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THE PITINO SYSTEM

RICHARD PITINO PUTS HIS OWN TWIST ON HIS LEGENDARY DAD’S STRATEGIES.

The man charged with killing a former University student was sentenced in a separate murder.

BY NICK WICKER nwicker@mndaily.com

A jury on Wednesday found the alleged killer of University of Minnesota student Anarae Schunk guilty in a separate murder case after about two weeks of trial and two hours of deliberation.

Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, also known as Anthony Lee Nelson, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first- and second-degree murder of 23-year-old Palagor Obang Jobi, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

“This was a senseless and violent crime that claimed the life of a young man who had great potential and who will be greatly missed by his family,” Dakota County Attorney u See VERDICT Page 3

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Postdocs cope with instability Postdoctoral researchers often switch job titles, which also changes their benefits.

BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

Brett Colson first came to the University of Minnesota to study genetic heart diseases as a postdoctoral fellow in 2010.

Since then, his grants and awards have switched multiple times and his employment status has changed each time.

And as postdoctoral researchers’ University employment statuses change, so do their benefits — leaving many confused and calling for more consistency across positions.

The University is responding by examining how it can improve the disconnect between the titles and their benefits, a change that many would like to see, said Melissa u See SWITCHES Page 3

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Head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino holds up the net after the Gophers won the NIT on April 3 at Madison Square Garden. Bridget Bennett, Daily File Photo

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Rick Pitino burst out of his seat in the final minutes of Minnesota’s 6563 NIT championship victor y in April. The Louisville head coach was situated just behind the bench and his son, Richard, yelling tips to the Gophers on the floor.

“He was just always trying to help us — give us different pointers and things. Tr ying to coach as well. It was pretty cool to have a legend in attendance,” Gophers guard DeAndre Mathieu said.

When the game ended, Rick Pitino emerged from the stands and posed with the NIT trophy alongside his son, Minnesota’s head men’s basketball coach.

With the same slicked-back, black hairstyle, the fatherson duo appeared scarily alike standing together on the Madison Square Garden floor. Richard Pitino even has a hint of Rick’s New York accent — and his sarcastic sense of humor.

But their similarities don’t end there. The Pitinos’ styles of play on the basketball court look the same, too.

When Louisville and Minnesota face of f in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Friday night in the Armed Forces Classic, two programs with underrated, undersized guards and shotblocking big men will take the court.

BIG COACH PITINO WAS TELLING [RICHARD] DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO, AND HE WAS LIKE, ‘NAH, I’M GOING TO TRY IT THIS WAY.’ THEY INTERACT, BUT COACH RICHARD TRIES TO BRING HIS OWN STYLE INTO IT AND NOT BE EXACTLY LIKE HIS DAD.

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DEANDRE MATHIEU Gophers point guard

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Want $10 an hour? Grab a shovel at TCF U seeks funds

for communities

The U is paying people willing to help clean the stadium before the Gophers’ Saturday game.

The school wants state money to help tackle the achievement gap and other statewide issues.

BY JOHN THOMAS jthomas@mndaily.com

Officials say they need help removing snow from TCF Bank Stadium before the University of Minnesota’s Saturday football game — and they’re willing to pay anyone who pitches in.

The University announced Wednesday that it will pay $10 an hour for help shoveling the stadium before the Gophers face Ohio State. About 100 people showed up for the first shift on Wednesday afternoon, said Associate Athletics Director of Facilities Scott Ellison.

Ellison said officials are aiming for another 30 to 50 people per shift but he welcomes any help.

“We’re a little short on shovelers,” he said.

This is the third major snow removal at the stadium, Ellison said. The first came u See SNOW Page 4

BY BLAIR EMERSON bemerson@mndaily.com

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Graduate students Cassie Drozynski, left, and Teresa Logemann shovel and remove snow from the stands onto the field at TCF Bank Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The University of Minnesota wants $6.25 million to boost faculty hiring, grants and undergraduate ser vice learning and broaden its reach across the state.

The “vital communities” initiative is part of the University’s larger $12.5 million request included in its 2016-17 biennial budget. School leaders say this request for state funding comes at a time when research on the state’s achievement gap and growing diversity is sorely needed.

“I think in the last few years we’ve really seen things that are declining, and probably one of the best examples is the achievement gap,” said College of Education and Human Development Dean Jean Quam.

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Audit finds faults in Minnesota public health care programs

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s Depar tment of Human Ser vices fails to adequately verify the eligibility of people who enroll in public health care programs through MNsure, the state’s health insurance exchange, the state’s legislative auditor repor ted Wednesday.

The Of fice of the Legislative Auditor found several instances where the depar tment paid for benefits to people enrolled in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare who weren’t eligible because their incomes were too high or other errors.

The agency also found that DHS failed to bill MinnesotaCare recipients for premiums for the first three months of 2014, then billed many for incorrect amounts after ward. The depar tment also failed to terminate some recipients who failed to pay their premiums.

The audit concluded that the department needs better safeguards to ensure that data gets accurately and securely transferred from MNsure into the state’s medical payment system.

Medical Assistance, the state’s version of Medicaid, and Minnesota Care, which ser ves the working poor who don’t qualify for Medical Assistance, account for more than 315,000 of the nearly 371,000 signups through MNsure since the site launched in October 2013. The state paid $376 million in benefits for newly enrolled recipients in these programs through April.

The auditor’s of fice tested a random sample of 193 enrollees, finding that nearly 17 percent were ineligible for the programs in which they were enrolled, resulting in payment errors.

Human Ser vices Commissioner Lucinda Jesson wrote in a formal response

that her depar tment continues to work on fixing the problems, which cropped up in late 2013 and early 2014 as a new eligibility system was rolled out under tight timelines.

“While problems are not unexpected on a new project, especially one of this scale and complexity, the scope of the problems we experienced is disappointing. ... While we made ef for ts to fix all identified problems, the priority was to ensure people did not wrongly lose coverage,” Jesson wrote.

The auditor’s office has raised concerns for more than 10 years about the DHS’ ability to ensure its eligibility determinations are correct, the report noted.

It cited several examples of incorrect determinations and payment errors. Some applicants wer e asked during the online sign-up process to verify income information that MNsure received from another state agency. In at least a few

cases, MNsure mistakenly showed them an employer identification number rather than their income figure, resulting in some applicants being asked if their correct monthly income was $415,777,140, according to the audit. Most people caught the error but one mistakenly said it was correct, so she and her children were put in the wrong program.

The report recommended that the department do a better job of designing and testing its verification and error detection practices to ensure that they’re ef fective, and to tr y to recover overpayments.

The repor t marks the second of three reviews the auditor has been conducting related to MNsure, which is separate from the DHS. A repor t last month looked at MNsure’s own internal controls. Another in Febr uar y will be a broader evaluation of MNsure’s development and implementation.

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St. Paul Vulcans trying to save iconic fire truck

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL — A fundraising effort is underway to save the 83-year-old fire truck that carries the marauding St. Paul Vulcans around the city’s Winter Carnival each year.

The people who love the rusting vehicle, known as Luverne, are hoping to raise $30,000 to pay for extensive body work. Vulcan Community Charities is participating in Give to the Max Day, a statewide crowd-funding effort, on Thursday. The local nonprofit is seeking to bring in enough money to keep the fire truck rolling.

“Luverne is kind of an iconic piece of St. Paul. If you know St. Paul, if you know the Winter Carnival — you know Luverne,” said David Breen, who is considered Luverne’s chief mechanic. “We’re trying to keep her around for another 80 years.”

In addition to the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the group also brings Luverne to nearly 60 parades across Minnesota each year, according to Vulcan Steve Gurney, president of the St. Paul Council of Fire Kings. The fire truck also visits schools and nursing homes as the ambassador to the Vulcans, also known as the Imperial Order of Fire and Brimstone, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

“She is the oldest living member and the best known member ... the general public knows our famous girl on sight. Please help out,” Vulcan Joe Vogel posted on a Facebook page dedicated to saving Luverne.

The fire truck was built in Luverne, Minnesota, in 1932.

The crimson vehicle has ser ved as the Vulcans’ chariot since 1940.

“The worst case is she continues to rust out and eventually falls apart,” Gurney said, “but we’re not going to let that happen.”

Nonprofit sets up treatment in Liberia

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis-based nonprofit group is setting up an Ebola treatment center in a remote area of Liberia — an effort that comes with logistical challenges.

The American Refugee Committee is using federal funds to erect what amounts to a tent city in the rural community of Fish Town near the border with Cote d’Ivoire.

“There’s a lot of concern in the international community about the spread across the border into neighboring countries and further into the region,” the committee’s health technical adviser, Heather Buessler told Minnesota Public Radio.

The group is dealing with the logistics of setting up the Ebola treatment center and lodging for about 75 people, as well as trucking in water, food and medical supplies.

“We are partnering with the Liberian American community in Minnesota. Representatives from the community have been organizing to respond to the Ebola crisis. And, they came to American Refuge Committee and said they want to respond. They said that they have medical professionals who are ready and willing to deploy,” Buessler said from the Liberian capital, Monrovia.

Buessler said there is widespread acceptance in bigger cities that Ebola is a problem.

“Here in Monrovia, it’s one of the most hardest hit areas of the country. You see messages all over town here.

Ebola is real. You see murals along the walls of the various symptoms, graphic depictions actually of the symptoms, and telling people to go to an ETU (Ebola treatment unit) immediately if they have any of these symptoms,” Buessler said. “You hear ambulances going down the street that are presumably being deployed to pick up patients or dead bodies.”

That’s not the case, though, in rural communities that haven’t seen many cases, Buessler said.

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De-stress group aids students De-Stress is part of a larger University effort to prevent students’ mental health issues before they fester.

BY SARAH CONNOR sconnor@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota students are joining Boynton Health Service in a new group that aims to confront mental illnesses head-on.

The student group, DeStress, is part of Boynton’s larger goal to provide more student resources that aim to prevent mental health conditions rather than treat them, while also attempting to down stigmas surrounding diseases associated with stress.

“We have many resources available that provide treatment for mental health conditions and issues,” said Julie Sanem, director of health promotion at Boynton. “But we really wanted to take a step back and focus on prevention and work a little more upstream to connect students with resources when they are struggling with managing their stress.”

Students are largely unable to manage stress ef fectively, according to Boynton’s most recent College Student Health Survey repor t. The 2013 repor t noted that more than onefourth of students surveyed said they are unable to manage the stress in their lives effectively.

“On a campus that serves 50,000 to 60,000 people ever y day, that’s a lot of students who feel like they need more resources or more education or more options regarding how they manage their stress,” said Sam Bar thelemy, a DeStress student coordinator.

Matt Hanson, senior psychologist at University Counseling and Consulting Ser vices, said the demand for mental health ser vices for students has risen each year.

“That’s not a bad problem to have,” he said. “I’d rather have that be the case — where students are aware of their stress levels and are reaching out to get help.”

Hanson said the new group is one way the University is trying to be proactive, tackling the issue early on to prevent students’ mental health issues from escalating.

Sanem said members discuss the most common stressors for University students at the group’s meetings. Typical problems that induce stress include conflict with friends and family, and struggling with classes, she said.

Lack of sleep is also a major stressor, Sanem said.

According to the Boynton study, almost half of

Int’l students kept in mind The Grad School’s strategic plan includes goals to better serve its int’l students.

BY CHRISTOPHER AADLAND caadland@mndaily.com

University students surveyed said they get adequate sleep three or fewer nights a week.

Barthelemy said Boynton is planning programs for next semester that promote good sleep habits as an avenue to good mental health.

Additionally, De-Stress will be rolling out a peermentoring program next semester that focuses on stress relief, Bar thelemy said.

She said students will be able to come to hourlong sessions with a peer educator to talk about any stressful situation they’re facing and how to cope.

“Even if students can’t make that appointment, just creating the group to promote awareness and to protect against the stigma of mental health is important,” Barthelemy said.

De-Stress also plans to meet with other campus groups that try to help students handle stress to maximize the number of student resources, Sanem said.

Victoria Blakeborough, president of the mental health student group Active Minds, said college is a crucial time to learn the skills that promote good mental health. “[Students] have a lot of responsibilities, it’s a time of change and figuring out who you are,” she said. “And I think it’s critical that there are resources on campus to ensure that we are as healthy as possible and we can achieve everything we want to.”

Originally from Japan, Takehito Kamata faced challenges far greater than simply navigating a new campus when he came to the University of Minnesota for graduate school.

International graduate students must adjust to the American higher education system and academic expectations. And to help those students navigate the University and feel more at home, the Graduate School is taking steps to ensure they are supported.

Kamata, president of the Council of International Graduate Students and a higher education doctoral student, said some of the biggest hurdles inter national students face are communicating with peers and faculty while working on research and conforming to U.S. research standards.

He pointed to differences in how countries define plagiarism.

“Some countries’ students think copying is an honorable thing; it’s not about the individual idea,” Kamata said. “But because social systems have educated each of us differently … that could be a big challenge.”

The Graduate School’s recently revised strategic plan outlines goals to better suppor t and promote international graduate students and their experiences

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Along with providing more resources to students, De-Stress is also working to reduce the stigma related with having a mental illness. “[We want to] create a community that promotes mental wellness and normalizes help-seeking related to stress management and mental health,” Sanem said.

She said the group is part of Boynton’s plan to expand its mental health promotion efforts, adding that the clinic will continue to host stress management events like its weekly animal therapy event, Pet Away Worr y & Stress.

Bar thelemy said she hopes the new group will help students recognize the state of their mental health and talk about the problems they’re facing.

“It’s impor tant to talk about it, and it’s important to speak up and to have the conversation that it’s OK to have stress,” she said.

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But Barbara Kappler, assistant dean and director of the International Students and Scholar center, said the school could be doing more to suppor t inter national graduate students, who make up more than 20 percent of all graduate students at the University.

“We want to have this international population here,” she said. “I think we can do more in that area — more in the classroom, more in the cocurricular and research labs — in terms of asking questions and inviting more conversations about people’s perspectives and worldviews.”

Graduate School Associate Dean Melissa Anderson said the experiences of international graduate students have always been a priority, and by including that in the strategic plan, there is more assurance that international graduate students will continue to be supported.

“If you move to another country, there are all kinds of changes in your life,” she said. “One we for sure can address is making sure that students span the differences in academic and research culture.”

Resour ces cur r ently available to international students range from career development workshops to writing workshops to health care resources, she said.

The University is also analyzing and creating two

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surveys to gauge the satisfaction and needs of international students, Anderson said.

She said the institution is reviewing the results of the “Student Barometer” for international students and is in rolling out a pilot version of another sur vey — the Student Experience in the Research University survey — that is specifically for graduate students.

The results of the two sur veys could transform how the University supports international students, Anderson said.

Kamata said he and a group of other graduate students formed the Council of International Graduate Students last year to help international graduate students have a voice, find resources and make connections with other international students.

The University is

working with CIGS to help inform the campus community about international students’ experiences, he said.

Kamata said the group might also gain voting status on the Graduate Education Council in the coming weeks, which would help make them more influential at the University.

“If the Graduate School will promote internationalization and engagement, it’s nice to include real voices from [international] students and scholars,” he said.

But helping steer University policy on international graduate student concerns isn’t the only thing international students have to offer the campus community, Katama said.

“The University can lear n about voices from around the world,” he said.

“Internalization will enrich all students.”

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James Backstrom said. “The jury’s verdict served the interest of justice today.”

The verdict carries the sentence legally required for premeditated first-degree murder, Backstrom said.

“Quite often these types of cases go to sentencing immediately, which occurred today,” he said.

On Sept. 22, 2013 — the same day Schunk was allegedly killed — Nelson shot and killed Jobi after the two started fighting in the parking lot of Nina’s Grill in Burnsville, Minn.

According to the criminal complaint filed against Nelson, Jobi punched him once, before Nelson retaliated and shot him, fatally, eight times.

About a week after Jobi’s murder, Schunk’s body was recovered in a rural ditch.

Community Relations Director for the Dakota County Attorney’s Office Monica Jensen said the case’s prosecutor

made a statement to the court on behalf of Jobi’s mother before the verdict was read Wednesday.

