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State and citywide policies underway strive to protect against predatory landlords. BY J.D. DUGGAN jduggan@mndaily.com

Amid the tight Minneapolis housing market, City Council members and state lawmakers seek to balance the power dynamic between renters and landlords. A variety of citywide renter protection policies have passed since 2017, and the Minnesota Student Association pushed a bill recently passed by the Legislature to advocate for student renters. But city draft ordinances currently under consideration — which aim to protect prospective renters by limiting security deposits, rental history checks and background checks — have drawn some concern from property owners. “It’s just really important to have policies in place that … give students the resources to be informed in making those decisions, but also to kind of limit problematic and predatory behaviors from landlords,” said Jude Goossens, MSA’s director of government and legislative affairs. He also said poor renting situations are an “iconic college experience.” The MSA bill passed in May, authored by Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, promotes transparency in leases for renters

The lawsuit accused University administrators of bias in a 2016 sexual assault investigation. BY IMANI CRUZEN icruzen@mndaily.com

A judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit against the University of Minnesota filed by former and current Gophers football players. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank filed to grant the University’s request to dismiss the lawsuit Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in June last year, claimed the players, all of whom

are black, faced racial and gender bias during a 2016 investigation of an alleged sexual assault. The University motioned to dismiss the suit in November. An investigation by the University into the alleged sexual assault resulted in four expulsions and one one-year suspension. President Eric Kaler, University Title IX Coordinator Tina Marisam and the Board of Regents were listed as defendants in the lawsuit. According to court documents, University officials acted appropriately in disciplining the players. “Moreover, it appears that the conduct at issue is plainly within the scope of Defendants’ employment with the University,” the

order to dismiss read. The lawsuit alleged the players encountered “extreme gender bias.” It also claims white athletes and athletic department staff were treated differently when facing similar accusations. “Because of Plaintiffs’ gender, and to support an archaic assumption that male football players had a propensity for sexual misconduct against women, the [University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action] investigators deprived Plaintiffs of the fair and impartial investigation to which they were entitled under the U.S. Constitution and University policies and procedures,” the lawsuit read.

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University unveils plans for remodeled lib ed requirements The plans would make major changes to the existing liberal education requirements. BY DYLAN ANDERSON danderson@mndaily.com

A committee tasked with overhauling the University of Minnesota’s liberal education requirements has three draft plans making their way around the University community, including several major changes — the most obvious being the name. Now called general education requirements, the plans have students take between 29 and 30 credits, a change from the current framework, which requires between 27 and 39 credits. The curriculum has largely been unchanged since the ‘90s. The fruits of nearly four years of work, the plans look to clarify the requirements, allow more student choice and shift the focus of the requirements back to broadening a student’s education. Sally Kohlstedt, chair of the Liberal Education Redesign Committee, said the new plans feel fresh. “I think we haven’t thrown anything out that was really good about our old curriculum,” said Kohlstedt, a professor in the College of Science and Engineering. “We still say themes and issues are important. We still say broad education is what you’re here to get.” Kohlstedt said she hopes the new design will be voted on by the University Senate before the end of the fall semester, and that freshmen entering fall 2021 will use the new system, although it will take several years to fully switch over. The system for evaluating how courses fit into each of the requirements is still in the works. Each of the plans, which were emailed to faculty and staff earlier this month, include a combination of classes in both disciplinary and thematic inquiries.

Top: Prada Diamond performs on stage at the Gay 90’s in Minneapolis on Friday, June 20. Above left and above right: Diamond draws on eyebrows and preps her hair for a wig in a dressing room. Left: Diamond shows off wigs in the Gay 90’s dressing room.

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STUDENT LIFE

U exhibit explores LGBTQ activism Established 50 years ago, FREE was among the first student groups of its kind. BY GWIWON JASON NAM gnam@mndaily.com

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FREE information table at University of Minnesota welcome week, 1970.

A new exhibit opened last week at the University of Minnesota highlighting the school’s first LGBTQ student organization. The exhibit, FREE: Remembering the History of Early LGBTQ Organizing in Minnesota, holds archives focused on FREE (Fight the Repression of Erotic Expression), which was one of the first LGBTQ student organizations in the country. The group fought against issues such as anti-gay employment discrimination, and worked to educate the University community about LGBTQ rights and advocacy. FREE was established 50 years ago to

defend “the rights of erotic minorities.” The archives are part of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, which is a compilation of LGBT historical materials housed in the Special Collections and Rare Books section in the University Libraries. “This exhibit was intended to invite people to think about both the past, the present, and the future of LGBTQ activism, and especially on the University of Minnesota campus,” said Rachel Mattson, curator of the Tretter Collection. The exhibit tells the history of FREE through a series of thematic investigations. One theme the exhibit examines is the work the group did around anti-gay employment discrimination. In addition, the exhibit highlights how FREE tried to make a community for LGBTQ people in the Twin Cities and on the University campus. u See FREE Page 3

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Demystifying the U’s new budget Preparations for the next University budget will begin as soon as August. BY DYLAN ANDERSON danderson@mndaily.com

Approval by the Board of Regents is the final step in a nearly year-long endeavor to develop the University of Minnesota’s budget — a process that will ramp up again for next year in just over a month. Created under the University president’s vision, the budget has input from stakeholders across the system, with units given instructions on what cuts they need to identify and potential investments they could make. “We take those variables that the president has laid out and turn it into a budget process,” Julie Tonneson, the University’s budget director, said. “We create budget instructions around those and tell the units what to assume.” Earlier this month regents approved the president’s budget, which was influenced by a state appropriation totaling half of what the University asked for and

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featured a 2 percent tuition increase for Twin Cities campus students. Budget discussions center around the Operations and Maintenance budget, which is funded by tuition, state appropriation and reallocation among units. The other main chunk of the budget is comprised of targeted funding, like research grants or contracts. These funds must be spent on the defined purpose and cannot generally be used for anything else. Reaching a balanced budget involves a combination of an increased state appropriation, internal reallocation, other revenues or a

tuition increase. Each yearly process takes place within the two-year biennial funding request from the state legislature. University officials develop this request in the summer of even years, it is approved by the board, and then presented to the state. Various state government officials then develop their own visions for funding the University and eventually pass the appropriation for the next two years. The University has about 50 units, both academic, like colleges and system campuses, and support, such as information technology and

the libraries. In the fall, they work with support units and in the winter the focus shifts to academic units which generate money through tuition and fees. “We have to get [support unit] budgets tentatively set so we know what cost pool changes look like for the academic units,” Brian Burnett, senior vice president for finance and operations, said. How much input from individuals within units depends on both the scale of the unit and the person in charge. “We might have a vice president who is very inclusive and involves a large number of people in their unit to develop their budget response,” Tonneson said. “Or we might have a dean that uses just their senior leadership team to do it, that’s their decision.” After these conversations, recommendations about how to deal with the concerns and needs of each unit are made to the president. “Everything that the board gets reconciles back to these conversations that we have had with all of the units,” Tonneson said. Because of the differences among units, there is very

little consistency in each budget conversation. The second year of the process is the same but somewhat easier because state funding is known from the start — unless the state cuts funding, something Tonneson said isn’t unheard of. The state might cut funding because it sees a drop in its own tax revenue, something Burnett said they don’t see happening next year. Throughout this entire process, they meet with the board four times, as well as faculty groups and other financial officials in each unit. Additional support for the budget comes from the University’s central reserves, which must hold at least $25 million or 4 percent of the state appropriation, except under extreme circumstances, per board policy. The University receives tuition money in a lump sum at the beginning of each semester, but they do not spend it all right away. The University’s central reserve money is generated by making short term investments. “We don’t just let them sit in the bank earning no interest,” Burnett said. “We don’t invest in long-term things because it’s our liquid, it’s our cash.”

