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ATHLETICS

Experts at the U are part of an effort to standardize a definition for whole grains.

A pilot project is testing centralized digital course materials in University classes.

The nearly 30-year-old indoor football complex hosts three teams come spring.

Whole grain foods: a grainy definition u See PAGE 3

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Gophers need more space for facilities

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U changes preferred name policy Students’ preferred names will be included on all databases after a software upgrade in 2015.

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BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com

With no paying professional women’s hockey league in North America, players have limited options after college.

Beginning Februar y 2015, a technology upgrade will change University of Minnesota procedure so that class rosters include the preferred name of each student enrolled.

Students and employees who prefer to be addressed by a name other than their legal one have struggled with inconsistencies in the University’s naming procedure.

Currently, a student’s change in preferred name on One Stop isn’t recorded in some University databases. But as the University upgrades its websites during the Enterprise Systems Upgrade Program, changes will be registered across all systems.

Some transgender students have faced special difficulties in getting their preferred name and gender pronouns changed on class rosters.

Mira McDonald knows firsthand how u See NAMES Page 3

BASKETBALL

Gophers scrape

by Florida St. in overtime A missed buzzer-beater propelled Minnesota to the NIT final with a 67-64 win.

Top: Three-time Olympian and U graduate Natalie Darwitz instructs her private lesson student early Tuesday morning at the Eagan Civic Arena.

Above: Three-time Olympian and U graduate Noora Räty gathers pucks at the Eagan Civic Arena during a private lesson for a young goalie.

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rguably the best women’s goaltender in the world announced her conditional retirement Feb. 15, shor tly after her Finnish women’s hockey team fell out of Olympic medal contention.

For mer University of Minnesota netminder Noora Räty is 24, and possibly hasn’t even hit her prime.

But with no North American professional

league that pays, Räty posted a letter on Twitter announcing that she would hang up her skates for good if she couldn’t find a competitive league to play in.

“Asking players to work full time and then [train] like a pro athlete at the same time is just too much and unfair,” Räty wrote.

Her problem is one many women’s hockey players face after their college careers end.

In turn, players, coaches and fans are increasingly calling for a paid, professional North American league for women, but others still question its viability.

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I hope that someday, a women’s league would be able to grow into something where that could be our full-time job.

ANNE SCHLEPER Former Gophers defenseman and U.S. Olympian

BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com

NEW YORK — There’s no question the NCAA tournament provides the brightest stage in college basketball.

Still, the spotlights illuminating the Gophers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night weren’t too bad, either.

And on one of basketball’s most famous floors — which head coach Richard Pitino previously dubbed the Mecca of college basketball — his team’s stars shined as they gritted out an overtime victor y over Florida State.

Minnesota beat the Seminoles 67-64 in New York to advance to the National Invitation Tournament final.

The Gophers looked like they had the game wrapped up in regulation, but a pair of missed free throws by Malik Smith followed by a game-tying 3-pointer by Seminoles sophomore guard Devon Booker t sent the game to overtime. u See BASKETBALL Page 10

CITY GOVERNMENT

City may plug local ears Under a new ordinance, music venues would have to provide free earplugs to concertgoers.

BY T YLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com

A new city law might force music venues to give concertgoers’ ears a break.

The change would come in the form of free earplugs, which Minneapolis venues would have to provide under the new ordinance.

Some businesses disagree with the change, saying it’s unnecessary and could negatively af fect revenue, while other stakeholders say that providing free hearing protection is important.

A City Council committee Tuesday weighed the pros and cons of the proposal, introduced by Ward 3 City Councilman Jacob Frey, who represents neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota.

Hearing loss is a growing issue, Frey

said, especially for young people who listen to music throughout the day and go to loud concerts at night.

The ordinance would affect adult entertainment establishments and venues that host large performances. The businesses would provide earplugs to patrons only upon request.

Frey said the city is working with 3M to supply the earplugs at no cost for the af fected venues. Multiple hearing advocacy groups approached him to request the change, he said.

“People don’t realize the dangers of noise,” 3M business manager Jason Jones said at Tuesday’s meeting. “We see this as a great opportunity to help educate people.”

University speech, language and hearing sciences professor Rober t Schlauch said regular concertgoers risk temporar y hearing loss. He said he supports the city’s goal of educating people about the dangers of loud noise. u See EARPLUGS Page 5

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Concertgoers listen and dance to Night Moves at the Varsity Theater on Friday night. The proposed ordinance would require venues to provide earplugs to concert attendees.

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NATO allies pledge to bolster eastern defenses near Russia

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BRUSSELS — NATO foreign ministers moved Tuesday to beef up the defenses of front-line alliance members feeling menaced by a more assertive Russia, with Secretary of State John Kerry proclaiming the U.S. commitment to their security is “unwavering.”

The ministers from NATO’s 28 member nations also ordered suspension of all “practical civilian and militar y cooperation” with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, though they made sure a line of communication with the Kremlin remains open at the ambassadorial level.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, keystone of U.S. and European security since the end of World War II, is facing its most acute geopolitical crisis in years: the fallout from Moscow’s unilateral annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which the Obama administration and its allies condemn as a brazen, illegal land grab.

On T uesday, an estimated 35,000 to 40,000

Russian troops equipped with tanks, other armored vehicles and fixed and rotary wing aircraft remained positioned near the border with Ukraine, a NATO militar y of ficial told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.

The militar y of ficial described the Russian buildup as “a complete combat force” that was highly threatening to Ukraine.

Those troops, and future aggressive moves that Putin’s Kremlin may make, have become a troubling concern for NATO countries, especially the alliance’s eastern-most members — the Baltic states, Poland, and Romania, all of which were once in Moscow’s orbit.

To reassure those skittish allies, Ker r y told a news conference, the U.S. has already sent six F-15 fighters to per for m air patrols over the Baltic, deployed a dozen F-16s to Poland and dispatched the USS Tr uxtun, a guidedmissile destroyer, to the

Black Sea. “And more U.S. support is on the way,” Kerry said.

At the Tuesday afternoon meeting he attended with the foreign ministers, the secretar y said, “more allies pledged their own contributions to make sure ever y ally from the Baltic to the Black Sea feels secure.” He did not provide details.

A senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. was also likely to send a small team of soldiers to Europe and was encouraging NATO allies to contribute more aircraft to the Baltic air patrol mission.

Despite annexing Crimea, Putin and other Kremlin officials have said that Russia has no intention of invading other areas of Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted T uesday the Kremlin wants a “political settlement that would take interests and rights of the entire Ukrainian people into account.”

Meeting behind closed doors, Kerr y and his Canadian and European

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While NATO ordered the suspension of “all practical civilian and militar y cooperation” with Russia, Secretar y General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said later he thought some mutually beneficial cooperation programs with the Russians might continue, such as the project to train anti-narcotics personnel in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia.

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Industry group Palestinians resume seeks continuous bid for UN recognition flight tracking

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An aviation industr y group is creating a task force to make recommendations this year for continuously tracking commercial airliners because “we cannot let another aircraft simply vanish” like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

As low clouds, rain and choppy seas off western Australia hampered Tuesday’s hunt for the missing jet, the head of the operation warned that the 25-day-old search “could drag on for a long time,” and Malaysian investigators said they were scrutinizing the last-known conversation between the plane and ground control.

The search has turned up no sign of the Boeing 777, which vanished March 8 with 239 people aboard bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. A multinational team of aircraft and ships are searching the southern Indian Ocean for the plane, which disappeared from radar and veered off-course for reasons that are still unexplained.

The aviation mystery has highlighted the need for improvements in tracking aircraft and security, according to the International Air Transport Association, a trade association for the world’s airlines meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

“In a world where our every move seems to be tracked, there is disbelief that an aircraft could simply disappear,” said Tony Tyler, the director general of the group whose 240 member airlines carry 84 percent of all passengers and cargo worldwide.

“We cannot let another aircraft simply vanish,” he said in announcing the high-level task force to make recommendations on tracking commercial aircraft.

RAMALLAH, West Bank — In a surprise move that could derail U.S. peace efforts, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday resumed a campaign for further international recognition of a state of Palestine, despite a previous promise to suspend such efforts during nine months of negotiations with Israel.

Shortly after Abbas’ announcement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry canceled plans to return to the Middle East on Wednesday, but also said it’s “completely premature” to write off the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks he restarted in late July.

“We are continuing, even now ... to be engaged with both parties,” Kerry told a news conference in Brussels, where he was attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. “We urge both sides to show restraint while we work with them.”

There was no immediate Israeli comment. However, Abbas’ decision threw into doubt Israeli claims that a deal was emerging that would have extended Israel-Palestinian talks beyond an April 29 deadline and included the release of Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying on the U.S. for Israel in the 1980s.

It remained unclear whether Abbas’ dramatic announcement was a negotiating tactic or signaled a fundamental shift in strategy.

In a hastily convened ceremony televised live from his West Bank headquarters, Abbas signed applications for Palestinians to join to 15 international treaties and conventions.

Abbas said he was compelled to act because Israel had failed to carry out a promised release of Palestinian prisoners by the end of March.

At the same time, Abbas said he is not seeking a confrontation with the United States and remains determined to “reach a peaceful solution through negotiations” with Israel.

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Plant pathology graduate student Matthew Haas shows wheat plants growing Monday in the University’s Plant Growth Facilities.

Whole grain foods: a grainy definition Experts at the University are part of an international effort to standardize a definition for whole grain foods.

BY ALLISON KRONBERG akronberg@mndaily.com

Andrea Sandeen buys whole-grain foods like oatmeal and brown rice for their health benefits, but the math and philosophy junior said labels sometimes make it hard to distinguish which foods actually provide the benefits she’s looking for.

University of Minnesota exper ts from the Depar tment of Food Science and Nutrition want to change that. Researchers par ticipated in a multidisciplinary and international discussion in 2012 to develop a standar dized definition of a whole-grain food, the results of which were published late last month in the jour nal Advances in Nutrition.

It would be easier to make healthy choices if food was marked in a standard way and if education on whole grains was better, Sandeen said.

University exper ts agree.

Almost globally, the accepted definition is that whole grains are full kernels with an outer bran layer, a germ and an innermost endosperm. Some ex-

amples of whole grains include corn, oats, wild rice and whole-grain wheat, but the definition is still debated around the world.

“We’re still in this middle ground,” said University professor Joanne Slavin, who contributed to the international discussion. “It’s really hard to come up with definitions ever yone can agree on, and it’s frustrating sometimes.”

