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Food trucks take over Harriet Brewery, again.

Which one is perfect for you? u See PAGE 18

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A separate identity In academia and industry, acceptance varies for LGBT scientists.

BY KATELYN FAULKS kfaulks@mndaily.com

In the sciences, personal lives are usually out of the equation, as most professions at the University of Minnesota and in industr y focus on the quality of work and not the person behind it.

While many students, faculty and staff in science fields say the University is LGBT-friendly, moments of prejudice still surface.

In order to quantify

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the workforce climate for LGBTQ scientists, plant biology Ph.D. student Jeremy Yoder and education alumna Allison Mattheis distributed an online survey throughout the United States last spring.

Although the data showed most people felt comfor table being open about their identity with family and friends, in the workplace, scientists were split on whether they were “out” or not to their colleagues and students.

“I think that gets to something very basic about culture of science,” Yoder u See LGBT Page 6 Students said academia is generally accepting.

A Heated Power Yoga class begins Friday morning at CorePower Yoga in Stadium Villiage.

U power plant needs cleaning

BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com

Before workers renovate the University of Minnesota’s Old Main Heating Plant, they have to clean out lethal materials inside.

The centur y-old plant, which hasn’t operated since 2000, contains a significant amount of asbestos as well as other hazardous materials like lead, coal ash, heavy metals and petroleum products.

Originally built in 1912, Old Main is set to undergo

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Weighing the benefits

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The U must clear asbestos from a power plant before it can renovate.

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a $96 million renovation to better heat and power the Minneapolis campus.

University ser vices Senior Project Manager Matt Stringfellow said the University is accepting offers to remove the poisonous materials in the plant.

“A lot of University buildings have asbestos insulation in them, even today,” he said. “We are working to get it out as we can, but there are still a lot of the old buildings that have it.”

Since asbestos fibers are so small, no level of exposure is safe, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. u See PLANT Page 4 According to the U, 46 campus buildings may contain asbestos.

LEGISLATURE

Museum gets one last shot After nine years, Rep. Alice Hausman is still fighting to renovate the Bell Museum.

BY NATHANIEL RABUZZI nrabuzzi@mndaily.com

The Bell Museum of Natural Histor y’s renovation was not included in the University of Minnesota’s 2014 capital budget request, but a state legislator still plans to advocate for state money for the project.

The University Board of Regents approved the 2014 request last week, which asks for about $233 million in state funding for construction projects. Rep. Alice Hausman, DFL-St. Paul, said she will exceed that request when authoring this year’s bonding bill.

In addition to the six construction projects listed on the University’s request, Hausman said she will add the Bell Museum to the House’s bonding bill. It’s a request she’s been trying to fund since 2004. u See MUSEUM Page 3 Hausman plans to draft the bill after a committee tour of proposed bonding projects.

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Some popular health trends aren’t as beneficial as they’re made out to be.

BY T YLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com

have gained popularity among students.

The Minnesota Daily

The thermometer read

spoke with health experts

98 degrees Fahrenheit. Hu-

to determine whether popu-

midity was 30 percent.

lar student activities are as

The yoga students reverse swan dived back into a standing pose, sweat rolling off their noses onto the mats below. Continuing to

healthy as they seem.

Hot yoga Is it healthy? Verdict: It depends

recite the positions, the in-

Sophomore Emily Huff

structor moved through the

said she would go to hot yo-

sticky space, helping partic-

ga sessions whenever she

ipants contort their bodies

didn’t have night classes

correctly.

last year.

Hot yoga is one of many health trends — ranging from frozen yogurt to protein supplements — that

“I got completely addicted to it,” she said.

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BUSINESS

Local business crafts kids’ exhibits KidZibits designs interactive installations for museums across the country.

BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com

There’s a hidden world of woodworking, welding and electronic wonders in a warehouse across the street from the Hexagon Bar in the Seward neighborhood.

At first look, it seems the array of equipment could be used for anything. But soon the eye catches strange sights — a red rollercoaster here, a giant Lite-Brite wall there and even the beginnings of a homemade Ferris wheel.

Welcome to KidZibits, a local business that’s been designing and constructing exhibits for museums across the United States since 2001. The 11-person team consists of welders, engineers, child development specialists, Boy Scouts and everyone in between.

KidZibits employees, including owners Jim Clark and Rob Segal, are masters of many crafts and rotate between different stations throughout the day.

“It’s pretty weird when the owner comes up and says, ‘What do you want me to do?’ ” shop foreman Jason Wilson said. “Anything

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Scenic painter Julie Prairie paints a chicken coop for a farm area exhibit at KidZibits in Minneapolis on Wednesday. KidZibits builds exhibits for museums worldwide.

we’re dealing with, they’re dealing with.”

Production director Dave Mink said Wilson is KidZibits’ ideal candidate: a farm kid who went to school for technical theater. “[Exhibit work] is like putting on a show, but it’s longer-term than a theater show,”

exhibit developer Rachel Moritz said.

When museums approach KidZibits, they u See KIDZIBITS Page 14 Designers consider everything from safeguards to how far kids’ arms can reach.

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Bicyclist injured in collision outside Dinkytown McDonald’s The biker collided with a car turning into the restaurant’s parking lot.

BY MARION RENAULT mrenault@mndaily.com

A bicyclist was rushed to the hospital after colliding with a vehicle outside the Dinkytown McDonald’s parking lot Wednesday eve-

ning, according to University of Minnesota police.

The cyclist seemed to be obeying traf fic laws when the accident occurred around 5:30 p.m., said UMPD Officer Kay Temple, who was on the scene. Authorities gave conflicting repor ts about who struck whom.

The bicyclist was wearing a helmet, according to the vehicle’s driver.

The cyclist, who is not a University student, was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center, Temple said. He is being treated for a head laceration, UMPD Sgt. Ryan Rivers said.

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Washington state Muslim Brotherhood’s approves rules for cohesion is its pitfall pot industry

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SEATTLE — Washington adopted rules Wednesday for the recreational sale of marijuana, creating what advocates hope will be a template for the drug’s legalization around the world.

Mexico, Uruguay, Poland and other countries and states already are reviewing the new regulations, which cover everything from the security at and size of licensed marijuana gardens, to how many pot stores can open in cities across the state, said Alison Holcomb, the Seattle lawyer who drafted Washington’s marijuana initiative.

Washington will tax pot highly and cap total production in the state at 80 metric tons. Sales are expected to begin by the middle of next year.

“We feel very proud of what we’re doing,” said Sharon Foster, chair woman of the Washington Liquor Control Board, as she and her two colleagues approved the rules.

“We are making history.”

Washington and Colorado last year legalized the possession of up to an ounce of pot by adults over 21, with voters deciding to set up systems of state-licensed growers, processors and sellers. The measures put state officials in the difficult position of crafting rules for a fledgling industry barred by federal law for more than seven decades.

The board devised Washington’s regulations after nearly a year of research, debate and planning, including public hearings that drew hundreds of people around the state.

Supporters hope taxed pot will bring the state tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, with much of the revenue directed to public health and drug-abuse prevention.

Colorado approved its pot industr y rules last month, and sales are expected to start in some cities there at the beginning of 2014.

The two states’ laws are largely similar, although Colorado voters are considering whether to tax marijuana at a much lower rate, with no limit on total production.

Colorado also will let stores sell both recreational and medical marijuana. Both states will require such measures as seed-to-store tracking, background checks for license applicants, and child-resistant packaging.

Washington liquor board members said they tried to make marijuana accessible enough that legal pot would undermine the black market, but not so accessible that it would threaten public health or safety. The board hopes the sale of legal marijuana will capture about one-quarter of the state’s total pot market, for starters.

Under the rules, the board will issue licenses for up to 334 marijuana stores across the state, with 21 of them in Seattle — a figure some have questioned as too low, considering the city estimates about 200 medical marijuana dispensaries already are operating there. The City Council has passed zoning regulations for pot businesses that would require medical marijuana dispensaries to obtain a state license or stop doing business by 2015.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — On the day of his induction, Baraa Rantisi was told to wait near a mosque.

At the appointed time, a white car drove up. Baraa and the driver exchanged passwords — the name and nickname of an early Muslim leader — and Baraa got in.

Then a man in a sparsely furnished room instructed Baraa and two other recruits on the values of Islam. Baraa placed his hand on the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and swore “unwavering loyalty and obedience.”

With that oath 10 years ago, Baraa joined the Muslim Brotherhood, an exclusive movement that sees itself on a divine mission to establish Islamic rule.

The story of Baraa, 24, and his extended family shows how the Brotherhood’s cohesion and discipline have built it up into a successful movement that seized power in the Arab Spring. But some argue that the same closeness and authoritarian nature has worked against the Brotherhood, which now faces challenges in Egypt, Gaza and Tunisia.

“They fail to make the transition from a closed organization into an open and broad-based transparent government,” said Fawaz A. Gerges of the London School of Economics. “They behaved, while in government, exactly as they behave internally.”

Over several months, AP repor ters had rare access to the Rantisis, a Brotherhood family that is perhaps the closest thing to a political dynasty in the movement in Gaza. Baraa’s father Mohammed, his mother Kifah and some of his siblings, uncles and cousins are Brotherhood members.

The movement forms the core of their lives.

It was the Brotherhood that selected devout Kifah from a wealthy family to marr y Mohammed, now 55.

It also gave him $2,000 to set up a clinic. In return, the or thopedic surgeon treated patients for free at a local mosque and paid 2.5 percent of his salar y in monthly dues.

The Rantisis reflect the basic recruitment principles of the Brotherhood: Family and religion.

The neighborhood mosque ser ves as a base. From there, Brothers coach football, organize trips and tutor students for free while scrutinizing potential recruits, said Baraa’s uncle Nabhan, 58, a former recr uitment chief.

Smokers and slackers are disqualified. The most dedicated mosque regulars are offered tr y-outs, where they must perform their five daily prayers at the mosque and discuss religious books assigned to them. They must also score at least 70 out of 100 on written and oral exams: Nabhan said the failure rate during his tenure was 10 percent. Probation is up to three years.

Baraa’s uncle Salah, 52, a gynecologist, is a super visor in charge of about 500 Brothers, who decides how to spend the monthly membership dues. One member recently got $84 toward his university tuition, and another $200 toward wedding expenses.

Hamas, the Brotherhood branch that has ruled Gaza since 2007, is unique in the global movement because of its violent struggle against Israel, but it adheres to the organization’s principles.

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Marcy-Holmes warms to master plan A plan to guide development in the neighborhood is in its final stages.

BY ALEX BITTER abitter@mndaily.com

With the MarcyHolmes neighborhood experiencing rapid change, residents made their final comments on the area’s master plan this week.

About 60 residents approved of the plan overall during the last public meeting Tuesday before the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association votes on it next month. The master plan will guide development in the neighborhood for the next decade.

University of Minnesota alumnus Joe Schaedler said the plan reflected concer ns of both long-term residents and students living in the area. However, the neighbor hood still faces many challenges as more students move in, he said.

“In four years, in an inhabited neighborhood, you’re not going to care about it as much as someone who’s in there for 20 years,” he said.

The MHNA has said the 2013 plan, prepared by architecture and design consultant Cuningham Group, is “easier to use”

and more visual than the previous plan from 2003.

S c h a e d l e r, w h o h a s lived in the neighborhood for eight years, said he found color-coded maps, which show where most of the change will occur in the coming years, particularly helpful.

Laura Holey, a student in the masters of urban and regional planning program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said the visuals were unclear.

“I just don’t think they spent enough time describing the visuals they were using and how they dif ferentiate from what is codified in the ordinance,” she said.

Holey said most of the language used to describe the plan to residents was too technical, and presenting the document in more common terms would’ve made for a more ef fective presentation.

Sophie Wallerstedt, a University alumna who has lived in Marcy-Holmes for two years, said the “abstract” language that board members used in the meeting was confusing, but she looks for ward to seeing the plan pass.

“I’m really excited to see what comes out of it,” she said.

Drafting the new master plan involved convening focus groups reflect-

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Audience members listen to urban designer Andrew Dresdner explain the master plan for the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood at the United Labor Center on Tuesday.

ing different groups in the neighborhood, said Bob Stableski, volunteer chair of the Marcy-Holmes Master Plan Update Steering Committee.

The focus groups helped to identify positive areas of the community as well as elements that could be improved, Stableski said.

“The idea is really to listen to the community and

then tr y to meld that with the best practice, which people in urban planning know,” he said. “As a result, we’re nar rowing in on things that people care about.”

MHNA President Cordelia Pierson said she’s happy with the committee’s work so far.

“The consultants and the team have been ver y responsive when they’ve

Congress ends shutdown, avoids US default

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk.

The Senate voted first, a bipartisan 81-18 at midevening. That cleared the way for a final 285-144 vote in the Republican-controlled House about two hours later on the bill, which hewed strictly to the terms Obama laid down when the twin crises erupted more than three weeks ago.

The legislation would permit the Treasury to borrow normally through Feb. 7 or perhaps a month longer, and fund the government through Jan. 15. More than 2 million federal workers would be paid — those who had remained on the job and those who had been furloughed.

After the Senate approved the measure, Obama hailed the vote and quickly signed the bill early Thursday. “We’ll begin reopening our government immediately, and we can begin to lift this cloud of uncertainty from our businesses and the American people,” the president said.

In the House, Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said, “After two long weeks, it is time to end this government shutdown. It’s time to take the threat of default off the table.

It’s time to restore some sanity to this place.”

The stock market surged higher at the prospect of an end to the crisis that also had threatened to shake confi-

dence in the U.S. economy overseas.

Republicans conceded defeat after a long struggle.

“We fought the good fight.

We just didn’t win,” conceded House Speaker John Boehner as lawmakers lined up to vote on a bill that includes nothing for GOP lawmakers who had demand to eradicate or scale back Obama’s signature health care overhaul.

“The compromise we reached will provide our economy with the stability it desperately needs,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, declaring that the nation “came to the brink of disaster” before sealing an agreement.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who negotiated the deal with Reid, emphasized that it preserved a round of spending cuts negotiated two years ago with Obama and Democrats. As a result, he said, “government spending has declined for two years in a row” for the first time since the Korean War. “And we’re not going back on this agreement,” he added.

Only a temporary truce, the measure set a time frame of early this winter for the next likely clash between Obama and the Republicans over spending and borrowing.

But for now, gover nment was lurching back to life. Within moments of the House’s vote, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, issued a statement saying “employees should expect to return to work in the morning.”

After weeks of gridlock, the measure had support from the White House, most if not all Democrats in Con-

gress and many Republicans fearful of the economic impact of a default.

Boehner and the rest of the top GOP leadership told their rank and file in advance they would vote for the measure. In the end, Republicans split 144 against and 87 in favor. All 198 voting Democrats were supporters.

Final passage came in plenty of time to assure Obama’s signature before the administration’s 11:59 p.m. Thursday deadline.

That was when Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the government would reach the current $16.7 trillion debt limit and could no longer borrow to meet its obligations.

Tea par ty-aligned lawmakers who triggered the shutdown that began on Oct. 1 said they would vote against the legislation. Significantly, though, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and others agreed not to use the Senate’s cumbersome 18th-century rules to slow the bill’s progress.

In remarks on the Senate floor, Cruz said the measure was “a terrible deal” and criticized fellow Republicans for lining up behind it.

McConnell made no mention of the polls showing that the shutdown and flirtation with default have sent Republicans’ public approval plummeting and have left the party badly split nationally as well as in his home state of Kentucky. He received a prompt reminder, though.

“When the stakes are highest Mitch McConnell can always be counted on to sell out conservatives,” said Matt Bevin, who is challenging the party leader from the right in a 2014 election primary.

More broadly, national tea party groups and their al-

lies underscored the internal divide. The Club for Growth urged lawmakers to vote against the congressional measure, and said it would factor in the organization’s decision when it decides which candidates to support in midterm elections next year.

“There are no significant changes to Obamacare, nothing on the other major entitlements that are racked with trillions in unfunded liabilities, and no meaningful spending cuts either. If this bill passes, Congress will kick the can down the road, yet again,” the group said.

Even so, suppor t for Boehner appeared solid inside his fractious rank and file. “There are no plots, plans or rumblings that I know of. And I was part of one in January, so I’d probably be on the whip list for that,” said Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out in favor of the bill.

Simplicity at the end, there was next to nothing in the agreement beyond authorization for the Treasury to resume borrowing and funding for the government to reopen.

House and Senate negotiators are to meet this fall to see if progress is possible on a broad deficit-reduction compromise of the type that has proved elusive in the current era of divided government.

Additionally, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is to be required to produce a report stating that her agency is capable of verifying the incomes of individuals who apply for federal subsidies under the health care law known as Obamacare.

Bell Museum gets one last shot at renovation Museum u from Page 1

If passed, funding for the museum would be used to build a larger, more advanced facility and a planetarium on the University’s St. Paul campus.

Hausman, who has a history of advocating for construction projects around the University, said this upcoming legislative session is the “last chance” for the project’s renovation to obtain state funding.

