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Anonymous letter writer threatens U fraternities

Draft would combine sex misconduct policies at U

The IFC received the letter Tuesday which made physical threats.

The policy is now under review by faculty and student leaders.

BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com

BY RILYN EISCHENS reischens@mndaily.com

An anonymous letter threatening members of the University of Minnesota’s fraternity community was sent to the school’s Interfraternity Council on Tuesday.

The anonymous writer, who IFC President Simon Beck identified as a male, said he planned to physically harm fraternity members, according to a Tuesday email to University fraternity presidents sent by IFC Beck.

No frater nity chapter was singled out in the threat, Beck told the Minnesota Daily.

Measures are being taken to ensure the safety of all fraternity members on campus, he said. Beck said the IFC has never received threats of this severity before.

The University of Minnesota Police Depar tment is investigating the incident, accor ding to an email sent to chapter leaders on Wednesday by Vice Provost for Student Af fairs and Dean of Students Danita Brown Young and UMPD Chief Matt Clark.

“We are aware of a recent, anonymous threat that was mailed to the Interfraternity Council target-

The studio — northwest of Hennepin Avenue and Interstate 35W — is a bustling center of glasswork, and many of the pieces created there turn into water pipes, hookahs, rigs and hand pipes, which are sold at headshops like The Hideaway in Dinkytown.

It can take eight hours to create and mold all the pieces required for a hookah. Artist Ty Leeman said he enjoys the process, despite its laborious nature.

“I get to use my hands to create something,” Leeman said. “It’s better than any other regular job.”

Leeman answered a call for glass workers at Stone Arch after attending Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. Because he didn’t know

A new sexual misconduct policy drafted by University of Minnesota administrators aims to create a clearer picture of the reporting process.

The policy consolidates several existing University procedures and establishes an amnesty policy for drug and alcohol use.

It has been submitted for review by faculty and student government committees, and of ficials plan to implement it in fall 2017.

Though committee members have expressed overall support, some critique its pseudo-legal nature and the exclusion of some governing committees in the drafting process.

School of ficials star ted working on the draft about a year ago, said Of fice for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Director and Title IX Coordinator Tina Marisam.

The University has one policy for sexual harassment and another for sexual assault, stalking and violence, and officials wanted to merge these protocols into one comprehensive policy, she said.

“Creating one sexual misconduct policy is becoming a best practice across many colleges and

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Artist Matt Hanzelka melds two pieces of glass together on a lathe at Stone Arch Glass Studio on Monday.

Art and business meld at local glass shop A small community of artists at the Stone Arch Glass Studio have refined their craft and supply Minneapolis with most of its glasswork.

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

Inside a nondescript, saffron-colored warehouse on the fringes of St. Anthony East, Paul Merry uses a lathe to meld two pieces of glass. A torch radiates heat.

Using a technique called lampworking, Merr y uses various tools to form Borosilicate — more colloquially know as “hard glass.” After three-and-a-half years at Stone Arch Glass Studio, he melts and shapes the glass with ease.

“I can create about 80 of these slides in a day,” Merry said. “I have a lot of freedom to be creative while still being able to support myself.”

FOOTBALL

BOARD OF REGENTS

Three Gophers football Board of Regents finalists reduced to 4 the finalists is players leave University Among Steve Sviggum who was Tamarion Johnson and Ray Buford will transfer to forced out in 2012.

Arizona Western; Dior Johnson has left the school. BY KEVIN BECKMAN

MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com

Three of the four Gophers football players expelled for their role in an alleged sexual assault have transferred to other schools or left the University of Minnesota.

Tamarion Johnson and Ray Buford will transfer schools, both players announced on Twitter this week.

Dior Johnson is no longer listed on the football team roster.

The University confirmed that Dior Johnson isn’t enrolled at the school anymore, either, the Star Tribune reported Tuesday.

The three were expelled last week after a three-person University disciplinary panel found them

responsible for offenses related to an alleged Sept. 2 sexual assault of a University game day employee.

All parties involved in the case can appeal the decision.

The other expelled player, Kiante Hardin, has yet to announce his plans. He is still listed on the team’s roster.

Two other players received one-year suspensions for their involvement.

Tamarion Johnson, a defensive lineman, will transfer to Arizona Western Community College and will open up his recruitment, he announced on Twitter Monday.

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Legislators r ecommended three current regents and a former board member on Tuesday for four open seats on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.

A joint meeting of the Senate and House Higher Education Committees nominated formerregent Steve Sviggum and incumbent regents Darrin Rosha, David McMillan and Tom Devine for the open positions after interviewing finalists.

Sviggum, who was not screened by the Regent Candidate Advisor y Council — which screens and recommends candidates — was nominated for consideration at the meeting. Legis-

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Steve Sviggum makes his opening statement at the joint legislative committee for the Board of Regents candidates nomination at the State Office Building Tuesday.

lators voted to nominate him for the state’s second congressional district seat.

Legislators nominated two other candidates who weren’t selected by the council on Tuesday.

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Waiting for a shot: Gophers wrestlers pair with veterans To improve the technical skills of younger wrestlers, the team has been pairing off in practice.

BY KYLE STEINBERG ksteinberg@mndaily.com

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Tommy Thorn, left, demonstrates a move with Assistant Coach Dustin Schlatter, right, at the Bierman Athletic Building on Feb. 1, 2017.

At Minnesota, wrestling practice consists of a little light jogging, some warmup somersaults and car twheels and loud music ranging from “Somethin’ Bout a Truck” to “Gangsta’s Paradise” from mix CDs. In a room where photos of All-Americans and National Champions of the past adorn the walls, today’s Gophers star ters work to emulate their predecessors, but they aren’t the only ones working

to get better.

Meet their practice par tners — members of the team who don’t typically start in dual matches but compete in open tournaments and practice with the team.

In a typical practice, two wrestlers in similar weight classes will match up with each other so each can practice their technique.

Next in Line R ylee Streifel has had a lot of success in his wrestling career. The redshirt freshman was a two time USA Wrestling All-American in high school and made the freestyle final at the Fargo Junior u See WRESTLING Page 6 VOLUME 117 ISSUE 36

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1971 Pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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STATE REPORT HAZMAT TEAM CLEANING UP MERCURY SPILL IN NEW ULM NEW ULM, Minn. — A hazardous materials team is cleaning up a mercur y spill in New Ulm. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the spill was r epor ted Tuesday. A waste hauler had noticed the mercur y spill in a dumpster and alerted authorities.

Authorities believe the proper ty owner removed about two gallons of mercur y from a garage and disposed of it in the trash.

About one gallon spilled in the dumpster.

The mercury is believed to be isolated to the dumpster, alley and garbage truck where the mercur y was found. Authorities believe there is no risk to the public but are asking people to avoid the area as the spill is cleaned up.

