CAMPUS & METRO
FOOTBALL
A&E
No DFL endorsement Kill’s camps educate, in mayoral race influence youth All six DFL candidates will continue to run.
Rock the Garden (and Garage)
Saturday’s varied show in the sculpture garden included plenty of drone, radio-friendly hits and a makeshift dance party in the parking garage.
Coach Jerry Kill and his staff host camps throughout June and July.
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MINNEAPOLIS
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JUNE 19-25, 2013
BUSINESS
Cig tax worries businesses
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TUITION
Despite freeze, fees increase Tuition won’t rise for some, but all students will see a fee hike. BY JANICE BITTERS jbitters@mndaily.com
JAAK JENSEN, DAILY
Smokedale store manager David Yousef and customer Johnathan Martiny discuss e-cigarette options on Tuesday at Smokedale in Stadium Village. Yousef believes e-cigarettes are likely to become much more popular after the cigarette tax takes effect July 1.
A forthcoming tax increase on cigarettes has local business owners concerned sales will drop. BY MEGHAN HOLDEN mholden@mndaily.com
ried about the upcoming ciga-
him they’ll give up smoking
rette tax increase.
come July.
The new tobacco tax signed
Other local businesses said
into law last month will raise
they’ve heard similar pledges
the tax on a pack of cigarettes
from customers.
by $1.60 starting July 1, and El-
Metr o Petr o employee
sayed, who owns Royal Cigar
Casey Sanwick said custom-
and Tobacco in Dinkytown,
ers are constantly complaining
gets a lot of his business from
about the new tax, adding that
cigarette sales.
cigarettes are probably their
Anti-smoking groups say the tax increase will encourage
Ex-running star dreams bigger
ers to quit, and Elsayed said customers have been telling
Stephanie Price will run a half marathon a year after graduating. BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com
biggest seller after gas. “People are going to go
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MULTICULTURALISM
Science courses aim to diversify CFANS, CBS and others are adding diversity topics to their courses. BY BRANDEN LARGENT blargent@mndaily.com
Traditionally, the University of Minnesota hasn’t
incorporated diversity topics into its science courses. N o w, s o m e f a c u l t y members and administrators want to change that. Faculty members from the University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the College of Biological Sciences and the College
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of Veterinary Medicine are working to include diversity in their curricula, said Karl Lorenz, CFANS Diversity and Inclusion program director. CFANS will also introduce “intercultural competency” into orientation classes for its incoming freshmen, Lorenz said.
u See BUDGET Page 8 Some of the fee increases fund more mental health resources.
TRACK
nearly 37,000 Minnesota smok-
Abraham Elsayed is wor-
While some at the University of Minnesota will see tuition freeze for the next two years, the cost of attending school will increase for all students. The Board of Regents approved President Eric Kaler’s budget Friday that will hold tuition at $12,060 for resident undergraduates until fall 2016.
The freeze comes with an increase in student services fees and additional fees increases for cer tain students, classes and programs. Tuition will also rise for non-resident and graduate students. “The hallmark of this budget is our commitment to affordability and access for Minnesota resident undergraduate students,” Kaler said at the Regent’s meeting. While many were pleased with the tuition
Faculty members are identifying specific courses within each of the college’s majors, Lorenz said, where students will learn about dif ferent cultures, social justice and equity, and how
Stephanie Price knows she could complete a marathon with relative ease. But she also knows completing and competing at a high level are two different things. Price, a former All-American distance runner for the Gophers, will compete in the annual Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon on Saturday in Duluth, Minn. Like many collegiate runners, Price struggled at first to find a role for running in her life after college, but now she has a coach, a training regimen and a goal — qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the
marathon. Saturday will be the first half marathon of her career, but Price said she’s up for the challenge. “It scares me because it’s so long, but I’m really excited for it,” said Price, whose longest competitive race to date is 10 kilometers, or a little more than six miles. “I finished my last hard workout and thought to myself, ‘I feel better than I did in college and I finally feel like I’m taking that next step.’ ” That next step almost didn’t happen. Price said she got burned out during her college career and was unsure if she wanted to run recreationally or competitively after college. u See PRICE Page 10 Price plans to complete her first full marathon next year.
u See DIVERSIT Y Page 8 Faculty are paid $250 to attend diversity-focused workshops.
HOUSING
U program preps first- City looks to crack gen college students down on renter crime Undergraduates will mentor underrepresented high schoolers. BY BRANDEN LARGENT blargent@mndaily.com
Sousada Chidthachack grew up as par t of an immigrant family and went to college to live out her mother’s dream of having her own career. Chidthachack’s mother ran away from her childhood home in Laos, crossing Thailand and finally arriving in the United States so her future children could have more opportunities. “I’m reminded ever y day that it’s a str uggle,” Chidthachack said. “I saw my parents struggle.”
She’s pursuing a Ph.D. in math at the University of Minnesota with the dual goal of achieving a family dream and inspiring students with backgrounds like hers. One way of doing this is through a new math tutoring program at the University. The Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation gave the University STEM Education Center $300,000 to star t the Prepare2Nspire program, which will provide tutoring and mentoring for underrepresented middle and high school students, said Lesa Clarkson, an associate u See MENTOR Page 18 Chidthachack also plans to reach students by writing a book.
Some seek more property owner penalties for problem tenants.
BY KIA FARHANG mfarhang@mndaily.com
A Minneapolis ordinance that punishes proper ty owners for crimes their tenants commit may get stricter if the City Council acts on a recommendation from city staff. Proposed changes could incr ease action taken against landlords and require them to participate in workshops after their tenants are arrested or cited for certain crimes. The proposal follows a trend of increased scrutiny on landlords from the city.
The city’s Conduct on Premises ordinance was created in 1991 to curb crime. It kicks in when tenants of a proper ty or their guests break certain laws related to noise, prostitution, gambling, alcohol, drugs or weapons. Minneapolis police crime prevention analyst Luther Krueger said most of the notices under the ordinance come from narcotics, prostitution and weapons cases. “These [crimes] can be very disruptive to communities,” said Kellie Jones, manager for the city’s Problem Properties Unit. After police cite or ar r est the of fenders, u See RENTERS Page 3 Councilman Cam Gordon opposes stricter regulations.
EMILY DUNKER, DAILY
Former Gophers cross country and track and field athlete Stephanie Price runs around Lake Calhoun on Monday in Minneapolis.
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