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U students gear up for MN entrepreneurship event
For the past seven years, five of the student division winners were from the University. u See PAGE 4
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Leg. aims to prevent Fairview merger
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The Harlem Globetrotters’ Paul “Tiny” Sturgess is the world’s tallest professional basketball player.
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Moulton matures as Gophers’ ace
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U’s top lawyer to step down in summer Mark Rotenberg has led the Office of the General Counsel for 20 years. BY BRANDEN LARGENT AND KATHERINE LYMN blargent@mndaily.com klymn@mndaily.com
Three bills were proposed Monday to block or dissuade a Sanford-Fairview union. BY CODY NELSON AND BRANDEN LARGENT cnelson@mndaily.com blargent@mndaily.com
State legislators proposed bills Monday to intervene in the Fairview Health Services merger talks. Two proposals would outlaw South Dakotabased Sanford Health from taking over Fairview, which includes the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Another would force Fairview to return state funding if it was run by an out-of-state entity. Two bills proposed by Reps. Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, and Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park, would outlaw the acquisition of Fairview by an out-of-state entity, either permanently or through 2014. Another bill, introduced by Jim Abeler, RAnoka, and Peter Fischer, DFL-Maplewood, would take state funding from Fairview if it sells or transfers control to an out-of-state entity. The bill says Fairview would have to return any “charitable assets” it received from the state back into the general fund. “Minnesota money and the goodwill of non-profit benefits have been poured into Fairview,” Fischer said in a news release. “I don’t think we should walk away from all the state has invested.” Atkins said the potential merger doesn’t take into account how much the state has invested in the education of physicians at the u See FAIRVIEW Page 4 In a letter, Atkins asked acting Fairview CEO Chuck Mooty to testify at a hearing for the bill.
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House grants tuition relief in U funding proposal BY CODY NELSON AND CALI OWINGS cnelson@mndaily.com cowings@mndaily.com
For in-state students at the University of Minnesota, tuition relief may be coming. The House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee recommended $42.6 million for the University to freeze undergraduate resident tuition for the next two years. The committee’s recommendation for tuition relief mirrors those from Gov. Mark Dayton and the Senate higher education committee, but the House committee allocated about $19 million less to the University overall. The University had requested that amount for MnDRIVE, which would focus on research critical to Minnesota industry and business. The governor and Senate allocated $36 million to the University for the initiative. The House also recommended only about $11 million more to the state grant program. Dayton and the Senate recommended an $80 million increase. Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, who chairs the House committee, said the tuition relief component will help students pay for school. “This will be the first time where students can honestly say ‘I won’t have to pay more for tuition, and I won’t have to borrow,’ ” he said. The Senate will officially appropriate funds to the University on Tuesday. Dayton released a bonding proposal Monday that allocated roughly $70 million to the University. While his proposal would fund the University’s request for nearly $57 million to renovate the Tate Laboratory of Physics, it provides only about $15 million for upkeep of campus buildings and facilities — $110 million less than the school’s request. The House Capital Investment Committee will release a bonding proposal Tuesday. The Senate has not yet set a date.
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Fulton Brewery staff member Justin Janicki serves beer to customers Saturday at the Fulton Brewery Tap Room in Minneapolis.
Since 2010, 35 breweries have opened statewide, eight of which are housed in Minneapolis. BY BRIAN AROLA
opened statewide, eight of which
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are housed in Minneapolis, according to the Associated Press.
Beer enthusiasts of Minne-
Now, owners are again work-
sota have been congregating at
ing together, but this time it’s to
a more serious watering hole in
raise a limit on the sale of growl-
recent years: the state Capitol.
ers, or 64-ounce jugs of beer.
A recent brewing boom in
Currently, breweries can only
Minneapolis has led to more
sell 3,500 barrels annually, but
competition among craft brew-
owners say that number is far too
ers, but also collaboration as
low, and they’re lobbying to raise
breweries fight together for
the threshold to 20,000.
more craft beer-friendly legisla-
A bill has been included in a
tion in the face of restrictive state
package of liquor-related legisla-
and city laws.
tion and will be considered later
After a major victory in 2011,
After 20 years at the University of Minnesota, General Counsel Mark Rotenberg will step down this summer, he announced Monday. As the University’s top lawyer, Rotenberg defends the University against all sorts of lawsuits. Rotenberg will take over the position of vice president and general counsel at Johns Hopkins University in June, according to a University press release. “It has been a great honor to represent the University of Minnesota as General Counsel for the past two decades,” Rotenberg said in the release. “While it is terribly difficult to leave the U … Johns Hopkins offers a unique and very special professional opportunity that I cannot pass up.” He announced his resignation amid turmoil at the University: Both the University and South Dakota-based u See ROTENBERG Page 4 He also frequently advises regents.
this session.
when brewer y owners lobbied
Two major proponents for
to allow onsite beer sales, the in-
the measure spoke last week at
dustr y has exploded across the
Republic bar at Seven Corners
city and state.
as part of an annual brewing fo-
Since 2010, 35 breweries have
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University of Minnesota General Counsel Mark Rotenberg takes notes as former Regent Steve Sviggum announces his resignation from the Board of Regents on Thursday at McNamara Alumni Center.
rum hosted by the West Bank
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U snags record 42,000 applications for fall 2013 in part of decade-long trend Less than a third of accepted applicants actually enrolled in the University in 2012. BY T YLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com
Despite a statewide decrease in the number of high school graduates, the University of Minnesota received a record number of applications for fall 2013 admission. The University has had more than 42,000 freshman applications for fall 2013 admission already — an increase of about 12 percent over the year before. An official application count won’t be available until fall 2013, since the University is still receiving applications. Students seeking admission applied for about 5,400 spots in the class of 2017. Because of the increased number of applications, more academically capable students — who likely have many college choices — are offered admission, said Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. Of the almost 19,000 applicants who were offered places at the University in fall 2012, less than a third actually enrolled. That’s an 11 percentage point decrease from fall 2003. The increase in applicants was surprising because of the declining numbers of high
school graduates in the Midwest, McMaster said. In the past six years, Minnesota’s number of high school graduates has dropped by almost 9 percent, or 5,200 students, according to a report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
“Our whole [collection] area is going down,” McMaster said. “So we thought that we’d see the same trend in applications, and u See APPLICATIONS Page 3 Recruiting efforts by the Office of Admissions could have contributed to the increase in applicants.
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LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a political mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street. Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London. As flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87-year-old, praise for Thatcher and her leadership poured in from around the world. “Margaret Thatcher undoubtedly was one of the most remarkable political figures of the modern world,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said Thatcher “made a significant contribution to the development of the Soviet-British and Russian-British ties, which we will always remember with gratitude.” President Barack Obama said many Americans “will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President (Ronald) Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of histor y. We can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will.” Queen Elizabeth II authorized a ceremonial funeral — a step short of a state funeral — to be held for Thatcher at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London next week with military honors. Prime Minister David Cameron cut shor t a trip to Madrid and Paris to return to Britain following news of Thatcher’s death and said Parliament would be recalled from recess on Wednesday so lawmakers could pay tribute. For admirers, Thatcher was a savior who rescued Britain from ruin and laid the groundwork for an extraordinary economic renaissance. For critics, she was a heartless tyrant who ushered in an era of greed that kicked the weak out onto the streets and let the rich become filthy rich. “Let us not kid ourselves. She was a ver y divisive figure,” said Bernard Ingham, Thatcher’s press secretary for her entire term. “She was a real toughie. She was a patriot with a great love for this country, and she raised the standing of Britain abroad.” Thatcher was the first — and still only — female prime minister in Britain’s history. But she often found feminists tiresome.
