afraid of making big plays. She has two points so far this season — one goal and one assist. Her first career goal, which came against Nor th Dakota on Aug. 26, was a memorable one
for Albrecht. “It was super exciting,” Albrecht said. “I didn’t realize it at first. I was in shock that it went in. It was a huge team effort to get down there.” Albrecht largely credits her adjustment and success so far to mentors like Beal and fellow defender and junior Tori Burnett, who will continue to help her throughout the season. “[Bur nett and Beal said] ‘We know you can get to that standard, and we’re not going to let you fall below our standards,’” she said. “If I’m out on the field, I’m out on the field for a reason.”
Freshmen twins set for Roy Griak meet The cross country teams compete in the Invitational this weekend. BY ALYSSA HODENFIELD ahodenfield@mndaily.com
With six collegiate races and four high school races, the Roy Griak Invitational — which takes place at the University of Minnesota — has long been a staple in the cross countr y world. Attending the meet for the first time will be extra special for Minnesota twin freshmen runners Bethany and Megan Hasz. The sisters, originally from Alexandria, Minnesota, made the University a priority while choosing where to attend college. “We definitely knew that we would go to the same school; that wasn’t really a question,” said Bethany Hasz. “We have awesome coaches and lots of resources, and it’s somewhat close to home. I just love
ever ything about [Minnesota].” Head coach Sarah Hopkins said Megan and Bethany are the kind of twins who like to stick together. Although Bethany has a little more natural speed and Megan has an edge in endurance, when it comes to training, the two match up well, which makes them even stronger competitors. “They’ve obviously trained together their whole r unning careers, and just being able to keep that is a really nice advantage for them because there’s other freshmen that have to come in and star t completely from scratch with all new training par tners,” Hopkins said. “I think that’s maybe what made the transition a little smoother than it might have been otherwise. They really are remarkably similar.” The new runners have adjusted to collegiate cross country impressively. Both placed in the top six at the
Oz Memorial Run earlier on in the season. The two also took the second and third spots in the team’s intrasquad meet, which featured 25 other teammates. Megan came in second while Bethany finished just a few seconds behind to claim third. “For being tr ue freshmen, ever ything they do at this point has been awesome. It’s hard to get to college and adjust to training, new teammates, new classes and living away from home, and they really haven’t missed a beat,” Hopkins said. “They’ve just done a remarkable job coming in and keeping the ball rolling from what they accomplished in high school.” The Roy Griak Invitational this weekend will be a new experience for the Hasz sisters — neither ran the meet while in high school. The Jack Johnson Women’s Gold Race at the invitational should be
CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW
ROY GRIAK INVITATIONAL WHEN: All day Saturday WHERE: Les Bolstad Course, St. Paul SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
a good test for the No. 25 Gophers. The race features 36 teams, nine of which are nationally ranked. “Individually, I haven’t thought about it much because it is a bigger meet than I’m used to, and there’s going to be a lot of competition there,” Megan Hasz said. “I don’t want to over think it and get too ner vous about it.” The anticipation leading up to the meet doesn’t faze the newcomers. If anything, the buildup makes the duo more excited. “I guess I’m just pretty excited to run my first big collegiate race, be in the Gophers uniform and represent the team the best that I can,” Megan Hasz said.
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really important, especially if you want to be the best team you can be,” SeligerSwenson said. “You have to have that chemistr y and that rhythm. We all have a common vision and common goal, and that’s something we can all bond over.” As a setter, SeligerSwenson must gel with her teammates, as she is responsible for setting up kills and actively passing on ever y point. Having a calm, cool, collected setter is crucial for any quality team, especially when things go awry. “Her ability to create, especially at the net, even
when the pass is a bit squirrely, she’s able to still get a hittable ball out of that and it makes a big difference for us,” McCutcheon said. Seliger-Swenson is leading the Gophers in assists this season with 394. She is also second on the squad in ser vice aces with eight, trailing only senior outside hitter, Sarah Wilhite, with nine. McCutcheon gives her credit for changing the small things in her ser ving and diversifying her game as a whole in the of fseason. Seliger-Swenson has already had plenty of success at Minnesota, including a Final Four appearance, but she and her teammates know a long
road is ahead this year to chase a championship again. “The goal right now is
to give it our best and see what happens the rest of the season,” Seliger-Swenson said.