Police respond to arson in Marcy-Holmes UMPD continues to address a rise in trespassing and an increase in thefts. BY MOHAMED IBRAHIM mibrahim@mndaily.com

Recent crime trends indicate a rise in assaults in the campus neighborhood of Marcy-Holmes while University of Minnesota officials have noted a drop in violent crime on campus. Aggravated assault numbers in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood this June show a steep increase compared to last year while violent crimes on campus decreased this past school year from the 2017-18 year. The University of Minnesota Police Department continues to deal with property crimes, in part due to a rise in trespassing on campus property,

authorities said. A student was arrested June 15 at the intersection of University Avenue Southeast and Church Street Southeast after falling asleep in an Uber and refusing to leave the car when a UMPD officer attempted to wake him. The man threatened to “beat up” the officer before he was forcibly removed from the car, sustaining a head injury during the arrest. While in handcuffs, a breathalyzer test showed he had a breath alcohol content of 0.205. He was taken to the University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank for detox after paramedics treated his head injury on the scene. UMPD also received reports of criminal sexual assault June 14 and assault June 16. The Marcy-Holmes neighborhood saw an increase in aggravated assaults,

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rising from two incidents in the first half of June 2018 to 10 during the same period this year, according to Minneapolis Police Department crime data. The total number of aggravated assaults this year in the neighborhood has more than doubled with 23 as of June 21, compared to 11 over the same timeframe in 2018. There were no reported

assaults in the Cedar-Riverside, Southeast Como and Prospect Park neighborhoods this month as of June 21. In contrast, violent crimes on campus saw a drop from 11 in the 2017-18 school year to eight in the 2018-19 academic year, according to UMPD Chief Matt Clark. As burglaries on campus have slightly risen to start the

summer, Clark said the uptick is related to a more than 50 percent increase in trespassing on campus. “[We’re] making sure that we’re documenting that and we’re escorting [trespassers] out, and at times we’ll issue a citation or arrest them,” he said. UMPD has responded to 15 instances of trespassing in University buildings since June 1, according to UMPD’s daily crime log. Reports included an individual found tampering with a bike at Coffman Union Wednesday and an individual with a warrant for his arrest in the Oak Street Parking Ramp Thursday. The department is addressing the issue by doing more frequent patrols through campus buildings and encouraging students, faculty and staff to report suspicious behavior, Clark said.

Textbooks lingering with students Buyback totals at U Bookstores have declined 70% from five years ago. BY FARRAH MINA fmina@mndaily.com

Although spring semester concluded more than a month ago, many University of Minnesota students are still in possession of their unwanted textbooks and are looking to sell. When it comes to selling used textbooks back to the University of Minnesota Bookstores, in several cases, students have been dissatisfied with the money they are offered in return. This has in part led to a decrease in the number of books the store has bought back in recent years. Second-year student Pachia Yang recalls being offered $5 for a textbook that she originally bought for $50. She said she decided to keep her book until she can find someone to buy it on Facebook or other online marketplaces. Like Yang, third-year

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student Lily Pylka will also be using alternative methods to sell her textbooks. The University Bookstores offered her $0.80 for her textbook — 2 percent of what she originally paid. When she tried to sell her other textbooks, Pylka said she was told the bookstore was no longer accepting them. There are several factors that determine the buyback prices the bookstore offer to students, the chief of which is whether the textbook will be resold to students at the bookstore, University Bookstores Director Ross Rosati said.

Typically, the bookstore pays 40-50 percent of the new retail price for books it readopts. However, if the book will no longer be used by an instructor, the textbooks are shipped back to wholesalers, resulting in a lower offer for students. These offers are dependent on the guide prices set by wholesalers, which are based on national demand. “We try to gauge what the demand is going to be,” Rosati said. “Whatever the course is, if we need a certain book, we can pay a higher price for a certain amount of them. But once we hit that quota ... then

we go back to the guide price because we’ve hit what we need.” According to Rosati, buyback totals at University Bookstores are down 70 percent from what they were five years ago. In fiscal year 2018, University Bookstores spent about $430,000 in buybacks. In the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, it spent about $174,000 as of earlier this month. “Buyback totals have been declining for a number of reasons including the growing use of digital/alternative course materials, popularity of the textbook rentals and online marketplaces for students to sell books directly,” Rosati said. Many students opt to sell their books using online marketplaces, and some feel like they get better value for their purchases. This is the case for fourth-year student Christine Do. “In my eyes, it’s not worth doing the buyback if you can resell to another student because that way you get more money back, and the other

student pays less than they would at the bookstore,” Do said. The decrease in buybacks results in fewer used textbooks available at the bookstores, limiting students’ choices. Generally, more textbooks are bought back at a higher price in the fall than in the spring, said Martha Hoppe, the University Bookstores assistant director of operations and course materials. “We pay, by far, less in May than we would in December as a whole for buyback,” Hoppe said. Since many instructors are not named until July, University Bookstores does not receive the bulk of the book orders by the time students want to sell in May. With higher instructor turnover between spring and fall, the books needed are more likely to change, limiting what the bookstore can offer students. “The earlier we know a book is going to be used in a semester, the better, because then we can pay higher prices earlier on,” Rosati said.

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throughout the state. At the city level, many ordinances in recent years p ro m o t e t r a n s p a r e n c y and inhibit discrimination based on housing status. Ward 3 Council member Steve Fletcher said these policies are especially important in a tight housing market. If passed, currently discussed ordinances would cap security deposits and a landlord’s ability to look at a prospective renter’s criminal record or dismissed evictions. Fletcher said without tenant protections, housing is less accessible to low-income renters or those with poor credit scores. “If landlords are using

screening methods that reinforce structural racism, then we end up with a housing system that is structurally racist,” Fletcher said. However, some property owners are concerned about tight policy restrictions. Nichol Beckstrand, president of property owner advocacy group Minnesota Multi Housing Association, said security deposits are a tool for landlords to protect themselves and background checks can mitigate insurance costs. “When somebody is on the border of being accepted into a property, maybe they don’t meet the income standard, or they’ve got some flaws in their credit history that show that they have a difficult time making payments,” Beckstrand said. “But maybe they’re

Plan A emphasizes disciplinary inquiry, requiring students to take six courses totaling 20 credits, one in each biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, history and a course in two of either arts, humanities or literature. Shifting focus to the thematic inquiry, Plan B requires students to take courses totaling nine credits in three of four themes: diversity, power and justice in the U.S., global perspectives, technology and social transformations and environment and sustainability. It requires one less

rather than creating overarching policies that “end up hurting the good people that are in the market that are providing a good product and service.”

