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Gov. Mark Dayton met with legislative leaders on Tuesday to weigh special session terms.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

Prospects for a special session of the state Legislature appear unlikely after Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers again traded blame for not reaching an agreement.

With a failed compromise on a roughly $1 billion bonding bill and Dayton veto of a nearly $260 million tax bill, lawmakers continued to negotiate terms of a potential special session Tuesday.

Dayton laid out his requirements — which included about $80 million of additional spending in fiscal year 2017 — in early June for him to call the session. Republican u See SESSION Page 3

HEALTH CARE

Allina nurses’ strike calls for negotiations

From garden to island Despite Sculpture Garden renovations, the Walker held their annual festival at Boom Island Park.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY AND JOE CRISTO svilensky@mndaily.com and jcristo@mndaily.com

On Sunday, about 5,000 nurses began a week-long strike over a revised health contract plan.

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BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com

Thousands of T win Cities nurses went on strike Sunday mor ning after negotiations with Allina Health broke down in early June following a deadlock over health insurance coverage.

A group of about 4,800 nurses from Abbott Northwestern, Phillips Eye Institute, Mercy, United and Unity hospitals joined picket lines at 7 a.m. Sunday, many just coming of f shifts at their respective hospitals. The pickets will last until Sunday, June 26, according to strike organizers.

The strike comes after Allina Health u See ALLINA Page 6

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Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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Poliça performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

hile the Walker’s yearly music festival, Rock the Garden, may not have had the Sculpture Garden as a backdrop this year, on Saturday the show went on — this time, at Boom Island Park.

The sold-out show was headlined by The Flaming Lips and featured Plague Vendor, GRRRL PR TY, Nathaniel Ratelif f and the Night Sweats, M. Ward, Poliça and Chance the Rapper.

It seemed as if the whole city was there to enjoy a day of being serenaded in the sun.

Rock the Garden usually takes place over the course of two days, but the change of venue called for two stages that allowed for a constant flow of music. According to The Current’s Brian Oake, festivals have

employed this technique lately, giving Rock the Garden a “real festival” edge that it’s searched for in the past years.

As people entered the gate, they were offered a button with a number on it. Festival-goers were instr ucted to find their “loon partner,” someone inside the park with the same number.

Those who found their partner were of fered goodies — and hopefully a dance partner.

The grassy area of Boom Island Park was covered in picnic blankets, and those who chose to sit coexisted peacefully with those who preferred to stand.

The day’s musical festivities began with Plague Vendor, a so-so Californian punk rock band. Aside from aesthetic appearance — long, greasy hair and animal print shirts — they weren’t very punk, with a sound settling somewhere between u See GARDEN Page 8

EDUCATION

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Dispute could close Cedar-Riverside mainstay Program targets

teacher scarcities with loan relief

A tenant-landlord dispute may force Afro Deli out of the African Development Center.

Up to $5,000 would be granted to teachers who choose to work in underserved areas.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

A Cedar-Riverside favorite is in danger of closing in coming weeks over a landlord-tenant dispute.

Afro Deli — a cultural hub and West Bank food staple — could close its Minneapolis location due to a settlement dispute with its landlord and overseer, the African Development Center.

The dispute dates back to 2013, when ADC Founding Executive Director Hussein Samatar died and the board elected Nasibu Sareva, said Afro Deli Owner Abdirahman Kahin.

When Sareva took over, he changed the ADC’s leadership structure, Kahin said.

The purpose of the center was to help the African immigrant communities on the West Bank, he said.

Samatar and Kahin signed an agreement when he opened the Minneapolis location in u See DELI Page 11

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Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin stands in his restaurant in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis near West Bank campus. Kahin is currently in a legal dispute over the restaurant ownership with Nasibu Sareva, the owner of the African Development Center.

To address statewide teacher shor tages, a new state program aims to incentivize educators with student loan assistance.

The Minnesota Teacher Shor tage Student Loan Repayment Program was crafted by the state legislature in 2015 and signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton. The program, created in part by Rep. Peggy Bennett, R-Alber t Lea, and Sen. Vicki Jensen, DFL-Owatonna, provides loan forgiveness to individuals who have completed their licensure and are considering teaching in areas with teacher shortages. u See SHORTAGES Page 14

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Memorial held for U med student, alleged victim of UCLA shooter Family and friends of Ashley Hasti came to the Mayo Building to remember her.

BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com

A memorial was held in the University of Minnesota’s Mayo Building auditorium on Friday for the friends and family of medical student Ashley Hasti, a victim of alleged UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar.

Hasti was found dead in a Brooklyn Park home on June 2 after her name appeared on the shooter’s “kill list” left in his St. Paul apartment.

Ar ound 50 subdued onlookers listened to colleagues, faculty members and relatives speak in remembrance of the 31-yearold.

“She had a strong sense of what was right

and wrong. She was like a comic book hero,” said one friend, adding that Hasti often wore a blanket over her shoulders, resembling a cape.

Another speaker read a letter to Hasti’s family from Dr. Jane Lewis, assistant professor in the University’s Depar tment of Urology, who wrote that she was not emotionally ready to speak to them. “[Hasti] was a complex person. Intelligent, and had personal problems getting through medical school,” Lewis wrote. “Her life mattered, and she will be remembered.”

A white blanket marked with color ful tracings of hands — a gift from a UCLA student — was displayed

outside the auditorium with a photo collage of Hasti laid out around it.

“She was one of the smartest, coolest and funniest people I knew,” said her sister, Alex Hasti.

Hasti’s classmates spoke about how she always had fun but was dedicated to her studies and work.

A classmate and member of Hasti’s comedy club said, “It seemed to me she had a knack for everything.

I wanted to see everything she would go on to do. …

Other comedy writers are too afraid to share their ideas; she was always willing and always coming up with new ones.”

Another family member closed her speech with what she said was Hasti’s favorite quote from her favorite movie, “The Princess Bride.” It read, “As you wish, Ashley.”

Great Lakes states approve city of Waukesha’s plea for water access

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — A suburban Milwaukee city won a hardfought battle Tuesday to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan in the first test of a compact designed to safeguard the Great Lakes region’s abundant but vulnerable fresh water supply.

A panel representing governors of the eight states adjoining the lakes unanimously approved a proposal from Waukesha, Wisconsin, which is under a court order to find a solution to radium contamination of its groundwater wells. The city says the project will cost $207 million for engineering studies, pipelines and other infrastructure.

Waukesha is only 17 miles from the lake but just outside the Great Lakes watershed. That required the city of about 72,000 to get special permission under the compact, which prohibits most diversions of water

across the watershed boundary.

The 2008 pact established a potential exception for communities within counties that straddle the line. Waukesha is the first to request water under that provision.

“There are a lot of emotions and politics surrounding this issue, but voting yes — in cooperation with our Great Lakes neighbors — is the best way to conserve one of our greatest natural resources,” Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said.

Fear that Waukesha would set a precedent for a host of supplicants was one of the biggest obstacles in the city’s quest to tap Lake Michigan, which began several years before the compact was signed.

The region jealously guards access to the Great Lakes, which hold 95 percent of the nation’s surface fresh water. The Sun Belt’s steady gains in population and political clout inspired

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Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to negotiate the pact in hopes of preventing raids from arid states.

The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec adopted nearly identical legislation, although only the states were given legal authority to consider requests for U.S. water diversions.

Waukesha’s initial application drew accusations of seeking more water than needed to support urban sprawl.

The city won a conditional endorsement last month from another regional panel after making numerous changes. They included reducing the volume it would withdraw daily from 10.1 million gallons to 8.2 million gallons and shrinking its water service area.

Waukesha said it would remove only a tiny fraction of Lake Michigan’s supply and return the same amount as treated wastewater.

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Electronics stolen from two campus buildings Thursday Security cameras captured images of the three suspects early last Thursday.

BY JESSICA HART jhart@mndaily.com

Two University of Minnesota buildings were burglarized early last Thursday by three suspects who were recorded on campus cameras.

The suspects allegedly broke into Pioneer Hall and the Education Sciences Building and stole various electronics, including some Apple iPads, said University of Minnesota Police Department Deputy Chief Chuck Miner.

He said it’s unclear how the suspects got into the buildings, but there were

prior marks on the buildings.

UMPD shared videocamera images of the suspects on Twitter and Facebook with little additional information.

“We did have a crime lab respond and collect some evidence, and we’ll be working with them on the processing of the evidence and see what new information that provides,” Miner said.

There were no reported interactions with others during the break-ins on campus, and it’s unclear if any security guards were present at the times of the intrusions, he said.

Though police are looking into why these buildings were specifically targeted, Miner said the suspects may have been looking for unoccupied buildings.

Talks stalled in special state legislative session

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders said special session negotiations took a step backward Tuesday, leading to some trepidation that there’ll be no agreement by the end of the month on a $260 million tax bill and a public works package — if ever.

The talk of an overtime session started as the Legislature adjourned late last month due to the last-minute failure of a package of more than $1 million in transportation fixes and other public infrastructure. Dayton added to the pile of unfinished work by vetoing a tax bill that targets relief for college graduates, farmers and parents with high childcare costs.

But little has changed after a series of private meetings between the state’s top Democrats and Republicans.

Rather than narrowing their positions for a would-be special session, Dayton and Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt traded accusations Tuesday after meeting for less than an hour about who was to blame for the

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lack of progress. It’s unclear when the two sides may meet again.

“At some point, you say this isn’t going anywhere,” the Democratic governor said, who nonetheless stressed he hasn’t yet reached that point. “We’re moving backward.”

The lack of progress is about the only area where the two parties have found any agreement. They’re still divided on the size of a so-called bonding bill, with Dayton calling for extra borrowing to build more projects like a new building on the University of Minnesota campus, but Daudt and other top GOP lawmakers holding firm on the $1 billion price tag. And they’ve made little headway in solving a dispute over funding a light-rail line from Minneapolis to southwestern suburbs, a project Democrats say is critical but GOP lawmakers dismiss as controversial.

Daudt said Dayton “has not moved a single centimeter” from his own list of demands — an accusation Dayton lobbed right back at Republicans.

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Genomic medicine law taking shape at the U

School resource officers in MPS under scrutiny Resource officers are facing criticism after a recent viral video of an arrest.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

In recent months, school police officers have been under scr utiny by local activists, who claim their presence hur ts students.

Last week, the Minneapolis City Council chose to extend a public school contract for school resource of ficers into next s u m m e r. T h e d e c i s i o n comes on the heels of a viral video, released late last month, showing the rough arrest of a 16-year-old at a St. Paul high school.

Mica Grimm, a founder of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, said the incident shown in the video may make students feel less safe around SROs in their schools.

“I don’t really believe we need school resource of ficers in the way that they are used at schools now, particularly when we have of ficers, like what happened in St. Paul, that are extremely violent,” she said.

ISAIAH Education Equity Leader Sue Budd said SROs in schools contribute to the “school-to-prison pipeline,” noting that schools need to use more apt alternatives.

