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Rep. Keith Ellison spoke Monday at City Hall about immigration reform.

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Catholic students torn Recent allegations against church leaders have left students looking for answers.

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Deandre Mathieu scored 26 points at a team scrimmage Friday night.

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abuse allegations against a prominent local Catholic priest, Catholic University of Minnesota students and student groups are seeking truth and accountability.

Rev. Michael Keating of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been sued for allegedly engaging in “multiple instances of unpermitted, harmful, and offensive sexual contact,” with an unnamed plaintif f while she was a minor, according to court

summons.

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NEIGHBORHOODS

Sewer credits could draw developers Prospect Park has almost $3.9 million in incentives for developers.

BY NICOLAS HALLETT nhallett@mndaily.com

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The City of Minneapolis has a new way to draw developers to a University of Minnesota-area neighborhood.

Minneapolis already offered developers incentives like tax credits, land-use grants and lower interest loans for building in under utilized areas. Prospect Park recently came across a new incentive in the form of sewer credits.

To fund sewers, the Metropolitan Council collects money from businesses and residents through the Sewer Availability Charge Program.

When a str ucture on raw land needs a connection

to the city’s sewer system, developers usually pay high costs upfront.

Prospect Park received 1,600 sewer credits — wor th nearly $3.9 million — after a potato processing plant left the area and couldn’t keep them. The Metropolitan Council will allocate these credits to approved developers in the area.

Minneapolis principal planner Haila Maze said the city is using the sewers as motivation because planners have identified Prospect Park as a high-priority redevelopment area for decades.

“We have to keep growing and investing in our city,” she said. “A city can’t remain static.”

When it comes to incentives, Maze said, sewer credits are rare because they can only transfer to u See INCENTIVES Page 3 Surly will receive some of the credits to fund its new brewery.

CRIME

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U alum chases WWE dream Former Gophers linebacker Mike Rallis traded his NFL hopes for a shot at professional wrestling.

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STUDENT LIFE

BY HAILEY COLWELL hcolwell@mndaily.com

With new office spaces after this summer’s redesign, student groups and cultural centers housed on Cof fman Union’s second floor often use the building as an accessible space for events.

But some group members say they’re getting a little too comfor table in Cof fman and want to expand their group into the larger University of Minnesota community by hosting more events outside the student union.

Also, a landlord allegedly punched a tenant in MarcyHolmes on Saturday.

BY NICK STUDENSKI nstudenski@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota student was robbed near the Armor y on Church Street Southeast on Friday, after the University police depar tment added more of ficers last weekend.

University Deputy Police Chief Chuck Miner said it’s “cer tainly possible” the incident was related to the string of robberies in the last month that caused police to up patrols around the University.

Miner said the additional of ficers will remain in place until police “feel confident that the pattern has dissipated.”

Freshman Kristen Resman said she was walking

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Friday when three men star ted walking toward her near the Armor y. She was talking on the phone with her roommate at the time.

Resman said one of the men ran at her and grabbed the Coach wallet hanging around her wrist, which had her U Card and $2 in cash in it.

Witnesses at the scene, who Miner said were male University students, heard Resman scream and chased the suspect, who jumped into a nearby bush, Resman said. u See CRIME Page 4 The landlord-tenant fight started over an overnight guest policy.

TRANSPORTATION

Groups try to branch out Student groups on Coffman’s second floor want to expand their reach.

Despite more police, one student robbed

“We have this huge campus, and we only do stuf f in Cof fman,” said Satiah Monu, Black Student Union community development chair.

Many groups that were allocated space on Cof fman’s second floor hold most of their events in Coffman Theater, the Great Hall or outdoor areas surrounding the building.

Students are familiar with the area around Coffman, Monu said, which helps draw them to group events.

“People know where to go,” she said.

Muslim Students Association adviser Azhar Abdusebur said holding events in u See GROUPS Page 4 Some groups have found it’s easier to hold events at Coffman.

Bike trails to get $1.8M face lift The trails stretch 3.5 miles near the University’s West Bank.

BY ALEX BITTER abitter@mndaily.com

Bicyclists and pedestrians on the West River and James I. Rice parkways asked for trail resurfacing, and the City of Minneapolis listened.

The Park and Recreation Board received $1.8 million in federal funds to improve the trails, which stretch 3.5 miles along the West Bank from Nor th Plymouth Avenue to Franklin Avenue. u See TRAILS Page 3 74 percent of users suggested improving trail surfaces.

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Cyclists bike on the West River trails under the Washington Avenue Bridge on Saturday.

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TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Nearly a year after Superstorm Sandy, victims of the storm told a state panel that insurance woes and bureaucratic red tape are doing just as much damage as the storm.

At a state Senate hearing Monday in Toms River, one of the hardest hit communities at the Jersey shore, many residents complained of insurance companies trying to low-ball them on payouts, and stringent aid rules that are delaying them from rebuilding.

Michael Mazzucca of Stafford Township says his

family is split up all along the eastern seaboard while they wait for repairs to be authorized. He says his 15-year-old daughter, staying in North Carolina with a relative, keeps asking when she can go home.

“Our goal is to connect once a week, let alone live in the same home,” he said.

“It’s hard when your 15-yearold daughter keeps asking, ‘Dad, when can I come home and live with you?’ and you don’t have an answer.”

Diane Mazzacca, also of Stafford, says she’s ready to turn in the keys and walk away from her storm-damaged home.

“God forbid I have another issue, because I’m done,”

she said. “We are up to our limits. Our money is tied up trying to get back in our home, fighting with insurance, fighting with FEMA. Nobody has done anything to help. You’ve got to help.

Otherwise I’m, just turning over the keys.”

New Jersey has estimated the Oct. 29, 2012, storm damaged or destroyed 360,000 homes or businesses. Monday’s hearing was the four th held in recent months on the pace of postSandy recovery.

Tom Sheralis of Toms River said the bureaucracy has been impenetrable. He said he was one of the first homeowners approved for a state grant, but still has not

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Steven Gwin of Toms River voiced frustrations about applying for aid for his damaged house.

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We had to stop all efforts to save what was left, while the house continues to fall apart and decay, and with each passing day, the cost to fix it increases as well.”

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LUXEMBOURG — European Union foreign ministers told Russia on Monday to stop using trade measures and threats to punish East European nations that are seeking closer ties with the bloc.

The 28 EU countries hope to agree on closer cooperation deals with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia at a Nov. 28-29 summit. But Moscow is urging those nations to align themselves closer with Russia instead, and it is using pressure to back up its demand.

The EU has extensive experience with remaining united in the face of pressure from the outside world, said Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans. “And no amount of pressure can make us crumble.”

“The EU is united in its wish to strengthen relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia,” Timmermans said.

To help those nations make that decision, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Polish Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski left Monday’s ministerial meeting in Luxembourg for a whirlwind tour of the three countries to promote closer alignment.

“There might be things that we can do to help the nations that are under pressure from” Russia,” Bildt said, and he warned Moscow that any more pressure would be counterproductive.

Russia has told Ukraine that a gas price cut would only be possible if the nation doesn’t sign an EU association agreement.

As a result, next month’s EU summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, could be a geopolitical pressure cooker during which nations such as Ukraine must decide whether to have closer ties with Russia or with the European Union.

LONDON — We all know to back up our files and photos, but what about our castles and churches?

A nonprofit named CyArk has created digital copies of more than 100 of the world’s best-known monuments, mapping Roman ruins, ancient statues, and even an entire island.

Now it plans 400 more, with the goal of digitally preserving the world’s most important sites against war, wear, and the impact of climate change.

“There is never going to be enough time or money to preserve everything,” CyArk co-founder Barbara Kacyra said Monday at a launch event at the Tower of London.

“If you can’t physically save something, your next best thing is to digitally preserve it.”

Oakland, California-based CyArk works by using 3-D laser scanners, radar, and a host of other technologies to create detailed maps of famous monuments — from Mayan pyramids in Chichen Itza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa — measuring nooks and nicks with millimeter precision.

Master copies of the measurements are kept by Iron Mountain Inc., which stores some 2 petabytes’ worth of data on magnetic tape in its secure underground archive at the bottom of a former limestone mine in Pennsylvania.

Kacyra said the project was born out of the heartbreak of seeing the Taliban pulverize the Afghan Buddha statues in 2001, but Gustavo Araoz, a senior preservationist who’s helping CyArk draw up a list of its next 400 sites, says similar destruction is playing out in slow motion across the globe.

There’s already some evidence that the preser vation project is paying dividends. Ugandan diplomat Sam Muhwezi told The Associated Press that a 3-D model drawn up

by CyArk was being used to help restore the country’s firedamaged royal tomb complex.

“It’s the perfect example of why this kind of project is important,” he said.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Nev. student kills teacher and self

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SPARKS, Nev. — A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just befor e the star ting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was tr ying to protect children from their classmate.

The unidentified shooter killed himself with the gun after a rampage that occur red in front of 20 to 30 hor rified students who had just returned to school from a weeklong fall break.

Authorities did not provide a motive for the shooting, and it’s unknown where the student got the gun.

Teacher Michael Landsber r y was being hailed for his actions during the shooting outside Sparks Middle School.

“In my estimation, he is a hero. ... We do know he was tr ying to inter vene,” Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson said.

Both wounded students were listed in stable condition. One was shot in the shoulder, and the other was hit in the abdomen.

The violence er upted nearly a year after a gunman shocked the nation by opening fire in Sandy Hook Elementar y School

in Newtown, Conn., leaving 26 dead. The Dec. 14 shooting ignited debate over how best to protect the nation’s schools and whether armed teachers should be par t of that equation.

Landsber r y, 45, was a militar y veteran and leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters. Sparks Mayor Geno Mar tini said Landsber r y ser ved two tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard.

“He proudly ser ved his countr y and was proudly defending the students at his school,” Martini said.

