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■■ U literary magazine prepares for April launch

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■■ Men’s hockey team set for NCAA tournament

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ENVIRONMENT

MSA eyes long-term goal of increasing campus recycling A Minnesota Student Association committee recently added organics recycling to Yudof Hall.

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BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com

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Environmental science and management sophomore Claudia Althoen explains the Minnesota Student Association’s organics initiative to student Paige Adams in Yudof Hall on March 10.

do it, so it is great MSA reached out and partnered with us.”

The center has str uggled to keep up with the recycling demands at the University, he said.

The recycling center star ted using organic recycling on campus in 2007.

Today there are organics bins in Coffman Memorial Union and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

MSA met with Donatucci to plan the program.

The sustainability committee created a proposal comparing other universities and their programs, Karleusa said.

“[The pilot program] allows us to analyze the dif ference between how much material is being put in the bins now and we u See RECYCLING Page 10

“If we can normalize organics recylcing there is a higher chance of students bringing these [recycling] habits with them after college.”

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STUDENT GOV’T

Leaders say election season drama led to distractions.

BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com

Following elections, the Minnesota Student Association is working to ease tensions from the election.

While elections are distracting ever y year, candidates said this year, allegations — such as briber y and illicit door-knocking raised among the four tickets — has sidetracked the organization from its normal work.

To help ease tensions and help the candidates move on, MSA president Abeer Syedah said she has held one-on-one meetings with several candidates and members concerned about the drama. “[The election] made it look like my team was dysfunctional,” she said.

Tensions among candidates were made public during the election when MSA vice president Sam Marlow, in a statement shared in a public Facebook post, accused president-elect Trish Palermo of multiple campaigning u See TENSION Page 7

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Three Gophers football players won appeals Monday over University of Minnesota sanctions for their alleged involvement in a September sexual assault case.

University Provost Kar en Han s o n — who oversees the appeal process in campus sexual misconduct adjudications — ruled that Antoine Winfield Jr., Mark Williams and Kobe McCrar y won’t be punished in connection to a sexual assault, Ryan Pacyga, Winfield’s attorney, said Wednesday.

Hanson’s r uling overtur ned a disciplinar y panel’s one year suspension for Mark Williams.

Her decision upheld the panel’s decision, which was issued in Februar y, to not sanction McCrar y and Winfield.

“We’re happy with the outcome … [and] we’re happy some of these guys have been vindicated,” Pacyga, who also assisted with other players’ cases, said. “It’s been a long road … [Winfield] has learned some things fr om this and he’s looking for ward to now putting this thing

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3 Gophers cleared in sex assault case In an appeal, the U’s provost ruled in favor of the football players.

BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com

s par t of larger sustainability effor ts, Yudof Hall residents can now recycle organics.

The Minnesota Student Association and the University of Minnesota Recycling Program worked together to put organics recycling bins in firstfloor apar tments of Yudof Hall. The long-term goal for the MSA Sustainability Committee is to implement organics recycling in all residential halls, said committee chair Sasha Karleusa.

Karleusa said they chose Yudof Hall because residents have kitchens and mor e compostable items than students in dorms. The University recycling program already collects organics from dining halls.

Recycling Super visor Dana Donatucci said he hopes to expand and collect organics across campus. The center will use the pilot program to set up infrastructure.

“We have been talking about this for a long time,” Donatucci said. “[The recycling center] does not have the r esour ces to

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Students are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancers than they were 50 years ago, according to a study released last month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Adults born around 1990 have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer compared with those born around 1950.

“It really is concerning,” said Dr. Emil Lou, a University of Minnesota oncologist

who specializes in gastrointestinal cancers, like colorectal cancer. “I think most [gastrointestinal] oncologists would say … more and more young adults are coming into our clinics,” Colon and rectal cancers are one of the few cancers that can be effectively diagnosed through screenings in the early stages.

Lou said the study quantified and affirmed what oncologists see first and in their practices.

