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Nicholson Hall evacuated after bomb threat University police searched the premises with bomb-sniffing dogs. u See PAGE 3
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DFL caucuses begin Tuesday Several local ward candidates will participate in the Minneapolis DFL precinct caucuses. u See PAGE 5
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ENVIRONMENT
Every 28 days, going green BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com
Some University of Minnesota students are switching from disposable sanitar y products to more sustainable ones during their menstrual cycles. Junior Maitreyi Ray was fr ustrated with the high cost and waste created by disposable sanitar y products. “It felt like this big, unnecessary hassle,” Ray said. That stopped her sophomore year when her roommate got her a DivaCup — a reusable silicone cup that can typically be worn longer than pads and tampons. The DivaCup was invented in 2003 to give women an ecologically responsible alternative to disposable period products. “The more options we u See DIVACUP Page 4 A silicone cup can also be safer than a tampon.
Head coach John Anderson won his 500th conference game Sunday.
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After run-in, police ban man from campus The man, who has a history of criminal sexual conduct, has been banned from campuses before.
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Strong pitching leads Gophers to sweep u See PAGE 7
Students and residents will play their compositions through the carillon.
The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association is hosting a new music festival to bring together residents, University of Minnesota students and other members of the community. The River Bells Music Festival will feature live music, dancing, free food and a bike parade outside the First Congregational Church of Minnesota the first week in May. The festival will feature folk, blues and classical music, but centers around the carillon — collectively, the bells in the First Congregational tower. “The carillon is a ver y old and sort of communal practice,” said Randall Davidson, a composer who lives in the neighborhood and will be performing his pieces on the carillon at the festival. Because actual church bells are extremely expensive, most churches — including First Congregational — have moved to electronic carillons, Davidson said. “There’s still this idea that the bells are for community,” he said. “They create a sound environment around a church or around wherever the bells are.” University students Jordan Werre and Jason Gades have created computergenerated compositions to play through the First
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Dogs go for the gold
First-year veterinary student Alex Weinzierl lets Kylie Gibbons kiss a labrador mix puppy at the Pooch Smooch Booth during the Dog Olympics on Sunday at Leatherdale Equine Center on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus. The event, hosted by the student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association at the University, brought in more than 200 visitors and participants. All ticket proceeds will be donated to the St. Paul Police K-9 Foundation.
University of Minnesota police issued a trespass warning Thursday to a Minneapolis man who has been banned from Minnesota colleges in the past. Larr y James Pinkney, 62, allegedly harassed several students and two staf f members at the Social Sciences Building last week, according to a University police report. Police delivered a trespass warning to Pinkney at his Minneapolis home. If he returns to campus in the next year, he’ll be arrested, said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner. Pinkney has also been banned from area schools University of St. Thomas and Macalester College in the past. Two staff members found Pinkney inter viewing several students in a conference room at about 5 p.m., April 5. Pinkney showed them credentials and said he was a journalist and was inter viewing the students for research. The staff members asked him to leave the building, which was closed and told him the conference room was reserved for a private meeting, the report said. Pinkney then allegedly became hostile but left the area after being repeatedly told to leave. The Institute for Global Studies sent out a department-wide email Wednesday detailing the incident and warning students and staff about Pinkney. u See PINKNEY Page 3 Pinkney emailed University administrators in protest after his altercation with U staff members.
STADIUM VILLAGE
Dinnaken residential life director steps down Over two decades, Nancy Rose Pribyl witnessed the changing face of Washington Ave. BY MERITTE DAHL mdahl@mndaily.com
When Nancy Rose Pribyl started working at Dinnaken Properties in 1993, most students did not
own computers, she carried a pager, and the Gophers football team didn’t have its own stadium. Rose Pribyl worked as resident life director at Dinnaken for almost 20 years, as the company expanded to include Argyle House, Tairrie House and Fulton Townhomes. She stepped down in December. Rose Pribyl compared the resident life program at Dinnaken, Argyle and Tair rie to those in
the dorms. The complexes employ “house fellows” who ser ve as advisers and plan activities for residents as a community adviser would. The program is ending in May, said University psychology senior and current resident director Caitlin Fenton. The change will make the Dinnaken apar tments more like others in the area. Rose Pribyl said she loved be-
ing a part of the “biggest developmental time” of people’s lives. “Plus,” she said, “college students are just fun.”
A lifelong friend Through her work, Rose Pribyl developed lifelong relationships u See ROSE PRIBYL Page 4 Rose Pribyl led the SVCA during much of the planning for the new light-rail line.
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Misconceptions plague U’s Ayn Rand group The Ayn Rand Study Group educates others on Rand’s philosophy of objectivism. BY ROY AKER raker@mndaily.com
Although the Ayn Rand Study Group has been on campus for four years, its members still feel misunderstood by the campus community. Its panel on the Washington Avenue Bridge was vandalized in Januar y and the group received no student ser vices fees for 2013-14 — a result of the misconceptions members say they face for studying Rand’s ideals. “Some people probably think [we’re] like a cultish sort of a thing,” said group president Katie Cowles. The group, which has 10 regular members, studies Ayn Rand’s novels and philosophy. Her writings stress objectivism, or the idea that reality is an “objective absolute, — facts are facts, independent of man’s feelings, wishes, hopes or fears,” u See AYN RAND Page 4
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Eric Daniels, a research assistant professor at Clemson University’s Institute for the Study of Capitalism, speaks about the importance of knowing why free speech is important on Thursday at Coffman Union. The University of Minnesota Ayn Rand Study Group hosted the talk, as the topic of free speech and censorship are closely tied to the philosophies of Ayn Rand.
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AMSTERDAM — Justin Bieber wrote an entr y into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp “would have been a Belieber” — or fan of his — if history were different. The message triggered a flood of comments on the museum’s Facebook page Sunday, with many criticizing the 19-year-old Canadian pop star for writing something they perceive to be insensitive. Calls made and emails sent to Bieber’s publicist and agent in Los Angeles weren’t immediately returned. Museum spokeswoman
Maatje Mostart confirmed that Bieber visited Friday evening. She said the museum was happy to have received Bieber and didn’t see anything offensive in his remarks. Anne Frank hid with her family in a small apartment above a warehouse during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Her family was caught and deported, and Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen in 1945. The diar y she kept in hiding was recovered and published after the war, and has become the most widely read document to emerge from the Holocaust. Bieber’s whole note read: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a Belieber.”
Mostar t said Bieber called ahead and was given a guided tour. Bieber’s remarks led to criticism from some quar ters, as a Facebook response insulting Bieber received more than 1,000 “likes” — slightly more than the museum’s original post about the incident. Meanwhile on Twitter, posts mocking Bieber and imagining that he had visited the museum and walked away thinking only of himself began circulating Sunday, though the message is open to interpretation. Some of Bieber’s 37 million followers also tweeted messages of support. Others in his fan base — which is heavily weighted toward young girls — tweeted that they didn’t know who Anne Frank was.
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CARACAS — Voters chose Sunday between the hand-picked successor who campaigned to car r y on Hugo Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution and an emboldened second-time challenger who warned that the late president’s regime has Venezuela on the road to ruin. Nicolas Maduro, the longtime foreign minister to Chavez, pinned his hopes on the immense loyalty for his boss among millions of poor beneficiaries of government largesse and the powerful state apparatus that Chavez skillfully consolidated. Maduro’s campaign was mostly a near-religious homage to the man he called “the redeemer of the Americas,” who succumbed to cancer March 5. He blamed Venezuela’s myriad woes on vague plots by alleged saboteurs that the government never identified. Challenger Henrique Capriles’ main campaign weapon was to simply emphasize “the incompetence of the state,” as he put it to reporters Saturday night. Maduro, 50, was favored to win, but his early big lead in opinion polls was cut in half over the past two weeks in a countr y str uggling with the legacy of Chavez’s management of the world’s largest oil reser ves. Millions of Venezuelans were lifted out of pover ty under Chavez, but many also believe his government not only squandered, but plundered, much of the $1 trillion in oil revenues during his tenure. Venezuelans are af flicted by chronic power outages, crumbling infrastructure, unfinished public works projects, double-digit inflation, food and medicine shor tages, and rampant crime. Venezuela has one of the world’s highest homicide and kidnapping rates.
16 killed in attack on Somali Supreme Court BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOGADISHU — A barrage of bullets and two car bomb blasts rattled Mogadishu on Sunday when nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists stormed Somalia’s main cour t complex, of ficials said, in a two-hour attack that shows the countr y’s most dangerous militant group may be down but not defeated. A preliminar y death toll stood at 16, including all nine attackers. The government didn’t immediately publicize the number of security forces, government employees and civilians who died during the attack. The assault was the most serious in Mogadishu since al-Shabab was forced out of the capital in August 2011. Al-Shabab controls far less territor y today than in recent years, and its influence appears to be on the decline, but Sunday’s attack proved the extremists are still capable of pulling off well-planned, audacious assaults. The top U.N. of ficial for Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, said he was shocked and outraged by the attack. Mahiga said the total number of dead wasn’t clear, but that reports indicated that “many innocent civilians were killed including women and at least one child.” The attack on the Supreme Cour t complex began at around 12:30 p.m., sparking r unning battles with police and army forces. One car bomb detonated outside the court, and gunmen were seen on the roof of a court building firing shots, an Associated Press reporter at the scene said. Police of ficer Hassan Abdulahi said he saw five dead bodies lying at the entrance to the court. The militants took an unknown number of hostages during the siege. Many other government workers and civilians in the cour t complex — a confusing labyrinth of buildings and rooms — hid while fearing for their lives. Western of ficials knew militants had been planning a major violent incident. The British Foreign Of fice on Friday released a travel warning for Somalia that warned of a high threat of terrorism. “We continue to believe that terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks in Mogadishu,” it said.