Creating national guidelines

The discussion happened at an oppor tune time, Slavin said.

Dietar y guidelines from the U.S. Depar tment of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture come out ever y five years, and the next set is due in 2015.

The depar tments often take debates among international exper ts, like the whole grains discussion, into consideration when writing these guidelines.

Following similar discussions in 2005, the agencies recommended that the U.S. Food and Dr ug Administration create labeling standards for saturated fats. About a year later, the FDA mandated labeling

U upgrades policy for preferred names Names u from Page 1

important the resolution is to the LGBT community.

When she was in a class last fall, the instructor called her by her birth name. Upon realizing her name change wasn’t registered on class lists, she had to tell each of her instructors individually that she identifies as transgender.

Though McDonald changed her prefer red name on One Stop, she said, University faculty and staff used it inconsistently.

Next year’s change is a step in the right direction, she said.

“It’s definitely going to [prevent] a lot of awkward situations for a lot of people in the future,” she said. “I think this is going to help out the LGBT community a lot.”

In addition to the database change, class lists will show only preferred names, so instructors cannot see

students’ legal names when taking attendance, said Ross Anderson, equality task force leader for the University’s Minnesota Public Interest Research Group chapter.

MPIRG worked with the Minnesota Student Association and the Queer Student Cultural Center in pushing University officials to amend the institution’s name change procedure.

The change was also encouraged by an MSA resolution drafted in Februar y, calling for students’ preferred names to appear on class lists and for University employees to address students by those names, said MSA intern and resolution author Abeer Syedah.

Originally, the upgrade to University websites was slated for completion in October 2014. But because the finish date was pushed back to Februar y 2015, administrators had the time necessar y to adapt the name change process, Anderson said.

“Nobody actually eats grains without turning them into a food. … There’s usually some sort of processing so that it’s consumable.”

COMPOSITION OF A WHOLE GRAIN BRAN

JOANNE SLAVIN University of Minnesota professor

ENDOSPERM foods with saturated fats.

The whole grains discussion recommended that a whole-grain product must contain at least 8 grams of whole grains in ever y 30 grams of food.

Slavin said deciding what constitutes a wholegrain food can be dif ficult after the grains are processed and changed.

For example, cor n goes through a different process to become popcorn than oats do to become oatmeal, or wheat grains do to become wheat bread.

“Nobody actually eats grains without tur ning them into a food. Horses eat oats, but people don’t eat oats … There’s usually some sort of processing so that it’s consumable,” she said.

Regulation is important, she said, because whole grains’ health benefits are impor tant to consider when shopping and planning meals. Studies have found that eating whole grains can lead to reduced risk for car diovascular

disease, diabetes and excess weight gain.

In 1992, the USDA created an illustration that’s familiar to most: the Food Guide Pyramid, with the bread, cereal rice and pasta group on the bottom.

There have been many advances since then, Slavin said, but many still rely on the model.

In 2011, the USDA implemented an alter native to the pyramid called MyPlate, which said grains should make up about onefourth of one’s diet and half of those grains should be whole.

Getting grains onto the plate

Aerospace engineering freshman Zach Dohmen said while he eats full grains when he can, the price is often an issue.

He generally buys white bread, a refined grain, because it’s cheaper.

“Most of the time, it’s whatever’s on sale,” he said. “If it’s bread with whole grains and it’s on

Whole grains are cereal grains that consist of the intact, ground, cracked or flaked kernel, which includes the bran, the germ and the innermost part of the kernel (the endosperm).

GERM SOURCE: UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

sale, then I’d probably get it over just normal white bread.”

As the government implements more standards for whole grains and more people consume them, Slavin said, the price will hopefully go down.

“For the most par t, I recommend whole grains to ever ybody,” said Boynton Health Ser vice nutritionist Maggie Vertalino.

Those with gluten-free diets have whole-grain choices, too, Ver talino said, like amaranth, brown rice and corn.

When looking for whole-grain foods, she said, students should look for “100 percent whole grain” in the first two or three ingredients listed on the label.

Slavin also said a Whole Grains Council stamp or at least 8 grams of whole grains per ser ving can indicate a whole-grain food in stores.

“Any time you give a clear guideline of what a whole grain is and examples, I think that will benefit consumers,” Vertalino said.

Venezuela issues new ID system

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CARACAS, Venezuela — Battling food shortages, the government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with extra muscle or the most dramatic step yet toward rationing in Venezuela, depending on who is describing it.

President Nicolas Maduro’s administration says the cards to track families’ purchases will foil people who stock up on groceries at subsidized prices and then illegally resell them for several times the amount.

Critics say it’s another sign the oil-rich Venezuelan economy is headed toward Cuba-style dysfunction.

Registration began Tuesday at more than 100 government-run supermarkets across the countr y. Working-class shoppers who sometimes endure hourslong lines at governmentrun stores to buy groceries at steeply reduced prices are welcoming the plan.

“The rich people have things all hoarded away,

and they pull the strings,” said Juan Rodriguez, who waited two hours to enter the government-run Abastos Bicentenario supermarket near downtown Caracas on Monday, and then waited another three hours to check out.

Rigid currency controls and a shortage of U.S. dollars make it increasingly difficult for Venezuelans to find impor ted basic products like milk, flour, toilet paper and cooking oil. Price controls don’t help either, with producers complaining that some goods are priced too low to make a profit and justify production.

As of January, more than a quar ter of basic staples were out of stock in Venezuelan stores, according to the central bank’s scarcity index. The shor tages are among the problems cited

by Maduro’s opponents who have been staging protests since mid-February.

Checkout workers at Abastos Bicentenario were taking down customers’ cellphone numbers Monday, to ensure they couldn’t return

for eight days. Shoppers said employees also banned purchases by minors, to stop parents from using their children to engage in hoarding, which the government calls “nervous buying.”

Rodriguez supports both measures.

“People who go shopping every day hurt us all,” he said, drawing approving nods from the friends he made over the course of his afternoon slowly snaking through the aisles with his oversized cart.

Reflecting Maduro’s increasingly militarized discourse against opponents he accuses of waging “economic war,” the government is calling the new program the “system of secure supply.”

Patrons will register with their fingerprints, and the new ID card will be linked to a computer system that monitors purchases. On Tuesday, Food Minister Felix Osorio said the process was of f to a smooth start. He says the system will sound an alarm when it detects suspicious purchasing patterns, bar-

ring people from buying the same goods ever y day.

But he also says the cards will be voluntar y, with incentives like discounts and entry into raffles for homes and cars.

Expressionless men with rifles patrolled the warehouse-size supermarket Monday as shoppers hurried by, focusing on grabbing meat and pantry items before they were gone.

Long shelves that should have been heaped with rice and coffee instead displayed six brands of ketchup.

There was plenty of frozen beef selling for 22.64 bolivars a kilogram — $3.59 at the official exchange rate, or 32 cents at the black market rate increasingly used in pricing goods.

A local consumer watchdog, the National User and Consumer Alliance, invokes the specter of Cuba’s str uggling economy and calls the ID program rationing by another name.

It predicts all Venezuelans without cards will soon be barred from shopping at state supermarkets.

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Digital materials could cut book costs A pilot project in several departments is testing cheap, centralized digital course materials in University classes.

BY VANESSA NYARKO vnyarko@mndaily.com

Course materials could soon become cheaper and more accessible at the University of Minnesota.

Several University departments are testing digital course packets in 81 class sections. If the pilot program takes of f, course materials could be sold online with all the same materials as their physical counterparts, but for a lower price.

Of ficials from the University Bookstor es, University Libraries, the Copyright Per missions Center, the College of Education and Human Development and Moodle are collaborating on the Digital Course Pack Pilot project in hopes of eventually providing online alternatives to printed course material packets.

“It combines dif ferent course-related materials into a single point of access,” said Wilson Librar y

reser ves coordinator Danika Stegeman, who is involved with the pilot program.

The Digital Course Pack Pilot project started small in fall 2012, with just seven course sections in CEHD. After finding some success with implementing iPads in its courses, CEHD began looking to expand how it offers content digitally, which led to the larger pilot program this year, said CEHD Information Technology Director Dave Ernst.

NBA owner Taylor signs letter to buy Star Tribune

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timber wolves owner and printing company billionaire Glen Taylor has signed a letter of intent to buy the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the newspaper announced Tuesday.

Details of the cash offer weren’t announced, and Taylor wouldn’t elaborate in an inter view with The Associated Press. He said he expected the deal to close in May following due diligence.

“I think it’s going to be a good business decision and also because it’s a Minnesota type of asset,” Taylor said. “I just think it’s something we can do ver y well in the state and get it back to private ownership and I think the challenge of it is something that just excites me.”

The sale would put Minnesota’s largest newspaper in the hands of one of the state’s richest men.

Forbes estimated Taylor’s net wor th to be $1.8 billion. Privately held Taylor

Corp. has 80 subsidiaries and 9,000 employees working in a range of printing and marketing businesses.

Taylor, 72, also owns the WNBA’s Minnesota L ynx.

Like many U.S. newspapers, the Star Tribune endured dif ficult financial times in the past decade.

It fell into bankr uptcy, emerging in 2009 under the ownership of its lenders. Wayzata Investment Par tners and GE Capital together own about 75 per cent of the Star Tribune.

The newspaper is in the midst of another transition. It recently sold much of its downtown real estate to make way for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, and the paper is planning to move to another downtown location.

Taylor first made a run at a minority share in the Star Tribune in 2009, saying at the time he thought it was impor tant to keep community ownership.

Taylor said Tuesday that didn’t happen because he didn’t see a path to full ownership.

“Today I’m in a position where I’m asking for, I’ll have 100 percent of the stock,” Taylor said. “That’s the way I run things.”

In a statement, Publisher and CEO Michael Klingensmith said selling to a long-term, local owner was the best situation for the Star Tribune. Taylor promised to be just that.

“I’m not a buyer and seller, and people who have been around me for a long time know that,” he said.

He said he wasn’t pursuing any other newspapers in any other states.

He also said he planned to keep cur rent managem e n t i n p l a c e . Ta y l o r did say he thinks he can help the Sta r T ribu ne impr ove its marketing by drawing on exper tise from some of his other companies.

Taylor would be the latest billionaire to acquire a major Americ a n n e w s p a p e r. A m a zon CEO Jef f Bezos bought the Washington Post last year for $250 million.

In the fall semester, 29 class sections with 610 students piloted digital course packs, according to a presentation on the project.

Students in that pilot program paid about $12 on average per pack, which resulted in savings of more than $30 compared to purchasing printed materials, the presentation said.