Though many perceive older generations or those with risk factors as most affected by colon and rectal cancers, he said young patients without the common risk factors are being diagnosed with the illness. u See CANCER Page 10

SCIENCE

In pursuit of science curriculum for the blind Mona Minkara, a blind U chemist, is developing STEM curriculum for blind children in developing countries.

BY OLIVIA JOHNSON ojohnson@mndaily.com

When she was six or seven, Mona Minkara’s eyesight began to fade.

Eventually diagnosed with macular degeneration and cone rod dystrophy, the post-doctoral research fellow in the University of Minnesota’s chemistry department is now working to create a STEM curriculum for blind children in developing countries.

Minkara, is creating the curriculum with the help of her assistants, who aide her in her computational chemistry research. She studies surfactants — molecules with one end

that is attracted to water and another end that is not.

Minkara said she wants the STEM curriculum to be blind-accessible and low-cost. It will be implemented at a camp in Lebanon that has programs for both blind and sighted children.

The camp trains blind children in life skills and integrates them with sighted children through sports and artistic activities. Minkara’s sister started the camp in 2009.

“We would love for them to consider the option or possibility that maybe one day they could become scientists,” she said of blind children. u See STEM Page 7

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Mona Minkara poses for a portrait in Kolthoff Hall on Tuesday. Minkara is the University’s first blind, female computational chemist. Her team created a STEM curriculum to integrate blind and seeing children’s educations in third world countries.

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Biz owners prep for wage changes Amid minimum wage debate, business owners talk about their future plans.

BY EMUN SOLOMON esolomon@mndaily.com

University of Minnesotaarea restaurant owners are bracing for changes that could come with a potential minimum wage hike.

An effort by city leaders to put a minimum wage increase from $9.50 to $15 on the ballot was tabled after it was determined the change

STATE REPORT HOUSE GOP LINES UP TUITION TAX CREDIT, SOCIAL SECURITY HELP ST. PAUL — House Republicans said they want to exempt more Social Security income from the taxes of Minnesota residents, create a credit for student loan payments and reduce property taxes for farmers as part of a $1.35 billion tax relief bill released Wednesday.

The large tax bill shows Republicans eagerness to provide tax relief after several years without a tax bill.

The request is the high-end of what Republicans think they may be able to get in negotiations with Gov. Mark Dayton over how to divvy up the state’s $1.65 billion surplus.

“In the last two years, it’s Minnesotans who haven’t been able to appreciate and be part of the prosperity that they have created for our state budget,” said Republican Speaker of the House Kur t Daudt. “We think they’ve been left out and think it is time that they feel some of the benefit of the work that they have done to create the surplus that we have.”

The $270 million tax reduction on social security benefits is the highlight of the tax bill. But there are a number of other pieces such as a new tax credit for student loan payments that could give more than 70,000 college graduates an extra $640 on average.

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would have to come through Minneapolis city ordinance.

Still, sustained support from activists and Mayor Betsy Hodges has left local business owners strategizing ways to balance potential cost increases.

“I think that wage increases are inevitable over time,” Dinkytown Business Alliance president Randal Gast said, adding that if it passes, he’d like to see the change phased-in over the course of a few years.

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“If there is an economic case that says it’s important to raise minimum wage …

We’re all for it,” he said. “We just don’t want to see the local customer service industry suffer from it.”

However, other owners said they would rather raise prices than cut hours.

“The wage increases will just af fect the customers,” Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin said.

“Our concern is not about the $15. Our concer n is how much we would then have to sell a sandwich to students.”

Kahin said Afro Deli and many University of Minnesota-area restaurants rely on maintaining positive relationships with students.

For Dinkytown’s Kafe 421, increasing prices is a delicate balancing act, owner Jim Sander said.

The restaurant already relies on customers from outside the campus since students aren’t regulars, Sanders said.

“Most of our customers are from neighboring suburbs and would be turned of f by increasing prices,” he said.

Man kills 5 with Removal of ‘apartheid’ knife, vehicle in report sparks protest central London

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LONDON — A knife-wielding man went on a deadly rampage in the heart of Britain’s seat of power Wednesday, plowing a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament. Five people were killed, including the assailant, and 40 others were injured in what Prime Minister Theresa May condemned as a “sick and depraved terrorist attack.”

