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Nearly 74 percent of this year’s semifinalists were University students, faculty or alumni.

Brian Anderson will coach against his alma mater for the ninth time.

It’s a chop or be chopped kind of world.

MN Cup provides mentorship

Anderson set for battle with alma mater

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Vikings on track to play TCF The team will likely spend two seasons on campus, despite recent uncertainty.

BY ALEXA BILLADEAU abilladeau@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota is planning for the Vikings to move in next fall — a visit that is likely to last only two seasons.

Last week, the Minnesota Spor ts Facilities Authority announced the Vikings’ portion of the new stadium’s funding is more secure than before. This means the team will likely

play at TCF Bank Stadium for two years instead of the possible four, earning the school at least $6 million in revenue.

According to the contract agreement, the Vikings could have played on campus for up to four football seasons. The length of time the team would play at TCF hinged on the Vikings getting funding for their new stadium. After months of financial uncer tainty, MSFA Chair Michele KelmHelgen said the Vikings are u See VIKINGS Page 4 The team wants to expand seating capacity at TCF.

ST PAUL

More than a year after Penn State University’s former assistant football coach Jerr y Sandusky was tried for child sexual abuse, colleges nationwide, including the University of Minnesota, are making changes to their background check policies.

The University implemented a revised, system-

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Communications junior Marty Davis adjusts lights in preparation for a film class Sept. 5 at the Rarig Center.

Film students look for a home Students and faculty say they’re hindered by a film program that’s scattered and lacking.

U boosts new hire inspection

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STUDENT LIFE

FACULTY/STAFF

A heightened background check policy began this summer.

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ment, until late in her college ca-

BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com

reer.

SCMC is comprised of courses

wide background check policy Aug. 1, expanding checks to all new hires, faculty members changing positions, and volunteers who interact with minors in University-affiliated programs.

The policy won’t include new background checks on current staff positions.

General Counsel William Donohue said the policy has been in the works for nearly a year.

More than 200,000 minors visit University campuses each year, according

Elizabeth Habib decided that

from 14 to 18 dif ferent depar t-

she wanted to be a TV producer

ments, depending on the semester.

during her freshman year at the

Of the SCMC major or minor class-

University of Minnesota.

es, only five offer hands-on produc-

She knew of two departments offering production courses: communication studies and cultural studies and comparative literature.

“Communications seemed like

u See CHECKS Page 5 The checks align with Board of Regents policy on minors’ safety.

tion experience.

For students like Habib, this isn’t enough.

“I feel I can’t get a very advanced education in film,” she said.

more of a — I don’t want to say

Habib is one of many students

more of a real major — but more,

and faculty members that said the

you know, practical,” she said.

University’s current offerings for

Habib didn’t learn about stud-

film production are scattered and

ies in cinema and media culture, a

insuf ficient, despite repeated at-

major offered by the CSCL depart-

tempts to strengthen them.

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CITY GOVERNMENT

GREEK LIFE

Third ward candidates talk art

High greek fees deter some

City Council hopefuls debated development and the arts Tuesday.

Students weigh high dues against the benefits of being greek.

BY ALEXI GUSSO agusso@mndaily.com

Citizens of Nor theast Minneapolis gathered at the Ritz Theatre on Tuesday night to sip local beer, listen to a bluegrass band and watch Minneapolis City Council candidates discuss subsidized housing for art-

ists, pedal pubs and pop-up art galleries.

The Nor theast Minneapolis Arts District and the League of Women Voters invited four candidates vying for a council seat in November to debate city development and issues facing local artists.

Candidates Diane Hofstede, Jacob Frey, Kristina Gronquist and Michael Katch are facing off to represent Ward 3, which includes parts of the University of Minnesota, Marcy-

Holmes and Dinkytown.

Hofstede, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent, said she suppor ts development with aesthetic appeal, citing Kelly Doran, a developer who’s claimed to have invested $150 million in luxur y apar tment complexes in the University district.

This was a change from last month, when Hofstede u See DEBATE Page 5 Frey and Katch disagreed over city funding for artists.

BY MELISSA BERMAN mberman@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s greek community experienced recr uitment growth again during this year’s rush week.

While some students find significant value in joining a fraternity or sorority, others say high membership costs outweigh the benefits.

On average, dues per academic year for University greek chapters are $1,600 for fraternities and $2,300 for sororities, according to greek organization leaders.

Freshman Skyler Werner said she wouldn’t join a

sorority because of the high costs.

“I feel like you’re paying for something you don’t necessarily need to pay for, like making friends,” she said.

Each chapter’s membership dues go to both local and national divisions of greek organizations, said u See GREEK Page 3 Greek housing costs average about $7,000 per year.

NEIGHBORHOODS

Bunge could become climbing gym A Carlson student hopes to convert the abandoned grain elevator.

NICK STUDENSKI nstudenski@mndaily.com

The abandoned Bunge grain elevator in Southeast Como may soon become a rock climbing gym.

Cur t Mar x, a Carlson School of Management MBA student, is working with the building’s owner to

lease the property and begin its transformation.

Neighborhood residents have been tr ying to knock down the 206-foot tower for years because of its appearance and safety hazards. The building has been abandoned for a decade, and a University of Minnesota student fell to her death there in 2006.

Mar x was inspired by the Upper Limits Indoor Rock Gym and Pro Shop in Bloomington, Ill., a climbing gym built inside former

grain silos.

Shawn Watson, an Upper Limits employee, said turning the tower into a gym was a challenge.

“It’s not really set up for that,” he said. “Everything’s concrete, so you can’t just stick [lighting and duct work] wherever.”

The Upper Limits gym has climbing routes of varying heights and dif ficulty u See BUNGE Page 3 Marx is collaborating with the building’s owners on the project.

ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY

Sophomore Maggie O’Malley shows her bid card to junior Anna Barton at Bid Day on Monday at TCF Bank Stadium.

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BEIRUT — Syrian opposition forces feel let down and more divided than ever because of President Barack Obama’s decision to seek a diplomatic path to disarming Damascus of its chemical weapons.

Many rebels who had held out hopes that U.S.-led strikes on President Bashar Assad’s government would help tip the scales as the two sides faced a deadly stalemate said America has indirectly given the embattled leader a second wind as a statesman negotiating with world powers.

“We’re on our own,” Mohammad Joud, an opposition fighter in the war-shattered northern city of Aleppo, said via Skype. “I always knew that, but thanks to Obama’s shameful conduct, others are waking up to this reality as well.”

Rebels who have been fighting for 2 ½ years to topple Assad say the U.S. has repeatedly reneged on promises to assist their rebellion, offering only rhetoric. In June, Obama announced he

would provide lethal aid to the rebels, but so far none of that assistance has gotten to the opposition and the Syrian leader’s forces have gained the advantage.

Violence continued Wednesday when government warplanes hit a field hospital in the town of al-Bab near Aleppo, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more, according to the Britainbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

After a feverish campaign to win over Congress and the American people to support military strikes against Syria, Obama said Tuesday he would give diplomacy more time to rid the country of its chemical weapons arsenal that Washington says was used to gas and kill more than 1,400 people on Aug. 21 in rebel-held parts of the Ghouta area outside Damascus. The death toll has not been confirmed, but even conservative estimates from international organizations put it as at least several hundred.

Although Obama had said the attacks would be limited in time and scope with no in-

Russia may up Iran arms sales if US strikes Syria

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MOSCOW — Russia could expand arms sales to Iran and revise the terms allowing U.S. militar y transit to Afghanistan if Washington launches a strike on Syria, a senior Russian lawmaker said Wednesday.

Alexei Pushkov, the Kremlin-connected chief of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of parliament, told lawmakers that Moscow hopes the U.S. will back Russia’s proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control for their subsequent dismantling.

During Wednesday’s Russian parliament debate of a resolution on Syria, Communists called for an increase in sending Russian weapons to Iran and a revision of the contract allowing the U.S. military to go over Russia to get to Afghanistan.

Pushkov said such actions now would be premature, as Russia and the U.S. are working to find a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis. Still he warned if the “party of war” prevails in Washington, Russia should consider those moves.

The lower house, the State Duma, unanimously passed a resolution warning that a U.S. attack on Syria would trigger an “irreversible humanitarian catastrophe” and calling for a peaceful settlement of the crisis.

President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Iran’s President Hasan Rouhani in Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of a security summit later this week.

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday denied a media report that the Kremlin had decided to sign a new deal to deliver air-defense missile systems to Iran, Russian news agencies said.

tention of dislodging Assad, rebel commanders had planned to try to exploit them to shift the momentum in their favor after months of being on the defensive in what has become a war of attrition.

Several rebels said they were opposed “in principle” to U.S. intervention but saw it as a necessity to change the situation on the ground.

However, Assad, who has denied his forces were responsible for the attack and instead blamed rebels, fended off the threat of military action, at least for now, by agreeing to relinquish his chemical weapon stocks under a plan initiated by Russia.

“Assad’s regime is going to be stronger because while they’ve agreed to give up their chemical weapons, they get to keep everything else to fight the opposition that has lost territor y in the past year and has now suffered a big blow,” said Ayham Kamel, a Middle East analyst at the Eurasia Group in London. “The opposition will struggle with morale and sense of purpose.”

Moreover, the opposi-

tion has been hobbled by increasing infighting between al-Qaida-affiliated militants and more moderate rebels as well as between militants and ethnic Kurds in the country’s northeast.

“People were hoping for America to strike to bring about some kind of solution, but we also expected that nothing would happen because nobody has a solution for Syria,” said Bissan, a resident of Damascus, who spoke to The Associated Press during her visit to Beirut Wednesday.

Loay al-Mikdad, spokesman for the Free Syrian Army, a loose-knit alliance of rebel factions that is backed by the West, said the regime is just buying more time and trying to fool the international community.

The process of disarming Syria promises to be a lengthy, complicated process rife with challenges and, many are skeptical the regime would follow through on its commitments and fear it will continue its crackdown against the opposition with more traditional weapons.

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VIENNA — A senior U.S. diplomat urged Iran on Wednesday to follow up on good will generated by moderate statements from its new president with actions that ease suspicions it is trying to make nuclear arms.

The tone of outreach instead of censure reflected Washington’s hopes that Tehran will seize the moment created by change in its political leadership and act to ease international tensions over its nuclear ambitions Still, U.S. envoy Joseph Macmanus warned of tough diplomatic action unless Tehran cooperates with U.N. experts trying to determine whether it ever worked on such weapons — a threat echoed by a statement from the European community.

Iran insists it wants to harness the atom only to generate power or for scientific or medical purposes. But Western comments at a high-level session of the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency reflected more than a decade of fears that Tehran also seeks the ability to be able to make nuclear arms.

Iran denies having trying to develop such arms. It and the IAEA blame each other for delays in reaching agreement on a probe.

Ten rounds of negotiations over the past two years have failed to end the deadlock. The two sides meet again Sept. 27, and Macmanus indicated that the West will consider those talks a yardstick of Rouhani’s professed interest in easing nuclear tensions.

