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Two robbed at knifepoint on campus The two, not affiliated with the University of Minnesota, were robbed at a West Bank bus stop.

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

Two people were robbed on the University of Minnesota West Bank campus on Monday.

The robbery occurred around 4:45 a.m. at the Blegen Hall bus stop on Washington Avenue, according to a University of Minnesota Police Department timely warning.

The victims, who are not affiliated with the University, were approached by a suspect with a knife who demanded their valuables, according to the report.

The suspect was last seen at the bus stop and the victims were unharmed.

This is the third timely warning sent by the University since June. On June 11, a person was attacked with a baseball bat by eight suspects near the University Child Development Center in Como. On June 12, two people were robbed at gunpoint near the 17th Avenue Residence Hall.

CITY GOVT.

Minneapolis passes $15 min. wage ordinance The rule, passed Friday, will require all businesses to make the full wage increase by 2024.

BY CHRISTOPHER LEMKE clemke@mndaily.com

Amid a cheering crowd that packed a City Hall meeting Friday morning, Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance raising the minimum wage to $15.

The council members voted 10-1 for the raise, which will take place over the next several years.

Small employers in Minneapolis will rise to $10.25 in July 2018 and reach $15 in July 2024.

Larger businesses with over 100 employees will go up to $10 in January 2018, and climb each year to $15 in July 2022.

The decision comes eight days after a nearly 6-hour public hearing on June 22, where supporters displayed enthusiasm but some, especially restaurant workers and owners, expressed concerns about how businesses will sustain the increases.

Since the hearing, one of the changes made to the bill gives small businesses of less than 100 employees more time to reach $15.

Restaurant workers and owners at the June 22 meeting urged the council to add a “tip credit” to the law, which they said would protect food service jobs by softening the $15 wage’s impact on employers. However, council members did not change the law in response.

Another change to the bill requires the city to conduct annual reports, starting in 2019, about the wage hike “regarding the economics and market impacts of [the hike] on the local economy,” which includes data about “jobs, earnings, and rates of business openings and closings.”

Ward 2 Council Member Cam Gordon said the initial impact of the changes might lead to some job losses and troubles for businesses.

Since the process takes place over several years, Gordon said, “Let’s be checking in with our businesses, let’s be supporting one another in the city ... and let’s prove to everybody … that this would be good for our economy.”

Minneapolis joins Seattle, New York City and San Francisco on the road to $15, although those cities have yet to reach $15.

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Alanna Morris-Van Tassel, Darwin Black and Taylor Collier perform at “The Shop,” an art exhibition focused on black barbershop culture, on July 1.

In “The Shop,” black artists find their space The art space in Northeast aims to connect generations of artists with images from the black barbershop.

BY GUNTHAR REISING greising@mndaily.com

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n the wake of Jeronimo Yanez’s acquittal, the ar t at “The Shop” feels par ticularly charged. In one painting, a black boxer hangs on a cross with bubblegum pink accents in its grain. In another, a man’s blank face is depicted lying on the road next to a pair of black boots.

On Satur day, “The Shop”— a multime-

dia ar t exhibit exploring the iconography of the black barbershop — opened at the Public Functionar y.

Crice Kahlil, a painter and recipient of the 2017 Ar tist Initiative Grant fr om the Minnesota State Ar ts Boar d, curated the exhibit.

The exhibit was borne of Kahlil’s need for a black space in art.

“I always felt like I was ‘the black ar tist’ in any given class,” Kahlil said about his experience at the Minneapolis College of Ar t and Design. “I’m always making work about that, and I didn’t necessarily want to be ‘the black ar tist’ u See SHOP Page 5

STUDENT ISSUES

Postdoctoral maternity leave may show bias, study finds The study found the workers get limited leave and face pressure to return to work.

BY MAX CHAO mchao@mndaily.com

A new study shows postdoctoral researchers have trouble accessing parental accommodations.

The study, published June 21, found that postdocs were often hesitant to request pregnancy accommodations, had limited access to parental leave and were pressured to retur n to work early.

It was conducted at the University of California, Hastings by the National Postdoctoral Association and the Pregnant Scholar project, a group that advises institutions on how to support student parents.

“We’d been hearing stories about postdocs having a really tough time

when they had children during their appointment,” said Jessica Lee, lead author of the study and lead fellow at the Pregnant Scholar project. “You can hear hor rible stories all day, but we wanted to make sure that the numbers really backed that up.”

The treatment of postdocs is a known issue in the scientific research community, but there had not been a formal study done on the topic yet, said Kate Sleeth, Chair of the Board of Directors for the NPA. The University of Minnesota currently allows for up to six weeks of paid mater nity leave and two weeks of paid pater nity leave for postdocs, the same amount as faculty.

The study utilized a combination of testimonials from 741 postdocs from NPA-member institutions as well as raw u See MATERNIT Y Page 8

THE POSTDOC PARENT PLIGHT

BY THE NUMBERS

40% of postdoc mothers requested pregnancy accomodations, despite most institutions offering them 53% 53% of institutions provided no paid maternity leave to postdoc employees 61% 61% of institutions surveyed provided no paid leave for postdoc employee fathers 25% 25% of postdocs of color reported a negative impact after becoming a parent 14% of Caucasian postdocs reported a negative impact after becoming a parent SOURCE: THE PREGNANT SCHOLAR & THE NATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL

After providing ‘spark’ for her WNBA team, Banham signs contract with team in Australia Former U basketball player Rachel Banham is in her 2nd season in the WNBA.

BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com

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Minnesota guard Rachel Banham carries the ball at Williams Arena on Monday, Feb. 15. Banham recently signed to play with the Bendigo Spirit in Australia as a part of the WNBL.

Former Gophers basketball player Rachel Banham had her rookie season with the Connecticut Sun cut short in 2016 with a knee injury.

Now, she is almost fully recovered and back in action on the court for her WNBA team. She also signed a contract to play with the Bendigo Spirit of the Women’s National Basketball League in Australia.

“She’s going to be a centerpiece of what we do off the bench, and [she] provides us that person that can come in and really spark you off the bench,” said Sun head coach Curt Miller.

The road to recover y Banham has a history of knee problems, undergoing two surgeries on one knee, and one surgery on the other earlier in her career before her latest surgery in 2016.

After getting drafted by the Connecticut Sun in 2016, Banham played in 15 games before needing microfracture surger y on her knee.

Now, she said she has rehabbed her u See BANHAM Page 3

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ENVIRONMENT

EPA cuts science advising roles Decision sparks concern over the politicization of a nonpartisan board.

BY SYDNEY BAUM-HAINES sbaum-haines@mndaily.com

The Environmental Pr otection Agency did not renew several scientists’ positions, including a University of Minnesota professor, worr ying some academics.

The EPA sent an email June 19 telling 38 Board of Scientific Counselors members — responsible for reviewing the quality of EPA’s science research — that they would not get a second term. Cur rent members were encouraged to reapply.

This email was the second notice of its kind. Nine others received the same news in May. “There’s a political agenda here. They didn’t do it to strengthen the boar d,” said Lawr ence

“There’s a political agenda here. They didn’t do it to strengthen the board.”

LAWRENCE BAKER U Bio-products professor

Baker, BOSC member and University professor in the Depar tment of Bioproducts.

Baker’s term expires i n S e p t e m b e r, a n d h e said the EPA told him it would no longer automatically renew him, but he reapplied.

The EPA’s new administration, led by former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, made the move in hopes of placing more industr y scientists on the committee.