“I think all teachers need to be trained in deescalation tactics,” Grimm said. “I think they need to have counselors … trained in conflict management.”

Budd agreed with Grimm’s sentiments, saying schools need more counselors and training so SROs can be phased out.

But Rebecca Gagnon, a Minneapolis Public Schools board member, said she found the schoolto-prison pipeline analogy “horrific.”

Gagnon said a “pipeline” misrepresents data on arrests, and opponents of SROs often fail to provide alternative solutions.

Minneapolis Public Schools’ SRO contract is a way to foster a relationship between schools and Minneapolis police, she said.

MPS was right to implement SROs, she said, adding arrests and police inter ference dropped by more than 60 percent over the last five years. “ We ’ v e r a d i c a l l y r educed police inter vention in the schools and incidents in the school, so it seems to have worked,” Gagnon said.

But Budd said she has yet to see statistics suppor ting Gagnon’s claim.

“A lot of the narrative, or a lot of the stories you hear about how dangerous it is to not have police in schools, and how when you stop suspending kids your violence escalates, doesn’t [show] … in the statistics that I’ve seen,” she said.

And Grimm said she still doesn’t approve of SROs, in par t due to her own experiences.

“I had SROs in my school, and they wer e scar y,” she said. “They were intimidating; nobody liked them. … They, in my opinion, abused their power.”

Still, Gagnon said the of ficers don’t only work with students in school, adding they tr y to strengthen relationships with students. In addition, they attend games and dances and work as bike cops in their students’ neighborhoods in the summer, she said.

“Having more police on the streets that know how to do youth work, that know how to deal with youth, that’s contributed to reducing negative youth interactions with police,” Gagnon said.

If SROs were abandoned for alternatives like trained counselors, she said she worries police involvement and incidents would rise again.

“We need to be able to create a dif ferent type of relationship with the police, then,” Gagnon said.

“Once we remove the SROs, people are going to star t calling the police again.”

Gagnon said schools need to be sure their alternatives will work before they stop using SROs. “ We ’ r e h a p p y t o change, but what are we going to do instead?” she said. “We can’t do nothing.”

A University team attempts to clarify genomic medicine legality and ethics.

BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com

Thirteen years after scientists mapped the human genome, a team of experts is working to sequence genomic law.

As the field of genomic medicine continues to grow, a study that started this month will examine current ethical issues and develop new legal recommendations. The study, named LawSeq, is funded by a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

A team of 25 legal, medical and ethical exper ts from across the country will lead the three-year project.

“Our project is an effort to answer a crying need to update the law, to make the law genuinely responsive to what’s going on,” said Susan Wolf, the lead principal investigator and University law professor.

Genomic medicine allows for doctors to personalize medicine for patients, relying on genetic information to create individualized treatment for many diseases.

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“Genomics is an area of incredibly fast-moving technology and science,” Wolf said. “And so the question of what is the standard of care that physicians and other clinicians and other genetic laboratories should be following at any one point is a really dif ficult question to ask.”

She said there are many issues — like caregiver liability, genomic information quality and needed regulations, privacy of genomic data and test results, genetic discrimination and the line between genomic research and clinical care — involved in genomic medicine that require careful legal and ethical consideration.

“All of these are what I think of as perfect storm questions. Questions that you need legal expertise, ethical expertise, clinical care expertise and science expertise to answer,” Wolf said.

As experts grapple with complex issues in genomic law, health professionals are still learning to understand how genomic medicine should be used, said Richard Sharp, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Biomedical Ethics Program.

“We just don’t quite understand what it is that we

need to be concerned about at this stage and what might be more of a hypothetical concern that is unlikely to materialize,” he said. “And that very well may be the value of the project, to make these issues a little more tangible and clearer so we can begin a public discourse around them.”

Sharp does research that focuses on patients’ and practictioners’ views of genomic medicine. Despite the murkiness surrounding the field, he said patients tend to be very optimistic about the potential for genomic medicine, while health care providers may be more wary.

“Many physicians who trained 10 or 20 years ago got very little exposure to genetics as part of their med school training. And so this seems a little foreign to many physicians,” he said.

Sharp said that LawSeq is addressing “one of the most important issues in individualized medicine” by putting in a legal framework that will support the transition from research settings to clinical settings.

Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg, the director of Duke University’s Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, said that genomic medicine is particularly

useful in medical fields like oncology.

For more than 15 years, oncologists have looked at the changes in the genomes of cancer cells to find solutions and have found several mutations of cancer in this process, Ginsburg said.

“Companies have been able to develop a number of drugs that essentially target the biology that results in mutations, in a way that has resulted in targeted therapies for cancer,” he said.

In the decades to come, genomic medicine could lead the health field to focus on disease prevention rather than treatment, Ginsburg said.

“Our health care system is not focused on prevention, so I think a future state where [there are] more disease prevention activities will certainly be a product of the precision medicine strategy,” he said said.

Wolf said that another of the study’s goals is to create a publicly accessible “living resource” of genomic law data.

“I think right now the law of genomics for a lot of people is a black box — they don’t understand it at all,” he said.

“Really all of this should be much more transparent to people.”

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lawmakers have scoffed at Dayton’s requirements and have countered with their own special session wishes.

After a meeting between legislative leaders and Dayton Tuesday, Dayton said negotiations are “moving backwards.”

“I’m very pessimistic at this point,” he said.

Dayton said Republicans are now pushing for business preemption, which would exempt businesses from local law if it conflicts with state law, and a private education school tax credit to be included in special session talks.

“They added two measures that are enormously controversial,” he said.

“They know that.”

But House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, disputed that the measures were controversial, adding that Democratic leaders previously

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voiced support of it.

Senate Minority Leader David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, said Dayton’s insistence on spending more money caused the holdup.

“What’s happening now is that the governor has decided he not only wants to be governor, he wants to be the Legislature as well and insist that those compromises be redone to give him more spending,” he said. “And I think that’s unreasonable.”

Part of the divide on the bonding bill is over the proposed Southwest light rail project, which has never been voted on or given a hearing, he said.

At a news conference following a meeting between legislators and the governor last week, Daudt said the light rail project came up at the meeting and that each side is still “at a standoff on that issue.”

“We feel that there are too many unanswered questions, and we frankly think that the money can be better invested in our road and bridge infrastructure,” Daudt said.

But Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, said the new rail is necessar y for transportation and has local support.

Dziedzic, whose district covers the University of Minnesota, said reliable transit is needed for students and others who rely on public transportation.

She said projects like the 10th Avenue Bridge and the construction of a new $67 million University health sciences building also need

funding.

“The roads and bridges, and maintaining these buildings or building the health science building, it’s not going to get cheaper,” Dziedzic said.

House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, agreed with Dziedzic on the necessity of funding a new health sciences building.

“The health sciences building at the University of Minnesota is a big priority for the governor and for us, and we’d like to see that included in the bonding bill,” Thissen said.

Thissen said ideological differences and a lack of urgency from the Republicans will make finding an agreement difficult.

“When I was in the room with the negotiations [last week], there was not a lot of energy there to move forward on the special session,” he said.

Thissen said the biggest problem was how long legislators waited to get things done, which led to a oneword mistake in the tax bill that would’ve cost the state roughly $100 million over three years. Dayton vetoed the bill because of the error.

Still, Hann said it was “ridiculous” for Dayton to veto the tax bill over one word.

“It’s pretty clear that he’s looking for a reason to veto the bill, and that’s what he came up with,” he said.

For a special session to occur, Hann said Dayton should honor compromises the Legislature reached at

PENDING BILLS IN NEED OF SPECIAL SESSION BONDING BILL:

$1.1 BILLION Included $818 million in total bonding, with nearly $700 million going toward state transportation projects. The Senate version of the bill included around $160 million to be allocated to the U of M.

TAX BILL:

$259 MILLION Included a student loan tax credit, expansion of child care tax credit, expansion of the working family tax credit and a state income tax exemption for veterans’ retiree benefits, among other things.

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the end of its session May 23.

“The agreement that was reached at the end of session should be honored by the governor and Democrat majority, and … that’s what they should do,” he said. “Honor their agreements and pass those bills.”

Thissen disagreed and said Republicans are responsible for delaying the special session by not submitting a counterproposal to Dayton’s terms.

Despite the back and forth, Daudt remained optimistic.

“I think [the special session] will get done, but I’m going to need to give the governor a little more time to roll up his sleeves,” he said.

Former Congo VP Bemba to face 18 years in prison after ICC sentencing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Congolese former vice-president JeanPierre Bemba to 18 years in prison for murders, rapes and acts of pillaging committed by his troops in the neighboring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003.

Presiding Judge Sylvia Steiner said that Bemba will get credit for the eight years he has already spent in ICC detention since his arrest in May 2008.

Bemba, a former Congolese senator and vice president, was the commander of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo when he was asked in 2002 and 2003 to send troops by CAR president Ange-Felix Patasse.

Human Rights Watch said the r uling of fered

“a measure of justice for victims of sexual violence and other grave crimes in the Central African Republic where armed groups have preyed on civilians with total impunity for more than a decade”.

“Other commanders should take notice that they, too, can be held accountable for rapes and other serious abuses committed by troops under their control,” said Geraldine Mattioli Zeltner of HRW. The sentence is the highest yet passed by the ICC, the world’s first permanent war crimes court which has previously handed down sentences of 12 and 14 years in prison for two other Congolese militia leaders. The maximum sentence the judges can hand down is life in prison.

Bemba is also the highest-level official the court has ever sentenced, which

could help pave the way for prosecutions of more government officials who oversee abuses by their troops, said Holly Dranginis, senior policy analyst at the Enough Project watchdog.

At the time of his conviction in March, Steiner said women, girls and men were targeted by Bemba’s forces, often with multiple soldiers raping women and girls in front of other family members.

In one incident, a man’s wife was gang raped and when he protested he, too, was raped at gunpoint.

Bemba was convicted even though he spent much of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cour t said he was able to communicate with his troops using radios and satellite and mobile phones and also saw reports of their grave crimes in the media.

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McMillen signs with New York Riveters

McMillen is fourth all time among defensemen in points for Minnesota.

BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Former Gophers defenseman Milica McMillen became the third member of the 2016 Minnesota senior class to further their hockey careers on the professional stage last week.

McMillen signed a oneyear, $17,000 contract with the New York Riveters of the National Women’s Hockey League on June 16. The 201617 season marks the second year of competition for the league.

“It’s kind of a relief in knowing what I’m going to be doing next year, and to be a part of the league right now when it’s just starting is quite the opportunity,” McMillen said. “I think the Riveters is going to be a really good place for me.”

McMillen was a part of the NWHL’s inaugural draft last summer and was selected tenth overall by the Connecticut Whale.

McMillen reached a deal with New York instead and will be joined by at least one familiar face with the Riveters. Forward Amanda Kessel, who also graduated this year, signed with the Riveters in May. Kessel is the NWHL’s highest-paid player to date and signed a one-year, $26,000 contract to play in New York.

