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Hamsa Osman, left and Charly Tiempos founders of Sports Check it Out, a sports equipment checkout program in Cedar Riverside stand in the check out room where they rent out a variety of equipment to neighborhood kids.

A library for sports supplies Residents of the CedarRiverside can use the resource to learn new hobbies.

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Charly Tiempos, left, and Hamsa Osman founders of Sports Check it Out play a round of virtual reality football in downtown Minneapolis for the Super Bowl. Charly and Hamsa vlogged their experience downtown and shared their programs on social media.

Like many young people, Charly Tiempos and Hamsa Osman love playing sports.

But the pair of Cedar-Riverside teenagers noticed their neighborhood lacked sufficient access to sports equipment. After attending a local AdVenture Capital startup competition in 2016, Tiempos, Osman and their friend, Sayed Adan, found a way to address the issue.

The group developed an idea for a sports equipment rental program in the neighborhood. They presented the concept at local and national student startup competitions, where they won a total of $13,000 to help launch a program. u See SPORTS LIBRARY Page 3

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The victory gave the Eagles their first Super Bowl trophy in their third appearance. The game kept the Patriots from winning their second consecutive championship.

The Patriots led 33-32 with over two minutes left in the game, but a 11-yard pass from Nick Foles to Zach Ertz gave the Eagles a 38-33 lead. On the next drive, New England quarterback Tom Brady fumbled the ball on a sack and Eagles kicker,Jake Elliott hit a 46-yard field goal to take an 8-point lead. A Hail Mary attempt by Brady on the final play was deflected in the end zone.

Fans attending the game had to face the tough conditions of the state. Minneapolis chilled to zero degrees Fahrenheit and fluctuated around there for much of the game. However, the game — inside the stadium — was played at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

The light rail system was only available to those attending the Super Bowl on Sunday. Certain roads had also been blocked off and parking prices spiked leading up to the game.

St. Paul and Minneapolis were host to different events leading up the big game.

The NFL Honors Show was held on the University of Minnesota campus.

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U marching ENTERTAINMENT band plays at NFL Honors event brings celebrities to East Bank campus halftime show The red carpet rolled out on Northrop Saturday. A&E was there to track the night’s best.

The band’s performance with Justin Timberlake started with members’ social media pleas.

BY SOPHIE VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

How do you imagine a red carpet atmosphere? We think of a street in Hollywood right at peak golden-hour, covered in the kind of plushy fabric heels sink into.

Enter the NFL Honors 2018 awards on Saturday afternoon.

This red carpet was located in the University of Minnesota mall. In a tent.

At around 3 p.m.

Somehow, it looks like any other of its kind in photographs.

It was hot, and it smelled like it was hot. Our place on the red carpet was somewhere between E! News and the lovely men of NFL Canada’s social media accounts. That golden hour lighting?

Huge spotlights angled overhead.

With snow billowing, host Kay Adams had to be carried in so she didn’t sacrifice her shoes. We trudged through the snow without help in our pointy boots (snakeskin and silver).

And though no one asked to take our picture, we can dole out our own awards.

Best glam: Ciara Walking the carpet with husband Russell Wilson, Ciara wore her locks in twin buns with loose tendrils flowing.

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LEFT: Dascha Polanco on the red carpet at the NFL Honors awards on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Northrop Auditorium. RIGHT: Milo Ventimiglia on the red carpet at the NFL Honors awards on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Northrop Auditorium.

Matched with a cherry pout, the blue undertones complemented Wilson’s suit perfectly.

Best suit: Alvin Kamara We must end the idea that black and brown don’t work well together. They

absolutely do! Kamara’s luxe brownish red velvet jacket was intricately patterned and paired with black pants, a black bowtie and a crisp, classic white shirt. Winner! u See CELEBS Page 5

The University of Minnesota Marching Band performed alongside Justin Timberlake in Super Bowl LII’s halftime show.

The band was prominently featured in Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” on Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Joe Becker, a sophomore in the band, said the show was exhilarating.

“We just… performed in the biggest show in the country,” Becker said.

Becker said band members have kept the performance a secret since finding out in December.

“There was a lot of anticipation because everything was supposed to be top secret,” Becker said. “All of our friends, our family … were in the dark and now we’re able to talk with them. It’s great.”

A social media movement to get the band to the halftime show started in October and support grew quickly, according to an email from Owen Luterbach, a band member who helped organize the movement.

“Everything that happened next will stick with me, and everyone involved for the rest of our lives,” Luterbach said.

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Police cite 17 Black Lives Matter activists for blocking Green Line train on West Bank The protest Sunday was aimed against poilce brutality and Minneapolis policy.

BY MAX CHAO mchao@mndaily.com

Protests took place at a campus light rail station in the hours leading up to the kickoff of Super Bowl LII.

Several protesters locked arms on the tracks in front of the West Bank light rail station, preventing trams from passing through. The West Bank station is only one stop away from the U.S. Bank Stadium.

Metro Transit Police removed 17 people from the tracks around 4:30 p.m., none of whom were moved to detention centers, said Howie Padilla, a spokesperson for MTP. West Bank station was shut down to the

public Saturday night in preparation for the Super Bowl. One tram en route to the stadium was stopped by the protest, Padilla said. Passengers were transferred to a bus that was prepared as part of a contingency plan and taken to the venue.

Protesters seem to be affiliated with Black Visions Collective, an offshoot of the Minneapolis branch of Black Lives Matter, and were seen wearing matching shirts reading, “You can’t play with black lives.”

Throughout the demonstration, those on the train tracks spoke of the victims of police violence, along with descriptions of historical mistreatment toward African Americans. As a speaker listed grievances over a bullhorn, the others present responded with the chorus, “We always resisted.”

Several protesters locked themselves to fences by the neck using bike locks. Chants included “Black lives, they matter here,” and “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud.”

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Grad seeks more student boards UMN graduate student boards can provide specific help to students.

BY KAYLA SONG ksong@mndaily.com

Graduate students at the University of Minnesota are working towards increased communication with their college’s administration and faculty to more easily address student concerns and community events – a previously intimidating process.

