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Hopping into an untapped market

A proposed coordinate campus tuition freeze aims to increase the competitiveness of the schools.

BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com

Though the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus would experience a tuition hike under President Eric Kaler’s proposed budget, many on the University’s coordinate campuses are expected to see a tuition freeze.

The decision is par t of a strategy to keep the Morris, Crookston, Duluth and Rochester campuses competitive and distinguish them from the Twin Cities campus, University administrators and members of the Board of Regents say.

While Kaler’s fiscal year 2017 budget recommendation includes a 2.5 percent tuition hike for Twin Cities campus residents and reciprocity undergraduates and a 7.5 percent jump for nonresidents,

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Mighty Axe Hops CEO Eric Sannerud, right, and COO Ben Boo train hop plants to grow correctly at their farm in Ham Lake on Tuesday.

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Mighty Axe Hops, led by two U alumni, hope their farm’s expansion will spur an increase in Minnesota hop-growing.

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Luxury tower bid generates disagreement

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hough Eric Sannerud never thought of becoming a farmer while growing up in the suburbs, the 25-year-old may soon own the largest hop farm in Minnesota.

On Saturday, Sannerud and Ben Boo announced that their company, Mighty Axe Hops, will grow by 80 acres. The expansion would quadruple the amount of hops — a plant used to brew beer — grown in Minnesota.

Cur rently, the state grows 15 to 20 acres of hops. The general dear th of the

A City Council vote could reverse a heritage commission’s denial of a proposed condo project.

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BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

Plans for a new condominium tower have divided residents and business owners of the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.

Although the proposed 40-story luxury condominium project was denied by the Heritage Preser vation Commission last month mainly due to height concerns, a Minneapolis City Council committee will vote whether to override the commission’s decision — which was appealed by the project’s developer Alatus LLC — this week.

While those who oppose the proposal say the building was inappropriate for the district, which has guidelines that limit height and other attributes of potential developments, u See TOWER Page 5

plant has prompted issues in crop consistency for local breweries looking to use Minnesota hops, Sanner ud, the company’s CEO, said.

As a result, many local breweries use hops from outside the state — a practice Sannerud hopes to change.

“You can’t go to a restaurant these days and not see the name of the farm where the meat came from,” he said. “It should be the same way in brewing. We should go to a taproom and see, ‘These hops came from here; these are the hops in the beer.’”

Three years ago, he and Boo, Mighty Axe’s chief operating of ficer, decided to

CITY GOVERNMENT

Minneapolis strengthens transgender equity efforts City Council members voted to formalize a group that advocates for trans issues in city affairs.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

Of ficials have taken steps to cement transgender representation in Minneapolis by formalizing a commission that provides input on city matters — like gender-

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neutral bathrooms.

Late last month, City Council members voted to solidify the Minneapolis Transgender Issues Work Group as a city commission. The group includes representatives from multiple city departments and a local LGBTQ rights organization, OutFront Minnesota.

The ef for t was meant to ensure the group’s input regardless of future city leadership.

Both those in the work group and

Ward 8 Council member Elizabeth Glidden said they were satisfied by the city’s support of the transgender community.

Glidden said the commission meets once a month or once ever y few months.

Andrea Jenkins, a work group member and historian for the University of Minnesota’s Transgender Oral Histor y Project, said the move will ensure the group remains even if the makeup of the u See TRANS Page 12

One chair, space for all Local stylist Whitney VerMeer’s one-chair salon mixes artistic collaboration with haircutting.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Whitney VerMeer cuts Jesse Williams’ hair at The Aesthetic, her one-chair men’s salon in MarcyHolmes on June 6. VerMeer has been nominated as one of five people for the North America 2016 Men’s Hairstylist of the Year NAHA finalists, and will head to Las Vegas for the finals ceremony in July.

When Whitney VerMeer got an offer to style celebrity hair at Coachella, she quit her day job and booked a flight.

T wo days after she got back, she opened her own one-chair salon in MarcyHolmes.

Housed in the old RyKrisp factory, VerMeer customized her own salon, where she sees nearly 150 regular clients.

The idea behind her salon, The Aesthetic, is to collaborate with patrons — most of whom work in creative industries.

Some of VerMeer’s clients and friends helped to design aspects of her hairdressing

space. For instance, local ar tist Keith Wyman contributed furniture to the studio, including a custom-made house for VerMeer’s Chihuahua, Toby.

Another client of hers, Robb Jones, head bar tender at Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis, designed three custom cocktails for VerMeer’s clients to order with their haircut. VerMeer’s girlfriend, Joanie Shafer, created colognes for the salon.

VerMeer said she enjoys lear ning about the architecture and science behind cutting hair.

“Anyone can go on YouTube and learn how to do a haircut,” she said. “But the difference between a good haircut and a great haircut is knowing how to put the proportions correctly on someone.”

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STATE REPORT THOUSANDS OF NURSES IN TWIN CITIES REJECT NEW CONTRACT PROPOSAL MINNEAPOLIS — Union leaders representing about 5,000 nurses in the Twin Cities say members have rejected the latest contract of fer from Allina Health, setting the stage for a strike at four hospitals.

The nurses work at Abbott Northwestern, Mercy, Unity and United hospitals.

The Minnesota Nurses Association said in a statement late Monday that a majority at all four hospitals voted to reject the contract that many say shifts too much of the company’s health care costs to the nurses.

The statement says members also voted to authorize the negotiating committee to call a strike.

The statement says MNA must give the employer a 10-day notice for a strike.

Allina says it wants nurses in a health plan similar to its other employees. A spokesman said Allina was disappointed in the vote and believes continued good-faith negotiations can avoid a strike.

SURVEY: MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS SAY PROGRAM PRODUCES POSITIVE RESULTS ST. PAUL — A sur vey of patients enrolled in Minnesota’s medical marijuana program shows the majority report significant benefits of participating.

About half of the 435 patients that got a sur vey responded. Those with cancer reported the highest benefits of the program.

Others sur veyed have severe muscle spasms or seizures.

About 66 percent of patients responding to the Minnesota Department of Health survey reported significant benefits. Another 24 percent reported mild to moderate benefits.

“They feel like they’ve benefited quite substantially,” Tom Arneson, research manager at the Minnesota Department of Health, told Minnesota Public Radio News.

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STATE BRIEFING

Governor vetoes new tax bill Gov. Dayton refused to sign unless the legislators agreed to specific demands.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH rfaircloth@mndaily.com

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a nearly $260 million tax relief package at midnight Monday due to a one-word error in the bill.

hold a special session to reassess the bill along with several other items Dayton would like addressed.

“My message to legislators today is, ‘Come back and finish your work,’ ” Dayton said at a Tuesday morning news conference.

“Correct the $101 million er ror in the tax bill, and restore the tax exemption for the state high school league.”

Dayton said if legislators hadn’t passed the tax bill at the last minute, there wouldn’t have been an error.

“I’m not responsible for the error,” he said, adding that the tax bill wouldn’t have been “riddled with factual er rors” if the House caucus released a bonding bill on time.

Dayton said he met with caucus leaders Tuesday afternoon to negotiate a special session.

NATIONAL BRIEFING

Calif. judge gives controversial sex assult sentence

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SAN FRANCISCO — A California judge is facing demands for his removal after sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious young woman behind a campus dumpster.

Some questions and answers about the furor: Q. What’s the debate?

A. The main question is whether 20-year-old Brock Turner, a blue-eyed white Olympic-caliber swimmer from Dayton, Ohio, with a privileged upbringing, received lenient treatment from a white judge who also played sports at Stanford. Critics argue that a minority or others less fortunate than Turner would have received a stiffer sentence.

The suspicions of special treatment were further fueled when the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department released a booking photo Monday of a clean-shaven, neatly dressed Turner taken about two weeks after his arrest. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s department released without explanation a second booking photo from the night of Turner’s arrest that that shows him disheveled, shaggyhaired and red-eyed.

Q. What, exactly, did the judge decide?

A. Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky gave Turner six months in the county jail and ordered him to register for life as a sex offender, citing his lack of a criminal history, his numerous character references, and what the judge said was the unlikelihood of his committing another such crime.

California jail inmates are general freed after ser ving half their sentences, meaning Turner could be out in about three months. The judge also placed Turner on three years’ probation.

Q. What happened next?

A. The case triggered outrage and fur y online, especially after the release of a letter to the judge from Turner’s father, who said his son had already paid a steep price for “20 minutes of action.”

Recalling an elected official is rare in California. The judge’s opponents would have to collect signatures from about 80,000 registered county voters to put the question of his removal on the ballot.

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The er ror would have cost the state about $100 million over the next three years.

The $259 million bill provided tax credits for student loan debtors, a state income tax exemption for veterans’ retiree benefits and child care tax credit, among others.

Dayton let the bill expire via a pocket veto at midnight T uesday and now wants legislators to

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Defendant in shootings to face November trial

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The federal death penalty trial of a white man charged with shooting and killing nine black parishioners during a Bible study at their Charleston church will be held in November, a judge announced Tuesday.

Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel set Nov. 7 to begin selecting jurors for the federal trial of Dylann Roof, 22, who faces numerous counts, including hate crimes, in the June 17 shootings at Emanuel AME Church.

That’s about two months before Roof’s state death-penalty trial. Roof faces nine counts of murder in state court in a trial set to begin in January.

Handcuffed and clad in a gray-striped prison jumpsuit, Roof attended Tuesday’s hearing but did not address the court.

But his attorneys reiterated previous comments that he would be willing to plead guilty if the death penalty were not on the table.

“Our plea offer has not been withdrawn and will never be withdrawn,” defense attorney David Bruck told the judge.

Setting a date for Roof’s federal trial had been delayed a number of times since last year as the Justice Department weighed whether to seek the death penalty.

The decision was announced last month by Attorney General Loretta Lynch who said she was compelled by “the nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm.”

On Tuesday, under questioning from the judge, both defense attorneys and federal prosecutors told Gergel they could complete their investigations, do the necessary legal research and be prepared to try their cases by November. They said they expected the trial could take as long as six weeks.

Gergel said that between 1,200 and 1,500 potential jurors might be summoned from throughout the state.

Most of the 75-minute hearing concerned setting deadlines for filing pretrial motions and other scheduling matters.

The church shootings, which occurred a year ago next week, reignited discussions about race relations and led to the removal of a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Roof had previously posed for photos with a rebel flag.

