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Drug concerns date back to December Wrestling team admins, coaches and staff were alerted to a drugrelated incident in Dec., months before the U launched investigations. BY JESSIE BEKKER AND BRIAN EDWARDS jbecker@mndaily.com, bedwards@mndaily.com
Evidence suggests a University of Minnesota Athletics Department administrator and several staff members knew of at least one wrestler using and selling drugs as early as December 2015 — about three months before a University internal investigation said the department and wrestling coaches became aware of a drug problem on the team. Senior Associate Athletics Director Marc Ryan sent an email on Dec. 7, 2015
COURT
Ramsey Co. takes over Castile case The County Attorney will now decide whether to charge Officer Yanez who killed Castile in July.
to former wrestling head coach J Robinson, current interim head coach Brandon Eggum, assistant coach Luke Becker and trainer Rich Schlotfeldt alerting them to an unspecified incident possibly requiring further investigation by a University athletics drug and alcohol committee, the University of Minnesota Police Department’s investigation file shows. The files were obtained by the Minnesota Daily through a data request. That same day, an email sent by Ryan suggested he “had known that the unlawful use, sale, or possession of drugs was a u See WRESTLING Page 6
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A new hive for bee researchers
The investigation of the officer-involved fatal shooting of Philando Castile has been turned over to prosecutors. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Wednesday that it has given its investigation findings to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office to determine if it will criminally charge the police officer who shot Castile. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi has not yet announced whether his office will make the decision or use a grand jury. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office posted a “Frequently asked questions” column on the case Wednesday. The office didn’t provide a timeline of when the public can expect a decision. “It is very likely that we will be requesting further investigation from the BCA, as is typical in these types of cases,” the column reads. On July 6, Philando Castile was shot by Jeronimo Yanez, a St. Anthony police officer, during a routine traffic stop in Falcon Heights. His death has spurred multiple rallies and demonstrations across the country. In a statement, the City of Falcon Heights said it was aware the investigation has been turned to Ramsey County. “We are committed to an accountable and thorough review of what has happened. The City stands ready to participate fully in the next steps of ensuring that justice is ser ved and healing can continue,” the statement read.
ADMINISTRATION
Bias Response Team struggles to define role MADDY FOX, DAILY
The newly built University of Minnesota Bee and Pollinator Research Lab located on the St. Paul campus is pictured on Sept. 23. The new lab is set to open on Oct. 29.
After years of cramped research space, a new Bee and Pollinator Research Lab will open in St. Paul next month. BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com
With a new facility in the works, campus bee scientists are abuzz over prospective research. The nearly $6 million St. Paul campus Bee and Pollinator Research Lab, which opens its doors Oct. 29, will study many different types of bees in hopes of curbing the declining population. The 10,000-square-foot facility — which was two-thirds funded by the state — includes lab space, offices and obser vation hives for multiple types of bees, including
native and honey bees. Marla Spivak, a University entomology professor who studies honey bees, said the old research facility was in bad shape. “Our former facility was run-down, falling apart,” she said. One of the highlights of the facility will be its molecular lab, said Dan Cariveau, an assistant entomology professor who studies native bees. Spivak said the molecular lab will help them focus on the study of bee cells and how viruses affect them. The cells are similar to a human cell line known as HeLa cells, she said, which have
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Despite responding to two dozen incidents since January, concerns of the group’s usefulness persist. BY OLIVIA JOHNSON ojohnson@mndaily.com
Amid ongoing debates about free speech and microaggressions on college campuses, earlier this year, University of Minnesota officials charged a team to deal with incidents of hate speech. Since January, the Bias Response Team has responded to over two dozen incidents — including two in the last month — but members still struggle to define their responsibilities on campus. All the cases they receive, they refer to other groups on campus. Ann Freeman, senior consultant for University Relations and BRT leader, said that the group has solidified its purpose but is still working on pinning down their scope of responsibilities on campus. u See BIAS Page 6
VOLLEYBALL
At Volley Squad, young fans serve sideline support
Colm and Jody Griffin direct a program that pairs school children with Gophers volleyball players. BY TOMMY SLETTEN tsletten@mndaily.com
There are plenty of staples in a Gophers volleyball home match, from the trademark “Point U!” exclamation after a successful Minnesota play to the fan prizes for service aces. There’s another tradition close to the team’s heart that takes place right on the court – the Volley Squad. The Minnesota Volley Squad, a group of 18 third- through eighth-grade girls at every home match, can be found bouncing balls to players, sweeping the floor or toweling damp
areas of the court. The directors of the program are husband and wife, Colm and Jody Griffin. The Griffins became involved eight years ago when their daughter, Caitlin, was in third grade. Jody’s sister, a friend of the former directors, called the Griffins and asked for Caitlin to come to a volleyball match to help out. “My daughter was ecstatic,” said Colm Griffin. “She ended up doing four matches that year, and every match for the next three years.” When the family that previously ran the program stepped down, Colm and Jody wanted to be more involved to ensure that the Volley Squad would continue.. The two have attended every match at the Sports Pavilion u See VOLLEYBALL Page 11
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A Minnesota Volley Squad girl sits on the side of the court on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Sports Pavillon.
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STATE REPORT MORE TALKS PLANNED IN EFFORT TO END MINN. NURSES STRIKE MINNEAPOLIS — More negotiations are planned in an effort to resolve a nurses’ strike at five Twin Cities-area hospitals that began over three weeks ago. A federal mediator called both sides back to the bargaining table Tuesday for the first time since the walkout began Labor Day in a dispute over health insurance, workplace safety and staffing levels. A statement issued by Allina Health says both sides agreed to adjourn late Tuesday night and to reconvene Wednesday morning to continue their discussions. The statement provided no details on whether the health system and the Minnesota Nurses Association had made any progress toward resolving the dispute. The af fected hospitals are Abbott Nor thwestern and the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, United in St. Paul, Unity in Fridley and Mercy in Coon Rapids.
MINNESOTA WEATHER MAKING EUROPEANS FEEL AT HOME CHASKA, Minn. — The Europeans are the visiting team at the Ryder Cup this year, but the weather for practice at Hazeltine National Club has felt a little like home, particularly for the team members from the British Isles. The conditions on T uesday and Wednesday have been windy and gray, with the high temperature barely reaching 60 degrees. The course, which hosted the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009, has been getting good reviews, though. Matt Fitzpatrick, the Englishman rookie, said the greens were “fantastic” during his practice rounds. Henrik Stenson, the Swede who now calls Florida home, said the weather has reminded him of the 2014 tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland. The forecasts are calling for more favorable conditions for the weekend competition, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 70s. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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TOWNVILLE, S.C. — A teenager killed his father at their home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said. The teen was apprehended within minutes of the school shooting in this rural town about 110 miles nor theast of Atlanta. One of the students was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, Capt. Garland Major with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said. Both students were male. The female teacher was hit in
the shoulder. Before the shooting at Townville Elementar y about 1:45 p.m., the teen gunned down his 47-yearold father, Jeffrey Osborne, at their home about 2 miles from the school, authorities said. “We are hear tbroken about this senseless act of violence,” said Joanne Aver y, superintendent of Anderson County School District 4. She canceled classes for the rest of the week. The shooter never entered the school building and was apprehended by firefighter Jamie Brock, a 30-year veteran of the Townville Volunteer Fire
Department, according to Anderson County sheriff’s Lt. Sheila Cole. Authorities did not reveal the teen’s age at a news conference Wednesday after noon, and Cole says she doesn’t have his age. The Anderson Independent-Mail quotes Anderson County Sherif f Chief Deputy Keith Smith as saying the teen is 14 and could be charged as a minor. Authorities did not release a motive for the shooting and said they weren’t sure if the students and teacher were targeted. One of the students and the teacher were
released from the hospital Wednesday evening, AnMed Health spokeswoman Juana Slade. Greenville News earlier repor ted that a 6-year-old was airlifted to Greenville Memorial in critical condition. Greenville Memorial spokeswoman Sandy Dees confirmed that a child was taken to the hospital but would not release any further information. Asked about the teen’s relationship to the students, Major said “I know they all go to school together.” He later said the teen was being homeschooled and didn’t clarify his earlier remark.
Officer kills refugee Calif. governor signs bill dumping in ‘shooting stance’ rape reporting BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The emotional stories of women who say they were sexually assaulted more than a decade ago by Bill Cosby prompted California state lawmakers to approve a bill to eliminate the state’s 10-year limit on filing rape and related charges. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he has approved the legislation to revoke that limitation. Beginning next year, the bill will end the statute of limitations in certain rape and child molestation cases. It will also end the time limit on older cases in which the statute of limitations has not yet expired. The new law, SB813, will not, however, help women who made allegations against Cosby dating back more than 10 years, including some from the 1960s. Cosby has repeatedly denied the sex abuse allegations made by dozens of women nationwide. He is facing just one criminal case stemming from sex abuse. A trial is set to begin in June in Pennsylvania. Defense lawyer Angela Agrusa has said Cosby’s accusers have stirred passions even though their stories of abuse have not been investigated by police. California lawmakers sent the statute of limitations bill to Brown without a single dissenting vote. State Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, credited intense lobbying of lawmakers and the governor by advocates who “kept the fight alive for the countless rape victims that have already spoken up and also those that have yet to come forward.” The bill’s signing “tells every rape and sexual assault victim in California that they matter and that, regardless of when they are ready to come forward, they will always have an opportunity to seek justice in a court of law,” she said in a statement. “Rapists should never be able to evade legal consequences simply because an arbitrary time limit has expired.”
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EL CAJON, Calif. — The fatal police shooting of a Ugandan refugee who drew something from his pocket and extended his hands in a “shooting stance” happened about a minute after officers in a San Diego suburb arrived at the scene where a mentally unstable man was reportedly walking in traffic, a police spokesman said Wednesday. It took police more than an hour to respond because of other calls, El Cajon Lt. Rob Ransweiler said. Officers arrived at a parking lot next to a Mexican fast-food restaurant at about 2:10 p.m. and the man was shot about a minute later. Mayor Bill Wells said he was concerned about the short time from the officers’ arrival to the shooting, though he said video taken by a bystander was enlightening and he didn’t think it was “tremendously complicated to figure out what happened.” Police said the man had refused to comply with instructions to remove a hand from his pants pocket and paced back and forth before rapidly drawing an object from the pocket. Some protesters said he was shot while his hands were raised in the air, though police disputed that and produced a single frame from the cellphone video to back their account. The image showed the man in what police called a “shooting stance.” His hands were clasped together and he was pointing directly at an officer who had assumed a similar posture a few feet away. That officer fired his handgun and a second officer, farther away, simultaneously fired his electric stun gun, Chief Jeff Davis said. Davis would not identify the object the man was holding, but said it was not a weapon. Wells was asked how he would feel if it was his child that had been shot. “I saw a man who was distraught, and a man acting like he was in great pain,” Wells said. “And I saw him get gunned down and killed. If he was my son, I would be devastated.”
