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Minnesota is now bowl eligible and No. 1 in the Big Ten West.

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U bracing for shifting Minnesota Administrators are planning to address demographic changes that could affect higher ed.

BY BLAIR EMERSON bemerson@mndaily.com

Over the next six years, Minnesota’s high school graduation rates are projected to flatten. At the same time, the state’s older population will outnumber younger residents, putting a new strain on public funds.

University of Minnesota leaders are preparing a response to those trends and other forecasts that are poised to affect colleges across the state.

A report presented to the Board of Regents at its October meeting highlighted four statewide demographic trends for upcoming years that could alter Minnesota’s higher education climate: stagnant high school graduation rates, increasingly diverse student populations, an increase in the number of older residents and a slowgrowing labor force.

But some University of ficials say the school is ready to counter these changes.

“With these demographic trends, there will be winners and losers among colleges u See TRENDS Page 12

CAMPUS

39-38 Final score

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Top: Gophers wide receiver KJ Maye scores a touchdown in the third quarter after a 37-yard pass from quarterback Mitch Leidner on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Bottom: De’Niro Laster dances in celebration after the Gophers’ victory over Purdue on Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium.

I remember my first year, once we were down we were like, ‘It’s over.’

But going into half with us being down, we had no worries at all.

Cedric Thompson Senior safety

he Gophers snuck past Purdue on Saturday after a strong second-half comeback, making the University of Minnesota team bowl eligible and the Big Ten West leader.

Even though the victory was expected — the Gophers opened the week as a double-digit favorite — it carried a string of surprises.

Nobody predicted the Gophers (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten) to win 39-38 in a topsy-turvy game of missed extra points, 52-yard field goals, interceptions, called-back interceptions, fumbles, fumble calls that were overturned and unsportsmanlike penalties.

“There’s so many big plays. I’ll be interested to watch the film,” Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said after the victory.

“There [were] a lot of momentum shifts in that game and a lot of critical plays, probably too many.”

The pandemonium began at the game’s first play from scrimmage when Cedric Thompson intercepted a pass by Purdue’s quarterback, Austin Appleby, and ran the ball back to the 2-yard line to set up a David Cobb touchdown run.

Damien Wilson also intercepted an Appleby pass on Purdue’s next possession and ran it in for a touchdown.

It looked like the rout was on.

But an offsides penalty from Theiren Cockran negated Wilson’s pick and gave the ball back to the Boilermakers (3-5, 1-3 Big Ten), who tied the game on the next play with a 55-yard screen pass to speedy receiver Danny Anthrop.

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Pick smart costumes, admins say An email to students reminds them to celebrate Halloween in a respectful manner.

BY HALEY HANSEN hhansen@mndaily.com

As Halloween approaches, University of Minnesota leaders are asking students to make smart costume choices.

Administrators sent an email to students late last week that addresses offensive costumes that could propel harmful cultural stereotypes.

The email from Vice Provost for Student Affairs Danita Brown Young and Vice President for Equity and Diversity Katrice Albert reminds students to be thoughtful and respectful when preparing costumes for the holiday.

“Please keep in mind that certain Halloween costumes inappropriately perpetuate racial, cultural and gender stereotypes,” the administrators’ email said. “Although it may not be the intent, these costumes, and choosing to wear them, can depict identities in ways that are offensive or hurtful to others.”

American Indian Student Cultural Center President Chelsea Holmes said Halloween costumes that portray Native u See EMAIL Page 3

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From DC to Humphrey Madeleine Albright’s visit to campus was the most recent in a series of prominent speakers.

BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

Just four months after hosting a former president, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs booked former Secretar y of State Madeleine Albright for a public event and an intimate discussion with students.

Albright’s visit last week was one of the many recent appearances of high-profile politicians brought to the University by the Humphrey School. These events are part of a broad effort to increase the school’s national standing, which some credit to its dean’s close ties with well-known political leaders.

“These are people [Dean Eric Schwartz] has worked with in a different capacity over

a number of years,” said Larry Jacobs, director for the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance and moderator for Albright’s speech. “He is so well-connected in Washington and around the country with foreign policy leaders.”

Since last spring, the Humphrey School has brought in several other distinguished politicians, including former Secretar y of State Condoleezza Rice and former President Bill Clinton.

Schwar tz has also held a number of prominent political roles, including serving under Hillar y Clinton while she was secretar y of state and as the United Nations’ Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery with President Bill Clinton.

Humphrey School Associate Dean Laura Bloomberg said events like this give students the opportunity to speak with major policymakers about the topics discussed in their classes. u See ALBRIGHT Page 4

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Thursday. Albright met with Humphrey School students to field their political questions in a more personal environment.

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ST. PAUL — Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican challenger Jef f Johnson confronted one another Sunday over claims being made in their race during a debate that showcased differences on Minnesota budget and gun policy.

The KMSP-TV debate at Hamline University also shed a more personal light on the pair: Dayton confessed to having smoked marijuana in his lifetime and to having a weakness for chocolate ice cream; Johnson shared his af finity for Dair y Queen Blizzards and declined to say how he would define the middle class. Both men acknowledged to having spanked one of their sons once in their life, an issue in the news given Vikings r unning back Adrian Peterson’s legal troubles over corporal punishment.

Here are some highlights:

Dayton put Johnson on the spot over his associations with the tea party and a prior comment that he would “go all Scott Walker on Minnesota,” referring to the Wisconsin governor who curbed the power of public sector unions.

Johnson has repeatedly tried to clarify those remarks.

“I look around the countr y and see governors all over that I would follow in certain areas. Scott Walker would be one of them in that he believes in less regulation and he believes in lower taxes,” Johnson said before adding other governors he would emulate.

Dayton wasn’t satisfied.

“You have this habit of saying something definitively at one point and then a few months later you equivocate,” Dayton said.

Johnson challenged Dayton’s competence, saying he “often times doesn’t seem to know what’s going on in his own administration.” He used Dayton’s stewardship of

Vikings stadium legislation as an example because the governor later complained about seat license fees assessed to season ticket holders.

Dayton replied, “I know what’s in the bills. I know the big picture. The big picture for Minnesota is we’ve made enormous progress and we will continue to make progress.”

Surplus plan If Minnesota stays on track for another budget surplus, the candidates’ plans for the first $100 million differ.

Dayton said he would use it to expand a child-care tax credit so more families qualify. Last year, he proposed making it available to 170,000 families but the plan stalled.

Johnson said the money could make it easier to pull off “comprehensive tax reform” that dramatically alters the mix of what is paid in property, sales, income and corporate taxes.

If a deficit of that size emerges, Johnson said he would seek to cut spending.

“We’re not short of money, we’re unable to prioritize,” he said.

Dayton said he too would look for savings first, but said the state could also dip into a newly augmented budget reserve.

Gun restrictions For the first time in their four debates so far, they were asked whether they would seek to enact new gun laws.

Johnson said enforcing the laws on the books already should be the focus and he wouldn’t support adding new restrictions, saying it only feeds a “cultural war.”

Dayton said he favors extending background check requirements to private transactions made at gun shows to make those sales consistent with ones made at licensed gun dealers.

Both men said they own guns — Johnson a hunting rifle and Dayton two handguns and a shotgun — that they have each fired within the past year.

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Man arrested after Senator hails Wellstone stumping in Minnesota false report of marathon bombs

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MANKATO, Minn. — A southern Minnesota man was arrested Saturday after authorities in Mankato said he falsely reported receiving a bomb threat about this weekend’s city marathon.

A 911 caller told the Nicollet County Sheriff’s office Friday night that he had received an anonymous call saying four bombs had been placed on the Sunday race route, city spokeswoman Shelly Schulz said in a news release.

Mankato Department of Public Safety Director Todd Miller said at a news conference that authorities worked with the caller’s phone provider to determine that he had never received any such threat. The department believes the route is safe, Miller said.

The man was arrested Saturday on probable cause of terroristic threats, a felony, Miller said. He was in custody Saturday night and is expected to be charged Monday, the Mankato Free Press reported.

The Associated Press is not naming the man because he has not been formally charged.

As an extra precaution, drug- and explosive-detecting dogs swept the route, and additional security will be in place in the area overnight and during the race, according to Schulz.

The CEO of the race-management company said the marathon will continue as scheduled.

“We ... are working diligently with public safety officials to ensure our runners have a great race,” said Mark Bongers of Final Stretch.

The race begins Sunday morning and is expected to draw 5,000 runners and 15,000 spectators, according to KTOE-AM.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — A top Democratic campaign surrogate invoked the late Sen. Paul Wellstone in Northfield on Saturday, echoing his populist tone in urging voters to give her colleague Al Franken a second term.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied a crowd of 400 dotted with old Wellstone T-shirts at Carleton College, where Wellstone taught and planted his political roots. Warren and a slew of other Democrats — including Franken — urged voters to help keep Wellstone’s political dream alive, often repeating his signature line: “We all do better when we all do better.”

Wellstone served in the Senate from 1991 until he died in a 2002 plane crash. Republican Norm Coleman later won the seat.

“Paul was one of those people where you knew where he stood,” said Franken, who is fighting to retain Wellstone’s old Senate seat after beating Coleman in 2008. “He fought for the little guy.”

Franken and Warren, also a former professor, both called Wellstone a friend. And much like Wellstone, Warren has become a hero among some Democrats for her tough criticism of Wall Street, prompting calls for her to run for president.

Warren delivered a quasi-lecture during her get-out-the-vote message about how investments in education and infrastructure helped America rebound from the Great Depression. She and Franken emphasized their push to allow students to refinance student loan debt as integral to helping the middle class.

“We know how to build a future. We did it,” Warren said before pivoting to her pitch: Elect Democrats like Franken to make that happen again.

Warren, who won her Massachusetts Senate seat in 2012, has been traveling the country to defend fellow Senate Democrats against GOP attempts to retake control of the chamber.

She stumped for Colorado Sen. Mark Udall and will travel to Iowa to campaign for Senate hopeful U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley.

