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HOUSING

Prime Place Apartments rebrands amid controversy The location has violated city codes and denied tenants’ requests to cancel their leases.

BY KASSIDY TARALA ktarala@mndaily.com

Prime Place Apartments rebranded in an attempt to escape criticism following a year filled with construction delays, fire code violations and resident complaints.

Last week, Prime Place tenants noticed new signage and flyers labeled The Arrow decorating the building. Residents say they were not informed of the rebranding.

“I just went outside and they took the Prime Place sign down and posted, ‘Now leasing at The Arrow,’ so apparently, they changed the name but didn’t tell anyone who lives here,” said resident and University of Minnesota junior Michelle Rolsch.

Rolsch has experienced a lack of

communication with management of The Arrow since she moved into her single apartment at the end of September.

“I had my car broken into, two packages stolen and I just don’t feel safe at all, but management hasn’t done anything,” she said.

After construction delayed the move-in process for several residents, those who did get to move in received mixed signals on the building’s construction timeline.

Rolsch said a manager told her that

construction on the rest of the building could take up to a year to finish. Others have heard estimations between a month and a year.

The recent name change has caused yet another shock for residents already kept in the dark about the building’s status.

Some students first noticed the change after management of the former Prime Place changed their email address. Initial u See PRIME PLACE Page 3

ARTS

Lake Harriet event draws U designers This is the first year design school students helped build art shanties.

BY KATE DRAKULIC kdrakulic@mndaily.com

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Performers in the artist group Mixed Precipitation perform Tonya and Nancy: The Opera during the Art Shanty Projects event on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Satuday, Jan. 20.

Laughter, conversation and exclamations echoed across the ice Saturday morning on Lake Harriet. The opening day of the month-long Art Shanty Projects included an abundance of children in snow pants, dogs in sweaters and 22 artist shanties of all shapes and sizes.

This year marks the 13th anniversary of the Art Shanty Projects, an initiative and community that explores the way public spaces can be transformed into artistic environments. The Project also incorporates scheduled programming of activities and performances such as public art-making, musicals, biking and snowga (snow yoga, obviously). u See SHANTIES Page 5

ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH

CSE picks new interim dean to replace Mukasa

Dogs with brain cancer may help test advanced human treatments

Mostafa “Mos” Kaveh assumed the role last week.

BY KATRINA PROSS kpross@mndaily.com

BY KELLY BUSCHE kbusche@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering’s new interim dean assumed his role Jan. 16.

Mostafa “Mos” Kaveh joined CSE in 1975 as an electrical and computer engineering faculty member and most recently served as associate dean for research and planning.

Kaveh has a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Former CSE Dean Samuel Mukasa interviewed with the University of Connecticut last fall, drawing criticism from students and administrators.

Mukasa will continue his role as a CSE professor, according to an email sent to CSE undergraduate students.

According to the email, Executive Vice President and Provost Karen Hanson appointed Kaveh to the position and will continue searching for a replacement over the coming months.

The canine research subjects are thought to be more like humans than other animals, such as rats.

Researchers hope a new University of Minnesota study will create better brain cancer treatment for both dogs and humans.

The five-year project, funded by a $2.7 million National Institutes of Health grant, is currently accepting applications for dogs with glioblastoma for clinical trials. They currently have funding for the treatment of at least 30 dogs.

Glioblastoma — an aggressive form of brain cancer — can kill canines in as little as a month without treatment, and humans usually don’t survive after 14 months, said Clinical Research Coordinator Susan Steinmetz from the Mayo Clinic.

The cancer, which affects both children and adults, is treated with radiation, chemotherapy and targeted drug therapy, Steinmetz said. However, the tumor often returns even after various forms of therapy, she said.

Researchers on the study have proven their treatment methods can increase the lifespan of canines by 16-18 months, said lead researcher and College

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Liz Pluhar sits in front of a computer showing an MRI of a tumor found in the frontal lobe of a Boston terrier before and immediately after surgery on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

of Veterinary Medicine professor Liz Pluhar.

Extending survival time by even one month is an achievement, Pluhar said.

She hopes they’ll see similar results in humans, as humans and canines are very similar — they are the only two species

that spontaneously develop glioblastoma tumors.

Dogs are a close model of the disease in humans, said collaborator Matthew Hunt, from the University’s Department u See DOGS Page 3

STATE LEG.

Ilhan Omar launches bid for second term in MN House of Representatives The freshman rep. said she will focus on student issues if she wins re-election this year.

BY MICHAEL ACHTERLING machterling@mndaily.com

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State Rep. Ilhan Omar talks with attendees before speaking at her campaign kickoff on Saturday, Jan. 20.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, launched her re-election campaign Tuesday among supporters at the African Development Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

The event marked the start of Omar’s re-election bid for House district 60B, which covers the University of Minnesota, CedarRiverside and surrounding neighborhoods.

As Omar’s second legislative session approaches, she hopes to address local infrastructure needs, student housing issues and more.

“I’m really excited. It’s been an interesting year, full of ups and downs and some surprises,” Omar said. “It’s also been a really productive year for me, and a really prosperous year for our district.”

Omar became the first Somali-American

lawmaker elected to U.S. public office in November 2016, a feat that drew attention from national media. She was appointed assistant minority leader in the House as a freshman legislator, where she worked to address student issues and equity.

Dozens of supporters, including local political figures like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Rep. Raymond Dehn and Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, attended the reelection event.

“She has already passed a number of amendments and bills … we are going to need her as a partner over there in the Legislature,” Frey said.

Frey said he and Omar recently met to discuss affordable housing issues in Minneapolis.

Omar said she will work with an affordable housing task force to incorporate recommendations into future state policy.

“Last session, we had some successes.

We got $77 million to go towards affordable housing and $10 million to rehab our current public housing stock,” she said. u See OMAR Page 3

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A vacant church located at 1035 14th Ave. SE could be remodeled into a center for the arts if granted approval by city officials.

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Como church could see remodel The historic Southeast Como building could become an art center and theater.