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
U study finds biomass plastic bottles not ‘green’ Researchers have attempted to decrease the amount of fossil fuels in plastic. BY KRISTINA BUSCH kbusch@mndaily.com
As focus on global climate change increases, researchers have honed in on decreasing the amount of fossil fuels used in plastic. A University of Minnesota study into the environmental impacts of the lifecycle of plastic bottles showed that a type of plastic bottle made of forest residue may have advantages over other types of bioplastics as well as traditional bottles made with fossil fuels. University Nor thstar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NiSE) graduate research assistant and study co-author Rylie Pelton said bottles made from wood are one of the most environmentally promising types of plastic. Forestr y projects often burn have leftover wood that is burned near the location that it is cut down which is a contributing factor to emissions in the area, she said. Taking this wood from those projects and bur ning it to make plastic eliminates those emissions. This method also has an advantage over using residual crop waste, said
Luyi Chen, lead author of the study and graduate research assistant for the University’s IonE Nor thStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise. “Forest residuals don’t need as much energy input as crop residuals because you don’t really need to apply fer tilizer to make the forest grow faster or better,” she said. And, according to the study, plastic derived from forest residue counters criticisms that bottles derived from crops or plants inadvertently compete with food sources and negatively impact the environment through farming. But unknown factors concer ning the sour ce of the data for the forest residue bottles keep the researchers from drawing absolute conclusions, Chen said. The bioplastics do have some disadvantages when compared to plastics made from organic materials to those made of fossil fuel. Less fossil fuel is used when making bioplastics, but fossil fuel based plastics still per for med better in environmental impact assesments such as
smog, ozone depletion and ecotoxicity. Bioplastics derived from switchgrass — a plant commonly used to make bottles — performed the worst. Plastics made from forest residues also performed poorly compared to bottles made with fossil fuels though they surpassed other bioplastics that use corn. But the push to stop the usage of fossil fuels in plastic keeps bioplastics in the mix. Countries like the U.S. and China have increased usage of bioplastics in an effort to reduce fossil fuel usage. “We produce crops ever y day in high volumes,” Chen said. “And there’s a lot of crop residuals we can collect from farm fields which can be used instead of fossil resources.” The study said there will be a 37 percent increase in global demand of energy supplies within the next 20 years, and the U.S. consumes the most fossil fuel based plastic globally. Production of bioplastic is expected to increase in 2018, according to the study. NiSE director and study co-author Timothy Smith said many commercial enterprises, such as Coca-Cola, are looking to produce plastics made from plants. But some large
companies have struggled to environmentally sound plastics. PepsiCo released a PLA plastic SunChips bag that was taken of f the market because it was too noisy. The material was thought at the time to be the best plastic for the environment. And Smith said for those who do not dif ferentiate dif ferent types of plastic, recycling PLA plastic can negatively affect recycling infrastructure by interrupting the sorting process. “We need better organic and composting systems,” he said. “[A bottle made from fossil fuels] is beneficial because it easily fits into existing recycling infrastructure. The U.S. is recycling at lower rates than the rest of the world. We can’t include any possible obstacles.” Ultimately, the study notes mixed results that would improve upon further studies. “Sometimes the [bioplastic] bottles are better, and sometimes they’re worse,” Chen said. “Based on the data available, I would say [bioplastic] bottles have the potential to replace [fossil fuel derived] bottles as a preferred method. But before we come to that method we need more research.”
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UN says EU may ratify Paris climate agreement in days BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED NATIONS — The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the agreement and the EU signaling it may ratify within the next few days, officials said Wednesday. The two ratifications would mean countries accounting for nearly 65 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions will have approved the accord, which is set to take effect 30 days after 55 countries accounting for 55 percent of emissions deposit their ratification instr uments with the U.N. Currently 61 countries accounting for nearly 48 percent of emissions have joined the accord. “We’ve heard that the European Union may deposit its ratification instruments with us much sooner than we had expected, which would be tremendous news because that would put us over the top in terms of the percentage of emissions, because we’re already there in terms of the number of countries needed,” U.N. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. If that were to happen before Oct. 7 the next U.N. confer ence on climate change set to take place in Marrakech would begin on
Nov. 7 with the agreement already in force, something Dujarric said “would send a ver y strong signal to the rest of the world.” Indian of ficials, who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak with the press, said India, accounting for about 4.5 percent of emissions, ratified the agreement on Wednesday and planned to deposit the ratification instr uments with the U.N. on Oct. 2, the anniversar y of Mahatma Ghandi’s birth. Germany ratified the accord on Sept. 23 but EU r ules require European countries, responsible for around 12 percent of emissions, to deposit their ratifications as a bloc when all 28 members have approved the deal. Diplomats and media reports said the EU hoped to speed the process at a meeting later this week and finalize approval by Oct. 7. The Paris Agreement asks both rich and poor countries to take action to curb the rise in global temperatures that is melting glaciers, raising sea levels and shifting rainfall patterns. It requires governments to present national plans to reduce emissions to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Lt. Gov. Smith announces renewable energy program The state leg. and Xcel Energy team up to provide renewable energy. BY KR I S T INA B U S C H kbusch@mnfdaily.com
While the state continues to push for carbon emission reductions, the Minnesota State Capitol aims to rely more heavily on sustainable energy sources. Announced last week by Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, a new initiative — the Renewable*Connect Government Pilot Program, in partnership with Xcel Energy — will ensure that 33 percent of the energy for the Capitol will come from wind and solar sources. The proposal is up for review by a state commission. In 2015, Xcel Energy supplied 51 percent
carbon-free electricity. By 2030, Xcel Energy hopes to increase that number to 63 percent. These goals are consistent with a push by the state government to use more renewable energy at the Capitol. “The Department of Administration had wanted to look at renewable energy for the Capitol that was the same price as its current energy contract,” said Amy Liberkowski, manager of regulatory analysis at Xcel Energy. Since 2008, the energy consumed at the State Capitol Complex has decreased by 25 percent. The renewable energy will come from the Odell Wind Farm and the Nor th Star Solar project, both located in Minnesota, Liberkowski said. Never theless, the
Renewable*Connect Pilot Pr ogram, of which Renewable*Connect Government is an extension, was announced back in November 2015 and has yet to be approved by the commission, said Shane Stennes, director of sustainability at the University of Minnesota. Stennes was one of three University faculty members to sign a letter addressed to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission about their support for the new program. “We sent a letter in support of the pilot program to help in the decision-making process,” he said. “The proposed Renewable*Connect Program adds another valuable instrument to our toolkit for reducing [greenhouse gas] emissions,” the letter said. “It will also facilitate the
Trump resists new debate approach BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Unmoved by harsh debate reviews, a defiant Donald Trump renewed his attacks against a former Miss Universe winner on Wednesday, showing no sign of making big changes to his message or debate preparation before his second faceoff with Hillary Clinton. The outspoken Republican nominee instead pressed ahead with an aggressive strategy focused on speaking directly to his white, working-class loyalists across the Midwest. Democrat Clinton, meanwhile, pushed to improve her standing among younger voters with the help of the president, Sen. Bernie Sanders and other key allies, 48 hours after a debate performance that seemed to spark badly needed enthusiasm. Those closest to Trump insisted the Republican presidential nominee was satisfied with Monday night’s debate, even as prominent voices within his own party called for more serious preparation next time following an opening confrontation marked by missed opportunities and missteps. “Why would we change if we won the debate?” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a key Trump ally and traveling partner this week, told The Associated Press. The next debate is 11 days away. While his plan for ward is far from set, Trump is not planning to participate in any mock debates, although he is
likely to incorporate what one person described as “tweaks” to his strategy. Specifically, Tr ump is likely to spend more time working on specific answers and sharpening his attacks after spending much of the first meeting on defense, said that person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal campaign strategy. That may not be enough to satisfy concerned Republicans. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Trump should have been better prepared and he recommended that the candidate work harder with skilled coaches. He said, “What you need is people who are professional debaters.” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said simply, “The only advice I could give him, and take it for what it’s worth: Prepare better.” The New York businessman was on the defensive throughout the debate, particularly when Clinton highlighted his description of a former Miss Universe winner as “Miss Piggy” because she had gained weight. Trump condemned former Miss Universe Alicia Machado again Wednesday night in an inter view on Fox News, suggesting he was tr ying to save her job by shaming her into losing weight in the late 1990s. He also cited unsubstantiated reports that she threatened a Venezuelan judge more than a decade ago. Machado says Tr ump humiliated her by inviting
reporters to her gym sessions and calling her “Miss Piggy.” “I helped somebody and this is what you get for helping somebody,” Trump told Fox on Wednesday. Throughout his outsider presidential bid, Trump has refused to deviate from a strategy hinged on an ambitious travel schedule packed with massive rallies that draw overwhelmingly white crowds. Clinton, meanwhile, sought Wednesday to parlay her widely praised debate performance into stronger support from women, young Americans and other critical voter groups. She got help from her par ty’s biggest stars. President Barack Obama hammered the billionaire over his business practices and treatment of women in an inter view aired on Steve Harvey’s radio show, which is particularly popular among black audiences. The Democratic president said his own legacy was “on the ballot” in November. He also suggested Clinton wasn’t getting enough credit, possibly because she’s a woman. And his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, accused Trump of tr ying to undermine her husband’s presidency for years by questioning his birthplace. Trump publicly admitted the president was born in America for the first time earlier in the month after spending years raising questions about the authenticity of Obama’s birth certificate.
“We’re making good progress but not fast enough,” MATT MASSMAN Department of Administration Commissioner
institution’s goals of reducing our dependence on nonrenewable energy.” If the program is approved at the Capitol, Stennes said, it would help grow its capabilities to extend renewable energy sources to other locations, such as the University. Still, some worr y that the state is not moving fast enough on its clean energy policies. There are goals set in place for the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
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80 percent by 2050, said Department of Administration Commissioner Matt Massman. According to a 2011 executive order by Gov. Mark Dayton, the state has a goal of maintaining a 25 percent
reliance on renewable energy by 2025. “We’re making good pr ogr ess but not fast enough,” Massman said. “It’s impor tant for the state to be a leader in renewable energy.”
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St. Paul campus buzzing over bee lab Bees u from Page 1
been widely used in biomedical research to explore the processes of various human diseases. “Much of our human medicine came from working on the HeLa cells, and so we hope to do the same with our honey bee cells,” Spivak said. A professor for over 20 years, she said she and other researchers previously had to move between Hodson Hall — the old bee lab — and equipment storage sheds to work on their research. With ever ything in one location, she said researchers’ work will be more efficient. “We’ll continue to do the great research that we’re doing, but it’ll be much easier to do,” she said. Cariveau said he thinks the shared lab space could lead to breakthroughs in research, since researchers will be able to exchange
ideas more frequently. “It allows you to kind of… ask people questions and get into conversations at the water cooler that, I think, really do become quite productive,” he said. Brian Buhr, dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, said the new facility should also attract more funding for researchers applying for grants. Buhr said he hopes the lab will bring more highprofile bee researchers to the University, as well as more graduate students. “In this facility, we will be able to host national and international visiting scientists,” Spivak said. “It’ll really improve what we can do.” The facility will also help the college engage in more education outreach for youth and underrepresented communities, Buhr said. “It does of fer a place where, even though it won’t be a true outreach educational center, it has that ability to build in some of that connection as well,” he said.
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Bee-related collectibles sit on display on a honeycomb-inspired shelving unit at the new Bee and Pollinator Research Lab on Sept. 23.