The two combined for 45 points this season when the Gophers earned a second consecutive national championship.

“It will be nice knowing at least one person when I go out there with Amanda Kessel,” McMillen said.

“She’s such an amazing forward and it’s great having good forwards like her on the team.”

Minnesota’s top scorer in program history, Hannah Brandt, could also end up in New York. The forward was drafted second overall last year — also to the Connecticut Whale — but her rights were traded to the Riveters in April. Brandt has yet to sign a pro contract.

The Riveters are looking to rebuild their roster after a disappointing inaugural season. New York came in last place in the league with a 4-12 record.

McMillen scored 120 points in her collegiate career, ranking fourth all time for defensemen. She also helped the Gophers win three national championships in her four years spent with the team.

McMillen’s 44 goals rank second among all Minnesota defensemen.

“She’s incredibly gifted with the puck; [she has] a tremendous shot. Really one of the most skilled players that we’ve ever had within our program,” said Minnesota head coach Brad Frost.

“I think those are some winning skills and traits that will be able to carry her on at the next level.”

McMillen, Kessel and goalie Amanda Leveille all signed with NWHL teams after finishing their senior seasons. Minnesota has five alumni represented in the league with the new signees.

“It speaks volumes to our program that we have so many great players and players who want to continue their hockey after their college years,” Frost said. “I know they’re ver y grateful there’s a league where they can continue to play and get paid a little bit of money as well.”

HOLLY PETERSON, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Minnesota defender Milica McMillen handles the puck against Bemidji State on Feb. 8, 2014, at Ridder Arena.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Two Gophers drafted to NWHL

HOLLY PETERSON AND JULIET FARMER, DAILY FILE PHOTOS

Dani Cameranesi, left, and Lee Stecklein were both selected in the WHNL’s draft this year.

Dani Cameranesi and Lee Stecklein are the second round of Gophers to be selected in the NWHL’s second draft.

BY CARISSA POLO cpolo@mndaily.com

Two more Gophers became a part of professional women’s hockey histor y Saturday as first-round picks in the National Women’s Hockey League’s secondever draft.

Defenseman Lee Stecklein and for ward Dani Cameranesi, both upcoming seniors for the Gophers, were picked back-to-back as the second and third overall selections in the draft by the

Buffalo Beauts and the Connecticut Whale, respectively.

“Being drafted into a professional women’s hockey league is fantastic,” said Minnesota head coach Brad Frost. “I think it speaks volumes about the talent on our team, especially in the [upcoming senior] class.”

Players who have completed their junior season of collegiate hockey are eligible to enter the NWHL draft and must play their senior seasons before signing a contract with the league.

Minnesota is tied with the University of Wisconsin for most overall picks by school with six each.

Stecklein is Minnesota’s second No. 2 pick in NWHL draft history. Former teammate and Gophers top scorer Hannah Brandt was also drafted second overall in the NWHL’s inaugural draft last summer.

Stecklein was Minnesota’s top-scoring defenseman last season with 30 points and led the team in blocked shots.

Stecklein came to the Gophers during the 2012-13 season but took a redshirt year as a sophomore to compete with Team USA in the 2014 Winter Olympics in

Sochi, Russia.

She earned a silver medal with Team USA and was the youngest player on the team at the time.

“She’s arguably one of the best defensemen in the whole country,” Frost said.

Cameranesi, the third overall pick, had a breakout season with the Gophers as a junior and led the team in shots, goals and points. She tied with just one male player for the most power-play goals at 13 by any Division I player all season.

“I think it’s a ver y big honor,” Cameranesi said. It was a great compliment to be a part of the draft, and I’m really excited to see where it goes.”

“Being drafted into a professional women’s hockey league is fantastic. I think it speaks volumes about the talent on our team, especially in the [upcoming senior] class.”

BRAD FROST Head coach

Despite being one of the most prolific players in the draft, Cameranesi said she was napping during the event.

“I woke up to my phone and I just had a bunch of tweets from people and the NWHL, and that’s basically how I found out,” Cameranesi said.

Cameranesi also joined

Stecklein in an off-ice training camp for Team USA earlier this month and hopes to be a strong contender for the 2018 Olympic team when her time with the Gophers is over.

“She continues to make an impact ever y time she steps on the ice,” Frost said.

“She’s someone who’s teamfirst.”

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

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VOLLEYBALL

Santana makes history with Team Puerto Rico Big Ten Player of the Year Daly Santana will play with Puerto Rico in its first Olympic indoor volleyball appearance.

JOE SULIK, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Outside hitter Daly Santana strikes the ball against Penn State in the Sports Pavilion on Nov. 14, 2015.

BY CARISSA POLO cpolo@mndaily.com

Daly Santana’s historic run with the Gophers may be over, but the former Minnesota outside hitter is not done adding to her list of accolades.

Santana helped her home country Puerto Rico’s national indoor volleyball team qualify for this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the first time in May. “It was a bit surreal,” San-

tana said in an email. “We kept telling ourselves, ‘Hey, we are three games away from qualifying,’ but it didn’t quite hit us. And then we did it, and to this day I still think we haven’t completely understood what that means. It still hasn’t hit us.”

The Puerto Rican team had to compete against Algeria, Colombia and Kenya to earn a spot in the Olympic Games. Puerto Rico defeated Algeria and Colombia in straight sets through the first two days of the

tournament.

Puer to Rico then went on to sweep Kenya in the championship round to earn its first-ever Olympic berth.

Puerto Rico was the last team to qualify for Rio in a 12-team field.

To p r e p a r e f o r t h e Olympics, Santana has been playing with the San Juan Capitalinas, a professional team based out of San Juan, Puer to Rico, where she went to play after Minnesota’s season

was over.

In her senior year, Santana started all 35 matches and was ranked first on the team in kills, points and service aces. She was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a First Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and Volleyball Magazine.

“I think over the course of her career she definitely became better at playing the game,” said Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon. “When she first

got here she was doing one or two things, but by the end of it she was really good at the whole thing.”

Minnesota junior defensive specialist Dalianliz Rosado grew up not far from Santana in Morovis, Puerto Rico, and has played both alongside and against Santana since she was 9.

“It doesn’t surprise me because she’s a great player and she gives it all,” Rosado said. “Ever y goal she has she ends up achieving, and she doesn’t give up.”

Santana said her collegiate experience at Minnesota helped her become a learner, which she believes is one of the key skills she’ll utilize in Rio. “To learn and to grow as a player ever y day can take you a long way,” she said. “There are many lessons and many values that I take with me and will use to be the best I can be in the Olympics and moving forward with my career as an athlete and my personal life when all of this is over.”

CLUB SPORTS

University ultimate frisbee team wins national championship Minn.’s Grey Duck ultimate frisbee team won its first club championship in May.

BY JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Two national titles have been claimed by Minnesota this year, and one came last month — by a team that isn’t even fully funded by the school.

The University of Minnesota’s Division I ultimate Frisbee team, Grey Duck, defeated Har vard 15-12 in Raleigh, N.C., on May 30 to win its first national championship.

“It was probably the best experience of my entire life,” said Grey Duck member Ben Jagt. “It was phenomenal to experience that with people I have been working with for the last

nine months for that one goal and then to achieve it. … It was so exciting for us.”

Grey Duck entered the national tour nament as the No. 4 seed with a 33-4 overall record during the season. The team went 2-2 in pool play before advancing to the championship bracket.

Grey Duck upset No. 1 seed Massachusetts in the first round, and two subsequent wins over Colorado and Pittsburgh sent the team to the championship game, where Grey Duck defeated the Harvard Crimson.

“I think that we knew we had a shot,” said team co-captain Soham Shah.

“I mean, it’s still surprising to win, but we didn’t go from the 20th seed to win the tour nament.

When we came in, we had a goal to win, and we knew we had a shot at doing it, and in the end it just happened.”

The team came off of a successful regular season to advance to the national tour nament. Grey Duck won three of its four regular season tournaments.

Though the University does not recognize ultimate Frisbee as a varsity sport, the team has no trouble recruiting talent.

The team finds most of its recruits from inside Minnesota, which has the largest ultimate Frisbee high school league in the countr y. High school coaches often assist in the recruiting

process by notifying college clubs of their top players who may also contribute to a team at the collegiate level.

“The three top freshman — we overheard from their high school coach or someone else that knows them,” said Grey Duck co-captain Wyatt Mekler.

While the University provides some funding, Grey Duck mostly relies on sponsorships to cover travel and operating expenses.

Each member of the 25-player roster was admitted to the University based on academic merit rather than athletic scholarship.

Head coach Tallis Boyd is a former Grey Duck player and was the recipient of the 2016 Ultiworld College Men’s Coach of the Year.

The sport, simply known

as “Ultimate” at the competitive level, combines the skills of soccer and football along with a unique system of self-of ficiating called “Spirit of the Game.”

Grey Duck emphasizes conditioning due to the fastpaced nature of the game, often focusing on conditioning for an hour after regular practice has ended.

The team uses University facilities such as TCF Bank Stadium, the University Field House, the Sports Dome and Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex to practice.

Ultimate has surged in popularity over the years.

There are now more than 700 teams at the collegiate level. The national championship tournaments began being televised on ESPN3 and ESPNU in 2013. Grey

Duck competes in the North Central Division, but travels across the countr y to play different schools in various tournaments.

“Last year we played in Florida. The year before that we played in San Diego and Texas and Missouri, so there’s a lot of different tournaments that we go to,” Jagt said. “It’s pretty widespread.”

The team looks to capitalize on its success this season and make this national championship its first of many.

“We have a lot of returners and a lot of potential talent that’s coming up,” Mekler said. “W ith the chemistr y in place and the potential of the new players put together, I’m looking for ward to seeing what’s going to happen.”

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Allina nurses continue weeklong strike Strike u from Page 1

nurses, represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association — a union that comprises more than 20,000 registered nurses and healthcar e pr ofessionals in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa — voted to reject the most recent health insurance contract offer by Allina Health.

The plan, of fered on May 31, proposed to shift nurses’ previous health plans to Allina’s corporate health plans. Negotiations on the new contract, which will af fect about 5,000 nurses, began in Februar y.

“Nurses are on strike because they are protesting that Allina Health has not bargained fairly in negotiations,” said Rick

Fuentes, a communications specialist for MNA. “Nurses have repeatedly asked for information from Allina in order to counter Allina’s proposals, which Allina has not provided.”

Fuentes said Allina’s corporate health plans have much higher outof-pocket maximums and deductibles than the previous plans.

Nurses at all five of the Allina Health hospitals voted to reject the contract of fer and to authorize a committee to call a strike if Allina didn’t retur n to the negotiating table.

“Nurses know what’s at stake,” said Angela Becchetti, a nurse at Abbot Nor thwester n hospital, in a statement. “We have to be advocates for our practice, our patients,

and for ourselves and our family.”

Barbara Brady, a communications specialist for MNA, said the nurses will picket outside each Allina Health hospital from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., until the strike is over on June 26.

