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■■ Minnesota mourns loss of coach Todd Oakes

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■■ Eight advance to NCAA Track Championships

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ATHLETICS

Agent: J Robinson notified Goetz The University is conducting a parallel investigation with UMPD into allegations of drug dealing.

BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com

Amid allegations over University of Minnesota wrestling Coach J Robinson’s attempt to self-police a drug problem within the wrestling team, Robinson’s agent disputed such claims on Monday.

The allegations arose last week after an anonymous source told the Star Tribune that Robinson collected about 1,400 pills of Xanax — a prescription sedative — from his team, opting to not report the issue to police.

The source told the Tribune that four teammates had obtained a stockpile of 2,500 Xanax pills from a former teammate and were selling

the drug in the 17th Avenue residence hall.

In a statement issued Monday night, Robinson’s agent, James Bock, said Robinson had notified his superiors of the problem and did not try to address the problem by himself.

“Pursuant to University of Minnesota Department of Intercollegiate Athletics policy Coach Robinson notified his direct supervisor within the Athletic Department of his concerns,” the statement said. “[Robinson] specifically notified the interim Athletic Department Director as well, and of his desire to have specific wrestlers tested.”

Bock’s statement also called into question the legitimacy of the anonymous source.

“The media coverage to date appears to be a self-circulating story based on one, anonymous source,” Bock’s statement said. “Blather u See XANAX Page 12

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LEGISLATURE

Dayton backs revised police body cam bill On Tuesday, Gov. Mark Dayton ratified a bill that outlines rules for police use of body cams.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH r faircloth@mndaily.com

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BUSINESS

Revelling in the blues, again

Despite some public clamor, the State Legislature passed a revised police body camera bill last week. Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill into law Tuesday morning.

Much of the criticism of the bill comes from its language, which some say favors law enforcement agencies.

Others, however, believe the bill will help transparency.

According to the bill, body camera recordings can only be made public if a firearm is discharged or if the use of police force results in substantial bodily harm. Fur ther, law enforcement agencies would be authorized to withhold footage if it is deemed “offensive to common sensibilities.”

These provisions have left some divided.

“We’ve literally been given a tool to hold of ficers accountable, which is what this countr y has been asking for for over a year and a half, and we have left it up to the of ficers that are being told to be u See CAM Page 12

ADMINISTRATION

Legislature OKs oversight bill for U drug trials A bill that would monitor the practices of some U drug studies awaits Gov. Dayton’s response.

BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Viking Bar owners Patrick Johnston, Aaron Britt and Amy Britt pose for a portrait in their Cedar-Riverside bar on Saturday evening. The Viking Bar reopened under new management on May 25 after closing its doors 10 years ago.

Viking Bar, a historic Riverside Avenue music venue, has re-opened its doors for blues lovers.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

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fter a decade of dormancy, the Viking Bar — a West Bank music venue — opened its doors to a crowd of blues-loving fans last Wednesday.

Closed since 2006, the historic Riverside Avenue bar has been home to some of West Bank’s most notable blues and folk musicians. Now, the bar’s new owners hope they can pay homage to the V iking’s rich histor y.

As soon as the building went on the market, owner Aar on

Britt, his wife Amy and their friend Patrick Johnston quickly seized the opportunity to buy and restore the abandoned bar.

The team purchased the bar early last year and finished renovations late last month, Aaron Britt said.

“W ith the legacy comes responsibility,” Britt said. “You have to honor that.”

While restoring the bar, the new owners wanted to maintain the historical str ucture, leaving the original 1905 wood floors intact, Britt said. In addition, the u See VIKING Page 12

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The Viking Bar fills with people on Saturday evening as patrons grab drinks and listen to the Liquor Pigs perform.

After a year of scrutiny and several harsh internal and external reports, drug trials by the University of Minnesota’s Department of Psychiatry are one step away from state oversight.

A bill that would require the state’s Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to monitor the department’s drug studies was passed by the Minnesota Legislature late last month and now awaits Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature or veto.

Though an audit by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor released last month found the University’s reforms to be on track, some legislators felt that state oversight was necessary to adequately protect psychiatric research participants.

If signed, the measure would authorize the state to monitor individuals enrolled in the department’s clinical drug trials, as well as gather records related to clinical drug trials and ensure that the psychiatry department’s efforts to protect human subjects u See TRIALS Page 2

ENVIRONMENT

U research targets zebra mussel Simple changes to boat design could stave off the spread of the invasive species’ larvae.

BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com

As several Minnesota lakes continue to be infested by zebra mussels, University of Minnesota researchers are helping boat companies understand how humans spread the invasive species.

To help combat the spread of the mussel, the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, the state Department of Natural Resources and boat companies Tonka Bay Marina and Brunswick Freshwater Group are collaborating on a project to help uncover how

zebra mussels spread through water that is left in boats.

“You can think about fishing boats, as each one individually, as a low risk. What we don’t know is if we add it all up,” said Michael McCartney, lead zebra mussel researcher at MAISRC. Zebra mussels are one of the most widespread invasive aquatic species in the world and are estimated to have caused over $1 billion in economic damage per year. The rapid spread of the mussels can cause strains on lakes’ biological food systems, increase hindrances for boaters and affect cities’ water supplies.

McCartney said that the mussels have several characteristics that separate them u See MUSSELS Page 3

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Watercraft inspector Jack Kronberg helps boat owners inspect their boat for invasive species before it enters the water at Gray’s Bay on Lake Minnetonka on Monday.

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Henry Joiner, age 2, explores the historic steamboat Minnehaha under the watchful eyes of his mother, Amy, on Monday afternoon. The ship was originally built in 1906 but was scuttled in 1926. It was then raised in 1980 and brought back into service in 1996. The boat now gives tours on Lake Minnetonka.

Oromo people seek more recognition Oromo surveyors estimate their population at a higher level than the state has found.

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

In search of recognition, a cultural group that feels like it’s been undercounted in Minnesota is looking to calculate its exact population in the state.

The Oromo Cultural Institute of Minnesota began a sur vey this month to determine how many Oromo people — the largest ethnic group in the Horn of Africa, especially Ethiopia — live in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

The Oromo are a large por tion of Ethiopian immigrants to America, said Abdissa Loke, OCIM’s executive director.

Oromo people have settled in Minnesota since the late 1970s, said OCIM

President Grima Hassen, but have little representation and recognition.

Many events lack Oromo translators, which can make understanding difficult for people of Oromo heritage, Hassen said.

The new sur vey looks to count Oromo people to bolster recognition, he said.

Loke said the first step to solving a group’s issues in the state is to find out how many live there, but the project currently only covers the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

Mohamed Mohamed, executive director of the West Bank Community Coalition, said nearly 45 percent of Cedar-Riverside residents are immigrants, mostly Oromo and Somali.

Hassen said Oromo people are often

misidentified as Somali. “[Oromo people] have dif ferent languages and cultures and sometimes even dif ferent religions,” he said.

Mohamed said the Oromo and Somali peoples also have different geographies, histor y and recreational activities.

“We need to be recognized as a people,” Hassen said.

The sur vey was star ted par tly from a disparity found in the number of Oromo people living in Minnesota by the state’s d e m o g r a p h i c c e n t e r.

The OCIM counts nearly 40,000 Oromo people living in Minnesota, while the state puts the number around 8,500.

Susan Brower, the Minnesota State demographer, said the state used census sur veys and public school administrative and enrollment records on languages spoken at home to

determine that nearly 18,000 identify as Ethiopian in Minnesota, she said.

From this number, the number of Oromo people was determined using certain ratios, she said.

Loke said the OCIM data was gathered by extrapolating data on Oromo and Ethiopian people across America and Minnesota along with using information like the average Oromo family size.

Brower said there are many reasons the disparity might occur, like some people’s personal disinterest or distr ust in the census. The census also tends to underestimate the populations of minorities in many cases, she said.

The census should have the option for identification as Oromo and not just as Ethiopian, Hassen said, adding that Oromo are the largest demographic in Ethiopia.

The ongoing sur vey is the first of hopefully many, Mohamed said. Funds currently allow for one survey, but with the results from the first and more funding, the OCIM wants to sur vey other pockets of Oromo in Minnesota.

The sur vey is conducted mainly by doorknocking and questioning.

Hassen said the sur vey has experienced some difficulties so far, with some places rejecting sur veyors or landlords bar ring access to certain buildings.

The OCIM wants to demonstrate that the Oromo people are different from Somali and other East African ethnicities, Hassen said. Not understanding that dif ference is misleading to both the Oromo people and the city. “[The] main reason we are doing this sur vey [is because] we need a voice,” Hassen said.

Legislature passes drug trial oversight mandate Trials u from Page 1

comply with federal law and Institutional Review Board mandates.

“I think that [the office of the ombudsman] will have the trust of patients in a way that University authorities won’t,” said Carl Elliot, a University bioethics professor. “I think the U still has a long way to go. I don’t think that these things are going to by any stretch fix things, but they’re at least small positive steps in the right direction.”

University administrators, including University President Eric Kaler, have said additional oversight is not necessary, but that they understand lawmakers’ concerns.

“There’s been great progress made in improving the oversight that was already there,” said Dan Gilchrist, communications director for the University’s Office of the Vice President for Research.

The University pledged dozens of changes last year to how it conducts research on human participants after more than a decade of

outcry over research ethics culminated in a handful of repor ts that revealed numerous flaws with how the school handles research involving human subjects and criticized the University’s responses to questions over its practices.

Regent Thomas Devine said the Psychiatry Department seems to be already implementing necessar y changes, and said the bill brings up concerns over the University’s autonomy from the state.

“The University has got a level of autonomy to deal with these things,” he said.

“The Legislature can ask us to do things and we can decide whether or not we’re going to or not going to do those things, because … we have some flexibility to do what’s best for the institution.”

But Regent Michael Hsu said he was comfortable with additional oversight until the Psychiatry Department can demonstrate it can properly protect research participants.

“Right now, we’ve demonstrated that we’re not able to handle this ourselves,” he said.

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Legislative audit In its most recent look, released at the school’s psychiatric research, the state’s Of fice of the Legislative Auditor found that the University’s plan to improve its human subject research program is “ambitious and wideranging,” though it did conclude that a shift in culture is needed in the department.

The report, released last month, was the office’s third investigation of the department since last March.

The review said concerns in the depar tment raised by previous reports — such as documentation and recruiting vulnerable people into psychiatric drug studies — were all being addressed.

“Despite all of the problems, all the concerns and criticisms that have been directed at the University and the Department of Psychiatry, we came away from this review encouraged,” said legislative auditor James Nobles.