Mercury vapors are toxic to the ner vous system.

But cold temperatures are preventing the mercur y outside from vaporizing.

MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS START LONGSHOT BID TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA ST. PAUL, Minn. — A pair of Minnesota Democrats says it’s time for the state to legalize recreational marijuana use.

The state passed a tightly controlled medical marijuana law in 2014. It bans using the plant form, and is only available to residents with a handful of severe conditions.

Rep. Jon Applebaum said Wednesday he’s planning a bill that would make Minnesota the ninth state allowing recreational sales and use of the drug. Rep. Tina Liebling took a different route, proposing putting the question to voters through a constitutional amendment.

Both proposals stand little chance of passing the Republican-controlled Legislature. And Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton says he won’t suppor t legalizing marijuana.

Applebaum says Minnesotans attitudes toward marijuana are shifting and the success with legalization in other states shows it’s time to start a conversation.

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universities,” she said.

Additionally, the University has agreed with the U.S. Of fice for Civil Rights to merge the policies for easier accessibility, she said.

At the end of last month, the University sent the draft to the OCR and was in the final stages of their involvement with the of fice, she said.

There are a few new provisions in the draft, including more specific definitions of sexual assault, sexual contact and coercion, Marisam said.

Most changes to the policy come from existing procedures that the EOAA already followed.

For instance, of ficials would usually grant amnesty to individuals if drug or alcohol violations came to light during a sexual assault investigation, but now the policy explicitly grants individuals this amnesty.

“We don’t want to deter repor ters,” Marisam said.

“We also want witnesses and respondents to feel like they can speak candidly during our investigations.”

The updated language also includes ideal timeframes for of ficials to

complete cer tain steps in the policy: five days for initial assessments of reports, and 60 days to finish investigations.

The draft was presented to the University Faculty Consultative Commit t ee l as t mont h for discussion. Faculty were generally supportive overall, said FCC Chair Colin Campbell, but some members wor r y about what he called the “quasilegal” appearance of the policy.

Many don’t understand that the University policy isn’t tied to any kind of c ri mi n a l i n v es t i g a t i on , which can cause confusion when the University doesn’t follow cer tain aspects of typical criminal pr oceedings, Campbell said.

For example, the draft states that people who don’t cooperate with an investigation could be punished, he said. Some in the FCC wor r y this appears to be the same as being forced to testify against oneself, he said.

“The thing that worries me about policies like this is that they often blur the line between what is in the criminal realm and what is misconduct according to the r ules of our academic community,” said FCC V ice Chair Joseph Konstan.

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said on Twitter Tuesday. He played in seven games during his two seasons with the Gophers after redshirting his first year.

“Minnesota will forever be the greatest decision of my life,” Buford tweeted Tuesday. “Despite everything that has unfolded, I have managed to make friendships and r elationships that will last a life time ... But I

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think it’s safe to say that my time here is over and done.”

Tamarion Johnson, a redshirt freshman, didn’t play in any games during his time at the University.

“I want to thank all the coaches and staff at the University of Minnesota for helping me grow as an athlete, student, and a man,” he said in a statement posted to his Twitter account.

Dior Johnson, also a redshirt freshman, played in one game last season.

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Konstan said he wants administrators to communicate more clearly to the public that University investigators have their own set of conduct standards separate from the law, which might increase satisfaction with the policies.

Once the draft gains approval by committees, administrators will open it to a 30-day public comment period.

On Jan. 30, the Council of Graduate Students passed a resolution disapproving the drafting process and some of the policy’s previsions.

Over break, COGS heard about the draft and requested a copy. Administrators promptly sent one over and asked for feedback within 16 days into the semester, which wasn’t suf ficient time to gather feedback from students, said COGS of ficer Lauren Mitchell.

“We … saw a consensus around the idea that we should be offered a full oppor tunity to respond to policies that are brought to use for consultation,” she said.

Some students feel the administration doesn’t seek student feedback in a meaningful way, she said.

“Talking with students is kind of like icing on the cake. They want to show

that they have taken student input, but it’s so late in the process that none of those changes can actually be made,” she said.

The resolution requested that administrators inform members of the University of new policy drafts earlier on and consult more with af fected par ties. The document also asks for an “iterative cycle of readings, feedback and revisions” during the drafting process.

Graduate students have also expressed concer n about language in the policy stating that an investigation can take place without the repor ter’s consent, Mitchell said.

If that’s justified, there should be language in the policy explaining why, she said.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, a n e w clause mandates that all University employees report knowledge of a sexual misconduct case — unless they lear n of it through ser ving a patient or client.

The COGS resolution expresses concer n that this clause would apply to graduate students working as teaching or research assistants, which could discourage open discussions among peers about their experiences.

Letter

In the email, fraternity members were encouraged to lock doors and windows to chapter facilities, walk with a friend or use the school’s security escort ser vice at night and use the Gopher Chauffeur for rides, among others.

In Beck’s email, he also asked fraternity members to not wear anything with chapter letters.

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ing fraternities and their members,” they said in the email. “The safety and security of our students is our top priority, and we take this issue very seriously … and we are working in close coordination to address this situation.”

“We are aware of a recent, ananymous threat that was mailed to the Interfraternity Council targeting fraternities and their members.”

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University halfway to 2020 energy goal The school has cut emissions 23 percent since 2008, on its way to carbon neutrality.

BY NEHA PANIGRAHY npanigrahy@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota is halfway to meeting its goal of reducing campus carbon emissions 50 percent by 2020 — a benchmark the school first outlined in 2008.

Recycling office furniture, replacing lights in parking garages and planting gardens on roofs helped reduce the school’s nearly 640,000 metric tons of emissions in 2008 to 492,121 metric tons in 2016.

In 2008, former University President Robert Bruininks signed the American Universities and Colleges Presidents Climate Commitment to achieve carbon neutrality across all the University’s campuses by 2050.

The agreement garnered signatures from universities around the country, like the University of Illinois and Ohio State University.

“The U is committed to energy conservation regardless of what is happening nationally,” said Shane Stennes, director of sustainability at the University.

In order to achieve the goal, sustainability committees were created in 2010 on all of the school’s

campuses and the “It All Adds Up Campaign” was expanded to include waste reduction.

The Climate Action Plan was released the next year in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade.

Stennes said the Twin Cities campus’ sustainability committee has outlined strategies to reduce energy consumption by 2050: Creating a combined power and heat plant, tuning up buildings’ systems, implementing green building standards for new construction and reducing laboratory energy.

The main goal of the sustainability committee is to have a cleaner source of energy, Stennes said.

Some of the steps taken are installation of LED lights rather than HPS in parking ramps across the University.

The East River Road parking ramp has saved 71 percent energy. The new LED lights reduced energy use to 428,259 kWh from 1,496,620.

The Of fice of Sustainability partners with various programs, student groups, labs and volunteers around campus to maximize sustainability.