The West, he said, will work with other board members to hold Iran accountable should it fail to seize the moment and “continue its intransigence and obfuscation.”

Also voicing the threat of referral, a statement from the European Union warned of possible “action” if Iran does not cooperate with probe attempts by November.

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ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY

Members of Pi Beta Phi cheer during Bid Day on Monday at TCF Bank Stadium.

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Matt Levine, Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life program director.

Local dues help pay for events, some meals and access to common areas in chapter houses, he said.

Additionally, Levine said, members pay dues to the national headquarters of their fraternity or sorority, covering staff and insurance costs.

Some scholarships are available from greek organizations and individual chapters to help meet the costs of dues.

Freshman Madison Gallardo knew the cost before rushing began but decided to go ahead with it and joined Alpha Phi last week.

“I knew that it was kind of expensive,” she said, “but it was something that I really wanted to do.”

But for management information systems freshman Erica Aarons, the costs don’t justify the benefits of membership.

“I wouldn’t pay that much,” she said. “School already costs so much, so I don’t have that money to throw around.”

Biology junior and Delta Kappa Epsilon member Grant Bischof said rising student housing costs actually make greek housing prices competitive with other options.

“I think it’s a stereotype of the past that people would come to college and only rich kids would be able to afford [greek housing],” he said.

To live in a sorority house, members pay an average of $7,400 per school year, according to greek leaders. Average fraternity housing costs total $6,500 for the school year. These costs generally include membership dues, in addition to other ser vices like meals and cleaning.

Most standard double occupancy rooms in University residence halls cost about $4,700 per year.

When deciding to join a greek organization, some students compare different chapters’ prices.

Phi Kappa Psi vice president Matt Mischke said he considered cost before deciding which fraternity to join.

“I chose Phi Psi because it was one of the cheaper ones, but my parents are willing to help pay for it,” he said.

For Mischke, the benefits of joining a fraternity outweighed the costs because of the friendship and support he gets.

“I think it’s something students can find a way to

afford,” he said.

Marketing freshman Hattie Holm said she was “ver y concer ned” about membership costs and decided to drop out of the recruitment process before bid day last week.

Holm has to pay for

most of her housing and tuition and said joining a Greek organization would be too much.

“For me to commit to a sorority and only do their events,” she said, “I didn’t think it would be worth it.”

AVERAGE COST OF GOING GREEK (SEPTEMBER TO MAY) SORORITIES FRATERNITIES

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SOURCE: PANHELLENIC COUNCIL PRESIDENT JULIA GROSS, INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SPENCER OLSON

The Bunge Grain Tower is located on the western side of Van Cleve Park in Minneapolis’ Southeast Como neighborhood. A University student is working to turn the tower into a rock climbing gym. vert the elevator into luxury classes. He plans to graduate housing units, but the deal this December and then refell through during the reces- sume work on the grain elevau from Page 1 sion. tor’s conversion.

Neighborhood organizaBr yan Karban, climblevels throughout the inside tions are also supportive of ing and trips coordinator at of the elevators, as well as a the project. the University Recreation 110-foot outdoor climbing Cordelia Pierson, presi- and Wellness Center, said wall that spans the height of dent of the Marcy-Holmes he thinks a gym would be a silo.

Neighborhood Association, popular because of University Marx began working with said she would like to see the students’ growing interest in the Minneapolis-based non- property developed. rock climbing. profit Project for Pride in Liv“It is a real landmark,” she He said more than 1,400 ing, which provides mixed- said, “It would be great to see people visited the climbing income housing and owns it reused.” wall at the newly renovated the grain elevator, this spring.

Ricardo McCurley, neigh- Recreation Center during Marx said they haven’t final- borhood coordinator for the the first week of the semesized purchasing or leasing Southeast Como Improve- ter, which was “free climbing of the property yet, but PPL ment Association, said “ev- week.” is interested in working with eryone at SECIA is in love “Climbing is an everhim. with the idea.” growing activity,” Karban “Their main interest is But the project is still in said, “and I think the opensomething good happening the planning stages. Marx ing of the University wall just with this,” Marx said. has spoken with potential in- proves that you cannot have Since purchasing the vestors for the project as well too much climbing space in property around the tower, as a wall design company in the city.”

PPL has developed most of Europe, but said nothing is Robert Hampson, envithe land into mixed-income set in stone yet. ronmental science, policy and apartments and townhomes, “I put a lot of time into it management junior, started according to Matt Soucek, se- this summer, investigating climbing last year at the Recnior project manager for the the idea [and] what it would reation Center and said he group. take to make it happen,” he would “definitely” be interSoucek said PPL was pre- said. ested in climbing at the tower. viously in negotiations with For now, Marx has put the “That sounds pretty awea developer planning to con- project on hold as he attends some,” he said.

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MN Cup provides mentorship Nearly 74 percent of this year’s semifinalists were University students, faculty or alumni.

BY JANE CAMPBELL jcampbell@mndaily.com

The “Shedbed” — a bed that collects shedding pet hair — a blog for kids and a scheduling app were just three of a record 1,100 entries in the ninth annual Minnesota Cup. Nearly 74 percent of this year’s semifinalists were University students, faculty or alumni. The business proposal contest also acts as a mentorship program, with a team of more than 60 entrepreneurs mentoring students and professionals.

Six finalists presented their ideas at the competition’s final award ceremony at McNamara Alumni Center on Wednesday.

Nathan Conner, a second-year MBA student at the University of Minnesota and Shedbed entrepreneur, was the $10,000 student division winner and won an additional $1,000 for being the audience’s choice.

The $40,000 grand prize was awarded to Preceptis Medical CEO Steve Anderson. The company develops innovative ear

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more on track than before in funding their portion of the new stadium.

The Vikings “will have the financial capability to move for ward with the stadium project,” according to a statement released last week by the MSFA, which manages the new stadium project.

If stadium construction is delayed and the Vikings have to extend their time at TCF, the team has agreed to pay

tube technology to treat ear infections.

Conner said he took on two mentors after the semifinals. One of them, lawn care company founder Michael Miller, turned into his Shedbed business partner during the competition.

“Students find mentors and business par tners through the completion,” said John Stavig, professional director of Carlson’s Gar y S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, which helps sponsor the competition. “It’s a great way to get feedback and advice on an idea, while developing and improving as an entrepreneur.”

The student division was “extremely strong” this year, Stavig said.

Being a student in the competition with business professionals was an advantage, Conner said.

“You get to play the student card,” he said, “so other entrepreneurs are more than willing to advise you.”

While the student division has never won the $40,000 grand prize, University students have managed to nab the $10,000 student division prize for six of the past eight years.

Scott Litman, co-founder of MN Cup, said successful business ideas get to the market quickly and require only a small amount of capital to get started.

additional fees for more seasons, according to the agreement.

Kelm-Helgen said the Vikings will have a clearer picture of their portion of the new stadium’s funding in the next couple of weeks.

Changes to TCF Str uctural changes to make TCF NFL-ready are expected to begin this spring, said Rick Johnson, director of capital planning and project management at the University.

Expanding seating capacity, equipping the stadium for

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Scott Litman, co-founder of the Minnesota Cup, introduces the ceremony to announce the Grand Prize winner of the 2013 Minnesota Cup at McNamara Alumni Center on Wednesday night.

“A good business plan tells a stor y,” Litman said.

“It tells you about why the world needs a product or ser vice and helps you understand the unmet need.”

Stavig said MN Cup organizers tr y to make the entr y process accessible to anyone, so students can get the chance to network with experienced entrepreneurs.

“It’s a logical step to connect to the business community,” he said.

For budding business students considering entering MN Cup 2014, Litman advised researching the market, building the right team and finding effective distribution channels.

“Find ways to move your idea for ward,” he said. “Set goals for 90 days out and hit them. The key is progress; lear n from the successes and mistakes that are a part of that journey.”

Minnesota’s January weather by installing heated turf and modifying concession stands are the main changes, said Lester Bagley, the team’s vice president of public affairs and stadium development.

He said the University’s stadium has significantly fewer seats than the Vikings’ home field, which could lead to a decrease in ticket sales if more aren’t added.

“We’d like to add a couple thousand additional seats for the expansion,” Bagley said, “because we have a season ticket holder base that is larger than 50,000.”

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY

Student entrepreneur Nathan Conner and his mentor and new business partner, Michael Miller, won the Student Division for the 2013 Minnesota Cup, the largest statewide new business competition in the country. The six division winners gave a three-minute presentation of their business idea at McNamara Alumni Center on Wednesday night.

Until officials decide exactly how many seats will be added and the logistics of the heated field, he said, the total cost of the project is undetermined.

During the 2014-15 seasons, the Vikings are expected to pay the University $300,000 per game.

The team also has to pay for community outreach in the University area by contributing more than $100,000 per season to a “Good Neighbor” fund.

Benefits for business Businesses and neighborhoods around the University

will also feel the effects of the agreement, Bagley said.

“I certainly hope that the businesses in the surrounding area, University Avenue, Dinkytown and elsewhere will see an increase in their business as a result of having what we hope will be a full stadium,” said Pamela Wheelock, vice president for University Services.

She said the area will be busier with both teams using the venue, and adjustments will need to be made to alleviate traffic congestion.

According to the agreement, the Vikings are allowed

to play only on Sundays and on one weeknight game per season when classes are not in session. During the playoffs, more games are allowed.

They are also advised not to schedule games on the same weekends as Gophers football games.

Wheelock said she feels confident about the upcoming changes.

“We really feel like this is a way that we can be a good community partner and help make this happen,” she said.

“We’re going to use all of our best efforts to try to make it work well for everyone.”

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Good deeds ‘spread light’ to 9/11 Chabad and Students Supporting Israel carried on last year’s event.

BY ALEXANDRIA CHHITH achhith@mndaily.com

Twelve years after 9/11, the day was marked with little disruption or notice on the University of Minnesota

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to a University report.

“The question is,” Donohue said, “if bad things are going to happen to kids on campus, how do you prevent it?”

Laura Negrini, associate director of the Office of Human Resources, said the new policy includes a social security number trace and a federal criminal background check. It also requires review of the sex offender registry and county criminal records.

Negrini said individuals will still have the right to receive the results of their background checks and verifications and to dispute the information contained in them.

“We’re implementing this new background check policy and verification process to ensure more consistency system-wide,” she said.

People in volunteer positions and most student employees weren’t required to undergo a background check in the past, but they now will if their job puts them in direct contact with minors — a new stipulation in the policy.

Donohue said it’s impor-

campus.

Chabad and Students Suppor ting Israel’s University chapters, however, have continued to commemorate the day with a “Good Deed” Marathon — a nationwide effort to promote acts of kindness that started 11 years ago.

“Sept. 11 was a dark day for the U.S., and the idea is a good deed spreads light,” said Yitzi Steiner, an advisor

to Chabad, the Jewish student group that brought the event to campus last year.

On Northrop Mall, participants were invited to donate to the charity Save a Child’s Heart, make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for children at the Dorothy Day Center, donate blood to the American Red Cross and make get-well cards for children in hospitals.