Elizabeth Stawicki, director for legal research at the OLA, said the report could only give a small glimpse into a complex issue given the

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“We need to continue to ask the questions and keep the pressure on until the changes are demonstrated. ... The culture of fear, intimidation and non-compliance is what got us here.”

NIKI GJERE Member, University Institutional Review Board

short time frame the office had to prepare the report.

“Given the shor t time frame to put this together, we can only give you a sampling of what policies have changed and what might be on the horizon,” Stawicki said.

University officials said they were happy with the report’s findings.

“We are pleased with the OLA’s recognition that the University’s plan to reform its human subject research protection program is ambitious, far-reaching, and once implemented, will significantly strengthen protection for human research subjects,” Gilchrist said.

University IRB member Niki Gjere said that though the repor t was encourag-

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ing, she thinks there is more work to be done.

“We need to continue to ask the questions and keep the pressure on until the changes are demonstrated,” she said. “So much is still in progress.

The culture of fear, intimidation and non-compliance is what got us here.”

Gjere added that it will take a lot of commitment from University administrators and regents to improve the culture.

“I feel pretty comfor table that we have ever ything in place that we need to do,” Devine said. “It’s an issue of ongoing concern [and] … in essence, we’re doing state of the art work in terms of what our compliance and our follow-up work is.”

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U research targets mussels

Session ends with major goals unmet A frustrating end to legislative session elicits hope for special session.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY

Watercraft inspector Mike Hill inspects a boat for invasive species at Lake Minnetonka Monday.

Mussels u from Page 1

from other aquatic species.

They attach to hard surfaces with threads — which no other freshwater animals have. They eat by filtering plankton from water, and they have a high reproductive rate.

“These are all things that none of the other freshwater animals can do or do as well,” McCartney said. “They have the ability to completely reroute the flow of food through the lake.”

The mussels have popped up in several Minnesota lakes, including Vadnais Lake in St. Paul.

Adam Doll, who works with McCartney and is also the DNR’s watercraft inspection program coordinator, said the project will analyze the residual water left after people drain their boats

to see if it’s a method by which the mussel larvae can spread.

“They could be present in these small amounts of water, so we’re looking to see how often they are present,” he said.

Depending on the results, changes could be made to boat design or inspection protocol, Doll said.

These changes could be simple design adjustments to make inspection easier or to allow boats to drain better, said J.D. Sienicki, the vice president of product development and engineering for Brunswick Freshwater Boat Group.

“Anything we can do to make that less of a hassle for an owner, easier for an inspector to do … that would be a good thing,” he said. But Sienicki said before changes can occur, they need to better understand the spread of the mussels.

Sienicki said that Doll will be invited to tour and speak with engineers at their manufacturing facilities to help improve design of current and future products.

Gabriel Jabbour, Tonka Bay Marina CEO, has partnered with the MAISRC to provide financial support, and said that in the past boat manufacturers ignored invasive species.

He described simple changes to boat design as “low-hanging fruit” and said manufacturers were shown potential updates at a recent invasive species summit in Baltimore.

Jabbour said changes are unlikely to reach all 800,000 boats in Minnesota.

“You gradually have to defend it,” he said. “You could smoke in bars; now you can’t.

You kind of inch your way.

You’ve got to think beyond 2008. We’ve got to think about 2020, 2050.”

Study finds alcohol programs have little impact on greek communities Greek life proves unsuccessful in programs to reduce drinking.

BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com

Students involved in greek life often remain unaffected by alcohol intervention programs, a recent study has found.

The study, conducted by the American Psychological Association, found that alcohol education programs have had little impact on the drinking habits of those in fraternities and sororities.

Published in Health Psychology earlier this month, the APA’s research analyzed data from 15 studies completed between 1987 and 2014 that examined 21 intervention methods and more than 6,000 university students nationwide.

Although the study found that some programs that aim to reduce drinking and alcohol abuse were effective in greek organizations, those that focused on goal-setting and moderation strategies achieved lower success rates.

“This is a way to kind of get a big-picture sense of what many different investigators from many different locations with many different interventions are finding,” said Kate Carey, a co-author of the study and professor at Brown University’s School of Public Health. “We don’t have effective interventions that help [greeks] to reduce risky drinking.

[That] doesn’t mean that they can’t reduce drinking; it means the ways that we’ve gone about it have not been effective.”

According to a 2013 Boynton Health Service Survey, nearly 35 percent of the University of Minnesota’s student body has participated in high-risk drinking — defined as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting. In fraternities, about 63 percent of members participated, the survey said.

University greek members drank around 25 percent more than non-greek students in the past 30 days.

Among 22-year-old respondents, nearly all who were greek members repor ted drinking within the last 30 days, compared to about 75

ALCOHOL USE: U OF M GREEK VS. U OF M UNDERGRADS PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS REPORTING ALCOHOL USE WITHIN THE PAST 30 DAYS: 92.3

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percent of 22-year-old, nongreek students, the survey said.

Despite programs aimed at reducing high-risk drinking, fraternities and sororities tend to normalize drinking, Carey said.

“We need to tailor interventions a little bit more specifically to the risk factors and the lifestyles, and the values that fit the whole context of greek life,” Carey said.

Former Beta Theta Pi President Nate Wong said he doesn’t think greek life members drink any more or less than other students and that supervised drinking in fraternities provides a safer outlet for alcohol consumption. “[Drinking is] not the focal point. … I would say it’s an organized, structured system where [drinking is] able to be done safely, I guess. …

The likelihood of someone being left on the street is a lot less when you have an organized system of people taking care of each other,” he said.

Dave Golden, Boynton Health Service communications director, said he didn’t find the study surprising, adding that most education-based prevention programs aren’t effective in lowering the rate of over-drinking.

“Students know a lot about alcohol,” he said. “It’s much more complicated than saying intervention strategies

don’t work,” Golden said.

Every two weeks, a University Alcohol Policy and Abuse Prevention Committee meets to discuss, plan and review practices. The committee is comprised of several different University groups, such as the University of Minnesota Police Department, Boynton Health Service and the Interfraternity Council.

“You need multi-level, multi-strategy techniques to impact a population,” said Golden. “There’s more things going on at once than just an intervention thing.”

Toben Nelson, an associate professor of epidemiology and community health at the University, said he is working to make educational alcohol programs in greek life most similar to policies surrounding alcohol sales.

He said by restructuring policies regarding alcohol availability, the University and greek life could have more success with existing alcohol programs.

“If you own a bar, you’re held accountable. You have training; there’s limitations on what you can and can’t do. That seems to be the best way in controlling the consequences of drinking,” Nelson said. “There isn’t a keg in the middle of the floor that anyone can walk up to and take a drink from.”

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When the legislative session ended last week, lawmakers failed to agree on an important deal to fund state infrastructure but managed to salvage some bills.

Still, legislators said there were some successful bills to take away from the session.

The Legislature passed a $182 million supplemental budget to fund many programs, including $35 million for equity programs targeting racial disparities, $25 million for E-12 education and $35 million for broadband inter net development.

Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFLMinneapolis, said he was proud of the work done on the supplemental budget’s investment to deal with racial equity and disparities.

“One of the problems we do have is … people of color don’t seem to be doing as well as others in the state, so we wanted to tr y to attack that by making an investment in that as well,” he said.

He said he was also satisfied with the omnibus tax bill, which includes a student loan tax credit, expansion of veteran tax credits and child care tax credit, among other breaks.

House Speaker Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, said he was especially proud of the state income tax exemption provided for veterans’ retiree benefits.

“We were one of very few states that taxed veterans’ retiree benefits, so that’ll be a really great benefit for them,” he said.

But overall, Hayden said it was a tough session, given the failure to pass the infrastructure bonding bill.

Talks on the bonding bill broke down in the final minutes of the session after the Senate added a last-minute amendment to include funding for a proposed South-

WHAT DID AND DIDN’T GET DONE IN THE 2016 MN LEGISLATIVE SESSION PASSED

SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL

$182 MILLION

OVERALL FUNDING $75 MILLION jobs, energy and equity

Changes to state’s controlled substance abuse laws that will keep the drug offenders who need to be in prison behind bars while not sentencing those who would be better served by treatment or probation.

The bill makes no changes to heroin laws.

PASSED

$45.23 MILLION state government

OMNIBUS TAX BILL Includes tax credit for those with student loans, expansion of child care tax credit and expansion of tax credits for veterans, among other tax breaks, including one for the tobacco industry.

$25 MILLION E-12 education $24.97 MILLION public safety

NOT PASSED

$7.18 MILLION environment and agriculture $5 MILLION higher education

PASSED

DRUG SENTENCE REDUCTIONS

BONDING BILL A $1.1 billion public works package that would’ve invested in the state’s infrastructure, with about $700 million of it going into state transportation projects.

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west light rail line, just as the House adjourned.

The approximately $1 billion bonding deal would’ve included roughly $700 million for state transportation projects. Daudt said the bonding bill was important for funding roads and bridges in the state.

“I think that that was much-needed money for road and bridge infrastructure all over the state,” he said. “I think people around the state are really disappointed it didn’t get through.”

Hayden said he wished both sides could have agreed on the bill instead of waiting to see if Gov. Mark Dayton will call a special session to get the bonding bill passed.

“If we all could’ve kind of kept our word … I think we’d be in a much different place than this pending special session,” he said.

Larr y Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Af fairs and the political science depar tment, said he was surprised by the end result of this session.

“I think from afar, the fact that the legislative session failed to act on some of the biggest priorities is surpris-

ing and maybe a bit mystifying,” he said.

Jacobs said each party had their own “political calculus,” which was why they couldn’t agree on cer tain bills.

“For democrats, there is some confidence that’s expressed in private that they have a strong chance of regaining the majorities in not only the Senate, but also in the House,” he said, adding that this mindset may have contributed to the lack of compromise.

“So the question on the mind of some of the DFLers is why take half-measures now if they can have it all in a few months?” Jacobs said.

“And I think transportation was a great example of that.”

Daudt said he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of a special session being called and thinks the likelihood would be boosted if Dayton acts fast.

But while Jacobs said he thinks Dayton is receptive to calling a special session, he said Dayton would likely pose stiff conditions Republicans may not accept.

At a press conference last week, Dayton said he was still unsure on whether to call legislators back.

“Whether or not there will be a special session, I can’t say today,” Dayton said.

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Gophers play through pain of lost coach Storied pitching coach, Todd Oakes passed away last Thursday.

BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com While Minnesota will make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010 this week, one impor tant member of the team will be absent from the dugout.