“We take materials after the U is done with it. We are not going to dispose of those, we are going to find an outlet for it that’s environmentally sustainable,” said Todd Tanner, the program coordinator for the University’s

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Employee of tenKsolar, Dwayne Blakely, moves solar panels onto a module light table for testing. Innovative Power Systems is working to put solar panels on the green line corridor in hopes of making solar energy more readily available.

ReUse Center, which the sustainability committee partners with.

As of July 2010, of 927,501 pounds of file cabinets, 370,000 have been recycled, 100,000 have been donated, 116,000 have been reused, and 330,000 have been

University of Minnesota law professor sues Trump The professor filed a lawsuit against Trump for violating the Constitution.

BY BELLA DALLY-STEELE Idally-steele@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota law professor is working with a watchdog organization to sue President Donald T r ump for major ethics violations.

The group — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — filed its lawsuit against Tr ump Jan. 23, claiming his refusal to sell his businesses creates conflicts of interest and violates t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n ’ s f o reign emoluments clause.

Richard Painter, a University professor and former chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush is one of the lawyers on the case.

Painter’s legal expertise and sense of priority, paired with a unique sense of humor, make him a valuable asset to the team, said Norman Eisen, who is also listed on the lawsuit and was chief ethics lawyer to President Barack Obama.

Claire Hill, a fellow law professor who has written papers with Painter, said his ability to use knowledge of the subjects he teaches and publishes on — namely ethics and professional responsibility — will help him in the case.

Painter said he was disappointed when, while declaring their candidacies,

neither Tr ump nor Sen. Hillar y Clinton promised to sever ties with their businesses and foundations should they become president.

“I think [Clinton] should have [promised to do so], and I think she should have said ‘Hey Donald, you better do the same thing,’” he said. “Of course the conflicts created by [Trump’s] businesses are a lot worse than the conflicts created by a charitable foundation.”

Painter said he hopes the cour t will uncover what payments T r ump and his organizations receive from foreign gover nments, interpret the Constitution and tell Trump what he can keep.

“I hope [Tr ump] comes out of this and I hope he rethinks what I think is a ver y stubbor n position that he’s been taking,” he said.

The last time a president held such substantial conflicts of business interest, Painter said, was George Washington and Thomas Jef ferson’s ownership of slaves.

“But since then, I have not seen business holdings of the president of such a magnitude have such an extreme impact on the countr y,” he said.

In addition to conflicts of interest, Painter said Trump’s immigration ban raises ethical qualms due to religious discrimination and its selective application to Muslim-majority countries. “ Yo u h a v e F i r s t

“... I have not seen business holdings of the president of such a magnitude have such an impact on the country.”

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Amendment … Fifth Amendment, and due process all folded in with the … financial conflicts of interest — it’s not a good situation,” he said.

Painter also takes issue with Tr ump’s refusal to release his tax returns and said he suppor ts the bill introduced to the Minnesota state legislature that would require candidates to release their tax return records before gaining a spot on the ballot.

Painter said he’s remained optimistic about the present lawsuit.

“This lawsuit is only one of many ways in which the president’s decision to continue to take these foreign government payments is going to be challenged,” he said. “It’s going to be challenged by Congress.

And at some point the Republicans as well as the Democrats are going to get fed up, and they’re going to demand answers, and if Congress demands answers, they better get them.”

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Professor Richard Painter answers questions in an interview at Mondale hall on West Bank on Tuesday. Painter sits as vice-chair for the lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution.

sold, Tanner said.

“I think the sheer volume of material that comes through is noteworthy. We handle a staggering amount of material that we keep out of the waste stream for the University,” Tanner said.

The sustainability office

is also working on planting gardens on University roofs.

A couple of green roofs are already in place in Williamson Hall and the Civil Engineering Building.

The school’s next goal is to target energy consumption by laboratories, Stennes said.

“Laboratories take 25 percent of space but use 60 percent of the University’s energy,” Stennes said.

He said he wants to make labs around the University more energy efficient without compromising safety.

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FASHION

Basic instinct

Fashion and design students organize and throw their annual student showcase.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

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ach Febr uar y, seniors in the University of Minnesota’s Apparel Design Program hold a fashion show — the event is the culmination of four years of skill building necessary for their industry.

“Some of us had never sewn before coming into this major,” University apparel design senior Abby Schumacher said. “To be able to learn together and grow as friends and classmates and create this amazing show was really special.”

The show ser ves as a launch pad for designs that can be shown to prospective buyers. Each student is given the oppor tunity to come up with pieces that could pique the interest of businesses or become a par t of their portfolio.

This year, the show was called “Instinct.” It was held Saturday.

“We wanted something that captured how we all work and create,” Schumacher said. “We work instinctively.”

Planning began in the fall semester with a required class for seniors.

Students began by sketching out ideas, which were eventually pared down

and, after making pattern samples, turned into final garments. Each student created four or five different looks to showcase in the program.

The responsibilities that come with planning a fashion show are numerous and

far-reaching. On top of creating their own garments, students had to wor r y about lighting, sound, video, ticket sales, marketing and makeup. The project ser ves as an exercise in running both the creative and the business sides of

the fashion industry.

One student, senior art and apparel design major Sarah Klecker, was drawn to create something unique to her personality.

“I started by researching a target market that I felt passionate about,” Klecker

said. “I’ve always been interested in athletic design because I’m a runner. And as a runner, [I’m inspired by] the women that I run with.”

Klecker’s collection is called “Spark” — a nod to the passion and joy an

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athlete feels whilst playing their spor t. Using the name as a jumping of f point, Klecker came up with an aesthetic that helped her choose which colors, prints and fabrics to use.

“Then began the endless process of ideating,” Klecker said. “Hundreds of designs were sketched and refined. That was mostly during the summer.”

When class began this fall, students presented and critiqued their final design ideas. From there they began the most dif ficult process — creating the garments.

“The foundation of good design is having empathy for the people you’re designing for,” Klecker said. “It’s about feeling for the problems they face so that through design you can bring joy to people you design for. That’s the goal.”

For many students, apparel design is less about creative self-obsession and more about making others feel good about how they look.

“I think design in general is something that tends to be under valued,” Klecker said. “There’s a stereotype of fashion designers as materialistic and egocentric.

The reality is the opposite.

Being a designer is a selfless endeavor.”

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“Hidden Figures”

The Search for Everything — Wave One by John Mayer

Bonnaroo

If you haven’t seen this movie, yet … why? The film follows three strong African-American women working as scientists and mathematicians at NASA in the ’60s. Finally putting the spotlight on these real-life women’s struggles and triumphs (not a spoiler, just history) is well-timed; the film’s focus on race and gender issues is beyond relevant today.