The digital course pack pilot was free to create because the University’s electronic reser ves system — which maintains the school’s digital librar y — became open-sourced, said e-lear ning librarian

Kristi Jensen.

The University Bookstores cur rently sells digital course packs for cer tain class sections on its website. Jensen praised the Bookstores for being innovative in providing materials and saving students money.

“We’re lucky to have an independent college bookstore that’s aligned with the mission of the University,” she said.

Licensing issues fixed When students buy printed course packets, Stegeman said, they sometimes pay licensing costs a

second time for materials University Libraries already have permission to use.

Pilot program of ficials found this added to the cost of printed course packs, so they’re working with the University’s Copyright Permissions Center, which takes care of licensing for instructors. By streamlining the permissions process to one of fice, Stegeman said, course pack costs could be lowered.

“We realized that it was a thing we could fix to make these things available in just one place instead of having them in separate places,” she said.

Activist group: Death toll of conflict in Syria reaches 150,344

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT — The death toll in Syria’s three-year conflict has exceeded 150,000, an activist group said Tuesday as fighting raged across the countr y, including an attack in the north that killed at least 31 people including 9 children.

The Britain-based Syrian Obser vator y for Human Rights said that it has documented 150,344 deaths in the conflict that started in March 2011. The figure includes civilians, rebels, and members of the Syrian military. It also includes militiamen, fighting alongside President Bashar Assad’s forces and foreign fighters battling for Assad’s ouster on the rebels’ side.

The Obser vator y bases its tally on the information the group receives from a network of informants on the ground inside Syria.

In January, the U.N. said it had stopped updating its own tally of the Syrian dead because it can no longer verify the sources of information that led to its last count of at least 100,000 in late July.

Of the 150,344 people who died in the conflict, the majority — or 75,487 — were civilians, including 7,985 children and 5,266 women, The Obser vator y said. The number also includes 26,561 rebel fighters and 35,601 Syrian soldiers as well as 22, 879 Assadloyal fighters and 11,220 foreign fighters battling on the opposition side.

Tuesday’s attack in the nor thern town of Maaret al-Artiq came in the form of a barrel bombing — bom-

bardment with containers stuf fed with explosives rolled out of militar y helicopters, the Obser vator y said.

In Turkey, the Syrian’s main opposition bloc said its President, Ahmad alJarba, made a rare visit to Syria on Tuesday, meeting with rebels fighting Assad’s troops in the coastal province of Latakia — including the recently captured Christian-Armenian town of Kassab.

Assad’s family hails from Latakia, the scene of a fierce 11-day battle in which rebel groups including the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front have made significant gains. So far, they’ve captured a border crossing with Turkey and a tiny slice of the coast that gives them access to the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to Kassab, alJarba also toured Latakia’s rebel-held mountainous areas of Jabal al-Turkomen and Jabal al-Akrad, meeting with rebel commanders to assess the “latest plans and needs for the battle on the coast,” the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition said in a statement.

Syria’s uprising began with largely peace protests against Assad’s rule. It has since then evolved into a civil war with sectarian overtones, pitting predominantly Sunni Muslim rebels against Assad’s gover nment that is dominated by Alawites, a sect in Shiite Islam. On the opposition side, Islamic extremists, including foreign fighters and Syrian rebels who have taken up hard-line al-Qaida-style ideologies, have played an increasingly prominent role

among fighters, dampening the West’s support for the rebellion to overthrow Assad.

That has led to a backlash by Islamic brigades and more moderate rebels who launched a war against the al-Qaida breakaway group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Infighting has raged in the north for months and more than, 3,000 fighters have been killed in the rebel-on-rebel violence since the beginning of the year, according to activists. These deaths were not included in Observatory’s tally.

On Tuesday, The Obser vator y said fighting between Assad’s loyalist and the rebels was concentrated in several oppositionheld suburbs of the capital, Damascus, and the norther n province of Aleppo, where rebels have managed to hold on to large swaths of ter ritor y and whole districts of the city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest urban center and its commercial hub. The rebels captured them from government forces in a 2012 offensive.

The group also reported heavy clashes in the southern province of Daraa that is the birthplace of Syria’s uprising.

Syria’s of ficial SANA news agency said terrorists, a term state media uses for rebels, have fired mortars into a governmentheld district of Aleppo, killing five people and wounding 26 others. In Damascus, one person died and two were injured in separate mortar attacks on the capital’s districts of Zablatani and Abassyeen, SANA said.

Samsung denies stealing Apple tech

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An attorney for Samsung on Tuesday denied the company had stolen technology from Apple, saying the South Korean tech giant’s mobile devices contain Android software designed entirely by Google engineers.

Samsung attorney Peter Quinn told jurors in his opening statement at the patent infringement trial that Apple is a great company but doesn’t own everything, and its claims are unfounded.

The finger-pointing took place in U.S. District Court in San Jose, where, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are accusing each other of stealing ideas from each other.

If Apple prevails, the cost to Samsung could top $2 billion. Apple’s costs, if it loses the litigation, were expected to be about $6 million.

The trial marks the latest round in a long-r unning, worldwide series of lawsuits between the two tech giants over mobile devices.

Quinn told jurors that Apple’s gripe is with Android, a Google-developed smar tphone operating system that now makes up about 70 percent of the global market.

“Not one of the accused features on this phone was designed, much less copied, by anyone at Samsung,” Quinn said. “The

accused features on this phone were developed independently by some of the software engineers at Google, up the road in Mountain View.”

Apple’s lawyer Harold McElhinny had anticipated the tactic.

“Don’t be misled by that,” he said in his opening statement. “This case is not about Google. It is Samsung that has made the decision to copy these features, it is Samsung, not Google, that chooses to put these features into their phones, and it is Samsung that has made the decision to keep on infringing on Apple’s patents.”

Google Inc. declined to comment on the controversy Tuesday.

In his opening statement, McElhinny asked jurors to remember where they were on Jan. 9, 2007, and he shared video of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs proudly unveiling the iPhone to cheering crowds that day in San Francisco.

“Samsung went far beyond competitive intelligence and crossed into the dark side of intentionally copying,” McElhinny said.

Quinn countered that Apple is claiming overly broad rights to ideas.

“They don’t own the only way to search on a phone, they don’t own the only way to sync, they don’t own the only way to unlock with a swipe,” he said.

Consumers may end up paying the ultimate price in the case. Exper ts say

the litigation could lead to more expensive smar tphones and devices, and slow the overall pace of mobile innovation.

Rutgers Law School professor Michael A. Carrier said the litigation is “a drain on employees’ time and could lead to companies reinventing the wheel to tr y to steer clear of patents.”

Apple is accusing Samsung of infringing on five patents on newer devices, including Galaxy smar tphones and tablets. Spec i f i c a l l y, A p p l e c l a i m s Samsung stole a “tap-fromsearch” technology that allows someone searching for a telephone number or address on the Web to tap on the results to call the number or put the address into a map. In addition, Apple says Samsung copied “slide to unlock,” which allows users to swipe the face of their smartphone to use it.

In a counterclaim, Samsung says Apple stole two of its ideas and used them for iPhones and iPads, including a wireless technology system that speeds up sending and receiving data.

Apple is demanding that Samsung pay an average of $33 for each of the 37 million Samsung devices running software allegedly conceived by Apple, and $40 per high-end device.

The figure is well above other precedents, but Apple’s legal team said it’s fair compensation for the losses.

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Erik Funk, co-owner of the Triple Rock Social Club near the University’s West Bank, said that by implementing the change, the city would be spending energy and money to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. The venue already provides earplugs for less than $1, he said.

First Avenue also currently sells earplugs, and it would suffer a $4,000 loss annually if the ordinance was implemented, Carol Miller, Seville Operations LLC director of operations, said at the meeting.

“This ordinance would remove a revenue stream,” Miller said. “Any loss to our

revenue stream is unacceptable.”

Frey said the majority of businesses he talked to wouldn’t significantly lose money with the change — and concertgoers would be more likely to use the earplugs if they’re free.

Cinema and media culture junior Andre Boone said he frequents live shows and has considered bringing earplugs to combat the loud noise.

Performers often protect their own ears while they’re playing, he said, so it makes sense to give fans the chance to do the same.

Schlauch said animal research shows that exposure to loud noise causes significant damage to the auditory nerve, which could lead to

“People don’t realize the dangers of noise. We see this as a great opportunity to help educate people.”

ST. PAUL — A total of 169,251 Minnesota residents signed up for health insurance coverage by the end of the first open enrollment period, state officials said Tuesday, exceeding the goal set after the troubled launch of the website in October.

Scott Leitz, interim CEO of the MNsure exchange, said that number will grow as people who began the process by Monday night’s deadline complete enrollment.

“Today marks the beginning of a new era of health coverage for Minnesotans.

We have tur ned the corner and are able to provide Minnesotans with quality, affordable coverage — many for the first time ever,” Leitz told reporters.

Computer glitches and long call center waits frus-

trated many consumers in the first months after the online health care marketplace went live Oct. 1. Leitz said one of their priorities is a better experience for shoppers next time.

Minnesota was one of 14 states plus the District of Columbia that opted to set up their own exchanges instead of sending their citizens into the federal exchange. MNsure’s board in October set a goal of 135,000 signups.

Leitz said MNsure will continue its outreach to the “young invincibles,” the younger, healthier adults whose participation will be crucial for keeping premium rates affordable.

He said ef for ts to target them in the final days of the inaugural enrollment period paid off, and they’ll remain a focus as MNsure develops its marketing campaign for the next open

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a decreased ability to distinguish different sounds.

“Providing earplugs at these venues, I think, is an important consideration,” he said at the meeting.

Although there’s no guarantee that patrons will take advantage of the free hearing protection, Boone said he thinks concertgoers should at least have the option.

“They’re there if they want them,” Frey said.

The proposal, which the

169,251 Minnesotans sign up for MNsure; goal far surpassed

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enrollment season, which opens Nov. 15.

In the meantime, Leitz said, many Minnesotans can still use the exchange to enroll. They include people eligible for the public Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs, members of American Indian tribes, small business owners, and people who experience a “life event” such as a change in jobs, marriage or the birth of a child.

Leitz said more than 36,000 people filled out “enrollment attempt” forms just ahead of the deadline to gain more time to complete the process and avoid federal tax penalties. MNsure hasn’t deter mined how many of them filled out the forms as a precaution but managed to enroll, he said, but he expects many will be added to the final tally.

committee amended Tuesday so the free earplugs would be strong enough to reduce noise but not distort it, is pending approval from the City Council in upcoming weeks. Frey said if the ordinance passes, Minneapolis would be one of the first cities in the nation to offer the amenity.

