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The model would involve streamlining University services.

Five faculty members worked on a home focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability.

Kalei Mau could emerge as a viable outside hitter for the Gophers.

New York Fashion Week nodded to the decade but pushed boundaries on what the future might hold.

U tests new services model to cut costs

U faculty help build sustainable home

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FOOTBALL

Teague: Kill still OK to coach Despite Kill’s recent seizure, the athletics director gave him a vote of confidence.

BY NATE GOTLIEB AND SAM GORDON ngotlieb@mndaily.com, sgordon@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague reaffirmed the department’s commitment to head football coach Jerr y Kill on Monday — two days after Kill had a seizure during the Gophers’ 29-12 win over Wester n Illinois at

Mau adapts to new life on the mainland

New York Fashion Week: Here we are in the 90s

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MUSIC

Local players look to change brass music’s tune

TCF Bank Stadium.

In his first public comment since the episode, Teague reiterated his support for Minnesota’s thirdyear head coach.

“Jerry is our coach, and we are 100 percent behind him,” he said. “I am 100 percent behind him. Our squad and student-athletes who are at the hear t of it continue to improve under his leadership both on and off the field.”

Kill, who has epilepsy, u See KILL Page 7 The Gophers have a contingency plan in place for Kill’s seizures.

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The Copper Street Brass Quintet’s tuba player, Nick Adragna, practices with the rest of the band Monday at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church.

ELECTION 2013

U donors favor Andrew, Hodges More than 30 faculty and staff contributed to mayoral races.

BY ALEXANDRIA CHHITH achhith@mndaily.com

Thirty-one University of Minnesota faculty and staff members have contributed to candidates running for mayor of Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Elections Division.

Most of the listed contributions went to DFL candidates Betsy Hodges, ward 13 councilwoman, and former Hennepin County

The Copper Street Brass Quintet will begin a series of four local shows this week.

Commissioner Mark Andrew, who are topping mayoral fundraising lists.

The rest of the contributions from University faculty and staff members went to Councilman Don Samuels, an independent candidate, and former councilwoman Jackie Cherryhomes.

Thir ty-five candidates are running to replace Mayor R.T. Rybak, and it’s currently unclear who has the lead among voters.

Andrew is leading with $272,145, and Hodges sits at u See DONORS Page 3 Hodges polled at 14 percent, Andrew at 10 percent.

U alum crafts Midwest threads

BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com

Spencer Bar rett was studying marketing at the University of Minnesota in 2011 when he got a call from his best friend David Burke.

Burke was in South Carolina for a lacrosse tournament with the University of St. Thomas when he noticed region-

specific clothing brands at the local shops. But Burke, an Edina native, noticed one region wasn’t represented — his.

The two founded Great Lakes, an apparel company created to be the “premier brand” of the Midwest later that year and launched the website in 2012.

Bar rett and Burke reached their Kickstar ter goal Friday and will receive more than $20,000 to expand their clothing line. u See MIDWEST Page 3 The duo hopes to eventually open a retail store in Uptown.

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U alumnus Spencer Barrett and friend David Burke co-founded Great Lakes, a clothing brand based on Midwestern lifestyle.

“We’ll be kind of in residence for anywhere from two

BUSINESS

A U alumnus cofounded a clothing company inspired by lakefront life.

than 170 educational concerts.

BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com

Sometimes, Nick Adragna

to four days in a school dis-

plays the tuba so fast his lips

trict,” French horn player Tim

turn blue.

Bradley said.

On a Thursday afternoon

The group plays concerts

in the basement of the Hen-

for students to showcase the

nepin Avenue United Meth-

brass family and encourage

odist Church, he rehearsed

them to take up music on their

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s

own. To do away with some

“Queen of the Night” aria with

of the stigma sur rounding

the four other members of the

school band classes, the quin-

Copper Street Brass Quintet.

tet starts performances with

As the piece ended, Adragna

Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”

grinned, unfazed.

before playing a Mozart tune.

The quintet is a full-time

“We show them that it

job for its members — they

doesn’t matter what they want

achieved non-profit status in

to play,” trombonist Alex Wolff

2008 and now focus on making

said. “Any instrument can play

music accessible to students.

any type of music.”

Last year, in addition to shows

In addition to short residen-

on the side, they played more

cies, the quintet is currently

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

CRIME

MSA gives student Slew of armed robberies hits Marcy-Holmes athletes a voice A new bylaw lets teams and spirit squads apply for voting power.

BY KYLE STOWE kstowe@mndaily.com

When senior kicker Chris Hawthorne transferred to the University of Minnesota from North Carolina State University in 2010, he hoped to get involved on campus outside of football.

But for student-athletes, finding time to get involved on campus isn’t always easy.

“It’s a challenge,” he said. “There isn’t a whole lot of down time in college athletics.”

Despite the hurdles, student-athletes like Hawthorne will now have a

new opportunity to further engage with campus. Last Tuesday, the Minnesota Student Association unanimously passed a new bylaw allowing University of Minnesota athletics teams and spirit squads to apply for voting representation in MSA. Previously, MSA regulations only allowed of ficially registered student groups to vote on student government policies and platforms.

“The new bylaw is intended to help athletes that don’t have the time to serve as a part of another student group,” said MSA member Joelle Stangler, who drafted the policy.

Athletics teams aren’t u See ATHLETES Page 5 The bylaw is part of a wider push for athlete engagment.

Also, a U student interrupted a burglary Saturday.

BY NICHOLAS STUDENSKI nstudenski@mndaily.com

Three robberies at gunpoint occurred in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood near the University of Minnesota this weekend, according to Minneapolis police reports.

Early Sunday mor ning, a group of men confronted four people not affiliated with the University on the corner of 13th Avenue Southeast and Eighth Street Southeast, the report said.

Nathan Crist said he and his friends were in Dinkytown for a party when they were attacked by the group of men.

One threatened a victim

with a gun, firing it into the air near the victim’s head, according to the police report.

Crist sustained multiple injuries in the incident, including a broken nose, br uises to his face and stitches. He said his friends were also injured.

“I … kind of blacked out the whole situation,” Crist said.

University police sent aler ts to students, faculty and staff notifying them of two more crimes from last week. Federal law requires UMPD to send alerts when violent crimes occur near University or student group buildings.

Two people were also robbed at gunpoint on the cor ner of Fifth Avenue u See CRIME Page 4 A burglar leapt from a third-story balcony after being caught.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1862 Beginning early in the morning, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland’s Antietam Creek in the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.

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VERACRUZ, Mexico — The remnants of Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico’s Gulf and Pacific coasts with more torrential rains Monday, flooding towns and cities, cutting highways and setting of f landslides in a national emergency that federal authorities said had caused at least 34 deaths.

The Mexican gover nment said the countr y had not seen a similar weather crisis since 1958, when the countr y was simultaneously hit by two tropical storms on separate coasts.

The gover nor of the Gulf Coast state of Veracr uz announced that 12 people died when a landslide smashed into a bus traveling through the town of Altotonga, about 40 miles nor thwest of the state capital. Gov. Javier Duar te said the death toll could grow as bodies were recovered.

More than 23,000 people fled their homes in the state due to heavy rains spawned by Ingrid, and 9,000 went to emergency shelters. At least 20 highways and 12 bridges had been damaged, the state’s civil protection authority said.

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s presidential race kicked off Monday as election authorities began accepting the nominations of would-be candidates, the start of a wide-open race whose winner will oversee the final phases of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops amid a relentless Taliban insurgency.

The first day of registration drew ... no one.

No major candidates are expected to submit their nominations until closer to the Oct. 6 deadline, part of a waiting game to see how the field shapes up.

The election, set for April 5, will determine who succeeds incumbent President Hamid Karzai, who has in some form or shape led Afghanistan since the Taliban government was ousted in the American-led invasion in 2001. Karzai, who will have served two five-year terms, is barred from running for a third.

Candidates have until Oct. 6 to submit their names and meet election requirements, including depositing a fee of $18,000 and proving they have the backing of 100,000 people.

At least 20 people picked up information packages about running for president, but there were no submissions Monday, said Sareer Ahmad Barmak, an election commissioner.

There are no clear favorites in the race, but speculation in recent days has focused on Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul.