Backstrom said Jobi’s mother sobbed as the prosecutor recalled Jobi as a good son, brother and friend who was missed by his young sisters. She then passed along the mother’s wishes to thank the police officers involved in the case, Jensen said.

Detective Dawn Johnson of the Burnsville Police Department, one of the case’s lead investigators, was present at the courtroom to hear the outcome, she said.

“That was nice for her to see it through to the verdict,” Jensen said.

Nelson also faces first- and second-degree murder charges in connection with the killing of University student Anarae Schunk. That trial is set for May. Backstrom said Wednesday’s verdict will not affect the Schunk trial, and that the two court proceedings are completely separate.

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, the alleged killer of University student Anarae Schunk, was found guilty of a separate murder.

Virgin Galatic spaceship pilot unaware Postdocs cope with instability co-pilot prematurely unlocked brake Switches tenure or tenure-track posiGovernment regulations

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that tore apar t over the Mojave Deser t didn’t know his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked its brakes, though protocol for the test flight required the co-pilot to announce the step, federal investigators said Wednesday.

Pilot Peter Siebold told the National Transportation Safety Board that he was not aware co-pilot Mike Alsbury had pulled a brake-unlocking lever before the rocket designed to fly tourists to the edge of space was done accelerating. Seconds later, SpaceShipT wo began to disintegrate over Southern California.

Protocol for the flight was to announce the unlocking, an agency spokesman said.

It is not clear if Siebold didn’t hear Alsbur y or the co-pilot never indicated he was taking the action. The safety board plans to analyze flight audio next week, spokesman Eric Weiss said.

Virgin Galactic said it could not comment on the investigation and referred questions to the NTSB. The Oct. 31 crash about 120 miles nor th of down-

town Los Angeles killed Alsbur y, injured Siebold and cast a shadow over the immediate future of space tourism. It could take a year for the NTSB to determine the cause, though Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides said last week the company wants to resume test flights as early as next summer with a replacement craft.

The eventual goal is to launch spaceships carr ying six passengers from a spaceport in New Mexico.

For their $250,000 ticket, passengers would get a fleeting feeling of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth from about 62 miles up.

Pilot Siebold was hospitalized after the crash, but when he spoke to investigators Friday he had been discharged.

He told them that he was flung from the vehicle when it disintegrated. He said he unbuckled from his seat at some point during his fall that began miles above Ear th, and his parachute deployed automatically.

Investigators have not revealed the exact altitude of the breakup, but previous SpaceShipTwo test flights peaked at about 10 miles, much lower than the height

expected for commercial flights.

While the full investigation could take up to a year to complete, NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher Har t identified the vehicle’s unique “feather” braking system as one focus. The craft is designed to shift its shape as it re-enters the atmosphere.

The twin tails, or feathers, tilt upright to create drag as the vehicle plummets to Ear th — a more extreme version of how airplane wing flaps help slow jets on descent.

Co-pilot Alsbury could be seen on inflight video unlocking the system before the vehicle had reached Mach 1.0, Hart has said. The feathers aren’t supposed to be unlocked until the craft reaches Mach 1.4, or more than 1,000 mph. At that point, it would have reached an altitude where the thinner air would not have provided so much violent resistance.

Even then, the feathers were not supposed to move. For that to happen, the crew would pull a second lever. The crew didn’t take the second step, but the system engaged anyway.

Two or three seconds later, the craft began to break apart.

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Anderson, associate dean of graduate education.

“Every time I bounce between research associate and fellow, my insurance and benefits change,” Colson said.

Colson said his job classifications have changed five times since he came to the school. Like other postdocs, he often moves among the three classifications — each with a different set of benefits.

“It’s like you are a new employee every six months,” Colson said. “There is a lot of discontinuity. It’s definitely time to revisit this policy.”

Postdoc problems After completing a doctorate degree, many move on to postdoctoral research positions that allow them to specialize in an area of research and training before transitioning into a career.

“The whole point [of postdoctoral research] is to give them the best launching into their careers that they possibly can get,” Anderson said.

Nationwide, the role of postdoctoral researchers has changed in recent years.

The position used to be a sort of funnel for researchers to become more experienced in a certain area and then transition into academia in a

tion, Anderson said. Now, many go onto non-academic fields.

The majority of postdocs at the University are in the biomedical field, said Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education Henning Schroeder.

“They need jobs and they can’t all go into academia,” he said.

There are three postdoctoral appointments at the University: postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral associate and research associate.

Postdoctoral associates and research associates are employees of the University, but postdoctoral fellows are not. They receive a stipend through their funding agency.

The number of postdocs at the University has steadily increased in the last 10 years, with over 750 postdoctoral associates and fellows at the University from the most recent count, Anderson said.

With the increase in postdocs, she said the University is trying to understand how the implications of switching between the three job designations.

The dif ferences in job titles doesn’t change what a postdoc does, Colson said.

Rather, he said it’s just a difference of where the funding comes from.

and grant and contract agreements also affect the benefits postdocs can receive and change how they have to file taxes, depending on the job designation, he said.

In some cases, Colson said, University departments will cover insurance or health plan costs, but other times researchers may have to pay for health insurance on their own.

“It’s not to create problems, but there is inherently that system,” Colson said.

“What can we do to fix this and make everything more equal and better? Because these people are doing good things for the University.”

In the near future, Anderson said the University will evaluate how often postdocs move between designations and assess any problems associated with it.

She said the University’s goal is to maximize the time postdocs can spend on research, rather than worrying about administrative burdens like status changes and tax issues.

The Graduate School, which houses the postdocs, hopes to address these issues through a survey in the spring, she said.

“We are aware of the problem, and we will support positive changes if they’re possible,” Anderson said.

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internships Student leaders sit Community are equally beneficial for on local boards students, neighborhoods MSA and GAPSA reps hold seats on two local neighborhood associations.

BY HALEY HANSEN hhansen@mndaily.com

The Southeast Como Improvement Association officially approved student voting positions Wednesday evening, a policy change neighborhood leaders say represents the growing role University of Minnesota students are playing in the area.

Many neighbor hood boards comprise property owners and long-time residents. And even though student government leaders have had voting power with the Southeast Como association for a while, the neighborhood group’s of ficial approval of the student voting positions gives students a more established voice within the community.

Minnesota Student Association and Graduate and Professional Student Assembly members hold seats on both SECIA and the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, which represent two prominent neighborhoods in the area.

Because students make up such a large population in the area, SECIA neighborhood coordinator

Ricardo McCurley said it’s important to consider them on issues like safety.

“We want the student voice to be heard in ever ything that we do — especially when it comes to the board,” he said.

In the past, some residents have considered students a nuisance, McCurley said. But that stigma is starting to dissolve.

“They’re an integral part of our neighborhood,” he said. “And we want to find ways to connect them.”

To ensure more students can get involved, McCurley said the association has loosened some of its eligibility guidelines to become a board member, like reducing the amount of time a resident has to live in the neighborhood.

Michael Tormoen, an MSA representative for SECIA, said as a student he can of fer perspectives to the board that are unique to student renters.

Specifically, he said, his priority in the coming months will be encouraging students to consider their safety in the area.

Nikki Mardell, MSA’s representative for the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood

Association, said students can point out issues in the area that other board members may not have on their radar.

“If students want affordable housing, they’re going to have to fight for it,” she said. “The rest of the board isn’t going to do it.”

The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association’s GAPSA representative, Diane Hahn, said it’s impor tant for students to be aware of what’s going on within the neighborhoods because it makes their experiences as residents better.

She said she hopes to strengthen communication between students and the neighborhood so that students are more informed about policy changes or area updates.

“As a student, it’s often difficult to know what’s going on in the community and how I’m supposed to be following certain regulations,” Hahn said.

Mardell said that even though students may not be in the area for a long time, it’s still important for them to get involved and make changes.

“Even though we are still kind of a transient group, [students are] still going to be here,” she said. “The ‘U’ is always going to be here.”

Currently, five University students are gaining vital work experience through the Southeast Como Improvement Association.

BY BARRY LY TTON blytton@mndaily.com

Even though the University of Minnesota’s main campus technically spans as far north as Eighth Street Southeast, many students extend their education into its surrounding neighborhood associations.

It’s a mutually beneficial relationship, said Ricardo McCurley, director of the Southeast Como Improvement Association — which currently employs five University students as interns.

While the students get to autonomously spearhead neighborhood programs, he said, SECIA benefits from their labor, and they play an integral role in the organization’s success.

“No. 1, they add a student voice,” McCurley said, adding that most of the neighborhood’s student residents live there for a couple of years without getting engaged. “So that [their] voice is there … we kind of artificially populate that.”

McCurley said inter ns work on a variety of projects, some lowlevel — like office work or

labor-intensive tasks — or larger-scale endeavors, like writing grant proposals for SECIA. The students, who have been sophomores, seniors and even graduate scholars in the past, have played a hand in all kinds of projects, he said.

This year, one of the association’s interns is scanning Southeast Como for flat roofing that can be readily equipped with greenfriendly technology.

Another intern, urban studies senior Cody Olsen, said his year and a half of SECIA work has r un the gamut from helping write five grants to pitching in on summer gardening.

“You get a lot of handson experience dealing with issues in the community, issues that face the city — it’s something extremely important in my major,” he said.

Olsen said the internship has been a useful career move because it has provided him with pertinent experience and helped him clarify his future ambitions.

“My time at SECIA has really helped me understand what I do and I don’t

want in a career,” he said.

Olsen is one of about 5,000 students and faculty members who are matched with nonprofit organizations in the University area through the school’s Community Ser vice-Learning Center’s courses, said Laurel Hir t, the center’s coordinator.

Annalee Mason, another SECIA intern, said she has continued her relationship with the neighborhood group almost a year after her initial introduction to the association through a CSLC course.

Like Olsen, Mason said the internship has shaped her educational experience, helping veer her path of study to one that is more ecologically focused.

“It opened a lot of doors,” she said. “It opened my mind to the prospect of what else is out there and made me much more interested in environmental issues.”

Mason said she feels lucky to be working in a neighborhood coalition — a gratitude that she said is a testament to the program’s success.

“Ricardo does not take any help he can get for granted. He not only appreciates, but respects the interns,” she said “I don’t think I’ve ever been treated like a student.”

US and China come to climate agreement after secret negotiations

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY

Snow is removed from TCF Bank Stadium on Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s Gophers game against Ohio State.

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in 2010 when the Metrodome’s collapse forced the Minnesota Vikings game onto campus, and crews had to yank snow out again for last year’s Hockey City Classic.

Officials have the removal process nailed down but still “need the bodies to do it,” Ellison said.

Lured by the promise of pay, a few University students headed to the stadium Wednesday to help out.

Spor ts management graduate student Cassie Drozynski said she enjoyed her work.

“It’s a really easy way to earn some extra money,”

she said. “It’s been awesome.”

Teresa Logemann, another sports management graduate student, said her experience shoveling was nothing but positive.

Both students said the money played a big factor, but they also felt an obligation to help out.

This r ound of snow removal will cost about $30,000, Ellison said. Over the entire week, he said crews expect to use about 40,000 man hours on the project.

Ellison said the heated football field worked better than expected, melting virtually all of the snow that fell onto the actual field, but there was still a significant amount of work needed to

clear the stands.

Though only about 3 inches fell this week, Ellison said snow drifts were problematic.

“We might have 2 inches on one end of the stadium and 10 inches on the other,” he said.

Ellison said he hopes student groups will assist in the snow removal. The University’s Reser ve Officers’ Training Corps has already committed to working on the project. But unlike the rest of the workers, they will be paid in what Ellison said amounts to a donation to ROTC. Ellison said Gophers fans can bring blankets, seat cushions, and hand warmers that don’t require an external lighter to keep warm during Saturday’s

game, but seat backs, electric blankets and hot beverages aren’t permitted.

Ellison said the game will go on if it snows on Saturday, and his crew will make the seats accessible in that scenario.

Additional four-hour shifts are available Thursday and Friday.

Potential workers can contact temporary employment agencies Nor thland Temporaries or Labor Ready to pre-apply before the shifts begin. Or they can show up at the stadium’s Lincoln County entrance at either 12:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.

Thursday or at 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Friday to complete paperwork before starting. Workers must bring two forms of ID to apply.

Supreme Court permits gay marriage in Kansas

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Supreme Cour t said Wednesday that same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas.

The nation’s highest cour t denied the state’s request to prevent gay and lesbian couples from mar r ying while Kansas

fights the issue in cour t.

The state constitution includes a provision banning gay mar riage, approved over whelmingly by voters in 2005.

“Now, this is a day to celebrate,” said Tom Witt, executive director of the gay rights group Equality Kansas.

A federal district judge

l a s t w eek b l oc k ed t h e state from enforcing its ban, saying it was in keeping with an earlier r uling by a federal appeals cour t that str uck down bans in Oklahoma and Utah.

The judge’s ruling was supposed to go into ef fect Tuesday, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily put it on hold while the

high cour t reviewed the case.

Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas would have sided with the state.

The r uling came in a lawsuit filed last month by the American Civil Liber ties Union on behalf of two lesbian couples denied marriage licenses.

BEIJING — The climate change agreement between the United States and China caught the world by surprise after months of secret negotiations, built on an opening that arose last year when President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in the California desert.

The deal, announced Wednesday, could mark a turning point in international negotiations because for the first time it brings together the two largest emitters of heat-trapping gases.

Whether it will actually help clean up the atmosphere and slow the increase in world temperatures remains to be seen.

But the agreement clearly signals that Obama intends to charge ahead on the issue in his final two years in office, even though many of Congress’ staunchest supporters of action lost in last week’s elections.

The U.S.-China deal has its roots in a June 2013 summit at the Sunnylands estate, where Obama and Xi reached an agreement on pursuing the reduction of hydrofluorocarbons that are used in refrigerators and insulating foams. To the White House, the deal suggested a broader openness from China to tackling climate change, senior Obama administration officials told reporters traveling with the president to Asia.

The officials said Secretary of State John Kerry returned from a trip to China in April with the idea of pursuing a joint climate change plan with Beijing. A senior administration official said Ker r y worked with his Chinese counterpart, State Councilor Yang Jiechi that launched the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group. Later, Kerry invited Yang to visit him in Boston, where the former Massachusetts senator used the vista of the Boston Harbor to show how government action can make positive change, the administration official said.

The officials spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly by name.

The following month, Obama sent Xi a lengthy letter outlining areas where he thought their two countries could find common ground, including climate

change, possible militar y cooperation and trade partnerships.

When Obama and Xi met in the Hague on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in late March, the U.S. president raised his climate proposal again.

But the Chinese leader was noncommittal, the officials said.

It wasn’t until September when the U.S. began to feel it was making progress with the Chinese. White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice traveled to China and received a signal from her counterparts that they wanted to proceed on a climate accord. In an effort to generate momentum, Obama met later that month with Chinese Vice Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli on the sidelines of the annual U.N. gathering in New York to press the climate deal.

The officials said Zhang came to the meeting with a message from Xi: Let’s get this done. That go-ahead cleared the way for an intensive process that concluded in the days leading up to Obama’s visit to Beijing.

The deal was largely finalized ahead of the U.S. president’s ar rival this week but was kept quiet until Obama and Xi could discuss it over a lengthy dinner in the Chinese capital Tuesday night, officials said. The presidents announced the deal during a joint press conference the following day.

The agreement isn’t binding, but it is seen as a signal to the world that the U.S. and China are united on a need to reduce carbon emissions. That could be significant heading into high-stakes international climate negotiations in Paris next year.

The U.S. set a new target to reduce its emissions of heat-trapping gases by 26 percent to 28 percent by 2025, compared with 2005 levels. That’s deeper than earlier in Obama’s presidency, when he pledged to cut emissions by 17 percent by 2020.

China, whose emissions are still growing as it builds new coal plants, didn’t commit to cuts of a specific amount. Rather, Xi set a target for China’s emission to peak by 2030, or earlier if possible. He also pledged to increase the share of energy that China will derive from sources other than fossil fuels.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Editorials & Opinions POLITICS

Tax reform and how history can help us Taxing irresponsibly contributed to Rome’s collapse, and we should learn from this mistake.