Due in part to problems in obtaining lethal injection drugs, no one has been executed in South Carolina since 2011. The federal government hasn’t put anyone to death since 2003.

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Moving service hires college students The Uber-like app has seen increased demand in the Twin Cities this summer.

busiest during the summer months — expects similar growth in the region this year.

“We’re that option between booking a traditional moving company and begging your friends for help,” Martin said.

The job is meant for college students, who can create their own schedule and take jobs during free time,” he said.

When someone requests help through the app, bellhops in the area accept the job with at least 24 hours’ notice, said Macalester College sophomore and mover Wyatt Ferm.

Bellhops and other sharing apps like Uber and Lyft digitally match customers with services, said Univeristy of Minnesota business analytics and information systems Professor Ravi Bapna.

BY ELIANA SCHREIBER eschreiber@mndaily.com

An Uber-like moving app that employs college students has recently seen a significant surge in its Twin Cities demand.

Bellhops, a Tenneseebased company, modeled itself after Uber when it started five years ago to help students move into dorms at Auburn University. The app has operated in the Twin Cities since 2013 and grew by 300 percent from 2014 to 2015.

Bellhops communications director David Martin said the company — which only hires college students and is

“The app’s job, really, is to create a matching mechanism for the supply and the demand,” Bapna said.

The setup of these companies means they compete differently than traditional ones, he said.

At first, these businesses don’t typically make money, Bapna said, but if they become popular, they can monopolize their field.

“These platforms have what they call winner-take-all phenomenon,” he said.

Sharing apps like these also blur the line between casual workers and employees, he said.

Mar tin said while the bellhops are independent contractors, not Bellhops employees, the company hires some students as campus directors.

The campus directors

help recruit and work with the company’s headquarters to promote the business, said Macalester biology sophomore and Twin Cities campus director Tyler Seaberg.

Seaberg said he recruited 25 people from February to May, including many of his teammates on the Macalester men’s basketball team.

During the six-month span, the movers claimed 40 percent more jobs in the Twin Cities, he said.

Martin said the Twin Cities moved into Bellhops’ top 25 most popular markets nationally.

“This past month, we were doing as many jobs in May as we were doing in July of last year,” Martin said. “If those numbers continue, we’re going to have to have a lot more muscles and strong backs on our platforms claiming jobs.”

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Kaler’s tuition freeze plan U-Spatial expands course offerings for fall semester could affect enrollment The classes aim to provide support for the growing field of spatial research.

ENROLLMENT TRENDS ACROSS UMN CAMPUSES SHOW LITTLE GROWTH 35,000

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tuition will be frozen for most students at the University’s four coordinate campuses. For Duluth nonresident, nonreciprocity undergraduates, tuition would rise by 2.5 percent and by nearly 17 percent — or $2,000 — for their counterparts in Morris.

“We’ve long had a desire to begin to differentiate between the Twin Cities and the outstate campuses,” said University Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Richard Pfutzenreuter. “It is a conscious strategy to move away and put more distance between the Twin Cities and the outstate campuses.”

The move comes as the coordinate campuses — like the Duluth one, which has experienced declining enrollment that helped lead to a financial crisis on campus — face tough competition from schools in nearby reciprocity states.

N o r t h D a k o t a S tate University, for example, has enrolled an average of more than 1,500 Minnesota freshman each year since 2010, and more than 3,000 Minnesota freshman attended a University of Wisconsin campus in 2016.

Other universities vying

for students in regions around outstate campuses include South Dakota State University, the Universities of North and South Dakota, and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Superior and La Crosse campuses, Pfutzenreuter said.

“We just want to make sure that our pricing at the outstate campuses doesn’t disadvantage them from getting students,” he said.

“They all have a little bit [of] different competition.”

Another major reason for the tuition freeze proposal, Regent Thomas Devine said, was to tr y to increase enrollment in University campuses that have room for more students.

He said it would be more ef ficient for the University to add students than it would be to raise tuition.

“The UMD campus is shor t about 400 students right now,” Devine said. “If they keep tuition competitive and comparable both in Nor th Dakota and into Wisconsin schools, it will … keep kids in Minnesota and draw those kids from northern Wisconsin.”

Despite Kaler’s proposed hike in nonresident tuition on the T win Cities campus, Regent Chair Dean Johnson said he hopes the tuition freezes on outstate campuses will maintain or increase system-wide University

enrollment.

“We’re just tr ying to be competitive and at the same time recognize tuition competition on student debt,” he said. “It’s a ver y complicated mixture of things.”

While many students criticized Kaler’s proposed nonresident, nonreciprocity — who represent about a fourth of the school’s total undergraduate population — tuition hike at board meetings last month, Regents said higher nonresident tuition could be beneficial for the University.

“By having higher outof-state tuition, we’re telling students that we have good programs,” said Regent Michael Hsu. “Low out-of-state tuition makes us look like the junior college of the Big Ten.” Pfutzenreuter said raising nonresident tuition too high too fast could potentially push out-of-state students away.

“Nonresident students have a lot of choices as to where they can go,” Pfutzenreuter said. “If we have our nonresident sticker too high like it used to be, kids take a look at [that] and they go elsewhere. … We have to be careful how we package up that nonresident rate.”

Regents are expected to vote on the proposal Friday.

In fall 2016, three new geographic information science courses will be offered at the University of Minnesota, expanding the U-Spatial program.

Since its founding four years ago, the U-Spatial program has contributed to international projects on spatial technology and has assisted in the development of the spatial research field, said Steve Manson, a professor in the geography department.

The program, which currently offers 13 classes, is adding three more to meet a growing demand, Manson said.

The courses will focus on advanced instr uction in geocomputing, car tography, geovisualization, geodesy and surveying calculations.

Manson said he hopes the classes help the growing field of spatial research by providing students with foundational research areas. He said that his goal is to maintain the permanency of these classes.

“In the last couple of years

we’ve been called ‘the spatial university,’” Manson said.

“You could argue that the University of Minnesota is probably one of the top three universities in the world that does [geographic information systems].”

Dr. Eric Shook, who will be teaching the advanced geocomputation course, said U-Spatial educators wanted to introduce new technical subjects that students must know before entering the field.

“One of those is geocomputation because it’s just a big growing area … in spatial research,” Shook said. “This [advanced geocomputing] course in particular would allow students to have the skills to develop new methods ... and take some of the computer science ideas … and take that into spatial research,” Shook said.

His course will focus on computational aspects, including computer programming for geographic information systems and algorithm development. Another topic that will receive attention is parallel programming, Shook said.

Shook said he hopes to access some of the 16 existing supercomputers across the United States for his course.

“We’re going to tr y to get the students access to

“...[T]he University of Minnesota is probably one of the top three universities in the world that does [geographic information systems].”

STEVE MANSON University professor of geography

some of those supercomputers to get their hands on them … and take some of the algorithms they’ll develop in GIS methods and run them on the supercomputers,” Shook said.

Shook, along with Dr. Someyah Dodge, will be joining the U-Spatial program from Kent State University and University of ColoradoColorado Springs, respectively. Shook and Dodge will teach classes on advanced geocomputing and advanced cartography at the University of Minnesota.

Manson said both professors have been nationally and inter nationally recognized for their work.

“They’re fantastic … and we were very lucky to get them to come here,” Manson said.

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Editorials & Opinions YOUTH

I’d like my success right now, thank you Stop worrying — you don’t have to achieve smashing success by the time you’re 22 years old.

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hen I was about 14, I carefully cut, folded and tucked away an Entertainment Weekly cover stor y on Lena Dunham.

The frequency of the word “wunderkind” made me feel self-conscious about my failure to become a savant or purveyor of something.

Discouraged by the primacy placed on youthful feats, it seemed like all of my role models were full of unrelenting energy and continued to successfully surpass their previous accomplishments.

It’s been one full year since I graduated high school. While I had a great first year of college, I can’t help thinking morosely, “Wow, one year down. Only three years left to accomplish something truly impressive.”

I can remember my mother and her friends complaining vapidly about their age.

Now, at the ripe age of 19, I feel the same way.

Is there life after 30?

I’ve always hated birthdays. Every passing birthday is a reminder of my great anxiety over procuring success early in my career.

I’m tr ying to unlearn all the severe

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categorizations I have in my head. These consumptive, toxic thoughts about success keep me up late at night, Googling the biographical information of luminaries I admire. Was it 1985 or 1896 when they reached the peak of their success? I’m trying to stop mentally calculating how old they would have been at the height of their careers.

At the risk of sounding trite, I’ve begun to understand that everyone’s path is different. What about the man who decided to take night classes to earn a belated GED? And what about the woman who scrapped her job for a new career? The value of accomplishments shouldn’t be tied to age.

But that’s a hard truth to accept in a society that places such a premium on youth.

We’ve been taught that you must complete the most impactful work of your life when you’re young.

The web is littered with lists of “40 Young People Who Became Millionaires Before

They Were 20” and “10 Successful Young Entrepreneurs” and “The Top Celebrity Babies Killin’ the Game Right Now.” We’re hungry for the prestige and novelty of having attained things by a certain age, to be the youngest person to achieve something.

Of course, if you do it all by 23, what’s left?

The impatience can be damaging. Attaining substantive skill or understanding takes cold, hard time. Every year, we gain new perceptions, thoughts, tastes and sensibilities. Time is valuable.

As James Taylor once said in a sweet, soothing song, “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.”

And as I once said, less eloquently, “Pull it together, Kate, calm down for, like, two seconds. Bobby Fischer is an anomaly. An anomaly!”

I don’t want to pursue a goal plainly because I think it’ll be another fine feather in my hat. It’s important to be ambitious, but chasing the clock can be dangerous.

Enjoy your ride, and your fleeting youth.

In the end, you’ll age and yellow just like the pages of a Lena Dunham article.

Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.

DAILY DISCUSSION Responses to “Lessons from the divestment debate” I agree with Ms. Dunn when she writes there was a lack of listening and empathy in this process. In fact, I would make this more general and say that at the University of Minnesota, while there are a variety of expressed viewpoints, it is shockingly rare that those with different views talk to each other rather than past one another.

However, Ms. Dunn is mistaken as to what happened regarding the letter sent by the state Legislators. They did not “lend their opinions to a student government debate.”

Instead, they wrote a nonpublic letter to President Kaler, and they copied their letter to each member of the Board of Regents. By “lending their opinions” in this manner, there was clearly an implicit threat of potential legislative reprisals to the University.