On his school website, Landsberr y posted a picture of a brown bear and took on a tough-love tone, telling students, “I have one classroom rule and it is ver y simple: ‘Thou Shall Not Annoy Mr. L.’“ “The kids loved him,” his sister-in-law Chanda Landsberr y said.

She added his life could be summed up by his love of his family, his students and his countr y.

“To hear that he was tr ying to stop that is not surprising by any means,” she said.

Police said 150 to 200 of ficers responded to the shooting, including some from as far as 60 miles away.

Students from the middle school and neigh-

boring elementar y school wer e evacuated to the nearby high school, and classes wer e canceled.

The middle school will remain closed for the week.

“As you can imagine, the best description is chaos,” Robinson said. “It’s too early to say whether he was targeting people or going on an indiscriminate shooting spree.”

At the evacuation center, par ents comfor ted their children.

“We came flying down here to get our kids,” said Mike Fiorica, whose nephew attends the school.

“You can imagine how parents are feeling. You don’t know if your kid’s OK.” The shooting happened on the school’s campus and ended outside the school building, according to police.

“I was deeply saddened to lear n of the hor rific shooting at Sparks Middle School this morning,” Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said in a statement extending his thoughts and prayers to those affected.

About 700 students in 7th and 8th grades are enrolled at the school, in a working class neighborhood.

“It’s not supposed to happen her e,” Chanda Landsber r y said. “We’re just Sparks — little Sparks, Nevada. It’s unreal.”

The mayor praised the

quick response from law officers who arrived at the scene within three minutes of a flood of 911 calls to find the gunman already dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“They got it under control ver y quickly and shut down the scene,” Mar tini said.

A statement from Nicole Hockley, whose son Dylan was killed in the Connecticut shooting, appeared on the website of gun control advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise.

“It’s moments like this that demand that we unite as parents to find commonsense solutions that keep our children — all children — safe, and prevent these tragedies from happening again and again,” the statement said.

The Washoe County School District held a session in the spring in light of the Newtown tragedy to educate parents on its safety measures.

The district has its own 38-of ficer police depar tment. No officers were on campus at the time of the shooting.

Sparks, a city of roughly 90,000 that spr ung out of the railway industr y, is just east of Reno.

“You see it on TV all the time. You just don’t think it’s going to happen to you,” Martini said.

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Ellison works for immigration Rep. Keith Ellison spoke Monday at City Hall about immigration reform.

He said Congress lost trust after the month’s partial government shutdown, which ended Thursday after a tense standoff over the federal budget and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Earlier this month, Ellison was arrested on the National Mall for obstructing a street during an immigration reform protest.

The U.S. Senate passed immigration legislation last summer with bipartisan support. Political science assistant professor Ryan Allen said Ellison’s arrest brought light to the issue but may not lead to a solution.

Katherine Fennelly, a political science professor at the University, said the House of Representatives would likely pass reforms if Speaker John Boehner introduced them.

However, she said there are “no signs” of that happening.

Rev. James Wilson, who spoke at the event Monday, said reform would benefit Minnesota’s immigrants by simplifying the process of gaining citizenship.

BY ALEX CHHITH achhith@mndaily.com

The U.S. Congressman representing the district covering the University of Minnesota is looking for bipartisan immigration reform.

Rep. Keith Ellison, who represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, said at Minneapolis City Hall on Monday that he hopes the Republicans and Democrats will come together on immigration reform.

“Gamesmanship between the two parties has prevented bipartisan solutions,” said Anand Balasubrahmanyan, a spokesman at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota who helped host the event.

Ellison is encouraging bipartisan reform to show the public that opposing political parties can agree, despite recent conflicts, Balasubrahmanyan said.

Kenya 1 month on: Looting dampens mall memorial service NAIROBI, Kenya — Mour ners from various races and religions — Christians, Muslims and Hindus among them — grabbed handfuls of dir t and planted saplings at a memorial ceremony Monday for the nearly 70 people killed at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall exactly one month ago.

By design, no major political or religious leaders were invited, giving the crowd of 400 or so a family-only feel. But the actions of Kenya’s security forces weighed on family members who quietly

seethed over allegations and newly released video images of Kenyan Defense Forces — KDF — soldiers looting the mall.

Despite those lingering images, the organizers tried to foster a “We Are One” feeling — a chant repeated by the crowd — in the wake of an attack that saw al-Qaida-linked terrorists spare some Muslims who could recall religious phrases, leaving behind non-Muslims to be killed.

“Today we don’t come so much to mour n the depar ted but to remind ourselves we built a nation that all can live in, young and old, white and black, Christian and Mus-

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new developers in phased developments, like the ones in Prospect Park.

“There’s not a whole lot of things that work quite like this,” Maze said.

Local nonprofit Prospect Park 2020 is in charge of creating a framework for incoming projects. Prospect Park East River Road Improvement Association President Christina Larson said she hopes new industr y will improve the community.

Surly Brewing Co.’s $20 million brewery and taproom is the first major development in line for the credits, which came as a surprise for the Brooklyn Center brewery.

Surly owner Omar Ansari said the credits were nice but were not a major factor in the company’s decision to build in Prospect Park.

“That’s always a plus for a development … because that’s some pretty big checks you have to write,” he said.

Surly chose the Prospect Park location mainly because of the old potato factory’s onsite well and the proximity to

transit, Ansari said.

“The sewer credits being there was just an additional thing we sort of came to realize later,” he said.

Ansari said the neighborhood is keeping him informed of its frequent discussions with developers.

Hotels, apartments and retail are among the possible future projects.

“It seems like everything is going to change around back there,” he said. “It’ll be interesting to see what all ends up moving in, in the next few years.”

Maze said several developers are in preliminary discussions to build in the area and approved projects will presumably get the credits until they run out.

Developers could receive credits for properties in the industrial sectors near the neighborhood’s abandoned grain elevator and the Westgate light rail station, Maze said.

Overall, urban redevelopment is a boon for the city because it increases tax revenue and jobs, Maze said.

“This opportunity came along, and it seemed to line up really well with what we were already tr ying to do there,” she said.

lim, Hindu and Jain,” said Karanja Njoroge, chairman of the Friends of Karura Forest, a sprawling urban park filled with hiking and biking trails where the memorial and treeplanting was held.

Prayers were of fered to both Jesus and Allah.

Mourners removed their shoes for a Sikh prayer. A squeaky junior high band from Kenya’s Indian community played, while a redclad choir of black youngsters sang in Swahili, the national language meant to bind Kenya’s 40-odd tribes. Mourners crowded a nar row path r unning through the forest.

Vaishal Shah, whose

friend was killed at the mall during a cooking competition for kids, said the wider Nairobi community needs to come together, and not just the 70 or so families who lost loved ones.

“The whole KDF thing is messing people up,” said Shah, who noted that he was in Boston during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, a period in which he said he had never seen a countr y come together so quickly.

“When families hear this looting is going on even as family members are dying, it’s hard to come together when that is happening.”

Charles Njenga planted

a tree for his slain 22-yearold son. Njenga was at Westgate with his three children only minutes before the gunmen began spraying bullets indiscriminately. He said he is angered by the security camera footage that surfaced over the weekend showing soldiers with full shopping bags in their hands.

“They were supposed to come and save us, not to come and loot. Why go in without anything and come out with bags?”

Njenga said.

The Kenyan gover nment on Sunday said it believes it has recovered the remains of the four gun-

men seen in CCTV footage carr ying out the attack. So far, one gunman has been identified: Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a Somali-Norwegian.

Joseph Ole Lenku, Cabinet secretar y for interior, has also said that an investigation is under way concerning the allegations of looting by Kenyan troops.

No results of that investigation have yet been announced.

“We wer en’t coming here to let out our steam against KDF,” he said. “We were here to remember this attack was an attack on the Kenyan nation. Our enemy is not KDF. It is the people who attacked us.”

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To decide how to spend the money, the board surveyed cyclists and pedestrians who used the trails this summer.

High on the list of suggestions was resurfacing portions of both trails, said Deborah Bartels, a board project manager.

She said the city hasn’t resurfaced parts of the trails, which run near the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus, since they first opened in 1988.

“The trails along James I. Rice Parkway from [North Portland Avenue] are in pretty rough shape,” she said.

Bartels said asphalt lasts about 10 years in Minnesota before becoming rough and

uneven, so the current paths are long overdue for repaving.

The portion of the trail north of Portland Avenue that runs from just north of the West Bank campus to downtown Minneapolis is of particular concern, she said.

Shaun Murphy, City of Minneapolis bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, said he’s received numerous complaints recently about the trails, which are visited more than 1.6 million times each year.

“Unless you have a soft seat, it hurts,” he said.

The West Bank trails are “definitely” in the worst shape of any the board manages in the city, Murphy said, and are more frequently used than most.

The portion of the West River Trail that runs south of

East Franklin Avenue was in a similar state before the city resurfaced it three years ago, he said.

Staff members went out and surveyed trail users in June, Bartels said, and also administered the survey online. The survey asked respondents to point out problem areas and suggest improvements for the trails.

In addition, the board convened an advisory committee earlier this fall to brainstorm a list of potential improvements for the trails.

Most survey respondents — about 74 percent — suggested improving the trail’s surface. Other suggestions included adding navigational signs, connections to other trails and improved lighting.

While the board wanted to be receptive to trail users’ suggestions, Bartels said, it

had to dedicate a portion of the federal funds to routine federal requirements for pedestrian and bicycle trail improvements.

Dorian Grilley, Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota executive director, said many trails around Minneapolis are in good condition considering the scarcity of funds for their maintenance.

“The city and the Park and Recreation Board are doing a great job with what they have,” Grilley said.

Securing federal funds for trail upgrades is particularly impressive, he said, given that infrastructure budgets have been cut due to the recession.

Bartels said she expects that the board will finalize the design for the renovated trails in early 2014, with construction likely lasting into 2015.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Int’l backlash from NSA record collection

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS — The U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period, according to a newspaper report Monday that of fered new details of the massive scope of a sur veillance operation that has angered some of the country’s closest allies.