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pressing and continual issue during the midterm election season was tax policy — a controversial issue on which people often fundamentally disagree. Although tempers sometime flare over proposed fiscal policy changes, we should all be concer ned about tax reform and the implications even small changes in policy can have on the average person.

One of the platforms Democratic Sen. Al Franken ran on was that the wealthiest Americans enjoy historically low federal income tax. This means that the tax burden has fallen on the middle class and has exacerbated income inequality, a phenomenon commonly recognized as the 99 percent versus the 1 percent.

To address this situation, it might help to think historically. Think back to history class, when we studied the fall of the Roman Empire. One speculation of the fall’s cause is that badly instated economic policies exacerbated existing political conflicts of the time.

In the third century, when Emperor Diocletian was in power, tax collection policies

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were so disproportionately strict that they drove people to starvation — as even women and children of the lowest classes were pressed for tax money if their husbands weren’t able to pay.

By the fifth century, violent revolts had erupted, as farmers were pressed with heavy taxes during a depressed economy in which they couldn’t make sufficient profits from the products they sold on the market, so it was easier to rely on government entitlements.

To ease this disproportionate tax burden on the middle class and lower classes to avoid a fate similar to Rome’s, tax reform needs to occur.

There are a number of approaches government officials can take to address this problem. One thing that needs to be addressed is loopholes in the tax system.

Multibillion-dollar corporations should not be able to get away with weaseling out of money they owe the government

through offshore “tax havens.” A recent study showed that 362 of America’s largest companies that use these types of loopholes avoided paying about $90 billion in taxes each year, using mostly offshore subsidiaries as fronts.

In Rome, through a combination of briber y, cor r uption and impunity, the Roman elite were able to escape paying taxes as well, which contributed to its downfall. The point is, histor y repeats itself, and we have not learned from our past mistakes.

Targeting these companies that evade taxes would be a good start, but there is more to be done. Supporting the Buffett Rule — in which anyone making more than $1 million would not be able to pay a smaller share of their income in taxes than a middle-class family — would help reduce the rampant income inequality the United States has become notorious for.

These are only a few solutions to what is a complicated, systemic economic issue.

In the end, nobody likes paying taxes. But with proposed reforms, ever yone should at least pay their fair share. There may be hope for us yet.

Brooke Bovee welcomes comments at bbovee@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION

Comments on ‘U apologizes for “fiesta” event’

At what point does an aesthetic representation of anything become cultural appropriation?

Our culture today is the product of constant cultural recombination. Anyone who has been exposed to Lawrence Lessig’s “Remix Culture” knows that everyone constantly takes, reinterprets and synthesizes new aesthetics from old ones, including those from other cultures.

In a world where communication between people is never perfect, stereotyping of cultures is inevitable. We take unique, notable and easily observed aspects of other cultures and use them as differentiators to represent that culture.

Stereotypes do not have to simplify the humanity of people in other cultures. At its ver y essence, I don’t see how sombreros and ponchos perpetuate negative ideas about Latin culture.

I myself am proudly Latin, and I feel that these symbols are fun, and a proper part of celebrating unique aspects of some Latin cultures, just like any “Western Par ty” would be incomplete without cowboy hats, spurred boots and square dancing.

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It was a University-funded event. This issue is just the tip of the iceberg.

We are not assigning malice. We want to understand how students and faculty could approve this cultural appropriation event and try to take steps so it doesn’t happen again. This stuff is real; you can’t dismiss it completely just because you don’t see it in your daily life.

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This is what a university should be about: opportunities to dialogue on controversial issues.

When we get to viewing and treating people as equal as ourselves, a lot of problems will go away.

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Yesterday I woke up to an email from the Office of Student Affairs with the subject line, “We Can Do Better.” Like many students, I dismissed the email as spam.

Much to my surprise, conversations regarding the email increased, and a picture from the event surfaced, bringing to light proof of the lack of cultural sensitivity and understanding from a University of Minnesota department, no less.

Both articles written by the Minnesota Daily on this event focused on an apology and on excuses for the Student Unions and Activities leadership and the student planners, both failing to address the ultimate problem: cultural appropriation.

One article mentioned, “The email stated that the student planners for the event were unaware of the negative impacts and said

EDITORIALS In Ebola crisis, think big picture Localistic thinking was unhelpful in the fight against the disease.

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r. Craig Spencer was declared free of Ebola and was discharged from New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center on Tuesday. His release marks the end of active Ebola cases in the United States.

After his discharge, Spencer, 33, spoke at a press conference, urging Americans not to stigmatize aid workers who return home to the U.S. after treating patients in West Africa. He also encouraged people to turn their attention toward the countries in which Ebola is still rampant.

Nevertheless, media interest in Ebola seems to have faded since the panic that followed Spencer’s initial diagnosis. Although new Ebola cases, quarantine controversies and travel restrictions made headlines nationwide, the end of current Ebola cases in America has been significantly quieter.

Last Friday marked the official end of quarantines in Dallas, and Maine nurse Kaci Hickox was released from quarantine earlier this week. However, neither of these optimistic stories attracted as much press coverage as Hickox received after she broke quarantine weeks ago to go on a bike ride with her boyfriend.

Media silence regarding America’s recovery from Ebola attests to an unsettling obsession with exciting, even sensational, headlines. To a large extent, American indifference to Ebola resurged as soon as Americans felt they were out of harm’s way.

To help contain Ebola, Google recently announced that it will give $2 for ever y dollar users contribute through its website. We urge readers to donate, to research and to remember that localistic thinking is a luxur y not ever yone in the world can afford.

Preserve an open Internet

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POLITICS

Structural institutionalization America fails those who have been arrested and served time, and this needs to change.

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am a white male, and I have never been incarcerated. Based purely on this information, I have about a 34 percent chance of receiving a callback after a job inter view, according to sociologist Devah Pager’s study on hiring patterns. That’s a 29 percent better chance than a black man with a criminal record.

When employers favor particular groups of applicants on racial or legal lines, the “other” is less likely to be hired and more likely to turn to alternate sources of income, like crime. And so the cycle continues.

America has far more people behind bars than any other countr y in the world.

This is due to a multitude of factors. Our prisons are beyond capacity, and they won’t be emptying out any time soon.

How can lawmakers solve this problem?

We should reduce sentences for non-violent crimes such as drug use and low-level felonies. We should also increase efforts to help felons and arrestees find gainful

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Student response to ‘Galactic Fiesta’

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the Office of Student Affairs is committed to offering programming and resources for all in the campus community.”

I’m going to go out of my way to say that this is a much larger issue than student planners being “unaware.” I believe this is reflective of a larger systemic issue that exists within our university.

It isn’t so much that the student planners were unaware of the negative impacts of the event, but that the offensive materials were approved to move forward by SUA. While I am making an assumption of the pre-event planning process, I have worked alongside SUA to understand how tedious they make the pre-event planning process for student organizations. I would hope that SUA holds its own student workers by the same standards.

So I take issue with not only that these students found this material OK but that those working for SUA did as well. In doing so, I question the standard those working

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employment upon their release, thus decreasing the likelihood of repeated offenses.

Finally, we should allow judges more power to sentence below the mandatory minimum sentence terms for unusual cases.

Statistics would lead one to believe that we live in the most criminal country in the world, where nearly 500,000 more people are behind bars than in any other country.

The truth is Americans aren’t the most deviant people on earth. We simply have a legal system that locks up prisoners for long periods of time and fails to offer them adequate aid upon release, which encourages them to return to crime — instead of working toward meaningful, productive lives.

Connor Nikolic welcomes comments at cnikolic@mndaily.com.

above these students place on their cultural understanding and sensitivity.

So sure, while the apology from OSA as a whole is great, I would like to see SUA take responsibility for this mistake.

What steps are they taking to ensure that this doesn’t happen again? What type of training are they involving as a part of their hiring process to ensure inclusivity and respect for all students? More importantly, what is SUA doing to give back to these communities whose identities have now been regarded as mere costumes, backdrops and decorations?

To claim ignorance as a University department might have been OK at one point.

Today I see it as a cowardly act and a blatant show of disrespect. So I echo Danita Brown Young’s sentiments in saying, “We can do better, we must do better. … We will do better,” because we have to.

There are too many racial offenses that go under the radar. See to it that this will not be one of them.

fter President Barack Obama’s speech regarding net neutrality on Monday, debate has resur faced about the importance of an open Internet and what should be done about it. The idea of net neutrality is that ser vice providers, through the principle of non-discrimination, should treat all of the content generated on the Internet equally.

Obama’s speech echoed many of the same reasons proponents of net neutrality have been arguing for, stating that “an open Internet is essential to the American economy and increasingly to our very way of life.”

One major consumer issue is the impact that getting rid of net neutrality would have on streaming ser vices. A company like Google could in effect pay Internet service providers to separate Internet traffic into two different lanes: slow and fast ones.

Established companies would get faster service for a large fee, while potential competitors without sufficient capital would get stuck in the slow lane. This could eventually result in more expensive ser vices for consumers and less market competition, as start-ups wouldn’t have the bandwidth to compete.

For students who rely on free, open Internet for ever ything from Moodle to researching for exams, this issue should be of the utmost importance. We urge students and faculty to support net neutrality and an open Internet. We may have grown up with the luxury of an open and free Internet, but that doesn’t mean it will be there forever unless we preserve it.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

JUGGLING

Just jugglin’ The university juggling club will present Flip Fest this weekend.

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Yang Yang Sim, sophomore and vice president of the University’s Juggling Club, practices the diabolo Wednesday afternoon in Northrop Auditorium.

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hatter and the occasional thump of a plastic club hitting the floor filled the annex of Northrop Auditorium as members of the University of Minnesota Juggling Club practiced their craft.

The casual atmosphere will carr y into the club’s Flip Fest this weekend. The three-day affair involves open juggling in Coffman Union’s Great Hall — where anyone may watch or join in — and a show on Saturday. Like typical juggling festivals, Flip Fest allows jugglers to connect, teach and learn with one another, but it also has a unique focus on teaching newcomers.

“The juggling community

is a great place,” said Meagan Nouis, the founder of Flip Fest. “I wanted others to have the chance to see it and be a part of it.”

Nouis graduated in 2013 with a degree in communication studies and a minor in new media studies. When she was president of the juggling club, she initiated the first Flip Fest last year. She and fellow Juggling Club 2013 alum Stefan Brancel returned this year to help current members organize the event.

Brancel, who majored in neuroscience and psychology, credited the benevolent nature of the art as a key reason he returned to help as an alumnus.

“The main thing that really sets apar t a juggling festival from anything else is the accessibility of everyone

there,” Brancel said. “There’s this unspoken credence in the juggling community that anybody can walk up to anybody else and ask, ‘Hey, how do you do this?’ ” Including Flip Fest, Minneapolis has two juggling festivals per year. Brancel and Nouis, who have traveled the globe to attend festivals, said having both events sets the area apart from the country.

The MONDO festival originated with University of Minnesota graduates in 1990.

It became one of the largest regional festivals in the country, with an estimated attendance of 500 to 700 people.

The juggling community extends beyond geographic boundaries. Nouis said that while studying abroad, she’d go to juggling festivals and often bump into prior acquaintances. After

spontaneously driving to Kansas for a festival with Brancel, the two easily found people willing to host them.

“Juggling increases brain matter and hand-eye coordination and those kinds of things,” Nouis said. “But my favorite benefit would be like the actual relationships you develop [with] people across the world.”

The amiable ambiance often draws new members to the University’s club. Peter Wagner and Yang Yang Sim said they joined after encountering jugglers practicing on the mall.

“We get people that stop by pretty often who are just like, ‘Hey, I can juggle three balls, I wanna give it a shot,’ especially during passing periods,” said Chris Lovdal, a fourthyear math major and president of the club. “Sometimes

you get a person who jumps out of a tour group.”

Sim, a sophomore and vice president of the club, said that though attendance fluctuates, roughly 10 to 15 members meet twice a week to hang out and juggle.

Sim will perform at Saturday’s Flip Fest show alongside several other esteemed jugglers, many of whom came from out of state. Brancel said that they wanted to show attendees “more than just what the juggling club can do.”

Sim specializes with diablos, which he practices roughly 10 hours each week, he said.

“I just enjoy doing it. I wouldn’t say necessarily there’s motivation, I just like it,” he said. “I guess it’s part of my identity as well.”

Wagner, a senior physics

major, learned to juggle three balls as a kid, but he set aside the hobby until college. The club reignited his interest as a first-year student.

“Within my first semester, I probably juggled more than I ever juggled before,” he said. “It was addicting, and it was a good thing to keep me entertained and challenged during the boring first semester of school.”

Wa g n e r ’ s t e s t i m o n y backs up Brancel’s statement.

“The vast majority of people think that juggling is difficult and beyond what they are capable of. … That is fundamentally not true,” Brancel said, who also teaches with Lovdal at Jugheads, a youth juggling company in Edina.

Nouis said the learning never stops, which often keeps people hooked.

“I don’t think people realize that you want to keep juggling because it’s really addicting. When you can count how many catches you get, you can tell that you’ve broken a new record, and so that’s really exciting. And then there’s just so many tricks to learn,” she said.

During open juggling at Flip Fest, visitors can watch or join, regardless of their experience level. The organizers created a station for making free homemade juggling balls so that participants can practice on their own afterwards. Nouis said her favorite part of the festival last year was giving away roughly 400 balls to about 150 visitors.

“We want to show other people that juggling is a community,” Nouis said. “When I tell [people] I juggle, they’re like, ‘Oh, I didn’t even know that was a thing,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, it is, and it’s actually everywhere if you look for it.’”

Flip Fest Where Friday: Matthews Recreation Center, 2318 29th Ave. S., Minneapolis; Saturday and Sunday: The Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis When 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Friday, 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday Cost Free for students

FASHION

FOOD

Northern Grade: TC fashion

College Kitchen: Fresh yogurt

The Northern Grade pop-up market brings stylish, Americanmade menswear to Minneapolis.

Homemade yogurt is the true queen of dairy.

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ac McMillan considers his Northern Grade men’s pop-up market a happy, unintentional success.

“We did our first event and people showed up; brands were happy,” McMillan said. “Then we did another one and more people showed up, and brands were happy. It was one of those things where we didn’t have a plan, we just really wanted to have a good time and bring exposure to brands.”

Northern Grade began in Minneapolis in 2010 as a showcase of heritage Midwester n designers who were experiencing a renaissance at the time, when the urban lumberjack look hit the height of its popularity.

The pop-up market hosted its first event outside of Minneapolis in 2012, and it now does a yearly circuit of shows across the United

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An assortment of American-made products sits in Shinola on Sunday afternoon. Shinola will be one of many vendors at the Northern Grade pop-up this weekend.

States. It’ll hit Minneapolis again this weekend.

McMillan said early shows featured about 10 vendors, but recent shows host upwards of 30 different purveyors, all featuring products made in America.

“The impetus of the idea came from Katherine

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[McMillan, Mac’s wife],” McMillan said. “When we moved back to Minneapolis, she didn’t realize that there were all these amazing brands located in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. A lot of people forgot about these brands or took it for granted that they’re

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based in Minnesota.”

McMillan moved to Brooklyn after the event’s inception to raise his two children and grow his businesses (the other being Pierrepont Hicks). Since then, Northern Grade has u See NORTHERN Page 9

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ogurt is arguably one of the most useful refrigerated products.

Lauded for its gut-friendly bacteria, yogurt has many applications: It works as a tangy substitute for buttermilk and sour cream, and marinades and smoothies demonstrate that it works in both sweet and savory preparations.

Blending your own lassi is great, but handcrafting the fermented food that composes it is even more impressive.

A successful homemade yogur t is a cost-ef fective badge of honor. You can make two quarts of yogurt for the price of one half-gallon of milk, plus you control the quality of milk and the cultures it contains.

Homemade Yogurt Fer mented foods require a “star ter” bacteria,

1. Terror Pigeon, Girl!

2. Iceage, The Lord’s Favorite 3. LVL UP, I Feel Extra-Natural

which means you need the remnants of previous yogurts to produce new containers. Star t with a purchased yogur t, then use your own for subsequent batches.