“Nurses, as anyone, should have good health insurance,” said Barb Forshier, a nurse at United for 37 years. “We don’t think anyone should have high deductible plans that price them out or send them into bankr uptcy.”

“We’re the laborers,” said Bonnie Iverson, a nurse at United for 28 years. “We work hard, and I know ever ybody in the hospital works hard, but this is tr uly a cut in our benefits. ... We’re wor th spending some profit on, and we’re going to fight

it.”

The nurses have gained the suppor t of other Minnesota workers’ advocacy groups, including the Ser vice Employees Inter national Union and Education Minnesota. “ We d e f i n i t e l y s u p por t t h e n u rs es , ” s a i d Denise Specht, President of Education Minnesota.

“They’re standing up for things that we can definitely relate to. … We believe in their attempts to have safe staf fing and good patient ratios. … We believe in their stand. …

So many of the issues that they’re standing up for make sense to us.”

During a press briefing Sunday after noon, Allina Health’s president and CEO Penny Wheeler said Allina is “eager” to get back to the bargaining table with the union

but said the union health plans are costly and unsustainable.

“I’m … fr ustrated that it has come to this,” Wheeler said. “We believe we can solve these issues through a constr uctive dialog.”

Wheeler said the union’s claims that Allina is unwilling to discuss these issues are “not true.”

Te m p o r a r y r e p l a c e ment nurses were br ought in fr om other states in preparation for the strike, and hospital activities are expected to continue as usual, Wheeler said.

Allina nurses also raised concerns about the company’s unwillingness to respond to workplace violence and staf fing issues for patients, Fuentes said.

“Nurses are prepared to send a week-long message to Allina,” Becchetti said. “This con tract is about more than just health insurance. It’s about the staf fing our patients receive. It’s about the safety of our fellow nurses from assault. It’s about the care our families depend on.”

Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), unions are required to provide health care facilities 10 days’ notice prior to striking. MNA delivered a 10-day Notice of Intent to Strike to Allina Health executives on June 8.

The nurses’ employment is protected under NLRA, which allows union members to engage in unfair labor practice strikes without fear o f retaliation.

Online startups: cash for notes New Opportunity Center

nears its funding goal

CEDAR-RIVERSIDE DEMOGRAPHICS 2010-14

7,253

TOTAL RESIDENTS OF CEDAR-RIVERSIDE

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

To fight Cedar-Riverside unemployment, a community-based project is looking to gain more funding.

The Cedar Riverside Oppor tunity Center is designed to pr ovide career and job oppor tunities through training and accessibility and is aimed to target the neighborhood’s staggering unemployment rate.

The project was spearheaded by Ward 6 City Council Member Abdi Warsame nearly a year ago. The Cedar-Riverside area is composed mainly of immigrant communities, and has unique prog r a m n e e d s , Wa r s a m e said.

He said Minnesota’s unemployment rate is about 4 percent, yet unemployment in Cedar-Riverside hovers at about 18 percent.

The main goal of the project is to cut the neighborhood’s unemployment rate in half within two years of operation, Warsame said.

“We want to promote education but also provide opportunities for other accessible jobs,” he said.

According to Warsame, many community members do not have access to career training, and some experience skill gaps.

“What [is needed] is a master plan, a program, that is tailor-made for the c o m m u n i t y, ” Wa r s a m e said.

The Oppor tunity Center has made anchor par tnerships with the University of Minnesota, Emerge — a local community development center — Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Hennepin County and other local businesses.

Emerge CEO Mike Wynne said his staf f will provide assistance in developmental programs as well as handling the Oppor tunity Center’s fiscal operations.

Cedar-Riverside’s Oppor unity Center will also benefit from 16 staff members provided by Emerge, Wynne said.

Warsame said all par tners are involved with the development, training and skill-building programs, such as resume-writing and information technology training. The center will also provide language accommodation for people who speak Somali or Oromo, Warsame said.

The aims of the Center are far-reaching. Warsame said unemployment has created an equity gap between Cedar-Riverside and the rest of Minneapolis.

“The equity gap can be solved by [job] training,” he said.

43%

42%

are East African immigrants

are 18- to 24year-olds

41%

In a 3,534 total civilian labor force,

of East African 18- to 64-yearolds are not employed

17.4%

(616) are unemployed

EDUCATION VS. EMPLOYMENT FOR 25-64 YEARS OF AGE IN 2013 751

710 666

128

115

399 60

306

Less than high school graduate Total

84 208

681 IN LABOR FORCE

The new job training center works with local partners and avoids CVE funding.

504 IN LABOR FORCE

At colleges across the country, note-sharing sites have grown in popularity — and for some, can be financially advantageous.

Online star tups, such as NoteUtopia and the now defunct FlashNotes, have popped up over the past several years and offer students monetary rewards for their notes. At OneClass, which contains over 1,800 sets of notes from the University of Minnesota, students can earn an average of $11 per hour for their work.

Though the University doesn’t have a specific stance on the practice, said Sharon Dzik, director of the Office for Student Conduct and Academic Integrity, the University’s administrative policy on student responsibilities says that students cannot widely distribute or sell notes that are “close to verbatim” to the professor’s course materials.

The policy also says that distribution of course material — such as notes that closely align with the professor’s wording — must

online [but] the risks are high in both situations,” Sims said.

Professors can search for their notes to find out if students are uploading their presentation slides or verbatim class notes without consent, Sims said.

According to Dzik, most of the cases OSCAI receives are 75 percent plagiarism and copying other students’ work on tests and homework.

“I think people know when they cross the line with cheating,” Dzik said.

Tai said he and his colleagues wanted to create OneClass to help students succeed academically and financially. He said he recalled difficulties with understanding course material in his transition from high school to college and wanted to help students with similar problems.

Aside from offering class notes, the website also provides video tutorials explaining class material, as well as a search engine to find textbooks and scholarship applications.

“Our mission is that one day we’ll be able to help as many students as possible with their tuition so that students are able to go to class, take better notes, contribute them to OneClass to get credit … to help them pay off their textbooks or tuition.”

292 IN LABOR FORCE

BY JESSICA HART jhart@mndaily.com

be condoned by the professor.

Still, the policy does not explictly ban students from sharing notes, said University of Minnesota copyright program director Nancy Sims.

“Students are welcome to share notes with other students in the course, [but uploading notes] online requires instructor consent … and would need instructor consent to sell,” Sims said.

OneClass, which said it receives about 500,000 to 1 million viewers monthly, does not accept materials taken directly from professors.

“We are actually one of the very few companies out there that do not accept any lecture slides, past exams, solutions … and as soon as we see that, we have someone basically working kind of 24/7 to actually remove them on daily basis, so you don’t actually see them,” said Jack Tai, CEO and co-founder of OneClass.

For some, there may be consequences outside of violating a University policy, Sims said.

“If an instructor finds out you’re doing this and doesn’t like it, that ends up affecting your relationship and career,” Sims said. “[Selling notes] may just get you in as much trouble as cheating on exams.

I understand how cheating on an exam might feel different than sharing your notes

366 IN LABOR FORCE

Some students get cash for class, but U experts note there may be costs.

High school graduate or equivalent

389

Some college or associate’s degree

Unemployed

553

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Employed

SOURCE: MINNESOTA COMPASS

“We want to promote education but also provide opportunities for other accessible jobs. ... What [is needed] is a master plan, a program, that is tailormade for the community.”

ABDI WARSAME Ward 6 City Council Member

A project of this kind has never been done before in Minnesota, Warsame said, adding that such an under taking would build confidence for the community’s residents.

Mohamed Jama, chair of the West Bank Community Coalition, said the kind of program is vital to the community.

The WBCC is one of the partners in the project and will play a consultative role in the project, helping with outreach within the community, Jama said.

“The young people need to be fully aware that this program is for them,” Jama said.

At this point, the project is still looking for fur ther funding, Warsame said. The project has roughly $500,000 and requires up to $1.5 million for operations and capital, he said.

The center’s founders have agreed not to pursue funding from programs af filiated with the U.S Depar tment of Justice’s “Countering Violent Extremism” program. “ We [ s h o u l d n ’ t ] equate youth oppor tunities with law enforcement programs related to violent extremism,” Wynne said.

Wynne said if the project can show significant improvement in funding

by June 30, Hennepin County would be able to star t financing their building.

Warsame said an additional $450,000 is tied up in the city’s tax bill that was vetoed by Gover nor Mark Dayton.

If the funding comes in, the Center could be operational by next year, Warsame said.

Editorials & Opinions

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

SMOKING

God loves, but man vapes unconditionally Cigarette use is on its way out, but don’t replace your tobacco hunger with electronic cigs.

I

used to smoke a pack a day, or, more accurately, as many cigarettes as I could get my hands on.

That’s right — I was cool. Nowadays, I’ve all but quit, averaging one ever y week or two. I’m no nicotine-free saint, but even though I occasionally text the Marlboro Man at two in the morning, at least I’ve never done more than a onenight stand with Cancer Robot 2000 in any of his artificially flavorful forms.

That’s right, I’m talking about the moist demons themselves — e-cigarettes.

“Cigarettes 2” is a sequel that our society doesn’t need, even less so than “Transformers 4.”

It’s time to take a stand against this “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”-scale menace and let the noble tobacco cigarette die in peace over the next decade or so, just like so many of its victims.

Cigarettes are great in a lot of ways.

They’re instant relief sticks that you carr y around in your pocket, without the social baggage or more immediate harm of hard drugs or a personal masturbator.

When you smoke, you’re

JOHN THOMAS columnist

immediately a par t of a community that gets extra breaks at work because they physically need them to function. Most impor tantly, they’re the best after great sex.

If I had to pick the one big drawback about cigs, it would be the nearly 500,000 deaths they cause annually in the U.S. alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The American Cancer Society says that tobacco use is to blame for a global death toll of 6 million people ever y year.

According to the CDC, most U.S. smokers are tr ying to quit, and more quit each year. E-cigarettes are presented as a healthier alternative that helps smokers end their addiction.

But even if they are healthier, e-cigarettes are way too lame to be wor th it.

They present a direction for our future that we should stop at all costs — a future that lacks creativity, progression and self-

awareness of the fact that we’re actively perpetuating the greatest plague of our time.

We need to move past cigarettes of all kinds and find new vices for this era, ones that generate dif ferent conversations about our humanity and how to comport ourselves as a society.

That won’t happen as long we allow e-cigs to become a cultural staple. More and more kids tr y e-cigs ever y year, in large part because they’re targeted by ecig advertising, prolonging the life of the cigarette.

Electric car? E-book? Both are great inventions that preser ve old technologies for the future. Electronic cigarettes?

You’re just validating a useless vice with wasted technology.

E-cig popularity has scarred the face of our community. There are not one, not two, but three ECig Crib locations in our state, and my uncle won’t stop talking about them. How are we supposed to convince any tourist that we’re a better option than Seattle when we force them to confront such horrors during their visits?