BY TIFFANY BUI tbui@mndaily.com

Stage lights and musical numbers could fill a vacant Southeast Como church if plans for a renovation move forward.

The church, located at 1035 14th Ave SE, would be remodeled into a center for the arts if granted approval by city officials. Neighborhood residents met Wednesday night at a Southeast Como Improvement Association meeting to discuss the potential addition to the area.

“It’s just a great opportunity to bring people together. Everybody likes

art, whether its theater or music,” said Joan Menken, a SECIA board member.

The plans were originally brought forward by Theatre Elision, a theatrical company looking for a home for their performances.

Cindy Polich, founder and resident playwright of Theatre Elision, outlined her plans for development and fielded questions from community members at the meeting.

Polich discussed how performance space was one of her main motivators for purchasing the building for Theatre Elision.

“Finding space to put on the show in the Twin Cities is not easy because there are a lot of theater companies, and there are not a lot of spaces for theater companies who don’t have their own facilities,”

she said.

Polich said she hopes to use the arts center, tentatively named Como Arts, as a way to share women’s stories through intimate musicals.

“We’re very much interested in making opportunities for female actors, as well as women who direct and stage manage and write plays,” she said.

The building won’t be limited to Theatre Elision, however. Recognizing the lack of space for Minneapolis theater companies, Polich said she will open the space to other artists and groups.

At the meeting, residents made suggestions about parking for the potential arts center and voiced their approval of the planned renovation.

A few residents expressed approval that Polich

UMN clinical trial might ease diabetes treatment Hoping to replace daily insulin shots, the trial will last two to three years.

BY MICHELLE GRIFFITH mgriffith@mndaily.com

An ongoing University of Minnesota clinical trial is one of the first to test an insulin-producing device to treat Type 1 diabetes.

The surgically implanted pouch contains islet cells, which act like a pancreas and produce insulin.

If successful, the treatment would ease management of the disease for patients who often rely on daily shots.

ViaCyte, a Californiabased company focused on treating patients with diabetes, created the product and chose the University to test it along with two other research institutions, said lead researcher Dr. Melena Bellin.

“ViaCyte chose us because of our reputation,” she said.

The trial is in phase one, which means researchers are evaluating the device’s

effectiveness. Researchers expect the trial will last two to three years.

The device is implanted in the patient’s lower back and arm, where the cells — stem cells that don’t come from aborted fetuses — produce insulin, said Dr. Ty Dunn, a surgeon and researcher working on the trial. Blood flows through the device, and insulin, which converts sugar to energy, enters the bloodstream.

Patients can still apply to participate in the trial, but applicants must go through an extensive screening process.

“We are very frank with patients. We have to make sure they’re willing to take the risk,” Dunn said, adding that there’s a possibility the device might not work.

Prospective participants are evaluated based on physical and mental screenings, as well as reliability.

Taking medication on time, showing up for regular appointments and staying in regular contact with doctors are also necessary so extraneous factors don’t affect the trial, Dunn said.

Researchers select patients who have virtually no insulin in their bloodstream so they can be sure that the device is working if insulin is detected in their bloodstream, Bellin said.

An estimated 1.25 million people have Type 1 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.

“It’s something you constantly have to think about,” said Becky Barnett, the director of youth and family initiatives for the American Diabetes Association who also has Type 1 diabetes.

Common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes include extreme fatigue, blurry vision, weight loss and feelings of extreme hunger or thirst.

Even though Barnett has lived with diabetes for over 30 years, she remains hopeful that research — like the islet trial — will improve quality of life for people with Type 1 diabetes.

“We always want to find a better way of doing things,” Dunn said.

would preserve the historical building rather than tear it down.

“It was an active church until 15, 20 years ago. But as the population aged, as people left ... the attendance declined … until it was no longer a viable space for a church,” Menken said.

The project still faces potential technical hiccups.

The church may require rezoning if converted into a performance center.

University of Minnesota senior Megan Lasch, who attended the meeting, said the rezoning process would be worthwhile.

“I think this area needs a lot more mixed-use zoning, so this would be good. We need a better mix of not just housing, and that’s really what’s being created in this neighborhood,” Lasch said.

The community meet-

ing was just a starting point, but Polich has gained many supporters to help advance the project.

Cody Olson, executive director of SECIA, noted Polich’s emphasis on getting community feedback early on, something he said residents have appreciated.

“In the two years I’ve worked here, we’ve never had a potential development be so forthright about outreach to the community so early in the process,” he said.

Olson said that Polich reached out to SECIA based on a recommendation by Ward 2 Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon. At the meeting, SECIA board members added that Gordon was willing to recommend the arts center proposal to fellow council members if it progresses.

Sequel to Trump’s first year opens with crises and unease

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WASHINGTON — The sequel to President Donald Trump’s first year in office is opening with the lead player hamstrung by a government shutdown and hunkering down amid investigations, crises and political unease.

After 365 days in the Oval Office, Trump has found that his drive to deliver quickly on campaign promises has yielded to the sobering reality of governing — and the prospect of an electoral rebuke in November. Administration aides, outside allies and Republicans on Capitol Hill see the Trump White House continuing to face many of the same challenges it wrestled with last year, with fresh plot twists to boot.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election keeps moving ever closer to the Oval Office.

The government shutdown highlights the legislative challenges that persist even with Republicans controlling the White House and

both the House and Senate, and makes clear the administration’s need to more carefully target its political capital on specific agenda items.

And the fall elections are shaping up as a referendum on Trump’s tenure.

“In the second year, you no longer are one-dimensional,” said Ari Fleischer, press secretary when George W. Bush was president. “There’s an inevitable pivot that every administration makes, and that is to recognize that it’s no longer about future events and promises, it’s now about defending and promoting last year’s accomplishments.”

No administration comes into office fully ready for the task of leading the government, and Trump’s team has taken disruption to a new extreme. Republicans outside the White House are now hoping the Trump administration will be more politically savvy. But the 71-year old president has proved set in his ways, trusting his instincts over the advice of his aides, and there is no reason to expect that won’t continue.