Look for products that contain live active cultures. (That information is usually listed on the label, so you can choose prefer red strains when you pick a brand.) My mother cites success with Nancy’s, Kalona, Seven Stars and Old Home.

Drain (and save) the liquid whey to make thick, Greek-style yogur t. Whey contains protein, so it is a useful addition to many recipes, including soups, pancake batters and smoothies.

1/2 gallon whole milk 2 tablespoons plain yogurt with live, active cultures Containers to hold an 8-cup yield.

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4. Perfume Genius, No Good 5. The Blind Shake, Old Lake 6. Caribou, Can’t Do Without You 7. Single Mothers, Marbles

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MUSIC

Beasthead to play 7th St. Entry The indie rock/hip-hop quintet features U grads integrating Auto-Tune into their jams.

BY JARED HEMMING jhemming@mndaily.com

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laying a few local shows each week, Minneapolis four-piece Beasthead is used to surprising people with their eclectic hip-hop and rock sound.

For multi-instr umentalist Doug Deitchler, Beasthead’s name juxtaposes with their music.

“People usually think that sounds like a metal band name,” Deitchler said.

The name keeps audiences guessing at Beasthead’s shows, including the band’s opening slot for Royal Canoe at 7th Street Entry on Saturday.

All head-banging connotations aside, singer Harr y Reynolds said the name comes from his endearment for a lost love. “ ‘Beasthead’ was a song I wrote about a girl I dated,” Reynolds said. “She would get dressed up in this big, fuzzy, Technicolor bear head. It was the breakup song I wrote about her. It was a dope song.”

The song was good enough for Deitchler, guitarist Nick Whebbe and bassist Paul Novak — who played together in various bands throughout high school and college — to invite Reynolds to sing with the band.

Reynolds met his band members while attending college with Deitchler and Whebbe at the University of Minnesota, where Reynolds and Deitchler graduated in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

“I went for two years for engineering,” Whebbe

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Singer Harry Reynolds and his band Beasthead rehearse Saturday afternoon in their home in southeast Minneapolis.

The band will be opening for Royal Canoe on Saturday at 7th Street Entry.

said. “I didn’t go to class very much. I played a lot of guitar.”

Despite the band’s scholarly distractions, Deitchler said going to the University helped them start strong.

“We won a Battle of the Bands at the ‘U’ when we were still there and got to open on one of the outdoor stages at Spring Jam,” Deitchler said. “It was our third show.”

Reynolds said a later show at the Weisman Ar t

Museum’s WAM-O-Rama led to Beasthead’s first brush with rock stardom.

“I had some old dude be like, ‘Give me your autograph,’ ” Reynolds said.

Upon graduating, Deitchler spent a year distributing the band’s 2013 debut EP “Tallest Trees” to hundreds of outlets, including fans, publications and blogs.

Eventually, a compilation featuring the band made its way to the Internet overseas, Deitchler said.

“This German blog wrote about it,” Deitchler said. “Since it said ‘featuring Beasthead,’ they thought it was a rapper.

So in Germany, we may be blowing up.”

As Beasthead’s success grew, each member’s array of influences — including old-school hip-hop, jazz fusion and Weezer — shaped the band’s electronic, AutoTuned music.

“We’ve gotten criticism for using Auto-Tune on all those songs,” Deitchler

said. “We’ve been tr ying things we’ve never done, and they’re getting better all the time.”

For Reynolds, who introduced the Auto-Tune that’s featured heavily on Beasthead’s EP, using the voice modulator is more experimental than pop-worthy.

“I was a guitar player,” Reynolds said. “Putting effects on the instrument is something that’s natural to me, because I’ve been doing it ever since I’ve been doing music. So, to put ef-

fects on a voice, I was like, ‘Why not?’”

Whebbe said the band understood Auto-T une’s Cher connotations might confound the local music listener with its electronic distortion.

“The criticism is, ‘I can’t hear the lyrics,’ ” Whebbe said.

Reynolds dismissed the idea, saying Beasthead’s jam-induced songwriting led them to improvisator y studio techniques while they r ecor ded “Tallest Trees.”

“I made up the lyrics for all those songs ever y single time we sang them,” Reynolds said. “I got to the recording studio, and I had to spend a day figuring out what I was singing. Most of it was nonsensical.”

Deitchler and Novak said Beasthead’s ad lib writing process kept the band growing.

“We’ve been doing this in different ways for so long that it’s natural,” Deitchler said. “Like, some people get into a habit where they exercise ever y day. We’re in such a habit where we play a show once a week.”

Novak took the analogy further. “ We ’ r e m u s i c a l l y ripped,” he joked.

“That’s why I don’t work out,” Reynolds laughed.

Royal Canoe with Beasthead Where 7th Street Entry, 701 N. First Ave, Minneapolis When 8 p.m. Saturday Cost $10 Ages 18+

DANCE

Dancing for devastation Subbody Butoh dancers perform cerebral Japanese dance form to honor Fukushima disaster victims.

BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com

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Homemade yogurt with berries, orange zest and honey make for a sweet snack or breakfast.

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2. In the meantime, brush the containers’ interiors with yogurt starter.

3. Let the milk cool to slightly warmer than body temperature, and pour it into the prepared containers. Do not add milk that exceeds 110 degrees. (Excess heat kills the cultures.)

4. Cover and store in a warm, insulated spot* for 12 to 24 hours. More time makes for a sour, thick batch, while less time produces a thin, mild yogurt.

*Undisturbed areas near radiators or heat sources work. If those options aren’t available, preheat your oven on the lowest setting for two minutes. Then turn it off, and place the yogurt inside. Make sure you warn your housemates — oven storage can lead to accidental heating.

Savor y Yogurt Base

The following ingredients provide a base for savory sauces and marinades.

1 cup yogurt 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons lemon juice Adding chopped fresh

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herbs like mint or cilantro makes a zesty vegetable dip or pita topper.

Combine with stronger aromatics like pulverized onion, garlic, cumin, jalapeño or ginger for a flavorful coating for grilled meats.

Potential Parfait

Yogurt is a common replacement for custard and ice cream in parfaits. It frequently makes an appearance between layers of granola and fresh or frozen fruit.

For creative strata, make flavored yogur t with extracts or fruit purees. Other wise, keep it simple: My favorite parfait combination is frozen blueberries, yogurt and honey.

bout three years ago, Gadu Fukasawa Schmitz discovered what devastation sounds like.

“I turned on the TV, and there was this crazy news about a tsunami hitting Japan,” Schmitz said. “It’s amazing how fragile ever ything is. A wave comes and cr ushes houses like papier-mâché. The sound of that is just incredible, that force of nature.”

Schmitz moved to the U.S. from the Yamanashi Pr efectur e of Japan in 1989. After studying aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota, he worked with an Indian dance company for 10 years. In 2007, he traveled to India for the first time to train in Subbody Butoh, a for m of Japanese dance that uses unusual and often strenuous mov emen t s t o expl or e the limits of the human body.

“The first thing we learn from our parents is not to move this way, or not to make this noise.

There’s a social pressure to confine our body to a certain way,” Schmitz said.

“There’s no real form in

Subbody Butoh. It’s a process to open up your body and open up your mind.”

Subbody Butoh is practiced through “conditioning,” a for m of guided meditation.

“We calm down and get ready to explore ver y subtle sensations in our body,” Schmitz said. “We have dif ferent exercises to open up certain parts of our body or tune into certain emotions or memories.”

Dancer Dustin Maxwell said he often describes it as “being danced, rather than dancing.”

Schmitz teaches Subbody Butoh at Hear t of Tao Resonance Ar t. He recruited Maxwell for “FuKu-Shi-Ma,” a show this weekend in Minneapolis, through his dance workshops. “ F u - K u - S h i - M a ” f e atures Schmitz, Maxwell and Masanari Kawahara.

The performance will honor the victims of the 2011 Tohoku ear thquake and tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

T h e To h o k u e a r t h quake was the fourth-most power ful ear thquake recorded since 1990. It triggered 128-foot-high waves and caused the meltdown of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

“When I star ted doing this per formance, I wanted to do something about what happened,” Schmitz said. “It just woke me up.

I was really stunned by it.”

Schmitz star ted doing research for the show when he got involved in fundraisers to help the victims of the disaster.

“I talked to a few people about what their experience was during the disaster and after ward,” Schmitz said. “I was naïve to think that the Japanese government actually takes care of people. But the government wasn’t really doing much. Considering all that toxic waste is going east through the Pacific Ocean and some of it is already arriving on the Califor nia coast, it’s not just about Japan anymore.

It’s a global problem.”

“Fu-Ku-Shi-Ma” will encapsulate the devastation of the disaster through a meditative per formance.

Schmitz will demonstrate superior command of those conflicting emotions.

“One thing I appreciate about Gadu is that he comes from a really compassionate place. He’s ver y light and ver y kind,” Maxwell said. “But he also is able to pull out this darker stuf f from him. I like the darkness and the lightness of him.”

Fu-Ku-Shi-Ma Where The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts. 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis When 9 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Cost Free

By Laini Devin

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

“Relics”

“Seedfolks”

Witness for the Prosecution

For the first time, the Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Studio will perform an immersive, museum-style exhibit called “Relics,” a piece devised and created by Sarah Agnew, Chris Golfis and Chantal Pavageaux. With life-size re-enactments of daily life from the year 2134, the immersive walking tour shines a light on the world of tomorrow. Be prepared to explore and channel your inner archeologist as you venture through the ruins of the future. Make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

Travel to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for the newly devised production of “Seedfolks” on the Children’s Theatre Company’s Cargill Stage. The play is described as an honest yet heartwarming story of a 9-year-old girl portrayed in a one-woman cast. The story takes audiences through 11 narratives based on text by award-winning novelist Paul Fleischman. The performance is both raw and inspiring, and though it’s recommended for grades three to eight, it’s a story that everyone can appreciate.

The Theatre in the Round’s next show in its 63rd season is Agatha Christie’s “Witness for the Prosecution.” A young married man spends evenings with a rich, elderly woman. When she ends up murdered, the man finds himself as the accused. Filled with plot twists and ending flips, the show will keep you on your toes and wanting more. This is one murder mystery you won’t want to miss.

Where Guthrie Theater Dowling Studio Hours 7:30 p.m.

Cost Tickets available at the box office

Where Children’s Theater Company’s Cargill Stage at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Hours 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Cost Tickets start at $10

Where Theatre in the Round Hours 8 p.m.

Cost $22

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By Laini Devin

Watch this

Sing this:

Write this:

A movie-musical

Show tunes

A play

With all of the snow bound for Minneapolis, curl up on the couch with some fuzzy blankets and a cup of cocoa and watch your favorite movie-musical. Whether it’s “Singin’ in the Rain,” “West Side Story” or even “Rent,” treat yourself to the tunes of your choice. If you’re really feeling in the spirit, feel free to sing and dance along.

Or if it’s a movie you’ve seen a hundred times, quote the lines right along with the actors.

Compile a list of your favorite show tunes, grab a group of friends and take hold of your hairbrush for some homemade karaoke.

It’s fun for everyone, and it’s your chance to take on your inner Sutton Foster or Mandy Patinkin. With your newly acquired skills, you’re sure to win over the crowds at the next party you go to.

Who knows? You may even make it to Broadway with those catchy renditions of “The Music Man.”

Always had an idea for a play, but not sure what to do with it?

Here’s your chance to make something new and write your own show. Local theaters are often in search of new works to produce, so get out there and try your hand at becoming a playwright.

Gather a group of friends for a reading of your finished product, and see your work given life.

MUSIC

Marching to the beat of a different drum My Brightest Diamond’s fourth album, “This Is My Hand,” draws from marching bands to explore the communal nature of music.

BY ROBB LARSON rlarson@mndaily.com

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f My Brightest Diamond is dancing in the same light as ever ybody else, then everybody else must be going blind.

She sings “disperse the white light” in the song “Pressure” as drumline snare-rolls punctuate growling bass and manic flutes, as if to keep them from collapsing in on each other. Under her stage moniker, “My Brightest Diamond,” Shara Worden’s well-cultivated pop sensibility refracts pure musical archetypes into a rich spectrum of color on her latest album, “This Is My Hand.”

“I was reading Daniel Levitin’s ‘The World in Six Songs.’ He goes throughout the histor y of the human race and goes through six different themes of how we view songs,” Worden said.

“Those were the six templates that I wanted the lyrics to be around.”

Levitin’s six song themes are friendship, joy, comfor t, knowledge, religion and love.

“Lover Killer” is a song of love that alternates between disparate musical styles as seamlessly as romances do between passion and despair. Sexy saxophones usher in the swing jazz chorus from the irregular rhythm of the verse.

In the track, Worden sings, “On the one side I can dream my future; on the other I can feel my nature,” as she straddles the divide between “a lover and a killer.” Worden borrowed the irregular clapping beat used for the verse from Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu. “[Gurtu] is this incredible

PHOTO COURTESY OF BERND PREIML

Shara Worden poses for the album cover of My Brightest Diamond’s fourth album, “This Is My Hand.”

percussionist. He had done that rhythm that’s actually in seven [time]. I loved that,” Worden said. “Here’s a clapping beat that’s ver y simple and fun, and yet it’s not just clapping on 4/4 time signature. I wanted to base an entire song on that thing.”

“Lover Killer” moves from Indian percussion to swing jazz without missing

a beat, and it closes by declaring, “I am a lover and a killer” over distorted guitar and a simple rock beat.

Such a jarring mixture of genre is what makes My Brightest Diamond’s compositions so gratifying.

Worden balances elements from all kinds of music with grace.

Wor den r efer r ed to marching band music to

bring about the communal music experience she was pursuing with the album.

“For me, the marching band symbolizes this punk ideal that music is accessible to ever ybody,” Worden said. “The album star ted with wanting this communal experience of people gathering together, singing together and dancing together. Music is available to

anybody. You pick up an instrument, open your mouth or clap your hands — it’s a human birthright.”

“This Is My Hand” uses a lot of the same instr uments that are in a marching band. Key melodies are often played by saxophones, trumpets and flutes and backed by power ful bass lines from trombones and tubas. Many of the

dr um rhythms on the album mimic the style of a drum line.

It isn’t difficult to imagine how a marching band adaptation of any song on “This Is My Hand” would sound.

Worden realized her vision of a communal music experience was coming to life when she recr uited local marching bands to join My Brightest Diamond’s live set on tour stops.

“I had this imaginar y situation where I would go into any city and play with a local high school or local college group. Then there are all these adult groups who played in their youth, then went on to do something professionally, but they still want to play,” Worden said. “The music was such that I could go to these dif ferent situations and have people play along.”

Dance music was also a central part of Worden’s vision for “This Is My Hand.”

The title track was borne from Worden’s str uggle to come to terms with her body.

“Before I went to write dance music, I needed to embrace my body and to claim my body as my own,” Worden said. “That song came about from reclaiming my body for the self, not for what culture has told [me] what it is.”

“For this album, I’m definitely like an octopus,” she said. “I have all limbs going at all times.”

My Brightest Diamond Where The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis When 7:30 p.m. Monday Cost $15–18

THEATER

40 years of Christmas at the Guthrie Theater “A Christmas Carol” continues to bring heartwarming season’s tidings to the Guthrie stage.

BY LAINI DEVIN ldevin@mndaily.com

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he ghosts of Christmas past, present and future will once again unite starting Thursday to bring “A Christmas Carol” to the Guthrie Theater’s Wurtele Thrust Stage.

Joe Chvala returns for a third year as director, with an adaptation of the stor y written by Crispin Whittell.

“We’ve changed the tone a bit to make it darker, which I love,” 24-time cast member Nathaniel Fuller said.

The original author of “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens, had an ironic tone and a dry wit that are both funny, Fuller said, but the play deals with darker considerations such as poverty, destitution, crime and malnourishment.

“Sometimes that can get a little lost when we get too many bits going,” Fuller said.