“No one really does any-

tant for employees on campus — even those who may not be faculty members — to still have a background check.

“That doesn’t mean all bad things will not happen,” he said, “but it’s at least one thing to prevent it.”

President Eric Kaler created the Work Group on the Safety of Minors in November 2012 to develop a policy for improving the safety of minors on campus and in University programs. It presented recommendations to the Board of Regents in March.

The group then drafted the University Safety of Minors policy, which was adopted by a regent vote in June.

Negrini said OHR’s new background check policy aligns with the Safety of Minors policy.

Although OHR will assess each individual background check, the information will be collected by a new vendor, General Information Services — a national corporation that specializes in background screening.

Negrini said in an email that the new background checks will cost $25 each — down from $40 each with selection of the new vendor.

The University is among other schools across the nation that are making changes to their background check policies.

Carl Marziali, a spokesman for the University of Southern California, said the school also recently changed how it does background checks.

He said USC policy has been extended to volunteers or non-professor employees who work with minors — similar to the University’s change.

The University work group’s report said, “… with respect to minors, we do not have an extensive histor y of criminal, sexual conduct against children at the University of Minnesota.”

Of the 63 reported sexual offenses in the last 10 years on the Twin Cities campus, three involved victims under age 18, according to a presentation this spring by University police Chief Greg Hestness.

Only one of these cases, in 2006, resulted in a charge and conviction, according to the work group’s report. After investigation, the other two cases didn’t result in charges.

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ber looking at this dinosaur book and he told me what had happened,” he said.

This was the first 9/11 event he’s been to in recent years.

Steiner said hundreds of people par ticipated throughout the day.

Passers-by were invited to put miniature American flags into sand-filled cups spelling out the memorable date.

This year, to suppor t the coalition between the groups, Students Supporting Israel co-sponsored the event with Chabad.

“It’s a way to show we’re united as Americans,” said Marta Slobodyanyuk, Students Suppor ting Israel vice president.

“The U.S. and Israel are str ong allies, and this event is to pay solidarity for the alliance.”

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY

Libertarian Party candidate Michael Katch, incumbent City Council member Diane Hofstede, DFL-endorsed Jacob Fry and Green Party candidate Kristina Gronquist answer questions discussing issues facing Northeast artists and other neighborhood concerns in a debate on Tuesday at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis.

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proposed a rare moratorium on all development in Dinkytown. The six-month moratorium would have delayed a new Doran project planned for the hear t of Dinkytown, but it failed.

Green Par ty candidate Gronquist said it’s important to step back and look at all development with a “critical eye.”

Gronquist, a University alumna, previously told the Minnesota Daily that too much development could hur t Dinkytown’s traditional culture.

“I understand there is a need for density and safe housing for students, but the overbuilding is what concer ns me,” she said Tuesday.

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thing on campus for 9/11, so we thought we would,” said Ron Feingold, vice president of Students Supporting Israel.

Alex Shaykevich, a physiology junior, stopped to write a get-well card in between his classes.

T welve years ago, Shaykevich was in third grade.

“My grandpa picked me up that day, and I remem-

Candidates also discussed suppor ting local ar tists while increasing tourism in Northeast Minneapolis.

Frey said it should be easier for artists to display their work in Minneapolis without being stopped by excessive city ordinances.

“We need to enable ar tists to practice their trade,” Frey said.

Hofstede suggested the neighborhood increase its number of “pop-up” galleries where ar tists can display and sell their work in shops and restaurants.

She said she’s promoted pop-up galleries and restaurants during her time as a councilwoman, adding that she hopes to see more of them in the future. To promote artists and events in the district, Gronquist said the city should increase marketing and public relations efforts.

Katch said it’s the ar tist’s job to promote his or her work, not the city’s.

He suggested individual ar tists and ar tist groups partner with the city’s hotel industr y to promote events in the district.

“We have to take care of [ar tists] much like any

entrepreneur,” Katch said.

“But … they’re not entitled to special privilege.”

Frey rebutted Katch, saying that although the city gover nment cannot create culture, it can help fund it.

Frey also said the city could fur ther suppor t local ar tists by increasing subsidized housing for artists.

Katch disagreed, saying subsidized housing should be reser ved for those who need it most.

“Charity is impor tant, but ar tists are not charity cases,” Katch said.

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Benghazi bombed on attack anniversary

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TRIPOLI, Libya — A car bomb tore through a Libyan Foreign Ministr y building in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, a powerful reminder of lawlessness in the North African nation on the anniversa-

ry of a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate there as well as the 2001 terror attacks in the United States.

Prime Minister Ali Zidan issued a stern warning to militias blamed for much of the violence that has plagued Libya since the over throw of dictator

Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, proclaiming that “we will not bow to anyone.”

But the challenges are mounting. The prime minister said that armed men had just stormed a post office in the capital, Tripoli, taking employees hostage. A witness at the scene, speak-

ing on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, told The Associated Press that the attackers were seeking to cut off mail to the southern city of Sabha in retaliation for a rival tribe from Sabha cutting off the water supply to Tripoli for a week, forcing hospitals and

homes to rely on wells and large tanks.

Other groups have shut down oil fields to protest corruption or demand regional autonomy, causing the countr y to lose out on millions of dollars a day in potential revenue.

The Benghazi blast

caused no deaths or serious injuries, but destroyed the Foreign Ministr y branch building in an attack rich in symbolism. The building once housed the U.S. Consulate under the rule of King Idris, who was overthrown in 1969 in a bloodless coup led by Gadhafi.

The bombing took place about 6 a.m., well before anybody was due to arrive at the Foreign Ministry for work and at a time when the nearby streets were nearly empty.

The explosion blew out a side wall of the building, leaving desks, filing cabinets and computers strewn across the concrete rubble.

It also damaged the Benghazi branch of the Libyan Central Bank.

Pictures circulated on Facebook showed men carrying dead doves, with one person commenting that “the dog who did this will be punished for the guilt of killing doves.” Another photo shows black smoke smoldering out of the charred Foreign Ministry building, along with wrecked cars and burned palm trees. A green tarp was later placed over part of the building.

The blast also rocked Benghazi’s main boulevard, Gamal Abdel-Nasser, which runs through the city from north to south.

Several pedestrians were slightly wounded.

Mohammed el-Ubaidi, head of the Foreign Ministr y branch in Benghazi, told Libyan television that the car carried 132 pounds of explosives and was blown up by remote control.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after bomb disposal experts defused an explosive device found next to the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Tripoli.

“There is a force that doesn’t want a state in place and wants to turn Libya into a battlefield of terrorism and explosions,” said Zidan, the prime minister. “The security situation is tough.”

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Editorials & Opinions www.mndaily.com/opinion

Let’s dance with Mary Jane Now is our time to pass marijuana legislation that would benefit Minnesota.

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CONNOR NIKOLIC columnist

and Colorado, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder notified these state gover nments that the U.S. gover nment would not seek to overrule the new laws in those states, or the 18 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Rather, federal prosecutors will focus on preventing distribution to minors, drugged driving, trafficking by gangs and car tels, and the cultivation of marijuana on public land.

With many states legalizing weed in some form, Minnesota is ready to join their ranks.

Before you write me of f as a head-in-smoke dreamer,

hear me out, because I’m not alone. According to a 2011 Boynton Heath Ser vices sur vey, 18.7 percent of students have used marijuana within the past 12 months.

Despite the cur rent legal status, smoking pot is a budding activity around campus.

I know of at least a handful of people who could get me some bud at a moment’s notice, but for obvious reasons I would much rather buy kush from a gover nment–regulated company.

In Washington, the government could license 334 pot retailers. Among these retailers, potency and safety policies would help protect consumers. I proceed with caution when encountering some guy who looks like James Franco in “Pineapple Express,” but I would have a lot more faith in a retailer being monitored by government watchdogs.

As discussed in my column last week, the University of Minnesota’s campuswide smoke-free policy goes into ef fect next fall. I would

DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 114,430- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,363 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN

expect the campus to extend similar policies to marijuana once it is legalized in this state.

I see no problem with that. I’m sure that all smokers on campus, medicinal or other wise, would be willing to venture of f campus if it meant they would be allowed to get their high.

I myself am not an avid pot smoker. However, one only needs to understand the issues of minor dr ug of fenses on our criminal justice system, global drug traf ficking or impure drugs to understand the benefits of legalizing a drug we already use.

So, for the best interests of their constituents, I ask Rep. Phyllis Kahn and Sen. Kari Dziedzic to do whatever they can to convince their peers and Dayton to legalize marijuana in Minnesota. I’ll be rooting for you the whole way.

Connor Nikolic welcomes comments at cnikolic@mndaily.com.

STUDENT LIFE

Questionable ties The recent TCF scandal sheds light on the University’s business ethics.

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Maxwell Smith welcomes comments at msmith@mndaily.com.

GUEST COLUMN Sifting through the ashes

About a month ago in Somerville, Mass., the house that I was renting burned down. The fire spread to five other houses before it was brought under control. By that point, my building and the adjacent one had been so damaged that they had to be demolished the next day.

Thankfully, with the exception of two firefighters that suffered minor injuries, no human or animal was hurt.

My housemates and I ran out of the house at 6 a.m., and as we sat on the front steps of the house across from ours with arms around our knees, watching flames shoot out of our front windows and firefighters from 15 different fire departments rush to tame the conflagration, I thought about what should have been going through my head at that moment.

During those minutes, I wasn’t thinking about anything — my mind felt like a ship cruising across an endless sea of white. In the middle of all the commotion, my head was somewhere else, and everything taking place in front of me seemed distant and foreign.

As we sat there waiting for instructions from the authorities, my housemates and I joked about a guy from a neighboring house who reportedly made it back inside to save all of his suits. Us? I had only my phone. One of my housemates was barefoot.

Since the fire, many people have said to me, “You must be so traumatized. It must have been a devastat-

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LEGISLATURE

edical marijuana bills are awaiting debate in the Minnesota Legislature next year.

The last time pot received state attention was in 2009, when the Minnesota Legislature passed a medical marijuana bill that was vetoed by former Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

Like Pawlenty, Gov. Mark Dayton has taken a stance throughout his career against marijuana for any use.

In Colorado, a 136-page repor t of laws on marijuana use was finalized earlier this week. As of Jan. 1, 2014, the first state-r un recreational marijuana shops will open in Colorado. These developments will no doubt have an ef fect on the marijuana debate in our state.

In response to the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Washington

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ing experience.” Yet what has surprised me the most is how quickly my life has returned to normal. I have a new laptop, a new wardrobe and difficulty proving my age at bars, but everything else feels the same.

It’s like when you begin crossing Elm Street, distracted perhaps by a friend or a funny text, and then suddenly a car screeches to a halt a foot away from you.

The driver curses at you, and you’re obviously shaken, but eventually you head off to class or to your meeting just as you would have otherwise. You tell the story to a few people and refrain from jaywalking for two days, and soon enough, you’ll have forgotten it altogether.