“They held dinners and picnics, and they created what might have been the first officially sponsored gay dance on the University campus in the United States,” Mattson said. NBC filmed some of these dances, and they were broadcast nationally on NBC TV in December 1969. Noah Barth, co-curator of the exhibit, is currently creating a

documentary for the exhibit using film footage and plans to unveil it this month. The collection also focuses on the group’s education and outreach work. FREE had a table on campus and made brochures and newsletters that they passed out at downtown bars and on campus. The group also talked to clergy members, police officers and appeared in various ways in the news media, Mattson said. The exhibit’s curators believe FREE represents

conversations on LGBTQ rights that were happening around the country prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots, the confrontations between police officers and gay rights activists in New York City which Barth said are often considered to be the “birthplace of gay liberation” in the U.S. “The F.R.E.E. exhibit looks back at some of the earliest GLBT campus organizing in the country. It’s important to remember, while celebrating the 50th

anniversary of Stonewall, that significant milestones were being reached right here in Minnesota even earlier than Stonewall,” said Kris Kiesling, Elmer L. Andersen Director of Archives and Special Collections, in an email. The exhibit is open in Andersen Library through September 27. After the exhibit ends, the curators said it will be affiliated with the Queer Forms project, which will hold exhibits around Minneapolis.

away with double-dipping was the feeling that departments created such courses to attract higher enrollments. “I think we didn’t like that motivation very much, and so this is going to change that,” Kohlstedt said. Each of the plans keep current writing requirements but add two new fundamentals: quantitative reasoning and mathematics, and ethics. Third-year student Jessica Herbst said she likes the ability to explore classes outside of her major, but that some of the requirements, such as the current math requirement, are frustrating.

Members of the committee from many departments said they could teach classes that are not traditionally math-related, but with a quantitative lens, Kohlstedt said. This could result in students taking several quantitative courses across many different subjects, rather than a lone math course they may not be interested in. Kohlstedt also said student feedback showed an interest in ethics courses that directly related to their field, which is why ethics was added as a fundamental. “In those courses, you’re going to encounter ethics in operation in a subject that is likely to be somewhat

career-related,” Kohlstedt said. Second-year student Cassie Son said she doesn’t think the requirements are entirely necessary because they can be time consuming. “If you have a really intense major, it is kind of difficult to fit in the liberal education requirements,” Son said. “It does broaden your perspective, but I don’t think it should be required.” Doing away with the requirements entirely is not unheard of among other universities for certain disciplines, such as engineering, but it wasn’t a change that the committee wanted to make. Rashne Jehangir, a

member of the redesign committee, said the new plans will allow students greater choice in what classes they take, but students could miss out on important courses or certain themes, reducing the breadth of the curriculum. Kohlstedt said she hopes the plan will do the exact opposite, allowing students to choose a broader curriculum for themselves. “It’s a smorgasbord at an institution like this,” Kohlstedt said. “So you need to step back from the smorgasbord and say, I can’t eat it all. Where do I want to dip in and get things, so I am actually hoping this is in fact opening up options for students.”

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A flyer by Fight Repression of Erotic Expression (FREE) from November 8, 1963. FREE was the University’s first LGBTQ student group as well as one of the first in the country.

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state, and for the state of housing,” she said. She hopes the city would better target problematic property owners, punishing them individually

This practice has been enacted with MSA’s Break Up with Your Landlord campaign, which lists problematic landlords around campus and offers resources for navigating housing. Duckworth said looser restrictions won’t necessarily increase the supply of affordable housing, saying that “trickle-down affordable housing” does not decrease the housing costs within neighborhoods. And while some property owners said they would no longer build in Minneapolis, Fletcher said they often come back. “At some point, you have to say maybe this is an empty threat. It turns out people want to build in cities, because that’s where all the people and activity and opportunity is,” Fletcher said.

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on a path of reform. The security deposit is a tool that property owners can use to create some flexibility.” Owen Duckworth, director of organizing and policy for The Alliance, a housing advocacy organization focused on racial justice, said security deposits are a significant barrier for finding affordable housing. He said this can be especially prevalent for vulnerable populations, and that students may be taken advantage of. Strict policies may discourage local property owners and encourage them to sell, Beckstrand said. In this case, buildings go to the highest bidder — which she said are often national firms with little day-to-day presence in the community. “That national presence here is dangerous for the

disciplinary course than Plan A. The third plan allows students to choose what they want to emphasize, allowing students to take either an extra disciplinary or thematic course. Whichever plan is chosen, the popular practice of “double-dipping” classes that fulfill both disciplinary and thematic requirements will become a thing of the past. Committee members agreed that double-dipping resulted in instructors teaching courses differently and trying to teach to fit definitions of multiple requirements rather than focusing on one, Kohlstedt said. Another reason to do

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U gymnast to represent Team Canada Karstadt finished his Gopher career as a four-time AllAmerican gymnast. BY NOLAN O’HARA nohara@mndaily.com

While Justin Karstadt’s Gophers gymnastics career ended in May, his days in the gym will continue. This time, he will be competing for his country. Karstadt will represent Team Canada in the Pan-American Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced on June 17. The games take place in Lima, Peru on July 27-31. “To me it’s everything, it’s everything you could ever want to achieve as an athlete,” Karstadt said about representing his home country. Karstadt previously represented Team Canada at the University of Calgary International Cup after he replaced an injured teammate. He proved worthy of the spot, as he placed third all-around. Karstadt also recently placed third all-around at the Canadian National Championships. “For me, the multi-sport games are the most exciting, especially representing your country where you can meet your fellow countrymen in other sports,” he said. “I first experienced

Justin Karstadt competes on the parallel bars against Penn State at the Sports Pavilion on Jan. 23, 2016.

it in Taiwan at the World University Games in 2017, and then ever since I was looking at the next one up and that was these Pan-Am Games. I’m thrilled to have achieved that and get another go at another multisport games.” Karstadt had to work hard to get there. A

shoulder injury kept him on the sidelines for a portion of both his sophomore and junior seasons. His hard work in recovering from that injury paid off with a strong senior season. He was a finalist for the Nissen-Emery award as a senior, which recognizes the top senior gymnast in the country,

and finished as a four-time All-American. He also placed sixth on the pommel horse at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Karstadt will be competing in at least four events in the Pan-Am Games, but he could see action in five or six. The Pan-Am Games is the last

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team competition before the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany this October. Karstadt will look to make Team Canada once again for that event, as they hope to qualify to send a full team to the 2020 Olympics. “We have to come top 12 there to give us an Olympic

berth. If we don’t come top 12, we won’t be able to send a full team,” he said. “So, it’s really crunch time for us, and the Pan-Am Games is an exciting rehearsal for that.” Mike Burns, the Gophers men’s gymnastics coach, said Karstadt could be a valuable asset in making that happen if he were to make the world team. “At the last world’s last fall, they ended up 18th as a team. If they had that performance this fall in Stuttgart, that would not be good,” Burns said. “They had a team that struggled on the pommel horse, they really kind of failed on the pommel horse, and one of the things Justin’s really strong on is pommel horse.” Burns also said he’s been in contact with Karstadt regularly who has been keeping him updated on his progress as he prepares for the Pan-Am Games. Karstadt spoke fondly of his time at Minnesota and is still thinking about his time there even in his preparation. “I definitely miss it. I’ve been back home a couple weeks now and on my wall in my room I have all of our team posters and a bunch of memorabilia from that time,” he said. “It’s definitely been memorable, and I thoroughly enjoyed competing for the U. I definitely made the right decision by coming to Minnesota.”