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Sororities partner with Gophers basketball The partnership is mutually beneficial for two traditionally separate groups.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

What started as an attempt to increase the University of Minnesota’s fan base for Gophers women’s basketball games turned into a full-fledged partnership with the sororities on campus.

The partnership took effect for the first time at a home game at Williams Arena Thursday night, when the Gophers took on the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The partnership will f e a t u r e t h e s o ro r i t i e s by designating a special section in the stands at each home game this season, said Kaela Juarez, president of Panhellenic Council.

Additionally, Gophers Athletics is giving Panhellenic Council, National Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council sororities a chance to promote their philanthropies at the games.

The basketball team and the sororities both hope the collaboration will unite women on campus.

The program was inspired by similar partnerships at other universities, like Georgia Tech, where it originated, said Mills Armbruster, assistant director of marketing for Gopher Athletics.

“When I got up here I was surprised that there was nothing… already set in stone,” Armbruster said.

“There weren’t even talks about it.”

After moving to the

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Students hold light sticks for a “light out” before the women’s basketball game against Wisconsin on Thursday. University of Minnesota sororities asked members to attend the game to raise attendance and awareness of Gopher women’s sports, with more than 300 attending in response.

Twin Cities from Atlanta in June, Armbruster said he took it upon himself to create a comparable version of the program for the University.

From there, he decided to focus on basketball first because of the upcoming season, though he said he hopes it will eventually include all women’s teams. “ On e of the reaso ns [ A r m b r u s t e r ] b ro u g h t it up is because, as com-

monly is what happens in women’s sports, a lot of the time they don’t receive the same fan base that men’s games do,” Juarez said, adding that it’s an unfortunate part of sports culture.

After the game between the Badgers and the Gophers, women’s basketball head coach Marlene Stollings said it was great for the players to see the section filled with the sorority members.

“We’re just really pleased that they came out and supported us tonight,” Stollings said. “I think it’s a relationship that can continue to grow.”

Juarez said the sororities on campus quickly accepted the invitation as an outreach opportunity in the University community.

Juarez said it is part of the Greek community’s mission this year to work with more organizations

Prime Place Apartments rebrands as The Arrow

outside of the Greek sphere.

Ad d i t i o n a l l y , A r m bruster said there will be other opportunities for future collaboration on sorority events.

Alpha Phi president Hailey Salden said she sees the program as a mutually beneficial relationship, and a great way for the two groups to come together.

“This is an awesome way to bridge that gap

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Prime Place Apartments, seen under construction on Sunday, Nov. 12.

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emails came from minneapolis@myprimeplace.com, which later changed to management@arrowapartments.com.

Aside from emails and yard signs, residents learned about the name change through the new Facebook page and website for The Arrow.

The Arrow has posted advertisements to its new Facebook page, offering

Starbucks gift cards to anyone who tours their model apartment.

But residents who attempted to post reviews about their experiences on the new Facebook page say they were blocked by its admin.

In response to the rebranding, residents have created their own website to deter future residents from leasing there.

University Student Legal Services has also been kept in the dark about Prime Place’s new name.

USLS attorney Bill

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Dane said The Arrow has yet to respond to them.

After searching through city records, Dane confirmed that the former Prime Place is not under a new license — meaning the rebranding is just a name change, not new ownership.

“It’s most likely that they just changed the name to avoid the negative publicity they’ve been receiving as Prime Place,” Dane said.

The Arrow declined multiple requests for comment.

“It’s most likely that they just changed the name to avoid the negative publicity they’ve been receiving as Prime Place.”

because we all have a lot of similar values,” Salden said.

She said that especially in light of developments in media like the #metoo movement, it’s important to have women supporting other women.

“To take two groups of people that have a significant presence on campus together… just shows the power of women,” Salden said.

Student renter issues are among Omar’s main objectives in her second legislative session.

Omar said she wants to focus on passing the Student Renters Rights Act with Dziedzic when the session starts in February.

Dziedzic said the bill would protect students from predatory landlords who violate lease agreements. Omar and Dziedzic worked with the Minnesota Student Association to write the policy.

The two lawmakers learned of the issue through their discussions with University students, some of whom were evicted early from off-campus housing units.

“You can’t kick people out early without cause,” Dziedzic said. “The bill will look at, and basically say, ‘you can’t do that.’”

As Omar’s re-election campaign progresses, she said she will continue to focus on increasing voter turnout in her district, specifically among young voters.

“We’re really going to be focusing on doing a lot of turnout work and getting as many people activated as possible,” said Sonia Neculescu, Omar’s campaign manager.

Neculescu led in-district outreach for Omar over the last year as her district director.

“The main point is that we all need to come together to continually strengthen these coalitions and really turnout so we can win really big in 2018,” she said.

“There is a lot at stake.”

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UMN aims to treat cancer in dogs and humans Dogs u from Page 1

of Neurosurgery.

“This study bridges the gap where mouse studies don’t have a great track record,” said Hunt.

When scientists tried to replicate glioblastoma in mice, less than 10 percent of humans responded to the same treatment, Pluhar said.

“Dogs eat, sleep and live

with us. Their daily lives are intertwined with us, which makes them more like us than other species,” Pluhar said.

The new research project will use a combination of immunotherapy with a peptide, which is a compound that stops the brain tumor from protecting itself from the body’s immune response.

The researchers hope this study will demonstrate that the combination of vaccines and the peptide, as

well as gene therapy in pet dogs with glioblastoma, will be effective in treating the brain cancer.

Pluhar said as a veterinarian, she enjoys conducting studies with canines because she helps the dogs live as long as possible while obtaining vital information to aid human cancer treatment.

If humans respond to the treatment like dogs, this would be “the biggest advance in treating brain cancers,” Pluhar said.

“[Dogs’] daily lives are intertwined with us, which makes them more like us than other species.”

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State Rep. Ilhan Omar poses for a portrait before speaking at her 2018 kickoff.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Buckeyes sweep Gophers

Minnesota men’s hockey sweeps Michigan State

BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

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Ohio State scored eight goals in the series, compared to UMN’s three.

