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PROSPECT PARK

Surly clears final hurdle

The NCAA picked the city to host the 2019 men’s basketball championship tournament.

BY JESSIE BEKKER jbekker@mndaily.com

Minneapolis basketball lovers celebrated on Friday night, as the under-construction Vikings stadium was announced as the venue for the 2019 NCAA tournament’s Final Four.

The city defeated competitors such as St. Louis, New Orleans and Atlanta for the chance to host its first Final Four since 2001.

David Mortenson, president of the company building the stadium, said at a press conference that the successful bid came after a yearlong period of “a tremendous u See TOURNAMENT Page 3

BUSINESS

New hotel going up next month The City Council approved plans Friday for the 117-room project in Prospect Park.

BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com

The Minneapolis City Council gave the final stamp of approval for a hotel in Prospect Park on Friday.

A five-story Hampton Inn & Suites is set to break ground in December across from the Green Line light rail’s Prospect Park stop.

Developer Carl Kaeding, owner of Kaeding Management Group, hopes the 117-room project can be open within a year to serve an area which he says lacks variety and hotel options. u See HAMPTON Page 12

JULIET FARMER, DAILY

Surly’s new taproom in Prospect Park is set to open in December. Minneapolis approved a liquor license for the taproom Friday.

Prospect Park and city officials are excited for the brewer’s new taproom, which had its liquor license approved on Friday.

BY ETHAN NELSON AND ANNE MILLERBERND enelson@mndaily.com, amillerbernd@mndaily.com

S

urly Brewing Company checked off

A taproom, typically owned by a brewer, is similar to a bar, but the only alcohol on tap is the brewer’s brand. In this case, it will be Surly’s beer.

the last step in a nearly five-year pro-

The Surly site, which partially opens

cess to build and open its Prospect Park

next month, is located on Malcolm Avenue

taproom when the Minneapolis City Coun-

Southeast. It will be the first of its kind in

cil approved the business’s liquor license

the area, said Ward 2 City Councilman Cam

on Friday.

Gordon, who represents the Prospect Park

City and neighborhood representatives,

neighborhood.

along with local business owners, are wel-

“This is one of the last hurdles, and it’s

coming the new taproom. Many say it will

good to see it come through the council,”

attract more people to a location in need of

he said.

renewal and will contribute to planned advancements in the area.

The taproom is unique because it includes a restaurant, said head of restaurant

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RESEARCH

HEALTH

Scientists making the Gore Annex home MNsure asking for another try

The six-story, $30M project adds space for new materials science and biotechnology labs.

Officials and experts discussed state health care Friday, a day before the exchange reopened.

BY PARKER LEMKE plemke@mndaily.com

First experiments are under way in Amundson Hall’s new Gore Annex expansion — complete with new lab facilities, teaching spaces and a first-of-its-kind ultrafast electron microscope.

“We’re moving in hot,” said teaching assistant professor Mike Manno. “We got new equipment coming in ever y day, new things are being installed and the students are slowly coming in.”

Faculty and students from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences are moving into their home’s new addition, funded by donations from industr y partners and a prominent University of Minnesota alumni technologist.

The Gore Annex’s six floors include new material science and biotechnology labs that will assist efforts to develop sustainable u See RENOVATION Page 12

BY JOHN THOMAS jthomas@mndaily.com

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

David Flannigan, an assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering and materials sciences, speaks about a first-of-its kind ultrafast electron microscope during a media tour on Wednesday at Amundson Hall.

After a tumultuous first year, Minnesota’s state-run health care exchange opened for its second enrollment period on Saturday.

At a Friday event at the University of Minnesota, of ficials and exper ts in the field asked Minnesotans frustrated with the MNsure website failures to give the exchange another shot.

A panel of experts on the issue, including the head of MNsure and the former director of the office for the federal health care exchange, met at the Cowles Auditorium in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the program, what had been done to improve it, and what the future is for health care exchanges in Minnesota and nationwide. u See INSURANCE Page 3

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL — Steve Simon is preparing to hop from one branch of Minnesota’s gover nment to another.

Simon, a Democrat, won a close race to replacing retiring Secretar y of State Mark Ritchie, and moves to his next chapter after 10 years in the state House where he made a reputation as an elections expert.

With a legislative wish list of new voting laws and changes to old ones — in keeping with his “make voting easier, not harder” mantra — Simon will remain a strong presence at the Capitol even after he’s sworn in as the state’s top election official early next year.

Here’s what he’s hoping to get done:

Early voting Simon wants to take the state’s first experience with no-excuse absentee voting — a law he championed — a step further: early voting.

Minnesota had a record

number of absentee voters in the election. The expanded use with few problems should convince lawmakers previously skeptical of early voting to give it another look.

“We can build off that,” Simon said.

The change would be mostly mechanical. Rather than keeping absentee ballots locked up until Election Day, early voters’ ballots would be processed immediately — a change Simon said would give voters peace of mind. And it would save local election officials money because absentee ballots are more expensive to handle, he said.

Combined with electronic poll books, which election officials tested this year to speed up voter registration, Simon said there’s a clear path to ease congestion at polling places on Election Day. Incoming Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt was noncommittal about an early voting bill’s chances in the new Republican-controlled

At least 5 die in crashes on icy Minnesota roads

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MINNEAPOLIS — At least five people died in crashes on icy highways as 1 to 2 inches of snow fell across much of southern Minnesota this weekend.

The State Patrol said a three-car crash killed one person around 9:15 a.m. Sunday on an icy stretch of Interstate 94 at the Crow River Bridge near Rogers.

All three cars were eastbound when a Toyota Corolla lost control and spun out, causing a Buick LaCrosse to strike a Pontiac G6. The Pontiac then left the road and struck a piece of construction equipment on the right side of the road, the patrol said.

The driver of the Pontiac was killed. The victim’s name and hometown were not immediately released. The other two drivers suffered no apparent injuries.

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House. He said any expansion of voting access needs to be balanced with concerns about voter fraud.

Suppor t from Daudt’s caucus and his fellow Republicans in the state Senate will be crucial — Gov. Mark Dayton has said he’ll only sign election bills that have bipartisan backing.

June primar y Both Daudt and Simon favor an earlier primary, improving the odds for moving it to June.

But Simon said he knows pushing the primary back will be a tough sell for some lawmakers. For years he fought to move it from September to June, eventually settling for the current August primary.

“I know from carr ying this bill there are really, surprisingly passionate feelings on both sides — and mostly on the ‘no’ side,” he said.

“It’s a heavy lift legislatively.”

He and Daudt agree that an earlier date would likely boost turnout in the low-voting primaries. Minnesota’s

Aug. 12 primary was among the latest in the nation and barely hit 10 percent turnout.

Though it won’t be a top issue for House Republicans, Daudt said he’d advocate for an earlier primary.

“It is something that I do think is better for Minnesotans,” he said.

Streamline voter registration

To Simon, another way to boost tur nout can be found in the long lines to get or renew a driver’s license.

Automating the Department of Vehicle Ser vices’ system would give Minnesotans a clearer choice to register to vote simultaneously. Currently, applicants need to check a box on the paper forms.

“It is sometimes overlooked,” Simons said. His proposal would force Minnesotans to click ‘yes’ or ‘no.’

A similar overhaul in Delaware cost more than $600,000, but the state is on track to recoup those costs in a few years.

Peterson says NFL’s discipline was unfair

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MINNEAPOLIS — The child abuse case under NFL review for potential discipline of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has become tangled in a dispute between the league and the NFL Players Association over the applicable protocol for the situation.

Peterson said Sunday in a statement issued by the NFLPA that he feels the NFL’s process has been unfair. Peterson was freed from the legal system, assuming fulfillment of his probation terms, when he reached a plea agreement Nov. 4 in Texas.

The union filed a grievance with the league, demanding Peterson be allowed to rejoin the Vikings until the determination of any punishment under the personal conduct policy. The NFL, however, ruled Peterson must remain on paid leave in the meantime. Commissioner Roger Goodell has the sole power to remove him from a special exempt list.

“At this point, I’ve resolved my matter in the criminal court; I’ve worked to make amends for what I’ve done; I’ve missed most of the season, and I stand ready to be candid and forthcoming with Mr. Goodell about what happened,” Peterson said. “However, I will not allow the NFL to impose a new process of discipline on me, ignore the CBA, ignore the deal they agreed to with me, and behave without fairness or accountability. The process they are pushing is arbitrary, inconsistent, and contrary to what they agreed to do, and for those reasons, I never agreed to the hearing.”

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New guidelines simplify grant process The changes will reduce fraud and abuse of awards, officials say.

BY TAYLOR NACHTIGAL tnachtigal@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota is working to make the process of applying for and using research grants simpler, in accordance with new federal guidelines.

The University is currently working to bring its policy for research awards up to speed with the new guidelines, which school officials say will make the process more efficient and

will reduce any chances of fraud, waste and abuse in the system.

While the changes streamline the grant process, it doesn’t come without new challenges.

The federal Of fice of Management and Budget issued the changes last year, and they officially go into ef fect Dec. 26. Since May, the University has been gearing up to implement the changes detailed in a 700-page document, said Pamela Webb, associate vice president for research.

The Of fice of the Vice President for Research has been working with college deans, depar tment heads

and others throughout the University to update them on the coming changes, she said.

The old federal guidelines were developed separately over several years.

Consequently, they had many overlapping regulations, causing confusion for researchers when applying for awards and during audits.

The new set of guidelines, called “Uniform Guidance,” combines the separate regulations into one document, Webb said.

While she said the new guidelines reduce overlap in policies and streamline regulations, they’re a trade-off.

The changes help to detect any problems in the implementation of grant funding and will relieve the administrative burden of filing excessive paperwork, Webb said, allowing researchers to spend more time on their research.

“If we spend all the time typing [up paper work], we can’t do the work we are paid to do,” said Maria Gini, chair of the University Senate’s Research Committee.

Despite the positive changes, the University will still have to deal with some inconsistencies.

For example, each individual grant-awarding agency, like the National Institutes of Health and the Na-

tional Science Foundation, two agencies that commonly help fund researchers — have the option to deviate from certain guidelines as long as they disclose it to universities.

The pr oblem, Webb said, is that there are 27 dif ferent agencies providing the University with research funds, leaving a lot of room for inconsistency.

The NSF has already notified the school of two deviations that will come with its awards, said Nicole Pilman, the University’s Uniform Guidance Implementation Coordinator.

Webb said the University is waiting to hear from the rest of the agencies to

see which ones will have deviations, which will affect how the school applies for awards at those organizations.

So far, the school is prepared for the changes, Pilman said.

“If everyone implements no deviations, we’ll be ready,” she said.

The regulation changes will be beneficial overall, Webb said, despite some of the challenges that come with it.

“In general, it’s a good idea. The concept is excellent,” she said. “The reality is sometimes we got good things [from the regulations], sometimes we didn’t.”

Final Four on its way to downtown Mpls.

Tournament u from Page 1

amount of hard work and dedication.”

Mortenson cited Minneapolis’ urban environment and a caring and determined Minnesota community as two components that helped make for a successful bid.

But he admitted the presence of the new stadium made the difference.

“Without this new stadium, we would not have been able to compete,” Mortenson said.