Rassoul is a former national security adviser with a medical degree who has tended to stay out of the limelight and could end up being a consensus candidate among some of the many political factions in this nation of 31 million.

Other potential candidates include: Abdullah Abdullah, an opposition leader who lost to Karzai in 2009; Ashraf Ghani, a well-known academic and former finance minister with a reputation as a technocrat who also lost the last election; Hanif Atmar, a former interior minister who has grown critical of Karzai; and Farooq Wardak, the education minister who is involved in efforts to pursue peace talks with Taliban insurgents.

HYGIENE, Colo. — Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of rain and flooding, but Monday’s clearing skies and receding waters revealed only more heartbreak: toppled houses, upended vehicles and a stinking layer of muck covering everything.

Rescuers grounded by weekend rains took advantage of the break in the weather to resume searches for people still stranded, with 21 helicopters fanning out over the mountainsides and the plains to drop supplies and airlift those who need help.

The number of dead and missing people was difficult to pinpoint. State emergency officials reported the death toll at seven Monday, but local officials said it was four, with two women missing and presumed dead.

The number of missing people was dropping as the state’s count fell Monday from just over 1,200 to about half that. State officials hoped the overall number would continue to drop with rescuers reaching more people and phone service being restored.

“You’ve got to remember, a lot of these folks lost cellphones, landlines, the Internet four to five days ago,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said on NBC’s “Today” show. “I am very hopeful that the vast majority of these people are safe and sound.”

Residents of Hygiene returned to their small community east of the foothills to find mud blanketing roads, garages, even the tops of fence posts.

“My own slice of heaven, and it’s gone,” Bill Marquedt said after finding his home destroyed.

Residents immediately set to sweeping, shoveling and rinsing, but the task of rebuilding seemed overwhelming to some.

“What now? We don’t even know where to start,” said Genevieve Marquez. “It’s not even like a day by day or a month thing.

“I want to think that far ahead but it’s a minute by minute thing at this point. And, I guess now it’s just help everyone out and try to get our lives back,” she added.

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U tests new services model to cut costs The model would involve streamlining University services.

BY ALEXI GUSSO AND MEGHAN HOLDEN agusso@mndaily.com mholden@mndaily.com

The first step of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s plan to cut $90 million in administrative spending over six years may be streamlining University services.

The University will standardize services across different parts of its administration in an effort to slash

costs, according to a preliminary plan announced at a Board of Regents meeting Friday.

University Chief Financial Of ficer Richard Pfutzenreuter said the shared ser vices model will organize administrative services so different University units can share them.

Scott Studham, University vice president and chief information officer, said the shared ser vices model will allow people to work together and share ideas, saving costs and time.

For example, he said two-thirds of the University’s information technology

professionals work outside of the central IT organization — something that would be consolidated under the new model.

The two-part process is par t of Kaler’s plan to reduce administrative costs by $15 million ever y year, which accounts for 1.2 percent of the University’s administrative budget, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.

Studham said the implementation will be a “pretty large shift” from the University’s current model, in which different parts of the administration don’t often share resources.

Intimacy research shows desire to be understood U professors interviewed 27 women and 10 men for the study.

BY JANE CAMPBELL jcampbell@mndaily.com

In relationships, people tend to want all the information about their partner but are reluctant to share anything about themselves, according to new University of Minnesota research.

A study of 37 adults ages 22 to 78 showed that in relationships, people often hide personal failings while also wanting to be understood, often using means like social media to investigate romantic partners.

College of Education and Human Development professors Paul Rosenblatt and Elizabeth Wieling released their findings last week in a book titled “Knowing and Not Knowing in Intimate Relationships.”

The study is the first of its kind, Rosenblatt said.

Rosenblatt and Wieling conducted inter views with the 27 women and 10 men who participated in the study.

In inter views, par ticipants said they’d investigated their partner’s habits through social media and the partner’s acquaintances.

“Sometimes [researching online] establishes an initial trust before a first date,” Rosenblatt said.

Annika Yan, retail merchandising senior, said she thinks using social media to learn more about a date is a good thing.

“It helps you get to know someone before,” she said.

Rosenblatt said he was surprised by how many people “systematically” investigated partners online.

At the same time, participants said they’d hide certain aspects of their lives from their partner, including

money or personal failures.

“Sometimes those hidden things were things that they might not even want to tell themselves,” Rosenblatt said.

How “threatening” the information is to the relationship also influences disclosure to the partner, he said.

“Some experts say you should be totally honest,” he said. “I don’t necessarily agree.” Men and women participants differed in their perceptions of intimacy, which Rosenblatt said didn’t surprise him.

According to the study, they disagreed on the definition of intimacy.

“When we asked men what intimacy means, they usually said sex,” Rosenblatt

said. “Women never said that.”

Understandings of intimacy also included emotional interactions with a partner.

“Some women hungered to be [understood] more than men,” Rosenblatt said.

“Some men felt like they were being pushed to express feelings.”

He also said people may keep negative things from their par tner so they’re viewed in a more positive light.

“People want others to think of them as a likable, decent person,” Rosenblatt said. “They also want to think of themselves that way.”

CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS

27 WOMEN 10 MEN

59.4%

MARRIED

13.5%

WIDOWED

SOURCE: KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, PAUL ROSENBLATT AND ELIZABETH WIELING

“This isn’t something that happens overnight,” he said. “It’s a multi-year, deliberate, methodical approach.”

The timeline for implementing the plan and its total cost are undetermined, University spokesman Matt Hodson said.

The shared ser vices model will be tested at the University’s Duluth campus and on non-collegiate units such as IT and human resources before applying the method system-wide.

Sen. Terri Bonoff, DFLMinnetonka, the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development

Committee chair woman, said she’s happy with Kaler’s plan but would like to see fur ther integration in shared services right away.

“I would’ve prefer red they tackle all of it,” she said. “But I don’t know how complicated [the process] is, and I accept the rationale that they wanted to have that success under their belt.”

Bonof f and other state leaders requested more transparency between the Legislature and University during the last legislative session.

In response, the University hired two consulting

firms earlier this year to analyze administrative spending after being accused of excessive administrative spending in a December Wall Street Journal article.

A full repor t by Huron Consulting Group was presented at Friday’s meeting.

Shared ser vices was the most significant recommendation of several to cut costs and consolidate the administrative units at the University.

The r epor t outlined ways the University could cut costs in four depar tments — finance, procurement, human resources and information technology.

UN confirms chemical weapons use in Syria

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS — Careful not to blame either side for a deadly chemical weapon attack, U.N. inspectors reported Monday that rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin had been fired from an area where Syria’s militar y has bases, but said the evidence could have been manipulated in the rebel-controlled stricken neighborhoods.

The U.S., Britain and France jumped on evidence in the report — especially the type of rockets, the composition of the sarin agent, and trajectory of the missiles — to declare that President Bashar Assad’s government was responsible.

Russia, Syria’s closest ally, called the investigators’ findings “deeply disturbing,” but said it was too early to draw conclusions. The Syrian government’s claims that opposition forces were responsible for the attack “cannot be simply shrugged off,” Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin insisted.

The conclusions represented the first official confirmation by impartial scientific experts that chemical weapons were used in Syria’s civil war, but the inspectors’ limited mandate barred them from identifying who was responsible for the Aug. 21 attack.

“This is a war crime,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council when he presented the report. “The results are over whelming and indisputable. The facts speak for themselves.”

Ban called it “the most significant confirmed use of chemical weapons against civilians since Saddam Hussein used them” in Halabja, Iran, in 1988, and “the worst use of weapons of mass destruction in the 21st century.”

The deep division between Western backers of

rebels seeking to overthrow Assad and Russian and Chinese supporters of the regime has paralyzed the U.N. Security Council since the Syrian conflict began 2 1/2 years ago.

Even though the United States and Russia agreed Saturday on the framework to put Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile and precursors under international control for future destruction, their top diplomats were at odds Monday over a new Security Council resolution that would make the deal legally binding — and whether there should be a reference to possible military enforcement if Syria doesn’t comply.

After months of negotiations, the U.N. inspectors went to Syria to visit the sites of three alleged chemical attacks earlier this year and were in the capital of Damascus on Aug. 21 when reports and videos began surfacing of a shelling attack in which victims experienced shortness of breath, disorientation, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, weakness and a loss of consciousness.