Erin Gilbert, the chair of the Graduate Student Board — called GSB — in the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, is using her position to encourage the University’s other 16 colleges to create their own graduate student boards.

While a few colleges within the University have unofficial graduate student groups or inactive student boards, Gilbert hopes to make graduate student boards a best practice in every college.

Gilbert, a graduate student in the Department of Plant Pathology, said she started the initiative in October after a graduate student in another college was interested in CFANS’ board model.

The board, which took two years to create, provides interaction, resources and events with students, faculty and staff, said Gilbert, who is half way through her two-year term as chair of the

CFANS board.

“One of the main things I noticed was administration and faculty and grad students seem to all have the same goals in mind,” she said. “But they have no way to talk to each other and … work together on things.”

To start a board, colleges have the option to imitate the format of the CFANS GSB, she said. The creation of each board depends on the level of interest from graduate students and different colleges’ deans offices.

Gilbert said she hopes to finish gauging interest in each college by the summer of 2018 and will start developing boards for each college in the fall.

“Hopefully I’ll create a how-to guide for how to create these boards and have our constitution available to them if they want to copy our model,” Gilbert said.

The boards will be different from the Council of Graduate Students and the Professional Student Government, though they all share a common goal of advocating for graduate students.

“COGS does a great job in addressing concerns at the University level,” Gilbert said.

“One thing we run into a lot is that there are issues at the college level that graduate students want dealt with, and we really have no one to go to.”

Scott Lanyon, dean of the University’s graduate school, said a power gap between graduate students and faculty

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State lawmakers and gubernatorial hopefuls will look to gain momentum for their election campaigns at precinct caucuses this week.

Political party caucuses begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in precincts throughout the state. Candidates vying for the governor’s position and seats in the state House will also attempt to expose new participants to the process.

“A lot of the work we are doing is really trying to make the [caucus] information as accessible as possible,”

said Sonia Neculescu, campaign manager for Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Neculescu conducted caucus training at the University of Minnesota on Wednesday, highlighting the focuses of the process.

Political party caucuses this year have three major components: gubernatorial straw-poll, delegate selection for future party conventions and the introduction of resolutions to be voted on by the caucus.

“A lot of different campaigns and candidates are going to be talking to folks and sending folks to caucuses,” she said. “A lot of people at your caucus will be [politically] affiliated.”

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often keeps students from suggesting minor improvements to their programs.

“That’s one of the functions of the board, I think, to provide a venue for graduate students to bring up ideas and then have it go forward from the board as … a board discussion,” Lanyon said.

A GSB in each college at the University would also help stop student concerns from falling through the cracks, he said, adding that large administrative bodies don’t

have the capacity to address individual programs’ concerns.

“It’s very difficult to take individual department concerns to COGS, whereas it would be much easier for an individual department to take their concern to a college board,” said Siddharth Iyengar, a fourth-year College of Biological Science graduate student in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior.

Iyengar is part of a small,

unnamed group of graduate students in the College of Biological Sciences concerned with questions of diversity and equity in their college. He said an official student board would be more effective in addressing student problems.

“There’s so much to be done at the University level and so many people to talk to,” Gilbert said. “It’s really hard to hone in on issues or concerns or events that might be more appropriate for the college level.”

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for people to recognize that [young voters] are as much a part of this community as [older voters],” said Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis.

She said participants should not hesitate to join the discussion during caucus night because every person’s opinions have “value.”

The caucus straw-poll will give Minnesotans the first chance to cast votes for their favorite gubernatorial candidate, and the candidates will have the first opportunity to see their overall standing among the electorate.

Rep. Erin Murphy, DFLSt. Paul, a candidate for governor, said her campaign focused on engaging with voters in their own neighborhoods. She said her campaign has door-knocked, phonebanked and held in-person forums over the past year.

“I think we have to give people a reason to go to their caucuses,” Murphy said.

Murphy said she believes the most important part of the caucus process is the dialogue that’s fostered in each community.

“We literally come together to talk about how we are going to build our future,” she said.

Clare Verbeten, deputy political director for gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., said participants should stay for the whole caucus, as resolutions are passed and delegates are selected at the end.

The delegates cast votes for federal and state representatives during the summer party conventions and decide who will represent major political parties in the November election.

Delegates also create and vote on the party platform, which comprises resolutions passed during the caucus process. The platforms represent core values of the party and can become major election priorities for each candidate.

Many of the Walz campaign staffers started their own political careers by going to caucuses when they were younger, Verbeten said.

“This is a process that really exemplifies what it means to live in a democracy and have that sort of grassroots involvement,” Omar said.

Each caucus-goer can present an idea or resolution at the caucus to be voted on.

They may be written ahead of the meeting using the official forms provided by the DFL and GOP.

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The deadline to file for candidacy was Jan. 31, and five pairs filed to run for MSA student body president and vice president.

BY MARAYA KING & OLIVIA JOHNSON mking@mndaily.com & ojohnson@mndaily.com

Wednesday was the last day for University of Minnesota students to file their candidacy to run in this year’s student government elections.

Recent years have seen lower turnout in attracting candidates, but the All-Campus Election Commission didn’t confirm a full list of candidates until Thursday afternoon.

Minnesota Student Association candidates In the race for student body president and vice president, five dual-ticket teams are vying for the two spots, said Maria Versteeg from the ACEC. The five candidates for president and vice president, respectively, are: — Simran Mishra and Mina Kian. Mishra is the current speaker of the forum for MSA and ran as a vice presidential candidate last year. Kian serves as the ranking representative to the Board of Regents for MSA. — Dobbs DeCorsey and Larranz Guider. DeCorsey is the president of the University of Minnesota speech team and Guider is a member of the team.

— Shukri Elmi and Aasim Ali. Elmi is the vice president

of the Al-Madinah Cultural Center and Ali is the webmaster of AMCC, according to the group’s website.

— Devon Severson and Nate Fredericks. Severson recently served as a field fellow for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, according to her Linkedin.

— Krissy Van Laarhoven and Mackenzie Padington. Laarhoven and Padington are both members of the University’s swim and dive team.