When President Kaler issued his statement, he never mentioned the letter from the legislators. He justified this omission by saying he had heard from a lot of people expressing concerns.

By their actions and omissions, neither the legislators nor President Kaler seemed to appreciate the impor tance to the University community of free and open discussion and debate.

Chuck Turchick Minnesota journalist

With regards to the letter to the editor, there is clear confusion on the nature of the discussions that were taking place.

The Legislature is free to communicate to the Regents and the president as they please. It is not ex par te communication if they are doing so as representatives of their constituents either in public or in private. The fact that the students had a position is great, but it is not for them to conflate their positions as official on behalf of the entire institution without approval from the Board of Regents.

When discussing free speech with regards to students, stakeholders and government officials, let’s not continue to get these confused.

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The people of our country are faced with a critical upcoming election. A majority of Minnesotans and a great many people in this country are horrified at the prospect of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States.

I believe that it is time for those who have declared publicly their intention to cast their superdelegate vote for Hillary Clinton at the convention in Philadelphia to reexamine that position.

It has become increasingly apparent, as time slips away, just how weak Clinton would be as the Democratic nominee. Only two months ago, Clinton still had an almost 11-point lead over Trump, according to

EDITORIALS Zika aid is not a bargaining chip

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he Senate and the House remain locked to find necessar y funds for combating the Zika virus, a mosquitotransmitted disease that could result in microcephaly.

The House diced the Senate’s proposition for funding by half and provided only a third of President Obama’s request.

To make matters worse, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan issued a statement conflating pesticide regulation with efforts to combat the Zika virus. He argued that weakening EPA regulations would allow stronger pesticides that could kill Zika-carrying mosquitos.

Such a misapprehension characterizes a GOP agenda aimed at regulating and downsizing the EPA, a rhetoric that could have dangerous implications for Americans.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar recently met with researchers and health officials to determine the best strategy to eradicate the spread of the Zika virus. These kinds of discussions are particularly important because they demonstrate the need for collaboration and the impor tance of emergency preparedness.

We believe that congressional response to the Zika virus ought to be more robust. It is erroneous to treat the issue of Zika lightly, especially when the virus has the potential to harm many people. Further, the issue of public health is not a bargaining chip or a tradeoff point for political gain.

Congress must provide the necessar y funding to facilitate the creation of an appropriate vaccine and treatment. Granting funding to various emergency epidemic groups will ensure that people are educated about the risks and methods of prevention for the disease.

MN needs mental health training

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

VIOLENCE

Take rape on campus seriously It’s better to teach people not to rape others rather than teaching them how to avoid being raped.

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sexual assault case at Stanford University has fueled an already heated debate about rape at college campuses. Such an issue is undeniably prevalent and hasn’t been dealt with appropriately by judges or law enforcement.

One in four women are sexually assaulted during their time at college. Few end up reporting the crime.

Last January, Brock Turner, a swimmer at Stanford University, was caught sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. Two witnesses intervened and detained Turner until police officers arrived at the scene. On top of witness testimonies, there was DNA evidence linking Turner to the crime.

Despite the evidence, the case went to trial.

In turn, the rapist was only given six months in county jail and three years of probation.

The judge’s reasoning for this ridiculously lenient decision? Turner lacked a criminal history, and a “prison sentence would’ve had a ‘severe impact’ on him.”

To make matters worse, the cross-examination largely focused on the woman’s decision to imbibe alcohol that night.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR An open letter to Minnesota superdelegates

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

RealClear Politics. That source now has her lead over Trump down to 2 points in their average of national polls, with five months to go.

Bernie Sanders has consistently outpolled Clinton when matched against Trump and currently leads him by 10.4 points.

Her vaunted “electability” has been vastly overrated. The extensive record she’s running on isn’t really all that impressive, unless you count supporting the most “free trade” pacts, championing ever y opportunity for militar y inter ventionism, selling American weapon systems or holding the most positions on the most issues of any candidate.

A huge portion of her “popular vote lead” was won in states like Louisiana and Mississippi, who are never going to deliver their electoral votes to any Democratic nominee.

THE EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS DEPARTMENT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE NEWSROOM

KEELIA MOELLER columnist

Stanford banned Turner from campus, but schools have little agency when it comes to imposing sanctions on students embroiled in rape investigations.

Instead of teaching people how to avoid being raped, we should be teaching people not to sexually assault. Let’s teach young people about consent, emphasizing the respect and autonomy of one’s body.

We must stop focusing on tangential aspects of victim-survivors. It’s of little relevance to know how much a victim-survivor drank, whether they went out alone or what they choose to wear. Interrogating victim-survivors like this further stigmatizes and isolates them and diminishes the severity of the crime.

Prestigious schooling and a lack of a criminal record do not excuse rape. Rape is a crime and must be punished. There’s no defense for violating someone’s body.

Keelia Moeller welcomes comments at kmoeller@mndaily.com.

People like and trust Sanders far more than they do Clinton (or Trump), and the public’s opinion of her continues to decline.

Of course the real elephant in the room (if you’ll pardon the expression) is the FBI’s ongoing investigation of Clinton’s handling of classified materials while she was Secretary of State.

As the Obama State Department Inspector General’s report illustrates, this is not a partisan witch hunt. The investigation constitutes a huge liability that could influence voters and would no doubt be used mercilessly

by Trump in the general election. Should she overcome that and become president, Clinton will be hounded relentlessly on this issue, with calls for her impeachment rising through the echoes of the inauguration ceremony.

Gerald Ganann Daily reader

This letter was edited for fact accuracy and clarity. This is the first half of a two-part letter.

The second half will be published next week.

n Minnesota, 45 percent of people who died in physical confrontations with law enforcement since 2000 had a histor y of mental health illness or were in the midst of a mental health crisis, Star Tribune reporting has shown.

Last year, that number shot up to 69 percent, in par t because Minnesota police of ficers are often the most available responders for those experiencing psychological emergencies.

What’s more, only 15 percent of of ficers in Minnesota’s 12 largest law enforcement agencies have completed the Crisis Inter vention Team (CIT) model — a fiveday, 40-hour course that prepares officers to handle mental health emergencies.

CIT’s model employs of ficers specifically trained as primar y or secondar y responders in mental health emergencies.

Earlier this year, all University of Minnesota police officers completed de-escalation training to better prepare for situations of mental health crises on campus — an initiative that we applaud.

With more than 500,000 people in Minnesota suffering from mental health concerns, it is reprehensible that officers not be properly trained in how to handle psychological crises.

Fur ther, it is imperative to increase the accessibility of mental health programs across the state by lessening the burden of cost-prohibitive support.

We urge legislators to reach across the aisle and direct more funds to Minnesotan mental health initiatives. Mandating that of ficers are better equipped to handle mental health crises will only begin to address the state’s public safety concerns.

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some say the project would be good for business in the area. “ ‘This building is very attractive but not appropriate in this district,’ is essentially how it was put by several of the commissioners,” said Janelle Widmeier, senior city planner for the city’s Department of Community Planning and Economic Development.

She said the developer wants City Council to consider alternatives to the set guidelines.

The luxury tower would be constructed at 200 Central Ave. SE and would be 11 stories taller than the area’s next-highest building.

Chris Osmundson, senior development associate for Alatus and lead developer on the project, said he is hopeful that they’ll be able to win the appeal at this week’s zoning and planning committee meeting.

Osmundson said they’ve received a letter of support from the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, along with suppor t from some sur rounding businesses.

“I think it’s fair to say that the neighborhood the project is in supports the project,” he said.

But Osmundson said he understands why the preservation commission denied the plan, given the historic neighborhood’s height rules for new buildings.

“So, by denying the building, they stuck to the guidelines that they have in place, which is a totally fair and reasonable decision by them,” he said.

If the appeal is successful, Osmundson said the proposal would be discussed further by the city before getting approval to break ground.

But he said the resident group Neighbors for East Bank Livability star ted a petition against the project despite Alatus attempts to work with them.

“We’re going through the process with them; we’ve had discussion with them about what they would like to see the building look like, but they’ve remained stead-

MADDY FOX, DAILY

A proposed 40-story luxury housing tower in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District was recently denied by the Historic Preservation Commission due to its height.

The tower, proposed by Alatus LLC, would be located on Central Avenue Southeast.

“Concepts of growth and preservation are not mutually exclusive. ... In numerous different cities throughout the world, we’ve seen beautiful modern structures erected in and among…historic buildings.”

JACOB FREY Ward 3 City Council Member

fast in their commitment to continue to petition this project,” Osmundson said.

He said the petition, centered on environmental concerns, was denied by the city’s zoning and planning committee.

Ward 3 City Council member Jacob Frey, whose ward covers the St. Anthony Falls Historic District, said the project is controversial for the neighborhood.

“I would say … the neighborhood as a whole is divided,” Frey said. “I’ve had numerous calls express-

ing love for the design, the height, but not the location.”

While he wouldn’t give his opinion on the proposal, Frey said a building like this would bring in many new residents and provide economic growth for surrounding small businesses.

“Well, clearly density provides significant benefit for small and local businesses,” he said. “Having a built-in customer base provided by an increase in residential [housing] throughout that neighborhood has triggered almost record-setting num-

Como housing pending approval The vote will take place on July 1.

COMO BLUEPRINT HOUSING INFORMATION

BY RAJU CHADUVULA rchaduvula@mndaily.com

A University of Minnesota neighborhood is seeking city approval to bring it up to par with other area associations.

The Como Blueprint outlines development and expansion in the Southeast Como neighborhood for the next 20 years. The city’s planning commission began the approval process May 23. Now the plan will face another hearing and a final vote at the full City Council.

Como is the last neighborhood near the University to seek approval from the city for its plans. Others like Marcy-Holmes, Prospect Park and Cedar-Riverside have already been granted approval for their plans.

The Blueprint outlines strategies to attract businesses to the area by marketing the land. In addition, the plan aims to develop community relationships and prepare recreational development and transportation in the area over the next decade.

The Blueprint was in the works for almost four years, said Haila Maze, principal city planner for the City of Minneapolis. It was officially introduced by the Southeast Como Improvement Association in September 2015, going through local community hearings and receiving feedback before a final draft was completed in December.

Following public hearings, the plans entered a city approval process, where they have received initial unanimous support from city commissioners, Maze said.