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JERUSALEM — Secretary of State John Kerry worked Monday to corral Israeli and Palestinian leaders into a new and ambitious peace process that includes reviving parts of a long-dormant plan embraced by the Arab world a decade ago, officials said. The 2002 initiative that Kerry wants to revive parts of would have provided Israel recognition throughout the Arab world in exchange for a pullout from territory conquered in 1967. On his third trip to Jerusalem in the last two weeks, Kerry committed himself to a multi-month peace push that could mean numerous follow-up trips to the region. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials Monday, a day after sitting down for private one-on-one talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. “I am intensely focused on this issue and the region because it is vital really to American interests and regional interests to try and advance the peace process and because this festering absence of peace is used by groups everywhere to recruit and encourage extremism,” Kerry told reporters. “Both sides mistrust each other deeply and there are reasons that mistrust has built up,” he added. “I am convinced that we can break that down.” Kerry’s foremost goal is to restart direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that have hardly taken place at all over the last 4 1/2 years. And, in a break from previous American-led efforts, he also wants to focus on a modified version of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. The initiative was revolutionary when Saudi Arabia introduced it and the 22-member Arab League endorsed it. It offered Israel comprehensive recognition in exchange for withdrawal from the lands it conquered in the 1967 Mideast war. Although Israel never embraced the plan and the Palestinians oppose any changes to it, the basic parameters seem to be gaining traction as a framework for future talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. Arab League chief Nabil El-Araby and Qatar’s prime minister will lead a delegation to Washington this month to discuss the initiative with Kerry, Arab officials said. Kerry, however, is seeking new conditions to sweeten the deal for Israel, officials said. Arab and Palestinian officials say he has talked about upgraded guarantees for Israel’s security and allowances for border adjustments based on mutual agreement. A senior State Department official would only say Kerry wanted the plan “enhanced.” The American official spoke on condition of anonymity because of Kerry’s orders not to brief reporters. Earlier Monday, Kerry told U.S. consulate staff in Jerusalem that he was coming so regularly to the Mideast because he believed peace could be reached. “If we can get on a track where people are working in good faith to address the bottom-line concerns, it is possible to be able to make progress and make peace,” he said.
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U snags record 42,000 applications for fall 2013 in part of decade-long trend Applications u from Page 1
we didn’t.” Also, the number of applicants for fall 2012 decreased slightly from the year before, according to University data. But this drop was an exception to the trend of increasing applications. The number of freshman applicants has more than doubled in the past decade. This growth is something the University wants to see “to a point,” McMaster said. It’s important to have a high enough number of applications to hit an enroll-
ment target, said Rachelle Hernandez, interim director of admissions. But as a result of the rising number of applications, McMaster said a lot of students who have good academic records are denied admission. In the past decade, the portion of applicants who are granted admission has significantly decreased. About three in four applicants were offered admission in 2003, while less than half were admitted in 2011. “Our goal is not to reject students — good students,” McMaster said, adding that he thinks the application numbers will eventually level
off or begin to decrease. “We are not looking to artificially increase the number of applications we’re receiving,” Hernandez said. Rather, she said the focus is working with students who are interested in the University and who would likely be successful. Some students said a decreasing acceptance rate isn’t bad news. Having a more competitive application process also improves the classroom atmosphere, said sports management sophomore Brianna Tahti, because it results in more academically skilled students. “I think it’s a good thing
to make it more prestigious,” said freshman Taylor Ader. He said increasing numbers of jobs require a college degree, which may boost the number of people applying to the University. “There’s a higher need for college,” Ader said.
Reasons for growth The main reason for the increasing number of applications is the recruitment work carried out by the Office of Admissions, McMaster said. Her nandez s a i d t h e University focuses on communicating its policies and expectations to high school counselors to help identify potential students.
Anticipating a decrease in high school graduates, about a decade ago University administration began to “work Illinois pretty hard” in terms of recruiting, McMaster said. In addition, he said the University employs a regional recruiter in southern California to attract applicants. Still, McMaster said the University strives to build classes where two-thirds are Minnesota residents. “Our focus is really on attracting great students from the state of Minnesota,” he said. Another potential reason for higher application numbers is a trend among high school students to apply to
many colleges, Hernandez said. Newer initiatives like the University Honors Program and new buildings like the Recreation and Wellness Center could also contribute, McMaster said. Ar t and biology freshman Michelle Bluem said she wasn’t surprised the University was receiving more applications. She said she’s heard from younger students that admission to the University has become more competitive. “I think the University’s very happy to be in demand by great undergraduates,” McMaster said.
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U students gear up for MN entrepreneurship event For the past seven years, five of the student division winners were from the U. BY MARION RENAULT mrenault@mndaily.com
While some students dream of being a doctor or lawyer, others hope to distill their own gin, develop mobile games or sell yogurt. Minnesota Cup, a business entrepreneurship competition co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, is made for just those students. Since its first run nine years ago, MN Cup has evolved to include more divisions, sponsors, promotions, judges and prize money — making it a unique experience for the state’s hopeful entrepreneurs, according to John Stavig, professional director of the Holmes Center. “It’s become the largest statewide new venture competition in the country,” he said. Finalists from the past four years alone have gone on to raise more than $60 million, he said. And within the stu-
dent division, the University has dominated, he said, winning five of the past seven years. But there’s a grand prize of $40,000 plus division winnings up for grabs for students, said Scott Litman, cofounder of MN Cup. The competition provides a framework for developing ideas into reality and making connections with other entrepreneurs as well as resources and publicity. Litman said his own personal experiences as a young Carlson School of Management graduate inspired him to form MN Cup. “When I was a student, I competed in a competition like this,” he said. “It was a catalyst for my early entrepreneurial success, and so years later we thought to pay it forward.” Connie Rutledge, a MN Cup judge, said she looks forward to this year’s crop of business pitches. “I’ve probably read over 500 business plans, and there’s always something surprising,” she said. “There’s always something that’s a good idea.” With the competition’s application opening just weeks ago, University students are already gearing up to compete in MN Cup for the chance at investments and connections with angel investors and local business leaders.
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For Jon Bohlinger, alcohol is more than just a drink. When he discovered that he could microdistill his own liquor the same way as craft beer, he said he jumped at the chance to start his own business doing just that. “I would die happy if I was going to be making alcohol the rest of my life,” he said. The part-time MBA student is taking his microdistilled spirits company, Gentleman Scholar, to MN Cup in hopes of opening his business sometime this summer. The “sexiness” and sophisticated character of his gin, he said, would be an advantage in the competition. The decision to compete came naturally after taking an entrepreneurship course where he developed the idea, he said. Regardless of the outcome, Bohlinger said, he’s going to MN Cup to establish connections in the entrepreneurial community. “Even if you go to these things and you don’t win, the people you meet make it so worthwhile,” he said. “I know there’s a lot of competitive people, and I’m really eager to compete against them.”
When Grant Schluender went looking for something to put on the back of his truck to store his snow blower without making his car look like a “minivan,” he was surprised to find there was no such thing. That’s when the MBA student decided to make the ConvertCap, a patentpending invention that lies across a truck bed and converts from a flat lid into a truck topper. Now he’s taking his product and his company, Transformation Technologies, to MN Cup in hopes of getting exposure, as well as feedback. While he said Transformation Technologies may not be as complex as other companies competing in MN Cup, he still feels confident it will do well. “The ConvertCap isn’t necessarily going to save the world; it’s not going to prevent cancer or cure heart disease,” he said. “But it’s a technology that everybody can understand and … will make an incremental difference in peoples’ lives.”
According to business senior Connor McIntire, the key to a successful yogurt spread business is “a lot of sweat.” He, business senior Kelsey Atherton and nine other Carlson students have spent the 2012-13 school year doing market research, attending sales meetings, making deliveries — even cooking batches and applying labels for their product, Santé Foods. The duo took a family “old world” recipe and started producing it locally and selling it in cooperatives around the city. Though Santé Foods hasn’t officially decided whether it will take its spread to MN Cup, McIntire said the University has been invaluable in the company’s development so far. “There’s a big push by the U and Carlson School to start businesses,” he said.
LIPBRAU Take classic games, breathe life into them and then make them mobile — that’s the goal for Lipbrau, a mobile game development company started by a trio of MBA students: Charlie Rota, Spencer Evans and Zach Johnson. Their first development, Hogstead: Dots and Boxes, puts a farm spin on the classic dots and boxes games and will likely launch mid-May. Lipbrau aims to feed off the recent success of mobile gaming with its unique real-time and two-player features. “This first wave of social casual gaming … has already hit its peak,” Rota said. “But there’s still a high demand for that genre. So our hope is that we can fill that gap.” Since the idea for the company emerged in fall 2012, the group said it relied heavily on the “collaborative community” of business people for advice and ideas. “They’re not only excited about the idea, they’re passionate about passion,” Johnson said, “which is what binds so many entrepreneurs together.”
In push for looser laws, local breweries unite Breweries u from Page 1
Brewing Association, a University of Minnesota student group. Owners of Indeed and Fulton breweries said growlers are an essential par t of their revenue stream. Indeed’s Tom Whisenand and Fulton’s Ryan Petz said they joined with breweries across the state to form the “Save the Growler” campaign, which drew support from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, a craft brew enthusiast. The two owners also talked about the impact of the 2011 “Surly bill,” which allowed for selling beer at breweries and was nicknamed after Brooklyn Center-based Surly Brewing, which spearheaded the efforts. “It had a huge impact on our brewer y,” Whisenand said. “All of a sudden that law changes, and people can not only buy a pint but can also make a connection
with us.” Petz said he quit his job to pursue his dream of opening a brewer y, and without the taproom bill, Fulton may have gone under. “It was really tough to grow and make a living before the taproom bill,” he said. Dominick Grande, a University law school student and WBBA member, said Fulton was the first taproom opened in Minneapolis while Indeed was the first brewer y able to design its headquarters with the taproom in mind. On Thursday, the two owners said the lobbying collaboration is an example of the camaraderie felt among craft breweries in Minneapolis. Although the craft breweries in the city are competitors, Petz said their joint ef for ts at the state Capitol and City Hall fight for the common interests of craft brewers. “We think of ourselves as a small par t of a large macro-movement,” Petz said.