Versteeg said 34 candidates applied for 20 open atlarge representative positions.

Last year, only 18 students applied for the openings.

Council of Graduate Students candidates Only one graduate student, Sean Chen, is running for COGS president. Chen and student Danielle Paciulli filed to run for vice president.

Professional Student Government candidates Three professional students, Mike Sund, Sonya Ewert and Alanna Pawlowski, filed to run for PSG president.

Jeremy Kobany is the only candidate for PSG vice president.

Student Senate candidates Versteeg said 60 candidates filed to run for student senate positions.

University optimistic about reaching 2020 energy goals In 2011, the U of M committed to halving carbon emissions by 2020.

Officials at the University of Minnesota hope new steps toward sustainability will help the school meet carbon emissions goals.

In 2011, the University pledged to cut 50 percent of its carbon emissions by 2020.

The institution has reduced carbon emissions by 23 percent, but officials are optimistic that improvements like the use of more solar panels and LED light bulbs will keep the institution on track.

Shane Stennes, director of sustainability, said it may seem like the school is behind on its sustainability commitments, but progress toward these goals isn’t linear. As the school implements more programs and upgrades, carbon emissions will be reduced significantly this year, he said.

“There are three priorities that we have to balance at the U, and that’s being reliable, cost effective and sustainable,” said Stennes, who coordinates the school’s carbon emissions reductions.

This year, more LED light bulbs and solar panels will be installed on campus,

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Hamsa Osman, left and Charly Tiempos, founders of Sports - Check it Out, a sports equipment checkout program in Cedar Riverside, take a photo together.

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Tiempos, Osman and Adan started Sports – Check It Out at the Cedar Riverside Community School (CRCS) last year.

The program serves as a library of equipment for the neighborhood, allowing youth to rent sports gear and winter clothing throughout the week.

“Basically, we had to come up with a problem in our community and find a solution to it,” Osman said. “We thought, ‘there are a lot of kids who don’t have sports equipment but like sports, so how can we help them?’”

Now in high school, Osman and Tiempos still travel to CRCS after school to run the program.

Everything from bikes to winter gloves are available for check-out, thanks to funding from competition earnings and community donations.

Tiempos said they’ve been able to introduce students to new games and activities through Sports – Check It Out. “We have community play time. That’s when we take a random game and

show kids how to play,” he said. “Frisbee golf they didn’t know, and they were really happy.”

The neighborhood venture has drawn praise from community members. On Jan. 28, the program hosted its second annual “Snow Bowl” football tournament with more than 75 youth participating. “[Students would] ask, ‘When [is] Sports – Check It Out going to be open?’ Last year we were at the school, but now they’re all asking Coach Weber when are we going to be open,” Tiempos said.

Jennifer Weber, a community outreach director and student activities coordinator at CRCS, mentors the boys and helps oversee the program.

She said their initiative has drawn interest from residents across the metro.

A woman from Woodbury recently donated a carload of sports equipment.

The next step for Sports - Check It Out is developing an app that would keep track of inventory and provide a base for potential new locations. Weber said other neighborhoods have expressed interest in a possible expansion.

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The development of the app is essential to getting other Sports - Check It Out locations off the ground, Weber said. The app could also help the program gain more funding.

Tiempos and Osman hope to expand their venture beyond sports and outdoor equipment with the app development. Tiempos said they hope to introduce “Classroom – Check It Out,” which would use the app’s technology to help teachers track school supplies they loan to students.

“It’s basically Sports – Check It Out in the classroom,” Osman said.

“We thought, ‘there are a lot of kids who don’t have sports equipment but like sports, so how can we help them?’”

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which should reduce emissions, Stennes said. Plus, 2018 marks the first year the University will use energy from community solar garden subscriptions — a collection of solar panels connected to the energy grid — as part of a 25-year plan approved last summer, he said.

And the University’s new main power plant — which opened last November — will reduce the school’s carbon footprint by about 10 percent.

While many people think renewable energy options

are expensive, they’re generally more cost-effective than traditional energy sources in the long run, said Jerome Malmquist, director of energy management.

Last August, the University partnered with the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, a program that requires its 1,500 partner organizations to commit to using green power. This is a sign of the University’s commitment to its energy goals, Stennes said.

The University also pledges to be completely

carbon-free by 2050, a goal that officials are optimistic the school will reach.

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U prevents comeback in second game The Gophers tied St. Cloud in game one, but beat the Huskies next game.

BY MAX BIEGERT mbiegert@mndaily.com

Minnesota gave up a twogoal lead late in the third period in its first game of the series. The team was determined to bounce back after a disappointing tie.

The Gophers got off to an early start once again, but this time, they held on.

Minnesota (20-8-3, 136-3-0 WCHA) defeated St. Cloud (6-18-5, 4-14-4-1 WCHA) 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Forward Lindsay Agnew and defenseman Sydney Baldwin each scored two goals. Cara Piazza added a goal as well.

“It was a great response by our team after giving up the lead there yesterday, and getting out quick as we did was awesome,” head coach Brad Frost said.

Minnesota denied any chance of a second comeback on Saturday, holding the Huskies to 11 shots on net.

Agnew scored 1:55 into the first period after Taylor Williamson wrapped around the net and found Agnew for the opening goal. St. Cloud came back five minutes later and tied the game 1-1 on a power play after the Gophers had too many players on the ice. Agnew earned her second goal two minutes after Williamson passed the puck to her once again.

“In the past, our starts h aven ’ t been w h at w e h a ve w a n t e d t h e m [t o be],” Williamson said. “We wanted a full 60 minutes of

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Lindsay Agnew skates toward the puck on Friday, Dec. 8 at Ridder Arena.

domination, and I think that is what we did tonight.”

In the second period, the Gophers created plenty of chances and, eventually, Baldwin scored her ninth goal of the year on a rebound shot. Piazza also scored her ninth goal of the year.

St. Cloud added one more goal with less than four minutes left in the game, but could not match the previous night’s comeback attempt.

Gophers blow two-goal lead St. Cloud ended up earning the extra point after taking care of the Gophers in

the shootout 1-0.

