Leidner leads Gophers past San Jose State
New sports columnist Sam Gordon says Mitch Leidner should start. u See PAGE 10
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U OF M
MINNEAPOLIS
ST PAUL
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
STUDENT LIFE
Students jump on new minor
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HIGHER ED
U expands int’l efforts The U joined 20 schools to recruit international students. BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com
CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
Junior marine biology minor Erika Senyk demonstrates how to filter water samples at the Ecology Building on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus Friday afternoon.
A new marine biology minor gives students research and internship opportunities. BY KATELYN FAULKS kfaulks@mndaily.com
Student falls from frat house
demand and feedback from the College of Biological Sciences and the College
of Minnesota student Brit-
of Food, Agricultural and
tany Egeland cared for ot-
Natural Resource Sciences.
ters at the Minnesota Zoo
Today, the University
and researched sharks in
is one of the few Midwest
the Bahamas.
schools that offer a marine
Because the University
Peter Sorensen, fisher-
ogy major, the biology, soci-
ies, wildlife and conser va-
ety and environment junior
tion biology professor, has
had always planned to use
taught a shark ecology field
field studies, research and
course in the Bahamas for
internships to gain experi-
the past six years. During
ence. Now, a new marine bi-
the course, he said, stu-
ology minor includes those
dents have approached him
elements as requirements.
asking where they could
The 15-credit minor was
The 18-year-old was hospitalized after falling from a balcony Saturday.
biology program.
doesn’t offer a marine biol-
BY KIA FARHANG mfarhang@mndaily.com
A University of Minnesota student was hospitalized after falling from the second-stor y balcony of a fraternity house Saturday afternoon. The Minneapolis Fire Department responded to a call at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at 12:41 p.m., MFD Battalion Chief Mike Carswell said. An 18-year-old man had fallen from a bal-
take more classes.
u See BIOLOGY Page 3
Candidates talk development, cops
BY NATHANIEL RABUZZI nrabuzzi@mndaily.com
W ith less than seven weeks until Election Day, mayoral candidates are getting out to tell constituents about changes they’ll make in Minneapolis if elected to succeed Mayor R.T. Rybak. Seven mayoral candidates focused on police misconduct, city zoning and development at a debate Thursday, often offering a variety of ways to address some of the city’s most visible issues. The debate, at Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis, was likely the best-
cony, Carswell said, and was treated at the scene before being taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center. The student was “alert and oriented” when the fire depar tment ar rived and didn’t appear to have any broken bones, Carswell said. It was unclear if the student was intoxicated, but several people at the scene were, a fire department official said. In an email statement, Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life Program Director Matt Levine said University staff have reached out to the student’s family to offer support. Levine didn’t offer any additional details about the incident.
NEIGHBORHOODS
ELECTION 2013
Mayoral hopefuls agreed on problems but not solutions Thursday.
u See RECRUITING Page 7 Several U employees will work with the consortium.
PUBLIC SAFETY
created based on student
This summer, University
The University of Minnesota recently teamed up with 20 other schools to promote the state as a destination for international students. Study Minnesota, a volunteer-r un nonprofit, was established earlier this month so member schools could pool their resources to increase numbers of international student applicants. The consortium is made up of 21 colleges, universities, English language programs and private high schools, and is supported
in par t by the U.S. Commercial Ser vice — par t of the U.S. Department of Commerce — and its state counterpart, the Minnesota Trade Office. “What we found is, if we can have all the schools work together to advertise the state as a whole as an educational destination, it’s a better benefit for the schools as a whole,” said David Edmiston, senior international trade specialist for the Minneapolis office of the U.S. Commercial Service. Study Minnesota is receiving federal suppor t because international students are considered an export, Edmiston said — they contribute to the economy
attended mayoral debate of the election, said Daren Nyquist, a spokesman for the Hale-Page-Diamond Lake Community Association — a neighborhood gr oup that hosted the event. Betsy Hodges, Mark Andrew, Jackie Cherryhomes, Dan Cohen, Don Samuels, Cam Winton and Stephanie Woodruff all participated in the debate, which Nyquist said at least 360 residents attended. Though no candidate received the DFL endorsement, five candidates who participated in the debate are running as DFLers. The other two, Cohen and Winton, are running as independents. u See DEBATE Page 4 Candidates offered various ways to fight police misconduct.
After a decade, church returns home The church has returned to MarcyHolmes in a luxury apartment complex. BY JANE CAMPBELL jcampbell@mndaily.com
After nearly a decade, Andrew Riverside Presbyterian Church returned to its home on Eighth Avenue Southeast last weekend. The original building from 1880 was demolished in 2003 after a wall collapsed, and the church is now housed in the first level of a five stor y, 56-unit Elysian apartment complex. In a letter to the congregation, church staf f said they were excited to be in a building “full of bright, fresh young people.” Judy Maghakian, associate director of church growth, said church staf f want to welcome all members of the community as
JULIET FARMER, DAILY
Associate in church growth Judy Maghakian speaks with pianist Elaine Klaassen on Saturday at Andrew Riverside Presbyterian Church.
a non-traditional place of worship. “The people on the building committee wanted to put a cross out front,” she said. “I said no.”
The congregation focuses on diversity, globalization, collaboration, learning and welcoming students, Maghakian said. During its decade-long hiatus, the con-
gregation gathered at the University YMCA and had u See CHURCH Page 4 Church staff say University President Eric Kaler was a member.
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