BY MAX BIEGERT mbiegert@mndaily.com

The Gophers went into their series versus Ohio State with a 10-0 away record.

The Buckeyes sent Minnesota home with a blemished road record, a loss of second place in the WCHA Standings and two more losses on the season.

The Gophers (17-8-2, 106-2 WCHA) lost to Ohio State (17-5-4, 10-2-4-3 WCHA) 5-1 on Saturday in Columbus.

Minnesota’s lone scorer was Sydney Baldwin, who netted a goal with 9:47 left to play in the third period. Alex Gulstene started the game for the Gophers and made 13 saves, but she was pulled for the final 30 minutes.

Goaltender Sidney Peters replaced her.

“Ohio State put on a lot of pressure and they were really able to generate a lot of chances,” Baldwin said. “We generated chances, but we were not able [to] capitalize

“[We’re] disappointed with the result tonight, but we made some mistakes in the third and the result is what it is.”

BRAD FROST Head coach

on our chances.”

The Buckeyes went out to a 2-0 lead in the first period behind goals from Tatum Skaggs and Liz Schepers.

Skaggs scored 7:25 into the game and 30 seconds later, Schepers beat Gulstene for the goal.

Ohio State extended its lead in the second period after scoring two more goals.

Maddy Field scored at the 9:21 mark and 26 seconds later it was Rebecca Freiburger scoring, which forced head coach Brad Frost to make a move in net.

In the third period, the Gophers could not find the strength to comeback.

Baldwin scored at the 10:13 mark and then Field scored

her second goal of the game with two minutes left on the clock.

“I really appreciated our team determination and resiliency in the third period, but when you don’t cash in on your offensive opportunities it makes it hard to win,” Frost said.

Minnesota drops the first game against Ohio State on Friday Minnesota carried a 2-1 lead at the end of the second period, but that’s when Ohio State found its stride.

The Buckeyes scored two goals in the final frame to defeat Minnesota 3-2 Friday night in Columbus, Ohio.

“We felt like we pretty much gave them this game, made it easier for them to win with us being up 2-1 in the third period,” Baldwin said. “We could have played with a lot more heart.”

No. 7 Ohio State got the game-tying goal from forward Charly Dahlquist.

Shortly after, the gamewinner came from Schepers with four minutes left to play. The No. 5 Gophers pulled their goalie and had many chances at the end of

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the game, but could not find the net.

Minnesota got scoring contributions from Alex Woken and Grace Zumwinkle in the second period. Woken scored for the Gophers five minutes into the period on a power play.

Four players assisted on the goal. Then, Zumwinkle scored her 12th goal of the year to give Minnesota the lead heading into the third period. Peters ended the game with 35 saves.

Ohio State’s Emma Maltais’ shot ended up being the lone goal of the first period, her 11th goal of the season.

“Disappointed with the result tonight, but we made some mistakes in the third and the result is what it is,” Frost said.

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Brent Gates Jr. and Tyler Sheehy had game-winning goals in the series.

The Gopher women’s hockey team watches on as senior defenseman Sydney Baldwin brings the puck down the ice on Dec. 1 at Ridder Arena.

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Minnesota had two different stories this season against its two conference opponents from Michigan.

The No. 13 Gophers (15-12-1, 6-9-1 Big Ten) escaped with a win on Big Ten Super Saturday from Madison Square Garden in New York City, beating Michigan State (9-16-1, 3-12-1 Big Ten) 2-1. A week ago, the Gophers were swept by the Wolverines.

Thursday night, captain Tyler Sheehy scored the game-winner, but Saturday the hero was Brent Gates Jr., who is a Michigan native. Gates Jr. broke the late 1-1 tie in the last three minutes of play and took a b o u n c i n g p a s s f ro m Ramsey to put the goal in the back of the net. The score gave the Gophers the lead for the second time in the game.

Gates Jr. scored the game-winner by completing a pass intended to be a deflection for an assist, which led to the first goal for the Gophers. In addition to his in-game heroics, Saturday marked his 100th game with Minnesota. “[Jack] Ramsey turned around and swung at [the puck],” Gates Jr. told the Big Ten Network. “It had to have bounced three or four times, so I was just watching it real close and finally took a hack at it and found the net.”

The Gophers scored the opening goal for the first time in three games and it came on a break from Gophers freshman Casey Mittelstadt. The Gophers had a five-minute power play early in the first period, but they only recorded one shot. Mittelstadt and Gates Jr. ignited the offense at even strength after the man-advantage couldn’t get anything going.

Forward Tommy Novak drew a five-minute major penalty when he was hit in the head. He was down on the ice for a while after

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the hit, but he came back into the game shortly after.

Michigan State forward Mit c h e ll Le wand o wski was ejected for the hit.

Lewandowski’s absence loomed large — he is the top scoring freshman forward in the nation with 28 points this season.

Goaltender Mat Robson started Saturday, marking his fifth appearance in goal for Minnesota. Robson hadn’t played since the first period of the first game against Michigan last weekend. That game, he conceded three goals in one period and was pulled for goaltender Eric Schierhorn.

Robson held off the shorthanded Spartans to allow one goal on 20 shots.

“I thought Matty Robson played well,” head coach Don Lucia told the Gophers Radio Network.

“The penalty killers did a good job and [they] found enough to win a game.”

With the Gophers earning the sweep, they got much-needed points in the Big Ten standings and wins overall come tournament time. Minnesota is now tied for 11th in the PairWise ranking, which determines what teams make the tournament. The team now sits fifth in the Big Ten standings, getting closer to deciding home-ice advantage in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Minnesota is behind Penn State for home-ice advantage in the Big Ten tournament, with both teams at six wins in the conference.

“Michigan State was behind us in the standings,” Gates Jr. told the Big Ten Network. “That’s one thing we talked about, keeping teams behind us. That’s the only way to climb up, so we knew it was a big weekend coming in.”