Lucky for us, John Mayer has decided to release a new four-song EP every month of 2017. Wave One starts off strong with the bouncy funk of “Moving On and Getting Over.” Next, “Changing” provides a slow down before the summery single, “Love on the Weekend.” Wrapping up the EP is the gut-wrenching ballad “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me,” which sounds perfect for a Pixar soundtrack. .

It’s time to decide where hundreds of your hard-earned dollars are going this summer. This festival in Tennessee is the perfect musical compilation of rock, EDM and folk. From headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Weeknd to DJs Marshmello and Major Lazer, there is something for everyone to enjoy in the southern June heat. Local favorite Hippo Campus will even be there.

SHOPPING

Like or like like?

With locations in Northeast Minneapolis and St. Paul, I Like You supports local people, unique pieces and Minnesota pride.

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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hen Angela Lessman and Sarah Sweet decided to open a store that sells wares from the Twin Cities art community, the hardest part of the process was deciding on a name.

“You want something that someone’s going to remember and that kind of speaks to the business it is,” Sweet said.

“I Like You” it was.

“I think we add a little, extra fun,” Lessman said.

“Fun” is quite the accurate word for the eclectic and endearingly named shop.

Repetitions of the store’s moniker are colorfully blazoned on its exterior. The mural brings people from all over to take photos for weddings, bir thdays, graduations and even casual Instagram shots.

“The wall outside was kind of a super happy accident,” Sweet said. “We planned to do it; we just didn’t realize what a great adver tising tool it would be.”

But there’s more to the store’s success than its popular exterior.

The “Minneapolis original” store sells a wide range of items from over 200 local and independent artists.

There are shir ts with “loonicor ns” on them.

There are candles with scents ranging from “flapjacks and flannel” to “purple rain.” There’s even a framed cross-stitch reading “Have a Nice Dump” in a quaint, red font.

With 55 percent of sales going back to the ar tist, cultivating a home-grown suppor t system is something I Like You strives for.

In their last 10 years of business, they’ve put over $2 million back into the local artist community.

“I feel like it makes

people feel good to know that their money is staying and supporting something good,” Sweet said.

“This is how people want to shop,” Lessman added. “The gift is more meaningful.”

This sense of meaning extends to the causes the shop suppor ts. Recently, “All Are Welcome Here” signs have graced I Like You’s shelves.

Started by University of Minnesota alumni Jaime Chismar, the signs help support diversity in Minnesota and the United States as a whole. The store has provided a standout avenue for their distribution. “[I Like You] provides such an important ser vice in that you can walk in, touch the actual product and talk to them about the ar tist that made it,” Chismar said. “They have a huge hear t and are so committed to [ar tists and social justice] in our community. They’ve been the biggest champion for our signs.”

Recently, this continued commitment to the local arts community led to the opening of a new St Paul location. Aptly named I Like You Too, the store opened in November.

Ten years of business, constant requests from people visiting their booth at the State Fair and a friend willing to help all “watered the seed” for the new spot on Snelling.

The slightly smaller, cozier shop offers many of the same products as its parent store. However, there are a few Capitol-specific gifts including shirts and stickers that endearingly say “Keep St. Paul Boring.”

No matter where they are or what they sell, Lessman and Sweet constantly work to support and encourage local and independent art.

“Whether your product is something you make a living off of or something you do for fun, we want to see it,” Sweet said.

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The Instagram famous “I Like You” wall in Minneapolis covers the side of the artist-owned I Like You store, which opened a new location named I Like You Too in St. Paul.

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how to work with glass, he became an apprentice to the other artists.

“You’re never done learning,” Leeman said. “[With glass work] you can teach yourself a lot and get to express yourself.”

Studio production manager Neal Thompson said he supports the community

atmosphere as opposed to having the ar tists work solo.

“The better they are, the better this studio is,” Thompson said.

The art of glassblowing is something the studio believes anyone can learn, and they even of fer classes to prove it.

From the basics of safety and technique to the creation of mushroom marbles and holiday orna-

ments, all skill levels are welcome. And it’s the resources that come from having a large studio that allow for individualistic creations to have a larger production reach.

Creating products for the company MN Legit, Thompson said the studio’s work is in 60 percent of Minnesota headshops.

But he believes this work comes with its own host of misconceptions.

“About 75 percent of our product is pipework. ... But if the market wanted glass slippers we’d start making glass slippers.”

NEAL THOMPSON Studio production manager

“Unfor tunately, many think this industr y is taboo,” Thompson said.

The studio doesn’t condone dr ug use, and any

connection to dr ug parapher nalia is something both Thompson and Hideaway owner Wally Sakallah strongly reject.

“You’re never done learning. ...

[With glass work] you can teach yourself a lot and get to express yourself.”

T Y LEEMAN Artist

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Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Battle of the Bands: Battle II

Hogwarts and Hashbrowns: A Wizardly Drag Brunch

35th Annual Battle of the Jug Bands

You don’t have to catch an Uber or Lyft to listen to local music for free. Head to the depths of Coffman Memorial Union to catch this round of bands fighting it out for a chance to play at this year’s Spring Jam and WAM-O-Rama. Why not enjoy the power trip that comes with voting for your favorite while supporting student talent?

Where Whole Music Club, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis Hours 7:30 to 11 p.m.

Cost Free with U Card 18+

If you head down to Union for breakfast, prepare for costumes, house points and an overall magical time. Featuring an a la carte meal and bottomless mimosas, this Harry Potter-themed morning is your chance to live the wizarding life, even if you didn’t get a Hogwarts letter on your 11th birthday.

Where Union Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours Seating at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Cost $8 cover

Everyone loves a good jug band. Luckily, multiple jug bands will battle for a coveted waffle maker trophy down at The Cabooze.

Listening to the musical reverberations of washboards, spoons and sheets of metal sounds like the best possible way to end a weekend.

Where The Cabooze, 917 Cedar Ave. S, Minneapolis Hours Noon to 9 p.m.

Cost Free, suggested $5 donation (proceeds go to KFAI and the West Bank School of Music)

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Sports

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Nationals — one of the nation’s premier junior wrestling tour naments — in 2015.

Forgive him if the last two years have felt a little different.

Streifel is currently the second heavyweight on Minnesota’s roster behind No. 8 Michael Kroells, so his primar y focus is on open tour naments and practice, where he typically pairs with Kroells for drills. “ Yo u w a n t t o m a k e Michael the best that he can be, so he can perform well,” Streifel said.

“For myself, [I] want to work har d when [I’m] young so it pays of f in the end.”

Kroells. a redshir t senior, cer tainly has reaped the benefits of a good practice par tner. He boasts a top-10 national ranking in his weight class, and he scores consistent points for the Gophers in dual matches.

The team will look

to Streifel next year to fill the void.

“If you look at the histor y here, the heavyweight weight class is one that we’ve been the most successful in the last 20 years, so it’s really impor tant to continue that tradition,” said head coach Brandon Eggum.