MSA boosts student registration with TurboVote TURBOVOTE’S IMPACT 75%
of first-time voters who registered using TurboVote turned out on Election Day in 2012
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of people who updated their voting information through TurboVote turned out on Election Day in 2012
TurboVote is used at 260 colleges and universities in 43 states 330,000 voters have used TurboVote SOURCE: MINNESOTA STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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Sophomores Maja Cave, left, and Marisa White, center, register to vote with help from MSA member Cara Nix, right, at Voterpalooza on Tuesday. BY RILYN EISCHENS AND RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com reischens@mndaily.com
To combat low student turnout during elections, this fall University of Minnesota student groups are using new and old platforms to encourage voter registration on campus. While some political student groups, such as College Democrats, plan on door-knocking and ‘dormstorming’ to register voters, the Minnesota Student Association is promoting the use of a new online registration system called TurboVote. William Dammann, MSA’s director of government and legislative affairs, said they par tnered with the online site TurboVote to simplify the voter registration process and absentee ballot voting. “We knew that one of the big hurdles with students is getting them to actually vote, and anything that we could do to make it simpler would probably be a good thing for us and for students,” Dammann said. Students, faculty and staff from Minnesota — and other states that allow online registration — can use T urboVote to r egister, Dammann said. Those who are unable to register online are guided through their state’s process. The site also provides information about every race a student can vote on in their district, he said. Additionally, Dammann said if users request an absentee ballot through TurboVote, they will receive a printed ballot with a
pre-stamped, pre-addressed return envelope, and TurboVote will send users regular reminders about the election. Junior sociology student Katie Bassett is from Illinois, but will be voting in the Minnesota elections. She registered using TurboVote on Tuesday and was able to request an absentee ballot right away, which she said had been a hassle in the past. Members of MSA learned about the system — and its relative success in boosting voter registration among students — at a Big Ten student government conference, Dammann said. Sara Zaheer, student body president at Indiana University-Bloomington, said the group decided to use TurboVote to show state policymakers that student voices matter. “When we go to the state house to lobby, it makes it so much easier to get state funds anytime we can show that … we’re active participants in the political process,” she said. MSA par tnered with University Government and Community Relations to launch the site on the Twin Cities campus. The system cost $4,000, Dammann said, but Government Relations agreed to pay half and MSA picked up the rest. J.D. Bur ton, Government Relations interim special assistant to the pr esident, said increasing student tur nout is essential to winning legislative suppor t for the University. “Students and others who will be voting will be helping elect the policymakers who will … ultimately
set a lot of state funding … and federal funding that comes to the University,” he said. MSA members hope TurboVote will help achieve their goal of increasing students’ political par ticipation. The group used TurboVote to register students at its Voterpalooza Tuesday, and thus far about 1,000 new voters at the University have registered using the system, Dammann said. “Our goal is to get students civically engaged,” he said. “Millennials aren’t voting, and it’s unfortunate because millennials could have a huge say in who gets elected.” University political science professor Andrew Karch said there’s a historic precedent to students’ lack of turnout — youth simply don’t vote as much as older individuals. “I think there’s often a tendency to overestimate the impact that college students are going to have on an election,” he said. Braxton Haake, College Democrats’ president, said college students could have a great impact on the election. “College students, that demographic is kind of one of the great, untapped bases,” he said. T h i s y e a r, M S A i s encouraging students from Minnesota to vote in their home district rather than on campus. “What happens typically in this area is you’ll have a Democrat who will win, and they’ll be ver y supportive of the University … but what we want is to put pressure on these outerstate representatives and senators,” Dammann said. Candice Niven, a junior sociology of law, criminology and deviance major, registered to vote for the first time using the site during Voterpalooza on Tuesday. “If I didn’t have this information, I would have thought [registering] was a long, complicated process,” she said. “This made it so fast and easy.” A s fo r what’s n ex t, Dammann said MSA will be at Open Streets University of Minnesota this Saturday to encourage more students to register to vote.
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Editorials & Opinions COLUMN
Introverted does not equate awkward Extroverts may be viewed as more charasmatic, but there are perks to being an introvert.
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ho doesn’t love a good personality test? The Myers-Briggs test? I’m there! I recall taking it several years ago, praying my results read extroverted. In my mind, extroverted was equated with charm, charisma and success. I knew the glamorized, quiet-boy scenario in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was a myth. So I made sure to fight tendencies toward solitude at every turn. The use of extrover t and introver t conjures up specific schemas. The extrover t thrives on constant interaction and exchange, while introver ts want to retreat inward for reflection and refueling. Kids are encouraged from a young age to be socially forceful, to jump right in and be heard. But some of us don’t operate that way. Unfor tunately, the ability and preference to operate like that is associated with success and potential. There is a stigma surrounding the idea of wanting to spend time alone. I feel it ever y time I defend my decision to call it a
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night after a long Friday shift. I’m aware of it when I ask a friend what they did over the weekend, and they respond with sheepish admittance of Netflix — hurriedly explaining that they were really tired, or “just couldn’t deal” or another drastic qualifier. It’s never okay to just be alone for a bit or to decide voluntarily to end social interactions a little early. But I value my time alone. Sure, too much of it and I’m on the verge of giving myself bangs, but being alone with my thoughts forces me to confront whether or not I like myself on a basic level. At the end of the day, that’s all we’ve got, anyway. I like leaving a social setting at my leisure. One of my greatest pleasures is arriving late to a big party and leaving early. I show some charm and vivacity and leave when the time is right. There’s a misconception that being introver ted has to mean socially
awkward and dull. Introvert is often used interchangeably with shy, when in fact introversion can mean that a person is capable and perhaps even good at social interaction but finds it draining. Conversely, extrover ts gain from social interaction. Society rewards the idea of extroversion, associating happiness with words that are also associated with extroverts — enthusiastic, bold, energetic. The two personality types are deeply coded as being mutually exclusive. There’s a societal push for extroversion, but stereotypes exist in the opposite direction as well. We have conceptions that extrover ts are loud and unreflective while introver ts are deep and real. Perhaps we don’t have to label ourselves with these monikers in either direction. Ever yone is made up of shades and gradations, and to organize into two teams seems increasingly ridiculous. We can balance Netflix and large par ties. Oneon-one hangouts and a lecture hall of hundreds. There’s no shame either way. Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.
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Free speech’s double standard Hypocrisy has ravaged leftleaning campuses across the country regarding the issue.
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ast year, Minneapolis civil rights attorney Jordan Kushner was banned from the University of Minnesota after being arrested for tr ying to videotape police-protester interactions at a Law School guest lecture. During this time, I saw my peers take assertive stances against such a preposterous idea — the right to the freedom of speech, they argued, was quintessential and should not be violated. But this certainly wasn’t true for other perspectives brought to our campus. When Milo Yiannopoulos — a conser vative pundit — came to campus, I saw a sea of undergraduate students demanding that he be banned from speaking, largely because of his outspoken misogyny and bigotry. This type of hypocrisy has ravaged leftleaning campuses across the countr y, unfortunately. The victims of these students’ boycotts — who range from professors to reporters — are acting within their constitutional rights and tr ying to spur campus dialogues. We must stop this. Students can-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Palmer’s personality was as stellar as his golf game Ar nold Palmer became one of the greatest athletes in the world for his ability to attack a golf course with gusto and skill. But he became one of the world’s most revered athletes for his personality. Palmer, who died Sunday at age 87, dominated golf in the late 1950s and early ‘60s, eventually winning seven major championships and 62 PGA Tour matches. He continued playing the Masters until 2004 and hit the ceremonial tee shot each year after that until this year, when frailty was taking its toll. He dominated the spor t when golf was considered a stuf fy game for
EDITORIALS Monday’s debate reveals true colors
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s always, the first presidential debate began with an explanation of the rules by the moderator, NBC anchor Lester Holt. Then, the two candidates strode to the middle of the floor, clasped hands and stepped behind their lecterns. At one end of the room, Hillary Clinton — a calculated diplomat with 35 years of clearheaded leadership experience. At the other end, Donald J. Trump — a bombastic, doubledealing businessman whose blithe disregard of legislative processes and geopolitics poses a sure threat to American democracy. These character traits, which the public has watched develop in past months during. Trump and Clinton’s campaign to the White House, were crystallized during Monday night’s presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York — the first of three debates during this election cycle. Perhaps the most striking detail of Monday night’s debate was a split screen, which caught the reaction of both candidates — the growls, flailing hands and grimaces from Trump, and the cool, unruffled composure of Clinton. Aside from vapid claims, lies and braggadocio — or perhaps his ignorance of NATO and misunderstanding of the U.S.’ mutual defense treaty with Japan — the camera was unforgiving of Trump on Monday. Interestingly, the optics —facial expressions,
“Perhaps the most striking detail of Monday night’s debate was a split screen, which caught the reaction of both candidates — the growls, flailing hands and grimaces from Trump, and the cool, unruffled composure of Clinton.”
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the elite, a perception Palmer almost single handedly changed through his ability to connect with people of any status, from presidents to club house staf f to fans who flocked to see him. While focusing intently on the game he also chatted with and signed autographs for fans who came to watch him play. Even his autograph was given with a sense of gratitude and obligation. He would later in life lament that modern athletes would simply scrawl illegible signatures for fans, rather than stop to give them the time and penmanship they deser ved. His ability to connect with people created a sea change in golf. It was no longer just a game for the privileged but a pastime anyone — from scratch
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not continue to insulate their perspectives from outside influence. If someone believes something that is at odds with our philosophy, we must lear n to engage with them, academically. Removing their physical presence in no way validates our perspectives — it only solidifies the idea that we don’t have an adequate response to their bigotr y and hatred. I’d like to see an atmosphere where we welcome all perspectives, bigoted or not, misogynistic or not, educated or not, and deconstruct these perspectives through dialogue and debate. Our campus cannot be a safe space without welcoming and encouraging all students to speak and challenge each others’ perspectives and beliefs. Anant Naik welcomes comments at anaik@mndaily.com
golfer to duf fer — could see themselves enjoying. In the decade after his ascension to the role of “The King” of golf, hundreds and hundreds of new golf courses were built around the countr y. Palmer also had a keen business sense, becoming one of the first big-time athletes to understand that marketing himself, during and after his peak, could reap millions of dollars in endorsements. In a time when many professional a t h l et es por t ra y a n a l o o fn es s that suggests fans should bow to them, “The King” — a title he never liked — showed not only how to play the game at its best but to live a life that showed respect and appreciation to fans of all walks of life. Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally printed in the Mankato Free Press and has been reprinted with permission.
mannerisms — of presidential debates are historically significant in solidifying public consensus of a candidate. Take, for example, the firstever televised debate between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy in 1960. In that year, the two candidates delivered opening and closing statements, one seguing into the next. The backdrop then was a stark CBS studio in Chicago, and an estimated 74 million watched as a pale, sweating Nixon mounted the stage, opposite of Kennedy — calm and confident. For those who watched, Kennedy was the clear victor in the debate, and his confident image was seared in the public’s consciousness. Sure enough, he landed the presidency that November. On Monday, the familiar script of America’s Declaration of Independence — a curious gesture to our nation’s potentially precarious sovereignty — furnished the backdrop at Hofstra, and a record 84 million TV watchers tuned in to watch the Clinton-Trump duel. But, just as in 1960, the very way in which Trump and Clinton conducted themselves said more about their aptitude for the position of commander-in-chief than their campaign promises. This is certainly the case for Trump, whose theatrical performance overpowered the discussion of his vague policies, which range from gutting social services to casting away immigrant populations in a flurry of xenophobia. His volatile temperament and dimwitted political sense would crush our very system of governance and conscript our children to lives of moral and fiscal poverty. While we would be fine with any path that leads to Trump’s defeat, we hope that the deadly potential of his conduct is finally realized by all in the upcoming debates. Where better to secure one’s place as an inadequate candidate than on the big screen, in front of millions of Americans? 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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Drug concerns date back to December Wrestling u from Page 1
problem for at least one student,” according to an examination of electronic records completed on behalf of UMPD. The email referenced in the electronic records report was completely redacted by the University. And communications from that day reference “’orange pills’ possessed by one student,” though the sender of those messages isn’t included in the heavily-redacted report. But Ryan told police he was “first informed that there was suspected drug activity on the wrestling team” in mid-March according to documents detailing the investigation into the sale and use of Xanax by University wrestlers. The University first learned of the problem in early April through an anonymous report, triggering a police investigation of the drug ring, according to the findings of a school investigation released the same day Robinson was fired. The University’s official report admits to staff-wide knowledge of the drug problem in March, but it doesn’t mention that evidence suggested Ryan and other staff knew months earlier. Coaching and athletic department staff purposely limited electronic communication, according to the examination of electronic records completed for UMPD. “Several messages indicate that coaching and athletic depar tment staf f wished to keep their electronic communication limited,” the electronic records report noted. Robinson’s University email account showed no activity throughout most of March. “The only way that there would be no activity in an email account is if the user deleted all of the emails,” University Information Services told police investigators.