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Despite Coffey’s return, Gophers fall to Buckeyes on Super Saturday Amir Coffey had 18 points in the loss to Ohio State in New York City.

BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com

Even with the return of Amir Coffey, the Gophers showed they couldn’t play with ranked teams in another Big Ten loss.

In the final game of the Gophers three-game east

coast road trip, Minnesota (14-8, 3-6 Big Ten) fell to No. 22 Ohio State (17-4, 8-0 Big Ten) 67-49 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday in New York City.

The Gophers had a 10-point lead in the first half, but that is the largest lead they had all game.

Ohio State went on a 24-2 run, something Minnesota coul d n ’t recov er fro m , ending the first half down 38-31.

Minnesota didn’t im-

prove in the second half.

The Gophers scored 18 points, 11 less than the Buckeyes scored to close out the game.

Coffey, who missed the last five games, returned to the court on Saturday and scored 11 points in his return.

“It was nice to have [Coffey] back,” head coach Richard Pitino told reporters. “As much as it’s nice to have Amir back, he had one practice. From a continuity

standpoint, when you lose two and put one back in, it’s difficult.”

Guards Michael Hurt and Jamir Harris filled in for Coffey while he was recovering. Hurt and Harris each average under five points per game. Coffey had averaged 14.1 points per game before he was injured in early January. The sophomore said he did not feel totally up to speed in Saturday’s game.

“I only got one practice in before this game, so we got to get our chemistry back,” Coffey told reporters. “For myself, I was kind of out of shape as you guys can see.”

Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy landed on teammate Gaston Diedhiou’s foot and hurt his leg in

the second half. Murphy went into the locker room to check on the injury but came back out a couple minutes later.

Murphy missed out on a double-double in the game — the third game he hasn’t had one this season — only tallying five rebounds with his team-leading 13 points.

Ohio State’s Keita BatesDiop, averages 20 points per game and nine rebounds.

Though he had a quiet first half with just six points, he figured out his game in the second half and ended the game with a team-leading 17 points and 12 rebounds.

The Gophers starting center Bakary Konaté and backup center Gaston Diedhiou have been filling in for Reggie Lynch since his suspension. The

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two combined for one point, along with five personal fouls. Lynch averaged 10 points before his suspension.

“It’s hard from a lowpost standpoint,” Pitino told reporters. “[Konaté] and [Diedhou] are not great down there.”

Minnesota concludes its three-game road stretch with the loss to the Buckeyes and will come home to Williams Arena to play Northwestern (12-9, 3-5 Big Ten) on Tuesday.

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Freshman guard Amir Coffey drives the ball up the court on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Sports Pavilion.

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ART

Attendees of the Art Shanty Project join together to sing from songbooks on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 20

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Attendees wait to enter The Tomb of the Unknown Minnow shanty created by artists Nicholas Maurstad, Angela Maki North and Mike Taus on Lake Harriet on Saturday, Jan. 20.

Children climb to the upper level of the Fyr Minnesåta shanty by the artist collective “Teens from Leonardos Basement” on Lake Harriet on Saturday, Jan. 20

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“A lot of people that come to the Project don’t usually go to art events. The Art Shanty Projects are a lot more accessible and nonthreatening. You can interact with artists one-on-one and it levels the playing field ... on the ice,” Artistic Director Lacey Prpic Hedtke said.

Notable shanties included “The Tomb of the Unknown Minnow,” a minnow mausoleum shanty dedicated to the minnows lost during the fishing season, “The Thwing,” made up of four giant wooden swings, and “Twin Cities Sailing Club’s Sea Shanty,” which rocked guests back and forth in its boat structure.

“One of the things that is the backbone of the project is the idea of what art can be and who can be artists,” Prpic

Hedtke said.

In her role, Prpic Hedtke puts out the call for artists, juries the proposals and supports the artists and their projects. This year, she worked closely with students from the University of Minnesota College of Design in their attempt to create a “Welcome Shanty,” where visitors could go inside to warm up, receive festival information and purchase merchandise.

Third-year architecture major Alden Jaakola was a crucial participant in the shanty’s creation.

“We wanted to provide a space for people to be able to talk about the experiences that they’re having at these artist shanties,” Jaakola said.

“If people have a space to gather, it’s more likely that they’ll naturally start to talk to each other, learn more and get more out of the experience.”

Jaakola was one of 14 students who participated in the

An attendee casts their vote in a demographic survey at the Art Shanty Projects event on Lake Harriet on Saturday, Jan. 20.

fall semester workshop dedicated to designing and building the “Welcome Shanty.”

Students began with extensive research, basic drafts

and diagrams and worked with Prpic Hedtke and Art Shanty Projects staff to refine their designs.

The class completed the

shanty at the end of the semester, but continued work last week to install their final design on the ice. The final product is constructed from

plastic polycarbonate on all faces, making the structure lightweight and transportable. The transparent faces also allow the sunlight to warm the inside of the shanty, decreasing the need for additional heating sources.

“I think that in a way, it proves as a nice case study for what the College of Design is able to do. It would be really cool to do more of these types of projects, where we’re making something full-scale, because everybody gets so much out of it, but it’s hard for that to happen without a client,” Jaakola said.

With no client to take the piece at the end of class workshop cycles, designs sit in the college’s possession and often go unused.

“It would be nice for people to see [the Welcome Shanty] and think ‘Oh, cool.

Maybe my art installation could be done by a class at the College of Design,’” Jaakola said.

MUSIC

Review: Fall Out Boy’s ‘M A N I A’ proves we’re not in 2003 anymore.We wish we were.

Entering their 15th year of heightened fame, Fall Out Boy attempts transformation. Now, however, is not the right time.

BY SOPHIE VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

“M

ania,” “Mania”… what can I say?

Britney Spears is covered in the second verse of the album’s first song, and that’s potentially the most exciting part of it.

Fall Out Boy’s newest album, stylized “M A N I A” and officially titled “Mania: A Fall Out Boy LP,” was originally scheduled for release September 15. “Feeling rushed,” the band pushed the date to mid-January in order to fully flesh out their creative process.