“The environmental, chemical and medical samples we have collected provide clear and convincing evidence that surface-to-surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used ... in the Ghouta area of Damascus,” their report said.

“The conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, also against civilians, including children, on a relatively large scale,” they said. “This result leaves us with the deepest concern.”

The rebels and their Western and Arab supporters have blamed Assad’s regime for the attack in the rebel-controlled area of Ghouta. The Syrian government insists the attack was carried out by rebels. The U.N.

report mentions the Ghouta areas of Ein Tarma, Moadamiyeh and Zamalka, all of which were featured in videos of victims that emerged after the attack.

The U.N. report did not mention how many people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack. The U.S. says more than 1,400, but other death toll estimates have been far lower.

“The large-scale use of sarin, the direction of the rocket attacks, and kind of rockets used in the attacks all point to use by Assad’s forces beyond reasonable doubt,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association.

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power noted that chief inspector Ake Sellstrom said the weapons “were professionally made.”

The inspectors cautioned that the five sites they investigated had been “well- traveled by other individuals prior to the arrival of the mission.”

“During the time spent at these locations, individuals arrived carrying other suspected munitions indicating that such potential evidence is being moved and possibly manipulated,” the report said. The areas were under rebel control, but the report did not elaborate on who the individuals were.

An agreement reached with the Russians calls for an inventory of Syria’s chemical weapons program within one week, with all components of the program out of the country or destroyed by mid-2014.

The Syrian National Coalition — the main umbrella opposition group — welcomed the inspectors’ report and urged the Security Council to hold the Assad regime responsible for the Aug. 21 attack and refer the Syrian government to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.

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Donors u from Page 1

$188,774 in fundraising dollars from individual contributions.

Eleven University faculty and staff members donated a combined $3,650 to Andrew’s campaign, and 15 donated $3,575 to Hodges’. Don Samuels, meanwhile, has raised a total of $101,602, including $825 combined from five University employees.

One employee who donated to Hodges also contributed $250 to Cherryhomes.

Jay Cohn, a University medical professor, gave $500 — the maximum amount one contributor can donate — to Andrew. Five other University employees contributed the maximum amount.

Cohn said he supports Andrew’s views on issues concerning the environment, the economy and health care.

“Andrew has a vision for

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 the community,” he said. “He brings a grasp of larger issues.”

Jay Kiedrowski, a senior fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, lives in Hodges’ ward and contributed to her mayoral campaign.

“She has been a good councilperson in our area.

She brings a fresh perspective to City Hall,” he said.

Despite the high amount of electoral funding by Andrew and Hodges, a Star Tribune poll administered Sept.

8-10 suggests that Samuels and Cohen are slightly favored among voters.

Cohen has only raised $1,176 in individual funds but is tied with Samuels at 16 percent in the poll.

Hodges polled at 14 percent and Andrew at 10 percent.

Pulse Opinion Research conducted the poll — which has a sampling error of 3.5 percent — among 800 likely voters.

DONATIONS FROM UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF

University alum crafts Midwest threads

MARK ANDREW BETSY HODGES DON SAMUELS JACKIE CHERRYHOMES

$250

$3,575

$825

$3,650

SOURCE: HENNEPIN COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE

The next wave of campaign finance reports will be released Oct. 29, and the election will be held Nov. 5.

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Crime u from Page 1

Southeast and Seventh Street Southeast late Saturday night, according to a police report.

Two men threatened the victims with a handgun, demanding their purses, a University crime alert said. When one of the victims didn’t comply, one of the men hit her and took the purses. Neither victim was injured, according to the University alert.

On Thursday night, a University student and a friend were robbed near the corner of 11th Avenue Southeast and Seventh Street Southeast.

Six men surrounded the two, threatening them with a gun and stealing the student’s purse, according to the University alert.

According to Minneapolis police data, there were eight aggravated assaults like this one in Marcy-Holmes from January to August this year.

Burglar y A University student’s Dinkytown home was broken into early Saturday mor ning, according to a Minneapolis police report.

Materials science junior John Stierna was home at the time. Stierna said he heard someone rummaging around on the third floor of the house and went to investigate.

The suspect jumped from the third-floor balcony and ran away after seeing

Great Lakes co-founders Spencer Barrett, right, and David Burke launched a clothing brand based on Midwestern lifestyle last October.

OTHER CRIMES NEAR CAMPUS Crime: When: Where: Info:

Third degree assault Friday 14th Avenue Southeast and 4th Street Southeast The victim was receiving medical attention from paramedics when police arrived. The victim later recalled the suspect was upset someone had parked a vehicle too close to theirs.

The suspect then started punching the victim and got into a vehicle and drove away.

Police action: Case continued pending further information Crime: When: Where: Info:

Burglary Friday Como Avenue Southeast and 20th Avenue Southeast While the victims were asleep, an unknown suspect entered the victims’ residence through an unlocked door, went through the kitchen cabinets and ate the victims’ food. The suspect also took a wallet and a laptop.

Police action: Case continued pending further information Crime: Terroristic threats Info: A University of Minnesota student filed a report with MPD that she had received terroristic threats from her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. The victim stated the suspect had texted her numerous times from multiple phones threatening physical harm to the victim. The victim requested a restraining order against the suspect.

Police action: Further investigation Crime: When: Where: Info:

Multi-vehicle accident Thursday Delaware Street Southeast An accident involving three vehicles occured on Delaware Street. One person was injured in the accident and was transported to the emergency room at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Police action: Closed SOURCE: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UMPD

Stierna, the report said.

Stier na said the suspect must have broken in through a first-floor screen door. Though the suspect didn’t steal anything, he may have left his cellphone, the report said.

Stierna said he’s noticed other nearby houses have also been broken into recently.

“I think there’s some-

body around here who’s breaking into more than one house,” Stierna said.

Minneapolis police Sgt. Bill Palmer said it’s “too early to tell” if recent burglaries in the area are linked.

The Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, which includes Dinkytown, saw 69 burglaries from Januar y to August this year.

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The Hopkins-based company features T-shirts, belts, hats, sunglass fasteners known as “croakies” and can koozies — all adorned with its blue loon logo.

“We thought it was about time the Midwest had a clothing company that could represent them,” said Barrett, who graduated from the Carlson School of Management in 2013.

Great Lakes has 29 student ambassadors at nine different schools.

Business and marketing senior Samuel Clark, one of these representatives, said he tries to promote the company with sponsored events and product giveaways on campus. Clark isn’t paid, but he said he receives free Great Lakes items from time to time based on his performance.

All Great Lakes products are American-made, and 1 percent of the profits from each product go to preserving lakes in Minnesota via two organizations: Conservation Minnesota and Alliance for the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes made $60,000 this year.

“We know it’s a drop in the bucket, but we knew we had to do something,” Barrett said. “It felt like it was our duty if we were going to represent the Midwest.”

Launching pad

As of publication Monday night, Great Lakes had amassed 289 backers pledging $21,402 on the fundraising website Kickstar ter, surpassing the company’s $20,000 goal.

“It’s relieving,” Barrett said. “We were confident we were going to hit it, but after you hit it you can take a deep breath.”

Investments from family and friends initially launched Great Lakes. The three key investors were David’s father, grandfather and family friend and University alumnus Paul Karos.

“This is risky, like any star tup ventur e,” said Karos, senior portfolio manager at Whitebox Mutual Funds. “They’ve identified a brand gap in the apparel industr y, and I’m betting they can figure out how to produce a brand people will want.”

The Great Lakes duo wants to star t producing button-up shirts, swimwear, fleece jackets, sweaters and a more extensive women’s line.

Larger office space and a storefront are also in the early planning stages.

Barrett said the Uptown area by the lakes is the ideal location for the inaugural Great Lakes store.

Karos also serves as the company’s principal advisor and mentor. He said the No. 1 hurdle for Great Lakes will be a congested clothing

market.

“Whenever you have a star tup company, you are first investing in the people,” Karos said. “I tr ust them.”

Summer inspiration Barrett and Burke said Great Lakes’ clothes are inspired by time spent at cabins during their childhoods.