“All the businesses need to do is take that box of earplugs and not throw them in the trash can,” he said.

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Minnesota angler pleads guilty in lake trout case

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — A contrite Minnesota angler pleaded guilty to breaking Canadian fishing laws and paid a fine for exceeding his daily catch limit and keeping what other wise might have been world record lake trout.

Rob Scott, of Crane Lake, said Tuesday that he knew he was breaking the law by keeping the big fish, which he caught on the Ontario side of Lac la Croix on Feb. 8. It weighed an unof ficial 52 pounds, 3 ounces, which far exceeds the world record of just over 29 pounds for a lake trout caught with a tip-up, a hands-free ice fishing device that has a flag that pops up when a fish bites.

Because Scott caught the fish illegally, it won’t

be recognized as an official world record.

Scott said he pleaded guilty in Fort Frances, Ontario, on Friday and paid a $400 fine and $90 in court costs.

“This is what I did. I got caught. I done wrong,” he said.

Scott’s problem was that he had already kept a 4-pound lake trout on the day he landed the enormous fish. By law, he could kill only one per day. Ontario officers who saw the smaller fish when they checked Scott’s license earlier in the day realized he had broken the law after seeing news reports about the big fish. They asked their Minnesota counterparts to confiscate it.

Scott, who owns a resort on a nearby lake, said what he did would have

been legal on the Minnesota side of Lac la Croix, but he knew Ontario’s rules and holds no animosity against Canadian authorities.

Scott said he plans to have a replica made of the huge trout to hang on his wall.

And below it, Scott said, he plans to hang a 26 pounder he caught when he went back to the same spot Sunday.

The biggest trout could still end up stuf fed and mounted.

The Ontario Ministr y of Natural Resources typically holds seized fish for 30 days after a case is resolved in case of any appeals then decides what to do with them, said Kevin Elliott, enforcement operations supervisor in Fort Frances.

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STUDENT LIFE

Support free speech at the University Scott Petty for GAPSA president SDS seeks to stop Condoleezza Rice from speaking at an event on campus.

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igher education institutions like the University of Minnesota widely emphasize the importance of diversity. This is why I am positively flummoxed that some members of the University community do not seem to think this value extends to diversity of perspective and diversity of opinion.

Students for a Democratic Society has requested that the University Faculty Senate vote on a resolution to rescind a speaking invitation to former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The SDS resolution to the Faculty Senate protests Rice’s legitimacy to speak at the University on several grounds, but two relate to Rice’s link to the George W. Bush administration. First, it claims she may have aided the Bush administration in misleading the public about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Second, it claims she

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presumably condoned the administration’s controversial interrogation techniques.

The idea that the Bush administration lied about the presence of WMDs in Iraq is nothing more than an antiquated conspiracy theory.

Many prominent U.S. government officials made similar claims around the time of the 2003 invasion in Iraq.

These include Al Gore, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden. The list of experts and government officials who supported the Bush administration’s sentiment is long. If we’re to believe that the Bush administration and, by extension, Rice, lied to the American people, then this conspiracy theory just got a whole lot

more elaborate.

As secretary of state, Rice likely played no par t in the authorization of enhanced inter rogation techniques.

The resolution before the University Faculty Senate recognizes this by saying, “Condoleezza Rice, at the ver y least, condoned the Bush administration’s policy.” When you realize the frivolity of this claim, it’s hard to understand this resolution at all. Apparently, the University should forbid Rice from speaking because she condoned a certain policy.

Legal experts and government of ficials still disagree on calling waterboarding torture, which the resolution explicitly references. Rice is guilty of holding a view on one side of this issue. Does this make her unwor thy of speaking at the University?

Setting aside the baseless claims about lies from the Bush administration, it’s still absurd. The resolution boils down to this: We think the University Faculty Senate should remove the platform to speak for those with whom we disagree. Forget civilized

DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 122,353- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,418 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN

discourse, forget tolerance, forget the free exchange of ideas. This is the value that SDS is endorsing: Only our opinion is wor thy of being heard on campus.

It’s all the more outlandish given that Rice is not coming to the University to talk about war tragedies, international law or interrogation practices. The subject of her lecture is on overcoming adversity and promoting civil rights.

It goes without saying that Rice is one of the most successful minority women in American histor y. She is a black woman who grew up in 1950s and 1960s Birmingham, Ala. She went on to attend graduate school at the University of Notre Dame, become a professor at Stanford University and hold one of the most prestigious political offices in the world. One can assume she has a great deal to say about triumph and success when beset with obstacles.

Derek Olson welcomes comments at dolson@mndaily.com.

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Crafting the case against Green family Hobby Lobby owners’ religious freedom cannot come at the expense of their employees’ rights.

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tus revoked for the next year.

To s o m e , t h i s m a y seem extreme, but this type of reaction is not unheard of from the fees committee. For example, a few years ago, Students for a Democratic Society had its recognition as a student group revoked because we hung some banners during convocation.

Unless the University takes dramatic action now to punish CFACT’s act of plagiarism, it will only be illustrating its longexisting political bias. For years, left-leaning student groups and non-white cultural centers have been punished with a heavy hand, while right-wing groups on campus have been handled with kid gloves.

So, I ask: Is free speech, albeit disruptive, more serious a crime than plagiarism? What does this case show about the University’s real attitude toward plagiarism? What kind of “punishment” is an $18,700 check?

If only all of us could be punished like that — maybe then we could af ford tuition.

he devout S o u ther n Baptist family who owns the Hobby Lobby made its case for religious freedom on behalf of its company before the U.S. LUIS RUUSKA Supreme Cour t columnist last Tuesday.

Because the Green family believes human life begins at the moment of conception, it is fighting the stipulation in the Af fordable Care Act that directs employers to provide all forms of contraception to their employees at no cost.

Although it doesn’t take issue with most forms of bir th control, the family is opposed to emergency contraceptives such as Plan B One-Step and IUDs. The Greens have said of fering these types of contraception implicates them in committing abortions.

The argument rests on the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which the family argues justifies its refusal to provide certain types of birth control to employees.

Though the Supreme Court has yet to rule on this case, with several devout Catholics on the bench, it would not be surprising if the cour t rules in the Green family’s favor.

Regardless of the r uling, the Green family can’t have it both ways in the cour t of public opinion.

The Greens cannot be advocates for religious freedom and violate the religious freedom of their 13,000 employees whose ethical or religious codes are likely numerous and diverse and may allow them to use emergency contraceptives.

Additionally, Hobby Lobby is not a person. Any personification of the family-owned corporation is just a façade for their own beliefs and biases.

It would be ver y dangerous for the owners of Hobby Lobby to win their case and set a precedent for businesses nationwide.

If Hobby Lobby can refuse to cover contraceptives based on its owners’ religious principles, who’s to say what other companies might do in the name of religious freedom?

Matt Boynton Students for a Democratic Society

Luis Ruuska welcomes comments at lruuska@mndaily.com.

Maxwell Smith welcomes comments at msmith@mndaily.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Revoke CFACT’s student group status I lear ned something shocking from the Minnesota Daily last week about academic dishonesty at our university.

While plagiarism in many classes will result in a failing course grade and a disciplinar y repor t to the Of fice for Student Conduct and Academic Integrity, if you plagiarize as a conser vative student group applying for University of Minnesota funds, you will receive $18,700.

In last week’s Daily ar ticle “Final fees recs barely budge,” Student Ser vices Fees Committee student groups chair Benjamin Beutel plainly admitted that plagiarism took place in CFACT’s application.

CFACT, or Collegians for a Constr uctive To m o r r o w, h a s r e c e i v e d hundreds of thousands of dollars of the University’s money over the past few years, and this time, they had requested $188,000 of student ser vices fees.

But revelations about its dishonesty jeopardize the amount it will receive.

Despite dramatic cuts across the board to many student groups, and despite the accusation that

CFACT plagiarized the Minnesota Public Research Interest Group’s fees application, the fees committee decided to penalize the organization and allocate only $18,700 to CFACT for next year.

As a graduate student and teacher, I am absolutely appalled by this decision.

This is not a minor offense. The oversight, seriousness and strict protocol involved in applying for fees is a pain, but the process itself is meant to illustrate the impor tance of being organized, efficient and thoughtful in spending student fees.

CFACT was not organized, ef ficient or thoughtful in its application. It cheated its way into students’ pockets with another group’s work. This is a major affront to academic honesty.

Just as a student plagiarizing in a class would receive a zero on the assignment, CFACT, too, should receive zero funds from the SSFC for this year. Just as a student would have a repor t filed with the University and possibly be put on academic probation, CFACT should be watched extra carefully by the University’s oversight bodies from now on and should have its student group sta-

The University’s graduate student government needs a dedicated, transparent reformer for the future.

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niversity of Minnesota students can begin voting Wednesday for next year’s student government leadership.

This year, the Minnesota Daily Editorial Board endorses Scott Petty as the next president of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly for the next academic year.

Petty has been active in University student government for the past five years, most recently ser ving as vice president of the Council of Graduate Students. Petty ran a write-in campaign last year and garnered 35 percent of the vote.

While he is not as close to GAPSA’s leadership as challenger and GAPSA Vice President Alfonso Sintjago, Petty’s more distant relationship with GAPSA may be prove to be an advantage.

GAPSA has not been without controversy this past year, with the contentious election of its current president and COGS splitting from the group.

Petty told the board he plans to address GAPSA’s problems — which go back further than this year — by restructuring the voting power of the general assembly and executive board.

With funding cuts looming, Petty said he won’t take a stipend and he may cut other leadership stipends.

Sintjago has made admirable moves within GAPSA this year, including supporting the Council for International Graduate Students and a revised leadership structure. Students have two well-qualified candidates to choose from this year. However, given GAPSA’s tumultuous history, Petty has the strongest long-term approach in creating an efficient and fair student government body.

Rice deserves to speak at U Efforts to stop Condoleezza Rice’s visit threaten the University’s commitment to free speech.

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ondoleezza Rice is set to speak at Northrop Memorial Auditorium on April 17 as part of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series. The Carlson Family Foundation is funding the event.

Rice’s visit is sure to provoke dialogue, as most guests of her stature would. Unfortunately, a group of University of Minnesota students would rather stifle dialogue than promote it.

The Minnesota Daily reported Monday that Students for a Democratic Society requested the University Faculty Senate to vote on a resolution asking the Humphrey School to cancel Rice’s invitation.