Baker said the board has no influence on policy or research direction for the EPA. Deborah Swackhamer, a retired University professor, is the chair of the BOSC. She said the nonr enewals leave the board with only 11 mem-

bers, ef fectively halting its functions until 2018.

“If you’re doing a good job and your exper tise is still needed, typically you would be renewed for a second term,” she said. Swackhamer must also reapply once her term expires in March of 2018.

In May, Swackhamer wrote a testimony to congress concerning the EPA and the nonrenewals.

The agency pressured her to say it had not yet made a decision about renewing the BOSC members, according to news reports.

“When I testified to congress three weeks ago ... it also turned out that there was some pressure put on me to change my

testimony,” Swackhamer said. “I had inappropriate contact, I’ll just say that, from the U.S. EPA when I was speaking on behalf of just myself as a private scientist.”

The EPA Of fice of Research and Development recommended renewing all board members.

The EPA’s new leadership did not accept the recommendation to keep the previous administration’s appointments, Swackhamer said.

“The concerning aspect of that statement is that we’re not political appointees … [and] that Scott Pr uitt’s of fice is going to name people that have a political motivation and are not just scientists,” she said.

Steve Kelley, University researcher in the Humphrey School of Public Af fairs, said the BOSC contributes unbiased scientific knowledge to the EPA. T h e E PA’ s h a n dling of the boar d po-

liticized what had been a nonpolitical committee, he said.

Swackhamer said the BOSC already included industr y representation and other nonacademic members.

“There’s nothing wrong with having industr y scientists on an EPA research panel … The question … is are these going to be scientists of similar caliber to the academic scientists that you’ve had in the past,” Baker said.

Both Swackhamer and Baker said the committee works better with firstterm members receiving renewals.

“It probably takes the first six months just to understand what’s happening at [the] EPA,” Swackhamer said.

The period for board nominations ended in June, and the EPA is now reviewing applicants.

The EPA did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this stor y.

STATE BRIEFING

‘Freedom’: MN liquor stores now open Sundays

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota residents have the option of purchasing alcohol from their local liquor store on a Sunday for the first time in histor y.

Alcohol retailers are allowed to remain open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sundays now that Minnesota has ended its more than centur y-old ban on Sunday liquor sales, the Star Tribune reported.

Previously, residents who wanted a drink on Sunday had to head to a bar or drive to a liquor store in Wisconsin.

“It feels as if a freedom has been lifted,” said Fred Kreider, who went to Zipps Liquors in Minneapolis to buy a keg of beer Sunday.

Sales were brisk for

Zipps Liquor during the first day of the new law, said owner Jennifer Schoenzeit.

Liquor vendors in Wisconsin said they didn’t notice a difference in their sales.

“We’re open 13 hours, and six of those hours Minnesota is closed,” said Shelton Davis, the night manager at Chicones Liquor Mar t in Hudson, W isconsin.

“We don’t panic; we’ve got good deals.”

Ending the ban could lead to fur ther deregulation, said Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association Executive Director Paul Kaspszak.

Grocer y stores, convenience stories and big-box retailers such as Total Wine may lobby for fewer restrictions, he said.

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“All of a sudden they want to sell chardonnay with the Cheerios, and they want to sell beer with the chicken and then we have a problem,” Kaspszak said.

The incr eased operating costs of staying open an additional day are also a cause of concer n, said Buf falo Lake Liquor manager Karissa Kurth.

Some store owners fear the increased overhead will make it dif ficult for small family-owned stores to compete against bigger retailers.

Nor th St. Paul’s Brightwines is a one-man shop that specializes in highquality wines.

“This law is not designed to help us; this, in fact, ignores us,” said owner Dave Kuennen.

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Minnesota biologist aims to reintroduce endangered butterfly

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LAKE BENTON, Minn.

— The Dakota skipper mysteriously disappeared from these southwest Minnesota prairies a decade ago. Nobody has pinpointed exactly why, but their numbers fell about a decade ago as farming practices changed.

The moth-like skipper butterfly is no Monarch — they’re typically an inch wide, r uddy brown and fuzzy, the Minnesota Public Radio reported. Somewhat homely, you might say.

But to Erik Runquist’s eyes, they’re a beautiful sight. The Minnesota Zoo butt er f ly c ons er v a ti on biologist is helping with the first ef for t to reintroduce skippers to their old habitats.

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If the effort is successful, he said, “then it raises the prospect for conser vation of Dakota skippers and of really a lot of other butterflies at the same time.”

The goal is to release a couple hundred Dakota skippers over several weeks at the Hole-In-TheMountain Prairie preserve, Nature Conser vancy proper ty. Workers will release a similar number of butterflies each of the next two years.

But these efforts could be in vain — the same factors that caused skippers to disappear from the region about a decade ago could also doom the new population.

There’s a long list of possible causes for their decline, ranging from habitat loss to farm pesticide drift.

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Sports VOLLEYBALL

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Senior Paige Tapp spikes the ball on Saturday Oct. 29, 2016 in the Sports Pavilion.

5 Gophers selected to national team The five volleyball players have a chance at making the U.S. Olympics.

BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

The game didn’t end for the most recent graduates of the Gophers volleyball program.

Te a m U S A i s s t a r t ing prep for the Olymp i c s n e x t s u m m e r, and ther e is a Minne sota connection on the team.

Five Gophers athletes earned spots on the U.S. national volleyball team roster.

“This summer I’ve had an amazing experience with the women’s national team,” said former Gophers middle blocker Paige Tapp.

“That’s really setting me up for a pro career to come.”

Tapp joins her sister, Hannah, and Sarah Wilhite on the team, representing last season’s senior class on the U.S. roster. The trio helped Minnesota finish 29-5 and tie for second in the Big Ten a season ago.

The three join two other Minnesota graduates, Lauren Gibbemeyer, who graduated in 2011, and Tori Dixon, who graduated in 2014.

The Minnesota presence makes up 15 percent of athletes cur rently on the roster.

Now, away from their pro teams, these former Gophers athletes are competing in China in the Federation Internationale de Volleyball Grand Prix.

The team’s first match is against Russia on July 7, and the team will play against other teams from ar ound the world this month. “ We ’ r e r e a l l y l o o k ing for ward to the

competition,” said former Gophers outside hitter Sarah W ilhite. “There’s a lot of great teams we’re playing.”

Many players are coming from colleges around the countr y to compete together, an aspect different from the college game.

“The new thing that’s cool is that we’re playing alongside people that we played against in college,” Wilhite said. “It’s fun to be able to come together and be teammates.”

Where they came from The volleyball program at Minnesota put five players on the USA national team roster.

“I think once you leave college, they just expect you to score points,” Tapp said, adding there is far less guidance in a pro context.

Tapp said the game is more hands of f in the professional leagues than at Minnesota, where

the game was taught thoroughly and prepared her for pro situations.

Head coach Hugh McCutcheon is in his sixth year with the Gophers after stints with the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams. “[McCutcheon will] check in every few weeks,” Tapp said. “Just to see how we are, if we need any help, we can send film his way, if I have any questions about agents, or professional teams … he’s always there.”

McCutcheon and the three most recent graduates of the program took the volleyball team to the Final Four in two consecutive seasons, 2015 and 2016.

“The more big matches you play in, the more you can lear n fr om them,” McCutcheon said. “I think our last graduating class got to learn a lot over the four years they were here.”

SWIM & DIVE

Five Gophers break records at national meet The swim and dive teams travelled to Indianapolis last week to compete.

BY JACK WARRICK jwarrick@mndaily.com

Gophers senior Danielle Nack accomplished two personal bests at the USA Swimming’s World Championships trials on Tuesday and Thursday.