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Above: Basset hound Flash and chocolate labrador Foster watch an agility event with thirdyear veterinary students Alex Adrian and Laura Olsen during the Dog Olympics on Sunday at Leatherdale Equine Center on the St. Paul campus.
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A University of Minnesota Facilities Management worker guards the door of a first-floor men’s bathroom of Nicholson Hall while a crew cleans a written threat from a stall wall Friday.
University police searched the premises with bomb-sniffing dogs. BY EMMA MARIE NELSON AND REBECCA HARRINGTON enelson@mndaily.com rharringiton@mndaily.com
Nicholson Hall on the University of Minnesota’s East Bank was evacuated at about 11 a.m. on Friday after a bomb threat was discovered earlier in the day. University police called the all-clear a little after noon and classes resumed as normal. At 10:25 a.m., University
police received a tip from a staff member that a handwritten threat was on the wall of a stall in the first floor men’s bathroom. University Police first did a walk-through of the building and then evacuated the premises to search with bomb-snif fing dogs, University spokesman Steve Henneberry said. Anoka and Hennepin county police were also there with their dogs. University Ser vices spokesman Tim Busse said the dogs were an extra safety precaution. “We had enough officers on hand to do a quick visual search,” Busse said. “We decided to r un the dogs
through just to be sure.” The last two bomb threats were in spring of 2011, University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said, and overall happen “pretty sporadically.” “It’s not always the same procedure ever y time,” he said. “It depends on the circumstances.” Ellen Day, a political science and art history junior, arrived at Nicholson for an appointment after the evacuation. “I was surprised to see all those police cars,” Day said. “I’m glad it was just a threat.” —Kia Farhang and Jake Stark contributed to this report.
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After the incident, Pinkney sent an email to several University administrators saying he was a jour nalist tr ying to inter view students and was treated unfairly by the staff members. Pinkney requested “specific written guidelines” from the University on its treatment of journalists, according to the email posted on the Black Activist Writers Guild website. The behavior of the staf f members “was ex-
tr emely r epr ehensible, provocative, inexcusable, and absolutely contrar y to the self-description by the Institute for Global Studies (IGS),” Pinkney wrote. Pinkney has had articles published online for the Black Activist Writer’s Guild. He was also a panelist at a 2011 conference at Syracuse University College of Law. On his website, Pinkney describes himself as an author and activist. The staff members who confronted Pinkney declined to comment out of fear for their safety. St. Thomas issued a press release in October
2005 warning its students about Pinkney. Pinkney was at the time forbidden from coming within 1,500 feet of any college in the state, according to the release. He was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct twice in the ’90s. University police also found an old repor t showing that Pinkney had harassed people at the Kitty Cat Klub in Dinkytown in the past.
Right: Rescued chihuahua Goliath peeks from the hands of veterinary student and Orphan Kitten Project volunteer Kelsey Bertamus during the Dog Olympics on Sunday at Leatherdale Equine Center on the St. Paul campus. “I always hear good things about the U,” said Katie Cullinan, who heard about the event on the news. “I know the money goes to good things.” All ticket proceeds will be donated to the St. Paul Police K-9 Foundation.
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Misconceptions plague Ayn Rand group Ayn Rand u from Page 1
according to the Ayn Rand Institute. Melanie Hof fman, the group’s adviser, said comprehension of the philosophy’s four branches: objective reality, reason, rational selfinterest and capitalism are essential to have a complete understanding. “There is a misunderstanding of Rand’s philosophy,” she said. “[The group] is an easy target for people to say this is what’s wrong with
Rand and her philosophy.” Cowles said some students think the group wants to push its ideological agenda on them. “We’re not trying to convert everyone, we’re really just there to educate people about the philosophy and present a new philosophy that most students aren’t aware of,” Cowles said. Rand, who gained notoriety in the mid-20th centur y for her works “Atlas Shrugged“ and “The Fountainhead,” has become a symbol for many modern-day libertarians. But Hoffman said Rand
wouldn’t have aligned herself with any political party out there right now. The Ayn Rand Study Group isn’t about worshiping Rand or attached with any one political party, said psychology sophomore Megan Mansfield. “I see what [Rand] has written as a way to think about things differently, in ways that other people don’t or in ways most aren’t exposed to, but I don’t think her word is gospel or anything,” she said. The group acts as a catalyst to think more critically about what’s going on in the
world, she said. The group was recommended to receive none of its requested $32,700 from the Student Services Fees Committee this year. In a previous article, Vincent Brinker, an officer of the group, told the Minnesota Daily there’s been a change to “promote more liberal groups on campus” in recent years. “Groups that are conservative by nature or are not favorable by liberal ideals or socialist ideals are usually kind of hit hard,” he said. “I think the Ayn Rand group was one of those.”
In its final fees recommendations, the SSFC said the group had enough carryover from last year to cover its expenses. Last year, the SSFC also recommended less than the group’s almost $90,000 request, citing low membership and student impact. Cowles said the 10-member group is still growing and has a 200-person mailing list. On Thursday, the group hosted a lecture by Eric Daniels, who spoke on the state of free speech in America — something Brinker said the group focuses on.
He said free speech and free will are concepts that often revolve around the philosophy of objectivism. In addition to guest speakers, the group shows movies at Coffman Union’s theater and is planning a trip to a Chicago conference on objectivism this summer. The group is less about implementing its ideas throughout campus and more about educating students on Rand’s philosophy, Cowles said. “We think that if you learn about Ayn’s philosophy,” Cowles said, “you’ll find it to be moral, and then you’ll implement it in your own life.”
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with students and co-workers. Former house fellows
have gone on to work as doctors, nurses, teachers, architects and attorneys, Rose Pribyl said. One went on to work for NASA and another was a reporter at the Star Tribune. “I have lots of fond memories of living down there and working with Nancy, and basically we’ve become lifelong friends,” said Tammy Torbert, one of Dinnaken’s first resident directors. Torber t said she hired Rose Pribyl as her replacement because she had great communication and people skills. “I’ve never met anyone that knows as many people as she does and is able to make as many connections as she did,” Fenton said. Fenton started working with Rose Pribyl in 2011 as a house fellow at Dinnaken. A year later, Rose Pribyl offered Fenton her job. “I’ve lear ned more from this job than I have in school,” Fenton said. Fenton said she keeps in touch with Rose Pribyl via email and text messages. Rose Pribyl said she stays in touch with as many people as she can — even with house fellows from years ago. She and Torbert are godparents to each other’s children, and Rose Pribyl regularly hosts
parties for Dinnaken staff. “She’s invited to their weddings and baby showers,” Torbert said. At least four of her former house fellows are expecting, Rose Pribyl said. These ties are strong thanks in part to Rose Pribyl’s self-proclaimed talent for matchmaking — she takes credit for introducing five married couples. “She actually introduced me to my husband,” Torbert said. When she was resident director, Rose Pribyl said, many tenants would ask her for advice on engagement rings. “I’m just a sucker for love,” she said.
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Boynton Health Ser vice’s Women’s Clinic. Mattson said many of the athletes she works with use reusable feminine products because they don’t want to
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have, the better,” said Lisa Mattson, a gynecologist at
Local ties Rose Pribyl’s connection to her community began early on. A Minneapolis native, she attended Southwest High School and graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1986 with degrees in speech communication and mass communication. Before working at Dinnaken, Rose Pribyl held a position in residential life at St. Cloud State University and at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. From 1993-97, she lived at Dinnaken House with her husband and two chil-
dren. Jim Rosvold worked at the security desk at Dinnaken and lived on the floor above Rose Pribyl and her family. “Having Nancy as a neighbor below me, we always were ver y ver y cautious when we blasted the music that we were going to get in big trouble,” he said. Rosvold said he remembers when Rose Pribyl’s children — who are now 18 and 21 years old — were barely able to reach elevator buttons. Rosvold, who now owns Campus Pizza, ser ved as the Stadium Village Commercial Association president for four years. Rose Pribyl held the title from 2007-12, although she was initially resistant to take over for Rosvold. She said she thought a business owner, not an employee, should be president, but was later talked into it. “I was happy to pass the torch,” Rosvold said. As Stadium Village Commerical Association pr esident, Rose Pribyl helped maintain Stadium Village’s appearance and worked with business owners and the Minneapolis City Council on issues like the new light-rail line, she
deal with disposable products at athletic events. She said creating less waste is an added bonus to the longer amount of time reusable products can be worn. “As far as our carbon footprint goes,” she said, “we’re going to leave less behind.” Switching to a silicone cup can also prevent infections caused by traces of cotton that tampons leave in the vagina, Mattson said. “It’s certainly not for everybody,” she said, “but it’s a nice option for women who are more concerned about their environment and their overall health.” Genetics freshman Thera Slayton said she started using the DivaCup about three months ago because she was looking for a way to lower her risk of toxic shock syndrome — a rare, yet serious infection that can result from tampon
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Nancy Rose Pribyl was the president of the Stadium Village Commercial Association for six years and served as the resident director at Dinnaken House for almost 20 years.