A University Athletics spokesman declined to comment for this story.
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Robinson was fired Sept. 7 after the University determined that he refused to cooperate with attempts to investigate his team’s drug problem to shield members from consequences for selling and distributing Xanax, a prescription anti-anxiety medication. Robinson had coached at the University for nearly 30 years, guiding the team to three national championships. The University disclosed
DFL candidate Angie Craig highlights jobs The congressional candidate shared her platform with U students on Tuesday.
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Angie Craig, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, poses for a photo at Voterpalooza on Tuesday at Northrop Plaza. BY LAYNA DARLING ldarling@mndaily.com
Democratic congressional candidate Angie Craig reiterated the importance of a millennial vote during her visit to campus Tuesday at the University of Minnesota Student Association’s “Voterpalooza.” “This is an opportunity for millennials — college students in particular — to take control of their own future,” said Craig, who is competing against Republican Jason Lewis to become the first woman elected to Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. Craig’s platform includes championing af fordable education and creating job opportunities. “Education has got to be a priority,” she said, adding that the cost of college has skyrocketed since she graduated. Craig worked as a businesswoman for more than 20 years and was an executive at St. Jude Medical for the last decade. She said her
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Former wrestling head coach J Robinson oversees a practice on September 18, 2012.
“This is an opportunity for millennials — college students in particular — to take control of their own future.” ANGIE CRAIG DFL congressional candidate
experience helps her think creatively about tackling student debt. At the event Tuesday, she suggested providing employers with benefits for helping graduates pay off student loans. “Millennials are obviously the largest demographic now. They are the most educated, the most diverse, the most tolerant,” she said. I’m excited for millennials and young people to really have a strong say in the future of the country and the future of my race for congress.” Craig and her wife, Cheryl Greene, live in Eagan with their four teenage sons.
letters of apology written by four of 14 accused wrestlers. The letters detail accounts of theft, gambling and fighting by team members. A team-wide drug test showed three members tested positive — one for marijuana and two for amphetamines. But the dr ug test — scheduled two days after the end of the wrestling season — did not test for Xanax. Wrestlers were informed after the test was administered that it would not check for the drug at the center of the criminal investigation. Though Robinson offered amnesty to wrestlers who self-reported to him, University attorney Brent
Benrud said in a letter to Athletics Director Mark Coyle that it was unlikely the wrestlers met the selfreporting requirements of the Safe Harbor program, a voluntary disclosure process that protects students who admit to drug use from being tested. The Drug Testing Review Board deter mines whether athletes meet the Safe Harbor requirements, though the policy does not cover students involved in the sale of drugs. The anonymous University wrestler who tipped of f the investigation said a teammate showed him video evidence of wrestlers
receiving “500-1000s” of pills by mail from a former wrestler who transferred to Old Dominion University in Virginia. In Februar y 2016, Old Dominion staff found him passed out in a study area with a firearm in his backpack. He is no longer a student at the school. A University Office of the General Counsel document showed that several team members turned in drugs to Robinson, including Xanax, marijuana, Adderall and oxycodone — to which Robinson said, “Holy shit, I did not think you had this much.” Wrestlers either declined or could not be reached for
comment. Leaders of the drug ring accused of selling or taking drugs were first- or secondyear wrestlers. All of the first- and second-year wrestlers lived in the 17th Avenue Residence Hall. Police led an investigation into hundreds of package receipts for mail sent to the residence hall. Four team members were named as the distributors of the drug. Ever y one of the 14 wrestlers named by the anonymous repor ter as users or sellers of the dr ug are listed on the school’s 2016-17 wrestling roster.
Bias Response Team struggles to define role Bias u from Page 1
Colin Campbell, University Faculty Consultative Committee chair and associate pharmacology professor, said he and the FCC had a more positive outlook when they took the team at facevalue. But after conducting a consultation with the team, they were less enthusiastic, he said. “I wouldn’t say it’s gone from supportive to not supportive, but I would say it’s gone to increasingly critical support or critical commentary,” he said. Campbell and other FCC members have discussed a couple concerns they have about faculty presence on the BRT. “If you look at the proposed membership of that BRT ... I think there’s one
faculty member on it,” he said. “It looks like it’s not a faculty-heavy organization or structure.” Campbell said he thinks the BRT’s responsibilities are too broad. During the team’s consultation with the FCC, they asked how the BR T defines the terms “bias,” “response” and “team.” “What exactly is bias? Well, that’s a tough one,” Campbell said. “What exactly is the nature of the response … a lot of the concerns are really around exactly what is going to be the function of this.” The FCC members also questioned if the BRT has given adequate thought to their position as a reference point, he said. Campbell said the BRT doesn’t actually respond to the reports. Instead, they refer the complainant to other campus resources. “They are putting them-
selves in a potential position where they’re going to be exercising judgment about where a particular complaint or allegation should go,” he said. Those judgment calls could cause legal problems down the road for the BRT, Campbell said. Laura Knudson, assistant vice provost for the Office for Student Affairs and one of the team’s leaders, said some who have reported bias want immediate action from a particular office on campus, while others simply want an official to know about the incident. Katie Eichele, a member of the team and director of the University’s Aurora Center, said the BRT wants to refer students to services on campus that can help them deal with incidents of bias, like anti-Islamic flyers that were stuffed into Minnesota Daily
newspapers last April. Other than the one faculty member, the team is composed of about 20 University staff members. It was charged by University President Eric Kaler earlier this year to respond to incidents of bias on campus. “One of our main goals is to make sure that we have all the right people in the room, so that when a bias incident does happen … we can respond quickly and consistently,” said Tina Marisam, a team leader and assistant director in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. The team hasn’t received any funds from the school, Freeman said. “I think if we get to a point where there’s something important and critical for us to do and it needs to have some funds to complete it, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” she said.
FBI: Extremism apparent influence in Minn. attack BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the man who stabbed and wounded 10 people in a central Minnesota mall before he was shot and killed by an of fduty police officer appears to have been inspired, at least in part, by extremist ideology. While testifying for hours before the House Judiciar y Committee in Washington, Comey was asked whether authorities had confirmed that the attack earlier this month in a mall in St. Cloud was an act of ter rorism. Comey responded that the FBI is “still working on it,” but that it looks like Dahir Ahmed Adan, 20, appears to have been motivated “by some sort of inspiration from radical Islamic groups.” He said investigators are not yet sure which groups
may have inspired Adan or how, adding that investigators still are reviewing Adan’s electronics. Minneapolis FBI spokesman Jeff Van Nest declined to elaborate on Comey’s comments when reached by phone Wednesday. He said he’d let the FBI director’s statement speak for itself. Authorities say that on the night of Sept. 17, Adan wore a security guard uniform and went to Crossroads Center mall armed with what appeared to be a kitchen knife. In an attack that took just minutes, he stabbed or cut 10 people before he was shot and killed. None of his victims’ injuries were life-threatening. St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson has said Adan made at least one reference to Allah during the stabbings and asked a victim if he or she was Muslim before attacking.
The Islamic State-r un news agency claimed Adan was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who had heeded the group’s calls for attacks in countries that are par t of a U.S.-led anti-IS coalition. But it wasn’t immediately known whether the extremist group had planned the attack or knew about it beforehand. Comey told the House committee that the group’s claim “isn’t dispositive for us because they’ll claim responsibility for any savagery they can get their name on.” The FBI has said previously that it was investigating the attack as a potential act of terrorism and that authorities were following up on all leads to try to determine what motivated Adan, who was Somali. The investigation includes talking to his associates and looking at his background, social media accounts and
electronic devices. If the mall stabbings are ultimately deemed a terrorist act, it would be the first carried out by a Somali on U.S. soil. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community, with census numbers placing the population at about 57,000. Young Somalis have been a target for terror recruiters. Since 2007, more than 20 young men have joined the militant group al-Shabab in Somalia. In addition, roughly a dozen people have left to join militants in Syria, and nine Minnesota men face sentencing on terror charges for plotting to join the Islamic State group. Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Florida Republican, asked Comey if Minnesota was the top source of U.S. fighters for the Islamic State group. Comey said he wasn’t sure, but that this “sounds about right.”
Thursday, September 29, 2016
U journalism students partake in debate convo A handful of journalism students and professors watched and discussed the coverage of the first presidential debate.
Earthworms could harm forest floors BY MELISSA STEINKEN msteinken@mndaily.com
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A group of journalism students watch the first presidential debate in Murphy Hall on Tuesday. The students gathered to watch and discuss the debates while enjoying pizza and beverages. BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com
As Donald Tr ump praised the ef ficacy of stop-and-frisk methods in the U.S., a student at the University of Minnesota couldn’t help but speak up. “That’s a lie!” shouted Brittany Robb, a journalism graduate student. Tr ump ignored her comment and kept speaking. Robb was watching Monday’s debate on a projector screen in the University of Minnesota’s Murphy Hall with a handful of journalism students and professors, including pr ofessor Chris Ter r y, who organized the viewing. Hesaid he wanted to cut out the “mainstream view” and focus on a lear ning experience for journalism students. “To me, I don’t think the journalists are doing a ver y good job of covering the election … its become sor t of a popularity contest,” he said. Monday’s debate was the first time Hillar y
Clinton and Donald Trump duked it out on the same stage which some news organizations reported could help decide the election. Ter r y was joined by professor Chris Ison, who said there have been instances of poor jour nalism this election season. “If potential voters really care, they can go out and find really good journalism with all these key issues,” he said. “Being informed means you can’t just be a passive news consumer.” To N a s h M e e k e r, a journalism junior, the debate was a tur ning point in his voting decision because he was unsure who to suppor t after Ber nie Sanders left the race. “It was still really reassuring some of the issues got raised and resolved to some extent,” he said. Nash said after the debate he was swayed to vote for Hillar y Clinton in November. The viewing par ty was put together last minute by Ter r y, who said he came up with the idea
“If potential voters really care, they can go out and find really good journalism with all these key issues.” CHRIS ISON Journalism professor
last Friday. “It seemed like a great oppor tunity to share in a collective experience,” he said. “We’re jour nalism people. These ar e things we should talk about.” After the debate was over, Ter r y and Ison led some group discussion about the debate. Ter r y felt it was cutand-dr y that Clinton had won the debate and questioned Trump’s coaching. To w a r d t h e e n d o f the night, Ison asked if anyone felt they lear ned anything about the candidates’ positions during the debate. No one raised their hand.