Nack broke two of her own long-course program records with the 200-meter and 100-meter butter fly, and three other Minnesota records were beaten during the five-day event in Indianapolis.

“Personally, I think I did pretty well, I finally got a best time in one of my events,” Nack said. “I’m super excited about [the time].”

Nack clocked in at 2:13.10 seconds in the 200 meter fly prelims on Tuesday, and she placed seventh in the 100 meter with a time of 58.98 seconds.

The Gophers br ought 11 athletes to the event, achieving 10 finals swims at the Nationals.

Sophomore Tevyn Waddell broke the women’s long course 200-meter backstroke record in the prelims, and broke that same record in the finals with a time of 2:10.86, giving her a third place finish in the B finals. She also got 14th place in the 50-meter

knee up to near 100 percent health and she can take the cour t again. Banham has played in ever y one of the 16 Connecticut Sun games this year.

As Banham comes of f the injur y, Miller said she will contribute more and more to the Sun. “There’s a reason we drafted her [four th overall in the WNBA draft].

We believe in her, and I think she is only going to continue to get better and better,” Miller said.

Playing down under Banham recently signed with the Bendigo Spirit of the WNBL, a professional women’s basketball league in Australia.

Banham will play for the team during the Sun’s of fseason.

The eight-team league allows two roster spots to foreign players with the remaining players being from Australia and New Zealand.

Banham will star t playing in Australia, with the Bendigo Spirit, as soon as the WNBA season ends in September.

“The obvious thing is the scoring, but much more than that is her improvement in her defense, tempo control... and for her it’s about leading veteran players,” said Simon Pritchard, head coach of Bendigo. “She’s really interested in lear ning the inter national game, and we can teach her the international game.”

Banham said she’s excited to head to the WNBL after her time with the Sun was over this year.

“There’s a good handful of people that are in the WNBA that go over there to play and have really big years, and it’s a

ver y competitive league, and it’s also just a really cool place to play,” Banham said.

Hot as the Sun One of Banham’s 16 games was in a win ag ai n s t the M i n n es o ta L ynx on June 17 when she put up 11 points on her hometown team.

The perennial WNBA super power, the L ynx, had been undefeated up until the Sun beat them, and Banham as well as Miller said it was a confidence booster.

“It felt really good to win in an environment as tough as Minnesota, and there’s a reason they only have one loss on the season,” Miller said. “More than anything, it was a shot of confidence.”

The Sun is cur rently 9-7. After losing four consecutive games in the beginning of the season, the team has won eight of its last ten games.

“We have a big circle around the 2018-19 season, as we are building this team,” Miller said.

“We were the youngest in the league last year, and we are the second youngest roster in the league this year.”

Missing the college days Banham broke countless records while at Minnesota, including the Big Ten conference scoring record with 3,093 points, and the most points per game in a season for Minnesota with 28.6.

She also tied the NCAA record for most points in a game with 60 in her senior year at Minnesota.

“I definitely miss playing in Minnesota,” Banham said. “It was the best five years of my life, and it was a really good experience, and I love all the people there.”

BASEBALL

backstroke final.

Brooke Zeiger placed sixth in the A final for the women’s 400-meter individual medley with a 4:44.57 time. It was the highest finish by a Minnesota swimmer at the event.

Lindsey Horejsi also placed in the finals, with a 15th place swim in the 50 meter breaststroke and a time of 32.02.

McHugh breaks 17-year record The men were led by senior Conner McHugh, who broke a 17-yearold course record in the 200-meter breaststroke.

After the record-breaking time, he went to the finals, where he broke that same record with a 2:12.47. His 2:12.47 helped him win the B Finals.

He also won the B finals in the 50-meter breaststroke. He finished 10th in the 100-meter breaststroke.

“I’m really pleased at how I dropped in all my events,” McHugh said. “Obviously, I r eally wanted to tr y to get into the A heat, but I still think I did really well.”

Junior Bowe Becker also broke a long course men’s r ecor d when he got a 49.32 time in the 100-meter freestyle event in prelims, and went on to get 13th in the finals. Becker also finished 10th in the 50-meter freestyle with a time

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Carew arrives in Minn. after massive heart attack

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Sophomore Danielle Nack, above, and Junior Conner McHugh compete at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center in 2016.

of 22.25.

Head coach Kelly Kremer also said there was a chance some of the swimmers would get pulled into the national team such as Becker.

“I’m really happy and proud with the group,” Kremer said. “It’s the best swimming in the world and it’s just awesome to see the University of Minnesota so well represented in Indianapolis this week.”

The Gophers will go back to the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center to get ready for sections in late July. Kremer said the Gophers swimmers never stop practicing, even in the summer.

“That’s the thing with an Olympic spor t like swimming and diving, there is no of f season,” he said. “The weeks look exactly the same whether it’s October or it’s July.”

MINNEAPOLIS — More than three hours before he was scheduled to throw a ceremonial first pitch Monday, Rod Carew fidgeted with a baseball.

“I haven’t picked up a ball since my operation,” he said.

Carew’s throw from in front of the mound just made it to the plate. But accuracy and distance don’t matter as much as the Hall of Famer’s presence at Target Field for the first time since having a heart and kidney transplant on Dec. 16, 2016.

“This is my first trip flying, so I was really looking forward to it. Every time I come back to the Twin Cities I feel like I’m coming back home,” the 71-year old said before the Twins played Los Angeles.

In a pregame ceremony, Minnesota celebrated the 40th anniversary of Carew’s 1977 MVP season when the seven-time AL batting champion flirted with becoming the first player to hit .400 since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Carew’s batting average reached a season-high .411 June 29; he finished at .388.

He played with the Twins from 1967-78 and Angels from 1979-85. Both teams have retired his No. 29.

“When you have a chance to catch up with Rod, it’s usually pretty special,” said

Twins manager Paul Molitor.

With his wife, Rhonda, at his side, Carew said he’s been doing cardio rehabilitation.

“Things are coming along good. They’re pushing me and making sure I get my work in, and I’m also trying to push myself to make sure I get my work in because my drill instructor right here would give me heck if I don’t do it right and work hard at it.”

Carew suffered a massive heart attack on Sept. 20, 2015.

His heart and one of his kidneys came from Konrad Reuland, a former NFL tight end with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens who suffered a brain aneurysm last November. He died Dec. 12 at age 29.

Plans are for a Reuland family member to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at Minnesota’s Aug. 18 game for Donor Day. Carew plans to be there.

“I still haven’t seen him, haven’t been able to talk to him, because he passed away so that I could live, but I carry him with me every day inside so that he can help me go out and save some lives, you know, talking to people about heart problems and also organ donation because we have so many people out there that are still waiting for organs,” Carew said.

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ALBUMS

Review: JayZ’s “4:44” In his 13th studio album, Jay-Z is a master of language and a student of life.

BY GUNTHAR REISING greising@mndaily.com

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MADDY FOX, DAILY

Members of local band Treading North pose for portraits on Jan. 21.

MUSIC

Treading North is treading on The local seven-part band plays “dream funk” inspired by pain, sex and revolution.

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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or Treading North’s front man Gabriel Rodreick, moving downstairs to rehearsal takes as much orchestration as the music itself.

Rodreick has used a wheelchair for the last nine years, ever since he injured his spinal cord in a Pacific Ocean diving accident.

With a basement practice space, band mates and friends must lift him — and his wheelchair — down two flights of stairs.

But once in front of the mic, there’s nothing holding him back.

“Music, for me, it’s just my thing. It’s probably been my thing since day one, and I don’t really know anything else as well as I know music.”