The French gover nment summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation on Monday and renewed demands for talks on protection of personal data, as well as pledges that the surveillance would cease.

A look at recent reactions around the world to the revelations:

FRANCE The report in Le Monde, co-written by Glenn Greenwald, who originally revealed the sur veillance program based on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, found that when certain numbers were used, the conversations were automatically recorded. The surveillance operation also swept up text messages based on key words, Le Monde reported, based on records from Dec. 10 to Jan 7.

“This sort of practice between partners that invades privacy is totally unaccept-

able and we have to make sure, very quickly, that this no longer happens,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said during a meeting in Luxembourg with his European counterparts.

Fabius said the U.S. ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Ministr y and he planned to bring up the matter in no uncertain terms Tuesday during his meeting with U.S. Secretar y of State John Kerr y, who landed in Paris just as Le Monde released details of the surveillance.

“We fully agree that we cooperate to fight terrorism. It is indispensable. But this not justify that personal data of millions of our compatriots are snooped on,” Fabius said.

The most recent documents cited by Le Monde, dated to April 2013, also indicated the NSA’s interest in email addresses linked to Wanadoo — once par t of France Telecom — and Alcatel-Lucent, the FrenchAmerican telecom company. One of the documents instructed analysts to draw not only from the electronic sur veillance program, but also from another initiative dubbed Upstream, which allowed sur veillance on undersea communications cables.

The U.S “gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations,” said Caitlin Hayden,

spokeswoman for the National Security Council at the White House. “We’ve begun to review the way that we gather intelligence, so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share.”

EUROPEAN UNION

A European Parliament committee on Monday approved sweeping new data protection rules that would strengthen online privacy and outlaw most data transfers to other countries’ authorities.

The r ules, which still require approval from the European Union’s 28 member states, will for the first time create a strong data protection law for the bloc’s 500 million citizens, replacing an outdated patchwork of national r ules that only allow for tiny fines in cases of violation.

The legislation, among other things, enables users to ask companies to fully erase their personal data, handing them a socalled right to be forgotten. It would also limit user profiling, require companies to explain their use of personal data in detail to customers, and mandate that companies seek prior consent. The legislation also foresees stif f fines —

up to 5 percent of a company’s annual turnover — for violations.

MEXICO Der Spiegel repor ted that an operation dubbed “Flat liquid” accessed Mexico’s “pr esidencia” domain, purpor tedly used by former Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his Cabinet. Mexico condemned the repor t and pr omised a diplomatic note in protest.

Earlier, a document dated June 2012 indicated the NSA had read current Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s emails before he was elected last year. Pena Nieto has said that would be an illegal act if it occurred, and his administration has demanded an investigation.

“In a relationship of neighbors and par tners, there is no room for the kind of activities that allegedly took place,” Mexico’s government said in a statement Sunday.

BRAZIL The reaction of Brazil’s president has been the strongest so far — she canceled a state visit to Washington and condemned the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly.

Brazil of ficials have said they want to question Snowden directly, after

information he leaked indicated President Dilma Roussef f ’s communications with aides were intercepted, the computer network of state-r un oil company Petr obras was hacked, and data on billions of emails and telephone calls flowing through Brazil were monitored by the NSA.

GERMANY German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government canceled a Cold War-era agreement that allowed the U.S. and Britain the authority to request German authorities to conduct sur veillance operations within the countr y to protect their troops stationed there.

Privacy is especially cherished in Germany after the countr y’s painful histor y of mass sur veillance of citizens of communist East Germany and Adolf Hitler’s Nazi state.

“I can understand the anger in France. You don’t do that among par tners.

You don’t do that among friends. That is why it is important that ever ything becomes clear what happened. That applies to France. It applies to other countries, and also for Germany,” German Foreign Minister Guido Wester welle said Monday. “We know there are security interests, but it is about

finding the right balance between security interests and freedom rights.”

BRITAIN In Britain, debate has focused on the role of the countr y’s electronic snooping agency GCHQ, which gathers vast quantities of online data as a key partner of the NSA. Stories published in The Guardian newspaper based on Snowden’s leaks claimed the two agencies traded large amounts of information, and said GCHQ had access to the NSA’s PRISM information-gathering program, raising concerns the agency used PRISM to get around British restrictions on domestic spying.

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee has promised to hold open hearings as part of a widened investigation into the scale of electronic sur veillance. Three British civil liberties organizations have also have filed a lawsuit at the European Cour t of Human Rights, accusing GCHQ of violating the privacy of millions of citizens.

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended cyber-sur veillance programs as propor tionate and necessar y, and said last week that The Guardian’s stories “damaged national security.”

Minnesota couple accused of starving son enter plea

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — A southern Minnesota couple accused of star ving their adopted son to the point that authorities said his bones were protr uding reached a plea agreement with prosecutors Monday.

Mona and Russell Hauer entered Alford pleas to one count each of child neglect.

Mona Hauer pleaded to a felony, while Russell Hauer pleaded to a gross misdemeanor. An Alford plea is a form of guilty plea in which the defendant maintains his innocence, but agrees a jur y could find him

guilty based on the state’s evidence.

According to the plea agreement, the Hauers could each face a maximum of 60 days in jail when they are sentenced next month, attor neys for the state and defense said. Prosecutor Michelle Zehnder Fischer said she has agreed to remain silent at sentencing, while the defense plans to ask for no jail time.

Both sides said the deal spares the boy from having to testify at trial.

The Hauers, of Nor th Mankato, were charged last year with six felonies each, including neglect

Obama says ‘no excuse’ for health care signup woes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday offered “no excuses” — and little explanation — for the computer bugs still frustrating Americans who are trying to enroll online for insurance plans at the center of his health care law. But software developers tasked with building the site said they saw signs a year ago that the debut could fail.

One source of the troubles appears to be the testing procedures employed before the rollout three weeks ago. Several developers of the HealthCare.gov website told The Associated Press they were worried for months about the system’s readiness and whether the software meant to link key computer systems was being properly put through its

paces.

In addition, congressional investigators raised concerns recently that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser vices had taken on the job of testing the computer systems for the new markets during the final weeks before the signups opened Oct. 1. That job is often handled by specialized software companies.

Obama, who emphasized the website’s simplicity in the week’s leading up to the insurance sign-ups, acknowledged there could now be “no sugarcoating” the problems even as he talked up the benefits of the law at a Rose Garden event that had the feel of a pep rally.

“The website that’s supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody,” he said.

and malicious punishment of a child. In addition to feeding the boy only liquid and putting an alarm on his door so he would not steal food, authorities said the couple also made him sleep in a sled because he wet the bed.

The boy was 8 years old and weighed less than 35 pounds last October when his mother took him to a hospital. Authorities said at that time that he was 3 feet, 5 inches tall, and about the weight of an average 4-year-old. The criminal complaint said he was “ver y thin, his bones were protruding, and his abdomen was distended.”

He was also found to have a slow hear tbeat, anemia and brain atrophy, the complaint said. Cour t records show he gained 15 pounds in just a month of hospitalization.

The Hauers adopted the boy and his two siblings from an abusive household in 2008. Cour t documents show the boy had PTSD as well as eating issues and had been regurgitating food.

The Hauers’ attor ney, Christopher Rosengren, said Mona Hauer put the boy on a liquid diet after talking with a chiropractor.

“These were the go-to

foster parents for Nicollet County for eight years,” Rosengren said. “Nicollet County was placing children with them because they could handle difficult children — but that’s what they got here. ...

“They did what they thought was best for this kid,” Rosengren said. “I still believe they did ever ything they could.”

E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r, a judge terminated the Hauers’ parental rights to the boy and he was placed in foster care. The judge did not terminate the Hauers’ rights to their other three children — including the boy’s two biological sib-

lings and the Hauers’ biological son. An appeal is pending.

Nicollet County Sherif f ’s Investigator Marc Chadderdon said he would like to see more jail time but understands the plea deal is in the boy’s best interest.

“I’m happy the parental rights have been terminated and he’s in a new, better, safe environment,” Chadderdon said.

“In his therapy, it can be explained to him that ‘You don’t need to feel any guilt here,’“ he said.

Chadderdon said the boy is “growing and gaining weight and thriving.”

Despite more police officers, one student robbed Crime u from Page 1

She said the group of students was going to wait near the bush until University police arrived on the scene, but the suspect ran away.

After the of ficers arrived, Resman found her wallet on the ground near the bush. The cash was missing, but nothing else was stolen, she said.

University police apprehended the suspect two blocks from where the crime happened, according to a police report.

Landlord-tenant skirmish

A Marcy-Holmes landlord and his tenant were involved in a violent altercation Saturday morning, a Minneapolis police report said.

Vernon Amick, 24, said he was sleeping when his landlord unexpectedly entered his house, woke him up and started yelling.

After arguing for a few minutes, Amick told police the landlord punched him in the face, the report said.

Amick said the landlord was initially upset because a mattress was in the living room after the landlord had warned him not to have overnight guests sleep in the common area.

The mattress was there because Amick and his housemates had been moving furniture, he said.

One of Amick’s housemates called the police while Amick stepped into another room and closed the door to get away from his landlord.

The landlord told police Amick pushed him away and the landlord’s finger got caught in the door, the report said, and the finger was bleeding when police arrived.

Of ficers advised both par ties to review the residence’s r ules, the repor t said. Paramedics wer e called, but the landlord told police he would seek medical attention for his finger on his own.

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

Assault Mayo Memorial Building Wednesday A University staff member reported that her food had been poisoned. She is speaking with an investigator.

Crime: Where: When: Info:

Hit and run Fourth Street Ramp Friday A man parked his car in the ramp for a few hours. When he returned, he noticed scratches on the rear passenger door.

The area where the car was parked is not monitored by security cameras.