Other impor tant factors in snagging the Final Four included state and city support, as well as the promise for a park next to the stadium to allow for pedestrian traffic flow, said steering committee spokeswoman and Minnesota Spor ts Facilities Authority Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen at the press conference.

“The park is a key element to our bid,” she said.

“We need to have the infrastructure similar to what we did for [the] Super Bowl to get people in early before the game so there’s kind of a gathering place.”

Kelm-Helgen said she’s happy another high-profile event will come to the new stadium after the 2018 Super Bowl.

In anticipation of the Final Four, the city will also host 2018 NCAA regional games.

“It’s what the Legislature and the governor planned on when they invested in this venue, was to bring a lot of economic opportunity to this state,” she said.

Estimates for the Final Four’s economic benefits range from $70 million to $200 million, though the MLB All-Star Game at Tar-

get Field brought in much less money than expected.

But Mor tenson said benefits of large spor ting events go beyond just money.

“Whether it’s $50 million or $70 million or $100 million, it’s still tens of millions better than if it’s not here,” he said. “What this does in terms of promoting the region across the country and across the world probably has a bigger impact.”

The Final Four will expand beyond the cour t to include community-wide offerings like activities for children and families and a music festival at an outdoor venue near the Mall of America, said Mar y Brainerd, president and CEO of HealthPar tners, at the press conference.

Basketball practices will be open to the general public for viewing before the tour nament as well, University of Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague said at the press conference.

Lindsay Whalen, who led the Gophers women’s basketball team to the 2004 Final Four, touched on the event’s impact on Minnesota’s youth.

“I think for all the kids in Minnesota to have a Final Four here, to be able to have that be tangible is very cool,” she said at the press conference.

The committee is excited to host the event come 2019, with each member saying they have bright prospects for the event.

“I knew we were in a good position. I think everybody in the Twin Cities should pat themselves on the back because this is a great honor on our Twin Cities and also the state of Minnesota,” Teague said.

“2019 will get here a whole lot quicker than we realize.”

ELIZABETH BRUMLEY, DAILY

Larry Jacob, left, moderates a discussion about MNsure on Friday afternoon at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

MNsure asking for another chance Insurance u from Page 1

MNsure CEO Scott Leitz said the website’s user experience will be much smoother this year.

Leitz, a Humphrey School alumnus who took the position in April, said the site, MNsur e. org, was tested all the way up until the star t of the latest enrollment period.

“T h a t w or d ‘t es t ’ i s something that’s new this year,” he said.

Leitz said he understands that many Minnesotans might be reticent to check out the exchange after last year’s ker fuf fle, but he thinks it is still worthwhile.

“Come back through, see what you’re eligible for, see what your subsidy might be,” he said.

Students and other

young people typically see themselves as “invincible” and think they’ll stay healthy inevitably, Leitz said.

But MNsure of ficials want the young to know they could face high costs if they get sick or have an accident without health coverage backing them up.

Minnesota’s state government has embraced the Af fordable Care Act, said Joel Ario, former director of the Of fice of Health Insurance Exchanges at the U.S. Depar tment of Health and Human Ser vices.

Ario said the health care system should focus on the quality of care rather than the volume of pr ocedur es and ap pointments when assessing compensation for providers.

According to MNsure, about 5 percent of Minne-

sotans are without health insurance, whereas about 13 percent of people at the national level don’t have insurance.

There’s still work to be done, Ario said, adding that health care officials need to do a better job of making health care topics easy to understand.

“I think we need to vastly simplify and improve people’s health literacy,” he said.

Luke Walaszek, an undeclared University sophomore, said he doesn’t understand MNsure.

But Walaszek said he doesn’t wor r y about the lack of information, adding that he never sought it out.

“I didn’t even know that this was something I should be concer ned about,” he said.

Leitz said MNsure is working hard to educate Minnesotans this year,

emphasizing a new ad campaign and a new tool on the website to help people navigate the dif ferent types of coverage.

Some exper ts saw November’s election as a referendum on both the Af fordable Care Act and Minnesota’s handling of the law.

Democratic incumbent Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken focused on the policy rather than backing away from it.

“Franken’s strategy has been to embrace it and talk about the positives,” said Kathr yn Pearson, a political science at the Humphrey School, in a recent inter view.

It is unlikely that MNsure will get dismantled because of Minnesota’s relative lack of par tisanship, Ario said.

MNsure’s open enrollment period runs through Feb. 15.

The original cost of Massachusetts’ website was estimated at $174 million. That has jumped to $254 million.

When launched, the website was incompatible with some browsers and was riddled with error messages and navigational problems.

The problems were so bad, federal of ficials gave the state three extra months to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Patrick said there won’t be a repeat of the disastrous roll-out this time around, saying the state has “been testing and retesting” the revamped website.

Minnesota’s state-r un exchange, MNsure, wasn’t ready for prime time when it launched in 2013. Some of the technical glitches that frustrated consumers remained unresolved by the time the open enrollment period closed. MNsure officials are promising a better experience this time — with more call center workers and a website that’s 75 percent faster. But they also acknowledge the system won’t be perfect.

Califor nia’s exchange also was ill-prepared to handle the high volume of calls, triggering long wait times at help centers and forcing the

state to extend open enrollment for two weeks beyond the original March 31 deadline.

“It swamped us,” said Covered Califor nia Executive Director Peter Lee, promising increased website capacity and extra call center staff.

Mar yland’s website crashed on the day it opened last year. The state decided there were too many bugs to completely fix Maryland’s original system for the new enrollment period, and the board overseeing the exchange fired its prime information technology contractor and is transitioning to a new system with technology used by Connecticut.

The problems at Washington state’s health care exchange occurred after people signed up for insurance. At least 24,000 people who obtained private insurance couldn’t use that coverage when they went to the doctor because of problems crediting payments and sending those dollars on to insurance companies. It took about nine months to fix those problems.

In Vermont, officials announced in August they

were scaling back their relationship with the prime contractor on the state’s exchange, CGI, reducing the company’s role from developing and hosting the Vermont Health Connect site to just hosting it.

Development of the site was switched to another contractor, Optum, the same health care technology firm retained by Massachusetts to revamp its website after it also cut ties with CGI. Other states fared better.

Colorado’s exchange experienced minimal disruptions and the state was able to sign up about 148,000 people.

Kentucky also had a successful rollout, signing up more than 421,000 people for health insurance during the first round of open enrollment. Obama even pointed to Kentucky as an example of the success of his health care law during his State of the Union address this year.

The states were so successful that when Massachusetts was casting around for solutions to its website troubles, it looked to Kentucky and Colorado for what it called “a proven, off-the-shelf solution.”

Hibbing VA backdated records, ex-workers say States working to fix hobbled health care websites

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — Exemployees of a Veterans Affairs clinic in Hibbing say they were ordered to backdate records of medical appointments to make it appear the clinic was seeing veterans promptly when waits were as long as six to eight weeks, according to a report published Sunday.

Six former employees told the Star Tribune they were told to falsify the records by Sterling Medical Associates, which runs the community clinic. They said backdating orders stopped only in late April after investigators found that the VA medical system was keeping secret waiting lists across the country. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki was forced to resign over the revelations.

A former clerk at the Hibbing clinic, Bobbi Jo VonAlman, said she was ordered to change the schedule despite her protests.

“You went back and remade the appointment to make it look like it was within 14 days,” she said. “They said there was nothing wrong with it. They just wanted to make their numbers look good.”

A VA inspector general investigation in June was unable to substantiate any allegations of past scheduling irregularities at the Hibbing clinic.

Both Sterling and VA officials told the newspaper there’s no evidence of current tampering, and Sterling denies ever ordering any schedule falsifications.

Senior leaders from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center have made monthly visits to the clinic.

“We have not identified issues with scheduling practices at the Hibbing Clinic during these visits,” the VA said in a statement.

But VonAlman said she repeatedly raised concerns to VA officials in Minneapolis, yet never heard back. She quit the clinic in April, calling the work environment “absolutely hostile. Horrible.”

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, who represents the area, held a veterans forum in Hibbing that was dominated by complaints about service at the clinic. Nolan said at the time that he thought Sterling’s performance was improving.

Asked about the most recent allegations, Nolan, through his staff, said he was aware of the new concerns and would continue to monitor the situation.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — The state that served as a template for President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act had so much trouble coordinating with the federal government that it became a model of another sort: ineptitude.

The Massachusetts website, designed by the same contractor that worked on the troubled federal website, performed so poorly it prompted a public apology from Gov. Deval Patrick and forced health care officials to adopt a series of manual workarounds, creating a backlog of more than 50,000 paper applications.

Massachusetts was one of several states where the ambition of running their own health insurance marketplace inside a new federal system ran into a harsh reality.

Some, like Oregon and Nevada, folded and decided to go with the federal exchange for the second round of open enrollment, which began Satur day.

Others, like Mar yland and Massachusetts, fired their technology contractors and are hoping for better results this time.

It hasn’t been cheap.

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Editorials & Opinions RELIGION

20+ event will challenge youth secularity The event is part of an effort to make church more fun for those who don’t enjoy it.

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he Pantages Theater will hold an event called 20+ on Monday night.

The event is part of a broader movement across America called Hillsong, which encourages young adults to rejoin the church and celebrate the message of Christianity.

Hillsong star ted as a response to a general withdrawal of young adults from Christianity.

Kirk Graham, a pastor at the River Valley Church in Eagan, described this best in an interview with me in which he said, “The Gospel message isn’t tired. People are tired of a tired presentation of this message.”

He elaborated that many youth see church as an unexciting place. That’s a belief Hillsong is attempting to break.

In Minnesota alone, the numbers reveal that this movement is growing. Two years ago, when the 20+ event was introduced to the Twin Cities, about 300 people attended, according to Graham.

This year’s event hopes to host more than 1,500 young adults.

One way this movement differs from traditional church ser vices is that it refrains

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from holding worship in a typical setting.

Instead, the movement holds its ser vices in areas like clubs and theaters with loud rock and pop-like music, environments that seem more inviting to young adults. A recent Pew Research Center poll showed that more than 30 percent of youth in America don’t associate with any religion.

The Hillsong Church and the Twin Cities 20+ movement attack many sociologists’ conception that youth today are becoming more secular.

This secularization might not just be due to how churches present the message of Christianity, but rather because many of the faith’s core messages don’t always align with ever yone’s personal stances on controversial social issues.

Many people question the role of Christianity in their lives because they believe that the Bible hasn’t answered questions about homosexuality and other important issues. This isn’t to say, of course, that many churches haven’t begun to change their stance on things such as gay marriage, but the long-held perception of Christian

conservatism will take more time to adjust.

Graham made it clear that the objective of the 20+ movement wasn’t to take any direct stances on controversial issues.

“You don’t have to believe what we believe to belong. We want [people] to come and just experience it, and we want them to feel welcome,” he said.

Many people who find value in spirituality but not in the specifics of their organized religion, tend to explore other, more accepting outlets for practicing religion. The 20+ and Hillsong movements are attempting to bring the openness of spirituality and the word of the Bible together to attract youth who may be disillusioned with their current church.

This event is a testament to the benefits of moving toward inclusiveness in which a person’s political views do not necessarily preclude them from worshipping. In an age when young people seem to be moving toward secularity, only time can tell if Hillsong Church will succeed with its vision.