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Pizza’s folded cousin coming to the U Minnesota will receive its first college-centric calzone restaurant when D.P. Dough opens early next year.

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BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota students can get pizza from more than a dozen eateries on or near campus, but no place serves slices folded in half.

A college-targeted calzone franchise, D.P. Dough, will make its Minnesota debut early next year at the base of the Dinkydome between ProCuts and Baldy’s BBQ. All of D.P. Dough’s 22 franchises across the country cater specifically to campuses, said Matt Crumpton, the company’s executive vice president of franchising. But the company has yet to bring its calzones — available until 4 a.m. with no delivery fee — to Minnesota.

A calzone is a type of pizza that is folded in half before it’s cooked to make the toppings into a filling.

Future franchise owner Brian Van Dyke said after he and his father open a D.P.

Dough in Dinkytown, he wants to establish more locations at colleges across the state.

If his Dinkytown location fares well, he plans to open five other locations to serve: Minnesota State UniversityMankato, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud State, Concordia College and surrounding colleges, and the Minnesota State University-Moorhead and surrounding colleges.

Originally from Colorado, Van Dyke said he can relate to the franchise’s new location.

“I love Minnesota, and I’m familiar with it,” he said, “Minneapolis is about as close to where I’m from as possible in terms of the culture and scenery.”

D.P. Dough started in the mid-1980s when a mother-son duo expanded their Massachusetts State Fair food truck into a delivery business at the University of Massachusetts, Crumpton said.

After D.P. Dough franchising bought the company

in 2011, it developed a policy saying its franchises must serve college campuses — even though it already carried a “college brand,” he said.

“Because it’s tied to college experience, especially late-night par ties kind of stuf f, we get the instant nostalgia,” Crumpton said.

“People wake up seeing the D.P. Dough boxes not really remembering what they ate.”

Each location is required to ser ve 20 staple calzone flavors with names like “End Zone,” “Combat Zone” and “Danger Zone.”

But franchise owners and managers can create up to five of their own calzone creations, too. Typically, Van Dyke said, one unique type caters to whatever school the restaurant is located near, as with the soon-to-come “Gopher Zone” flavor, which will contain pepperoni and sausage.

Jon Sewell opened a franchise at the University of Iowa last fall after his daughter

CDC to update Ebola protocol

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA — Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear “with no skin showing,” a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if needed.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said those caring for an Ebola patient in Dallas were vulnerable because some of their skin was exposed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on revisions to safety protocols. Earlier ones, he said, were based on a World Health Organization model in which care was given in more remote places, often outdoors, and without intensive training for health workers.

“So there were par ts about that protocol that left vulnerability, par ts of the skin that were open,” Fauci said.

The CDC guidance was expected as early as Saturday, but its release has been pushed back while it continues to go through review by experts and government officials.

Health of ficials had previously allowed hospitals some flexibility to use available covering when dealing with suspected Ebola patients. The new guidelines are expected to set a firmer standard: calling for full-body suits and hoods that protect worker’s necks, setting rigorous rules for removal of equipment and disinfection of hands, and calling for a “site manager” to super vise the putting on and taking off of equipment.

The guidelines are

also expected to require a “buddy system,” in which workers check each other as they come in and go out, according to an official who was familiar with the guidelines but not authorized to discuss them before their release.

Hospital workers also will be expected to exhaustively practice getting in and out of the equipment, the official said.

Said Fauci: “Very clearly, when you go into a hospital, have to intubate somebody, have all of the body fluids, you’ve got to be completely covered. So that’s going to be one of the things ... to be complete covering with no skin showing whatsoever.”

The American Nurses A sso ciatio n and o ther groups have called for better guidance that sets clearer standards on what kind of equipment, how to put it on and how to take it off.

“We’r e disappointed that the recommendations are still not available,” association president Pamela Cipriano said. “Having a lag in official direction from the CDC doesn’t instill the greatest confidence in their ability to rapidly respond.”

Cipriano said she understands the guidance will also include a call for anterooms, apart from the patient room, where protective equipment must be put on and taken off.

The push stems from the infection of two nurses at a Dallas hospital who treated an Ebola-infected patient named Thomas Eric Duncan — the first person diagnosed with the virus in the U.S. The nurses, Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson, were diagnosed with Ebola less than a week later. Officials say how they were infected remains a mystery.

Duncan’s medical records, provided by his fam-

ily to The Associated Press, show Pham first encountered the patient after he was moved to intensive care at 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 29, more than 30 hours after he came to the ER. Nearly 27 hours later, Vinson first appears in Duncan’s charts.

In Pham’s first entr y, she makes no mention of protective gear — although doctors and nurses may not always note their own safeguards in medical records, since they are focused on logging the patient’s care.

When she logged again the following mor ning, she mentioned wearing a double gown, face shield and protective footwear — equipment she mentioned again in later entries.

In the first apparent mention of Vinson, she is said to have worn personal protection, including a hazardous-materials suit and face shield. Hospital officials have said masks that cover the nose and mouth were optional, consistent with CDC guidelines at the time. The CDC later advised leg covers and isolation suits, and the hospital complied, Texas Health Presbyterian officials said.

Nurses have voiced concern that they have never cared for Ebola patients before and feel unprepared and underequipped. “If hospital administrators had to take care of Ebola patients, they would have the gold standard and hazmat suits,” said RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, a union with 185,000 members.

In some places that do have the suits, nurses have not practiced taking them on and off.

“The hospital is sending them essentially a link to the CDC website. That’s not preparation. That’s like a do-it-yourself manual,” DeMoro said.

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Americans and Mexicans belittle the cultures and their traditions.

And while most people see blackface — people painting their face a different color to resemble an ethnicity — as of fensive, others may not realize why wearing a Native American headdress is disrespectful, Holmes said. Peoples’ unfamiliarity with other cultures can contribute to the problem, she said.

“I don’t think they recognize that that’s not OK when it’s something that culture really values and is seen as sacred to them,” she said.

Members of the University’s greek community have also addressed the issue.

Inter fraternity Council President Cameron Schil-

ling said while the council doesn’t have policies in place regarding respectful costume choices, it pushes members to make good choices.

“We absolutely are communicating to chapter leadership and to all the members that it’s important to remain sensitive,” he said.

Schilling said his own fraternity, Sigma Chi, talks about the issue every year before Halloween weekend.

College students nationwide have raised awareness about inappropriate costumes as the holiday approaches.

Students at Ohio University created the “We’re a Culture, not a Costume” campaign in 2011 in an effor t to raise awareness about the negative effects of wearing costumes that reinforce stereotypes.

Other schools have also asked students to be mind-

ful with their costume choices.

The University of Colorado-Boulder sent students an email about the issue last fall, and it plans to send a similar email this fall.

“Making the choice to dress up as someone from another culture, either with the intention of being humorous or without the intention of being disrespectful, can lead to inaccurate and hurtful portrayals of other peoples’ cultures in the CU community,” the email read.

This is the second year the University has sent students an email reminding them to be respectful with costume choices.

“Halloween is just one occasion on a broad continuum where we all benefit from acting with an understanding of the concepts of diversity, inclusion, and respect,” administrators said in last week’s email.

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told him about the company.

He said the business’ success draws from the school’s late-night crowd.

“D.P. Dough tends to be a really busy late-night restaurant — they keep their hours late and cater to the after-bar crowd,” Sewell said, “and

the University of Iowa has been rated the No. 1 or No. 2 party school for the past few years.”

Wade Owe, manager of Mesa Pizza’s Stadium Village location, said he doesn’t think the new calzone eater y will present much

competition for Mesa because the two foods have distinct differences.

“Calzones and pizza are probably not exactly the same thing,” he said. “It’s an ‘apples and oranges’ type of thing, not a ‘pizza’s better’ type of thing.”

Police find remains in missing VA student case

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — After finding remains that could be University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, authorities interviewed nearby residents and picked through leaves on the side of a sparsel y p o p u l a t e d h i g h w a y, searching for any clues or evidence.

For ensic tests wer e needed to confirm whether the remains match the 18-year-old Graham.

They were discovered by a deputy Saturday in a heavily wooded area of Albemarle County that is home to horse farms about 12 miles from campus.

Graham disappeared Sept.

13 after a night out with friends.

Her parents were notified that the remains were found, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said. It wasn’t immediately clear Sunday how long it would take for them to be identified. Investigators also wouldn’t say if they had found anything else.

The last person seen with Graham, 32-year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., has been charged with abduction with intent to defile Graham. He is being held in the AlbemarleCharlottesville Regional Jail. A preliminar y hearing is set for Dec. 4.

The remains were discovered roughly 6 miles from where the body of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was found three

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months after she vanished in 2009.

Police have said forensic evidence connects Matthew to Har rington’s killing, which in tur n is linked by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in northern Virginia. Matthew hasn’t been charged in those cases.

Albemarle County Police Depar tment spokesman Car ter Johnson said Sunday no additional information regarding the investigation was available.

Graham met friends at a restaurant for dinner Sept. 12 before stopping by two off-campus parties.

She left the second par ty alone and eventually texted a friend saying she was lost, authorities said.

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ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

People applaud after the Minneapolis City Council votes to become a sister city with Bosaso, Somalia, on Friday. It’s the first sister city arrangement between the U.S. and Somalia.

Minneapolis gets new sibling in Somalia The City Council approved Bosaso, Somalia, as Minneapolis’ 12th sister city.

BY KEVIN KARNER kkarner@mndaily.com

Minneapolis became sisters with a Somali counterpar t on Friday — becoming the first city in the countr y to do so — in an ef for t to strengthen international ties with SomaliAmerican residents.

The City Council voted to add Bosaso, Somalia, as Minneapolis’ 12th sister city in an arrangement that has inspired local residents and Somali citizens abroad. City lead-

ers say the tie could lead to new fundraising ef for ts, student exchanges and heightened cultural understanding.

The resolution, cosponsored by Ward 6 City Councilman Abdi Warsame, followed heavy citizen par ticipation at committee meetings leading up to the vote.