Lawmakers, lords, staff and visitors were locked down after the man was shot by police within the perimeter of Parliament, just yards (meters) from entrances to the building itself and in the shadow of the iconic Big Ben clock tower. He died, as did three pedestrians on the bridge, and the police officer.

A doctor who treated the wounded from the bridge said some had “catastrophic” injuries. Three police officers, several French teenagers on a school trip and two Romanian tourists were among the casualties.

Police said they were treating the attack as terrorism.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said police believed there was only one attacker, “but it would be foolish to be overconfident early on.” He said an unarmed policeman, three civilians and the attacker died.

Forty others, including three police officers, were injured.

Islamic extremism was suspected in the attack, Rowley said, adding that authorities believe they know the assailant’s identity but would not reveal it while the investigation was ongoing.

The threat level for international terrorism in the U.K. was already listed at severe, meaning an attack was “highly likely.”

Speaking outside 10 Downing St. after chairing a meeting of government’s emergency committee, COBRA, May said that level would not change. She said attempts to defeat British values of democracy and freedom through terrorism would fail.

“Tomorrow morning, Parliament will meet as normal,” she said. Londoners and visitors “will all move for ward together, never giving in to terror and never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart.”

U.S. President Donald Trump was among world leaders offering condolences, and in Paris, the lights of the Eiffel Tower were to be dimmed in solidarity with London.

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Social Justice cited the food service industry — especially small businesses — to be among the top three industries with the largest number of people impacted by a wage increase.

The repor t estimated prices of food in Minnesota restaurants would increase by less than 5 percent to cover labor costs of a $15 minimum wage.

John Rimarcik, owner of Dinkytown mainstay Annie’s Parlor said he could have to switch to a self-service model in order to minimize food price increases.

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UNITED NATIONS — An Arab delegation met with the U.N. secretar y-general Wednesday to protest what Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour called the “bullying tactics and intimidation” that led to U.N. withdrawal of a report that accused Israel of establishing an “apartheid regime.”

Mansour said the meeting with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres “was not a pleasant experience for all of us,” following the secretar y-general’s order to remove the report from the U.N. website and the resignation of senior U.N. official Rima Khalaf after she refused to withdraw it.

The report was swiftly condemned by U.S. and Israeli of ficials, who reportedly called on the U.N. to reject it.

Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric said it had been published without any prior consultations and did not reflect his views.

Mansour said he and the ambassadors of Oman and Iraq delivered a message to Guterres during what he also called a “ver y frank but warm discussion about a painful subject to all of us.”

“We care about the U.N. and the secretar y-general, and we do not accept methods that are not in the culture of the United Nations,” Mansour said. “You know by that what I mean — some people who are tr ying to inject bullying tactics and intimidation.”

He stressed that “it is our collective responsibility to do ever ything we can to defend the U.N. and what it stands for.”

Mansour wouldn’t say who was doing the “bullying,” telling reporters: “You know who I mean.”

Khalaf, a U.N. undersecretar y-general who headed the Beir ut-based U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, resigned Friday after refusing Guterres’ request to take the report off its website.

Its authors concluded that “Israel has established an apartheid regime that systematically institutionalizes racial oppression and domination of the Palestinian people as a whole.”

The resignation of Khalaf, a Jordanian, and the removal of the repor t were welcomed by Israel and the United States, Israel’s closest ally.

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said in a statement: “When someone issues a false and defamator y report in the name of the U.N., it is appropriate that the person resign. U.N. agencies must do a better job of eliminating false and biased work, and I applaud the secretar ygeneral’s decision to distance his good office from it.”

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Liquor stores ready for Sunday sales The ban will lift in July, a fact that has produced a mixed reaction in sellers.

BY BELLA DALLY-STEELE Idally-steele@mndaily.com

After the repeal of a more than 150-year ban, some liquor stores in the University of Minnesota area are torn on whether to open on Sundays.