Whisenand said any competition is less about business and more about competing to make the best-quality beer, which is what’s best for the customer. “It’s the whole reason we got into this business,” he said. “It’s our common goal to make great beer.” Russell Squire, another WBBA member and University law school student, said he loves the friendly competition among the city’s craft brewers. “Technically we consider these guys competitors because they’re both making craft beer, but there’s a real communal atmosphere, too,” he said. Whisenand said new breweries add to the city’s beer culture, and he’s more than willing to lend a hand in helping them open, even if they’re nearby, like 612 Brew and Dangerous Man Brewing, which both opened recently. Before Dangerous Man could open, the brewer y had to work with the city to over tur n an old ordi-
nance that banned ser ving alcohol near churches. Petz said he often sees people coming from other breweries to Fulton, and he encourages that type of brewery hopping. “It’s pretty cool when someone bikes over to our taproom from Dangerous Man or Indeed,” he said. The city’s beer culture will continue to develop thanks to recent and upcoming legislation, Petz said. As craft brewing becomes less of a novelty, he said, people are craving better quality beer. “We’re at a point where it’s not a quirky new thing,” he said. “Ever yone knows about it.” Despite booming business over the past year at both breweries, both Petz and Whisenand said their breweries are about producing a quality product rather than making huge profits. Both breweries contribute a por tion of their profits to charities. “I wouldn’t want to get into business just to make money, as stupid as that sounds,” Whisenand said.
Mesa bouncer knocks man’s tooth out Sunday POLICE BY JAKE STARK jstark@mndaily.com
Gunnar Brown was socializing with friends at Mesa Pizza early Sunday when he said a bouncer grabbed his jacket and dragged him outside. “He never said a word to me; he just started taking me out,” Brown said. The bouncer allegedly accused Brown, who is not affiliated with the University, of turning out the lights in the restaurant, which Brown said he did not do. The two got into a heated argument that ended with the bouncer punching Brown in the face twice, knocking one of his teeth out, he said. “I don’t remember exactly what I was saying,” he said. “But I never touched the guy.” When Brown’s friends tried to intervene, the bouncer pepper-sprayed them, according to a Minneapolis police report. Minneapolis police took a report on the incident but did not make any arrests because it was a misdemeanor offense that needed more investigation, said Minneapolis police Sgt. Steve McCarty. “Now, it’s up to the city attorney to determine if the case rises to the level of a felony,” he said.
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University. “We ought not to be turning over the reins of control for the University of Minnesota hospitals to an entity that is based outside the state of Minnesota,” Atkins said. In a letter Monday, Atkins asked acting Fairview CEO Chuck Mooty to testify before the House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee at an April 17 hearing for the bills. University President Eric Kaler was also invited. The committee is charged with examining transactions with major impact on Minnesota consumers and with providing legislative oversight of the state’s charitable and nonprofit entities. Legislators from both sides of the House floor have raised concerns about the potential merger’s effect on University hospitals, Atkins said. “University of Minnesota
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Assault cases involving bouncers need to be reviewed carefully, McCarty said. Police need to determine if the bouncer crossed the line when dealing with an unruly customer. But the line is often blurry, he said. “I don’t think there’s a single answer you can give,” he said. “All these incidents need to be reviewed on a case-bycase basis.”
Another assault A University of Minnesota student was assaulted early Saturday near the University Fieldhouse, according to a Minneapolis police report. The victim, 21, had walked off his bus when a man followed him off, the report said. The man began yelling at the victim and pushing him from behind, the report said. When the victim arrived at his home, the report said the man punched him in the back of the head. The man left the scene before the victim called the police, the report said.
hospitals provide the greatest amount of training to the greatest number of physicians in any institution in Minnesota,” Atkins said. “That is critical to the entire state.” The potential Fair viewSanford merger came to light last month when Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson expressed concern about the talks and scheduled a series of public hearings to discuss them. In a Januar y letter to Mooty, Kaler proposed the University, rather than Sanford, take over Fairview. In the first hearing about the merger Sunday, the University announced it would halt gifts and donations connected to the merger talks, and both Fairview and Sanford leaders said they would stop discussions of the takeover if the University objects. Fairview received notification of the new legislation Monday morning and will follow up on it soon, Fairview spokeswoman Jennifer Amundson said.
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Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson announces hearings to look into a potential merger between Sanford Health and Fairview. Swanson says she’s concerned about the University of Minnesota Medical Center being controlled by an out-ofstate entity. Both health organizations release statements saying the talks are preliminary.
The Star Tribune reports that University President Eric Kaler proposed in a January letter that the University take over Fairview.
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At a public hearing, leaders from Sanford and Fairview say they will stop discussions about the takeover of Fairview if the University objects. University General Counsel Mark Rotenberg announces the University is halting all discussions of donations or charitable gifts related to the merger. A second hearing is scheduled for April 21.
State legislators propose bills preventing non-Minnesota-based entities from taking over Fairview and taking funding from Fairview if it sells or transfers control to an out-of-state entity. A new hearing to discuss the bills is scheduled for April 17.
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Sanford Health have proposed taking control of Fairview Health Services, spurring concerns from many. At the state Supreme Court last year, he defended the University’s discipline of a student for what it saw as inappropriate Facebook comments. Like in the majority of lawsuits brought against the University, the school won that case. Rotenberg was also head of OGC in 2011 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled — this time against the University — that for purposes of Social Security taxes, medical residents are not considered students. He r epr esented the University the first time it ever had a case in the U.S. Su-
preme Court over a question of the federal government’s role in state deadlines for filing discrimination claims. The University won. Overall, Rotenberg’s litigation recovered more than $580 million for the University. He also served as a professor in the University’s law school and as an adjunct professor in the College of Liberal Arts. University President Eric Kaler said in a statement that Rotenberg built “one of the finest offices of general counsel at any university in the country.” Rotenberg also provided legal counsel to the University Board of Regents, regents Chair Linda Cohen said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for Mark,” Cohen said of Rotenberg’s new job. “But I also think it’s a loss for the University.”
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Nation & World Calif. hiker: 4 days missing felt like a dream BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORANGE, Calif. — One of two hikers who got lost in the Southern California wilderness last week said Monday she remembers little about her four-day ordeal because she began hallucinating on the first night after the pair finished the three bottles of water they had and darkness fell. Kyndall Jack, 18, and her friend, Nicolas Cendoya, went missing on March 31 in Cleveland National Forest after wandering off a trail during what they thought would be a short day hike. The pair had picked the hike on the popular Holy Jim Trail almost at random after deciding they wanted to climb to a mountaintop to “touch the clouds,” Jack said at a brief news conference. She said the last thing she remembers is fighting off an animal with Cendoya after darkness fell, but she does not recall how the two got separated or what she did between then and her rescue. She hallucinated she was being eaten by a python, she tried to eat rocks and dirt, and thought that tree twigs were straws from which she could suck water. “I honestly didn’t even know I was missing, I didn’t know I was gone, I didn’t know anything was going on,” she said. “I just thought I was in a big dream.” Jack was plucked by helicopter from a tiny rocky outcropping on a near-vertical cliff Thursday, after searchers followed her cries for help across a canyon and up several dried-up waterfalls. She was severely dehydrated, could not move one arm and complained of shortness of breath and pain in her chest and legs, rescuers said at the time. Her mouth was so full of dirt the first man to reach her was afraid she would choke if he gave her water. Cendoya, 19, had been rescued the night before after a volunteer searcher heard him call out from chest-high brush not far from where Jack was found. He was released from the hospital Sunday and the two have since seen each other and tried to make sense of their hallucinations with little luck. Jack, who was expected to be released late Monday, has frostbite in her left hand and swelling, cuts and bruises on her legs that still make walking difficult. She sat in a wheelchair and appeared weak during a brief news conference outside the University of Irvine, California Medical Center. The ends of her fingernails were ragged and still coated with dirt and she wore a bandage on one arm, moccasins on her swollen feet and a neon yellow hospital bracelet that said “Fall Risk.” The hike star ted out well but things quickly went wrong when they left the trail, she recalled. “We just saw a good place and we were like, ‘Oh, we’re just going to scale the mountain here,’ ” she said. They realized as darkness fell that they were lost and nowhere near the mountaintop and Cendoya called 911 twice on his dying cellphone. In the second call, he and Jack can be heard having a tense conversation as the operator tries to determine where exactly they are in the 720-square-mile national forest — a vast wilderness that runs smack up against the suburban comforts of southeastern Orange County.