said. Stadium V illage has gone through many changes since Rose Pribyl lived at Dinnaken. When she took the job, Sally’s Saloon and Eatery had only been open a year, and Washington Avenue had a baker y and a drycleaner. Rose Pribyl said she remembers pushing a stroller along Washington Avenue with her husband. “[Now] my kids will be living in college housing,” she said, “and I’m finally done.”
use. Although the cup’s environmental impact wasn’t her primary reason for trying it, she said using the DivaCup makes her think about how much she throws away. “I’m not a crazy hippie,” she said. “But I might be turning into one from this.” Ray said learning to use the greener cup has made her more comfortable with her body. “Sanitary products don’t work for ever ybody, and they’re not supposed to,” she said. “People should try out different options and see what works for them.” Not having to worry about having a tampon on hand has changed the way she thinks about her period, she said. “It’s not like this big event in my life,” she said. “I have this cool thing that’ll help me get through it.”
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American gangster in Cuba Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s anniversary trip to Cuba received critique from a prominent Republican.
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s anyone in the rap game will tell you, it is never wise to start a beef with Jay-Z, especially when he is on a vacation. If only U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and many other conservative politicians gave rap a chance. Jay-Z visited the forbidden land of Cuba with his wife, Beyoncé, to celebrate their wedding anniversary after attaining proper clearance from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Rubio, a conservative with Cuban roots, chose to make a political point of the oppression of the Cuban people by the Communist regime and expressed his distaste of the rapper’s unwillingness to go about helping the people of Cuba. He called out the rapper, saying he needs to “get informed.” So Jay-Z did what any rapper would do, even when on a vacation: He dropped a rhyme to address the haters. In an open letter, Jay-Z requested people
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to leave him alone until he had committed a real crime, which he hadn’t because he and his wife entered Cuba legally. Jay-Z’s latest rap claims he got the clearance to visit Cuba straight from President Barack Obama. Now, we all know rappers like to exaggerate about their money, power and sexual prowess. Knowing his friendship with Obama, the ignorant people of the masses — by which I mean Rubio — continued to demand answers from the administration, despite the legal answer, that the president doesn’t and didn’t have anything to do with anyone’s visit to Cuba. My question is, why can’t a celebrity couple be allowed to enjoy their time without making them pawns in a political discourse? I understand Rubio has an issue in Cuba and would
want celebrities to draw attention to a personal and national topic, but not every celebrity wants to be political at every moment of their life, neither should they be. Everyone deserves a peaceful vacation, and if you’re a celebrity and a hip-hop legend, you’re probably used to obsessive attention in your native country. Lecturing him about the oppression, the suffering and the poverty isn’t always the prerogative of the ones in the limelight, especially on an anniversary. There are certain restrictions that the U.S. government puts on for traveling to a communist country, but Jay-Z’s entourage of people would have worked around them, as they are paid to do. The bigger concern here is that why, in 2013, the U.S. still forbids its people from visiting Cuba, unless it is for an educational visit. Why can’t we have open tourism that allows our citizens to visit the beaches of Santiago? The Cold War feelings toward communism seem to linger. The U.S. has updated its relations toward communist countries, yet Cuba remains a ghost-like victim to past tensions.
DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 111,949- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,265 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN
Rubio said trips like these fund “tyrannical regimes.” If one wanted to find a group that has funded questionable international groups, we always have the U.S. government as an example. Rather than spur open dialogue on the issues of the Cuba-U.S. relationship, these accusations focus on vilifying celebrities and acute problems. The problem with critiques like the one offered by Rubio is that instead of using his political will and charm in the Senate to create real change in ways that the U.S. can help Cuba, it chooses to trivialize the plight of the very Cuban people they claim to help. Mark Sawyer, a University of California-Los Angeles political science professor who visited Cuba, argues that it is a good thing that celebrities like Jay-Z visit Cuba because it shows the people the possibilities of America. Many professors, students and other people get to visit Cuba, and so should everyone with sufficient funds and a security clearance. Hemang Sharma welcomes comments at hsharma@mndaily.com.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR How we have betrayed research subjects
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It has been five years since the Pioneer Press reported the disturbing sequence of events leading to the suicide of Dan Markingson in a psychiatric research study at the University of Minnesota. During that period, it is hard to say which development has been more remarkable: the indifference of the University community or the torrent of international condemnation. “I have been following this stor y, openmouthed, as it has unfolded,” writes Iain Brassington, a medical ethicist at the University of Manchester. According to Richard Smith, the former editor of the British Medical Journal, “There is clear evidence that things went badly wrong.” Susan Reverby, the Wellesley historian who uncovered the Guatemala syphilis studies, has called for an external investigation, as well as the former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, the editor of The Lancet and the former editor of the Health and Disability Commissioner of New Zealand. An editorial in the Medical Journal of Australia has compared the scandal to the Tuskegee syphilis study. Helen Longino, a faculty member in the University Department of Philosophy for years before moving to Stanford University, has written, “Do you really want the great University of Minnesota to become an academic pariah?” The answer, apparently, is yes. On campus, there have been no protests, no outraged letters and no calls for accountability. And now that General Counsel Mark Rotenberg is heading for the exit
door, we are not even hearing the customary denials of responsibility. The case itself has become notorious. In late 2003, Dr. Stephen Olson and his study coordinator, Jean Kenney, recruited a mentally ill young man named Dan Markingson into a highly profitable, industry-funded clinical trial of antipsychotic drugs despite the objections of his mother, Mary Weiss. Not only had Markingson been repeatedly judged mentally incapable of making his own medical decisions, he had been placed under a civil commitment order that legally compelled him to obey Olson’s recommendations. As Markingson’s condition spiraled downward, his mother tried desperately to get him out of the study, at one point warning the study coordinator Her pleas were ignored. In May 2004, Markingson violently killed himself. His body was found in the shower of his halfway house with a note that said, “I left this experience smiling.” This research study had red flags all over it: conflicts of interest for the investigators, financial incentives to keep subjects in the study as long as possible, a dubious scientific rationale and an industry sponsor that was eventually forced to pay $520 million in fraud penalties. Perhaps most astonishing of all, when a lawsuit by Mary Weiss against the University was dismissed on grounds of sovereign immunity, the University filed an action against her, demanding that she pay the University $57,000 in legal costs. The University never investigated Markingson’s suicide, according to the deposition of Richard Bianco, the
former head of research protection, and during the five years since the death became public, the official stance of the University has been: Stonewall, evade, deny. Last fall, the Minnesota Board of Social Work found that Jean Kenney, the study coordinator, had failed to warn Markingson about new dangers of the study drugs, performed duties that have exceeded her training and falsified the initials of doctors on study records. It is likely that Kenney’s misconduct affected other research subjects, yet the University is still pretending that there is nothing to investigate. Last month, Weiss and her friend Mike Howard started a petition on change.org to Gov. Mark Dayton asking for an external investigation. The petition has attracted more than 2,000 signatures, 175 of them from scholars in medical ethics, clinical research and health law. The administration has portrayed Markingson’s suicide as an isolated episode from the past. In fact, we don’t know whether other subjects have died, been injured or been mistreated — and unless there is an investigation, we will never know. The Department of Psychiatry has had major research scandals in the past, and the public only learned of them after years of cover-ups and deception by University officials. If anyone has a duty to make this shameful episode right, it is the faculty and students of the University. Please join Weiss and Howard in their petition to Dayton. Carl Elliott professor University Center for Bioethics
recently was recommended to read an April 3 article titled, “Defining the St. Paul student.” As both a student and resident in the St. Paul campus community, I feel justified in answering this question myself. In the article, one student, a resident on West Bank, vouched that students of St. Paul are “kind of left out of everything.” Although it may be misconceived that a campus of smaller students would feel disconnected from University of Minnesota events, this is far from the case. Some of the best memories for many students on the St. Paul campus come from spending long evenings in the Livestock Pavilion pomping floats in preparation for Homecoming, waking up at 6 a.m. to get the best spots available to tailgate at fall football games or taking the Campus Connector to Mariucci Arena to catch another women’s hockey victory. The smalltown atmosphere only adds to the enjoyment of these common University events, as we don’t attend as individuals or even as groups; we find ourselves feeling like family. Family is what leads me into my next point. Nowhere else at the University will you be able to find a group of people who support you through all obstacles of life. One student in the ar ticle put it correctly by saying that even though you may not know ever y single person on campus personally, you quickly learn their face in passing. When someone in St. Paul makes news, even in the smallest of ways, they are supported and congratulated in a way much similar to how one would feel at home. St. Paul is a small community, and with that, we are connected to one another, whether or not we realize it. “So what makes up a St. Paul student?” you may ask. Although the professor in the article made a valid point in saying we are all connected as University students, there is something special about being a St. Paul student. We are the students who wake up at the crack of dawn to head out to the dairy barn to check on a newborn calf or even just to visit the employees in the parlor. We are the students who enjoy the friendly competition against one another in Minnesota Royal ever y spring. We are the students discovering the effects of different clothing materials. We are the students who are working hard to find new ways to feed more than 7 billion people. The April 3 article sought out a definition of what defines a St. Paul student. To sum it up, a St. Paul student is simply a unique individual in a great community that may seem disconnected from the bigger picture but is connected on a greater level. The involved, hardworking and dedicated students in St. Paul make it a great place that I am proud to call home. Cassie Olson University student
Progressive vision for Minneapolis
Rybak’s speech outlined a vision that will be carried on by the next generation of leaders.