This year, Fuller is playing Old Joe/Parsons, but he has played just about every male role in the show in past years, he said. His favorite role was Scrooge.

A Christmas Carol Where Guthrie Theater When Nov. 13–Dec. 28 Cost Single tickets starting at $34; discount and rush tickets available

J.C. Cutler will return to play Ebenezer Scrooge for the fourth time in a slightly changed interpretation of the role.

“What gives [Scrooge] the power is the way he looks, the things he exudes. It’s the people around him that give him that air of darkness,” Fuller said.

“He has immense power because of the way people react to him.”

The sinister demeanor Scrooge manifests doesn’t stand in the way of satisfied audiences ever y year. The production is now celebrating 40 years on the Guthrie stage.

“People in Minnesota like traditions — this is definitely a tradition,” Chvala said.

Despite its title, “A Christmas Carol” is about the spirit of generosity rather than religion, Fuller said.

“The stor y it tells, I think, appeals to people regardless of their religious persuasion. It’s called ‘A Christmas Carol,’ but Christ is only mentioned a few times,” he said.

The tr ue spirit of the

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL BROSILOW

J.C. Cutler (Ebenezer Scrooge) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of the Charles Dickens classic on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

show is car ried through touching stories such as the one Fuller shared.

“A man wrote in and said that he had been estranged from his father for many years,” Fuller said. “He came to see ‘A Christmas Carol’ and decided to go out and re-establish contact and

start up their relationship again.”

That feeling of giving back to the community keeps the cast coming back year after year to perform, Fuller said.

The cast does matinee per formances at schools and takes part in a program

sponsored by the Salvation Army in which they adopt a family and “give them a Christmas,” Fuller said. “[But] there’s nothing like having a paycheck at Christmas time,” he said, laughing.

In addition, the cast becomes the family they

portray on stage and backstage, celebrating the ideals they embody in the show.

“It’s become something that I’d really miss if it weren’t there. I feel really connected to the cast — people coming back ever y year,” Chvala said.

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Interpol to perform at First Avenue The band recently released their first album in four years.

BY JACKIE RENZETTI jrenzetti@mndaily.com

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hen Daniel Kessler registered for classes at New York University, he didn’t know he’d meet two future bandmates on campus and later sign a record deal.

Interpol consists of Kessler on guitar, front manturned-bassist Paul Banks, dr ummer Sam Fogarino, and ex-bassist Carlos Dengler. The band’s 2002 debut album, “Turn On the Bright Lights,” introduced its characteristic melancholy sound.

After the group’s fourth album in 2010, Dengler left the band and the trio took a break. But they released their fifth album, “El Pintor,” this year and are hitting the road again, playing a soldout show at First Avenue on Friday.

“It wasn’t that much time off at the end of the day,” Kessler said. “When you get back together, you’re a little bit more fresh. … I think [the process] just came to us very easily, and right from the early days of writing, it felt good, and we were really enjoying it.”

Interpol’s first single off the album, “All the Rage Back Home,” starts off with melancholic, almost inaudible syllables and a guitar riff that continues as the band abruptly picks up the pace and mood.

“I was in Argentina at the last show at the end of touring for the last record,” Kessler said, “and it was this idea that came to me; it felt almost like a lullaby with the guitar riff.”

The entrancing melody and Banks’ hypnotizing vocals continue throughout the piece, keeping with Interpol’s previous work. On the other hand, “El Pintor” differs from the band’s famously gloomy reper toire because it has a multitude of upbeat mo-

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attained a national presence, and McMillan said the diversity of vendors has increased. The brands featured vary from show to show, and they represent all possible modes of style, no longer pandering solely to the ruff and gruff woodsman wannabe.

“We’ve definitely grown … in terms of making sure that we include all different types of style, whether it’s street wear, sur f brands, tailored menswear,” McMillan said. “We still have heritage brands involved, but it’s important to us that it remains diverse. [Heritage brands have] been around forever. They’re not going anywhere.”

As Nor ther n Grade’s profile rose, prominent menswear institutions took notice, including GQ. “GQ approached us in 2013 about getting involved

ments for rocking out, giving it a more uplifting feel.

Likewise, the second single, “Ancient Ways,” maintains a steady rock beat that’s made for more than enthusiastic head nodding.

But gr ooving tunes weren’t at the top of Interpol’s agenda for “El Pintor.”

T h o u g h m u s i c c r i tics have been labeling the band’s latest album as “happy,” Kessler said, members didn’t set out for that particular sound during its inception.

“I don’t think it’s ever about [sounding] happier; it’s about expression. When you have this chance to write new music and so forth, you never know what’s going to come out,” he said. “Some of the songs had maybe an uppity feel to them, but it wasn’t by design or anything like that.”

Kessler said the lyrics, which Paul writes, are the last piece of the puzzle. Kessler focuses on music composition.

Kessler worked on many of the songs that are on “El Pintor” during the band’s four-year break and introduced them upon restarting.

“We’ve been doing this for so long now that we just kind of do what we want to do,” Kessler said.

“We focus on the ideas on the table and take it from there.”

Kessler’s attitude of sticking to his own artistic desires is prevalent in his advice for aspiring musicians.

“You just do it for yourself, and that’s the only thing you can control in these crazy times,” he said. “There’s no one way to go about doing this, and it just has to be for ver y pure reasons and really for the fact that you love playing music.”

Interpol Where 701 N. First Ave., Minneapolis When 8 p.m. Friday Cost $30 (SOLD OUT)

with a couple events,” McMillan said. “Of course, we were thrilled to be involved with them and have the GQ name associated with Northern Grade — not that Northern Grade wasn’t legitimate already.”

GQ sponsored two Northern Grade shows in 2014: one in New York and one in Los Angeles. While McMillan is glad the collaboration proved fruitful, some of his favorite cities to land the market in are smaller ones where a younger creative class is burgeoning.

“A lot these cities — like Nashville, Austin, Richmond — they have a common theme in population size,” McMillan said. “They’re usually heavy university towns. There’s a lot of creativity happening with food and fashion, and there’s always a tech component.”

Beyond increasing its scope, Nor thern Grade is launching its first women’s pop-up market in New York this December. The event

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIOT LEE HAZEL

Interpol will play a sold-out show at First Avenue as part of the band’s tour for its latest album, “El Pintor.”

is sponsored by the fashion website Fashionista and will feature many of the same brands popular at the menswear show, as well as clothiers breaking onto the scene.

“Menswear has embraced the whole ‘Made in the USA’ more [than women’s fashion], or so I thought,” McMillan said.

“The reality is there’s a lot of women’s brands that are as passionate about it.”

Regardless of the customer, McMillan is committed to suppor ting companies that sell garments and goods that he would buy.

“That’s a problem for me,” McMillan said. “Every Northern Grade event, I want to walk around and buy everything.”

Northern Grade Where 811 Glenwood Ave., Minneapolis When 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday

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Photo courtesy of Louisville Athletics Louisville head men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino and son Richard Pitino shout to players on Feb. 4, 2012, at the KFC Yum! Center. Richard was an associate head coach for Louisville prior to becoming a head coach at the U.

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Richard Pitino’s coaching career ‘05-‘06

Assistant coach at Northeastern University

‘06-‘07

Assistant coach at Duquesne University

‘07-‘09

Assistant coach at the University of Louisville Cardinals advanced to back-to back NCAA Elite Eights

‘09-‘11

Assistant coach at the University of Florida Florida advanced to two NCAA tournaments, including the 2010 Elite Eight

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Associate head coach at the University of Louisville Louisville finished 30-10 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four

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Head coach at Florida International University Led FIU to first winning season since 1999-2000 Guided Panthers to 18 wins, their highest total since 1997-1998

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Head coach at the University of Minnesota Named the 17th head coach in U of M history on April 5 Led Gophers to 25-13 record in first season, setting new school record for single-season victories Guided the team to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament title

But the high-energy teams, led by coaches 30 years of age apar t, will feature some slight differences as well.

Although Richard Pitino does many things just like his father, he deviates from Rick’s teachings at points, making him a dif ferent coach and a different man. “[It’s] two great basketball minds just coming together,” Mathieu said about the upcoming game. “[Richard Pitino is] really intelligent, he knows the game well and you can tell his dad taught him a lot of that.”

Playing with guard-heavy lineups A year before Richard Pitino won his NIT championship with the Gophers, Rick propelled Louisville to an NCAA title.

It was the second national championship for the elder Pitino, who has coached at the collegiate level and in the NBA since 1975.

Along the way, 27 of Rick Pitino’s former players and assistant coaches have become collegiate head coaches — including his son.

Richard Pitino came to Minnesota as head coach in April 2013. Before that, he

was the head man at Florida International University for a season and an assistant under his father for two seasons at Louisville. He also worked as an assistant coach for Billy Donovan of Florida for two seasons.

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Siva and Smith, but it is very talented in its own right with 5-foot-10-inch Chris Jones and 6-foot-1-inch Terry Rozier.

Richard Pitino’s starting backcour t is also undersized and talented with the 5-foot-9-inch Mathieu and

[Richard Pitino] used to talk to us about how they played two guards and how they were aggressive all the time. I watched a lot of video of those two guys and tried to mimic how they played and the style of play they brought to the table because [Louisville] did win a national championship with those two guys.

That’s a good philosophy to follow.

DeAndre Mathieu

When athletics director Norwood Teague searched for a new head coach last year after firing T ubby Smith — also a former Rick Pitino assistant — Donovan endorsed Richard for the job.

“Billy was obviously the big key for us,” said Mike Ellis, Minnesota’s executive associate athletics director.

While playing for Rick Pitino at Providence College, point guard Donovan led the Friars to an unlikely Final Four appearance in 1987. Elite guard play has always been the backbone of his system.

A pair of undersized but feisty guards, 6-footers Peyton Siva and Russ Smith, catalyzed Louisville’s 2013 championship.

The Cardinals’ backcourt this season may not carr y the same cachet as

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6-foot-2-inch Andre Hollins.

T o g e t h e r, t h e t w o Gophers guards average half an inch shor ter than 6 feet tall, well below the average heights of other Big Ten starting guards.

Minnesota may not be in the national championship conversation this season, but Mathieu and Hollins are focused on playing like Siva and Smith did at Louisville. “[Richard Pitino] used to talk to us about how they played two guards and how they were aggressive all the time,” Mathieu said.

“I watched a lot of video of those two guys and tried to mimic how they played and the style of play they brought to the table because [Louisville] did win a national championship with those two guys. That’s a good philosophy to follow.”

Rick Pitino said having two smaller, quicker guards in his lineup allows his team to provide better ball pressure and force turnovers.

While Siva and Smith were excellent defensively — Louisville was second in the nation in steals per game in 2013 — star ting two de-facto point guards together also allows for better ball handling and a more efficient offense.

“We want a lot of people to be able to hand the basketball, whether it’s the four man, the three man, the two or the one,” Rick Pitino said. “We’re a motion team, so I really emphasize that ever ybody’s got to be able to handle the ball.”

Minnesota is taking a similar approach with multiguard lineups.

“Some practices we have three guards,” Gophers freshman Nate Mason said. “We’ll be able to control the game.

Tempo, pace, everything.”

Rick and Richard Pitino’s strategy of playing multiple point guards together in a motion-oriented offense is fairly unique, but smaller backcour ts appear to be on the rise in college basketball.

Last year, Connecticut won the national title behind 6-foot-1-inch Shabazz Napier and 6-footer Ryan Boatright.

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Playing in the Pitino system Elliot Eliason 6’11”, 245 lbs.

RIM PROTECTOR

Andre Hollins

DeAndre Mathieu

6’2”, 195 lbs.

5’9”, 170 lbs.

UNDERSIZED GUARDS

With Mason already on the Gophers’ roster and guard Kevin Dorsey verbally committed, 6-foot-1inch guard Jar vis Johnson announced in September that he would join the Gophers next season.

In most systems, there wouldn’t be room for Johnson. But his coach at DeLaSalle High School, Dave Thorson, said all three guards will have plenty of playing time in Richard Pitino’s guard-heavy system.

“As you look at how college basketball has evolved in the last couple of years, we’ve seen teams really playing with two lead guards,” Thorson said.

Players seem to enjoy the smaller, quicker lineups.

“It’s just a different style, and I like it,” Hollins said.

“It’s dangerous. … That’s a different facet of our game that’s unique.”

Protecting the rim Guards headlined Louisville’s championship team, but Rick Pitino also had a strong rim protector in Gorgui Dieng, who now plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With Dieng in the fold, Siva and Smith were able to gamble in the passing lanes, spurring impressive steal totals. If they missed, their center was a formidable last line of defense.

“When we had Gorgui Dieng, it made our defense that much better,” Rick Pitino said.

Gophers center Elliott Eliason has become a solid defender under Richard’s tutelage.

But Eliason, who swatted away nearly two shots per game last year, said playing defense as a center isn’t all about blocks.

“You’ve just got to stunt … or maybe slow up the ball to kind of get those guards enough time to get

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back and get in the defense.

You tr y to do ever ything you can — alter shots if you can’t block it,” Eliason said.

With other retur ning center Mo Walker as more of an offensive weapon, Eliason is the Gophers’ best rim protector. But an elite shot blocker is taking form in Minnesota: Bakary Konate.

The Mali native spent one season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, where both Rick and Richard Pitino recruited him.

“I was really excited because I was very surprised both were interested in me,” Konate said.

Richard said the 6-foot11-inch Konate is already further along as a player than Dieng was as a freshman.

The athletic center almost went to Louisville, but Rick Pitino instead brought in other players.

“We just had an abundance of centers, so I recommended he go with Richard,” Rick Pitino said.

“He’s not an immediate impact person, but he’ll develop into an outstanding basketball player.”

Winning with underrated players Rick Pitino dedicated a full chapter of his most recent book, “The One-Day Contract: How to Add Value to Ever y Minute of Your Life,” to humility.

“When our players arrive at the University of Louisville, what I tell them is this: ‘High school is over.

People telling you how great you are, undeser ved praise, is not going to happen here. You are going to get praise for your work ethic,’ ” he wrote.

Teenage egos rule the world of college basketball recruiting.

After being wooed by many of the nation’s top coaches, some players enter the collegiate level expecting to be great right

6’6.5” Michigan

away without putting in the required effort.

“Few high school players come to college with humility,” Rick Pitino wrote.

“We spend a lot of time on humility.”

Rick has coached plenty of players that come into college with five-star rankings and analysts projecting them to be NBA players.

But team leaders Siva

“ ” Everybody thinks I leave here, I fly to Louisville, we have a turkey dinner.

Richard Pitino

and Dieng were four-star recruits, and Smith received just a three-star ranking.

Rick Pitino developed those three players into pros instead of getting what scouts deemed as the top-flight talent. “ We h a v e b u i l t o u r program on the multiyear player who is committed to college basketball first,” he wrote. “We certainly have and will take young men whose goal is to spend only one or two years in college, but we do not build the program around them.”

Richard Pitino’s first conventional recr uiting class at Minnesota features multiple three-star players that fit the style he wants the Gophers to play.

His second, which could end up adding one more player, includes the fourstar Dorsey and follows a trio of three-star guys.

Minnesota doesn’t carr y the same prestige as Louisville in recruiting and likely has little shot at any five-star players. But even though Richard Pitino has gone after highly sought recruits like Tyus Jones, Isaiah Whitehead and Allonzo Trier, he’s made it clear that he only targets players that he thinks are ready to learn and buy into his system.

“We’re Minnesota. I don’t know if we’re getting oneand-dones right now at the

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stage of our program building,” he said. “We need to have guys who don’t necessarily care about the press conference. They just want to come because they want to compete at a high level. … I think we target those [types] of guys.”

More than ‘Rick Pitino’s son’ When asked if the upcoming game with his father has been a talking point in the Pitino household, Richard joked he doesn’t live at home anymore.

“Ever ybody thinks that I leave here, I fly to Louisville, we have a turkey dinner,” he said.

It’s apparent that while Richard has a strong bond with his father, he sometimes grows tired of being known as “Rick Pitino’s son.”

“Being Rick Pitino’s son is not going to get me a win at Michigan State,” he said.

“It doesn’t help a whole lot.”