L ynn Barrett, Spencer Barrett’s mother, said their days at the cabin were filled with beaches, burgers and boats.

“We would go up the minute school ended in May and stay the whole summer,” she said.

With no technology and only family, L ynn Barrett said the time spent on the lakefront was meant to instill a sense of priorities.

After graduating from Edina High School together in 2009, the two were separated in college, but Barrett and Burke were able to stay in touch by spending summers together.

“Some of the best times in my life were spending the summers at my cabin,” Spencer Barrett said.

L ynn Barrett said the clothing line pays homage to the boys’ upbringing.

“This is their expression of that lifestyle, and that’s great,” she said. “It makes me feel proud as a mom to see their sense of appreciation for the time spent with family at the lake.”

Shipwreck declared vertical off Italy

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Engineers have declared the crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship completely upright after a 19-hour operation to pull it from its side where it capsized last year off Tuscany.

Shor tly after 4 a.m.

Tuesday, a foghorn rang out on Giglio Island and the head of Italy’s Civil Protection agency, Franco Gabrielli, announced that the ship had reached ver tical and that the operation to rotate it was complete.

Applause rang out among firefigters in the tent where Gabrielli and other project engineers made the announcement.

Officials said there was no apparent pollution in the waters around the ship as a result of the operation.

Using a vast system of steel cables and pulleys, maritime engineers on Monday gingerly winched the massive hull of the Costa Concordia of f the reef where the cruise ship capsized near an Italian island in Januar y 2012 and were poised to set it upright in the middle of the night.

After 15 hours of slowerthan-expected progress in pulling the heavily listing luxur y liner to an upright position, engineers said they finally hit the tipping point they eagerly were awaiting.

Shortly before midnight, the Concordia was raised by 25 degrees -- after that, engineers said, the ef fect of gravity started giving the rotation a boost.

Then engineers quit operating the pulleys, and by using remote controls, care-

fully began opening valves to let seawater start filling huge ballast tanks that had been welded onto the already exposed side. The weight of the water in the tanks helped pull the cruise liner up much faster.

“We’re in the final phase of rotation,” said Franco Gabrielli, the Italian government of ficial who is overseeing the operation. “We have passed the 24 degree mark and now are filling the tanks with water,” he told journalists early Tuesday.

Originally, engineers had been confident complete rotation might take as little as 10 hours, and be reached by early evening Monday.

But the timetable quickly went off plan.

First, an unpredicted early mor ning thunderstorm pushed back the start time. Then the wreck resisted for three hours before it allowed itself to be wrested off the jagged rocks that were embedded into one side of the hull after the Concordia had hit another reef close to Giglio Island’s coastline, took on water through a 70-meter-long (76-yardlong) gash, and eventually capsized a few hundred meters (yards) away onto another reef.

There it lay on its side until Monday’s daring engineering operation pulled it free.

“Things are going like they should, but on a timetable that is dragging out,” Gabrielli chief of Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, said earlier on Monday.

Never before has such an enormous cruise ship been righted. Salvage workers struggled to overcome

obstacle after obstacle as they slowly inched toward their goal of raising the crippled ship 65 degrees to the upright position.

At one point, some of the cables dragging the ship’s hull upright went slack, forcing engineers to climb the hull to fix them.

The Concordia itself didn’t budge for the first three hours after the operation began, engineer Sergio Girotto told reporters.

The initial operation to lift the ship moved it just 3 degrees toward ver tical. After 10 hours, the crippled ship had edged upward by just under 13 degrees, a fraction of what had been expected.

After some 6,000 tons of force were applied — using a complex system of pulleys and counter weights — Girotto said “we saw the detachment” of the ship’s hull from the reef thanks to undersea cameras.

At the waterline, a few feet of slime-covered ship that had been under water slowly became visible, the first clear sign to spectators on land that the rotation strategy was working.

Thir ty-two people died on Jan. 13, 2012, when the Concordia slammed into a reef and toppled half-submerged on its side after coming too close to Giglio Island.

The listing of the liner was so drastic that many lifeboats couldn’t be launched. Dozens of the 4,200 passengers and crew were plucked to safety by helicopters or jumped into the sea and swam to shore.

The bodies of many of the dead were retrieved inside the ship.

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U faculty help build sustainable home Five faculty members worked on a home focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability.

BY JULIA MARSHALL jmarshall@mndaily.com

A 3,600 square-foot house typically has around $2,800 in energy bills each year — but five University of Minnesota faculty members helped build one that could cut those costs by more than 80 percent.

A team of University researchers helped design and construct a Challenge Home to set an example for energy efficiency and sustainability in residential buildings.

Faculty members from the College of Design, the College of Science and Engineering, and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences worked with Amaris Custom Homes to help with design and construction.

“We’r e her e primarily to help the builders go

through an assessment of the technologies that might be available or useful for them to implement into their home design,” CFANS associate professor Patrick Huelman said.

Huelman is also working with University students on a Challenge Home student competition, which will begin next year.

The U.S. Department of Energy selected the University group NorthernSTAR as one of 15 teams to participate in the Challenge Home program.

Project engineers focused mainly on reducing the house’s carbon footprint and installing solar panels to help curb dependence on coal, Amaris chief manager Raymond Pruban said.

“It’s not going to be generating a carbon footprint by using coal-generated electricity that comes from most of our plants in Minnesota,” he said.

St. Paul residents Pa and David Otterness toured the Challenge Home as a stop on the Parade of Homes.

The couple said they’re looking into building a new

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considered of ficial student groups, so in the past, student-athletes needed to join a separate group to have a voice on student government issues, which many couldn’t fit into their schedules.

Stangler said the idea came up last spring after talking with Hawthor ne and she thought MSA was losing a “key por tion” of the student body by not being accessible to athletes.

“It just didn’t seem to be fair,” Stangler said.

“They are a huge part of our school.”

Hawthor ne said he’s planning a 12-hour dance marathon to benefit the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital, which he hopes athletes and non-athletes will attend.

He said furthering student athlete engagement on campus will make the University a better place.

“It fur ther unites our campus around one central idea, and that’s the promotion of the betterment of our University,” he said. “I want to help student-athletes assume leadership roles on cam-

pus and get in touch with the University.”

Junior women’s tennis player Julia Courter said it can be difficult for studentathletes to keep up with what’s happening on campus and said she wants to make athletes more knowledgeable about campus issues.

“It’s a major priority of ours to make time to represent the maroon and gold outside of athletics,” Courter said. “We just need to be informed.”

Hawthorne and Courter are both members of the Student-Athlete Advisor y Committee, a student group aimed at addressing student-athlete concerns and issues.

Although the committee is a registered student group, Courter said there should be more options for athletes to get involved with campus.

“If we’re more informed about what’s going on, we can get more involved,” Courter said.

Stangler said she thinks the new bylaw will increase student-athlete involvement in MSA. “A student-athlete perspective has been lacking,” Stangler said. “We hope this will encourage participation.”

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St. Paul residents Pa, right, and David Otterness talk about building their dream home at the the new University of Minnesota “Challenge Home” on Sunday. The couple say they are looking at houses for inspiration for their dream home and agree sustainability is an important aspect for them.

house and were inspired by the Challenge Home’s sustainability efforts.

“They fit a lot of square footage into a single-stor y home,” David Otterness said, “and the energy efficiency of it is really nice to see.”

Beyond the reduced energy bill, project leaders aimed to show sustainable building techniques, including installation of quar tz instead of granite counter tops and using reclaimed bar n wood as window shades.

“If we can reuse products that we can find, we try to use them in a way that’s architecturally appealing,” Pruban said.

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The University partnered with Amaris Homes in a project to create a house that’s both sustainable and comfortable. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program helped researchers create a 3,600 square-foot house.

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The falsity of college rankings U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings don’t paint a complete picture.

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rate and the six-year graduation rate.

The remaining 22.5 percent is based on peer assessments sent out to the presidents, provosts and deans of admissions at sur veyed universities.

According to U.S. News & World Repor t, these assessments ask the aforementioned administrators to “rate the quality of the academic programs for schools in the same ranking categor y, including their own.”