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n his final State of the City address, Mayor R.T. Rybak outlined a vision for the future of Minneapolis, focused on rectifying the economic and education gaps in north Minneapolis and across the city, increasing population density and supporting economic development throughout the city via transportation and green initiatives. However, much of the effort will fall upon the next generation of city government leaders to implement the necessary steps to achieve this vision, dependent upon popular support from the city residents. First, despite the progress made across much of the city, neighborhoods in north Minneapolis — beset with the worst impacts of the housing crisis and the effects of the tornado — have not seen commensurate success. For example, the achievement gap, as reported in the Star Tribune a year ago, ranked the eighth-grade math scores of disadvantaged students in Minnesota 49th out of the 50 states. For as many things as Minneapolis does well — bike trails, the overall weathering of the recession and population growth — such a result is simply unacceptable. In order to secure a prosperous future for the city, closing the economic gap, a major factor in the achievement gap in north Minneapolis and the city at large, must be a priority. In doing so, many different solutions have been proposed, including working with businesses to provide tax incentives, green spaces and amenities as well as improved transit. As it stands, despite the wealth of public transportation, including the light rail that connects more affluent areas of the Twin Cities, north Minneapolis is relatively isolated in forms of public transportation from downtown, connected only via various bus routes. While other proposals may have a small impact, improved transit — especially options without the traditional stigma of the bus — that serves to integrate neighborhoods in north Minneapolis with amenities downtown, near the lakes and with everything else the city has to offer will be a driving force in economic development.
DFL caucuses begin Tuesday Several local ward candidates will participate in the Minneapolis DFL precinct caucuses.
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uesday is a make-it-or-break-it day for local city council candidates vying for Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party support. That evening, the party will elect delegates in a process that will truly start the local election cycle. There is no Republican equivalent in Minneapolis City Council elections. There are 6,946 spots for ward delegates and 1,780 spots for city delegates to endorse candidates. Though voter turnout is always an issue with local elections due to a lack of press and the fact that some races are largely decided prior to voting, it is crucial for students to get involved in this election this week and beyond in order to make their voice heard. Students do not need to come into caucuses with a firm decision on the candidates, but it is necessar y for them to attend the caucus so that they may become a delegate. There are several wards in which University of Minnesota students live and should be active in. Ward 3 — largely the University area — is home to a close race between incumbent Diane Hofstede and Jacob Frey. Ward 3 includes those in Marcy-Holmes, Northeast Minneapolis and the North Loop neighborhoods. Those in the Seward, Prospect Park and University dorm and residential areas have Cam Gordon representing them in Ward 2, uncontested in this election. In Ward 6, those in eastern downtown have candidates Robert Lilligren, Abdi Warsame and Mahamed Cali. Those in Ward 10, also a large student residential area in Uptown, have incumbent Meg Tuthill, Lisa Peterson Bender, Kendal Killian and Ken Bradley vying for party endorsement. Regardless if you support a candidate, joining the caucus process is instrumental in participating in local elections.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
The other f-word
The massive computerized professor The future of testing and higher education will be one of laziness.
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he march of technology seems to be one devoid of critical inquir y, valuable interaction and meaningful instructor feedback, but we shouldn’t despair because we have a savior. EdX, an online course enterprise created by Har vard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is going to save professors from providing feedback in classrooms and on tests. In doing so, students can get instant feedback on their work without having to wait on someone else. It’s going to be a wonderful learning environment knowing that professors no longer have to waste their time on students. Automated feedback is nothing new. However, EdX is taking it to an entirely new level. Writing is not an automated activity. Sure, a computer can compile and construct sentences, but a computer can never write. It can never move people to action via discourse, and it can never really construct meaning. The human in the writing process is paramount. Humans drive the writing process. Therefore, in the same way computers cannot write, they also cannot be left to judge others’ writing. Even now, students are marching into SAT and GRE testing facilities to take standardized tests and write to prompts. After they finish writing, their essay is sent off to be graded by a computer. To be fair, according to the Educational Testing Service, one human also grades test answers. Still, how does it make you feel knowing that a computer is deciding whether you’ll go to college? That’s basically what is happening. For some ludicrous and dumbfounded reason, our educational system still values standardized tests and canned writing prompts. That’s how life actually works, right? My fr ustration with automated grading is barely contained. Indeed, many nights I stay awake working, tr ying to understand how so many smart people can be so misguided. I grow wear y of a society that pigeonholes students because of what a computer says. It doesn’t make any sense, yet we continue to allow it. Soon, it won’t matter at all. The per vasiveness of hollow and massive online education naturally leads to hollow and massive feedback. This feedback — carried out by the heartless computer — may offer instant feedback, but it will not offer understanding, nuance and empathy, many of which many student writers need. It’s ridiculous to expect one instructor in a course of 10,000 students to offer meaningful and consistent feedback on every student’s work. It’s impossible. Yet, instead of understanding this as a reason to not make education massive, we create algorithms to of fer feedback, so we don’t have to worry about it. I guess we shouldn’t expect professors to do this important and essential part of their jobs. This technology seems to be made to offer professors and instructors a break from the very work they signed up to do. There have been rounds of ar ticles and discussions regarding how we can make writing massive and, thus, offer feedback massively. Most of these
finals beginning in early May. The plaintiff contends that the defendant’s new shows, if accessible at this time, will prevent him from studying for his exams and thus passing his classes this spring. The defendant asserts that the plaintiff is a whiny, privileged white male who would get more work done if he would stop wasting his time filing frivolous lawsuits. In determining whether the plaintif f is entitled to temporar y injunctive relief, this cour t applies the well-established awesomeness test. This test seeks to balance how awesome the shows are with an ordinar y person’s reasonable strength to resist watching them. “The Powerpuf f Girls” features three young girls with superpowers who were bred in a lab by the wacky but loving Professor Utonium using sugar, spice, ever ything nice and, accidently, “Chemical X.” Bubbles is the blue one; she’s blonde, cute
and sweet. Buttercup is the green, butchy, grumpy one. Blossom is the leader of the pack. You can sor t of tell because she wears a giant bow on her head, and that must mean something, I guess. The Powerpuf f Girls fight villains such as Mojo Jojo, an evil monkey-man with a Japanese or other Asian-ish accent, as well as Him, a transgender devil with pincer hands. Oh, and the voice of the mayor is the same guy who does SpongeBob. Boy genius, Dexter, can hardly accomplish anything in his secret laboratory with his silly sister, Dee Dee running around causing trouble. Although his sister lacks one, Dexter has this weird accent, as if he’s from Germany or Europe or something. “Johnny Bravo,” perhaps equal in awesomeness, features a misogynistic and idiotic Elvis-like character with greased-back hair and shades. Bravo lives with his mom and gets into all sorts of shenanigans as a consequence of his dull-wittedness. Bravo also likes to “do the monkey.” It is a good thing “Courage the Cowardly Dog” is around to protect his elderly owners, Eustace and Muriel. The show is ironic because Courage, although he acts cowardly, is a ver y brave canine. Eustace doesn’t care much for Courage, but Courage protects him anyway, probably because Muriel is such a sweetheart, though, kind of stupid. Lastly, neighborhood kids Ed, Edd and Eddy all have the same name, with variations in spelling and address. Ed, Edd and
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racticing feminism means endorsing equal freedom of choice for everyone. It should be something that all genders alike wear as a badge of pride, but the perpetuation of the myths of feminism have created an environment in which the feminist identity is associated only with being radical, angry, manhating, leg hair-bearing and a lesbian. If that’s the feminist that some people are, that’s fantastic. But feminism is by no means excluded to — or deterministic of — people who match these qualities. Unfortunately, though, this stereotype causes many people to feel afraid or hesitant to claim a feminist identity, or to at least feel as though it is too distant and inaccessible to apply to them. Furthermore, the predominant negative portrayal of the feminist stereotype has allowed “feminism” to be used as a criticism against women, a looming threat that causes people to silence or modify their ideas lest they be considered too radical and man-hating to be taken seriously. Because branding someone’s ideas as “feminist” has become a viable way to insult her, women concerned with losing mainstream acceptance are reluctant to claim the identity. The responses of prominent female figures who are asked in interviews if they are feminists reflect the confusion plaguing the public opinion of feminism. Asked if she considered herself a feminist last year, Taylor Swift responded: “I don’t really think about things as guys versus girls. I never have. I was raised by parents who brought me up to think if you work as hard as guys, you can go far in life.” Lady Gaga’s response to the same question in a 2009 interview was, “I’m not a feminist — I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars ...” Beyoncé’s answer in this month’s British Vogue, while much more satisfactory, still illustrates the misconception that feminism must represent an opposition to men: “ I guess I am a modern-day feminist. ... But I’m happily married. I love my husband.” Importantly, the very fact that successful female celebrities are consistently required to “pick a side” regarding feminism is an issue. While men can and should be every bit as interested in promoting feminism as women, male celebrities are not subjected to this same trajectory that regularly sets up female celebrities to be picked apart for their responses. This experience is similar to that of popular figures who are expected to represent and campaign for minority interests because of their race or sexual orientation. Straight, white men seem to be the only ones in the limelight not required to speak for any identity besides their own individuality. Still, in the case of feminism, I can’t help but wish someone in the public eye would use her status to challenge misconceptions rather than perpetuate them. It is easier to not get caught up on the reluctance to call oneself a “feminist” in the case of those who have tended to advocate feminist views throughout their careers, just without adjoining these statements to the “f word,” like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. It’s a tougher pill to swallow when a celebrity’s main relationship to feminism lies in her vehement denial of an association, blatantly reinforcing and legitimizing tired stereotypes as she rationalizes why she distances herself from