Though the similarities between the two coaches are uncanny, Richard doesn’t operate the same way as his father all the time.

Before ser ving as an assistant at Louisville and Florida, he worked at Northeastern and Duquesne.

Richard Pitino’s experiences under other coaches have led him to slightly different strategies — and he isn’t afraid to give his father his opinion.

“Even when we were preparing for SMU, because Louisville had played SMU twice and beat them, big coach Pitino was telling [Richard] different things to do, and he was like, ‘Nah, I’m going to try it this way,’ ” Mathieu said. “They interact, but Coach Richard tries to bring his own style into it and not be exactly like his dad.”

Turkey dinners or not, Richard still finds time to see his father often.

They spent a handful of days golfing together

6’2” Purdue

during the summer at Interlachen Countr y Club, where Richard is a member.

Playing just down the street from his Edina, Minn., home, the younger Pitino enjoyed home-field advantage.

When the Pitinos square off Friday night, they won’t be alone on the green.

They’ll be on national television, manning opposing benches. But after founding Minnesota on his father’s philosophies and putting his own twist on them, Richard hopes the game’s

6’2.5” Penn State

results mirror their summer golf matches.

“He would normally get me,” Richard Pitino said.

“The tide was tur ning a little bit on the golf course, and I think he was noticing it, so hopefully that carries over to basketball.”

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Holly Peterson, Daily Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino reacts to a call in the game against Penn State on March 9 at Williams Arena.

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FOOTBALL

Loss to TCU helps Gophers prep for OSU Minnesota will face a top-10 opponent when Ohio State comes to campus.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

The Gophers looked helpless when they lost to TCU 30-7 in September.

David Cobb rushed for only 41 yards, Mitch Leidner threw three interceptions and cornerback Jalen Myrick couldn’t stop high-flying TCU receiver Josh Doctson.

The Gophers will face a similar team Saturday, when No. 8 Ohio State comes to Minneapolis with athletic receivers and one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the country.

But behind a much-improved offensive line, Leidner has thrown deep balls with ease in Minnesota’s past few games and Cobb has emerged as one of the nation’s top running backs.

As a sophomore, Myrick has used his breakneck speed to become a solid cover cornerback.

The offensive improvement, combined with a Minnesota defense that locked down Iowa last week, has the Gophers confident in their chances of pulling an upset this weekend.

“I believe in our guys,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said. “I know Ohio State’s guys can run. … I believe we can cover people.”

And the 30 points Minnesota gave up to TCU’s offense doesn’t look so bad anymore. The Horned Frogs are

ranked No. 4 in the country and scored 82 points against Texas Tech last month.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean the Gophers will shut down Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett.

Barrett was thrown into the fire after starter Braxton Miller sustained a seasonending shoulder injur y in August.

The freshman was abysmal in Ohio State’s only loss early in the season, completing just nine of 29 passes while throwing three interceptions.

But just like Leidner and the Gophers have figured things out since their loss to TCU, Barrett is playing with confidence.

“This kid’s on fire right now,” Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said.

Minnesota stymied Iowa last week and found a formula to slow its power running game. When their running game staggered, the Hawkeyes’ passing attack wasn’t strong enough to get them back into the game.

But if Minnesota stops Ohio State from running the football, it had better be ready for Barrett and his talented receivers.

“The problem is with Ohio State, they’re a double-edged sword. You take the run game away from them, and they’re going to hit you over the top,” Kill said. “We haven’t seen any receivers like this since we played TCU.” Redshirt senior defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli echoed Kill’s sentiments, describing the Buckeyes as a “mirror opposite” to the

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Gophers defensive back Jalen Myrick returns a kick against Purdue on Oct. 18 at TCF Bank Stadium.

Hawkeyes.

Iowa doesn’t fool anybody with its game plan, whereas Ohio State has tricks up its sleeves.

Barrett is a lethal passer with talented receivers and a solid running back in Ezekiel Elliott. But the quarterback’s ability to run adds to the Gophers’ defensive challenge.

Last week, Bar rett torched Michigan State —

arguably the top defense in the Big Ten — for 300 passing yards and 86 rushing yards.

Minnesota has gotten better since losing to TCU. But now it’s time to see just how much they’ve improved. “[Barrett is] a big guy, a big player, athletic for his size,” Botticelli said. “They have a prolific offense. It’s an exotic attack.”

WRESTLING

Brancale hungry for improvement

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Seniors help shape culture of program

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Sam Brancale finished first at the Bison Open in the 125-pound class.

BY DANNY CHEN dchen@mndaily.com

After failing to qualify for the NCAA championships last year as a redshirt freshman, Sam Brancale is looking to have his best season yet as a Gophers wrestler.

Last week, Brancale took first at the Bison Open in Nor th Dakota, earning him the star ting spot for the 125-pound weight class.

“I thought that Sam looked really good [at the Bison Open],” head assistant coach Brandon Eggum said. “As long as he stays real diligent on his weight and is smart, he will have really great performances.

One of the things that he [allowed] to get out of hand from time to time [last year] was losing his focus.”

Brancale had a 14-10 record last season, but he only won five of his 12 dual

meet matches.

His most memorable victor y from last year was an away match in Iowa City, Iowa, against No. 3 Tom Gilman of Iowa in the 125-pound class.

Two minutes into the first period of the match, Brancale pinned Gilman, earning him six points for his team.

Those six points were cr ucial for the Gophers, as they won the dual meet 19-15.

The Big Ten named Brancale its Wrestler of the Week following the performance. “[Head coach] J [Robinson] talked to me before [the match] and said ... ‘All you can do is your best,’ ” Brancale said. “You can’t worry about anything else.

That’s what I kind of did. I just ran out there and wrestled as hard as I could. And pinning [Gilman] was awesome, too. It was definitely the highlight of last year.”

But the disappointment from not making the NCAA championships still overshadowed his victor y over a top-ranked opponent.

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“I was extremely upset with myself,” Brancale said.

“Being the only person [in the lineup] to not make it also made it sting a little bit more. The fact that I couldn’t really help at the NCAA tournament [and] score points drove me nuts.”

Though he was disappointed for a while, Brancale said now he’s focused on the season ahead of him.

“I want to be an AllAmerican [this year],” Brancale said. “I know that I am setting my goals high, but if I feel like I can help the team out in any way possible, [such as] making the national tour nament and getting All-American

status, that would be ideal.”

In his upcoming matches this Saturday against Air Force and Wyoming, Brancale will be facing No. 9 Josh Martinez and No. 8 Tyler Cox, respectively.

Eggum said those two matches will be a true test for Brancale.

“This is a good opportunity for him,” Eggum said.

“He has a chance now to go out there and [prove] something. If he wrestles the way that he can, there is no question that he can beat these guys. He has to decide to step out there when the whistle blows and show up [to wrestle]. With the right mindset, I don’t see why he couldn’t win.”

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Jerry Kill’s first recruiting class will play its final home game this weekend.

Minnesota redshirt sophomore Sam Brancale wrestles.

OHIO STATE 8-1, 5-0 BIG TEN

When head coach Jerr y Kill ar rived on campus four years ago, he didn’t have much time to put together his first recruiting class as a Big Ten head coach.

Kill kept the players who had already accepted scholarships from former head coach Tim Brewster, and he tried his best to add those who still hadn’t decided which school to play at.

Fast-for ward four years, and that patchwork recruiting class has catapulted the Gophers into the national spotlight.

Now, the team is preparing for its final game at TCF Bank Stadium. “[The seniors have] gone thr ough a whole lot. I mean a whole lot,” Kill said. “They helped us change the culture, and they had to accept what we were tr ying to do, which I’m sure ... wasn’t easy.”

Before Saturday’s showdown with No. 8 Ohio State, the Gophers will honor their 23 seniors, including running back David Cobb.

“I was just talking to my cousin, [senior linebacker Damien Wilson], and we were like, ‘Man, it came so fast,’ ” Cobb said. “It came fast, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”

But Saturday won’t just be an important milestone for the seniors.

Junior wide receiver KJ Maye said he knows just how much this game means for the seniors and is prepared to leave it all on the field for his teammates.

“Throughout these years, we have created a

bond with [the seniors]. It is something like a brotherhood,” Maye said. “We want to do all we can to get the win for those guys.”

While the seniors will be honored before the game, what happens after kickof f will ultimately shape the feeling they have after they leave the stadium.

Because of that, some seniors, like defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli, haven’t had time to reflect on the bittersweet reality of playing at home for the last time.

“It hasn’t really sunk in yet,” Botticelli said. “I’ve just been watching film [and] getting ready for Ohio State.”

Botticelli and the Gophers have a lot to prepare for, as Ohio State is coming off an impressive 49-37 victor y over reigning conference champion Michigan State.

Ohio State features an explosive of fense that is averaging 46 points per game, which is good for fourth best in the nation.

However, the Gophers are playing arguably their best defense of the year after holding Iowa to only 14 points last week.

“I think our kids [on defense] played with a great deal of confidence and discipline Saturday,” Kill said. “[Ohio State] is ver y difficult to defend because their skill people are as good as anybody in the countr y.”

Regardless of what happens Satur day, the Gophers are still playing meaningful football late in the season, something that wasn’t the case when the team’s 23 seniors arrived. “[The seniors’] first year here, we weren’t too good, and we only won three games,” Cobb said.

“To play an opponent like Ohio State, where no one is giving you a chance, to win that game would be great for us.”

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“We have guys that have ability back there — we just weren’t using [it] enough, and they weren’t getting enough pucks through.”

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Minnesota defenseman Mike Reilly holds onto the puck Saturday at Mariucci Arena.

The defensemen picked up the slack offensively in last weekend’s sweep.

BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

After a slow start to the season, the Gophers’ blue line is star ting to get red hot.

During the team’s first six games, the defensemen were responsible for only

one goal.

Last weekend, they scored four.

Junior Mike Reilly said associate head coach Mike Guentzel reminded the team’s defensemen they had just one goal going into last weekend’s series against Notre Dame.

That goal was an emptynetter by junior defenseman Brady Skjei, who the team expects to be out until around Thanksgiving.

“I was a little surprised … you’re six games into the

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season,” head coach Don Lucia said. “We need them to help contribute to the offense.”

Lucia said the lack of scoring wasn’t a question of ability, and senior captain and defenseman Ben Marshall agreed.

“We know what we need to get done,” Marshall said.

“We just weren’t producing.”

Lucia said he set two goals for last weekend: He wanted the defensemen more involved in the

offense, and he wanted one of the freshmen to get their first goal.

Check and check.

Freshman forward Leon Bristedt scored his first collegiate goal, and the defense exited the weekend with nine points.

After starting off the season with eight assists, Mike Reilly finally got two goals of his own against Notre Dame.

“I hope it just keeps going from there,” Reilly said after the game. “We’re just

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Minnesota rallies for comeback win

going to roll with it.”

Marshall and fellow defenseman Michael Brodzinski each came up with a goal of their own in the series, and Jake Bischoff almost added a fifth goal, but it was waived off.

Brodzinski, Bischof f, Reilly and Jack Glover all tallied assists over the weekend as well, and some of their shots from the point created opportunities.

“We went back there more. We used them,” Lucia said after the team’s victor y on Sunday. “We have guys that have ability back there — we just weren’t using [it] enough, and they weren’t getting enough pucks through.”

Br odzinski said the team emphasized getting defensemen to join in the of fensive r ush all week leading up to the games, and Reilly said the defensemen worked on shooting from the point all week as

well, focusing on avoiding blocked or inaccurate shots.

In other words, back to some shooting basics. The approach worked in how the defensemen helped power the Gophers offense against Notre Dame.

“The team was clicking, making plays and working hard defensively,” Reilly said. “[We were] getting the ground game going and creating chances off of the rush.”

Now, the Gophers just have to repeat that success.

Marshall said to not expect an eight-point performance ever y weekend — they are defensemen, after all — but the team’s back end is capable of similar performances.

“There’s going to be times when we’re clicking and we’re feeling good,” Marshall said. “I think that’s what happened this weekend.”

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Pannek contributes early in college career Since she was one of the best hockey and soccer players in Minnesota, the decision of which sport to play in college wasn’t easy for Pannek.

“Early in the summer of my junior year, I made the decision to play hockey [in college],” Pannek said. “After looking at all the schools, it was pretty easy to choose [Minnesota].”

Once she got to campus, Pannek said it took her a little bit of time to adjust to college hockey.

“College hockey is much more of a complete game — you have to play offense and defense each shift,” Pannek said. “Each game, I get more confident in what I’m doing.”

Pannek said she looks up to junior for ward Hannah Brandt, who holds the Gophers record for points scored by a rookie.

“I remember being in Kelly’s position as a freshman. [It’s] scary being a center,” Brandt said. “I see a lot of similarities [in our games] because we both are playmakers [who] like to see the ice well.”

Frost also said he sees similarities between Brandt and Pannek, but it will take time for Pannek to reach the quality of play Brandt puts forth.

“Obviously, Hannah is a world-class player, so to put that on Kelly is unfair at this point in her career,” Frost said. “Hannah increased her game speed throughout the years; that is what Kelly needs to do as well.”

Right now, the Gophers don’t need Pannek to perform at a world-class level — they just need her to score goals.

“As forwards, it is our job to put the puck in the net,” Pannek said. “Getting that first [goal] was nice, but I [have] to keep it going.”

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

Gophers outside hitter Alyssa Goehner blocks the ball on Wednesday at the Sports Pavilion.

The team lost the first set but won the next three against Northwestern.

BY RACHEL TIMMERMAN rtimmerman@mndaily.com

The Gophers have struggled in conference play this season.

But the team defeated Northwestern in four sets Wednesday night, its second victory in the last three matches. It’s a sign that things might be turning around.

After four matches on the road, the Gophers returned to the Sports Pavilion for the victory.

“It feels good to play at home,” sophomore Sarah Wilhite said. “We’ve been away for so long.”

Head coach Hugh McCutcheon agreed and said the team needed the victory.

The Gophers opened up the match with a missed serve, but the set remained tight until halfway through.

Minnesota started losing momentum and took a timeout after it fell behind 15-12, but the team wasn’t able to change much and lost the first set.

When the Gophers’ play started slowing down in the second set, McCutcheon subbed setter Erica Handley in for Katie Schau.

“The great thing about having two really talented setters is that if one of them is not having a great night, we’ve got a plan B,” McCutcheon said.

Freshman Molly Lohman also came in to help bring Minnesota back in the match.

“It was nice that Molly was able to come in and be so effective,” McCutcheon said.

The changes seemed to have worked in the Gophers favor, as they came back halfway through the set and

flipped the momentum of the match.

“Erica came in and took control,” McCutcheon said. “[She] did a really nice job just changing the rhythm and the flow [of the offense].”

After the half, the Gophers took over the third set, winning 25-18. They came out swinging in the fourth set, looking to take the match from Northwestern.

And that’s exactly what they did, turning the table on their opponents, who had defeated them earlier in the season.

McCutcheon said the team’s of fense had great distribution throughout the match. “[I’m] very happy with the way the offense was working tonight,” he said. “[We] got more people involved, and that was the way we were able to create space.”

Despite the various lineup changes, Minnesota’s offense remained strong with

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63 kills.

“We have lots of players that can play at lots of positions,” junior outside hitter Daly Santana said. “We can all switch around and get the job done, [and] I’m really proud of this group for doing that.”

Santana and Wilhite led the team in kills with 21 and 18, respectively.

Wilhite was able to take some swings Wednesday from the back row.

“Having Sarah in the back row and being able to have that added dimension for our offense was significant,” McCutcheon said.

After the Gophers came away from their last game without a single goal, the need for more scoring threats became apparent.

For ward Kelly Pannek has the potential to solve some of Minnesota’s scoring woes, even though she is only a freshman.

“When you get recruited somewhere as a for ward, they obviously see you filling [a scoring role],” Pannek said. “I think ever yone is looking forward to adding to the offense.”

Pannek has tallied six points over the course of the early season, leading all Gophers freshmen in that category. Over the course of her last four games, Pannek has recorded five of her six points, including her first collegiate goal.