Rutgers reviewing all practices BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRENTON, N.J. — Rutgers officials are scrutinizing practice videos of all spor ts to see if any coach engaged in behavior like the type that cost men’s basketball coach Mike Rice his job, the university president announced Monday. The inquir y into Rice and how university of ficials responded is also going deeper as the school announced that it plans to hire a consultant to conduct an independent review. University President Rober t Barchi, speaking Monday during a town hall meeting on the school’s Newark campus, said he wants any instances of bullying or homophobic language to be repor ted immediately. He also reiterated that he wished he had viewed the video where Rice — whom Gov. Chris Christie on Monday called an “animal” — shoved players and called them gay slurs when it first surfaced in November, saying he would have fired Rice then. Rice was fired last week only after the video became public. Athletic Director
Tim Pernetti, an assistant basketball coach and the university’s top lawyer also resigned last week, while some Rutgers faculty members and others called for Barchi to step down, too. On Monday, Christie defended Barchi’s performance while blasting Rice’s behavior. He also criticized the reaction of those who knew about it and did not fire the coach months ago, when the video was given to university of ficials and viewed by — at least — Pernetti, university interim counsel John Wolf and Chairman Mark Hershhorn of the university Board of Governors’ athletics committee. “They were wrong not to come to the conclusion that Coach Rice needed to be fired immediately,” Christie said at a news conference. In a statement released by his lawyer late Monday, Hershhorn said he did call for Rice’s firing on the day in early December that he watched the video. He said he told Pernetti that if the video was authenticated, Rice needed to be immediately terminated. Contrar y to his recommendation, Hershhorn said, the university chose to discipline
Rice instead of let him go. The Rutgers administration would not comment on Hershhorn’s account of events. While the governor had issued statements previously, it was the first time Christie took questions about the scandal at the state’s flagship public university. The Republican governor added that had he been aware of the issues earlier he would have used his “power of persuasion” to try to get Rice fired then. He said he viewed the video not only as a governor but as the father of a college athlete. His son Andrew plays baseball at Princeton. “You’re talking about kids being miserably treated by the guy who determined whether they keep their scholarship or not,” Christie said. He said the video cost the coach his credibility with young athletes and their families. “What parent would let this animal back into their living room to try to recruit their son after this video?” he said. Christie said it was a mistake for Barchi, who took of fice in September, not to watch the video last year when he first was told
about it. But he said that leaders of large organizations must delegate some matters and that the mistake was not a firing offense. It was Pernetti’s job to know what the coach was doing, Christie said. According to a settlement the university provided to The Associated Press on Monday, Pernetti is receiving $1.25 million as he departs, along with perks ranging from health insurance for more than two years to a $12,000 annual car allowance until next year and his university-issued iPad. Rutgers announced Monday that it was commissioning an independent review of Rice’s conduct and the way the university responded to it. The board of governors will meet Thursday to discuss the review. Also, board chairman Ralph Izzo said that while one board member — Hershhorn — had seen the video in December, it was not shown to other members. The topic of the coach’s conduct was discussed at a committee meeting in December, but it was not discussed at the full board meeting that month. Before hearing Hershorn’s account, state Sen-
ate President Stephen Sweeney called on Hershorn to resign. “Any trustee or member of the board of governors who witnessed the tape at any point before it was publicly aired, and took no action, should be removed or resign immediately,” he said in a statement. The scandal has prompted the FBI to investigate whether a former Rutgers basketball employee asked for money from Rutgers in exchange for not making the videos public, a person familiar with the investigation told AP on Sunday. Asked about the FBI inquir y on Monday, Barchi said the agency wasn’t called but came “on their own.” As the investigations mount, Christie said he did not believe that state lawmakers should have an inquir y of their own, saying Rutgers is investigating and that holding hearings would “continue reputational damage” to the school. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, who has called for hearings, said “the taxpayers, students, faculty, administrators, parents, alumni and other constituents” deserve to know what happened.
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‘Tiny’ goes globetrottin’ The Harlem Globetrotters’ Paul “Tiny” Sturgess is the world’s tallest professional basketball player. BY SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com
In an Omaha, Neb., hotel room, Paul “Tiny” Sturgess faces a common situation involving the bed. The Harlem Globetrotter has to lay his 7’8” frame diagonally even on the super-size mattresses provided by most hotels. “It’s not as common really,” Sturgess said, referring to problems with his height. “I’m pretty easy going. As far as planes, they’ll always put me in an exit row or something like that.” Sturgess, a native of Loughborough, England, who’s been with the team for the past year and a half, is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest professional bas-
ketball player. But it’s not as though the Harlem Globetrotters need another identifying feature. The more than 85-yearold American institution is readily identifiable by its cultural capital gathered over the course of its 20,000-game histor y: the jerseys, the ubiquitous whistling of “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the ball tricks, Wilt “the Stilt” before he ever donned an NBA uniform. “It was ver y difficult to go from strictly basketball to basketball with comedy and all the other stuf f we have to do,” Sturgess said. “But there are a lot of veterans on the team, and they help us out, and we practice ever y day. We always have to be on our toes.” The Harlem Globetrotters are more than just basketball on the court and more than just basketball as an organization. “We are ambassadors of good will,” Sturgess said. “The basketball side of
things is only a small percentage of what we do. The Globetrotters travel all over the world, spreading a message of teamwork and social responsibility. They go to children’s hospitals and schools to actively promote anti-bullying efforts. On the cour t, the Globetrotters are street ball on steroids, gathering some of the best talent in the world. Ever y player has a specialty, be it ball-handling, sharpshooting, theater or dunks. “When we join the team, we’re strictly basketball players — I mean, I knew how to spin a ball on my finger but that’s about it,” Sturgess said. “As far as the basketball wizardry, we practice every day working on the craft.” Sturgess, not surprisingly, is a dunker. His trademark move is the “No Jump Dunk” — Yao Ming doesn’t have anything on this guy’s ease around the hoop. Making Sturgess’ height
even more evident is the presence of the Globetrotters’ shortest player ever, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall, who was drafted by the team at the same time. At 5’2”, the possibilities for playing with their differences are hard to pass up. Photos illustrating the 2 1/2 foot difference seem Photoshopped. Overall, it’s a situation that Sturgess is grateful for — allowing him to travel the world, help others and play the sport he loves. “Basketball has no barriers,” he said. “People come to the shows and have a great time.” WHAT HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS WHEN 7 P.M., FRIDAY WHERE TARGET CENTER, 600 N. FIRST AVE., MINNEAPOLIS COST $26-129 AGES ALL AGES
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS A giant among men, Paul “Tiny” Sturgess doesn’t need to jump to dunk.
FASHION
The Fashionista is in: at home fitness Itching to get slim but don’t have time for the gym? Fear not, the Fitnessista is here. BY SHANNON RYAN sryan@mndaily.com
We’re approaching the end of the year: six weeks left of lectures, lecter ns and listening to professors list the elements of a stellar public relations campaign. Then we ditch the PDFs and book bags in favor of Harper’s Bazaar and Longchamps filled with
towels and sunscreen, all in the name of summer vacation. W ith the increase in odious deadlines and exams, it can be dif ficult to make it to the gym to get a jumpstart on your beach body, and the extra time you do have is given to
tasks of more importance: a lengthy Facebook stalk or a bath and a beer. I am right there with you, and that’s why I’ve developed a series of athome exercises that require little time and have big results. No need to spend major cash on
weights and equipment — there’s an at-home object for that. This is a revolutionar y fitness plan titled “The Poor Girl’s Guide to Getting Fit.”
Washboard workout More than simply an industrial solvent, laundr y detergent can double as a weight used to strengthen your abdomen. Depending on how full your product is, the weight will var y from about 11 pounds for 1.3 gallons, which is about the average size. Use this in lieu of a medicine ball for standard and enhanced crunches. Start with three sets of 10 crunches apiece, resting one minute between each set. Repeat three to four times each week. Standard: Lie on your back with knees bent and your feet on the floor. Hold the bottle with both hands slightly of f of your abdomen, and slowly lift your chest off of the ground. Hold for two seconds each. Enhanced: Begin this exercise in the same position as the standard cr unch, but as you lift your chest of f of the floor, twist to your right side and hold that position for two seconds. Lower yourself back to the floor, and repeat on your left side. A great way to show off your tight stomach is to invest in a pair of high-waist trousers and a crop top. Each article cuts off at the smallest part of your waist, revealing a smidgeon of skin for a sexy summertime look.