“It feels like every once in a while you’ve gotta do a hard restart that clears the cache and erases the hard drive. [ ... ] I think it gave us the space to create something brand new,” said Pete Wentz, band bassist and lyricist in an interview with Rolling Stone.

Bringing in beat drops and attempted lines-forthe-times like the Sephora and women’s march reminiscent, “Are you smelling that shit? Eau de resistance,” it’s obvious the band truly does want to reinvent.

But think of Miley Cyrus’ success “going back to her roots” and the popularity of “Stranger Things” — nostalgia is still

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having a moment.

Now is not the time for reinvention — at least for Fall Out Boy. The 10-song album has a 35 minute run time, onetenth of which is spent on the first song, “Young And Menace.” Released in April as the album’s first single, the track promises a Fall Out Boy for the new age — if that age is the 2005 EDM scene.

Yet, regardless of their pushed release date, the band’s timing always seems a little off.

On track three, “Stay

Frosty Royal Milk Tea,” lead-singer Patrick Stump sings “I’m about to go Tonya Harding on the whole world’s knee.” Not only did Sufjan Stevens cover it all last month, the reference doesn’t make any sense to a Margot Robbie-loving audience. Harding was upset it happened — remember? It destroyed her career.

Lyrically, angst still reigns. In “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes),” both “ T h e Ad d a m s F a m i l y ” and “Moonrise Kingdom” are quoted. The lines,

however, are better suited for a Tumblr screen-cap than a chorus.

“I’m a champion of the people who don’t believe in champions,” Stump coos over an electric violin at the beginning of the album. Notice how he says “I’m” instead of “was”?

Maybe someone out there is still freshly inspired.

The album’s final and lengthiest (at 4:23) song, “Bishops Knife Trick,” is sweet enough. Balladesque, it talks of past mistakes and broken hourglasses. Still, Stump’s delivery of the word “domesticate” is a little too “Blurred Lines.” There’s a lot happening, and it doesn’t all meld.

Almost 15 years after the release of their first album, Fall Out Boy can best be compared to their fans’ old glitter eyeliner: they’ve both probably expired.

The fans, however, are caking on the clumpy cosmetic in the hopes of remembering how it felt to open a Bop magazine and see a just-married Wentz and Ashlee Simpson making eyes.

The band is throwing their liner in the trash and trying something new on, but it’s still not a good, or time-defying, style.

All in all, sport teams will have some good

commercial break play-in music.

Once constantly quoted in AIM away messages, Fall Out Boy has the potential to break into 2018

tween Instagram caption culture — maybe they haven’t completely revamped after all.

Grade: D

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EDITORIAL

Aziz Ansari, sexual misconduct and consent

MPLS not being an Amazon HQ2 finalist is actually good news

Why we shouldn’t accept any kind of sexual misconduct, even if it isn’t definite assault.

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ziz Ansari, a self-proclaimed feminist, supporter of the Time’s Up movement, a feminist media-certified “woke bae,” was accused of sexual misconduct by an ELLEN AILTS anonymous woman. Folcolumnist lowing this, opinion has been divided on whether the woman, referred to as “Grace,” was justified in telling this story, whether it constituted news, if it detracted from the stories of women who were actually raped and if the #MeToo movement has gone too far.

What’s problematic about these questions is that they attempt to determine what level of coercion and violation is acceptable. Just because rape and bad dates don’t entail the same level of trauma, there’s no reason why a woman shouldn’t feel free to speak out about an experience she felt was unacceptable.

There’s certainly no need to demand an

end to Ansari’s career, doubt whether he is apologetic or question his support for movements to end sexual assault and harassment. Ansari is no Harvey Weinstein, and he shouldn’t be lambasted as such. But as a man who has been vocal about feminist issues in the past, he should own up to his part in sustaining a culture of nonconsent and a prioritization of men’s pleasure over women’s comfort and safety. His behavior was perfectly illustrative of the kind of dehumanization and aggression the movements he supports protest.

With the current narrative around sexual harassment and assault gaining more attention and credence, it’s more important than ever that we discuss sexual experiences, in all their murkiness and grey areas, to determine what our expectations of ourselves and others are. It’s important that we talk about what affirmative consent means, and what it means to communicate one’s desires to ensure mutual comfort between partners. Stories like Grace’s are much more common and understandable to most of us than those born of Hollywood power dynamics (not to say there aren’t elements of those stories many women are all too familiar with).

We need to change the way we think about sex in general — we live in a culture in which many women don’t prioritize their own sexual

pleasure and autonomy, who don’t express their desires explicitly. Consent is not something to be taken lightly, on either side; both men and women need to understand their responsibility to communicate, and understand everyone is responsible for ensuring the comfort of their partner. Not paying attention to or outright disregarding a sexual partner’s cues and reactions likely means boundaries will be violated, and is generally just a recipe for bad sex.

Bringing trauma out from the shadows will only lessen the shame and burden felt by those who have had similar experiences. In order to change our culture around sex, we have to talk to each other — there’s no way around it.

Equivocating on what kinds of negative sexual experiences are worthy of discussion will only continue the secrecy that shrouds our cultural dialogue around sex, as well as support larger, more insidious structures of patriarchal power and sexual violence. The Ansari story is important because we need to stop normalizing nonconsent and the devaluation of women, even if something isn’t an instance of outright assault. If we don’t, we’ll just end up back where we started.

Ellen Ailts welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.

Robert McGrady welcomes comments at rmcgrady@mndaily.com.

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Visit your career center

Watch for sex-exploitation red flags Sexual exploitation and the buying and selling of our children and vulnerable others “happens here in Duluth every day,” as Shunu Shrestha of the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, or PAVSA, said in an interview last week with News Tribune Editorial Board members. “We see it happening every day.”

So every year around this time — with January presidentially designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month — we hear reminders that, frustratingly, are still needed: Our kids and others are at risk, especially those who have trouble making friends, whose home lives are unstable, who’ve experienced abuse, who are homeless, who are transgender or who share any other of a number of vulnerabilities that make them a target.