Minnesota tied St. Cloud 3-3 on Friday night in St. Cloud at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

Williamson scored her first goal of the season since her return to the team after being diagnosed with a brain condition. Caitlin Reilly and Olivia Knowles tallied a goal each, but Minnesota could not hang on in the third period.

“When you are up two goals with less than three minutes left you got to win that hockey game,” Frost said. “We have to learn from it, continue to learn how to finish out games.”

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Minnesota took a 3-1 lead into the third period. With less than three minutes left to play, the Gophers were called for a penalty. The Huskies decided to pull Emma Polusny to make it a 6-on-4 attack. The Huskies’ Kayla Friesen pulled the Huskies within one goal of the lead with 2:13 remaining in the game. Just 40 seconds later, with the net still empty and an extra-attacker on the ice, Julia Tylke sent the game into overtime.

In overtime, the Gophers shot four times on net, including a breakaway from Reilly, but she could not find the net nor could any of the

Gophers for the rest of the game. Grace Zumwinkle, Emily Brown and Nicole Schammel all came up short in the shootout. Friesen beat Alex Gulstene for the lone goal of the shootout.

St. Cloud was first to get on the board in the opening period when the Huskies’ Laura Kluge scored 11 minutes into the game.

Williamson ignited the bench after scoring her first goal of the season with five minutes left, and then with just 30 seconds left, Knowles scored her seventh goal of the season. Williamson was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis last April and has

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been battling it ever since.

This was her first goal since the diagnosis.

“To finally get that puck in the back of the net was just an incredible moment,” Williamson said. “It is just about enjoying it and never taking a shift for granted.”

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Gophers lose on a late layup in overtime to No. 24 Michigan

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Sophomore Ivy Lu performs her bars routine at the Maturi Pavilion on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Gophers defeated the Michigan State Spartans 196.075 to 194.925.

Gophers lose close meet No. 22 Minnesota lost 196.850-196.375 to No. 9 Nebraska in the away meet.

BY ERIK NELSON enelson2@mndaily.com

For the fourth consecutive meet, freshman Lexy Ramler heard her name called as the winner of the all-around title.

However, her performance wasn’t enough to secure a win for Minnesota overall.

Nebraska (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) beat Minnesota (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) in a close meet 196.850-196.375 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The meet marked Minnesota’s second consecutive road loss.

Ramler said she wants to do well in individual meets and tries to not distract herself about the final results.

“If it results in a win each meet, that’s great, but that’s not going to be my focus,” Ramler said.

The floor event was Minnesota’s best of the night. The Gophers earned a score of 49.325. Senior Ciara Gardner achieved a score of 9.900 on her routine.

Gardner said she did well on the floor event even though Minnesota didn’t win the meet.

“I definitely didn’t score as high as I did last weekend, but that’s OK,” Gardner said. “I’m still improving each and every week, and I’m happy that I did the routine I wanted to do tonight.”

Sophomore Ivy Lu won the bars event, receiving a score of 9.925. She has not earned a score of lower than 9.900 on bars this season.

Freshman Ona Loper finished second in vault, earning a score of 9.850. Ramler finished second on beam with a score of 9.900.

Head coach Jenny Hansen said she knew the score was going to be close.

“It was a very exciting meet. We’re kind of neckand-neck at the end of every rotation,” Hansen said.

There has been a Big Ten team in each of the team’s events so far.

Heading into the meet, Minnesota averaged 195.350, which it surpassed in the matchup versus Nebraska.

Gardner said it’s fun to compete against Big Ten rivals.

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SCORE TEAMS 196.375 Minnesota 196.850 Nebraska MINNESOTA LEADERS Floor Loper, 9.925 Vault Loper, 9.850 Bars Lu, 9.925 Beam Ramler, 9.900 All-around Ramler, 39.475

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“It’s fun to go against each other. It’s like a friendly competition,” Gardner said. “There’s never any animosity or anything between us.”

Minnesota’s next meet will be on Friday against Illinois (4-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at Maturi Pavilion. The meet starts at 7 p.m. It will be the first Friday night home meet in Minnesota history.

The matchup is on student night.

Hansen said she wants the team to become more consistent in the Gophers’ routines and have more confidence in themselves.

“Beam was good, but we can be really great on that event,” Hansen said. “The details are our point of emphasis right now.”

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Senior Nate Mason passes the ball on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Williams Arena.

Minnesota lost its fifth consecutive game in the defeat to the Wolverines.

BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com

After a January that saw the Gophers lose seven of nine games, an upset victory would be just what they needed to start the month of February.

But Minnesota couldn’t stay clutch in overtime.

With four seconds left, Michigan’s Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman sank a layup. Guard Nate Mason’s game-tying three-point shot missed in overtime, as the Gophers (14-11, 3-9 Big Ten) were defeated 76-73 by the No. 24 Wolverines (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

“I’m proud of our guys for their effort,” head coach Richard Pitino told reporters.

“To play in front of a sold-out crowd when you’re down two of your top six, no team in college basketball can sustain that. We’re not feeling sorry for ourselves.”

The overtime period saw the lead change four times

before Gophers forward Davonte Fitzgerald tied the game at 73-73 with 11 seconds left. But then AbdurRahkman, Michigan’s hero of the game, drove to the basket, spun around the Gophers defending guard Jamir Harris, and sank a layup to kill Minnesota’s hopes of a road upset.

“It’s not an excuse,” forward Jordan Murphy told reporters. “I think we should have won the game, but, I mean, they made some good plays down the stretch and we weren’t so good defensively down the stretch.”

Guard Isaiah Washington led the Gophers with a careerhigh 26 points, shooting 11-16 off the bench.

Mason hit a three-point shot with seconds left to tie the game and bring it into overtime. He was just behind Washington with 22 points, shooting 9-18 from the floor.

The Gophers led through the first 23 minutes of the game, and took a 10-point lead halfway through the second half. But the Wolverines, led

by Abdur-Rahkman, clawed back and the game ended in regulation at 63-63.