Crime: Where: When: Info:

Burglary Anderson Hall Saturday A rock was used to break a window in Anderson Hall. The suspect stole a MacBook.

Crime: Where: When: Info:

Trespassing, underage drinking Northrop Memorial Auditorium Saturday A UMPD officer saw three men climb over the construction fence around Northrop Auditorium and enter the building.

The men fled when the officer approached them. All three were found one block away and cited for trespassing and consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Crime: Where: When: Info:

Trespassing Loring Pasta Bar Sunday A man was kicked out Loring Pasta Bar for being too drunk.

The man was instructed to leave multiple times. He was placed under arrest to prevent further misconduct.

SOURCE: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UMPD

After renovation, multicultural groups want to reach outside of Coffman’s second floor Groups u from Page 1

dif ferent places can help introduce students to new spaces on campus and inform them about things they may not other wise know about — like free ice skating at Mariucci Arena, which the Al-Madinah Cultural Center has used as a group event.

“Once you show people that there’s other things

out there,” he said, “then they’ll be more aware.”

But while some groups are looking to expand to different areas of campus, it can be easier to stick to Coffman.

Minnesota International Student Association President Amar Husain said MISA normally hosts its smaller events in its office on the southwest corner of Coffman’s second floor.

“It’s easier,” he said. “We don’t have to pay for our

own space.”

T ranspor tation costs prevent the group from holding events off campus, he said.

In the past, Al-Madinah stayed on Coffman’s second floor or the sur rounding area for its events because it guaranteed high attendance and required less logistical planning, group president Adnan Khan said.

“You get kind of stuck in your room,” he said, “and it’s easy, as opposed

to having to book something [and] move all of your equipment to another room.”

However, the group is now tr ying to expand to other areas on campus because different venues can better “complement” different types of events the group holds, Khan said.

The BSU is also expanding out of Cof fman, aiming to hold more events on the St. Paul campus, Monu said — an ef-

for t it hasn’t made in the past.

MISA members want to find a new space for the group’s popular Feast of Nations event next year, but Husain said they’re str uggling to find an appropriate alternative venue.

Cof fman’s Great Hall puts space constraints on the event, he said, but there aren’t many better options.

The group will ask

Nor throp Memorial Auditorium of ficials about using the space for the Feast of Nations when the auditorium reopens in spring 2014, but the formal theater setting wouldn’t have the same feel as Cof fman, Husain said.

“Ever y club str uggles with tr ying to improve and expand their event, and then still [deal] with the spaces that are available to us,” he said. “It’s really a balancing act.”

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Hispanics and higher education Hispanic enrollment at the University lags, but hopefully this trend will change.

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recent KSTP investigation showed Hispanic enrollment at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is about 3 percent, lagging far behind the national average of 16.9 percent.

This is a less than 1 percent increase from 2011.

These dismal numbers, unfortunately, should come as no surprise. The University has had historically low Hispanic recruitment and enrollment.

The Minnesota Daily reported in 2011 that the University is at the bottom in Hispanic enrollment among Big Ten schools.

The University’s low numbers are a stark contrast to nationwide trends. The Pew Research Center reported in 2012 that 49 percent of Hispanic high school graduates ages 18 to 24 enrolled in college. This is higher than both black and white students nationwide, of which the number of students that enrolled in college after high school was 45 and 47 per-

LUIS RUUSKA columnist

cent, respectively.

This rise in Hispanic enrollment in higher education is largely the result of the decline in Hispanic high school dropout rates, which have been the highest among all racial groups in the country. In 1972, the Hispanic high school dropout rate was about 34 percent, but in 2012, it was about 13 percent.

So if Hispanics are becoming more prevalent within higher education, why are they still such a small minority at the University?

Many point to Minnesota’s wide achievement gap as a possible answer. The U.S. Department of Education reported last year that Minnesota had the highest achievement gap

with only 51 percent of Hispanic high school students graduating. The second biggest gap, in Washington, D.C., wasn’t even close at 30 percent.

Others point to the fact that Minnesota — and the Midwest as a whole — just do not have large Hispanic populations and therefore aren’t receiving applications.

The Hispanic population of Minnesota is only 4.9 percent, whereas Southwestern states like Texas and California have Hispanic populations of more than 38 percent. Higher out-ofstate tuition costs and distance from Latin America, among other factors, undoubtedly deter Hispanic students from studying in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

However, recent University action suggests that it is seeking to broaden its outreach to Hispanic students.

In conjunction with the recently passed Minnesota Dream Act, the University can now not only recruit and enroll undocumented students but also offer them state grants, instate tuition and private scholarships. It’s worth noting that Minnesota is only one of four states to have such a law.

DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 115,044- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,381 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN

Hopefully this effort will attract Hispanic students to our campus and offer additional diversity.

When applying to colleges my senior year of high school, the University and the Twin Cities stood out to me as beacons of diversity and tolerance.

For the most part, I have seen this to be true. However, I have been both surprised and disappointed to find out how few people on campus there are from my own ethnic background.

Truthfully, that shouldn’t matter for me. After all, isn’t the best way to break down cultural and racial barriers by stepping outside of your own group and immersing yourself in another?

Regardless, I know that the Hispanic community has a lot to offer both the University and Twin Cities communities.

I commend the University for its effort to add more Hispanic voices to ours. Despite our low Hispanic enrollment and unique achievement gap, I believe the trend is changing.

Luis Ruuska welcomes comments at lruuska@mndaily.com.

GUEST COLUMN

Crime alert emails

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When I ride on sidewalks, I take care to bike slowly. I walk my bike when the risk of hitting someone is even feasible. It’s not as if we have much of a choice if we need to cross campus quickly, considering that only a few campus sidewalks have adjunct bike lanes. For an institution that claims to be so bicycle-conscious, this is poor planning.

Before anyone accuses me of being a privileged college student who’d rather spend money on alcohol, I must clarify that I have no problem with reasonable fines. I’m relatively proud of how the University spends money, at least compared to other colleges of its size. I cannot, however, say that a $98 fine is something I can pay. Unlike drivers who are likely to have a disposable income — gasoline generally necessitates money — bicyclists and college students in general aren’t guaranteed to have spending money on hand. This $98 would likely have been spent on food or new winter clothing. With as little support as many of us receive, it’s absurd to believe that we can pay nearly $100 for something so trivial.

So, University, before you take another Benjamin out of my pocket, maybe you should give me a decent bike lane to get to the Recreation and Wellness Center. Maybe you should lower your fine so I don’t have to wonder where my next month’s groceries will come from. And, perhaps, you should think about the consequences of penalizing cyclists: unhealthier students, increased air pollution and a soiled reputation.

ew University of Minnesota publications quietly betray their mission to promote civic engagement and to conduct research more than its crime alerts.

Full of police report details and common sense tips but devoid of broader contextualization and real solutions, crime aler t emails undermine their purpose to promote student safety. These emails fail to marshal any of the University’s intellectual resources in an effort to educate students on both the structural causes of crime and the policies necessary for crime reduction.

These publicly funded texts are cer tainly pedagogical, but their lessons, which only encourage students to take necessar y but incredibly near-sighted precautions, should not make any teacher here proud.

Without even one hyperlinked nod toward readable scholarship on the matter, they are complicit with the mainstream media in miseducating the public on crime and undermining our capacity to create a safer society for all. Moreover, these texts insult the intelligence of University students.

It is high time to revise them. At the ver y least, a portion of the tax dollars currently being spent on student safety should fund an effort to think more creatively and responsibly about these emails.

The University is home to an array of experts in sociology, urban planning, political science, mass communication and new media, who would be excited to collaborate with the University police and the local community to fundamentally rework these emails.

But if histor y tells us anything, it is that change, however small, will need to come from active and informed students who are willing to pressure University leaders to walk their talk. As a teacher of University Writing (WRIT 1301) who gets to work face-to-face with bright students on a regular basis, I plan to dedicate my spring 2014 course to studying these emails — their origins, ethics and efficacy — and to re-envisioning them.

I know many writing teachers who have been known to shelve the mass-produced textbook for the week and take up these emails as items for critical inquiry and debate.

They ask students to think about who gets to compose these emails and whose interests these emails ultimately serve. More importantly, they teach students that the drive to discover begins, but doesn’t end, at home.

I encourage other writing teachers to do the same. It is our responsibility to enable students to recognize and challenge irresponsible writing. Together with our students, we can create a university and a citizenry that uses writing to truly promote public safety and the drive to discover.

Lea Graber University student

Ed Hahn Graduate instructor

Collin Randolph welcomes comments at crandolph@mndaily.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is wrong with tank tops?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

As an international student at the University of Minnesota, I am deeply immersed in studying the American way of life, and culture in general.

Naturally, I find some things surprising. Some of them make complete sense to me, some of them a bit less, and a few of them I still don’t understand at all.

One of those hard-to-understand things is the dress code policy in the University Recreation and Wellness Center.

When I went there for the first time, I was dressed in a normal way, or I believed I was — gym shoes, cropped leggings and a tank top.

Shortly after I started exercising, a person on duty approached and told me tank tops were not acceptable for the gym and I should go and get a T-shirt with sleeves.

Wow, this made me laugh.

I explained to him I hadn’t known about this policy. I believed that there was nothing wrong with my attire, nothing that could offend anyone, cause any harm to others or spoil their day. I told him I would wear a T-shirt on next time if that was the policy.

After this, I was approached by two other people on duty there, every time at a different spot, with the same request, so I realized that tank tops were really a big issue there. I wondered — and I still wonder — why? Are shoulders considered indecent? Or maybe armpits? Or shoulder blades?

I asked some of my American friends who studied at the University a few years ago, and they were surprised because when they studied here there had not been such a policy. They were highly

amused, too.

It made us wonder what would be next? Will we have to cover our knees, calves or elbows? Or are tank tops prohibited on the entire campus?

Who knows? And really, is it necessary to produce new unnecessary policies?

