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MEN’S BASKETBALL
The American people are unaware of the economic impacts of our manufactured budgetary issues.
Minnesota is 3-7 since losing a close game at Indiana last month.
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Despite an overall increase, eight groups were recommended $0. BY CODY NELSON cnelson@mndaily.com
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Some state legislators are pushing to revamp the city of Rochester in an effort to keep Mayo Clinic a world-renowned medical institution. I n J a n u a r y, M a y o a n nounced its “Destination Medical Center” plan, a 20-year, $5 billion expansion that University of Minnesota officials hope will benefit their 370-student Rochester campus. “If it’s good for Mayo and it’s good for their patients and their visitors, it’s good for us as an institution,” UMR Assistant Vice Chancellor Jay Hesley said. “Having those resources in place helps us with our recruitment and our retention of students, faculty and staff.” But before the plan moves forward, the clinic wants $585 million from the state to bolster infrastructure in the city. Rep. Kim Nor ton, DFLRochester, proposed the bill to fund the infrastructure renovations around the clinic earlier this month. “[Mayo Clinic] is most interested in growing here in Minnesota,” Norton said. “In order to do so, amenities are needed and development is needed in Rochester to support their growth.” The Rochester campus has a close working relationship with Mayo, the biggest private employer in the state. “I think that the idea of the Mayo Clinic and their reputau See MAYO Page 5 Other states have supported medical center expansions.
If the initial student ser vice fees committee recommendations stick, University of Minnesota students could see one of the largest year-overyear fees increases in recent years in 2013-14. Each semester, each student would pay nearly
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$430, a proposed increase of about $37 over 2012-13, according to the initial recommendations the Student Services Fees Committee released Monday. Despite the overall increase, eight groups that previously received student ser vices fees were denied funding for 2013-14. Boynton Health Ser vice also requested more than $380,000 for expanded mental health ser vices in FY2014. The SSFC recommended funding about $290,000
to fund four of six requested staf f positions and remove the current co-pay and advised Boynton to absorb the cost of the other two positions. One of the largest funding decreases was recommended for Campus Crusade for Christ, which was recommended to receive none of its nearly $24,000 request. In 2012-13, the group received almost $26,000. “The committee feels that CRU has not been responsible with its financial obligation in re-
cord keeping,” the SSFC said in its initial recommendation rationales. The SSFC initially planned to give the group a 25 percent penalty, but fur ther unresolved errors caused it to recommend no fees funding. There will be hearings for student groups to address the SSFC on Tuesday and Wednesday and for administrative groups on Thursday. u See FEES Page 5 The committee cited carryover in multiple denials.
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Recruiting rule change draws mixed reviews The NCAA wants to allow unlimited contact with recruits. BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
Compliance director J.T. Bruett has to make sure ever y mailing a Gophers coach sends to a recr uit complies with NCAA law. With coaches from the University of Minnesota’s 25 varsity sports programs constantly contacting recruits, such strict oversight can be difficult. “For us to have to go in and look at the size of a piece of paper and what color it is and what it can have on the front and where the writing can be,” Bruett said, “it gets to be a little ridiculous.” But rules approved by the NCAA Board of Directors on Jan. 19 would allow coaches to have unlimited contact with recruits for all sports after their junior year of high school. That means coaches could call, text message or mail recruits without having to report the communication to compliance officials. Big Ten football coaches and athletics directors issued a statement opposing the changes, expressing concern about the two rules regarding the deregulation of communication and an increase in coaches that can be involved with recruiting. Previously, coaches were allowed one phone call a week and were not allowed to text recruits. The proposed new r ules are under a 60-day “override period.” If enough schools vote against the rules during this period, they’ll be rescinded. If not, they’ll take effect this summer. Bruett said the new rules would allow him to focus on enforcing more complex rules, like those about amateurism,
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Temperatures hovered in the mid-30s on Monday afternoon with mostly sunny skies. The National Weather Service forecasts highs hovering above or around freezing for the rest of the week.
u See RECRUITING Page 8 The University spent $1.2 million per year on recruiting from 2007-11.
ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS
Alumni lip balm startup helps fund cleft palate surgeries in Ethiopia
On an average Friday night in 2011, University of Minnesota alumni Travis Brew and Jimmy Ennen decided they were going to improve access to health care in developing countries. They didn’t donate all of their money to a charity or buy plane tickets to see the problem firsthand — they made lip balm in their kitchen. That first batch of balm has evolved into their business, Face to Face, which donates $1 for each tube of purchased lip balm to a charity that helps provide care for children in Ethiopia with conditions like cleft lip, cleft palate, nomas or tumors. University students at any campus can purchase the lip balm at the book-
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Initial recs: largest fee hike in recent years
There’s a push for city renovations to support Mayo Clinic’s $5 billion expansion.
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Mayo upgrade could boost Rochester campus
Face to Face has donated $1,200 for surgeries to repair facial deformities.
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store, including Cof fman Union’s. In two months, Face to Face has raised $1,200 — enough to fund three surgeries that restore basic functions like eating, speaking and smiling. Chris Tastad, the company’s vice president of operations, said although surger y’s price tag seems small in the U.S., its benefits in Ethiopia are immense. The relatively inexpensive surgery can “ultimately have a large impact on the quality of life of a child,” he said. Ennen said the inspiration for the late-night batch of lip balm came from his study abroad experience in rural Ecuador. “While I was there I really realized providing people with health care is the greatest gift you can give another person,” he said. “I saw just how powerful that could be.” That commitment to u See FACE Page 5 Untreated facial deformities can impact functions like speaking.
U students lobby for clean energy Activists want legislators to raise renewable energy standards. BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com
Packed together on the main staircase of the state Capitol on Monday, a group of about 100 students sang “You Are My Sunshine” behind the bright face of a papier-mâché sun. Instead of the conventional lyrics, they sang of solar and wind power, ending the song with the words, “please don’t take my future away.” The singers gathered from across Minnesota at the Capitol to lobby for cleaner energy standards. The lobby day was held in conjunction with Sunday’s Next Generation Environmental Congress, an event geared toward getting more youth involved in environmental policy decisions. Students met with legislators, asking them to support a 40 percent renewable energy standard, a 10 percent solar energy standard and clean energy policies. Though affecting energy policy is a complex process,
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University of Minnesota-Morris junior Matt Fredericks meets with Rep. Jay McNamar, DFL-Elbow Lake, at the State Office Building on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in St. Paul. Students across Minnesota joined Fredericks on Energy Lobby Day to meet with legislators about renewable energy policies.
it’s still accessible to students and young people, said Josh Winters, executive director of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group. “We understand that a lot of this stuff gets complicated, but at the end of the day, this is really simple,” Winters said. “We need to advance a clean energy
economy, and that’s what we’re here today to do.” Supply chain and operations sophomore Hunter Johnson said it’s important for students to be involved in energy policy. “These decisions are going to affect us more than anyone,” Johnson said. He said students need to take action now so as to
not pass on today’s energy problems, he said. “Some people argue about the urgency of it,” he said. “I think it’s unethical if we put that off to the next generation.” u See ENERGY Page 3 Several legislators encouraged students’ energy policy efforts.
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