Abdi Salah, a senior policy aide to Warsame, said several hundred residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood attended a committee meeting

earlier this month to show support for the resolution, and at least 50 attended Friday’s City Council meeting.

“What I saw in that chamber was a community [of members] who identify themselves as SomaliAmericans who want to redefine the Somali identity,” Salah said.

Abdikadir Ali, a CedarRiverside resident who left Bosaso in 2012, said the family he knew back in Somalia celebrated the news.

“The day that the twin sister news happened, it was like a World Cup championship,” he said through an interpreter.

Ali is one of many Cedar-Riverside residents who moved to Bosaso, the third-largest city in Somalia, before immigrating to the United States.

“It’s the safest place in Somalia after the civil war, a place where you can sleep at night without fear,” he said.

There are many social ties between the two faraway regions, said Ahmed Ismail, who coaches a youth soccer league in the neighborhood and is the executive director of the West Bank Athletic Club.

Ward 3 City Councilman Jacob Frey, who represents the University of

Contract aims for greener Mpls.

City leaders approved a new contract with Xcel and CenterPoint on Friday.

BY KEVIN KARNER kkarner@mndaily.com

Minneapolis’ top energy providers will collaborate with government leaders to meet the city’s sustainability goals, after a City Council vote on Friday and a multiyear campaign from sustainability activists and University of Minnesota students.

Council members approved a contract with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy, while also creating a public-private board to pursue the development of renewable energy options for Minneapolis. While some students and city policymakers say the arrangement is a big step forward, some activists say there’s reason for skepticism.

The agreement ensures that both companies will provide energy to the city until at least 2020, following a

debate over whether to renew the contracts or pursue city-owned options.

The current contract, which expires at the end of the year and gives Xcel and CenterPoint exclusive access to city property and customers, had not been renegotiated since the early 1990s.

Minneapolis Energy Options, a local advocacy group that has student members, initially pushed Minneapolis to evaluate municipal energy ownership as an option, in hopes of expanding infrastructure to include locally produced renewable energy.

MEO member and environmental science junior Louis Mielke said he’s optimistic that Friday’s vote will move Minneapolis in a more sustainable direction.

“It’s cool that it’s a peopledriven movement,” he said.

“It’s people wanting local, clean, af fordable energy,

and I think we’re making this happen by having more representation, this partnership with how the city uses energy.”

Ward 2 City Councilman Cam Gordon said he would have prefer red city-controlled power under different circumstances, but laws around existing infrastructure would make such a proposal difficult and expensive for the city.

“What we want is something in between, where the city can invest in power and try some experimental things, and citizens could have more control,” he said.

“By having that partnership where we’re all at that the table, I think we have the chance to find that path.”

The new agreement will establish a board consisting of the mayor, two council members, the city coordinator and senior officials from both utility companies.

But some community members are taking a waitand-see approach before

weighing in on the partnership’s success.

Lee Samelson, a community engagement coordinator who worked with MEO beginning early in its campaign, said he was unsure about whether citizens would actually have input in the partnership’s direction.

“There’s a danger that it could still create a closed-off bureaucracy,” he said.

Samelson said MEO will encourage the board to make energy conservation adjustments around the city, like installing LED streetlights.

Several utility executives expressed suppor t at the resolution’s signing.

“We look forward to using our experience as an industry leader in delivering clean, affordable energy to help Minneapolis achieve its goal to be a national model for sustainability,” said Dave Sparby, president of Northern States Power Co., in a press release.

The company is a subsidiary of Xcel Energy.

Years after unsolved kidnapping, family still grieves

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Twenty-five years after the unsolved kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling, his parents are still coping with heartbreak.

Jacob was 11 years old when he was abducted by a masked gunman while riding his bicycle near his home in St. Joseph. He hasn’t been seen since.

Wednesday will mark the 25th anniversar y of his disappearance on Oct. 22, 1989.

“Clearly, we were the center of the storm. But the victims were all over.” said Patty Wetterling, Jacob’s mother, told the St. Cloud Times for a stor y published Sunday.

For example, she said, the kidnapping changed the lives of Jacob’s sixth-grade

classmates, too.

“When I think of Jacob, he’s an 11-year-old boy,” said Jerr y Wetterling, Jacob’s father. “If he’s out there somewhere, he’s 36 years old.”

One of those changed classmates at North Junior High was Alison Feigh, who is now program manager of the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center in Minneapolis, which works to end child abuse, neglect and exploitation.

“Ever y year, we’re hoping we never have to do (the anniversar y) again,” Feigh said. “Anniversaries are celebrations. But every day as we get closer to it, there’s the hope that this is the last time.”

The Wetterlings aren’t exactly sure how they’ve managed to cope, and never have been.

“For us, it’s just there.

It’s there,” Jerr y Wetterling said. “(Others) can’t imagine it. (Others are) spared from living it continuously. It’s just what we do.”

Patty didn’t consider herself a par ticularly strong person, but she went on to become a national leader in the cause of missing children. She boosted her profile — and the visibility for their cause — even higher when she ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2004 and 2006.

She’s also board chair of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

“I never really wanted to be known, other than as a good mother. That’s the part that makes me cry the most,” she said.

Patty Wetterling manages

to maintain an element of compassion for Jacob’s abductor. She said he was once an 11-year-old child, too, and she wonders what happened to him that would have caused him to do such a horrible thing.

She said she gets asked all the time who she thinks kidnapped Jacob. She said she honestly doesn’t know.

“Ever ybody wanted it to be a bad guy from New York or Califor nia who came in and did this horrible thing and left. But statistically, it’s probably somebody right from our community — somebody’s brother, somebody’s uncle, somebody’s dad, somebody’s neighbor. And those are hard to turn in. But you know what? It’s 25 years later. It’s time. Why would you hold that painful secret any longer?”

Minnesota and surrounding areas, was enthusiastic about the measure.

“Somalis contribute to the vitality of our city, and it’s wonderful to have this shared symbolism,” he said. “It’s really a historic moment.”

The Sister Cities Inter national program, which formally accredits the relationship between Minneapolis and Bosaso, provides for exchanges between the two cities.

Minneapolis’ 11 other sister cities include Uppsala, Sweden, and Santiago, Chile, which was the first city to connect with Minneapolis.

Mohamed Jama, general director of the Cedar Riverside Youth Council, said he hopes the initiative will allow for international exchange programs between the two cities.

The city anticipates the new par tnership will lead to student and civicleader exchanges, and fundraising efforts for Somali students.

“Most students here don’t know about their heritage,” Jama said. “It would give students here some perspective on where their parents are from and emphasize the need for education in developing countries like Somalia.”

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“I think it is key that these are people of real substance around the issues our students are focused on,” she said.

On Thursday afternoon, about 75 Humphrey School students had the rare opportunity to pick the brain of the former secretar y of state.

Albright gave her perspective on a variety of topics, ranging from encouraging political compromise to gridlock in Congress — an example of what she said is a lack of respect for diverse opinions in politics today.

“I have to say, I completely believe in democracy and I think it is the best system,” she said. “However, it’s not working particularly well at the moment in terms of getting anything done.”

Albright, a Democrat, was also a guest lecturer on Friday in a class taught by former Republican Congressman Vin Weber, whom Albright said she worked closely with during her time as secretary of state.

That type of collaboration between Albright and Weber is exactly what the Humphrey School hopes to expose its students to when it brings in speakers, Jacobs said. “[Students] don’t need to agree with them, but they need to understand their arguments and reasoning, and that’s what these events allow,” Jacobs said.

Paul Linnell, a secondyear Master of Public Policy student, attended Thursday’s event. He also saw Rice speak last spring and said attending both events allowed him to compare the two political leaders.

“I think it’s good to see secretaries of state from

“I completely believe in democracy, and I think it is the best system.

However, it’s not working particularly well at the moment in terms of getting anything done.”

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT Former secretary of state

two dif ferent administrations,” Linnell said.

Along with educating students, high-profile speakers have brought in scholarship opportunities.

In addition to a discussion with students Thursday after noon, a second event that evening also acted as a fundraiser to create scholarships in Albright’s name for the Humphrey School. The discussion, held at International Market Square, drew a crowd of 350 people who paid $95 for a ticket to hear Albright speak on women’s standing in public policy.

When Bill Clinton came to the school last spring, the Humphrey School created a scholarship in his name with the money raised by his speech. The funds collected will be awarded to two students in the form of tuition scholarships for fall 2015.

Bringing in big-name speakers raises the school’s notoriety and also provides opportunities to fund future students, Jacobs said.

“We are drawing from around the countr y many students. To continue to do that, we have to of fer the financial aid our competitors do. This is a part of a concerted effort on the part of Dean Schwartz to get the best students,” Jacobs said.

Editorials & Opinions

Monday, October 20, 2014

POLITICS

Child protection programs need updating The recent death of Eric Dean should prompt lawmakers to update the laws regarding kids.

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our-year-old Eric Dean died in Februar y 2013 after those close to him had filed 15 reports of child abuse on his behalf. Repeated abuse repor ts from his day care provider, doctors and special education teacher were often ignored. Evidence of Dean’s maltreatment remained.

This tragic death revealed flaws in Minnesota’s child protection system.

To help improve this system, Gov. Mark Dayton recently created the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children.

He has put together a team of experts for a consultation system that child protection workers can contact if they want help making decisions. Dayton has also called for the state’s Department of Human Services to conduct random monthly checks to review child protections workers’ decisions regarding whether to fur ther investigate the child abuse allegations they receive.

Several of the 15 reports from the Eric Dean case were “screened out,” meaning they were closed without investigation.

According to a recent article in the Star

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Tribune, agencies fail to follow up on 71 percent of suspected maltreatment reports.

Minnesota’s child protection system is in need of maintenance, but not just in the decision-making process.

Minnesotans are car r ying out the phrase “if you see something, say something.” However, proper action doesn’t always follow reports of abuse. Although Dayton is initiating steps toward progress, the Minnesota Legislature should go beyond a mere revision of the decision-making part of child abuse reports.