G o v. M a r k D a y t o n signed a bill passed by legislators March 7 to allow stores to sell alcohol on Sundays after July 1 after years of increased pressure.

Some area liquor stores are already gearing up for the change.

At Dinkytown Wine and Spirits, owner Irv Hershkovitz said while Sunday sales have pros and cons, he will open on Sundays.

“I was actually split

“I was actually split down the middle, but I know that Sunday will be a good day for us in business.”

IRV HERSHKOVITZ Owner of Dinkytown Wine and Spirits

down the middle, but I know that Sunday will be a good day for us in business,” Hershkovitz said.

Hershkovitz said he receives year-round pressure from customers who want Sunday sales. He said he often fields questions from new, out-of-state students at the start of the school year who were unaware of the ban.

Befor e the ban was lifted, Minnesota was one of 12 states that prohibited Sunday liquor sales.

Hershkovitz said when the store moved its closing time from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., its sales rose. He hopes this will happen again but can’t be sure.

While the change will impact Hershkovitz’s staffing schedules, he said employees haven’t voiced any aversion to working Sundays.

Meanwhile, Cedar Riverside Liquor owner Enuye Faneta said nearly half of her customers asked her to open on Sundays so they wouldn’t need to drive to Wisconsin for liquor.

But Faneta said she is unsure of whether the store will sell on Sundays.

It’s convenient for her to have Sunday of f since the store is family-run, she said.

“I have to have one day for my family and for my church, and for me too,”

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Two men work inside Cedar Riverside Liquor on Monday.

she said.

However, the store is her only source of income, and bypassing opening on Sundays could drive customers to bigger stores.

Faneta said she and her family will continue to discuss whether or not to open Sundays.

Opponents of the

change said stretching liquor sales over seven days a week would hurt rural and smaller businesses by increasing overhead and allowing big-box and chain stores to undercut them.

Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, said she voted in favor of

Sunday sales because of the large number of calls from constituents who favored it.

Those who contacted her were from all across her district and from multiple demographics, including University students, she said.

Five years ago, Dziedzic voted against a similar

bill because most of her constituents contacted her to oppose it. She said the bill needed to take “baby steps” and make compromises to gain appeal.

She said the July star t date was meant to give cities time to update ordinances to comply with Sunday sales.

New Regents plan to rebuild trust with Legislature New regents look to rebuild trust between the U and state legislators.

BY RYAN FAIRCLOTH AND KEVIN BECKMAN rfaircloth@mndaily.com kbeckman@mndaily.com

Two newly elected members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents are looking to bolster transparency and tr ust with lawmakers after fielding their criticism.

For mer regent Steve Sviggum and General Mills CEO Kendall Powell were elected to the board by the state Legislature Februar y.

Board vice-chair David McMillan and current regent Darrin Rosha were reelected while Thomas Devine was ousted.

Both new regents said during their campaigns they wanted to increase transparency at the school during a time when the board has been criticized by lawmakers.

Sviggum — a former Minnesota House Speaker —said one of his priorities on the board is to r ebuild tr ust between the board and the state.

“The r elationship is one that has to be one of tr ust,” he said. “The legislators elect people to oversee, to r un, to manage the University along with the president and do so in a way that they think is in the best interest of Minnesota.”

He added that any large institution is bound to attract some criticism.

Powell — who has ser ve d on gover nanc e boards at General Mills, Medtronic, The Greater T win Cities United Way and the University of Minnesota Foundation, among others — said ef fective oversight and organization strategy always come with challenges.

“I have found that the best way to ensure success … is well infor med and engaged board members, tr ust and transparency … and tr anspar e nt and inc l u sive decision-making processes,” Powell said during the selection process.

Gover nance and oversight ar e ar eas wher e the University needs to improve, said Sen. Jef f Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis.

University administrators have str uggled to oversee the athletic

depar tment, Hayden said, and the regents should hold them accountable for that.

“My issues [are] obviously with a lot of things with the administration, but the regents are the ones that gover n that,” he said. “The Regents are the ones that have oversight and I think that they have been equally as tone-deaf.”