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The night crawler — an ear thworm native to Europe — first wriggled its way to Minnesotan soil as fishing bait but now presents a serious risk to forests. University of Minnesota researchers recently completed a 16 year study which found that ear thwor ms disrupt a forest’s black and spongy top layer of soil called the litter layer. Leaf litter keeps the soil moist and warm, gives shelter for small creatures and protects tree roots. The earthworms move through layers of soil, eating dead matter such as leaves and seeds, making the soil dry, brittle and susceptible to droughts. University researcher Lee Frelich tracked the spread of European earthworms for about 16 years. “It’s too late,” Frelich said of the worms’ spread. “If you can’t change a situation, learn to adapt and get along with it.” He said European settlers brought the worms to America in their planting sod and nursery plants. Frelich said the worms’ impact on native ecosystems makes room for
invasive species like buckthorn, garlic mustard and wild honeysuckle to grow. “People don’t think it matters if they move soil around,” said Mari Car twright, environmental science, policy and management senior. Invasive plants such as buckthorn spread shade on the forest floor — effectively blocking out other plants in the same spaces, Cartwright said. “Buckthorn is really hard to get rid of and most people think it’s just a regular plant,” she said. But worms aren’t the only problem. When deer populations are high, their grazing of native plants also opens the soil for these invasive plants to colonize, said Bruce Carlson, Minnesota Biological Survey supervisor. “It’s a one-two knockout punch kind of thing,” Carlson said. Some native plants hurt by the worms are spring ephemerals, Pennsylvania sedges, goblin ferns and flowers such as violets and lady’s slipper orchids. It is possible that European organisms living in the soil such as
fungi, beetles, centipedes and millipedes have had more time to adapt and become better competitors, Frelich said. “In Europe, the same worms create the richest soil,” he said. Despite the slow natural pace of earthworms, humans have sped their spread with fishing, building and moving plants. Carlson said earthworms are helpful when used in gardening to turn soil nutrients, but many don’t realize these benefits don’t extend elsewhere. “Forests is where we see the biggest, most dramatic impact,” he said. Luke Ratgen, an environmental science senior, said he tried to clear buckthorn from his home, but to get rid of the invasive plant — whose growth is spurred by the worms — he had to cut its branches and dig up the roots. Now, other University researchers are studying European soil composition in Sweden and Estonia to compare to American soil. “These days, there’s always an invasive knocking at the door to get in someplace,” Carlson said.
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Some evacuation orders Israel solemnly prepares for Peres’ funeral lifted in California’s who we share this world by a Jewish ultranationalist in crowd to watch. with, who change the course 1995. The gover nment orSanta Cruz Mountains JERUSALEM — Israel of human histor y, not just Hillary Clinton is not at- dered that flags be flown at BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Some evacuations were lifted Wednesday as firefighters, aided by cooler weather, held back the progress of a wildfire burning through bone-dry brush and threatening hundreds of structures in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. Mandator y evacuations were lifted Wednesday for Santa Cruz County residents, but road closures remain in effect for non-residents. Evacuation orders remain in effect for neighboring Santa Clara County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. A 10-degree drop in temperatures and increased humidity stunted the 3.5-square-mile blaze’s growth over night. It remains 10 per cent contained. “Last night went great,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief Scott McLean said. “Granted, the fire did continue to burn. But the lower temperatures are going to be a big help.” It was among thr ee blazes burning in Northern Califor nia during a time of year when the droughtstricken state sees its largest and most damaging wildfires, state forestr y officials said. The blaze gutted at least one home and threatened 300 buildings, though it was not clear how many were homes or smaller structures. The area is dotted with marijuana growing operations, though the number of plants at risk is unclear. When Anthony Lopez retur ned to check on his home, which was still under an evacuation order, he was overjoyed to find dozens of his marijuana plants intact Tuesday.
Though the vast majority of California’s marijuana is planted north of San Francisco, growers still find remote, densely forested land popular places to cultivate pot. This summer, firefighters in nearby Monterey County rescued several pot farmers trapped for three days by a fast-moving wildfire. The growers said 900 plants were destroyed. No arrests were made after police said the evidence went up in smoke. This week, cooler temperatures and calmer winds were expected to help more than 1,000 firefighters battling the flames that flourished over days of withering heat, said Capt. Nick Wallingford of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “The cooling trend is very good news, but there’s still a big threat,” he said Wednesday. “Today, we’re really going on the offensive in fighting this fire.” It started Monday during a heat wave that brought low humidity and temperatures in the upper 90s to much of California. Norman Noble, 75, left the mountain home where he’s lived for a quarter-centur y as flames approached and fire trucks rolled in. “I evacuated ... because I didn’t want to get in anyone’s way,” he told the San Jose Mercury News, adding that he had no idea when he might be able to go back. North of San Francisco, another fire destroyed four houses in the small city of Petaluma on Tuesday. It ignited in grass near Highway 101, and the wind blew it into parched eucalyptus trees. Embers from the flaming trees landed on the roofs of 13 homes. Other property also was damaged, including burned backyard decks, sheds and windows, fire Battalion
on Wednesday mourned the death of Shimon Peres, a former president and prime minister whose life stor y mirrored that of the Jewish state, as the government began preparations for a funeral that is expected to bring together world leaders and dignitaries. Peres, celebrated around the world as a Nobel Prizewinning visionar y who pushed his country toward peace during a remarkable seven-decade career, died early Wednesday from complications from a stroke. He was 93. News of Peres’ death was met with an outpouring of tributes from around the world. “There are few people
through their role in human events, but because they expand our moral imagination and force us to expect more of ourselves. My friend Shimon was one of those people,” said President Barack Obama. The White House said Wednesday night that President Barack Obama will lead a U.S. delegation to Jerusalem to attend Peres’ funeral on Friday. Obama is among a highpowered group of world leaders, including Bill Clinton and French President Francois Hollande, attending what is expected to be the largest such gathering in Israel since the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated
tending, a campaign aide said on condition of anonymity as the aide was not authorized to discuss scheduling issues. Officials said Peres’ body would lie in state at the Knesset, or parliament, on Thursday to allow the public to pay final respects. On Friday mor ning, the casket will be taken from the Knesset to Mount Herzl, the countr y’s national cemetery, in Jerusalem, the government said. The ceremony will include eulogies and a procession to the cemetery’s VIP section for burial alongside most of the country’s past leaders. It said large screens would be set up around the cemetery to allow the expected huge
half-mast at all government institutions, military bases and police stations. It said helipads would be set up near Mount Herzl to allow easier access for visiting dignitaries and to prevent traffic jams. Peres’ son, Chemi, confirmed his death Wednesday morning to reporters gathered at the hospital where Peres had been treated since suffering a stroke on Sept. 13. “Our father’s legacy has always been to look to tomorrow,” he said. “We were privileged to be part of his private family, but today we sense that the entire nation of Israel and the global community share this great loss. We share this pain together.”
Obama hopeful anthem protests spark discussion BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOR T LEE, Va. — Asked by a service member to weigh in on some NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he hoped the controversy would spark Americans to listen to others’ concerns and not just go into separate corners. Obama’s wide-ranging town hall meeting with members of the nation’s militar y, taped for CNN, covered an array of hotbutton issues. A widow of a veteran who received poor care from the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to know why there wasn’t more accountability for some employees. A solider wanted to know how the gains he helped secure in Afghanistan would not be lost like some of those in Iraq. On the topic of the national anthem, Obama said
he hopes that those protesting recognize they do so under the blanket of protection provided by the nation’s men and women in uniform. But he also said, “We fight sometimes so that people can do things we disagree with.” Since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began protesting before NFL preseason games, citing racial injustice and police brutality, his movement has slowly spread across fields and courts in the U.S. “I want Mr. Kaepernick and others who are on a knee, I want them to listen to the pain that that may cause somebody who, for example, had a spouse or a child who was killed in combat and why it hur ts them to see somebody not standing,” Obama said. “But I also want people to think about the pain that he may be expressing about somebody who’s lost a loved one that they think was unfairly shot.”
Obama’s visit came as the White House confirmed that an additional 600 troops would be headed to Iraq. Obama noted that about 15,000 U.S. soldiers are in Iraq and Afghanistan still. He emphasized they are there to provide support and logistics, but not to serve as ground forces seizing territory from the Islamic State group. That job would be done by Iraqi forces, Obama said. “I am always mindful that anytime our men and women in uniform are in war theater, there is risk,” he said. On Syria, Obama said there isn’t a week that goes by that he doesn’t review the premises for the actions his administration has taken. He defended the decision not to send large numbers of U.S. troops into that country. He said the U.S. can’t stop a civil war without large numbers of troops, which could lead to overextending the U.S. military and the diverting of attention from other trouble
spots like Afghanistan. “It is in these situations where you have to make judgments about what is best for the national security interest of the United States, even through what you see is heartbreaking,” Obama said. Donna Coates, the widow of cancer victim Barr y Coates, told Obama she believed nothing at the Depar tment of Veterans Affairs has changed since he waited more than a year for a colonoscopy and subsequently died of cancer. He testified about his experience during a hearing on Capitol Hill before dying. She said holding people more accountable was a matter of life and death. Obama acknowledged “inexcusable problems” in a bureaucracy that became over whelmed as more troops came home. He said some VA employees have been fired.
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MUSIC
Chalk it up Minneapolis rock band Chalk releases record, plans new tour.
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
Hayley Swan Johnson practices with her band, Chalk, on Friday, Sept. 23. Chalk is releasing a new album, “Water,” on Oct. 22 with a release show at the Kitty Cat Klub.
BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com
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ard Times Cafe is the obvious center of our wilting college music scene. The bizarre ordering system, the pile of free second-rate thrift store junk and tables filled with bright-haired, angr y ar tists all scream, “You’r e not ‘authentic’ enough.” Most of the inter views that take place here are with baggy-eyed sensitive types that want to wax poetic about their droopy, bland ar t. While waiting for Chalk, an old man missing at least a dozen teeth sat at the table next to me. “F*** ear rings,” he said. The yokel with the discer ning eye immediately moved to a table in the cor ner where he could read his newspaper in peace. In walked Chalk. Singer and guitarist Michael Voller wore tight jeans, long curly blonde hair and an ear ring, albeit a less feminine one. Dr ummer For rest Fritz-
Storhaug had a massive Lemmy Kilmister-inspired beard and a Teamsters cap on. I mentioned that my dad is a Teamster. “Really?” FritzStorhaug said. “I don’t even know what they are. I just got it from a thrift store because I like the word team.” Both sat down. The oldman began glaring at us. Chalk — or at least the seed of what would one day become the band — can trace its origins back 13 years. Voller met FritzStorhaug on the middle school playground. “We would just goof around and talk Snoop Dogg to one another,” Fritz-Storhaug said. “Like say the lyrics instead of rap them.” The Minneapolisraised childhood friends star ted getting into rock music around the same time. They bonded over a mutual love of totemic indie shlock rock gods like Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. “We would sit around and play PlayStation,” Voller said. “ … And then finally we would fool around and play music in [Fritz-
Storhaug’s] dad’s basement. We learned to rock out together and form that common language.” It’s the second time Voller has used the term “common language.” This idea is central to the band — the “language” that Voller and Fritz-Storhaug share is evident. They finish each others’ sentences. “When me and [FritzStorhaug] were kids our — ,” Voller said. “ — Our band name was Silver Pennies,” FritzStorhaug said. The two have been the only constant members of the band. Since its inception, Chalk has had a high tur nover rate with members coming and going at their leisure. Right now, the band includes bassist Sam Frederick, guitarist Anthony Casey and keyboardist Hayley Swan Johnson. “Sam and Hayley have only been in the band for a month,” Voller said. “So it’s really a new band sor t of.” Chalk’s newest record, “Water,” was recorded at Sound Galler y with Aaron Baum and Tony Schurbon. The album was mastered
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The band Chalk rehearses on Friday, Sept. 23, in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis.
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
Drummer Forrest Fritz-Storhaug and bassist Sam Frederick practice with their band Chalk on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis.
by R yan Olcott. An expansion of their previous sound, songs like “Future Sport” toe the textural line between Wilco and Beach House. “You can hear a lot of stuff in there,” Voller said. “We’re influenced by ar tists like Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Slowdive and Usher.”
“Water” will be released on Oct. 22 at the Kitty Cat Klub. The bands Wetter, Good Doom and Devata Daun will be suppor ting the bill. “Then we’re gonna go on tour,” Voller said. “It’s gonna be a Southern tour and it’ll look like just a big loop through the South. New Orleans and Texas —
places like that.” For now, the band is focusing on releasing their new record and possibly shopping it around to labels. “My main goal is to just make music into its own self-sustaining venture,” Voller said. “I’d basically like to make a living out of it.”