It is quite possible that there might be a reasonable explanation for this policy, and I just don’t see it.

So please, could somebody tell me what is wrong with tank tops?

Kristina Millerova University student

Outlandish bicycle fines

One of the reasons I was so excited to attend the University of Minnesota this fall was how allegedly bikefriendly campus was. I was proud to be able to say that my main mode of transportation was both healthy and ecofriendly.

One can imagine how upset I was after being charged a $98 fine for bicycling on a fairly clear sidewalk. It’s unsurprising that I didn’t notice the sign as I was rushing to my work. Back in South Dakota, I was pulled over while driving three times and was only fined once. I received no warnings for my bicycle violation, and my $98 fine is only about $10 less than my speeding ticket. Taking into account the fact that speeding in a car is far riskier than slowly riding a bicycle on a near-vacant sidewalk, the fine is outlandish.

Isn’t it funny that we never read about fatal bike accidents on campus? Or even bike accidents that cause more than scrapes and bruises, especially to pedestrians?

Quality over accessibility There is no need for the University to rush expanding online classes.

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s the University of Minnesota continues to expand online learning, students are cautious about how much of their education happens on the screen.

The Minnesota Daily repor ted last week that while online course enrollment has been steadily rising, only about 13 percent of students said they prefer online classes to the traditional face-to-face environment, according to a 2012 survey from the University’s Office of Information Technology. The survey also showed faculty members prefer the virtual classroom at an even lower rate, about 7 percent.

Students told the Daily a lack of communication and face-to-face interaction makes online education more difficult. One student said that the instructor’s expectations were unclear, and another suggested that students don’t feel free to ask questions while online.

The benefits of online education are easy enough to spot. It saves classroom space, and more students can enroll. Busy students and those who live off-campus can fit online classes into their schedules much more easily. One student enrolled at the University living in the United Arab Emirates is able to finish his degree because of online education, the Daily reported.

While accessibility and convenience are worthy goals for education, they should always be secondar y to overall quality. University administrators must take students’ reser vations seriously and address the issues they raise.

The University should take a closer look at the overall quality of the classes it offers before dedicating any more resources to the expansion of online classes. An accessible education has little value if students aren’t truly learning.

Common App lets students down Colleges should have a backup plan in place for when the Common App fails.

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any students in the process of applying to college for the first time are experiencing tremendous dif ficulty as the Common Application, an online application form accepted by more than 500 colleges and universities, has suffered major technical issues over the last few weeks.

The Common App, as it’s often called, allows students to create an online profile to apply to multiple schools simultaneously. It’s meant to streamline the application process, with deadlines and other information for each school available through the online form.

This year’s updated version was replete with technical problems, The New York Times reported earlier this month. Students were locked out of the system, paid application fees multiple times and couldn’t preview their application before submitting it.

Developers are actively working to fix the problems, and the Associated Press reported some payment and browser compatibility issues had been fixed less than a week later.

Though the University of Minnesota does not use the Common Application, several private Minnesota schools do, including Hamline University, Macalester College, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University, St. Catherine’s University, Carleton College and St. Olaf College.

The application process is anxiety-ridden for many high school students without the additional stress of wondering if their applications have been received. While the Common App may make applying to multiple colleges more convenient, schools should develop a contingency plan — a school-specific version of the Common App form and online application status portals (similar to the application the U of M uses). It could be made available to students via the school’s website in case crippling technical issues like these arise again in the future.

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THEATER

Welcome to the lab

Now in its 30th year, the Playwrights’ Center’s “PlayLabs” series showcases the cutting edge of contemporary theater.

BY JOE KELLEN jkellen@mndaily.com

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hat does a play look like? As far as PlayLabs is concer ned, there’s no right answer to that question.

PlayLabs, which is now in its third decade, develops the latest work of three of the 26 members of the Core Writer Program at the Playwrights’ Center, an organization recognized nationally for its dedication to new plays.

“There are a lot of companies out there that want to get connected to new work,” playwright Trista Baldwin said. “Hopefully this provides a way for those people to find out about what’s happening.”

Brand-new plays from Baldwin, Mat Smar t and Christina Ham were selected this year for staged readings in the weeklong event.

Actors will have scripts in hand and won’t have costumes or a set.

Each of the three playwrights receives a stipend, a designer of their choice, the oppor tunity to work one-on-one with dramaturgs and access to the Playwrights’ Center’s facilities.

“It’s about the playwright having the opportunity to examine ever y different aspect of their play,” Associate Artistic Director Hayley Finn said. “We get the time to focus on the writer’s process.”

Even though the writers have been molding these pieces for a while, they work in a fast and furious environment. The creative team has a little more than a week — including lots of tweaking and editing — to prepare for two staged readings.

“I feel like PlayLabs gets your play in the best shape possible for production. Of course there’s more work after that — but it’s a great opportunity,” Baldwin said.

The three plays examine a diverse array of themes.

This year is Baldwin’s second time in the lab. Her play, “Angel Fat,” is an exploration of greed and fertility in the hedge fund world.

Smart’s piece, “The Roy-

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Actors Christina Baldwin and John Middleton perform a reading of Trista Baldwin’s play, “Angel Fat,” for PlayLabs at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis on Sunday. PlayLabs is an intensive writing, reading and rewriting session for playwrights.

al Society of Antarctica,” is the story of a young woman searching for her mother.

And Ham’s “Scapegoat” draws a connection between racism in early U.S. history and today.

As theater changes around the world, Finn said, she thinks it’s important to keep faith in the power of new work. The plays in this series do their best to contribute to the changing territory by exploring themes that are often uncomfor table.

Baldwin’s play was inspired by an image of a white woman in designer clothing pole dancing on a subway, in front of a beleaguered, pregnant Indian woman.

Baldwin ran with that surreal symbol of inequality and created a piece that has moments rooted in reality

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that lead to dark, dreamy scenes in which the play’s world turns upside down.

Whether these plays take audiences to the whipping winds of Antarctica or cause them to re-examine their thoughts about racism in the U.S., PlayLabs’ aim is to offer an experience that gets them hungry for a full production.

CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY Director Meredith McDonough and playwright Mat Smart direct and rewrite during a reading Sunday of Smart’s “The Royal Society of Antarctica” for PlayLabs at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis.

FASHION

The fashionista is in: The best thing you will ever wear A heartfelt ode to the turtleneck.

BY SARAH HARPER sharper@mndaily.com

T

ur tlenecks ar en’t universally beloved.

“Wearing a tur tleneck,” the late one-liner king Mitch Hedberg once said, “is like being strangled by a really weak guy all day.”

And that’s by far one of the more generous things that’s been said about the t-neck.

While Heddies had a point, the turtleneck has suffered an unnecessarily bad reputation.

Can I change that in one day, with one little article? No. I can’t. But here we are anyway, so let’s talk about why turtlenecks are the best, and an incredibly key wardrobe staple for the fall, winter and early spring.

You wanna know why you think turtlenecks are uncomfortable? My best guess is that the last time you wore one, you were 7 years old and it was too tight and you had a cold. Just a guess.

It’s time to wake up and smell the wool/polyblend.

We’re adults now! It’s time to do things like eat breakfast and chat warmly with our dental hygienists. Right? Alright.

Let’s get some inspiration: Inspiration #1: Audrey Hep-

burn in “Funny Face” (1957) and Beyonce in the “Countdown” music video (2011) Wear a light-weight black turtleneck with black pants and black loafers for a dramatic, playful look.

Inspiration #2: Er nest Hemingway (and Jennifer Lawrence) The best friends you’ll never have wear ‘em chunky.

The thick wool turtleneck is practical for fishing, posing, surviving the winter, etc., etc.

Inspiration #3: Jane Fonda in “Klute” (1971) A turtleneck minidress and thigh-high boots will make you the hottest thing since Fonda in this detective/ prostitute classic.

Inspiration #4: Rihanna and young Barack Obama They’ve been spotted wearing turtlenecks under jackets for a smart, fresh look.

Both get my vote!

If you’re not convinced by these fashionistas (I hear an echo of “You had me at Fonda!”), consider the following about turtlenecks: 1. They’re perfect for outdoor workouts and bike rides, because they keep your neck warm like a builtin scarf.

2. They can be dressed up or down. Think grungy under a flannel during the day,

COLLAGE BY SARAH HARPER, DAILY The hall of fame. Top row from left: Barack Obama, Jennifer Lawrence, Simon and Garfunkel, Jane Fonda; middle row from left: Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Steve Jobs, Ben Stiller; bottom row from left: Ernest Hemmingway, Usher, Audrey Hepburn.

fancy with jewelry at night.

3. They’re versatile — any color, any weight, any brand.

We’re all welcome here.

4. Worn under a V-neck sweater or a blazer, they’ll

make you feel like a Nobel Prize winner.

5. A good tur tleneck will grant you membership into the unofficial Cool People Club (see image).

One cautionary note before you go for it: Here at Fashionista HQ, we strongly discourage short-sleeved and sleeveless turtlenecks. You can ignore this if you’re a fe-

male district attorney or play one on TV. But the rest of us?

We can’t. I can’t. It’s the fashion equivalent of running with a backpack on.

Turtle on, y’all.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Sports

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Rallis moves from NFL to WWE WITH SAM GORDON

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Former Gophers linebacker Mike Rallis pushes a sled Oct. 4 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. Rallis played for the Gophers from 2008-12 and was the team’s second-leading tackler last season.

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The Carlson School of Management double major played for the Gophers from 2008-12 and was the team’s second-leading tackler last season. He said he was hoping for a shot with an NFL team but has since moved on to the WWE. “They kept talking about how it’s not just a job — it’s a lifestyle,” Rallis said. “And that’s exactly what I’m looking for.”

Living the dream Rallis first became interested in WWE after his older brother, Matt, introduced him to the sport in the late 1990s.

He never wrestled competitively but followed the WWE throughout high school and college, even as he pursued a football career.