Pitino elected to go with

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a smaller lineup against Michigan. Last game, the Gophers had 6-foot-11 Bakary Konaté start at center. For the Michigan game, the smaller, more experienced Murphy played the center position, and Konaté didn’t touch the court.

Gophers usual starting guard Amir Coffey was out for the second game after reinjuring his shoulder.

The loss marks the fifth consecutive game the Gophers have been defeated.

“We’re not making excuses,” Pitino told reporters.

“We’ve got to play as close to perfect as we possibly can in order to win. We were close.

We know we can play with anybody if we play the right way.”

The Gophers have six games left in the regular season, and they will play Nebraska at home on Tuesday.

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At the NFL Honors Awards, celebrities and sportsmen bring their red carpet best Celebs u from Page 1

Best color choice: Dascha Polanco The “Orange is the New Black” actress wore a sparkling emerald Pascal Millet number. It shone as she walked and somehow reminded us of warmer times while still maintaining winter-chicness.

Best shoes: Tyreek Hill Multicolored gorgeous and glittery loafers — someone had to ask.

“Where are the shoes from?” “Gucci!”

We probably could’ve guessed.

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Kansas City Chiefs player Tyreek Hill on the red carpet at the NFL Honors awards on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Northrop Auditorium.

Nicest: Milo Ventimiglia There’s a chance of bias thanks to his role on Gilmore Girls as Jess Mariano, but wow — he is so nice! While being photographed, a little kid was waiting to walk past him.

Ventimiglia stopped photos to say something like, “Go ahead, bud!” He also held his own glasses and flashed a peace sign.

Best quote: someone with a good idea When planning the opening of the red carpet TV spot: “It would be cute if you were walking and acted like you wanted to stop and pose,” proving live TV is not real life.

Best transformation: Emma Roberts After entering the world of red carpet memes last month, Emma Roberts showed up in a shiny black shift with her hair in a nice swoop. No more bad bangs!

Biggest surprise appearance: The Kalers

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Ciara on the red carpet at the NFL Honors awards on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Northrop Auditorium.

A true campus celebrity couple! While they weren’t on the list of expected celebrities, the Kalers ro c k e d t h e r e d c a r p e t with Karen Kaler’s golden

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New Orleans Saints player Alvin Kamara on the red carpet at the NFL Honors awards on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Northrop Auditorium.

parka tucked neatly under her arm.

Biggest no-show disappointment: Snoop Dogg Probably tired from his Netflix documentary premiere at St. Anthony Main Theater the night before, Snoop Dogg was nowhere to be found on the red carpet. This is unfortunate, as we were hoping to ask him his favorite Prince song.

We love a local tie and college kids love Snoop!

Best realization: We saw a number of people pick lint off themselves and then ask someone to take a boomerang for

them. They also had trouble figuring out where to put their jacket for a photo op and often just bunched it up in the corner. Celebs — they’re just like us!

While [Milo Ventimiglia was] being photographed, a little kid was waiting to walk past him. Ventimiglia stopped photos to say something like, “Go ahead, bud!”

MUSIC

Justin Timberlake fails to blaze a new path

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His new album, “Man of the Woods,” starts out as a clear trail toward unbridled debauchery and takes a weird turn to become a tangle of cringey genre criss-cross.

BY HALEY BENNETT hbennett@mndaily.com

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he 20/20 Experience” met rave reviews in 2013. Why? Who knows, given that Bruno Mars’ early stuff was more grown-up than Justin Timberlake’s awkward sonic assemblage. In “Man of the Woods,” JT starts to smooth out the kinks of that sound and adds quite a few more.

The album opens with a promise — sliding, bouncy synth and lyrics that are, as per the first track’s title, “Filthy” — but just as soon begins to break that pact.

On “Midnight Summer

Jam,” the album starts to wave its flannel: “Y’all can’t do better than this/Don’t act like the south ain’t the shit,” rings the chorus, a bizarre appeal to JT’s Tennessee roots, given that he has strived since the ’90s to sound metropolitan. Disingenuous as the country boy lyrics may be, this track has groove. It’d play well at a Daft Punk dance party.

The first three tracks are solid, funk-infused vapidity. They fling thinly cloaked innuendos in every direction in the careless way you’d expect from Mr. W a r d ro b e M a l f u n c t i o n himself.

And “Say Something” is

still a bona fide jam.

Then, the album takes a turn toward the painfully earnest. “Hers (interlude)” where a breathy female voice — Timberlake’s wife, Jessica Biel — likens a soft flannel to her lover’s skin is followed by “Flannel,” sporting a chorus so wholesome it sounds as though he’s apologizing for the unabashed sex drive that the album opens with: “Right behind my left pocket/ That is where you feel my soul/It’s been with me many winters/It will keep you warm.”

Once you’ve gagged your way through that track (if you didn’t just skip to “Montana”), prepare to drag your feet through nearly ten minutes of midlife crisis. *NSYNC already happened. It’s not going to happen twice.

At the start of “Livin’ Off the Land,” an unpleasantly nasal voice advises us “you have to be comfortable with yourself because that’s all there is: there’s you and nature.”

Another voice chimes in: “As soon as you think you’ve got it all figured out, y’know, the wilderness will figure some way to teach you a lesson.”

It’s hard not to picture two guys named Con nor and Joey, bottles of dorm-brewed kombucha in hand, spending their spring break in the Rocky Mountains with $3,000 worth of gear from REI. The misapplication of “Americana” here begs the question: What could Justin Timberlake

possibly know about living off the land?

It’s as if by sliding the second half of the album in after a few strong tracks, JT’s producers figured we couldn’t sift the well-mixed throwback sounds from the cheap lyrical drivel that makes up the latter 30 minutes. “Man of the Woods” would be better off titled “Boy of the Woods,” given how fast it falls from flirtatious and fun into awkward and immature.

Musically, “Man of the Woods” takes risks that pay off in the notes it hits. But the lyrics, which sound like an 18-year-old boy’s party boasts, grow old quickly.

Here, JT proves that sometimes satire makes the most incisive observations; take, for instance, last week’s article from The Onion about how Timberlake is “Already Beneath U.S. Bank Stadium Waiting for Super Bowl Halftime Show to Start.”