Cody Olson, SECIA’s neighborhood coordinator, said the city was supportive of the plans from the beginning.

“The city appreciates when a small area plan comes up from [the neighborhood] with community participation,” he said.

If the plans are approved at the full City Council

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SOURCE: PEG WOLFF, COMO BLUEPRINT, SOUTHEAST COMO HOUSING STRATEGY

meeting, they will be rolled into the city’s comprehensive plan.

Maze said this is the last of the neighborhood plans that will be adopted before the creation of the city’s next master plan in 2018.

Once the plans are adopted, the Blueprint would effectively be under city control, Maze said, and the city can decide to add to or amend them.

Ward 2 Council member Cam Gordon said he supports the plans, adding there is a city protocol to include community input with any changes.

“I want the neighborhood involved. ... [From the beginning] this was a neighborhood-led plan,” he said.

Once the plans are approved, they will serve as a guide for future area projects, Gordon said. The city can refer back to the plans to see if the projects match its goals, he said.

The city would mostly get involved in larger-scale projects and leave smaller issues to SECIA, Maze said.

Meanwhile, Olson said, the community would start

immediately with parts of the Blueprint aimed to attract residents to Southeast Como.

Jan Morlock, president of University of Minnesota Government and Community Relations, said the University was a consultant in the Blueprint’s development. The University and its students play an important role in the community, but the plans were entirely neighborhood-led, she said.

Morlock said the University gave an initial investment of $250,000 to the University District Alliance to help develop plans for the surrounding neighborhood areas.

Meanwhile, the University’s Good Neighbor Fund gave nearly $575,000 to University neighborhood projects between 2008 and 2016, said University Relations Spokesperson Peg Wolff.

Maze said the City’s Zoning Committee hearing should go smoothly and the city tends to follow its decisions.

The Como Blueprint plans will go through the city’s zoning committee on June 23, and the Council will make a final vote July 1.

bers of small and local businesses opening.”

Frey said other cities have proven that historic buildings can coexist with new ones.

“Concepts of growth and preser vation are not mutually exclusive,” he said.

“In numerous different cities throughout the world, we’ve seen beautiful modern structures erected in and among … historic buildings.

The appeal will be voted on at the zoning and planning committee meeting June 9.

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University physicians reprimanded by board of medical practice Two physicians posted a drug trial participant’s medical records.

BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com

The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has reprimanded two physicians who posted medical records of a drug trial participant, Dan Markingson, on a public University website.

Dr. Stephen Olson, former head of the University’s psychiatry department, and Dr. Charles Schulz, a psychiatr y professor, authorized the University of Minnesota to publish the medical records.

In 2004, Markingson killed himself after participating in an antipsychotic drug study conducted by the two physicians. The suicide prompted a decade of scrutiny into the psychiatr y department’s research practices.

Calls for greater transparency in the facts surrounding Markingson’s case led the University to post his records in the spring of 2015. The decision followed a wave of scathing reviews, including an investigation by the Office of the Legislative Auditor that found “serious ethical issues and numerous conflicts of interest” in the drug trial.

In May 2015, a friend of Dan Markingson’s mother filed a complaint with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice against Olson and Schulz for breaching patient confidentiality. The University’s post containing Markingson’s documents was later removed.

Olson and Schulz met

“Nurses get fired for posting patient-identifying information online or even looking into the wrong chart. ... Here we have two physicians ... and they posted medical history on a public website.”

NIKI GJERE University Institutional Review Board member

with the Board’s Complaint Review Committee in February 2016 and admitted to authorizing the publication of Markingson’s medical information, saying they thought the post was appropriate. According to a reprimand order drafted by the committee, a University attorney suggested Markingson’s information be released.

In the document, the committee said the posting was inappropriate and constituted disciplinary action, though the reprimands do not include suspension or loss of a medical license.

While Olson is still employed by the University, Schulz stepped down last year amid investigations into the Psychiatry Department. He retired at the end of last year.

Angela Nelson, Olson and Szhulz’s attorney, declined to comment on the reprimand.

Niki Gjere, a member of the University’s Institutional Review Board and a nurse at Fair view Health Ser vices, said the reprimand didn’t go far enough to discipline the physicians.

“It’s just a slap on the wrist,” Gjere said. “It’s not really anything.”

Gjere also said she was fr ustrated with what she saw as a double standard represented by the board’s decision to only issue a

reprimand.

“Nurses get fired for posting patient-identifying information online or even looking into the wrong char t,” Gjere said. “Here we have two physicians … and they posted medical history on a public website.

It’s just ridiculous, the different standards.”

In 2014, some bioethicists criticized Olson for disclosing personal information about another research participant, Robert Huber, who claimed he had been coerced into participating in a clinical drug trial.

In a statement to Fox 9, Olson questioned Huber’s ability to remember correctly, saying Huber’s medical record showed “extreme anxiety and paranoia, a history of head injuries and lengthy battle with alcoholism.”

University attorney Lori Ketola said because Huber signed a release form allowing his medical information to be shared with repor ters at Fox 9, Olson was allowed to disclose the information.

“Because the authorization from the patient allowed us to only talk to Fox 9, there was really nothing else we could do to rectify the situation,” Ketola said.

“The patient authorized the doctor to talk to Fox 9 and provide records to Fox 9.”

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FOOD

Naturally nice St. Pops is adding a touch of natural sweetness to the Twin Cities for the third year in a row.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

J

ennifer Helm’s son was always asking for popsicles.

Sick of providing Bomb Pops, Helm decided to take matters into her own hands.

After years of corporate work, Helm was energized by the prospect of culinary creations.

A year later, St. Pops was born.

Fast for ward three years, and the company is still growing. As dietar y wellness grows in popularity, Helm is standing by the sanctity of healthy treats.

In a world of food intolerances, St. Pops popsicles are very “free.” They’re free of dair y, gluten, soy and nuts. A sugar-free flavor is always on hand, and no artificial colors are added.

The St. Pops season lasts from May to October. Local produce is used to make the pops, so the flavor selection depends largely on what is seasonally available.

The popsicles are made at GIA Kitchen, a commercial kitchen space in St. Paul.

A Finamac Turbo 8 — a machine Helm ordered from Brazil, nicknamed “Bruna”— freezes 88 popsicles at a time in 20-30 minutes. After five hours of work, Helm leaves the space with five buckets holding 147 popsicles each.

Helm sells her popsicles at the St. Thomas More farmers market on Fridays, the Fulton farmers market on Saturdays and the Kingfield farmers market three Sundays a month. Popsicles are also sold at the Tin Fish on Lake Calhoun and on the 9 Yum Yum food truck.

In terms of flavor, Helm is always looking to try new things.

“I have a bunch of

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Penelope Kopplin, age 3, eats a popsicle from St. Pops at the St. Paul farmers market on Friday. The popsicle company, owned and run by Jennifer Helm, is focused on making dairy- and gluten-free popsicles from local ingredients.

gooseberries in my freezer right now that I might try with lemon and lavender,” Helm said. “I could talk about flavors all day.”

Not all flavors are winners, however. Helm did not have a pleasant experience with pumpkin.

“Horrible. It turned out chalky ever y time,” Helm said.

Amanda Lovelee, city artist for Public Art Saint Paul,

asked Helm to create an exclusive popsicle for the city of St. Paul. Helm created a sweet mint lemonade flavor, which is passed out for free at community Pop Up Meetings, a Public Art Saint Paul project that aims to increase participation and diversity in the city’s urban planning process.

Lila Jensen, 13, is one of Helm’s regulars. She has been stopping by the St.

Thomas More farmers market every Friday for the last three years.

“I knew they were known for the Mar y’s Lemonade [flavor],” Jensen said. “I tried it, and it was really good, so I just kept going.”

A war m community atmosphere is always present at St. Pops stands. As patrons stop by to purchase the tasty treats, conversations shift from debacles

over honey popsicles to Jensen’s interest in role-playing games.

“I’m really fascinated by one game where instead of killing your enemies you can resolve ever ything with a peaceful conversation,” Jensen said.

Or you can just give them a popsicle.

At the St. Thomas More farmers market, a four-legged chalkboard

stands in front of a cooler with the names of the day’s flavors. If you look closely, you can see the half-erased names of late-summer flavors.

Watermelon-mint, crab apple-thyme and lavender — a reminder of what’s to come.

“I’d recommend the chocolate or the Mar y’s Lemonade, but they all have their own charm,” Jensen said.

MUSIC

Pocket full of posies Minneapolis rock band Daisy Chains is recording a new album and planning a fall tour.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

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n the 19th centur y, poet John Keats wrote a love stor y called “La Belle Dame sans Merci.” The titular femme fatale character — decked with a beautiful daisy chain garland — devoured every man she met.

The daisy chain has since become a symbol for irregularity and childlike wonder, revolution and love.

Minneapolis rock band Daisy Chains uniquely embraces these connections by subverting typical power dynamics and focusing on what it means to be lonely.

Daisy Chains began on Thanksgiving Day of 2014.

Singer and guitarist Beth Bamber y and dr ummer Walker Neudorff didn’t have holiday plans, so they decided to form a band.

Bamber y had been a bedroom songwriter, recording songs on GarageBand software in privacy.

After stockpiling enough tracks, she began searching for a new performance outlet.

“I was holding on to them and not showing anybody but secretly wanted to start a band,” Bamber y said. “I waited until once I felt that I was good enough or was proud of [them].”

Bamber y and Neudorff met while on tour with their respective bands in Iowa

MADDY FOX, DAILY

Daisy Chains performs for a late-night crowd at Eagles 34, Saturday

City. The two shared a love for groups like the Shangrilas and the Shirelles, soon realizing they were attuned to the same pop sensibilities.

“I was touring with my band Miami Dolphins,” Bambery said. “[Neudorff]

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was touring with Solid Attitude. He lived in Iowa City, and once he moved to Minneapolis we became better friends.”

Initially a duo, they spent months practicing in secret. Neudorff smashed a bizarre floor tom, snare and

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crash cymbal drum setup, while Bambery yelped over warm chord phrasings.

“It went well, so we star ted practicing more and more,” Neudorff said.

“The first set of songs was focused on acoustic guitar, so I was expecting the

1. Greys, No Star 2. A Giant Dog, Sleep When Dead 3. Andy Shauf, The Worst In You

transition to be harder.”

Eventually, the fledgling band began searching for new members. They set their sights on bassist Allison Gunderson.