She said because it’s her last year as chairwoman of the House Capital Investment Committee, and because the University has

not shown recent interest in asking for funding for the project, this is the museum’s final shot.

“At a certain point you say, ‘If it doesn’t happen this year, this is never going to happen,’ ” Hausman said.

In the capital budget request, which will be presented to legislators in February, the University prioritized construction projects like renovating the Tate Laboratory of Physics, which calls for $56.7 million in state funding.

The 2013 bonding bill, which Hausman sponsored, included $47.5 million to create a new Bell Museum on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus.

Last year, Hausman said, legislators wouldn’t fund the

project because some didn’t consider the museum’s renovation a priority for the state.

Capital investment committee member Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, who voted against the bonding bill last session, said the museum was being measured “against all the other needs” that were across the state.

Dean said he would support the renovation this year but won’t fully back it until he’s seen all of the projects on the bill.

“There’s always this politicizing of the bonding bill,” Hausman said, “and they tend to [take out] metro projects that are museums and art.”

The committee plans to tour the University campus at the end of October to see

which areas need state funds, Hausman said.

Because of a slim amount of time allotted for the tour, she said, she’s concerned that some legislators won’t have time to see the museum.

Hausman said she plans to draft this year’s bonding bill after the tour, which includes projects statewide.

And to avoid having separate bills on the floor — one each from the Senate, governor and House — she said she wants to collaborate with the Senate, the governor’s office and Republican legislators while drafting the bill to increase its chances of passing.

“We just have to do it differently here,” she said. “We just have to.”

gotten feedback,” she said.

Stableski said a current University student sat on his committee, and that involving students in the planning process is an impor tant par t of the neighborhood’s future.

“That’s the thing, I think, that we need to work on the most,” he said.

M H N A’ s b o a r d w i l l vote on the master plan at its meeting next month,

Pierson said.

If approved, Pierson said the board will for ward the document to Minneapolis City Council for approval after a 45-day public comment period.

Stableski said the plan likely won’t face a vote at the city level until Februar y or March.

-Nicolas Hallett contributed to this report.

Michigan delays gay marriage ruling until 2014

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — Samesex couples queued up all after noon at county cour thouses, some even car r ying wedding flowers. Then a federal judge deciding whether to throw out Michigan’s gay marriage ban shocked ever yone, saying simply: Wait ‘til next year.

After hearing arguments and poring over a stack of legal briefs, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman said Wednesday he needs to hear from exper ts on Feb. 25 before settling the fate of a 2004 Michigan constitutional amendment that recognizes marriage as being only between a man and a woman.

“This was never a scenario we imagined,” Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown said. Same-sex couples were at her office, anxious to get a marriage license if the judge ruled in their favor.

“One couple has been together for 53 years,” Brown added. “I think they’ve waited long enough.”

The lawsuit, brought by Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer, two Detroit-area nurses in a lesbian relationship, argues that Michigan’s constitutional amendment violates the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, which forbids states from treating people differently.

The amendment was approved by 59 percent of voters in 2004.

Friedman clearly caught lawyers on both sides of f guard, as they had agreed to have him decide the issue on arguments and briefs.

More than 100 people were in the courtroom, anticipating a decision in favor of gay marriage, and dozens more watched a video feed of the hearing in a nearby room. A groan went up in that room when Friedman said he’s not ready to make a decision.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage.

An attorney for Michigan said the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that states have authority to regulate marriage. Kristin Heyse noted that more than 2.5 million voters supported the amendment.

“The people of the state of Michigan should be al-

lowed to decide Michigan law. This is not the proper forum to decide social issues,” Heyse, an assistant attorney general, told the judge.

Rowse, 49, and DeBoer, 42, who have lived together for about eight years, declined comment outside court.

“We were all hoping for an immediate ruling, but they understand it’s a very long process,” Dana Nessel, co-counsel for the couple, told reporters.

Ninety miles away in Ingham County, Mar nee Rutledge and Samantha Wolf were disappointed, too. Rutledge had a pink flower pinned to her shirt, while Wolf carried a bouquet of flowers that Rutledge gave her when proposing earlier in the day.

They had a summer ceremony nearby in Holt that wasn’t legal.

“We are in our minds married,” Wolf said at the courthouse in Mason. “We had a ceremony, we took our vows. That we aren’t afforded the same rights as ever ybody who has stood up in front of their priest and loved ones — that’s wrong.”

Bonnie Jean of Mount Clemens in suburban Detroit legally married Heidi Jean in 2007 in Ontario, Canada, but said the marriage has no standing in Michigan. Bonnie is due to give birth to a boy in December.

“I’m already married to a woman. It’s recognized by the federal government, but not the state,” said Bonnie, who attended the hearing.

The state of Michigan says heterosexual marriage provides the best family setting for children, while attorneys for Rowse and DeBoer say research shows there’s no difference for kids in same-sex households.

“The parties must be afforded the oppor tunity to develop their own record in this matter with the benefit of calling witnesses and subjecting them to crossexamination,” Friedman said in an eight-page order.

Rowse and DeBoer’s lawsuit began as a challenge to a Michigan law that prevents them from adopting each other’s kids, but the case took an extraordinary turn a year ago when Friedman suggested they refile it to target the gay marriage ban.

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For students who are not ‘21 or over’ One in three of college students are likely to own a fake ID by the end of sophomore year.

BY ALMA PRONOVE apronove@mndaily.com

College students don’t always think about the consequences before handing over their fake.

University of Minnesota students who use falsified IDs put themselves at risk of a misdemeanor, but some are willing to take that chance for booze.

Despite the consequences for owning a falsified identification card, University sophomore Addie said she will keep using hers to buy alcohol and get into bars.

“I don’t feel like anyone is going to call the cops,” she said.

Because of the potential for legal ramifications, Addie asked to be identified only by her first name.

Local bar and liquor store owners agree the use of falsified IDs has increased on campus in recent years.

“Absolutely, the problem has gotten worse with time ... [especially] with things like the Internet, improved printers and imp r o v e d laminators,” said Todd DuPont, owner of the Big 10 Restaurant and Bar. About one in ever y three college students is likely to own a fake identification card by the end of their sophomore year,

according to a study published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors in 2007.

DuPont said his employees undergo extensive training to spot fake IDs using electronic scanners and learn the protocol for confiscating the fake cards.

“We hang on to those IDs, and that person is not allowed to come back in,” he said.

Addie had her first falsified identification card taken away last spring at a local liquor store.

“The cashier just looked at me, said ‘this is fake,’ and put it in her drawer,” she said.

Under Minnesota state law, liquor stores can legally seize an identification card if the store has reasonable grounds to believe it isn’t authentic.

The law says liquor retailers aren’t required to take falsified identification cards away, but if they do, those cards must be turned over to the police within 24 hours of confiscation.

However, University Student Legal Ser vices Director Mark Karon doesn’t think many liquor stores or bars follow this provision.

“I think most bouncers put them in a shoebox and don’t bother turning them in,” Karon said.

Zipps Liquors owner Jennifer Schoenzeit said people using falsified IDs should be prosecuted more harshly.

“The police tend to look the other way, but these minors do know what they’re doing,” she said. “It drives

us crazy. We do our job, and [the police] just let them go.”

Karon said possessing a falsified ID card is a misdemeanor with maximum penalties of a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail.

“Generally, if it’s a firsttime offense, kids can get of f with a small fine,” he said.

But the offense will still be on the person’s criminal record and would show up in a background check, Karon said.

After Addie’s first ID card was taken, she started using her older sister’s state-issued card.

“I’ve heard of websites you can use to get [identification cards] made in China, but I just got my first one from my boyfriend,” Addie said. “Using a real one is scarier since I don’t want to get my sister in trouble.”

Buying alcohol as a minor using someone else’s legitimate ID card is a gross misdemeanor, Karon said, which could mean thousands in fines as well as jail time.

Karon said he’s dealt with multiple cases in which bouncers demand cash from students in exchange for not repor ting falsified ID cards to the police.

“So that’s just another risk students expose themselves to when they use a fake — this type of extortion,” Karon said. “Don’t have them, don’t use them because it is a crime, despite what some students might think.”

Italy remembers 1943 roundup of Jews

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ROME — Italy on Wednesday marked the 70th anniversar y of the roundup and depor tation of Jews from Rome’s ghetto amid deep anger over the late Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke and his Holocaustdenying final statement.

Priebke died Friday in Rome, where he was ser ving a life term for his role in the 1944 massacre of 335 civilians at the Ardeatine Caves outside the capital. It was one of the worst atrocities of Germany’s World War II occupation of Italy.

His death at age 100 has unleashed a torrent of emotion, because he left behind a document in which he not only defended his actions but denied that Jews were gassed in Nazi death camps.

H i s s t a n c e en ra g ed Rome’s Jewish community, which gathered Wednesday in Rome’s main synagogue to commemorate the Oct. 16, 1943, roundup of Jews bound for Auschwitz and to warn of the continued dangers posed by Holocaust deniers like Priebke.

The head of Italy’s Jewish communities, Renzo Gattegna, referred to Priebke in his remarks but refused to pronounce his name “to not profane this sacred place.”

He said the Nazis were assassins of innocents.

“Their followers are assassins of memor y. They will never win,” he declared.

On Tuesday, a Senate committee passed a bill criminalizing such Holocaust denial — passage that was given greater impulse because of the outcry over Priebke’s final words. The

head of Rome’s Jewish community, Riccardo Pacifici, urged full passage of the bill in Parliament.

Pacifici said the uproar over Priebke had at least one positive outcome in that it showed the “beautiful face of Italy.” Both civil and Catholic Church of ficials in Rome denied Priebke a church funeral and burial, fearing such an event could have turned into a pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.

Those fears were borne out on Tuesday, when plans by a fringe Catholic church to celebrate a funeral Mass for Priebke were called of f amid clashes between Priebke’s right-wing supporters and protesters in the city of Albano Laziale, south of Rome.

There remained the question of what to do with Priebke’s remains, which reportedly were spirited out of the Albano church overnight and taken to a militar y air base. Rome’s mayor and prefect announced that negotiations were under way with Germany to take them.

In Berlin, German Foreign Ministr y spokesman Martin Schaefer confirmed there had been “informal contacts” with Italian authorities. He said he wasn’t aware of anything that would prevent a German citizen from being buried in Germany but that it was a matter for Priebke’s family and the Italian authorities to work out.

Wednesday’s anniversary commemorations began at 5:30 a.m. with the sounding of the shofar, a ram’s horn trumpet, to commemorate the moment when Nazi forces rounded up

more than 1,000 Jews from Rome’s ghetto and nearby neighborhoods and sent them by train to Auschwitz.

Only 16 survived.

T wo of them are still alive, including Enzo Camerino, 84, who was 14 when he, his mother, father, brother, sister and uncle wer e taken fr om their home at Viale delle Milizie near the Vatican.

In an interview Wednesday, Camerino told The Associated Press what happened next — a stor y he told Pope Francis in person during a private audience earlier in the day: how the family was kept at Rome’s militar y college for two days, then taken by train and brought to Auschwitz in a railway car chock full of women, children and the sick.

“In the first years after, I didn’t talk about it with anyone,” Camerino said over coffee with his daughter Julia, who is named for his late mother. “Then we star ted going back to the concentration camps and I started to talk about the past.”

He rolled up his sleeve to reveal the individual prisoner number that was tattooed onto the forearms o f A u s chwi tz i n m ates : 158509. He also immediately recalled the prisoner numbers of his father and uncle, who both died in the Nazi death camp.

Asked how the recent furor over Priebke has affected him, Camerino said he felt little emotion but acknowledged the unfairness of life.

“For me, he never should have lived to be 100,” he told the AP.

Philippine earthquake damages centuries-old churches

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOON, Philippines — The earthquake that killed at least 156 people in the central Philippines also took its toll on the region’s historical and religious legacy by heavily damaging a dozen or more churches, some centuries old.

As rescuers reached some of the hardest-hit areas and the death toll from Tuesday’s quake rose, images of the wrecked religious buildings resonated across a nation where 80 percent of the population is Roman Catholic.

The bell tower toppled from Cebu city’s 16th-centur y Basilica of the Holy Child — a remnant of the Spanish colonial era and the country’s oldest church building — becoming a pile of rubble in the courtyard.

Other churches on the

neighboring island of Bohol, epicenter of the quake and a popular tourist destination known for its beaches, were also damaged, some beyond repair.

“The heritage old churches are also ver y close to the hear ts of the Boholanos,” said Bohol Gov. Edgardo Chatto, using the term for residents of the island.

He said Wednesday that authorities would attempt to restore the churches but some may never return to their former state.

“Ever y piece of the church should be left untouched so that restoration ef for ts can be easier,” he said. “It may not be a total restoration, but closest to what it used to be before.”

Emilia Dalagan was sweeping grass outside her home near the 300-year-old church called Our Lady of the Assumption Shrine in

Dauis on the resort island of Panglao, near Bohol, when the ground shook.

“The funeral car was cr ushed by falling debris from the front of the church. The driver was able to get out,” she said.

The back, front and the right wing of the church were destroyed. The structure is said to be made from corals cemented together with egg white.

Tuesday was a national holiday in the Philippines celebrating the Muslim feast of Eid ul Adha, which meant schools, of fices and other buildings that also were damaged by the quake were empty at the time, which saved many lives.

“That is our only consolation,” said Bohol provincial health of ficer Reymoses Cabagnot.

Gay Flores had just woken up in her two-stor y

Police: Curious worker arrested for setting off LAX dry ice bombs

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — A baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport planted the three devices out of personal curiosity, police said Wednesday.

The motive was disclosed a day after the arrest of Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the aviation ground services company Servisair.

“I think we can safely say he is not a terrorist or an organized crime boss. He did this for his own amusement,” said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Michael Downing, who heads the department’s counter-terrorism and special operations bureau.

No one was hur t when a plastic bottle packed with dr y ice exploded Sunday

in an employee bathroom and another blew up on the airpor t’s tarmac. An employee found a third plastic bottle expanding Monday night on the tarmac near where the other exploded, said LAPD Capt. Steve Sambar, who heads major crimes division.

Los Angeles Airport Police Chief Patrick Gannon said Bennett used dr y ice that had been discarded into a container on the air field after it was used to maintain the freshness of food being loaded onto a plane. The airpor t will now require employees to return dr y ice to the warehouse and not leave it out on the tarmac.

Airport officials plan to meet with law enforcement authorities to examine other potential security enhancements at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

house in the town of Carmen when the 7.2-magnitude quake struck at 8:15 a.m., sending shock waves across the picturesque island —and knocking her off her feet.

“I crawled down to our kitchen because my mother and nephews were there,” she said. “Then we crawled out of the house.”

The roof of their house had caved in and the cement walls had collapsed, but she was alive, and so were her parents. “ We l e f t e v e r y t h i n g behind,” Flores said by phone fr om the Bohol town of Carmen. “Belongings don’t matter as long as we can save our lives.”

A day after the quake, Gov. Chatto said that all towns in need had been reached, although landslides and damaged bridges were slowing travel.

Only two of the island’s 20

bridges were passable.

“The towns that needed help have been reached.

The most heavily hit in terms of casualties was the town of Loon, and there are still ongoing processes there, of recover y,” he said.

President Benigno Aquino III and senior Cabinet members came Wednesday to distribute relief aid and inspect the damage firsthand. Interior Secretar y Mar Roxas said that the bridges would be repaired within weeks.

Amazingly, the town of Carmen, the quake epicenter, did not record any deaths. The hardest-hit areas were along Bohol’s western coast.

Senior Inspector Jacinto Mandal, the police chief in Loon, was sitting in his of fice drawing up a plan for the upcoming village election when the

quake hit.

“It was really strong.

It was as if something was really moving underground,” Mandal said. “We fell to the ground from the force of the shaking. If you attempt to stand, you would topple.”

Running outside, he saw cracks open in the street and people screaming and cr ying. He told them to gather outside the municipal hall.

He found the mayor, who was shaken but alive, and they proceeded to the church, only to find it reduced to r ubble. T wo bodies were pulled out Wednesday.

After reaching the collapsed church, he and the priest escorted the people to a more open area.

“We still have no electricity,” he said. “As of this time, the people use firewood to cook.”

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Stringfellow said University employees held offices in the Old Main building as recently as the summer but have since moved.

“That wasn’t the best situation,” he said. “They had to take precautions related to [the asbestos].”

Workers will begin sanitizing the plant in November, and the process will take about seven months, Stringfellow said.

The University originally planned to complete the renovation by Januar y 2016, but Stringfellow said the project has fallen behind.

The University still has to get an air permit for the chemicals emitted during constr uction. Appr oval typically takes one year, Stringfellow said.

“The whole building has been sitting there a long time needing to be

cleaned up,” he said, “so that’s what this is going to do.”

Health ef fects Stringfellow said asbestos is not inherently deadly as a mineral unless it’s disturbed and becomes airborne. It’s best detected by sampling the air, he said.

The small fibers are so lightweight, it takes three days without any air movement for them to settle, said Masoud Mohsenian, an environmental health and safety specialist at the University.