THEATER
What goes up Alessandro Sciarroni and his team evoke the “fragility of human experience” through juggling. BY GUNTHAR REISING gresing@mndaily.com
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n the hulking silence before the act began, a stern man told a girl to shut off her phone. The more awkward patrons giggled in the quiet. Stage lights revealed four men dressed in simple attir e. The on ly noise for the next five minutes came from a sin gle juggling pin slapping the palm of a man’s hand upon landing. The performance, needless to say, seemed to be made for the Walker. T h e s h o w , “UNTITLED_I will be there when you die,” had its Midwest premier on Friday and Saturday night. Choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni, four jugglers and a DJ joined forces for an hour-long meditation, endurance test and dance recital. “It was mesmerizing,” attendee and University of Minnesota alumni, Nel Rukavina, said. “It looked like they had three arms.”
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According to the Walker’s pamphlet, the show was aimed to “evoke the fragility of human existence.” The focus was on those per forming rather than the act itself. The jugglers’ expressions, relationships and failures were
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readily apparent to the audience. The act began with infantile simplicity as each juggler repeatedly tossed a single pin. The jugglers slowly progressed to two, then three pins. The first time a pin was
dropped seemed planned — like some sort of intentional commentar y on failure. However, as the act transitioned into a kaleidoscopic dance with 16 pins hanging in the air and the jugglers damp with
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Torija answered, “accepting that we are not perfect.” The show was not developed purely for awe — there was a presence of raw endurance not typical of juggling’s vaudeville ancestry. After an hour of complex and rigorous movements and patterns, it was clear that the “show” was now also a sporting event. Mistakes, recover y and pushing the human limit were necessar y for the enter tainment. Smiles were big — no stage faces necessar y. It was clear the show was still exciting for the performers. “I love the communication that we have. I love the energy of working with five others,” the show’s music composer and DJ Pablo Esber t Lilienfeld said. The show ended with the four performers weaving in and out in a human juggle as they passed 16 pins through conflicting trajectories. They har dly missed a beat.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
CULTURE to CONSUME /
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By Joe Cristo
Watch this:
Listen to this:
Watch this:
“Snowden”
“22, A Million”
New season of “Empire”
This film is clunky and overly sentimental, and Joseph GordonLevitt playing Edward Snowden is just downright funny. That being said, the film does an excellent job of discussing how Snowden was able to release the details of the NSA surveillance conspiracy. Director Oliver Stone always knows how to sculpt information in an approachable way.
Bon Iver’s long-awaited record is pretty incredible. Everyone knows the Midwestern singer-songwriter is one of the best recordmakers this side of the millennia, but this new record seeks to expand the boundaries. Choice cuts include: “29 #Strafford APTS” and “33 ‘GOD.’”
“Empire” is a must-watch. It’s decidedly decadent and purposefully over the top, all while adapting King Lear for the small screen in the most dramatic way possible. Last season left off with a cliff-hanger, so this season starts off with a boom.
MUSIC
FASHION
6 women, 6 lectures Designers inspire local New lecture series is playing the woman card — six times.
fashion scene
At Fashion Week Minnesota, it’s all about who you’re wearing and where you’re wearing it. BY MADELINE FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com
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BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com
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h istorian, a NASA astronaut, a TV personality, an NPR blogger, a creative director, an entrepreneur and an environmental journalist walk into an auditorium. What do all of these people have in common? For starters, they’re women. They have something to say, and they’re ready for people to listen. These women won’t all be taking the stage at the same time.There’s simply too much to be said, and they know better than to talk over one another. Instead, their voices will work together to form the new honors lecture series, “Six Women. Six Topics. Six Perspectives.” Installments will r un through April, and the first took place on Monday. Matt Bribitzer-Stull was hired in May to be the new director of the University Honors Program. One of his first orders of business was to curate non-course experiences for students where they could remain engaged outside of the classroom. He pitched the lecture series in his interview. Because speakers are usually booked six to 12
months in advance, organizers had to figure out who they could get on short notice. Bribitzer-Stull is good friends with NPR pop culture blogger Linda Holmes of Monkey See who agreed to take part in the series. The Honors Program has a partnership with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which offers an astronaut speaker every year. Friends of the Libraries got the New Yorker’s Elizabeth Kolbert on board, and things started to come together. “You’re sitting in an auditorium, so it feels like you’re going to a movie or performance. You’re with a more diverse group of people, and you have someone who’s coming to speak not for the purpose of a class or as a professor. There’s no inevitability of an upcoming test,” Bribitzer-Stull said. “It’s a way to get students thinking across disciplines.” The lecture series offers attendees the ability to engage directly with those they might not other wise have a chance to talk to. Allspeakers will be taking questions. The series’ first lecture took place Monday at Ted Mann Concert Hall. Macalester College histor y professor Karin Velez’s lecture
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titled “‘Well-Behaved Women (and Animals) Seldom Make History’: Questioning Behavior Standards in the History of Religion,” was the evening’s headline. Vélez’s main question, “How do well-behaved women make histor y?” was never soundly answered, and that was the point. Conversation tur ned from the world’s collective interpretation of Mar y as the ideal woman to the Gorgon Effect and jaguars. Of course, discussion followed. The next speaker featured in the series will be NASA’s Mar y Cleave. She’ll present her lecture, “Being a Woman at NASA in the 1980s and 90s” at Ted Mann Concert Hall on Oct. 25. Tickets are free. Though the events are ticketed one-by-one, Bribitzer-Stull suggests attending multiple and treating the series as a whole experience. “I [once] had Richard Wagner’s “T ristan und Isolde” mentioned in four classes in the same week … I’m hoping that through serendipity there will be some points of connection or commonality that draw together the experience of these lectures — just going to a class,” he said.
tep aside Vikings jerseys and puffy parkas — Minnesotan designers are redefining what Midwestern style can, and should, be. From Sept. 15-25, local creatives descended on Twin Cities streets and stages to celebrate Fashion Week Minnesota (FWMN). Events ranged from fashion shows to pop-up shops and a craft market. The program is currently in its third season. “We saw an opportunity to revive and refresh the fashion community,” said Sarah Edwards, FWMN co-founder, co-dir ector and event producer. “We s t a r t ed c on n ec t i n g a l l these dots — reaching out to people and gauging their interests.” Proving there’s more to fashion than whatever’s on the front page of Vogue, FWMN makes use of ar tists, photographers, designers and adver tisers to provide a well-rounded look at all of the talent the Twin Cities has to offer. “We’re tr ying to treat FWMN like a star t-up … we have to be really savvy, really smart with our decisions,” Edwards said. This year, FWMN gave two University of Minnesota apparel design students — one current and one alumni — a platform to showcase their work at the Envision fashion show on Sept. 24. “What’s interesting about their approach is the research aspect, even though it’s highly based in the industr y,” Ellie Hottinger, a 2013 graduate of the program, said. With an emphasis on research and strong faculty suppor t, the University’s program provides students with technical and experiential learning opportunities.
S p e n c e r Ve r s t e e g , a cur rent student in the apparel design program, was the youngest designer in the Envision show. Versteeg designed a collection aimed at providing an alternative to traditional women’s business styles. “I think that women in male-dominated professions tr y to be, and dress, like men. It got me thinking, ‘What would happen if they didn’t do that?’” Versteeg said. New shapes, textiles and leopard prints for business were focuses of his collection. Hottinger brought styles to the show from her line: Emah the Label. “I star ted doing it as
a way to have full creative control,” Hottinger said. Clothing design is an ar t form like any other — inspiration must strike from somewhere. “I was going through a couple of major changes in my life when I was creating my collection, so that car ried into the clothing … ver y organically,” Hottinger said. Fall 2016’s FWMN will not be the last — another installment is slated for spring. “ We ’ r e r e a l l y j u s t tr ying to help build a community,” Edwards said.
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
University of Minnesota alum Ellie Hottinger presented a collection from her brand, Emah The Label, at the Envision Fashion Show.
By Joe Cristo
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Standing Rock Benefit version 2.0
Tony Peachka Release Show with Half Tramp, the Florists and Daisy Chains
DEAR GAZA 2016
This is another fundraising effort for those who are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Entry is donation-based — anything from $5 to $10 is accepted. YONI YUM — one of the best local music acts — will play at the event.
Where Reverie Cafe + Bar, 1931 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis Hours Doors at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m. Cost $5
Tony Peachka is the hottest band in Minneapolis right now — blurring the line between punk rock and twee, their debut record is sure to make a lot of local “best of” lists this year. Untapped balladeer Half Tramp will kick off the show, punk rock trio the Florists will play second and power trio and elder statesmen Daisy Chains will round out the set. Get a copy while you still can.
Where Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis Hours 8 to 11:55 p.m. Cost $7
This is an annual event aimed at raising money for the ongoing plight on the Gaza strip. Music, art and food will be at the center of the all-day block party. Local acts like Tarik will debut and others such as Ayvah will bring their already popular sets to the stage. Last year, the event raised $20,000 for the cause. Come out and help them make it more this year.
Where 2401 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis Hours 3 to 10 p.m. Cost $10 to $20 donation accepted
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Sports
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lineman Brooks impresses in first Junior improves to game back after injury reach elite level
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Gophers running back Shannon Brooks holds firmly to the ball while getting taken down by Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 24 at TCF Bank Stadium.
Brooks rushed for 85 yards on 13 carries Saturday against the Rams. BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com
Minnesota’s r unning game has looked dif ferent from early last season when sophomore Shannon Brooks was coping with an injur y. With 85 r ushing yards and a touchdown, Brooks is now back on the ground and impressed with his season debut last week. “I was worried that he was going to be a little too excited to get out there because he is, he was,” said of fensive coordinator Jay Johnson. “I think he did a great job and kind of slowed things down a little bit and a lot of that sometimes takes a little tune up
because of footwork and things of that nature, but overall he did some good things.” Brooks’ 85 yards in the game against Colorado State is the fourth-highest total of his collegiate career. He said his ankle is feeling great after the game and several practices. “Just like how I expected, just keep doing light therapy on it,” Br ooks said. “Not really much you can do [because] the bone is healed. After playing, it felt great Sunday. We have a little small practice Sunday. I ran on it after the game, felt amazing. These last few days of practice it felt great running on it, too.” One of the more significant stats Brooks put up in his first game back was 13 carries. The mark against the Rams was more than he had in six of
“I think [Brooks] did a great job and kind of slowed things down a little bit and a lot of that sometimes takes a little tune up because of footwork and things of that nature, but overall he did some good things.” JAY JOHNSON Offensive coordinator
his games last year. Redshir t sophomore Rodney Smith still led the team in carries with 17 on the day. “They’re both awfully good, so it doesn’t matter which way it ends up,” said head coach Tracy Claeys. “[Smith] doesn’t get the credit for as tough a runner as he is — he’s awfully tough also. And [Brooks] showed he’s awfully good. We’ve got a great pair of those guys.” Minnesota cur r ently
has a good problem when it comes to its r unning game. Three dif ferent r unning backs have r ushed for at least 80 yards this year. Brooks is the leading rusher from last year, but Smith currently leads the team in yards for this season. Johnson said he is not opposed to using dif ferent sets to utilize the three healthy running backs. u See FOOTBALL Page 12
Senior Kolander leads on and off the field The captain has scored more goals than Minnesota has allowed. BY DOMINIC DAVIS ddavis@mndaily.com
Minnesota senior forward Simone Kolander is leading the Big Ten in goals going into the weekend match against Wisconsin, but she’s been proven to be a leader for the Gophers far beyond the numbers on the scoresheet. Kolander’s athletic ability and determination are big reasons why she has become a great forward for Minnesota.