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the term. If there were more widespread acceptance of the “feminist” title among our cultural icons, or at least less perpetuation of misguided stereotypes, it would help young women see that feminism need not be mutually exclusive with being cool, feminine, sexy or well-liked (or liking beer or bars — geez, Lady Gaga). Perhaps it would make the students I hear in class saying beautiful things on behalf of women’s rights — yet preempting them with, “I’m not a feminist, but ...” — not feel so required to qualify their statements. Perhaps it would help more people proudly embrace a word that they are actually already epitomizing. Regarding moder n-day women specifically, many of us hardly feel inclined to adopt a feminist identity because we haven’t had to. We wear pants, vote and attend college like it’s second nature, so it’s easy to forget the efforts that created the environment that allows us to thrive. But just because someone might feel like she has not personally encountered individual struggles on behalf of her gender does not mean she should dismiss the overall need for feminism. I implore people of all genders to look beyond individual circumstances and their own potential privilege to consider how the greater ideologies embedded in society, like patriarchy and heteronormativity, hurt and confine all types of people — yes, even men. Encouraging this consideration is, in essence, a main goal of feminism. Too often, as we have seen with the answers given by celebrities, feminism is confused with misandr y, or the hatred of men. But one can be a misandrist and not a feminist, and one can certainly be a feminist without being a misandrist. All movements and ideologies have their nuances, sects and internal discrepancies. Not every feminist looks the same, thinks the same or pursues the same route to express his or her thoughts. To co-opt the most salient and dramatic instances of feminist behavior as exclusively representative of everyone who identifies as such, of which the media and individuals alike are often guilty, is a cop-out. Pejoratively pigeonholing all feminists is much easier than recognizing that we are part of a society that commonly acts in ways that rightfully upset certain groups. I am a feminist. I say this proudly, even though I know that embracing this title opens me up to criticism, fear and rejection from many. Like any feminist, I am imperfect, but I will never stop advocating for women’s right to be so.
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discussions are shortsighted, ill-informed and lazy. It’s easy to make writing massive, and it’s easy to let a computer grade an essay. It’s easy to do these things because they require lazy thinking. We’ve placed our educational trust in organizations that are actively attempting to rid us of educators. You can’t have education without educators, yet the more we support massive courses as credit-worthy, we limit the future of exactly what it means to be educated. Certainly, education is privileged and not everyone can achieve it, but we shouldn’t dilute ourselves into thinking that massive courses are anything but massive recreations of despicably privileged institutions. Students deserve better than a computer-graded essay. Fortunately, I’m not the only one who thinks this. A group called, “Professionals Against Machine Scoring of Student Essays in High-Stakes Assessment,” began a petition (I am a signatory) to stop automated scoring of writing. Perhaps if there are enough people who sign, those who support automated grading will rethink their position. Technology has a place in education. Technology has and can let us do wonderful things. It has allowed us to reach students across the globe, bring the world to classrooms and changed how we understand ourselves. But contemporar y technology and calls for massiveness can only supplement education; they cannot replace it. Despite this, I imagine a future where human professors are close to extinction, the lone wolfs of education. They will be the last vestiges of something that was and could’ve again been great. Computer terminals, automated grading and laziness will replace them. There’s nothing inherently critical about massive courses and automated grading. In massive courses, professors can easily ignore students. With automated grading, professors are removed from a critical juncture in the learning process. I’m not sure if this is our future, but it certainly looks like it. For decades, writing teachers have fought to create intimate writing classrooms where students are encouraged to flourish. Students are encouraged to write and learn with their teachers and peers. Now, instead of progress, we are replicating non-interactive lecture hall learning environments online. Then, we’re topping it off with automated grading, so teachers don’t even really have to ever interact with students. That’s some education. Education should be an intimate experience, and we shouldn’t let massiveness and automation destroy it. Trent M Kays welcomes comments at tkays@mndaily.com.
STUDENT LIFE
Castle v. Netflix Inc. The following is a judicial opinion on a distracted law student’s “suit” against Netflix.
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n the U.S. District Court for the District of Everlasting Winter, plaintiff brings this action for temporary injunctive relief to prevent the defendant from streaming cer tain free shows. For the reasons stated herein, the plaintiff’s motion is hereby denied. Defendant Netflix Inc. is a California corporation that provides on-demand media to the Americas and parts of Europe through Internet streaming methods. At the time this action was filed, the defendant had more than 30 million subscribers internationally, more than 27 million of them living in all 50 United States. For a monthly flat-rate fee, Netflix subscribers have access to hundreds of thousands of DVDs, which can be borrowed and are sent to them using United States Postal Service Permit Reply Mail. In addition, subscribers also have access to certain “instant” films and television shows, organized by category. On March 30, the defendant added a list of classic cartoon shows previously aired on Cartoon Network. The list includes such awesome shows as “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Dexter’s Laborator y,” “Johnny Bravo,” “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” “Robot Chicken” and “Ed, Edd n Eddy.” The plaintiff is a law student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and has
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Eddy aren’t the most popular kids in the neighborhood, but they do get a lot of attention from the undesirable Kanker sisters, three young girls who live in a nearby trailer park. This court need not go any further in its analysis of shows at issue in this case or address “Robot Chicken,” which everyone already knows is super awesome. The shows discussed in this opinion are clearly magnificent shows that ever yone should take the time to enjoy. We do not contend that any person of ordinar y will could, or should, resist such classic and wellcrafted animations. In the interest of the public good, however, this cour t thinks the shows should continue to be streamed throughout the world. Any young adult, par ticularly those born in the early 1990s, can appreciate the greatness of Cartoon Network’s programming. That Netflix has decided to allow its subscribers access to them, this court thinks, is really cool. The plaintiff and other subscribers will simply have to engage in time management and balance work with life. The shows can be watched during study breaks or during other down time. Everything will be fine. For the foregoing reasons, the plaintiff’s motion for temporary injunctive relief is denied. It is so ordered. James Castle welcomes comments at jcastle@mndaily.com.
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Strong pitching leads Gophers to sweep Head coach John Anderson won his 500th conference game Sunday.
the Big Ten. All thr ee of the Gophers’ star ters pitched well. Crawford and Snelten both earned victories, and Windle threw five innings of one-r un ball Friday en route to a no-decision. W indle has been the ace of the staf f all season. Injuries kept Crawford and Snelten out for the first half of the season before they were eased back as starters. Anderson said he was content with the way his star ters threw but was more impressed with his relievers. “Our bullpen came up big this weekend,” he said. Minnesota’s bullpen allowed one r un in 10.1 innings during the weekend. T ypically relievers
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Gophers head coach John Anderson envisioned a star ting rotation of juniors Tom Windle, Alec Crawford and DJ Snelten before the season. After seeing it in action for the first time, it’s easy to see why. Minnesota, behind strong star ting pitching and outstanding work by the bullpen, swept Nor thwestern during the weekend to improve to 7-2 in
thr ow during midweek games, but poor weather has canceled three of those games. Snelten completed the sweep with another strong outing Sunday. In his first star t since his one-hitter against Ohio State on April 7, he threw 6.2 innings and allowed one r un on four hits. “I’ve been able to estab-
lish [my fastball] on both sides of the plate,” Snelten said. Senior left fielder Andy Henkemeyer was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs on Sunday. Freshman second baseman Connor Schaefbauer and senior catcher/outfielder Kur t Schlangen both had multi-hit games as well.