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After going undrafted, Murphy and Coffey find new NBA homes

Gophers grab five more commitments this week

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Jordan Murphy and Amir Coffey were hoping to be the first Gophers selected in the NBA draft since 2004, but Thursday night came and went without either player hearing their name called. However, their dreams to play in the NBA are still alive. Shortly after the draft ended, Murphy committed to playing in the Summer League for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The agreement was first reported by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic. The 6-foot-7 power forward will have to make an impression with the hometown Timberwolves in order to earn a contract in the G League, the NBA’s developmental league, or maybe even in the NBA itself. Murphy’s Gophers career almost never happened; he committed to Virginia Commonwealth University in high school, but was released from his national letter of intent after their head coach Shaka Smart took a vacant job with the Texas Longhorns. Yet, Murphy finished with a historic career with Minnesota. After his senior season,

The Gophers have added 13 recruits to the 2020 class in the past two weeks.

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Senior Jordan Murphy winds up for the tomahawk dunk at Williams Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

the Gophers star was named to the All-Big Ten first team by the media. Murphy helped the Gophers reach the NCAA Tournament for second time in three years, finishing the season averaging 14.4 points and 11 rebounds per game. The San Antonio, Texas native ranks second all-time in the Big Ten for rebounding and is the Gophers’ second all-time leading scorer. Coffey announced on Twitter on Saturday that he will start his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers. Coffey signed an

Exhibit 10 contract which can be converted to a twoway contract at the beginning of the season. Coffey was on the fence about committing to the NBA draft or staying with the Gophers, waiting until the last possible day to decide. Ultimately, the 6-foot-8 small forward chose to forego his senior year to pursue an NBA career. Coffey was an integral part of the Gophers program during the 2018-19 season. The team’s leading scorer averaged 16.6 points per game and was named to the

All-Big Ten third team. The Hopkins, Minnesota native will likely start in the G League before he earns his way onto an NBA roster. Coffey was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week last season, and played several different positions, including point guard. He filled the role after teammate Marcus Carr had his transfer waiver denied by the NCAA and Isaiah Washington struggled in his sophomore season. Washington has since transferred to Iona. The 2019 NBA Summer League begins Friday, July 5.

P.J. Fleck and his coaching staff continue to stay hot on the recruiting trail for their 2020 class. On Tuesday June 18 the Gophers received a commitment from offensive lineman Martes Lewis. On Thursday, the program received two commitments from defensive lineman Ali Saad and Gage Keys. All three lineman are three-star recruits, according to 247 Sports. Fleck has seemed to be keen on finding largebodied offensive linemen since arriving in Minnesota. Lewis, who stands at 6-foot-7, 320 pounds, is just the latest example; the Gophers will also be returning the 6-foot-9, 400-pound sophomore offensive lineman Daniel Faalele. Lewis plays for Merrillville High School in Indiana. He had 10 scholarship offers from schools including Cincinnati, Indiana and Kansas before committing to Minnesota. Saad is a 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive tackle out of Dearborn, Michigan. Saad gave his verbal commitment to the Gophers, choosing the University

over schools such as Boston College, Illinois, Indiana and Northwestern. In his junior season for Dearborn High School, Saad accumulated 52 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss and eight sacks, according to Max Preps. Keys, a Hilliard, Ohio native, had 14 scholarship offers, including Cincinnati, Maryland and Rutgers before deciding to commit to the Gophers. The Hilliard Davidson High School defensive end measures in at 6-foot-5, 240 pounds. Fleck continued to add to his roster as safety Abner Dubar committed on Monday and Itayvion Brown chose the Gophers on Tuesday. Dubar is a three-star safety, originally from Robbinsdale, Minnesota but played high school football in Texas. Dubar visited Minnesota earlier in June and chose the Gophers over 14 other offers, including Baylor and Washington State, according to 247 Sports. Brown is a three-star recruit from St. Louis, Missouri. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound outside linebacker ran a 4.83 forty-yard dash at the Opening Regionals in April. Brown is the latest of the five new commits and marks the 21st addition to the 2020 class. The Gophers’ 2020 class is ranked No. 25 in the nation and No. 5 in the Big Ten, according to 247 Sports.

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Seven Gophers selected in the 2019 NHL Draft; most since 2007 Ryan Johnson was the first Gopher selected at pick No. 31 in first round. BY CHAD FAUST cfaust@mndaily.com

The Minnesota men’s hockey team saw seven total members — six future Gophers and one current member of the team — selected this weekend in the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The seven selections is the most since the Gophers set a school record in 2007 with nine. Freshman defender

Ryan Johnson was the first man to come off the board, picked by the Buffalo Sabres as the 31st pick. Johnson was the first Gopher taken in the first round since Casey Mittelstadt was taken by the Sabres in 2017. Johnson led the Sioux Falls Stampede to the Clark Cup championship in the 201819 season, and is the 21st Gopher to ever be selected in the first round. The defensive trend continued in the second round, with incoming freshman defender Jackson LaCombe picked 39th by the Anaheim Ducks. The Eden Prairie native earned All-USA Boys Hockey First Team honors

for Shattuck-St. Mary’s after posting a school record for points scored by a defender with 89. Roseau native Aaron Huglen was selected in the fourth round with the 102nd pick by the Buffalo Sabres, their second Gopher of the draft. Huglen will most likely begin his Gophers career in 2020 after playing in the USHL with the Fargo Force next year. Rhett Pitlick was picked by the Montreal Canadians in the fifth round, but will also spend the next year in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers while splitting time at Chaska High School before joining the Gophers in

the 2020-21 season. Pitlick joins his brother and former Gopher Rem Pitlick, who left after his junior season to join the Nashville Predators in 2019. The last three picks came in the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds. Incoming freshman Mike Koster was picked by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 146th pick. Current Gopher Ben Brinkman was picked by the Dallas Stars with the 173rd pick. Incoming freshman Bryce Brodzinski was taken No. 196 overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. Brodzinski was named 2019 Mr. Hockey Award as the top senior boys hockey

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Freshman Ben Brinkman keeps the puck away from St. Lawrence on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Mariucci Arena.

player in Minnesota. The Gophers will look to utilize their incoming talent

to improve on their 18-16-4 overall record during the 2018-19 season.

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Hot or not, sometimes you just don’t want to be outside. Here are some things to watch.

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Hai Hai wins over Northeast with bright colors and SE Asian flavors

“Euphoria” Billed as a bit of a rougher “Skins,” “Euphoria,” Zendaya’s long-awaited HBO series, follows a high schooler named Rue who just left rehab. She has no plans to stay clean. Flushed in neon and featuring an as-expected-fromHBO great soundtrack and a strong batch of young Hollywood actors, this is one to try after you’ve rewatched “Big Little Lies.”