“Allison was in a band called Vellhouse,” Neudorff said. “So we staked her

4. Antwon, 100k 5. Hammock, Burning Down the Fascination 6. Har Mar Superstar, It Was Only Dancing (Sex) 7. The Coathangers, Burn Me

out, and we both went, ‘Oh yeah, she’s good.’”

After an admittedly disastrous first show, their sound began to develop and broaden. Bamber y’s voice spor ted a distinct, high-pitched wavering vibrato, and Neudor f f ’s frenetic energy locked in with Gunderson’s low-end wobble. Folk met heavy rock.

“I usually tell people we sound like Nir vana meets Sher yl Crow,” Bamber y said. “Or, if I feel fancy, I’ll say Fleetwood Mac.” When their sound finally came together, they started touring the Midwest and headlining local shows at Eagles 34 and the Hexagon Bar. “It’s getting to a place where ever ything sounds like the way we want it to sound,” Neudor f f said.

“People seem to sorta like it.”

Right now, Daisy Chains is taking a break from live shows to focus on recording their first full-length LP. The record will be tracked in Neudor f f ’s house and should be finished by the end of the summer, with a release date in the fall.

“We’re going to tr y and finish the album, then go on tour,” Neudor f f said. “We want to leave the Midwest and head for the coasts. But first we need to finish the album and find someone to put it out.”

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By Joe Cristo

Binge watch this:

Watch this:

Eat this:

“Lady Dynamite”

“Love and Friendship”

Teppanyaki Grill and Supreme Buffet

One of the best series developed by Netflix, this show centers on comedian Maria Bamford. Co-created and written by Mitch Hurwitz of “Arrested Development,” “Lady Dynamite” is unlike any show you’ve seen before. In “meta” fashion, the show riffs on its own jokes and consistently breaks the fourth wall. In comedic environs where everything seems trite, “Lady Dynamite” is a refreshing new take on sitcom.

Starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny, this movie is based on the Jane Austen novel “Lady Susan.” It follows the titular widow who — after her husband’s death — attempts to find an acceptable suitor for both herself and her daughter. An unusual blend of drama and comedy, “Love and Friendship” is a stellar period film.

Beckinsale is radiant on screen, and writer-director Whit Stillman’s visual style is breathtaking.

The food is just OK. But considering the price — $9 for a lunch special — and the boundless amounts of food, this joint is one of the best spots for those of us with very little money to spend on sushi. There is a varied and endless sushi bar, Chinese favorites and unlimited deserts.

For the price, it doesn’t get much better — that is besides sushi from 7-Eleven.

MUSIC

Hymn for the dead DIY music shop Dead Media is a hub of the local music scene.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

W

hile the storefront of Dead Media may be unadorned, the south Minneapolis record store is a thriving artistic enclave.

Catering to analogformat music aficionados, the store is chock-full of cassette tapes and vinyl records. Dead Media also functions as a venue for various local and touring groups, often hosting popup concer ts, poetr y readings and late-night music benders.

Founded in June of 2014, the ownership of Dead Media has undergone modifications over the past few years. The store was originally established by John Kass of Hi-Fi records and Joey Franklin. However, Kass handed control to Simon Brooks, Colin Wilkinson and Walker Neudor f f virtually free of charge.

“Colin, Walker and I were buddies first,” Brooks said. “We just liked collecting tapes and records, and John Kass jumped on it and brought us in.”

The new owners soon renovated the store and created an almost entirely new library of recordings. Each person manages dif ferent

aspects of the business, though the group collaboratively decides on which music to feature in the store.

“We do our own accounting,” Neudor f f said.

“Which is handled by Colin; Simon does a lot of scheduling and I book events and shows. All of us help run the day-to-day.”

The curated space relies on the rich local music scene, emphasizing variety by embracing both the venerated and the unknown.

Dead Media is almost exclusively run by volunteers.

Most of these volunteers — as well as the owners — are heavily involved with the music scene, like Jeremy Warden of Ego Death.

“I’ve always wanted to work in a record store,” Warden said. “Since everyone that works there is a volunteer, ever yone is really invested in the store itself. It’s filled with people who want to make the community be more vibrant.”

Brooks, Neudor f f and Wilkinson work together on the band Tree Blood, in addition to various solo projects.

“Dead Media is something special in that we are so connected to the music scene.” Warden said. “It’s not just a place trying to sell tapes and records. It’s tr ying to make a space where people feel welcome.”

Meticulously organized and expansive, the store’s local tape section is Dead

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY

Co-owner Walker Neudorff organizes records at Dead Media, an independently run cassette, record and book store in the Seward neighborhood, on Monday.

Media’s crown jewel. The tapes are responsible for the majority of sales at the store. By purchasing local artists’ recordings and selling them, Dead Media hopes to provide financial suppor t to up-and-coming artists and cater to the Minneapolis community.

“We usually take our cues from volunteers or the community,” Neudorff said.

“That’s sort of our mission statement — to be a community-driven resource.”

The important function of the record store has been heralded by Neudorff.

“When you’re on tour,

the record store is important,” Neudor f f said. “It becomes a place where all the ‘weird’ people or ar tists meet. It’s like a hub that helps artists find each other.”

While business has been going well and sales are steady, Neudorff said,

Dead Media and its owners treasure the store’s role in Minneapolis.

“We were just nerdy music collectors,” Brooks said.

“It’s great because we try to build a space where people who are passionate about music and art can come be themselves.”

OTHER

Conversational critique Local podcast “XOXOJK” is 58 episodes in, and there’s still a lot left to talk about.

BY SOPHIA VILENSKY svilensky@mndaily.com

K

ate O’Reilly and Jenn Schaal were T witter friends, finding companionship in favorites and understanding in retweets. When the two

women finally met in person, their conversational propensity never faltered.

Once the women had established close rapport, their friends suggested they make a podcast. O’Reilly’s boyfriend proposed a title: “XOXOJK” — hugs and kisses, Jenn and Kate.

“We had no production guide, no idea for topics, just the name,” O’Reilly said.

Almost two years later, “XOXOJK” has grown into a full-fledged endeavor. The weekly podcast is now a platform for the women to share their ideas, perspectives on world news, Twin Cities’

MADDY FOX, DAILY

Kate O’Reilly, right, and Jenn Schaal record an episode of the podcast “XOXOJK” on Sunday.

The two women meet weekly to discuss “real stuff, funny stuff, good stuff and all the stuff in between.”

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happenings and the intricacies of their personal lives.

Over time, the title has taken on meaning of its own.

The podcast is balanced between Schaal and O’Reilly’s dispositions. Schaal is more cynical than O’Reilly, for example.

“I’ve always been a bit of a Pollyanna,” O’Reilly said.

“The ‘XOXO’ to Schaal’s ‘JK.’” The first episode of “XOXOJK” came out in fall 2014, at a time when the Twin Cities podcast scene was very much male-dominated.

Over the years, the women have watched the gender gap narrow.

One thing that the women find important is their commitment to frankness.

Not ones to be shy away from tackling what may be deemed of fensive material, the two are informed and fiercely feminist.

“There were a lot of highprofile shows with very selective subject matter. More newsy podcasts talked about events in general, but no, ‘What do we actually think about this? How does this af fect us?’” O’Reilly said.

“Someone running for president might say something very anti-trans, so we’re there

to say, ‘This is the article, this is what happened, this is what is wrong.’”

When the women sit down to record a podcast in O’Reilly’s in-house studio, they do a few episodes at a time. They reserve their catching-up for on-air time.

As a result, their conversations are organic and candid.

Most episodes are titled with a quotation from the recording. “I Am Also on Bret Michaels’ Wikipedia Page,” the title of the show’s first episode reads — not necessarily contextual but always engaging.

Guests are a common fixture on the show. Nora McInerny Purmort, local author of the memoir “It’s Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too)” — released in May — was a recent interviewee.

Guests of “XOXOJK” add to O’Reilly and Schaal’s witty dynamic.

A professional consultant, O’Reilly understands the pros and cons of different types of media.

“Podcasts are different because there’s a freedom in knowing that people can’t see your words on a page. They have to invest in listening in order to hear all of the things

you’re saying. There’s a huge responsibility to something being recorded,” O’Reilly said. “It’s the perfect medium for where we are in the world right now. The context is key to moving forward together.”

Katie Crawford was a Twitter follower of O’Reilly’s when she read news of the podcast’s release. She decided to give it a listen and is now referred to as the unofficial “XOXOJK” fan club president.

“I find Jenn and Kate so relatable. In my own experience, whether it’s approaching career or relationships or friendships, they offer this ideal mix of practical and insightful advice delivered with the perfect amount of humor.

It feels like I’m sitting down to brunch with them when they’re in my earbuds,” Crawford said.

As “XOXOJK” has grown, the women have proven they’re not shy about making use of their platform.

“We need to give ourselves and our sisters and our self-identified sisters permission [to be]. We need to move each other forward.

If you can move a fellow woman forward, then that’s your job,” O’Reilly said.

By Joe Cristo

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Concert at Eagles 34 (Syko Friend, Tabby Raben, Touchers, John Scary)

Sarah Silverman at Skyway Theatre

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons

Currently, Sarah Silverman is one of the top comedians touring, and the fact that she is in Minneapolis means you should stop by.

While the show is a little pricey, she doesn’t come to the Twin Cities often, so it’ll be money well spent. Always controversial and never a bore, Silverman will be performing never-before-seen material. If it’s too expensive, you could always try to buy a ticket outside the theatre from a scalper (you didn’t hear that from me).

In Minneapolis, sometimes Sunday nights can be pretty dull.

Luckily, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has a live tour. The act consists of a “battle” between fan favorites from previous seasons of the show — in effect it’s a live variety-show version of the television series.

Watch the most talented performers blow your mind with every type of performance possible. Note: RuPaul will not be there.

This is a homecoming show for Syko Friend. After touring the West Coast, sole member Sophie Weil will be returning to Minneapolis from Los Angeles to rock the popular Minneapolis venue, Eagles 34. Dark, laconic and lyrically overwhelming, Syko Friend is about to explode. Tabby Raben, Touchers and John Scary are all incredible and will be supporting the ticket, so be sure to get there right when the show starts.

Where Eagles 34, 2507 E. 25th St., Minneapolis Hours 10 p.m.