These assessments are confidential and ar e not available to the public, but it does not take a great leap in logic to assume Har vard University administrators likely know a great deal more about the academic programs of their Ivy

League and private school peers than they do about those at a public school like here at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

It is this process of reputation ranking that likely is a huge factor in keeping the same schools in the top 20 year after year.

Per haps U.S. News & World Repor t should get rid of its peer assessment sur vey and instead ask officials at sur veyed schools questions that really matter to students.

Why, for example, isn’t the average student debt at a university factored into these rankings? Where are the questions about employment success after graduation? Doesn’t it matter that students at the University of Minnesota, which is located in the hear t of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., have arguably better access to internship, research and job-shadowing oppor tunities than those who go to a private college in the middle of r ural New England?

It is almost appalling that

DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 114,440- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,363 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN

U.S. News & World Repor t leaves such critical factors out of its rankings but instead includes things like student selectivity, which is based on the Critical Reading and Math portions of the SAT and the composite ACT score of freshman students.

Basing a college’s academic prestige on its incoming class of students is like predicting a farmer’s crop yield in Februar y. Each student likely has a dif ferent experience with high school coursework, and that will car r y them to higher education. How can U.S. News & World Repor t overlook how well universities do at doing their job?

Although many high school students view U.S. News & World Repor t’s rankings as the end-allbe-all of college rankings, perhaps they will take the time this year to do their own research and choose a college based on less superficial factors.

Luis Ruuska welcomes comments at lruuska@mndaily.com.

TECHNOLOGY

A worm in Apple Apple consumers face a dilemma between politics and technology.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Segregated internships

Six months ago I received an email from a U.S. senator’s office. It was the director of the office’s internship program, and she was offering me an internship on Capitol Hill for the summer. I was ecstatic. After countless cover letters, resume rewrites and awkward phone interviews, I had finally achieved my goal: I was going to work on Capitol Hill. To a political junkie like me, working in our nation’s capital is truly the Holy Grail of summer internships.

I responded to the email minutes after receiving it, accepting the internship and thanking the woman for this auspicious opportunity.

After calling my family and telling them the awesome news, I sat back in my chair in silence and embraced the moment. I had fulfilled my lifelong dream.

Then reality set in: How the hell am I going to pay for this?

Ever y year, more than 20,000 college-age individuals descend onto Washington, D.C., for internships in offices varying from the White House to lobbying firms on K Street. The vast majority of them are unpaid.

As if working 45 hours a week unpaid wasn’t costly enough in terms of the foregone income that one could be making at a minimumwage job, living costs in D.C. are among the highest of any U.S. city. In fact, according to BusinessInsider.com, an online publication that annually measures the cost of living throughout the country, D.C. is ranked the eighth most expensive place to l ive in the U.S. I knew interning in D.C.

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ast week, U.S. News & World Report released i t s a n n u a l N a tio nal University Rankings list.

A s u s u a l , I v y Le ague schools like Princeton, Harvard and Yale took the top spots. Please, take a moment to digest that; I’m sure you’re shocked.

What may be shocking to many is that a public university doesn’t appear for another 20 places, specifically the University of California-Berkeley.

This somewhat-troubling discover y brings up two important questions: Just what does go into these rankings, and what is being left out?

U.S. News & World Repor t says that it bases 77.5 percent of its rankings on seven dif ferent factors, including total enrollment, the prior year’s acceptance rate, average freshman retention

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was my dream, but now I just needed to figure out a way to pay for it. Luckily, the University of Michigan has a lot of financial aid available to students who seek unpaid internships. I was fortunate to get a couple of sizable grants, but even still, those would just barely cover my rent. Between a part-time job and a serious subsidization from my incredibly supportive parents, I was going to be able to pull it off, but it wasn’t going to be easy.

When I got to D.C., I realized very quickly that the dynamic on Capitol Hill is far from reality. People often say that the Senate is made up of rich, white men. This stereotype isn’t very far from the truth, but what people don’t realize is that the offices that work for these senators share a similar makeup.

From the first day I started my internship, I began to notice an extreme lack of diversity on Capitol Hill — not just in race and ethnicity, but also in terms of socioeconomic status. If the U.S. has a serious “haves and havenots” problem, then D.C. can almost be considered the epicenter of this rampant societal dysfunction.

You don’t have to be an economist to figure out why this unrepresentative demographic exists in Washington: The only people who can afford to take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is a Congressional internship are kids from wealthy families. After all, how many inner-city kids from singleparent households do you know that can afford a job that requires one to pay rent that usually exceeds $800 a month, $15 or more for meals, and has a business-

formal dress code Monday through Thursday?

The problem of having an internship program made up primarily of rich, white kids is one that will cause a vicious cycle that will have detrimental effects on our political system. Internships in D.C. are meant to be an opportunity for young Americans to experience government and policy firsthand and to prepare a future generation of leaders. If the only people that can afford this experience are the wealthy few, then our future leaders will be equally as unrepresentative.

While many argue that there should be a minimum wage for interns in D.C., I understand just how complicated that would be considering how tight our nation’s budget is right now. However, if Congress wishes to host an internship program that truly benefits future generations, there should be federal grants for unpaid interns for which underprivileged students can apply. Yes, this program would cost the federal government money, but the results would be a generation of young leaders who actually represent the country that they will inherit.

My summer internship in D.C. was one of the best experiences of my life. It pains me to think that those less fortunate than I are unable to share such an unbelievably constructive opportunity. The federal government needs to change its internship program; otherwise our future government will be even more unrepresentative than the one we have now.

Patrick Maillet This column appeared in the Michigan Daily on Sept. 16.

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pple has always been the technology of the fresh-faced youths of today.

The notoriously liberal and youth-centric company takes great ADITI PRADEEP pride in comcolumnist paring itself with its competitors.

The “I’m a Mac” commercials depicted Mac users as young and progressive, and PC users as older and out of touch.

Te c h n o l o g y c o n g l o m e r a t e Koch Industries agreed to buy Molex, an Apple supplier, for $7.2 billion last week. Koch Industries, the second lar gest private company in America, would r un the electronics company as one of many independent subsidiaries.

This wouldn’t be a big deal, but the Koch brothers have waged a donation war against President Barack Obama and progressive causes for years.

Americans for Prosperity, a conser vative advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, released numerous ads this summer defaming the Affordable Care Act. In 2010, Greenpeace stated that Koch Industries is a “kingpin of climate science denial and clean energy opposition.” The liber tarian Koch brothers David and Charles may now have connections with Apple, a supposed leader in sustainability.

Where does this put Apple’s consumers now? Apple is known for its loyal fan base, but what will happen when they have to choose between a product and company politics? With ever y purchase of an Apple product, consumers are inadver tently putting money in the Koch brothers’ pockets.

What is Apple to do? There is always the option of changing suppliers, but in doing so it risks the integrity of its product.

Perhaps more impor tant than its progressive brand is Apple’s tendency for per fected products.

The company holds its products to high standards, but what about its image?

Apple and consumers need to make a choice. Can $7.2 billion dollars buy your beliefs?

Aditi Pradeep welcomes comments at apradeep@mndaily.com.

A roundabout sounds about right A roundabout at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Pillsbury Drive would ease congestion.

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he light rail’s completion thr ough t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a c a mpus draws near, and of ficials are beginning to address traf fic problem areas around the University.

One such problem area is the traf fic circle at the intersection of Pleasant Street Southeast and Pillsbur y Drive Southeast, site of the Jones-Eddy Circle Campus Connector stop on the way to West Bank and remnant of the University’s intercampus trolley line.

Over the summer, Parking and Transportation Ser vices installed a temporar y roundabout using cones and traf fic barrels at the troubled intersection. The roundabout is one of three potential solutions for fixing the highly congested area.

The Minnesota Daily repor ted on Sept. 11 that the intersection may have permanent traffic signals installed, or become a four-way stop.

A roundabout would be more reminiscent of the University’s 1914 trolley circle than a four-way stop, and it would provide greater safety for the high flux of drivers, bikers and pedestrians through the area. Installing permanent traf fic signals or making the circle into a four-way stop would be a mistake, leading to the same problems that persist in the present configuration.

Though roundabouts face stif f public resistance in the U.S., fears about them are generally unfounded. According to sur veys done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, people often have strong negative attitudes toward roundabouts before construction but positive attitudes after they have been completed.