Sviggum and Powell also emphasized in their campaigns the need for fiscal ef ficiency in University operations.

“We need to become more ef ficient,” Sviggum said.

Cur rent board Chair Dean Johnson, who ser ved with Sviggum in the Minnesota House of Representatives, said the new r egents could bring the University more stability and accountability.

Sviggum’s experience in the Legislature and as a for mer regent will bring strong institutional knowledge of the school’s financial issues, while Powell’s r esume brings a wealth of governance strategy, Johnson said.

Sen. Jason Isaacson, D F L - S h o r e v i e w, s a i d he thinks Sviggum and

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behind him.”

While Winfield and McCrary were cleared by the panel last month, the reporting party appealed that decision, he said.

All par ties involved in sexual misconduct cases at the University can appeal final decisions.

“These couple of months have been nothing short of a nightmare for me and I want to thank everyone who has reached out to me and shown nothing but love,” Winfield said in a tweet Monday. “…I have been cleared and I am excited to tear up the field for my brothers and my gopher fans.”

KiAnte Hardin and Carlton Djam — who appealed their punishments — had their sanctions upheld by Hanson, Pacyga said.

Any further appeals of the University’s case would be handled by the federal court system.

In February, the school

panel expelled Hardin and suspended Djam from the University for one year.

Three other players who were expelled — Ray Buford, Dior Johnson and Tamarion Johnson — transferred to Arizona Western Community College.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has twice declined to press charges in the case, but a federally-required University investigation — using a lower standard of proof — determined that it was “more likely than not” that the ten players involved were responsible for sexual misconduct.

The case stems from a September report of an alleged sexual assault of a University game-day employee at a post-football game party.

Following the case, which roiled campus in December, the University announced several changes to help prevent sexual assault.

The University’s investigation of the players prompted a threatened boycott of a bowl game by teammates who

“These couple of months have been nothing short of a nightmare for me and I want to thank everyone who has reached out to me and shown me love.”

ANTOINE WINFIELD JR Gophers football player

said the accused players were treated unfairly. The players’ attorneys have said the University’s investigation was flawed.

The boycott also sparked counter-protests by victims and sexual assault prevention advocates.

The University said Monday that Winfield, Williams and McCrar y along with Antonio Shenault and Seth Green, who were cleared last month, have been reinstated to team activities.

Powell will bring unique advantages to the board.

Sviggum’s knowledge of the political process may help the University better navigate the GOP-led Legislature, while Powell comes in with a successful leadership approach, he said.

Still, some legislators were unhappy with how the selection process was handled.

S e n . J i m A b e l e r, R Anoka, said the regents selection process is among the worst he deals with.

Candidates face a thorough vetting process with the Regent Candidate Advisor y Council, he said, but when

it’s time to vote people can nominate whomever they want from the floor.

Hayden said he didn’t like that Sviggum was nominated outside of the selection committee’s process.

“For [Sviggum] to come outside of the slate of folks that they had and get back onto the Board of Regents was a travesty,” he said.

Sviggum wasn’t vetted by the RCAC in the recent election, but he was screened before being elected to the board in 2011.

Sviggum defended lawmakers’ ability to nominate regent candidates who haven’t gone through the RCAC process, saying

“My issues [are] obviously with a lot of things with the administration, but the regents are the ones that govern that.”

JEFF HAYDEN DFL-Minneapolis

the state constitution lets them do so.

“It’s not inappr opri ate to have the Legislature to bring for ward people who have not gone through the process,” he said. “It is their constitutional responsibility to do that.”

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LITERATURE

DANCE

“Ivory Tower” prepares for April magazine launch

“Three Evenings” of student work and exploration

The literary magazine offers University of Minnesota students an outlet for creativity and collaboration

BY KATIE LAUER klauer@mndaily.com

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ith over 700 submissions and seven mo nt hs of work behind them, the students behind “Ivory Tower” are getting ready to launch their annual literary magazine.

To celebrate the magazine’s 2017 edition, there will be live music, free food, featured author readings and artist discussions.