“I think [Pannek] is getting more and more comfortable every game,” head coach Brad Frost said. “She’s got such great hands and excellent vision.”

Pannek is no stranger to scoring goals. Last year, she recorded 88 points, including 34 goals for state runner-up Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Pannek was a finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey award, but Gophers teammate and friend Sydney Baldwin beat her.

“We kind of have a few jokes about Ms. Hockey, but [Baldwin] definitely deserved [the award],” Pannek said.

“Trust me, I don’t let her live it down. I got to hold her to that high standard at all times.”

While Pannek didn’t win the Ms. Hockey award, she did win the 2013 Ms. Soccer award after leading Benilde to back-to-back state titles.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Elite forward Harrell to challenge King Gophers junior Joey King will face a tough matchup in Puerto Rico.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

Last spring, Montrezl Harrell went back and forth with decisions about his future.

He could have joined the heralded 2014 NBA Draft class, where he likely would have been a first-round pick, but he turned down the shot at millions of dollars to instead play another season at Louisville under Rick Pitino. Harrell announced his decision on April 14 via Twitter.

Pitino was likely ecstatic to get the big man back for at least another season.

But Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino wasn’t as enthused.

That’s because now he has to find a way to stop him.

If the Gophers can’t slow Harrell down when they face Louisville on Friday night in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, it could be a rough season opener.

“I was hoping Montrezl Harrell was going pro, but he came back,” Richard Pitino said. “He’s as good as any frontcourt guy in the country.”

The Associated Press named the 6-foot-8-inch junior to its All-America first team, and he is arguably the best power forward in the nation.

Gophers junior forward

Joey King has been watching videos of Harrell in preparation of guarding him Friday.

Harrell set a Louisville record for dunks in a season last year, and he is a nearly unstoppable force in the paint.

“He’s relentless on the offensive glass,” King said.

“I think that’s probably a big part of his game.”

Last year, Harrell ran the floor well for transition baskets, used his 240-pound frame to finish through contact and was one of the best rebounders in the country, averaging 14 points and 8.4 boards per game.

But Harrell is no longer just a physical specimen that dominates inside. Over the summer, he worked on diversifying his game and might prove to be the nation’s toughest to guard this season.

He’s a complete player who can take players off the dribble and hit outside shots, in addition to overpowering defenders in the painted area.

Going up against an elite forward like Harrell will be a tough test for King. Richard Pitino has praised King all offseason for his attention to detail and maturity on and off the floor.

Though King has done his homework and studied Harrell’s tendencies, he’ll still need plenty of help from teammates to slow him.

Redshir t senior Elliott Eliason stressed the need to get fellow center Mo Walker back in the lineup Friday to give Minnesota more depth down low.

“We need him,” Eliason

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Minnesota forward Joey King holds the ball on March 18 at Williams Arena.

said. “He’s such a physical presence down there.”

Richard Pitino said Walker will likely play after a week of being sidelined for a hamstring injury.

While the redshirt senior is a force offensively, all eyes should be on King during the nationally televised season opener on Friday.

If he can be marginally successful against Harrell,

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Minnesota has a chance.

But if Harrell goes off, a Gophers victory will be hard to achieve.

Despite that, King isn’t backing down from the pressure.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge,” King said.

“I know [Harrell’s] got his mind on the NBA Draft next year, so he’ll be wanting to put on a show.”

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Gophers head to NCAA regional Both teams will try to qualify for the national meet this weekend.

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Minnesota guard Rachel Banham dribbles past Green Bay guard Megan Lukan on March 19 at Williams Arena.

Friday will mark Marlene Stollings’ first game as head coach at Minnesota.

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

With the hiring of Marlene Stollings, fans had better not blink, or they’ll miss the up-tempo style the new head coach has implemented into the Gophers’ new-look team.

The Gophers will open their season against Southeastern Louisiana on Friday for a game Stollings said the team has been anxiously awaiting.

“We have completely revamped the style, the pace of the game and other sorts of things, and they’ve been extremely coachable and embraced it every step of the way. They’re ver y excited [about] putting a product on the floor that I think our fans are going to love this Friday,” Stollings said.

Senior guard Rachel Banham said the new tempo is a good fit for the team to be successful.

“It’s fun to be able to push it up and score quick, especially when the defense [isn’t] set. That’s great for me as well because people like to double team me, trap me, but if they can’t find me in that kind of a pace, that’s easier for me as well as my team,” Banham said.

Banham is currently seven points away from reaching 2,000 points during her

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Gophers tenure.

“It’s just another goal that I’m going to reach. [I’m] super excited to be out there with my teammates. [The] first game is obviously exciting … but to be able to get my 2,000th is going to be great,” Banham said.

Her teammates, including redshirt junior Kayla Hirt, are also looking forward to the milestone.

“I think that’s exciting for her. I think this year she’s going to be doing things that she never even expected to do when she came here as a freshman. It’s an honor being able to play with someone like that, and we’ve been playing together for seven years now, so it’s exciting to watch someone grow from when we started to where she is now,” Hirt said.

Hirt said the new system has given her a chance to focus on being a differencemaker.

“Coach [Stollings] calls me the X-Factor. I’m here to do the little things,” Hirt said.

Hirt will be part of a solid supporting cast that Stollings said is instrumental to the team’s success.

Stollings said the starting lineup will consist of three guards, including freshman Carlie Wagner.

“She’s going to be another big asset to our team.

Yeah, she’s a freshman, but I don’t look at her as a freshman. I think she has potential to do some really great things this year,” Hirt said.

Last year, Banham averaged 35.7 minutes per game, but Stollings said she hopes to give Banham more chances to rest.

“We think she’ll be much more ef ficient with what we’d like to get out of her.

The pace is going to be much quicker. It will be very helpful if we can give her much more rest throughout games,” Stollings said.

Stollings stressed that the season will be a work in progress for the Gophers to find their identity in the new system.

“It is early, and it’s a process. The implementation of our system, while it’s gone smoothly, it’s still early, and they’re going to continue to develop and learn exactly what we want,” Stollings said.

With a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten championships in the rearview mirror, the Gophers are going into the NCAA Midwest regional meet on Friday and focusing on qualifying for nationals.

Redshirt junior Christian Skaret said the team has to use the poor performance at the conference championships as fuel for improvement at regionals.

“Any time you go home with your tail between your legs, that feeling definitely sticks in your mind for quite some time,” he said. “We definitely want to use it as motivation.”

Redshir t junior Aaron Bartnik said the team is all business in preparation for the meet.

“With our last two performances being subpar, we’re going into this race as a business trip,” he said. “We have work to do, and there won’t really be any funny business.

We need to perform and try to qualify for nationals.”

Although head coach Steve Plasencia has said the season is a continuing process, he said the team’s performance at the Big Ten championships was a step in the wrong direction.

“We got out too hard and went backwards,” he said.

Plasencia said he hopes the team can stick to its strategy this time around, which Bartnik described as “conservative.”

“We need to run a smart race and run tough,” Plasencia said.

The Gophers haven’t reached the national meet since 2011.

“We want to get this team back to national prominence,” Skaret said. “We don’t want to be the team that keeps the nationals losing streak going. We want to be the team that breaks that.”

Business as usual for women

Head coach Sarah Hopkins said the team’s main objective is the same as the men’s: making it to nationals.

The Gophers are looking for a NCAA championship berth for the 10th consecutive year.

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Redshirt junior Aaron Bartnik runs the final stretch of the Roy Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sept. 27.

“We need to go in and do what we’re capable of doing,” Hopkins said. “People are focused and ready to go but ready to put in the work.”

Redshirt junior Liz Berkholtz said the team needs to keep an open mind for the obstacles it will have to overcome.

“Ever yone just has to keep doing what they’ve been doing — just reacting to the elements and being flexible,” Berkholtz said.

“Just running your race and knowing your gut feeling of when you’re supposed to go.”

Throughout the season, the team has emphasized fast starts.

Redshir t junior Becca Dyson said that is something she wished she had done better at the Big Ten championships. “[That was] a critique of myself,” she said. “I definitely like to start off a little slower.”

The Gophers finished

fifth at the Big Ten championships, and Hopkins said the team has been working hard at practices with the hope of starting faster.

“We did some workouts this past week where we did some faster than race pace stuf f, and hopefully that’s getting them more comfortable with the faster paces,” Hopkins said. “Hopefully that’s given them some confidence to get out a little bit harder.”

She said the team needs to stick to its strategy in order to succeed at the meet.

“We just need to get out well. It is a pretty flat course, so we [have to] get out in a good position,” Hopkins said.

Berkholtz also said the team’s success will hinge on its ability to follow its strategy.

“For us to be successful, I think that we all need to run the best way we can run,” she said. “And if we can do that, our team is going to be very hard to beat.”

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sudoku

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

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Today’s Birthday (11/13): Discover new talents this year. You’re especially hot. A new yearlong phase in income and profitability arises after 12/23. Focused attention bears fruit.

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 7 — Focus on a subject you love, and breakthroughs are possible. An unpleasant surprise could arise, especially if you rush.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Don’t take off on a lark quite yet. Accept a challenge, it pays well. If you must go, allow extra time for travel.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Keep costs down at home. Love could seem intense ... work together and keep your focus for great results. Talk to your partner.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Missteps could drop the cake, so walk carefully. Don’t gamble, take big risks.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Don’t get intimidated by strong competition.

Abundance, due to your own thrift, is yours.

Don’t squabble. Finish what you started.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Important associates come to an agreement.

It could get chaotic. Avoid a touchy subject.

Make plans before you make messes.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Postpone expansion and travel. Don’t talk about finances if you can avoid it.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — A new theory doesn’t work as well in practice.

Friends offer good advice. Old and young share high ideals.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Postpone a discussion. Family comes first. Avoid reckless spending. Your strength is quite attractive.

Don’t get stopped by past failures.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Curb the desire to rush forward. Associates put their money into the pot. Are there strings attached? Choose your direction carefully.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Postpone a romantic conversation until you’ve thought over what you want to say. Assess your position carefully.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Duty calls. Work produces unforeseen benefits.

Don’t spend on frivolities. Watch out for hidden dangers. Develop a good habit.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

from the archive

Friday, November 11, 2005

Oh my Afro friend, I didn’t mean glam rock when I said hair metal. I was merely referring to the long haired, tattooed monsters of yore that let out the peals of metallic glory. Iron Maiden, Metallica, the Crüe, all had long, badass hair. Net: Some of them had other things that were long as well. Personally I find it sad and alarming that “hardcore” these days is listening to Trapt (back off, I’ll take you on!) or worse: the Christian rock bands that think they can be “hardcore” and love Jesus at the same time. Net: Jesus could totally wail. That’s the real reason he was crucified: He kept his neighbors up late with his wicked thrashing. It didn’t help that Pontius Pilate was all about smooth jazz at the time. True story. Religion is an institution, and one of the greatest parts about the 80’s metal movement was that it was against the institution in all of its forms. Net: Except the institution of selling as many records as possible. Back then they encouraged drug use and pandemonium. Music these days isn’t about rebellion or questioning; it’s about doing as you’re told and not making a ruckus when you do it. Net: Whatever, Good Charlotte is gonna stick it to the man with their next album. But first Benji has to run to Target to stock up on mascara and eyeliner. Where is Judas Priest’s message of: “We’ve found the place where the decibals race / This army of rock will be there / To Ram it Down / Ram it Down / Straight to the Heart of this town.” It needs a revival! Hell yeah!

Don’t stop screaming Networkia!

From Slanted&Enchanted

Hey Net, not sure if you noticed, but our friend Emperor Ass-Goblin XIV was in Dr. Date today. Net: We saw.

It seems one of you out there in Networkia is playing a prank. Silly Doctor, the real Emperor Ass-Goblin XIV likes to be only on the receiving end.

From Stick This

What’s up with Broomstick being a douche bag? Net: HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

He can’t help it. It’s genetic. His limericks are pretty funny, but he didn’t make them up. If he wants to feel cool, the NUTTer should come up with some limericks that haven’t been around for longer than he has. One word of advice: take the big end of a stick, and shove it up your ass! Net: It’s all fun and games until someone gets a splinter.

From CW

I need to send you some serious props. Net: Don’t forget to use packing peanuts. We’d be heartbroken if our props were damaged in the mail. The other day, I was on a campus adventure and decided to take a bathroom break. I sat down to read you, then when I finished I reached for the toilet paper and ... nothing! I felt like I was in Saw 3, trapped in a small dirty bathroom with only my backpack, a pencil and the Network. So I got creative. You literally saved my ass Net, I owe you one. Net: Don’t think we won’t remember.

From Lamestick

This is in response to the pathetic limerick in the November 9 edition of Network. His entry had some potential seeing as how it dealt with genitalia. Net: It doesn’t matter how old we get, penises will always be hilarious. The problem was that the punchline involved Gopher erections. It should have had something about big boobs, or at least anything not involving mammal crotch. Net: Reptile crotch would have been much better. The funniest part of this all, is that he choose a name easily identifiable by anyone who’s ever met him. In response, I’d like to write a limerick of my own: Your boyfriend told me you drool, Always swallow if you wanna be cool, I’m announcing today, To your public dismay, It’s official that Mark is a tool.

Net: What say you, Broomstick?

NETWORK@MNDAILY.COM

Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 49 November 11, 2005 Dr. D,

I’ve got this issue, you see anytime I meet a new girl they always turn out to be insane! For example, I was at this party and met this sweet sober girl, then 2 hours later I was getting my boys grabbed out of no where by this sober notso-sweetie.

The next night I meet this crazy girl that had a pound of weed on her, she chased bunnies, then she squatted a piss off a bench at Ronald McDonald’s house.

Another night, I met this girl that has a boyfriend far way, and next thing you know she is telling me that she doesn’t like him, but she thinks she is a nympho ’cause she always wants to masturbate over her webcam with him watching.

The stories go on and on, pick any night that I go out and I meet some crazy girl. How do I meet nice normal girls at parties? Should I try frat parties? Are the girls more normal there?

— Insane in the Member...brane

Dear Insane in the Member...brane,

Maybe you’re seeking these crazy girls out.

Maybe they fulfill the madness that your stagnant life just can’t provide for you. Or, sometimes certain people just attract the crazies.

This may be a problem you’re stuck with for a long, long time.

At any rate, if you’re meeting these wild girls at normal parties, I’m not sure that “trying frat parties” is going to be your best bet. Maybe the key will be meeting them at *gasp!* somewhere besides a party.

I know you know girls are at more places than just parties. Look around, man. Try coffee shops, around campus, in your classes, in the Union, in restaurants, bars, friend’s houses, work, the street for god’s sake.

If you’re really looking for nice, normal girls — try to meet them in an environment where people aren’t drunk, where there isn’t a strobe light, where you’re not being side-humped by the dancing buffoon next to you, and where you can actually hear them above bumping street beat music suitable for grinding.

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I’m not one to kiss someone who would rather have their lips on a cigarette than on me.

But lately the benches around the superblock have been overflowing with tempting hunks, but they all have nasty cigarettes dwindling from their lips! Having the knowledge I do about cancer, the clouds of smoke are blurring my fantasies of a late night rendezvous with a certain redhead. I’ve gone through watching family members get chemo and I can’t bring myself to date one of these Marlboro misters.

But this firelicious guy is really putting out the vibe every time we hang out. Can you give me a top 10 list of clever ways to convince a totally worthy guy to kick his beloved addiction?

— Non-Cancer Stick Kind of Chick

Dear Non-Cancer Stick Kind of Chick,

The first thing I have to tell you is … not all people are going to be willing to give up the cigs for a date. You should know that before you begin your courting endeavors. Not only are cigarettes addicting (duh) but also a lot of people would pick them in a heart beat over a romantic interest.

What I would probably suggest, before you ask him to change his life, is to get to know him really well, then maybe bring up the subject of smoking. He’s probably not going to be really responsive if you say “Hey you. Be my

boyfriend. Oh, and stop smoking while you’re at it.”

Now that the important stuff is out of the way, I have decided to grant you a top five list, as I am very busy and have important documents to shuffle and look through.

Top five ways to get someone to kick the habit: 5. Show him photos of your lost love ones.