“When you breathe it in, your body’s natural defense cannot trap these fibers,” Mohsenian said.

“So it penetrates deep into your lung, and then it just sits there and causes scars and different kinds of cancers.”

In many University buildings, asbestos is used as insulation or fire retardant. As many as 46 cam-

pus buildings could contain some form of asbestos, and 16 of those have it in spray-on fireproofing, according to a Facilities Management document.

“Most of the insulation is not accessible to people,” Stringfellow said, “it’s behind walls and things like that.”

Many University buildings went up when asbestos was an industr y standard material, well before its ill ef fects were discovered, Stringfellow said.

Minnesota Department of Health Compliance Super visor Daniel Locher said asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a form of cancer. There’s no known cure for mesothelioma.

Mohsenian said diseases caused by asbestos can be latent for 10 to 40 years.

“You could be breathing asbestos fiber right now and you wouldn’t be sick,” he said, “but 40 years from now you could have mesothelioma.”

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How the ACA affects U

Almost all Americans are required to have health insurance by March 31, 2014.

BY TYLER GIESEKE tgieseke@mndaily.com

Although the Affordable Care Act will affect the University of Minnesota’s students and employees and many Americans in years to come, some may not understand the law’s provisions and impact.

The Minnesota Daily has compiled a breakdown of key changes for University students, faculty and staff.

STUDENTS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TIMELINE Mar. 23, 2010

President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law

Oct. 1, 2013

health insurance marketplaces open; health plan enrollment begins

Jan. 1, 2014

coverage from health insurance marketplaces can begin; enrollees can’t be denied insurance or charged more because of preexisting conditions

Mar. 31, 2014

open enrollment closes

Spring 2015

people must show they have health insurance when they file their taxes, or be dealt a penalty

2018

high-value health plans, like the University’s employee benefit plan, will be charged an excise tax unless some benefits are rolled back

Student Health Benefit Plan changes: • Cost increase of 5 percent • Full contraceptive coverage • Full preventative care coverage • Elimination of $3 million lifetime cap • Dependents can stay on plan until age 26 • No annual maximum on prescriptions

Under the ACA, young people will be able to stay on their parents’ health care plans until age 26.

In Minnesota, children could already remain on their parents’ plan until age 25, but the ACA now extends that age to 26, even for young adults who are married or not financially dependent on their parents.

But the family plan option might not be available forever, University finance professor Steve Parente said.

Because the age extension could make these plans more costly to provide, “the idea of having family coverage might become less interesting” to employers, he said.

Parente said companies might stop offering a family plan, making the requirement for children to be covered up to age 26 a moot point.

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE MANDATE

GRADUATE ASSISTANT HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN

When Americans begin preparing their 2014 taxes, they’ll need to do something they haven’t done before — prove they have health insurance.

Almost all Americans will have to fill out an extra tax form showing they were insured during 2014, Blewett said.

If they can’t provide proof of insurance, they’ll be charged a penalty fee.

The charge will increase each year.

At a minimum, those who don’t purchase health insurance will have to pay $95 if they didn’t have coverage in 2014, $325 the next year and $695 in subsequent years.

PENALTIES FOR LACK OF HEALTH CARE

12%

$695

29%

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

OR 2.5% OF FAMILY INCOME*

MEDICA

UNIVERSITY STUDENT INSURANCE

16%

OTHER

$325 $95

18%

STUDENT HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN

17%

HEALTHPARTNERS

OR 1% OF FAMILY INCOME*

2014

In response to the ACA, the University’s Student Health Benefit Plan is charging students more and increasing its benefits this fall.

The Office of Student Health Benefits is raising the cost of health care for students by about 5 percent. In exchange, the program is of fering more benefits that the ACA also does, like eliminating a lifetime cap on coverage.

Students have mixed reactions to the changes. Some say the extra cost is wor th more coverage, while others who seldom seek health care say the changes are unnecessar y.

STUDENT HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN SEMESTERLY COST 2012–13 2013–14

$950

$999

OR 2% OF FAMILY INCOME*

2015

UPlan changes: • Increased primary and specialty care copays • New deductible on non-copay care • Merged family cost plans • Increased annual out-of-pocket limit for Medica Health Savings Account Plan

STANDARD 2013 UPLAN RATES PER PAY PERIOD EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER

2016 AND LATER *whichever is greater

$154.65 $638.44

$115.46 $476.65

$93.38 $385.49

$35.93

Individual changes: • Provide proof of health insurance on taxes • Penalty for not having health insurance increases over time

8%

UNIVERSITY AND EMPLOYEES

$240.42

Employee only

Employee and spouse/samesex domestic partner

Employee and child/children

Employee and spouse/samesex domestic partner and child/children

Beginning in 2018, the ACA will impose an excise tax on health insurance providers who offer a “high value” plan — plans that have low costs but substantial benefits — like the University’s UPlan.

That way, there’s an incentive for providers to make enrollees pay more and not overuse the plan, health policy professor Lynn Blewett said.

If the University chose not to shift some costs to employees, it would have to pay a $48 million tax, according to a memo Vice President for Human Resources Kathy Brown sent to UPlan members in July.

To counteract this, the University is instating a new deductible and increasing copays, Brown said in the memo.

The University Senate’s Finance and Planning Committee told President Eric Kaler in an August letter that although it’s concerned with possible effects for the lowest-paid workers and those with high health care costs, its members thought the changes needed to be made.

“The cost shifts do result in net savings for the University of $1.8 million annually,” the letter said. “The committee supports the proposal as necessary and appropriate in the circumstances.”

Hundreds of health care, clerical and technical union members rallied in protest of these changes late last month in front of the University’s main administrative building. Some union members proposed that the University instate a sliding-scale model that ties health care expenses to salary.

Jeff Ogden, the School of Dentistry’s chief

administrative officer, said he thinks the University is doing the best it can to avoid extra costs.

“We all know that there are cost issues surrounding health care,” he said. “The University is making an attempt to address those cost issues to the best of its ability.”

HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES HELP HIGH-RISK ENROLLEES Changes for high-risk enrollees: • Can’t be denied coverage or charged more because of pre-existing conditions • Minnesota’s program for high-risk patients will dissolve

To streamline providing health care to most Americans, the ACA requires each state to either run its own online health insurance marketplace or use the federally run site, HealthCare.gov.

About one-third of states decided to run their own marketplace, according to the national Health Insurance Marketplace.

These websites, including Minnesota’s MNsure, opened to the public Oct. 1.

Small businesses and people who don’t have access to health care through their employers can purchase health care through the exchanges, Blewett said.

Most people under age 65 with incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level will be eligible for care through Medicaid starting Jan. 1. Before, Minnesotans were only eligible if they had incomes at or below 75 percent of the federal poverty level, Blewett said.

For a one-person household, 138 percent above the poverty level equates to a $15,856 salary in 2013.

If Americans’ incomes are between 138 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level, then they’re eligible for health care with tax credits, Blewett said. Those with incomes higher than that may purchase insurance on the exchange but aren’t eligible for government assistance.

Under the ACA, health care enrollees can’t be denied coverage or charged more because of pre-existing conditions, Blewett said.

In the past, many of these enrollees bought coverage from state-run programs — often the only place they wouldn’t be turned away.

Now, Minnesota’s high-risk pool can purchase health care through MNsure.

HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY THROUGH THE EXCHANGES If your income is... less than or equal to 138% of the federal poverty level

Medicaid eligibility

138–400% of the federal poverty level

tax credit eligibility

more than 400% of the federal poverty level

not eligible for tax credits, but may purchase coverage on the exchange

HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES BY STATE

STATE-RUN FEDERALLY RUN *Washington D.C. has a district-run insurance program.

$1,404

$1,374 $1,194

$1,104

$1,014 $840

Student

Spouse/samesex domestic partner

One child

Two or more children GRAPHICS SOURCES: HEALTHCARE.GOV, OFFICE OF STUDENT HEALTH BENEFITS, OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, LYNN BLEWETT

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Student group forms to support Hodges Students Unite for Betsy Hodges is working to make the candidate visible on campus.

BY ALEXI GUSSO agusso@mndaily.com

With 35 candidates on the November ballot, some University of Minnesota students are joining to suppor t their favorite mayoral contender.

Urban Studies senior Andrew Degerstrom, cofounder of Students Unite for Betsy Hodges, said voting for the next mayor of Minneapolis is a “nobrainer.”

The student group for med last month for the sole purpose of suppor ting cur rent Ward 13 City Councilwoman Betsy Hodges and getting other students to back her mayoral campaign.

It’s the only University student group of ficially registered under a city candidate’s name. It was formed independently of the Hodges campaign, though students got help from people on the campaign.

“They wanted to find a way to engage students and show them why Betsy is the best candidate for them,” said Osman Ahmed, Hodges campaign

campus organizer.

The campaign already has a lot of student volunteers and inter ns who want to engage with the rest of the University community, he said.

“One of the main goals of the group right now is to have conversations with students,” said political science sophomore Skyler Dorr, who co-founded the student group. “And so far that’s working.”

Degerstrom, who worked as an inter n for Hodges’ campaign in May, said the student group will phone bank, recr uit volunteers, door knock in residence halls and discuss Hodges’ platform on

campus.

Hodges said young people are attracted to her campaign because of her “progressive” ideas for the city.

“It means a great deal to me to have that student suppor t and that vote of confidence,” she said.

The University’s College Democrats announced their endorsement for former city commissioner Mark Andrew in July. But some students wanted to suppor t a different candidate, Hodges’ campaign spokesman Aaron Wells said.

Degerstrom said the College Democrats held a “closed” endorsement

process in June and didn’t reach out to Hodges to speak to the group.

“All of a sudden there were all these people who were af filiated with the College Democrats who were already suppor ting [Hodges] and were kind of shut out of that organization,” Wells said.

Hodges said she participated in a for um with several DFL mayoral candidates that the College Democrats hosted during their endorsement process, but there was “no official screening.”

It’s impor tant to raise awareness on campus about candidates besides Andrew, Degerstrom said.

“[Andrew] is not the DFL-endorsed candidate, nor is he the only DFL candidate running, and so we thought that it was really impor tant to star t a student group,” he said.

Ther e ar e cur r ently fewer than a dozen members in the group, but those involved are “working hard to get more members,” Dorr said.

After the Nov. 5 election, Degerstrom said, the group’s future is uncertain.

“That’s a conversation we haven’t had yet,” he said. “I would love for the group to be repurposed, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.”

Dutch diplomat beaten in Moscow due to tension

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOSCOW — A Dutch diplomat was beaten up by two men who barged into his apartment in central Moscow, an attack that followed the arrest of a Russian diplomat in the Netherlands and threatened to further sour relations between the two countries. Russia was quick to express its regrets on Wednesday, but the Dutch government said it expected a full explanation.

The Investigative Committee said Wednesday that it was working to identify and find the men who had knocked the diplomat to the floor and tied him up with tape. A news website with

close ties to Russian law enforcement agencies reported that the attackers had posed as electricians.

While it was unclear who had assaulted the diplomat and why, several Western ambassadors in recent years have been subject to harassment that was seen as reflecting Kremlin anger at actions taken by them or the countries they represented.

Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in a post on his Facebook page that the diplomat was slightly injured in the assault on Tuesday night. Timmermans said he had summoned the Russian ambassador for an explanation.

“Our people have to be able to work safely, and I

want guarantees that the Russian authorities will accept their responsibilities on that point,” the minister wrote. He did not name the diplomat.

The Russian Foreign Ministr y identified the Dutch diplomat as Onno Elderenbosch, the deputy chief of mission at the Moscow embassy.

“In Moscow we express our regrets in connection with the deplorable incident,” Foreign Ministr y spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement. He said Russian investigators would do ever ything possible to find those responsible.

The arrest of Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin in The Hague on Oct. 5 caused

outrage in Moscow. Timmerman later apologized to Russia, but he also defended the actions of the police who had arrested Borodin. Police have declined to comment on the incident. Dutch state broadcaster NOS reported that police had traced a car involved in an accident that day to Borodin’s home, and neighbors told police they were worried for the safety of the children inside.

The incidents involving the Russian and Dutch diplomats, both the No. 2 in their respective embassies, come at a time of growing tensions between the two countries over Russia’s seizure of a Dutch-flagged Greenpeace ship and Russia’s anti-gay laws.

Russia’s state television showed photos obtained by the news website Lifenews, known for having good sources in Russian law enforcement, that it said were taken inside the Dutch diplomat’s apartment, including one showing a heart written in lipstick on a mirror with the Russian letters LGBT beneath it.

The Dutch have been outspoken in their criticism of Russia’s anti-gay policies. In April, the Amsterdam mayor expressed his opposition by declining to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Netherlands. And in August, Dutch gay groups held a protest ahead of a major concert by Russian state musicians and

dancers.

It was impossible to independently verify the authenticity of the photo.

Citing its sources in law enforcement, Lifenews described how the attack occurred: The diplomat returned home and found the elevator not working, so he walked up the stairs to his fourth-floor apartment, where he was met by two men dressed as workmen who were fiddling around in the electrical box in the stairwell. The men told him the power was out on the entire floor and asked if they could come into his apartment to check the electricity. As soon as the diplomat opened the door they pushed him to the floor, the report said.

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ICHIGO TAKIKAWA, DAILY

University post-doctoral researcher Jeremy Yoder speaks about LGBTQ identity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers on Tuesday at Jackson Hall.

Associate chemistr y professor R. Lee Penn was chatting with a coworker about their personal lives one day, when the coworker mentioned his wife.

But when Penn brought up her wife, the coworker claimed Penn “always” made it about her sexual identity.

Penn said she was able to correct his misconception. But if it was a superior, she said, she probably wouldn’t have felt comfortable reproaching them.

The downside of not sharing personal life at work, Yoder said, is that LGBT individuals may feel isolated.

“Just knowing there are other folks like you who are in your field can make a big difference to how it feels to be there,” he said.

LGBTQ IN THE WORKPLACE 1. Outness rating for LGBTQ working in STEM fields 0.4

To friends and family?

To colleagues?

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2 0.1

0.3

0.2 0.1

0.0 Less out

More out

5

0.2 0.1

0.0 0

To students?

0.4

Frequency

Supporting each other

Penn said she’s mentored individuals in the past and feels it’s important to provide that extra support.

Survey participants agreed.

“I do think mentorship will set, or can help set, someone up for success,” Penn said, “And if that mentor is able to be supportive for a person who is out as a queer person, than that’s even better.”

Support from peers or a mentor is especially important, individualized studies junior Kyle Wohlman said, when LGBT individuals face hostility or disapproval.

“As with any community,” he said, “the more role models we have, the higher aspirations we have and the more confidence we can have in our LGBT identity.”

Yoder said the survey is only the first step toward understanding the challenges the LGBTQ community faces in the sciences.

In the future, he hopes more studies will be done to quantify representation in science fields.

“Science careers have a long way to go before they reflect the full diversity of America,” he said.

Frequency

“I feel like it will definitely get a lot better,” psychology sophomore Sam MendoliaWhite said. “Especially because I feel like the more educated people are, the more open they are about differences in general.”

Frequency

said, “which is that as scientists, we are taught … we’re supposed to remove ourselves from what we do as much as possible.”

Yoder presented the results of the survey at a College of Biological Sciences Bio-Diversity Brown Bag Series on Tuesday, where students, faculty and staff discussed the LGBT experience in the sciences at the University.

With the sur vey, Yoder said he hopes he can write recommendations for workplaces to be more accepting of diversity and quantify LGBTQ representation in science fields.

“For LGBTQ folks, we don’t even know if we’re underrepresented in sciences,” he said. “One of the basic motivations is to see who is out there.”

More than 1,300 scientists working in both industr y and academia responded to the sur vey, which asked them questions about their sexual orientation, how open they are with their sexual identity and how accepting their work climates are.

Undergraduate LGBT students who are planning to go into academic scientific fields can generally expect acceptance, Yoder said.

Genetics, cell biology and development sophomore Brett Fredericksen said he expects his work will matter more to his colleagues than his identity as a gay man, so he doesn’t foresee any issues with possibly entering academia.

Psychology junior Emily Horton said academia is generally more accepting than other professions, so she feels comfortable pursuing a career at a university.

“Academia is a more progressive sphere … at least of gay people,” biology alumnus Thomas Giarla said, who identifies as gay.

“I can’t really speak too much to other [identities], but especially at U of M, I never had any issues.”

While about a third of LGBTQ scientists said in the sur vey that they receive the same support and benefits as their straight colleagues, 27 percent said they receive limited or no support and benefits.

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Demand for food aid spikes in Britain among poor

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Demand for emergency food aid has spiked this year in Britain, a leading charity said Wednesday, suggesting low-income households’ living standards are still sliding despite the end of the recession.

The Trussell Trust, a Christian charity that operates food banks throughout the country, said in a report that just under 356,000 people received three days of emergency food between April and September — about 10,000 more than their entire 20122013 financial year.

Chris Mould, the trust’s executive chairman, appealed to the government to launch an inquiry into the causes of hunger in the U.K. With win-

ter approaching, the worst may be yet to come.