The tr uth is that the events that occurred on the morning of July 24 did not change my life. Sure, replacing all of my belongings was a hassle, and I did feel quite restless in the weeks that followed, as I moved from one temporar y lodging to the next. Yet deep down, if the fire did leave a mark on me, it was neither conspicuous nor permanent.

Instead of feeling sorrowful for what I had lost, I realized just how simple my life had been up to that point.

I was fortunate not to have lost anything truly valuable in that fire, but at the same time, in that house I had nothing truly valuable to lose. My parents were safe back home, and my friends were still in the midst of their summer adventures. Not a single one of my possessions was truly essential, nor was there anything of tremen-

dous personal value.

This was not the case for everyone. Another one of my housemates, a fourth-year architecture student at the Har vard Graduate School of Design, had to cope with the loss of all of the models he had ever made, as well as all electronic records of his past work. He told me that he “lost his entire life” in the fire.

Some inhabitants of the affected houses celebrated the survival of what was most dear to them. As we crowded around a fire department officer and gave him our names and apartment numbers, one girl held a slightly frazzled cat tight in her arms. A couple was locked in a tearful embrace.

As I thought about the life I would build after graduation — a career, a family, a home — I thought about all the things that, if lost, would devastate and traumatize me forever. Then I tried to imagine myself trying to cope with the aftermath of such tragedies. I could not.

Yet I know that such events will eventually occur, unless my life ends first. What will I do once they have? I cannot say for sure, but I treasure all the things that would pain me to lose, and I look forward to gaining more of them. Perhaps the fact that we can and will lose what we love is the entire point of loving in the first place.

Xiuyu Zheng This staff column was originally published in the Yale Daily News on Sept. 3.

Comments should be sent to letters@mndaily.com.

lmost a year after being thrust into the spotlight as the pinnacle of bureaucratic waste in higher education, the University of MinneRONALD DIXON sota is seeing its columnist fair share of controversial news once again.

The University is currently under scrutiny by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its questionable ties with TCF Bank.

Unearthed by ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” freshmen are informed that the bank account would be free and convenient, but they did not consider the fact that the overdraft fee, which young adults violate seven times a year on average, can force students to pay hundreds extra per year.

The University defends its relationship with TCF Bank, a financial institution that invests millions into University contracts, advertising on campus and placing its name on the football stadium.

Through my experience, however, I witnessed how students can be misled into creating a TCF account.

Last year, when incoming freshmen had to go through the Welcome Week activities, I felt I was led to believe we could obtain the TCF Bank account for free and that it would be used through our U Cards.

This naturally led to some confusion. Some students wondered if we had to establish a TCF Bank account because the U Card had the TCF logo plastered on it. Others asked and received unclear responses from the Welcome Week leaders.

As a freshman, though, I ultimately decided that it was not in my best interest to create an account.

Not taking into account the fees, which I was uninformed about, I believed that my checking and savings accounts were sufficient. Adding another bank account from a different financial institution would complicate my budget.

Unfor tunately, it’s too late for any students who have already created accounts under unclear circumstances. I hope TCF and the University are now realizing there may be consequences for how they’ve developed their relationship.

Public universities are not in the business of making money, but to educate the young generation. This stor y only questions the ethics of the University administration.

Ronald Dixon welcomes comments at rdixon@mndaily.com.

Open up to open-source books MSA’s inclusion of open-source textbooks in its platform is a welcome notion.

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n Tuesday’s Minnesota Student Association forum, student government leaders said they will push for open-source textbooks this year.

Open-source books, or free and freely distributed texts, are a welcome challenge to the textbook publishing business model.

With higher prices and wider availability of e-books, students are looking ways to cut costs, such as finding textbooks online or simply not buying them at all.

Publishing association Book Industry Study Group found 34 percent of students report downloading course content from an unauthorized website.

Some publishers ensure that students will break the bank by creating books they will know will become obsolete, and producing new editions of texts to make more money.

In a U.S. Public Interest Research Group study, seven out of 10 students reported deciding not to buy a textbook due to high cost at least once.

Open-source texts shift costs on to publishers and producers, instead of students. Most importantly, they allow for wider access of information.

The danger of including open-source textbooks is that they require an extended vetting process.

In the world of e-books, companies such as Boundless have been accused of illegally producing open-source textbooks.

Educators should not simply teach opensource books without ensuring that the text isn’t of a poor quality, stolen or plagiarized.

For colleges and universities, the ultimate goal should be for students to learn.

MSA has students’ interests in mind by including this in its platform. Through its work, hopefully University academics will begin to adapt courses and appropriate open-source texts.

Poor schools are punished Federal budget cuts are proving to be particularly harmful for poor school districts.

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he longer Congress waits to undo the sequester, the more damage is done to America’s future.

Last week, National Public Radio reported on how various school districts across the country were dealing with the $3 billion cut from federal education funds, just one part of the $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts.

Not surprisingly, most school districts do not have much money to spare. Many districts rely heavily on federal dollars, so the 5 percent cut imposed by the sequester accounts for a huge budget cut.

The Red Lake Independent School District, located on an Indian reservation in Red Lake, Minn., is one such district. The Pioneer Press reported that the district receives about $8 million in federal funds, and, because of sequester, Red Lake was forced to cut $1.3 million from its budget. As a result, five teachers and three paraprofessionals had to be laid off.

The Press also reported that the Naytahwaush charter school on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota cut 10 percent from its $2.2 million annual budget.

Schools on Indian reservations are facing deeper cuts than others since they’re on non-taxable government land and thus get no local property tax revenue.

These schools are in the minority, however, which is likely why there hasn’t been much attention brought to the issue. Still, there are plenty of schools receiving local property tax revenue that are also struggling. According to NPR, a study for the non-partisan Education Commission of the States found the most painful cuts were most often affecting school districts with large numbers of impoverished children.

It would be naive to think Congress will provide relief for these school districts any time soon, but it’s important to raise awareness of this issue and to hold elected officials accountable. There is a serious risk these cuts could become institutionalized, in which case the money lost in the sequester may never come back.

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FOOTBALL

Anderson set for battle with alma mater

VERONICA HO, DAILY

Gophers running backs coach Brian Anderson watches as football players warm up for practice Tuesday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

Brian Anderson will coach against his alma mater for the ninth time.

BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com

Gophers running backs coach Brian Anderson played wide receiver for Western Illinois from 1990-92. This Saturday, he will coach against his alma mater for the ninth time.

Anderson and the Gophers play WIU at 11 a.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

Anderson, a former wide receivers coach at Southern Illinois and tight ends coach at Northern Illinois, has played the Leathernecks eight times in his career and has compiled a 7-1 record

against them.

“I’ve always followed the program,” Anderson said of his alma mater. “I met a lot of great people there.”

WIU was 5-17 over the past two seasons but is 2-0 this year under new head coach Bob Nielson.

The Leathernecks have a modest football tradition, making nine NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances.

They have also produced 32 National Football League draftees. Anderson played there with two of the most notable ones.

All-Pro NFL defensemen Rodney Harrison and Bryan Cox played at WIU during the early 1990s. Both earned AllAmerica honors at the school.

Anderson had a modest playing career by comparison.

A transfer from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, he played for WIU from 1990-92 but only started his senior season.

Anderson coached receivers at WIU for two seasons following his graduation in 1994. He then worked two other coaching jobs before joining Jerry Kill’s staff at SIU in 2001.

While he’s worked for Kill ever since then, Anderson only recently started to coach running backs. Kill originally hired Anderson at Minnesota as a defensive quality control assistant but promoted him to running backs coach when Thomas Hammock resigned in February 2011.

Anderson said coaching running backs has helped improve his football knowledge.

“It’s been great because

FOOTBALL

Gophers to maintain read option attack this week QB Philip Nelson has the most rushing yards on the Gophers this season.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

Gophers sophomor e quarterback Philip Nelson has combined to rush for more than 200 yards in the first two games this season.

That’s more than any running back on the team, but there are clear concerns about Nelson’s injury potential while on the run.

In the third quar ter of last week’s 44-21 win over New Mexico State, Nelson sustained an apparent right shoulder injur y but came back in to finish the game.

Gophers head coach Jerr y Kill said he’s not too concerned with Nelson’s workload and said the team will stick to its game plan this week against Western Illinois — running the read option.

“We’re an option team, so we’r e not going to [change],” Kill said Tuesday. “You’ve got to protect yourself. You’ve got to be smart.”

That has been an obstacle for some Big Ten quarterbacks early this season.

Ohio State stud quarterback Braxton Miller strained his medial collateral ligament last Saturday after trying to run for a first down.

Nor thwestern quar terback Kain Colter suffered a concussion in the team’s

season opener at California.

Still, Kill seemed adamant the team will stay the course this weekend. Nelson’s number of rushes this season will be dictated by the way opponents defend the Gophers, Kill said.

“There will be some games that he may not [run] very much,” he said.

“He’ll get the opportunity to run ... or [the running back] will run. That’s the beauty of option football.”

If Western Illinois defends Minnesota like both Nevada-Las Vegas and New Mexico State have earlier this season, expect Nelson to run.

If Western Illinois tries a different approach, the Gophers might pass the ball more or continue to rely on their strong running backs.

I’ve learned the different levels of football as far as the pass game and the run game,” he said.

Anderson’s running back corps powered the Gophers to a 44-21 victory over New Mexico State last Saturday.

With starting running back Donnell Kirkwood out with an ankle injury, sophomore Rodrick Williams Jr. ran for 148 yards and junior David Cobb added 56 more.

Kill hasn’t said whether Kirkwood will play this week but said Tuesday that he was impressed with Williams’ and Cobb’s performances.

Anderson appeared to agree this week.

“It’s a positive step,” he said, “but now we just have to keep building off of it.”

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VS MINNESOTA

WESTERN ILLINOIS

11 a.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium

MINNESOTA: Minnesota easily won its first road game of the season, beating New Mexico State 44-21 last weekend.

The Gophers are off to a 2-0 start for the second straight season under head coach Jerry Kill.

Minnesota’s run offense has been powerful so far early this year. As a team, Minnesota had 342 rushing yards last week.

WESTERN ILLINOIS: Western Illinois is also 2-0 in 2013 and has won each of its games by double digits.

Fighting Leathernecks freshman quarterback Trenton Norvell threw for 278 yards in Western Illinois’ 34-9 victory over Quincy last week.

Norvell was recently named Missouri Valley Football Conference “Newcomer of the Week.”

Western Illinois is a Football Championship Subdivision team.

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VOLLEYBALL

Dixon leads after USA experience Tori Dixon spent two weeks with the U.S. national team this summer.

BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com

Minnesota’s volleyball team is off to a hot start this season with a per fect 7-0 record — all without dropping a set.

So is senior middle blocker Tori Dixon, who started the season by winning Big Ten Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks.

Par t of Dixon’s hit-theground-r unning mentality this season comes from her two weeks spent with the U.S. national team this summer.

Dixon and two other college players trained in Anaheim, Calif., with the 2012 Olympic silver medalists.

“I really had no expectation other than, ‘You know this is it. This is the highest level of volleyball that I, personally, can play, so I’m going to make the most of it.’ ” she said. “[I] kind of went in with nothing, but I left with ever ything.”