In a Star Tribune opinion piece, SDS member Nick Theis wrote that Rice’s invitation to speak at the University “cannot go unchallenged” and explained his decision to submit a resolution calling for the University to rescind her invitation to speak.

Members of SDS had a similar reaction to Karl Rove, a former senior adviser to Bush, when he spoke at the University in 2010.

It’s unlikely the University Faculty Senate will entertain the request, and if it does, the request will not hold water. Efforts to keep Rice from speaking because students might not agree with her views or policy decisions threatens the University’s commitment to freedom of expression and fostering diverse opinions.

Theis goes on to say that by allowing Rice to speak, “we are indirectly but strongly endorsing” her work in the Bush administration. This notion misses the point of the lecture series, which aims to bring “provocative” speakers and spark conversation.

While students have expressed interest in discussing potential criminal conduct with Rice, it’s unlikely she’ll talk much about the war in Iraq or other conflicts. Rice will speak about overcoming discrimination she faced growing up.

We hope the audience is respectful and supports the University’s commitment to fostering diverse views.

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SURVIVING ON A STIPEND The best hope for a paying women’s league right now is the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. But the CWHL currently doesn’t pay its players.

“Everybody says we need to start a professional women’s hockey league,” CWHL Commissioner Brenda Andress said. “We already have — it’s called the CWHL. “What we need to do now is take the next steps in our professional league that starts to put the money into the players’ pockets.”

When the Olympics end, the top men’s hockey players return to the National Hockey League to compete for their respective teams.

The league minimum in the NHL is $550,000, and top players — like many of those competing in the Olympics — make millions each year.

That’s a far cry from the top female competitors, who make nothing beyond the stipend that some players receive from their national organizations, like USA Hockey.

“You can live on it, definitely, but it’s tough,” U.S. Olympian Anne Schleper said.

Schleper, a University of Minnesota alumna, spent a year after college with the Boston Blades, the only U.S.-based team currently competing in the CWHL. “I hope that someday, a women’s league would be able to grow into something where that could be our full-time job,” Schleper said.

That’s still at least a few years away.

Many players in the league have other occupations, from coaching to attending graduate school or other jobs.

“I think it’s coming. I don’t think it’s coming fast enough for me,” Blades head coach Digit Murphy said. “I wanted it to come yesterday, but I’ll continue to lead the charge to push to get these women paid.”

Räty, meanwhile, has instead turned to men’s hockey. She recently inked a deal to play for a second-tier Finnish men’s league next season, an opportunity she’s excited about.

“It’s going to be really good hockey — a big challenge,” Räty said. “As a girl, you can’t complain if your teammates are 20 guys.”

Unlike USA Hockey, Finland and many others countries don’t provide a stipend, which magnified Räty’s problem.

“We’re on our own, so you better have a job if you want to pay your rent and be able to buy food,” Räty said.

Leading up to the Olympics, a typical weekday had Räty waking up at 4:30 a.m. to give private lessons, training and coaching throughout the day, and then sleeping for four or five hours before repeating the process.

It was grueling.

At some point, players have to decide whether to stay in the game. Women’s players often bow out before men do — the average age of the 2014 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team was 27.3, whereas the women’s average age was 23.9.

Natalie Darwitz, the University of Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer and a three-time Olympian, had to decide whether to continue pursuing an elusive gold medal after the 2010 Olympics or move on with her life.

“Looking around at my friends outside hockey, they have full-time jobs, and they’re making good money, whereas I’m living off a stipend,” Darwitz recalled.

Her boyfriend, who is now her husband, had to work extra hours to help support them while Darwitz played.

“Those two and a half weeks are worth it, but it’s those other three and a half years that are really tough,” Darwitz said about the Olympics.

Gophers head coach Brad Frost, who has coached Darwitz and coached with

PATRICIA GROVER, DAILY Three-time Olympian Natalie Darwitz coaches students in private lessons early Tuesday morning at the Eagan Civic Arena.

The average age of the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team was 27.3, whereas the women’s average age was 23.9.

her, said she probably could have “trained for two months” and made the Olympic team.

“I look at Natalie and she’s somebody that retired way too early, in my opinion,” Frost said. “But it’s hard.”

Darwitz is now 30, and she most likely could have competed in Sochi.

But for elite women’s hockey players, financial concerns have forced players to quit their careers early.

“It was a really tough decision, but financially, it would have been really hard to make ends meet,” Darwitz said.

CREATING A VIABLE LEAGUE Aside from the Olympics and national team tournaments, opportunities to continue playing competitive hockey after college are sparse.

Hannah Brandt, a sophomore forward on the Gophers women’s hockey team, was second in the NCAA in points this season and stressed the importance of her education.

“I’m realistic. I’m a women’s hockey player,” Brandt said. “I’m not going to go anywhere with it, so I know that I need to do well in school [and] get good experience outside of school.”

There are other leagues around the world, but some question their level of competition. Räty wrote that she didn’t think the Russian women’s league would challenge her enough.

Because of this, the CWHL has become a hotspot for many of the top American and Canadian hockey players.

Founded in 2007, the league currently has five teams. This year, 24 CWHL players competed in the Olympics, including nine members of Team USA’s roster.

Players aren’t paid, but ice time, travel, officials, uniforms and more are covered.

In the next five years, Commissioner Andress hopes to be able to pay players.

“I think you’re going to see us grow in ways that most people never thought,” she said. “I think … people are going to be quite surprised at how successful we’re going to be.”

While the CWHL is relatively new, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the most prominent women’s sports league in North America, was founded in 1996.

Historically, National Basketball Association franchises have owned WNBA teams, though the leagues are starting to move apart.

This isn’t a model the CWHL and NHL plan to follow.

“The NBA has lost a ton of money in the WNBA,” said CWHL board member Caitlin Cahow, a former Boston Blades player and U.S. Olympian. “They lose it because they give a lot of money to the WNBA which … allows them to pay their players. [That’s] awesome, but it’s not sustainable for the teams.”

Instead, the CWHL is growing through a parity model in which the league owns the teams and disburses money equally.

This ensures quality competition and helps each team grow individually.

The CWHL is not the first women’s hockey league. The National Women’s Hockey League lasted from 1999 to 2007, and the Western Women’s Hockey League had an even shorter lifespan.

Andress said both leagues had a model in which individuals owned teams, creating equity issues.

“If those owners had more money, then the players would all go to the same team, so there’s always one strong team,” Andress said, adding that the CWHL’s model will help avoid similar problems.

In the league’s most recent playoffs, almost every game was decided by one goal, a sign that the parity model is working

as planned.

Though the eventual goal is to franchise the teams out, Cahow said they need to create teams that are sustainable on their own before that happens.

“Our league would absolutely fail if we didn’t grow solid grassroots sponsorship efforts in each local community around the teams,” Cahow said.

Currently, the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames have developed partnerships with the respective CWHL teams in their cities. But CWHL teams aren’t subsidized like WNBA teams.

“In order to have a meaningful partnership with an NHL program, we need to demonstrate that we can bring them something, too,” Cahow said. “We need to demonstrate that a professional women’s ice hockey team is going to contribute to their bottom line.

“I think what the NHL teams are starting to realize is that we really can.”

The NHL commissioned Val Ackerman, the first WNBA president and current Big East commissioner, to look at the state of women’s hockey in January 2011. The results have not been made public.

In February, however, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke on women’s hockey during the Olympics.

“The overall development of women’s hockey at the grassroots level through the college level isn’t at a point where a professional league is viable, but we very much believe in the importance of the women’s game,” Bettman told NBC Sports Network.

“It’s going to take some more time, more development. And, you know, we’re still trying to grow men’s hockey.”

A YOUNG SPORT, GROWING INTEREST Women’s hockey is relatively new compared to the men’s side. It became an Olympic sport in 1998.

Brown University created a college team in 1964, but the NCAA didn’t adopt an official women’s ice hockey championship until the 2000-01 season.

“Women’s hockey is still a fairly young sport, and unfortunately, as you look around the country in the college teams,

CWHL TEAM LOCATIONS CANADA Calgary Montreal Brampton

UNITED STATES

LAUREN DESTEN, DAILY FILE PHOTO Former Gophers forward Natalie Darwitz pushes the puck down the ice during a game against Brown on Jan. 14, 2005, at Ridder Arena.

Toronto

Boston

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AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE AT GOPHERS WOMEN’S 2,487 HOCKEY GAMES 1,815 1,308

1,126

‘13-’14

‘12-’13

‘11-’12

‘10-’11

‘09-’10

838

MARK VANCLEAVE , DAILY FILE PHOTO Minnesota forward Anne Schleper battles for the puck in a game against Bemidji State on Jan. 21, 2012, at Ridder Arena.

the attendance isn’t where it needs to be,” Gophers head coach Frost said.

Frost said both the fans and the media need to be on board for a professional league to be sustainable. That’s something the CWHL is well aware of.

“There’s not one NHL team that would exist right now if the fans didn’t go to the arena,” Andress said. “What matters is if the fan is coming to watch.”

The CWHL’s attendance has been relatively low, with usually only 100 to 200 fans per game. Televising games would be a crucial step for the league’s development.

“I think that what we need to do is, honestly, get television contracts,” Boston Blades head coach Murphy said. “There’s more than enough TV channels. The CWHL needs to invest in maybe more opportunities in the States and in the markets for television.”

Still, there’s some indication that interest in women’s hockey is growing, as attendance in NCAA Division I women’s hockey is on the rise.

This season, five programs averaged more than 1,000 fans per game, and two schools — Minnesota and Wisconsin — surpassed 2,000 fans on average.

Wisconsin also set an NCAA women’s hockey attendance record this season with 13,573 fans in its Fill the Bowl game, which was played at the Kohl Center against Minnesota.

The CWHL saw record attendance with an announced crowd of 5,000 at the Air Canada Centre in 2012. And this year’s Olympic gold-medal game between the U.S. and Canada had millions of viewers, reinforcing the interest in high-level women’s hockey.

The CWHL can also tap into a niche fan market, including mothers and daughters.

James Slagle, assistant director of marketing for University of Minnesota athletics and marketing manager for Gophers women’s hockey, said the school markets to a growing segment of girls’ youth hockey players in Minnesota.

That target audience includes girls’ youth hockey teams, but it also includes people that just like the sport and the competition, Slagle said.

USA Hockey Director of Women’s Hockey Reagan Carey said the number of registered female players has grown 10 percent in the past five years, while the number of youth players is up 20 percent.