“Her height and her length [make her unique compared to other forwards],” said associate head coach Kr ystle Seidel. “One of her biggest strengths is that she has incredible endurance.” Kolander’s potential was evident to Seidel early on. Seidel said it didn’t matter if she was playing soccer or basketball, Kolander showed she was tenacious and hungr y to make big plays. Kolander puts up a lot of minutes for the Gophers, but is still able to play at a high level every time she’s on the field. Her teammates said the for ward doesn’t just
walk the walk, she also sets an example for her teammates through her confidence. “Her ability to take people on 1v1 and combine with other players too like Kellie [McGahn] or April [Bockin] on the sideline; it’s just fun to watch because you can really see the confidence when she plays,” said senior goalie Mara Dougherty. Though she’s been a leader for Minnesota since she star ted, this year is bigger for Kolander off the field. The senior captain is focused on leadership and coaches and teammates say it is probably her
greatest quality. “What she does for our team is not just in the stats,” Seidel said. “Certainly, the goal scoring is a huge deal now for the second year in a row, but she’s our captain. She’s one of our big leaders. She’s one of our best communicators. She’s a problem solver. She brings the team together.” Kolander was named Big Ten For ward of the Year in 2015 and seems to be on track to win the award in 2016, but she’s mostly turned her attention to what her team can do as a whole. u See SOCCER Page 11
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Steven Richardson runs onto the field at TCF Bank Stadium Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. BY MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com
Before the Colorado State game, junior linebacker Jonathan Celestin said he told junior defensive tackle Steven Richardson that he owed him some tackles for a loss of yards (TFLs). Richardson took that to heart. The junior defensive lineman had one of his best career games that Saturday and totaled four TFLs to cause problems all day for Colorado State’s offense. A “disrupter,” as defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel calls him, Richardson has played at an elite level all season and has demonstrated his quickness on the pass-rush and run defense. “He was consistently in the backfield, and … that creates an issue that maybe some people don’t always count on, scheme-wise,” Sawvel said. “Having the ability to have a guy who can do that is a big benefit.” Richardson leads the team with five TFLs and is already closing in on his total of eight from last year. Richardson has stepped up since last year and has garnered large-scale attention. “I notice [the national attention],” Richardson said. “I send it to my mom. Made her smile a little bit, but it’s going to be a long season. Far away if anything happens.” Steve Palazzolo, a senior analyst at Pro Football Focus (PFF) — a website that grades every player on every play in the Football Bowl Subdivision — is one person who has noticed Richardson’s dominant start. PFF grades players on a 0-100 scale. Those who achieve a 90 or higher are considered elite. The 8589.9 players are regarded as high-quality. Richardson has earned an 89.0 overall grade by PFF this season which makes him the second best interior defensive lineman in the entire FBS. Palazzolo said Richardson has been good at stopping the run but has also disrupted opposing quarterbacks. “He’s r eally been a handful for centers and guards, penetrating, getting off blocks, disrupting running plays mostly, but also getting a lot of pressure on
the quarterback,” Palazzolo said. “He’s done a nice job in the run game and as a pass rusher.” Richardson was a much better defender against the pass rush instead of on the run defense last year, according to PFF. Even with his shor tcomings while defending the r un, Richardson still finished the 2015 season as Minnesota’s third best defensive player, according to PFF. Former linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and senior cor nerback Jalen Myrick were ahead of him. “Last year, he was just getting blocked a little bit more often,” Palazzolo said. “Whereas this year, he looks a step quicker in the gap, but he’s also able to stay low and get off blocks … I think he’s done a much better job this year finding the ball and disrupting the run game.” Richardson said he thinks he’s improved on his run defense as well by keeping his pads low and also focusing on the pass rush. Head coach Tracy Claeys, said he thinks it’s obvious why Richardson has gotten better defending the run: he’s finally healthy. The junior missed three games last year as he was nursing a calf injury. “[Richardson has] played well, especially against Colorado State. I don’t know if they recruited him or made him mad, whatever,” Claeys said. “He’s healthy, so he is a special talent, and hopefully, we can get that out of him ever y week and keep him healthy.” Height is often brought up when discussing Richardson. He is listed as six feet tall, the smallest defensive lineman on the team by two inches. Palazzolo said he believes that some NFL teams may overlook Richardson because of this. “It is early, and it’s tough to gauge him against the entire class … unfor tunately, he’s the type of guy that will get the undersized label and will probably end up as more of a late-round type of target for teams,” Palazzolo said. “I’d at least put him in that mid-round type of mix at least from what I’ve seen.”
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
VS MINNESOTA 3-0, 0-0 BIG TEN ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Gophers forward Simone Kolander drives the ball against Purdue at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Sept. 25, 2015.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
PENN STATE 2-2, 0-1 BIG TEN WHERE: University Park, Pa. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Minnesota Volley Squad girls sit on the side of the court on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Sports Pavillon.
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since, even after their daughter aged out of the program. The Volley Squad is composed each year of kids from the Twin Cities area. Boys and girls can join a waiting list for the opportunity to join the Volley Squad. Each of the 18 “Volley Squaders” are also paired with one of the 18 players on the team in a “big sister” program. Volley Squad members have the opportunity to take the court and high-five or hug their big sister after each match, win or lose.
“For the kids to interact with the players, it means the world to them,” Colm Griffin said. “The players, bless their hearts, are excited to be with the kids too.” The new members to the Volley Squad can be nervous for their new roles, but Colm Griffin said the jitters disappear once the girls get a match under their belts and start to connect with their “big sisters.” The girls and their respective “big sisters” have relationships just like any real sisters do once the ice is broken. Colm said the Gophers players often joke with the girls and ask them about boyfriends, which they — like any
little sister would — get defensive about. The pairings give the Volley Squaders a role model to look up to, while the players get a happy release from the rigors of collegiate volleyball. “It’s fun to have one who is there for you always, and gets excited to connect after the game with you,” said senior outside hitter Sarah Wilhite. “They do a great job and I’m happy to have them.” The kids are offered a pizza party with the team at the end of the season, and they get to play on the court for a while — a well-deserved reward for their hard work throughout the season. Even after Volley Squad
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members age out and players graduate, the relationships between big and little sisters can last. There is an end-ofthe-year banquet that is open to the public, where former players and Volley Squaders can reunite and give their ceremonial post-game hug to each other. Freshman outside hitter Alexis Hart was paired with a new member of the Volley Squad this season. Both rookies in their respective roles, they started off shyly, but their relationship has since grown. “She was kind of shy, and I’m talkative. But after a while I think we got used to each other, and she’s just so sweet,” Hart said.
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW
VS INDIANA 12-3, 1-1 BIG TEN
NO. 2 MINNESOTA 10-1, 2-0 BIG TEN WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bloomington, Ind.
VS NO. 2 MINNESOTA 10-1, 2-0 BIG TEN WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Sunday
NO. 14 PURDUE 11-2, 1-1 BIG TEN WHERE: West Lafayette, Ind. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Questions from the Other Side: PSU beat writer Sports reporter Jack White sat down with Andrew Rubin, who covers football and lacrosse for the Daily Collegian.
open, and they’ve been open, they’ve really had a good game except for Michigan. Defense, it’s been passing defense because all three starting linebackers are out at the moment.
had much to work with this year because defensive coordinators have really keyed in on him. The priority has been stopping him. The offensive coordinator gets him out of the backfield a lot.
Q: It’s been kind of an up and down year for Penn State so far. What are some positive and negative aspects of this team? A: I think before this weekend, an area that has been going well is the passing game. A lot of teams have been loading the box up to try to take Saquon Barkley out of the game, one of the better backs in the nation and probably the best back in the Big Ten. For the most part, they’ve done that. But that’s given them a lot of one-on-one matchups. When [Chris Godwin] and [DaeSean Hamilton] are
Q: Going of f Saquon Barkley, how has he looked different from last year? A: It’s been more of the same. I think the areas he’s improved upon is he’s been a lot better at picking up blitzes. Last year, in third and long situations, he wasn’t really a pass protector. Barkley has done a lot of third and long work [this year]. He’s been good at picking up blitzes. As far as running the ball, you still see something special. You still see the highlight reel. You see a couple from every game, but he hasn’t
Q: An article you wrote discussed how people have criticized Trace McSorely for not keeping the ball enough. Do you think he will start keeping the ball more in the future? A: I think it depends on what the defensive line gives him. I think Saquon Barkley is obviously a more gifted runner than him. Trace McSorely is a more gifted runner than Christian Hackenberg, but he is not at an elite running back level. If a defensive end really crashes down and there’s room on the outside, I think he’ll keep it, but I don’t
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this season. The Gophers have yet to lose a Big Ten match and could make a bigger run at the NCAA tournament, where the team fell in the second round last year. With her college soccer career nearing its end, Kolander has also thought about the legacy she’d like to leave behind at Minnesota. “I want my teammates to remember me as someone who was always encouraging and brought other players along with me,” Kolander said. “I want them to remember me as always really open and helping them to get better and always pushing myself to get better.”
Gophers begin conference play at Penn State
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Kolander leads the Gophers in goals with nine, more than Minnesota has allowed total. She has tallied four assists, but she credits the team’s ability as a unit for the offensive progress. “Having so many attacking options makes our team more dangerous as a whole,” said Kolander. “The of fensive thr eats come from ever ywhere and it changes ever y game.” The team hasn’t won a Big Ten title in Kolander’s time at Minnesota, but that goal might be in sight
SOCCER PREVIEW
VS NO. 8 MINNESOTA 9-2-1, 3-0-1 BIG TEN WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
WISCONSIN 4-4-4, 1-2-1 BIG TEN WHERE: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
The Gophers are preparing for a tough atmosphere at Beaver Stadium. BY MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com
The Gophers came out of their home-only nonconference schedule just the way they wanted: undefeated. Minnesota faces a bigger challenge though as the Gophers open up Big Ten play at Penn State — the first time Minnesota has played at the 106,572 person capacity stadium since 2009. “We’ve got some young guys who haven’t played in a place like that and for that to be their first away game as well, it’s going to be interesting,” said redshir t senior quar terback Mitch Leidner. “Hopefully this week in practice we will be able to get prepared for that. Got to get
know what his thought process is … And I think a part of the thought process is he’s not the biggest quarterback, so it’s probably going to be how much he gets hit.
intercepted. One of the things he’s done poorly is he holds the ball long at times and gets hit from the blindside. That didn’t happen last week for the first time [at Michigan].