Anant Naik welcomes comments at anaik@mndaily.com.

Editor’s note: This is the first column in a two-part series. The second half will be published next week.

DAILY DISCUSSION

Response to University’s ‘We Can Do Better’ email

It was with great interest that I read V ice Provost for Student Af fairs and Dean of Students Danita Brown Young’s email to me (and apparently, ever yone) titled “We Can Do Better.”

The email informed us that at a recent glow-in-the dark bowling event, students, as well as our beloved mascot, Goldy Gopher, “dressed in ponchos, wore sombreros, and participated in a themed party.”

As shocking as this is, we were assured in the email that “while the student planners of the event were unaware of the impact it might have on our broader University community, we have taken this opportunity to educate them about stereotypes, disrespectful appropriations, and the political complexities of representation.”

I certainly hope that during their time at re-education camp, these students were given no oppor tunity to argue for stances which differed from those of our dean, such as that there might not be anything inherently of fensive or disrespectful about wearing a poncho or sombrero or calling a par ty a fiesta. Dif ferences of thought on such issues have no place at a university.

Finally, I must confess my own betrayal of the revolution. At my own home, we frequently have taco night. I enjoy making Thai curries, and my own teenage daughter owns and sometimes actually wears out of the house a very lovely kimono.

I will be sure to bring these cultural appropriations up at the next self-criticism session.

Christopher Phelan Professor, Department of Economics

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Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe has always been an embarrassment to the Senate and the countr y as a whole, but his scientific ignorance is stunning.

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A proposed United States-China trade deal on technology products would be a boon to U.S. companies and workers in the technology manufacturing business.

President Obama has been in China not only negotiating goals for the two countries’ carbon reduction policies, but also discussing lowering tariffs on technology products. The agreement would go before the World Trade Organization, the governing body for worldwide trade disputes and developments.

And while Congress does not need to approve the deal, it appears to have plenty of bipartisan support, with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, lauding the deal. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called it one of the best trade deals in history.

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EDITORIALS MN students feel burden of loans

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everal repor ts released last week showed that college tuition costs are increasing at a slower rate than normal and that student borrowing rates are decreasing concurrently. However, Minnesota students may not feel those trends.

The Institute for College Access and Success found that the state has the fifth-highest level of student loan debt in the United States.

The typical undergraduate in Minnesota who completes their degree finishes with $30,894 of student loan debt, which is more than $2,000 above the national average. Debt levels have also increased for graduate students, who owe 40 percent of the $1.2 trillion in national student debt, despite making up only 14 percent of college students.

The national student debt burden imposes large economic and societal costs on U.S. graduates with large amounts of student debt. They are less able to purchase houses and cars, start businesses, get married and have children than those without debt.

The University of Minnesota’s 2016-17 biennial budget request proposed a tuition freeze that would prevent tuition increases of 3 percent for undergraduates and 3.5 percent for graduate students. The proposal would extend the current freeze enacted in 2012.

We urge the Minnesota Legislature to approve the tuition freeze request this spring, but University leaders must understand this is only a temporary fix to a longterm problem that needs more than a BandAid. Transferring the costs of flat tuition rates to the state isn’t sustainable, so the University must cut more costs internally for the good of its students.

Unease envelops Keystone pipeline

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EDUCATION

Disrupt the default in education

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earning has evolved greatly since the time of the British Empire. We are no longer passing on information by ships. Instead, information is at the tips of our fingers at any given moment.

Sugata Mitra, a professor of educational technology at Newcastle University, proposed a radical solution to education reform in a 2013 TED talk. He wanted to create a “school in the cloud” that would dismantle the current education system as we know it. I propose we help create the self-organized learning environments that he envisioned.

The goal behind schools in “the cloud” and self-organized learning environments is that anyone, no matter their background, can lear n almost anything by themselves.

However, with such an idea, we are losing the structure that many learning-disabled students might need.

On Nov. 10, Newcastle University launched SOLE Central, which aims to lead research for developing self-organized learning environments. These environments aim to connect schools in the cloud with actual students.

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described the agreement as a “breakthrough” that would eliminate tariffs on information technology, including computer software, video game consoles, semi-conductors and medical equipment.

Minnesota stands to benefit directly from such a tariff reduction. This state exported $438 million of optics/medical equipment to China in 2013. China is Minnesota’s secondlargest trading partner, taking $2.5 billion of Minnesota-made goods in 2013.

While the so-called Information Technology Agreement must be approved by other World Trade Organization partners, U.S. officials are optimistic.

U.S. Trade Rep. Michael B. Froman told the Times, “We’re going to take what’s been achieved here in Beijing back to Geneva to work with our WTO par tners. While we don’t take anything for granted, we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to work quickly.”

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While Mitra and his team are on the right track, I doubt that one center will make a large impact, as this is such a new area of research.

However, this research should continue. Through his experiments, Mitra found that self-learning is beneficial. He concluded that children will eventually “learn to learn.” They will congregate in groups and eventually take off and teach themselves.

Mitra hopes that instead of 10-year-olds answering basic questions about reading, they will be able to understand the big questions of “How did the world begin?” and “How will it end?”

Oh, how the times are a-changing.

Martha Pietruszewski welcomes comments at mpietruszewski@mndaily.com

The deal would expand upon the information technology agreement that already exists.

Unions and certain American labor organizations have often opposed trade deals, fearing that American jobs will be lost as we must sometimes act reciprocally to open our markets to China.

But in this case, there appears to be little risk in that. The Obama administration estimates the deal would support 60,000 U.S. jobs. China has actually changed its stance on the import of information technology parts as they use them to build their own electronic products that they can sell into the world markets.

While the United States and China remain somewhat adversarial on a number of issues, including security and intellectual property rights, any bridging of the relationship gap can only help both countries, especially in the areas of trade and business.

ontroversy surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline is surging, as the United States Senate is expected to vote on it next week following the House’s recent approval of the pipeline proposal. It’s likely that key votes could come down to a small group of undecided Democrats who are being targeted by proponents in a bid to move forward with the legislation.

If approved, the pipeline would move about 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. Proponents contend that this would help the U.S. rely less on volatile oil from countries in the Middle East. Furthermore, it could create jobs — initial estimates state that 9,000 Americans stand to gain jobs — and provide other economic benefits, such as increased tax revenues, to towns it would run through.

Critics point out that while the pipeline has been touted as being a safe alternative to transporting oil by railway, there are still inherent environmental concerns to transporting tar sands.

Possible leakages could result in expensive clean-up costs. A 2010 pipeline leak of bitumen into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River has resulted in $1 billion in cleanup costs so far, in addition to health problems for local residents stemming from errant bitumen flowing freely around.

While we acknowledge the benefits of the pipeline, we remind proponents that building this comes with large, expensive environmental risks that could far exceed any short-term economic gains. Safety precautions and a contingency plan must be in place so that the inevitable finger-pointing cannot result if a leak occurs.

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FOOTBALL

Barrett outshines Leidner in loss

QUICK HITTERS

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com Ohio State 31, Minnesota 24 Saturday, Nov. 15 TCF Bank Stadium

RECAP

Minnesota found itself in an early 14-0 hole, but it climbed back thanks in part to its defense forcing turnovers.

Junior defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun recorded an interception and forced a fumble, allowing senior running back David Cobb to score two of his three rushing touchdowns before halftime.

The Gophers came into the second half out of sync offensively, and redshirt sophomore Mitch Leidner threw two interceptions that allowed Ohio State to extend its lead to 31-14.

That advantage ended up being too much to overcome, as the Gophers’ comeback effort fell short.

Minnesota attempted to recover a late onside kick but was unable to do so and lost the game 31-24.

IT WAS OVER WHEN: ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY

Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett runs the ball on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett torched the Gophers with both his arm and his legs.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

By the time the Gophers escaped the snow and filed through TCF Bank Stadium’s tunnel to their locker room, they had come within a few plays of defeating one of the best teams in the nation.

But when Minnesota (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) narrowly lost to Ohio State 31-24 on Saturday, there was a sizable gap between each team’s quarterback.

Mitch Leidner completed seven of 19 pass attempts for the Gophers to finish with just 85 yards, throwing two interceptions along the way.

Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett was 15-for-25 for 200 yards, three touchdowns and just one interception. The redshirt freshman was equally as effective with his legs, burning the Gophers for 189 yards on the ground.

“I thought there were good signs of life in our defense, and special teams played great. I’ve just got to pick it up. I’ve got to be

better,” Leidner said.

When Buckeyes quarterback Braxton Miller went down with a season-ending shoulder injury in late August, it didn’t look like preseason No. 5 Ohio State had a shot at the national title or the Heisman Trophy.

As a replacement, the Buckeyes threw Barrett into the fire, and he struggled in a second-week loss to Virginia Tech.

But now Ohio State (9-1, 6-0 Big Ten) has a legitimate shot at the College Football Playoff, and Barrett looks the part of a Heisman finalist.

“Early in the season, we had no idea who J.T. Barrett was. We have a very clear picture now,” Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said after the game.

The Gophers’ defense forced the Buckeyes to go three-and-out in its first drive, but Barrett fooled them the next time by faking a pitch to running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Senior linebacker Damien Wilson bit on the fake and lunged to the right side of the field, while Barrett burst through a gaping hole with the ball and outran Minnesota’s defensive backs for 86 yards and six points.

“Braxton Miller is one of the better quarterbacks in the

country, if not the best. This kid is more of a dual threat because of his throwing ability, and he has the same athletic ability,” Gophers head coach Jerry Kill said.

Despite the early breakdown, Minnesota’s defense had moments of brilliance.

Defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun intercepted Barrett late in the first quarter and returned it for 56 yards to stop the Buckeyes from blowing the game open.

In the second quarter, Boddy-Calhoun forced Buckeyes r unning back Jalin Marshall to fumble, and linebacker De’Vondre Campbell recovered it in the end zone.

Minnesota’s offense capitalized and tied the game at 14-14 on the next drive behind a 30-yard David Cobb touchdown run. Though Cobb finished with 145 rushing yards and three touchdowns, the Gophers’ offense couldn’t get much more production.

Leidner was strong in the weeks leading up to the Ohio State matchup, completing deep play-action passes to multiple receivers. But going up against the speedy Buckeyes was a different story.

“Their safeties play a lot further back, and any time they see pass, they take off,” Leidner said. “It was just

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tough to hit anything deep against those guys.”

Barrett didn’t have as much trouble. His second touchdown of the game was a 57-yard pass to Marshall.

He stretched Ohio State’s lead in the second half with touchdown passes of 22 and 30 yards.

“Quarterback is one of the positions you can’t stop,” Boddy-Calhoun said. “You can’t stop someone from making a perfect pass, and you can’t stop someone from running the ball. You can

contain them.”

The Gophers can still advance to the Big Ten championship game if they win their next two games against Nebraska and Wisconsin.

But in a contest dominated by one quarterback, Leidner’s play was another reminder that Minnesota’s subpar passing attack is holding it back from being a conference title contender.

“That just can’t happen by me,” Leidner said. “Same with turning the ball over. I’ve got to get better.”

FOOTBALL

Turnovers revitalize, then kill Minnesota The Gophers forced three turnovers in Saturday’s game against Ohio State.