Bottle and a bicep
Put your liquor bottles to a second use: strengthening your arm muscles. A 1.75 liter of vodka weighs a little more than six pounds, a per fect weight to replace dumbbells for arm lifts. Do these two exercises right after one another, with no rest in between, four to five times a week. Standing V raise: Hold a bottle in each hand, and stand with your feet shoulder-width apar t, arms at your sides. With arms straight but not locked, raise the weights diagonally in front of you so that your arms form a V
shape until your arms are parallel to the floor. Hold for one second, and then return to the starting position. Do 12 to 15 reps. Shoulder press: Holding the bottles just above your shoulders, palms facing each other, stand with your feet shoulder-width apar t and your knees slightly bent. Raise your arms straight overhead and hold for one second, then take three seconds to lower your arms back to your shoulders. Do six to eight reps. The only season appropriate for strapless dresses and tops is summer, and with a strong set of arms and a toned upper back, you’ll look divine going sleeveless.
Stepping stones
A number of exercises can be completed on a staircase, and many of them help to strengthen not only your hamstrings and glutes but also your hear t. For tunately for those of us living on or near campus, finding a staircase is not like looking for a Balenciaga for $200 — there’s a set of stairs quite literally around ever y corner. Perform this set three to four times each week, resting for five minutes in between. Intervals: Run up and down the stairs without skipping a step as many times as you can for one minute. Rest for two minutes, and then repeat for a total of five sets. Incline T-pushup: Place your hands shoulder-width apart on the third or four th step up and extend your legs behind you; your body should form a straight line from shoulders to heels. Do a pushup, and once you’re back to start, twist your torso to the right until you’re in a side plank, raising your right hand above you. Hold for two seconds and return to start. Repeat on the left side, alternating for a total of 16 rotations. Show off your polished gams and taut backside in a pair of high-waist shorts with a heeled pair of sandals. The height of the shorts extending into your midsection coupled with the mild lift of the heel will make your legs look my-ohmy miles long.
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Gilded, not gold
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hile navigating my way thr ough the early years in the School of Jour nalism and Mass Communication, the abundance of references to various media “golden ages” has made me quite uncomfortable. The phrase itself is necessarily nostalgic; those who use it cheapen artwork that is made outside of that age. Ultimately, the golden ages that critics and academics so often reference are just the periods of time when those media were produced without the cluttered voices of minorities or women by rich white men. Nostalgia fuels some of the most per vasive narratives in the media today and is the calling card of an entire political hemisphere’s message. Politicians and pundits on the right
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often describe an earlier, better time, unsullied by modern social problems. For example, the recent firing of Mike Rice for his use of various homophobic pejoratives and physical violence toward his players ought to have been easily labeled the correct firing of a guy unfit to lead young people. But, as Jon Stewar t pointed out on The Daily Show, those at Fox News saw his firing as a symptom of the “wussification of America.” This reference to a better, simpler time was the only apparent foundation for Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential bid, and it serves a similarly stunted purpose when used as media criticism. Calling any period a golden age is less an attempt to ele-
vate a single body of work and more an attempt to discredit all others. This is an important distinction because it highlights the tendency of most critics to favor work that was formative in their experiences. It is no coincidence that every golden age occurred before the majority of people reading this column were born. I fall into this trap as well. I listen exclusively to oldies radio stations, desperately shielding my ears from the Top 40. I take Freddie Mercury over Bruno Mars every time. “Rear Window” is a spectacular film, one that effortlessly set the benchmark for thrillers, but its release date does not make it a better film than “The Silence of the Lambs.” That is the goal, though, of establishing a golden age — to make certain that all who know of it believe everything else is lesser. Bach might have had something to say about that — or Paul Thomas Anderson or Tina Fey, who provides a marked example, because the defining characteristic of these golden ages
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was not quality of content or even economic dominance. It was that creative control was exclusive to white men, while women and minorities were cogs in the machine. Television gives perhaps the best example of how the golden age moniker fails so thoroughly. The golden age sitcoms remembered best are “I Love Lucy” and “The Honeymooners.” The former was a show about a housewife’s follies when she left the household, and the latter about a marriage in which the husband repeatedly threatened his wife with domestic violence, to the laughter of millions. Compare them to shows like “30 Rock” or “Parks and Recreation” and it quickly becomes apparent that culturally diverse representation has improved dramatically since the supposed golden age of television and that those who suppor t golden ages ef fectively advocate art created by institutionalized oppression. Matt Hoy welcomes comments at mhoy@mndaily.com.
ECONOMICS
Compromiserin-chief President Obama’s latest budget panders to Republicans while ignoring the populace.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR All campus elections This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, students have an oppor tunity to change the shape of student government through one simple act: voting. I encourage each and ever y student, regardless of which college they belong to, the student body they are a part of (undergraduate, graduate or professional) or their own beliefs on gover nment, to voice their opinion. The student group I work with, the All-Campus Elections Commission, is the neutral, third-par ty commission that is both facilitating the elections and upholding the r ules associated with it. ACEC ser ves to facilitate any “all-campus” election that a student group or student gover nment body would like to hold. After we receive a completed Voting Request, we work to best ser ve the election by publicizing it and upholding the requirements of our r ules and those of the body for which we are holding the election. This year any undergraduate or graduate/professional student will be able to vote in an election that directly determines the leadership within their student governments and in organizations working on issues that matter to students. Even in elections where more positions are open than students listed on the ballot or where only
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Media critics’ use of the “golden age” moniker is shortsighted and diminishes important work that is being done today.
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one candidate is running, there is still the option of writing in the candidate who you believe will best ser ve the University community. Now is the time for you to vote and significantly contribute to the representation of student voices on campus. During April 8-10, visit vote.umn. edu to be a part of making these groups more ef fective and representative for all student interests. Mitch Menigo All-Campus Elections Commission
Come together to support Hedberg for MSA president As of one week ago, there were four separate tickets for president and vice president of the Minnesota Student Association. We would like to announce that when you go to vote, there will only be three. To send the message that unity is an action and not just a word, we announce the of ficial partnership of our respective campaigns. After careful consideration, we have come together under one ticket: “Hedberg and Griffin for MSA.” For students to have maximum influence on issues that af fect us all, we have to work together. W ith a host of tangible projects and ideas as our base, our campaign is founded on the idea that these larger issues can be
addressed and overcome through the strategic application of a single, unified student voice. As one campaign, we can engage a greater number of students than we could separately. Through more collaborative efforts, we can spread the word about how the student experience could be better. By giving a voice to student groups, organizations and culture centers that have not been heard in the past, we can establish a voice that represents the entire student body. Once outreach is improved, there will be a renewed source for ideas, opinions and concerns. With the right pieces in place and the proper systems established, the issues may be tackled by students for students. From simple programs making student life more manageable to policies improving the basic academic experience, we can make the dif ference. As advocates for the entire student body, we can take steps to address student safety, transparency and af fordable education. The first challenge is to bring the student body together in this year’s all-campus elections. Join us, and vote Hedberg and Grif fin for MSA president and vice president. Adam Motzko Mark Haakenstad Mick Hedberg Dionne Griffin
ast week, the White House announced that President Barack Obama’s latest budget will be released Wednesday. The budget includes a conRONALD DIXON version to the columnist chained CPI costof-living str ucture for Social Security, whereby reducing benefits would cut $400 billion from health care overall and would slash $200 billion from other essential programs, such as unemployment aid and the U.S. Postal Service. As I have written in other columns, efforts to reduce spending and cut aid to the populace have an adverse effect on the economy during times of economic slump. What we should be advocating for is more stimulus and investments, not regressive and counterintuitive austerity measures. Austerity and sequestration have already led to a dismal unemployment report for March, with even more impacts from the cuts having more evident influences in the near future. We simply cannot afford more cuts. In a response to the resulting backlash from progressives, the White House declared that these cuts would only be made law under conditions of compromise from congressional Republicans. Indeed, the proposal includes tax increases on the rich and the closure of tax loopholes. What Obama has failed to realize, however, is the fact that compromises with Republicans aren’t always successful. Simply look back at the previous 4 1/2 years to find that whenever the president advocated for “balanced” approaches, Republicans adamantly rejected these plans. In fact, Speaker of the House John Boehner repudiated Obama’s general proposals, declaring that it is “significantly skewed” in favor of tax hikes for the rich. The plan, however, actually favors spending cuts and entitlement reforms 2-to-1, with $1.2 trillion going toward cuts and only $600 billion for measures to raise revenue. Obama must use the leverage gained from the 2012 election to advocate for a progressive platform. It is what the populace would prefer, and it would certainly provide a roadmap to victory in reclaiming the House in 2014. Instead of selling out the American people to obstructionist Republicans, whereby becoming the only Democratic president to call for Social Security cuts, Obama should advocate for stimulus and investments. Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.