The final verdict is up to you, but it’s possible that the best part of JT’s Minnesota performance could be his Target run.

Sonically, mashing up country music with a bassheavy backbeat actually works here. EDM Appalachia isn’t a total catastrophe. But the album has some growing up to do before it’ll be ready to graduate into its own genre.

Grade: C-

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Trafficking will exist after the Super Bowl Be wary of More attention needs to be paid to the issue of sex trafficking in Minnesota.

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he rumor that the Super Bowl is the biggest sex trafficking event in the world is persistent and widespread, perpetuated through the Internet, media and word of ELLEN AILTS mouth. The Super Bowl columnist host city often sets up a task force and provides extra police training to address the problem, but there is conflicting information on whether trafficking actually increases around events like the Super Bowl. For example, The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women conducted a study on sex trafficking trends, and found that “despite massive media attention, law enforcement measures and efforts by prostitution abolitionist groups, there is no empirical evidence that trafficking for prostitution increases around large sporting events.”

It is estimated that there are between 20 and 24 million victims of human trafficking globally. According to 2016 UNODC Global Report

on Trafficking in Persons, 54 percent of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation, the majority of whom are women and children. Some Minnesotans have grown paranoid while the Super Bowl is in town, perhaps believing sex trafficking is typically a more international, foreign issue, but the fact is, this problem is transpiring in our own backyards 365 days a year. In fact, Minnesota had the third-highest number of human trafficking cases in the U.S. in 2015.

In 2011, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota launched “MN Girls Are Not for Sale,” a $7.5 million campaign aiming to end sex trafficking in Minnesota through education, research and policy change. Raising awareness is crucial, and those who work to stop sex trafficking in the state have seized the opportunity to capitalize on the increased visibility that the Super Bowl has brought with it.

A group of community leaders from Hennepin and Ramsey counties have partnered with the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota to fund a $1 million campaign to fight sex trafficking, through funding billboards, increased statewide law enforcement stings, a tip hotline, increased outreach and shelter facilities for those at risk.

Men as Peacemakers released the Don’t Buy It Project, under the tagline, “People are not products. Men are more than consumers,” with ads and commercials targeting the way men

view prostitution.

Signs at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport appeal to travelers: Be Alert for Human Trafficking. While this is important, it’s important to know that all sex trafficking operations don’t occur at international borders, or in more obvious settings, such as street prostitution. Trafficking happens in unmarked brothels, “massage parlors” or through ads, either online or in traditional print media. While some choose to work in the sex industry, for others, it isn’t a voluntarily decision; many vulnerable women and girls are targeted every day, lured into a world of violence and abuse.

Human trafficking is a huge and underdiscussed problem in Minnesota, with sex trafficking specifically being only a fraction of the range of human trafficking practices. Antitrafficking activist groups are doing important work that doesn’t receive enough recognition and support, considering the magnitude of the issue in our state. Human trafficking in Minnesota has occurred, and will occur, despite the Super Bowl. Awareness of the issue that extends beyond rumor and myth and conversations about its solutions are well overdue.

Ellen Ailts welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.

EDITORIAL

Increase efforts to combat sex trafficking in MN

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ith the recent Super Bowl, there has been a significant increase in the concerns about sex trafficking.

The concerns are obviously well-placed. Sex trafficking is an issue that warrants more attention, and necessitates strong policy to combat. However, the idea that the Super Bowl is the reason for this is largely a myth that has important consequences.

Sex trafficking is a problem that plagues the Twin Cities each and every day. Forgetting that this is a sad truth of life creates a policy issue where resources are dedicated to addressing sex trafficking only during large sporting events. This should not be the case.

Resources to combat sex trafficking should be increased throughout the year, not only during events like the Super Bowl.

One of the central hubs for trafficking in Minnesota is the Mall of America. Young, vulnerable girls are often lured in by job offers or promises of a luxurious life. Racial minorities that live in poverty are typically the most targeted by trafficking rings. Pimps, who are typically middle aged men, use multiple tactics to get young women to get in their cars or to meet them within the metro area. And this is happening just in our own backyard. In 2013, the FBI ranked Minnesota 13th for number of sex trafficking cases. This necessitates not only a city-level response, but a state and federal response.

As reported by the Justice Department, there are three main strategies to approaching the problem of sex trafficking — finding traffickers and survivors, ensuring that survivors are given the appropriate resources and representation and providing harsh sentences to traffickers. As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey begins his new term, we urge he and the City Council to spend more resources on addressing this problem. We also encourage Gov. Mark Dayton and any future hopeful for the gubernatorial office to take decisive stances on the issue, and place policies to aid existing efforts.

The City of Minneapolis as well as the state of Minnesota could provide more financial support and aid to non-profits like “Breaking Free” that help victims of sex trafficking. Furthermore, the city ought to sustain its public awareness efforts that educate people on the issue.

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has been working to raise awareness about the issue of sex trafficking since Minneapolis was selected to host the Super Bowl in 2014.

The foundation is hoping to continue aiding the cause after the Super Bowl leaves Minneapolis. They find that it is important for people to remain informed about the topic, especially when it is a problem of great magnitude within our city.

Everyone should be more vigilant about the issue. If you see something suspicious, ensure that you reach out to the appropriate authorities with information. Airports and other public areas have increased signs and security to encourage the public report to report any suspicious instances. In order to have the most impact, people should always have an eye and an ear out for sex traffickers and survivors.

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1 in 5 C-Suite leaders is a woman.

Fewer than 1 in 30 is a woman of color.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Student jobs are real jobs I love the University of Minnesota, and there are a lot of reasons I chose to come here.

There are a lot of reasons I chose to go to college at all. But there’s only one reason why not going to college wasn’t an option. Every time I imagined myself deviating from the path prescribed by high school counselors, parents, friends and college recruiters, I imagined myself poor and miserable. I think many of us believe this deeply. It’s why we work hard and pay big to be here. Like it or not, my University benefits from that belief.

My education was sold to me as a product and as a solution. I bought social mobility.