Dixon said she didn’t work on any specific aspects of her game with the national team, but she said her defense has shown improvement early this season.

As more of an offensive middle blocker throughout her career, Dixon called

VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

VS NO. 4 MINNESOTA

LOUISVILLE

NO. 19 KENTUCKY

4 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday

MINNESOTA: The Gophers women’s volleyball team will test its 7-0 without-dropping-a-set record this weekend on the road against Louisville and Kentucky. Kentucky will be the Gopher’s first ranked opponent of the season, while Louisville received votes for a ranking this week.

Minnesota won the Diet Coke Classic last weekend at the Sports Pavilion, sweeping Ball State, Western Illinois and Duke. Senior middle blocker Tori Dixon won her second consecutive Big Ten conference award of the season for her defensive performance in the tournament.

Kentucky takes a 5-2 record into the Bluegrass Battle, having beaten Louisville in five sets Wednesday. Louisville has a 2-4 record.

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her defense “mediocre” with the Gophers and “even worse” at the national team level.

But at the Diet Coke Classic last weekend, the senior helped with nine digs and 15 blocks to go along with her .574 hitting percentage and 44 kills.

That improvement is evident early this season, but Dixon said technical skills weren’t the only thing she learned training with the national squad.

She said Team USA was a good example of what the Gophers are tr ying to bring into their gym in terms of “keeping each other accountable and making sure everyone’s on the same page.”

Dixon has also emerged as a mentor this year, and freshman outside hitter Kalei Mau said she doesn’t

hesitate to seek advice from the upperclassman, at times showering her with questions.

“Sometimes I feel like she is like, ‘OK Kalei, I’ve already answered this question,’ ” Mau said. “I have so many questions for her. I look up to her so much.”

Dixon said she helps her teammates on a person-byperson basis by suggesting things she learned from various players on the national team.

Though she had a chance to hone her craft this summer, Dixon said possibly the most valuable tidbit she took away was knowledge of what it takes to be on the national team and stay there — like some players on the Olympic roster who’ve been on the team for about 20 years.

While Dixon called the

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Gophers middle blocker Tori Dixon spikes the ball during a match against North Dakota State on Sept. 10, 2012, at the Sports Pavilion.

experience “unreal,” Gophers head coach and former Olympic head coach Hugh McCutcheon said the experience is something

that can change a player’s mentality.

“A couple of weeks in that gym can be fairly transformative,” he said. “In that,

she has an idea of what’s possible and maybe believes in her abilities a little bit more. It can be a ver y validating experience.”

SOCCER

Freshman class plays pivotal role for Minnesota Freshmen have accounted for onethird of the team’s goals this year.

BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com

Sometimes freshmen need time to adjust to the speed and intensity of college sports.

But as the Gophers have proven early this season,

sometimes they don’t.

Minnesota’s diaper dandies have produced at a high rate through the Gophers’ first six games this year, scoring one-third of the team’s total goals.

“They knew there were so many of them that they had to step up, and they really have,” junior midfielder Katie Thyken said of the team’s 12 newcomers after the Gophers’ 4-0 victor y over Illinois State

on Aug. 30.

More importantly, in the first six games of the season, all victories, the production from the first-year players has come at opportune times.

Freshman for ward Ashley Pafko scored the game-winning goal in the 81st minute of the Gophers’ 2-1 victor y on Friday over Louisiana State.

Two days later, freshman midfielder Josee

Stiever connected on a game-winner in traf fic in extra time to secure the Gophers’ 2-1 win over Ole Miss.

“A freshman who shows the composure in a scramble in the box like that and buries it, [that’s] big-time,” Gophers head coach Stefanie Golan said Sunday of Stiever.

But the Gophers’ freshmen aren’t just putting the ball in the net — they’re also protecting their own.

Freshman goalie Tarah Hobbs star ted the team’s last two games over the weekend, allowing two goals and saving six shots.

The keeper was unflappable in clutch situations.

“I feel like we put the pressure on ourselves, since we’re all so young,” Hobbs said. “Ever yone on the team definitely trusts in the freshmen.”

Hobbs has gotten help from a suf focating back line that’s held opponents to about six shots per game this season. Freshman defender Rashida Beal has been a contributor to an other wise experienced defense, playing in five of the team’s six games and providing a spark of f of the bench for the team.

Yet amid the early season success, the Gophers will have to prove they’re the best freshmen on the field Friday against the ninth-ranked Florida Gators.

Florida freshman forwar d Savannah Jor dan and freshman midfielder Pamela Begićare two of the team’s top three scorers.

Jordan has accounted for six of the team’s 15 goals, while Begićhas netted two goals and added three assists.

The Gophers’ youngsters will need to match the Gators’ dynamic duo to keep their record unblemished this weekend.

“It’s going to be ver y ner ve-wracking but ver y exciting at the same time,” Hobbs said. “I think we’ll be able to do ver y well on Friday.”

If the first six games of the season are any indication, it’s a challenge for which they’ll be ready.

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Minnesota midfielder Josee Stiever steals the ball from Louisiana State on Friday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.

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JACKSONVILLE

6 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Sunday in Gainesville, Fla. and, Jacksonville, Fla.

MINNESOTA: The Gophers take their 6-0 record to the Sunshine State looking for their fourth consecutive weekend sweep to start the season.

Minnesota should take some confidence into its matchup with the Gators. The Gophers are 2-0 against Southeastern Conference opponents this year and are 3-0 against SEC teams under head coach Stefanie Golan.

Minnesota’s defense will once again be crucial for the team’s success. The Gophers have allowed just four goals in six games this season.

A weekend sweep should push the Gophers into the top 25 rankings.

FLORIDA: The ninth-ranked Gators come into the weekend 5-1 on the season, with their only loss coming to fourth-ranked Florida State.

Florida is led by freshman forward Savannah Jordan. Jordan has scored six of the team’s 15 goals this season.

The Gators have controlled play often in the nonconference season, outshooting their opponents 88-26.

JACKSONVILLE: The Dolphins enter the weekend 3-2 and will battle Georgia Southern on Friday before welcoming the Gophers into Southern Oak Stadium on Sunday.

Jacksonville is led by redshirt senior keeper Sarah Sierra. Sierra is the reigning Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week after allowing just one goal in two games last weekend.

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Film students look for a home Film

The state of cinema studies

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Out of the 173 students pursuing degrees from the CSCL department, 100 are majoring in SCMC. SCMC offers four of its own courses. Students complete the degree program by taking a number of applicable courses of fered by other depar tments.

Students and faculty said this str ucture has mixed results.

SCMC’s inter depar tmental nature gives students the oppor tunity to study film with exper ts from a variety of depar tments, Mund said. However, the scattered structure presents communication problems.

Mund said she has to wait for the other depar tments to list their course offerings for the semester before she can even compile the SCMC course listing.

Taking film studies courses from many departments can also lead to redundancy in coursework, Habib said.

“The other departments will teach you the same stuf f from dif ferent perspectives,” she said.

Mund said the addition of a screening room and other facilities would improve communication between professors teaching film across depar tments, but CLA has rejected past proposals.

“The people doing film and media studies, mainly the faculty and grad students . . . they don’t meet each other,” she said.

A history of trials

The University hired influential photographer Jerome Liebling in 1949 to build a film program for a surge of students after World War II. Since then, ef for ts to strengthen film of ferings at the University have had a long and frustrating history, film studies coordinator Verena Mund said.

Mund is the sole SCMC administrator. She works part time.

“Again and again, there have been phases where there was energy put behind film studies here,” she said.

Gary Ludwitzke, former video ser vices coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts, and theater associate professor Mar tin Gwinup once proposed a digital cinematography minor, said Laura Cer vin, Ludwitzke’s successor.

CLA rejected the proposal, Cervin said, because staf f members and nontenure track faculty were discouraged from recommending depar tments or new majors.

“There was kind of the attitude that that’s not where academic priorities come from. It comes from the top, from the deans,” she said.

A few years ago, faculty members proposed adding a DVD collection, editing station and screening room for SCMC students and instructors, but the idea was also rejected.

Past proposals for a new department and additional resources have been too costly or required too much space, CLA associate dean for planning Gar y Oehlert said.

“You don’t need a new department to offer a new degree program,” he said.

“We were able to offer [the SCMC program] by combining the resources we already had.”

Students and faculty at an impasse Cervin said students complain to her daily about the lack of film department and production courses at the University.

“I think they feel they’re learning how to ingest and decode and read media, but they’re not getting the kind of learning they need to create it,” she said.

In the meantime, students are looking elsewhere for production experience as fac-

“I think they feel they’re learning how to ingest and decode and read media, but they’re not getting the kind of learning they need to create it.”

Laura Cervin CLA video services coordinator

ulty try to bolster SCMC. SCMC senior Joseph Larsen said the University should follow the example set by Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

MCTC offers film classes beyond theory and history.

Larsen said he’d like more courses tailored toward directing, producing, editing and cinematography at the University.

“It seems a little bit thrown together,” he said of the current degree program.

Larsen hosts weekly film screenings through CSCL Student Association to encourage community among film students. He’s currently trying to join forces with other student film groups like the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Film Society. However, the groups are oriented towards watching films rather than producing them.

While Oehlert said the SCMC coursework is strong, he acknowledged that film production classes are limited.

“If you’re trying to learn to be a cinematographer or a director … and if we don’t teach that, then obviously there’s not a good match there,” he said.

Still, Mund said she hangs on to her aspirations for the University’s film program. She said she wants SCMC to be better equipped, to have more space, to offer a graduate major and to hire new staff — but she keeps her expectations low.

“I’d like to see that, but there’s also the reality,” she said.

“You have to see the context.”

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY Studies in cinema and media culture senior Xiaolu Wang prepares a camera for a film class Sept. 5 at the Rarig Center.

FOOD

College Kitchen: How to use a knife It’s a chop or be chopped kind of world.

BY ALEX BRODSKY abrodsky@mndaily.com

S

o you’ve got your kitchen in order and you’re raring to go.

Before you go all Edward Scissorhands on a bell pepper, keep in mind some basic guidelines for proper knife technique. If you want to win the hearts of millions with your cutting prowess, you’ll need to practice your skills. Otherwise, you’ll end up slicing your thumb and looking like a doofus.

No dish tests your chopping ability quite like ratatouille. Aside from being a completely unrealistic film that inaccurately represents the cooking process, it’s a cheap and straightfor ward dish that will help you develop your kitchen technique. A classic French vegetable stew, it works perfectly as a side dish or a main course — just ser ve over spaghetti or rice.

Knife technique First step to culinar y competence: holding the knife without looking like the killer from “Psycho.”

Choke up on the handle and grasp the blade between your thumb and forefinger. This way you can let the weight of the knife do most of the work while retaining complete control over the blade.

Although dif ferent vegetables take dif ferent

techniques to cut, you typically will keep the tip of the knife on your cutting board and slice downward and away from yourself.

This helps you control the movement of the knife and slice more economically.