The answer is that we can’t, friends.

John Thomas welcomes comments at jthomas@mndaily.com.

2016 U.S. GUN VIOLENCE Total gun-related incidents: 24,656 Total number of deaths: 6,337 Total number of mass shootings: 145 Data compiled by gunviolencearchive.org

DAILY DISCUSSION

Carolyn Chalmers Minnesota Daily Reader CONTACT THE EDITOR Jared Hemming jhemming@mndaily.com

The Minnesota Senate recently passed a resolution that is expressly concerned with “persistent and credible repor ts of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ har vesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners ... in the People’s Republic of China.”

I would like to thank my state senator, Kari Dziedzic, for co-sponsoring this resolution and Dr. Kirk Allison in the University’s Human Rights Program for providing testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee regarding this issue.

I am from China, and many members of my family practice Falun Gong. After its public introduction in 1992, this meditation

Allina should end nurse strike

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his week, more than 4,800 nurses are striking against the Allina Health system in Minneapolis. The nurses are irked by a stalemate over Allina’s health insurance contract for its employees. The Minnesota Nurses Association rejected Allina’s most recent contract offer.

Current union-protected health benefits offer higher premiums and lower deductibles. Allina claims that the current insurance model is costly and unsustainable. Instead, the company is advocating for a new contract that would cost affected nurses more.

Allina’s perspective is valid, but undercutting nurses’ health benefits isn’t appropriate.

There are better ways to promote the responsible use of health care — for instance, providing financial incentives independent of current health care insurance.

Allina’s decision to bring in replacement nurses from around the country during the strike has been fraught with challenges for Allina at some hospitals such as Abbot. Attempting to fill the void, many temporary nurses are not acclimated to the new emergency or patient care rooms. These are factors that directly impact patient care.

We recommend Allina resume negotiations with the union in order to provide satisfactory health coverage for its employees. While the strike may soon be over, having disgruntled nurses working for a hospital system — that they perceive to be unfair — is a liability for all.

Many studies point to employee satisfaction and happiness as key tenets to improving outcomes. In this case, when the job is to take care of the sick, it’s even more important. If Allina wants to ensure good patient outcomes, it must star t by building its relationship with nurses.

L L.C. Graber welcomes comments at lgraber@mndaily.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Nothing but the news, not quite Facebook may keep us informed, but it can’t be our last source for news.

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ast Sunday morning, I reached for my phone to check Facebook. The site was flooded with status updates on the mass shooting in Orlando. After a few minutes of numbed scrolling, I pieced together an idea of what occurred, and left the site feeling dazed and horrified.

Only then did I begin scouring news sources to get a full picture. A few hours later, I returned to see continued fervor, with my newsfeed now punctuated with updates from friends’ vacation pictures, links to videos or websites — the usual Facebook fodder. A sense of calm washed over me, as if the tragedy had passed — but that’s far from the truth.

With major news events, especially tragic ones, we post, tweet, favorite — and then move on, lending a false sense of security. By the end of the day, the high point has passed, and the news fails to remain impactful.

We are our own gatekeepers — in charge of what we allow to permeate our personal spheres, tailoring the world to our

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Praising MN State Senate’s resolution against organ har vesting in China

EDITORIALS

Twitter melee engulfs Syedah

Buckle up to prevent rape Keelia Moeller wrote on June 8 in the Minnesota Daily: “It’s better to teach people not to rape others rather than teaching them how to avoid being raped.”

These are not mutually exclusive. While we need to teach people not to rape, I wish more people agreed that women need to be taught how to avoid being raped.

Teaching women to take precautions is one of the most effective ways to prevent rape, according to a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in June 2015.

Around 900 first-year women college students from three Canadian Universities were given four three-hour educational sessions teaching them to recognize coercive situations and learn to fight back verbally and physically.

This cut the incidents of rape by 50 percent for this group, as compared to a control group. It also cut the incidence of other nonconsensual sexual conduct. Does this put too much onus on women to prevent rape? Not the question I (or the principle investigator) would ask. We cannot afford to cast aside an approach that cuts the incidence of rape by 50 percent.

Let’s treat the dangers of rape like we treat the dangers of driving. We buckle our seat belts to avoid injur y. Maybe we shouldn’t be burdened to do this. After all, it is the other guy’s fault for causing the crash.

But it is not that hard to buckle up. We want to avoid the harm, even if the other driver is solely to blame. Learning and practicing simple interventions to stop coercive situations — how can we justify casting these aside?

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practice became the most popular form of qigong in China, with its three principles: truth, compassion and forbearance.

On July 20, 1999, communist par ty leader Jiang Zemin declared Falun Gong “illegal” due to its great popularity. After that, all newspapers, radio and TV stations broadcasted propaganda to create hatred toward Falun Gong. This spurred mass arrests.

Thinking there was a misunderstanding with the government, my family went to Beijing to make a public appeal.

For this ef for t, my grandma and my aunts were detained in a detention center, where they were pressured to give up their beliefs. My mother was monitored and followed 24 hours a day, and my father was pressured heavily in his workplace.

I was 6 years old, and I didn’t truly understand what was happening. My mother sent me to live with my grandma, since my

THE EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS DEPARTMENT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE NEWSROOM

KATE MCCARTHY columnist

preferences. And luckily, we live in a time when there are ever increasing options for news.

At 19 years old, I haven’t held myself accountable for staying informed. But I can say with confidence that Facebook just can’t get the job done, as its very nature is to keep things moving. Nothing stays relevant for too long, creating an illusion of calm.

In light of this most recent tragedy, I encourage readers to wire themselves differently and modify the reflex that takes them to Facebook before The New York Times or The Washington Post. That doesn’t have to mean getting rid of Facebook altogether, but it’s time we expand our horizons when it comes to following the news. Let’s leave news to the news outlets.

Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.

house was monitored all day. In school, my teacher forced students to watch videos discrediting Falun Gong and to sign our names on a banner saying bad things about Falun Gong.

For the following 12 years, I lived in fear. Even after coming to the U.S., it took me two years to come to the public and openly say that I practice Falun Gong.

The persecution continues today — my mother was illegally ar rested just last year.

According to Doctors Against Forced Organ Har vesting, an estimated 100,000200,000 Falun Gong practitioners have been killed for their organs since the year 2000.

I want to represent my entire family to say thank you to ever yone for supporting this resolution. Greater awareness is very important and can help save innocent lives.

This letter has been edited for clarity.

ast week, Minnesota Student Association president-elect Abeer Syedah’s Twitter account went from being a thoughtful forum for her ideas to a virtual wall of hatred.

After Syedah tweeted about the Orlando massacre asking her followers to self-reflect on violent queerphobia, she received hundreds of angry replies from Twitter users spewing hateful, racially charged slurs and vulgar sexual innuendos.

The online melee began after a conservative blog, Hypeline, reposted Syedah’s tweet and subsequent Facebook post with the headline, “Student body president blames white people and Trump for Orlando Muslim attacker.”

While the headline mistakenly claims that Syedah “blames” white people and Trump for the Orlando shooting, it’s clear that Hypeline’s readers and Twitter followers blithely misread Syedah’s statuses the same way.

In reaction to Syedah’s words, which implored fellow colleagues to carefully consider the U.S.’s rampant xenophobia, bigotry and queerphobia during Pride Month and Ramadan, one Twitter user identified as “Whiteman” called Syedah a “rag head cunt.”

It’s abominable that some find it necessary to respond to a dialogue on the state of America’s queerphobia with such corrosive language and hatred. When reached for comment, Syedah responded by saying, “Being complacent in hate is easier than putting energy into changing ourselves and our communities for the better.”

Though some are too naif to understand the scope of anti-LGBT rhetoric in the U.S., we ought to vanquish hate with boundless love, solidarity and celebration of our varied identities.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

FESTIVALS

ROCK THE GARDEN 2016 Street style: A different kind of garden party

Left to right, Rim Woldeslassie, Nathan Walker, Erin Colasacco and Isa Sponslier pose for portraits at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

F

estivals have become synonymous with a cer tain kind of wardrobe, but Minnesotan folks still have some originality left in them. In what could have been a crop-top wasteland, 14,000 people gathered to show the Coachella Valley how it’s really done.

Rim Woldeslassie, 24 HR Coordinator for Post Consumer Brands What she wor e: Urban Outfitters dress and

ear rings, Target shoes, Free People purse, sunglasses that friend’s dad bid on for her at an auction How do you rock Rock the Garden? With the perfect sundress and eclectic shades.

Tea length should be a festival go-to — it moves nicely, it’s not too hot and it strays far from the daisy duke and crochet top pairing so often exhibited at events.

Strappy sandals add a laid-back vibe to a dress that could be played up or down. Similarly, Woldeslassie’s earrings and rings were just the right amount

of funky. You go GRRRL!.

Nathan Walker, 26 Co-op worker What he wore: Adidas top, Mill City Running shorts, Birkenstock shoes Among a sea of shir tless men, Walker found a way to stay cool without losing flair. The colors of the shirt draw you in, a pattern reminiscent of Rock the Garden’s own marketing scheme.

Breathable r unning material was the per fect choice for shor ts, as any other choice may have put Walker at risk for an uncomfor table experience

in the strong heat. And Birkenstocks? Naturally.

Erin Colasacco, 27 Art director at Peterson Milla Hooks What she wore: Need Supply Co. jumper, Steven Alan shoes, Honeyshine necklace, Komono sunglasses, Norse Projects hat, Patricia Nash vegetable leather purse Colasacco is the epitome of festival cool-girl. Pay close attention — no flower crown was included in her ensemble; it can be done, folks.

The half-bun is ver y tr endy, and Colasacco

makes it look easy to perfect (spoiler: it’s not).

A cool jumper of fers comfor t and the ability to shimmy down without worr y of a wardrobe malfunction — the per fect choice for a long day in the sun where dancing is more than necessary.

For the art director, the self is the ultimate curatorial project.

Isa Sponslier, 23 Singer/songwriter What he wore: Vans shoes, Zara pants, American Stitch shirt While it is hard to pull of f fantastic pieces at

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festivals due to risk of heatstroke, Sponslier spearheaded an impor tant PSA — footwear options do not end at sandals. As the sun reflected the gold of his shoes, Boom Island Park sighed in relief of leather straps.

There is no doubt that baroque can come of f as tacky, but the intended regality came through.

The long-sleeved denim shirt seemed pretty toasty (good choice with the cropped pants), but Sponslier sure looked cool.

Accessor y-wise — with those brows nothing else is necessary.

Rock the Garden features national, local acts Eat this: food trucks Rock the Garden brings dozens of food trucks to Boom Island Park.

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BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

classic rock and The 1975 (before they were good).

Minneapolis favorite GRRRL PR TY came next, playing their last live show as a group. As they took to their phones to snapchat the event, they blew the crowd away with their brand of hyperbravado. The truth of the matter is that GRRRL PR TY member Lizzo is the clear stand-out, but the one-time groundbreaking act was buoyed by nostalgia.