Last May, the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill to prevent child protection agencies from reviewing past repor ts of abuse that they had dropped. The measure was intended to prevent racial discrimination and the confusion of poverty with neglect.

This bill should be reversed.

In Eric Dean’s case, several earlier reports of child abuse would have been important and relevant information for protection workers to consult while deciding whether to act.

Fifteen reports from several different sources don’t sound like anyone was “crying wolf.”

The child protection system needs complete revision.

Past reports are valuable because they can be used to search for a history of possible abuse.

According to child protection task force member Dr. Mark Hudson, abuse screeners outside of Minnesota review past records and consider victims’ histor y when they decide whether to investigate a new report.

It is impor tant that witnesses continue to report signs of child abuse. In Eric Dean’s case, 15 reports from several different sources don’t sound like anyone was “crying wolf.” The child protection system needs complete revision on both state and county levels.

Only this will ensure that investigators can take the correct actions.

Brooke Bovee welcomes comments at bbovee@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION

Comment on ‘Meatless Mondays are bad for Minnesota’

There are a lot of products and practices that with time became obsolete. The people who worked these jobs found work in other services. The idea that we raise and eat animals or the economy will collapse is absurd. It will adjust as everything has in the past.

As far as preparing both animal foods and vegan foods in the same setting, I think that’s a terrible idea. Many vegan or vegetarian foods are either eaten uncooked or cooked at a very low temperature. The threat of contamination from flesh pathogens is very high. Besides, one day a week of plant-based options may actually encourage a healthier lifestyle for faculty and students, and improve the environment.

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Comments on ‘SCOTUS should rule on marriage’

The United States Supreme Cour t should definitely rule. There is no good reason to deny that we must keep evolving until an adult, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, monogamy or polyamory, race or religion is free to marry any and all consenting adults. The limited same-gender freedom to marr y is a great and historic step, but it is not full marriage equality, because equality “just for some” is not equality. Let’s stand up for every adult’s right to marry the person(s) they love. Get on the right side of history.

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Being forced by the Supreme Court to accept it is simply not the same as accepting it. Voters voted; the court overruled.

In all states that had a ban, the will of the people has been overruled. lostoncampus via MNDaily.com

Paige Holgate welcomes comments at pholgate@mndaily.com.

FEMINISM

Prominent feminist threatened There is no reason for the threats that Anita Sarkeesian received or any merit to them.

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nita Sarkeesian is a feminist cultural critic who has recently challenged the stereotypical portrayals of women in video games. She was supposed to give a speech at Utah State University last Tuesday. However, she canceled her appearance after a pseudonymous person emailed threats of a school shooting to members of the university’s administration the day before she was scheduled to speak.

We live in a country where the government cannot infringe on our right to free speech and expression. Naturally, different opinions can arise and clash because of this. However, this doesn’t mean people should silence opposing views, especially in such a harmful way.

Sarkeesian manages a YouTube channel, Feminist Frequency, where she states that people should remember that it’s possible to enjoy media even while being aware of their disputable aspects.

Sarkeesian says she isn’t completely

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Time to retire coal plants

Moving States Beyond Coal is a campaign that intends to retire coal-powered plants to reduce the impact on climate and human health that coal use has, eventually transitioning to clean energy resources.

Did you know that the Clean Air Task Force estimates that particle pollution from Xcel Energy’s Sherburne County coal-powered plant causes an estimated 1,600 asthma attacks and 92 deaths each year? The Sierra Club also says the plant, known as Sherco, reported emissions of 20,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and 440 pounds of mercury in 2011.

Xcel recently announced the Black Dog coal plant would move beyond coal. With a surprisingly quick turnaround, Xcel’s Black Dog power plant in Burnsville, Minn., will stop burning coal in April 2015.

Federal regulations, which go into effect in April and mandate stricter capture of

Tuition rise needs transparency

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ut-of-state University of Minnesota students will see a tuition hike of $1,000 next year. Similar jumps in tuition costs will likely continue in the foreseeable future.

State lawmakers have pushed the University to become more af fordable for Minnesota students, and one way of making this happen is to transfer costs to outof-state students, keeping tuition lower for students paying in-state rates.

Just last year, the University’s gap between resident and non-resident tuition rates was the second-lowest among Big Ten schools. This prompted criticism from some legislators, who said the University should get in line with its peers and widen that gap, and the school did just that for fall 2014.

Next fall will mark the third consecutive year that non-resident undergraduates have seen a $1,000 jump in their annual tuition costs.

While it’s important to foster a diverse campus by keeping the University accessible to non-resident students, it’s crucial that we look out for all Minnesotans first and get a more representative swath of instate students to the school.

However, there needs to be more transparency from the University as it raises tuition. Out-of-state students shouldn’t have any questions as to how much their education will cost when they commit to the University.

That said, University leaders need to do ever ything in their power to inform prospective and current students about how their tuition rates may change from year to year. This will help students plan accordingly — even if that means they choose to attend a different college.

U.S. far behind most developed countries’ parental leave pay.

Comment on ‘Meatless Mondays a good idea’

EDITORIALS

St. Paul to vote on maternity leave

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Dining is not a free ser vice the U offers to its students but rather something the students purchase. If they want to not ser ve meat, then this needs to be communicated to anyone with a meal plan and prices should reflect this.

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against those who enjoy the media she critiques. So why were some people so upset by her message that they felt the need to threaten innocent lives?

Perhaps people reacted strongly because Sarkeesian is a woman and a feminist advocate. Perhaps they fear that her messages might change the way media are made.

We may never know for sure, but we know that some people felt such a strong anger that they would rather see Sarkeesian dead than vocal.

As a woman in power, Sarkeesian has a right to speak her mind to the world if she wishes to. She should be able to do so without fearing for her life.

Destanie Martin-Johnson welcomes comments at dmartin-johnson@mndaily.com.

Response to ‘Students dispute Iggy Azalea coming to campus’

mercury emissions from coal, inspired this transition. Meanwhile, utilities all over the state are well below their planned coal reserves because of BNSF railway delays.

Xcel Energy’s Sherco plant in central Minnesota, one of the largest coal facilities in the Midwest, is at about 57 percent of its targeted inventor y and will likely lead to steep electricity prices this winter.

However, we have other options such as solar and wind that companies like Xcel could invest in that would not depend on railways or unsustainable fossil fuels.

Why don’t we take the shaky reliability of coal, which can increase electricity prices for Minnesotans — in addition to the tangible health concerns related to burning coal — as motivations to move beyond coal?

Student Unions and Activities assistant director Erik Dussault justified Iggy Azalea’s presence on campus by saying, “This year’s homecoming concert is sold out, which indicates U of M students are excited to see this year’s artists.”

This comment fails to address the exact problem that some students have, which is that they, as minorities, are not represented in the decisions made by SUA. Exactly which students bought those tickets? Students who feel unwelcome or who feel offended by the lyrics in her songs and her actions are unlikely to have been in attendance. It is disappointing that SUA has yet again failed to act in accordance with the tolerant image it wishes to create for itself.

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he St. Paul City Council is expected to pass a measure approving paid parental leave for all city employees.

The policy, which would take effect New Year’s Day, would provide four weeks of fully paid maternity leave and two weeks of paid leave for the second parent. The program would cost about $200,000 in its first year.

As a strategy to attract younger employees, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman formally introduced the proposal last week. Coleman told MinnPost that there’s “a real demand from our young employees that when they do have a baby … they have the ability to get the child off to the right start.”

While a handful of other American cities offer paid leave, the national standard, set by the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, is to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

The United States’ system of unpaid leave is widely considered the poorest of any developed nation. Iceland of fers 13 weeks of leave, the shortest period after the United States — but even Iceland’s leave is fully paid. Many European and Asian countries offer several months to a full year of leave with at least partial pay.

The lack of paid parental leave for most employees in the U.S. is a serious lapse in workplace benefits. We commend St. Paul for working to correct the problem and offering benefits that begin to bring a small part of the U.S. in line with the rest of the developed world.

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BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com Minnesota 39, Purdue 38 Saturday, Oct. 18 TCF Bank Stadium RECAP

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Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner hands the ball off to running back David Cobb on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

Minnesota gains bowl eligibility Football u from Page 1

“We just weren’t executing our plays. Some of the things we were doing, we weren’t staying true to our assignments,” said Thompson, a Gophers defensive back.

Minnesota’s defense was much mor e disci plined in the second half as the Gophers diligently chipped away at the hole they had put themselves in during the first half.

Gophers quar terback Mitch Leidner threw a 42-yard bomb to receiver Donovahn Jones before capping off the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run.

The defense stepped up on the next drive, forcing Purdue to punt.

With the ball back in Leidner’s hands, the quarterback found receiver Isaac Fr uechte for 45 yards. After an impressive goal-line stand by the Boilermakers, Gophers kicker Ryan Santoso knocked in a 20-yard field goal.

Leidner, who finished

with 165 passing yards, flashed his ability to find receivers downfield again a few drives later, completing a 37-yard pass to KJ Maye that resulted in a touchdown after the junior receiver leapt over defenders to get into the end zone.

“I think it’s huge for us,” Kill said. “We’re throwing the ball down the field more today, and we’ll need to continue to do that.”

Minnesota found itself in a tense 38-36 game entering the fourth quarter.

That’s when things got chippy.

Appleby scrambled to the left sideline for 13 yards, and Anthrop leveled a defenseless Thompson, who stayed down on the field.

The referees called Anthrop for a personal foul penalty, and Gophers players ran to Thompson’s defense.

Senior defensive back Derrick Wells ran from the sideline and confronted Anthrop.

Kill said he had an issue with Wells going onto the field, but the Gophers were determined to stand up for

one of their team leaders.

“When you take a shot like that and you see one of your players out there like that, you [have] got to bow your neck a little bit,” said Cobb, who ran for 194 yards in the game.

Later that drive, Purdue faced four th-and-1 at the Minnesota 30-yard line.

Appleby ran to his right, but he was met by hard-hitting defensive back Damarius Travis, who forced a fumble to give the Gophers the ball with just over eight minutes to play.