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

All year, head coach Jerry Kill has preached to his team the importance of turnovers and the vital role they play in changing the course of a game.

Saturday’s 31-24 loss to No. 8 Ohio State proved to be no different.

“We made three or four critical errors and against Ohio State. You can’t make them,” Kill said. “You’ve got to play football, and you can’t make those mistakes.”

While the Gophers made mistakes, it was actually Ohio State’s mess-ups that allowed Minnesota to hang around with the Big Ten juggernaut.

The Buckeyes bolted out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead, and they were looking to add more as they drove late in the quarter.

However, junior Briean Boddy-Calhoun had different plans. He came up with an interception and shifted the momentum at a time when the Gophers were hanging on

by just a thread.

“In the back of my mind, I told myself if I had the opportunity to make that play that I was going to make that play,” Boddy-Calhoun said.

Boddy-Calhoun gave the Gophers new life again after he forced a fumble, one that redshirt junior De’Vondre Campbell recovered in the end zone, halting Ohio State’s potentially back-breaking 96-yard drive.

“I knew that if I got [the fumble], [it] would kind of change the whole momentum of the game,” Campbell said. “I think it was very demoralizing for them as a team to drive it all the way down the field and turn it over basically on the 1-yard line.”

Senior running back David Cobb scored touchdowns off of both turnovers, turning what could have been a 28-0 deficit into a manageable 1714 halftime score.

If forcing turnovers was Dr. Jekyll, then Minnesota experienced Mr. Hyde in the second half.

After starting the half with a missed field goal, redshirt sophomore quar terback Mitch Leidner threw two interceptions, which allowed the Buckeyes to extend their lead to 31-14.

“That just can’t happen by

Ohio State recovered an onside kick late in the game, stopping Minnesota’s attempt at a comeback.

Ohio State redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett found senior Evan Spencer for a 22-yard touchdown catch, extending the Buckeyes’ lead to 31-14 in the fourth quarter.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS

1. The Gophers are a resilient team.

After falling behind 14-0 early, Minnesota didn’t fold and fought back to keep the game close.

Against an offense as explosive as the Buckeyes, the Gophers could have been blown out. But Minnesota showed resolve in its comeback attempt.

2. Gophers fans will miss watching Cobb.

After he rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns in his final game at TCF Bank Stadium, it is fair to say Gophers fans will miss having the opportunity to watch him run the ball when he graduates.

Cobb has 1,350 rushing yards on the season and is close to breaking Laurence Maroney’s program record of 1,464 rushing yards in a single season.

3. Minnesota still controls its own destiny.

Even after losing to Ohio State, Minnesota can find itself playing for the Big Ten championship if it defeats Nebraska and Wisconsin to finish the season. Linebacker De’Vondre Campbell seems to think the Gophers will face the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game next month.

“We’ll see in three weeks,” he said after the game.

4. Mitch Leidner is still a work in progress.

The redshirt sophomore followed up a career performance with one of his worst of the year, throwing two interceptions and passing for fewer than 100 yards.

5. J.T. Barrett is as good as advertised.

As a redshirt freshman, he shredded the Gophers’ defense on the ground and in the air, proving why he is a dark-horse candidate for the Heisman Trophy. Barrett passed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing 189 yards and a score.

QUOTE OF THE GAME

When you play a t e a m l i ke Ohio State with great athletes, you can’t m a ke m a ny m i s takes, or they’ll b e a t y o u .”

David Cobb, senior running back

TWEET OF THE GAME AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun intercepts the ball against Iowa on Nov. 8 at TCF Bank Stadium.

me,” Leidner said. “I’ve got to get better.”

Turnovers weren’t the only thing that hurt the Gophers, though — plenty of mental mistakes contributed to the loss.

“I think we can overcome an interception or two, but what we can’t overcome is [a] quarterback sneak situation where we got a penalty and a

[blown] coverage situation in the game,” Kill said.

Minnesota’s defense, while it played better in the second half, also had its fair share of mistakes.

The most noticeable mistake came on the Buckeyes’ first series of the second half when sophomore Michael Thomas found himself wide open behind the Gophers’

secondary and waltzed into the end zone.

Though tur novers allowed the Gophers to keep the game close, they also ended up playing a key role in losing the game.

“When you play a team like Ohio State with great athletes, you can’t make many mistakes, or they’ll beat you,” Cobb said.

“Correct me if I’m wrong, but did I just see a Minnesota coach eating a Dilly Bar from DQ on the sideline? ” @i_hate_michigan

UP NEXT Minnesota will travel to Nebraska next weekend. The Gophers upset the Cornhuskers 34-23 last year.

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Fast starts propel UMD to sweep D

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Gophers goaltender Adam Wilcox blocks a shot on Friday at Mariucci Arena against Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs swept the Gophers over the weekend.

Junior goaltender Adam Wilcox made 67 saves in two losing efforts.

BY BEN GOTZ bgotz@mndaily.com

Apparently, an old rival can learn new tricks.

The Gophers (7-3-0) defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the first game of the season.

But the No. 13 Bulldogs returned the favor on Friday and Saturday, sweeping topranked Minnesota.

The Gophers had no answers for the Bulldogs on Friday night at Mariucci Arena, where UMD dominated play in a 3-0 victory.

The story remained mainly the same again in Duluth on Saturday, as the Bulldogs got off to a fast start and held on from there for a 2-1 victory.

A goal less than 30

seconds into last month’s game led the Gophers to defeat UMD. But this weekend, the Bulldogs pounced on early opportunities.

A holding call on Leon Bristedt put UMD on the power play early Friday, and the Bulldogs took the lead just over two minutes into the game.

“I think that’s how much the first 10 minutes can matter,” Gophers sophomore for ward Justin Kloos said.

“We just got behind early and kept chasing the game all night.”

When the chase for the lead proved fruitless, the Gophers’ frustrations started boiling over on the ice.

The Gophers spent 17 minutes of the game in the penalty box, leading to two UMD goals. Four of the Gophers’ penalties came in the last 10 minutes of the game, erasing any hope of a comeback.

“I’m embarrassed with some of those penalties at the end,” head coach Don Lucia said. “That’s not the way we play; that’s not the way we coach.”

The lone bright spot Lucia mentioned was junior goaltender Adam Wilcox, who made a season-high 35 saves in the loss and prevented things from getting out of hand.

“It could’ve been worse,” Lucia said.

The loss ended a 17-game home unbeaten streak for the Gophers, and it was the first time they were shutout since March 2013.

Despite Minnesota’s success at Mariucci, the Bulldogs weren’t intimidated stepping onto the ice. Bulldogs sophomore defenseman Dan Molenaar said his team had confidence because it earned a 6-2 victory at Mariucci last year.

“We weren’t stunned

playing in front of the big crowd,” Molenaar said. “A lot of the guys are from this area, so we feel really comfortable in this situation.”

The Bulldogs were also comfortable back home in Duluth.

Sophomor e for war d Dominic Toninato scored 28 seconds into the first period Saturday, and the Bulldogs tacked on a power-play goal later in the first period to give them the cushion they needed.

The Gophers’ offense was unable to respond until halfway through the third period, when Bristedt picked up his second goal of the season.

Penalties plagued both teams Saturday, with the teams spending a combined 52 minutes in the penalty box.

The Bulldogs took advantage of one of their power plays with a goal, while the Gophers were 0-for-4 with a

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man advantage.

The Gophers may have had the bigger national reputation coming into the game, but UMD showed that the best team in Minnesota is still up for debate.

“We’re not intimidated by these guys,” Molenaar said.

“You have to respect them because they’ve got an unbelievable amount of skill and they’re a great team, but you can’t come in intimidated, and I think that was the key to our success.”

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Lorence leads team to sweep with hat trick Senior forward Meghan Lorence tallied her first collegiate hat trick.

BY GRANT DONALD gdonald@mndaily.com

After Minnesota had two weeks off and fell to the No. 2 ranking, senior Meghan Lorence said her team needed to make a statement when it traveled to play Ohio State.

Naturally, she came out Saturday and recorded her first collegiate hat trick, which helped the Gophers to a 5-3 victory on Saturday, less than 24 hours after a 4-2 victory on Friday.

“We had to prove ourselves this weekend,” Lorence said. “The disappointing [Bemidji State series] was still in our minds, so we had to make a statement.”

In the Bemidji State series, the Gophers were desperately looking for secondary scoring options to complement the team’s scoring leaders.

Minnesota didn’t have to look far this weekend against Ohio State, as none of the team’s nine goals came from its two top scorers.

“It’s just so big for [other] players to gain confidence,” head coach Brad Frost said.

“We just need to get those players going, and it was huge for our success this weekend.”

Senior Rachael Bona and sophomore Kate Schipper both put together multi-point efforts to carry the team Friday night, but Lorence stole the weekend’s headlines with her hat trick on Saturday.

Lorence completed her hat trick in a unique fashion, scoring her third goal while

LIAM JAMES DOYLE, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers senior Meghan Lorence carries the puck against North Dakota at Ridder Arena on Oct. 24.

Ohio State was on the power play.

“Having a shorthanded goal this weekend was huge,” Lorence said. “It was a turning point in the game and really sealed the deal and allowed us to come out with six points.”

After Ohio State battled back to tie Saturday’s game at 2-2 in the second period, senior Rachel Ramsey scored a goal with 15 seconds left in the period to give the Gophers the lead and the momentum. “[Ramsey’s] goal was as big of a goal we had all

weekend,” Frost said. “Any time you can score late in the period, it is kind of a backbreaker for the other team.”

Minnesota dealt out plenty of back-breaking goals over the weekend.

Ohio State fought back in the second period on Friday after cutting the lead to 3-2. However, 38 seconds later, Bona found the back of the net, crushing the Buckeyes’ attempt at a comeback.

“We got a little pissed off when they scored those two goals,” Schipper said.

“We definitely wanted to get

momentum back and not let the game get away from us.”

The Gophers had firstperiod leads in both games, something that wasn’t always the case earlier this season.

“Scoring first is important, especially on the road against a team like Ohio State that gets better every time we play them,” Bona said.

Between establishing secondary scoring options and getting off to fast starts, everything seemed to come together this weekend for a team that wanted to make a statement.

“We just came into [the

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weekend] wanting to show people that we can play better than we did against Bemidji,” Schipper said. “It was definitely a statement weekend.”

e’Vondre Campbell appeared unemotional and unfazed when he spoke to repor ters following the Gophers’ 31-24 loss to Ohio State.

The redshir t junior linebacker didn’t blink or stutter when he said Minnesota would see the Buckeyes again this season.

The next time that rematch could take place would be at the Big Ten championship game, and that’s exactly what Campbell alluded to.

It would be easy for doubters to point to the Gophers’ three losses on the season and claim Campbell’s prediction to be inconceivable.

But at this point, Minnesota fans and pundits have no reason to hit the panic button on this season.

The Gophers gave up almost 500 yards of total offense to the one of the best teams in the country and still managed to come within eight points of upsetting Ohio State.

Although an upset victor y would have helped the Gophers, they’re still in a good position after the loss.

“We can control our own destiny,” head coach Jerry Kill said. “We were going to have to win our last two games no matter what the outcome was.”