A report by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program states that roundabouts have shown to be effective in “improving intersection safety by eliminating or altering conflict types, reducing crash severity, and causing drivers to reduce speeds as they proceed into and through intersections.”

Such a chaotic intersection, packed with students, buses and cars, is cer tainly in need of a solution that is equally efficient and safe.

And for that, a roundabout with a bike lane is the best option. With limited change to the circular layout of the intersection, the roundabout answers to the University’s histor y while maintaining a safe and convenient entr y into campus.

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Mau adapts to new life on the mainland

Kalei Mau could emerge as a viable outside hitter for the Gophers.

BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com

Kalei Mau could be considered a prodigy in more ways than one.

She only star ted seriously pursuing volleyball in 10th grade and has since landed a spot as an outside hitter with the Gophers’ volleyball powerhouse.

Before her career on the cour t, Mau focused her attention almost exclusively on the pitch as a soccer player.

And her singing and ukulele playing has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, along with recording contract offers in sixth grade.

But of all her talents, volleyball might be her biggest — and the Gophers are excited to have pried her away from her home state.

Mau hails from Kahaluu, Hawaii, and said she has had to adapt to Midwestern sensibilities since moving to the mainland.

“I got here, [and] it was a total culture shock,” Mau said. “I can’t even hug people here. It’s so different.”

She said the changes have been ongoing, but right now she’s focused solely on impacting Gophers volleyball.

“I want to be one of those girls [who makes people say], ‘Oh, she’s from Hawaii, and dang, she hits hard,’ ” Mau said.

So long soccer

Soccer r uns in Mau’s family — her father and his brothers starred when they were young.

She’s played since she was 3 years old and said she never expected to switch sports so late in her playing career.

But when Mau ver y quickly grew to her current 6-foot-1-inch frame, she said the intense growing pains — from back aches to torn ligaments in her knees — forced her to take a break from sports.

But in 10th grade, a friend recommended they tr y out for the high school volleyball team together.

“The sucky thing was, I didn’t get to play with my friends because I made varsity,” Mau said. “And I was like, ‘What am I doing here?’ ” Mau quickly adjusted to the new spor t. When she attended a camp run by Hawaii head volleyball coach Dave Shoji, he told her mom she had potential as a player and referred her to renowned club team Asics Rainbows — the same club former Gophers and U.S. Olympic setter Lindsey Berg joined.

Mau said to keep up with teammates in her gym, who had been playing since their youth, she employed a competitive strategy.

“I picked one person that I really wanted to be like,” Mau said, “and I strived to get better than them.”

Rainbows club director Luis Ramirez helped Mau with her college recruiting decisions, because she was unfamiliar with big names in volleyball like Gophers

head coach and for mer Olympic coach Hugh McCutcheon.

Though Ramirez only coached her for a shor t time, he said he was confident in her ability to move on to Division I. “She had been a joy to train,” he said. “She [is] … a very hard worker. I know she’s going to do really, really well because she hasn’t even scratched the surface of her potential.”

Ukuleles and volleyballs

Mau enrolled in classes at Minnesota last spring to help her adjustment before the fall season. She said the move was especially hard because she had to be away from her grandfather, who had been diagnosed with cancer right before she left.

Still, Mau pressed on.

“We’re ver y proud of her accomplishment … and being independent,” her grandfather David Mau said. “And we’ve seen her mature dramatically in just a few months.”

While her family has noticed her maturation, Mau’s current teammates appreciate her giddy personality.

“She brings a lot of energy on and off the court,” said senior middle blocker Tori Dixon. “She’s definitely one of the crazy ones. ...

She definitely does her own thing no matter what.”

Mau said the second team All-American Dixon inspired her to join the Gophers.

“I want to be one of those girls that I look up to [now],” she said. “When I first got here, I’ve never seen anyone hit the ball harder than Tori, and I

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Minnesota freshman outside hitter Kalei Mau plays the ukulele April 15.

wanted to be like her.”

Mau said that in practice she screams with excitement ever y time her hit manages to get past Dixon’s block.

McCutcheon said when Mau puts her mind to it, her attack can be nearly unstoppable.

“She’s lear ning how to work hard,” he said.

“She’s lear ning how to compete. And when she frees herself up, she hits a really heavy ball.”

Mau said she hopes to play as well as Dixon one day but realizes she still has several years of learning ahead of her — especially because it’s only her third year playing the sport.

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Gophers develop redshirt sophomore class

Minnesota redshirt sophomore Becca Dyson.

Dyson was an alternate for the three meets.

“My class got to see two of their grade make it on to that next level,” Berkholtz said. “I could just see the fire in their eyes that they wanted that same thing, too.”

Aside from its top performers, there are still more runners in the class who haven’t asserted themselves yet, said Hopkins.

“They have all the tools they need at this point,” Hopkins said. “Now the hardest part is seeing them-

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selves as Big Ten-caliber, national-caliber athletes.

And it’s really hard to see yourself that way if you haven’t done it yet.”

For now, the class is learning what it can from the fifth-year seniors while they’re still around.

Kaila Urick, a redshir t sophomore, said the seniors ar e r eally smar t about working out and knowing when to push themselves. She said the senior class has also taught the athletes that they’re not always going to

have a perfect day.

Even with a talented, veteran senior class, redshir t sophomore Kate Bucknam said her class needs to star t taking a more active leadership role on the team.

“It’s easy to be overlooked right now just because [the seniors] are really good, but next year they are going to be gone,” she said. “It’s going to be us, so we really need to star t mentally, physically and emotionally preparing for that.”

lege, she’s entered talent contests and even sang at the athletics department’s end-of-the-year banquet last spring.

Still, Mau said she’s never considered turning her hobby into a profession.

“I never thought about actually being a professional singer because …

I don’t want to be so busy that I don’t have time for the people I love,” she said.

Instead, the teen has decided to focus on her time with the Gophers.

“I just want to be remembered,” Mau said. “I didn’t come all this way to just sit on the side and obser ve.”

Teague: Kill’s OK to coach Kill u from Page 1

BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

A common saying among athletes is “take it one day at a time.”

And while the Gophers women’s cross countr y squad is sticking with that adage and focusing on shor t-ter m success, it’s also taking steps to secure its future.

The cur rent senior class has 12 runners — including many of the team’s top finishers — and there are only six juniors on the roster.

That has left the deep redshir t sophomore class aware of the need to step into a leadership role moving forward.

“I told them it’s going to be up to them if this team continues to be a nationalcaliber team … or if we miss a beat,” head coach Sarah Hopkins said of the 13 runners in her redshirt sophomore class.

Sophomore Becca Dyson was one of those runners.

“That’s obviously the intimidation factor — the thing that’s hanging over us for next year [is] knowing that we’re losing a lot of people,” she said.

Dyson said Hopkins encouraged the redshir t sophomores to consider themselves “future leadersin-training.”

Hopkins said three or four runners have already star ted to asser t themselves in the top group.

In the team’s first two meets of the season — the Intrasquad 5K Meet and the Oz Memorial — redshir t sophomores Liz Berkholtz and Dyson each posted a four th- and fifth-place finish.

Berkholtz also finished seventh for the Gophers last year at the NCAA championships and competed for the team at the NCAA Midwest Regional and Big Ten championships.

Mau saw her first playing time at the Diet Coke Classic at home Sept. 6-7.

She said she was surprised by how ner vous she was to make her collegiate debut.

“I was, like, stage fright,” Mau said. “I go up and sing in front of so many people, and I was just shaking.”

Mau per for med with popular Hawaiian bands when she was young. Eventually, a YouTube video of her singing posted by one of her sister’s classmates gained so many views that she received record contract offers, but her mother told her not to take them seriously.

In her brief time in col-

had the seizure at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday, just before halftime star ted.

Minnesota’s medical staf f carted him off the field, and he was driven to a local hospital as a precaution, an athletics department spokesperson said after the game.

The spokesperson read a prepared statement and did not take questions about the episode while Teague did not make himself available for comment.

Teague said Monday he acted for “the betterment of the program” Saturday after the game, explaining that he chose to drive Kill’s wife, Rebecca Kill, to the hospital and addressed fans and players, rather than speak to the media.