For Streifel, that means continuing to learn, be it from practice or competing in open tournaments.

To improve his technical skills, he entered and won the 2016 Worthington Open.

The Gophers also bring Str eifel on most road trips, which allows him to gain valuable experience for the future — even if he doesn’t wrestle.

“It’s really impor tant that we get an oppor tunity to bring him, and he can see what we’re going through and the process,” Eggum said. “Hopefully, that will make him more comfor table [in the future].”

Caught in a Crowd There’s an old saying

that says “If you want to be the best, you must lear n from the best,” and Ben Brancale is certainly among some of the best in his weight range.

That would be great under normal circumstances, but for the Gophers, there is a large crowd of underclassmen from 133 to 149 pounds, which limits oppor tunities for Brancale.

For now, the redshir t freshman is confined to a cycle similar to Streifel’s — practice with the star ters, compete in open tournaments and wait for your shot.

“It gets tough,” Brancale said of the lack of dual competition. “Mentally, you just [have to] prepare for it the right way. You just [have to] take it on like you were to compete.”

Brancale had his fair share of success prior to college. He won a Fargo Junior National title in the Greco-Roman style, in addition to being named a three time USA Wrestling All-American.

He also won a Minnesota

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Bischoff hones leadership and skills in senior season

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Ben Brancale, center, practices with teammate Jake Short, right, at the Bierman Athletic Building on Feb. 1, 2017. Wrestlers often practice two to three times each week with the same partner.

state title his senior year of high school.

Brancale clearly has a competitive side to him.

He spends much of his practice time drilling with redshirt junior Jake Short, the eighth-ranked wrestler in the countr y at 157 pounds.

Brancale wrestles at 149, but even so, he must beat out a crowd of young wrestlers, including fellow redshir t freshman Carson Brolsma, to see the mat in dual action.

“No one is guaranteed a spot, whether you’re a retur ning All-American or not,” Eggum said. “[Brancale’s] got a great o p p o r t u n i t y. H e d o e s

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In his second year as a team leader, Bischoff has found his own strengths.

BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

At times, his play flies under the radar, but defenseman Jake Bischoff has made a big impact for the Gophers.

Bischoff, an alternate captain, has focused on his leadership role with the Gophers during the last two years.

“Off the ice, he’s making sure we’re all a team. There’s no cliques or anything,” said defenseman Ryan Lindgren.

“He makes sure us incoming freshmen felt welcome to the team right away, and I think that was huge.”

Like the other captains, this is his second year wearing the “A” on his jersey, and he has found the way he can lead.

“I feel a little more comfortable than I have in the past,” Bischoff said. “Getting to know everyone, knowing all of the systems … a leadership role the last couple of years has helped, too. That’s the main thing … just being comfortable where I am and everything that’s going on around me.”

The defenseman was awarded the Dr. V. George Nagobads Unsung Hero Award in 2015 and 2016 for his quiet but integral role on the team.

Bischoff said that his influence is more laid-back and that he does whatever he can to lead.

“He can do it all,” said head coach Don Lucia. “He’s kind of like a Swiss Army knife; he’s got every tool in the box. He can defend. He can play on the power play, four-on-four, block shots. I think he’s been as good as any defenseman in our league and certainly playing at an allconference and All-American level.”

On the offensive side of the puck, the defenseman ranks sixth on the Gophers’ scoring chart, with two goals and 19 assists.

Bischoff has truly found his stride this year. He has already recorded a career-high for points in a season with 21.

He recorded a careerhigh for points in a game with three assists against Penn State last Friday.

In Minnesota’s own zone, the senior has been

outstanding and leads the Big Ten in blocked shots this season with 67 — nine more than the next closest player.

The native of Grand Rapids, Minnesota also has a past connection to the Gophers.

His father, Grant, was a forward for the team.

“Just coming down to all of the games as a kid, with my dad playing here, I was the Gophers’ number-one fan.”

Bischoff said.

Grant Bischoff scored 161 points in 180 games with the Gophers from 1987-1991.

The soft-spoken defenseman has improved statistically in every season with Minnesota, but he has also developed his leadership style and set a good example for the next wave of leaders for the Gophers.

“You like to try to do whatever you can,” Bischoff said.

“Being able to play defense and still provide a little offense is a big part of the game for defensemen.”

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t h i n g s r i g ht . He ’ s g o t to continue to keep getting better … he has the capabilities.”

While being stuck in practice all year can be tiring, it’s not without purpose. For both wrestlers, they know their numbers could be called at any

time, and if it happens, they have to be ready.

“It’s a thing you [have to] keep in the back of your mind,” Brancale said. “Injuries happen all the time, and they happen at unfor tunate times, so you [have to] be ready whenever.”

Minnesota Gophers start season with strong pitching, hitting and newcomers Minnesota ended last season in the NCAA tournament regional round.

The Gophers softball team is hoping to build momentum on a Big Ten Tournamentwinning season when it opens action this weekend.

No. 16 Minnesota starts the year on the road in Texas — one of five warm climate tournaments the Gophers will play in this year.

Nine players return from last year’s team, including senior Sara Groenewegen, one of the nation’s top pitchers.

Groenewegen shined last year, particularly during the Big Ten Tournament, where she pitched ever y inning, including all ten in the final against Michigan. “[Groenewegen has] always been a competitive leader for us on the field,” said head coach Jessica Allister. “We just need her to be herself.”

Groenewegen will look to build on a season in which she pitched 23 complete games on her way to a 31-7

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record and 2.03 ERA. She also competed for Team Canada over the summer — a commitment she said was exhausting but worth it.

“I probably haven’t had more than a month off from softball in three and a half years,” she said. “At the same time, I’m very privileged to represent my country, and a lot of people don’t get the opportunity to do that.”

In addition to Groenewegen, Minnesota added Tori Finucane, a top transfer from Missouri, and three freshmen to bolster the pitching staff.

“Our pitching staff is going to be a strength this year,”

“I feel a little more comfortable than I have in the past. ... a leadership role the last couple of years has helped, too.

That’s the main thing ... just being comfortable where I am and everything that’s going on around me.”

JAKE BISCHOFF Defenseman

NO. 4 OHIO STATE 9-2, 5-2 BIG TEN

SOFTBALL

BY KYLE STEINBERG ksteinberg@mndaily.com

Jake Bischoff, left, eyes the puck at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis on Friday. The Gophers beat Penn State 5-2 for their sixth consecutive win.

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Gophers junior Sara Groenewegen throws a pitch at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on Friday April 30, 2015.

Allister said. “It’s one of the things that when we sit down as a coaching staff to talk, we’re really excited about.”

The Gophers lost all three outfielders from last year to graduation. In order to fill the void, others players will have to switch positions this season.