Over the past decade, the growth is

CWHL VS. NHL SALARIES $550,000

DAILY FILE PHOTO Above: The Gophers women’s hockey team poses after winning the 2005 NCAA championship March 27, 2005, in Durham, N.H. COLE FEAGLER, DAILY FILE PHOTO Below: Olympic silver medalists Anne Schleper and Lee Stecklein attended the Gophers women’s hockey game against St. Cloud State in February.

$0 AVERAGE CWHL SALARY

MINIMUM ’13–’14 NHL SALARY

even more striking. In 2002-03, there were 45,971 registered female players in the U.S. In 2012-13, there were 65,700.

“We’ve got a lot of great progress to grow the sport, and that’s what is important,” Carey said. “If we saw any plateaus …

I think it would be a hard thing to sell, but in general, the more people we have participating, the more fans we’re going to have.”

The NHL, too, has tried to lend its support to women’s hockey.

“As part of our broader support of the women’s games, we look for ways to utilize our platforms … to positively influence the growth of the women’s game and engage these tremendous athletes with our fans,” Susan Cohig, NHL senior vice president of integrated marketing, said in an email statement.

EXPANSION

The CWHL has five teams, and Andress said expansion in the U.S. will come very soon.

The organization might also change its name to be more representative of all of North America. Andress said the league is looking into new names but has yet to officially decide on one.

If the league expands, the “State of Hockey” may be a logical place to do it.

Many elite players hail from the state, and Gophers women’s hockey attendance is on the rise.

This year, Minnesota led NCAA Division I programs with 2,487 fans per game.

There is some precedent for a professional team, too, as the Minnesota Whitecaps played in the Western Women’s

Hockey League.

Still, with the CWHL’s existing parity model, adding a team could drain other teams’ funds.

With that model, Murphy said it would make more sense to add a team in New England or in upstate New York because of the travel costs that come with having a team in the Midwest.

So while Minnesota might not be the next place for a team, elite Minnesotans still have the chance to continue their playing careers.

And someday, in the relatively near future, they might even be able to do it as a full-time job. “[We’re] ready for an explosion,” CWHL board member Cahow said, “and I think it’s going to happen soon.”

CWHL REGULAR SEASON TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2010-2011

2011-2012

3,935

5,350

3,680

3,424 2,797

2012-2013

2,800

4,873 2,805 2,329

2,148

2,176 1,300 Alberta

Boston

Montreal

Toronto

SOURCES: SOCHI 2014, CANADIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE, NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION, GOPHERSPORTS.COM INFOGRAPHICS AND LAYOUT BY MARIANA PELAEZ

Brampton

1,625

1,070 Alberta

Brampton

Boston

Montreal

Toronto

Burlington

Brampton

Boston

Montreal

Toronto

Burlington

1,269

1,141

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Gophers beat FSU, advance to NIT final

BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY

Minnesota guard DeAndre Mathieu drives past two Florida State defenders Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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It was fitting for the Gophers, who have liked doing things the hard way all season.

But unlike so many times in the regular season, Minnesota made enough plays to overcome its crucial mistakes.

Florida State senior guard Ian Miller’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer clanked off the back iron, securing the Gophers’ date with Southern Methodist University in the NIT final.

The Gophers hit their first six field goals of the game Tuesday to build a 17-6 lead less than six minutes into the game — one of their only offensive highlights on the night.

Minnesota shot just 39 percent from the field and struggled to generate offense of any kind.

So the game was left in the hands of Minnesota’s defense — an area that was so maligned for much of the

year but has been so solid in the NIT. The Gophers’ defense stood the test one more time, and they forced Florida State into 18 turnovers, while limiting the Seminoles to 38 percent shooting.

Minnesota was at a clear size disadvantage from the opening tip. Florida State featured the third-tallest roster in the nation, according to KenPom.com. And Minnesota played without starting center Elliott Eliason, who sat out with a left ankle injury.

The Gophers’ disadvantage seemed to grow with each whistle as their remaining big men — junior center Mo Walker and sophomore forward Joey King — dealt with foul trouble all evening.

Minnesota junior forward Oto Osenieks — who hadn’t played in the NIT because his career was presumed over after a knee injury — was thrust into heavy action. He played 32 minutes and contributed all over the floor.

Still, the guards, the unquestioned backbone of the Gophers all season, carried

MINNESOTA 67, FLORIDA STATE 64 Florida State Minnesota

20 40 4 — 64 30 30 7 — 67

FLORIDA STATE Reb FG FT O-T Ast PF Pts M-A M-A Player 2-6 2-4 0-0 Ojo 1 0 4 3-9 9-11 5-12 White 0 4 16 2-5 4-10 4-6 Bookert 3 3 13 1-3 1-3 4-6 Brandon 2 3 6 1-6 1-8 1-2 Thomas 0 5 3 2-2 0-0 Bojanovsky 2-2 0 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gilchrist 0 1 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 Smith 0 1 2 0-2 6-15 2-2 Miller 0 3 16 20-52 20-27 16-40 6 22 64 Total

MINNESOTA Reb FG FT O-T Ast PF Pts Player M-A M-A 2-6 Walker 1-7 7-10 1 4 9 0-2 King 1-1 0-0 0 5 3 4-5 Hollins, Au. 7-11 0-0 0 1 17 0-4 Hollins, An. 3-10 5-6 3 3 13 0-4 Mathieu 6-12 3-5 4 2 17 3-4 Osenieks 2-5 0-0 2 3 4 2-4 Buggs 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0-0 Ahanmisi 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0-2 Smith 0-4 1-4 1 2 1 0-0 McNeil 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 Total 21-54 16-25 12-33 12 23 67

the team down the stretch.

Whether it was Austin Hollins hitting a huge 3-pointer or DeAndre Mathieu getting to the rack for key buckets, the backcourt made the big plays that made the difference.

Mathieu, Austin Hollins and Andre Hollins combined to score 47 of the team’s 67 points.

BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY

The Gophers’ bench celebrates Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Minnesota defeated Florida State 67-64 in overtime to advance to the NIT final.

Pitino pulled out his blue suit with the white pinstripes — his favorite of the bunch — Tuesday night for the brightest stage of the season He’ll have to try to some-

how top it Thursday as Minnesota looks for a title to cap off the first year of his reign as head coach.

It’s a conundrum he’s likely happy to face.

SEE THE FULL STORY at mndaily.com/sports

FACILITIES

Gophers need more room Minnesota’s nearly 30-year-old football complex hosts three teams come spring.

BY SAM GORDON sgordon@mndaily.com

Gophers punter Peter Mortell caught a long snap and booted a moonshot toward the punt returner during last Thursday’s spring football practice at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

The return man didn’t have to move.

Mortell’s punt shtoinked off the ceiling, and chips of plaster floated dozens of feet down to the playing surface.

A few feet away, raindrops trickled through the leaky roof of the complex.

Built in 1985, the GibsonNagurski Football Complex is home to the football program, but it’s literally falling apart.

Still, it’s being used almost all day by multiple teams on campus.

Minnesota’s baseball and softball teams share the decrepit facility with the football team during the early months of the spring season.

The Gophers baseball team practiced at the

Metrodome for more than 25 years before leaving for Siebert Field last year.

A crippling winter, however, has made the new Siebert Field unplayable for most of the season thus far. That, coupled with the demolition of the Metrodome, leaves the Gibson-Nagurski Complex as the only viable indoor practice facility during the winter months.

Minnesota’s softball team, on the other hand, is more used to practicing at the crumbling complex — it’s been the team’s primary practice facility in recent years.

All things considered, though, it’s a wee bit crowded.

“You talk to [head baseball coach John Anderson] … our women’s softball coach, you talk to our soccer team — we’re all in here,” head football coach Jerry Kill said. “We got people practicing 8:30, 9:30, 10 [p.m.]”

University athletics administrators have worked with the baseball and softball teams to set up practice schedules that don’t interfere with spring football.

The Gophers baseball and softball teams have traded early afternoon and evening practice times this season, but

it’s still a hassle.

“We have people that are missing here and there for classes,” Gophers outfielder Bobby Juan said. “We almost never have the full team together for practice.”

The football team has a set spring practice schedule, and its needs are the first priority.

“It is part of the deal,” Anderson said. “You have to find out ways to do it. It’s not for the weak and the meek.”

Anderson said the facility limits what the baseball team can do at practice. His outfielders don’t get to play any real fly balls, batting practice is relegated to the batting cages, and hitters can’t track the ball’s trajectory nearly as well, making it tougher to monitor and fix swing mechanics.

Gophers head softball coach Jessica Allister said outfield work is a struggle for her players as well, but she said they’re able to set up a full infield and have relatively normal practices.

In general, softball fields are roughly two-thirds the size of most baseball fields.

Because of that, “we get everything else done that we need to do,” Allister said.

While the baseball team hosted Michigan State at Siebert Field last weekend,

HOLLY PETERSON, DAILY

A Gophers baseball player prepares for practice Tuesday night at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Minnesota’s baseball, softball and football teams share the facility.

the team still hasn’t practiced there this year.

And practicing inside is wearing on players and coaches.

“It’s depressing,” Anderson said. “You’re looking outside and it’s snowing out.

You just got to prepare and practice.”

The Star Tribune reported last week that the University is set to break ground on a new football practice facility this winter.

University athletics director Norwood Teague refuted the claim at a press conference last Friday. Teague did say there’s significant progress on the fundraising front for a $190 million facilities plan announced over the summer, but he gave no indication about a new football practice facility.

University President Eric Kaler also brushed off the Star Tribune reports.

“We haven’t nailed down either the price or the time,”

he told the Minnesota Daily on Tuesday.

Still, Kill was adamant about the need for a new facility, and he made it clear that his intentions are to get the ball rolling soon.

“If we get something built as fast as we can get it built, it takes pressure [off everyone because then] everybody’s got a place to work,” he said.

“We’ve all got to work together — every one of us.

We’re going to get that indoor [facility] sooner or later.”

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FOOTBALL

Travis wants starting spot Damarius Travis was a role player last year but has grown since then.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

Minnesota’s secondar y will be stacked next season, but that doesn’t mean junior safety Damarius Travis won’t be able to break into the starting lineup.

Travis started only two games last year, and the Gophers’ returning safeties, Cedric Thompson and Antonio Johnson, started most of the games at the position in 2013.

Travis is coming for his two teammates, though, because his goal is to start.

“It matters a lot to me,” he said. “I always wanted a starting role.”

Travis might not have to wait too much longer, because he’s become a much more polished player over the course of the offseason.