GABRIEL RODREICK Front man of Treading North

Directing set list transitions, chord progressions and song compositions, Rodreick leads the practices for the bands’ upcoming shows. The list includes a gig at Triple Rock Social Club, which will take place just a day after the ninth anniversar y of Rodreick’s accident.

But the anniversar y show will not be one of grief.

“It’s always a hard time of year,” Rodreick said.

“But I’ve never just had a party. It’s going to be a celebration rather than a sad day.”

Why did he not wait until almost 10 years to celebrate?

“The number didn’t have anything to do with it,” he said. “This is the year I’m ready to have a good time. I think each year gets better; each year gets a little easier, just dealing with all of this.”

The music he plays is also growing and changing.

Founded four years ago, Treading Nor th creates “dream funk” with rhythmic moving bass lines, dreamy guitar rif fs, wailing saxophone solos and power ful bluesy vocals.

Falling somewhere b e t w e e n t h e g l i m m e r, drive and funk of Glass Animals and the grit and vocal passion of Kiev, the band’s starting to find and fall into a sound of its own creation.

As the main composer of many of the band’s previous tracks, Rodr eick said they’r e also delving into more collaboration and “jamming” than they have in the past.

Either way, he said he writes with three things in mind: pain, sex and revolution.

These subjects not only inspire the band’s lyrical direction, but also its musical sound and feel.

Rodreick said they’re taking their time writing the next album; they already have a full-length release and EP under their belts.

And now — with the front man coming back fr om a hiatus of sor ts in politics and activism — the music has returned to the forefront for all.

“Music, for me, it’s just my thing,” Rodreick said. “It’s probably been my thing since day one, and I don’t really know anything else as well as I

“I’m going to be grieving for the rest of my life. But music is a way to deal with that.

Music is the thing that grounds me.”

GABRIEL RODREICK Front man of Treading North

know music.”

While the accident and the challenges it brought are still present in his life, Rodreick said music is one of the ways he deals with ever ything he goes through day-today.

“I’m going to be grieving for the rest of my life,” Rodreick said. “But music is a way to deal with that. Music is the thing that grounds me.”

W h a t : T r eading Nor t h with Neon Blaque, 26 Bats! and Pete & Doug Where: Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis When: Friday, July 7, 9 p.m.

Cost: $8

fter Beyonce’s visual album “Lemonade” delved into the depths of infidelity in the artist’s marriage to Jay-Z, many wondered where the rapper would go with his music — could he continue to be the closed and cool hustler, or would he open up about his marriage in response?

With “4:44,” we found an answer.

“4:44,” which was released Saturday on Tidal, is the most personally revealing album in Jay-Z’s canon; the artist raps candidly about his famous ego, his moneymania and, of course, his infidelity.

The album opens with the lines, “Kill Jay-Z, they’ll never love you / you’ll never be enough,” rapped over the sound of a wailing siren. JayZ is dismantling his ego, a signature of his career and what carried him through the tumultuous world of 90s hip-hop.

Now, Jay-Z has decided it’s time for it to go. His bars are straight to the point, dissecting his own ego with a cerebral accuracy that feels at once chilling and vulnerable. “You had no father, you had to armor / But you got a daughter, gotta get softer,” he explains in the first track.

After the self-immolating song, Jay-Z moves into an analysis of the facade he’s built around himself.

“The Story of O.J.,” which samples Nina Simone’s “Four Women,” delves into the mind of Jay-Z, the businessman. As the first billionaire rapper, Jay-Z’s wealth has become as indelible to his identity as his ego and flow. In the middle of the song, he stops rapping to ask: “You wanna know what’s more important than throwing away money at a strip club? Credit.” Later he raps, “Financial freedom my only hope / Fuck living rich and dying broke.”

But despite hopes of finding freedom with money, the chorus of the song alludes to a darker reality.

“Rich n-----, poor n-----, house n-----, field n----- … still n-----,” is repeated over and over in-between Jay-Z’s talk of this wealth-bought freedom.

His voice is tired and flat, as if all of his efforts to escape his circumstance have just reclassified the type of black man he is in a racist society.

The album takes a left turn with the third track, “Smile.”

The song, in which Jay-Z shares the spotlight with his mom, Gloria Carter, is a light tribute to hard times. In the song, Carter comes out as a lesbian.

“Mama had four kids but she’s a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian,” Jay-Z explains.

“But life is short, and it’s time to be free,” Carter adds in the outro.

From here, the album moves out of memory and into perception. “Caught Their Eye” features Frank Ocean, who manages to use the word “solipsistic” in a rap. The song questions how Jay-Z can know the things around him aren’t just a creation of his mind.

With an experience shaped by liars and back-stabbers, watching his back has created an insurmountable self-absorption.

Until a point, the album is Jay-Z explaining himself — why he is the way he is and how society shaped him. In “4:44”, the album’s middle point, Jay-Z rolls up his sleeves for what everyone’s been waiting for — an apology.

In the titular track, Jay-Z owns up to everything, without pushing off the blame.

“If my children knew …

I’d probably die with all the shame,” Jay-Z says in broken voice. It’s easy to say that Jay-Z had nowhere to go so he had to apologize, but there’s no doubting the sincerity. His lyrics are inspired, as he dreams and laments: “We’re supposed to laugh until our hearts stop,” he raps. “And then meet in a space where the dark stops / And let love light the way.”

And the dreamlike nature of the album continues — JayZ looks at his life with the confusion of a man waking from a deep sleep, comprehending but not fully understanding the sound and the fury. In his last song, “Legacy,” the artist gazes upon his life from generations in the distance, comparing it all to “the red queen’s race,” and explaining, “you run this hard just to stay in place.”

“4:44” is a testament to the lyrical virtuosity of a master, and any attempt to fully unpack Jay-Z in 800 words is an insult to his artistry. The songs are loaded with sincerity, insincerity, veiled jabs at Kanye, heartfelt apologies, arrogant claims to the rap throne, homages to rap legends, crippling analyses of failures, financial speculations, musings on religion and philosophy.

After listening, it’s tempting to call Jay-Z a poet, but that’s not quite right. It’s different, with all the dignity and better dollars: Jay-Z is a rapper.

Grade: A

ART

Describing the details Arts accessibility for the blind in the Twin Cities — where we are and where we need to go.

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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hen Maureen Pranghofer went to the movie theater to see “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” she wasn’t sure if Drew Barrymore’s character was laying out Reese’s Pieces , M&M’s or Starbursts for her visitor from space.

Pranghofer is blind, so her husband described to her what was happening on screen. Unable to classify the candy himself, he

couldn’t fully explain that scene in the 1982 film.

“It turned into this threerow conversation discussing whatever it was,” Pranghofer said with a laugh.

That confusion — and amusement — doesn’t happen as much today with increased availability of audio description.

Audio description uses recorded or live commentar y to detail nonverbal action, including character movement, expr ession and even costumes.

This accommodation has become widely available in movie theaters, live theaters and some museums.

“It makes it way easier and way more enjoyable,” Pranghofer said. “For half of my life, there wasn’t

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audio description, so things that I went to had one or two characters in [them] or were musicals. I just didn’t go to the other stuff, or I would be bugging my husband to describe stuff.

He’s great, but he’s tr ying to watch it himself, too.”

While detailed onscreen and stage descriptions help, the ar tist and website accommodation consultant said there are other obstacles that prevent full ar ts access for those who are blind or have low vision.

Headset equipment can be faulty, there may only be a few scheduled showings with descriptions available and websites with calendar and ticket information may be hard

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to navigate with braille keyboar ds and scr een readers.