Social issues in the courts Congress, not the courts, should set policy regarding same-sex marriage.
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mid much public fanfare, media coverage and a stream of profile-picture changes, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases involving same-sex marriage at the end of last month. The first involves California’s Proposition 8, a ballot referendum that effectively overturned a California court decision that ruled that the California Constitution guaranteed same-sex marriage. Prop 8 was then challenged in federal court as violating the 14th Amendment. It was not the State of California that defended the proposition but a coalition of groups that had supported the ballot proposition. The second case involves the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to same-sex partners even if their marriage is recognized by their state. The petition for certiorari was filed by the United States, seeking affirmation of a Second Circuit decision that overturned the law. An intervening group was organized by the House of Representatives to defend the law when the Obama administration refused to defend the law’s constitutional validity. Both cases are therefore about more than simply the right for same-sex couples to marry and to receive the benefits that accompany legal marriage. Complex issues reduce the Supreme Court’s ability to effectively decide on this situation. The Court seems to be unwilling to address the question of same-sex marriage in the Proposition 8 case on the grounds that private actions — where citizens are able to address that a law is not being enforced — are not generally allowed in the federal system. However, in the DOMA case, the Court seemed more apt to accept the standing of the U.S. to seek affirmation. As a result, it indicates that the Court will not have to decide if the right to same-sex marriage is guaranteed by the Constitution, but it will be able to rule on the federalism questions presented in the DOMA case. In these cases, it seems that the legal questions of standing are being unduly influenced by policy considerations. Although divided government clearly ties up the legislative process — either a single chamber blocks legislation of the other or the executive branch blocks legislation of Congress — it is now tying up the judicial process. It is difficult for the Court to rule on the real questions presented by the parties seeking redress for injuries in trial court because of internal disagreement of the government. In fact, one might argue that divided government puts these issues in front of the Court in the first place. Same-sex marriage has achieved the support of a majority of the citizens in the U.S. and the support of the president — even though the Electoral College stands between the president and popular election. However, the majority of members in the House of Representatives have not yielded to public opinion. Policy considerations are the prerogative of the legislature — not of the courts. Although policy may run up against constitutional issues that may constrain such policy choices, it is not primarily the role of the Court to consider policy — as forcefully affirmed by Chief Justice John Roberts in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ruling last summer. The Court is not and should not be an unelected, life-term, super-legislature as the cases chosen to hear this term have begun to indicate. As originally conceived and reiterated in Marbury v. Madison, by Alex de Tocquville, and by Abraham Lincoln, the Court exercised judicial review because it was essentially forced to in order to decide on a case. With the advent of the certiorari process, the Court can choose not to decide a case, corrupting these arguments and bringing it close to an undemocratic super-legislature. Under the “Obamacare” ruling’s logic, it is somewhat conceivable that the injury at stake in the DOMA case is essentially over part of the tax code, which applies to people discriminatorily in many cases — wealth being another popularly salient way — and therefore constitutional. While distasteful and poor policy, ultimately the policymaking body — the Legislature — should most properly resolve the DOMA issue. Instead of deciding policy issues as has become common-place this term, the Court should focus on apportionment as alluded to, but not at issue, in the Voting Rights Act case heard earlier this term. Such consideration could begin to alleviate not only the marriage issue but also reduce the legal problems that have arisen from divided government and the need for the Court to act as a super-legislature.
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Moulton matures as Gophers’ ace Sara Moulton’s statistics have improved in her three years with the Gophers, but now she’s more focused on the team’s success. BY DREW CLAUSSEN dclaussen@mndaily.com
The Gophers’ Sara Moulton is statistically one of the best pitchers in the Big Ten. The junior has the lowest ERA among pitchers with more than 100 innings pitched and is among the top in the conference for strikeouts, innings pitched, games started and wins. That’s not news to her teammates or opponents, but it is to Moulton, who said she’s trying not to look at her stats this season. “It kind of puts more pressure on,” Moulton said. “The only thing we’re really concerned about are wins.” As Moulton goes, so do the Gophers. Minnesota has 23 wins this season, and Moulton was the winning pitcher in 20 of them. Moulton has tossed two no-hitters this season, and after her first against Albany on Feb. 24, she deferred credit to senior catcher Kari Dorle — a gesture that fits the Gophers’ unselfish mentality. Dorle and Moulton were part of a startup softball organization called the Minnesota Sting before college. “She knows me, and I know her really well,” Moulton said of Dorle. “We work really good together — it’s sad that she’s going to be leaving after this year.” Dorle and Moulton aren’t the only two Gophers players to have a good relationship. Moulton said that this year’s team has one of the best dynamics she’s ever had. “Everyone’s super close, and we always have each other’s backs,” Moulton said. “I think that’s why we’re so successful. “We’re like sisters,” she added. “We’ll get in fights and
stuff, but we’re able to put that away when we’re playing.” Moulton started playing softball at age 6, and three years later she transitioned to pitcher, a position that she has stuck with ever since. “I have the ball ever y play,” Moulton said of being a pitcher. “I just like being able to make things happen. I like having control of the game that way.” Moulton told her parents when she was 10 that she would get a Division I scholarship. She said they laughed about it at the time, but she proved herself during her four-year varsity career at Eagan High School. “It was always a goal of mine and was something that I worked towards every year,” Moulton said. “And I got better every year.” Moulton was named the 2009-10 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year in high school and was Minnesota’s Miss Softball in 2010. She was also a four-time all-state, all-metro and all-conference award winner. She had 58 shutouts, 13 no-hitters and three perfect games in high school. A Twin Cities native, Moulton said the University of Minnesota had an advantage when she picked a college. She gave a verbal commitment to the Gophers as a sophomore in high school. And ever since she stepped foot on campus,
she’s been a workhorse in the pitching circle. “It was always my goal to get innings in, but I was a freshman, and there was a junior ahead of me,” Moulton said. “So I just had to work hard in practice, and then when I was given the opportunity, I basically just had to capitalize on it.” Moulton tossed 278.2 of the 366.1 innings that Minnesota played her freshman year. She continued to be a workhorse her sophomore year while improving her ERA and strikeout-to-walk ratio. Moulton said it has gotten progressively harder to be successful because teams have had ample opportunities to watch her and adjust to her pitches. Gophers head coach Jessica Allister said earlier this season that Moulton is so good that she will be successful if she just trusts her pitching. Moulton has her team’s performance in mind more than her personal performance this season. Like many of her teammates, her goal is to make the Big Ten tournament and then appear in an NCAA regional. The Gophers did neither in 2012, but they’re 6-3 in the conference this season and tied with Wisconsin for fourth in the conference. “We’re star ting to believe that we can play at this level,” Moulton said.