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW
VS MARYLAND 8-4
NO. 2 MINNESOTA 8-1 WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Sports Pavillion
VS NO. 2 MINNESOTA 8-1 WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday
NO. 17 OHIO STATE 10-2 WHERE: Sports Pavillion SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
SOCCER PREVIEW
VS INDIANA 4-5-1. 1-1-0
NO. 9 MINNESOTA 7-2-1. 1-0-1 WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bloomington, Indiana
VS PURDUE 3-5-0. 1-1-0
NO. 9 MINNESOTA 7-2-1. 1-0-1 WHEN: 12 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: West Lafayette, Indiana SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Gophers tie for sixth at Inverness Intercollegiate meet in Ohio Tuesday Senior Justin Doeden was the Gophers highest finisher at 20th. BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com
The Gophers had strong showings from both veteran and newer players in their second tournament of the year, and the team looks to be taking the meet as a learning experience. Minnesota finished tied for sixth out of 13 teams in the Inverness Intercollegiate in Toledo, Ohio on Monday and Tuesday, but the squad is still searching for consistency. “We made a lot of birdies this week,” head coach John Carlson said. “But we also compounded it with poor tee-shots at certain times. We didn’t handle fair way bunkers really well. It’s just something we will have to get back to practice to work on.” The Gophers closed out the first day of competition in fifth place and shot 15 over par, collectively. The second day saw a third-round total of 290, bringing the team’s final score to 873 and 21 over par for a sixth-place tie. Auburn took the team title with a final mark of 9 under par. Duke junior Jake Shuman and Michigan sophomore Nick Carlson tied for the individual title, each shooting 4 under par. The top-half finish for Minnesota was largely due to solid performances at the individual level. Freshman Thomas Longbella started hot in the first two rounds and shot a 74 and 69, respectively, which put him in 16th place after the first day. He closed out the tournament on day two with a thirdround score of 76, tied for 32nd place with a tournament total of 219 and 6 over par. “Thomas, his attitude in the game of golf is exactly
MEN’S GOLF RESULTS
TEAM 1 Auburn 2 Duke 3 Michigan 4 Michigan State 5 Penn State T6 Minnesota
GOLFER Doeden Arnorsson Longbella Johnson Leaf
RD1 280 277 292 290 288 296
RD2 281 281 300 287 293 287
RD3 282 288 270 288 285 290
FINAL 843 846 862 865 866 873
RD1 74 72 74 76 82
RD2 73 73 69 72 75
RD3 69 73 76 72 74
FINAL 216 218 219 220 231
*out of 13 teams
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
what you need to be a good golfer,” said senior teammate Justin Doeden. Junior Runar Arnorsson also had a consistent tournament. Arnorsson shot a 72 in his first round and scored a 73 in rounds two and three for a total of 218,five over par. He tied for 26th place. “I thought it was pretty solid,” Arnorsson said. “I hit the ball really well, but it was a little bit of a grind for a few holes.” Gophers veteran Justin Doeden made a big comeback during the tournament that ended with him earning the best final Minnesota mark of 216, three over par. Doeden showed improvement with each round of the tournament. He shot a 74 and 73 in the first two rounds, which put him in a tie for 30th place. Doeden came out strong on the second day to shoot a 69, two under par, and move up in the standings to finish tied for 20th overall. He had four birdies and two bogeys. Though the team is just two meets into the season so far, performances like Doeden’s are what Carlson said the team hopes for and can look to for future improvement.“He’s just proving to be that leader that we need at the tournament each week,” Carlson said.
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Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — It’s easier to advance with Mercury direct. Brainstorm to crowdsource solutions. Professional opportunities are available over the next month.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 —Communication flows more smoothly with Mercury direct. Research and write your discoveries. Promotions and marketing projects thrive this month.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — The Libra Sun shines on the open road over the next month. Traffic and travel flow with renewed ease, now that Mercury’s direct.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to reach consensus. Money and travel flow easier, now that Mercury’s direct. Profitable ventures abound this next month.
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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,
I’ve been taking a mid-1990s history class, and I sit next to this really cute girl every day. From the occasional leg-graze to a flir ty glance, there is some serious tension — like Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands kind of tension — going on between us. I find myself thinking about her when we aren’t together, and I always end up picking my best Kurt Cobain-esque flannel to impress her in class. But there is a problem: I have a girlfriend. My significant other and I have been together for close to a year, and things have been going really well. My friends like her, I like her and I wouldn’t want to do anything to hurt her feelings. Still, I wonder if it is okay that I am even talking to this girl in class that I
am obviously attracted to. Help!
—90s in love —Dear 90s,
To address your last point, there i s n ot h i n g w ro n g w i t h t a l k i n g to s o m e o n e o f t h e o p p o s i te s ex i n class. B o t h m e n a n d wo m e n s h o u l d have friends with dif ferent worldviews. It helps make us well-rounded humans. Nevertheless, it sounds like your case of class-time flirtations is more romantic than platonic. If you think that you can keep it friendly — like D.J. Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler — then more power to ya. But, if you two end up having more of a Scully and Mulder type relationship, there will be some problems.
—Dr. Date
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