Cry lots.

4. Speak in the tone of someone with a voice box for an entire week every time you’re around him.

3. Carry a pet lung with you every where you go. Tell the smoker he makes your pet scared and if he can’t get along with your pet, he can’t get along with you.

2. Replace his cigarettes with red pepperfilled tobacco papers. Hey, it worked in “Perfect Harmony.” Anyone? Anyone got my back?

1. Put on tight, leather pants and high heels, and tease your hair so it’s a big blond mess of Olivia-style goodness. Take his cigarette out of his mouth; dramatically throw it on the ground, snuff it out in a twisting motion with your foot, then kick him in the shoulder. He’ll be yours forever.

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— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I was just wondering if you could give me some advice with a boy problem I am having.

My boyfriend and I broke up 3 months ago after being together for four years. He broke up with me because I guess at the time I was not treating him right. I was getting mad at him for little stupid things.

So, we broke up and I was very sad. He goes to a college in Wisconsin and we still talk everyday and we both want to get back together, but he wants me to show him that I can change first before we get back together. I don’t know if I am wasting my time waiting or what? I need some advice.

I love him a lot and he tells me he loves me, but wants me to change first. He wants me not to get mad or argue with him. I have been trying, but it is hard because I think we should get back together and then he can see if I have changed. He wants to see if I have changed and then get back together.

This has been really hard for me and I just need some advice on what to do. Should I wait or does he really not want to be with me?

Thanks,

— in need of some good advice

p.s. I read your section everyday, it is the best!!

Dear in need of some good advice,

First off, a little flattery never hurt anyone.

Thanks for the compliment. *blush* Second, I hate all this “change” talk. Who is he to demand that you change yourself before he considers being with you again? I think he has brainwashed you into believing that being upset with him is not OK. I will admit that obsessive anger over small things can do bad things to a relationship, obviously, but if you had legitimate reasons for being angry with him then you were right.

In fact, if he made you upset that much anyway, why would you want to be with him again? Anyone who makes you that upset in the first place, and then demands that you change your ways to be with him, deserves to be kicked to the curb. Lose him.

— Dr. Date

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

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Dr. Date,

My girlfriend loves having sex in public places because it’s thrilling, but it really freaks me out. I’m nervous as shit that someone is going to bust in on us.

(We’re so lucky it hasn’t happened yet.)

We’re hooking up in elevators, at her work, libraries — you name it. How can we make our sex exciting without putting ourselves at risk of embarrassment, or worse, a criminal offense?

—Indecent Exposure

Procreating in Public,

Some people would be jealous of you, because frankly, public sex is hot.

There are few things as exhilarating as getting it on where there’s a high risk of getting caught.

Keep getting it on in public. Tell your girlfriend it makes you nervous, but ask her for tips on how to stay calm and find the thrill in it.

And if someone catches you, who cares? Though it might be mildly embarrassing, you’ll likely make someone jealous of your fiery sex life. And even if you get a citation, remember that it’s just a small blemish on your record. Take a deep breath and relax.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

Porn in my girlfriend’s eyes is gross and something that shouldn’t be discussed. How can I break down the stigma and get her to understand my view, which is that pornography has a significant purpose and shouldn’t be overlooked?

—Closed-minded Gal

The Girl’s Got a Point,

The Doctor is not a fan of porn. Porn creates unrealistic expectations for people in bed. Having the images of porn stars doing crazy, kinky stuff can sometimes diminish the pleasure of real sex.

Sure, it’s titillating to watch two people get off, but the immediate gratification

of it is also sometimes disgusting.

That said, the Doctor isn’t a prude and understands that many people enjoy porn and incorporate it into their sex lives. While this may help set the mood, the most satisfying sex is where you’re giving 100 percent of your attention to your partner.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

There’s this girl that I think is a total babe. I see her around at parties and campus, but I’m always such a loser around her. I get so nervous! I stumble my words, and I turn beet red. And I know she’s noticed this before, because she’s pointed it out and made a joke of it. I played it off, though, since I know she didn’t have any cruel intentions.

But Dr. Date, how can I keep my cool around her? My nervousness is completely involuntary. At this point, I feel like when I get the courage to ask her out, she’s just going to think of me as this awkward and nerdy guy and not give me a chance. Help!

—Anonymous

Cool to Be a Fool,

Welcome to a crazy little thing called love. When you’re experiencing it, you tend to act like a total buffoon, whether it be stumbling over your words or trying to hide your feelings and intentions. It’s entirely normal. Truthfully, most of us aren’t smooth operators with a knack for having the right words at the right time.

Don’t knock yourself down. Many girls like awkward, nerdy guys, and your crush might find your displays of attraction cute and endearing. This is how flirtation typically proceeds, and it’s normal to endure some clumsiness before you start acting smooth. She knows how you feel about her, so use that to your advantage and ask her out.

You might be happily surprised by her answer.

—Dr. Date

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

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

University student heads medical marijuana office Michelle Larson runs a medical pot office while earning her doctoral degree.

BY LOGAN WROGE lwroge@mndaily.com

The task of running Minnesota’s new Office of Medical Cannabis falls to a University of Minnesota student.

Michelle Larson, a thirdyear doctoral student, is in charge of making sure the state’s controversial medical marijuana program is operating by July 1, 2015. To do so, she has to juggle academic work, professional challenges and raising two young children.

“Trying to balance all that out is complicated, but I’m really well organized,” Larson said.

When Larson started her doctoral degree in the fall of 2012, she worked as a deputy director for the Minnesota Department of Health in a

program aimed at improving statewide health.

Larson’s current supervisor, Manny Munson-Regala, said he warned prospective candidates for the office’s director position about the risks of the “high-pressure, highvisibility work.”

“I, frankly, did everything I could to scare away candidates,” Munson-Regala said.

“I wanted them to be fully aware of what they were taking on.”

One of the biggest issues inherent in the job is how Minnesota’s medical marijuana program clashes with federal drug laws.

A lengthy presentation to Minnesota’s medical cannabis task force at a meeting last week detailed legal problems other states have faced with their respective programs.

“We are all going to break federal law,” said task force member Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover.

Larson said the possibility of state employees being

Forensics expert to testify at Ferguson grand jury hearing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. LOUIS — A private forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Michael Brown will testify before the grand jury deciding whether to charge the Ferguson police officer who shot him, the attorney for Brown’s parents said Wednesday.

Attor ney Benjamin Crump confirmed that former New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden is scheduled to testify Thursday. A spokesman for St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch declined comment. Messages seeking comment were left with Baden.

Crump said Brown’s parents are pleased Baden will testify, but skeptical about the process.

“Their reaction was that they want the jury to hear from an independent witness not associated or controlled by the police department,” Crump said. “They feel that all the local authorities are going to work together to try to exonerate the killer of their child.”

“It’s ver y important for the family, making a powerful step toward justice,” Michael Brown Sr. said at a press conference there. “We need your

help. That’s why we’re here.”

The younger Brown was shot in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson on Aug. 9 after Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, ordered Brown, who was black, and a friend to stop walking in the street.

The shooting of the unarmed 18-year-old led to sometimes-violent protests and the St. Louis region is bracing for renewed unrest once the grand jury decision is announced. Activists want Wilson charged with murder, but the grand jury could choose manslaughter or no charges at all.

At a press conference Wednesday, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley acknowledged significant anxiety in the region as the announcement approaches and urged people to remain calm.

Tension has been fueled by leaks suggesting the grand jury, which has been meeting since Aug. 20, has already made a decision. McCulloch on Monday called the leaks “rank speculation” and said the grand jury was still hearing evidence.

A decision is expected this month.

Fordham Law School professor Jim Cohen questioned why Baden is being called so late in the proceedings.

prosecuted in federal court isn’t at the front of her mind.

“They concern me, but they don’t consume me,” she said.

Instead, Larson said, she’s concentrating on keeping the cannabis program on track while polishing the first chapters of her doctoral dissertation for the independent study course she’s taking this semester.

At work, her concerns turn to providing a safe, useful medicine to patients while contributing accurate information to the medical cannabis field.

Larson estimated she spends 65 to 75 hours between her professional and academic work, and devotes the rest of her time to her family.

“She’s got a lot of balls in the air, and she seems to juggle them very well,” said Jean King, one of Larson’s professors in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development.

Larson said her six years in the Minnesota Air National Guard taught her lessons she now applies across her work.

“I think everything I do requires self-discipline and staying focused, because I am so busy,” Larson said.

Heather Davila, a colleague who shares classes with Larson, described the head of the medical cannabis office as a positive and calm person despite the stress of her full schedule.

“She often brings up real issues [in class] that she sees in the public health world from her experience,” Davila said.

To relax from work and school, Larson said she enjoys running, biking and exploring new towns and state parks with her husband and two daughters.

To meet a state deadline, Larson’s office must decide on and register two state-approved cannabis manufacturers before Dec. 1.

Munson-Regala said the department estimates 5,000

MEDICAL CANNABIS IN MINNESOTA 2014 May 29

Medical marijuana becomes law after Gov. Mark Dayton signs legislation.

July 10

The governor and the state’s Legislature appoint politicians, physicians, law enforcement members and others to a task force on the therapeutic research of medical cannabis.

July 23

Michelle Larson is hired as the director of the state’s Office for Medical Cannabis.

Sept. 5

The Minnesota Department of Health begins accepting application requests to qualify as one of the two stateapproved marijuana manufacturers.

Oct. 3

Deadline for applying to manufacture cannabis, after potential producers submitted extensive paperwork and a $20,000 non-refundable fee.

Dec. 1

The two manufacturers must be registered by Minnesota’s Commissioner of Health.

2015 March

Hiring of all employees for the state’s medical marijuana office to be completed.

May/June

Minnesota will begin accepting applications for people looking to register as patients and designated caregivers in the program.

July 1

Medical marijuana, in pill or liquid form, to become available for registered patients who have one of approximately 10 approved conditions to receive medication.

SOURCE: MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

patients will register by the program’s opening next July.

He said he jokes with Larson about her job’s stressful nature.

“I moved a bunch of the migraine in my head into her head,” Munson-Regala said.

Larson credited the suc-

cess of her balancing act to the support systems in each aspect of her life.

“The people at the health department and the people at the University and then my family allow me to have all these great experiences,” Larson said.

U seeks funding for communities Vital u from Page 1

worked in recent years to close Minnesota’s educational disparities between white students and low-income or minority students, a gap that is among the nation’s largest.

The group of University deans who crafted the request discussed the school’s plan to address these issues this summer, Quam said.

The proposal, which is similar to the University’s MnDRIVE program and was even dubbed MnTHRIVE at one point, would focus on how University colleges could collaborate to develop individuals, families and communities, she said.

“The main idea would be going together across colleges, across departments and across disciplines,” Quam said. “We all have our research and our data about what works, but we don’t always come together and really think about how it would fit together to really improve communities.”

For mer Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said the coalition of Twin Cities organizations for which he is the executive director, Generation Next, works with the University to understand and reduce the achievement gap.

“The University is increasingly helping us determine what works and how to get it to scale,” he said.

“VITAL COMMUNITIES” INITIATIVE* $700,000 125 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT STIPENDS/ UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AMBASSADORS $2.59M 12 NEW FACULTY HIRES

$1.06M 20 RESEARCH GRANTS

$6.25M TOTAL $1.9M 30 GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS

*This is a planning document SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA’S OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE

“The collective brain power of the University can solve almost any issue if we can harvest all of that and align it to what’s needed in the community.”

The largest part of the request includes $2.5 million to fund a dozen new faculty hires.

Quam said the group of deans discussed hiring new “field-shaping” faculty, including people who can think about issues that have an economic effect on communities.

For example, she said, last year CEHD hired two

new faculty members studying early detection of autism in young children.

Understanding early detection could save hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars at the individual, family and community levels, she said.

“Sometimes it’s a small piece of research that can really have some pretty big implications,” Quam said.

More than $1 million of the request would provide 20 start-up grants at $30,000 to $50,000 each to fund research involved with the overall initiative.

“We think this is going to benefit several things,” University President Eric Kaler said in a previous interview with the Minnesota Daily. “It will help us close the K-12 achievement gap, it helps us with research on nutrition, it helps us with community engagement around immigrant populations … so that they help our society grow and become a part of the Minnesota of the future.”

School leaders also discussed ways to design the state’s communitiesto improve cross-cultural integration.

That neighborhood work could include a focus on Minnesota’s Somali population, like community-engaged research that the Humphrey School of Public Affairs currently conducts in the Somali population, said associate dean Laura Bloomberg.

The University’s request also includes nearly $2 million for 30 new fellowships to graduate students, as well as $700,000 to provide a $2,000 per-semester stipend to 125 undergraduate students and “research ambassadors,” or students doing outreach to communities to share information about accessible University research.

“We’re really seeing … the value of having our students out in the community. That strengthens their education; that strengthens the tie between the University and the communities,” Quam said.

Banks fined billions for rigging currency market

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Traders with nicknames like the “Three Musketeers” and the “A-Team” plotted over Internet chat rooms to manipulate currency markets for years, profiting at the expense of clients — and then congratulating themselves for their brilliance — regulators said Wednesday, as they fined five banks $3.4 billion.

Using profanity-laced banter, the traders coordinated their financial positions in the multi-trillion dollar cur rency market, securing profits for those inside their circles. “YESsssssssssss,” one of them wrote in a chat message.

“Yeah baby” and “nice work gents....I don my hat,” wrote others, according to documents of their exchanges.

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC Bank and UBS agreed to settlements totaling almost $3.4 billion with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Swiss Financial Market Super visor y Authority. The British regulator said Barclays remains under investigation.

“Today’s record fines

mark the gravity of the failings we found, and firms need to take responsibility for putting it right,” said Mar tin Wheatley, chief executive of the FCA. “They must make sure their traders do not game the system to boost profits.”

Meanwhile, a U.S. Treasur y Depar tment agency announced it was fining three of the biggest U.S. banks — JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. — a total $950 million for failing to prevent misconduct in their foreign-exchange trading operations.

Some $5.3 trillion changes hands ever y day on the global foreign exchange market, with 40 percent of trades occurring in London.

The market is loosely regulated and dominated by a few elite banks.

Manipulation of the exchange rates has “a profound effect on the economy,” CFTC Enforcement Director Aitan Goelman said. That’s because a host of financial investments bought and sold by major investors like pension funds are based on benchmark rates for pairs of currencies that are fixed daily by the banks.

With so much money

flowing through the currency markets, a rigged procedure of fixing exchange rates can ripple through the financial system, the regulators say, and it also shakes people’s confidence in the fairness and integrity of the system.

The alleged manipulation occurred around the market fixes, moments during the day when banks set benchmark prices for currency trades around the world.

The penalty notices for each bank contain specific examples in which traders manipulated the market to the benefit of their firms.

In one example, RBS had net client orders to sell British pounds for dollars.

This meant the bank would profit if it were able to push the price of pounds lower.

An RBS trader used an online chat room to share information with traders at three other firms, allowing him to increase RBS’s net sell orders to 399 million pounds from 202 million pounds and to push the price on the spot market as low as $1.6213 from $1.6276. The fix was eventually set at $1.6218.

As a result, RBS made a profit of $615,000.

In the aftermath, the RBS trader used the chat

room to thank his compatriots, saying “1.6218 . nice.”

One of the other traders replied, “we ... killed it right,” using an obscenity.

Louise Cooper, a former Goldman Sachs stock broker who writes the financial blog CooperCity, said that what was extraordinar y about the case is the misconduct occurred when the banks were already under investigation for a similar scandal involving the fixing of the London interbank offered rate, or LIBOR. The industr y was well aware that a regulator y backlash was coming.

“I thought these were supposed to be the masters of the universe? Brilliantly clever individuals who were wor th their multi-million pound bonuses,” Cooper wrote. “And yet they continued their behavior despite the clear signs they were likely to be discovered.”

The regulators found that between Jan. 1, 2008 and Oct. 15, 2013, the five banks failed to adequately train and super vise currency traders. As a result, traders were able to form groups that shared information about client activity, using nicknames such as “the players” and “1team, 1 dream.”