Jon Skaalen works for VSA Minnesota, an organization that works to connect people with disabilities to the ar ts. It’s Skaalen’s job to make sure these resources are available to those who want them. “[The arts are] an incomplete experience without these accommodations,” he said.

While the Walker Ar t Center and Minneapolis Institute of Art offer some described tours and tactile features, Skaalen said museums remain an area for improvement due to the “no touch” nature of visual arts.

“I don’t think we

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are as far advanced in Minnesota with that,” he said. “I don’t really know of a particular local leader here, or actually anywhere in that regard.”

Today, audio describers like Rick Jacobson continue to work within live performances.

Jacobson’s 22 years as an audio describer primarily in theater help him communicate the movement, flow and emotion of shows after seeing the show and sometimes r eading its script.

“I like to think that I’m conveying more of what the playwright had hoped to get across, thus enriching the experience,” Jacobson said.

Moving away from traditional styles, he tries to

add bits of nuanced humor, subtle details, mistakes or even ad-libbed content to what he sees.

“Strict audio description is dispassionate, objective, no emotion,” Jacobson said. “It’s just much more void of any feeling.

We’ve put a little spin on it, and people seem to like it.”

Jacobson said while many enjoy the accommodation, not all who are blind use or enjoy audio descriptions. But he still believes full access to the ar ts should be available to all.

“The theaters understand that they really need to be accessible,” Jacobson said. “They understand that it’s just the right thing to do.”

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CULTURE TO CONSUME / BY GUNTHAR REISING & SOPHIA VILENSKY

Listen to this:

Watch this:

Drink this:

“Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1”

“David Lynch: The Art Life”

Babe Rosé with Bubbles

Calvin Harris’s fifth studio album is perfect for backyard grilling music you don’t actually listen to. The incredibly likeable track list features an eclectic group of artists — from Snoop Dogg to Ariana Grande. Although the album feels more like pop, its soft shadow of funk is just enough to make it a pleasant summertime album.

Revolutionary filmmaker David Lynch is now in front of the camera, not behind it. This documentary burrows into the mind of one of the strangest filmmakers of this era. “The Art Life” explores the director’s childhood before delving into his current life (which is spent almost entirely painting and smoking cigarettes). The film is now available on Amazon Prime.

Josh Ostrovsky (aka The Fat Jew) and friends continue to expand their white girl conglomerate — they offer the perfect summer drink (rosé), in a can, with bubbles. Some might call it trash, others might call it treasure — try it this weekend while relaxing on the lake.

EXHIBITS

Candice Davis’ video projection shows audience members straightening her hair at “The Shop,” an art exhibition at the Public Functionary in Minneapolis, on July 1.

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Welcome to the barbershop The Public Functionary hosts “The Shop” — an exhibition of black barbershop iconography in a myriad of media.

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but it was kind of pressed upon me.”

Kahlil said there weren’t enough chances to make political types of ar t many black people are drawn to. His solution was to create the opportunity.

“So I thought, ‘Wow, I wonder what making ar t in a Black space would be like,’” he said. “None of us would be ‘the black artist.’”

This idea proved hard to realize.

“It’s been a long road … there aren’t a lot of POC owned galleries in the city,” Kahlil said.

In this struggle for black space, Kahlil was drawn to the idea of the black barbershop — a place where different generations of black people merge.

“I really wanted a well-rounded perspective — it’s so rare,” Kahlil said.

The result was an ar t exhibit diverse in both ar t forms and artists.

Seitu Jones, a former senior fellow in the Univer-

sity of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, represented the multi-generational divide Kahlil hoped to bridge.

“We used to walk in the room and be the youngest ones there,” Jones said, reflecting on his time as an ar tist in the Twin Cities.

Among Jones’ paintings on display is a startling selfportrait: an image of Jones’s face lying lifeless on the street next to the shoes of a police officer. The painting is about six feet wide, and it’s difficult to look at both the shoes and the face at once — the space is too large.

Also among the older generation of artists exhibited is Ta-coumba Aiken.

Aiken’s Picasso-esque collages were painted on circular canvases and featur e faces hidden by the chaos of the lines.

A half-hour after the doors opened Saturday, a group of three dancers inter r upted the exhibit with an energetic dance per formance that roamed through genres, from moder n dance to hip-hop.

“We just heard about this gig a week ago … we

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Curator and artist Crice Kahlil poses in front of some of his work hung at “The Shop” at the Public Functionary in Minneapolis on July 1.

only had two days to put this together,” Dar win Black, one of the dancers, said.

The dance was inspired by the ar t in the exhibit.

“We looked at the imagery of the artwork and tried to find the physicality of it,” Black said.

The exhibit stretches over the entire terrain of black culture, spanning generations

and media. The common thread is simply black life — and in some cases, black death.

“We’re ar tists working with the themes that apply to our daily

lives,” Kahlil said.

What: “The Shop” When: July 1 – July 15 Where: Public Functionar y, 1400 12th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis Cost: Free

CULTURE COMPASS / BY GUNTHAR REISING & SOPHIA VILENSKY

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

“A Ghost Story”

Basilica Block Party

Love of Lilies Annual Lily Show

The Basilica Block Party is back again this summer for the 22nd time.

Artists this Saturday include Walk the Moon, Awolnation and Gavin DeGraw, to name a few. Not only does buying a ticket get you access to the music, it also helps fund the historical Basilica of Saint Mary! It’s a win-win for everyone.

Yes, peony season is over. But that doesn’t mean we have to forgo our appreciation of summer flowers entirely. The North Star Lily Society (why would you not go to an event hosted by a group whose name promises such expertise?!) will be around for any of your lily lovin’ questions.

Where 16th St. and Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours July 7-8, 5 p.m.

Cost $65

Where Bachman’s, 6010 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis Hours July 8, 1 pm – 5 pm, July 9, 10 am – 3 pm Cost Free

Love him or hate him (he’s the worst), there’s no denying Casey Affleck is a phenomenal actor. So why not see him stand around with a sheet over his head for 92 minutes pretending to be a ghost?

This movie is about “the enormity of existence,” which is cool and all, but seriously — Casey Affleck has a sheet over his head the entire time! And it has gotten good reviews, so you might just find out how big existence is.

Where Various theaters Hours Any time Cost Prices vary

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Editorials & Opinions COLUMN

Improvised Shakespeare and gender A smash hit improv group that clings to the past isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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his week, my family descended upon Chicago — where I’m staying for the summer — for some long belated togetherness. And if your family is visiting you in Chicago, there’s one attraction you simply must see: The Improvised Shakespeare Company.

They really are amazing; all the hype you hear is tr ue. Taking an audience suggestion for a title, the company then builds a Shakespeare play on the spot, using the language and style of the time. It’s fast, funny and mystifyingly impressive.

But even if something is so niche and special, is it exempt from the cultural and social criticisms we would apply to anything else?

The lights dimmed at Chicago’s famed iO Theater, as the thumping (and fitting) harpsichord-electronica music swelled, and a group of five men bounded onstage.

Almost immediately, my mother leaned over to me and noted, “Hm, all men.”

I had some background with this troupe, having heard and read about it, and knew it would be all men. But now, I realized with renewed lucidity that, of course, this is not the norm anymore — five white men onstage. Improvised Shakespeare is one of the only spaces where that not only exists, but also seems to be given a “pass” of sorts.

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KATE MCCARTHY columnist To u s e a p h r a s e f r o m t h e B a r d himself, there is a method to their madness. Improvised Shakespeare is keeping with the time they function in as an improvised comedy troupe. All of Shakespeare’s plays were in fact per formed by men, male and female parts alike. They are paying true homage to how this work would have been presented.