Maddie Houlihan was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season at first base, but she will move to left field this year for the first time in her career.

“Obviously, it’s a very different position for me,” Houlihan said. “But I’m enjoying it. I’m getting better at it and I think it will be good for us this year.”

Offensively, the Gophers look to be in good shape with the return of three of their top four hitters from last year’s NCAA Regional-qualifying team.

Houlihan, senior Sam Macken and junior Danielle Parlich each hit at least .350 last year. Houlihan and Macken also put up double-digit home run numbers.

“I like the power that we have. I like the speed that we have … we need to have consistent, emotional approaches,” Allister said. “We have the ability to hit at a very high level as a team.”

As always, the cold weather of Minnesota limits the number of games the Gophers can play at home, so they will begin the season with five straight road tournaments, followed by a number of road games.

Minnesota’s first home series is April 4 against South Dakota State.

“I don’t think it’s tough,” Allister said. “We get to go to beautiful places and play in beautiful stadiums against great competition.”

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Mpls. holds minimum wage hearings City of Minneapolis staff will present their findings to the city council in May.

BY MIKE HENDRICKSON mhendrickson@mndaily.com

In order to understand how Minneapolitans feel about minimum wage, city of ficials are going to the source.

Of ficials met with residents Tuesday at the All My Relations Galler y on East Franklin Avenue for the fifth in a series of discussions throughout Minneapolis. Each hearing has targeted a dif ferent community, like the Native American community Tuesday and the East African community in late Januar y.

The last hearing session is planned for March 3, but Deputy City Coordinator Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde said more could be added.

The goal of the hearings is to find what specific gr oups in Minneapolis feel should be done about the city’s minimum wage.

After the hearings, the consultants the city contracted will present their findings to the City Council, which will determine next steps in May. “The end goal was to have a real, more robust, fulsome discussion with the community on both ends,” said Ward 11 Councilman John Quincy. “It’s looking at what’s all being brought in before something is being recommended by staff for city council consideration.”

Quincy was among those who spoke at Tuesday’s listening session.

Others included Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis and members of the advocacy group 15 Now Minnesota.

The hearing was one of the least attended, said Luke Weisberg, senior par tner at LukeWorks.

Weisberg is one of the city’s consultants and has attended ever y listening session, often presenting on minimum wage studies and fielding attendees’ questions.

The results have been positive so far, as both sides have been represented at the meetings in civil d i s c u s s i o n s , We i s b e r g said.

“We want to reach people in lots of different corners of the city with lots of different perspectives,” he said.

Rivera-Vandermyde said these minimum wage listening sessions are similar to ones held when the city debated adopting paid sick leave policies.

A recommendation for paid sick leave came in March, and the policy was passed in May, she said.

The city’s minimum wage hearings relied on an October study it commissioned from the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice.

The study examined

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Patty Lemke gives feedback to the attendees of the wage hearing at the All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

how a $12 an hour and $15 an hour minimum wages would af fect Minneapolis dif ferently. It also looked at what ef fect a new wage may have on neighboring cities, tipped workers and youth. “[Minimum wage is] a big issue that’s coming for ward,” Rivera-Vandermyde said. “Par t of what we want to be informed by is the community so that we go into it not just academically but with some well-rounded information.”

The study found that

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a regent when he took a job with the state Senate Republicans Caucus, which some on the board saw as a conflict of interest.

O n T u e s d a y, S v i g gum emphasized the need to incr ease fouryear graduation rates and cut administrative costs.

“We need to become more efficient. We need to reward the University and the citizens based on that per for mance,” he said.

“The per formance has to come from the University to the [legislature] and to the citizens of Minnesota to justify the dollars which [the legislature] gives the University to drive the engine of Minnesota.”

Rosha, a two-year incumbent and former atlarge representative to the board, was nominated to r epr esent the thir d district.

He also noted high administrative costs

and said the University s h o ul d l o w e r th e c os t of attendance to boost enrollment.

McMillan, the board’s vice-chair, was chosen for the eighth district seat, and Devine was selected for the at-lar ge position.

McMillan said he wants to prioritize aligning the University’s research and education missions with the needs of Minnesotans and prioritize higher education af fordability for Minnesota residents.

“We need to continue to refine and rethink our admissions and tuition strategies and our long-term enrollment strategies,” he said.

D e v i n e a l s o e m p h asized the impor tance of research and community outreach.

“We have a hand in shaping the future of Minnesota,” he said. “The research we suppor t will lead to a healthier, smar ter and more economicallydriven Minnesota.”

The nominees focused on a need for transparency

in University spending, as well as mor e boar d oversight in appr oving large financial transactions, like coaching contracts.

All four nominated candidates said they think large coaching contracts — like that of recently-hired head football coach P.J. Fleck — should fall under board approval. The board will consider at meetings this week whether r egents should keep that authority.

Among other topics discussed during the meeting were raising the Medical School’s national rank, containing administrative costs, admitting more Minnesotan students and making it cheaper for instate students to attend the University.

A joint convention of the full state Legislature will meet later this month to elect candidates to the board.

Candidates not chosen by the joint committee can still be nominated by a legislator for potential election to the board.

Company to resume work to finish the Dakota Access Pipeline

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CANNON BALL, N.D. — With the green light from the federal government, the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Wednesday it plans to resume work immediately to finish the long-stalled project. Opponents of the $3.8 billion project meanwhile protested around the countr y in an action some dubbed their “last stand.”

The Army on Wednesday granted the developer of the four-state oil pipeline formal permission to lay pipe under a Missouri River reser voir in Nor th Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the disputed project.

“We plan to begin immediately,” Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman for developer Energy Transfer Par tners, said in an email

to The Associated Press Wednesday night.

Work had been stalled for months due to opposition by the Standing Rock Sioux, but President Donald Trump last month instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to advance pipeline construction.

The tribe fears a pipeline leak could contaminate its drinking water. ETP says the pipeline is safe.

“Now, we all need to work together to make sure the project is completed safely and with as little disruption to the community as possible. This has been a ver y difficult issue for everyone who lives and works in the area,” U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, a North Dakota Republican, said in a statement announcing that the final easement had been granted.

Some members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe,

which has been at the center of the debate for nearly a year, urged “emergency actions” via social media.

The Indigenous Environmental Network told people to target fuel-transpor tation hubs and government buildings and to expect violence and mass arrests.

Protesters posted an online list of about 50 events nationwide. There were large rallies, including one outside the White House, and smaller ones, such as in Des Moines, Iowa.

A group of protesters in Chicago targeted a bank, and another group went to an Army Corps of Engineers of fice in New York City but was asked to leave when they started filming without a permit. Several people were arrested for blocking public access to a federal building in San Francisco.

almost 15 percent of workers in Minneapolis would benefit fr om the minimum wage being raised to $12 an hour and nearly 23 percent would benefit if it were raised to $15 an hour.

