Rivalry renewed Minnesota will pursue a sixth NCAA title at the Frozen Four. Its first obstacle: familiar foe North Dakota. see HOCKEY page 9
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U, police Research on the front lines take riot precautions With the Gophers favored in the Frozen Four, officials are taking precautions this week. BY CODY NELSON cnelson1@mndaily.com
The last time the Gophers men’s hockey team won a national championship, there were riots in Dinkytown. That was in 2003. As the No. 1-ranked team heads to Philadelphia for the Frozen Four this weekend, the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis police are taking precautions to halt any potential violence by reminding students of consequences, boosting police presence on and around campus and coordinating with neighborhoods. Vice Provost for Student Af fairs and Dean of Students Danita Brown Young said u See SAFET Y Page 3
GREEK LIFE
Fraternity aims to stay this time After leaving the U four times in 97 years, Tau Kappa Epsilon rechartered Saturday. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com
A war, a house purchase and a reputation for hazing all contributed to Tau Kappa Epsilon’s four failed tries at establishing itself at the University of Minnesota. The fraternity had its charter ceremony on Saturday, its fifth appearance at the University since 1917. This time, chapter leaders hope to make it last. Though a history of financial issues and unsuccessful recruiting lingers, fraternity President Andrew Cumming said he thinks members’ dedication and passion for making the fraternity sustainable will have a u See FRATERNIT Y Page 4
HOLLY PETERSON, DAILY
Lab worker and future med student Gretchen Floan demonstrates intubation on a mannequin at Commons Hotel on Tuesday. The U.S. Defense Department provided the grant funding that professor Pamela Andreatta and her team used to create the $50,000 mannequin.
With $60.5 million in contracts from the Department of Defense, U researchers are revamping military medicine. in the fallout of a terrorist attack — were
BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com
G
created by University of Minnesota asso-
unshots ring out as thick smoke fills
ciate professor Pamela Andreatta and her
the room. There’s a pile of what ap-
team using millions of dollars in U.S. De-
pears to be bodies, and their clothing is
partment of Defense funding.
soaked with blood. A first responder has
“You need to see it in person to under-
seconds to attend to the would-be victims,
stand,” Andreatta said. “The whole concept
and the surrounding conditions will only
of it is creating a realistic environment for
get worse.
our first responders so they don’t have
The simulation has begun.
that overload and can handle the worst
The sound is recorded, a machine is bel-
routinely.”
lowing smoke, and the bodies, or patient
Ever y year, the University receives
simulators, are $50,000 mannequins made
about $10 million in biomedical research
of proprietar y materials developed at the
grants from the department. This funding
University of Minnesota.
has grown in importance in recent years,
The exercise and incredibly lifelike
said associate vice president for research
mannequins — designed for militar y first
Tucker LeBien, as the National Institutes of
responders to train for a mass casualty site
Health have reduced their contributions by
u See DEFENSE Page 7
CAMPUS
LEGISLATURE
With U’s help, pay gap bill clears hurdle Students take on diversity
Humphrey School experts cited their research when testifying in support of the bill.
Whose Diversity? wants an inclusive campus, without help from administrators.
BY ROY AKER raker@mndaily.com
At age 16, Danielle Hans asked for a raise so she’d be paid the same as her male co-workers. Her boss denied her request and threatened to fire her. It was the first time Hans felt the effects of wage discrimination — a less experienced male employee received higher pay for similar work, she said. On the state Capitol steps Wednesday morning, Hans joined Minnesota legislators and advocates to tout the Women’s Economic Security Act, a measure that focuses on improving working conditions for women. The proposal, which many say is a long overdue step toward equality for women in u See GAP Page 6
BY VANESSA NYARKO vnyarko@mndaily.com
PATRICIA GROVER, DAILY
Caroline Palmer, law and policy manager for the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, speaks in support of the Women’s Economic Security Action at the state Capitol on Wednesday.
Members of a growing student movement at the University of Minnesota are raising issues with a lack of diversity on campus and how the institution’s leaders are dealing with it. Whose Diversity? — an independent student collective — wants to challenge the University’s core values of diversity to promote greater social justice and equity on campus. The group started gaining its footing on campus at the end of last semester. It has since distributed newsletters to groups on Cof fman Union’s second floor and held u See DIVERSIT Y Page 5
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