The “Before” Trilogy Old news, perhaps. But when June 16 passes — the anniversary of Jesse and Celine’s first fateful night together — how can you not watch? “Before Sunrise,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight” take place nine years apart and came out nine years apart, in 1995, 2004 and 2013, respectfully. Here’s the concept: two people meet on a train and fall in love. Every nine years they walk around a European city and talk about life, love, the future and the past.

“I Think You Should Leave” Released in April, this is one you have to watch at least twice. The first time … you might not like it. You might not like it the second time either! But if you do, you’ll thank us. A Netflix original, this sketch show stars and is written and produced by SNL alum Tim Robinson. The thing about Robinson’s sketches, which feature a strong cast of funny people, is that they aren’t what you think they are. That’s all we’ll say!

“90 Day Fiance: The Other Way” There are so many spinoffs “90 Day Fiance” could do, and we would watch all of them. On this version of the hit reality television show, Americans choose to leave the country and shack up with their long-distance lovers. It’s all very exciting.

COMING SOON: “Midsommar” Written and directed by Ari Aster (the haunted genius behind “Hereditary”), this horror film appears mostly day-lit. Its color scheme is soft and flowery, its wardrobe very Reformation. While the official date of this year’s midsummer holiday in Sweden was June 22, we’ll have to wait until July 3 for the release of the new horror “masterpiece.”

Paying homage to authentic flavors — but with a fresh twist. BY LIV MARTIN omartin@mndaily.com

Christina Nguyen is strikingly humble as she acknowledges her recent semi-finalist status for a James Beard award. “That wasn’t really a goal,” said the chef. “It was just to make a space that people can enjoy themselves in … like, you know, pull a lot of personal experience, nostalgia into a spot and make it good.” Considering the success of Nguyen’s two Minneapolis restaurants, Hola Arepa and Hai Hai, her philosophy worked. Nguyen — along with husband and business partner Birk Stefan Grudem — has created a mini restaurant empire in the Twin Cities. They started small. They first sold widely popular arepas from a refurbished truck. Hola Arepa became a brick-and-mortar restaurant in 2014. For a while, another Hola location was in the works. But, Nguyen, whose parents fled from Saigon, Vietnam in 1975, always had an affinity for Southeast Asian food. It took a “little nudging” to convince Grudem and more than a little for Nguyen to convince herself — after all, she wanted to make her community proud. The restaurant team had already proven themselves to be bonafide risk takers. And so Hai Hai was born. It’s hard to believe that Hai Hai’s home in a spacious building on University Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis housed anything else. The airy space is filled with lush

green plants, bright turquoise walls, a large bar and plenty of light shining in from huge windows in the dining area. “The tile is original,” said Nguyen, pointing to the battered white, black and maroon-tiled floor. It’s the only relic left from the 22nd Avenue Station, — affectionately nicknamed Deuce Deuce or Double Deuce — a longtime dive bar strip club hybrid. It was an inspiration for the restaurant’s Vietnamese name, “hai hai,” or “two two.” Nguyen, a Minnesota native, grew up eating a combination of traditional Vietnamese cuisine cooked by her mother, and American food. When it came to creating the menu for Hai Hai, she deliberately selected recipes she enjoyed from her travels and avoided more common dishes (“the best hits”) served in many Vietnamese restaurants, like traditional phở or bánh mì. Notebooks in hand, Nguyen and Grudem backpacked all over the world, picking up on subtle nuances and new flavors. “There’s so many really delicious dishes that we’ve had during our travels that I’m like, ‘Okay, I don’t want to have to start a different restaurant just to bring these things here.’ All of the flavors of Southeast Asia play really well together and balance each other,” she said. “With Vietnamese food, maybe you get a little more of fresh herbs and it’s a little more mild — definitely fish saucey — but then you’ll also mix in some Thai, Lao or Cambodian that have a little more punch or funk.” Nguyen calls the water fern cakes a “bite of Vietnam.” For her, it is important to keep the core of the dish authentic. Another dish,

“Stranger Things” There are a lot of shows that should quit while they’re ahead, but this isn’t one of them. We all want to see these kids grow up, right? Aptly released on the Fourth of July, “Stranger Things” season three promises more of what we know and love, plus the addition of a character played by Maya Hawke (daughter of the aforementioned “Before Sunrise”’s Ethan Hawke and the marvelous Uma Thurman). Plus, there will be scenes taking place in a mall!

“Yesterday” Picture this: you wake up one morning and realize you are the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles. What an idea! And on June 28, you can see it play out on the big screen. There are two things we’re looking forward to about this movie. First, a soundtrack comprised of Beatles songs, which we haven’t seen since we became (somewhat inappropriately) obsessed with “Across the Universe” in elementary school. The second is the casting of Lily James. We wish “Mamma Mia! 3” was coming out.

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ABOVE: Patrons fill the restaurant during dinner at Hai Hai in Minneapolis on Sunday, June 23. BELOW: Garnishes sit on the bar at Hai Hai in Minneapolis on Sunday, June 23. Hai Hai, a Vietnamese restaurant, serves specialty cocktails with unique Southeast Asian garnishes such as dragonfruit, grapefruit, guava, galangal, pineapple and jackfruit.

“mi quang,” is made from turmeric rice noodles, pork-soy broth, pork belly, shrimp, egg, herbs, pea tendrils, banana blossom, peanut and sesameshrimp chips. “I’ll put some pea sprouts on it because it’s spring. I don’t try to mess with it too much but it’s also like I want to add my own touch which means balance and texture and a lot of fresh stuff,” she said. The same can be said for the drinks. At the bar, bartender Bryce Caldwell was busy harvesting Thai basil, sitting in water in a large container. The herb is one of many tropical ingredients included in the cocktail roster. Each cocktail features at least one ingredient from Southeast Asia, said Caldwell, placing a slice of dragonfruit on top of Hai Hai’s “Floating Market” drink.

“There’s so many really delicious dishes that we’ve had during our travels that I’m like, ‘Okay, I don’t want to have to start a different restaurant just to bring these things here.’”

Though Nguyen had ventured to Vietnam a handful of times, her parents had not been back since they fled. She recently took them and her brother on a tour of five different Vietnamese cities. She described the trip as an “emotional” experience. It takes a family to keep the Hai Hai in motion. Nguyen’s own mother has taken on the task of watering the restaurant’s many potted and hanging plants. Nguyen manages the front of the house and the kitchen and Grudem mans the back. The staff are also part of the family, something server Zachary Banton appreciates — second to being able to wear a Hawaiian shirt to work. “This place is great in winter,” he said. “It’s like a tropical oasis.”