Our economic reality forces the University into a balancing act. They charge a lot, but students have to believe it’ll be worth the cost. The University tries to downplay the cost of being a student by offering financial services. In effect, they play both sides. “Get a good education and you’ll work a good job and be happy,” as well as, “Ooh I know it’s a lot, but don’t worry. We can help.” Anything that erases our harsh economic realities can be sold as a part of the package of social mobility.

In particular, student jobs can feel like a bargain. Talk about social mobility; I didn’t even graduate and they already gave me a job! Not only that, but it’s right on campus and the boss lets me do homework sometimes. That’s gotta be worth tuition. Or so we’re told during freshman orientation, when we’re taught to find “opportunities” through MyU. Or as administrator Ken Horstman commented when dismissing a $15 minimum wage, “Obviously there are some qualities to working here at the University that you have the advantage of, [advantages] that you may not have at another job in the market.” But what are those advantages? Working in the dining hall doesn’t give you networking opportunities. The University presents it as if student jobs are primarily in service of the students. They aren’t.

The reality is the University employs over 12,000 students. They couldn’t function without student jobs. And they function at an elite level. While the Super Bowl is in town, the University is hosting a number of events, including the NFL Honors show. Not only do students maintain the facilities and prestige of the University in their regular jobs, but many students have been hired to help support Super Bowl events that bring national attention to campus. Yet, despite the value we provide, we are often told that we are the true benefactors of our work. If that’s the case, why do we work multiple jobs? Why do we struggle to afford rent and food? Why do we graduate saddled with debt?

It’s time to be clear about what it means to work as students. We were not given our jobs upon arrival; we applied, interviewed and earned them. These aren’t side hustles or Starbucks allowances, they’re jobs. We work them; we work them well. If the University can afford to host some of the largest events in Minnesota, it can pay its workers a living wage. Ask your boss for a raise. Ask en masse. Ask twice. If you don’t get it, the local Teamster’s union, our coworkers, just won $15 by threatening to strike. We can too.

Chris Mann is a University of Minnesota student and is a member of the student group, Undergrads United.

This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style.

Planned closure of UMN Child Development Center is reckless The planned closure of the University of Minnesota Child Development Center is simply reckless.

As my spouse and I are recent graduates, the availability of quality child care at the University was a major factor in my family’s decision to choose Minnesota over other attractive faculty positions, as well as a factor in retaining us as in the face of competitive offers while our daughter was of daycare age. Indeed, one of our first tasks as new faculty members was to get ourselves on the CDC waiting list. In comparison, at Harvard we were confronted with the prospect of paying just south of $2,000/month to place our daughter in a non-university daycare co-op where we would have had to volunteer an afternoon a week!

At a time when the University is purportedly attempting to diversify its faculty, the decision to close the CDC is especially troubling.

Despite advances, women continue to bear the brunt of childcare responsibilities. Faculty women already under pressure to excel on the tenure clock as their biological clocks expire are likely to favor institutions that support women who refuse to pursue an academic career at the expense of foregoing the opportunity to parent.

A rich quality of life, including family life, is one of the few strategic advantages Minnesota can offer over competitive universities on the coasts. To give up that strategic advantage makes no sense at all.

Michelle Mason is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota.

This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style.

Turning Point USA

Watch for outside groups influencing student elections.

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f you’ve heard about the Turning Point USA club on campus, it’s probably from this fall’s vandalism incident, when various conservative and nonpartisan student groups had their Washington Avenue Bridge JONATHAN ABABIY murals painted over. columnist The controversy snowballed off the previous year’s vandalism incident, further fueling conservatives’ feeling they are persecuted on campus. Madison Faupel, the campus president of Turning Point and the Minnesota College Republicans, gave a “testimonial” to the Daily Beast about the “anger, doxxing and intimidation” she experienced as a result of the her group’s “Build the Wall” mural.

As our campus swings into student election season and we look to elect new student leadership, the policies and practices of Turning Point USA’s national organization deserve focus. The organization has demonstrated that it is committed to what the Chronicle of Higher Education calls a “stealth plan of political influence” to eliminate thought that is different from its own.

Jane Meyer of the New Yorker reported in December that the group has a “Campus Victory Project,” a plan to capture the student presidencies of the country’s most prominent universities. Turning Point-affiliated candidates are expected to follow a “set political agenda.”

Meyer, using as evidence a leaked donor brochure intentionally kept offline to prevent leaking, writes that among its planks are: defunding of progressive organizations on campus, implementation of free speech policies and the blocking of “boycott, divestment and sanctions” movements. Another brochure brags about the number of student elections the group has won.

To achieve its goal of taking ideological control of college campuses, the group has demonstrated it is willing to break the rules. The University of Wyoming recently shut down its school’s chapter after it found that the group misused student fee money.

A more dramatic example is the national organization’s failed attempt to win the presidency of the Ohio State University student government. The group reached out to student candidates and offered to fund them. One pair of hopefuls even received $6,000 — $2,000 more than the campaign finance limit at OSU — to fund their campaign. Turning Point USA would even have their staff be leadership directors who would run campaigns for students, sometimes paying students to do campaigning for candidates.

This, of course, was all illegal, so Turning Point tried to keep it a secret. In a recorded phone call, Alana Mastrangelo, a Turning Point USA regional director, told a student she was recruiting, “Keep it, like, on the DL. Like hardcore on the DL, because Turning Point in general has a huge reputation for being really conservative.

They’re starting to call us the alt-right.” When this call and other communications from Turning Point USA were leaked to the OSU student newspaper, the students involved dropped out of the race.

Student elections seem like insignificant offices in the grand scheme of politics, but they still play a role in shaping the University’s future. Our next student president will have to interact and convince the fickle Minnesota legislature to start caring about the University.

The role should really be non-partisan. Student government should be focused on solving students’ problems, not role-playing for future partisanship.

The behavior of Turning Point USA shows that it is willing to use its deep pockets to break the rules and be an ideological hammer against opposing viewpoint. This coming election season, students at the University of Minnesota should watch for outside groups mingling in student elections. Let’s keep our elections free of the hyper-partisanship and gridlock of our current national politics.

Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments a jababiy@mndaily.com.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (2/5): Deliver a powerful professional performance this year. Focus on strategic planning to support rising demand. A personal project takes off this spring. Summer brings fresh vitality to your health, fitness and work.

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

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

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Check your shared accounts and update financial plans with your partner. Align on priorities.

Professional advice comes in handy.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Focus on making money over the next few days. Take advantage of a profitable opportunity. Avoid distractions. Bring home some juicy bacon.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Together you can get better results with less effort. Stick to stable options and familiar routines. Collaboration makes things easier.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Take time for yourself today and tomorrow. Care for your own needs before helping others. Try a new hairstyle or look. Pursue personal projects.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — The time for talk is in the past. You know what to do.

Movement builds energy and strength. Physical action gets results.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 6 — Get quiet and listen to your intuition. Revise upcoming plans, and strategize to adapt to recent changes.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Relax and enjoy the company. Find what you need close to home, and savor time with friends and family.

Give in to romance.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Confer with friends and allies over the next few days. You have more resources and possible options as a group.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Home and family have your focus. Clear out clutter. Handle chores, and invite people over. Domestic comforts draw you in. Share delicious moments.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — A professional test or challenge has your attention. Compete to advance. Practice and prepare before presenting. Keep to the budget.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — You’re especially brilliant. Dive into a research, writing or recording project. Learn intensively. Study new developments. Express your views on the subject.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — What’s your next destination or educational opportunity? Do the homework and get your information together.

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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date, I’m looking for a friends-withbenefits type situation, and the guy I’ve been seeing is definitely hot enough to fit the bill. We met a couple weeks ago on Tinder, and I’m more than ready to kick off this string of casual hook-ups, but there’s a snag: He won’t talk about anything except football.

We were at his apartment watching highlights of the Super Bowl, and he barely noticed when I started rubbing his ankle with my foot. How can I drop better hints so he understands what I want?

From, ScoreBored Dear ScoreBored, Sounds like you’ve found someone who either a) REALLY loves football, or b) doesn’t quite get what Tinder is for. If it’s the former, I can help. If it’s the latter, sorry.

So, assuming your fella is just distracted by the Super Bowl and its surrounding festivities, you can probably draw his attention closer to your field by speaking on his terms. Some not-at-all-awful phrases you could try: “I don’t know what offensive holding looks like. Could you show me?”

“I think I need both press coverage and man-to-man coverage over here.”

“Where?”

“In my room. It’s this way.”

Does he play football? Ask him if he’s any good in the sack.

When he looks at you and says, “Huh?” just say, “You heard me.”

Bonus round: After you’re finished, put your arms straight a b ov e y o u r h e a d a n d y e l l , “TOUCHDOWN.” He’ll come back.

Promise.

-Dr. Date

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SUDOKU

Dear Dr. Date, This has been a problem for as long as I can remember. I blame it on my parents for raising me on John Hughes movies.

Every time I like a girl, I have to go to musical extremes to show her how I feel — I’ve crashed parades, stood outside her apartment holding a boombox over my head — but I’m running out of material and I feel kind of creepy. Any suggestions as to how I could turn down the volume a little?

Sincerely, The Breakfast Schlub Dear Breakfast Schlub, Sometimes, when you’re really into someone, it’s hard to remember that your life is not, in fact, an ‘80s movie, and some of that stuff’s actually pretty weird.

That said, have you ever heard of Spotify? It’s this cool music thing that everyone uses. I guarantee that it has the anthems you need to get your message across. No more freezing while you blast “In Your Eyes” outside the window of the focus of your affection.

-Dr. Date

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Como church serves students hot coffee A community care effort has provided coffee and cookies to students in a rush.

BY CARTER BLOCHWITZ cblochwitz@mndaily.com

Shirley Arendt held an oversized tray of coffee, hot chocolate and homemade cookies at a Southeast Como bus stop on Wednesday.

Arendt, a secretary at Southeast Christian Church, knows many students miss out on breakfast while rushing to class each morning.

Three years ago, she decided to help ease students’ morning commute.

Every Wednesday, Arendt stands at a bus stop on the corner of Como Avenue Southeast and 15th Avenue Southeast to hand out cookies and beverages to students. “We just wanted to show love to our neighborhood. You [students] are standing down here waiting for the bus, and it’s cold,” she said.

Arendt coordinates an effort in her church to provide students, community members and even bus drivers with a free “cup of hot” in the morning. The early-morning venture is now entering its fourth year.

“That first year we had really bitter cold weather, and it was like, ‘okay, are we serious about this or not?’”

Arendt said.

The church hands out roughly 90 free beverages each Wednesday.

Printed on the side of the coffee and hot chocolate cups is information about “The Depot” — a Tuesday through Thursday study space that the church hopes to expand.

“It’s an open space in the evenings … and designed to be a safe place,” said Lorrie Saito, a church volunteer. “[It’s] very safe, and very quiet.”

Saito is one of four volunteers who prepare hot

chocolate, coffee cups and pack homemade cookies inside the church. Most of the cookies are donated from the community and congregation, she said.

Southeast Christian Church also takes part in other community efforts, like a National Night Out block party in the Como area. The event brings together local law enforcement and community residents.

Like Arendt, Sue Nelson has volunteered to hand out coffee and cookies since the church started the effort.

“It’s good for people to know our church likes to help,” Nelson said.

Nelson said many Como residents are unaware of the church’s existence. She said the effort provides “good marketing” for the church.

The cookie and beverage

“It’s good for people to know our church likes to help.”

SUE NELSON Southeast Christian Church volunteer

handouts have been wellreceived by some University of Minnesota students and community members.

“I think it’s pretty cool, especially with a lot of the cold weather we’ve been having,” said junior Riley Fay. “It’s something I almost forget about, but every Wednesday I have the same exact class in the morning … and they’re out there with cocoa, coffee and snack-holders. I don’t think I could even do that.”

CARTER BLOCHWITZ, DAILY

Shirley Arendt, far right, offers a hot beverage and snacks to students in Como on Wednesday.

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