Next on the bill was dad-rock aficionado Nathaniel Ratelif f and The N ig h t S we a t s. S we aty, bearded men and toddlers with earplugs swayed as they were mercilessly bombarded with his most popular song, the Lipton Iced Tea jingle “S.O.B.” As Hippo Campus performed the four th set of the day, parents lounged peacefully in the grass to the summer time sweetness of “South.”

The gaggles of teen girls, however, were nowhere to be seen. Any time lead singer Jake Luppen addressed the audience, his u See GARDEN Page 9

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he food at Rock the Garden is almost as impor tant as the music. Every year a bevy of vendors gather around the flock of hungry festival-goers delivering very specific, sometimes foreign food.

This year, I decided to tr y six different food trucks and feature my top three favorites. It was definitely hard, but the best stuck out in my mind by balancing flavor and originality. Let me recommend a few.

Hot Indian Foods: After waiting in line for 45 minutes, I was able to get my hands on their signature dish and American-Indian staple, chicken tikka masala.

The Indian-style french fries were spicy and crisp, and the masala was covered in coleslaw. The price is steep (as most food trucks are), but you get a huge portion that is definitely more than enough for two people to share.

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Chance the Rapper performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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Joe Kellen jkellen@mndaily.com

RADIO K TOP 7

1. Olga Bell, Ritual (feat. Sarah Lucas) 2. Pity Sex, Bonhomie 3. A Giant Dog, Sleep When Dead

The Anchor Fish and Chips: Huge. The portions are massive. Served with maybe

4. Anohni, 4 Degrees 5. Andy Shauf, Begin Again 6. Fog, Kid Kuma 7. Tiny Moving Parts, Good Enough

the best tartar sauce I’ve ever eaten, the crispy, crumbly pieces of cod are less strips and basically entire pieces of fish. You get two served with french fries. I’ll admit, the fries weren’t great (which is important if you want a quality fish and chips experience), but the fish was probably some of the best English-style food I’ve ever had. They have other traditional dishes like meat pasties and shepherd’s pie.

I’m not that adventurous, but their signature dish put a smile on my face.

Wild Earth Wood Fired Mobile Pizza Bakery: The best things come in ver y small, unassuming packages. Wild Ear th Pizza prides itself on quick, wood-fired pizzas that are extra easy to carr y around while listening to your favorite band. Another expensive treat, the size definitely leaves something to be desired, but it’s so packed with flavor that you’re more than willing to forgive and forget. Less a food tr uck and more a wandering tent, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a personal pizza vendor at a festival. First time for everything, I suppose.

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Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performs atop the shoulders of Chewbacca during their set at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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statement was met with screams.

When asked about his first Rock the Garden experience, Zach Sutton, bassist for Hippo Campus, recalled the sweltering heat and the honor of being included in the festival’s lineup.

“It was amazing,” Sutton said, a little embarrassed he couldn’t think of a better way to phrase it.

Sometimes “amazing” is enough.

Throughout the event, ar tists made mention of pride month — encouraging festival-goers to take care of each other.

Mentions of Minnesota’s charm were plentiful as well — nice to hear, although probably a pandering plot for a round of applause.

As the weather began to cool, the boyish charm of Hippo Campus faded into Matthew Ward’s rasp.

M. Ward began their set with “I Get Ideas,” a cover of Tony Martin’s 1951 hit.

While folks began to tire, Poliça provided background music for more laid-back festival activity.

Singer Channy Leanagh appeared emotionally drained, yet chic, in torn leggings and a black Tshirt. From the never-ending water line, fans jumped up and down to the beat of their hits.

T racks from Poliça’s new record did not receive as much excitement and clamor from the crowd, but regardless, the American synth-pop band was still one of the best acts of the night, closing their set with a bizarre cover of the ’80s hardcore band Crass.

Although not the headliner, the main attraction of the festival was Chance the Rapper.

Backstage, Chance wore a red sweatshirt and a hat that read “3” — a nod to his third album, “Coloring Book.”

Chance and friends laughed coolly.

“Are you excited?” we asked Chance as he strolled to the stage.

“Of course I’m excited.

Let’s get it,” Chance said with a grin.

As Chance stepped out onto the stage, the crowd went wild. He sang, with the crowd echoing.

As the set list moved from “Ultralight Beam” from Kanye West’s latest album to a cover of the “Ar thur” theme song, to audience favorite “Sunday Candy,” Chance conducted his band and his audience with happy hands.

“Radiation exists in sociology too,” Chance said as he demonstrated how music can move from person to person.

He left the stage smiling as the crowd ran to the backstage area in hopes of catching a glimpse of the 23-year-old.

Finally, the Flaming Lips took to the stage. No

cowards of theatricality, color was promised, and color was received. The Oklahoma natives star ted of f slow, letting the audience settle in before the big shebang. Just when the crowd was feeling centered, the confetti cannons fired.

Engrossed by the fantastical stor y of Yoshimi’s battling the Pink Robots, the audience tossed giant balloons around in utter glee. The ground was cooling, but elation was boiling over.

Classic Flaming Lips antics — Coyne in the hamster ball, strange costuming — all delighted the crowd.

The festival went on without a hitch. The park was beautiful, the food was tasty and the organization well executed. The main issue this year was the quality of the acts. In years past, most of the ar tists were either at the peak of their popularity or enduring favorites. This year, the festival seemed less concerned with who was playing and more so with ensuring the event happened.

As the sun set, stragglers meandered on the Plymouth Avenue bridge.

In the air, confetti pieces floated lazily as boats stalled on the Mississippi to hear the closing song.

“It was hot and sweaty and crazy, but that’s what a summer music festival should be,” Oake said.

Grade: B-

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A front-row fan can’t help but cry for Chance the Rapper during his performance at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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Nathan Stocker of Hippo Campus performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday.

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Lizzo of GRRRL PRTY performs at Rock the Garden 2016 at Boom Island Park on Saturday. The performance was the group’s last as a music collective.

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Friday

Saturday

Sunday

TransDykeQueer March 2016

Concert at Galactic Pizza (Sissy Poser Tears, Gully Boys, Riley Theodore)

Cordovas

Since this month is filled with pride-related festivities, another event may seem exhausting. Don’t miss this one, though. The march began in 2012 to help support CeCe McDonald during her trial. Most pride events become co-opted by corporate greed or fall victim to the classic whitewashing that plagues many communities.

This event, however, still holds an admirable moral position on topics of queerness.

Where Walker Art Center; 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours 5-7 p.m.

Cost Free

A concert of first-timers, the bill includes all new bands performing their sets for the first time. Since each band is new, there isn’t much to say about their sounds other than that Gully Boys is a rock threepiece, Riley Theodore is a folk-inspired act and Sissy Poser Tears has a pop-centric aesthetic. The venue is one of the best for music — it’s so bizarre music is hosted there in the first place — and there is no cover. Come out and enjoy some new music and pizza.

Where Galactic Pizza, 2917 S. Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis Hours 9 p.m.

Cost Free

Touring outfit Cordovas will set the stage aflame with jams fit for your adult, contemporary ears. The project of Joe Firstman, Cordovas celebrates sunny, chordal pop with a penchant for twangs’n’melodies — just like papa used to make ’em, but with a little less spice. Mild and bright, Cordovas offers sanctuary for the weekend warriors who just want a little time to chill on a Sunday evening.

Where Turf Club, 1601 W. University Ave., St. Paul Hours 7:30 p.m.

Cost $10-12 (21+)

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

CULTURE TO CONSUME / BY JOE CRISTO

Listen to this:

Watch this:

Eat this:

“Love You to Death”

YouTube videos of the rap battles from “8 Mile”

Cajun 2 Geaux

Tegan and Sara’s last album, “Heartthrob,” was a turning point for the group. While their older material is catchy and interesting enough, it definitely hasn’t held up with time. Their newer stuff highlights the duo’s growing maturity and polished sound. This new album is no different. In fact, it might be better than “Heartthrob.” Just listen to the first single, “Boyfriend.” It’s more ’80sinspired synth-rock from the duo, and in my opinion, it’s their best.

When I was a young lad, I thought these videos were the coolest thing in the world. Eminem beats every challenger by outsmarting them. It’s like a modern day “Iliad,” or something. I hadn’t seen them in a while, and boy do they hold up. Real freestyle rap battles are better, but the verses are usually written ahead of time, so you might as well watch them with all the intensity Eminem’s smolder can deliver.

I may be a little bit biased since I love Cajun food, especially if it’s seafood, like crawfish or crab. This food truck is one of the best in the city and mixes all my favorite things into one convenient location: spicy seafood sandwiches, traditional Louisiana fare and experimental versions of old classics. I’ll geek out a bit: The jambalaya is just incredible.

Follow them online to find out where they are headed next.

FOOD

We’re not in Brooklyn anymore As Shake Shack continues its descent into the Midwest, the people of Minnesota become tourists in their own state.

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A ShackBurger hot dog, classic burger and crinkle-cut fries are some of the items offered on Shake Shack’s menu.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

O

n the afternoon of June 15, there was only a kind-oflong line outside of Shake Shack at the Mall of America.

Having opened June 9 in the “Culinar y on Nor th” area of MOA, the restaurant boasted incredible lines over the past few days. Today’s stream, however, paled in comparison.

At the head of the line I was greeted by a friendly employee — young and smiley, the quintessential mall food court employee.

I ordered a single ShackBurger — one of the chain’s most popular of ferings — a hot dog with cheese sauce, fries with cheese sauce and the restaurant’s shake of the week: cherr y streusel.

Having star ted out as a hot dog stand at an ar t exhibit in 2001, the restaurant gained its first

permanent location in 2004 in Madison Square Park. Today, the hot dogs are made with 100 percent Vienna Beef and are ser ved on a non-GMO potato bun. The hot dog was good.

Matt Meyer, Midwest area director for Shake Shack, has been with the company for 10 years.

“It was never the intention to star t an empire,” Meyer said. “But it was the real deal, and people loved it.”

While I usually prefer my dogs with the classic condiments, the cheese sauce wasn’t bad. However, having two items topped with the salty sauce was a little overwhelming. I recommend picking one or the other.

The crinkle-cut fries were crisp and delicious.

The texture of the shake, however, was a little too runny. Its flavor was good, but I would probably go for something more conventional on the next visit.

I expected a lot from

the burger, and the taste did not disappoint. The zesty, mayo-based ShackSauce was yummy, and they cooked the meat —locally sourced from Revier Cattle Company — nicely. The texture, however, hardly wowed me. The whole thing was a little soggy, and the lettuce failed to add a saving crunch.

Vegetarians have an option at Shake Shack with a specialty mushroom burger — an item that has a high rank on the menu as opposed to being included as an after thought like many other vegetarian options. The item, however, is definitely not a low-calorie alter native. The por tobello in question is filled with melted muenster and cheddar cheese. Goodbye, salad.

Shake Shacks are engineered to meld with the space around them, and the Mall of America location is a prime example of this. The wood of the restaurant matches the look of

the Culinary on North area well.