SARA MOULTON STATISTICS YEAR
ERA
2011 2.06 2012 1.52 2013* 1.52
W-L
INNINGS PITCHED
HITS
RUNS
EARNED RUNS
BB
SO
28-16 25-14 20-8
278.2 253.1 170.2
238 171 121
106 76 51
82 55 37
83 71 45
330 302 195
*20 games remaining in regular season. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
JAAK JENSEN, DAILY
Minnesota junior Sara Moulton pitches during a doubleheader against Wisconsin on Sunday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
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Louisville beats Michigan for NCAA title BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. Luke Hancock produced another huge game off the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the first coach to win national titles at two schools when relentless Louisville rallied from another 12-point deficit to beat Michigan 82-76 in the NCAA championship game Monday night. This title came on the same day Pitino was announced as a member of the latest Hall of Fame class, a couple of days after his horse won a big race on the way to the Kentucky Derby, and a few more days after his son got the head coaching job at Minnesota. This was the best feeling of all. The Cardinals (35-5) lived up to their billing as the top overall seed in the tournament, though they sure had to work for it. Louisville trailed Wichita State by a dozen in the second half of the national semifinals, before rallying for a 72-68 victory. This time, they fell behind by 12 in the first half, though a stunning spurt at the end of the period wiped out the entire deficit. For that, they can thank Hancock, named the most outstanding player. He came off the bench to hit four straight 3-pointers after
Michigan got a boost from an even more unlikely player, freshman Spike Albrecht. He, too, made four straight from beyond the arc, blowing by his career high before the break with 17 points. Coming in, Albrecht was averaging 1.8 points a game and had not scored more than seven all season. While Albrecht didn’t do much in the second half, Hancock finished what he started for Louisville. He buried another 3 from the corner with 3:20 remaining to give the Cardinals their biggest lead, 76-66. Michigan wouldn’t go away, but Hancock wrapped it up by making two free throws with 29 seconds left. While Pitino shrugged off any attempt to make this about him, there was no doubt the Cardinals wanted to win a national title for someone else — injured guard Kevin Ware. Watching again from his seat at the end of the Louisville bench, his injured right led propped up on a chair, Ware smiled and slapped hands with his teammates as they celebrated in the closing seconds, the victory coming just 30 miles from where he played his high school ball. Any pain he was feeling from that gruesome injury in the regional final, when he landed awkwardly, snapped his leg and was left writhing on the floor with the bone sticking through the skin, was long gone as he hobbled
gingerly onto the court with the aid of crutches, backing in a sea of confetti and streamers. Peyton Siva added 18 points for the Cardinals, who closed the season on a 16-game winning streak, and Chane Behanan chipped in with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Louisville slowly but surely closed out the Wolverines (31-8). Michigan was in the title game for the first time since the Fab Five lost the second of two straight championship games in 1993. Players from that team, including Chris Webber, cheered on the latest group of young stars. But, like the Fab Five, national player of the year Trey Burke and a squad with three freshman starters came up short in the last game of the season. The first half might’ve been the most entertaining 20 minutes of the entire tournament. Burke started out on fire for Michigan, hitting his first three shots and scoring seven points to match his output from the semifinal victor y over Syracuse, when he made only 1-of-8 shots. Then, when Burke sidelined most of the first half with two fouls, Albrecht took control. The kid whose nickname comes from his first pair of baseball spikes showed he’s a pretty good hoops player, too, knocking down one 3-pointer after an-
other to send the Wolverines to a double-digit lead. When Albrecht blew by Tim Henderson with a brilliant hesitation move, Michigan led 33-21 and Louisville was forced to call timeout. The freshman was mobbed on the Michigan bench, like the Wolverines had already won the national title, with one teammate waving a towel in tribute. Not so fast. Not against Louisville. The Cardinals just kept coming back. After already pulling off a stunning comeback in the Big East championship game and another against Wichita State, they surged back behind their own ace off the bench. Hancock made four straight 3-pointers to match Albrecht. Then, trapping the youngster and knocking the ball away, he set up a fast break that ended with Siva flipping up a lob that Montrezl Harrell slammed through for a dunk, capping a stunning 16-3 run in less than 4 minutes that gave the Cardinals their first lead of the night, 37-36. Glenn Robinson III made two free throws with two seconds left to give Michigan a 38-37 lead at halftime. But everyone knew this game was just getting started. And when it was done, Pitino, Ware and the Cardinals were celebrating in the middle of the mammoth Georgia Dome.
PREVIEW
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WINONA STATE
3:05 p.m., Tuesday at Siebert Field
MINNESOTA: The Gophers’ midweek game against St. John’s was postponed, and Minnesota announced the game against Winona State on Monday afternoon. Minnesota took two of three games from Ohio State last weekend in Siebert Field’s debut. Two of the three games were delayed because of poor weather, and Tuesday’s forecast calls for rain. WINONA STATE: The Division II Warriors are 11-11 this season. Winona State won two of four games against Concordia-St. Paul last weekend. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
GOPHERS IN THE POLLS LAST WEEK’S RANKING
MEN’S GYMNASTICS
THIS WEEK’S RANKING
7 5
12 8
CHANGE
+2
+4
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
UNRANKED
ROWING
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SOURCES: NCAA.COM, TROESTER.COM
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Complete the grid so each row, clumn 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. Visit mndaily.com to see the solution to today’s puzzle.
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Today’s Birthday (4/9): Look within this year to unlock potential. Swap new practices for outdated ones. Communications seem turbo-charged until summer, when focus shifts from outward to home-based.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written By Linda C. Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Listen carefully to songs that show you the way. Ultimately, you choose your direction. Your obsession with details comes in handy.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Collect on invoices, and encourage others to focus. Appeal to their intellects. Persuade with charm. Bullying and nagging won’t work.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Wait until later to discuss an upcoming purchase. A benefactor appears. Listen to all the concerns. Watch out for hidden expenses.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Look for ways to make more money. Schedule private time, too. Walk around the neighborhood. Break out of your shell! Sell at a profit.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Discover a big question. Think about it a while longer. Notice changes before being told. Your reputation precedes you.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Modifications are required after you discover a mess. You’re very persuasive now, though conditions are unstable.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Paint a stroke of genius without skipping a beat. Blend optimism into the syncopation. The result isn’t as imagined. Keep practicing. Enjoy the day.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — There’s a startling development. Keep digging to get to the bottom of it. Offer encouragement and an inviting proposition.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — It’s not a good time to gamble, especially not with savings. Curl up somewhere cozy with your homework. There’s more time for fun later.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Your determination pays off, and there’s a sudden shift in your material position. Join a good team. Expand your portfolio with color.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Invest in home, and improve your living conditions. Take care of a water problem. Consider options, and ask probing questions. Call for a vote.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — More work now leads to more comfort later. You’re good at solving puzzles. Ask informational questions. Charge forward.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
overheard “Dude, focus on the question!” “I can’t, they’re talking about Game of Thrones over there!”
Construction worker: “You know what latitude and longitude are supposed to mean?”
Girl: “You know, Animal Planet has really gone downhill. ... It used to be educational. Remember when they had Steve Irwin?” Guy: “Well, that’s not really Animal Planet’s fault.”
Girl: “I think I’m developing a dairy intolerance, too” Guy: “Just eat cheese all the time every day. That’s what I do.” Girl: “Yeah, well, you’re from Wisconsin.”
“I really like this girl, man. It’s like … it’s like she gives my heart a boner.”
Girl 1: “How did your interview go?” Girl 2: “It went well.” Girl 1: “Did it end up like ‘50 Shades of Grey?’ ” Girl 2: “... He was 60.”
—Unknown
—Ecology building
—Comstock Hall
Professor: “And when there is a maggot in the bottom of your tequila bottle, go ahead and eat it for good protein.”
—Science Teaching and Student Services building
Guy 1: “Did you at least hook up with her?” Guy 2: “No, but after she left, I did have some alone hand-to-gland combat, if you know what I mean!”
—Coffman Union
—Nicholson Hall
—Unknown
—Coffman Union
Jon Bon Jovi: “I may not sing as well as Justin Bieber, and I may not dance as well as Justin Timberlake, but I’ve been around longer than both of them combined.”
—Xcel Energy Center
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
ACROSS 1 Send payment 6 Utter angrily, as insults 10 Cameron of “Knight and Day” 14 Compensate (for) 15 On the briny 16 Dope from a booth? 17 Grocery bag option 18 Narrow inlets 19 1944 invasion city 20 Patient’s therapeutic shriek 23 For free 26 Groundbreaking old Fords 27 Multivolume ref. 28 It’s right on a map 31 Mentalist’s alleged ability, briefly 32 Tiny data storage device 35 Old-timey word of woe 39 Cowgirl Dale 40 Forest feller 41 Garlicky spread 42 Thinker Descartes 43 Uprising at Leavenworth, e.g. 45 Old name for Tokyo 47 Sports pg. number 48 St. Louis-toChicago dir. 49 Open courtyards 53 Warnings from a ticked-off tabby 55 Comical sort, like the last word of 20-, 32- or 43Across 58 New Age pianist John 59 Tavern flier 60 “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” for one 64 Aid in a caper 65 Trees with splitresistant wood 66 Himalayan land 67 Optimistic 68 Bacon buy
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By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke
69 ’50s-’60s TV beatnik Maynard G. __ DOWN 1 Jay-Z’s genre 2 LAX listing 3 Swiffer product 4 All thumbs 5 Scotty and Jack Russell 6 Do damage to 7 Old Voice of America org. 8 Kingdom 9 Caught at a rodeo 10 Tumbledown condition 11 What spies gather, for short 12 G sharp equivalent 13 Close-up lenses 21 Words to an old chap 22 Music store buys 23 Mayberry’s Pyle 24 Christopher who played Superman 25 Slogan writer 29 Melee memento 30 Urban cruisers
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33 U-turn 34 Sit for a spell 36 Pork cuts 37 How most writers work 38 Webmaster’s creations 41 Designed to defeat a Panzer, say 43 Scented hair ointments 44 Waikiki’s island
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46 “Like, no-brainer!” 49 Hitching post? 50 Martial artsbased workout 51 Slick tricks 52 Sweater size 54 Passover feast 56 “__ la Douce” 57 Govt. crash investigator 61 “Great” simian 62 Chatter 63 Golfer Ernie
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dr. date Dr. Date,
Lately I have noticed that I have a type. I have a strong preference for white guys on the athletic side. I say preference since I have been attracted to members of all races. So here’s the deal, Doc: I am not white; I’m Asian. However, it seems to me like I only ever get hit on by Asian guys. While this is flattering, the majority of them don’t pique my interest. The rest that hit on me usually have some really creepy fetish for Asian girls, which doesn’t work for me either. My question is this, Doctor: Is it really true that most prefer to date within their own races? And if this isn’t true, how do I find the sane ones?