This means there’s a great opening for that classic improv cliche — men playing women with high voices, flamboyant mannerisms, and almost no resemblance to any women you might know. It becomes a comedic device, these female caricatures, that end up trivializing women.

Luckily, the show that we saw was, I thought, ver y reasonable in its male performances of the female par ts, of which there were many. All in all, it seemed egalitarian, well wrought, and above all, ver y funny.

But this made me feel icky — I was watching this group of men, and then I pictured having a woman or two in there, and some reflex in me went, “No! These guys are so great! The chemistr y and sensibility is per fect!” I never thought that would be my reaction to an all male

All of Shakespeare’s plays were in fact performed by men, male and female parts alike. They are paying true homage to how this work would have been presented. theater troupe.

Ye s , t h e y ’ r e k e e p i n g w i t h t h e Shakespeare tradition, but are some traditions better left behind or updated? This calls to mind debates about severely antiquated books read in schools, and if they should be expunged from reading lists and cur riculums, or acknowledged as par t of our histor y. Is there a way to acknowledge without celebrating? Are some things all right to be a vestige of the past, like Improvised Shakespeare? Does absolutely ever ything need to be updated for a 2017 audience and culture, or are some harmless things granted a pass, if there’s thought behind why they do their work the way they do it?

These are all questions I wish I had answers to, but are at the ver y least important to think about. And while you’re at it, go see Improvised Shakespeare, and see for yourself. What do you think?

Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.

COLUMN

The issue of college homelessness

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who are struggling financially.

R DAILY DISCUSSION Senate health plan will cost nearly ever yone more The Senate health care plan has been billed as one that will reduce the federal deficit. In reality, it will increase the cost of medical care for almost everyone else.

It will reduce the deficit because 22 million people will not have insurance and the Medicaid program that provides health care for the poor will be cut. Hospitals and health care providers will have to pay for care they are required to provide at no cost to those who have no insurance. Those health care facilities that accept Medicare payments (and the vast majority do) are required by previous federal law to provide free emergency room treatment to those who cannot pay.

We’ve been here before. One of the big benefits of the Af fordable Care Act was coverage for poor people so they could get preventive care. Uncompensated care costs to hospitals and providers dropped dramatically when the ACA took effect.

Under the Senate plan, health care consumers will either lose their federal subsidies or see them reduced. Subsidies would be eliminated for single people making $42,000 a year. Older people making less than that would have the subsidies reduced. While the ACA limited the amount people paid for a “silver” health plan to 10 percent of their income, the Senate GOP plan would change that to 17 percent of their income for a lower level “bronze” plan with higher deductibles.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates costs for a 60-year old making $42,000 per year would go up anywhere from $4,500 to $6,000 per year. Deductibles would increase from $3,000 to $6,000.

Some coverage, such as maternity care, that is mandated now could be removed if states get a waiver. So if people did see a decrease in their premium it would likely be associated with reduced coverage.

And while the ACA penalized those who did not buy insurance, the Senate plan will not even allow them to buy insurance for six months if their coverage lapses. Again, those losing their coverage will simply go to the high-cost emergency rooms.

It’s not surprising fair-minded Republican senators like Susan Collins of Maine and Dean Heller of Nevada have rejected the plan developed in secret by Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Now, more are seeing the light and the Senate vote on the bill has been put off until after the July 4 recess.

The Senate plan makes health care more expensive for nearly ever yone, doesn’t work economically and is the opposite of what President Trump promised.

It’s lower quality coverage at a higher cost to all.

Editor’s Note: This column was originally printed in the Mankato Free Press.

ecent studies have confir med that homelessness among college students is prevalent and on the rise. Temple University released a study that found 13-14 percent of sur veyed community college students are homeless, as well as a third describing themselves as “food insecure.” A study by the University of Wisconsin earlier this year yielded the same results.

As a college education becomes increasingly impor tant in finding a meaningful career, more low-income students across the countr y are heading to college — but college expenses continue to rise. The number of federal aid applicants who identified as homeless in 2015 (more than 59,000) was almost double the number who did in 2009.

Many of these students are without family support or don’t know their options in terms of financial aid — but even financial aid often doesn’t cover the rising cost of college.

These students don’t deser ve to be forced to forgo their academic careers and, potentially as a result, a fulfilling job; homeless college students should be provided with resources and programs that will help them stay on track. Our K-12 system has federal programs in place to direct students in need of resources that

ELLEN AILTS columnist

The number of federal aid applicants who identified as homeless in 2015 (more than 59,000) was almost double the number who did in 2009. will help them stay in school.

Similar programs should be made available to post-secondar y students; steps have been taken here in Minnesota, where a bill, the Housing for Homeless Students Act, was introduced this Februar y, but the bill seems to have been lost in the bureaucratic shuffle.

We need to put pressure on our representatives to see this bill considered and enacted in our state — and nationwide, people should become aware of this often overlooked issue and demand to see change brought about.

Ellen Ailts welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Yanez and reducing incidents with police Not guilty in St. Paul. Acquitted in Milwaukee. No verdict in Cincinnati.

Those, in a week’s time, were the outcomes of three criminal cases filed against police officers in deadly shootings that angered many in their specific communities.

These results are not outliers; they are part of a consistent pattern. From South Carolina to Missouri, Maryland to California, police who kill civilians are either never charged or elude conviction. (In the infamous killing of Walter Scott in South Charleston, South Carolina, a state trial ended with a hung jury, but the officer later pleaded guilty to federal charges.)

It should not be a mystery to anybody why much of this nation’s minority population — and particularly African-Americans — fear even innocuous encounters with law enforcement. When it seems impossible to convict an officer, the badge appears a license to kill without repercussion.

It is not sustainable. Competent and civilized law enforcement requires the cooperation of the policed, and fear is not, and never will be, an effective means of getting that cooperation.

These verdicts and no verdicts may well be rooted in an understandable reluctance by jurors to second guess the split-second decision of an officer to use deadly force, no matter how misguided that decision. The jurors in this month’s trial of Jeronimo Yanez, the St. Anthony officer (and Minnesota State University alum) who killed Philando Castile, were

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obviously troubled by Yanez’s actions, but could not conclude he had committed a crime.

That Yanez committed bad policing seems to be in no doubt. His acquittal was swiftly followed by his termination by St. Anthony, and the city settled a wrongful death suit days later.

Indeed, as individual officers avoid criminal punishment, their employers — meaning the taxpayers — are paying financially. Castile’s family will get nearly $3 million. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that Chaska this month settled a police killing case for $1.7 million, that earlier in the year St. Paul settled a police dog mauling case for $2 million, and that Minneapolis has paid out more than $24 million since 2003 in police misconduct cases.

In one positive move to deal with the problem, the Minnesota Legislature this year appropriated $6 million to train every police officer in the state in crisis response and deescalation techniques. Yanez reportedly had only two hours of training in de-escalation.

The training process is to begin next year, and it will take at least four years, probably more, to train thousands of officers in more than 800 departments. And, realistically, the training should then pick up from the beginning, picking up the newcomers to the profession and providing refreshers for veterans.

Such training is unlikely to eliminate the deadly use of police force, but it figures to reduce it. That should be welcomed by police and policed alike.

EDITORIALS Police, Pride and a better way to protest in MPLS

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inneapolis is a city with one of the largest gay populations in the country. This means that creating an inclusive space for those in the LGBT community needs to be a priority. The annual Gay Pride parade is a celebration of all people that exist within Minnesota and across the country.