Cost $5

Where Skyway Theatre, 711 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Hours Doors 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

Cost $49.50-59.50

Where 111 Fifth St. N., Minneapolis Hours Doors 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.

Cost Starting at $37.50

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ATHLETICS

Coaches, Coyle kick off statewide tour

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

University director of athletics Mark Coyle speaks with the press at the Crow River Golf Club in Hutchinson, Minn., on June 1. This was the first stop of the Gopher Road Trip Chalk Talk where University coaches talk about the upcoming season with fans and the press.

Eight coaches and new athletics director Mark Coyle visited Hutchinson last week.

CARISSA POLO cpolo@mndaily.com

stops in southern Minnesota.

An annual tradition for Gophers athletics kicked of f last week as eight coaches and new athletics director Mark Coyle hit the road for the Gopher Road Trip.

The event, which star ted in Hutchinson, Minn., marked the first public appearance for Coyle as well as his first day on the job. It also featured commentar y and appearances from coaches in eight spor ts including football, volleyball, women’s swimming and diving, cross countr y, tennis, golf, soccer and men’s tennis.

The event ser ves as a chance for fans across the state to interact with coaches and hear about the current state of Minnesota athletics. The road trip also comes just weeks after Coyle was announced as the new athletics director.

The first four legs of the event concluded last week and continued T u e s d a y a n d We d n e s day with Coyle and football head coach T racy Claeys joined by eight dif ferent coaches for four

Coyle’s first day focused on investment In his first public appearance as athletic director, Coyle immediately looked to gain the approval and trust of Gophers fans as he informed them of his mission in the athletics department — a department faced with numerous challenges — going forward.

W ith concer ns over misspent money, T itle IX compliance concerns, criminal investigations and convictions of some men’s basketball players and poor per formances from high-tier sports like men’s basketball and hockey roiling the department, Coyle said he wants fans to feel reassured that the depar tment is heading in the right direction.

“I just want to make sure [the fans] feel comfortable with me, that they know who I am and what I’m trying to do,” Coyle said. “Our focus is on the athletes and our coaches,” Coyle said.

“You all take the time to make an investment in our program, and I want you to know that we want to make an investment back in you.”

Coyle also gave the crowd an update on J Robinson, Minnesota’s head wrestling coach. Coyle announced at the event that Robinson was placed on paid administrative amid criminal and internal investigations of his team’s alleged prescription drug distribution and abuse. Robinson allegedly sought to handle the issue internally — claims his agent has denied.

Claeys working with “best team” Head football coach Tracy Claeys also appeared during the first four stops of the road trip event and is the only coach who will appear on the last four as well.

Claeys shared insight on what the team has been doing in the of f-season and said he’s optimistic heading into his first season as head coach.

“I feel really good with where we’re at in the football program,” Claeys said.

“We’ve got five years invested in this thing, and we’ve got great kids, and it should be our best football team coming out this fall.”

Claeys made some bold predictions in his address to the crowd and even said he hopes his team will make an appearance at the Big Ten Championship, a

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feat the team has yet to accomplish.

“I’ll be disappointed when we get to late November and we’re not in the top to go to Indianapolis and play for the Big Ten Championship,” he said. “We’re far enough along. I think that’s how we should be judged.”

Hugh’s Crew Volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon was also in attendance during the Hutchinson event and spoke about his team’s historic 2015 season that ended in the Final Four.

“We had a star t to the season that was not so good,” he said. “And that was tough because the team had worked ver y hard. I give this group of athletes in particular a huge amount of credit for the amount of effort that they put into their

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improvement.”

The team only lost two seniors after the season and looks to find the same level of success that it did this year.

McCutcheon’s recr uit class has recently been ranked eighth in the nation, and three Minnesota incoming freshm e n m a d e Vo l l e y b a l l Magazine’s 2016 “Fab 50” list, the highest number in

the Big Ten. “I say it to my team al l t he t i m e: Cham p i onship results take championship behaviors,” McCutcheon said.

“But when the space between what you’re saying you want and what you actually do to get that gets to be small, then that’s when some really great things can happen.”

WOMEN’S TRACK

Days after father’s death, Esser advances to NCAAs CARISSA POLO cpolo@mndaily.com

Agnes Esser has hit a stride in her sophomore track campaign despite losing a key member of her support system.

Esser finished in second place at the NCAA West Preliminar y in discus and broke the school r ecor d on May 28 but couldn’t share the news w i t h h e r f a t h e r, w h o passed away from brain cancer just one week earlier.

“It’s just sad. He was always one of the people I’d want to talk to after I threw well,” Esser said.

“It was a little emotional after regionals after all my throwing because I couldn’t call him or text him and say like, ‘Hey, this is how I did.’”

Esser has had a breakout season with the Gophers but had to take a dif ferent approach to this year than she did as a freshman.

Esser said that while she made goals to win at

the Big Ten Championships with her teammates, she didn’t make any personal goals for the season after lear ning her father was diagnosed with brain cancer last August.

“I knew it was going to be a tough year because he was terminally ill now, and I never knew when I was going to need to go back home,” she said.

The McBride, B.C., native pressed on with her season despite the personal challenges and has competed well. Esser set

a career-best in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Ch a mpi on s h i ps w i t h a 61.00-meter throw. The mark placed seventh in the meet and moved her into third place in Gophers histor y in the event.

Esser’s biggest per formance of the year came in the NCAA West Preliminar y. She placed second in the discus and broke the previous school record of 55.72 meters with a 57.91-meter throw.

“I’ll say I wasn’t expecting anything,” Esser said.

“I went into regionals not expecting anything, just tr ying to make the top 12, so I was surprised and ver y excited and it was really a good experience.”

She said that although she couldn’t share the victor y with her dad, her teammates and throwing coach Peter Miller were there to help her celebrate the accomplishment.

“That was probably one of the best moments of the meet, honestly,” teammate Lyndsey Thorpe said of Esser breaking the University

of Minnesota record. “We were all so happy for her.”

Esser now heads to the NCAA Championship meet this weekend in Eugene, Ore. The Gophers tied a program record of eight qualifiers heading to the meet, and it will be Esser’s first appearance at the contest.

“I just want to go in there with kind of an open mind [and] have fun,” Esser said. “Do what I’ve been doing in practice and what I’ve been tr ying to do all year.”

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BASEBALL

Gophers baseball team concludes surprise year The team won the Big Ten regular season title for the first time since 2010.

JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Minnesota’s season came to an end Sunday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but the team still had a year marked by success.

The Gophers fought back from a 0-1 record in the College Station Regional to win two consecutive games but fell in the final game 8-2 against No. 1 Texas A&M. It was Minnesota’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.

“Tr ying to figure out what day it is and what time it is here but anyway congratulations to Texas A&M,” said head coach John Anderson after the game. “Ver y, ver y proud of our team, the way we fought back here after losing the first game and [of the] long day we put in today.”

The Gophers made their chances of regional success slim after they dropped the opening game in College Station, Texas, to Wake Forest University 5-3.

Minnesota outhit Wake Forest 8-7 in the game, but the Gophers stranded eight men on base.

Minnesota then found themselves in a mustwin situation Satur day after noon, and defeated

Binghamton 8-5 to stay alive.

Senior T y McDevitt pitched three and a third scoreless innings to earn the victory. Redshirt junior Jordan Smith led the Gophers at bat with three hits, including a solo homerun.

Minnesota avenged its early loss against Wake Forest in the third game of the regional. The Gophers pitching staf f held the Demon Deacons to just three runs while a four-run eighth inning for Minnesota led them to an 8-3 victor y to advance to the regional final.

Sophomore Lucas Gillbreath made his debut start and gave up just one earned run in four and two thirds innings of work. Junior Brian Glowicki and redshirt senior Jordan Jess gave up one run each out of the bullpen to help the Gophers hold on to the lead. Minnesota had 15 hits on eight runs.

The Gophers outhit the Aggies in the final game, but only managed two runs. Texas A&M had six hits and Minnesota’s three pitchers combined for seven walks and eight earned runs in the loss.

Junior Austin Athmann went 2-3 in the final and drove in the only two runs for Minnesota.

“It wasn’t too bad,” Athmann said. “We knew we had to play our best ball to take one away from any of these teams. [We] looked back and said, ‘Hey, we have nothing to

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Matt Fiedler swings at a pitch during the weekend series against Maryland at Siebert Field on April 17.

lose,’ and star ted playing baseball the best way we can. I think ever yone tur ned around and said, ‘We’re sick of losing.’”

Minnesota had a season full of accomplishments despite its early departure from the NCAA Tour nament. The team won its first outright Big Ten title

since 2010 on May 20 and was ranked inside the top 25 for the first time since 2009.

The team retur ns all but five of its players for the 2017 season, including Big Ten Player of the Year Matt Fiedler, who was Minnesota’s second-best batter this season and pitched

89.2 innings.

“I think we have a really strong core group of young guys coming up, and now they have experience under their belt,” Fiedler said. “Next year we should be looking to kind of replicate the season and maybe go further with the experience that came with.”

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MENS TRACK AND FIELD

Donnelly makes Division I debut in Championships

KELSEY CHRISTENSEN, DAILY

Senior Sean Donnelly is competing in the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for hammer throw. Donnelly tossed the hammer 74.35 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invitational this season, which is reported as the ninth-farthest throw in the world.

The senior is a four-time Division III national Champion.

JACK WHITE jwhite@mndaily.com

Many track and field athletes who make their NCAA Championships debut would not have postseason experience at the college level. Senior Sean Donnelly is a rare exception.

Donnelly, a four-time Division III national champion at the University of Mount Union, transferred

to Minnesota for his final year of collegiate eligibility. This week he will make his first appearance in the Division I NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. “We’r e super hopeful with him,” head coach Steve Plasencia said. “He’s definitely had a great year and he was a great addition as a one-year, fifthyear guy to come to the program. It’s been nothing but a bonus there.”

Donnelly dominated at the Division III level. He is an eight-time All-American and finished in first place in the Division III NCAA Championships in the shot put, weight throw and

hammer throw in his final year with Mount Union.

The senior has continued to impress in his first year at the Division I level.

Donnelly set three meet r ecor ds this season — one in the weight throw and two in the hammer throw.

Donnelly also br oke the Gophers’ previous record in the hammer throw of 68.94 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a 74.35-meter mark.

It is the ninth-best throw in the world this year and the best in NCAA competition thus far.

