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MINNEAPOLIS
BUDGET
Tuition to rise for grad students Tuition will also increase for out-ofstate University students. BY JANICE BITTERS jbitters@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will vote Friday to approve a plan that would freeze undergraduate resident tuition but also raise the cost of school for non-residents and graduate students. Last week, University President Eric Kaler presented his proposed 201314 budget that also raises some fees, like room and
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board, for all students. Kaler’s budget would also freeze the collegiate fee, which funds some technology and general expenses, and increase state and federal aid to some students next year. The proposed budget includes about $10 million in administrative spending cuts in response to a legislative request for the University to cut costs by $15 million next year. Kaler said he’s confident the University will find the remaining $5 million in cuts u See BUDGET Page 7 Some are concerned about a long-term funding model for the U. BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY
Potter’s Pasties & Pies owner Alec Duncan cuts potatoes Saturday at the recently opened location on Como Avenue.
COFFMAN
Second floor redo starts Monday The $2.5 million remodel will be done by the start of fall semester. ROY AKER raker@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota will begin construction Monday on a $2.5 million renovation of Coffman Union’s second floor, a three-month project that has some students excited and others concerned. On Monday, a pile of unclaimed items was all that remained on the empty second floor — a stark differ-
ence from the usual chaos of the area that has historically housed of fice space for more than 30 student groups. Under the new floor plan, only 12 groups have been allocated of fices — with hundreds of other registered groups set to share two multi-use rooms. The project is pending approval by the University Board of Regents on Friday, but is expected to pass. Rebecca Huebsch, former Biology Without u See COFFMAN Page 7 The second floor renovations have been in the works since 2010.
Owner Alec Duncan brings local artists to his food trucks and pasty shop. and vegetables. Potter’s — de-
BY MEGHAN HOLDEN mholden@mndaily.com
rived from British slang that means “to wander aimlessly”
Pasties are more than just
— began as a food truck in St.
food to Alec Duncan — they’re
Paul where Duncan worked
works of art.
20-hour days alongside his-
After creating a customer base in the Twin Cities from
then pregnant, British fiancée Fiona.
his food tr ucks, the Pot-
His business grew quickly
ter’s Pasties and Pies owner
and the next year Duncan pur-
opened a store-front location
chased a second food truck and
on Como Avenue to serve col-
expanded to Minneapolis. The
lege students with hot, com-
store front opened in April.
pact food and local art.
“Business is a relation-
Pasties, a British lunchtime
ship,” he said. “It’s about giv-
staple, are flaky, savor y pas-
ing good products, good food,
try pockets stuffed with meat
good value.”
u See PAST Y Page 5
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Bauman chooses music, preps album Unions appeal OIT employee layoffs
The Gophers wrestler is risking his eligibility to pursue his passion.
Union reps. say the jobs were vital, and the layoffs were mishandled.
BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com
Joel Bauman made national headlines earlier this year as the college wrestler who chose music and the chance to inspire others over a career on the mat. Nearly four months later, Bauman has not lost his vision. “It’s only grown from all these other things that have happened to me,” he said, with the same sense of conviction with which he always speaks. Bauman is working on u See BAUMAN Page 10 Bauman said he’s not sure he’ll be allowed to compete next year.
BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com
AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY
Musician and Gophers wrestler Joel Bauman rehearses in the studio Monday in Minneapolis. By producing music under his own name and identifying himself as a Gophers wrestler, Bauman was ruled ineligible to compete by the NCAA earlier this year.
Union leaders are fighting the layof fs of 25 University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology employees, citing problems with understaffing and the way the layoffs occurred. Representatives from the University’s clerical union have filed grievances on the layof fs and requested the University re-evaluate them. They also addressed the Board of Regents at its public forum on the University budget last week about the layoffs,
which occurred late last month. OIT cited workload reductions as the reason behind the layoffs and insisted they were carried out according to the University’s policy, but union members objected and said it was executed disrespectfully. Employees were given their layoff notices and told to leave on the spot, said Melanie Steinman of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3800 in an address to the regents. The employees were told to schedule an appointment to collect the rest of their belongings during non-work hours and were u See OIT Page 5 OIT said the process for the layoffs was standard for the industry.
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