Longtime Gophers pitching coach Todd Oakes passed away on Thursday after a four-year battle with leukemia, just before Minnesota’s second game of the Big Ten Tournament. Oakes had served as Minnesota’s pitching coach for 18 years. “[I] just told the team, I think they’ve done an amazing job of managing their emotions here through the course of the season because of their love for [Oakes] and concern and at the same time trying to focus on going to school, getting a degree and playing some baseball,” head coach John Anderson said.

Oakes’s legacy started long before he ended up at Minnesota. The Spring Grove, Minn., native was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1983 and played professionally for four years before starting his coaching career.

Oakes served as a pitching coach across many levels of the Giants organization for 12 years and was named the program-wide pitching coordinator in 1997.

Oakes joined Minnesota’s staf f as a pitching coach in 1997. Oakes helped coach the Gophers to six

conference championships, 26 pitchers taken in the MLB Draft and a school record of 421 strikeouts set in 2006.

Current Minnesota Twins pitcher Glen Perkins was coached to two All-American seasons at Minnesota under Oakes. Perkins paid tribute to his beloved coach on Twitter Thursday. “[Oakes] taught me that a bad day at the field is a better day than sitting at a cubicle.

He taught me that baseball is just a game and should be treated as such,” he tweeted.

“He taught me that there is more to life than baseball. He taught me that a faith in God is more important than any of the above. And for that, I am eternally grateful.”

Despite his cancer diagnosis, Oakes made a tremendous impact off the field.

He star ted a “Strike Out Cancer” campaign and helped raise more than $75,000 for blood cancer research through fundraising. Some of the profits have come through Gophers games dedicated to the cause.

Oakes’ leukemia had been in remission thanks to a bone marrow transplant.

Gophers pitchers senior Jordan Jess and junior Cody Campbell and Oakes’s son TJ, a former Minnesota player, have since become members of the bone marrow and stem cell registry in hopes of making a difference in Oakes’s honor.

“He’s like our dad at school, I guess you could say, and being around him for five-plus years everyday out here practicing, he’s like our mentor. It’s extremely tough,” Jess said. “But we know now he’s in a better place; he’s not suffering anymore and he’ll

Gophers baseball pitching coach Todd Oakes passed away last week.

be with us every step of the way. Everything we do now from here on out is going to be for him, and we were just fortunate enough to have him as our pitching coach.”

Senior Dan Motl made a video tribute on behalf of the team with messages to their coach, in which Oakes’s “25” jersey hung in the background. Motl declared the team would win the title for “T.O.” The Gophers held to Motl’s promise and won their first conference title since 2010 on May 20. Anderson

said he took the trophy to Oakes’s home after ward, where the team wanted it.

The Gophers will head to College Station, Texas, to take on Wake Forest in the West Regional on Friday. Although Oakes was unable to be with the team for most of the season, the players kept him in their hearts as their season continued.

“He hasn’t been able to be here, but he’s as much a part of this as any person that is here,” said senior Connor Schaefbauer.

“These next couple days

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Eight qualify for NCAA final meet Minnesota tied a program record of National Championship qualifiers.

BY CARISSA POLO cpolo@mndaily.com The women’s track and field team came out of last week’s West Preliminar y meet with a program-high eight athletes advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 8-11.

Minnesota qualified for the championship meet in eight dif ferent events.

The last time the team had eight qualifiers was in 2008.

“Our team won a Big Ten Championship, and we’ve accomplished all of our goals that we set as a team this year,” redshir t senior L yndsey Thorpe said. “This is like the icing on the cake — the

cherr y on top.”

Thorpe helped Minnesota get out to a successful star t in the first day of the preliminar y last Friday in Lawrence, Kan. Thorpe broke the previous program record in in the hammer throw with a seventh-place mark of 62.04 meters and advanced to the NCAA Championships.

The meet will cap of f the redshir t senior’s career as a first-time qualifier for the championship meet.

“I came close the past two years,” Thorpe said.

“With this being my fifth year, it’s just a good feeling.”

Four more Gophers wer e added to the list of NCAA Championship

qualifiers by the end of Friday’s action in the 10,000-meter run, javelin, 3,000-meter steeplechase and the high jump.

Minnesota continued action on Saturday but hit a bump in the road early on.

The team looked to have its 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row but had to sit junior Titania Markland due to an injur y. The team moved into a four th-best time in program histor y as sophomore Emma Spagnola was substituted for Markland, but it was not enough.

The quar tet finished 16th overall and missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships by less than two seconds.

The rest of the day was successful for the team, as freshman Shanique

Freshman Shanique Wright charges forward while competing in the long jump event on Jan. 23.

Wright finished in four th place in the triple jump at her first West Preliminar y meet.

Wright advanced to the NCAA Championships with a career-best mark of 13.03 meters. She is Minnesota’s third-ever qualifier for the event and the first for the Gophers since 2003.

Sophomore Agnes Esser continued the underclassman streak as she finished as r unner-up in discus at her first NCAA qualifier.

Esser threw 57.91 meters, br eaking Minnesota’s previous discus record from 1999 of 55.72 meters and qualified for the NCAA Championships.

“That was probably one of the best moments of the meet, honestly,” Thorpe said. “We were all so happy for her.”

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will be pretty emotional for us as a team, but he will be here. He’ll be with us

when we go Texas A&M [for regionals] and years to come.”

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Minnesota advances six to championships The team’s 4x4 relay group qualified last week for the event.

BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com The No. 16 Gophers men’s 19 track and field athletes who competed at last week’s NCAA West Preliminar y in Lawrence, Kan., improved on last season’s per formance at the same event.

Six athletes ear ned qualifying marks to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, up from four qualifiers the year before. The group includes a relay team and one representative each in the track and field categories.

“We have the 4x4 relay team going, so that’s something that is going to be exciting for us,” head coach Steve Plasencia said. “The more athletes you have par ticipating in [the NCAA Championships], the better it is for ever ybody in the program. We’re happy to up our number from last year.”

Minnesota’s relay team of senior Goaner Deng, redshir t sophomore Brad Neumann, redshir t junior Nate Roese and freshman Jack Wellenstein qualified with a 3:05.95 12th-place finish.

The group ear ned its championship bid by slim margins, with only 12 teams able to qualify.

No relay teams have competed in the NCAA Championships for Minnesota since 2013, when the 4x400 relay group earned All-American honors.

Deng was a member of the All-American relay team in 2013.

“I’ve been working on my relay all year, and

it’s exciting to finally see ever ything come together,” Deng said. “Whenever you can reach your goal, it’s a good thing.”

The 4x100 relay team was missed qualifying by one place, finishing 13th.

Still, its time of 40.08 was the second-fastest in school histor y.

Senior Sean Donnelly earned a spot in the championships — his first trip to the Division I NCAA Championships — for the hammer throw. Donnelly finished in four th at the preliminar y with a mark of 66.34 meters.

Redshir t junior Mitch Hechsel qualified for the championship meet in the 800-meter run with a sixthplace finish.

“It’s ever ything that I worked for all year,” Hechsel said. “Coming from a down per formance in the Big Tens personally, it was just like ever ything was coming together at the right time, and it was an awesome feeling.”

Junior Luca W ieland attempted to qualify for the championships in the high jump and long jump. W ieland finished 16th in the long jump and did not compete in the high jump due to a tweaked hamstring that he suf fer ed earlier in the meet, Plasencia said.

The six Minnesota athletes will compete in the four-day meet star ting June 8 in Eugene, Ore., with big goals in mind. “ We w o u l d l i k e t o come back with All-American status, so that would be a good goal,” Plasencia said. “We just make sure that each of the individuals we have competing, [Donnelly], Mitch Hechsel and the 4x400 all have their best days, and if that happens, the program will come out looking as good as it can.”

Editorials & Opinions PUBLIC HEALTH

Blue-green algae a result of climate change Check the water before you go swimming this summer.

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his has been a difficult year for water safety in Minnesota, from potential lead poisoning to underreported water toxicity. As if there wasn’t enough to worr y about already, another concern has surfaced.

Blue-green algae is a rare toxin that has proved itself all too common in Minnesota waters. Because of its rarity, many Minnesotans have little idea that it’s becoming a pervasive issue.

Over the past 10 years, blue-green algae has been a suspected culprit in the sudden death of 18 dogs in Minnesota, including one death last August.

Last summer, two cases of human illness were related to blue-green algae poisoning.

The prevalence of this toxic organism is concerning because of its connection to climate change and because it is increasingly becoming an issue of public safety.

Blue-green algae has been linked to climate change due to its affinity for warm waters. As overall global temperatures rise, so do the temperatures of Minnesota’s lakes. As water warms, blue-green algae populations increase, and what was once a rare toxin becomes a common, thriving one.

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This phenomenon largely explains why Minnesota had its first two human illness cases last summer. There continues to be more cases of pet deaths from blue-green algae poisoning.

While it is imperative that global leaders address the causes of climate disruption, there are actionable steps we can take to lessen our chances of blue-green algae poisoning.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recommends that people and their pets stay out of Minnesota lakes. Mild springtime weather makes already-ideal conditions for algae even better.

If you do choose to swim, it’s a good habit to check lake shorelines for algae before taking a plunge. If lake water is covered in film, or if it is odorous, try a different lake. Showering or washing your pets after swimming in public waters is also a wise precaution.

In the meantime, the Minnesota Depar tment of Health must regularly test

Despite its ‘rare’ status, bluegreen algae has become an issue because of the danger it poses to pet and human health.

Minnesota lakes for blue-green algae so people know which lakes¬¬ are affected.

City governments should consider erecting signage at lakes to alert swimmers of particularly dangerous algae levels.

Despite its “rare” status, blue-green algae has become an issue because of the danger it poses to pet and human health.

It’s crucial that people are cognizant of the toxin in order to prevent and avoid being poisoned.

As time passes, pressure to reduce our own fossil fuel emissions mounts. We must tackle climate disruption together. Bluegreen algae is just one of many dangerous, local implications of climate change —it’s undeniable that Minnesota has a serious issue on its hands.

Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION Support the Health Sciences Education facility in bonding bill I want to join Gov. Dayton in calling for a new bonding bill that’s more focused on the needs of the University of Minnesota. One of the University’s top funding requests was for the Health Sciences Education Facility on the Minneapolis campus, but it was left out because House Republicans insisted on an arbitrary spending cap.

Even though I voted for the original bonding bill, believing that something done this year was better than nothing, I am pleased for this chance to improve the bill and will encourage Gov. Dayton to stand firm in his suppor t for the Health Sciences Education Facility.

Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL) 60B Minneapolis CONTACT THE EDITOR Jared Hemming jhemming@mndaily.com

Helen Teague welcomes comments at hteague@mndaily.com.

POLITICS

System isn’t ‘rigged,’ just hectic Minnesota recently agreed to replace the caucus electoral system with primaries.