This year, controversy around the police’s presence and participation during the parade drew harsh criticism. With the recent verdict in favor of police officer Jeronimo Yanez, issues around police brutality have become highly divisive. The pain and frustration that the decision caused has resulted in the marred image of a police officer. Thus, expectedly, with the intersections of the gay and black community at the pride parade, there was a buildup of tension.

If communities continue to avoid the police . . . things will never improve.

The organizers of the parade decided that an unmarked police squad car would lead the parade to ensure the safety of the marchers.

While this was the plan, Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted the parade for an hour, demanding that the police be removed from the parade. It is important to note that the protesters were peaceful and did not create any major problems. They were respectful of the police, allowing both the parade and the police presence to continue.

We agree that police departments around the country have had incredible wrongdoings. The job of the police is to ensure safety of the various communities. When they fail, it’s important that we hold them accountable.

When that doesn’t happen, the anger and frustration is justified. However, that does not mean that police should not be allowed to join the protests.

One chief criticism of the police has been their inability to treat a community of people as equals, thus responding to African Americans and other minority groups with prejudice. By treating police officers the same way, we lose the moral high ground. Police reform does not happen by marginalizing the police.

It is very important that we appreciate the fact that there are members of the police that want to support both BLM and Pride movements. If anything, we should be encouraging more police officers to march, showing their solidarity with the communities.

The reality is that one of the solutions to many of these problems is increasing the representation of the gay and black communities in the police force. If communities continue to avoid the police, pushing away any police presence — even those officers that recognize the changes — things will never improve.

Protests ought to be a demonstration of the philosophies of a movement. Demanding that police be removed from a protest is not representative of a progressive ideology.

It doesn’t represent the values of inclusivity and the desire for change. Change is only possible if people that are protesting work together with the police force, governing bodies at various levels and institutions that will advocate for police reforms. As hard as that will be, it is the only way to ensure sustainable reform.

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Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (7/5): Family growth inspires this year.

Nurture your health and fitness for satisfying results.

Share the wealth this summer, and stash some for later after a cash flow boom.

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 7 — Talk about love, with Mercury in Leo. Creative writing can be fun. Discuss passions, enthusiasms and loves. Let someone know what’s in your heart.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is an 8 — Teamwork gets the word out over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo. Shared communications and networking produces results.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — The next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo, are especially good for family meetings and discussions.

Strengthen communications and foundations.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — Discover professional opportunities through your communication networks, with Mercury in Leo. Brainstorm lucrative projects and ventures.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — A dream opportunity arises. For the next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo, it’s easier to learn and express.

Communications channels are wide open.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Teach and learn, with Mercury in Leo over the next three weeks. Expand your investigation.

Long distance networking pays off.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo, profit through communications. Don’t be tempted to spend it all. Stash nuts for winter.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Don’t overextend. Inventory your shared resources and assets over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — You’re especially clever and strong over three weeks, with Mercury in your sign. Study and learn.

Avoid risk. Remember your manners.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — Communication between partners produces fruitful results, with Mercury in Leo over the next three weeks. Learn from experts.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 5 — Write about your dreams, with Mercury in Leo. Find catharsis and clarity through journaling.

Creativity thrives this month.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Leo, you’re especially clever and creative at work. It’s getting more interesting.

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DR. DATE Dr. Date,

I’m a gay guy, but I’m just really curious about what sex with a girl would be like. My girlfriends and I joke around all the time, like making out and groping, but I think it might be really fun to go all the way. And it’s not cheating if I’m just having straight sex for fun, right? I have a boyfriend right now.

—Curious George

I Kissed a Girl (And I Liked It),

That’s considered cheating — but only if you hide it beforehand. If you’re in an open relationship (or you and your boyfriend are open to one), what’s the harm in having a little fun with the opposite gender? There’s no reason to go through life wondering how it would feel to have sex with a woman. If you don’t do it, you’ll regret forgoing the opportunity.

From what I can tell, there’s a good chance you’re bisexual. Embrace it. Let your boyfriend know where you stand, and tell him you’d like an open relationship or a free pass to sleep with a girl. Open relationships and honest communication pre-

vent cheating. Sleeping around in secret is cheating.

I go through the same routine every day, and I’m starting to think I’m a lost cause when it comes to dating. I never get hit on, and I can’t remember the last time a guy asked for my number. I’m extremely busy working and going to school, but I really want to find love. What can I do to balance real life and maybe a romantic one?

This reminds me of a message I’ve wanted to tell my brethren for ages: Even if you strike out, remember the girl is always rooting for you. She wants you to be the one who sweeps her off her feet. I’m not advocating for becoming a white knight, but chatting up someone cute is not a crime.

You’ll make both her day and yours because it’s so out of the ordinary.

This goes both ways. Why not approach a guy you’re attracted to for a change?

Chances are he’s rooting for you, too, and he’s glad to go out with you.

One Less Lonely Girl,

Dr. Date,

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

—Hopelessly Alone

Most guys would be thrilled to hear that you appreciate a little daytime flirtation, since they’re under the impression that it’s off-limits. It requires immense chutzpah — in this day and age of Tinder, online dating and drunken hookups — to approach a classmate or an attractive stranger on campus and risk getting shot down. No one likes rejection, and gaining a reputation as the campus creep would suck.

—Dr. Date

This guy and I always see each other at parties, and we always end the night by hooking up. It’s never sober and we don’t talk about it the next day, but it’s been happening for a good month or so. I’m cool with it, except yesterday I saw him in Dinkytown, and he was holding hands with a girl — they looked pretty exclusive.

To be honest, I always wanted our hook-

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

ups to turn into something more. He’s so hot, and I don’t know what to do. Do I act like I didn’t see him gallivanting around with another girl and have sex the next time we’re out? Or should I call him out on it?

I don’t want things to get weirder.

—Anonymous

You Can’t Always Get What You Want,

I hate to break it to you, but this is a classic case of lust, not love. We all enjoy the post-coital embrace of a warm, attractive stranger. In that moment, one or both parties crave something more, thanks to our good friend oxytocin.

But you’re fooling yourself if you think your relationship with “Bradley beefcake” extends beyond the bedroom. As much as people claim intelligence and personality are attractive, sometimes the heart (and genitals) just wants someone hot. There are plenty of eligible bachelors out there who fit that criteria and have a better character than your crush — a probable cheater.

Pursue one of them instead.

—Dr. Date

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Minneapolis police dogs taken care of by U vets

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Officer Cunningham and police dog Gator walk the field of TCF Bank Stadium on June 1. Gator is a specialized bomb dog trained to search for bombs before campus events.

Minneapolis gives green light to pay U vets to treat the MPD’s police dogs.

BY CHRISTOPHER LEMKE clemke@mndaily.com

Minneapolis police dogs in need can go to the University of Minnesota for aid for another year.

The City of Minneapolis began a year-long, $30,525 contract on Saturday with the University’s Veterinary Medical Center, which will provide medical services to Minneapolis Police Department canines.

Under the agreement, Minneapolis pays the University $1,035 for each dog’s medical services, said Debra Vogt, director of Small Animal Receiving Ser vices at the University’s Veterinary Medical Center.

In return, the University

will cover up to $4,000 for all available medical treatments that each dog requires, she said.

If expenses go over $4,000, the City will cover the additional costs, said Wendy Guck, a grants coordinator for the Minneapolis Police Department.

The needs of the dogs vary, Guck said, with some needing only basic care while others might require additional treatment for injuries or conditions.

Minneapolis and the University have had agreements since at least 2009 for police dog care, Guck said.

Some police dog health problems can arise from the dogs’ activities, said Sergeant Ryan Rivers with the University of Minnesota Police Department, which also contracts with the University for police dog care.