After his career with the Gophers, Rallis chased his

NFL dream. But when the summer went by without a professional offer, he started considering the WWE. Rallis reached out to longtime WWE announcer Jim Ross and said he spent about an hour on the phone with him.

Rallis said Ross told him “the best way to make a great impression is to come in and show you’ve been working your butt off.”

Rallis also reached out to Minnesota head strength and conditioning coach Eric Klein, who provided him with a training program specifically tailored to the WWE tryout.

Rallis dubbed the training program, based on mixed martial arts conditioning, “The 26 Days of Badassness.”

He said some of the workouts were the toughest he’d ever endured.

Rallis flew to Orlando in early October for the tryout.

The five hopefuls participated in workouts measuring strength and explosiveness

and learned basic wrestling moves, he said.

On the third day, Rallis had a chance to show off his personality. He said he hasn’t developed an exact wrestling persona yet but hinted the potential persona could play off his Greek heritage.

He said the WWE officials told him they were pleased with his on-camera charisma.

On the last day, the five athletes got a backstage tour of WWE tapings. Rallis said he met Dusty Rhodes, Triple H and Alberto Del Rio — some of the wrestlers he grew up watching.

The officials told Rallis after the last workout they wanted him to come back in December, he said.

“I left it all out there in the ring those three days,” Rallis said. “For them to say that you did a good job, it feels good there’s some payoff for that.”

The LWL Rallis isn’t the only Gophers football player inter-

ested in the WWE. Many current players are into it as well.

“If you went into the locker room and just started naming [WWE wrestlers], I feel like a lot of people would know who you’re talking about,” senior linebacker Aaron Hill said.

Rallis said that one day during camp last year, the players skipped dinner and spent an hour imitating their favorite WWE wrestlers.

Then last winter, Rallis and his younger brother, current Gophers linebacker Nick Rallis, brought a plastic wrestling belt into the locker room and hung a poster with league rules.

With that, the Locker Room Wrestling League, or LWL, was born.

“Guys had fun with it,” Rallis said. “And then we started filming it and developing our own story lines.”

Rallis said the team had big plans for the LWL, but summer break spoiled them.

“It never really took off like we wanted it to,” he said.

“But we had fun with it.”

One year, two sports

Nick Rallis said he thinks the WWE is a perfect fit for his older brother because of his passion for physical fitness.

Mike Rallis has continued working out since the end of his Gophers career.

He even took up pickup basketball to satisfy his competitive drive.

“I miss that something to be passionate about,” he said. “I’m hoping this can be the next step for me.”

Hill said the WWE would be a good fit for Rallis and said he would even consider trying out himself if Rallis is successful.

Now, Rallis is training for the next tryout. Klein volunteered to make him another training regimen, which will last about eight weeks.

“This year, I got to strap on an NFL helmet,” Rallis said, “I also got to step into a WWE wrestling ring, and I don’t think a lot of people can say that — especially not in the same year.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Mathieu shows speed, fits up-tempo mold Deandre Mathieu scored 26 points at a team scrimmage Friday night.

BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com

Gophers head coach Richard Pitino told Deandre Mathieu to model his game after Louisville All-America guard Russ Smith.

Mathieu certainly looked the part Friday night.

He scored 26 points for the Gold squad in the Gophers’ “Raise the Barn” scrimmage Friday, cutting through the Maroon team’s defense like a knife through butter.

Pitino said he has access to Louisville’s practice footage — courtesy of his father Rick Pitino, the defending national champion school’s head coach — and he’s had Mathieu pay special attention to Louisville’s star floor general.

“I’ve seen Russ Smith a bunch of times this year already,” Mathieu said, adding that his coach wants him to mimic Smith’s ability to get to the rack and draw fouls.

So far, so good.

Mathieu, a junior transfer from Central Arizona College, has averaged 23.5 points on 75 percent shooting through two intrasquad scrimmages.

He got to the line 10 times on Friday.

“He’s really good,” Pitino said after the scrimmage. “He’s so quick. He’s so

aggressive.”

And Mathieu wasn’t driving by some backup scrub Friday night. He repeatedly beat All-Big Ten guard Andre Hollins off the dribble en route to his breakout night.

“He showed us some stuff tonight he hadn’t been doing in practice,” Hollins said Friday. “I guess he saved it in his pocket for everybody else to see.”

Mathieu said he normally likes to pass the ball but will score if needed. Central Arizona head coach JD Pollock said Mathieu’s goal last season was to lead the country in assists, but he was forced to score more for the betterment of the team.

Mathieu averaged 17.1 points and 6.5 assists for Central Arizona last season, but Pollock said that point-toassist ratio could change with Big Ten talent around him.

“We needed him to score,” Pollock said. “But Minnesota has great players. So he’ll be able to distribute to them.”

At 5 feet, 9 inches, Mathieu knows his value lies in his quickness.

“If I’m slow and I’m small,” he said, “I have no chance.”

Mathieu definitely isn’t slow. He said Pitino told him during his recruitment process he was one of the fastest players he’d seen.

Pollock said Mathieu’s “mouth was almost watering” when the Gophers staff pitched the rapid style of play.

That feeling seemed to be mutual.

HOLLY PETERSON, DAILY

Gophers junior guard Deandre Mathieu dribbles up the court at Williams Arena on Friday.

“When we saw him play when we got the job, we just thought that he was a fit for the way that we like to play,” Pitino said.

Mathieu looked like an ideal fit for the up-tempo pace during the scrimmage. He pushed the ball and took it coast to coast for layups in a matter of seconds on multiple occasions.

“He’s the fastest guy I’ve ever coached,” Pollock said.

“His speed is at another level.”

Pollock said Mathieu is one of the few guys who can gamble on the defensive end and has the quickness to recover if he misses.

Mathieu had four steals on the defensive end through the two team scrimmages.

“Playing fast is me,” he said. “All we’re doing is running and pressing. Ball pressure is something I’ve really

gotten good at. ... The system really fits me great, and I just love it.”

Mathieu’s Twitter profile is listed under the name “Attack Mathieu.”

And with the way he took the ball to the bucket Friday night, the name seems to be a perfect match — just like his fit in Minnesota’s system.

@DailyintheBarn

e’s only been here six months, but it’s becoming clearer as the season approaches: Richard Pitino is the antiTubby Smith, and that’s encouraging for ever ything Minnesota basketball.

Pitino’s hiring injected life into a program and fan base that was lethargic under Smith.

He’s exactly half Smith’s age, and he’s certainly handled the job, at least publicly, with a newschool swagger.

Pitino’s Gophers were on display for the first time Friday night in an intrasquad scrimmage.

It was evident from the jump that Pitino’s preferred playing style is nothing like his predecessor.

Smith was known for his walk-the-ball-up-thefloor offense that often resulted in low-percentage shots. That grind-it-out style frustrated fans and failed to maximize the abilities of some of the marquee players Smith managed to woo.

On Friday, Minnesota guards looked to push the ball up the floor after both makes and misses, resulting in more high-percentage shots.

And a more entertaining brand of basketball.

It may take a while for Minnesota to compete in the Big Ten, but if the Gophers play at the same pace they did Friday, they’ll always be watchable.

That wasn’t always the case under Smith, who often compromised his players’ talents by forcing them to play within the confines of his lifeless offense.

Smith did his part to bring Big Ten-caliber players to Minneapolis, but Pitino has made a point of recruiting elite players across the country — and more importantly, guys he can fit into his offense.

Sure, he’s swung and missed so far, but a handful of four- and five-star recruits had Minnesota on their short list.

Pitino was also aggressive in landing transfers to fill out this year’s roster.

Deandre Mathieu, who led all scorers Friday with 26 points, opted to play for Pitino over top programs UCLA and Memphis.

Mathieu, a junior transfer, seems to be a natural fit for up-tempo basketball, and Pitino confirmed that in the post-scrimmage press conference.

Pitino wore a microphone during the scrimmage, too, and talked to fans before the game, at halftime and afterward.

He goes out of his way to connect with supporters in a way Smith never did.

Pitino is active on Twitter and candid about his team’s performance in practice and in scrimmages. He also maintains a blog on the Minnesota athletics website with similar insights.

Tubby had a Twitter account at Minnesota but only tweeted a handful of times, amassing just 15 tweets since March 2012.

Since taking over at Texas Tech, he’s been slightly more active.

The jury’s still out on Pitino as a coach, but right now he’s just what the doctor ordered for entertaining the Minneapolis hoops community.

Ya feel me?

Sam Gordon welcomes comments at sgordon@mndaily.com or on Twitter.

@SamuelEGordon

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

MEN’S GOLF

Trasamar leads Gophers

BY JAKE STARK jstark@mndaily.com

The Gophers hadn’t won a tournament since the 2006-07 season.

That changed Monday at the Barnabas Health Intercollegiate.

Minnesota finished first out of 15 teams at the annual tournament at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, N.J. The Gophers entered Monday’s action in second place but dominated the final round en route to a 17-stroke victory.

All five golfers on Minnesota’s traveling roster placed in the top 10 in the individual standings for the tournament.

Senior captain Jon Trasamar was the Gophers’ lowest-scoring player, shooting 6-under par for the two-round tournament.

Minnesota shot an aggregate 5-under par to claim the team title. Temple finished at 12-over par in second place.

Temple sophomore Brandon Matthews shot 7-under par to win the individual title.

Gophers freshman Matt Rachey made his collegiate debut at the tournament, replacing sophomore Jon DuToit as one of the Gophers’ top five golfers.

Rachey and fellow freshman Jose Mendez both finished at 1-over par for the tournament.

The Gophers return to action Nov. 3, when they will travel to South Carolina for the Wendy’s Kiawah Invitational.