“This is disturbing,” he said. “It’s not going away. It’s getting worse.”

Worries ahead of winter

Mould said that increasing numbers of people in Britain are living on incomes that are insufficient to cover the rising costs of food, gas and electricity, fuel, and transport. Disposable incomes have fallen, when adjusted for inflation, since the global financial crisis erupted in 2007-2008. But the price of necessities has risen — gas and electricity costs are up 30 percent in real terms since 2007.

The trust says many people this winter will choose between “eating and heating.”

“People at food banks

have started giving back food items that need cooking because they can’t afford to turn on the electricity,” the trust said in a statement.

The British Red Cross announced last week it would have 30,000 volunteers help in a massive food drive at the end of November. The Red Cross hasn’t been involved in food distribution on a wide scale in Britain since World War II.

Impact of austerity The stress on the poor has increased since Britain’s coalition government, elected in 2010, imposed tough spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the debt.

The government has cut welfare payments, forced many low-income residents to pay local government tax for the

first time, and imposed a new fee for public housing tenants with spare bedrooms.

Treasur y chief George Osborne has acknowledged that the austerity has proven to be hard — and that recover y is taking “longer than anyone hoped.” But the government insists the policies are a short-term necessity — and that there is no evidence welfare reforms are causing people to go hungry.

Among those struggling is Tim Day, 30, a graphic designer who is between jobs and visited one of the trust’s distribution centers at the United Reformed Church in Bromley on Tuesday. Between temporary work contracts, Day was grateful for a food supply that included orange juice, vegetables, and porridge. But he’s always

worried about making ends meet.

“It’s stressful,” he said, describing the constant ups and downs that come without the certainty of a full-time job.

Upward trend The numbers show a steady increase in the numbers of people needing help to eat.

When the trust’s network started in 2000, it served 600 people at one site. By 2008, that number had climbed to nearly 26,000 at 60 sites. The trust now has about 400 that operate in conjunction with churches and charitable institutions.

Britain’s government said in a statement it isn’t surprising that numbers of users would increase as the number of food banks increase.

But the trust says the increase is not linked to people learning about their services and signing up for free food.

Recipients are referred by social service workers, and other professionals who issue vouchers meant to help people get through an emergency. No one is allowed to just drop in.

Gillian Guy, the chief of the national charity Citizens Advice, said that despite positive economic news in the past few months, the bureaus have recorded a 78 percent increase in inquiries about food banks.

“For almost 75 years people have come to Citizens Advice for help with debt issues but increasingly our clients are coming to us just to put food on the table that night,” she said.

Gay marriage lawsuit delayed

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DETROIT — Same-sex couples queued up all afternoon at county courthouses, some even carrying wedding flowers. Then a federal judge deciding whether to throw out Michigan’s gay marriage ban shocked everyone, saying simply: Wait ‘til next year.

After hearing arguments and poring over a stack of legal briefs, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman said Wednesday he needs to hear from experts on Feb. 25 before settling the fate of a 2004 Michigan constitutional amendment that recognizes marriage as being only between a man and a woman.

“This was never a scenario we imagined,” Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown said. Same-sex couples were at her office, anxious to get a marriage license if the judge ruled in their favor.

“One couple has been together for 53 years,” Brown added. “I think they’ve waited long enough.”

The lawsuit, brought

by Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer, two Detroit-area nurses in a lesbian relationship, argues that Michigan’s constitutional amendment violates the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, which forbids states from treating people differently. The amendment was approved by 59 percent of voters in 2004.

Friedman clearly caught lawyers on both sides off guard, as they had agreed to have him decide the issue on arguments and briefs.

More than 100 people were in the courtroom, anticipating a decision in favor of gay marriage, and dozens more watched a video feed of the hearing in a nearby room.

A groan went up in that room when Friedman said he’s not

ready to make a decision.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage.

An attorney for Michigan said the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that states have authority to regulate marriage. Kristin Heyse noted that more than 2.5 million voters supported the amendment.

“The people of the state of Michigan should be allowed to decide Michigan law. This is not the proper forum to decide social issues,” Heyse, an assistant attorney general, told the judge.

Rowse, 49, and DeBoer, 42, who have lived together for about eight years, declined comment outside court.

“We were all hoping for an immediate ruling, but they understand it’s a very long process,” Dana Nessel, co-counsel for the couple, told reporters.

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College: There’s an app for that Apps in the classroom can maximize students’ efficiency and organization.

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LUIS RUUSKA columnist

iStudiez Pro

One app all students should have on the first day of the new semester is iStudiez Pro. Although it’s currently only available for Apple devices, iStudiez Pro is the epitome of what a digital planner for students should be, bar none.

Students can enter their assignments and exams for the entire semester and get due date reminders a day before or a week before. Students can also put down important information about their instructors like office hours and email. iStudiez Pro syncs with the default calendar app on both iOS and OS X devices, which means that students can gauge what their day is going to look like at the beginning of their day.

Note-taking apps are the per fect way to compliment your newly organized semester schedule. You’ve probably heard of the app Evernote, but have you actually ever used it?

The omniscient functionality of Evernote is what makes it work better than any other note-taking app available.

Do you have a phone running Android, but an Apple computer? No problem. Evernote has an app for nearly every operating system and still can be accessed on a computer lab computer. Everything is stored and synced to the user’s personal cloud.

Among other features, Evernote allows students to organize notes by class and take audio clips in lectures, and it allows students to share notes with one another. It’s great for when you come down with that weeklong illness and need to catch up on what you missed.

StudyBlue If you learn better through memorization of key facts, then you likely are a flashcard user.

There’s an app for that, too.

Ditch the flashcards that you

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end up tossing after your final and go digital with StudyBlue.

Available for iOS, Android and as a Web app, StudyBlue has 3.5 million users that are able to find flashcards for ever ything from anatomy to Arabic.

Of course, students can also choose to contribute to the StudyBlue community as well by creating their own flashcards and sharing them with the world.

Perhaps StudyBlue’s most useful feature is that it works in tandem with Evernote, making it easier than ever to optimize study time.

The apps I’ve included here are by no means the only apps that optimize a student’s college experience both in and outside of the classroom. Students have thousands of ways to study, get organized, manage finances, etc., at their fingertips.

This is a privilege that no other generation before us has had and a privilege that we have an obligation to take full advantage of.

Luis Ruuska welcomes comments at lruuska@mndaily.com.

STUDENT LIFE

Free food for thought More students need to get to know their professors.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Among the turmoil, Israel can be a model for stability

In the age of Facebook, Twitter and blogs, expression of oneself has never been easier. Through various social media, we can promote causes, advertise and even bring down entire regimes.

In the United States, we value and defend our First Amendment rights.

We will take our speech to the streets because of our right to assemble. As recent world events have demonstrated, however, dissent and opposition to gover nment and its policies are met with tyrannical brutality.

Governmental suppression to Egyptian, Syrian and Libyan demonstrators, to name a few, have illustrated to those of us in the “free world” to never take for granted our civil liberties.

As regimes in the Middle East continue to terrorize their own people, as the death toll in Syria continues to astronomically climb, one countr y in the region remains an unwavering defender of dissent and human life. That countr y is Israel.

Israel, the only tr ue and stable democracy in the East, is an example of a countr y in which citizens of ever y race, creed and religion live and work together, despite their differences.

Israel’s gover nment, modeled after the United Kingdom’s parliamentar y system, is made up of

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TECHNOLOGY

ith nearly 1 million apps in the iOS App Store and more than 800,000 apps available in the Android market, smartphone users have more options than ever.

Although gaming and social networking apps are often the most popular — not to mention most lucrative to developers and advertisers — they don’t offer much besides staving off boredom for a few minutes.

Most of us have minicomputers in the palm of our hands capable of processing tasks actual computers could never have dreamed of a decade ago. Isn’t it time we start putting them to better use than just using them to crush confectionary treats?

From organization to notetaking, students may find that tossing the pen and paper and downloading a new app has more benefits than ever imagined.

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Jews, Christians and Arabs. Numerous political par ties represent a wide gamut of issues, all of which reflect the diversity of opinion in Israeli society. Various voices and languages are heard on the streets and in government.

In fact, a per manent member of the Israeli Supreme Cour t, the highest cour t in the Israeli judicial system, is an Arab.

The Israeli gover nment welcomes dissent and opposition and protects the rights of those who seek to disagree with it.

When citizens want to disagree with policy, when food and housing prices are too high and when security issues arise, Israelis assemble freely and are guaranteed, if nothing else, their safety.

The Middle East is a region of instability. It has, for so many years, been fraught with sectarian groups all claiming superiority. In other countries in this area, opposition to gover nmental tyranny is met with tear gas, imprisonment and death.

As we ner vously watch and debate whether to become involved in Syria and with its de facto allies, let us look to Israel as a model for what could ultimately become of the Middle East.

Israelis love life and defend life. Perhaps this is why America has no greater ally in the world.

As Israelis, we respect diversity of opinion and the freedom and right to

speak openly and freely.

The world can look to Israel as a model for democracy and stability in the Middle East.

Shira Frishman, officer Ilan Sinelnikov, president Students Supporting Israel

Enjoy your trip on the Green Line

I found the Oct. 9 article, “Keeping the Green Line safe” regarding Green Line safety interesting.

Perhaps a safety engineer can inform the University of Minnesota community why there is a ver y noticeable rail bump and a dip between the tracks at ever y concrete sidewalk and street crossing.

Is this lack of levelness placed there so people running can trip more easily, especially at night or in slipper y weather?

I traveled all over the world and saw many kinds of trams and light rails. I have not seen any dips.

Why are there dips on the Green Line?

Dennis Hejhal University professor

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t this time in the semester we all get emails about taking our pr ofessors to lunch. While the incentive isn’t exactly overwhelming, stuADITI PRADEEP dents should take columnist advantage of the offer.

The University of Minnesota encourages its students to take their professor out for a meal free of charge.

These University-wide programs are offered by groups like the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the College of Liberal Arts Student Board. Students can sign up now to meet with one of their teachers.

Students should know having lunch with an educator works heavily in their favor. Through these programs, students are able to connect with educators on a personal level — something that unfortunately can’t happen more often.

Teachers receive hundreds of requests for letters of recommendation in which they can’t make out an individual from a sea of nameless faces.

Professors are more likely to personalize their letter if they know a student on a personal basis. By getting your foot in the door and face in their head, you’re setting yourself up for a glowing letter of recommendation later.

Taking an educator out to lunch gives students an advantage. If a professor builds a relationship with a student, they may come to understand a student’s personal and professional interests. Meeting for pizza may be the first step in forming goals or helpful strategies if a student is struggling in class.

However, the benefits do not end with students. Professors are flattered that their students are willing to see them outside a classroom setting.

Weekly classes and discussions go by more smoothly when a professor knows who’s who.

At the end of the day, professors are people too. Hearing students’ ambition and admiration for their field must be a satisfying feeling. Simply let your professor know that their effort is not wasted.

From this experience, conversation will naturally flow toward professional interests. Students can network with teachers who are also useful industry professionals.

Students and professors live in symbiotic system. We can learn a lot from each other, but only if we allow ourselves to form relationships.

Take the time to tell your professor that you acknowledge them and their efforts — and who doesn’t like free food?

Aditi Pradeep welcomes comments at apradeep@mndaily.com.

Fees still an issue for grad students The University could work more with grad students to make paying fees easier.

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he 2013 Graduate and Professional Student Survey released last week by the Council of Graduate Students found that many students struggle to pay tuition, fees and living expenses.

About 65 percent of respondents said paying student fees is a burden.

One graduate student told the Minnesota Daily it would be better if the University of Minnesota deducted student fees from students’ paychecks.

The University could develop a payroll deduction system for those in paid teaching or research assistant positions.

Universities like Georgia State, Washington State and Stanford offer payroll deduction services to students that cover some mandator y fees.

Stanford’s option targets student workers, specifically graduate students who work teaching or research assistant jobs. GSU is piloting its system this fall and only includes full-time graduate assistantships. These services seem to be a new trend for universities nationwide.

Though this option may have a minimum balance and other eligibility requirements, a payroll deduction option allows graduate students to pay fees over time without significant fees.

This differs from the extended payment plan the University offers all students that includes installment or re-billing charges.

Student fees continue to burden graduate and professional students. The University should consider developing an option that works with students’ schedules and finances to help them pay student fees.

The Holidazzle’s legacy Since 1992, the city has worked to attract shoppers from around the metro to downtown.

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he downtown Minneapolis Holidazzle parade will end after this year, the Star Tribune reported last week. The parade, which typically begins the day after Thanksgiving and runs until a few days before Christmas, will be retired after its 22nd year.

For more than two decades, the Holidazzle has ser ved as an impor tant attraction to the downtown shopping district, responding to the takeover of suburban shopping malls. According to an article published in MinnPost, the Holidazzle began the same year the Mall of America opened in Bloomington. Faced with the challenges of suburban sprawl, the Downtown Council was determined to not go down without a fight. The Holidazzle’s website says, “every year since 1992 when the first parade marched down Nicollet Mall, over 300,000 spectators converge on downtown Minneapolis to celebrate this holiday tradition.”

This year, organizers announced that the parade will only be held eight nights. Minneapolis Downtown Council Vice President of Events and Marketing Leah Wong was quoted in the Star Tribune as saying, “In 2014 and moving forward, it will look different from what people have come to know the last 22 seasons.”

While retail stores in the core of Minneapolis continue to struggle, the parade has been highly successful in its ability to draw residents from across the metro, a particularly impressive feat considering the cold weather and parking hurdles.

Downtown Minneapolis will likely never relive the heydays of the 1950s and ’60s, but maintaining a healthy urban core that attracts people from Uptown to Eagan should remain a top focus for the city’s urban planners.

The Holidazzle parade was overdue for a shakeup, but it’s important the Downtown Council replaces it with a similar parade or festival that continues to attract residents from across the Twin Cities during the holiday shopping season.

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Tracy Claeys will act as head coach without uprooting Jerry Kill’s team.

Wildcats wide open before matchup

Claeys steps in, stays the course

BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com

Tracy Claeys may be the Gophers’ acting head coach, but he’s not stressing the “head coach” part of the job title.

“It’s Jer r y Kill’s program,” Claeys, the defensive coordinator, said at a press conference Tuesday.

“Besides those decisions in game management, we’ll do it just like coach Kill does.”

Minnesota players said Tuesday the team is preparing for its game against Nor thwester n on Saturday as it normally would.

But they also said Kill and Claeys have somewhat different coaching styles.

“Kill is much more on you about certain things,” senior safety Brock Vereen said. “But like I said, coach Claeys still demands the very best out of us.”

Claeys took over head coaching duties when Kill had a seizure before the Gophers played Michigan on Oct. 5. The University announced Oct. 10 that Kill would take an indefinite leave of absence and Claeys would serve as acting head coach.

Claeys, 44, has coached with Kill since 1995 but is more soft-spoken and evenkeeled than his boss and longtime friend. Claeys said Kill will let a player know about his mistakes, whereas he is more likely just to play the next guy.

“I try to stay pretty calm and pretty focused,” Claeys said. “[Kill] is a ver y intense, highly wired person.”

Vereen described Claeys as a football guru who is slow to anger.

“I’ve seen him mad before, but he doesn’t show his emotions a lot,” he said.

“He’s easy to play for.”

Claeys told the team of Kill’s leave of absence at a team meeting last Thursday. Players said they were in shock early on but are supportive of Kill’s decision to seek treatment.

“He’s a second father to most of us,” Vereen said. “We know that this is the best thing for him. So we’re in full support of that.”

Redshir t sophomore center Jon Christenson said practice has gone on as usual these past two weeks.

He said Kill’s decision to take time to focus on his health serves as an inspiration to the team.

Minnesota is looking for its first Big Ten win after ugly losses against Iowa and Michigan. The Gophers have especially struggled on of fense but will look for consistency from starting redshirt freshman quarterback Mitch Leidner.

Leidner made his first Big Ten start against Michigan and did enough to keep the starting job moving forward, Claeys said Tuesday.

Sophomore Philip Nelson started for four games, but poor play and injuries vaulted Leidner into the role.

Claeys left open the possibility that Nelson could get some snaps early in the game this Saturday but was clear that Minnesota won’t employ a two-quarterback system.

“I’d like to get [Nelson] in the game sometime earlier,” Claeys said. “But I think Mitch deserved that opportunity.”

Minnesota had a bye last week, which came at a good time for its ailing secondary.

Three Gophers defensive backs — Cedric Thompson, Derrick Wells and Martez Shabazz — had been nursing injuries, but Claeys said all three have been practicing since Sunday.

Vereen took some reps at cornerback last week in practice, but Claeys said he

Northwestern could be without its two star players in the Gophers game.

BY JACK SATZINGER jsatzinger@mndaily.com

EMILY DUNKER, DAILY

Gophers defensive back Brock Vereen practices Aug. 2 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

hasn’t decided where Vereen will play this weekend.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Notes 4 Claeys said he is unsure whether Kill will watch the game from home. “I’ve known him a long time, and I can’t answer that question,” Claeys said. “I don’t know if he could sit there and watch it or not, or if he’d go for his walk on the river and find out what happened later.”