After four consecutive Cobb runs and an incomplete pass, the Gophers faced their own four thdown situation from the Purdue 35-yard line.

Then in came Santoso, who hit a 52-yard field goal to avenge missed extra points and give the Gophers a 39-38 lead.

“You just have to take it one kick at a time and move on from your past,” Santoso said after the game. “I had to do my part.”

Thompson came back into the game after being shaken up by Anthrop’s big

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hit and ended the game the way he star ted it, picking off an Appleby pass to put Minnesota at the top of the Big Ten West Division.

“I mean, it’s a long season — it’s early,” Kill

said regarding the team’s standings. “I’m glad we’re where we’re at and so for th, but I don’t read too much into all that because of the stretch that we’ve got to go down to.”

FOOTBALL

Thompson returns from injury to lift team Senior safety Cedric Thompson intercepted two passes in the win.

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

It was a play that saw two unspor tsmanlike conduct penalties, players fighting after the whistle and Gophers senior safety Cedric Thompson getting destroyed by an illegal block.

“It was all kinds of stuf f,” Thompson said of the four th-quar ter exchange. “It was my neck, it was my head, it was my stomach, it was my chest.

[Danny Anthrop] hit me pretty good.”

While the referees sorted out the pandemonium on the field, Thompson was on the sideline, determined to get back in and help his team complete a comeback from an 11-point halftime deficit.

Thompson retur ned and made an impact one last time before the clock hit zero.

The Gophers’ captain had arguably the best game of his career Satur-

day after recording two interceptions. The second pick came after he returned from his injury, and it was the game-clinching turnover on Purdue’s last offensive drive.

“For [Cedric] to come back in the game after he got hit there on a peel-back block and laid there on the turf … and then he comes back and makes a pick …

You’ve got to make plays in critical times, and we made plays in critical times,” head coach Jerry Kill said.

Thompson’s other pick also came at a pivotal time in the game as he nearly returned an interception to the end zone on the very first play of the game.

“It was pretty important to set the tone of the game.

Watching film, I kind of knew that route was coming, so I sat there and got it,” Thompson said. “I think I got to the end zone. I don’t know if [the referees] read that right. Either way, we got seven points and [running back David] Cobb ran it in, so it was good.”

Kill told repor ters throughout the summer that Thompson was emerging as the heart and soul of

IT WAS OVER WHEN: Minnesota senior safety Cedric Thompson recorded his second interception of the game with 2:28 remaining, sealing the Gophers’ victory.

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The Gophers (6-1, 3-0 Big Ten) opened up the contest on fire defensively. Senior defensive back Cedric Thompson intercepted an Austin Appleby pass on the first play from scrimmage to set up a 2-yard David Cobb touchdown run. On the next drive, senior linebacker Damien Wilson picked off Appleby and returned it for a touchdown.

But an offsides penalty from redshirt junior defensive lineman Theiren Cockran negated the interception.

That kind of defensive dysfunction highlighted the rest of the first half as Minnesota gave up 31 points, struggling to contain Purdue’s speedy skill players.

Minnesota came out with new energy in the second half, limiting Purdue to just seven points in the game’s final two quarters.

The offense also showed resolve as redshirt sophomore quarterback Mitch Leidner completed multiple deep passes to receivers.

But in the end, Minnesota needed help from its kicker to escape with a perfect record in conference play.

Redshirt freshman kicker Ryan Santoso drilled a game-winning 52-yard field goal with 4:59 remaining in the game to give the Gophers a 39-38 victory.

Santoso’s 52-yard field goal was just what the Gophers needed. Minnesota’s drive stalled on the fringe of field goal range, but Minnesota’s oversized kicker showed he can hit from long range.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS 1. Minnesota keeps finding ways to win.

It wasn’t the prettiest victory, but it was a victory nonetheless. Head coach Jerry Kill said good teams find a way to win, and that’s exactly what the Gophers did Saturday.

2. The Gophers are going bowling.

With the victory, Minnesota became bowl eligible for the third consecutive year. Minnesota’s sights might be set higher than just reaching a bowl game, but it is still an accomplishment in and of itself.

3. Leidner was able to throw the deep ball.

A majority of the Gophers’ offense relies on the running game and the ability to throw the ball out of play action. However, Leidner made three long completions in the third quarter.

If he can hit a few of these each game, it will do wonders for opening up the rest of the offense.

4. The Gophers lead the Big Ten West.

After Iowa lost to Maryland on Saturday, Minnesota took over the No. 1 spot in the Big Ten West. There is a lot of football left in the season, but the Gophers are legitimate contenders in the division.

5. The defense isn’t perfect.

After holding opponents to 17 points or less in the last three games, Minnesota gave up 38 points to Purdue. The defense was solid in the second half, so it could have been a fluke performance.

However, it was surprising to see Minnesota’s deep and talented defensive back corps struggle to wrap up Purdue’s players in the open field.

A full half of missed tackles probably won’t work later on in the season against highly touted teams like Ohio State and Nebraska.

QUOTE OF THE GAME

There [were] some big stops at critical times. …

We didn’t do things all the time right, but when we needed to step up, we did step up today.

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Gophers defensive back Cedric Thompson attempts to tackle a Purdue player on Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium.

the Gophers’ defense and said he really stepped up to take a leadership role.

Par t of the leadership that Thompson exhibits is the dedication that he puts into watching film.

On both of his interceptions, Thompson explained that he knew what route was coming because he had watched so much film on the Boilermakers.

“When I saw the play

watching film, I kind of knew what was going to come,” Thompson said, referencing his second interception. “I said, ‘[If] this quar terback throws this ball, it’s mine,’ and once he threw it, I grabbed it from him.”

It’s that kind of dedication that has helped the Gophers bolt out to a 6-1 record and emerge as a contender in the Big Ten

West, something that was considered unlikely before the season. “[Cedric] means a lot as a senior, as a captain. The guy gives us ever ything he has ever y day in practice, the weight room, the games,” Cobb said. “When you take a shot like [he did], and you see one of your players out there like that, you [have] got to bow your neck a little bit.”

TWEET OF THE GAME

“Congrats to the Minnesota Gophers on a great comeback win today to stay undefeated in Big 10 play.” @TonyDungy UP NEXT Minnesota will travel to Illinois next weekend to take on the Illini. The Gophers are 1-1 on the road this year.

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he Gophers faced plenty of adversity during their victor y against Purdue on Saturday afternoon.

Point to the questionable calls by the game’s referees, the defense’s inability to contain Purdue’s speedy skill players, or the fact that the Gophers headed into locker room trailing at halftime and were winless when doing so under head coach Jer r y Kill.

But like all good teams, Minnesota persevered and found a way to win.

More than 50,000 people were on hand Saturday to witness such toughness, and it’s time for the Associated Press poll to recognize that the Gophers’ success is no fluke.

This is a group of individuals that should be recognized in today’s rankings as one of the top 25 teams in the countr y.

Yet in the AP poll released Sunday, the Gophers received 61 votes and sat outside the rankings.

Minnesota currently sits atop the Big Ten West undefeated, above No. 16 Nebraska and previously ranked Wisconsin.

The Gophers’ only loss of the season came at the hands of TCU — which currently ranks as one of the top 10 teams in the nation.

While Minnesota has yet to beat a ranked opponent, neither have some of the members of the current top 25.

As of now, Minnesota’s schedule and record mirrors that of the Cornhuskers.

Nebraska won five games in a row against average to below-average opponents before being knocked of f by Michigan State two weeks ago.

The Gophers, on the other hand, won two straight before losing to TCU but have since won four in a row to become one of the first bowleligible teams in the Big Ten. Minnesota defeated San Jose State without its starting quarterback.

Then the Gophers went to Michigan and beat a reeling Wolverines squad in front of a packed Big House.

N o w, M i n n e s o t a holds consecutive victories against Nor thwestern and Purdue — both of which defeated or put up a fight against quality conference opponents.

“I do think that once you find ways to win it builds confidence ... and good teams find a way to win,” Kill said.

While Minnesota’s consistent middle-of-thepack rankings in multiple statistical categories against the Big Ten might not make it seem like a candidate, losses by other top-25 teams should have propelled Minnesota.

The Gophers were ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll released on Sunday.

Still, if Minnesota continues its hot streak into next week’s game against Illinois and beyond, there is no reason that the Gophers s h o u l d n ’ t f i n d t h e mselves with numerals before their name in the AP poll sometime this season.

David Nelson welcomes comments at dnelson@mndaily.com or on Twitter.

@DavidNelson18

ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers forward Rachael Bona yells out to her teammates after scoring against Minnesota-Duluth on Feb. 2, 2013, at Ridder Arena.

Minnesota has defeated rival Wisconsin in 13 consecutive games.

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

Less than a week after losing the No. 1 ranking in the nation to rival Wisconsin, the Gophers made a serious statement by taking back the top spot with a road sweep of the Badgers.

Minnesota followed up a 4-1 victor y Friday with a 2-1 overtime comeback victory Saturday and has now won the last 13 meetings between the two powerhouses.

On Saturday, senior forward Rachael Bona scored the tying goal with just 1:28 remaining in the third pe-

riod. Fellow senior Rachel Ramsey scored the gamewinning goal and sealed the victor y with a minute remaining in overtime.

“This was a really exciting win for us,” Bona said.

“It was actually a little release to have someone else take over the No. 1 spot, and it kind of put a chip on our shoulder to get it back. And this weekend, we proved that we are still the No. 1 team in the country.”

Bona’s game-tying goal was her first goal of the season, something that was overdue after she tallied 23 goals last year. “[Finally scoring] was a release, to be honest,” Bona said. “As a player, I think it starts to get to you. You’ve been used to scoring and then you just haven’t scored in a few games, but I’m just

glad it came at the time it came.”

Before the weekend, Wisconsin was averaging five goals per game and featured one of the best attacks in the nation.

That didn’t intimidate the Gophers, however, as they bolster one of the best blue lines in the countr y.