MEN’S GOLF RESULTS

GOLFER Trasamar Gaugert Mendez Rachey Lowenstein

RD1 72 72 74 73 74

RD2 TOTAL 66 138 71 143 71 145 72 145 72 146

TEAM 1. Minnesota 2. Temple 3. Seton Hall 4. Monmouth 5. Robert Morris

RD1 291 287 294 303 303

RD2 TOTAL 280 571 301 588 302 596 300 603 303 606

AMANDA SNYDER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

*out of 15 teams

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

Minnesota’s Jon Trasamar plays Oct. 6 at the Edina Country Club.

VIKINGS

Giants beat sloppy Vikings 23-7

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — At last.

The New York Giants got their first win of the season Monday night by holding Adrian Peterson in check and converting Minnesota mistakes into a 23-7 victory.

The Giants began the season with six losses in which they were the team turning over the ball (minus-16 dif ference) while showing little penchant for playing defense. But against the Vikings (1-5), they were efficient enough, if not over whelming, and had three takeaways to one lost fumble.

Peterson, the league’s MVP last season and a 2,000-yard rusher, was held to 28 yards five days after his 2-year-old son was buried in South Dakota. The man accused in the death was indicted on second-

degree murder and manslaughter charges, prosecutors said Monday.

Peterson was not helped by a rusty Josh Freeman, making his debut as Vikings quarterback after being signed as a free agent when Tampa Bay cut the 2009 first-round draft pick.

Freeman frequently missed open receivers, and several of his throws sailed yards beyond his targets.

Josh Brown kicked three field goals and Rueben Randle caught a 24-yard TD pass for New York (1-6).

Marcus Sherels provided Minnesota’s points with an 86-yard punt return, but his fumble without being hit during a runback midway in the third quarter set up New York at the Vikings 3.

Peyton Hillis, signed last Wednesday with the Giants in dire need of running backs, surged in from the 1 for a 17-7 lead — New York’s biggest in 2013.

The lead grew on Brown’s

23-yard field goal to finish off a 16-play, 75-yard drive, and to 23-7 on his 36-yarder.

Another Vikings mistake handed those points to the Giants: Rookie Sharrif Floyd, a defensive tackle of all things, fumbled at Minnesota’s 18 while returning a short kickoff.

The Giants controlled the clock and the ball for most of the opening quarter and led 3-0 when Sherels broke his spectacular punt return — the third against the Giants this season. He sped down the left sideline vir tually untouched, then twice faked out punter Steve Weatherford. By the time Weatherford reached Sherels, it was at the goal line — where Weatherford brought him down with a horse-collar tackle.

Minnesota had a total of 8 yards on punt runbacks heading into Monday night.

But Sherels set a team mark with 119.

Before Sherels’ sprint,

New York had gone 17 plays and used up the first 9:36, but bogged down at the 16 and Brown made a 35-yard field goal.

And one play after Minnesota hurt itself on rookie Xavier Rhodes’ 23-yard pass inter ference penalty, Eli Manning threw a laser to a leaping Randle in the left corner of the end zone for a 10-7 lead.

It was the first time New York led at halftime all season. The defense held Peterson to 9 yards rushing on eight carries, and he didn’t do much more in the second half.

Manning, who led the league with 15 interceptions, didn’t throw one for the first time all season. And while Freeman was picked only one time, by Antrel Rolle, he looked like someone who hadn’t played in more than a month.

Freeman finished 20 of 53 for 190 yards. Manning was 23 for 39 for 200 yards.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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

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Today’s Birthday (10/22): It’s a year of artistic exploration. Romance and creativity blossom this autumn and next spring. Work could involve music, photography, art or writing. Exhibit and launch.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Written By Linda C. Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 5 — Partnerships and alliances are crucial. Handle home upgrades together with exceptional patience.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 6 — Allow plenty of travel time, and keep mechanical equipment in repair. You feel strongly about ethics and philosophy.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Clean up your workspace. Start now and discover something hidden that you’d lost. Review your data, and get everything organized.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Don’t get frustrated by miscommunications.

Just allow extra time and deliver important messages twice.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Communication comes naturally. There could be breakdowns in the transmission or with transportation.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 6 — Communication is the key for successful travel together. Stay patient, and wait to clarify misunderstandings.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Consider your personal philosophy or that of someone admired. Take on qualities and characteristics that they model.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Discipline and service allow greater freedoms.

There’s satisfaction in impacting a cause.

Sidestep or go around any roadblocks.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 5 — Go ahead and get cerebral. Embrace your inner brainiac.

Plot and scheme and get it all down on paper.

Buy tickets early.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Stay flexible and easy-going. Fun with interesting people tempts you to play hooky. Handle the basics, and ask your crew for support.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Uncage your creativity for a rise in status. Use it to benefit a social cause dear to you. Allow extra travel and delivery time.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Express your creativity at home. Balance your color scheme, furniture layout and style. Handle household repairs.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

overheard “You know ... Papa John is a VERY photogenic man!”

—Stadium Village Flats

Mother: “Wow, this food is great!”

Son: “It’s literally never this good; they’re just trying to impress the parents.”

Mother: “Well, it’s working!”

—Centennial Hall dining hall

Guy: “I can’t do lap dances, but I can twerk!”

—Bailey Hall dining center

“George Clooney has a jet pack.”

—Unknown

“No, don’t color on me. I don’t want to have to shower this weekend.”

—Unknown

“I am not afraid to karate chop a goose.”

—Campus Connector

“Remember that time you ate my nose? I still can’t smell.”

—McDonald’s in Dinkytown

“I like my ramen noodles soft enough where I can mash them. And then spread them on bread with butter.”

—Sanford Hall

“Excuse me, sir. You’re Santa, and you’re rollerblading. WTF?”

—Middlebrook Hall

“I’ll bet your place is surrounded by wizards ...”

—Bailey Hall dining hall

Guy 1: “Yeah man, that’s a long-distance relationship for you, just a lot of masturbating.”

Guy 2: “Well [expletive], I must be in a long distance relationship ...”

—Dinkytown

“Leave me! Leave me like my father did!”

—Centennial Hall dining hall “Whoa, your balls are falling ...”

—Smith Hall

“Have you ever strangled someone with the Force because they were laughing at your accent? You might be a redneck Jedi.”

—McDonald’s

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

“Where’s Dinkytown?”

—At the intersection of University Avenue Southeast and 15th Avenue Southeast Professor: “Mutations used to be evil, and then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came along, and people found out that mutations could be good.”

—Willey Hall

Professor: “We’ve sold hundreds of these calculating apps. What does that show?”

Student: “That people hate math?”

—Ruttan Hall

Student: “Over the past couple of years, most of the cannibal serial killers have come from Wisconsin.”

Professor: “I guess they didn’t like the cheese.”

—Folwell Hall

“I hope you’re smothered in mayo and mustard.”

—Coffman Union

Professor: “It’s like wearing a bikini to a funeral. ... It’s gonna get you noticed but in all the wrong ways.”

—Music class

Organic chemistry professor: “You may have concluded from looking at my past exams that I’m Satan.”

—Smith Hall

Guy 1: “So the next time you see her, slip her your number.”

Guy 2: “Yeah, I’ll just throw it at her — better yet, I’ll attach it to [a] dart and throw that at her.”

Guy 1: “Or maybe a bow and arrow.”

—Bailey Hall

—Como

Man on a carpet: “I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering, splendid!”

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dr. date Dr. Date,

I went out with this girl I like for the first time this weekend. She’s in one of my classes, and we’ve always had stuff to talk about. During dinner, though, we had literally nothing to say to each other. Zip. Nada. We ended up just eating and smiling awkwardly at each other. I would’ve gotten a bottle of wine or something to lighten the mood, but unfortunately she’s not 21.

Is it possible I was totally wrong thinking we had things in common? Should I ask her out again and see if it goes better?

—Awkward Silence

Slumber Party,

I see this as a glaring example of the forced construct that is class interaction. You end up with “friends,” few of whom translate to real life.

But talking is talking, right? Don’t you have an inkling of her interests and ambitions?

If she’s under 21 and you’re over 21, is the age difference glaring?

There’s something about that particular birthday milestone that can really separate people. (Yet, you should never rely on alcohol to start a relationship, unless you’re ready for a really dysfunctional one.)

However, the awkward silence that you describe could be a good thing.

You guys may be so enamored with each other that y’all are left tonguetied. Cute.

It seems plausible that once removed from the classroom populace, a one-on-one interaction might be difficult, especially if you started the relationship with a dinner date. I would advocate more informal, hanging-out meetings before going for the all-important dinner date.

Which, TL;DR, means that you should definitely pursue another

interaction with this gal.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I’m in a really tough situation. I’ve been with my boyfriend for three years, but in the past year or so, things have been really difficult. I think we both sense a breakup coming, but we’re both putting it off. I can’t really justify staying together any longer and think it’ll ultimately be best for both of us if we end things now. The problem (besides normal breakup stuff) is that we’re in the same friend group. I’m worried about people taking sides, and I’m worried about losing friends if I’m the one who initiates the breakup.

Is there anything I can do to keep this from turning into a friend war?

—Going Into Battle

Future Diplomat,

Lookin’ to rumble, huh? Break out the bats and chains! You sound awful ready for some drama. Why? If you guys are both ready for a breakup, i.e. have your respective Spidey-senses tingling, why should there be division among the ranks?

Are you guys still making whoopee?

Is it good? What is this sense of foreboding?

You ask the question as if you’re thinking of the well-being of your friends but fail to realize that this extended period of indecision is already taking a toll on your friend group.

Most cliques will, at some point, experience group members getting into, and out of, a relationship. They’re stronger than you think.

The only thing that’s going to make this situation weird is you and your beau — so just don’t project your own issues onto the group and you guys will find yourselves doing OK.

—Dr. Date

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Firm buys U’s new energy technology

BY JULIA MARSHALL jmarshall@mndaily.com

CPG POWER PLANT Geothermal energy extraction

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CO2 expansion turbine

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Carbon dioxide emissions are captured from sources like coal-burning power plants.

The emissions are liquefied and injected into the ground.

The liquefied carbon dioxide is stored and heated in underground saline formations.