This is the second article in “Digging In,” a series about the stories behind beloved Twin Cities restaurants.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” in Season 11, was the first Muslim drag queen on the television show. She believes drag helped her learn to love and respect herself, especially when she went through some difficult times in her life. “To be a role model for all these kids today that are scared, that think they’re different, that they’ll be disowned — it’s okay to have a different culture, to have a different religion,” she said. “Follow your heart.” Mercedes Iman Diamond is one of Prada Diamond’s “drag daughters,” a practice in the drag community where more experienced performers take in up-andcoming queens and offer advice, love and support. Drag daughters commonly take on their parent’s last name, which holds weight in the community. These relationships can be especially important for members of the community who are not accepted by their biological families. “You learn in the gay

community what the true meaning of family is. Family doesn’t mean blood. Family means people that are there for you through thick and thin and accept you for who you are,” said Brandonna Dupri LaReese, the host of the evening and a former Miss Gay United States. “Through drag, a lot of us do create drag families to have our own family.” “My drag mother, she means the world to me. You know, to have someone to call ‘Mom’ and … talk about things in life and to give you advice and tell you that they love you — I wish I could have that with my mom, but I don’t.” Through drag, she has been able to find a community that loves her and that truly accepts her for who she is. “You get to be who you want to be on stage. This is your chance to show the world what you want them to see and who you want to be,” Dupri LaReese said. “I’m going to do drag until I can’t walk anymore.”

CHRISTINA NGUYEN Co-founder of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa

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Backstage at the Gay 90’s was a scene of organized chaos last Friday. Stationed in front of mirrors, drag performers powdered their faces and penciled in tall arched eyebrows before a performance for Pride weekend. One queen applied a harsh line of brown contour to her cheekbones using the edge of a credit card as a guide, while another carefully attached a large mess of blonde ringlets to her head, securing it tightly so it wouldn’t fall off during her routine. For the Ladies of LaFemme, the cast of a longrunning drag show at the Gay 90’s — and a handful of visiting drag queens — drag performance is much more than a pretty face (although that is certainly important, too). “To me, drag is like an embodiment of all the little things I’ve loved over time that are somehow mashed

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Mercedes Iman Diamond performs in front of the crowd at the Gay 90’s in Minneapolis on Friday, June 20.

together when I’m in drag,” said performer Jaida Essence Hall. “Like fashion and art and makeup and beauty and modeling ... all the things I love I get to do as a job.” In recent years, drag has become mainstream, boosted by the popularity of the reality show competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Prada Diamond, the show director at the Gay 90’s, said when she first became involved in drag, not many gay

bars were very welcoming. “We weren’t treated super nicely by the community just to go out in drag,” Diamond said. “Drag is just super accepted now, and very mainstream ... It’s super cool to watch it become something totally different.” For many performers, drag is a way for them to express their feminine side while also practicing self-love. Mercedes Iman Diamond, who appeared on

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

How journalism at our University’s paper How can failed to treat a vulnerable community fairly students help In April, I wrote an opinion column for the Minnesota Daily about Elliot Twins Public Housing buildings near downtown, just minutes from campus. I believed that writing a column about local public housing would be a way to raise awareness about issues that many students do not know about. I began the process of writing the column by reaching out to local community organizer Ladan Yusuf, who is a member of a group called the Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition. Yusuf allowed me to observe a meeting at Elliot Twins on April 5, which was meant to be a space where four local politicians came at the request of residents in the building. These politicians were Hennepin County District 4 Commissioner Angela Conley, Rep. Hodan Hassan, DFL - Minneapolis, Ward 6 City Council member Abdi Warsame and Rep. Mohamud Noor, DFL - Minneapolis. The activists were able to provide proof that they had scheduled the meeting time around the representatives’ schedules. I later asked my editor if I should consider reaching out to these politicians for comment, and she told me that I could if I wanted to, but I probably wouldn’t get a response in time. I formed my opinion for the column based on the meeting I attended, from my research and from reading many articles from different viewpoints on the subject. I tried to address the countering views expressed by the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) by reading an article on its website. The meeting revolved around a draft of a relocation plan that would take place during the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) renovations by the MPHA, which Yusuf dissected for the residents. While I could have been more forward by reaching out to the MPHA directly, I still believe that I wrote the column with an opinion that was supported by evidence. My piece went through three editors before it was published. I submitted the column early and worked closely with the opinions editor to ensure that the article was properly cited. On the evening of April 11, the day the piece came out, my editor contacted me and told me that the MPHA had requested

that the article be taken down and corrections be made on it. She asked me questions about my sourcing, but I felt like we did not speak in enough detail. Later that same night, my column had been completely edited based on the MPHA’s requests and the editors’ judgments, and a significant portion of the column had been removed as part of a correction. An editor’s note was added to the bottom; the note mischaracterized the piece by exaggerating the need for corrections and harmed my reputation as a columnist. When my sources, the public housing activists, saw the edited version of the column, they were justifiably furious. They asked to speak with the editors, but the editors refused to talk to them until the next day, despite working quickly to be accommodating of the MPHA the day before. When a couple of the activists finally got on the phone with the editors and me, Kelly Busche, the editor-in-chief at the time, was dismissive of our concerns. She explained why the editors had taken out what they did, making their decisions based on what was verifiable at the time. The editors stated that they had to change the article based on what ‘couldn’t be corroborated’ after publication. But when the activists offered proof and verification for many of the statements that had been removed, such as the invitations that had been sent to the representatives, the editors claimed nothing could be changed because that was not standard practice for the paper. I was informed that the piece could not be taken down because of transparency, despite me feeling like it wasn’t my true work. All mentions of the word “privatization” were removed from my original piece per the MPHA’s request. Although the term has remained heavily debated, I included it in my piece based on how it had sometimes been used in other articles on the subject. However, it seems the words of Jeff Horwich, the director of policy and external affairs from the MPHA, were considered to be more truthful than my researched opinion, because the editors listened to his wishes. I later found several other sources that linked RAD to privatization. After the

piece had been edited, I sat down with Horwich, and he explained, saying, “I think we can debate the meaning of that term [privatization]. In the end I would argue, what’s the goal? It’s preserving the housing ... so you can debate the terminology around it ... and we will, because we think privatization is kind of a trigger word.” The words of an elderly resident named Adar Noor had also been removed. Noor had stated through a translator that she had tried to call Abdi Warsame’s office many times with concerns, and asked him to come to the meeting, but that did not happen. Later that month, Warsame held a resident meeting at Elliot Twins. The editors saw it fit to remove Noor’s voice because they believed that the information Noor provided wasn’t accurate. But, I had quoted her based on her statements to me during the meeting. The removal of the quote was entirely unjustified and the mistreatment of Noor and the other residents was the main reason I pushed to make the situation right. The editors also removed all mention of the politicians who didn’t show up to the meeting, based on the MPHA’s claims that the politicians did not receive invitations to the meeting. The editor’s note made it sound like the information wasn’t corroborated after it had been published. Proof that the politicians were invited to the meeting was provided after the story had already been edited. I took my concerns to the Minnesota Daily’s board of directors, and I was informed that I could write this piece. I aim for this situation to be one that leads to better journalism at the Daily. The Daily needs to improve its relationship with minority communities and it needs to do more to represent all students and people within the Twin Cities. My goal with this column was not to expose the Minnesota Daily but to be heard and to elevate the voices of the residents from Elliot Twins.

Aleezeh Hasan is a former columnist for the Minnesota Daily. This letter to the editor has been lightly edited for style and clarity.