As it stands, Minnesota ranks tied for third in the Big Ten West with Iowa, who the Gophers own the tiebreaker against.

Wisconsin and Nebraska own the top two spots.

Minnesota faces both teams to end its season, and victories against each would mean the Gophers own the tiebreakers.

So while the Gophers were upset after the loss, it doesn’t end their chances at being Big Ten champions.

“At the end of the day, it’s still an ‘L,’ but you can take away a lot of things,” redshirt junior defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun said. “We proved to ourselves we can hang with the top teams … not only hang, but we can have a really strong chance of beating them if we don’t make some of the mistakes we do on defense.”

The Gophers kept coming and didn’t let up even after falling down by as much as 17 points in the fourth quarter.

Minnesota will need that resiliency as it plays both the Cornhuskers and the Badgers on the road.

“Ever y guy on our team believes that we are good enough to win those games,” senior running back David Cobb said.

Even after a loss, not one member of the team who spoke to the media sounded unconfident about the team’s chances the rest of this season.

Look at the way the Gophers played against Iowa following a loss to Illinois.

Minnesota demolished the Hawkeyes, and fans should expect the same avenger-type per for mance against Nebraska.

The loss to Ohio State should prove to be more of a tune-up game for the rest of the season, rather than a stumbling block. “ We n e e d t o g e t locked in and finish the job,” Kill said. “I think our kids know what’s on the line and they’ll be ready to play.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Gophers lose to elder Pitino on big stage LOUISVILLE 81, MINNESOTA 68 Minnesota Louisville

30 38 — 68 43 38 — 81

LOUISVILLE Player Min Harrell 38 Blackshear 20 Onuaku 8 Rozier 31 Jones 30 Gill 19 Snider 14 Johnson 1 Mathiang 32 Levitch 7 Total 200

FG FT M-A M-A 9-12 9-10 1-4 4-5 0-1 0-0 7-11 4-6 4-13 4-4 0-5 1-4 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-6 0-1 3-4 23-50 29-42

Reb O-T Ast PF 0-7 0 2 2-4 1 4 2-3 1 5 1-6 4 4 1-4 3 5 1-4 1 4 0-4 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-4 1 0 0-0 0 4 8-37 11 28

Pts 30 7 0 18 13 1 7 0 2 3 81

MINNESOTA Player Walker King Hollins Mathieu Morris Mason McNeil Martin Konate Buggs Eliason Total

HOLLY PETERSON, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers guard Andre Hollins pushes the ball up the court against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 19, 2013, at Williams Arena.

Senior guard Andre Hollins led the team with 22 points in the game.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

When the Gophers lost to Louisville 81-68 in the Armed Forces Classic on Friday night during primetime on ESPN, they got an unusual amount of exposure.

Before the contest, head

coach Richard Pitino downplayed the game’s major stor yline — he was coaching against his father, Rick Pitino — and focused on the opportunity it presented his team.

“That game is good for us because it gets people talking about Minnesota.

And in the end, it’s all about recruiting and it’s all about brand,” he said last month.

“Now they’re going to talk about Minnesota on the first day of college basketball. That’s good for us.”

What wasn’t good for

them was the end result, which showed the Gophers still have a long way to go if they’re going to contend with Big Ten powers, like this season’s Wisconsin.

The team looked lost offensively for a good chunk of the game. On top of that, the Gophers couldn’t stop fouling.

The Gophers (0-1) fouled the No. 8 Cardinals 18 times in the first half alone. “[We] kept fouling, kept sending them to the line and then not making our free throws,” Richard Pitino told

1500 ESPN after the game.

“When we stopped fouling, we got stops.”

Minnesota showed more defensive discipline in the second half and hit its free throws at a better clip than in the first. But foul trouble took DeAndre Mathieu, Carlos Morris and others out of the game.

Morris scored five quick points to kick off the contest, but he only finished with nine points after his four fouls limited him to 22 minutes.

Mathieu, one of Minnesota’s

top players last season, attempted only four shots for six points, while turning the ball over four times and finishing with as many fouls.

Joey King, who before the game said he was “ready for the challenge” of defending Louisville star Montrezl Harrell, failed to make a field goal and also picked up four fouls.

On top of that, Harrell thrashed the Gophers for a game-high 30 points — hitting 3-pointers, scoring on the low block and catching transition alley-oop passes

FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T Ast PF 21 5-7 0-1 1-4 1 4 25 0-4 2-2 1-4 0 4 35 8-15 4-6 1-4 2 3 25 1-4 3-4 1-4 3 4 22 3-9 2-4 0-1 1 4 20 2-5 6-10 1-5 2 4 18 0-5 1-4 2-5 2 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 6 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 18 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 2 200 22-55 20-33 9-35 12 32

Pts 10 2 22 6 9 10 1 0 2 2 4 68

for dunks.

“You’ve got to give Montrezl Harrell credit. Jeez, he has made himself a heck of a player,” Richard Pitino told 1500 ESPN. While many Gophers str uggled in the season opener against the Cardinals’ suf focating defense, there were some bright spots.

Mo Walker scored 10 points on an efficient 5-for-7 from the field and has improved defensively, demonstrating his capability to start at center.

Guard Nate Mason didn’t look like a true freshman going up against one of the nation’s best backcourts. He finished with 10 points and tied for a team-high five rebounds.

And after playing on a bum ankle for much of last season, Andre Hollins reassured Gophers fans that he’s back to being one of the Big Ten’s best scorers.

While others were hesitant to attack the Cardinals’ aggressive defense, Hollins went at it, hoisting up 15 shots. He hit eight of them, finishing with a team-high 22 points.

Hollins said last month that his ankle injury impacted every facet of his game.

But if Friday night’s performance was any indication, he could be the Gophers’ leading scorer again this season.

While Andre Hollins has become a household name around Minnesota, the public address announcer for the Armed Forces Classic called him “Andrew Hollins” before the contest.

But after the exposure from Friday night’s game, maybe people across the countr y will start to know Gophers players’ names.

“I know we’ve got a long way to go. We understand that,” Richard Pitino told 1500 ESPN. “They’re a really good team. We’re not going to get too down.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Stollings begins Gophers coaching career with a win Guard Rachel Banham scored her 2,000th point in Minnesota’s win.

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

On a cold but momentous night in which the Gophers defeated Southeastern Louisiana 109-60, Minnesota stuck to its up-tempo strategy and, in the process, won Marlene Stollings’ introductory game as head coach.

Since Stollings was hired, questions surrounding her fast-paced scheme have been rampant. Minnesota put all of those questions to rest Friday.

Stollings pulled out a small, three-guard lineup including freshman Carlie Wagner, senior Rachel Banham and junior Shayne Mullaney.

Senior forward Shae Kelley, an Old Dominion transfer, also started and played 18 minutes. She tied for the team high with 21 points while adding 10 rebounds.

The starting lineup didn’t include 6-foot-5-inch redshir t sophomore Amanda Zahui B., whom Stollings said was recovering from an injury.

Zahui B. played 22

meaningful minutes and made her presence known, finishing with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks.

With their balanced scoring attack, the Gophers were able to score more than 100 points for the first time in 12 years.

Stollings said the feat was an exciting one. Perhaps more intriguing about Stollings’ new system, though, is the tenacity of the defense.

She said the Gophers have multiple different looks they like to give their opponent in order to keep them guessing.

“We were pleased with the pace. … We’re working on multiple things to try to keep the offense chaotic and not let [opponents] get into such a rhythm,” Stollings said.

Banham said the team shares a strong connection, which helped with its success.

“I think that we all played extremely well. Ever yone brought it and scored in different ways. We all played our role,” Banham said.

Redshir t junior Kayla Hirt was one of the players who played her role well.

Stollings has called Hir t the “X factor,” and Hirt said she’s “here to do the little things.”

Hirt said she felt comfor table in the fast-paced system.

“A lot of my points come from the teammates I have around me. It opens up opportunities for me to score the ball. A lot of my points came in transition, so it was just pushing the ball and getting easy baskets,” Hirt said.

She did more than the little things Friday, tying for the game lead in points with 21 and grabbing seven rebounds.

Banham, the Big Ten’s leading scorer last season at 22.1 points per game, finished the game with 18 points while reaching a career milestone in the process.

With 10:05 left in the first half, Banham drove into the lane and scored on a layup, marking her 2,000th point during her Minnesota career.

The last person to achieve the feat was Lindsay Whalen in 2004, who tops Minnesota’s career scoring list.

Stollings said the team’s ability to have multiple scorers is a nice way to have a balanced offense.

“We have multiple weapons in different young ladies that can step up for us in multiple positions. It’s nice to have that luxur y,”

MINNESOTA 109, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 60 Southeastern Louisiana Minnesota

38 22 — 60 57 52 — 109

MINNESOTA Player Hirt Kelley Banham Mullaney Wagner Jacobs Coughlin Hedstrom Bailey Zahui B. Bessard Buckingham Total

Min 22 18 26 22 25 11 7 15 20 22 7 5 200

FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T Ast 9-13 3-3 1-7 0 8-11 5-9 4-10 0 6-14 2-3 0-4 6 1-4 2-2 0-2 9 3-8 0-0 3-5 4 1-2 0-0 0-2 3 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2-4 0-0 2-6 0 2-5 0-0 1-3 3 9-17 2-2 1-12 1 2-4 2-2 0-2 0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0 43-83 16-23 15-61 26

PF 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 10

Pts 21 21 18 4 6 2 0 4 6 20 7 0 109

PF 4 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 4 21

Pts 2 19 5 14 8 0 2 6 2 2 60

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA FG Player Min M-A Hoskins 12 1-7 Pool 29 9-20 Anderson 25 2-4 Styles 32 6-13 Miller 24 3-8 Underwood 8 0-7 De La Cruz 27 1-8 Hernandez 24 2-6 Fielder 8 1-5 Stewart 11 1-2 Total 200 26-80

FT Reb M-A O-T Ast 0-0 0-4 1 1-2 0-1 4 0-0 0-1 2 0-0 0-9 9 0-0 1-1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0-6 0 0-0 0-2 2 0-1 3-4 0 0-0 1-4 0 1-4 11-40 20

Stollings said.

Stollings said the victory was good for the team, but Minnesota needs to keep a level head.

“We’ll have the 24-hour rule where we’ll celebrate any victory and sulk over any loss, and then we’re on to the next one. This is just the beginning for us. We certainly have a lot of areas to improve upon as well,” Stollings said.

“We have a long way to go, and it’s early. We’re going to get right back at after it on Monday at practice.”

ELIZABETH BRUMLEY, DAILY

Gophers senior Rachel Banham prepares to shoot a free throw at Williams Arena on Friday evening.

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VOLLEYBALL

Gophers fall prey to top-10 Nittany Lions Minnesota hung close with Penn State in the first and third sets.

BY SAM KRAEMER skraemer@mndaily.com

In the midst of a ninematch winning streak, No. 6 Penn State had momentum rolling into Saturday’s contest against Minnesota.

But that didn’t stop the Gophers from challenging the Nittany Lions on their home court.

Penn State (26-3, 142) swept Minnesota (1611, 6-10) in straight sets Saturday night, but the Gophers played the Nittany Lions close in two sets.

“We know we can stay with anyone,” sophomore middle blocker Paige Tapp said.