Generally speaking, the fingers on your non-knife wielding hand should be cur ved in towar d your palm. Never lay your fingers flat and expose them to the blade. After all, nicking your knuckle is better than chopping off a fingertip. Use your knuckles to guide the knife.

Ratatouille Ingredients: Olive oil 1/2 medium onion 3 cloves of garlic 1 eggplant 1 zucchini 1 green bell pepper 1 red bell pepper 2 medium tomatoes OR 1 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes Dried parsley Salt and pepper Parmesan (optional) Now, there are no essential veggies to put into ratatouille. It’s a perfect dish for clearing out any errant vegetables from your fridge — any kind of squash, for instance, is welcome.

Chop the eggplant, zucchini, onions and bell peppers into roughly halfinch chunks. Making them evenly sized will ensure that they all cook at equal speeds.

Mince the garlic or, if

you’re lazy, buy it in jars, pre-minced.

Sauté the onions and garlic over high heat until they turn slightly translucent, sauté being a fancy French word for fr ying in oil. This should take about three minutes. Add the red and green bell peppers and cook for another two minutes. Throw in the eggplant and zucchini and fr y for another three to four minutes, mixing often. All the while, make sure there’s enough oil in the pan to keep the mixture fr ying. If the bottom of the pan seems dr y, add a touch more olive oil.

When all the veggies in your pan are nice and fried, add in the diced tomatoes and season the mixture with plenty of salt, pepper and a pinch of parsley. Mix thoroughly.

Bring the whole mixture to a boil, turn the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes. It should quickly take on a thick, stew-like consistency. If there isn’t enough liquid to simmer, add a splash of water.

While it’s simmering, periodically taste little bits of the dish and tr y to focus on what it lacks.

Beginner chefs often underestimate the amount of salt to use, for instance.

Salt brings out the best in a dish’s ingredients, helping enhance and highlight flavors.

After simmering, top the dish with grated parmesan and let melt before ser ving.

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY This week, college kitchen focuses on basic knife and cooking skills used to prepare ratatouille.

HOW TO PROPERLY HOLD A KNIFE GRASP THE END OF THE BLADE BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND FOREFINGER WHEN CHOPPING

Simple dishes like ratatouille will help you build confidence in the kitchen

while still pr oviding a hearty meal. With enough practice, you’ll be a knife

whiz in no time. And not in a Norman Bates kind of way.

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PUZZLES

In good company Joel Sass returns to the Park Square Theater to direct David LindsayAbaire’s comedy of class, “Good People.”

BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com

J

oel Sass wore a jacket in Park Square Theatre’s air-conditioned performance space.

The director hugged his arms to his chest as he watched the crew run a transition for the second time, looking satisfied.

David Lindsay-Abaire’s newest work requires Sass to be detail-oriented. Whether it’s a smooth, cinematic transition or the subtlety of set placement, the little stuff is crucial to making Park Square’s production of “Good People” flow.

“It’s ver y much in two dif ferent worlds. There’s the Southie, slummy world, and then, you know, there’s

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the pristine world of the doctor’s of fice and the house,” actor and University of Minnesota alumnus Sam Pearson said.

When Pearson says Southie, he’s refer ring to the blue-collar Boston neighborhood. “Good People” is a play about two different people from this place — one who got out, and one who did not.

The protagonist, Margie Walsh (Virginia Burke), is the latter. After being fired from her job by Pearson’s character, Stevie, Margie finds herself in a financial predicament.

Her ex-boyfriend, Mike, moved out of Southie a long time ago. Now he’s a physician and enjoys a comfy life in the suburb of Chestnut Hill. When Margie comes to his office to ask him for a job, “Good People” becomes a biting comedy about class and how much luck has to do with success.

“Isn’t that the great myth that we tell ourselves in America?” Sass said. “We’re all equal here, and ever yone should be able to rise in a Horatio Alger way if they have ambition.”

Lindsay-Abaire’s writing reflects this idea and has been praised for its unrelenting charm and dedication to character. The Pulitzer-winning playwright’s work isn’t easy to perform, though.

“You’re juggling all this stuff. You’re talking about something, and then all-ofa-sudden you do a 180 and talk about something completely dif ferent, because that’s how our brains work,” Pearson said.

JULIET FARMER, DAILY Hope Cervantes and Virginia S. Burke rehearse “Good People”, on Friday.

This style attracted the cast and crew to the play.

The characters speak colloquially and the scenes are paced realistically.

Hope Cervantes, another University alumnus, said she’s thrilled to play Mike’s wife, Kate.

“I’m excited to be playing a character of color who’s very educated. I think it’s rare for playwrights to write these characters and for theaters to put them on the stage,” she said.

This production of “Good People” is all about chal-

lenging norms. Whether it’s through its unapologetic dissection of class structure or blurring of what it means to be a “good” person, Burke said this quality makes “Good People” powerful.

“It hits hard and it hits for a lot of people,” she said.

PUZZLES

Q&A with Will Shortz

BY SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com

For 20 years, Will Shortz has edited The New York Times crossword puzzle, gaining renown from 2006’s “Wordplay,” a documentary about the crossword tournament he founded.

At The New York Times, he has been responsible for such innovations as increasing the difficulty of puzzles over the course of the week, adding the creator’s byline and expanding the scope of references to include movies, TV and music.

He’s an enigmatologist, a title gained from a unique major he created at Indiana University in the 1970s. Shortz has the world’s largest selection of puzzles, some dating to the 1500s.

A&E spoke with the puzzling guru about his longstanding passion.

Do you have a favorite word?

Yes. It’s ucalegon — it’s a neighbor whose house is on fire. It’s such an absurd, just a wildly absurd word. How could you possibly use it? But it shows up in Webster’s Second New International Dictionary. It comes from an old Greek myth.

What started the fascination with puzzles?

I started making puzzles when I was 8 or 9. My mom was a writer, so I think I got my interest in words from her. I remember when I was very young my mom had her bridge club over for the afternoon, and to keep me quiet she took a piece of paper, folded it into squares and showed me how words interlock, hoping that would keep me quiet for the afternoon. It did.

What do you consider a puzzle to be?

I think it’s anything a human creates for another person to solve from start to finish that has a solution. I may have to refine that a little bit.

What I’m ruling out are

Famous puzzle man Will Shortz reveals his crossword origins, the allure of mind games and his favorite word.

everyday problems and challenges.

The person that made the challenge has to have an answer in mind, and that’s what’s appealing about a puzzle as opposed to most challenges in life. That’s what’s so satisfying: We’ve achieved perfection. We feel in control of our lives for a brief moment because we solved something perfectly.

From an editing standpoint, is the hint or the answer the most intriguing part of the process?

Well, I love the journey, everything about the process of puzzles. As far as The New York Times crosswords, I get 75 to 100 submissions a week — they all have to be looked at. I pick my favorites and everyone gets a reply.

When you solve a puzzle, there’s a rush. That’s great; that’s par t of the appeal.

That’s why Sudoku is so popular. As the last few numbers get filled in — quickly — you get a rush of excitement and

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it makes you want to do another one immediately. It’s an addictive puzzle.

With both crosswords and Sudoku, you’re filling in empty squares, so that’s satisfying. There’s something very satisfying to fill empty spaces.

As humans, I think we like to fill empty spaces.

I’ve read that you are also an avid table tennis player.

Does the love of puzzles spill over into games in general?

Yes. I can turn anything into a game. If I’m talking with somebody and I think of a way to turn a fact into a question that would be entertaining to ask, you know I’ll do that. Sometimes when my assistant is here, I’ll ask, “How many Google hits do you think this phrase will have?” Then we’ll Google the phrase and see who is closer.

So you’re a pretty exhausting person to be around?

Ha, I hope I’m not too tiresome.

In terms of the lecture series— I’ll talk for 15 minutes, do a Q&A for 15 to 20 minutes and then the rest of the time is audience participation. Anyone who comes should be ready to solve puzzles.

And the speaking part will be about…

I’ll talk about my all-time favorite crosswords, my favorite New York Times crosswords from the last year — I’m not sure, I vary that. I’ll talk about what makes a good

crossword, how a crossword is constructed, a little about the history, what I do as an editor — all those things I jam in about 15 minutes.

Anything else?

One other thing I’ll mention, you’ve touched on it: my obsession with table tennis. I play wherever I go. I’m meeting with Mitch Seidenfeld who runs Table Tennis Minnesota. I’ll be playing table tennis in Minneapolis at his club and also at the University if the club is available.

I’m on a mission to play table tennis ever y day of the year. Last night was the 248th day of the year and I’ve not missed a day yet, and also I’m filming myself playing so I’ll have a record of it. The writers, directors of the “Paranormal Activity” movies and the movie “Catfish,” they’re friends of mine, and they’re going to make a video at the end of the year that I can throw on YouTube.

FASHION

T

he blazing sun and chlorine pools of summer have caused more damage to your hair than you may realize. While those strands may just be dead cells hanging on your head, there are ways to bring them back to life.

Spot the damage

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If you spent the summer soaking up the sun, chances are your hair could be fried.

When you see some rustic coloration or a straw-like texture, UV rays are the ones to blame.

At the same time, products and tools can cause damage of their own.

The most common red flag is split ends, or dry tips.

Split ends are caused by an over-usage of hot tools, excessive washing and using hair gel like Pauly D. Believe it or not, the way you wash your hair makes a difference.

“One thing a lot people don’t know about is buildup from mineral water,” said Charlie Brackney, founder

and creative director of Haus Salon in Minneapolis.

Buildup from well water creates texture changes that cause hair strands to trap dir t and grease. Without proper care, the minerals will coat your hair’s cuticle layers.

Save your tresses Now that you’re worriedly tugging at the tips of your hair, let’s lay out the solutions you have.

It’s essential for all types of hair to have a balance of protein and moisture.

“People with medium to thicker hair and colored hair typically need more protein,” Brackney said.

“Those with thin and frail hair should avoid too much protein, as it can cause brittleness.”

Reconstr uction masks are the best move for silky strands. Brackney recommends the $58 Lumiere d’hiver mask by Number 4. It replenishes your hair with natural ingredients like Shea butter and sunflower oil.

If you’re broke, there are affordable alternatives.

MinnAnimate II Witness an event that’s now officially annual with the second iteration of Minnesota’s showcase for talented animators. MinnAnimate is focused on shorts — an underappreciated, little-explored realm of film as far as the general public is concerned. I mean, when’s the last time a modern short that wasn’t Pixar-made registered on your radar? At MinnAnimate, there’s a special emphasis on the DIY aspects of animation: The featured shorts are focused on character and plot development rather than big budgets. The curious can get added insight into the process during a Q&A after the screening. u Where: The Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis u When: 7 p.m. u Cost: $10 for students and seniors; $12 for adults

Just pop into any Walgreens or CVS and head for the Garnier Fructis. The brand provides the best drugstore quality at about $5 to $10 per bottle.

Fr uctis surpasses any other option on the shelf because it has everything from frizz control (Sleek & Shine) to color protection (Color Shield) and nourishment (Triple Nutrition). The Daily Care shampoo is a staple everyone should have. You can use it daily without worrying about oily residue.