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his past week, Minnesota lawmakers agreed to change Minnesota electoral procedures from caucuses to primaries.

During this election season, criticisms have abounded over “rigged” electoral procedures.

In reality, the system has been misunderstood due to national party procedures and the hectic nature of federalism.

I’m glad to see Minnesota has chosen to adopt the primary system. That being said, the electoral system isn’t “rigged,” and the nature of the system is not a suitable explanation to describe Sen. Bernie Sanders’ failure to secure a lead in the election.

The delegate system is widely misunderstood. Sanders actually attempted to clarify the primary election for his supporters, saying it’s“not rigged, I think it’s just a dumb process.” With so many different election procedures from state to state and party to party, primary elections are bound to be messy. Many people prefer primaries, especially because the time commitment and location of caucuses

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lessons from the Divestment Debate The pro-divestment campaign sought to exclude the voices of the vast majority of Jewish students and those of President Kaler and state legislators, who are all important stakeholders in a healthy campus climate. While we should question — and are free to disagree with them — discounting their perspectives is wrong, divisive and goes against the spirit of academic freedom.

These stakeholders rejected the original divestment resolution targeting Israel due to its one-sidedness and support of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the world’s only Jewish state.

As a group of more than 80 bipartisan state legislators wrote, “at its core, the goal of BDS — no matter the words or

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EDITORIALS Framing the new Beyoncé Day

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his past week, a host of online commenters expressed ire over Gov. Mark Dayton’s decision to establish May 23 as Beyoncé Day. The governor’s proclamation, which cited the singer’s positive influence on young women, came hours before she performed the Minneapolis leg of her Formation World Tour at TCF Bank Stadium. Beyoncé is the first woman to headline a Twin Cities stadium concert.

Nevertheless, online forums spawned disapproval, accusing Beyoncé’s latest opus, “Lemonade,” of promoting anti-police sentiment. This isn’t the first time her work has courted controversy.

At the Super Bowl halftime show last February, the singer performed her song, “Formation,” with an empowering, trans-historical display of black solidarity — replete with allusions to the Black Panther Party and Malcolm X. Rudy Giuliani, former Republican presidential front-runner, declared the performance an “outrageous” affront to law enforcement, and Javier Ortiz, president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, encouraged police agencies to boycott the singer’s upcoming tour.

It’s amiss that Beyoncé’s celebration of African American history and her articulation of police injustices have been misread as an expression of police hatred.

Interestingly, there was little censure when Dayton granted a similar commemorative day to the Rolling Stones — a band that has a discography that is unarguably problematic. Their 1971 track “Brown Sugar” sallies between topics of slavery and rape, and has been noted for its offensive portrayal of black women as nubile and submissive.

For Beyoncé, political provocation need not be offensive to be effective. If anything, Beyoncé Day ought to remind us that black, female voices are important, and demand to be heard.

Bring real fixes to the drought

Even though I voted for the original bonding bill ... I am pleased for this chance to improve the bill...

As the only extra-credentialed biological scientist (Ph.D. in molecular biophysics) in the Legislature, I have a strong interest in this area and realize its importance to both the economy and the intellectual progress of the state. In the past I taught a class in microbial genetics in the Medical School and currently serve on two related University committees: the Law School joint degree program in law, health and life aciences advisory board and the Masonic Cancer Center advisory board.

With this history, and as an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of my top priorities is to ensure that Minnesota and the University continue to lead the country in research.

It is true that this facility is in my legislative district, but its importance is statewide and national. Both the House and Senate should stand with Gov. Dayton and work together to ensure that this vital project is included in any new bonding agreement.

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machinations of those behind the resolution — is the delegitimization and ultimately, as some BDS leaders have openly called for, the elimination of Israel.”

With that in mind, it is understandable why these stakeholders felt obligated to lend their opinions to a student government debate.

In the past, when a community on campus has stood up and proclaimed that a political maneuver would have a marginalizing effect on their community, student government and the University at large has have respected their concerns and responded accordingly.

It was deeply troubling to see some of these same communities, whom I supported when they raised their voices, be so unwilling to listen to the Jewish community’s perspective and dismiss their concerns.

Even if you believe that divestment is

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can preclude some Americans from participation. Superdelegates have their merits, too.

While some may see them as unfair, the conservative, establishment nature of the party is a positive and could help prevent reckless demagogues from rising to power.

Virtually any way you count it, Sanders’ campaign is doomed and has been for a while.

It’s perfectly fine to disagree with aspects of the hectic, federalist election policies, but simply using it as a scapegoat for Sanders’ shortcomings is unjustified. Primaries are a much better system than caucuses, but overall, the primary election system isn’t engineered. In Minnesota, the simplicity of primaries will help put an end to claims about election unfairness.

Jasper Johnson welcomes comments at jjohnson1@mndaily.com.

an appropriate measure for the University to take, the fundamental wrongs of selectively excluding voices of dissent should be apparent, and the attempt to define another community’s identity should not be tolerated.

It also bears mentioning that identifying with the communities directly involved in the divestment campaign is not a prerequisite to understanding how these actions negatively impact the campus climate.

We all benefit when we treat each other with respect, listen to opinions we disagree with, and seek collaboration and understanding. These important lessons from this challenging period on campus need to be recognized and embraced to help the campus heal and move for ward to a more positive, united future.

Emma Dunn University of Minnesota student

L

ast week, Donald Trump preposterously claimed that he could fix California’s drought. He argued that water has been channeled from valuable farmland to the ocean.

As with his other claims, Trump’s supporters cheered loudly, despite the fact that his assessment of the state’s environmental condition was heinously wrong.

The California drought has caused an incredible amount of problems for the state, especially for farmers who rely on large quantities of water through irrigation to support their crops.

Unfortunately, government officials have resorted to restricting water usage. But this is not an apt solution.

California lawmakers must utilize more innovative methods to resolve the drought crisis.

Methods like desalination have been widely frowned upon due to the amount of energy it requires. However, with solar and wind power, desalination could be a viable option in order to convert oceanic salt water to fresh water for consumption.

For irrigation, a forced decline in consumption will hurt farmers who rely on irrigation tactics.

However, new technologies, like drip irrigation, dramatically decrease water consumption but ensure high crop yields.

Instead of considering Donald Trump’s ludicrous solutions, lawmakers and scientists ought to employ cutting- edge technology to resolve California’s water crisis.

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FASHION

Street style: It’s raining on prom night On Friday night, Twin Cities folk were allowed a second chance at their one night to remember.

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Left to right, Aline Putnoki, Derrick Johnson, Anne Putnoki and Will Massengill pose outside of the Forever Young Prom at First Avenue on the evening of May 27. The throwback prom was a reminiscent party playing music from 1996-2006.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

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hen you think of your prom, what comes to mind? A dress that’s fallen into obsolescence? A painful corsage pin? The date you pretended to like for the sake of a good picture?

Last Friday night at First Avenue, Minneapolitans paid for a night of nostalgia with the hits of the 1990s and 2000s at the Forever Young Prom.

There were, of course, some differences.

“I went to junior and senior prom and cried both nights,” attendee Crystalina Peterson said. She matched

her date perfectly in a royal blue number. “I’m so thankful to be with someone respectful and amazing this time around.”

What else was different?

“Alcohol … and ever yone came here to have a good time,” attendee Amanda Sylla said.

However, some things never change; fashion is still at the forefront.

Tickets were sold out by midnight, and the lucky patrons inside danced the night away to Kelly Clarkson. Here’s what some of them wore:

Derrick Johnson, 22 comedian

What he wore: “Danielle’s

ex-boyfriend’s pants,” M a u i s h i r t a n d Va n s shoes.

Taking the ’90s theme to new heights, Johnson’s look was reminiscent of Travis from Clueless in the best possible way.

While most par tners put time into a matching prom ensemble, Johnson let creativity run wild with clashing metallics.

Checker ed Vans ar e nothing new, but Johnson’s pairing took the ensemble to the next level. The absence of black and white in the rest of the outfit allowed the pattern to pop.

Johnson may not be prom king, but prom jester seems more

fun anyway.

Anne Putnoki, 27

Self-employed house cleaner What she wore: Ragstock skirt and jewelr y, Melissa shoes and TOBI shirt.

Out celebrating her golden birthday with twin sister Aline, Putnoki’s black top and gold tutu achieved the perfect balance of fun and refined.

Melissa shoes, made with a plastic sole, allowed style without the hardness that comes with heels.

The large beaded earrings are fabulous. A stud and ponytail pairing provide ample freedom for dancing.

Aline Putnoki, 27

Self-employed house cleaner

What she wore: Thrifted dress, Melissa shoes and homemade necklace.

The Putnoki twins prove that when it comes to a formal situation, there’s no better date than your sister.

Sequin dresses are tricky to pull of f — the fullness of the black adds enough subtlety to make it work, however.

The classic spaghetti strap and tea-length silhouette can work for proms past, present and future.

A homemade ribbon choker is soft yet striking. The pop of pink in the shoes is unforgettable — perfect for a night to be remembered.

Will Massengill, 23 Freelance filmmaker

What she wore: Dad’s jacket from the ’70s, undisclosed shirt, pants and shoes.

The jacket: yellow and plaid. What more can be said?

“The first time I wore it was at my college graduation. My grandma pulled it out of her closet and asked me if I wanted it,” Massengill said.

Obviously, he said yes.

Massengill chose to keep his other pieces toned down. A neutral jacket and a classic brown leather shoe polish the look off nicely.

With style like this, “forever young” reigns.

MUSIC

Duchess of Minneapolis New-ish Minneapolis band, Lunch Duchess, will go on tour at the end of the month.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

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atharine Seggerman wears a headset microphone. A handsfree setup is her saving grace —the singer-drummer strikes her drum set so vigorously that a normal microphone would get in the way.

Her songwriting venture, Lunch Duchess, is a new rock group that’s gaining momentum in Minneapolis.

They skewer people from privileged backgrounds and male impotency, all while showcasing Seggerman’s voice and power behind the kit. This combination creates a blend of raw punkish attitude and sunny dreampop.

Seggerman, 25, writes most of the music and all of the lyrics to the band’s songs. She occasionally refers to herself as Lunch Duchess, and is primarily responsible for the group.

“I was talking to [my other band, Before Others, Yourself Forever, or BOYF]

when we were trying to find a new band name,” Seggerman said. “I said Lunch Duchess and they said, ‘Why don’t you use that as your solo project name?’”

As the Massachusetts native grew up, artists like Neil Young, Grimes, Bjork and 1960s chamber-pop group, The Left Bank, heavily influenced her. Eventually, she ended up at Yale, where she studied comparative literature.