Minnesota jumped out to an early 10-6 lead in the first set. But after a timeout, Penn State came charging right back to close the deficit.

A 4-0 run propelled the Nittany Lions to a victor y in the first set.

Head coach Hugh McCutcheon said the Gophers struggled to establish their rhythm on the road.

“Consistency was probably the main issue, and of course Penn State is a good volleyball team,” he said. “It was pretty up and down for the Gophers tonight.”

An early 9-4 secondset lead was too much for the Gophers to overcome

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS SATURDAY 1 Minnesota 20 Penn State 25

2 12 25

3 23 25

FINAL 0 3

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

in front of a season-high crowd of 5,569 fans at Penn State’s Rec Hall.

After Minnesota dropped the set 25-12, McCutcheon told his players to simply refocus on the match.

“We just talked about how we were approaching the moment of competition,” he said. “We let it slip away from us a bit in the second set when things didn’t go our way.”

The brief br eak between the second and third sets gave Minnesota the chance to catch its breath and regroup.

“We str uggled a little bit to fight back [in the second set], but after that, we had a nice talk in the locker room and decided we were going to compete in the third set,” junior outside hitter Daly Santana said.

The pep talk was beneficial in the beginning. The Gophers jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the third set.

But Penn State mounted a comeback again and ended the match with an ace.

Santana led the Gophers with eight kills on 21 attacks, while setter Erica Handley dished out 25 assists.

Tapp hit .429 in the

Gophers sophomore Paige Tapp hits the ball on Oct. 15 against Wisconsin at the Sports Pavilion.

match and led the team with five blocks.

Tapp said the Gophers traveled to Penn State knowing the Nittany Lions would test them in all facets of the game.

“We were prepared to battle, knowing they’re a good team,” Tapp said. “So

we’ll learn what we have to learn and move for ward for our next matches.”

The Nittany Lions have won 29 consecutive sets and 10 consecutive matches.

Aiyana Whitney led Penn State of fensively on Saturday, tallying 17

WRESTLING

Gophers win first two dual meets

kills and a .682 hitting percentage.

Setter Micha Hancock had 31 assists for Penn State and af fected the game from the ser vice line. The Big Ten’s leader in career aces had four on Saturday night.

Still, McCutcheon

Women advance to NCAA championship

BY MATT GREENSTEIN mgreenstein@mndaily.com

The team wrestled in two meets in two different states on Saturday.

BY DANNY CHEN dchen@mndaily.com

Hours of traveling didn’t seem to fatigue the Gophers on Saturday, as they defeated both Air Force and Wyoming.

Minnesota defeated Air Force 28-15 and Wyoming 30-7, star ting their dualmeet schedule with two victories.

The victories gave Minnesota its 11th- and 12thconsecutive nonconference dual meet victories since 2012.

“I am really proud of the guys,” head assistant coach Brandon Eggum said. “I thought it was a tough day overall, and we had wrestlers that stepped up and wrestled well.”

Redshirt freshmen Jake Shor t and Nick Wanzek competed in the first two dual meets of their careers, and they won both of their matches. “[Jake and I] grew up together since first grade, and we have always been competing against each other,” Wanzek said. “I

think that competition really made us better wrestlers and better athletes.

We expect each other to do the best we can ever y match.”

Wanzek had to wrestle No. 15 Jesse Staf ford of Air Force and No. 18 Dakota Friesth of Wyoming in the 165-pound weight class, winning a 9-3 decision and a 3-1 decision, respectively.

Redshir t sophomor e Sam Brancale also faced stif f competition during the road trip, going against No. 9 Josh Mar tinez of Air Force and No. 8 Tyler Cox of Wyoming in the 125-pound weight class.

He ended up losing to Mar tinez, who recorded a technical fall, but he bounced back with a 17-11 victor y against Cox. “Sam made some good adjustments from the first dual,” Eggum said. “He beat [Cox] fr om Wyo ming, and [Cox] actually beat [Mar tinez] about a week ago. So they are ver y comparable athletes. But he came back [from the first loss] and regrouped himself to get a really nice win.”

Redshir t senior Dylan Ness, who is ranked No. 1 in the 157-pound weight

PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ATHLETICS

WRESTLING RESULTS

NO. 1 MINNESOTA VS. AIR FORCE 125 Brancale 133 Kingsley 141 Rangell 149 Short 157 Ness 165 Wanzek 174 Storley 184 Pfarr, B. 197 Pfarr, C. HWT Kroells

W/L (score) L (fall) L (fall) W (9-0) W (1-0) W (fall) W (9-3) W (fall) W (13-0) L (12-2) W (10-3)

NO. 1 MINNESOTA VS. WYOMING 125 Brancale 133 Kingsley 141 Rangell 149 Short 157 Ness 165 Wanzek 174 Storley 184 Pfarr, B. 197 Pfarr, C. HWT Kroells

W/L (score) W (17-11) L (7-2) W (7-2) W (8-3) W (fall) W (3-1) W (fall) W (13-3) L (16-6) W (14-9)

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

class, dominated his opponents.

“I felt pretty good [about my performances],” Ness said. “I kind of just had a mindset of going out there to work for a [pin].”

Eggum said it was easy to tell Ness was going to pin Wyoming’s Archie Colgan after a scramble.

“When he deals with a guy on his back, he usually wins it,” Eggum said.

“You got to see it coming.

Ever ybody on the bench can see it coming. It was a scramble for about 10 seconds [before] he put the guy away.”

Conrad Rangell, Logan Storley, Brett Pfar r and Michael Kroells were the other Gophers who won both of their meets on Saturday.

“I am really proud of the guys. I thought it was a tough day overall, and we had some wrestlers that stepped up and wrestled well.”

BRANDON EGGUM Head assistant coach

“It was nice to see young guys out there coming away with wins, especially with the tight matches,” Eggum said.

“To do that early in the season with top-ranked guys is always a good sign for the coaching staf f. We are happy to see that.”

seemed confident in Minnesota — a team that’s aiming to play in the NCAA tour nament this winter.

“Even though the score was 3-0, our team played at a high level,” McCutcheon said. “I still like this group moving for ward.”

CROSS COUNTRY

The men’s team placed fourth at the NCAA Midwest regional.

The Gophers’ Sam Brancale competes against an Indiana wrestler.

JULIET FARMER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

For the 10th consecutive year, the Gophers will compete in the NCAA championships behind top-10 finishes from redshir t juniors Liz Berkholtz and Kaila Urick.

The Gophers were all business going into the NCAA Midwest regional meet and had one goal to fulfill: make it to the national meet.

They did that, placing second as a team behind Iowa State and earning an automatic bid to the championships.

Minnesota’s lineup included two runners who ran in the meet last year — Berkholtz and Becca Dyson — but Urick said the young and inexperienced team was excited with the way it ran, and she knew it had accomplished what it set out to do.

“I think the team did a great job today, especially because there’s only two [who] ran at this race last year. For their first time at regionals, a lot of us did a really good job.

We did what we wanted to do,” Urick said.

Head coach Sarah Hopkins said the team accomplished something it should be proud of.

“Obviously, that’s been the goal all year. With such a young team, that’s a pretty hard thing to do in terms of what they’ve accomplished.

They worked hard and deserved to be there. We didn’t have a perfect race, but we certainly performed really, really well,” Hopkins said.

Throughout the season, the Gophers have struggled getting off to fast starts and getting in position quickly, but Berkholtz said the team succeeded at that Friday.

“I think it was easy to get a good start. There weren’t any crazy huge hills or anything in our way the first mile, so it was nice to be able to get off the line and get into a good position,” Berkholtz said.

The Gophers’ more inexperienced runners took the opportunity to learn from a large meet like the Big Ten championships earlier this month and applied it to the race Friday.

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONALS WOMEN’S 1. Iowa State 2. Minnesota 3. Bradley 4. Tulsa 5. Oklahoma State

SCORE 66 125 175 180 191

MEN’S 1. Oklahoma State 2. Tulsa 3. Iowa State 4. Minnesota 5. Illinois

SCORE 63 77 110 128 137

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

“Just being in a big race like the Big Tens, it helped them kind of gear up and get ready for what regionals would be like. I think every one of them ran better here than they did at Big Tens,” Urick said.

Bartnik moves on as men fall short

The Gophers men won’t compete at the NCAA championships, but head coach Steve Plasencia said the team competed at a high level at its regional.

Minnesota placed fourth at the meet and got a fourthplace individual finish from redshirt junior Aaron Bartnik.

“I was proud of the way our team competed. We put ourselves in a position to get there. … I think they’re just a little sad at the fact that we know we were close. We just didn’t quite get there,” Plasencia said.

Bartnik earned a spot in the NCAA championships field as an individual. He said it was a bittersweet moment for the team after it finished the meet.

“I remember saying, ‘I’m proud of every Gopher here today, no matter the result of whether we make the national meet or not,’ ” Bartnik said.

“We raced well, but it wasn’t quite enough to make it. It was a little bit disappointing, but I’m proud of all of us and what we accomplished.”

The meet was Minnesota’s last of the season, and for the team’s lone senior, Blayne Dulian, it was the last of his career.

“For Blayne and this being his last race, certainly we all would’ve liked to have ended at the national meet,” Plasencia said.

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horoscopes

sudoku

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

For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

11/17/2014

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

All rights reserved.

Today’s Birthday (11/17): This is the year to realize what you thought impossible. Find and enunciate the heart in your projects. Take advantage of a surge in demand. Stash loot.

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

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Compromise is required today and tomorrow.

Negotiate fairly and emerge unscathed. A female offers an opportunity.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Your charm captivates. Learning new skills leads to new friends. Have the gang over to your house.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — A new project demands more attention for the next few days. Get final words of advice. Time to get busy!

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Friends are there for you. You’re under pressure to complete old tasks the next few days.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Someone nearby sure looks good. A barrier is dissolving or becoming unimportant. True love is possible.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Circumstances control your actions for the next two days. Find a beautiful spot. Your team inspires.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Make household improvements today and tomorrow.

You can find what you need nearby. Make popcorn and share it with a movie or game.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Compete for more responsibilities over the next few days. Do it for love, not money.

Friends are there for you.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — A new educational phase begins over the next few days. A female offers a balanced plan. Things fall into place. Get into intense learning mode.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Make time for an outing over the next few days. Travel suits you just fine. You’re learning quickly. Set long-range goals.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — For the next few days, joyfully bring in money. Count your blessings. Keep books as you go. A female offers a financial opportunity.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Discuss shared finances. The next two days are good for financial planning. Provide support for your partner.

Monday, November 17, 2014

crossword

from the archive

Monday, November 14, 2005

FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 17, 2014 9B

BACKTALK

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

DAILY CROSSWORD

From funny-less in Centennial

All right Net, its time to talk about the real issues, like world hunger, campaign finance reform, and who is stealing the NUTTING funnies out of the Sunday papers in the Centennial Lobby!! Net: Our money is on the Hamburglar. Ever since he went vegan he’s been looking for something to fill the void. Every Sunday I wake up and I want to read the paper while eating the slop that is largely exaggerated to be breakfast. Net: Mmm, reconstituted egg product. Part of the lure of reading the Sunday paper is the funnies! Net: We find the obituaries far more entertaining. I can’t do that if people steal them! Net: Save yourself the trouble and go buy a Calvin and Hobbes book. Sunday is supposed to be a nice easy day, to relax and tie up loose ends, and it doesn’t help if I start the day out funny-less. So I implore you, you funny-bandits, please just take the whole paper, you might actually learn something!