While he’s always been proficient at stopping the run, he’s taken huge strides in

defending against the pass.

“If we had to play a game next week, Damarius Travis would be starting,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said. “He’s the most improved [defensive back] by far.”

Travis expects more responsibility next year and is looking forward to an increase in playing time. Still, he said he knows he can’t rest because the defensive backs are solid across the board.

Thompson, who went back and watched film of all the Gophers’ games last season to prepare for the Texas Bowl, is the position group’s leader. He recorded a gamehigh 14 tackles in the contest.

Johnson played behind Thompson and recorded eight tackles and a forced fumble during the bowl game.

Travis, who will likely need to leapfrog Johnson in order to start next season, recorded just two tackles in the 21-17 loss to Syracuse in the Texas Bowl.

Those three players will likely head a strong safety corps next year, but the cor-

nerback position is even deeper.

It starts with Eric Murray, who’s turned into one of the best cornerbacks in the Big Ten. “You can throw potential out the door; that guy’s [already] a great player,” head coach Jerry Kill said. “He’ll play at the next level someday.”

Murray is likely a lock to start after leading Minnesota with 10 pass breakups last season. That other starting cornerback slot, vacated by NFL prospect Brock Vereen, is up for grabs.

While the top two candidates to start opposite Murray next season are coming off injuries, both have proven they’re plenty capable of being productive.

Briean Boddy-Calhoun tore his ACL in the second game of last season but returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown in the Gophers’ season-opening 5123 victory over UNLV. BoddyCalhoun received a medical redshirt and has two years of eligibility remaining.

“I think having two full years left is definitely gratifying for me,” Boddy-Calhoun said.

Derrick Wells is the other candidate to start. He played in 10 games as a junior last season but couldn’t shake lingering shoulder issues.

Wells had shoulder surgery after the season ended, and though he’s not practicing this spring, he should be ready to go in the fall.

Claeys said next year the secondary could be the strongest position group on the team.

“I think our success will be built around the secondary this next season and how well they play,” he said.

Claeys said he thinks the Gophers will be able to “get after” opponents more next season with their secondary, which Travis said he wants to be the best in the Big Ten. He wants a lot, and that desire could lead him to great things next year.

“When it’s my time, I’m going to shine,” Travis said.

“That’s what I want to do, and I want to be the starter.”

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY

Minnesota safety Damarius Travis backpedals Thursday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

BASEBALL

Gophers host Augsburg midweek Minnesota had to postpone its game with North Dakota State on Tuesday.

BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

Minnesota’s baseball team struggled Sunday afternoon. It lost two games and was outscored 20-0 in those two contests.

But with the addition of a game Wednesday, the Gophers will have a chance to put those losses behind them before their next Big Ten series.

Minnesota was scheduled to play a midweek

game against North Dakota State on Tuesday, but it was postponed because of weather.

The Gophers picked up a Wednesday game against Augsburg after the game was cancelled.

“We’ve had lots of differences in plans — travel plans, flights getting canceled,” freshman outfielder Jordan Smith said. “So far, I’ve seen that we’ve been pretty able to adapt … well to changes.”

The Gophers lost 15-0 in the first game of the doubleheader Sunday and fell again 5-0 in the second game against Michigan State.

Minnesota didn’t pitch

well in those games, surrendering 18 walks. It also struggled at the dish, recording just nine hits in the two games.

Gophers head coach John Anderson said Sunday the team didn’t put together competitive atbats against the Spartans.

His team also seemed to lack energy across the diamond.

Minnesota junior Mark Tatera said after Sunday’s game that the doubleheader was an eye-opener for the team.

A game against a Division III foe Wednesday will give the team a chance to bounce back.

“I think a game on Wednesday will help us a lot in just refocusing and getting ready for the weekend,” he said.

Smith said of fensive execution will be a definite focus for the team after last weekend’s woes.

“We didn’t score any runs on Sunday,” he said.

“You need to score runs in baseball to win, obviously, so I’m sure we’ll get a lot of atbats tomorrow.”

Augsburg won’t offer Minnesota the same level of competition as Big Ten opponents, but at this point in the season, any games are helpful for the

BASEBALL PREVIEW

@ MINNESOTA

AUGSBURG

3:05 p.m. Wednesday at Siebert Field

MINNESOTA: The Gophers baseball team added a midweek game against Augsburg after postponing Tuesday’s game.

Minnesota is coming off a two-loss day Sunday in which it was outscored 20-0 by Michigan State.

AUGSBURG: The Gophers beat Augsburg 4-1 in the only meeting between the two teams last season.

Augsburg is currently 6-7 this season and has lost two consecutive games. This is the first of two meetings between the two teams this season.

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

team’s development.

“I think [midweek games] always [help] just because you get extra at-bats, especially going

into the weekend,” junior Tony Skjefte said. “The more at-bats, the better you’re going to feel at the plate.”

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sudoku

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

4/2/2014

Yesterday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services.

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Today’s Birthday (4/2): Love expands this year, especially at home, as your family circle grows. Late spring renovation projects lead to summer fun. Enjoy domestic bliss and beautification.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Written By Linda C. Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 6 — Change your passwords or upgrade your computer antivirus. Secure the perimeter.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Play by the rules, even as you feel like rebelling.

Gather valuable information, and make a brilliant discovery.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 5 — The Moon’s in your sign, and your words travel.

Take an undisciplined approach farther than imagined.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Don’t stir up jealousies or controversy. Lean, but not too hard. Gentle persistence works better than force.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 5 — Postpone arguments. Sort and file quietly instead. Hold onto what you have. Try out your pitch on a family member.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — You’re gaining confidence, despite unsettled conditions. Replace broken parts and repair infrastructure. Provide excellent service.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — This is a problem you can figure out. There’s more work coming in. Test intuition by researching the facts. Present results to associates.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Savor sensual delights like flavor, aroma, color and beautiful compositions. Take creative risks, but don’t launch your project publicly yet.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — A little mistake has big consequences. Keep practicing. Do what you already know works.

Timing is everything.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Add beauty to your place... flowers maybe, color and style. The mood seems optimistic and empowered, rebellious even.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — You have plenty coming in, but keep expenses down anyway. A new item for the home could be appropriate. Anticipate a surprise.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — It could get chaotic, with communications that reach farther than expected, and pleasant surprises, including a moment of sheer genius.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

from the archive

Friday, April 2, 2004

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Alright, we’re not going to complain about the lack of entries today, ’cause apparently you’re all using some kind of sophomoric reverse-psychology stratagem to influence the way the column is written. Well, it won’t work. We’ll do whatever we damn well please in this column and don’t you forget it!

Now, doesn’t it strike you as a little bit odd that all of those Bible-thumpers have that stupid “Warning: In case of Rapture this car will be unmanned” bumper sticker? Because, if you’re so sure that you’re saved that you go to the trouble of affixing a bumper sticker bragging about it, then aren’t you engaging in Pride, one of the Seven Deadly Sins? And while we’re at it, how many of the self-proclaimed elect are free of the other six Deadly Sins? Seems to us, those sanctimonious SUV-drivers are committing the sins of Avarice, Sloth and Gluttony all in one. Most of the holy rollers seem pretty into their material possessions and getting more of them, so that would be Greed. Go to an anti-abortion protest some time, and find us someone who is free of Wrath. Lastly, there’s Lust. Now, most of the fundies claim to be free of that one, but come on — who’s listening to all of those screechy videos in the booths at Lickety Split? They can’t all be atheists. More to the point, those religious types are always sneaking off to some woodsy retreat. Anybody who’s been to Boy Scout camp knows what happens when you get a bunch of sexually repressed people together out in the woods.

From BabyBird

Oh Network, where do I begin? A freshman in a frat house knows what she wants more than you!

Net: Well, duh. What would a freshman be in a HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

frat house for besides the obvious: Free sausages on demand. Yesterday you complained and moped due to a lack of entries. Oh poor Network, I guess people must all be writing papers or something. Net: Actually, it turns out they were all having normal, healthy sexual encounters with their significant others and various insignificant hook-ups that did not involve confusing gustatory pleasures with erotic ones. I answered the call and came to your rescue. Not only did I provide you with an amusing story, it was Network gold! Net: Yeah, as evinced by the overwhelming response in generated. What a deluge. It was a humiliating story to begin with and I left the door wide open for you to make an easy insult or a witty remark to humiliate me further and what did you come up with? Some hippie rant about reality really being a dream … yeah, I saw the Matrix and suffered through reloaded, but hey, you’re original.

Net: You need to re-read the column. We made salacious comments, and upbraided you for your grossness. Whaddya want, a freakin’ medal engraved with “Network Entry of the Year?” It’s not gonna happen, sister. I guess you don’t want entries unless they’re about the NUTTing squirrels and their NUTTing nuts. Net: Hey, if you’ve got a story about squirrels NUTTing nuts, you’d better share it. We’ve seen squirrels NUTTing squirrels, and no doubt some of the young fellows around campus have tried to NUTT a squirrel or two, but we’ve never seen a squirrel-nut encounter that was anything other than completely upright and above board. Next time I’ll have my boyfriend nut right on your NUTTing column. Net: C’mon BabyBird, you’re a big girl, don’t be so naive. How do you think we write this drivel? There’s some huffing and puffing and SPLAT! on the screen and we just connect the dots.

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Minnesota Daily Volume 105, Issue 122 April 2, 2004

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17 Perelman, Barnum, 4 City whose Goodrich, tower’s Doctorow, construction Lawrence & Wyeth began in 1173 20 Greek Aurora 21 M. Descartes 8 Pops out of the 22 Itemizations cockpit 23 Puts on 24 Farm tower 14 Seoul-based 26 Munro, Milne, automaker Lang, White, Mencken & 15 Bulky boats Auden 16 Hit one’s limit, in 33 Eagle's home slang 34 Imprudent 35 Old Olds 17 How poets write?

36 Forbids 37 Serious play 19 Like a classic 39 D.C. bigwigs French soup 40 Infamous Amin 20 Tree 6 Stripof blubber 41 Oceans 7 Mah-jongg 42 Connecting Knowledge piece rooms locale 8 Conclude 43 Eliot, Marshall, 9 Finalmoonshine degree Snow, Lewis, 21 How 10 Flunky Wells & Tittle is Roush made?

11 and Hall 47 Overdue Time of fasting 48 Paris airport 23 12 Quick summary 13 Medical pers.