While the collection includes original fiction, poetry, nonfiction and visual art from many English majors, several other voices are featured, too.

Maggie Benson, the magazine’s art editor and design manager, said this is one of many highlights of the publication.

“It gives students in noncreative majors a chance to be creative and showcase their talents,” Benson said. “We have a lot of submissions from chemistr y students and engineering students. It’s not just for English majors. Ever yone gets a chance, and everyone gets considered.”

Sammy Brown, a co-editor-

in-chief and fiction editor for the magazine, agreed.

“I think reading through “Ivory Tower” gives you a flavor of the campus that you’re a part of more than sitting in a lecture does,” Brown said.

“It’s cool that people are taking time out of their day to do something other than what’s expected of them on a syllabus.”

According to Benson and Brown, this year’s edition was shaped with the theme of life’s “momentum” and covers a wide range of topics from innocence and invincibility to doubt and acceptance.

However, crafting a cohesive magazine from such a variety of work is no easy task.

During the year-long course, “Ivory Tower’s” 20-student “staff” is responsible for every stage of production — including marketing, development, editing and manufacturing.

That creative, collaborative, hands-on approach is what professor Jim Cihlar strives for while teaching the class.

“I think it’s invaluable,” Cihlar said. “There’s just something different about experimental education where you’re not just hanging out.

In the University of Minnesota dance program’s “Productions” course, students get a chance to produce their own showcase.

Ivory Tower Launch Party Where Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Parkway, Minneapolis When 6 p.m., April 26 Cost Free

You’re actually making something.”

With support from the English depar tment, the magazine aims to foster a creative community on campus through various collaborations such as the Weisman Art Museum’s ArtWords contest.

Because of this, Cihlar thinks “Ivor y Tower” embodies the impor tant role and function of integrating the arts with daily life.

“Art, creative writing and free expression are essential to our society no matter your major or minor and are worth celebrating and preserving,” Cihlar said. “[‘Ivor y Tower’] is a textbook example. It’s not just a printed magazine — it’s an actual mission and community.”

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Student dancers rehearse for a student-choreographed production called “Three Evenings” at the Barbara Baker Center For Dance. The show is the product of a University of Minnesota dance class and will premiere in early April.

BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com

Although skills can be lear ned in classrooms, hands-on experience is perhaps most fulfilling for students — especially for those seeking careers in creative fields.

Through the “Productions” course in the dance program at the University of Minnesota, students have the oppor tunity to step backstage and produce their own dance showcase.

The course is a requirement for dance majors studying at the University.

This year’s show is entitled “Three Evenings.” It opens March 27.

The showcase’s mission statement, “Curious making, creative exchange,” speaks to the explorator y nature of the program.

“We are a class of 11 students. We all have different teams,” said Katie K u m m e r o w, a U n i v e r sity sophomore studying dance. “I’m on the marketing and press team with two other students.”

All six of the show’s choreographers are students as well. Deciding

to focus on the potential of new work, the class chose to rate potential choreographer’s proposals rather than hold auditions.

“Ever y choreographer is going in their own dir ection,” Kummer ow said.

The chor eographers were chosen through an application process that assessed the relevance of their work to the showcase’s mission statement.

No two numbers are alike.

“There’s a moder n number; ther e’s a jazz number,” Kummerow said.

“One of the dances actually has the choreographer’s mom in it.”

Students in the class meet on Monday nights to hold production meetings, and decisions are made collaboratively.

“We have team meetings and then production meetings. [We] discuss ever ything and decide what needs to happen,” Kummerow said. “There’s also communicating with the choreographers.”

The task of producing a show from the ground up is one that requires strong communication skills

and strict attention to detail.

“There’s so much to do for a show. We’ve alr eady written a grant.

We’ve hired a lighting designer. We’ve created our own logo,” Kummer ow said. “There have been some disagreements and appropriately addressing them is something that we’ve been learning.”

The class runs for two semesters — the first is structured around theoretical learning whereas the second involves producing the showcase.