The Gophers pulled out Friday’s victor y in thrilling fashion. With the score tied 2-2 in the eighth inning, senior third baseman R yan Abrahamson hit a two-run home run to give the Gophers a 4-2 lead. Abrahamson said the homer was one of the biggest hits of his career. Saturday’s 6-3 win came thanks to a few wild Wild-
cats pitches that allowed three Gophers runs. Sunday’s win was Anderson’s 500th in Big Ten play. He deferred credit to his players and staff afterward. “It’s a testament to what I’ve said for years and years,” Anderson said. “You’ve got to sur round yourself with quality people to get good results.”
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Pitino assistant Young to earn more than any Smith assistant BY ANDREW KRAMMER akrammer@mndaily.com
Richard Pitino’s newly hired assistant coach Kimani Young will make more money than any of former coach Tubby Smith’s assistants. Pitino, who will make about $600,000 less than Smith per year as Gophers head basketball coach, has named two assistants and has two spots left to fill. Young and newly appointed director of basketball operations Mike Balado star ted his tenure Thursday. Pitino, the son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, took less than a week to hire half of his staff. It took the Gophers about a week-and-ahalf to hire him. Young, 39, will make $185,000 in base pay in a one-year deal. Ron Jirsa, Smith’s go-to assistant, earned $150,000 in base pay, according to his 2007 contract. Young and Balado followed Richard Pitino from Florida International University, where the three coaches helped lead a struggling program to its first winning season in 13 years. Pitino’s salary at FIU was $250,000. He’ll make about $1.2 million annually at Minnesota. Smith, whose assistants were paid $60,000 to $150,000, took home $1.8 million per year. Balado’s $80,000 annual salary is $5,000 less than former director of basketball operations Joe Esposito’s
salar y while on staff with Smith. Young was convicted of felony drug possession 14 years ago and served a year in prison. Gophers athletics director Nor wood Teague said last week in a release that the incident was “an aberration in an otherwise positive and stable life.” Young and Balado’s salaries are competitive with other Big Ten assistants’ salaries, but the lack of job security and incentives make the agreements a little less appealing. Elsewhere in the Big Te n , M i c h i g a n s i g n e d three of its assistants to extensions last May, and all signed contracts at least three years long with $155,000 per year. All three Wolverines assistants have incentives for Big Ten and NCAA tournament performance as well.
Johnson in the mix for third assistant
Rumors swirled during the weekend that Ben Johnson, current assistant coach at Nebraska, will be named another Pitino assistant soon. Johnson, 32, has been at Nebraska for one season. Pitino inter viewed him Monday in Atlanta, the site of this year’s NCAA Final Four, according to 1500ESPN. Johnson is a former Gophers player and standout at DeLaSalle High School, which prized local recruit Reid Travis attends. As of Sunday, Johnson had not been officially named an assistant.
PITINO SETS BENCHMARK FOR ASSISTANTS’ PAY
EMILY DUNKER, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Minnesota infielder Ryan Abrahamson hits a home run March 3 at the Metrodome.
SOFTBALL
Gophers sweep despite site change BY DREW CLAUSSEN dclaussen@mndaily.com
The Gophers softball team continued its hot start in Big Ten play by sweeping Illinois during the weekend. Minnesota (26-13, 9-3 Big Ten) played in Champaign, Ill., despite being the home team in the series. The three games were scheduled to be played in Minneapolis, but crummy weather forced a last-minute switch to Illinois. The Gophers won a doubleheader 5-1 and 2-0 on Saturday before completing the sweep with a 9-3 victory Sunday. Head coach Jessica Allister said the team took the location change in stride. “I’m incredibly impressed,” Allister said. It was the Gophers’ second conference sweep of the season. Minnesota swept Iowa last month. This is the first time the Gophers have had two conference sweeps in one season since 2008, when they won a two-game series against Michigan State and Wisconsin. A third-inning grand slam by sophomore Kaitlyn Richardson broke a 1-1 tie in Sunday’s game and proved to be the game-winner. The Illini scored two runs in the top of the fifth, but sophomore Tyler Walker responded with a threerun home run in the bottom of the inning. Both Minnesota and Illinois had four hits Sunday, but the Gophers had 12 walks. Minnesota pitched well during the weekend, led by junior ace Sara Moulton, who picked up her 21st and 22nd victories of the season. Moulton pitched all seven innings in Saturday’s first game, striking out 11
batters. Walker had two home runs in that game, and senior Alex Davis had one, too. “[Walker] had a big breakout weekend,” Allister said of her leadoff hitter. “It was really important for our team that Ty came out and set the tone.” In game two of Saturday’s doubleheader, freshman Nikki Anderson tossed five shutout innings and Moulton earned a two-inning save. Anderson had a strong response to getting roughed up in an outing last weekend against Wisconsin. “It’s huge for her confi-
dence,” Allister said. “She’s continuing to learn, and she’s doing a really nice job.”
Senior catcher Kari Dorle picked up both runs batted in during Saturday’s second game.
SOFTBALL RESULTS
Illinois Minnesota
1 0 2
2 0 0
3 0 1
4 0 0
5 0 1
6 1 1
7 0 X
R 1 5
H 4 7
E 1 0
Illinois Minnesota
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 0 1
4 0 0
5 0 1
6 0 0
7 0 X
R 0 2
H 4 4
E 0 0
Illinois Minnesota
1 0 0
2 0 1
3 1 4
4 0 0
5 2 3
6 0 1
7 0 X
R 3 9
H 4 4
E 1 1
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
JAAK JENSEN, DAILY FILE PHOTO
Minnesota infielder Tyler Walker attempts to steal a base against Wisconsin on April 7 at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
PITINO’S ASSISTANTS:
$185,000 Kimani Young
ROWING
$80,000 Mike Balado
Iowa meet canceled because of unsafe conditions
SMITH’S ASSISTANTS:
BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
$150,000 Ron Jirsa $140,000 Vince Taylor $85,000 Joe Esposito $60,000 Saul Smith SOURCE: CONTRACTS
The Gophers women’s rowing team was eager to prove its merit this weekend against No. 18 Louisville. It’ll have to wait another week to do so.
A set of heavy winds and 18-inch whitecaps on Lake Macbride in Solon, Iowa, led to the cancellation of Saturday’s meet against Louisville, No. 15 Wisconsin and unranked Iowa. Minnesota will face Louisville next weekend as part
of the 19-team Clemson Invitational. With eight top-20 teams competing at the event, including 2012 NCAA champion Virginia, a successful showing should move the Gophers back into the national rankings.
Minnesota was ranked 20th in the April 3 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll but dropped out of the poll last week. The Gophers have two meets remaining before the Big Ten championships next month.
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FOOTBALL
TRACK & FIELD
Backup QB Men beat No. 1 team, tie for first impresses in scrimmage BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com
BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
The Gophers football team took its spring semester midterm Friday night. The team scrimmaged at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex with fans and recruits dotting the sidelines. The second-team offense, led by quarterback Mitch Leidner, looked strong, scoring twice against the second-unit defense. Leidner was 9-for-11 on the night, throwing one touchdown and impressing coaches with his poise. The 6-foot-4-inch, 233-pound redshirt freshman also displayed his mobility as he scrambled for a touchdown. “He didn’t seem to skip a beat today,” offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said. The first-team of fense struggled early against the top defensive unit, failing
to complete a first down on its first two possessions. It found its rhythm later in the scrimmage, scoring a touchdown while running the no-huddle offense. Junior Donnell Kirkwood, the Gophers’ top returning running back, did not play Friday, giving the four running backs behind him a chance to impress the coaches. All four backs broke off big runs. Freshman quarterback Chris Streveler played Friday but struggled, taking two sacks in his only possession. Streveler, who enrolled at the University this semester, has str uggled at times as expected while learning the offense. After nine spring practices, the Gophers have finished installing their playbook and will set their depth chart this week. Five practices remain before the Gophers’ spring game April 27.
Men tie for third at Hawkeye Invitational The Gophers men’s golf team earned its best finish of the season during the weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational. Minnesota finished tied for third out of 12 teams with a score of 16-over par at the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa. Kansas won the meet at 3-over par, while rival Iowa finished second. Junior Alex Gaugert finished fourth individually to lead Minnesota. He shot a career-best 68 in the second round Saturday and was tied for the lead heading into the final round. Gaugert said he hit his approach shots to the green where he wanted to in the first two rounds. Gaugert, the Gophers’ No. 5 player, had a two-stroke lead Sunday with five holes to play but shot 5-over par in the final five holes. He finished three shots behind the winners. “I was just really trying to enjoy the day,” he said. “You play to be in those positions. You don’t play to play for 10th position.” Coach John Carlson, who walked with Gaugert throughout the tournament, said nerves and missed shots led to Gaugert’s struggles on the final holes. Minnesota had all five of its players finish in the top 40. Senior Erik Van Rooyen finished two shots behind Gaugert and tied for sixth place. He had the low score
for Minnesota on Sunday, a 2-under-par 70. Senior Robert Bell and sophomore Tyler Lowenstein finished tied for 32nd at 10-over par. Freshman Jon DuToit finished tied for 37th in his return to the lineup after battling tendinitis in his elbow. Scoring was higher in the second round due to higher winds, Carlson said. There was no rain. Gaugert said the team will take away the experience of being near the top of the leaderboard. He said the team learned about dealing with the pressure of trying to close out a tournament. Carlson said this weekend was a step in the right direction for the program. The Gophers will travel to Penn State next weekend for the Rutherford Intercollegiate. Carlson said his team will be the favorite to win the tournament.
snow in Minnesota, some men’s athletes and the women’s team competed indoors at the Tom Cat Open. Due to the weather, Concordia canceled its meet, and St. Thomas decided to host an indoor meet. Minnesota head women’s coach Matt Bingle said his team is used to switching from outdoor to indoor training and meets this season, so having the meet indoors wasn’t too much of a setback. “A lot of the women haven’t competed in a while, so it was good for them to get in there and compete and get a race in even though it was inside,” Bingle said. “It’s good training.” From the men’s team, senior Adam Isakson tied for first in the pole vault at 4.95 meters. The women had five event wins, including several sweeps. Junior Laura Docherty won the 1,500-meter run in 4:28.54 and led a top-five Gophers sweep of the event.