Drums — Seggerman’s main instrument — first entered her life at an arts camp when she was 12. Initially, she lobbied to take fencing classes but didn’t get in. Her second choice was drums.

“And then I really liked it,” Seggerman said. “So I’m glad I didn’t get in.”

After college, Seggerman moved to Minneapolis to pursue music. After helping other musicians with their music, she decided to start her own group.

The project began in the summer of 2015 when Seggerman began writing songs outside of her main band, BOYF. Her first show as Lunch Duchess was at the end of that year, where she opened for BOYF on tour.

“I was writing things

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Katharine Seggerman, Nicky Steves, Matt Graves and Ranelle LaCroix make up the Minneapolis rock band Lunch Duchess.

that didn’t fit with [BOYF’s] sound,” Seggerman said.

“On that tour I did an opening thing with me and my banjo.”

When they returned to Minneapolis, Lunch Duchess began in earnest. Segger man recr uited Matt Graves and BOYF bandmate Nicky Steves to play guitar and synth, respectively. The group quickly gained steam and started playing

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live shows.

Their first show was a well-attended Februar y 5 opening slot for Mark Mallman at the Turf Club. Soon they released their first tape, “My Mom Says I Have a Rich Inner Life,” and enlisted Ranelle LaCroix, her bandmate in Bae Tigre, to step in and play bass. The cassette has been wellreceived in the Minneapolis music scene, garnering

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some local press from programming stations like the Current.

“We partnered with this Connecticut-based label, TombTone, to release our tapes,” Seggerman said. “So they’re the ones distributing them for us. But besides that we have no label.”

Most of the band’s merchandise features various pictures of Segger man holding a tray of macaroni

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and cheese. The tongue-incheek nature of the pose is not lost on her. “[Our goal is] to make awesome tour merch,” Seggerman said. “And just enjoy all the hard work we’ve been putting into this.”

Their next tour kicks off at the Tur f Club on June 29. They’ll be co-headlining with Fury Things, Wretch, Bruise Violet, Battlerat and Bug Fix support.

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Perfect for a little poolside reading, each chapter in John Waters’ “Role Models” explores his relationship with a different one of his icons. Summer is breeding ground for inspiration, and reading about Waters’ bizarre obsession with Johnny Mathis allows you to think critically about the people that you hold dear. The best part? A chapter is the perfect length for you to read outside before getting uncomfortably hot.

FOOD

College Kitchen: acai and me This summer, acai is your new favorite brunch date.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

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ollowing a parade of greens, the acai ber r y is the newest (and prettiest) star of the superfood craze.

Tasty and good-looking, the Brazilian treat is incredibly popular on the West coast.

Acai berries are classified as a super food due to their abundance of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids.

One of the most popular ways of ser ving the fr uit is in smoothie form. Blend your ingredients up, scoop ’em into a bowl heaped with toppings, and voila.

L u c k i l y, y o u d o n ’ t have to seek out a fancy juice bar in Los Angeles or dr ool over your Instagram feed to enjoy the treat. W ith the public’s growing appreciation of super foods, acai joins the mainstr eam; you can likely find the coveted fruit it in the frozen section of your local grocer y store.

Par t of the magic of acai bowls is their customization. Hate fr uit?

Cut it from the recipe! Chocolate lover?

That can be ar ranged as well.

Classic acai bowl Raspberries Granola Strawberries Blueberries Base made with fruit juice The bright berr y hues make the bowl extra pretty.

Make sure to stay consistent with amounts so one flavor does not overpower the others.

Chocolate acai bowl Peanut butter Banana Granola Chocolate chips Almonds Almond milk as base Almond milk makes this bowl creamier. A spoonful of peanut butter added to the acai blend provides a subtle, pleasing taste that compliments the banana and chocolate chips.

Tropical acai bowl Kiwi Shaved coconut Strawberries Banana Hemp seeds Coconut milk as base The acai berry works exceptionally well with these flavors thanks to its tropical roots. I added granola to the

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The bright berry hues make the bowl extra pretty. Make sure to stay consistent with amounts so one flavor does not overpower the others.

bottom of each bowl for a pleasant, end-of-meal surprise.

Healthy and delicious, there is no better way to start (or end) a summer day.

To make a simple acai base you will need: Two four-ounce packets of

frozen, unsweetened acai berry puree A banana (fresh or frozen) 1/3 cup almond milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, any other kind of milk substitute or fruit juice Some form of greens (if you want to be extra healthy) A bit of honey or stevia (to taste)

Ready for the easiest recipe with the most beautiful payoff? Blend all ingredients until smooth.

The ideal consistency for acai bowls should be reminiscent of softserve.

Now the fun begins.

Collect your toppings. I chose kiwi, chocolate chips, peanut butter, coconut,

granola, blueberries, strawberries, raspber ries, banana, almonds and hemp seed.

Any number of combinations does the trick, so it’s really up to you and your preferences.

Whichever you choose, acai is the perfect healthy summer treat.

MUSIC

Two clarinets wander into a museum Sarah Miller’s composition, “Wandering Clarinets,” will premiere at the Weisman on Sunday.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

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he Weisman Ar t Museum swells with potential inspiration for ar tists of all stripes.

Inspiration stemming from a cer tain painting — “Star Cage” by David Smith — bir thed a new cr eative music per formance, “Wandering Clarinets.” Sarah Miller, the composer, wrote the clarinet trio while studying the painting at the Weisman.

“I looked at it, and it looked like counterpoint,” Miller said. “It looked like melodic interplay. That’s what made me want to write pieces about the artwork at the Weisman.”

Miller, who has worked in Minneapolis for 17 years at the MacPhail Center for Music, teaches composition classes and piano. In addition, she writes original music for various grants, youth orchestras and now the Weisman.

“The main thing is to

give the students an oppor tunity to work with a living composer,” Miller said. “They are so often playing the classics, but they get the chance to play with someone who is doing it right now.”

Previously, Miller focused diligently on piano per for mance, receiving a master’s degree from Michigan State University.

After cutting her teeth in a new field — composition — she fell in love with the discipline and received her Ph.D. After moving to Minneapolis from Dagmar, Mont., and following a brief stint working in data pr ocessing, she began teaching at MacPhail.

Since then, composition has been her main creative endeavor.

Balancing a steady job with various ar t commissions and grants is typical in the field. Some ar tists apply for grants despite continual rejection. Other times, composers will pay their players out of pocket or not at all.

CULTURE COMPASS /

Performance of “Wandering Clarinets”at WAM Where Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Pkwy., Minneapolis When 1 p.m. Sunday Cost Free Ages All ages

“I like to get paid, and I like to pay the players,” Miller said. “If I didn’t get the grant, I would’ve maybe started a Kickstarter.”

In November of 2015, after two failed attempts, Miller finally scored an individual ar tist grant through the Minnesota State Arts Board for “Wandering Clarinets.” She had to wait until Januar y of the next year in order to begin working — one of the stipulations of the grant.

The idea behind the event is simple: short, twoto-three minute pieces are per formed in front of ar twork that inspired them.

Functioning as a tour, the band moves from piece to piece, guiding the guests around the Weisman and

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH MILLER

Janet Greene, Pat O’Keefe and Nina Olsen pose while practicing “Wandering Clarinets” at their rehearsal space.

creating an interactive ar t environment.

“Having a piece that’s three minutes — it seems shor t,” Miller said. “But it’s longer than people are used to standing in front of a single piece of art and makes them encounter it on a deeper level.”

Comprised of clarinetists Janet Gr eene, Pat O’Keefe and Nina Olsen, the tri o p l ays M i l l er’s original music. The eight pieces are called bagatelles — shor t, air y compositions. Since there are only three instr umentalists, each player

is vital to the piece’s emotional minimalism.

“Wandering Clarinets” is primarily concer ned with what Miller refers to as “melodic interplay” — a transcendent dynamic in which multiple ar t forms and distinct voices meld together.

By Sophia Vilensky

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The Staves

Edina Art Fair

Skyline Mini Golf at the Walker

Hailing from England, this sister trio is back in the states for a headlining tour after a successful showing at last year’s festivals.

Following the 2015 release of their Justin Vernon-produced album, “If I Was,” things are only getting better for the sisters. Soft and sweet, the calming croons of The Staves are sure to get you settled into sleeping mode after a hectic week.

Minnesota art fair season kicks off this week with the 50th Annual Edina Art Fair. Works include jewelry, home items, paintings and stained-glass windows. With more than 280 artists on display, you are almost guaranteed to find something that strikes your fancy.

If not, check out Sweet Retreat, a great cupcake shop down the street.

Where The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis Hours 7 p.m. Friday Cost $15

Where West 50th Street and France Avenue South, Edina Hours 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday Cost Free

Want to avoid the crowds of St. Paul’s Grand Old Days? Head to Minneapolis for a little mini golf. While the sculpture garden is under renovation, The Walker has moved their summertime nine-hole spectacle to their roof, including a giant hot dog, ping-pong paddles and a chicken coop. Enjoy a nice view of the city without the claustrophobia that comes from events on the ground. When you’re through, stop by the Guerrilla Girls exhibit on the sixth floor.

Where Walker Art Center Rooftop, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday Cost $12 adults, $10 students (free gallery admission with purchase)

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U student coins lucrative online game The online nationsimulation game has seen more than 40,000 players.

BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com

For University of Minnesota student Alex Winchell, nation-building doesn’t require bricks or mortar — a click will suffice.

The economics and computer science sophomore developed a massive multiplayer online game called Politics and War that tasks players with creating and managing their own nations.

Winchell designed the game as a high school junior. Now, nearly three years later, the game has amassed a total of 44,000 users and averages 500 newly created nations each week.

Politics and War is similar to other nation-simulation games like Civilization V, Nation States and Cyber Nations. But because Winchell’s game is played in real-time, it’s larger than others, he said.

As players traverse the game, their nations gradually progress through different eras and technologies.

An interactive stock market is affected by variables such as war, crime and the spread of disease.

Winchell describes managing the game as a hobby and credits games from his childhood — such as Cyber Nations — as a source of inspiration.

“I played that when I was really young, but I got banned [from playing it]. … So I said, ‘Oh screw you guys, I’m going to go make my own game,’” Winchell said. And he did.

Before his cur rent 44,000-player venture, Winchell designed two other games. The first, Pixel Nations, was developed when he was a high school freshman. He later sold the game for $1,200. The second, Martian Empires, was scrapped after players

KELSEY CHRISTENSEN, DAILY

Sophomore Alex Winchell created the online game Politics and War when he was in high school. Winchell continues to update and make a profit from the program as a student at the University of Minnesota.

disapproved of the theme.