Develop a routine Product is important for a healthier hair diet. But don’t get me wrong — basic daily routines are the easiest ways to make your tresses more durable.

You should also get your hair trimmed regularly. The amount of time between cuts will vary based on the length of your hair, but aim for every eight to 12 weeks.

If you use hot tools and a lot of hairspray and gel, get trims more frequently.

Even something as basic as brushing your hair every day with a comb or soft bris-

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Sophomore Loralee Onstad models a double feather braid tucked into a hairwrapped ponytail, a simple hair style to accompany fall fashion.

tled brush leads to a softer texture. Never try to untangle wet hair, because you’ll end up yanking it out instead of smoothing it. Wait until your hair is semi- or fully dry to tackle the knots.

Taking care of your hair is crucial. Know your hair histor y and treat your hair regimen like any other hygienic routine.

“Slippery Fish” and “Swath” If interpretive dance is a confusing subject for you, the Cowles Center offers two different but complimentary pieces of interpretive dance. Both deal with the nature of, well, nature. With “Slippery Fish,” we’re promised different versions of the performance from night to night — the musicians each have five sections to perform, but which section they’ll play when is up to them. It’s that instability that is explored through situations in the natural world. “Swath” injects the urban into flora and fauna, exploring with six dancers the conflict of interest between life in the cornfields and the day-to-day in the city. u Where: The Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis u When: 8 p.m. u Cost: $15 for students and seniors; $20 for adults

Keep it up

As the cool winds of fall approach, expect to have your hair thrown up in trendy updos.

Revamped Braid: This season, the braid is making a comeback. Brackney wrapped a couple of slim feather braids in a low braided bun for a simple, feminine look.

saturday/sunday

BY JORDYN DIORIO jdiorio@mndaily.com

Revive your hair for the fall season.

friday

Hair repair

Low Pony:

One of the easiest hairstyles to rock is the low ponytail. All you need to do is slick your sides and pull your hair casually back.

Or throw in loose curls at the end of the ponytail for some extra bounce. For on-the-go college students, this look is both trendy and practical.

The Electric Fetus Garage Sale & Fall Festival Doesn’t it feel good to rummage? Flipping through records and finding that lil’ nostalgic nugget or rare copy of a classic is all it takes to make your day great. Expect some solid deals this Saturday: Items at the Electric Fetus garage sale will be marked up to 75 percent off. Add food trucks and live music, and this will be a flavorful dish. Andrew Broder and Jeremy Ylvisaker from the Cloak Ox, Black Market Brass and the Starfolk will be there. Sharpen your sweet tooth for Glam Doll Donuts and Potter’s Pasties and Pies. u Where: The Electric Fetus, 2000 4th Ave. S., Minneapolis u When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday u Cost: Free

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The prospect of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao squaring off in the ring remains the subject of rumor and conjecture. But the fact remains that the undefeated Saul Alvarez represents the biggest challenge for “Money” Mayweather in quite some time. Mayweather is getting up there in years, but he will go down in histor y as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Slower than in his youth, he is still a master tactician with a knack for dismantling opponents through the rounds. But “Canelo,” at 23 years young, has the winning pedigree and true desire to make histor y by defeating “Money” — a feat that would solidify him as a true No. 1. Catch it on pay-per-view at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Apples You ain’t gotta be in New York to eat a big apple. Give one to a teacher; fend of f the doctor — whatever it takes to mack on the classic fall fr uit. Shy away from the decidedly un-delicious Delicious apples and go for something dif ferent. After all, there are more than 7,500 varieties of apples, so, pard, ya got no excuse to eat anything mealy. Think outside the box — there’s a gazillion ways to eat and drink apples.

read

Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez

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CULTURE COMPASS BY SPENCER DOAR Reuter’s Investigates, “The Child Exchange: Inside America’s underground market for adopted children.”

Okay, so this isn’t a fun read per se, but it’s fascinating. The strange world of adoption is filled with well- and poor-intentioned people operating in a gray area of internet for ums and unregulated interactions. This five-par t feature comprehensively explores all aspects. This might prove a great oppor tunity to explore the content of Reuters in general — break the CNN, Fox and MSNBC cycle and star t looking to some other news providers. France24 and R T (the English-language Russian news channel) are a few other outlets that of fer dif ferent perspectives on international happenings.

FOOD

Imported pizza When out-of-towners play the ‘za game, everybody wins.

BY SARAH HARPER sharper@mndaily.com

T

here are some places in this world — Chicago, Italy, Jon Stewart’s house — where your favorite slice says more about you than anything else. But Minnesotans have a more relaxed attitude toward ’za.

Is that a good thing?

Look around you: The Twin Cities’ pizza landscape is dominated by cheap grub for the inebriated and more gourmet, gimmicky spots.

It’s a little more than our wallets and stomachs can handle.

Out-of-towners have discovered that if you want to do something right — in this case, the casual, affordable, occasionally gritty ’za joint — you have to buck up and do it yourself.

A&E has found three of the best impor ted pizzas in the T win Cities area. Skip the side salads, grab your Pepto and come along with us on a magical myster y pizza tour of the Twin Cities.

Stop #1: Aurelio’s Pizza 2827 Hamline Ave., Roseville Located in a strip mall, Aurelio’s is the kind of place where little league teams have their end-of-theseason parties. Get a friend to drive you to Roseville for a surprisingly sugary sauce balanced by a firm, sharp layer of cheese.

The family-owned chain has its roots in Illinois, with branches scattered across Indiana and a few other states.

BRIDGET BENNETT, DAILY

Crescent Moon, located off 15th and Como avenues, is home of the “Football Pizza.”

If you’re from around those parts, this place will feel just like home with its stained glass lamps and cozy, wooded feel. And if you’re not, you owe it to yourself to take a trip to Aurelio’s for a makeshift game of Trivial Pursuit — there are cards on every table — and some down-home Italian. Tell ’em A&E sent you.

Stop #2: Rocky Rococo 7540 Brooklyn Blvd.,

Brooklyn Park Rocky Rococo is a oneof-a-kind spot. At what other restaurant would you see a poster of the owner as a child, proudly displaying his impressive collection of used and rolled chewing gum? That’s Rocky Rococo for you, the Wisconsin pizza chain that walks the fine line between savor y and sickening and somehow never falls of f the edge.

Don’t believe us? Ask any-

one from Madison, where the chain got its star t in 1974.

Head out to the branch in Brooklyn Park and get yourself a pan-style pizza.

Here, it’s thick, heavy and soft. If you’re used to thinner crusts, your body may go through something that feels like shock. Pacify that feeling by also ordering a thin crust. Hey, it’s a pizza party! Why not make a day of it? There’s a Brunswick Zone across the street.

Stop #3: Crescent Moon Pizza 1517 Como Ave. S.E., Minneapolis Bring it all back home to Como for the last spot on our grand pizza tour. There’s another Crescent Moon location in Northeast, but we’ll go to the one across the street from Muddsuckers Coffee.

This branch of the family-run Afghani restaurant is so close that you could stop by between classes.

Crescent Moon pies have a delightfully different taste than the other pizzerias we’ve been to on our whirlwind tour — the crust tastes like pastry dough and you can get toppings like eggplant and Afghani beef.

If you’re stopping in for a slice, grab one with gyro and smother it in tangy green sauce. If you’re going big, skip the traditional round and get a football pizza, so named for its elliptical shape. ’Tis the season, after all.

THEATER

To the moon and back Seattle-based theatermaker Kyle Loven examines how Earth’s natural satellite connects us all in “Moon Show 143.”

BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com

K

yle Loven wasn’t par ticularly interested in the moon until he visited Taipei, Taiwan, a few years ago.

The Seattle-based theater ar tist was there to perform and wandered the city during his downtime.

The idea for his upcoming piece at the Guthrie, “Moon Show 143,” came while he was on a walk with a local friend.

They were walking down a main street when Loven pointed at something that caught his eye.

Realizing that pointing was r ude, Loven apologized.

His friend accepted it and mentioned something his parents used to tell him.

“He said, ‘When we were little, we were told not to point at the moon or the moon would cut our ears off,’ ” Loven said.

The stor y triggered a fascination with what the moon means to dif ferent cultures.

“I was str uck by the idea of this singular thing that ever yone shares. No matter where you are, you can look up at the sky and see the moon,” he said.

WHAT “MOON SHOW 143” WHEN SEPT. 14, 17 AND 18, 7:30 P.M.; SEPT. 15, 7 P.M. WHERE GUTHRIE THEATER, 818 SOUTH 2ND STREET, MINNEAPOLIS COST $25-30

Loven did research on the moon in other cultures, discovering similarities in dif ferent mythologies. He found that in both Chinese and Jewish folk tales, there were stories about characters attempting to capture the moon.

The stories featured foolish protagonists who saw the moon’s reflection in water and believed they could keep it as their own if they trapped it.

“It connects us all in some way even if we have nothing else in common,” Loven said.

Looking for a collaborator when he retur ned t o Wa s h i n g t o n , L o v e n hooked up with director Nick Hubbard. They created a 20-minute per formance, “When You Point At The Moon,” that appeared in Seattle’s 2011 Nor thwest New Works Festival.

Loven played a number of characters to present what would happen if the moon could take a slice out of you.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TIM SUMMERS Kyle Loven’s unique manipulation of visuals, sounds and physicality transports audiences into the world of “Moon Show 143.”

The piece paired a dark sense of humor with puppetr y and physical theater.

After a successful r un, Loven and Hubbard wanted to expand their work to contain more stories.

Two years later, “Moon Show 143” is about to open in the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio. Its ar tistic scale

has grown significantly, according to Hubbard.

“Lighting will be a huge element of the show,” he said. “We’re working in the frame of a rock concert.”

Hubbard said they will illuminate the entire room, include vast ranges of color and emulate outer space.

“It’s going to incorporate music, puppetr y, live performance, and all these things will come together to ser ve a larger stor y: the creation of a new myth,” Hubbard said.

Lo ven an d Hu b b ar d were hesitant to give much of the plot away, but it’s clear the material

grabs Loven in a way he didn’t anticipate.

“I look at the moon dif ferently now, I guess.

I say hi to it ever y night when I’m walking down the street or looking out of my apar tment window or something,” Loven said.

“It makes my brain explode in a beautiful way.”

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COMEDY

Rocky’s road After a tumultuous youth and 25 years on the comedy trail, Rocky Laporte has seen it all, surviving dingy motels, a gunshot wound and odd times in Appalachia.

BY SPENCER DOAR sdoar@mndaily.com

G

et shot, drive a supply tr uck from one prison to another, meet a nice lady and, on her advice,

become a comic: That’s standard operating procedure for lovable comic vet Rocky LaPorte.

He’s a Chicagoan through and through, excited for the return of the Monsters of the Midway,

despite his early youth in New York.

“I was a class clown, always getting into trouble,” LaPorte said.

To straighten himself out, LaPor te dropped out of high school at 16, join-

ing the Army with papers that declared him 18.