Its conclusions on whether an increase in the minimum wage would cause unemployment were inconclusive.

“What we lear ned in the study most of all was to ask mor e questions about stuf f we need to know,” Quincy said.

After the findings from

“[Minimum wage is] a big issue that’s coming forward... Part of what we want to be informed by is the community so that we go into it not just academically but with some well rounded information.”

NURIA RIVERA-VANDERMYDE Deputy City Coordinator

the hearings are presented to the city council, it will vote in May on how to move for ward.

“They may study it for a while. They may direct

us right then and there to create an ordinance,” Rivera-Vandermyde said. “We don’t really know exactly what’s going to happen after May.”

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Editorials & Opinions COLUMN

COLUMN

Sex assault still needs to be addressed Expelling football players only marks the start of addressing sexual violence on campus.

TAYLOR SHARP columnist

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n the last week, four Gophers football players accused of sexual misconduct in an alleged September assault have been expelled by a threeperson University of Minnesota panel.

Two players received one-year suspensions from the panel. It’s an encouraging star t but only the beginning of real change.

It might be judgmental, but I sense a troubling sense of indif ference about this in the air around campus. And yes, the expulsions and sexual assault prevention training are encouraging, but I fear that this cur rent wave of changes in our administration’s response to campus sexual assault is about to crest.

Many of my peers still put their focus on the impor tance of school spirit and have deluded themselves by not paying attention to the harsh, monstrous realities of some Minnesota athletes’ of f-thefield misconduct.

The accusations toward these players may have been addressed on the surface by the administration, but the scars of this ordeal will endure.

Go ahead and call yourself an artist You don’t need to be the Michael Jordan of whatever you do. Just give yourself credit.

W

hen I was younger, I practiced sketching. Almost always, I drew faces. They usually turned out oddly-propor tioned and car toonish, like some reject “Hey Ar nold!” character.

Whenever my drawings didn’t turn out the way I wanted them to, I got frustrated and scribbled them out or crumpled them up.

For my age, my drawings r eally weren’t that awful. I was learning, but I just wanted to skip ahead to the par t where I was a 12-year-old Van Gogh.

As I got older, I avoided drawing anything that qualified as more than a doodle at all costs for fear of it not turning out the way I wanted it to. I got very good at drawing tiny car toon pizza slices during this time.

Now, as an evolved and uninhibited college gal, I’m making an effort to be kinder to myself. I’m allowing myself to take art classes. My previous two years of college, I felt somehow undeserving of enrolling in them, even though they interested me.

Once I enrolled, I realized that my work didn’t stand significantly below that of my peers. After years of avoiding drawing, It still takes me a while to work up to sketching something and getting it the way I want it to look, but I usually do in the end.

Recently, someone asked me if I was an artist. I was taken aback. Am I an artist? I embroider, sure. I generally killed it in my printmaking class, fine. I can whip up a dope collage, alright. But an “artist?”

Whoa, there, buddy. Take it easy.

KATHRYN SCHULTZ columnist

I tend to have a similar approach to my major. When a well-intentioned adult asks what I study, I tend to mumble “studies in cinema and media culture” too quickly for them to catch it the first time. Once they finally get the message, they furrow their brow as if working out a complicated math problem.

“So, what jobs do you get with a major like that,” they ask, and my insides collectively tell me to abort the mission.

“I think I want to write for television,” I basically whisper, before turning into a passive piece of dust, floating away in a gentle breeze.

I have already worked a job in my industry, I have plenty of backup options, I’m interested in what I’m studying, and yet I feel the need to downplay my ambitions to strangers for fear of judgment.

This is a bad approach to life, and frankly, I’m over it. There must be tons of people who call themselves ar tists who are straight garbage. Why should I — someone who likes to make art — hesitate to refer to herself as an artist? Likewise, why should I fear explaining my major if I’m already set on my path?

Chances are if you’re truly interested in what you’re doing, you’re alright. You don’t need to immediately be the Michael Jordan of whatever it is you do. If you’re doing the damn thing, you’ve already earned the title.

Kathryn Schultz welcomes comments at kschultz@mndaily.com

The accusations toward these players may have been addressed on the sur face by the administration, but the scars of this ordeal will endure.

This latest incident, one of many scandals that have plagued the University’s athletics depar tment, reveal the great impor tance of having open campus conversations about how we address sexual violence — both in terms of prevention and how to best and appropriately deal with its aftermath.

We cannot forget what happened in September, nor can we be ignorant to the fact that these cases continue to happen and are often swept under the r ug or obscured. We must continue to champion sexual assault prevention, not just when it’s in the spotlight.

Helen Teague welcomes comments at hteague@mndaily.com.

GUEST EDITORIAL The agency that regulates the state’s energy industr y as well as a renewable energy incentive program is facing challenges from the GOP-controlled Legislature. Controversial legislation is being described by some as an assault on renewable energy progress, while suppor ters frame it as necessar y steps to improve accountability for spending and a needed revamp of the regulator y system.

The Public Utilities Commission is the five-member commission appointed by the gover nor that regulates the energy industries. GOP lawmakers have introduced several bills to alter the makeup and power of the agency.

Republicans argue the PUC is too heavy with metro area representatives.

Gaining more appointees from r ural Minnesota would cer tainly be beneficial for the PUC. But the GOP has also introduced bills that do an end run around the PUC’s responsibilities, including a bill that would allow Xcel Energy to build a new gasfired power plant to replace a coal plant.

The PUC has not refused to allow a gas plant but they have pushed Xcel to pursue cost-ef fective renewable energy instead of gas.

The Legislature shouldn’t be micromanaging issues that have been the purview of the regulator y group. Making such regulator y decisions based on political philosophies isn’t in Minnesota’s

EDITORIALS Burden for education reform rests on states

T

h is last week, Senate Democrats and Republicans faced of f for President Tr ump’s Secretar y of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos. Now, acting Secretar y DeVos has been criticized by a slew of Congress members about her clear lack of experience on several tiers.

When Sen. Elizabeth War r en, DMass., cross-examined DeVos, she uncovered one sad reality: DeVos has never relied on a gover nment assistance program — now she is in charge of one.

DeVos also revealed gross misunderstandings of foundational debates in the theor y of education, stemming from her ineptitude in answering questions on proficiency versus growth from an educator’s standpoint.

It cer tainly is no surprise that the secretar y was accepted by both the Senate and the House. The GOP holds a strong majority in both, and Devos’ family has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans in Congress.

However, two GOP senators had the moral for titude to vote against DeVos, forcing the vote into a tie of fset by Vice President Mike Pence’s vote Tuesday.