4 Freshman quarterback Chris Streveler won’t play Saturday because of an injury, Claeys said. Freshman Conor Rhoda will serve as the team’s third-string quarterback.

4 Thompson and receiver Derrick Engel under went concussion tests early last week but were both cleared to play.

4 Claeys said the defense focused on third-down play during practice last week. He also said the defensive line

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MINNESOTA: The Gophers played Northwestern coming off a bye week last year, and that doesn’t change this year.

With head coach Jerry Kill on indefinite leave to focus on his epilepsy treatment, defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys will serve as acting head coach.

On Tuesday at a press conference, Claeys announced that Mitch Leidner is the Gophers’ expected starting quarterback against Northwestern. He added he does not expect Kill to return for the game.

NORTHWESTERN: The Wildcats are coming off losses to Ohio State and Wisconsin and are banged up entering this weekend’s matchup.

Northwestern’s jack-of-all-trades quarterback Kain Colter was hurt early in last weekend’s game, and his status for this Saturday’s game against the Gophers is uncertain.

And adding to the woes, speedster running back Venric Mark alsosuffered an injury in the game and is listed as day-to-day.

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focused a lot on pass-rush situations.

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VOLLEYBALL

Bohl breaks starting lineup in libero position Morgan Bohl was recruited as an outside hitter but transitioned to the Gophers’ defense.

VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

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BY DAVID NELSON dnelson@mndaily.com

For a position that isn’t even counted as an official star ter, the libero of fers more than the stat sheet shows.

Although a libero’s main statistical categor y is digs, her impact on the game can far exceed a simple bump.

For two consecutive seasons, the Gophers have primarily started two players at the position — junior Morgan Bohl and sophomore Lindsey Lawmaster.

And after two seasons on a “libero carousel,” it looks like the Gophers have found their starter — at least for now.

“I think Morgan’s been a little more stable and a little more steady in a few more phases of the game that ar e impor tant for that position,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said.

“She’s been getting some good reads and getting into good spots. Right now, Morgan is getting the job done.”

Through the 17 sets she’s played this season, Bohl hasn’t made a receiving er ror and has a presentable two digs per set.

But while she’s making an impact on the court this year, her career at Minnesota didn’t come without a rocky start.

Her senior year of high

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MINNESOTA: Looking to defend its undefeated home record of 5-0, the Gophers volleyball team will play host to two tough opponents from Michigan.

Minnesota moved up one spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released Monday and now ranks No. 10 in the nation.

Senior middle blocker Tori Dixon earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week accolade for her performances against Penn State and Ohio State last week. Dixon led her team in blocks (16) and digs (11), and she notched a team high in kills (12) against the Buckeyes.

MICHIGAN STATE: Undefeated in Big Ten play, Michigan State (17-1) comes to Minnesota looking to maintain conference superiority.

The Spartans enter the Sports Pavilion with only a single blemish on their overall record and hope to continue their 15-match winning streak.

Michigan State has swept 10 of its 15 opponents during the streak and has had a four-day rest since its last match.

The Spartans are led by senior outside hitter Lauren Wicinski, who’s earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors three times this season.

MICHIGAN: Currently sitting 2-4 in Big Ten play, the Wolverines have a 12-5 record overall and are 2-4 against ranked opponents this year.

Senior outside hitter Lexi Erwin leads the Wolverines in kills (210) and kills per set (3.23).

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school, she said, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and meniscus.

W ith an injur y many doctors call the “unhappy triad” or a “blown knee,” Bohl was forced to sit out her first year with the Gophers.

“I didn’t have the jump back and the kind of blocking skills necessar y to be a hitter,” she said.

But she still excelled at one skill: passing.

She was recr uited as “a six-rotation hitter,” and she said her passing is what caught the coaches’

eyes.

“When I came here, they saw I could pass, and they looked at me more as a libero,” Bohl said. “So I think it’s been a great transition.”

Bohl appears to have found her niche this season, and her teammates have taken notice.

“Ever y day in practice, she comes in ready to compete because I think she knows that no spot is set, and ever y day you have to work for it,” sophomore setter Karyn Israel said.

Bohl found her way into the lineup late last season, but Lawmaster still opened

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Minnesota’s Morgan Bohl bumps the ball back to Purdue on Sept. 29 at the Sports Pavilion.

this season as the starter.

McCutcheon said Lawmaster earned the spot at the beginning of the year, but Bohl has come on strong lately. He said the libero competition is open, and Lawmaster will have a chance to win the spot back if the opportunity arises.

But until that oppor tunity comes, it looks like the

spot belongs to Bohl.

“The main appeal was that she was steady, [and] consistency in that position is a big deal,” McCutcheon said. “So she did a nice job in serve and receive. But … defensively, she was able to play within the plan a little bit better. Those things really ended up being the difference for her.”

After two straight losses and a bye week, the Gophers haven’t won a game since Sept. 21. Heading into a road trip against Nor thwestern, which has been ranked for much of the season, conventional wisdom suggests the Gophers will be eaten up by the W ildcats’ strong offense.

But after two straight losses of its own, Nor thwester n is unranked for the first time this season.

The Wildcats showed little fight in a 35-6 loss at Wisconsin last week, but that was largely due to injuries.

“The injuries hur t them,” Minnesota defensive coordinator and acting head coach Tracy Claeys said. “It just got them out of sync. ... That’s not them.”

Nor thwester n is first in the Big Ten in red-zone ef ficiency, par tly due to quar terback Kain Colter and r unning back Venric Mark’s speed. However, both Colter and Mark injured their ankles in last week’s loss to Wisconsin.

Colter is listed as probable, but Mark is questionable.

Nor thwester n head coach Pat Fitzgerald acknowledged Mark’s potential loss would hurt his team.

“With what he’s brought to the team, he’s been phenomenal,” Fitzgerald said. “He wants to play so bad, it’s got to be eating at him.”

Mark’s loss would take some explosiveness away from Nor thwester n’s offense, but if Colter misses the game, Claeys said the Wildcats’ offense loses yet another dimension.

In addition to passing, Colter has four r ushing touchdowns this season and even a receiving touchdown against Ohio State.

Nor thwester n utilizes a two-quar terback system that takes advantage of Colter’s speed in running situations but gives quarterback Trevor Siemian the chance to throw the ball as well. “[Colter] extends plays. He’s more athletic,” Claeys said. “I’m not saying he can’t throw the ball, but he’s not as good at throwing the ball as [Siemian].”

Claeys said the Gophers won’t utilize a similar two-quar terback system with Mitch Leidner and Philip Nelson because their skill sets don’t var y widely like Siemian and Colter’s.

They both like to r un, which can open up the passing game.

“They’ve really involved the quar terbacks in the r un game, and they put a lot of pressure on you,” Fitzgerald said.

“When you decide to load the box, [of fensive coordinator] Matt Limegrover does a nice job with the play-action pass.”

If Minnesota can do just that, it might be able to upset Northwestern — especially if Colter, Mark or both are inactive.

Either way, Fitzgerald said his team will be ready to bounce back.

“We just didn’t play ver y well a week ago,” Fitzgerald said. “They’ll come back and play well. I can promise you that.”

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Serratores come together at Bemidji MEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW

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BEMIDJI STATE

7:37 p.m., Friday and 7:07 p.m., Saturday in Bemidji, Minn.

MINNESOTA: The Gophers men’s hockey team will face former WCHA foe Bemidji State in a nonconference away series this weekend.

Minnesota kicked off its season last weekend, hosting the Ice Breaker Tournament. The Gophers won the championship with a 6-0 win over Mercyhurst and a 3-2 win over New Hampshire.

Junior forward Sam Warning earned tournament MVP honors while sophomore goalie Adam Wilcox, junior forward Kyle Rau and freshman forward Hudson Fasching joined him on the all-tournament team.

Warning and Rau earned the Big Ten’s inaugural Three Stars honors. Warning won the Second Star and Rau the Third Star.

BEMIDJI STATE: The Beavers started their season last weekend on the road against St. Cloud State. Bemidji State lost 3-2 on Friday and tied 2-2 in overtime Saturday.

Sophomore forwards Markus Gerbrandt, Cory Ward and Phil Brewer and freshman forward Nate Arentz scored for the Beavers on the weekend.

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Uncle and nephew Tom Serratore will meet as rival coach and player in a weekend series.

BY MEGAN RYAN mryan@mndaily.com

The Serratore family will descend on Bemidji, Minn., this weekend for the nonconference series between Bemidji State and Gophers men’s hockey.

Moms, sisters, brothers, grandpas and at least two Toms will either attend, coach or play in this weekend’s series.

Gophers senior forward Tom Ser ratore will play against his uncle, Beavers head coach Tom Serratore, for possibly the last time in his Minnesota career while on the road this Friday and Saturday.

The games will also function as a bit of a family gathering for the Serratores, who are native to Minne-

sota’s iron range and Colorado — fitting for a family so ingrained in hockey.

Frank Ser ratore — brother to the Beavers’ coach and father of the Gophers’ for ward — is head coach for the Air Force Academy’s hockey team.

The Gophers’ Tom Serratore also has a twin brother, Tim, who is a senior forward for Augsburg College’s hockey team.

Like his brother Tom, Tim is also named after an uncle — this time on his mother’s side of the family.

“I think my mom and dad, they thought the Timand-Tom twin thing would be clever,” the Gophers’ Tom Serratore said.

His father said he remembers the decision a little differently. “ We c o m p r o m i s e d , ” Frank Serratore said. “We didn’t name them both after one side of the family or the other. … I just kind of liked going with the family names.”

The Gophers’ Tom Ser-

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Minnesota forward Tom Serratore plays against Minnesota State-Mankato on Nov. 2, 2012, at Mariucci Arena.

ratore said family reunions aren’t too confusing, however. He is brown-haired and brown-eyed while his uncle has blonde hair and blue eyes.

The Beavers’ Tom Serratore said he was also named after an uncle Tom. “I feel honored to have another Tom Serratore in the family,” he said. “There’s three generations of Tom Serratores right now, so it’s kind of good to keep that name going.”

While there is a strong family connection, the two try to keep the game separate from their personal lives.

“Honestly, it hasn’t been a big deal,” Beavers coach Tom Serratore said. “I don’t even think too much about … Tom coming to town — it’s the Gophers coming to town.”

But that’s not to say there isn’t still some family pride involved.

“It kind of hits home when I see him on the ice for practice, like a pregame skate on

there, and I’ll go talk to him,” Beavers coach Tom Serratore said. “Or obviously on the ice … it resonates more when it happens right there.”

The family hockey ties for the Serratores are binding.

The Gophers’ Tom Serratore said his whole life has revolved around the sport, and he could skate at about the same time he could walk.

His father, Frank, saw his alma mater Bemidji State play the Gophers last year in the series in which Minnesota

clinched a share of the MacNaughton Cup. He dropped the puck in the Saturday game with his son in the faceoff and his brother on the bench.

While Frank Serratore will miss the Bemidji gathering this weekend because of his own coaching duties, he said his family will understand.

“This is just all we’ve ever done,” he said. “This is all our family really knows.”

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Gillanders cousins relive childhood in college Baylee Gillanders plays for the Gophers while her cousin plays for Minnesota-Duluth.

BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

Baylee and Brienna Gillanders grew up playing hockey together.

This weekend, the cousins will be on opposite ends of the ice as Baylee suits up for Minnesota and Brienna for Minnesota-Duluth.

This isn’t the first time the two have gone toe-totoe on the ice — both are seniors. But Brienna Gillanders admitted it’s still strange playing against her cousin.

The cousins grew up together on a farm in Kyle, Saskatchewan, in houses separated by a garage. That made for a lot of cousin bonding time.

“We were with each other unless it was supper time at home,” Baylee said. “We were attached at the hip for a lot of our younger years.”

That meant the two rode the bus to school together, sat near each other in classes, ate lunch together and, of course, played hockey together.

The Gillanders started playing hockey at a young age, which is fairly typical in Canada.

“It’s what people do [in Canada], boys or girls,” said Gophers head coach Brad Frost, who grew up in Canada. “You’re not born with skates, although it’s pretty close.”

It’s no different in the Gillanders family.

“Ever yone that’s a Gil-

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6:07 p.m., Friday and 6:07 p.m., Saturday in Duluth, Minn.

MINNESOTA: Minnesota will head up North coming off a big sweep of rival Wisconsin. The Gophers won 2-1 and 2-0, and sophomore goalie Amanda Leveille was stellar in the series.

The Gophers defeated UMD four times last season. They outscored the Bulldogs a margin of 19-3. Minnesota holds a 36-24-6 record all-time against UMD. MINNESOTA-DULUTH: UMD lost to North Dakota in its first game of the series last weekend and tied in the second. The Bulldogs scored three second-period goals in the second game, but North Dakota tied it late in the third period.

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landers grew up playing hockey,” Brienna Gillanders said. “It’s just the way we were brought up.”

Baylee Gillanders’ older brother and sister played hockey at Division I schools, and Brienna Gillanders’ three siblings are also hockey players.

Though she had siblings and cousins playing the spor t, Baylee Gillanders said she initially resisted it.

“I was a young girl,” she said. “I didn’t like to be cold. I didn’t want to put on all the equipment.”

Baylee Gillanders said the two star ted skating around the same time, but because of her hesitance, Brienna Gillanders began playing hockey earlier.

Baylee Gillanders’ mother eventually managed to push her into the sport, and she started playing with her cousin. And the two played together up until 12th grade.

Though the two play different positions — Brienna Gillanders is a forward, Baylee Gillanders a defenseman — the Bulldogs player said it

was an advantage for both of them growing up and playing together.

“We pushed each other to be better and motivated each other,” Brienna Gillanders said.

Then in 12th grade, Baylee Gillanders went to the Warner Hockey School and Brienna went to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame.

Brienna Gillanders said the two wanted to go to the same college but Baylee Gillanders’ heart was with Minnesota and hers was with Minnesota-Duluth.

Now, the former teammates are on rival teams and get to play each other four times a season.

“When we’re opponents, it’s game time, and we both have our game faces on,” Brienna Gillanders said. “I play against her like I play against any other player on the ice.”

Baylee Gillanders said the two tr y to avoid the rivalry talk off the ice.

The Gophers have won back-to-back national cham-

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Minnesota senior Baylee Gillanders moves the puck on Friday at Ridder Arena.

pionships and are currently the No. 1 team in the nation.

“I don’t want to bug her about it, because I wouldn’t want her bugging me about it if they were on top,” Baylee Gillanders said.

Both said having each

other on the opposite end of the ice gives them an added bit of motivation, but they said the family support hasn’t wavered because the two wear different logos. “[Our families] are so supportive of us,” Brienna

Gillanders said. “Her family supports me, and my family supports her.

“It’s just one big family together helping each other become better people and, obviously, better hockey players.”

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CROSS COUNTRY

Docherty, Kayfes have company at top

Laura Docherty and Molly Kayfes aren’t the Gophers’ only top finishers.

BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com

It wasn’t a matter of who finished first or second for the Gophers last season — it was a matter of what order the two top runners finished.

Then-junior Laura Docher ty and thensophomore Molly Kayfes switched of f placing first and second for Minnesota all last season.

In ever y race they competed in, the two were the team’s top finishers.

But this year, the pair has some company at the front of the pack.

Either Kayfes or Docherty has still led the team in each race this season, but seniors Katie Moraczewski and Maggie Bollig have thrust themselves into the top group.

Moraczewski placed second on the team at the Roy Griak Invitational, and Bollig finished second for the team at the SDSU Classic.

“It’s a great problem to have, to not know necessarily who your No. 1 kid

is going to be,” head coach Sarah Hopkins said.

Kayfes said that this season, it’s been nice to have a bigger group in the front of the pack. She said she thinks the team has been working its way toward having more runners at the top.

That’s happened this year, particularly in the past couple of races.

“The other girls were not too far behind, but this year it’s even more compact,” Kayfes said. “We’re all four closer, but we’re all faster than we were last year, too.”

This logjam at the front of the pack gives the Gophers a sense of security in case a top runner has an off day in a race. If one runner doesn’t do well, it won’t cripple the whole team.

“It’s just nice knowing that if somebody star ts to fade in that top group, then someone will come up and pick up the slack and kind of get ever yone moving,” Bollig said.

Hopkins said the only teams she can think of during her time at Minnesota that have been this interchangeable were those that won Big Ten titles.

One of the constant markers of this program is its depth, she said.

And that type of depth pushes runners.

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Minnesota senior Laura Docherty finishes behind North Carolina State’s Joanna Thompson in the women’s Division I Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 28 at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

“In the top group, there’s always going to be pressure because we know that somebody could easily come up in the rankings and take [our] place,” Bollig said.

As far as the way her team’s top four has shaken out, Hopkins said it hasn’t been a huge surprise, but it’s nice to see the runners competing to their full potential.

She said Moraczewski had been in the team’s top three before but was a little bit banged up at the end of last season.