“The dogs ar e just really driven, so lots and lots of

energy. … We will see issues where the pads of the paw get cut up,” Rivers said.

The German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois breeds that police use can also run into health problems with their elbow and hip joints, stomachs and spines, said Greg Anderson, a University professor with the department of veterinar y clinical services.

He said police dogs strain their tendons and ligaments and can sometimes also incur trauma.

Anderson said a few years ago they gave a police dog emergency surgery after it was stabbed by a perpetrator.

A dog’s weight can also pose an issue, with some dogs having trouble maintaining a healthy weight between training periods, said Kristi Flynn, a University assistant clinical professor and primary care doctor who works with MPD’s canines.

Similarly, Rivers said police try to balance the dogs’ food intake and exercise routines.

“You want them at an hourglass shape, where you can actually see their waistline,” Rivers said.

Flynn said taking care of police dogs is like caring for any other animal, but they require extra attention because they are much more active.

University veterinary professionals will also go where the dogs are housed and provide the annual preventive care and exams there, Vogt said.

Although the contract between the City and University doesn’t cover the preservice examination for the dogs, Guck said the program is a good deal for the city.

“Pretty much any service that a dog would need can be provided there, so [the University] is a one stop shop in that sense” Guck said.

Postdoctoral maternity leave may show bias, according to study Maternity u from Page 1

institutional data from the NPA. The major findings of the study found that while pregnancy accommodations such as exemptions from handling dangerous chemicals and limited exposure to radiation are widely available, they are not always used.

Only 40 percent of postdoc mothers requested accommodations, 53 percent of research institutions provided no paid mater nal leave and 61 percent of employees had no access to paternal leave.

Parents of color faced intensified scrutiny when compared to their Caucasian counterpar ts, with 25 percent repor ting increased hostility after becoming a parent compared to 14 percent for Caucasians.

The study found similar trends among immigrants and inter national students, who make up 70 percent of postdoc researchers.

The study included tes ti m o n i al s fr o m n ew parents still in pain when having to return to work and a boss showing up to a hospital expecting the postdoc to retur n soon.

“Some of the stories are pretty hor rific, that shouldn’t happen,” Sleeth said.

The main indicator of suppor t, or lack of, for parents is whether there was policy in place, Lee said.

The study found in many cases that institutions did not of fer paid leave, and in some cases institutions did not have unpaid sick leave available either.

The study also found that some universities

“We’d been hearing stories about postdocs having a really tough time when they had children during their appointment. You can hear horrible stories all day, but we wanted to make sure that the numbers really backed that up.”

JESSICA LEE Lead author of study

had no pregnancy policy in place for any employees.

Ther e have been issues, however, of postdocs not being aware of the benefits that they are entitled to, said Geof frey Rojas, president of the University’s Postdoctoral Association.

Although postdoctoral associates are classified under University policy as employees they are often not eligible for the same bene f i t s a s o t h e r f a c u l t y, Rojas said.

Rojas said under University policy postdocs need to apply for a federal non paid leave for additional recover y time for bir thing complications.

The NPA hopes to build on this research by delving into the biases against immigrants as well as collecting data on sexual assaults among postdocs.

The Parental Scholar pr oject hopes to make this a regular study in order to better track trends, and hopes to release a second repor t in 2018.

Marcy-Holmes area tries to solve parking issues

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Some University of Minnesota area residents are worried by the lack of parking caused by new apar tments, bike lanes and a growing student population.

At a Mar cy-Holmes Neighborhood Association meeting Wednesday, residents highlighted many of the neighborhood’s parking troubles and how to solve them.

One of the main problems residents raised was the increasing number of developing apartments in the area.

Julie Iverson, long-term resident of Marcy-Holmes, said new complexes add density and continue to attract vehicles to the area.

Under current city code, apartments must provide a parking space for every two bedrooms.

Iverson also said the rising student population is an issue.

“More and more students come to the [University of Minnesota] with cars.”

But recent University graduate Elizabeth Moy said high cost apartments and parking garage charges pushed her to use street parking.

She also criticized the University’s lottery parking system. “The U is pretty restrictive on the number of spots available which limits the number of students who can park.”

Apar tment complexes on campus charge fees ranging from about $99 at Prime Place apar tments to $165 per month at The Bridges.

Even with included parking, apartment complexes advertise street parking as an alternative.

Some buildings also appeal for variance from the ordinance to offer less parking, pushing more people to park on streets — an issue cited at the meeting.

Despite this, the city still grants reduced

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For example, Wittenberg said, a residential building can get variance for

fewer parking spaces if it is near public transportation.

In the past decade, he said the city has cut parking for residential complexes since the space is expensive.

Fewer parking options also encourage residents to walk, bike or use public transit, Wittenberg said, which the city already wants.

One solution brought up at Wednesday’s meeting was the use of the critical parking permits.

The city gives limited parking and parking meter options which are available to ever yone, but with a time limit.

A critical parking permit would let only those with the permit — typically area residents — park off street and limit options for commuters and those from out of town.

A critical parking zone requires the approval of 75 percent of the neighborhood area and a city study that shows a need for it.

Ward 3 City Council Member and Mayoral Candidate Jacob Frey previously told Streets MN he supported moving away from reducing parking requirements as a way to increase space for more housing and pedestrian access.

Minneapolis should move toward being a pedestrian and bicycle centered city, Frey told Streets MN.

As sick leave starts, business response varies The law is in effect, but details still mystify workers and employers.

BY CHRISTOPHER LEMKE clemke@mndaily.com

A new city law mandates that Minneapolis employers provide sick and safe time for workers went into effect Saturday.

Near the University of Minnesota, awareness of the new law varied for stores facing new requirements, with some that knew of the law still unsure how it would affect them.

Under the law, Minneapolis employers with five or

fewer employees can provide the time off as unpaid, but for those with more must provide paid time off. The law also states for every 30 hours an employee works, they earn one hour in time off.

Andy Strandquist, owner and operating partner at Cell Phone Repair in Stadium Village, was one of the few store owners more familiar with the mandate.

“It gives [employees] the time they need to take care of themselves and their families,” Strandquist said.

The logistics of how many hours employees have earned won’t be hard to track, he said, because he tracks work hours with software.

Other owners and

employees were less aware of the law and how to proceed with changes.

Frank Lee, an assistant manager at SotaRol in Stadium Village, said while he had not heard about the law, it sounded “great” for employees. But Lee said he couldn’t speak for the owners, who must balance expenses and profits.

Employers’ only choice is to adjust to the law, Lee said.

“If the law is going through, it’s going through.”

Since opening in January, SotaRol has had just one case of an employee taking sick time off.

Chatchawan L Suwaratana, store manager at Stadium Village’s Sencha Tea Bar, said while he was

unaware of the paid sick leave law, he likes that employees get more time off the more they work.

Suwaratana’s employees already got three sick days per year before the new ordinance. Employees who didn’t use their days off have the money added to their paycheck at the end of the year, Suwaratana said.

Under the law, sick time off can be used when either the employee or a family member is sick.

Third par ty documents, like a doctor’s note, are only required if the employee misses three consecutive workdays.

Suwaratana and Strandquist both said they would look into the law

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Manager of Sencha Tea Bar Chatchawan L Suwaratana discusses paid sick leave with the Minnesota Daily on Thursday.

more before making significant changes to store policies.

The paid time off law lets employees use sick hours to care for family members and use safe time when

seeking help after stalking, domestic abuse or sexual assault cases.

The law also excludes employers operating in their first year, but not if the business is part of a chain.