The Gophers led Western Illinois 7-6 at the time of the incident but scored 22 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to improve to 3-0 on the year.

“Nobody likes to see him go through it, but we all are comfortable with the situation and know it could happen,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Sunday.

“I was very pleased yesterday with the way everyone responded.

“We’ll continue to move the program for ward, and

so will coach.”

After a brief hospital stay, Kill was at home as of 4:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a press release from the team.

Plan of action Saturday’s seizure was Kill’s third during a game in his two-plus seasons as Minnesota’s head coach.

He had another in the locker room following the Gophers’ loss to Northwestern last October.

The team has a strategy in place for when Kill has a seizure. As happened Saturday, Claeys takes over head coaching duties from the press box while special teams coach Jay Sawvel becomes the acting head coach on the field.

Players said after the game Saturday that they are well-prepared in the event Kill has to leave the game.

Teague said Kill’s epilepsy hasn’t affected recruiting and mentioned no recruit has ever said anything about the disease being a problem.

Epilepsy affects about 3 million Americans, according to the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, and about 60,000 Minnesotans.

The Gophers will host an epilepsy awareness game Oct. 26 against Nebraska.

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Here we are in the 90s

BY EMMA NELSON enelson1@mndaily.com

T

he fashion world is a time warp.

Trends go in and out of style faster than you can say “jeggings,” things we laughed at in our parents’ old photographs have wiggled their way into our own closets, and preparations for spring begin before we’ve fully closed the door on summer.

This year’s New York Fashion Week — for spring 2014 — staked claims in multiple decades and countless trends. Some things were familiar (androgyny, underwear as outerwear, animal prints) while others felt comfortingly fresh.

Where we are CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund darlings Jason Wu, Thakoon and Alexander Wang all winked knowingly at the 90s last week.

Sheer fabrics, blocky silhouettes and smart, masculine trousers appeared in all three lineups.

Wu took a soft approach — barely-there slip dresses in shimmering pastels and demure draping that flirted with the shapes beneath.

Even safari jackets appeared in cotton candy shades, with pushed-up sleeves looking more sweet than hurried.

Still, all that sweetness didn’t feel over-the-top.

Body-length zippers and corset lacing were exclamation points in the form of fitted dresses and suiting tailored justso.

Thakoon’s collection was more evenhanded in its prettiness, with cut-

outs, lace and pleating roughing up everything from dresses to jumpsuits.

Particularly clever were his multiple takes on the little black dress. The first down the runway was subtly new, formed by artful draping and laces at the sides.

Several looks later, it was manifested almost as a dress chopped in half — while one side was traditional, the other revealed lace hot pants and a string of jeweled beading slung from hip to thigh.

If Wu and Thakoon were a whisper, Wang was a roar. Pieces stamped in his own name ador ned models who looked more miserable than usual — think Kate Moss in the “heroin chic” days.

The logo play was smart, though, appearing in forms of varying subtlety from cutouts to stitching.

One of the cheekiest bits of branding was a take on the “Parental Advisor y: Explicit Content” stamp. One model appeared in a sweatshirt almost entirely sheer, save for a strip of white across her chest with the warning branded in black.

Where we’ve been Of course, not everyone is ready to ride the 90s train — or even planning to buy a ticket.

Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the sister-duo comprising Rodarte, had their

New York Fashion Week nodded to the decade but pushed boundaries on what the future might hold.

feet firmly planted in the 80s.

Over-the-top use of animal print and leather, backward baseball caps and shoulderpadded blazers clung to the models, who themselves were a nod to the glowing, all-American Brooke Shields era.

But the looks felt dated, even a little cheap — a disappointment considering Rodarte’s reputation for wild imagination. (The sisters, Vogue Fashion Fund runners-up in 2006, designed costumes for “Black Swan.”)

Taken in small doses, though, there’s no reason pieces we’ve seen before can’t feel new. Indeed, bra tops — a trend with maximum triteness potential — appeared in numerous shows, including Rodarte, but achieved elegance in Michael Kors.

Ironically, they look most modern when placed firmly in classic context.

Kors’ collection was clearly 40sinspired but was confidently, accessibly now.

Play with zippers, beading, cutouts and sheer fabrics happened in moderation, while crop and bra tops were styled demurely with cardigans and ultra-high pencil skirts.

Stand-out pieces appeared in moments of classic androgyny.

Male and female models emerged in near-identical trousers and crew-

neck sweaters, boasting the same tomboyish sway.

Where we’re going When looking for what’s next, there’s no truer barometer than student work. Sure, it can be risky (and probably won’t hit shelves for some time) but it’s also likely to be uninhibited and forwardthinking.

Students at Parsons The New School for Design showed samplings of 16 different collections last week.

Coming away, one thing was clear: Volume isn’t going anywhere.

First down the runway was work by Melitta Baumeister, whose all-white pieces played with scale and proportion —asymmetrical coats, oversized Oxfords and origami-like dresses.

Similarly massive were Alison Tsai and Claudia Li’s respective knitwear-based collections, which ranged from cocoon-like cardigans to a creepy, sheer headdress hanging like a single nylon from the head of Tsai’s last model.

Elegance came from Anna Stephenson and Jihye Nam in the form of silk dresses that were, in a word, lovely.

Nam’s brilliant, painted-silk color palette gave the illusion of texture to what otherwise would’ve been simple shifts, while Stephenson’s artful draping and carefully placed pockets made for pieces that could spend a lifetime at the front of one’s closet.

On the more architectural side, Sinjing Chen, Amelia Lindquist, Julian Guthrie and Jae Woo Lee gave presentations that nodded to space-age structure while keeping a sense of humor.

From an oversized Tshirt printed with a naked

woman’s over-tanned torso to high-necked dresses that seemed made for the end of the world, these pieces were a reminder that fashion might just be a glorified game of dress-up.

And these days, that might be exactly what we need.

Quintet u from Page 1

working to bring private lessons and master classes to three Minneapolis middle schools through the Brass TACS (Teaching Artistic Curiosity in Sound) program.

And starting this week, they’ll break away from their day-to-day work and kick of f a series of four Twin Cities concerts ranging from classical music to Christmas songs.

The first, T uesday’s “That 80s Show,” will span three decades of 80s music — from 1780s Mozar t to 1880s Bizet, all the way to a nine-part 1980s Queen medley.

Pushing boundaries Copper Street has all the components of a traditional brass quintet but is constantly changing styles and pushing the boundaries of its sound.

“We’re just always doing new stuff. We’re always tr ying to stay on the cutting edge,” trumpet player Allison Hall said.

Traditional brass quintets, first developed in the 1940s, consist of two trumpets, a trombone, a tuba and a French horn. Additionally, the group incorporates acoustic guitar, a synthesizer and drums.

Bradley writes all of the group’s arrangements, from operas to songs by The Police. Playing contemporar y pieces is what first inspired the group’s unconventional approach to brass instrumentation.

The quintet uses electronic mutes to silence the brass sound of the tr umpets and French hor n.

The mutes are connected to pedal boards, and the final sounds are projected through guitar amps.

With mutes attached, the instruments sound like electric guitars and Bradley churns out solos like

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY The Copper Street Brass Quintet practices at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church on Monday. The quintet consists of horn player Tim Bradley, right, trombone player Alex Wolff, tuba player Nick Adragna, trumpet player Corbin Dillon and trumpet player Allison Hall.

Jimmy Page.

The quintet has been tinkering with this technique for more than three years. What star ted as a makeshift approach — including lots of duct tape — has become technologically advanced thanks to a $10,000 Metropolitan Regional Ar ts Council grant the group received in 2011.

A close-knit group The quintet’s founding members have played together since they were students in Albuquerque, N.M. Tr umpet players Hall and Corbin Dillon were in a graduate school ensemble before joining up with Bradley. Eventually, the three moved to Minneapolis.

“We decided that Albuquerque was not a good place for a brass quintet,” Hall said.

In the Twin Cities, they

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found two new members and a niche in the local music community for an ensemble like theirs.

Even with new additions — some members have been part of the group for just a few years — they’re close-knit. It’s something that shows not just in their personal interactions but in their musical dialogue as well.