Bollig finished third for Minnesota at the NCAA championships last season, and Hopkins said she showed “some sparks that

she could be up as far as our No. 2 or 3 kid.”

In practice, Hopkins said the Gophers’ top pack usually finishes with between eight and 10 people r unning together. That group includes the team’s top four runners.

That packing in practice has been beneficial for the group on race day, as well, because the runners build from each other.

“In those moments when you do star t to hur t … you know that, ‘Hey, I can stay with this person in practice. I can stay with them during the race, and we’re going to feed of f of each other’s energy,’ ” Hopkins said.

Minnesota saw success the last time out and won both the SDSU Classic and the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite.

The Gophers sent their top runners to the SDSU Classic a couple of weekends ago.

The women will run a 6K and the men an 8K at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in Madison this weekend.

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The Gophers rocketed into the rankings after they finished fourth at the Notre Dame Invitational a couple of weekends ago.

Minnesota was led by senior John Simons, who finished fourth individually. He has been a leader on the team all season.

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In the team’s last race, Kayfes said, the top four r unners took tur ns leading the pack.

“We all just knew, ‘OK, let’s just stick with them.’ … And then I feel like we do that, and all of a sud-

den, somebody else feels good, and then the next person just takes the lead,” she said. “We just need to make sure that we hold ourselves and each other accountable to stick with each other.”

SOCCER

Weather a non-factor for Gophers Minnesota is used to succeeding in cold temperatures on its home turf.

BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com

As the calendar turns further into fall and the Big Ten season heats up, the weather starts to cool way down.

The Gophers’ home games with Iowa and Nebraska this weekend have projected highs in the 40s and 50s.

And that lower tempera-

ture is tough for players when a soccer uniform typically consists of only shorts and a short-sleeved shirt.

“You don’t really have feeling in your fingers most of the game,” junior midfielder Olivia Schultz said.

“You kind of have to get over that first five minutes when you’re cold.”

The Gophers fought through the only cold spell they’ve faced so far in 2013.

Minnesota went undefeated (1-0-1) in a weekend at home earlier this month in chilly, rainy weather, beating then-No. 7 Penn State 1-0.

“The mindset, I think,

stays the same,” junior forward/midfielder Taylor Wodnick said. “Personally, with a little bit colder weather, I like playing in it.”

Still, there are some players who certainly don’t.

Freshman keeper Tarah Hobbs said it’s tough not to think about the cold, especially as she stands alone and fairly still in the net while her teammates are controlling the ball and running around on the opposite side of the pitch.

“It’s tough to stay mentally focused in the cold because you’re just worried about getting warm,” Hobbs said. “You’re just

worried, ‘If it comes this way, am I going to be able to do something? Because I’m so cold.’ ” The Gophers do possess the advantage of a Midwest-based roster, with 18 of their 23 players from Minnesota. And the other five players are also from traditionally cold-weather climates.

Schultz grew up in the Twin Cities area, attending high school at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minn.

Schultz, however, started her collegiate career at the University of San Diego and said it’s been tough acclimating to the much colder weather.

“I have a lot of adjusting to do,” Schultz said. “But once you’re warm [during the game], you’re good.”

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7 p.m., Friday and 1 p.m., Sunday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium

MINNESOTA: The Gophers (9-4-1, 2-3-1) come into the weekend looking to rebound from arguably their most disappointing loss of the season Saturday against Northwestern.

Minnesota’s offense has struggled mightily during Big Ten play.

The Gophers have been shut out in four of their six conference games.

Minnesota’s had success against this weekend’s opponents recently. The Gophers are 2-0 against Nebraska since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten and haven’t lost to Iowa since 2007.

IOWA: Like the Gophers, the Hawkeyes (11-3, 3-3) have experienced ups and downs during the first half of the Big Ten slate.

Iowa started 1-3 in the Big Ten after an undefeated nonconference season, but it has rebounded with back-to-back wins over Michigan State and Indiana.

The Hawkeyes are led by sophomore keeper Hannah Clark. Clark’s collected 46 saves and posted seven shutouts in net this season.

NEBRASKA: The 22nd-ranked Cornhuskers (10-3-1, 5-1-0) head into the weekend as the Big Ten leaders.

Nebraska is led offensively by senior forward Jordan Jackson. Jackson’s netted five goals and added six assists this season.

The Huskers have won eight of their last nine games.

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ART

Bones, balls and Burning Man

An evening with Allen Christian, the North Loop’s biggest baller.

Artwork covers the walls at the House of Balls in Minneapolis, where artist and founder Allen Christian works on his computer Tuesday.

BY EMILY EVELAND eeveland@mndaily.com

W

hen Allen Christian arrived at his House of Balls at 6:45 p.m. last Wednesday night, he proceeded to methodically turn on every up and downstairs light as he murmured about his fouryear stint in the military.

“Shot a gun twice. Spent most of my time overseas,” he said.

Finally, the galler y was completely illuminated.

“Welcome to my House of Balls,” Christian said, scanning the space.

The House of Balls, initially inspired by Christian’s love for plasma-cut bowling balls, has incited fear and fascination in the Nor th Loop for 19 years.

The floor-to-ceiling creations are for sale, but there are no price tags, and Christian doesn’t have set hours. He’s the poster boy for the enigmatic artist type.

Soon after he welcomed me in, Christian gestured toward the basement.

“Take a look down stairs. I’ll be right back,” he said.

The staircase wobbled as I made my descent — the steps appeared to be constr ucted from corkboard. As I grabbed the railing for suppor t, I realized it was held in place by nothing more than two unstable bowling balls.

A cardboard box of assorted canned beers rested on a chair near the front of the staircase. Two more cardboard boxes sat a few feet away, both containing an array of animal bones and teeth. On the back wall, a massive set of eyeballs peered out from underneath a car hood doubling as a welder’s mask.

Christian goes to great lengths to bring found objects to life. New faces and bodies materialized before me with each glance and, combined with the

bizarre instr umental music drifting from a nearby speaker, they gave me an uneasy feeling. Was I being watched?

It soon became apparent that Christian wasn’t going to retrieve me from the basement. I walked up the stairs to find him perusing Facebook, his MacBook propped on a hand drum.

Christian set the computer aside and motioned for me to join him. Our chairs were so close, he was able to rest his elbow on my armrest. He began talking about the changing North Loop landscape, leaning in and maintaining unwavering eye contact.

I felt my hear t beat in my head.

Minutes later, a disoriented, curly-haired man tumbled into the shop.

Christian grinned.

“We’re going to glean something from you that’s never been gleaned from the House of Balls,”

Christian said.

The man’s eyes popped.

He cleared his throat.

“Well, I’m in a store,” he said.

Satisfied with the man’s response, Christian resumed his monologue. But when a montage of photos from Burning Man came up on his MacBook screen saver, he changed the topic again.

“That’s what Bur ning Man is like,” he said, pointing to a photo of a man mooning the camera.

Christian said the ethics of his studio have always been like Burning Man’s in that both emphasize giving without expectation.

“I’m an electrician,” Christian said. “I don’t think of [House of Balls] as a business — I think of it as a life.”

Three of Christian’s mannequins, covered in pieces of deconstr ucted pianos, are currently featured in an 11-month exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.

The exhibit revolves around the idea that humans are becoming more machine-like and vice versa, which Christian said summarizes the direction his work has taken over the last few years.

“I’m just worried about us,” he said. “We’re not confronting our demons, because the demons are us.”

Christian said he thinks the human race is approaching a massive kill-of f — something akin to a black plague — but that isn’t reflected in his art.

“I think my art is actually becoming more beautiful,” he said. “Having done this for 30 or so years, I don’t think I’m as full of angst as I used to be.”

Chri s ti an co n ti n u ed but was interrupted midsentence by the disoriented man’s return.

“He’s back!” Christian said.

The man introduced himself as a carpenter on tour with the Broadway produc-

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tion of “Wicked.” He was taking a few days off to recover from a sinus surgery he’d had earlier in the week to remove polyps.

When Christian urged him to explore the basement, I took the opportunity to ask about the boxes of bones. Christian said he plans to combine them with medical supplies for a future project.

“I love juxtapositions of things that are totally unexpected,” he said. “A lot of the materials I’m drawn to are things that people find unnerving already.”

Though House of Balls is reminiscent of the Beetlejuice underworld, Christian said his creations aren’t meant to shock people.

“They’re just experiments with material and trying to imbue an inanimate object with life,” he said. “It’s my connection to myself, to what I see when I look in the mirror, when I look outside, when I try and connect with humanity.”

ART

Local whizz-kids craft exhibits with care Kidzibits u from Page 1

usually present vague and open-ended concepts, like “space” or “rockets.” It’s KidZibits’ job to turn their ideas into concrete projects.

“I always think of it as 3-D jour nalism. You’re thinking about how to take something that’s a little bit abstract and put it in threedimensional form,” Moritz said.

The process starts with design director Peter Quinlan, who draws an initial design for the exhibit, sometimes a year before production starts. When the museum accumulates the needed funds, KidZibits joins it for a “charette” — an intense period of design and planning.

“In two days, we tr y to get from ‘I want an exhibit’ to ‘This is what your exhibit is gonna look like,’ ” Quinlan said. “In a museum setting, that process takes two to three months.”

There’s a lot to take into account when designing a children’s museum exhibit, including which age group will be targeted, how far children’s arms can reach and what safeguards should be taken.

To answer these questions, KidZibits sometimes turns to child development specialists and other outside exper ts. But most of the time, the information comes straight from its target audience.

“When we have a project, we bring kids in and watch how they play, how they interact with the exhibits,” Mink said.

When a new exhibit is finished, staf f members dress their kids in child-size lab coats and observe them as they interact with it so they can find and fix flaws early on.

David Mink said adults assume kids will use exhibits exactly as intended. “[They think,] ‘We’re gonna make this thing where kids are gonna take

a ball, set it here, it’s gonna roll down the track and end up here,’ ” Mink said. “And then you bring the kids in, and they put the ball in on the other side.”

The KidZibits environment is fully family-friendly, and that warmth shows in staff interactions. Employees eat homemade lunches together, joke about their Boy Scout backgrounds and add little speech bubbles and zombies to design sketches.

When they’re slow on business, the front-end staff and owners take time of f and keep the younger employees working.

“We can afford to take a little bit of time off, and they can’t,” Quinlan said.

In terms of regular shop hours, Quinlan said staf f members are required to show up to work “promptly between 8 and 10:30 in the morning.”

Lately, work has been anything but slow. KidZibits is working on a massive exhibit for Discovery Depot in

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Design director Peter Quinlan shows off designs at KidZibits in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Galesburg, Ill., that includes a firehouse, a fire truck, a farm, a Ferris wheel and a rollercoaster.

KidZibits sets few limitations for itself. The small

company takes on new challenges, and team members spend a lot of time perfecting the work — even if that means the profit margin isn’t huge.

“Our deal is, whatever the problem is, we’ll figure it out with you,” Quinlan said. “We do that in lieu of making money, because, you know, it’s the right thing to do.”

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FOOD

College Kitchen: Naked Lunch There’s such thing as an almost-free lunch.

BY ALEX BRODSKY abrodsky@mndaily.com

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re you on a firstname basis with ever y Subway employee? This isn’t “Cheers” — over-familiarity probably means you’re blowing a lot of money on fast lunches.

“But College Kitchenisto! I have no time in the morning to make lunch! I’m an impor tant college student!”

Boo hoo. If you’re really that busy, tr y devoting some time on Sunday to making a huge batch of food that you eat for lunch throughout the week. It’ll save you time and money in the long run.

All-purpose dough This simple dough recipe doesn’t require one of those fancy-schmancy mixers. All you need are your hands and a willingness to be covered in gooey flour.

Besides the recipes suggested here, this dough can also be used to make pizzas and calzones: Just roll it out, throw some sauce and cheese on it and pop it in the oven.

2 cups flour 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 tablespoons salt 1 teaspoon instant yeast 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 cup warm water Whisk the dr y ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and water gradually as you mix with your hands. Keep mixing until the dough forms small lumps. Add extra water or flour as needed.

On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball. Cover in plastic wrap and keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.

A simple stromboli can be filled with various ingredients and provide delicious sandwiches for the week.

Stromboli The single best par t of making a stromboli is saying the name of it. Tell ever yone you know what you’re eating in the most exaggerated Italian accent you can muster.

Feel fr ee to r eplace any ingredient with your prefer red lunch meat or cheese. For a vegetarian alter native, replace the meat with sautéed bell peppers.

1 batch of all-purpose dough 8 ounces salami 8 ounces pepperoni 8 ounces provolone cheese, sliced 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 red onion, sliced

1 tomato, sliced 1 bunch spinach 1 bunch fresh basil Extra virgin olive oil Yields 1 20-inch stromboli Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

Roll out the dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured sur face. On one half of the dough, arrange the rest of the ingredients in layers, leaving about 1/2 an inch on each end.

Wrap the other half of the dough over, making a long cylinder. Cut diagonal slits in the top. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan and olive oil.

Bake about 15 minutes until golden brown.

Beef empanadas Like stromboli, empanadas offer limitless possibilities. You can replace the beef with white beans. Fill it with celery, carrots, onions and ground beef for a more Pennsylvania-coal-minerpasty feel. Stuff it full of bacon and eggs for all I care.

If baked properly, the empanadas should form neat, self-contained pastries — basically like a high-quality Hot Pocket.

In order to make enough empanadas to last you the week, you’ll need to double the dough recipe.

2 batches of dough 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper, diced 1 16-ounce can of diced tomatoes Olive oil 2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon coriander 2 teaspoons chili powder Salt and pepper, to taste 1 egg, for brushing Yields 10 6-inch empanadas Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Heat olive oil in a skillet.

Sauté the ground beef until entirely browned, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Carefully drain the

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fat from the pan.

Add in the onion, garlic and bell pepper and sauté until soft, about five minutes.

Drain the liquid from the canned tomatoes and add to the pan. Mix thoroughly, then add cumin, coriander, oregano, chili powder and salt and pepper to taste.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface until about 1/8 of an inch thick. Using a bowl, cut out 4-inch circles from the dough.

Spoon the filling into the dough circles, fold over and crimp the edges with a fork.

Scramble the egg in a small bowl. Brush the empanadas with the egg wash.

Bake on an oiled sheet until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

MUSIC

Switching it up

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ocoRosie’s Sier ra Casady doesn’t do well when she’s got time on her hands.

“It’s hard to have a couple days off. ... You’d think we enjoy it, but we don’t,” she said. “I’m itching to get back on the road.”

Casady and her sister Bianca have been infected by the work bug, touring internationally and expanding on the “freak folk” style the band is known for.

The esoteric duo released their record “Tales of a GrassWidow” in May of this year. You can still hear the same haunting vocals and folksy string work, but CocoRosie takes more of an electro-pop approach on “GrassWidow,” expanding their repertoire with oscillating keys and bouncing synth licks.

The subject matter on the new record strays away from their musings on the supernatural and astral projections and focuses on social issues.

“It explores what it is to be human and what it means

to be an older person and an outcast,” Sierra Casady said.

With songs like “Child Bride” and “Harmless Monster,” “GrassWidow” creates snapshots of characters marginalized by the world they live in. CocoRosie goes for broke on emotionally connecting these people to listeners, revealing in “Monster” through a broken, ghostly voice that the character used to be “someone’s sweet thing” but is now a “humbug and a harlot.”

It’s one thing to have the lyrics describe the characters, but the band thought audiences ought to be able to actually see them at shows. CocoRosie has been theatrical in the past, playing in costume and wearing makeup reminiscent of tree sprites, but they’re stepping up their game on this tour.

“We’re taking our show to a much more narrative place than we ever have. We use some big props, and we play

Hats Off to Dr. Seuss If you can’t get enough “Green Eggs and Ham” and have been enraptured by the life of Theodor Geisel since birth, then you’re definitely going to dig taking a peek at his collection of personal hats and rare artwork.

Besides titling books “The Cat in the Hat” and “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins,” Seuss was big on hats, even owning ones reminiscent of those titular characters.

Besides his baller choice of headwear, the gallery has plenty of rare prints and sculptures from “The Art of Dr. Seuss” collection. So add this to the list of places you’ll go . u Where: Jean Stephen Galleries; 4811 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park u When: Gallery open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. u Cost: Free

PHOTO COURTESY OF REQUIEM MEDIA Sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady use costumes, make-up and props to bring the world of their music to life.

with the idea of transformation during the show,” Bianca Casady said.

Accor ding to Sier ra Casady, the addition of props and costuming changes how the audience watches the performance.

“We want to build a more intimate relationship with the audience by letting them into our process,” she said. “I think there have

been moments where we notice that the audience is in a trance of some kind.”

In concert, the band still gives showgoers a taste of the classic, less narratively centered CocoRosie.

While the band enjoys playing the hits, those songs aren’t as interesting as other artistic prospects.

Bianca Casady star ted a feminist magazine called

“Viva Knievel!”