—Frustrated
Dear Frustrated,
It’s true we can’t help who we’re attracted to, but these attractions know no racial bounds. Yes, many people do date within their same hue on the color wheel, but to be truthful I think this is more of a cultural thing than a sexual appeal thing. I think it’s great you try to color with every crayon in your box. It’s only natural to have a favorite, though, and that brings me to my next point: Use the crayons you like the best. If these crayons won’t come to you, you’ve got to initiate. It’s 2013 for goodness sake. Assert your independence and womanhood, and ask that white boy on a date! The worst he can say is no. As for the fetish-y ones, continue to stay away. Find someone who appreciates you for who you are not what color you are. As for those flattering Asian guys — don’t totally dismiss them. A cutie is a cutie is a cutie is a cutie, and race usually has little to do with that.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
My guy is just not a good kisser. I don’t know how else to put it. When we first got together, I thought it was
something he would get better at as we got used to each other, but he hasn’t changed. He just uses too much tongue — sometimes it even embarrasses me in public because it looks sloppy. But now we’ve been together for a while, so it’d be a little awkward to bring up such an old thing. How can I discreetly make him a better smoocher?
—Been Kissed, Badly
Dear Sloppy Smooches,
It sounds like your man has a horrible case of OATS, or as it’s known in the medical world of Love Academy (where the doctor earned his doctorate) Overly Active Tongue Syndrome. OATS plagues mostly males ages 1320. This syndrome is due to the fact that being really attracted to someone causes you to get all up in their facial zone. Some guys can’t really control these urges. Luckily for your dude, docs like me have been working tirelessly for a cure for OATS. The process is slow, and there are no guarantees. You can teach your man the kissin’ business in one of two ways. The first way is with words. Who doesn’t like to bring some dirty talk into the mix? Rather than sitting him down and telling him he needs to work on his form, wait until the two of you are getting into some heavy petting and whisper something along the lines of, “I really like when you kiss me (word ending in -ly).” It’s just like kissing Mad Libs! The other approach is more physical in nature. Every time he goes in with that pointy dart of a tongue, pull away. After a while he will get how to flow with the tide. Soon you will be floating on up to seven minutes (or more) in heaven.
—Dr. Date
P.S. Tell him to knock that PDA off! It’s gross!
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Nation & World
Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAMASCUS, Syria — A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria’s capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood. The attack was the latest in a recent series of bombings to hit Damascus in the civil war, slowly closing in on President Bashar Assad’s base of power in the capital. Rebel fighters have chipped away at the regime’s hold in north-
ern and eastern Syria, as well as making significant gains in the south, helped in par t by an influx of foreign-funded weapons. The blast was adjacent Sabaa Bahrat Square — near the state-run Syrian Investment Agency, the Syrian Central Bank and the Finance Ministry — and dealt a symbolic blow to the nation’s ailing economy. In the early days of the 2-year-old uprising, the grandiose roundabout was home to huge pro-regime demonstrations with a gigantic poster of Assad hung over the central bank
headquarters. The area was a very different scene Monday. State TV showed several cars on fire and thick black smoke billowing above the tree-lined street. At least six bodies were sprawled on the pavement. Paramedics carried a young woman on a stretcher, her face bloodied and her white shirt stained red. A man placed a T-shirt over a victim whose face was blown off. Firefighters struggled to extinguish flames that engulfed the two buildings as well as a row of cars near the roundabout. State media put
the toll at 15 dead and 146 wounded. Witnesses said the suicide attacker tried to ram the vehicle into the investment agency but was stopped by guards, forcing the bomber to detonate the explosives at the gate. Visiting a mosque across the street that was damaged in the blast, Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi described the attack as “the work of cowards” and vowed the army would crush all armed groups fighting the government. Shattered glass and torn cur tains littered the mosque’s red carpet.
Obama says he’s ‘determined as ever’ for gun bill BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAR TFORD, Conn. — With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he’s “determined as ever” to honor their children with tougher laws. Obama’s gun control proposals have run into resistance on Capitol Hill, leaving their fate in doubt. Efforts by Senate Democrats to reach compromise with Republicans over expanding required federal background checks have yet to yield an agreement, and conservatives were promising to try blocking the Senate from even beginning debate on gun control legislation. “The day Newtown happened was the toughest day of my presidency,” Obama said in an emotional speech from Connecticut’s capital, an hour’s drive from Newtown. “But I’ve got to tell you, if we don’t respond to this, that’ll be a tough day for me, too.” Some of the Sandy Hook families are making an attempt to push through the bill. Obama met with them privately before his speech at the University of Hartford Monday evening, then brought 12 family members back to Air Force One for the trip back to Washington. The relatives want to meet with senators who’ve yet to back the legislation to encourage their support in memory of their loved ones. “Nothing’s going to be more important in making sure that the Congress moves forward this week than hearing from them,” Obama said. His eyes teared as he described Nicole Hockley, who lost her 6-year-old son, Dylan, saying how she asks him every night to come to her in her dreams so she can see him again. “If there’s even one thing we can do to prevent a father from having to bury his child, isn’t that worth fighting for?” Obama asked. Obama’s speech was interrupted repeatedly by standing ovations from the packed gymnasium. At one point, the room er upted with chants of “We want a vote!” Audience members, many wearing green ribbons in support of the victims, were stomping their feet on the bleachers and clapping their hands in unison with the chant. “This is not about me. This is not about politics. This is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here who have been tor n apar t by gun violence,” Obama said, his voice rising with emotion as he shook his finger in
the air. Obama argued that lawmakers have an obligation to the children killed and other victims of gun violence to allow an up-ordown vote in the Senate. That would require 50 votes to pass, rather than a procedural maneuver some Republican senators are threatening to require 60 votes, potentially sinking the legislation. “Some back in Washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms. Think about that. They’re not just saying they’ll vote no on ideas that almost all Americans suppor t. They’re saying they’ll do everything they can to even prevent any votes on these provisions. They’re saying your opinion doesn’t matter. And that’s not right. Obama rode to the speech with Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who signed sweeping gun control legislation into law Thursday with the Sandy Hook families standing behind him. But legislation in Washington faces a tougher challenge, as the nation’s memories of the shooting fade with time and the National Rifle Association wages a formidable campaign against Obama’s proposals. Majority Leader Harr y Reid brought gun control legislation to the Senate floor on Monday, though actual debate did not begin. He took the step after receiving a letter from 13 conservative Republican senators including Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, saying they would use delaying tactics to try preventing lawmakers from beginning to consider the measure. Such a move takes 60 votes to overcome, a difficult hurdle in the 100-member chamber. The conser vatives said the Democratic measure would violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms, citing “history’s lesson that government cannot be in all places at all times, and history’s warning about the oppression of a government that tries.” Further underscoring the tough road ahead for the Obama-backed legislation, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the Kentucky Republican would join the filibuster if Reid tries to bring the measure to the floor. Obama said the vote shouldn’t be about his legacy, but about the families in Newtown who haven’t moved on to other matters. “Newtown, we want you to know that we’re here with you,” Obama said. “We will not walk away from the promises we’ve made. We are as determined as ever to do what must be done. In fact, I’m here to ask you to help me show that we can get it done. We’re not forgetting.” A group of Sandy Hook families originally planned to travel to Washington earlier on Monday, but the White House offered to give the families a ride so they could also attend Obama’s speech before their lobbying push. The White House lit up the steps of Air Force One with flood lights so photographers and television cameras could capture the image of Obama climbing the plane’s steps with the families at dusk. Nelba Marquez-Greene, whose 6-year-old daughter Ana was among the victims at Sandy Hook, held up a sign that said “Love Wins” as she walked toward the steps of Air Force One. The families’ lobbying trip was organized by Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit star ted by community members in the wake of the shooting. “The group is encouraging senators to come together around legislative proposals that will both save lives and respect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans,” the group said in a statement.