The Shack also tries to bring a little of its original vibe to provide an authentic feel. A triangular light fixture above the seating area of the restaurant pays

homage to the string lights of the original location.

Price-wise, Shake Shack is great for a little pick-me-up at the mall if you’re willing to wait in line. Nothing I ate cost more than six dollars; my

meal was only pricey due to the sheer amount of food I ordered. You certainly do not need to tr y the burger and hot dog in the same sitting, but if you’re tr uly feeling it — you do you.

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Shake Shack, a popular burger chain, opened its first Minnesota location at the Mall of America on June 9.

MUSIC

Local Wowsville band members live in glee Minneapolis band Wowsville releases new single, returns to live performing.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

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n a dime, Wowsville can shift from quiet to loud.

The band — known for its catchy, melodious chor uses — is comprised of singer and guitarist Dylan Lee Ritchie and singer and bassist Emily Lazear, who played together in Minneapolis band Prissy Clerks.

In 2013, when Prissy Clerks disbanded, they decided to focus their energy on Wowsville.

Wowsville, 1-800 Band, Nato Coles, Private Interests When Sunday, 9:45 p.m.

Where Hexagon Bar, 2600 S. 27th Ave., Minneapolis Ages 21+

“Me and Emily sor t of just hit it off,” Ritchie said.

“So when I was thinking of starting a band, I knew she was ideally the one to start it with.”

They sound like a slower, more layered Husker Du. Ritchie is reluctant to name-drop bands, but some influences include ’90s indie rock band Velocity Girl and punk rock pioneers the Wipers.

“I don’t want to just sound like other bands,” Ritchie said. “But if we sound like anything, it’s probably all the indie rock classics: Pavement, Nirvana. … What I grew up listening to.”

Wowsville initially started as a duo playing over a dr um machine. Their sound, however, missed the urgency that comes with a hard-hitting live drummer.

Lazear and Ritchie decided to recr uit Lazear’s partner, Cole Benson. They played their first show as a three-piece at 7th Street Entr y with Daisy Chains, and opened for R. Ring, the Kelley Deal-fronted duo.

“That was when we finally got to say goodbye to the dr um machine,” Ritchie said. “A happy

development.”

W ith each member’s role defined, the band began to develop a specific song-writing process.

“Usually it star ts with a couple chords,” Lazear said. “And then we sort of improvise and record everything.”

Ritchie and Lazear sing in unison, blending their vocals for big, anthemic choruses.

“Usually I sing a lot of stuf f the same as Dylan,” Lazear said. “When we finished the record we were like, ‘Oh we definitely need to do that live, too.’”

I n t h e f a l l of 2015, Wowsville began recording their debut, “Friend Request,” with Tony Williamette at Minnehaha Recording Company.

“Tony is like an honorar y member of the band,” Ritchie said. “Shout out to Tony. He’s been there forever and is the one we trust most recording us.”

The band still operates a three-piece, with the lineup remaining the same.

“A three-piece is cool because everything is so minimal, and you can hear it,” Ritchie said. “But I fill out the sound with a lot of loops and pedals.”

After months honing their live sound, they decided to take a break for a few months.

“We haven’t been playing that much recently,” Benson said. “But now we have some really good shows lined up.”

Aside from a few Midwest shows, they have

no plans to tour any time soon.

“For a long time you spend most of your time at practice just not really talking,” Ritchie said. “But once we started travelling, that changed a little bit. We definitely get closer when we’re stuck in a car. Lots of Mad Libs.”

Right now, Wowsville is looking to finish its second album and release it sometime this fall. They also released a two-song EP entitled “Sectional Healing” this summer.

“I just want to graduate from a band that rips of f Joy Division to one that rips of f New Order,” Ritchie said. “I think as long as I have a 12-string Ovation [guitar], I should be fine.”

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Marcy-Holmes parks need renovations Marcy officials are seeking funding and board assistance for parks in disrepair.

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

As the University of Minnesota’s Marcy-Holmes neighborhood grows, its parks have seen more wear and tear.

The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will soon begin renovations and updates to the area’s parks.

“Several parks are in dire need [of renovation],” said Jan Morse, MHNA’s president.

The parks have been subject to growing usage as new families move to the neighborhood, Morse said. The parks also draw nonresident use.

Father Hennepin Bluffs Park is the most popular park in the area, Morse said, and is one that requires attention.

Much of the park’s turf shows signs of wear and tear, she said. Amenities in the area, like water fountains, have fallen into disrepair.

Marcy Park on 11th Avenue Southeast and Holmes Park on Third Avenue Southeast have been identified as parks in need of remodeling, landscaping and equipment upgrades, Morse said.

“All [the] parks can be redesigned … can have defined play areas with amenities,” she said.

Morse said the association and the neighborhood currently have programs in place to do some upkeep, but it is up to the city’s park board to execute larger upgrades.

Adam Ar vidson, the board’s strategic planning director, said the improvements for the parks are addressed in the board’s sixyear plan.

The board’s Capital Improvement Plan addresses a selection of parks in the area that require necessary infrastructure updates. Money is allocated over the course of a six-year time frame to complete repairs, expansions and enhancements, Ar vidson said.

Two of Marcy-Holmes’ parks — Marcy Park and Holmes Park — are listed in the board’s 2016-22 Capital Improvement Plan.

Renovations at Marcy Park are due in 2020 with more than $300,000 set aside for playground and site improvements.

Meanwhile, Holmes Park will undergo more than $290,000 worth of renovations in 2018 and 2019.

Arvidson said the board is drafting a new master plan

S. Africa hit by riots over mayor candidate

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JOHANNESBURG — South African rioters blocked roads, looted shops and burned vehicles on Tuesday in several areas of the countr y’s capital, Pretoria, in a show of anger over the selection of the ruling party’s mayoral candidate ahead of local elections.

The violence raised concer ns about security ahead of the Aug. 3 elections in South Africa, w h er e p e r i o d i c u n r e st over the lack of basic municipal ser vices already stretches police in many poor communities. In the past year, violence and vandalism have also hit some universities and other schools as students protest high fees and voice other grievances.

The unrest in Pretoria began Monday and affected several poor areas on the peripher y of the city, including Mamelodi and Atteridgeville. Mamelodi resident Lucky Pule said people bur ning vehicles tried to stop others from filming it with their mobile phones.

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A group plays a game of pick-up basketball at Holmes Park in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has money designated for renovations that are set to start in 2018.

for parks, which will feature more ambitious renovations.

The board will take input from neighborhood associations like MHNA before it drafts the master plan,

he said.

Meanwhile, Elwell Park on Sixth Street Southeast is in more immediate need than others, said MHNA’s Secretary John Capecci.

The park, which was designed in part by Marcy Open School, was built in 2000 as a community-artist par tnership. It features a house theme with a porch

swing, a bed-shaped bridge and a mosaic sofa.

Capecci said the MHNA is responsible for updating the park’s artwork, but funding is required to move for-

ward with renovations.

The park needs about $25,000 for a full upgrade, he said. Capecci said he hopes the monthlong project will be completed this summer.

Cedar-Riveside restaurant roiled by dispute Deli u from Page 1

“This is where our children learn that they can make something for everybody.”

ABDIRIZAK BIHI Social Advocacy Center Director

2010, Kahin said. He said the contract means he owns Afro Deli but rents space through the ADC. But Sareva said the relationship is different. He said Kahin has only ever been the manager of Afro Deli, and in fact owes the ADC $120,000 in unpaid loans.

“You can see how clearly [Samatar] has said several times that Afro Deli is a social venture and we have a partner and a manager who is running it,” Sareva said.

Kahin asked Sar eva to pay back a loan worth $85,000, but Sareva said Afro Deli never gave a loan to ADC. Kahin said he received a notice that Sareva’s lawyers were taking legal action to close the restaurant.

Afro Deli is the ADC’s top business, and over 800 patrons have petitioned in

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Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin stands in front of his restaurant in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Kahin is currently in a legal dispute over the restaurant’s ownership with Nasibu Sareva, owner of the African Development Center.

hopes they could keep its doors open.

Kahin said he pays rent plus 50 percent of the net profit to ADC. Small businesses help employment rates in the area, and closing one of the most popular restaurants would be counterproductive, said Somali Education and Social Advocacy Center Director Abdirizak Bihi.

Bihi has advocated for

community residents to support keeping the restaurant open since the dispute intensified this spring.

“This place was built by the community,” Bihi said.

“The founders of the community were written off [and] the whole leadership has changed.”

The Somali community often gets a bad reputation in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, he said, and

Afro Deli connects people and bridges those gaps through food.

The ADC’s original mission was to support Afro Deli, a small Somali business, but recently it hasn’t been, Bihi said.

The restaurant stands for more than food and demonstrates Somalis can benefit the larger community, he said.

“This is where our chil-

dren learn that they can make something for everybody,” Bihi said.

Kahin said he didn’t violate any laws or regulations and doesn’t want to close, adding that he hasn’t received any formal order to do so.

Sareva said ADC has terminated the lease, which will end June 30. He said the deli may be able to reopen under new management after the deadline.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (6/22): You’re especially lucky with words this year. Creative expression flowers. Discipline at work reaps long-term benefit. A two-year cycle emphasizing home and family begins this autumn.

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

Written by Nancy Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Get social with friends over the next two days. Cooperate, compromise and collaborate. Messages can get garbled; repeat instructions back for clarity.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Work on hobbies, creative arts or crafts. Get into a relaxation phase over the next two days.

Don’t get casual about keeping your promises.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Take leadership. Career opportunities show up over the next two days. Say yes, and forge ahead.

Don’t discuss money yet. Wait and consider.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Home and family demand more attention today and tomorrow. Miscommunications and delays could thwart your intentions.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 7 — Study and research goes well today and tomorrow. Allow extra time for traffic delays. Plan adventures for later.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — You’re especially clever over the next few days.

Practice your creative skills and find an answer you’ve been seeking.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Today and tomorrow are good for financial planning. Keep copies of important documents, as papers can get lost in the shuffle today.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Get terms in writing. Stick to tested routines. Your morale (and your wallet) get a boost today and tomorrow. Avoid gossip and chatter.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Things could get romantic if you can avoid tripping on someone’s sensitive issues. Share your dreams for the future.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — You have extra confidence today and tomorrow.

Don’t push ... you could be off balance and fall.

Postpone a financial discussion.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Changes occur at the top. Get help to manage heightened demand if necessary. Don’t try new tricks. Calm a partner’s anxieties.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 7 — Don’t get your feelings hurt. Finish up what you’ve promised over the next two days, and take time for private meditation.

DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

I’ve been seeing this one guy for a few weeks now and things have been weird.

The things I like about him so far are as follows: He’s cute, he skates (love) and he is really funny. Things I dislike about him are as follows: He lives half an hour away and doesn’t have a car, so I end up driving a ton whenever we hang out, and he might be really dumb.