49 Thread holder 26 18 Learned Bankrupt 52 Iowa State city 27 Actress Thurman 19 Koran deity 53 Debt chit Podium 56 Lawrence, 28 23 Bath bathroom 24 Phony Griffith, Foyt, Go"Casablanca" to the bottom Wodehouse, 29 25 role parts of a cummings and33 How 26 Custom King

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60 Former Cubs slugger 61 Meadow lows 62 How some paper is packaged?

65 Land on two continents 66 Squeaker in Stuttgart 67 Big fan 68 1987 Beatty flop 69 Freelancer’s detail 70 Big primate

5 Taxing initials 6 Knitter’s coil 7 Part of LPGA: Abbr.

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dr. date Dr. Date,

I met this lovely girl on Tinder a while ago, and on Valentine’s Day, we had our first date. It went great, and I felt as though she liked me more than I liked her (although I liked her as well).

Since then, we’ve failed to meet twice (most recently when I canceled on her). Afterward, she seemed to be avoiding me and playing hard-to-get.

Is she: A. done with me?

B. waiting for the right time?

C. weird?

D. Maybe it’s me who’s crazy?

—Anonymous

Long-lost Tinder Lover,

It’s hard to tell with online dating (or, um, iPhone dating). I’ve generally been under the impression that people who use Tinder, OkCupid, etc. are dating more than one person at once. In this case, that could mean she’s decided to pursue something with someone else.

Don’t take it personally. Do you not have your fingers in multiple peanut butter jars? If not, props to you. You’re the most noble man on the Internet.

Give the girl some space. If you’ve reached out once, let her come back to you. Chances are she just got caught up in something and forgot to return a text.

Also, you canceled one of the dates.

Maybe she took it personally. Maybe she used the opportunity to meet with another potential Tinder hookup. I don’t know, but I can tell you this: Never take anything personally. If you’re not telepathic, it’s a futile practice.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I recently got a job offer in a small town and haven’t decided yet whether I’ll take it. One thing I’m concerned about is meeting people — erm, dating — in a place that’s so much smaller than anywhere I’ve lived before. The job is a good opportunity, and I feel kind of dumb for even thinking about the personal part of it. But realistically, I am worried about getting there and being totally lonely. What do you think?

—Leaving On A Jet Plane

Small-town Blues,

Eh, it’s not that weird to be worried about making friends after you move.

It’s slightly weirder to be worried about dating, but I get where you’re coming from. Really, I’d advise you to do what I’d advise anyone to do, regardless of whether they’re moving or not: Don’t make dating your No. 1 priority.

You’re going to have a lot on your plate when you move — maybe it’s not the best idea to prioritize dating in the first place. You’ll have to ease into your new house, ease into your job and find a few pals. … I know it’s tempting to find a distraction in the form of a girlfriend, bottle, joint, etc., but give yourself some time to get acquainted with the area.

Loneliness is a possibility, for sure, but small towns have cool people, too (sometimes). Sign up for a class, check out local meet-ups or adopt a dog and hang out at the dog park.

Be gentle to yourself. If you find a nice boy or girl, go for it, but don’t push anything that’s not meant to be for a fast cure.

—Dr. Date

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

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Kaler talks Borton firing, Brenny verdict The president also discussed problems on the U’s Duluth campus and April Fools’ Day jokes.

BY MEGHAN HOLDEN mholden@mndaily.com

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler talks about the progress of the capital request in the state Legislature on Tuesday morning in Morrill Hall.

2014 CAPITAL REQUEST

BAGHDAD — Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday for Iraq’s first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country more than two years ago, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seeking a new term at a time of escalating sectarian violence.

The United Nations appealed for national unity to help reduce sectarian violence ahead of the April 30 elections. Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish candidates are all vying for 328 assembly seats in the deeply divided country, plagued by violence and corruption.

The past year has seen violence swell, with the Sunni Muslim minority embittered over what it sees as marginalization by

al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government. The violence threatens to disrupt voting in parts of mainly Sunni Anbar province, possibly furthering the community’s disenfranchisement.

When Sunni protests were broken up last year, it prompted a spiral of attacks

by Sunni militants on the military and police. Earlier this year, al-Qaida-inspired militants overran Fallujah, one of the country’s biggest Sunni cities, and parts of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province — and security forces are still battling to wrest them back.

In 2013, more than 8,800 people were killed in violence, the highest toll since the worst of Iraq’s sectarian bloodshed began to subside in 2007. The trend has continued this year.

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several years, indicated that we should go in another direction.

Repr esentatives of the Student Veterans Association on campus have said they’ve pushed for priority class registration for veteran students.

Is this something you see being established at the University?

I think in the future, we will be able to do that. I have a huge amount of both affection and respect for our returning soldiers. My dad was in the Air Force for 21 years, so I grew up in that life, and I have a great deal of respect for those young people.

The [Enterprise Systems Upgrade Program] should allow us to accurately track cohorts of students who identify, who should have that kind of preferential registration, and we certainly will include our veterans in that group

Parliamentary election campaign starts in Iraq

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

@radiofreeumd: Why don’t you spend more time at the system campuses? 1 in 6 #umn students attend @UMNDuluth, yet you only visit 2-3 times/year. #QforKaler

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cause much disruption at the University, were it to pass.

The University entered into a five-year agreement with city clinics to provide a clinical rotation for third-year medical residents. What effect will this arrangement have on the city?

I think it will be beneficial for the city, and I think it will be beneficial for our students. I think the opportunity for our third-year [residents] to have clinical experience with teenage patients will be a good one, and clearly, experience with that kind of population cohort is going to contribute to their training.

I think we actually made that request to the city, and we certainly are ready to be a good partner with them.

Former University associate head women’s golf coach Katie Brenny was awar ded almost $360,000 after a Hennepin County judge ruled that the school’s former golf director reduced Brenny’s responsibilities after learning of her sexual orientation. What are your thoughts on this ruling?

With all due respect to the court, we disagree with that finding, and we will explore what the avenues for appeal are.

Why did the University decide to relieve Pam Borton of her duties as the head women’s basketball coach?

That’s a decision the athletic director made, and I would simply say that we evaluate coaches annually at the end of their season — and coach Borton had a long run as Gopher women’s head basketball coach — and we felt that the performance of the team on the court, and par ticularly the drop in attendance over the past

HIGHER EDUCATION ASSET PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT (HEAPR)

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler for its monthly Kickin’ it with Kaler inter view Tuesday morning.

The president discussed the 2014 capital request’s status in the state Legislature, head women’s basketball coach Pam Borton’s dismissal and the University’s plan to potentially appeal the Katie Brenny trial court decision.

The Minnesota House released its [first] bonding recommendation for the University [last month] and allocated funds for all five projects requested — a statement more generous than Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal.

Still, the full Higher Education Asset Preservation and Renovation funding was cut short 60 percent. Would you rather have the full HEAPR amount over having fewer projects funded?

We need all of our projects, is the answer. HEAPR is really important. It just doesn’t make any sense not to maintain the buildings that we have. But the other new construction is also essential to programs on all of our campuses, so we’re going to be advocating as aggressively as we know how to fully fund our complete request.

What do you [think] the likelihood [is] of that happening?

It’s a political process, and there’s a lot of horse trading that goes on. I can’t give you a probability — the NCAA doesn’t like it if I bet on anything, so I can’t even make a bet — but we’re going to work as hard as we can.

Recent reports say the University’s Duluth campus turned away prospective students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics because those fields’ facilities lack space. Besides advocating for bonding at the state Legislature, how are you working to solve this problem?

The principal strategy is to get that space. So the chemicals and materials building that we’ve requested for Duluth is what we need. There’s just only so much capacity for those laboratory courses that are a core part of those curriculums, and we need to get that space …

There is another proposal that addresses gender equity issues in the workplace, specifically regarding gender discrimination and pay gaps.

Is this a problem at the University?

I don’t think it is. There’s been a faculty salar y survey of gender differences that’s been going on for a couple years. It identified a couple of percent difference between men and women, and I expect that will be addressed over time. So again, I wouldn’t expect that bill to

In a statement Tuesday, the United Nations Mission to Iraq said 592 Iraqis — including 108 members of the security forces — were killed in March. The capital, Baghdad, was the worst affected with 180 people killed.

The two previous months each saw more than 700 dead. The counts from January through March do not include casualties of violence and fighting in Anbar province, where the campaign to retake Fallujah is ongoing.

“With election day getting nearer, I once again stress the need for unity and a holistic approach to violence and terrorist threat in Iraq,” U.N. mission chief Nickolay Mladenov said in a statement. He called on Iraqi political leaders to resort to dialogue in order to resolve disputes.

once that’s up and running.

In the face of questions about how much GI Bill money has helped veteran students attain degrees, many universities across the countr y have launched initiatives to better track and understand the academic achievements of their veteran student populations in the form of retention and graduation rates. Are veteran academic outcomes something the University is going to take a closer look at?

Yes, and we have launched a project to do that this semester. We have about 1,000 veterans across the system, so it’s a good number of people, and we want to be as helpful as possible to them.

For mer U.S. Secretar y of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit to campus later this month has

stirred up some controversy. How do you feel about her speaking at the University?

I’m comfortable with her speaking. It’s a public talk.

It’s not a commencement that people are required to come to. My view is that if you don’t want to hear what she has to say, don’t come …

I’m eager to hear what she has to say. The University is open and welcomes a very large diversity of viewpoints, and I think not welcoming a former secretary of state of the United States would be something I would not be proud of.

Some students are opposed to the policy revisions passed by the Board of Regents last week that now allow only full-time students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher to be selected as a representative to the board. What

Kaler’s response: “I do visit two or three times a year. That’s more frequently than I visit the other system campuses, which are smaller, and I do talk to the Chancellor [Black] on a regular basis.

It really is the Chancellor’s job to manage that campus and I am supportive of him and knowledgeable about what goes on, but to me, two, three, four times a year feels like the right number. I will be up there, but it’s not realistic for me to go once a month.”

are your thoughts on the policy?

I think we consulted that widely with the students, and I’m comfor table with the new policy. I do think full-time students are able to more accurately represent the student body’s points of view, given the fact that they’re here all the time, and I think a minimum GPA is appropriate, and a 2.5 is, I think, a manageable and good number …

As it’s the first day of April, what’s the best April Fools’ joke you’ve played on someone or someone has played on you?

My favorite one, and I may yet do it today, is to fill out a telephone message pad and the call is from Mr. Fox and the phone number is the Minnesota Zoo. So they call up and get the zoo, [and] they ask for Mr. Fox or Mr. Bear. I have actually made the call. I’ve had it pulled on me once, and it was very funny.