No one should be pressured to exchange sex acts for a warm place to stay or a bite to eat or to feed a drug addiction, to avoid a beating, or because they feel they have no other options. But, sadly, that’s what’s happening. And yes, here in the Twin Ports, too Without anyone telling them otherwise, young people and others susceptible to being exploited can be convinced or conditioned to believe that survival sex, doing a “favor” for a friend, or intimate reciprocation for an expensive gift is normal. Is expected. The internet can feed the normalizationation. Predators can be “trusted” older adults.

That’s why others of us who are older but aren’t predators, who want to be watching out and are more than aware that trafficking is real and that action is necessary, can step up and can be extra vigilant for those who need protection.

But are we doing that? Are we doing all we can? And not just in January? Taking on trafficking takes a whole community.

Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published in the Duluth News Tribune

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his fall, Amazon announced its search for a second headquarters.

The company, whose first headquarters has been based in Seattle ever since world’s richest man, CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, started the company in his garage.

Once the project had been announced, over 230 cities and regions gathered and presented bids to Amazon in hopes of securing the site. Amazon promised over 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in construction spending would stem from the project. The impact cities would enjoy for hosting its “HQ2,” what many have grown fond of calling the project, is the reason cities are clamoring over the project; this opportunity is rare. However, this bid might come with hidden burdens as cities attempt to accommodate one of the fastest growing companies on the planet.

Minnesota’s effort to draw in the retail giant recently fell short as Amazon announced a short list of 20 cities still in the running. On that list, only three were in the Midwest, while over half were East Coast cities. It is clear Amazon values the prospect of having a headquarters on both coasts, as Los Angeles was the only pacific urban area to make the top 20. Before narrowing down the competition, Minneapolis was pegged as a long shot despite having the best Fortune 500 companies per capita ratio and a comparatively good cost of living.

The proposal set forth by the state of Minnesota has been kept tightly under wraps. However, we do know what other cities and regions have offered, as well as some of Bezos’s and Amazon’s expectations.

Other proposal sites, such as Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore, offered incentives worth at least $1 billion, and Newark, New Jersey put forth $7 billion incentives in order to further persuade the company to drop anchor in their city. Minnesota’s proposal could not match those incentives. Gov. Mark Dayton called the offer “modest” as the $3 million to $5 million reported incentives offer was dwarfed by the other enormous offers.

Regardless, Amazon eliminating Minneapolis and surrounding areas from contention for the HQ2 may come with hidden blessings. The benefits of hosting the new headquarters are plentiful and undeniable.

Thousands of high paying jobs and an initial $5 billion investment is hard to refuse. Yet having to provide incentives as high as $7 billion in order to win the bid is a legislative and political burden; one the state might not have been able to match. Additionally, housing has been a point of contention in the Twin Cities because of rapid growth. Affordable housing and gentrification were a hot button issue in the municipal elections during the fall, and the problems facing the city in this regard would rapidly grow if Amazon touched down in Minnesota.

The city would almost certainly struggle with the new growth, just as Seattle has with Amazon’s first headquarters. A plan to draw large companies to the state and the Twin Cities should come with a plan to provide more housing of all classifications. Introducing such a corporate shock can either propel a city forward or create a whole new set of problems. Evidently, Minnesota will not enjoy any of the benefits or challenges created by courting and hosting one of the largest and fastest growing companies this time around.

A new report indicates that many students don’t utilize their college career centers.

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or my friend Khalid Hammami, a finance and management information systems junior, the Undergraduate Business Career Center at Carlson has been an important tool in his preparation for a JONATHAN ABABIY career in consulting. The columnist UBCC offered services like mock interviews and workshops to help him prepare and apply for his first real job.

He’s a success story; he just earned a spot at the highly competitive Carlson Consulting Enterprise, where he will work with MBA students to create solutions for Minnesotan companies.

The overall trend in higher education is not as rosy as Khalid’s story. A survey of 32,000 college students at 32 randomly selected institutions by the Gallup Organization and Strada Education Network found that 39 percent of students have never visited their college’s career services office or used online career resources.

Even more shocking was that less than 20 percent of students used their school’s career services to obtain a job after graduation or guidance for graduate school.

The University of Minnesota has the support to help students live a successful life after graduation. The University has 14 career offices and a legion of counselors equipped with years of life and career experience ready to help.

However, Gallup and Strada’s startling numbers indicate that students are not visiting the career center and using the services that their tuition dollars pay for. If the numbers are correct, the University’s career centers must improve their outreach to students.

Outreach is important because many

students don’t even know there is a career center. Carol D’Amico, the executive vice president at Strada Education Network, told The Atlantic that one of the reasons why so many students aren’t using the career center’s most useful services may be that they simply don’t know about them.

In our current economy, students need the University’s career services more than ever, which makes the low levels of engagement even more unfortunate. Our tuition has ballooned, as the state has systematically shifted the burden of funding to students. Technology is evolving at a breakneck pace. There could be a major breakthrough with artificial intelligence, which dramatically changes the nature of work, like smartphones did.

It is essential that students stay ahead of these economic forces. Our major’s career center can play a pivotal role in matching us with jobs, careers and graduate schools that will pay our bills and give us meaning. In addition to the obvious benefit of helping students find jobs, career centers can help prevent underemployment — students working jobs they are overqualified for.

Students sometimes end the job search too early, believing that they’ve struck out. Career counselors can give a seasoned, third person point-ofview that we can’t always get from our friends or family.

We don’t have enough stories like Khalid’s.

Not enough students are using our University’s career centers. The University has to start reaching out to students, to get them in the door, so they can use valuable services like career mentoring or mock interviews. Khalid told me that he regrets not using the UBCC’s career mentorship program.

This outreach can begin with things like more classroom visits or simple advertising. It needs to happen. All students should be as the Gallup-Strada report says, “poised to succeed after graduation.”

Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments at jababiy@mndaily.com.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (1/22): Your professional influence rises this year. Strategize and carefully coordinate long-term plans.