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Skoog: Bob Dylan didn’t eat at Sporty’s — which is fine Our changing landscape raises questions about student body identity and neighborhood history.

looking they booted essential parts of the neighborhood. It felt like I was owed that ambience of legacy. Hold off on that angry email — I’ll say it: entitlement. Now, if I want a historic UMN experience, I just toss twenty dollars to the front ver the desk person at FloCo and they scream, “Bob past Dylan did poppers in our bathroom.” few On one hand, I’m wary of pulling tradiyears, tion or meaning from businesses at all. A the University of lot of our student body’s identity lies in its Minnesota camsurrounding stores. What does this mean pus has endured when a lot of these stores are varying sandvarious small wich chains? business and Ironically, it’s people like me, privineighborhoodleged out-of-state students, coming in by staple casualties, the masses that push these places out. Not leaving behind directly, though; rather, the expanding CAROLINE SKOOG gravestones of student body impacts the surrounding comcolumnist high-rise apartmunity, its economy and its property value. ments in their place. When I was a freshYes, gentrification. man in 2016, I remember vaguely condeBut as the area has widely catered to scending upperclassmen grieving that I college students for some time, the popuwould never truly know the excellence of lation has gradually increased compared Espresso Expose or the pleasure of Big 10 to standard gentrification situations. It is subs in Stadium Village, both now replaced always rooted in commercialism. The cyby the Hub apartment building. clical turnover of students means a steady Last year, Dinkytown suffered the loss transition of economy (e.g. another Starof Espresso Royale, now Crisp & Green, and bucks). Student economic activities comVescio’s Italian Restaurant. Most recent on prise a substantial amount of the U’s local the University’s death row is Sporty’s in economic influence, so these changes in Como — a beloved dive bar that has hosted setting ostensibly represent a turn in sturowdy nights under various titles and own- dent body taste. Thus, the University landers since the 1960’s. scape has been evolving from the start. Now, a loyal “you had to be there” While much of the physical community mentality divides University of Minne- relics are protected under the historical sota generations, as these local business preservation committee, local businesses relics and their absence uniquely shape can’t operate on nostalgia alone. After all, overall campus experiences. I remember Bob Dylan couldn’t have been to so many feeling wronged, as if I agreed to pay the places in such a short period of time. ever-rising out-of-state tuition for the full Sporty’s, however, has deep roots in the Twin Cities experience, and when I wasn’t community beyond its relation to students.

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“At its core, Sporty’s is a neighborhood joint,” reads its website. Its sports team sponsorships, charity work and decades of service have filled a niche that has kept customers, employees and owners coming back. I’m sad to see it go but elated its not turning into a ten-story luxury apartment complex. I feel optimistic about what’s next, largely because the incoming Como Tap will be opened by Joe Radaich, the building’s owner, and Jana Kern — two former Sporty’s employees. At the very least, it’s comforting that they’re familiar with how much Sporty’s means to so many people and to the community at large. Overall, the wave of out-of-business and bought-out restaurants demonstrates the double edged sword of expansion. The more of us that come here to experience Twin Cities-centric culture, the more the emblems of that culture dissolve into lore. Moving forward, as half-baked twentysomethings residing in a historic community, we need to understand our social and financial impact on nearby neighborhoods, as well as our genuine place in them. On a broader level, however, community developers have to evaluate what “growth” truly entails regarding both the positive and negative impacts on area neighborhoods. Ideally, the vivid cultural context should coexist with student living. Increasing transparency of property outcomes and prioritizing existing assets in the community could save a lot of heartbreak. I mean, if Al’s Breakfast ever closes, blood will be shed in the streets of Dinkytown. Caroline Skoog welcomes comments at cskoog@mndaily.com.

prevent sexual misconduct at the U of M?

As president of the Council of Graduate Students, I believe our proposal can help strengthen the sexual misconduct sanctioning process at the University. In the 2019 All-Campus Election, the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) sponsored the following referendum: “Should tenured faculty be held to the same standard as non-tenured faculty and staff when accused of sexual misconduct involving a student?” in response to a May 2018 City Pages article on a series of cases where University of Minnesota tenured faculty committed appalling sexual misconduct against students. With the awareness we helped raise, the referendum passed by an extraordinary margin of 3290-126, a demonstration of strong student feeling on this issue. The referendum is one of many actions COGS has embarked on to prevent sexual misconduct. We have been an active partner of the President’s Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct (PIPSM), a vibrant initiative under President Kaler which will soon transition to a permanent structure under President-designate Joan Gabel. In collaboration with our peer Professional Student Government, the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EOAA) and the Aurora Center, we hosted a town hall for students on preventing sexual misconduct policy and resources. I also appreciate efforts by our peer Minnesota Student Association. With the mandate of the overwhelmingly passed referendum, COGS led a thorough discussion among our members and passed a pair of important resolutions collectively called “Fairness, Action, and Improvement Regarding Sexual Misconduct Sanctioning Process” — in short, FAIR Resolutions. The first Resolution advocates for fairness and mandatory student consultation in adjudicating a case between a faculty member and a student. At the moment, final decision makers such as college deans are only required to consult with peer faculty but not with students on what are appropriate sanctions. This is an intrinsically unfair “jury” for students and can lead to weak sanctions. We strongly believe that in conjunction with appropriate redaction protecting the privacy of the respondent, mandatory consultation with students can improve fairness, enhance transparency, build trust in University community and encourage more reporting. The second FAIR Resolution advocates for automatic suspension of graduate student advising status of an accused faculty member. This is a particularly important protection for graduate student victims given the power differential between tenured faculty and students. Accomplished faculty members facing investigation can often choose to quickly “jump the ship” to another institution amid investigation to avoid an outcome. When they leave, the case has to close and will remain private under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA). Automatic suspension of advising status is a sanction that will be publicly accessible upon request under the MGDPA. It can also prevent faculty members from saying they have such advising status when they want to transfer to another institution. Faculty-to-faculty peer pressure of losing advising status can also help deter future misconduct. On this topic, I have enjoyed productive conversations with various stakeholders, including the EOAA Director, the PIPSM team, President Kaler and President-designate Gabel. They principally welcome our ideas and look forward to implementing them into University policy. I believe these student-led proposals are of great help to our collective efforts to bring a brighter future and a campus free of sexual misconduct to every Gopher. Sean Chen is president of the University of Minnesota’s Council of Graduate Students. This letter to the editor has been lightly edited for style and clarity.

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Today’s Birthday (6/26): Your health, creativity and vitality expand this year. Your partner provides essential structural support. A personal dream comes into view this summer, before a collaborative obstacle requires adaptation. Discovering a fresh passion next winter leads to a self-image makeover. Keep building strength, endurance and skills.