Hall and Dillon’s trumpets somersault over one another in an eternal game

Copper Street Brass Quintet’s horn player, Tim Bradley.

of tag, refusing to play the same notes simultaneously.

Wolf f’s trombone and Adragna’s tuba dance the tan-

go — one twirls while the other keeps rhythm with quick steps.

All the while, Bradley’s

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French horn, a playfully greedy thing, circles the others, providing its own breed of commentary.

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

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

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Today’s Birthday (9/17): With power comes responsibility. Both are available this year, and they arise socially. Participate. Contribute time and energy generously to the ones you love for magnified returns.

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 — Clarify your direction with friends. An idealist needs to be held to facts. That path is a dead end. Your words inspire others to take action.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Focus on your work. Keep track of your earnings. You’re determined to succeed. Realize a sweet dream.

Steady action provides the results.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Conversing with friends clears up a misunderstanding. Do the homework. Provide motivation. A book reveals brilliant insight.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 6 — Encourage creative thinking. You’re entering a cuddly phase. All isn’t yet revealed. Details still need to be worked out.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Career matters most now. Study recent developments.

Get farther together than any of you would have alone. Edit later. Make a spiritual connection.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Add structure to your home. Dreams and visions make sense. Is it time to buy the tickets? Pay back a debt.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Your friends encourage you to try something interesting. Set long range goals, including fun and travel. Your savings are growing.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Hold on to what you have for a while. You’re sharp as a tack. Count your blessings. Imagine a new venture. Negotiate a partnership deal.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Get into the competition. Count coins and pay bills.

Figure the costs. Discuss shared finances.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — These days can be potentially quite prosperous. Keep the goal in mind. Also fix something at home to increase efficiency.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to delegate. Spend on supplies. Clear up confusion before proceeding. It’s a good time to get your message across.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — A startling revelation provokes. You’re getting more sensitive; this phase feels exceptionally powerful and confident. Wax poetic.

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overheard Professor: “I have a handout to give to you all today.”

Guy: “This is America. We don’t give handouts here.”

—Unknown

“My liver hurts.”

—17th Avenue Residence Hall Teacher: “Therefore, marriage seems to be a part of romantic love.”

Girl: “I think marriage is the death of love....”

—Blegen Hall

[Talking about playlists on their phone]: “I call this one aphrodisiac, because it makes me want to go to sleep.”

—Pioneer Hall

Guy 1: “Maybe we should make more friends.”

Guy 2: “Marijuana is the only friend I really need.”

—Tea Garden

“They had this thing called wop....”

—Centennial Hall

“Do they make U of M underwear?”

—Campus Connector

Girl 1: “Am I nippin’ in this bra?”

Girl 2: “Yeah, always....”

—Frontier Hall

“Being honest isn’t giving up. Unless you’re a politician.”

—American Indian literature class

Girl: “Keep working hard in school.

You need to do good to get into Madison.”

—Coffman Union

Girl 1: “When I get a boyfriend, I’m going to take him somewhere really fancy....”

Girl 2: “17th Ave?” Girl 1: “17th Ave.”

—Comstock Hall

Guy: “This is probably the most action I’ll get all day.”

—Campus Connector

Girl: “I just love to listen to the people in the room next to mine have sex. ... It just really turns me on. ... Is that bad?”

—17th Avenue dining hall “My sister is so horny!”

—17th Avenue dining hall “Do you take Flexdine?”

—Post office

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Terrible grade 4 Don of radio 8 Got smart with 14 Not feel well 15 “Brave New World” drug 16 Developed a liking for 17 “American Idiot” punk band 19 James of “Gunsmoke” 20 Most insignificant 21 Hopefully helpful track info 23 Once, formerly 24 Performer who is heard but not seen 28 Thames school 30 QB’s successes 31 “__ were you ...”

32 Meat-andpotatoes bowlful 36 Mil. school 37 1996 Hillary Clinton bestseller, and what might be said about the start of 17-, 24-, 48- or 59-Across 41 “High Hopes” lyricist Sammy 42 One printing defamatory text, in England 43 Prefix with gram 44 Bars to scan, briefly 47 Boy of la casa 48 Table scraps, to the dog 51 Zero-calorie protest 55 War hero played

by George C. Scott 56 Sitcom sergeant 57 Like citrus juices 59 Boob tube 62 TV’s “__ & Greg” 63 Remove from power 64 Sch. in the smallest state 65 Patronize, as a restaurant 66 Source of some psychiatry grants: Abbr.

67 Whitney or Washington: Abbr.

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DOWN 1 Apollo 11 moon lander 2 Pink-slip issuer 3 Bugs with bounce 4 Fails to be 5 Stylish, ’60s-style 6 Hollywood’s Thurman 7 Greet someone casually 8 Uttered 9 Major heart vessels 10 Former Seattle NBAer 11 Doubtful 12 UFO pilots, in theory 13 Hair styles 18 Grammy winner Gloria 22 Halloween mo.

24 Cast a ballot 25 Dollar bills 26 Old enough 27 Bill attachment 29 Sound of disdain 32 __ tendonitis: arm muscle ailment 33 Daylong military march 34 Addis Ababa native 35 Mart opening

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36 The whole thing 38 Ristorante carafe contents 39 Footnoter’s “ditto,” briefly 40 Deighton of spy-fi 44 Final syllable 45 Scratcher on a post 46 Corp. money manager 49 Father of la casa 50 Hamburger topper

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52 Wedding memento 53 Hybrid tennis garment 54 Wasp venom, for one 56 “The other one, too” 57 Throw in 58 Cubs’ home: Abbr.

60 MADD concern 61 Doctrinal word ending

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dr. date Dr. Date,

I go to a lot of shows, and for the past few months I’ve been seeing the same guy at a number of them. We often make eye contact across the room but so far haven’t spoken. Every time I see him, I think, “This is it, I’m going over there,” but I never do. I’m worried that this is all in my head — after all, if he likes me too, wouldn’t he say something? On the other hand, what if he thinks that I don’t like him?

—Eye Contact

Star(e) Struck,

First, you need to establish the level of this guy’s substance use. Does he seem messed up when he’s looking at you? I only wonder because if a guy’s got a few in him during a show, and many do, he’s likely to ogle most moving things in the room.

If he seems relatively with it, and this truly is a repeat occurrence, there’s something to these glances.

As for why he doesn’t come over to talk to you, chances are he has the same apprehensions that you do. It’s like how people say that sharks are more afraid of people than we are of them — this guy (not to imply he’s a natural predator) is probably wringing his hands, hoping and praying that you’ll make something happen.

So, take a word of advice from shoe branding and “just do it.”

If the alternative is true, “that this is all in your head,” it’s still worth finding out. If you’re rejected, remember that even the best in the biz strike out from time to time. Besides, if you don’t approach him, this state of romantic limbo will continue at other shows that you both attend.

This shared choice in performances at least proves you like the same types of music and will have something to talk about.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

My girlfriend is a super picky eater. I love ethnic food and have been trying to get her to try some of my favorite restaurants — Indian, Ethiopian, Nepalese, you name it — but she either makes an excuse not to go or complains through the entire meal. It’s frustrating. I’m fine with eating pizza and burgers sometimes, but not every time we go out.

Is there any way I can get her to be more adventurous without making a scene?

—Hungry

Starved,

Luckily, we live in a metropolitan area with more than just straight ethnic cuisine, so find a place that takes a spin on a favorite. I’m figuring she might like a sub — would she dig some banh mi?

Start slow — maybe introduce some flair to her normal burger. The Twin Cities is renowned for alternative takes on the American classic, so maybe push her to try a slightly more out-there version of a Juicy Lucy.

The other option would be to cook a meal together that draws from your favorite ethnic dishes. Maybe the involvement in the creative process will allay her fears as to what these foods represent. Plus, everything tastes better when you put your blood, sweat and tears into it.

This is the age of fusion and hybrid cuisines, so apply your culinary abilities in a manner that makes the foreign familiar — or shell out for some true-blue, haute vittles from somebody sporting a James Beard Award.

That being said, she needs to quit complaining through everything. Tell her how unappetizing any food becomes when she’s railing on it the whole time.

If she gets uber-pissed at you for the dose of honesty, consider being single and eating whatever you want.

—Dr. Date

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

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