Reaching a collaborative turning point this winter leads to personal breakthroughs. Summer gains in health, fitness and vitality energize you as a romance smolders into a hot partnership.

Prioritize your heart.

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — You’re especially strong and confident. Discover a structural problem and take measures to address it. Friends can give a boost.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Coordinate actions with your partner to avoid errors. Old assumptions get challenged; avoid clashing with authorities.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Take time to consider long-term impacts before taking action. Finish up an old project before making a new mess.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Stifle rebellious temptations, and take care of business. Nurture your health and well-being with exercise, good food and rest.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Your friends are here for you. Whatever you need can be found through your social networks. Provide what you can. Love is the strongest glue.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Love draws you in magnetically. Give in to a compelling attraction. Romance is a distinct possibility.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Take charge with a professional project. Make decisions, and take responsibility. Don’t overextend. Find what you need locally.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — Family comes first. Focus on improving domestic comforts. Listen for what’s wanted and needed.

Compromise on workable solutions.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Explore and push your boundaries. Expand and grow your cultural experiences. Study other views than the one you’re immersed in.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Craft your story. Use artistry and finesse. Carefully edit to maximize persuasive, compelling interest. Write, film, broadcast and publish.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Study financial strategies, and consider possibilities and options. Get your partner’s feedback. Align on what to do and set wheels in motion.

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Monday, January 22, 2018

City looks to stem Super Bowl trafficking City officials heard about local efforts to combat Super Bowl sex trafficking.

BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com

A Minneapolis City Council committee heard from law enforcement and a local nonprofit on Thursday about plans to combat sex trafficking during Super Bowl LII. The speakers were part of a briefing by the city attorney that outlined how the City will prevent and disrupt sex trafficking in the 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl.

“We know sex trafficking occurs. It occurs everyday.

It’s going to occur well after the Super Bowl has come and gone,” said City Attorney Susan Segal during the meeting of the Public Safety and Emergency Management Committee. “But we are improving our response. We are coordinating our services ... and working towards prevention.”

Minneapolis Police Department Sergeant Grant Snyder works on investigating human trafficking and sex trafficking crimes. Snyder said at the meeting that MPD has worked with 23 different law enforcement agencies over the past four years to build its initiative to thwart sex trafficking.

The Super Bowl often brings heightened sex trafficking activity due to the in-

flux of people visiting the city, Snyder said.

“We know that there’s going to be a million-plus people coming into the Twin Cities.

Unfortunately, some of those people, and it has nothing to do with the Super Bowl, are going to engage in the purchase, or attempt to purchase, commercial sex,” he said.

MPD is working to protect victims by interrupting the sex trafficking marketplace and decreasing demand, Snyder said.

One way MPD hopes to decrease demand is through its participation in the “Guardian Angel” operation, which deploys undercover officers who target individuals looking to buy commercial sex online.

Snyder said MPD will have three Guardian Angel teams patrolling the web prior to the Super Bowl.

MPD expects much of the trafficking during the Super Bowl to occur in hotels, he said, where the victims will be brought.

“That’s why we’re building this relationship with the hospitality industry because that’s actually quite easy to detect,” Snyder said.

Beth Holger-Ambrose, executive director of The Link, a nonprofit organization in Minneapolis that supports

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City Council member Phillipe Cunningham questions police Chief Medaria Arradondo about the Minneapolis Police Department’s Super Bowl safety plans.

youth victimized by crime, also attended the meeting. The Link is one of 12 organizations forming the Super Bowl AntiTrafficking Response Committee.

The committee will focus on street outreach and providing emergency shelter for

victims of sex trafficking. Holger-Ambrose said it’s important that the committee seeks feedback from sex trafficking victims to develop responses during the event.

“It’s grounded in what youth and adult survivors want and what works for

them,” she said.

Ward 3 Minneapolis City Council Member Steve Fletcher, vice-chair of the Public Safety and Emergency Management Committee, said the City’s strategy will help deter sex trafficking through awareness.

“People who are coming to Minneapolis and are thinking about illegally buying sex know there’s a really good chance they’re talking to law enforcement, that we’ve infiltrated and embedded ourselves in the networks that are trying to sell sex,” he said.

UMN team updating app amid growing popularity The app will soon be available on screens of some major airlines.

BY WESLEY HORTENBACH whortenbach@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota geology team is looking to improve its in-flight education app as the project attracts national attention.

The app designers say Flyover Country — a free mobile app that gives airplane

passengers information about the terrain they’re flying over — makes geoscience accessible to the public. Ahead of an in-flight option planned for release this year, the team is relying on analytics and user feedback to make upgrades.

Geology graduate student Shane Loeffler started working on the Flyover Country app about three years ago.

The app allows users to enter their destinations on a map and download information about their flight paths, like rock types and cloud

formations.

Loeffler came up with the idea while traveling in 2014.

“I was flying, and I had this kind of lens that as a person learning geology … I could interpret the land forms to some degree, but most people staring out the window have no idea what they are seeing at all,” he said.

Now, the team is looking to add specialized data sets that may interest scientists, said University researcher Amy Myrbo, who has worked on the app for several years.

“A member of the general public isn’t going to care about the chemical composition of some rock, but we are going to have that in there for the researchers instead of having a different app for both,” Myrbo said. “There’s definitely a spectrum between just the general public interested in history to these sort of armchair geologists who are actually interested in the science and what they are flying over.”

Later this year, the app will be available on seat back

screens on some major airlines. The information will be incorporated into the existing flight path maps on the screens, she said.

The team has also been updating the app based on usage analytics, said University researcher and analytics specialist Alex Stone.

Many people use the app even when they’re not flying, Stone said. Users may open it up while they’re on a road trip or to read articles when they’re not traveling, he said.

The group received a

three-year grant from the National Science Foundation — a government agency that funds scientific research and education — in 2016 that lets them pursue these app upgrades.

“The National Science Foundation is funding a lot of the databases about geology, and they got excited when we said this would be a great outreach tool to start pushing all of the science the taxpayers have funded over the past few decades,” Myrbo said.