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Don’t try a new trick yet. Keep practicing until you can nail the landing. You’ve almost got it. Steady practice raises your skill level.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Abandon a preconception about your partner. What if you didn’t already know how they would behave? Something new might be possible.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 6 — Keep your patience with a resister. Don’t push into a brick wall. With careful planning, you can advance more easily later. Rest to energize.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Don’t push into complicated techniques before you have the basics down. Get expert assistance. Practice as directed.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Group routines get tested. Don’t strain the budget. Share solutions and resources. Together, you’re a powerful force. Stay in communication.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Listen to your heart. A romantic challenge has your attention. Envision the outcome you’d love, and then make plans to realize it.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Strengthen your professional infrastructure to advance. Get the best quality equipment you can afford. Dedication and focus build your business.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 6 — Take care of household business. All is not as it appears. A domestic issue requires resolution. Communication provides solutions.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Delays or roadblocks could frustrate your journey. Don’t break your word. Determination wins. Stay respectful and friendly with high expectations.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Misunderstandings can spark easily, and tempers could flare. In a conflict with the status quo, proceed thoughtfully. Keep secrets.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Visualize immense financial success with a joint venture. Draw up plans and budgets. Get specific. Things may not go as expected.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — You may choose to work late. With each debt payment, gain freedom. Don’t push yourself too hard. Contribute maximum effort without burning out.

DR. DATE Dr. Date,

It’s what every girl dreams of — being stuck in a fucking airport for two days. I was trying to fly out of Houston last week when a major storm hit and grounded any hopes I had of getting home for 48 hours. After eight cancelled flights and multiple depression naps on airport seats, I gave up hope on finding any happiness during this hell of a trip. That is, until I met him. Straight out of a terrible rom-com, I met a guy who was on the same original flight as me. We ended up striking up a conversation and talking for six hours. When he invited me up to his complimentary hotel room (thanks, United!) so I wouldn’t have to sleep on the floor, I knew it was love. Needless to say, we didn’t get much rest before we took our red-eye flight at 4 a.m., where we slept in each other’s arms before sneaking off to join the mile-high club. When he kissed me goodbye before taking his connecting flight, I knew I wanted this to be more than a fling. The problem? He actually lives in Russia, and told me it would be too difficult to keep up a long-distance relationship. But absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I’m convinced he’s the one for me. How do I get my foreign man to see that our love (and sex) is worth the delays?

—Love is in the Air

Dear Love is in the Air,

Real experience. Real world. Real opportunity.

Alas, just like a terrible rom-com, sometimes it just isn’t meant to be. Time for you both to move on, look at the selfie you took together fondly and send a few letters back and forth. Maybe in 30 years you’ll find each other again and fall in love. But seriously — Russia?! The plane ticket price alone is insane. No sex is worth THAT much. Get on Tinder and set your radius to 50 miles away if you’re feeling adventurous. Otherwise, mourn what you two had together and hope you never get stuck for two days in the airport again.

— Dr. Date

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I’ve been panicking about my future since freshman year, but as a recent grad, the reality of adulthood is setting in. Job hunting, apartment searches and saying goodbye to all my college friends has put me in an ‘oh my god,

what am I doing with my life’ mood since I stepped off the stage in May. Until I can get settled, I moved back home with my parents and have been hanging out with my hometown friends for the past few weeks. Or rather, trying to hang out. While I was off getting my degree, almost all of my friends back home GOT MARRIED. I remember seeing some engagement or wedding posts on Instagram, but when I hit up our old group chat, every single person said they had to check with their spouse before they went out or needed to find a babysitter! I’m not one to shame for finding your true love young, but you couldn’t chill for a bit before settling down? I would say there wasn’t much else to do in a small town, but I live in St. Paul! I had my fair share of hookups and dates while in college, but never found ‘the one.’ Seeing all my friends living their perfect, domestic lives while I mope around at home with an expensive degree, trying to find a job, makes me feel left behind. I’m tempted to find a military man and marry for the benefits at this point! How can I stop feeling like I’m not accomplished?

—Left Behind

Dear Left Behind,

Oh god, don’t settle down with the first person you meet just because you feel like you have to. The average age of marriage is now somewhere in the late 20s — you’ve got enough on your plate with graduation! Do you want to throw wedding planning onto your list of things to stress about? Just because you and your friends took different paths in life doesn’t mean theirs is better than yours, and vice versa. You’re worried about being left behind in your personal life, while they may feel like you’re three steps ahead in your professional development as they stayed at home. You all may seem very different, but remember that they’re your friends for a reason. Instead of stressing about the changes in the group since high school, invite your friends — and their spouses — to hang out and catch up. Hey, maybe you can bond with the rest of them over hating an old friend’s partner?

— Dr. Date

Want advice from the love doctor? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

U building may become a business hub

TONY SAUNDERS, DAILY

The Minnesota Geological Survey Building as seen on University Ave. in St. Paul on Monday, June 24.

A sole proprietor is looking to offer nearly two million dollars for building. BY CAITLIN ANDERSON canderson@mndaily.com

A Prospect Park proprietor aims to use a long-vacant University of Minnesota building to encourage small business involvement in the neighborhood. Pete Degan has put a $1.8 million offer on the former Minnesota Geological Survey building, which he hopes to convert into a creative workspace for small businesses that cannot afford expensive rents. The Board of Regents will vote on the offer in July.

“I have seen lots of artist buildings, lots of housing, and retail and office buildings,” Degan said in an email to the Minnesota Daily. “But not much available for the gutter repair guy.” The building borders Prospect Park at 2642 University Ave. in St. Paul and has been vacant since 2015. Degan, who has lived in the area for 50 years, said shops and industrial space are often turned into parking lots or housing or are otherwise altered due to campus expansion. “People need places to live, and the University needs to update, but I think its left a lack of inner-city workspace,” he said. Deferred maintenance

issues, limited uses and its distance from campus led the University to put the property up for sale, said Leslie Krueger, assistant vice president of planning, space and real estate at the University. Krueger said the building will be attractive to businesses. “Given the fact that it’s right on the light rail line, I think there’s a significant opportunity for it, and ... [for] returning a property to the private sector.” Degan plans to open the two-story building to renters who cannot usually afford high commercial prices downtown. This could include photographers, carpenters or even snowplow services. “These are the kind of

people that tie a neighborhood together,” he said. For Prospect Park, both newer and long-time residents are excited for the increased space for smaller businesses, job creation opportunities and the greater community involvement the project could bring. University student Carlie Mell, who lives in an apartment building in Prospect Park, said having a space like this can only add to the neighborhood’s draw. “I am more excited to be living next to a place like that as opposed to just another apartment building,” she said. Dick Gilyard, longtime Prospect Park resident, said he is glad someone is offering a platform for a diverse

commercial landscape. “It’s not a lot of space, but it is a very significant idea,” he said. “There’s a rich mix of different uses.” He described it as a “hub of innovation.” Gilyard is a board member of the Towerside Innovation District, which includes a significant portion of Prospect Park. This special designation emphasizes innovation, collaboration among stakeholders, mixed-use development and accessible transit. Degan’s plans for the building are in line with that objective, Gilyard said. “[That’s the kind of] atmosphere and collaborative environment I am trying to establish. It’s also nice to work around people you can ask for help,” Degan said in

“People need places to live, and the University needs to update, but I think its left a lack of inner-city workspace.” PETE DEGAN Prospect Park Proprietor

the email. If approved, Degan said he plans to start improvements on the building in order to move tenants in by mid-July.

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