They were able to limit the Badgers to just two goals over the weekend.

Junior goaltender Amanda Leveille made 63 saves over the weekend, including a career-high 40 saves in Saturday’s overtime victory.

“Our team defense was great, in par ticular [Friday],” head coach Brad Frost said. “We gave up a lot more shots [Saturday], and when that happens, your goalie has to be lights-

out. And the only goal they got was a tough rebound, so aside from that, [Leveille] played extremely solid.”

On Friday night, sophomore forward Dani Cameranesi led the Gophers with a natural hat trick.

The Plymouth, Minn., native has been on a tear already, as she has recorded 10 points this season. She is tied for fourth in the nation in scoring.

Cameranesi scored with one second left in the first period to give the Gophers a 3-1 lead, which was devastating for the top-ranked Badgers.

“Our kids showed great character, guts and hear t to stick with the play and get those late goals,” Frost said.

While this weekend may have been the statement

WOMEN’S HOCKEY RESULTS FRIDAY 1 3 1

Minnesota Wisconsin

2 1 0

3 0 0

FINAL 4 1

SATURDAY 1 Minnesota 0 Wisconsin 0

2 0 1

3 OT FINAL 1 1 2 0 0 1

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

the team needed to make after falling in the polls, the Gophers have another tough test next weekend.

“It was a fantastic weekend, and it was one that we will probably remember for the rest of the year, but we will definitely remain hungry for success against Nor th Dakota next weekend,” Ramsey said.

VOLLEYBALL

Minnesota falls in Border Battle rematch The Gophers were swept in straight sets by Wisconsin on Saturday.

BY RACHEL TIMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com

The Gophers had an oppor tunity for redemption Saturday night when they traveled to Wisconsin for the border battle rematch.

The two teams faced off on Wednesday, and the Badgers swept Minnesota in three sets.

The Gophers were again unable to keep up with the top-10 Badgers on Saturday, falling in three sets.

“Our young group was battling as best they could, but we weren’t able to sustain it,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said.

After playing Wednesday’s match against Wisconsin, the Gophers were able to hold their own for a while in each set against the Badgers.

“It helped playing them on Wednesday because we knew their tendencies and we were comfor table against them,” sophomore Paige Tapp said.

The teams were toe-totoe in the first and third sets, McCutcheon said, with the Gophers holding leads early in those two sets.

With the way the Gophers were playing in the first set, sophomore outside hitter Sarah Wilhite said the team knew it could battle against the Badgers and defeat them.

The Gophers dropped the first set 25-19, and

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS SATURDAY 1 Minnesota 19 Wisconsin 25

2 15 25

3 18 25

FINAL 0 3

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

“We battled well.

We didn’t really let down a lot, but we just weren’t making very smart plays.”

SARAH WILHITE Sophomore outside hitter

Minnesota couldn’t maintain its energy for the duration of the match.

“The margins are thin, and a mistake here or lapse in judgment there could be ver y costly,” McCutcheon said. “For us, a point here and there makes all the difference.”

Wilhite said the main thing the Gophers struggled with was hitting.

“We just beat ourselves, r eally,” she said. “We weren’t really able to put the ball down.”

McCutcheon agreed and said the team needed to take a few better swings.

Minnesota had many unforced errors in the match, with 26 hitting errors.

Junior outside hitter Daly Santana led the team with eight errors, and Wilhite and freshman Alyssa Goehner each had four.

“We just gave them way too many points,” Wilhite said.

JULIET FARMER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers outside hitter Sarah Wilhite prepares to block the ball on Wednesday during the Gophers’ game against Wisconsin at the Sports Pavilion.

Tapp and Wilhite agreed the team did well with passing and ser ving, but Tapp said the team could have executed better at the end of the match.

“We battled well. We didn’t really let down a lot, but we just weren’t making ver y smart plays,” Wilhite said.

Wilhite also said the

team’s chemistr y is of f right now.

“We need to keep working hard in practice and get our mojo back,” Wilhite said.

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SOCCER

Gophers downed by Badgers at home

Minnesota allowed four goals in a game for just the second time this season.

BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

Despite a strong firsthalf performance, the Gophers weren’t able to keep up with their rivals from across the border.

The Gophers (8-7-1, 5-41 Big Ten) allowed three second-half goals to visiting No. 15 Wisconsin, losing 4-1 on Saturday. It’s the first time the Gophers have suffered a loss to the Badgers since 2010.

“Obviously, we’re all upset,” said senior midfielder Taylor Wodnick. “We came out playing how we wanted to play, how we normally play, and [then] in the second half, it just wasn’t connecting.”

The Gophers didn’t get off to a great start, as redshirt senior Kodee Williams scored less than five minutes into the game to give the Badgers a 1-0 lead.

But Wodnick, who started in place of an injured Rachel McCloskey, got her head on a cross from sophomore midfielder Josee Stiever to score the equalizer.

“She stepped up and has been playing great the last two games,” senior captain Katie Thyken said. “She was always first one off the bench, first one ready to go. She really showed up today.”

SOCCER RESULTS SATURDAY Wisconsin Minnesota

1 1 1

2 3 0

FINAL 4 1

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

The Gophers had a few more chances in the first half and had more shots than the Badgers at the break.

“I thought the first half was really indicative of what our team is,” head coach Stefanie Golan said. “They scored an early goal, we responded to that, and I thought in the first half we really dictated the tempo of the game.”

But one thing that hurt the Gophers was the loss of their senior captain, Thyken, who was shaken up on a play in the first half and did not return to the game.

Thyken was optimistic after the game about her chances to play next weekend, but Golan said the team would wait for further information.

Golan also said not having Thyken on the field made a huge difference for the team.

“When she steps off the field, we lose a lot of organization,” Golan said. “The first half, they had trouble playing through our midfield because we were very organized, and we were battling and we were winning things. When she was of f the field in the second half, that’s where they shredded

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers senior midfielder Katie Thyken dribbles the ball Saturday against Wisconsin at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.

us a little bit — through the midfield.”

The Badgers regained the lead early in the second half off a corner kick, knocking the ball in after it landed in front of the net.

“As soon as they scored that first goal [of the second

half], you could feel a little momentum shift,” Golan said. “We kind of deflated for a while there.”

The Badgers added two more goals from senior forward Cara Walls to complete their scoring.

“For us to have con-

SWIMMING & DIVING

tinued to grow up to this point in terms of how we responded to adversity, and then to not [respond] in the second half when things were going pretty well for us in the first half, is disappointing,” Golan said.

The Gophers will now

CROSS COUNTRY

Women dominate, men fall short in dual meet

Berkholtz leads Gophers to 15th

Three redshirt juniors led the team at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

Kierra Smith swims at the University Aquatic Center against Wisconsin on Friday.

Sophomore Daryl Turner combined for four event wins at the meet.

BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com

A family emergency kept Daryl Turner from competing against Arizona State in the Gophers’ first dual meet of the season two weeks ago.

However, the sophomore made sure his presence was felt Friday night as Minnesota faced off against Wisconsin — winning all four events he competed in.

“You don’t know how much I missed this environment,” Turner said. “So I just wanted to come here and do all I could for the team.”

Despite Turner’s performances, the Gophers men’s team couldn’t stay with the Badgers, falling by a final of 153.5-146.5.

Though head coach Kelly Kremer said Minnesota still has room for improvement, he added that he’s been pleased with the times the team has recorded in the season’s early stages.

“The early season times

have to rebound quickly from the loss, as they have only three games remaining in their regular season.

“We’re thinking about it tonight, and that’s all we get,” Thyken said. “[Then it’s] thinking, focusing on next weekend.”

that we put up — I’m really proud of them,” Kremer said. “Wisconsin … deserved to come out of here with a win on the men’s side.

But … we’ll run into those guys later.”

The Gophers men’s team fell behind early after faltering in the relay.

Needing to boost his team later in the meet, Turner won the 100-yard butterfly event, an event in which he doesn’t normally compete.

“The guy can do it all,” Kremer said. “We could literally put him anywhere, and I think he’d give us a chance.”

Turner was the only Gophers male swimmer to win an individual event on Friday night.

However, the diving team swept both the 1-meter and the 3-meter competitions for the second consecutive meet.

After junior Manny Pollard won both events against the Sun Devils, sophomore Matt Barnard dominated against Wisconsin, winning both events.

Women’s team dominates

While the men’s team str uggled to outpace the

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Badgers, the women’s team had no problems when it came to beating the Badgers in the water.

W ith a commanding performance, the Gophers women defeated Wisconsin 203-95.

“We’re a tired group,” Kremer said. “Ever ybody’s really tired, and [we] attacked.”

Minnesota star ted early, as the 400-yard medley relay team of juniors Kierra Smith and Lauren Votava and seniors Becca Weiland and Tori Simenec set a record for the fastest relay in the countr y at 3:40.88.

“Tori has really stepped up in backstrokes,” Votava said, “and Kierra Smith is just incredible … and so is Becca. I just basically had to finish.”

Weiland, Votava and Smith combined to win four individual events.

Freshman Brooke Zeiger continued her early dominance in her first year by taking first-place honors in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley.

Like the men’s team, the women’s diving team put together a phenom-

SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS MEN’S Minnesota Wisconsin

FINAL 146.5 153.5

WOMEN’S Minnesota Wisconsin

FINAL 203 95

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

enal per formance, taking the first three spots in both diving competitions.

“Reviewing the results, [we received] the maximum number of points we could have possibly scored in diving,” Kremer said. “That was outstanding.”

In shor t, the women’s team put for th a memorable performance against the Badgers, who provided a good measuring stick for the Gophers early in the season.

“We’re in a much better spot now than we were a year ago at this time,” Kremer said. “ We ’ r e s w i m m i n g a n d diving great, and we just need to keep the process going.”

The Gophers women’s cross countr y team came into the Wisconsin adidas Invitational looking for a top-15 finish.

Minnesota accomplished that Friday, finishing 15th in a field of 38, which included some of the top teams in the country.