The Trylon presents a rare showing of the only feature film Evel Knievel ever acted in. “Viva Knievel!” currently holds a 2.4 out of 10 on IMDB, features Leslie Nielsen as the drug-dealing antagonist and contains maybe a tiny bit of completely awesome non-stop, deathdefying motorcycle action. Showings celebrating the late stuntman’s 75th birthday will be playing on Thursday night, too.

A microcinema, the Trylon’s unique charm happens to be its greatest fault: There are only 50 seats. Fortunately, reserving spots ahead of time is plenty convenient.

The Trylon’s proximity to Minnehaha Falls makes it an ideal date spot. It’s a classic waterfall-and-a-movie combination. Cruise on by the water before catching the movie. After all, it won’t be water-falling for much longer. u Where: The Trylon; 3258 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis u When: Showings at 7 and 9 p.m. u Cost: $8

“Girls Against God” that uses art and essays to illuminate patriarchal influences on society. The sisters also started a group titled “Future Feminism.” They’re making an ar t exhibition that expands on themes of oppression from “GrassWidow.”

Sier ra said that their growth has been natural, and they plan on taking it

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WHAT COCOROSIE WHEN 8 P.M., SATURDAY WHERE THE CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER, 416 CEDAR AVE., MINNEAPOLIS COST $25-30 (SOLD OUT)

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CocoRosie trades in the whimsical for the real world on their latest record, “Tales of a GrassWidow.”

even further in the future.

“We’re constantly trying to build reflections of the essence of whatever we’re experiencing. The music is like a photograph of what Bianca and I share,” she said.

Maybe it’s a blessing that the two aren’t big on relaxation — it means we never see the same photograph twice.

Bonobo with Grey Reverend Are you looking to chill out on Saturday? I mean full-on The Dude levels of relaxation? Because Bonobo is bringing his brand of jazzy down-tempo electronica to the Fine Line. His music blends organic instruments with samples and the silkiest vocals you’ll hear this side of a Motown ballad.

The show comes on the heels of his newest release, “The North Borders.” The album skews more towards the Four Tet school of chopped-up world music samples rather than his spacy saxophone solo roots. The variety of guest vocalists featured on the record help set it apart from some of his electronic peers. u Where: Fine Line Music Cafe; 318 N. First Ave, Minneapolis u When: Doors open at 8 p.m. u Cost: $20-22

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Saturday marks the final day of the Northeast Farmers Market’s 14th season. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot between University Avenue Northeast and Seventh Avenue Northeast, Stock up on all the apples your arms can carry. Enjoy some fancy tomatoes while you still can. Get your pumpkins for Jack-o-lanterns and decorative gourds for whatever people use those for. Besides all the local produce, the market features food trucks aplenty including Minneapolis’s favorite Korean-fusion Vellee Deli, the thoroughly deep-fried Anchor Fish & Chips and Indian burrito specialists Hot Indian Foods. If food isn’t your thing, the market also has plenty of stalls from local artists, glass blowers and self-proclaimed gypsies.

Parking lot between University Avenue Northeast & Seventh Avenue Northeast

Beef pho Nothing warms the soul like the wonderfully murky broth of pho. If you’re one of those prematurely besweatered people embracing the cold weather, celebrate fall with the best bowl of the Vietnamese beef soup you can find in Dinkytown, at Dang Quang Minh at 425 13th Ave.

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Half of the fun of ordering pho is the ritual of assembling the perfect bowl. Tweaking the Sriracha, hoisin, chili paste, basil and lime individualizes your meal. Plus, just think of all the amazing “pho” puns you can make while eating it. Hilarious recommendations include “It’s phobulous,” “Pho-get about it,” and “What the pho?”

Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

“Uncanney Valley” The Dismemberment Plan On their first album in 12 years, The Dismemberment Plan expand on their spazz-rock sound rather than trying to recreate their former glory. “Uncanney Valley” incorporates more electronics and samples than previous efforts while retaining the huge shout-along choruses that endeared them to fans around the turn of the millennium.

The album features plenty of lead singer Travis Morrison’s unique style of talk-singing but mostly eschews the frantic almost-rapping so common in early releases.

Although it may not compare to the dazzling heights of 1999’s “Emergency & I”, “Uncanney Valley” offers up enough catchy choruses and interesting rhythms to hold its ground among The Dismemberment Plan’s discography.

THEATER

Bringing the party

Sandbox Theatre is throwing a rager in a 22,000-square-foot retail space, and you’re invited.

BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com

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y the time you finish rea d i n g t h e s e c ond paragraph of this stor y, partner up with someone close by. You’re going to create a scene.

It has to contain 30 seconds of silence and an iconic historical quote, and you each have to repeat a similar gesture 10 times. Ar e you r eady?

You’ve got 16 minutes.

Okay, you don’t actually have to do this. But for the cast members of Sandbox Theatre’s “This Is a World to Live In,” instr uctions like that are a way of life.

Sandbox Theatre, founded in 2005, focuses on creating new work without star ting with a script. The company develops pieces as a group, star ting with a basic concept for a show’s subject and then building on its idea with characters and scenes created through exercises like the one above.

“It helps to make stuf f that’s movement-based and doesn’t rely on standing around and talking,” company member Matthew Glover said.

In the case of “This Is a World to Live In,” Sandbox star ted with the concept of Andy Warhol’s Factor y.

They developed characters based on Warhol and the ar tists he associated with to examine ego and the art world.

In order to give their audience a universe as grand as Warhol’s, they’re doing the show in a massive retail space in the Minneapolis City Center.

“We had 22,000 square feet to work with,” Glover said.

The retail space where Sandbox installed its set had previously been dormant. Now it holds what cast member Derek Lee Miller calls a “chor eo-

JULIET FARMER, DAILY Actors Kristina Fjellman and Derek Lee rehearse Tuesday for the Sandbox Theatre’s “This Is A World to Live In,” directed by Matthew Glover. Glover took over an empty space in the Minneapolis City Center Mall to create the Andy Warhol-inspired show.

graphed party.”

Only 30 people are allowed in on each of the 16 nights, and they get to freely explore the space, which the company has conver ted into a sur real art galler y.

“This Is a World to Live In” follows a troupe of artists and their ring leader, the mysterious Warholesque Matthew. They’re throwing a par ty for the first public showing of his newest work. The only problem is that Matthew is nowhere to be found.

Filled with Ikea couches,

musical instruments, a badminton court, and art that the cast created, the production gives its audience a detailed world where they can await Matthew’s arrival.

The characters interact with the audience through improvisation and let their own stories unfold as the night continues.

To say the least, anyone who works with Sandbox has to lear n to write on their feet. In fact, the company expects ever y cast member to contribute to all aspects of the production, whether helping to build

the set or creating new material to freshen up the play.

Sam Landman, a newcomer to the group, said this way of working is inspiring and a little scary.

“As the new guy, there’s a bit of a learning cur ve, but I like to think I bring something different to the mix,” he said. “The process of creating the show was a little jarring, but it was a challenge, and a good one.”

Perhaps the most difficult thing about working in this style is that it necessitates accepting a lot of failure. Glover said there were

points in the rehearsal process where he felt like he couldn’t do anything right.

Director Ryan Hill put this into perspective in a text message to Glover.

“Jesus Christ, no one asked you to do anything right. You just have to care,” Hill wrote.

That’s all the theater ever asks of its participants.

According to Glover, failure is the first step toward creating something great.

“We trust each other to work hard and make something together,” he said.

“That’s the bottom line.”

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ART

Kick-start your art collection

BY CALLIE SACARELOS csacarelos@mndaily.com

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ad artwork is inherent in college dorm rooms. Whether it’s an Ikea print of the Eiffel Tower or that “Big Lebowski” movie poster you bought at the sale on West Bank, it’s a freshman rite to cover your walls with all things tacky.

That’s OK, at least for the first few years. It’s a part of the college experience.

But when you’re ready to move up in the world, it’s easy to start swapping out your cheap reproductions and beer signs for art that has more personal meaning and value.

Ar t collecting doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does take effort and time.

“To care about collecting something, you have to dare to be engaged in that world and get educated in that world. It takes practice. If you want to collect art, you can’t do it passively,” said Franklin Art Works Director Tim Peterson.

If you’ve never explored fine art, take some time to wander around galleries, museums and coffee shops.

Take note of what draws you in and holds your attention.

“Think of it like food,” said Howard Oransky, director of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery in the University of Minnesota’s art department.

The first time you ate a particular food, you might have thought it was strange.

But you gave it a try anyway, because your friend encouraged you. Then you tried it a second and third time, and the next thing you knew, you liked it and were telling your other friends to tr y it too.

The moral of the story is that art might seem weird and unapproachable at first.

But the more you expose yourself to it, the less scary it becomes until eventually you crave it, seek it out and enjoy it.

And there are plenty of ways to get some of your favorite pieces into your home without breaking the bank.

Don’t feel intimidated because someone is paying $35 million for an Andy Warhol Coca-Cola print when you can only afford a $35 sketch from a local artist.

“There are trends that definitely determine market value, but as a student, that shouldn’t be your top concern,” said Nicole Soukup, administrative assistant to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts curator of contemporary art.

“I started collecting art when I was an undergrad at the [University], so I understand how hard it can be on a tight budget,” she said.

Long-term value adds strength to a piece. Peterson said your belief in the art-

ist’s career is also a factor in determining strength. If an artist creates good pieces but doesn’t continue to produce them, the value and importance of the work will never grow.

Photographers and other print medium ar tists usually release their work by making a limited number of prints in batches, or as they’re known in the ar t world, editions. Look for a low edition. Anything below 10 is obviously better than something in the 40s.

“Works of ar t that are one of a kind are going to be more expensive than a multiple,” Oransky said.

For example, a painting is likely to cost more than a photograph, because a photograph can be printed over and over again.

But buying an edition print or sculpture is still better than buying anything mass-produced, Oransky said. And artists often sign their editions, which can add value.

Show openings at smaller galleries and art events around the Twin Cities are good places to find lowernumbered editions.

Artists sell 5x7 works of art for $99 at the Soap Factory’s annual $99 Sale. The following day prices drop to $66, then to $33 on the third day. All funds go toward supporting the Factory.

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The flimsy posters and magazine cutouts taped to your wall have got to go.

Arts holds an annual Monster Drawing Rally where spectators watch artists draw for an hour and then can buy the drawings for $35 apiece.

Be on the lookout for open studio days, when artists make their studios available for public perusal.

Your best bet is to hit up somewhere like the Nor thrup King Building, which houses nearly 200 artists in Northeast Minneapolis. That way, you can see a variety of artists in one day without having to bounce all over the city.

Although Art-A-Whirl, the granddaddy of all open studio days, came and went in May, artists hold open studio days year-round.

These provide opportunities to talk with artists about their process. Soukup said it’s important to educate yourself by asking artists questions.

Start with a basic one like, “Who influenced you?” and go from there. Engaging with an artist will make their work more valuable and important to you, she said.

“You don’t need a degree in art. You don’t need to be

able to talk about art in order to be moved by art, be affected by it, love it and want to have it in the future,” Oransky said.

The best advice you can get about whether to purchase a piece will come from yourself. Oransky said if you feel some sort of connection to a piece, even if it’s a feeling or thought you can’t explain, that is a good enough reason to buy it.

After all, you’re the one who’s going to be looking at it every day. Pick something you want to live with.

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FOOD

Bites, beers and bands Improv doodling as a sport Food trucks take over Harriet Brewery, again. Find out which one is perfect for you.

BY CALLIE SACARELOS csacarelos@mndaily.com

A College of Design professor hosts a “Whose Line” for sketching to illustrate its significance in design ideation.

BY THOM Q. JOHNSON tjohnson@mndaily.com

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ketch of f!” is like the “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” for pen and paper.

The improvisational concept battle, organized by Barry Kudrowitz, assistant professor in the University of Minnesota’s College of Design, pits teams of ar tists against each other in a series of speed-drawing product development challenges. Just like “Whose Line,” all the products being doodled are made up and the points don’t matter.

“I feel like people are more creative if it’s for fun and not for winning, so I made it without a winner,” Kudrowitz said. “It’s a fake competition.”

Now in its second year, “Sketch of f!” began as an experiment to get an audience excited about drawing and to cap off Kudrowitz’s “Concept Sketching and Rendering” course.

“Sketch of f!” works by projecting the real-time scribblings of three teams of students, alumni and industr y pros onto a screen as they respond to wacky prompts from the audience.

Kudrowitz moderates those prompts and organizes them into a series of games, such as “Bing,” in which teams swap drawings ever y 30 seconds, or a Halloween-themed race to take a common product, like a refrigerator, and tweak the drawing so that it’s wearing a spooky costume.

“For all of my classes, I like to have a big participator y finale at the end to get people excited,” Kudrowitz said. “For the rest of the class, my students are drawing concepts for toasters and speakers, so this show is … a break from the serious.”

While the prompts for “Sketch of f!” may be pret-

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ty silly stuf f, the program is designed to demonstrate the power of the pen in an industr y that’s overrun with Adobe products.

“Drawing is ver y power ful for pretty much anyone in a creative industr y,” Kudr owitz said. “What I argue is that you don’t want to start on a computer when you have an idea.

It’s much easier to develop the idea on paper at first.”

Conner Cowling, computer science senior with a product design minor and a previous “Sketch of f!” par ticipant, agreed about the impor tance of having good doodlin’ skills.

“Sketching is more like having a conversation with someone,” he said. “It’s quick and easy to change, and ever yone can understand an idea right away on a visual level.”

Even the silly stuff is not that far-fetched when you consider the world of toymaking where Kudrowitz, who has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, made a name for himself. Among his inventions are the Atom Blaster Nerf gun and toys like the “Catsup Crapper,” a remote control car that takes a dump of ketchup on a plate while flailing its arms.

The goal, Kudrowitz said, is to challenge the designers in a way they ar en’t anticipating and watch what happens. It’s practice for the real world, and it makes for good entertainment.

As for preparation this year, Cowling isn’t stressing.

“I’m consciously not preparing myself at all,” he said. “I enjoyed not having any expectations last year.”

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fter a long, busy week, I can’t think of a better way to spend a beautiful autumn day than by nomming on some scr umptious street food, sipping locally crafted brews and listening to live music outside.

The Fall Feast Food Truck Rally, sponsored by the Minnesota Food Truck Association, will feature more than a dozen trucks, alcoholic beverages from Harriet Brewing and four local bands.

It might be over whelming to pick from so many dif ferent mouthwatering options packed into one spot, so take this quiz to see which food tr uck is most likely to make you salivate.

1. What are you throwing on to stay warm this fall? a) The same leather jacket I’ve been rockin’ all summer b) A faded jean jacket and slouchy beanie c) A yak’s wool poncho I picked up in the Himalayas d) A sweatshir t with a college logo 2. At a house party you are: a) Star-gazing by the fire pit b) Telling jokes in the kitchen c) Planning my next stop for the evening d) Playing songs on my guitar for a small but admiring crowd 3) How do you take your coffee? a) Double espresso b) Black c) I prefer tea d) Caramel latte 4) Where do you get most of your news? a) Vice b) Al Jazeera c) BuzzFeed d) NPR 5) What’s the first thing people notice about you? a) My smile b) My clothes c) My hair/piercings/ tattoos d) My eyes

LISA PERSSON, DAILY Lindsey Siebenaler serves samples in front of the Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill Food That Rocks food truck at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Tally up your points: 1. a: 4, b: 1, c: 3, d: 2 2. a: 3, b: 2, c: 1, d: 4 3. a: 1, b: 4, c: 3, d: 2 4. a: 4, b: 3, c: 2, d: 1 5. a: 2, b: 1, c: 4, d: 3

If you got 5-8 points: AZ Canteen You’re the type of hipster who calls themself a hipster. Or perhaps you’re just so at ease with being trendy that when society gives you the label, you embrace it. You spend your Saturdays hunting down anything that falls under the “of f the beaten path” categor y from that alter native guide to the Twin Cities you picked up at Magers and Quinn. So, don your thick-rimmed glasses, slap that carabineer to your belt loop and get lost in the sea of flannel outside the AZ Canteen food truck. It’s owned by Andrew Zimmern, the king of Minnesota foodies. Asher Miller, director of operations, said menu items like the cabrito butter burger (read: goat kid meat) may be dif ferent from your mainstream food tr uck hamburger, “but in the end it’s just bar food that’s served differently.”

Order: Crispy pork belly with papaya salad and a fried egg, ser ved in a Chinese take-out box.

If you got 9-12 points: Hot Indian Foods

When you were in middle school, your goofy antics might have led people to call you the class clown or just plain … weird. But

now you’ve blossomed into a sexy, confident and down-to-ear th individual.

You’ve won friends, influenced people and gained a large Twitter following with your sassy quips and vibrant personality. If you realize you forgot to eat something today because you were too busy liveblogging your favorite TV show or writing your next stand-up routine, stop by Hot Indian Foods for some creative nourishment. The bright orange truck with a cheeky woman wearing a sari and bindi on the side attracts people like you who don’t take themselves too seriously.

Order: The Indurrito, classic Indian ingredients wrapped in Indian flat bread.