From Fanatic

Yo network. Net: Word up. I am completely disgusted by the lack of spirit displayed at our fine University. Net: If you think that’s disgusting, you’ve obviously never had multiple male roommates. Five different types of pubes scattered throughout a bathroom, now that’s gross. Who the NUTT leaves a Big 10 football game before it ends? It’s people like you, retards and drunkards who can’t stay through the whole game that give the U a reputation for poor school spirit. Net: They can’t help it if they have a short attention span.

We blame MTV. How about you wait until AFTER the game to go back and get rip-roaring drunk, you NUTTS!!!

From BunchaCFors

So do we all remember those hideous gaucho pants that were the craze in September? Net: ’Twas so long ago. You know, those black pants HEY! SEND YOUR ENTRY, NAME & PHONE TO:

that cling to fat girls’ gargantuan asses and cellulite-covered thighs? Net: How could we forget?

Anyways, they were so NUTTing gross and unflattering, but I never thought I’d see the day that dudes wore pants equally unattractive. I must have seen at least 5 guys this past week with those awful sweatpants that get tight around the ankle. Net: Gasp! Alert! Sweatpants with tight ankles that ride up your calves are disgusting! Especially when they’re worn with sandals and socks!

Net: Unless they’re black socks, those go sweet with sandals. I’d almost rather see a girl in gauchos with her butt cheeks slapping together, than a dude whose tight pants are riding up is hairy NUTThole!

From t3h_fU.><.Or

YO NET what’s up with all the chicks on campus like wearing jackets and stuff? Net: No kidding.

You’d think it is almost winter or something. It’s 45 degrees outside; you girls need to put on a tube top, short skirts and heels! That’s what I’m talking about. On the subject of NUTTing, clearly the best place on campus is 1701 University Ave., it being the sole provider of heavenly goodness known as 2-ply toilet paper.

From SexyCowgirl

Hey net! So I lost my flash drive in the J-school lab a week ago and I really want it back. Who really takes a flash drive full of important documents and doesn’t feel the least bit guilty about it? Net: Important documents, eh? If that’s what you want to call your homemade porn, that’s fine by us. All of my internship applications were on it (AKA my FUTURE). What a bastard. The least they could do is email me all of my stuff if they’re going to keep the stupid thing. Net: That’s like asking a thief to return the tampons they inadvertently stole along with your purse. And we all know how much thieves love tampons. Help me out net.

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Minnesota Daily Volume 107, Issue 50 November 14, 2005 Dear Dr. Date,

As a young woman set in the realm of university life, I am blessed. Our university male counterparts are after all in their prime. So, with that in mind, I have a problem with my boyfriend. As a given, I assume he would be up for romps at any place or time, but that is not so. We are still in the beginning awkward stages of the relationship so I fear that my advances are either not clear enough or he is not up to mid-afternoon frolics. Yet, if I make my desires more clear, do I risk scaring him off? I have never really had “ass between class” encounters; is this a weird proposition?

Love,

— Morning, Day & Night

Dear Morning, Day & Night,

“Ass between class” is a wonderful proposition. I believe in some circles that’s what’s known as “The Magic Hour” (not to be confused with the short-lived late-night talk show of the tallest point guard in NBA history).

There’s nothing wrong with you wanting to get your rocks off morning, noon and night; if anything, your boyfriend should be relishing it.

He’s not, and maybe you’re not being clear enough with him … or maybe he’s just not a nooner type of guy.

Which is OK. But if you’re into getting hot and sticky at all hours of the day and this dude is as dry as English humor, maybe you should find yourself a more “willing and able” partner.

I mean, the least he could do is fake it, “Like if we went to a Broadway show, if we had really good seats.

“Well you know, if it’s enough already and I just wanna get some sleep.”

For real,

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I seem to need help with feelings about a few girls. From the first day of school, in my first class at the University I saw this girl. I can’t seem to talk to her for a long period of time and I don’t know what to do. My body seems to take over the situation and I seem to get happy, wink wink, every time I see her.

Also, the only thing I think of when I am around her is sex. All I wanna do is get some ass, but I don’t know if she likes me or if she is just playing hard to catch.

But also, I see this other girl that lives in my dorm building that I am attracted to and how she looks and me I know that she likes me, but I’m not a hundred percent sure. I seem to like both girls but I don’t know which one I should try to go for. I just want to hang out before we bang out.

— Day Tripper (name provided by Dr. Date) Dear Day Tripper,

How old are you? Because the daylight, uncalled-for, random-ass boner seems to me to have left most guy’s repertoire sometime in middle school.

Actually, that’s not completely true, from what I hear they can still pop up at any given time. But most guys, by now, should have mastered the skill of “pinching it back,” tucking it up behind the elastic of their boxers or their belt.

You should maybe look into this.

As for your problem, you’re living in the residence hall, where it’s hardly uncommon for total strangers to start talking and end up (tr)ucking. Well, maybe not (tr)ucking, but at least becoming friends.

If you want to play it safe, go for the girl you

already “know” (though who really knows?) is digging on you. If you’ve got a pair (although they seem rather underused), try for the one you can’t seem to talk to. Just pinch it back and focus.

Worse comes to worst, you can take it home and hold it in your hand.

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

So here is my problem I had been dating this girl for like a couple of years and she just won’t give it up I mean I took her out to dinner and my buddy told me when you do that, “Yo she gots ta give it up.” Seconds later I was coincidentally douched in water but nevertheless the problem remains that this lady-friend, why not call her Hooty McBoobit, goes off to London roughly a year ago and breaks up with me.

Next thing I know some dashing Arabian man swoops in, lets call him Emo Steve, and dunks her like Shaq on a kids hoop. So months go by and now the only way I can get off is to fire off drain babies in the shower with my clothes on, usually crying along to some douchey music our buddy, lets call him Dane, would like.

Do you Dr. Date know any ways I can get my rocks off without feeling scared, ashamed, guilty ... Coming from the epicenter of cool.

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I don’t want to jump to any conclusions or anything, but if someone was dating you for multiple years, and you assumed that because you took her out to dinner that she would “give it up,” and then referred to her as “Hooty McBoobit” behind her back … that yeah, she would probably want to go to a different country to get away from you.

All I’m saying is that you better get used to making your own little drain babies if you’re going to treat the ladies that way.

A’thank you.

— Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I am in desperate need of your help. Lately, you have been receiving all this mail about crazy girls but what’s up with all those wacky fellas out there? Ever since I came to college, all the guys I want to become good friends with have become assholes in just a few days.

I’m in a steady long-distance relationship (which I plan on staying in for a long time) and all these guys know I’m committed to my boyfriend. I’ll be hanging out with these guys, then WHAM, they’re distant. Either they stop talking to me so much or they straight-out say they don’t want to be my “guy friend.” What’s up with that?

— WTF Mate

Dear WTF Mate,

Well, it looks like those guys just want a piece of ass (which they’re not going to get from you). So when they find that out, they decide they don’t need you as a friend.

But you know what? You don’t need them as friends either. I can tell you that, rest assured, not all guys are like that on this campus.

But, lucky for you, you can weed out the losers by gauging their reaction to your relationship. If they only want to be friends with single girls, that’s fine, you don’t need them anyway.

— Dr. Date

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

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Dr. Date,

So I met this guy at a party a couple of weeks ago. We hit it off pretty well and started making out. Keep in mind that I was a bit drunk when this happened.

Afterward, he drove me home, and we exchanged numbers. He’s come over to my place, we’ve made out, he has slept over, but we haven’t had sex yet.

We’ve spent time getting to know each other a lot, and I feel like he’s everything I would look for in a potential boyfriend. We have so many things in common that it’s scary.

The catch is that I don’t find him attractive. Do I tell him the truth or pursue something with him?

—Another Fry for the Gay Guy

Rules of Attraction,

Starting a relationship with someone you don’t find attractive is a recipe for doom. Sure, the sheer number of commonalities you two share is a plus, but that’s negated by your sober realization that the chemistry isn’t there on a physical level.

While choosing a partner based on looks alone is shallow, attraction to your mate is a key component in any lasting relationship. Let the guy know how you’re feeling, and find someone you both click with and are turned on by.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’ve got a real problem on my hands.

Well, maybe. I’ve been dating this guy for six months now, so we are pretty steady.

He’s nice and good-looking, but he lives like a slob.

He hasn’t cleaned his apartment in years. Furthermore, we get into a lot of arguments. We are both stubborn and arrogant — only I’m more stubborn, and he’s more arrogant. He always has to be right.

On top of everything, the sex isn’t that great. As in, I’m not satisfied most of the time. Is he someone I should keep around?

—Anonymous

Bye-bye Boyfriend,

Bad sex is a deal-breaker. Lack of pleasure in bed is a sign of irremediable relationship distress. Your boyfriend’s slovenliness also concerns me and demonstrates a lack of respect for himself. Don’t keep this chap around.

You deserve to be satisfied, inside and outside of the bedroom. Since your boyfriend isn’t holding up his end of the deal on either side, it’s time for him to vamoose.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

It seems like everyone finds love online or with dating apps, but that stuff just isn’t for me. I like the idea of connecting with someone in real life and having a relationship develop physically, not from the palm of my hand through a cellphone.

But I feel like this kind of old-fashioned dating is long in the past. Am I wasting my time thinking that I can find a match in everyday life? Do I need to give in to the world of online dating?

—Living in the Wrong Era

Old Fashioned,

The lure of dating and hookup apps is fleeting. They reel you in with the promise of instant sexual gratification and usually deliver on it. They also diminish the risk of rejection, which lessens the sting for many people. While this is fun for a while, it gets old fast and leaves people wondering if there’s anyone out there who really, truly wants to date them and doesn’t just view them as an object.

Old-fashioned dating may be dying, but you can help resurrect it by asking out a cutie that you like. There’s nothing scary about talking to people you’re attracted to, even if it feels daunting and tense. The more you do it, the easier it will become, and the more likely you’ll find someone who you’ll develop a deep emotional and physical connection with.

—Dr. Date

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

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Students get outlet for local change The Roosevelt Institute gives students an opportunity to draft policies.

BY LIZ ANDERSON landerson@mndaily.com

A small group of passionate University of Minnesota students is teaming up to spur change on and off campus.

The students are par t of the new University chapter of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, a national organization with more than 100 chapters that aims to give students the opportunity to address issues affecting their school and local community by

drafting new policies for area leaders.

Hamza Mussé, president of the University’s Roosevelt Institute chapter, said he started the group this fall to give students an impactful outlet to voice their opinions on area issues.

“The model [is a] collaboration between people of our age and the way we see a lot of the issues the world faces today,” Mussé said, “and how we can create change as opposed to offering ideas.”

At the group’s first official meeting earlier this month, members suggested a range of issues they want to reform this school year.

The group hasn’t yet pinned down the specific issues it wants to pursue, Mussé said, but some ideas in the works include affordable housing, education reform and access to education for first-generation students.