According to Winchell — who lived in Montana before moving to Minneapolis to study at the University — there weren’t many opportunities for him to learn coding in his hometown.

“I just kind of taught myself how to do it over four or five years,” Winchell said.

“I had a lot of projects that I started and failed and gave up on. [They] turned out to be awful in coding and design. But this one turned out pretty well.”

Umar Templeton, a junior studying accounting at Montana State University, said playing Politics and War

serves as a catalyst for meeting people.

“It’s not really like most games,” Templeton said.

“I’m in a pact, or an alliance, and all of us have become friends. … We have a mobile app that we communicate on. Some of us even have each other on Facebook.”

For Templeton, the game’s interest lies in its simulation of real-life geopolitical dynamics.

“There’s always ulterior motives that will play out.

Ever yone is all about real politics; they’ll manipulate and work in half-truths to kind of get what they want.

That’s another reason I

think people are so drawn to the game.”

Some, however, are critical of the value game-based education can provide.

Dave Schaller, founder of eduweb — an organization that specializes in the intersection of learning, digital media and education — said, “The classic scenario is the game ‘Sim City.’ I asked a kid once what she learned from playing that game and she said, ‘I learned that when you raise taxes, people riot.’”

Schaller added that the logic of some online games is complicated when the variables the developer

chooses are based on assumptions of how the world works.

“I definitely think it’s educational,” said Schaller.

“But it’s interesting when people have to simplify something from the real world so tremendously.

What do we end up with?

And what are people going to be discovering when they play the game?”

Winchell said the game wasn’t intentionally educational, but he’s glad some people have found value in playing.

The idea to build Politics and War came after a short stint washing dishes

at a local restaurant, during which he said he realized he wanted a more “hands-off” approach to moneymaking.

For him, such an approach paid of f. Winchell said his game provides enough funds to pay for his college expenses.

Winchell said he’d like to continue managing Politics and War as long as it pays for his bills.

Perhaps he’ll tr y his hand at some real-life nationbuilding of his own. “Ideally I’d like to move back home after college...I’d like to buy up some old houses, fix them up and rent them out,” he said.

Bell Museum launches Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas The online collection is accessible to the public for research and everday use.

BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com

A new online por tal housing information on the world’s most peculiar flora and fauna may satisfy the curiosity of nature enthusiasts.

This month, the Bell Museum launched the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas — the culmination of a multiyear project to expand the accessibility of the museum’s records.

The Bell Museum’s collection contains more than 750,000 specimens,

including 16,000 unique species. The new online atlas includes 400,000 specimen records from around the world. Funded by an award from the Environment and Natural Resources Tr ust Fund, the portal took three years to compile.

“This can be used to document and understand change. We have records that represent places from Minnesota that have changed dramatically,” said George Weiblen, scientific director and curator of plants at the Bell Museum.

In the past, the museum’s collections were available only by request, Weiblen said.

F o r K e i t h B a r k e r, curator of genetic resources

and interim curator of birds at the Bell Museum, the online atlas will stimulate inquisitiveness and hopefully help researchers formulate new questions about biodiversity.

“Mostly, it’s a matter of access. Secondarily, it’s also a matter of integrating data so we can ask different kinds of questions,” Barker said The Bell Museum’s records contain geographic information of where specimens were collected and ocassionally include images.

For the Midwest, the online collection is relatively unique because of its expansiveness, Barker said. The portal bridges five terabytes of the museum’s botanical

and zoological data.

“Before now, you had never seen plants and animals and fungi, lichens, all in one place,” Barker said.

This August, the museum plans to make the atlas available through a crowdsourcing website called Zooniverse, Barker said.

The website enlists volunteer scientists to help transcribe and verify the collection’s vast array of data and historical records.

However, the process of creating the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas hasn’t been without challenges, Weiblen said. One such complication came when building the online portal’s content. Some collections named species differently than others.

Collectively, the museum’s curators decided to limit the geographical information of endangered species to the county in which they were found.

Katie Noren, a University graduate who has been working with the Bell Museum’s plant collection for more than a year, said the previous databases lacked images and was inaccessible. As part of the museum’s new ef for t, her team has uploaded more than 65,000 records of plants.

“For me, it’s mostly to get it out there, to get the information out so people know it’s available,” Noren said. “It’s available for them to look at and get interested in and get excited about.”

SPECIMENS COLLECTED AROUND THE U

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FROM THE U OF M CAMPUS AREA:

58 BIRDS 16 ANIMALS 8FUNGI 151 PLANTS SOURCE: MINNESOTA BIODIVERSITY ATLAS

Studies: ACT scores may not be best indicator of student success The results come amid regents’ debate of the role of ACT scores in U admissions.

BY JESSICA HART jhart@mndaily.com

As higher education leaders weigh the use of college-entr y testing, University of Minnesota research has found some tests are not representative of future academic success.

Two University studies found women have higher GPAs than their ACT test scores alone would predict. The findings come amid months of discussion by the Board of Regents over the best way to approach standardized entrance exams.

Heidi Keiser, University doctoral candidate and co-author of the studies published in April’s Journal of Applied Psychology, said the studies evaluated the ef fects of conscientiousness and course difficulty on GPAs among men and women compared to their ACT scores.

“If we just use the ACT score alone to predict female per formance in the course, their performance would be under-predicted,” Keiser said.

She said she drew subjects from an introductor y psychology course between 2011 and 2012, where 59 percent were female and 41 per cent were male. She then compared their ACT scores and GPAs to personality inventor y results, like conscientiousness or neuroticism.

“By using both the ACT and measure of conscientiousness, we were more accurately able to predict female per for mance in the course than if we were just using the ACT alone,” Keiser said.

Conscientious behaviors play the same role in men and women, but on average females are more conscientious and perform conscientious behaviors

like completing homework and attending class at a higher rate than males, Keiser said. ”[Given] a male with a 30 on the ACT and a female with a score of 30 on the ACT, on average … that woman will do more of these conscientious behaviors that lead to higher per formance in college,” Keiser said.

Nicole Sward, a junior at Bethel University, said she got an ACT composite score of 22. Sward said she cur rently has a 3.90 GPA and has been on the dean’s list each year she’s attended Bethel, which she star ted as a full-time PSEO program high school student.

“I had above a 4.0 in high school but struggled to even get a 22 on the ACT. I had to have an ACT tutor, but even that didn’t help me much when it came to scoring high on the ACT exam,” Sward said.

Theatre arts, film studies and mass communication sophomore Jennifer

Shaw and journalism sophomore Olivia Iverson both said they received ACT composite scores of 26, which was below the University’s average. Shaw has a 3.9 GPA, while Iverson has a 3.8 GPA. “I don’t think it accurately depicted me because it didn’t get a sense of how I am as a student,” Shaw said. “I don’t think that this one little number means ever ything about how someone is going to do for these four years of their life.”

Keiser said her second study focused on course dif ficulty between men and women by creating a course difficulty index that expanded over hundreds of colleges with 150,000 male students and 180,000 female students.

She said things like subject matter, grading standards and competition all play par ts in determining course difficulty.

Keiser said women choose easier classes on average, which helps their GPAs. But she said this

relationship is less important than the one between female students and conscientious behaviors.

Importance of ACT debated

In recent months, regents have considered the importance of ACT scores in enrollment decisions.

The ACT is currently used heavily to determine acceptance for freshmen, said Regent Michael Hsu. One topic regents have discussed, Hsu said, is changing admissions decisions to test-optional, which would give prospective students the option to exclude ACT scores from their applications.

Hundreds of insititutions, like George Washington University and the University of Texas, have adopted this policy, he said.

“It disadvantages a certain percentage of the population; many of those are students of color and rural Minnesotans,” Hsu said.

“I think … requiring the

high ACT for the purpose of admission basically excludes a large percentage of our population.”

He said schools that have gone test-optional have increased admittees, average ACT scores, the diversity of applicants and the number of applicants.

“People are more concer ned with maintaining the average 28 ACT than filling up a college and educating more Minnesota students,” Hsu said.

The University could be accepting mor e applications and increasing the number of enrolled students, he said. Adding this would fill up college classrooms and lower tuition costs because money would be more spread out.

Hsu said the main concern over becoming a testoptional university is that the school could be overwhelmed by applications.

He said the Board currently has no plans for talks on ACT testing,but said it is a topic that should be discussed in the future.

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Association members fail to pass bylaws

MADDY FOX, DAILY

The Witch’s Hat Tower sits in Prospect Park on Monday evening. On May 23, the Prospect Park Association voted on bylaw amendments that would have reserved a spot on their board for student residents. The bylaw amendments did not pass but will be revisited later in June.

Board members are likely to move forward with the vote this month.

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

More student engagement will have to wait at least another month as pr oposed str uctural changes were rejected at a Prospect Park neighborhood meeting.

Last week, proposed bylaw amendments were voted down at the Prospect Park Association’s monthly meeting. The changes would have overhauled the group’s current str uctural system to include more student voices.

Richard Adams, a

PPA board member, said he knew the changes wouldn’t pass since a third of the board of directors failed to show up at the meeting.

If all 40 board members attended, the amendments could have passed, said PPA board member Vince Netz.

The amendments aimed to modify all aspects of the current rules by str eamlining pr ocedures, term lengths and memberships.

The amendments would revise a system in place since the 1980s. The largest — and most debated — proposed change was to cut the board of directors from 40 members to just 16.

The new board would

Police: Army veteran shooter fired 212 rounds in Houston

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON — An Army veteran of two Afghanistan tours who killed one person and wounded several others during a weekend rampage fired 212 rounds from his military-style rifle before a SWAT of ficer fatally shot him, police said Tuesday.

“Suffice to say, after he fired 212 rounds, he was prepared,” police Lt. John McGalin said of ammunition carried by 25-year-old Dionisio Garza III, of Rancho Cucamonga, California.

McGalin said Gar za was armed with an AR-15 rifle and a pistol and likely was experiencing a “mental health crisis” when he opened fire Sunday morning at a Houston auto detail shop, using the pistol to kill a customer, then retrieving the rifle and spraying the west Houston neighborhood, motorists and then police with gunshots.

“He was suffering from some depression, I guess you could say,” McGalin said. “His family indicated he wasn’t feeling right. And he left to come here to hang out with some friends and to try to find some work.”

Garza’s relatives have said he was haunted by his Afghanistan deployment.

Six people were wounded, including two officers and three motorists. McGalin said the sixth person wounded, John Wilson, 30, who initially on Sunday was considered a possible suspect in the outburst, was a nearby resident who armed himself after hearing all the gunfire and intended to try

to assist in stopping Garza.