The Gophers men’s tennis team bounced back from one of its worst losses of the season during the weekend, and it might have earned a spot in the NCAA tournament in the process. The Gophers beat Indiana 6-1 on Friday and beat Purdue 5-2 on Sunday. They’ve won seven of their past eight matches, and the only loss was a 7-0 defeat to conference juggernaut Ohio State last weekend. Minnesota (11-9, 7-2 Big Ten) has two conference matches left before the postseason. It needs to finish above .500 to qualify for the NCAA tournament in a little more than a month. “We have two matches next week that we have to win, but those teams should be worse than Purdue,” senior Rok Bonin said after his 6-0, 6-2 win Sunday. “We are pretty confident we are going to make it.” Bonin finished the weekend 4-0 and didn’t drop a
set. He said he has gained a lot of confidence during the past month. Bonin said although the past month has been successful for the team, a loss to Wisconsin in Februar y was the turning point of the season. “We changed some stuff up and gained our confidence back after that loss,” he said. “I think against teams like this, we are pretty much unbeatable.” Still, associate head coach Urban Ljubic said the team has to finish the season with strong performances next week against Nebraska and Iowa. “It’s never a lock for the NCAA tour nament,” he said. “We’re in a great spot to finish ver y high in the Big Ten, but we have to keep it up.” Minnesota players have said all season that their goal is to make the Sweet 16. “I think right now the main goal is still to make it to the NCAA tournament, but we know we’re a dan-
RD2 68 73 76 76 76
RD3 TOTAL 75 214 70 216 75 226 74 226 78 228
TEAM 1 Kansas 2 Iowa T3 Minnesota T3 Charlotte 5 Nebraska
RD1 286 294 293 302 290
RD2 290 290 293 288 297
RD3 TOTAL 291 867 284 868 294 880 290 880 300 887
*out of 12 teams
SOURCE: GOLFSTATRESULTS.COM
RESULTS
JOHN MCDONNELL INVITATIONAL 19 EVENTS SCORED Score 137 137 129 73 62 32
1 Minnesota 1 Arkansas 3 Texas A&M 4 Oklahoma 5 Kansas 6 Oklahoma State
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
EMILY DUNKER, DAILY
Minnesota’s Jack Hamburg returns a shot against Purdue on Sunday at Baseline Tennis Center.
gerous team if we get in,” Ljubic said. “We can upset anyone.”
Women struggle during the weekend
Minnesota’s women’s tennis lost two more matches during the weekend and is headed in the opposite direction of the men’s team. The Gophers suf fered 6-1 losses to Indiana on Saturday and Purdue on Sunday. Minnesota dropped to 9-12 on the season (3-6 Big Ten) with the losses and
Minnesota Daily Athletes of the Week SPORT: baseball POSITION: head coach
SPORT: softball POSITION: infielder YEAR: sophomore
RESULTS RD1 71 73 75 76 74
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
Men bolster NCAA résumé with two wins
MEN’S GOLF GOLFER Gaugert Van Rooyen Bell Lowenstein DuToit
Senior Rachel Edwards won the 3,000-meter run, leading a top-three sweep at 10:27.67. Redshirt freshman Anne Ferguson placed first in the 800 at 2:15.60, and teammate sophomore Jillian Johnson placed third. Junior Missa Varpness won the 5,000-meter run in 17:19.58, followed by junior Rachel Drake in third. Senior basketball forward Katie Loberg topped the high jump field at 1.68 meters in her first meet with the Gophers.
TENNIS
BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com
GOLF
BY NICKALAS TABBERT ntabbert@mndaily.com
The Gophers men’s track and field team beat the No. 1 team in the nation and tied the No. 2 team Saturday at the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. No. 22 Minnesota tallied 137 team points to tie for first with Arkansas and edge out third-place Texas A&M with 129 team points. “Texas A&M and Arkansas have some quality teams, and so to get into the hunt with them is a good performance,” head coach Steve Plasencia said. Minnesota had only two first-place finishes, but most of the team’s 30-man contingent stepped up into scoring position. Senior Har un Abda won the 800-meter run in 1:48.66, and sophomore Mark Jennings won the shot put with a personal-record throw of 17.36 meters. “We have a really young group with two freshmen and two sophomores,” Jen-
nings said. “In the shot put, that’s kind of rare to see four guys throwing as far as we do, especially so early in our careers.” Junior Zach Siegmeier also set a new personal record in the pole vault with his second-place height of 5.31 meters. Other second-place finishers in the field were senior Micah Hegerle in the hammer throw, sophomore Logan Connors in the javelin and sophomore Dominique Howard in the discus throw. Senior Oladipo Fagbemi was third in the triple jump. Redshirt freshman Aaron Bar tnik placed second in the 3,000-meter run, as did junior Jacob Capek in the 400-meter dash. Junior John Simons finished second in the 1,500-meter run, and juniors Bobby Nicolls and Derek Storkel finished second and third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Minnesota’s 4x400-meter relay placed third. While most of the men’s team escaped the spring
MALE
JOHN ANDERSON Anderson won his 500th conference game Sunday as the Gophers completed their three-game sweep at Northwestern. The 32nd-year head coach has led Minnesota and its strong pitching staff to a 7-2 Big Ten record this season. The Gophers also recently played their first game at Siebert Field, the on-campus stadium Anderson has worked for years to secure.
FEMALE
TYLER WALKER Walker had six hits, three home runs, five RBIs and six runs scored as the Gophers swept Illinois on the road. The sophomore infielder is batting .413 with eight home runs, which has helped Minnesota win nine of its first 12 Big Ten games. The three-game sweep of the Illini came despite a last-minute location change because of bad weather in Minneapolis.
looks to be out of contention to make the NCAA tournament. The Gophers’ only team points of the weekend came from wins by freshman Jessika Mozia and junior Natallia Pintusava.
Hamburg retires in third set against Purdue
Sophomore Jack Hamburg retired in the third set of his match against Purdue on Sunday. Hamburg has nursed a pesky elbow injur y all season, and after the Gophers clinched the match win Sunday, he chose to retire to save himself for next week. “We want to save him,” Ljubic said. “He’s a big part of our team, and when he’s healthy we have a lot better chance of winning the match.”
MEN’S TENNIS RESULTS
MINNESOTA 6, INDIANA 1 Singles Bonin Toledo Hamburg Froment Weber Ramirez
W W W L W W
Doubles Froment/Hamburg Bonin/Ramirez Frueh/Toledo
- 7-8 W 8-3 W 8-6
6-3, 6-3 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-6 (3) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 6-3, 6-3 6-4, 6-2 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 13-11
MINNESOTA 5, PURDUE 2 Singles W 6-0, 6-2 Bonin W 7-6 (1), 6-4 Toledo L 6-2, 3-6, 2-1 Hamburg W 6-3, 7-6 (4) Froment L 6-4, 6-3 Ramirez W 6-4, 6-2 Weber Doubles Froment/Hamburg Bonin/Ramirez Frueh/Toledo
W 8-5 W 8-2 - 7-5
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
WOMEN’S TENNIS RESULTS
INDIANA 6, MINNESOTA 1 Singles Pintusava Brichacova Rincon Otero Mozia Lambert Umanets
L L L W L L
4-6, 6-0, 6-4 7-5, 6-2 6-0, 6-4 6-7 (7), 6-4, 1-0 (7) 6-2, 6-4 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Pintusava/Rincon Otero L 8-3 - 5-5 Muravnik/Palen L 8-3 Brichacova/Mozia PURDUE 6, MINNESOTA 1 Singles W 6-3, 6-2 Pintusava L 6-4, 6-2 Brichacova L 7-5, 7-5 Rincon Otero L 6-0, 6-1 Mozia L 6-1, 6-2 Lambert L 6-1, 6-2 Umanets Doubles Pintusava/Rincon Otero L 8-2 - 7-5 Muravnik/Palen L 8-2 Brichacova/Mozia
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
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horoscopes
sudoku
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 (4/15): Discover and act on new opportunities through communications. It’s easier to advance, and words go further. After June, home and family draw your attention.