Head coach Sarah Hopkins gave the team a “B.” “You can’t be too upset when you put up a solid performance at this time of year,” Hopkins said.

Redshirt juniors Liz Berkholtz, Becca Dyson and Kaila Urick led Minnesota.

Berkholtz said the Gophers shouldn’t be “too bummed” about their performance.

She said there were “good individual per formances across the board.”

Berkholtz placed 35th overall at the meet, which she attributed to the top runners staying close together.

“Becca Dyson was behind me for a lot of the race … and Kaila wasn’t too far off, so I think we did a pretty good job of hanging on with each other,” Berkholtz said.

She said the top three did a good job of sticking to their race strategy, but as a team, the Gophers needed to be up further.

“We needed to do a better job of getting out a little faster for sure,” Berkholtz said.

Despite that, Hopkins said she has “no doubt” that the team will be where it needs to be in the coming weeks while preparing for the Big Ten championships.

Hopkins said she would rest her Big Ten roster while the remainder of the team competes in Jack’s Twilight Run on Saturday.

Members of the team’s second group competed in the Tori Neubauer Invitational over the weekend and finished fifth as a team.

Men finish in the middle

Similar to the women’s team, the men faced fierce competition at the meet,

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITATIONAL 1. Syracuse 2. Iona 3. Wisconsin 4. Portland 5. Stanford

SCORE 85 154 176 211 220

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITATIONAL 1. Michigan State 2. Arkansas 3. Iowa State 4. Wisconsin 5. West Virginia

SCORE 87 191 212 227 245

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

finishing 20th overall.

Head coach Steve Plasencia said the team fell short of what it hoped to do.

“We were a little bit off what I think we’d hoped,” Plasencia said.

Redshir t junior Aaron Bar tnik said the team was complacent, and that showed in its performance.

“I think we panicked a little bit. We wanted to get out a little bit harder as a team than we ended up getting out. I think some guys got a little nervous looking around,” Bartnik said.

He said guys on the team saw higher ranked teams around them, and that seemed to affect their performance.

“I think that prevented them from continuing to move up throughout the race,” Bartnik said.

Bar tnik was the Gophers’ lead runner, placing 29th overall at the highly competitive meet.

He said he thought the team would turn it around in time for the Big Ten championships in two weeks.

“After today we still ran pretty decent, but we were all a little bit disappointed with the performance,” he said. “Every person on our team is going to do ever ything that they can to perform to their 100 percent capability at the Big Ten championship.”

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BACKTALK

horoscopes

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.

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

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Today’s Birthday (10/20): You’re a powerhouse this year. Creativity abounds. With friends, magnify a project’s impact. Unpredictable and even impulsive circumstances impact a partnership.

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

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Take action for what you love. You hear about a lucky break. Accept encouragement without embarrassment.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Passion is definitely part of the moment. Talk about love, beauty and matters of the heart and soul.

Go visit your muse.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Today has the potential for extraordinary fun (and hot romance). Your team shows off their skills.

Learn by doing.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Get social for highest impact. Express what you’re up to, ask for help where needed and give abundant thanks. Support your team.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — It’s all coming together at home. Do the homework, so you know what you’re talking about. You have what you need at hand.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Your career could surge forward in a beautiful direction with a little encouragement. Let your partner take the lead.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Good news arrives for your partner or mate. An unexpected bonus gets unveiled. Express your affection. You can still get what you need.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Long-distance travel makes a connection.

Passion sparks career advancement. Take stock of where you’d like to be.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Gather valuable clues and piece the puzzle together.

Investigate an interesting suggestion from a friend.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Fortune favors your actions today. Earn money and love. An opportunity arises for physical passion.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — You’re in your element today and tomorrow, with the Moon in your sign. Power on, and add to savings.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Romance is a distinct possibility. Pay attention to any and all offers. If you’ve done the homework, you can prosper.

Monday, October 20, 2014

crossword

from the archive

Monday, October 17, 2005

FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 20, 2014 7B

BACKTALK

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

DAILY CROSSWORD

From SoreLoser

fret….you’ll be asked to join. Net: Yay teamwork!

Ah....the bitter taste of defeat is still lingering in my mouth. Net: Maybe you just ate a bad mini carrot. Those things are tasty, but when you get a bad one, watch out … Another disappointing year as I watched any chance of winning the big ten slip through Justin Kucek’s fingers. Net: Presenting this season’s official scapegoat … Some may say you can’t totally blame Kucek since Masons dumb ass didn’t clarify, take the safety if anything goes wrong! Well if Kucek had half a brain he should have NUTTing figured it out himself. Net: Sadly, he was blessed with only a quarter brain. With 35 seconds left I was ready to jump over the gate and rush the field but instead I was embarrassed in front of our badger filled stadium. So to coach Mason and Justin Kucek: NUTT YOU, YOU SUCK!

From Mr.IT

Yo SloughIsAFourLetterWord, I am the one who engineered that taco structure of yours. I designed it with the hopes of death finding you. A heart attack would do just fine. Net: That’s totally lame. You should have at least rigged a bear mauling in there or something. And by the way, what were you talking about nude girls on the calculator? We used to do that in kindergarten. Net: You must have been advanced for your age.

Most kids are too busy picking their noses and eating paste to care about naked ladies. Now we have x-ray glasses telling us whether your girlfriend deserves the attention you give her. You can talk all you want today but when tomorrow rears its ugly face and my bank account multiplies by the hour, your 9-5 won’t satisfy your wife. Net: If a 9.5 won’t satisfy her, not much else will. She will need material satisfaction and guess who she will run to? Net: J.C. Penney? That guy’s got boatloads of stuff. When you get home and find a masochist teaching your wife the art of love, don’t HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

From The Clamburgler

Ok Networkia, I’d like to issue a call to arms on a certain issue: girls wearing maternity shirts when they’re not pregnant? Net: Can’t you just let them dream? I can’t even see the logic in doing it, and the last time I checked, Paris Hilton usually disposes of her unwanted sourdough. Net: Yes, but she keeps her pumpernickel all to herself.

You can wear a sweatshirt fine, there’s nothing wrong with that. But wearing a shirt parading pregnancy when you’re not pregnant is like a little kid wearing a “World’s Greatest Dad” t-shirt. Seriously people, learn how to dress yourselves!

From HolyHandGrenade

Salutations Network ... NUTT you. Let’s stop ripping the freshmen and focus on people who actually need to be ridiculed to an asinine amount, Net: Carlson kids? They’ve been getting off easy lately. no, not the frat guys who steal all my koolaide: the NUTT-tastic Vikings. I mean, Vikings were a sea-faring people known for raping and pillaging, but this is re-NUTT-ulous. If I were gonna have a huge gang bang on a ship I’d at least be smart enough to pay the crew off, Net: Or at least throw them a little sloppy seconds, or thirds or fourths … but I guess that’s the kind of education you get while on a football scholarship. Net: Football is hard work. There are so many formations and plays and weights to lift. Classes like basic mathematics and rudimentary English are challenging enough as it is. Speaking of scholarships, whose NUTT do I have to suck to get some money thrown my way? Net: They don’t call him Fun Bobby for nothing. I guess I’ll just have to wait til the Lynx have their team bonding experience, but then again, they’ll probably just go clam diving. Net: Not if The Clamburgler has anything to say about it.

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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 30 October 17, 2005 Dear Dr. Date,

To quote a NY Times article I read today about “friends with benefits”: “While many girls insist they receive sexual attention during hookups, just as many boys say hookups are mostly about pleasing the guy.

Michael Milburn, professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and co-author of the book ‘Sexual Intelligence,’ an examination of sexual beliefs and behaviors in America, says that the boys’ take is more accurate. ‘‘ ‘Most of the time, it’s the girl performing fellatio on the boy, with the boy doing very little to pleasure the girl,’ ’’ Milburn says. Some girls told me that guys think it’s ‘nasty’ to perform oral sex on a girl. So a lot of girls will just perform oral sex on the guy and not expect anything in return, because she’ll know that he probably thinks it’s gross.”

To which I say....what?

Okay, so maybe I am in a committed relationship, and more sexually mature and experienced than your undergraduate readership who are “hooking up” and the even younger students polled for that book (for the record, I am married and in my 30s), but I’ve always enjoyed cunnilingus.

Making a woman have an intense orgasm, and having that level of influence over how your lover feels, is absolutely amazing — I would even rate it better than having intercourse, or having an orgasm myself.

So give me a break, loser guys! On the one hand, if guys say they aren’t interested in (kitties), they’re either gay, sexually immature, or just plain inexperienced (or way, *way* too easily grossedout). On the other hand, if women are providing oral sex and not receiving reciprocity...well, it’s your loss!

Let’s face it, boys: bringing a female to orgasm via intercourse is nearly impossible, and at best very difficult and requiring a lot of luck. But bringing her to orgasm via dining down south....it’s easy and works every time if she is in the mood for it.

And the reward...her genuinely wild writhing and shouting...is worth it and brings you as much joy as it does to her. I say if you care, go for the pubic hair.

So whatever you wish to call it— muffdiving, tending the herb garden, having a clambake, or eating hairpie— I ask my fellow males in the University community to wake up and smell the (kitty). Because my God, if you don’t, then you certainly don’t deserve that blowjob from your partner. And women, why not be more upfront regarding your needs — ask for some proper oral service from your boyfriends, or else find new guys who understand and appreciate your marvelous bodies.

Sincerely, — Vaginally Enlightened University

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Dear Vaginally Enlightened University Male,

Muff said.

You win Dr. Date’s Favorite Submission of the Century award. Congratulations!

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

You may not have noticed, but recently the IT nerds seem to be getting ripped on a little too much (see in particular Network from 10/14). I, being an IT nerd, find this somewhat disconcerting, considering what a great group of guys/girls

we really are. I was hoping, in your infinite wisdom that you would be able to post a top 10 list of why the IT nerds are the best people to date on campus. Thanks.

— Nerds Need Love Too!