Donnelly is attempting

to join a class of prominent Minnesota throwers with his per formance at the NCAA Championships. The Gophers have had five All-American throwers in the last five seasons with seven total honors.

“It’s a little bit dif ferent,” Plasencia said. “One of the dif ferences is he’s essentially had one season to throw for Minnesota. He’s been the most confident of any of the guys we’ve had in terms of his per formances. …

In terms of gifts and abilities, he’s probably one of the most talented guys we’ve had.”

The hammer throw takes place on the first day of the meet, and Donnelly is the only Minnesota thrower competing.

If Donnelly finishes in the top eight, his hopes of becoming a Division I First Team All-American will be realized.

“I’m driving around town and I’m thinking, ‘I’ve been dr eaming of playing in this meet for four years now,’ and I finally have the oppor tunity,” Donnelly said. “It means a lot to me, and I’m excited to go out and compete against the best hand throwers in the nation and see how I do.”

Donnelly heads back to Eugene, Ore., later this summer in an attempt to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team for the first time in his career.

“Of course you think about the oppor tunities in front of him, which are to place ver y high at the NCAA meet and may even contend to win,” throwing coach L ynden Reder said.

“He’s ranked third in the U.S., and they take the top three to the Olympic games. … Day in and day out we’re just checking the boxes of what needs to be done in terms of the process, and the rest just takes care of itself.”

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One-chair salon transcends boundaries Aesthetic u from Page 1

difficult than people think, adding that most hairstylists don’t enjoy the task.

VerMeer knew initially that she couldn’t relate to other hairstylists, and had hopes to open a studio that doubled as a salon and creative space.

“She doesn’t want to put boundaries on her space. … She is tr ying to make this an innovative, new space that has all these collaborative projects going on,” said client Jared Tuttle.

T uttle, a local ar tist, cut his own hair for seven years before seeking out a professional. He found VerMeer on Instagram and they connected over shared interests in art and design.

The two collaborated on branding designs before VerMeer launched The Aesthetic, and she chose Tuttle to design the logo. “[VerMeer] is ver y helpful,” he said. “She likes connecting people.”

VerMeer, an Iowa native, first went to school for business and marketing in South Dakota. But after a year in school, she dr opped out to pursue her passion for cutting hair. In 2012, she moved to Minneapolis to find new oppor tunities for her art.

“I’ve always loved Minneapolis. … I just love how liberal it is,” she said. “[In Sioux Falls] I was maybe one of 10 gay people that I knew.”

After working for nine months in Minneapolis at a small salon in Highland Park, VerMeer applied

“She doesn’t want to put boundaries on her space. … She is trying to make this an innovative, new space that has all these collaborative projects going on.”

JARED TUTTLE Salon client

to work at Men’s Depar tment, a barbershop, where owner Kur t Kuef fner — a role model of VerMeer’s who wrote the curriculum for Minneapolis’ Aveda I ns ti tute — h i r e d and trained her to cut men’s hair properly.

Eventually, she joined Haus Salon as its Men’s D i r e c t o r, w h e r e s h e worked for almost two years cutting men’s hair exclusively.

At the same time, VerMeer also became an educator for Baxter of Califor nia — L’Oreal’s only men’s brand — where she trained stylists in salons across the countr y.

In April, she quit her job at Haus in order to take a job cutting hair at Coachella. When she came back from the festival, she star ted her own company.

When she found out VerMeer was opening her own place, photographer Bethany Schrock helped promote The Aesthetic with her photography.

Schrock met VerMeer through her husband, one of VerMeer’s clients.

“My husband would get his hair cut, I would then

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Hairstylist Whitney VerMeer washes Jesse Williams’ hair at The Aesthetic, her one-chair salon in Marcy- Holmes on Monday.

VerMeer has been nominated as one of five people for the North America 2016 Men’s Hairstylist of the Year NAHA finalists, and will be heading to Las Vegas in July for the finals award ceremony.

shoot him, and … we got into this collaborative kind of thing,” Schrock said.

VerMeer is a collaborative person and always wants to help her cli ents in any way she can, Schrock said, adding she really cares about clients and wants to get to know them.

Getting a haircut with VerMeer is a completely dif ferent experience, she said.

“When she switched to being a one-chair salon, there wasn’t any ner vousness,” Schrock said. “She

just knew that people who cared about a good haircut and [wanted] to hang out with her would go.”

She committed to the space for The Aesthetic last summer, but it will be completely fur nished by the end of this week.

“When she was making the studio, she wanted to include as many ar tists as possible. The fact that ar tists were so eager to jump in and create something brand new for her says something about her.”

Climate change could harm corn A study found that corn yields could drop by as much as 50 percent by 2050.

BY DAVID CLAREY dclarey@mndaily.com

Climate change may threaten future corn yields in the Midwest, a new University of Minnesota study shows.

Using predictive models based on historical data, the study, which was released late last month, looked at the state of Iowa and found that projected temperature increases and sporadic moisture levels could cause corn yields to drop anywhere from 15 to 50 percent by 2050.

“We’re getting the same challenges we always have, but we’re either getting them more frequently or more intensely,” said Tracy Twine, an associate professor in the Univeristy’s depar tment of soil, water and climate and one of the study’s authors.

In Minnesota, mor e than 8 million acres of corn are har vested annually, a 2015 report from the U.S.

“I think some of our farmers are still looking and saying, ‘OK, what does climate change mean for me on the farm?’”

CHRIS NOVAK CEO, National Corn Grower’s Association

Department of Agriculture shows. Corn brings in 45 percent of the state’s $14.6 billion total profit from crop production, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Twine said the study looked at USDA data on crop yields, soil data and climate observations and used six different models to predict climate change’s possible effects on corn yields in Iowa.

The study also imagined a scenario where moisture levels were kept at optimal points, for which their models predicted a loss of 10 to 20 percent, Twine said.

The models did not account for changes in farming techniques and human impact on the climate, something Twine said is critical to understand.

“We’re just tr ying to show what kind of yield changes you would get if

you kept doing things the same,” she said. “I don’t think anyone needs to worr y because they certainly have been working on breeding more heat-resistant cultivars constantly.”

Chris Novak, CEO of the National Corn Grower’s Association, said most farmers may not view climate change as a pressing matter.

“I would say it’s not a significant concern [to farmers] yet, but only from the standpoint of wanting more information and a better understanding,” he said. “I think some of our farmers are still looking and saying, ‘OK, what does climate change mean for me on the farm?’”

Novak said that the association has several programs researching the relationship between agriculture and climate change and that studies like Twine’s study helps farmers understand the issue.

“It’s just one step further in creating an understanding and finding a need for farmers to be engaged in managing this issue,” he said.

Lori Abendroth, who helps lead USDA’s Sustainable Corn team, said because farmers already deal with yearly differences in weather, they may be well equipped for the possible challenges of climate change.

She said her team focuses on developing strategies that famers can implement to help corn combat climate change.

“When we look at climate change, we primarily look at what are the impacts of increased weather variability,” Abendroth said.

Abendroth said her team has looked at various techniques for farmers to help protect their crops, including using cover crops, diversifying crops and trying different tilling strategies.

“The main thing is, ‘How do we take into account the complexity of agricultural systems in the face of changing climate, and also the goals that farmers and consumers have for improved sustainability?’” she said.

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Whitney VerMeer poses for a portrait at The Aesthetic on Monday.

Car bomb attack targeting police kills 11 people in Istanbul

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ISTANBUL — A car bomb hit a police vehicle in Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36, the fourth bombing to hit the city this year.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Turkey has seen a recent increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels or to the Islamic State group which has found recruits and established cells in the country.

Speaking at the scene of the blast in Beyazit district, Istanbul Gov. Vasip Sahin said a bomb placed inside a car detonated as a police vehicle passed by. The dead were seven police officers and four civilians. At least three of the wounded were in serious condition.

Sahin declined to comment on who may be behind the attack and authorities imposed a news blackout preventing media from reporting details of the probe in Turkey, citing concerns over security and police and forensic

efforts to investigate the attack.

Such bans primarily affect the diffusion of graphic images on local television channels. Turkish citizens can access information from other sources via the internet or satellite dishes.

“We urge the government to hold off the news bans which are actually not effective at all,” said Ozgur Ogret, the Turkey representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, calling the bans a violation of press freedom and people’s right to be informed.

News bans became commonplace after a 2013 bombing attack in Reyhanli, near the border with Syria, which killed 52 people. Since then, Turkey has witnessed a resurgence of conflict with Kurdish rebels and growing spillover from the war in Syria.

In a sign of escalating conflict both on the Kurdish and IS front, the pace of violence has accelerated and shifted away from border areas to major cities, including Ankara, the capital.

Assad promises to ‘liberate’ all of Syria

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DAMASCUS, Syria — President Bashar Assad vowed Tuesday his troops would “liberate” every inch of Syria, just like they recaptured the ancient town of Palmyra from the Islamic State group, in a speech that reflected his renewed confidence as the militar y pressed on toward Raqqa, the extremists’ self-styled capital.

His remarks in parliament came as his opponents, backed by Turkey and Saudi Arabia, are struggling for sur vival and his troops have almost encircled rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.

Saying the military situation was much better than it was months ago, Assad told the lawmakers that Aleppo will be “the graveyard where the hopes and dreams of the butcher Erdogan will be buried.”

The reference was to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of the staunchest supporters of the rebels fighting to topple Assad. Erdogan has allowed safe passage from his country for fighters and weapons over the border into Syria.

Assad also described Erdogan as a “thug” and a “fascist” in the speech, which was frequently interrupted by applause.

When Assad walked into the chamber to speak, the legislators had stood and chanted, “Our soul, our blood we sacrifice for you, Bashar!”

The civil war, now in its sixth year, has turned in Assad’s favor ever since Russia began a bombing campaign in September, helping Syrian troops recapture wide areas from insurgents.

The biggest victor y came in March, when government forces evicted the

Islamic State group from Palmyra, a desert town in central Syria world famous for its majestic Roman-era ruins.

“The way we liberated Palmyra, and before that many areas, we will liberate ever y last bit of Syria from their hands. We have no choice but to be victorious,” Assad said to a furious applause.

“Our war on terrorism will continue not because we like war. They imposed the war on us,” he added, reiterating his often-used line of blaming foreign countries for the conflict.

“The shedding of blood will not end until we uproot terrorism, wherever it is.”