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 a 9 — Venus enters Taurus on Tax Day: This next month can be even more profitable. Use what you’ve learned to gain confidence. Get expert help.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to save and increase your assets. Consider personal decisions. Make plans together with someone fun. Find a sweet deal.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 — You’re lucky in love these days, with Venus in your sign. It’s easier to make money, too. Splurge on a haircut or spa visit.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Partnership and compromise come with greater ease. Collect the benefits that you’ve earned. The solution becomes obvious.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Fantasies abound this next month, and your dreams will be sweeter. Grasp every opportunity that comes your way.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — There’s more fun work on the way. Friends help you advance. Share the credit. Caution brings greater success; take it slow in a hurry.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — It may surprise you, but you’ll be quite popular for the next four-and-a-half weeks. Go out more often and strengthen your social infrastructure.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — You’re especially lucky for the next month, in love and negotiations. Expand your horizons. Let yourself be persuaded by passion.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Today is an excellent day to make romantic commitments. Take on more responsibility. Grab an opportunity. List problems to solve.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Focus on household improvements, or learn to make something you used to buy. You’re gaining skills. Your home can become your love nest.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — The coming days are good for setting goals and acting on them. Let a creative partner take the lead. Collect an old debt or a windfall profit.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Study opens entertaining new doors. Get creative with the details. Make necessary adaptations. Consider an interesting proposition.
Monday, April 15, 2013
overheard “I felt like I was drinking more than I was breathing.”
—Dinkytown
“I just think we should support a corporation that’s more honest about how it kills people off, that’s all.”
—Hanson Hall
Professor: “Nobody ever wants to try to make an AI act like a real person ... because there are more fun ways to make people.”
“So ... I’m on a short bus with a stripper pole and cutting my steak with plastic silverware.”
“They’re all different shades of white!”
“Tiny bridges are cute. Kittens are cute. Viruses are not cute.”
“Well, it’s either keep sitting and sleeping here in my hallway or I could come get my keys from your place. ... I kinda like where I’m at right now.”
Guy 1: “I’m going to listen to my French music.” Guy 2: “‘Niggas in Paris’ is not French music.”
Guy 1: “You’re not my doctor!” Guy 2: “How do you know?” Guy 1: “You don’t touch my groin when I cough!”
Person 1: “There were three really hot girls there.” Person 2: “Strippers?” Person 1: “No, people.”
—Keller Hall
—Centennial Hall lobby
—Unknown
—Campus Connector
“You heard about the line up for Spring Jam? It’s as depressing as all the snow!”
—Nicholson Hall
—Campus Connector
—Campus Connector
—Bailey Hall
—Armory building
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crossword
FOR RELEASE APRIL 15, 2013
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis
ACROSS 1 Wynonna or Naomi of country music 5 “Doctor Zhivago” heroine 9 Files opened with Adobe, for short 13 Licked cookie 14 Underage person 15 La Scala showstopper 16 *Comforter-andsheets set for a large mattress, say 19 Enter gingerly 20 Bigfoot cousin 21 “__ Misérables” 22 *Gaga way to be in love 25 Follow one’s new job, in Realtorese 26 “Cheerio!” 27 Sci-fi vehicle: Abbr. 30 Attention from Dr. Mom 32 Answers an invite, for short 36 *Big tourist draw 41 Movie trailer, e.g. 42 Sun, in Spain 43 Sea shocker 44 Hieroglyphic snakes 47 Lovers’ spat, say 50 *Industryspanning work stoppage 55 Right-angle piece 56 Pamplona runner 57 Professor’s security 59 Simon Says relative, and a hint to what happens after the starts of 16-, 22-, 36- and 50Across 62 Shade provider 63 In __: mad 64 Not right in the head 65 “Auld Lang __” 66 Nevada gambling city 67 Auto repair figs.
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By Patti Varol
DOWN 1 Comic’s delivery 2 Dickens villain Heep 3 Like a thicket 4 Folded corner 5 Tina’s “30 Rock” role 6 “... for __, a tooth ...” 7 Poet Frost 8 Franklin of soul 9 Hippie’s digs 10 Dentist’s tool 11 Traffic violation consequences 12 Slumps 14 Camera maker that merged with Konica 17 Fries, for one 18 Coke Zero competitor 23 Battery unit 24 Sunup point 27 Baseball official 28 Gary Larson’s “The __ Side” 29 Pedro’s peeper 31 Dol. parts 33 Compete 34 “The Raven” poet 35 NBC sketch show
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37 Yemen neighbor 38 Met, as a difficult challenge 39 Decays 40 Somewhat 45 Like political hawks 46 “Hell is other people” French dramatist 48 At no charge
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49 Big operatic ending 50 Morning __: flower 51 DeGeneres’s sitcom 52 Actress Lindsay 53 Praise 54 Straight up 55 Young newts 58 Greek Cupid 60 Golfer Trevino 61 Self-importance
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dr. date Dear Dr. Date,
I have a serious problem. I’m a good guy and all. I want to date and have fun as much as the next guy on campus, but before I can “seal the deal” I have a bombshell that I have to drop. This winter I got the news from my doctor that I’m HIV-positive. My question is, should I tell a potential boyfriend right away, or is it more of a third- or fourth-date type of conversation? How should I bring it up?
—Positively Clueless
Positive,
Positive, my instinct is that you shouldn’t tell a guy about your HIV on the first date unless you plan on having sex with him that night. While bringing it up on the first date would be an incredible jerk filter, it might be awkward to talk about. There’s a staggering variety in levels of HIV awareness, and it might be exhausting to have to spell things out for every guy you go out to lunch with. You deserve to have fun on your dates! And anyway, on a flake-filled college campus, so many first dates never get a sequel. If a guy is a potential boyfriend, you should tell him as soon as you can, preferably before you get intimate at all. If I were you, I’d tell him on the second or third date or as soon as you’ve decided that you really do want to spend more time with him. Hopefully he’ll be understanding. But if things end after he finds out, it won’t feel like the end of the world for either of you if you’ve only gone on a handful of dates. As for the tell itself, don’t tell him in the middle of a kiss — try to pick an explicitly non-sexual moment. Sitting across the table from each other at a coffee shop on your second date sounds ideal. The best approach is the straightforward one. Here’s a line you can use: “Hey, listen. There’s something I want to tell you about.” If any of you readers out there have experience with disclosing HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases, please write to me and tell me how you have
handled it. I would love to share your stories with Positive and other readers.
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
I am a freshman now in college, and I am having a huge problem … finding a boyfriend. I have been single for a VERY long time now, and I would really like to be in a relationship. With the year winding down, I really thought I’d be in one by now. My friends are all in relationships, and it makes me want to find that special someone, too. I find it very hard to meet guys that find me likeable and attractive. Dr. Date, I’ve heard you are a great matchmaker and advice giver, so what should I do about finding my Mr. Right in college?
—Lost Without Love
Love Lover,
I know the feeling. Trust me. Having a boyfriend is fun! You get to make out all the time and go on dates and he comes to your rescue anytime you’re the slightest bit bored. I love it. And this time of year, when it should be sunny but the sky is letting loose with these actual ice pellets? Damn it all to hell if a boyfriend doesn’t sound good right about now. But I’ll tell ya this, Lost Without Love. You’ve got a lot of time on your hands, and the summer is a long season. I predict that when the weather warms up, the boys will start peeling out of the woodwork. Keep your eye out. In the meantime, be happy that you’re single. I’m sure that some of the friends you say you envy actually have a little bit of the green eye for you! You don’t have to answer to anybody, and you don’t have to keep anybody updated about your whereabouts. Someday you’ll find a nest to crash in. But for now? Enjoy the solo flight. Be your own boyfriend — treat yo’urself to nights in and nights out, buy yourself some flowers and sing yourself a song.
—Dr. Date
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Congregational Church’s carillon speakers during the festival. Werre, a music and math double major, said electronically composing the carillon music was daunting but also liberating because it removes the layers of interpretation between composer, performer and audience. “I don’t have to create a score that necessarily communicates how a piece needs to be played by performers,” Werre said. “The time between composition and performance is taken down.” Since a traditional carillon is played manually one note at a time, the electronic software allows for musical exploration, Werre said. “What is humanly possible to be played on a carillon has been thrown out,” he said. “So it has grown into something that is new and cool to explore.” Gades, a music major whose primary instrument is saxophone, was drawn to the musical possibilities of computer-producing. “The carillon is an interesting instrument I think,” Gades said. “There’s some unique oppor tunities you have with it, because we can use other sounds with it as well.” The compositions will play through the carillon speakers during the festival, but singers and other instruments may accompany them, Davidson said. “It’s a way to have a little neighborhood groove,” he said. “Anybody can come.” Support for the festival comes from a $5,000 TCF Bank Stadium Good Neighbor Fund grant, which was created after the building of the stadium, said Mercedes Tuma-Hansen, coordinator for the festival. “Essentially I think it’s kind of their penance for creating this big, obtrusive thing … to try to offset that by making it a stronger community, too,” she said. She said the festival aims to get more University students involved in the neighborhood for the long term. “Hopefully this will create a little more stability and get residents to know students,” she said. “We’re hoping this will be an ongoing series.”