The heated carbon dioxide goes into an expansion turbine, generating electricity.

The carbon dioxide is compressed again and injected back underground.

Cooling tower

Cold CO2

University of Minnesota researchers have developed a new energy technology that removes carbon dioxide from the air while generating electricity.

Energy firm Heat Mining Company recently bought the rights to the system, called Carbon Dioxide Plume Geothermal technology or CPG. The new technology is about twice as efficient as traditional methods of generating geothermal electricity, said Martin Saar, the lead researcher on the project and an associate professor in the department of earth sciences, Kenneth Carpenter, the firm’s managing par tner, said Heat Mining Company plans to build its first power plant using the CPG technology in June. He said he expects the technology to expand, and the plant is set to open in early 2016. “ U l t i m a t e l y, t he r e ’ ll

be hopefully hundreds of plants, but initially we’re looking at this first site in Canada,” he said.

Even though geothermal energy isn’t as popular as solar or wind power, it’s more reliable and flexible, said Thomas Kuehn, a University mechanical engineering professor who helped create the CPG system.

“With the CPG geothermal system, we can run it 24/7 if need be,” he said.

“Or we could run it to supplement the wind systems when the wind doesn’t blow or supplement the solar systems when the sun doesn’t shine.”

Because CPG plants could run constantly, Kuehn said, they’re more efficient than other renewable energy generators.

“A typical [CPG] plant might put out on the order of 15 megawatts, which would be equivalent to 10 large wind turbines running at full wind speed, and maybe closer to 40 or even 50 of them at normal wind conditions,” he said.

Before developing the CPG system, Saar saw potential for energy in heated carbon dioxide stored deep underground.

The heat could be used to generate electricity if har-

Hot CO2

The technology makes geothermal power using carbon dioxide instead of water.

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Caprock Geothermal reservoir Saline aquifer Geothermal heat flow SOURCE: HEAT MINING COMPANY LLC

nessed correctly.

Traditional methods of generating geothermal energy use water heated by the earth to turn turbines and generate electricity.

The CPG system

instead takes in hot carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants and other sources to create electricity. The system then injects the carbon dioxide underground.

Saar said negative effects on the environment “are not a concern” because the carbon dioxide goes into saline formations — permeable rocks that are saturated with water.

“These saline aquifers are very salty waters; we’re not talking about any kind of usable fresh water,” he said.

“There’s not anything that would be polluted or made unusable.”

NJ governor ends gay marriage fight as couples wed

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie dropped his fight against gay marriage in New Jersey on Monday, framing the decision in a pragmatic way: No point in fighting a losing battle.

Just hours after gay couples began exchanging vows with the blessing of New Jersey’s Supreme Court, Christie announced he was withdrawing his appeal to the high court.

New Jersey is the 14th state to legalize gay marriage.

As the Republican gov-

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accused of possessing child pornography, one of whom has been convicted for abusing two children, according to a Minnesota Public Radio investigation.

Biochemistr y and microbiology freshman Benji Schuneman said hearing about the allegations against Keating “hits a little close to home.”

Schuneman, who attended Catholic elementary and high schools in the Twin Cities, said he never knew Keating personally but had heard of him.

University law student Jacob Rhein said he’s “very close friends” with Keating and has lived with him for months at a time. Keating has also spoken at the University’s law school.

“I have great confidence in his character and integrity,” said Rhein, who is the event planning coordinator for the student group Saint Thomas More Real Catholic Club and Pre-Saint Society.

“We are ready to stand by him,” Rhein said.

The case against Keating, filed Oct. 13, alleges he inappropriately touched the woman multiple times, beginning when she was 13. The woman, now in her late 20s, is referred to only as Jane Doe 20. According to the court summons, the alleged abuse occurred from approximately 1997 to 2000, while Keating was a seminary student. The day before the suit was filed, Keating went on leave from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, where he is an associate professor of Catholic studies. His attorney has denied the allegations.

Earlier this month, following the MPR investigation, Archbishop John Nienstedt established a task force to examine clergy sexual conduct issues.

Elizabeth Gorecki, president of the University student group Catholic Medical Asso-

ernor seeks re-election two weeks from now and ponders a run for president in 2016, Christie’s decision holds both risks and benefits for him.

It delighted gay rights activists and could enhance Christie’s appeal to independents and moderates of both parties. But it angered members of the GOP’s conser vative wing, which already distrusts Christie and wields outsized influence in some state primaries.

Bob McAlister, a veteran Republican strategist in South Carolina, said Christie’s latest move “is abso-

lutely going to hurt him.”

“Abandoning foundational principles that go beyond politics is not the way to get positive attention in South Carolina,” he said.

Brian Br own, pr esident of the conser vative National Organization for Marriage, said he was “extremely disappointed” with Christie’s decision, which he portrayed as “effectively throwing in the towel on marriage.”

Last year, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill to legalize gay marriage, but Christie vetoed it.

The issue ended up before Christie again after a trial-

level judge ruled last month that the state must allow same-sex couples to wed.

Christie appealed that ruling to the state Supreme Court. The court agreed to take up the case but unanimously refused on Friday to delay the star t of gay weddings in the meantime, saying the state had little chance of prevailing in its appeal. Same-sex couples began exchanging vows Monday just after midnight.

Advisers to the governor said that in dropping the appeal, Christie had stayed true to his principles.

“Although the governor

strongly disagrees with the court substituting its judgment for the constitutional pr ocess of the elected branches or a vote of the people, the cour t has now spoken clearly as to their view of the New Jersey Constitution and, therefore, same-sex marriage is the law,” Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said in a statement.

“The governor will do his constitutional duty and ensure his administration enforces the law as dictated by the New Jersey Supreme Court.”

Although New Jersey is a Democratic-leaning

state, polls show Christie holds a commanding lead against Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

The gover nor has positioned himself as a straight-talking pragmatist who can win suppor t across the political spectrum.

Even as he has opposed gay mar riage, Christie has preached tolerance.

He nominated an openly gay judge to the Supreme Cour t and signed legislation last summer barring therapists fr om tr ying to tur n gay youngsters straight.

ciation, said that upon learning of the allegations against Keating, she was happy with the archdiocese’s quick response.

Gorecki said she was motivated to “seek the truth” about the situation and how the allegations are being handled.

“I think controversies or suffering or any adversity in life is definitely a time to really look into why one’s involved in the church,” Gorecki said.

She said her group would likely look into and discuss the complaints filed by the county, the plaintiff’s statement and recordings from press conferences, among other materials.

“My hope is that healing and peace can be brought to both sides in whatever comes of the situation,” Gorecki said.

Choosing ‘defensiveness’

In situations of alleged abuse, many Catholics “choose defensiveness regarding their faith over applying the principles of their faith to the survivor’s experience,” said Terence McKiernan, a church-going Catholic and president of the Massachusetts-based nonprofit BishopAccountability.org, which logs incidents of abuse within the Roman Catholic Church across the country.

The defensiveness comes from feeling backed into a corner, he said, because as a “believing Catholic, there is no other place you can obtain the Eucharist except the Catholic Church.”

Jeff Anderson, the prosecuting attorney in the Keating case, said large groups have historically rallied around the accused in similar incidents.

But in Keating’s case, Anderson said, he sees a “change in the mood of the public.”

He said that he’s seen less hate mail and fewer death threats in this case than in other similar ones he’s prosecuted, and that he thinks the attitude shift comes from the “great weight of evidence that’s been revealed.”

McKiernan agreed that the evidence being presented

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A statue of the Virgin Mary stands outside St. Lawrence Catholic Church and the Newman Center on the University of Minnesota campus. Students have had a wide range of reactions as the Twin Cities Archdiocese has come under scrutiny in recent weeks.

in the Keating case could be one reason Anderson has seen a muted reaction.

“This [case] is kind of opening the door into a very intimate situation that I think people shy away from,” McKiernan said, specifically referencing personal emails Keating sent to Doe 20 that Anderson’s office released Oct. 17.

‘Culturally Catholic’ University psychology and linguistics junior Marissa Cerone said she used to be more serious about her Catholicism. But now, she said, it’s more of a “cultural experience” for her rather than a religious one.

“I think the only way for the church to bring back people like myself … is to stop focusing on putting down the people who don’t openly support [it],” Cerone said.

Schuneman, the biochemistry and microbiology fresh-

man, said that while he was growing up, his family would discuss controversies and allegations similar to Keating’s “with disgust.”

“It really made me question the church as a whole,” he said.

Schuneman said he still considers himself Catholic but hasn’t attended mass since coming to the University.

Cerone said she feels incidents like the allegations against Keating push church members to “reestablish [the church] as a force for good in the world” and push the religion toward a more sociallyaware approach.

“People that are looking for a reason to move away from the church find scandal as a way to do that,” Rhein said, “and people who are trying to run toward the church see this as a way to do that as well.”

Church reaction McKier nan said the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has already tried multiple times to stop abuse, with revisions of its Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

But recent cases in the Twin Cities and elsewhere have shown minimal tangible improvements, he said.

In this lawsuit, “the leadership has more investment in the priests than in the Catholic community,” he said, adding that this is “exactly the kind of behavior that we’ve been told has been remedied.”

The reaction to the Keating case could also be different because the plaintiff is female, McKiernan said.

According to a 2010 report from the John Day College of Criminal Justice, 81 percent of minors sexually

abused by members of the Catholic Church between 1950 and 2002 were male.

“There’s a general feeling that this doesn’t happen to girls,” McKiernan said.

People “take a step back” when a case with a female plaintiff gets attention, he said.

McKiernan said the internal evidence coming out of the Archdiocese’s own investigation into the complaint to church officials in 2006 against Keating indicates there has been some action to prevent this type of abuse.

Anderson, the prosecuting attorney, said the church doesn’t evolve on its own. Instead, he said, it needs to be watched over to make sure that “there’s growth, there’s shame, and from that there can be positive changes.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.