“He got outgunned, realized he was in a bad situation, tried to leave and was shot in the leg by the suspect when he tried to get to safety,” McGalin said. “He was coming out to help. He didn’t think ver y wisely, made a bad choice and got himself into a bad situation.”

Wilson and the three other wounded civilians were hospitalized in stable condition. The two officers were released earlier.

Patrol vehicles were left bullet riddled and a police helicopter was hit with at least five shots.

McGalin said investigators believed Garza selected both the location and his victims at random. Detectives said he broke into an adjacent tire store late Saturday afternoon, then emerged Sunday morning with a pistol and shot 56-year-old Eugene Linscomb, a customer who had arrived moments earlier at the auto detail shop.

“Why he selected that location, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it,” he said. But McGalin said it appears Garza felt safe at that spot “due to his military training.”

“He had access to three corners. He was backed up against a fence so he didn’t have to worr y about anybody coming from behind him. It was just a location he felt safe doing this. And that’s the only thing we can surmise at this point in time until something different comes along,” McGalin said.

consist of 14 area residents voted in by the association and reser ve two spots for special members — a student and a local business representative.

The student representative was added by the committee to look for ward to the future, Adams said. He said student populations in nearby areas are expected by the association to increase as apar tments are built in the next few years and the Green Line continues to add traf fic on University Avenue.

“In the next five years, the area surrounding the stadium and around Prospect Park will be unrecognizable,” Netz said.

Adams said students make up 51 percent of Prospect Park’s residents,

which includes recently added student residents like those in WaHu Student Apartments on Washington Avenue Southeast.

The bylaw amendments are also a reaction to drops in state funding, which have forced neighborhood associations to be more self-reliant and rely on grants, Netz said. “[Institutions] that give grants aren’t going to look towar ds an association with 1,980 bylaws and a 40-member boar d,” he said.

Karen Murdock, a PPA board member, was one of those who opposed the amendments. Mur dock said she suppor ts most of the changes but couldn’t support shrinking the size of the board.

“Reducing the size of the board [to 16] would eliminate valuable contributors,” she said.

The number of board members has remained at 40 for a long time, and it has worked, Murdock said, adding that a 40-member board functions as a representative democracy. She said additions to the board, like reser ved seats for students and businesses, are fine but that reducing the size is a bad idea.

But PPA board member Evan Rober ts said a large group might make someone feel like their voice isn’t being heard. Larger groups, he said, can lead to delayed decision-making.

The bylaw amendments

were written to be flexible and proactive, Adams said, unlike the cur rent ones which are more reactive and contained.

Nei g hb o r ho o d as s o ciations will also grow irrelevant to the city if they can’t accurately represent their area. Adams said undergraduate and graduate students make up an important section of Prospect Park.

Allowing student and business representatives on the board would allow for greater influence at the city when discussing issues pertinent to Prospect Park, Adams said.

Netz said the bylaws will be brought back up again at PPA’s June meeting and are expected to pass next time around.

Artist lofts escalate segregation A University study found artist housing may reinforce Twin Cities segregation.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota’s Law School study found that subsidized artist housing could attract white, residential populations at high rates.

According to the study by the Law School’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, these popular subsidized housing projects intensify segregation in the Twin Cities Metro area.

For example, the AMill Artist Lofts in MarcyHolmes are 86 percent white, St. Paul’s Carleton Place Lofts are 88 percent white and the Tilsner Atists’ Cooperative in Downtown St. Paul is 92 percent white, the study said.

Myron Orfield, lead author of the study and IMO’s director, said the trend is consistent with the segregation of Twin Cities neighborhoods.

Some area developers found artist housing more profitable in white neighborhoods, Orfield said, adding that it’s easier and more appealing to develop in these locales.

“When they tell these ... neighborhoods that these units are going to be held by ar tists,” Or field said, “they convince these affluent white neighborhoods that it’s not going to be poor black people.”

The group of developers, including Dominium and Artspace, received an exemption in the federal statute for tax credit that

“The money is supposed to be for the poorest people, and it’s going to nonpoor people who may or may not even be artists.”

MYRON ORFIELD Director, Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity

allowed them to screen tenants which further exacerbated segregation trends, he said.

“The money is supposed to be for the poorest people,” Orfield said. “And it’s going to nonpoor people who may or may not even be artists.”

The screening standards are largely open-ended and may not be applied fairly, he said.

But for others, the role of screenings is not to segregate.

Tenants must show a commitment to the arts, said Dominium spokesperson Sandi Scott.

“They have to bring their portfolio and a resume … but it’s pretty loose, the screening for that,” Scott said.

The type of housing in question, which Orfield calls Politically Opportune Subsidized Housing, or POSH, is characterized by the development of historic buildings with luxury amenities.

POSH housing has increased over the past few years, starting in Minneapolis and expanding to hundreds of locations across the country, he said.

“It’s a group of foundations and developers and

RACIAL MAKEUP OF POSH HOUSING

PERCENTAGE OF WHITE TENANTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 653 Artists Lofts: 50% 2 Schmidt Artist Lofts: 80% 3 Buzz Historic Lofts 81% 4 MPLS/St. Paul LIHTC Projects Artist housing 82.4% 5 A-Mill Artist Lofts 86% 6 Carleton Place Lofts 88% 7 Tilsner Artists’ Cooperative 92% SOURCE: INSTITUTE ON METROPOLITAN OPPORTUNITY

banks … that found that this was really a profitable model,” Orfield said.

According to Or field, developers receive funding intended for poor tenants, as well as revenue from the buildings’ historic designation. In turn, the developments charge twice as much as standard subsidized housing projects.

A-Mill Tenant Addison Hill said he used his knowledge of music theory to get approved for his one-bedroom loft.

“You definitely have to have some type of background in the arts … but I don’t really think that’s the focus,” said Hill, who isn’t active in music production.

He applied to the lofts because he liked the location and proximity to his work.

“It’s a gentrified area,” he

said, adding that the history of the neighborhood drew him in.

Sandi Scott said Dominium doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race or gender and actively markets toward all groups.

Hill said he doesn’t pay attention to the diversity of the building but noticed that it tends to be mostly white, older people.

“You see some people of color,” he said. “But … talking about the majority, of course, it’s white.”

In an artist loft, Hill said he would expect to see more diversity and minority populations.

“Almost all of the subsidized housing, even in white neighborhoods, is majority nonwhite tenants,” Orfield said. “[But] these units are 80-plus percent white.”

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CROSSWORD Los Puzzle Los Angeles Angeles Times Times Daily Daily Crossword Crossword Puzzle FOR FOR RELEASE RELEASE MAY JUNE26, 1, 2016 2016

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (6/1): Good things come to your house this year. Plan some fun with your partner for late summer to launch a two-year passionate phase.

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

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Trust your imagination. Your head’s full of ways to make money today and tomorrow. The road may get bumpy; avoid breakage.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Keep a tight budget over the next few days. Check invoices and statements for errors. Monitor spending.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — An amazing development or ingenious idea requires follow-up. Make it happen through creative thinking and collaboration.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Work with your partner to manage responsibilities over the next few days. Support each other through stormy weather.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 5 — Get quiet time over the next few days. Prepare space for what’s coming next. There’s confusion at the top, with changes possible.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 6 — Breakdowns or confusion could affect your work.

Experience confrontation calmly. Tell the truth and share your view.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 6 — Teamwork avoids a rude awakening today and tomorrow.

Something that works well in theory may not in practice. Put in corrections.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 6 — You can solve a puzzle. Apply power behind the scenes. Inspiration follows perspiration. You have better luck for the next two days.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Take on more responsibility over the next few days. There could be a test. You can find the necessary resources.

Jokes have double meanings.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Settle into a practical domestic phase today and tomorrow. Conserve resources and stay close to home.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 6 —You could run into roadblocks in an investigation or exploration over the next few days. Abandon doing everything yourself. Use this time for long-distance planning.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Garner insight into your situation. You can affect the final decision; be imaginative. Exceptional patience is required.

DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

I’ve been hanging out with this one girl for the past couple months — casual dates, hooking up, that kind of stuff. I started to really like her, and I thought she felt the same because she would tell me about seeing a potential future for something more official between us. Hell, she even brought flowers to my house for me one time — talk about a cool move.

The other day, though, I was going through Instagram and I found a profile that was followed by a lot of my other followers, so I checked it out. Turns out, first photo I see on the profile is of the girl I’ve been seeing and this guy I don’t know. Oh, and they were with the guy’s family celebrating Memorial Day. I questioned the girl about it, and she said it’s an ex who she was very close with and still sees a lot because the ex would go crazy if she cut him off. Now I’m stuck in a spot where I have no idea how much to trust this girl after she kept this entire part of her life hidden from me. What do I do?

—Trust Issues Trust Issues,

Well, that’s deeply sus. You already know what it is: Someone who’s been proven to have hidden things in the past can’t truly be trusted until some big changes happen. This is why my cat hasn’t totally gotten back on my good side after he hid all my ChapSticks from me in one chaotic night.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Exes are hexes. Dragging this baggage can’t be any good for this gal you’ve been seeing. Not only is it happening, but it’s happening on a public medium. What kind of person just does that? Is there some down-low sneakiness happening? I don’t know, and neither will you until you confront this woman about it. You can take the honest, assertive approach to let her know you’ve been hurt and confused and want answers. Or, like, you could take the petty revenge route and hit up her ex and let him know what kind of games she’s been playing.

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Dear Dr. Date,

I recently met a guy on Tinder who’s a native Spanish speaker. His English is pretty good, but he’s not too confident with the language quite yet. We’ve had sex a few times, but when we’re hanging out in other situations I feel like I dominate the conversation since, after all, I’m the only one who feels confident enough to speak at any length.

Honestly, it’s exhausting to be the main source of conversation, so we just end up having sex to avoid talking more.

To be very clear and honest, I just want the physical side of a relationship with this guy, but I feel like I’m exploiting our language barrier. He’s a very sensitive person and I respect him, so I don’t want to accidentally hurt him. What do I do?

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Hey, you get points right out the gate for being aware of your dynamic and actually giving a frizzle about how this guy might feel. Everyone loves the affordability and utility of a used minivan — Vin Diesel said that — but nobody wants to be the used minivan who can’t tell the driver that they’re loading too many soccer kids at once, you know? This is about as good of an analogy I’m capable of when it comes to both cars and sports.

I’d say try and meet him halfway a little. He’s not gonna want to speak English very much if he feels like he’ll get steamrolled in any conversation you have, so keep talks relatable and participatory.

Also, like, maybe see if he’s on the same page with you about the whole “friends with benefits” thing. ’Cause if you really, truly give half a frizzle about his feelings, it would be good to make sure you’re not exploiting those and a language barrier.