I repeat, Doc, he might be really, really dumb. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there have been some small instances that make me suspect he’s an idiot. I was wearing my NPR snapback one time when we hung out, and he had no idea what NPR was. Like, what? Also, I was telling him about how “Twin Peaks” is a cult hit series and he thought “cult hit” meant the show was about cults. Lastly, he made fun of my favorite fluffy shoes.

Should I pull the plug on things with this dude? I don’t want to be wasting my time with someone who isn’t on the same mental level as me, you know?

Part of me definitely thinks I may be being too harsh, but I just don’t know.

—2 Dumb 2 Dumb,

This all sound an awful lot like something that would happen on a throwaway episode of “Twin Peaks,” except, like, if it was in 2016 but this dude just didn’t have the internet. I don’t know what kind of goofball doesn’t know about NPR, but I’d say more likely than not, he might be pretty dumb.

The only saving grace I see here is that he What Are Those’d your shoes. I mean, honestly, one of his best traits in your book is the fact that he’s a skater?

Homie, any man that is more attractive to you because he uses wheels to move slightly faster than walking pace isn’t worth the $80 bucket hat on his head.

Bang.

Honestly, it just sounds to me like a future with him would involve you driving a ton and needing to explain normal facets of culture. How’s he gonna fare when you not only tell him about Frank Ocean, but also how the world needs him now more than ever? That’s a can of worms

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

that doesn’t need to be opened. There are secret dummies and explicit ones; neither kind is worth it.

—Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

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

Long story short, I was masturbating in my room the other day and my boyfriend walked in on me. I was full-on in the middle of the act, and I was so in the zone that I didn’t hear him coming through the front door.

Now he’s really upset with me because he feels like I was practicing some self love because he isn’t good enough or something. I really care about him and I want him to know he is more than adequate for me in that department, but he doesn’t believe me when I tell him.

Can you help me get through to him?

Our relationship means a lot to me, and it’s awful to see him feeling so sad.

—Self-Love Self-Love,

Just like hookah pens and off-brand condoms, egos are fragile things. I can see how this guy might feel a little off-put by what he stumbled into, but the truth is that he needs to chill. Self-love is healthy, homie. I’ll send my most valuable possession — a burlap sack filled with my fancy socks — his way if he can look me dead in the face and tell me he never jacks it from time to time.

It sounds to me like you’re doing all you need to do by telling him that he’s still good enough for you. There’s hella times when love wrestling is totally the preferred method — after a relaxing night of binge-watching “Gossip Girl,” perhaps. But sometimes you just gotta enjoy some self time, and that’s the truth.

Also, let’s not breeze right past the fact that dude walked right in without knocking. Where are the manners? This is pretty much the main reason doors were invented: to give people the crucial five seconds needed to pretend like they weren’t up to something before someone sees them.

—Dr. Date

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

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Green Line expansion report released

John Kari from Prospect Park 2020 leads a tour in Prospect Park for members and supporters of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative on June 17.

Reports released Friday examine the Green Line’s impact on area jobs.

BY AARON JOB ajob1@mndaily.com

Despite more than 250 businesses closing along the Green Line light rail corridor since 2009, overall employment in the areas has increased with the line’s completion.

As Metro Transit’s Green Line light rail celebrated its two-year anniversar y, the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative — which includes 14 local and national organizations — released a final repor t Friday on the organization’s nine-year and nearly $12 million investment into areas paralleling the line’s track. The repor t, which shows the light rail’s impact on businesses, neighborhoods and other city infrastructure along the corridor, measured numerous aspects of the corridor’s

economy, affordable housing and transit-centered green spaces.

While the report found that about 305 businesses along the Green Line with fewer than five employees have closed since 2009, there was a 10 percent increase in larger businesses with 100 to 250 employees.

Although the line impacted small and large businesses differently, job growth along the route has increased 3 percent, according to the repor t. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, there has been 7 percent job growth.

The repor t shows that jobs in the University area of the corridor grew from 29,714 in 2009 to nearly 31,000 in 2014. Forty-seven percent of the jobs in the corridor were at businesses with fewer than five employees, and 29 percent had roughly 5 to 20 positions.

The majority of jobs in the University’s part of the corridor were in health care and social assistance or accommodations and food service, the report found.

The findings also show that Green Line ridership was about 37,400 per weekday in 2015 — close to Metro Transit’s 2030 estimated goal of about 41,000.

Although the line was touted as a success, some in attendance at the event raised concerns about the development’s contribution to long-term growth in the area.

“Economic development takes a long time, and communities will continue to evolve, so it’s never possible to declare victory,” said Patrick Troska, executive director of the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota, a charity organization.

As planned, the CCFC is disbanding now that the Green Line is complete, said Ann Mulholland, vice president of Community Impact at the Saint Paul Foundation and the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners in a press release.

As par t of its work related to the Green Line, the CCFC collaborated on multiple projects, like the

development of 370 acres near the Prospect Park Station. Plans are in place for an approximately 300-room apartment building with a grocery store and off-street parking garage, according to collaborators at the event.

Between the planned apar tment building and a University athletics practice field, the CCFC helped plan an effort to open up the land — which now holds a small community garden — for different events and projects, which may include a park. “[The area will] be a great gathering space for the ar ts and ever ything else,” said Karl Reicher t, collaborator and executive director of the Textile Center on University Avenue in Minneapolis.

Dick Gilyard, an architect and project collaborator, said the proposed development will focus on sustainability. He said he hopes to implement a storm water collection and treatment system in the area.

“It’s really an exciting

New program targets educators Shortages u from Page 1

“Minnesota schools ar e finding it incr easingly dif ficult to attract and retain teachers both in geographic areas and some subject areas, such as special education, math and science,” said Lar r y Pogemiller, commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, which is managing the program.

“By helping with student loan payments, this program may encourage some teachers to consider working in one of the designated shor tage areas,” Pogemiller said.

Qualifying teachers who apply by June 30 would be eligible for as much as $1,000 student loan repayment assistance per year — up to a total of $5,000.

Applicants of the program must hold a current teaching license issued by the Minnesota Depar tment of Education and the Minnesota Board of Teaching, be employed by a school district to provide classroom instr uction, teach in a designated teacher shortage area and have outstanding student loan debt.

Megan FitzGibbon,

who heads the program, said about 1,980 teachers applied for the program in the 2015-16 school year.

The Office of Higher Education estimates that 194 of those teachers could be offered assistance.

FitzGibbon said teacher shortage areas apply to specific fields of teaching as well as geographical location, especially r ural corners of the state.

“We do need help in recruiting and incentivizing new teachers throughout the state, but especially in r ural districts,” said Joe Gould, legislative af fairs specialist for the Minnesota Rural Education Association.

FitzGibbon said that though rural areas of the state are experiencing the strongest teacher shortages, most other areas of the state also lack suf ficiently trained teachers, including the Twin Cities metro area.

“It’s not just the corners of the state, or not just the urban ar eas,” FitzGibbon said.

Teachers who have obtained necessar y licenses in emotional behavioral disorders, early childhood special education and English as a second language are among the scarcest educators in the state, according to a report by the Minnesota Depar tment of

“We do need help in recruiting and incentivizing new teachers throughout the state, but especially in rural districts.”

MEGAN FITZGIBBON Minnesota Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment Program

Education.

A 2016 repor t by the Minnesota School Boards Association cites chemistr y, physics, math and Spanish as other subject areas lacking qualified teachers.

The repor t determined that 80 percent of school administrators in the state said it was dif ficult to fill vacant teaching positions for the 2015-16 school year, and that 7 percent of the workforce had been given special permission to teach their subject or grade level despite lacking necessar y licensure.

“Regardless of where you work in the state, it’s really hard for any school district or school to get licensed in par ticular fields,” FitzGibbon said.

“When you think about teacher shor tage areas, you have to think about it in … the area of the state and … the specific fields or disciplines that they might be teaching.”

A 2016 repor t by the Of fice of the Legislative Auditor found that teacher licensure is also a contributing factor to the shor tages, stating that Minnesota’s complex and mutable licensure requirements — which are often misunderstood by teacher candidates — complicate the process of filling open teaching positions.

FitzGibbon said the program stands out from OHE’s other initiatives, which typically offer grant scholarships for cur rent students.

“This is kind of a different program for our agency to do,” FitzGibbon said. “It could be a way to recr uit new people into the teaching profession or into par ticular disciplines of teaching, and at the same time, current teachers who may be considering whether they’re going to continue teaching. … This may be a way to retain them.”

KELSEY CHRISTENSEN, DAILY

GROWTH OF THE GREEN LINE UMN JOBS ON THE CORRIDOR 29,714 in 2009

30,971 in 2014

RIDERSHIP

GREEN SPACE ALONG CORRIDOR

10 Park acres per 1,000 households in 2015

58 New parks since 2014 13 New privately owned spaces since 2014

VEHICLE OWNERSHIP Percentage of households with 1 or more vehicles:

Average daily ridership grew by 2,900 riders in the Green Line’s second year.

73%

Corridor

83%

MPLS/STP

*1 person= 1,000 riders/day

SOURCE: CENTRAL CORRIDOR FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE REPORT

area along the line because there’s both a lot of community suppor t and ideas about what should be on this land,” said Mary Kay Bailey, the Collaborative’s director. “It’s also

exciting because it’s a relatively large piece of land in Minneapolis. You don’t get that many opportunities to get that much redevelopable space, especially a long a transit line.”

Boeing claims historic sales agreement signed with Iran Air

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Iran Air “expressing the airline’s intent” to buy its aircraft, setting up the biggest business deal between the Islamic Republic and America since the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran — if it goes through.

Already, one Iranian official has said the deal could involve 100 aircraft while another has suggested Iranian airlines may purchase airplanes worth $25 billion from Chicago-based Boeing, welcome news to workers on its massive assembly plants around Seattle.

H o w e v e r, t h e l o n g standing enmity between the U.S. and Iran, as well as other sanctions and even presidential politics still could complicate any agreement — even after last year’s nuclear deal. And even if the agreement is finalized, aircraft orders are often announced at list prices, meaning the actual price tag would likely be lower as airlines typically get steep discounts.

Boeing issued a statement to The Associated Press saying that it signed

the Iran Air agreement “under authorizations from the U.S. government following a deter mination that Iran had met its obligations under the nuclear accord reached last summer.”

“Boeing will continue to follow the lead of the U.S. government with regards to working with Iran’s airlines, and any and all contracts with Iran’s airlines will be contingent upon U.S. government approval,” it said.

Boeing’s statement offered no fur ther details.

Fakher Daghestani, a Dubai-based spokesman for the manufacturer, declined to elaborate.

State Depar tment spokesman John Kirby said, “The State Depar tment welcomes Boeing’s announcement of this deal with Iran Air, which involves the type of permissible business activity envisioned in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Boeing has been in close contact with the State Depar tment regarding this deal. We committed, as you know, to license sales of civil passenger aircraft and will continue to implement this in all of our JCPOA commitments.”