Erdogan denies he is aiding the Islamic State, although he does support other rebels fighting to oust Assad. The U.S. suppor ts the predominantly Kurdish, U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces fighting IS.

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CROSSWORD Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle FOR RELEASE JUNE 8, 2016

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (6/8): This year revolves around home.

Autumn initiates a two-year passion and romance cycle, as well as family breakthroughs and new professional directions.

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 5 — Enjoy time with loved ones over the next few days. This time favors fun and games, silliness with family or cooking up a fine romance.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 6 — Slow down before jumping into the next thing. Look back for insight for the road ahead. Prepare yourself mentally, emotionally and physically.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Clear clutter at home for a new sense of space. Take on a project that leaves you feeling renewed.

The more hands involved, the faster it goes.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — Talk with teammates to coordinate and strategize the game plan. Practice every move. Work with a good coach who sees your blind spots.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 5 — Switch up the rhythm. Slow down and listen. It’s easier to concentrate for the next couple of days. Make long-range plans.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Disciplined focus advances your career over the next two days. Get physical to get a job done. An opportunity requires immediate action.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Explore something fascinating. Gather and share information over the next two days. Promote your view.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is an 8 — Get out and explore. Discover a new view. Travel to connect with a compelling conversation. You can make it happen with intentionality.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Accept a lucrative challenge and move fast. You have an opportunity to increase your stature. Let your team know what’s needed.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Take action today and tomorrow to grow your family finances. It’s a good time to ask for money.

Send invoices and collect receivables.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Look for inspiration and find it. You’re especially sensitive to mood and energy over the next few days.

Gain strength from the past.

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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

I love my girlfriend to death — honestly.

She’s always been there for me with kind words and even kinder actions, so she’s earned this place in my heart. Just between you and me, though, Doc, I recently found out how unbearably annoying she is when she gets drunk with her family.

You see, we were figuring out ways of celebrating my twenty-first birthday, and she suggested I spend some time with her and her family. I’ve never been much of a person for going out and I get along really well with her family, so it seemed like a no-brainer.

Nope.

Turns out, they all turn into a bunch of loud, clumsy goofballs — and not even in the fun way. My girlfriend has an ear-killing drunk laugh that I never knew about, and guess what: She gets it from both her parents. Even her siblings were out of control and totally idiotic when we hung out.

Now I’m in a spot where I can’t help but view my sweet girlfriend a little differently.

Does this sound like a deal breaker to you, Doc, or is it something I can work with?

—Extremely Loud and Incredibly Turnt

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Turnt,

All this depends on a few things, ELIT. The main one is whether you see a future with this woman. Be real with me, buddy — you love her, don’t you? You totally do; I’m not a heart kinda doctor, but you can’t hide yours from me.

So assuming I’m right (I am) and you want things to continue with your sweet slayer, I’d say it’s time to compartmentalize. I’m gonna go ahead and make another assumption: Your girlfriend isn’t usually wasted, right?

Damn, at least I hope not. I can only guess she’s not usually in the turnt zone, so most of the time she’s the version of herself that you’re a big fan of. Some people are just like that: They exhibit personas that don’t usually come to light during sobriety — just check out that episode of “Broad City” when my #wcw Abbi turns into a ’30s lounge singer. Same thing happens to my bestie when she’s had enough whiskey … except she just gets really good at dancing. Sorry, bad examples.

Being in a relationship that you value sometimes means moving past the small things you don’t really enjoy about the other person. Sure, a future with her may mean

more annoying family turn-ups, but I guarantee you most functions with a significant other’s family are awful anyway. Rib her, join in or do whatever you gotta do to make it easier for yourself, just don’t give up even though your GF, when drunk, makes you want to willingly eat Styrofoam drizzled in buffalo sauce (aw).

Dr. Date

Dear Dr. Date,

I’m in a strange situation, Doc. I have recently been talking a lot with this guy over Twitter who is semi-famous, and things have been heating up. He’s really sweet and he seems like an all-around cool guy. Basically, we were brought together by the internet and separated by half the nation (he lives in Florida).

Things have been going so well that he wants me to fly out and visit him. As in, he wants me to hop on a plane and meet a near-stranger. I’m totally attracted to this guy based on what I know about him, but I feel iffy on this whole situation.

Is this totally romantic or totally sketchy?

Basically, should I take a chance on my heart and go meet this guy, or would that be a total mistake? Help, Doc!

—Cute or Weird?

Cute or Weird?,

On a weirdness scale from “wearing Nikes” to “watching porn with your friends,” this is “wearing two snapbacks on top of one another” (pretty damn weird).

I don’t doubt for a second that this dude with experience capturing the minds of people over Twitter is pretty damn good at talking over the internet. Hell, he probably got his start on AIM and has been honing those skills ever since. Not to make you feel insignificant, but it’s likely that he’s been sweet-talking a lot of gals. Also, what better way to get a cross-nation booty call to happen than having them fly themselves out?

Not to sound like your cool older sibling here, but there’s also the issue of your safety.

If you took up this offer, you’d be alone in his home turf. If he got weird or aggressive on you, it would be especially hard to get away.

Just saying.

So here’s the checklist. Weird and kinda scrubby-sounding? Check. Possibly dangerous? Check. I don’t know if you need any more checks, homie. This situation is romantic in a Zac Braff “Garden State” kind of way, but that’s basically the worst kind.

Dr. Date

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Mighty Axe fills void in local hops market

Mighty Axe Hops COO Ben Boo, left, and CEO Eric Sannerud work on the irrigation system at their hop farm in Ham Lake on Tuesday.

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY

THREE KEYS TO GROWING HOPS FROM LOCAL FARMERS

WATER

FERTILIZER

DISEASE

How often and how much depends on the weather, soil type, time of season and more.

General rule of thumb — they are thirsty plants.

Varies on the weather, soil and season, just like watering, but again, general rule of thumb — they are hungry plants.

A lot of bad things can befall a hop plant. The big one to keep an eye out for is downey mildew.

SOURCE: ERIC SANNERUD (CEO) AND BEN BOO (COO), MIGHTY AXE HOPS

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tr y growing hops. After local breweries picked them up, the two decided to take the venture fur ther, and started Mighty Axe Hops, using three acres of Sanner ud’s family farm as a home base.

“That was our exploration, our, ‘This seems like a bad idea, but we’ll see what happens.’ And it turned out to be pretty good.”

But the lack of other large-scale hop growing operations in Minnesota means the duo faces challenges, including how much of the plant can be

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City Council changes in the future.

“The way politics works is p eople g e t e le c te d, but there’s no guarantee that they’re going to be there forever,” Jenkins said. “And so, when administrations change … priorities and issues can change.”

The group was founded in 2014, said group member and OutFront Minnesota Legal Director Phil Duran, adding that Jenkins and Glidden led the push.

Duran said the group has subcommittees for issues like police relations and employment.

“I’m on a work group that is looking at restroom policy and how to kind of address some of the concer ns around r estr ooms and similar questions within the city of Minneapolis,” he said.

Restroom policy has been a focus since the group star ted, and now members want to bring more gender-neutral restrooms to city facilities.

Duran said the city should star t with its own buildings, like City Hall.

grown per acre and how to gauge the cost of production.

“The market doesn’t exist. No one knows how much a pound of Minnesota hops should sell for; no one knows how many pounds we can really grow an acre,” Sanner ud said.

“It’s hard to know how much the expenses of your operation will be when you’ve never done it at this scale.”

Right now, the company only sells to local craft breweries, but Sanner ud and Boo said they hope they grow enough hops to sell outside the state.

“Since day one we

Glidden, who’s chaired some of the group’s meetings, said implementation of the bathrooms has yet to be determined.

“We’re waiting for some feedback back from our property ser vices division on that,” she said.

This year, Glidden said the commission wants to prioritize the issue of employment discrimination, which faces many transgender people.

“We ar e actually … finishing putting together a work plan that has community priorities for what are some of the first steps that we should ... take on this issue,” she said.

Duran said he thinks it’s important to have a city group like this one to advocate for the transgender community.

“This is an issue that … is really front and center right now and on a lot of people’s consciousness,” he said. “And [to] the extent that Minneapolis can demonstrate its own leadership, I think that’s … terrific to the city of Minneapolis.”

In the future, Duran said he hopes the group can work to bridge the gap between the transgender community and law

wanted to do this,” Sannerud said. We’re really committed and excited to do it for our job.”

John Brach, president of the Minnesota Hop Grower’s Association, said Minnesota’s humid climate makes disease a prominent issue for hop growers.

Most breweries in the state opt to make seasonal beers from local hop farms, since the roughly 20 acres in Minnesota aren’t enough to supply yearround beers, he said.

“You got to look at it from the brewer’s standpoint. None of us can provide the quantity a larger operation can provide,” Brach said.

ALEX TUTHILL-PREUS, DAILY

Mighty Axe Hops COO Ben Boo examines a hop leaf for bite marks at their farm in Ham Lake on Tuesday.

He said he sees Mighty Axe Hops as the next step for the Minnesota hop industr y to become a reliable option for local brewers.

Kale Johnson, president and master brewer of 56 Brewing, said his business tries to use locally sourced ingredients as often as possible.

Johnson has seen Minnesota’s hop industr y

grow, but the inconsistency in supply has caused his brewer y to grow its own ingredients for their brews. Still, he said, the brewer y often buys from local hop farms.

“There is definitely a shor tage in hops [in Minnesota],” Johnson said.

Sanner ud and Boo hope to encourage more people to take up hop farming. They said they noticed

a lack of literature in Minnesota-centric growing, so they created a “Minnesota Grower’s Guide” on their website.

For Sannerud, farming goes beyond financial gain.

“Farming, for me, is a really tangible way to be in touch with my heritage.

This is the same farmland that my gr eat-grandpa farmed. That’s a special feeling,” he said.

ZACH BIELINSKI, DAILY

Andrea Jenkins, a former Minneapolis city council policy aide and Transgender Oral History Project curator, poses for a portrait outside Blegen Hall on the West Bank campus on June 2.

enforcement.

“I think probably one of the key areas … where the city can really have an impact is in promoting

a ver y healthy dialogue between the trans community and law enforcement,” he said. “There’s often been a lot of mistrust

and fear.”

Last year, the group’s Transgender Equity Summit focused on police relationships with the trans-

gender community, and Jenkins said the commission is now preparing for its third annual summit in September.