Maybe you like him for his curves (like a VW Beetle), but he likes you for your sophisticated engineering and date-ability (like Frank Ocean’s Acura). All I know is you should make like Scooby Doo and get to the bottom of it. That dog has a language barrier with, like, everyone.

—Dr. Date

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WHAT: Exhibition: Remembering Persia: Art & Healing WHO: Department of Art WHEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday; opening Wednesday, June 1 WHERE: Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis PRICE: Free A collection of more than 30 dioramas by Niccu Tafarrodi depicting her experiences and memories of Persian culture. The exhibition is a journey in diorama form of an Iranian woman’s exile from the land she loved and how she became an artist to share her memories and recover her health. Each work depicts a scene from the artist’s life growing up in Shiraz, Iran, and reveals insights into Persian culture through Tafarrodi’s unique experience.

WHAT: Book launch: “If Bees Are Few” WHO: Department of English WHEN: 6:30 - 8 p.m., Thursday, June 2 WHERE: Cargill Building Auditorium and Seminar Room, 1500 Gortner Ave., St. Paul PRICE: Free Please join us for the launch event for “If Bees Are Few: A Hive of Bee Poems,” edited by James P. Lenfestey, with a foreword by Bill McKibben and an afterword from Dr. Marla Spivak, head of the University of Minnesota’s Bee Lab. There will be readings by Eric Anderson, John Caddy, Sharon Chmielarz, Heid Erdrich, Jim Heynen, Jim Lenfestey, Thomas R. Smith, Marla Spivak, Joyce Sutphen, Barton Sutter, Connie Wanek and Morgan Grayce Willow. Books will be available for purchase from the University of Minnesota Bookstore.

WHAT: First Tuesday: John P. Wiehoff, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Chairman and CEO WHO: Carlson School of Management WHEN: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 7 WHERE: McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis PRICE: $35 John Wiehoff has been CEO of C.H. Robinson since 2002 and became chairman of the board in 2007. He oversees C.H. Robinson’s global operations: a network of more than 280 offices and 13,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

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After restoration, historic bar re-opens Viking u from Page 1

team preser ved the ’40sand ’50s-era booths, wood walls and back bar.

During the restoration process, the owners uncovered the bar’s original tin ceilings after tearing down a 3-foot-deep drop ceiling, Britt said.

This discover y was the bar’s biggest impr ove ment, said Doug Myren, a patron who visited the bar last week.

Myren — who began visiting the bar when he was a law student at the University of Minnesota in the ’80s — said the bar was a lot dirtier then, adding that he recognized many past regulars of the bar on Saturday.

While he wasn’t surprised the bar closed, Myren said he figured it had to re-open at some point.

“In celebrating the legacy, [we hope] ... we can enter tain the people who are still interested in going to a bar like the one they went to years ago,” Britt said. The goal, he added, was to make as few changes as possible while still following cur rent safety codes.

THE VIKING BAR AT A GLANCE 1905

Viking Bar opens.

July 2006

Viking Bar closes.

Sept.

2015

Aaron and Amy Britt and Patrick Johnson purchase Viking Bar, begin construction.

May 25, 2016

Viking Bar re-opens.

Emily Frank and the Foxgloves were the first band to play at the bar in 10 years.

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Craig Kent, one of the venue’s bar tenders in 1992, said he lived in an apar tment above the Viking for 10 years, where he would enjoy drinks with friends who came to see the bar’s regular musical acts.

“You always knew that you’d see somebody … when the Liquor Pigs came,” he said.

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The Liquor Pigs perform at the Viking Bar in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis on Saturday evening. The Viking Bar closed in 2006 and reopened under new management on May 25.

The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs returned to the Viking Bar Saturday, one of the many acts to per form at the bar since its re-opening.

Kent said he’s excited

Robinson claims disputed

to see the impact of the bar’s retur n. “It’s going to be a great thing for music.”

After seeing the bar change its “gone fishing” sign — which had been

posted since 2006 — University alumnus R yan Bandy made his first trip to the bar Saturday.

“The vibe is great,” he said, adding that he felt welcomed as a first-time

guest.

Britt said he hopes the bar’s presence will help the sur rounding community and encourage others to explore the area.

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held accountable to write the accountability measures,” said Mica Grimm, a founder of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis.

Grimm said she is troubled by the strict guidelines of the bill because it lets of ficers get away with minor misconducts that don’t result in substantial bodily harm.

“There’s not much accountability in this bill, there’s not … ver y many ways that people can view the data, view videos,” she said.

Michelle Gross, president of Communities United Against Police Br utality, was also concer ned about the lack of police accountability.

“There’s no question that this was the brainchild of the law enforcement lobby, and this was their baby and they were going to tr y to do their best to make it happen,” Gross said.

By limiting public acc e s s i b i l i t y, G r o s s s a i d there won’t be a way to

know whether racial profiling occurs.

“It’s not a single incident,” she said. “People will say, ‘I feel like I was racially profiled,’ and that might ver y well be the case, but you can’t prove racial profiling without examining a pattern of conduct.”

But Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, who co-authored the bill, said he believes his bill will make of ficers more accountable while upholding privacy.

“First of all, when police know that they are being recorded, that’s a good incentive to behave more carefully,” Latz said.

Michelle Phelps, an assistant professor in the Depar tment of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, said preliminar y studies have suppor ted the idea that incidents decrease when of ficers know they’re being filmed.

“I think a lot of the groups looking for more accountability among the police ar e hoping that body cameras are a way in which to increase trust in police … by sort of hav-

ing a watchman over the police through this digital technology,” she said.

Even so, Phelps said there isn’t a simple technological solution to establish tr ust between police and the community.

“As you can see in all the negotiations about the details of the bill, the only way the technology will help is if we tr ust police forces enough to manage that data,” she said.

Because the bill has undergone revision, Latz said he thinks it’s unfair for people to say it favors law enforcement.

“If you look at the bill as it was originally introduced, it was much dif ferent, much more weighted toward … the law enforcement perspective … than where we ended up several iterations later,” he said.

However, Grimm said she still doesn’t think the bill ser ves its intended purpose.

“Saying that you passed a body camera law sounds progressive if no one knows what’s in it,” she said. “It’s a conservative bill with a liberal title.”

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Gophers wrestling head coach J Robinson watches a team practice on Jan. 22.

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from anonymous sources and a media environment that disperses what it wants to be true rather than what actually is true is troubling.”

University spokesperson Evan Lapiska voiced similar concerns. “[The coverage] was fueled by an anonymous source telling their side of it, and there wasn’t really a … second side of it,” Lapiska said.

“We just want to stress that the University is not weighing in on the details of the investigation at this point. We’re committed to waiting until the investigation is complete.”

On Tuesday, the University announced it will conduct an internal investigation of the allegations in tandem with the University’s police investigation.

“In close coordination with UMPD, we have received approval to initiate the internal investigation, and it is our intention to fully investigate the concerning allegations involving our students and staff,” the University’s

statement said.

According to the statement, the school initially deferred a thorough internal investigation until the University’s police department had finished its own.

“The widespread reporting through anonymous sources of alleged details at the center of the investigation does not change the facts,” University President Eric Kaler said in a statement. “This is an active investigation, and we remain committed to allowing the process to play out free of interference by the University.”

Members of the University’s Board of Regents weighed in on the topic, saying they are following the issue closely and will wait for the conclusion of both investigations.

“If true, this is among the worst things our athletics department has gone through,” said Regent Michael Hsu. “We have to look at whether we have a systemic problem.”

Hsu added that the two investigations will need to determine whether or not Robinson was aware of his responsibilities under Univer-

sity policy.

“The question is whether or not Coach Robinson knew what he was supposed to do,” Hsu said. “If he did, we need to look at this issue further. …

We need to make sure all the coaches know how to handle these things.”

Regent Thomas Devine said the board is “fully engaged” in following events as they develop, but that it’s still too early to draw conclusions.

“It’s a little early to make a determination,” Devine said.

“To the extent that we need to act or do anything or follow up or follow any recommendations, we’re prepared to do that. … We’ll just let the normal course of events run through, and we’ll go from there” Regent Thomas Anderson said the issue raises larger concerns about substance abuse by students.

“On a larger scale, it kind of tells us we’ve got to understand why our students are reaching out for alcohol and prescription drugs,” Anderson said. “It brings a bigger overall picture to what we can do to help with the health of these kids.”

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

G E N E VA — T h e treacherous Mediter ranean Sea crossing from L i b y a t o I t a ly c l a i me d the lives of at least 1,083 migrants over the past week — mostly because barely seawor thy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from sur vivors.

The staggering death toll could foreshadow more disasters in coming months as the region gears up for the traditional summer-fall spike in human traf ficking as the weather improves and seas grow warmer. Aid officials say it also suggests that Libyan smuggling gangs are using even riskier tactics to profit from the torrent of people desperate to reach the safety and economic promise of Europe.

Making matters worse, the tally is only from the capsizings or shipwrecks known to authorities, who acknowledge they don’t have precise information on how many people are

being jammed into unsuitable vessels and swallowed up by the vast waters of the southern Mediterranean.

T wo Eritreans among the hundreds of shipwreck sur vivors brought to Italian por ts last week described being haunted by the number of women and children on their capsized boat who did not sur vive. They could still hear the cries of the children as the ship sank Thursday, they said.

“I star ted to cr y when I saw the situation and when I found the ship without an engine. There were many women and children,” said 21-yearold Filmon Selomon who plunged into the sea to save himself. “Water was coming in fr om ever ywhere, top, bottom.”

“The children were cr ying and the women,” s a i d H a b t o m Te k l e , a 27-year-old Eritrean. “At this point I only tried to pray. Ever ybody was tr ying to take the water out of the boat.”

The Inter national Organization for Migration said Tuesday that 62 people were confirmed dead and another 971 were

missing and pr esumed drowned in nine separate emergencies since May 25 on the Libya-to-Italy sea route.

W i l l i a m S p i n d l e r, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, told repor ters in Geneva that this year was already proving to be “par ticularly deadly” on the Mediterranean, with some 2,510 lives lost compar ed to 1,855 over the same period a year ago.

IOM spokesman Joel Millman told The Associated Press that last week’s toll was the largest in a single week since midApril of last year, when 1,226 people drowned or went missing, most in two deadly sinkings.

In the deadliest of last week’s shipwrecks, 500 people r emain missing after a boat without an engine capsized on Thursday as it was being towed by another boat loaded with some 800 people, the agency said. A day earlier, a sinking left some 250 people missing and five confirmed dead. By Saturday, 45 people were confirmed dead and 215 missing in a shipwreck off Reggio Calabria, Italy.