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U OF M
MINNEAPOLIS
ST PAUL
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 16, 2014
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ENVIRONMENT
A prairie in the city
Undergrad costs will increase by $1,000 next year, and that amount will grow in the future. BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com
Amid another proposed tuition freeze for undergraduate students paying in-state tuition, out-of-state University of Minnesota students will see a tuition hike next year. School leaders plan to steadily increase out-of-state tuition costs, putting the institution more in line with its peers’ rates, but the impending hikes have raised concerns about the rising costs of attending the University. This year, out-of-state, non-reciprocity tuition is $20,876, and that price is set to go up by $1,000 next school year, said Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. Eventually, he said, tuition for those students will sit u See COSTS Page 5 LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY
HOMECOMING
U police staff up for weekend A team of about 20 full- and part-time officers will patrol Friday’s parade and concert. BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com
With all 10,000 concert tickets sold and more events planned around the parade than ever before, campus police are boosting their manpower in light of the University of Minnesota’s 100th annual homecoming celebration this weekend. Approximately 20 full- and par t-time University police officers will patrol Friday’s parade and concert, Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said. Tickets for this year’s performing acts, Iggy Azalea and Walk the Moon, sold out more rapidly than in the past, he said, and the large turnout means UMPD has to remain alert. Student Unions and Activities planned
A sign provides information about the recently established green space of native prairie grasses that sits behind Burton Hall on the East Bank campus Tuesday morning. The naturally growing grass spaces will eventually require less maintenance and are more environmentally friendly.
The U is installing native prairie landscapes that require less maintenance and are cheaper and environmentally friendly. with grasses, wildflowers and fescues this
BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com
A
spring after the demolition of Norris Hall in
mid the well-manicured lawns on the
2011 left the space abandoned.
University of Minnesota campus lies
The new green space, located near El-
a small green space overlooking the Missis-
liott and Burton halls, is part of a few other
sippi River and the Minneapolis skyline that
plantings across the Twin Cities campus
appears to be neglected and full of weeds.
that will eventually be more sustainable,
But come back in a few years, and that won’t be the case.
while cutting back on material and manual maintenance needs.
The University hopes that space will be-
Although the landscapes require a lot of
come a lush, thriving native prairie grass
maintenance until they mature, they even-
and fescue grass landscape full of insects,
tually reduce labor and costs associated
birds and pollinators.
with mowing and fertilizing grass, Land-
And while the new acre of green space on the East Bank, along with a few other na-
care grounds superintendent Les Potts said.
tive plant and fescue grass plantings across
“Ultimately, if ever ything takes well,
campus, only account for a small sector of
there should be less inputs,” Potts said.
the University’s lawns, University Land-
“But in the beginning … it actually takes
care workers hope they’ll help contribute
more if we do what we’re supposed to do.”
to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly campus. Landcare workers planted the site
u See UMPD Page 18
Replacing large areas of traditional turf grass that might not other wise be used with native prairie grasses and plants is
u See GRASSES Page 3
HOUSING
Problems arise at new apt. Some residents at the Marshall have reported issues, but more staff are on the way to help. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com
CORA NELSON, DAILY
Sophomores Aly Froslie and Jazlyn Gramer talk about their days at their apartment in the Marshall on Tuesday evening. Both girls expressed wishes for bigger rooms and more storage space.
The Marshall was on its way to becoming one of Dinkytown’s two newest housing complexes when Mikala Jaderborg and her three friends signed a lease to live there. In addition to being blocks away from the University of Minnesota campus, a TargetExpress opened at its base a month before move-in. But Jaderborg, a biomedical engineering senior, said the apartment was not what she and her roommates had expected. Residents of the Marshall apartment have expressed concerns that range from management issues and noise complaints to the complex simply not providing residents
what they say it had promised them. Officials from the apartment’s owner and developer, Memphis-based Education Realty, say they’re aware of the arising issues. In light of the reported complications, the company said it’s working to hire additional staff, but students need to be proactive in reporting problems.
Residents voice facilities woes The Marshall, currently the largest occupied student housing apartment in the University area, took about a year and a half to build, said Scott Barton, Education Realty’s vice president of properties and acquisitions. While Barton said he would have preferred the complex to have gone up more quickly, Jaderborg said she thinks it seems like it was hastily constructed. “It seems like it was built really fast and u See COMPLAINTS Page 4
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