If you got 14-16 points: Lulu’s Street Food

After traveling around the world a few times, it’s become hard for you to really define yourself. You’ve learned to seamlessly float in and out of different cultures, checking certain behaviors at border patrol and taking on a new mindset once the guard stamps your passpor t. Because you’ve tried ever y food/animal part/insect that’s crossed your path, nothing really intimidates you anymore. So if you’re looking for something to excite your palate, give Lulu’s a tr y. Owner Christian Orosz said his menu is constantly evolving because it’s not tied to one cuisine or type of food. “It’s called Lulu’s Street Food.

That could mean anything,” he said. Consider yourself

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war ned, though. Eating here might satisfy your crazy cravings, but it’ll probably stir up that dormant travel bug you can’t seem to shake.

Order: Seared scallop taco with jalapeno bacon and citrus pico de gallo.

If you got 17-20 points: Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill

You like to spend your free time sweating it out in your leather jacket, pumping your fist and moshing at 7th Street Entry. But now it’s the morning after, the sun is shining too brightly and you need some ribsticking grub to cure your post-party blues. If the lifesize red, yellow and black image of a concert crowd on the side of this truck doesn’t catch your attention, then the ’80s rock thumping from its speakers will. Owner Marty Richie said there’s “no froufrou” on his menu.

Service is fast and you’ll get your money’s worth, leaving you with plenty of cash to blow on whoever is playing next at the Triple Rock.

Order: Glazed pork chop with apple marmalade, just in time for fall.

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UPCOMING EVENTS WHAT: Devon Worley Band CD Release Party WHO: Devon Worley Band WHEN: 7 p.m., Thursday WHERE: Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Club, 300 S. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis PRICE: Free It has been said that 15-year-old Devon Worley must be seen to be believed. Make your way to Famous Dave’s in Uptown Minneapolis for the “Silver Creek” CD release party. Worley wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. Check her out at www.devonworley.com.

WHAT: Music Festival WHO: Chinese Student Union WHEN: 7 p.m., Sunday WHERE: Great Hall, Coffman Union PRICE: One free admission per U Card.

Join us for the final round of our annual Music Festival competition. Enjoy wonderful performances from amazing student singers, and cheer on your favorite competitor!

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BACKTALK

horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (10/17): It’s a highly educational year.

Study, research, take classes, and participate in conferences. Experience cultural differences first hand. Nurture your financial garden, and with regular care savings grow.

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Being cautious doesn’t mean to stop trying new things. There’s no need to avoid the unknown now. Keep your eyes open.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — A brilliant insight propels your studies. You’re on a roll with a fascinating thread. Relax and enjoy it.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — You’re entering a planning phase. Follow through on details today and tomorrow. Encourage creative thinking. Let the crew pay their own way.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — It’s a high productivity day. Keep costs low. It’s not a good time to discuss finances. A surprise pops up, from a loved one or child, including a happy ending.

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

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Being polite’s a practical virtue. Use information, not emotions, to persuade others. New challenges equal new risks. Move quickly.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — Time out for recreation! You’ve been doing a good job, so celebrate. Make life easier.

Schedule time to relax.

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Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — You’re entering a two-day, profitable responsibility phase. Don’t let loved ones dip into the piggy bank. Delegate to a perfectionist.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Play with long-range plans. Don’t try out a new idea now. More practice is required. Do what it takes to finish a job on time. Postpone travel.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Research thrives today and tomorrow. Wait for a better time to shop. A possible financial surprise could arise. New opportunities present themselves.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — Turn your attention to practical matters. Investigate a fascinating possibility. Figure out what you need to learn, today and tomorrow.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — There’s a choice to make. Be prepared. A penny saved is one earned. Play to win! Ask for help. Accept stern coaching.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — The pace slows for a few days. Be sensitive in a potential conflict. Negotiate terms. Follow through on what you said earlier.

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

10/17/2013

Yesterday’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

Thursday, October 17, 2013

secret admirers To the chef in Sanford who looks like Prince William:

I’ll make you feel like a king any day.

Sincerely,

—At Your Service

To the guy in the pastel windbreaker doing laundry in Comstock:

I hope we meet again, and when we do, I hope you’re still wearing that jacket. ONLY the jacket.

—The girl trying not to make it obvious that she was checking you out the whole time To whoever was playing “The Pursuit of Happiness” on the piano in Coffman today:

You have some incredible skills!

Please teach me.

—Wannabe Pianist

To the girl on the early morning Connector from St. Paul who was watching Lonely Island videos:

Our babies will be hilarious and beautiful.

—Unknown

To the girl with cornrows: I love you.

Sincerely,

—Guy who dropped his sesame chicken when you passed by

Dear Mikey,

Ever since we ran into each other by the drinking fountain before class weeks ago, I’ve been dying to talk to you.

Sincerely,

—I cannot handle your blue eyes

Dear hot, usually shirtless construction worker in Como,

I think you’ve spent enough time laying that foundation. When is it my turn?

Sincerely,

—Your shameless admirer

To the girls in front of us at Saturday’s hockey game:

Thank you for taking the pressure off of us by kissing on the kiss cam.

Sincerely,

—Two best friends

To the guy who spilled his coffee in the Starbucks in Hanson:

Just thought I would tell you not to feel too bad. I spilt mine all over my table and chair not too long before you. …

Darn cups, right?

—Unknown

Do you have a secret crush?

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crossword

FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2013

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

ACROSS 1 Fur tycoon 6 “Due Date” costar Galifianakis 10 Rock blasters 14 Conveyed 15 Bassoon cousin 16 Wreak havoc in the streets 17 *Victor at Little Bighorn 20 Zilch 21 Fantasy game brute 22 Latin lesson word 23 New Year’s ___ 24 *2006 “Survivor” setting 28 Attacked 30 November honoree 31 “I’m an idiot!”

32 Abs strengthener 33 Leave port 35 Apportioning word 36 *Nursed, in a way 39 Gp. that houses strays 42 Bowlers and trilbies 43 Millionaire’s retreat 47 Strudel ___ mode 48 Jon Hamm’s “Mad Men” role __ Draper 49 Vocation 50 *All-in-one appliance 54 Dye holder 55 Classy 56 Fish you can smoke 57 Ricky portrayer 58 Handy person suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues 62 Nebraska native 63 Like Iago, say 64 Rice/Lloyd Webber musical 65 Trees used to make longbows 66 Attends to one’s whistle?

67 Unreactive gas DOWN 1 Sawyer employer

10/17/13

By Julian Lim

2 “Same here!”

3 Poseidon’s staff 4 __ Day vitamins 5 Authority on a field 6 Masked hero who debuted in the 1919 story “The Curse of Capistrano” 7 Stunned way to be taken 8 Member of the fam 9 Casual greeting 10 Cookie shop enticement 11 Ferdinand’s love in “The Tempest” 12 Ph.D.’s further studies 13 Jeanne d’Arc, for one: Abbr.

18 Old geezer 19 “Come no closer!”

24 Consiglieri’s boss 25 Penn et al.

26 Contained opening?

27 “Too noisy!”

29 Big band instrument 33 Defensive effort

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(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

34 Ctrl-__-Delete 35 Correct 37 Superhero with a hammer 38 Even once 39 Chain __ 40 Give a sop to 41 Moneymaker 44 Not vacant 45 Charge for using, as an apartment 46 Potter or jeweler, e.g.

10/17/13

48 Style of a historic Miami Beach district 49 Get gooey 51 Outdoor outings 52 Bright again 53 Argues ineffectively 57 Comic Chappelle 58 Almond __ 59 Select group?

60 Roman salutation 61 T. __

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

dr. date Dr. Date,

About a year ago, I met this guy from New York at a bar. He was only in town for one night because his band was playing a show at First Ave. We hit it off, and he asked for my number. He also said that if I’m ever in New York, I should call him up. I was flattered at the time but knew it wasn’t very realistic that we’d ever see each other again.

During this year, though, he’s always been in the back of my mind. I want to get in touch, but I’m worried he A) won’t remember me, or B) will be annoyed that I took his offer seriously. What should I do?

—Smitten

Big Apple Dreams,

His band was playing at First Ave, huh?

He said to hit him up if you were ever in New York, huh? You only met, right? No sexual base running? And this was a year ago?

From the phrasing of your question, I think you know my answer. Don’t fuel this fire. There’s no point.

IF, on the off chance you do happen to find yourself in the Empire City, I MIGHT consider hitting this fella up, only because it could be fun and spontaneous. But even then, it’s dubious behavior. (Though I suppose there’s little spontaneity if you’re thinking about it 24/7.)

I think you’re more enraptured with the actual first encounter than with the guy in particular. You’ve had all this time to embellish what really happened and recreate the memory.

Besides, there are many theories on the proper amount of time between getting a number and calling it, and absolutely none of them say a year.

You’re doing yourself a disservice by getting hung up on this cool musician dude. Start focusing on the present and not this unviable fantasy.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

A long dry spell has me thinking about delving into the online dating world, but I honestly have no idea where to start. I’ve heard about sites like OkCupid and Match. com, but I have no idea which ones are better or how to go about doing this in a way that might catch the right person’s eye. Thoughts?

—You’ve Got Mail

Tom/Meg,

For good or ill, the stigma surrounding meeting folks on the interwebs is a rapidly disappearing one.

Surveys vary, but couples who met online or used a dating site are a booming demographic. So everyone can throw those conceptions out the window.

Figure out your objectives first. Are you looking for a relationship? Are you looking to just meet new people? Are you looking to sleep around?

Then you have the choice of doling out a few bucks for the service or going with one of the freebies. The tradeoffs inherent to that decision are fairly obvious — paid sites offer more; free sites have greater numbers of fakes, trolls and whatnot.

Regardless of that choice, you’ll need to constantly keep transparency in mind. When people get to sculpt their own image, reality can quickly turn into Alice’s Wonderland.

Tedium is another one of the problems with online dating — it’s akin to weeding an overgrown garden and then seeing what’s left.

But if you can make it past that, you’ve got a pretty good shot at getting some results. You just may not like them.

—Dr. Date

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

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trends are not Iran nuclear talks Health always what they seem end on upbeat note Health

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GENEVA — Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers ended on an upbeat note Wednesday, with top Western and Iranian negotiators announcing a follow-up round early next month while speaking of significant progress in efforts to reduce fears that Tehran may be seeking atomic arms.

Despite abandoning the pessimistic tone of previous meetings, however, negotiators refused to reveal details on what — if any — concessions Iran offered. That gives potential traction to skeptics who can claim the conference was aimed more at building trust and silencing critics at home than in resolving the thorny issues that have blocked progress over a decade of talks.

Iran denies suspicions that it wants nuclear arms and has resisted incentives and tough penalties aimed at curbing its atomic activities. But since reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office in August, senior officials from Rouhani on down have pledged to meet international concerns in exchange for an easing of crippling economic sanctions.

The post-meeting optimism expressed by senior Western and Iranian officials suggested that Tehran had put forward serious proposals at the two-day talks. Catherine Ashton, the EU’s top diplomat, spoke of “a very

intensive and, I think, a very important meeting,” while Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said he hoped for “the beginning of a new phase” between his country and some of its most vehement critics.

“I believe that both sides are serious about finding a resolution, that both sides want to find common ground,” Zarif said. “And I hope that my counterparts ... will also take back home the fact that Iran is interested in resolving this issue.”

Zarif led the Iranian delegation while Ashton convened the talks. Past sessions were often punctuated by months-long pauses as the two sides tried to find common ground. Ashton said, however, that the negotiations would reconvene Nov. 7-8 in Geneva.

A statement read by Ashton to reporters on behalf of both sides said the talks were “substantive and for ward looking.”

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow’s chief negotiator, was more sparing with praise, describing the meeting as “better than many people thought, but worse than what we hoped for.”

A senior U.S. official said that while the six powers “got more today than we’ve ever gotten, there’s a whole lot more that we need to get and probably more that Iran wants to get from us. ... There’s a lot of detail that needs to be unpacked.” The

official demanded anonymity as a condition for attendance at a background briefing.

A key six-power concern is enrichment, which can create both reactor fuel and weaponsgrade material suitable for a nuclear bomb. Iran currently runs over 10,000 centrifuges which have created tons of fuel-grade material that can be further enriched to arm nuclear warheads. That’s a relatively slow process with such reactor-grade material.

But Tehran also has nearly 440 pounds of higher-enriched uranium in a form that can be turned into weapons much more quickly. Experts say 550 pounds of 20 percentenriched uranium are needed to produce a single warhead.

With no details disclosed, it was unclear whether Iran had moved toward meeting any of the six-power demands left from the last round of talks in April. These include: — suspension of enrichment above reactor fuel-grade levels — freezing of enrichment at an underground bunker believed impervious to airstrikes — no new centrifuge installations — placing uranium stockpiles under strict U.N. supervision and shipping out most of the higher-enriched uranium closest to weapons-grade.

In exchange, the six — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — had offered some sanctions relief, but not on oil exports, Iran’s main cash cow.

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IS IT HEALTHY? IT DEPENDS

HOT YOGA CAN LEAD TO OVEREXERTION.

“drenched” in sweat in the nearly-100-degree room.

Heated yoga helps some student par ticipants feel cleansed, they say, but exper ts war n that they should take it slow to minimize risk.

All of the classes at CorePower Yoga in Stadium Village are heated, said studio assistant Kayla Preston. For the studio’s traditional hot yoga class, she said, the temperature can be set as high as 105 degrees.

With the added heat, muscles loosen up, she said, making it easier for students who aren’t used to yoga to grasp the positions.

University of Minnesota students make up a majority of the studio’s yogis, Preston said.

Although hot yoga can make it easier to bur n more calories, it isn’t a good idea for ever yone, said Margaret Belew, a Boynton Health Ser vice physical therapist. If students decide to tr y it, she said, she suggests being

slow and careful.

Belew also said she hasn’t seen evidence supporting the claim that hot yoga helps cleanse or detox participants.

Yoga instructors are on the lookout for participants who aren’t feeling well, Preston said, and do their best to prevent students from overexer ting themselves or becoming dehydrated.

“We tr y to avoid it the best we can,” she said.

et, said Jenna Brott, University Dining Services health and wellness coordinator and a registered dietitian.

Meeting that goal requires eating solid food, not just drinking juice.

“If they’re using it as a way to kind of boost their nutrition in addition to a balanced meal, then that’s wonderful,” Kasner said.

Eating whole fruits and vegetables also provides much-needed fiber that juice doesn’t, Kasner said.

Juicing

Insanity workouts

IS IT HEALTHY?

ARE THEY HEALTHY?

YES

IT DEPENDS

JUICES PROVIDE THE SAME VITAMINS AND MINERALS AS WHOLE FRUITS OR VEGETABLES, BUT THEY LACK FIBER AND SHOULDN’T BE USED AS MEAL REPLACEMENTS.

Blending fruits and vegetables to make drinkable juices is a great way to get the recommended daily doses of those foods, experts say, but it shouldn’t replace meals.

Turning fruits and vegetables into juice provides the micronutrients they contain, like vitamins, minerals and sugar, even if the food isn’t solid, said Katie Kasner, a BHS-registered dietitian.

But students should get a variety of foods in their di-

INSANITY WORKOUTS CAN CAUSE INJURY IF PARTICIPANTS AREN’T CAREFUL.

While so-called “insanity workouts” can build fitness, they can also cause injur y, Belew said.

These workouts, like the popular P90X, encourage par ticipants to exer t themselves intensely and for long periods of time, she said.

The young and healthy are more suited for these types of workouts, she said.

All par ticipants should ease into the workout routine and not follow the program verbatim, she said, adding that she’s treated patients who injured themselves during insanity workouts.

Frozen yogurt

IS IT HEALTHY? NOT REALLY

WITHOUT TOPPINGS, NONFAT FROZEN YOGURT IS A LOWER-CALORIE ICE CREAM ALTERNATIVE.

Chilly Billy’s and Yogur t Lab are popular destinations for students looking for a sweet and supposedly healthy treat.

If students eat frozen yogur t in moderation and choose nonfat or low-fat options, it can be a lowercalorie substitute for ice cream, experts say.

Sometimes, people perceive frozen yogur t as a healthier item and eat too much of it, Brott said, so it’s impor tant to consume it in moderation.

Also, adding toppings that aren’t fruits and vegetables can drive up the calorie count, Kasner said, so she suggests staying away from the cookies and candy.

Protein supplements

ARE THEY HEALTHY? NOT REALLY

IT’S BEST TO GET PROTEIN FROM REAL FOOD AND EAT A BALANCED DIET.

Students hoping to bulk up at the gym often turn to protein supplements, but experts say to be careful.

Brott and Belew said they weren’t knowledgeable about all types of supplements, but said whey pr otein could be used safely.

Taking too much protei n can cau s e k i d n ey damage in extreme cases, Brott said.

People who want to take protein supplements should be sure they don’t go over the recommended amount of protein. This amount is dif ferent for cer tain types of people, she said, so they should check with a doctor or dietitian or look online at choosemyplate.gov.

Whey protein can be taken if students don’t get protein elsewhere in their diet, Brott said. But it’s best to eat actual foods and have a balanced diet.