“It was 1975. I was in the Army with all these guys who came back from ‘Nam — it taught me a lot of respect,” he said.

The Army figured out

his tr ue age before his deployment to Germany.

LaPor te was honorably discharged, but not before he learned how to drive a truck, a skill he put to immediate use.

He filled his time driving trucks and working on the Chicago docks before one fateful day on his way back from a r un to Milwaukee.

While driving through a bad neck of the woods, he was shot in the leg.

“After that they said, ‘We’ll put you on a better [route],’ which meant the prisons — going to places like Stateville [in] Joliet,” LaPorte said.

It was on those new r uns that a woman LaPor te delivered to along his route, frequently witness to his humor, told him to test his mettle on stage.

He did so the next night.

“It was like her oin, man, these people laughing,” he said. “I was hooked.”

He’s an old-school comic, the lovechild of a union steelworker and a less manic Rodney Danger field, if Danger field had a Chicago accent and was less of a jerk onstage.

LaPorte reps the image of a blue-collar village dummy with aplomb, all while weaving an undercurrent of cleverly crafted jokes.

“Some people come after the show and think I can’t add numbers, that I’m some kind of nitwit,” he said.

Now he’s in a comfor table place, frequently performing corporate events.

He’s figured out how to handle those odd gatherings, aided by the fact that he doesn’t curse and is family-friendly.

But it hasn’t always been flights to St. Kitts for 30 minutes onstage and paid-for suites. In fact, it still isn’t.

“I was on ‘The Tonight Show’ five years ago, and three days later I had to fly to Pennsylvania to do somebody’s 50th anniversar y,” LaPorte said. “I was in this lady’s basement, the wife was washing my clothes and I’m thinking, ‘I was on “The Tonight Show” last week.’ ” WHAT ROCKY LAPORTE WHEN 7:30 P.M., THURSDAY; 7:30 P.M. AND 9:45 P.M., FRIDAY; 7 P.M. AND 9:30 P.M., SATURDAY; 7 P.M., SUNDAY WHERE RICK BRONSON’S HOUSE OF COMEDY, LEVEL 4 EAST, MALL OF AMERICA COST $15-20 AGE 18+

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BACKTALK

horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (9/12): Your community of family and friends are your main focus and treasure this year. Collaboration and teamwork have special power; accept leadership.

sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column 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.

9/12/2013

Wednesday’s solution © 2013 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services.

All rights reserved.

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 7 — You have good ideas. Continue to develop partnering skills. Let your intuition guide you. Decrease your personal workload. What do others need?

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 6 — You get a surprise at work. This could lead to interesting things. Explore. Practice something you love.

Don’t give up.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 6 — Associates cheer for you and handle a situation by themselves. Keep increasing your savings this week. Practice your arts and skills.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Great and fast results astonish you. Reduce your financial risk this week. Don’t even discuss money, if you can avoid it.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Intuition guides career decisions. Plan an adventure with a partner. Keep learning this week, increasing skills and understanding.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Your own place is a good hideout. Take your work seriously. Bring it home and get comfortable. Delegate pieces to a perfectionist.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Trust a hunch. Meditate on it, and then choose. Take on a challenge. The pieces come together.

Point out a potential conflict.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 6 — Be nice, even if tempted to snarl; compromise gets you farther. Gather more data for a fascinating discovery. Your confidence grows.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 6 — You’re entering a two-day romantic phase. Luxuriate somewhere lovely, with delightful company.

Enjoy family and friends. Things seem easy.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Gather your tools and supplies. Keep practicing. You see the light at the end of the tunnel. Surround yourself with peace.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 6 — Follow a creative leader. Compromise may not be possible yet. Ask a person with technical skills to help. Delegate and free up some time.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — There’s some evaluating going on; keep it objective.

Lightning fast talk goes over people’s heads.

Intuition provides an answer.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

overheard Girl: “Do you know what today is?”

Boy: “Yea, it’s Wednesday.”

Girl: “No, like the date?”

Boy: “Oh yea, 9/11.”

Girl: “Don’t you know what that means?”

Boy: “No ...?”

—Centennial Hall

Professor: “First I’m going to let you chew on a banana until you like it. Then I’m going to hit you with a baseball bat.”

—Rapson Hall

Guy: “We could make it a game and call it Mortal Wombat!”

—Washington Avenue

Guy 1: “Dude, yeah, I ran like a hundred feet!”

Guy 2: “Hahaha ... That’s a lot, right?”

—Territorial Hall

Girl: “What the flipturn?!”

—University Aquatic Center “I only played the trombone in high school ... and the field.”

—Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center

crossword

Guy: “They’ll never arrest me!”

Girl: “Why?” Guy: “I’m way too pretty to be arrested!”

—University Avenue

Student, screaming: “[Expletive] this rain! I came all the way from China and it still [expletive] rains!”

—Appleby Hall

Reading yesterday’s Overheards: “What’s Family Social Science?”

—Amundson Hall

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Visit mndaily.com to see the solution to today’s puzzle.

dr. date Dr. Date,

I’ve started this ten different ways, but there’s not really a good way to lead into it: I’m lonely.

I know it’s kind of weird to say outright — even looking at the words on my computer screen right now feels whiny and annoying.

I’m not sure what to do, though. It’s not that I haven’t dated, because I have — a lot. And this might sound weird too, but often the people I date make me feel lonelier; either they don’t like me as much as I like them, or they like me WAY more that I like them and I feel guilty.

I’ve tried taking breaks from dating and they start out well, but eventually I end up right where I started. I have a feeling you’ll tell me that I should learn how to be alone, that I should love myself. I’m sure that’s true, and I think about it a lot. But at the end of the day, no matter how much I’ve thrown myself into work and school and no matter how much fun I’ve had with my friends, I end up feeling the same.

I know I’m not supposed to say this as a twenty-something/feminist/millennial/ whatever, but I want real companionship.

With all the other things going on in my life, I feel lost without it.

—Anonymous

Lonesome,

It’s telling that you equate dating with loneliness while never even mentioning other relationships in your life.

What’s the friend front look like? Do you have a pet? How’s the fam? Any activities or hobbies that put you into contact with new people who share your interests?

You’re slightly off in your prediction of my response; you need to accept loneliness as a fact of life, not the physical act of being alone.

I mean, I’ve felt like a ship-wrecked sailor on a deserted island waiting for someone or something that won’t appear — all while in the middle of a room full of people I’ve known for years.

If Ol’ Blue Eyes, one of the most sociable figures in my memory, can put out a

whole, heartfelt album titled “Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely,” you must realize that dealing with this is about as common — and normal — as breathing.

The most troublesome part of your question is that you feel lost without a significant other. What you really need to be doing is asserting your independence —find that, and romance will come.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

My girlfriend is really cool, but she does this one thing that drives me nuts: she’s always criticizing the way I dress. She knows that stuff isn’t really important to me, but she says it’s embarrassing to be seen in public with me. I think the way I dress is pretty normal for a guy — t-shirts and jeans, mostly. Should I do something different, though? Should I do what she says?

—Under-dressed

Wardrobe malfunction,

Tricky.

On the one hand, this could be an indication of future requests for change, and if she doesn’t like you for who you are, reconsider if she really is a stellar lady.

You could look at this differently though and take it as a positive — a chance to improve your look. (Which isn’t to say that there’s something wrong with jeans and a t-shirt.) Take it as a generally applicable life tip: Looking more professional or just puttogether can’t hurt you. The only exception coming to mind is heading to a trendy gathering looking like a straight-up narc.

Your issue reminds me of Billy Crystal’s old Fernando character from SNL who used to utter with genuine sincerity, “It’s better to look good than to feel good.”

While you may chuckle at Crystal’s playboy delivery, there’s wisdom in the phrase.

First, looking slick can actually make you feel better. Second, for as much as people espouse the tried and true metaphor, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” first impressions are still a big deal.

—Dr. Date

Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.

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Nation pauses to pay tribute to 9/11 victims

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day on Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site

while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago.

For the families, the memories of that day are still vivid, the pain still acute. Some who read the names of a beloved big brother or a cherished daughter could har dly

speak through their tears.

“Has it really been 12 years? Or 12 days? Sometimes it feels the same,” said Michael Fox, speaking aloud to his brother, Jeffrey, who perished in the south tower. “Sometimes I reach for the phone so I can call you, and we can talk about

our kids like we used to do every day.”

On the memorial plaza overlooking two reflecting pools in the imprint of the twin towers, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died when hijacked jets crashed into the towers, the Pentagon and in a field near Shanksville, Pa. They also recognized the victims of the 1993 trade center bombing.

Bells tolled to mark the planes hitting the towers and the moments when the skyscrapers fell. “Tribute in Light” searchlights, turned on at sunset, illuminated the skies where the twin towers once stood.

In Washington, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden walked out to the White House’s South Lawn for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. — the time the first plane struck the north tower in New York. Another jetliner struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.

“Our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away, the lives that might have been,” Obama said.

A moment of silence was also held at the U.S. Capitol.

In New York, loved ones milled around the memorial site, making rubbings of names, putting flowers by the names of victims and weeping, arm-in-arm.

Former Gov. George Pataki, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and others were in attendance. As with last year, no politicians spoke. Mayor Michael Bloomberg watched the ceremony for his final time in office.

Carol Eckna recalled the contagious laugh of her son, Paul Robert Eckna, who was killed in the north tower.

“Just yesterday, you were 28,” she said. “Today, you are 40. You are forever young.

Dad and I are proud to be your parents.”

The anniversary arrived amid changes at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, where construction started Tuesday on a new visitor center. On Wednesday, the families of the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 recalled their loved ones as heroes for their unselfish and quick actions. The plane was hijacked with the likely goal of crashing it into the White House or Capitol, but passengers tried to overwhelm the attackers and the plane crashed into the field. All aboard died.

“In a period of 22 minutes, our loved ones made history,” said Gordon Felt, president of the Families of Flight 93, whose brother, Edward, was a passenger.

Outside Washington, hundreds of people gathered for a short, simple ceremony at an Arlington County plaza three miles from the Pentagon. First responders from the county were among the first on the scene that day.

Fire Chief James Schwartz said ceremonies like Wednesday’s — which featured an honor guard and a moment of silence— serve as a reminder of why first responders spend so much time preparing for disaster.

“I’ve often said this has been the fastest 12 years of my life,” Schwartz said. “But if you are a surviving family member, I’d imagine this has been the longest 12 years of your life, because you’re waking up every day with a hole in your heart.”

Bloomberg also spoke at a remembrance service for the 84 Port Authority employees killed on Sept. 11 at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, in the shadow of where the World Trade Center once stood.

“On that ter rible day, we were united in prayer and compassion for all of you who lost loved ones,” the mayor said. “As we woke up this morning, our first thoughts were with you as well.”

Dozens of family members and colleagues filled the pews as the Por t Authority Police Pipes and Drums played during the posting of colors.

Around the world, thousands of volunteers pledged to do good deeds, honoring an anniversary that was designated a National Day of Ser vice and Remembrance in 2009.