Q: What have you liked from McSorely so far? I think on a down and down basis, he has done a really good job on going through his progression and finding a receiver. Joe Moorhead’s offense: 95 percent of plays are three receivers, a single tight end set and a lot of time Barkley or who’s … in the backfield is running an option. I think he’s done a good job of working through the second and third progression and finding that option. But at the same time, there has been plays where timing is off for receivers, he doesn’t have a back, he got
Q: Is the loss to Michigan more of a testament to how good Michigan is or how inconsistent Penn State has looked at times? A: I think it’s both because I think Michigan is a legitimate playoff contender and Penn State can’t even have that conversation right now. But I think with all the injuries they had, that contributed because Michigan rushed for over 300 yards on the ground. The backup … linebacker gets ejected for targeting and then you’re on to your third string linebacker that walked on. Then you have to burn a redshirt
ready to yell and scream and lose my voice that game.” Head coach Tracy Claeys said that in order to prepare for the atmosphere of Beaver Stadium, the team will practice with a speaker system that simulates crowd noise and blaring sounds. His concerns about the sound don’t lie with the defense but more on the offense, he said. “That’s my biggest concer n going on the road right now,” Claeys said. “Defensively, it’s not a problem. Most of the crowds are quiet on the road when you’re playing on defense.” The Penn State game will be the Gophers’ first regular season road game since Nov. 14, 2015 against Iowa. Redshir t junior tight end Nate Wozniak said it is tough to get acclimated when they have had so many consecutive home games. “I think the first
challenge is always kind of the atmosphere, getting used to going to a different team’s stadium,” he said. “Getting in there and getting settled during warmups is really important. I think that’s the only tough part.” Leidner said the team will draw on its past experiences from when Minnesota played at Michigan Stadium and Camp Randall Stadium to prepare the younger players for an atmosphere like Beaver Stadium. He said the key for playing well in those stadiums is preparing for it in practice and getting a good start on offense. “[You have to] make something happen to maybe quiet the crowd down a little bit or just get the offense’s confidence up and get other guys’ confidence up as you keep moving for ward throughout the game,” Leidner said. Sophomore running back Saquon Barkley led the Nittany Lions in rushing last
and play him for a bit because the third string linebacker had a knee injury. As far as how good they are … they got blown at last year at Michigan State, blown out last year at Ohio State. They go on the road against topfive teams, not at that level yet. Q: How do you think this Penn State team will stack up against the Gophers? I think it’s going to be a shootout because Penn State has not been able to get off the field much. This year, Pitt scored over 40 points. Michigan scored 49 points. Penn State is going to score a lot of points. I see a close, one-possession game. Q: Score prediction? A: 28-24 Penn State.
season and received second team All-Big Ten honors. Gophers linebacker Jonathan Celestin said the team is prepared for Barkley, as he sees some of Barkley’s qualities in the group of running backs Minnesota has. “I see a little bit of [Rodney Smith’s] shiftiness, [Shannon Brooks’] strong-ness, a little bit of [Kobe McCrar y’s] size,” Celestin said. “We see it ever y day in practice, so … we should be able to defend him well.” Penn State is coming off a 49-10 loss against No. 4 Michigan, but the team won both of its home games against Kent State and Temple. Claeys said he knows Penn State is a better team than what they showed against Michigan. “I don’t think any team deser ves to be judged by one game,” he said. “They spread the field on you and create problems … We will have to play awfully well in order to win on the road.”
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Gophers open season at home Friday Minnesota returns 19 players from last season and adds six rookies. BY TOMMY SLETTEN tsletten@mndaily.com
As the Gophers embark on a new season with different players, the team has the same goal: another national championship. While the Minnesota women’s hockey team lost some of its star players to graduation last year, the Gophers bring new, highcaliber athletes to the ice this season who are ready to mix things up with an already loaded roster. “We’re going to expect some pretty big things from these [players],” said head coach Brad Frost of the incoming freshmen. “Expect them to fit in really well with our whole team.” Minnesota returns last year’s leading scorer and second team All-American senior for ward and assistant captain Dani Cameranesi, as well as senior forward and assistant captain Kate Schipper, and senior defenseman and captain Lee Stecklein. The Gophers returned 19 players this season — eight of which were among the team’s top ten scorers last year. The team also has six freshmen on the roster, all of whom could provide an impact for the reigning national champions. T wo freshmen who should pay immediate dividends to Minnesota’s success are defenseman Patti Marshall and for ward Lindsay Agnew. “They’re both going to play significant roles for us,” Frost said. “In par ticular Patti on the blue line [is] somebody that’s going to fit in right away.” Marshall has achieved plenty in her career prior to joining the Gophers. The Thief River Falls, Minnesota native won three national championships with her high school, Shattuck-St. Mar y’s, and won two gold medals at
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Gophers defenseman Lee Stecklein snatches the puck from Minnesota State-Mankato’s Katie Johnson on Jan. 16, 2015 at Ridder Arena.
the IIHF Under-18 World Championships in 2015 and 2016. Marshall will join Stecklein on the blue line, along with four returning defensemen and fellow freshman Katie Robinson. Agnew, an Oakville, Ontario. native, looks to quickly get on the scoresheet for the Go-
phers and ease the pressure on experienced forwards. Agnew saw time on the Under-18 Canadian N a t i o n a l Te a m , w h e r e she won a silver medal at the 2015 IIHF U-18 World Championships. Agnew has already been tabbed as one of the Western Collegiate Hockey As-
sociation’s Preseason Rookies of the Year. Other notable additions for Minnesota’s of fensive contingent are forward and former U.S. Under-18 Team assistant captain Alex Woken and 2016 Minnesota Ms. Hockey semifinalist Kippin Keller. Agnew and Marshall both credit their elder
Ness bouncing back after injury The redshirt sophomore is a secondgeneration runner at the University. BY ALYSSA HODENFIELD ahodenfield@mndaily.com
Redshir t sophomor e Bailey Ness ser ves as a source of positive energy on the Gophers women’s cross countr y team, even through hardships in her career. Ness joined the team as a true freshman in 2014 and redshirted in 2015 due to an injur y. But she has returned this season and is ready to prove what she can do. “[Ness] has been awesome. I think as a tr ue freshman coming in, she really took off right off the bat,” said head coach Sarah Hopkins. “She was in our top nine right away and ran at the Big Ten meet and then ended up getting injured that next summer, so we kind of held her out last fall to get healthy and make sure that she was at her agame.” Though it’s only her third season at Minnesota, Ness is no stranger to Gophers athletics. Her father was on the
Minnesota men’s cross countr y team as well as the track and field team from 1980-1982, but Ness says her decision to come to the University of Minnesota was her own. “I started running when I was in seventh grade. My dad was obviously really into r unning, and I decided to tr y it,” said Ness. “I was considering a lot of other schools, but I chose here because of the coaches and the team and just because I wanted to be close to home.” Ness has fit in well with the cross countr y team in standings and has melded well with the team, socially. Ness, an “outgoing and c h a t t y ” t e a m m e m b e r, doesn’t take herself too seriously, and Hopkins said she helps create a great dynamic overall. “The team is ver y big which is great because you get to have a ton of dif ferent personalities and dif ferent people to hang out with all the time,” Ness said. “I feel like there’s just a lot of
energy. Ever ybody on the team is really fun and really nice. It’s just a good team to be on.” Ness was sidelined with an injur y last year and only ran four races unattached but said she’s happy to return to the spor t and challenge herself. Coach Hopkins agreed and said Ness could end up being one of the team’s key runners. “Our top four has been pr etty inter changeable most of the year,” Hopkins said. “I told her, ‘On any given day you could be our number one, and you’ve got to go in with that mentality that if you’re feeling good, tr y and lead the group.’ That’s how talented she is.” Ness has done well so far and placed four th at both the team’s annual Intrasquad Meet and Oz Memorial meet. She finished 85th at last weekend’s Roy Griak Invitational, and Hopkins said she has what it takes to be in the front of the group this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational. “I think she’s ready for a little bounce back from Griak,” Hopkins said.
WOMEN’S CC PREVIEW
UW Eau-Claire Blugold Invite WHEN: 4 p.m. Friday WHERE: Eau Claire, Wis.
Notre Dame Invitational WHEN: Friday WHERE: Notre Dame, Ind. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
“She’s feisty and competitive enough where usually coming of f of an average day she usually goes out and kills it, so we’ll see.” The teams will split the weekend with some at the Notre Dame Invitational and others at the Blugold Invite, and Ness said she’s excited to help lead the contingent headed to Indiana. “I just want to r un a fast 5K, and I want our team to show what we can do,” Ness said. “We’ve been on our home course a lot which is really hilly so it’s hard to get good times and show how good we tr uly are. It will be awesome to go to Notre Dame and have the opportunity to run on a flat, fast course.”
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“We’ve always flir ted with [two backs on the field] and I think it depends on the makeup of the game and what we are looking to do,” Johnson said. “Obviously those guys a r e t a l e n t e d and when they touch the ball, they do some good things. We’ve flir ted with it and I think it’s a wait and see.”
The three r unning backs have opened up holes for redshir t senior quar terback Mitch Leidner in the option game. Leidner has three r ushing touchdowns so f a r. L e i d n e r ’ s r u s h i n g touchdown last game was on a read option where he faked the handoff. “Yeah, you can see their confidence, you can see their leadership that they bring to practice,” Leidner said. “I know those are
guys that can pick up a huddle and give the O-line a lot of credit and make those guys feel good ever y single day when they’re out there hitting people nonstop.” Minnesota’s next game is its first in the Big Ten slate at Penn State. The entire Nittany Lions’ starting linebacker core is injured. Minnesota will likely go to the ground game on an injured Big Ten opponent. “I know that when you
watch them on film, they play hard and they have had some injur y dif ficulties at cer tain positions,” Johnson said. “You look at those guys up front and they bring a physical brand of football and play hard. This day and age, you have to be ready to go. We’ve got to improve upon things in order for us to perform well. That’s what we are tr ying to get accomplished this week.”
teammates as essential to helping them adjust to collegiate hockey and get comfortable with the team. “It’s been pretty good so far, Agnew said. “All the seniors have been helping out a lot, and it makes it easy when ever yone is so supportive. I think I’m fitting in more and more each game, each practice.”
Minnesota will have high expectations to live up to coming off of its seventh national championship, its fourth in five years. “Our goal each and ever y day is to get better,” Frost said. “It’s early in the season, and we’re going to look like a much different team come March than we are now.”
Motivation doesn’t always come on the course in Ryder Cup BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHASKA, Minn. — The U.S. has done almost everything to try and win a Ryder Cup again, including having Tiger Woods on the team as an assistant captain. So maybe bringing in Michael Phelps for an inspirational speech wasn’t too far of a stretch. Like Woods, he does know a little something about winning. “We had a very exciting talk from Michael Phelps,” U.S. captain Davis Love III said. “Michael talked to us a lot about the Olympic experience and Team USA and how much fun it was for him to have the four American golfers down there because he’s such a big golf fan.” Phelps might not be the last inspirational speaker the 12 players on the U.S. team hear this week. Ever since for mer President George W. Bush helped rally the 1999 team to a comeback victor y, they’ve become extremely fashionable. Love might even take a few tips from the speakers of past and present when he sends the team out Friday to try and break yet another losing streak in the Ryder Cup. “I don’t think I’m going to tell you what I’m going to tell them,” he said, “but if I was a football coach or a motivational coach, I’d tell my team that they are very, ver y good and to go play their best.” Actually, Love already did that in comments last week when he suggested this might be the greatest golf team ever. That certainly perked up the ears of the Europeans, who have won eight of the last 10 Ryder
Cups despite being decided underdogs in most of them. “At the end of the day, you don’t win Ryder Cups with your mouth, you know,” Sergio Garcia said. “You win them out there on the golf course. So that’s what we’ll see, which team is the best.” The Europeans are making no changes in the motivation department this time around, though, bringing in retired Irish rugby star Paul O’Connell to speak about the impor tance of teamwork on the pitch. Here’s a look back at a few motivational speakers in the Ryder Cup: REMEMBER THE ALAMO: The U.S. was getting beaten badly at Brookline Country Club, down 10-6 to the Europeans heading into the Sunday singles. Captain Ben Crenshaw gathered his charges the night before and brought in Bush, then governor of Texas, to tr y and inspire them to an improbable comeback. Bush didn’t really give a speech. He simply read the famous letter from the commander of the Alamo in 1836 that ended with “victory or death.” It wasn’t quite that extreme, but the U.S. players went out and won the first six singles matches en route to a comeback win that had players running around and screaming in glee at the 17th hole when the Cup was clinched. AILING SEVE: Seve Ballesteros was one of the best Ryder Cup players ever, a pivotal figure in turning the tide against the U.S. team. In 2010 he was recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor, but captain Colin Montgomerie still wanted him to be part of the team.
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PT ICE ARENA ATTENDANT AT MINNEHAHA ACADEMY. Dependable person who will assist w/ arena operation 1215 hrs/wk, Mid Oct-early March. Contact Bruce Peterson at 612-728-7788 Minnehaha Academy is an EEO/AA employer Shop Assistant. Minor furniture repair, prepare furniture for upholstery, deliver and pick up furniture. Basic woodworking skills and driver’s license required. 12 hrs/week flexible schedule. Email info@grahnsupholstery. com
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