Dear Nerds Need Love Too!,

Listen buddy, IT nerds have been ripped on in the pages of Network for years. It’s a hackneyed throwback the devotees of my friend in the giant vat love to pull out, nearly as often as squirrels, frat boys, trite political barbs or haikus.

I read that Network, and, for the right price, I’ll differentiate your equation any day of the week.

You want me to help get the word out that IT folks aren’t asexual mouth breathers? Well, though I’m not sure I can reverse 30 years of traditional groupthink, I will do my best.

And so …

Top 10 reasons to date an IT nerd 10. Buy low and sell high. They may not seem like much now, but 10 years down the line they’ll be worth millions.

9. It’s like dating a doctor, without the social skills or bedside manner.

8. Because how often do you actually get to take a V-card from a 24-year-old?

7. Consider it your training wheels. It’ll get you ready for the real thing.

6. Two words, complete control. They’ll be so happy to be with anyone, you can pretty much get them to do anything you want.

5. Think about the future of our country.

We’re losing the intellectual battle to China, Japan and India and we need all the nerdlingers out there to procreate, if only to maintain our international reputation (that is if you subscribe to the school of thought that claims we have a good international reputation). So get with a noid, methinks they won’t be able to do it on their own.

4. “Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex.” Over many-a-lonely night, they’ve worked out in their head exactly how to please you. Practice makes perfect, and these folks have been practicing in their heads and on their stuffed animals for years.

3. Lewis Skolnick: “We have news for the beautiful people. There’s a lot more of us than there are of you. I know there are alumni here tonight.

When you went to Adams you might’ve been called a spazz, or a dork, or a geek. Any of you that have ever felt stepped on, left out, picked on, put down, whether you think you’re a nerd or not, why don’t you just come down here and join us.

OK? Come on.”

2. Gibert Lowell: “Just join us cuz uh, no one’s gonna really be free until nerd persecution ends.”

1. I think Lamar Latrell of the Tri-Lams said it best.

“Clap your hands everybody, and everybody clap your hands. We’re Lambda Lambda Lambda and Omega Mu. We come here on stage tonight to do our show for you. We got a rockin’ rhythm and a hi-tech sound that’ll make you move your body down to the ground. We got Poindexter on the violin, and Lewis and Gilbert will be joining in.

We got Booger Presley on the mean guitar and a rap by little ol’ me Lamar. We got Takashi beating on his gong, the boys and the Mus are clapping along. And just when you thought, ya seen it all, along comes a Lambda 4-foot tall. So won’t ya come on out here on the floor, so we can move our bodies, like never before.”

Nuff said.

— Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? E-mail Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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dr. date Dr. Date,

Over homecoming weekend, I hooked up with my friend who was visiting from home. (We never went further than third base.) It was pretty fun, and I have to admit that I was extremely drunk, but there is one problem with the situation: I have a girlfriend.

We’ve been dating for a few months, and this is the first time I’ve been unfaithful. She doesn’t know about the hookup yet, but I think she’s suspicious.

I’ve been acting really distant since it happened, and she’s been trying to figure out what has been going on with me.

I know it’s important that I tell her — and I will eventually — but I just don’t want it to end our relationship. I don’t think one mess-up should ruin things forever. People deserve second chances, right? How can I make her understand that I wish it didn’t happen and that I won’t let it happen again? I don’t want to lose her trust forever.

—Mister Mistake

Master Mistake,

Listen to me, buddy. You are going to call your girlfriend right now and set up a time to tell her about this wrinkly, wet situation that you sloshed all over your relationship.

It doesn’t matter whether you think that you deserve a second chance. You are the one who messed up here, so don’t be upset with her if she decides to ditch you.

Only after you’ve gone through, in detail, what happened between you and your one-night sex toy should you articulate your desires for the relationship going forward. And if you try to guilt her into sticking with you because of the love that you supposedly feel, that’s being manipulative.

So be honest, talk with her and hope for the best. I’m sure everything will work out.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I seem to have hit a rut. I used to have no problem with dating and finding girls who are interested in me. But lately, I’ve been having the worst luck.

Night after night, I go to bars or parties around campus, and I’m always

anticipating a time full of alcohol, dancing and flirting with hot little ladies.

It seems, though, that I haven’t been throwing down the right vibes or something, because girls haven’t been giving me the time of day.

Help! I think I need a new pick-up technique because the ones I’ve tried aren’t working. I’ve seriously tried it all, ranging from starting casual conversations to going right in for the kill and asking for a girl’s number. Any advice or tips you’ve got would be really helpful.

Thanks, man.

—Rejection City

Reasonably Rejected,

Though I don’t have any pick-up line techniques that are the magic tricks for getting you laid — because quite honestly it isn’t that easy — I do have some true advice.

I’m concerned about your mentality with women, specifically regarding the use of the phrase “go for the kill.” Even idiomatically, the suggestion that the purpose of your night out on the town is to slay vagina is both problematic and counterintuitive. You’ve really got to reevaluate your strategy, buddy.

View people as people, not targets.

Care about their feelings, care about their thoughts, and care about their wellbeing, even if it’s outside the hope of a sexual escapade. Only then will you find the lady you deserve, because only then will you deserve any lady.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

My boyfriend and I have been dating long-distance since school started this year, and it’s starting to really get old. It seems like we have nothing in common now that we’re living so far apart, and our conversations are the same each day. It’s boring.

I don’t want to end things because I know we have a great relationship when we’re in the same place. How can we keep things fresh for the time being while we live far away from each other?

—So Much Space Between Us

Dear Space,

Break up with him.

—Dr. Date

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

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U expands greek Statewide trends have school officials planning alumni involvement

BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota is pushing greek alumni to keep close ties with their sororities and fraternities.

After the school’s 2012 Greek Community Strategic Task Force Repor t pointed out a lack of alumni involvement with chapters on campus, the University is focusing on increasing their presence to combat what the report called a “laissezfaire” attitude among greek alumni.

The University created the Minnesota Greek Alumni Council after the report came out. That group organized Friday’s “Forever Greek” homecoming event at the McNamara Alumni Center, which was the first greek alumni event backed by the University.

Council Chairman Doug Basile said he hopes the event will be the first of many of its kind.

“It’s really our very first event to get greek alumni from all ages and all houses to have an opportunity to come together, have a social time together and get reconnected on campus,” he said.

Inter fraternity Council President Cameron Schilling said his council, which works closely with the Minnesota

Greek Alumni Council, also has a goal to improve alumni relations on campus.

“Alumni involvement is super important for the wisdom they have. They’ve kind of been through what the undergraduates are going through right now,” he said.

“And being able to share their experiences and learning from those experiences is really valuable for an undergrad.”

Schilling said that although alumni involvement with chapters could improve, he has seen a steady increase in participation since first joining his fraternity, which he partially credits to the Greek Strategic Task Force.

He said alumni are especially valuable in assisting current chapter leaders in the greek community with things like fundraising for improvements to their houses.

Many chapters’ houses need renovations, Schilling said, and alumni are helpful in raising money for necessary updates because they have larger networks of potential donors than students do.

“Fundraising done by students doesn’t always work out, so alumni help is very valuable,” he said.

More alumni involvement also aids former students.

Lauren Pietrek, a 2013 University graduate and Gamma Phi Beta alumna, said though she now lives in Michigan, she still feels welcome at the University

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Pietrek recently helped recolonize a Gamma Phi Beta chapter at the University of Michigan and is currently an adviser for the sorority.

“Without my connection to the greek community, it would have been much more challenging to find a support system and social circle outside my job,” she said.

“I still feel a huge connection to Minnesota and my sisters there.”

Basile said he hopes more alumni build connections with their chapters to benefit both the alumni and the students.

“I would like to believe that there’s a synergy between the University and the greek alumni that as they work together, better things will happen tomorrow than have happened today,” he said.

uation rate was at its highest point in recent years.

The high school graduation rates won’t fluctuate much until 2020, according to projections. It will return to about 65,500 again around 2023, according to the report presented to the regents.

Administrators are already planning for the predictions’ impact on University enrollment and recruitment efforts.

At a school that has historically enrolled about two-thirds of its students from Minnesota, recr uitment ef for ts will have to expand to counteract flat state high school graduation rates, said Rachelle Her nandez, the University’s associate vice provost for enrollment management and director of admissions.

That shift in focus, she said, will also ensure that the institution is attracting out-of-state students.

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staf f members are beginning to forge relationships with high schools outside the Midwest, Hernandez said, in Texas; Washington, D.C.; nor ther n Virginia; New Jersey and New York.

The report also predicted that a growing number of multicultural students will make up Minnesota’s high school graduates.

As students in this swelling sector typically come from low-income backgrounds, college af fordability will become increasingly critical, said Susan Brower, a demographer at the Minnesota State Demographic Center who prepared the report and gave it to University officials.

Beeson said increasing both need- and merit-based aid for those students will be a priority of the school

moving forward.

Shifting populations squeeze state budget

According to the report, by 2020 the state’s number of baby boomers, or those age 65 and up, will outnumber younger populations.

As a result, the state will see an increased demand for health care services but slow revenue growth, said Karen Hanson, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, at the regents meeting.

“This could mean that the budget for all other ser vices, including higher education, will be severely squeezed,” she said.

Brower said it’s an unprecedented population shift for Minnesota.

“This is something that is happening across the countr y,” she said, “but I think it’s notable to point out this will be a shift for the state to adjust to, as we’ve always had more young people.”

The University has recently undergone severe budget cuts, Beeson said, and it will weather the financial impact of projected demographic changes.

“The state budgets seem to have cycles and some fairly substantial swings,” he said. “We’re always part of that; we benefit or suffer when those occur.”

For this spring’s legislative session, the University is requesting state support for continuation of a twoyear tuition freeze for undergraduate students paying in-state tuition and a similar freeze for graduate and professional students.

Even if lawmakers meet that proposal, Beeson said it’s unlikely that the school will be able to continue that tuition freeze beyond the next two years.

He said demographic predictions will continue to shape conversations about the University’s future.

“We intend to talk about it, at least annually,” Beeson said. “It’s really about talking about it more often than not, and looking at data more frequently.”