Now, with DeVos confir med, the prospect of strong federal leadership in education is grim. Secretar y DeVos has been scornful of public education, advocating for privately-owned and for-profit schooling. When asked about accountability processes and procedures, her answer was clearly reflective of her inexperience. Even worse, in her defense of guns in school settings — an apparent point of contention in educational policy — DeVos invoked the example of a school in Montana that had a grizzly bear problem and completely evaded the real, legitimate concer ns about unfettered gun access and gun violence, especially after tragic events like the Sandy Hook Elementar y School shooting. Her rationale — or lack thereof — behind these issues sends the message that she is grotesquely unprepared for her job.

The Obama administration made significant changes in combating campus sexual assault. But if DeVos does not take these issues seriously, there will be lasting, ruinous implications for higher education in the U.S.

Taylor Sharp welcomes comments at tsharp@mndaily.com

Renewables: Work together on renewables programs

Thursday, February 9, 2017

best interest.

Lawma kers, in cluding s ome key Democrats, are also hoping to kill a solar power subsidy program called Made in Minnesota which is primarily financed by an Xcel-managed fund.

The program spends about $15 million annually and provides subsidies to homeowners and businesses who install solar as well as helping solar manufacturing facilities in the state. Bills have been introduced that would end the program and put the money into a general energy fund held by the state.

Critics say the move is an indication the GOP wants to kill renewable energy and the jobs it creates. But suppor ters, including a couple of key DFLers from nor ther n Minnesota, say the program shouldn’t be r un by a private company (Xcel) and say it is too costly for the amount of energy it’s produced and that the program lacks accountability. Indeed, a legislative auditor’s repor t said the program should have more accountability.

It’s a stretch to say Republicans want to kill renewable energy. They know that renewable energy jobs have grown rapidly in the state and that continued growth of renewables is good for the economy, par ticularly in r ural Minnesota.

But those seeking to end the program need to tell how they will re-purpose the money to continue strengthening renewable energy development in the state while also providing more accountability and more bang for the buck. So far they

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haven’t done that.

Members of both par ties, and most Minnesotans, know that renewable energy isn’t just good for the environment but is inevitably going to be a growing par t of the state’s and countr y’s energy needs. Members of both par ties should work to develop programs that continue to help wind and solar while ensuring money is spent wisely.

Editor’s Note: This editorial originally ran in the Mankato Free Press on Feb.7. It has been lightly edited for clarity.

Even more unclear is DeVos’ plans for higher education, though, we assume, she doesn’t have any concrete, resolute directives, and if she does, perhaps her staf f should ensure they aren’t plagiarized.

We are in a time of staggering student loan defaults, and our campuses are stricken by an epidemic of sexual assault. The Depar tment of Education is the gatekeeper of a more than $1 trillion student aid por tfolio. And the Obama administration made significant changes in combating campus sexual assault. But if DeVos does not take these issues seriously, there will be lasting, r uinous implications for higher education in the U.S. It’s saddening to see a billionaire at the helm of the education depar tment, especially one who — by all available evidence — has never interacted with a public school. But with an administration that only seeks to tur n the establishment on its head, DeVos’ confirmation is unsurprising. With a cavalier disregard for students’ right to education, DeVos won’t enrich the next generation of students, she’ll only strengthen her own pitiful ignorance.

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CROSSWORD Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle FOR 2016 FORRELEASE RELEASENOVEMBER NOVEMBER11, 9, 2016 Edited Edited by

by Rich Rich Norris Norris and and Joyce Joyce Lewis Lewis

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (2/9): Adventure and education flourish this year. Group efforts make a bigger difference.

Reach a turning point in a relationship this month, leading to a financial boom phase.

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

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Get startled by an epiphany. Creative ideas spark. Advance through private connections. You’re tuned into the flow of the game today and tomorrow.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Work with groups and teams over the next two days.

Avoid gossip and controversy, and treat people respectfully.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 6 — Home and family have your focus today and tomorrow.

Listen to an elder, who’s been where you’re going.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Unexpected professional opportunities require quick action. There may be a test today or tomorrow; dress for success.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Write, record and share your views over the next few days. Research and networking projects go well.

Don’t make wild promises.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Explore new cultures, views and flavors today and tomorrow. Walk and talk. Alternate between physical exercise and quiet reverie.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Cash flow improves. There’s more work coming in today and tomorrow, and it could get profitable.

Keep accounts balanced.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Adapt to changing priorities. Prepare your case to convince a skeptic. Manage financial obligations over the next few days.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Take action for a personal passion today and tomorrow. A sudden move changes the entire game. Focus to make your targets. Ask for what you want.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Work with a partner for the next few days. Determine who will do what. Take turns being in charge.

The more completed, the more gained.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Notice your dreams over the next few days. Slow down and consider where you’re going. Postpone unnecessary trips and make an overdue change at home.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Stay on focus, with a busy schedule today and tomorrow. Plot your moves and make them quickly and decisively. Practice your routine.

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

For strategies on how to solve sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

I was recently brainstorming some ways to make extra cash because I am wildly underpaid. I went to the gigs section of Craigslist to see what I could find and stumbled upon a post titled “Have a pie fight with me!”

Intrigued, I read the posting and learned that there is a man in the area who’s looking for a woman my age to “get a little messy” and engage in a sexy pie fight. This sounded like an easy $100 so before anyone else could snap up the opportunity, I emailed the man and told him I was interested.

We chatted a while, and I found him to be pleasant. The problem is, when I asked him the specifics of his fantasy, he told me that he wanted to tie me up and pour chocolate sauce down my blouse.

This is not the mutually satisfying pie fight I was imagining, and it frankly sounds a bit degrading. How do I tell my pie bae that I’m no longer interested without hurting his feelings?

Sincerely,

Sweetie Pie

Dear Sweetie Pie,

This is certainly a sticky situation and one that all modern women must face at one time or another. Whereas the Casanovas of the 1950s wanted nothing more than a pie-baking, apron-wearing woman, the post-“American Pie” man is more interested in the steamy

possibilities the pie itself can offer.

I admire the vulnerability displayed by your pie bae when he sounded his primal desire into the abyss of Craigslist, and you should feel good knowing that you acknowledged and therefore legitimized his needs.

This man is clearly sensitive and in tune with his sensuality. Therefore, you must tread carefully as not to render him impotent and wilted like a dying flower.

What you need to do is this: turn him down, but that same afternoon create your own Craigslist post. Title it “Have a pie fight with me!” In the post, state you’re looking for a real man who’s not afraid to explore his most animalistic desires.

You’ll only have to wait two or three minutes before the responses will start pouring in. Men young and old will respond to your ad, liberated by the woman who dared to give a voice to their desires.

Reply to every inquiry with the address of a nearby abandoned warehouse, and say you’ll be there at midnight with a stack of store-bought pies.

Then, at midnight, when you’re fast asleep in bed, the pie baes of the world will converge on that warehouse and find solace and sweet surprise in one another.

Best,

Dr. Date

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

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