The institute is also interested in advocating for car-sharing services in the Twin Cities, like HourCar, to use the shoulder of interstates and highways during rush hour to give them

the same status as public buses, he said.

Geography junior Maria Lee, who attended the meeting, said she’s looking to build an understanding of how the University could suppor t local businesses through thoughtful product purchasing.

“I’m really fascinated [in] how … does the University empower the community with their buying power?” Lee said.

The University of Michigan’s Roosevelt Institute chapter is working on a similar project.

Julius Goldberg-Lewis, regional coordinator of the

Scientists moving into Gore Annex Renovation u from Page 1

plastics, advance semiconductors and new cancer fighting strategies, said department director Dan Frisbie.

The depar tment launched the $30 million, 40,000-square-foot add-on to meet expanding student demand for space.

“It’s the key to the future of the department,” he said.

Although the number of chemical engineering students has remained steady, Frisbie said the department’s materials focus has seen major growth.

“Twenty years ago we had maybe a dozen [materials science] majors a year,” he said.

“We now have 65 majors in the junior class.”

The program could almost certainly increase to 100 students a year, said regents professor Frank Bates.

“This field has evolved — it’s sort of exploded nationally as probably the highest growth area in engineering and applied science,” said Bates, who headed the department from 1999 until this summer.

Developing new materials has become a vital area for building blocks needed to advance energy, health care and information technology, Frisbie said.

“Materials drive technology,” Frisbie said. “If you look at the microelectronics industry, it’s driven by our ability to make and process silicon.”

A long-awaited expansion

Amundson Hall saw its most recent expansion in 1999 when it added the Piercy Wing.

An expanding student body began cramming the building’s increasingly tight space, Bates said. Students outside the department also exacerbated the space issue.

“We had to jam them and our own students into a rather substandard space,” Bate said.

Private donations from Dow Chemical Company and a department alumnus, along with $15 million from state and University sources, make Gore Annex one of the most privately capitalized buildings on campus, Bates said.

Along with benefiting materials sciences students, the expansion will give room to chemical engineers.

Samira Azarin, an assistant professor in the department since August, said Gore Annex will provide her space to research and develop cancer therapies using chemical signals in cells.

“A lot of times you’re limited by the building that you’re in,” Azarin said. “[Having] the room to expand and grow my lab and not have to worry what’s going to happen in five years when I have more students — that was very appealing to me.”

She said researchers will more efficiently leverage resources by sharing the new laboratories.

“As a new professor, you have to start your lab from scratch,” she said. “There’s a lot of equipment I don’t have to buy because it’s already here.”

Along with boosting lab space, the Gore Annex also sports the first of a new line of electron microscope technology.

The device uses a laser system that allows researchers

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to record atomic motion over spans of time measured at one-millionth of a billionth of a second, Frisbie said.

“We’re talking about time scales at which molecules vibrate,” said assistant professor David Flannigan.

Using the microscope, scientists can probe and harness the materials’ fundamental properties. For example, Flannigan said, some engineers will use it to examine how heat dissipates and then design hard drives that can hold more space.

Nestled in a basement laboratory specially designed to isolate the sensitive equipment from vibrations, Flannigan said, the microscope will put the University on the cutting edge for decades.

“The microscopy capabilities in this department right now are just incredible,”

Azarin said. “We can ask questions we might not even have thought of yet.”

Bates said about two years ago, FEI Tecnai, the company that manufactures the microscope device, was impressed by the University’s facilities and Flannigan, who originally contributed to developing the new microscope.

Seeing the right plans, facilities and personnel, Bates said, the company essentially donated the microscope to the school in exchange for the chance to see the equipment at work.

“They wanted the first of these instruments to be assembled and operated by the most competent people, which is our faculty, our grad students, our undergrads,” he said.

University of Michigan’s Roosevelt Institute chapter, said his group is working with the university’s purchasing policy department on an effort to stimulate the local economy that would require the school to buy at least half of its goods from within the state, specifically the Detroit area.

Mussé said he wants the University of Minnesota chapter to start smaller.

The group still needs to determine what issues are important to students, he said, and it will focus the rest of the fall semester on outlining which policies to invest in.

Mussé said he also wants to collaborate with

the Minnesota Student Association about campus issues.

While both groups address student issues, the Roosevelt Institute gives more freedom to students who want to pursue changing policies outside the University, said Mussé, who is also an atlarge representative for MSA. MSA President Joelle Stangler said the group allows students to reach out to the broader University community.

“I think the interesting thing about Roosevelt Institute is that they want to advocate on behalf of all young people’s voices,” she said.

Islamic State group beheads US aid worker

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group released a video Sunday of a masked militant standing over a severed head it claimed was Peter Kassig, a former U.S. soldier-turned-aid worker who was taken hostage while delivering relief supplies to Syrians caught in that countr y’s brutal civil war.

Hours later, the White House confirmed Kassig’s death after a review of the video, which also showed the mass beheadings of a dozen Syrian soldiers.

The 26-year-old Kassig, a former Army Ranger who retur ned to the Middle East to help wounded and displaced Syrians, “was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a ter rorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.

He denounced the extremist group, which he said “revels in the slaughter of innocents, including Muslims, and is bent only on sowing death and destruction.”

W ith Kassig’s death, the Islamic State group has killed five Westerners it was holding. American jour nalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were beheaded, as were British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning.

Unlike previous videos of slain Western hostages, the footage released Sunday did not show the decapitation of Kassig or the moments leading up to his death.

“This is Peter Edward Kassig, a U.S. citizen ... who fought against the Muslims in Iraq,” said the black-clad militant, who spoke with a British accent that was distor ted in the video, apparently to disguise his identity. Previous videos featured a militant with a British accent that the FBI says it has identified, though it hasn’t named him publicly.

The video appeared on websites used in the past by the Islamic State group, which now controls a third of Syria and Iraq.

The footage released Sunday identifies the militants’ location as Dabiq, a town in nor thern Syria that the Islamic State group uses as the title of its English-language propaganda magazine and where they believe an apocalyptic battle between Muslims and their enemies will occur.

The high-definition video also showed the beheadings of about a dozen men identified as Syrian military officers and pilots, all dressed in blue jumpsuits. The black-clad militant war ns that U.S. soldiers will meet a similar fate.

“We say to you, Obama: ... You claim to have withdrawn from Iraq four years ago,” the militant said.

“Here you are: You have not withdrawn. Rather, you hid some of your forces behind your proxies.” A U.S.-led coalition is targeting the Islamic State group in airstrikes, suppor ting Wester n-backed Syrian rebels, Kurdish fighters and the Iraqi military.

Prospect Park getting new hotel Surly taproom clears its final hurdle Hampton u from Page 1

“There’s just not a good selection of nice hotel rooms for people [who] come to campus for anything,” Kaeding said.

Currently, there is no clear estimate for the building’s cost.

Its guests will likely include University of Minnesota professors, doctors, students and their families, but Prospect Park East River Road Improvement Association board member Dick Gilyard said the hotel will also ser ve guests of area residents.

The hotel fits into Prospect Park’s recently initiated plan to transition the area into “new urbanism” — a term the association coined for providing residents with everyday essentials within walking distance of their home.

PPERRIA, Gilyard said, was able to review the hotels plans as they unfolded and ensure the addition agreed with the group’s vision.

“We are not in favor of just ‘willy nilly’ development,” he said. “We’re in favor of good projects working to make Prospect Park a better place to live.”

Ward 2 Councilman Cam Gordon, who oversees Prospect Park and parts of the University area, said while the hotel will meet existing needs, it will also raise property taxes. Because it’s close to residences, he said, the city will keep an eye on the community’s reaction to it.

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But ultimately, he said, there is little concern from the hotel’s future neighbors.

Once it’s built, the hotel will be limited-service, meaning it will accommodate those in town for a few days — as opposed to a full-service or extended stay hotel — which is a common model for Hampton Inn & Suites hotels.

Kaeding said though design details for the hotel’s interior aren’t finalized, it will be a high-quality hotel with a different layout from the traditional Hampton.

“We have been given a little more latitude,” he said, “[and] we have explained to our design team that we’re

going to use that latitude.”

Currently, the University has three standing hotels near the East Bank campus.

The Hampton Inn & Suites is one of two set to open in coming years.

An unnamed hotel development on the corner of Essex Street Southeast and Huron Boulevard Southeast broke ground recently. That project aims to serve the Ambulatory Care Center, which is set to open in 2016 two blocks over on Fulton Street Southeast.

The developer for that project, Dean Dovolis, is also working on a proposal for a Dinkytown hotel.

Beer u from Page 1

operations Linda Haug.

Once it’s open, the business will consist of a beer hall, beer garden, retail center, event center and fine-dining restaurant, she said.

The beer hall and retail center will open next month, and the rest of the business will follow next spring.

The City Council’s approval comes more than thr ee years after Gov. Mark Dayton approved a law known as the “Surly bill,” which legalized the onsite sale of a brewer y’s beer.

Ward 12 City Councilman Andrew Johnson, who helped lobby for the bill before he was elected to the council, said he’s happy to see the brewer y come to Prospect Park.

“It’s wonder ful that we have such a destination coming to Minneapolis,” he said.

Both Johnson and Ward 3 City Councilman Jacob Fr ey said the tapr oom will demonstrate the city’s growing economy.

“If [Surly’s] expansion is any indication of how Minneapolis is doing, we’re in a good place,” Frey said.

Surly owner Omar Ansari first considered the idea for a taproom in 2010.

Not long after he began considering possible locations, the Prospect Park East River Road Improvement Association invited

“We don’t see it as a bar. It will be a well-managed establishment, and we’re in favor of it because it will create jobs.”

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the company to consider the neighborhood for a future site, said Dick Gilyard, a board member for the association.

“We don’t see it as a bar,” he said. “It will be a well-managed establishment, and we’re in favor of it because it will create jobs.”

The brewer y is located nor th of University Avenue Southeast, an area that some residents hope to transform into “Prospect Nor th” — a modern mix of sustainable housing and research labs.

Gordon said the Surly taproom could be one of the first steps in shaping the neighborhood, though it was planned independently of Prospect North.

“This could be viewed as a catalyst for things to come,” he said.

The taproom isn’t gear ed specifically to ward the college-age demographic, Haug said, though some of its prices lend themselves to a student’s salar y.

“We’re not gauging it toward anyone in specific, but beer lovers in general,” she said.

Librar y Bar and Grill manager Joe Berg said though he thinks the taproom will be a nice alter-

native for students, he doesn’t see it as competition because it caters to a different crowd.

Though the bar may see a decrease in happy hour business initially, that’s not the Librar y’s main source of revenue, Berg said.

“I think when you take into account bars like us and Blarney, we are predominantly late-night bars,” he said. “It’s not really our target market at our target time.”

Gordon said he hopes the Surly brewer y will help the area take advantage of foot traffic from the Green Line light rail and become a destination for Minneapolis residents.

The brewer y might attract a younger crowd to the area, Frey said.

“I don’t know if I’ve met a student who wouldn’t want a brewer y nearby,” he said.

After the council voted to appr ove the license Friday, Ansari said the approval seemed like a formality, but he’s glad to see Surly’s plans finally move for ward.

“It’s been a four-and-ahalf-year process,” Ansari said. “It’s nice to see we’ve been able to open a taproom.”