To better guide the students through the process, the class brings in guest speakers who work in various aspects of creative production.

“We’ve been lear ning from professionals as well as tr ying to work as professionals,” Kummerow said.

Through the course, students find their place in a creative world while learning the type of labor their field requires.

“It taught me how to collaborate,” Kummerow said. “[It’s about] being dedicated to what we’re doing.”

“There’s so much to do for a show. We’ve already written a grant.

We’ve hired a lighting designer. We’ve created our own logo.

There have been some disagreements, and appropriately addressing them is something that we’ve been learning.”

KATIE KUMMEROW Dance sophomore

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CULTURE to CONSUME /

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By Maddy Folstein

Listen to this:

Watch this:

Listen to this:

“Missing Richard Simmons”

“Arrival”

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Spotify playlists

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Upgrade your weekend soundtrack with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s public playlists on Spotify. Miranda combines Broadway tunes, alternative tracks, pop charts and more to make empowering, layered playlists.

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FOOD

Review: Surf and turf in the middle of winter Minneapolis restaurant behemoth The Strip Club is closing its doors, but you’re still in time for dinner.

BY JOE CRISTO jcristo@mndaily.com

The Strip Club Meat & Fish is a strong contender for best restaurant in the Twin Cities.

For nearly 10 years they’ve delivered some of the best and most creative meals around.

On July 1, the restaurant will close its doors for good.

Partners JD Fratzke and Tim Niver have decided to move on with other projects and didn’t extend their lease.

I’ll admit up front that I love seafood, and steak is obviously a highlight of any menu. Visiting The Strip Club was more than a treat for me — it was a sabbatical.

Since the menu is rife with expensive and cheap options, I decided to stack up a bunch of cheap stuff and then go crazy with one big item.

For an appetizer I had fried oysters, which were incredible. They were served with mizuna aioli, a Japanese mustard and a ginger coriander vinaigrette. Creative, yet simple.

Then came a bunch of sides that were cheap and delicious. The shrimp scampi is better than one can imagine a typically third-rate casserole could be. The potatoes

confit were cooked slowly and were incredibly tender.

For the finale, I ordered a 10 ounce New York Strip steak served with foie gras and port wine shallot butter sauce. It was the most decadent (and expensive) thing I’d eaten in a while.

I’m a petulant child, so I order my steak cooked medium. The chef, probably confused, obliged.

It was dripping in delicious juices and each bite was better than the last. Apparently foie gras makes an excellent companion to beef.

The poached carrots were tender and only lightly seasoned.

The Strip Club has an extensive cocktail selection as well. While I did not partake, the drinks are appropriately adventurous and maddeningly creative.

The Strip Club has a reverence for food. With some chefs, it can seem like they hate food and only cook to tor ture unsuspecting victims masquerading as “guests.” There is no reason to believe this is the case here.

The Strip Club’s ingredients are often locally farmed and cultivated. For that reason, the menu consistently changes based on farmers’ suggestions for which crops

CULTURE COMPASS /

EASTON GREEN, DAILY

A 10 ounce New York strip with grilled lemon and poached carrots beside a side of shrimp scampi and potatoes confit with chive mascarpone at The Strip Club Meat & Fish in St Paul.

to work with next.

While my bill was big, occasionally I want to know what it’s like on the other side — where flavor isn’t a

byproduct of a bland chipotle chili rub, or where ranch isn’t a natural sidekick for bacon.

At The Strip Club, I got

what can only be described as the best dinner I’ve had in Minneapolis. It’s a shame it’s closing just in time for me to fall in love.

But some things come to pass.

You have three months left.

The clock is ticking.

By Maddy Folstein

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

“Depths of Field” opening reception

Winter Farmers’ Market

“The Wanderers”

On Friday, Coffman Memorial Union will host the reception of University of Minnesota alumnus Reggie Spanier’s newest art exhibit “Depths of Field.” Spanier’s work plays with 3D illusions and collages, so expect a mind-bending deviation from traditional art exhibits.

Usher in summer produce and outdoor markets by visiting Bachman’s last indoor market of the season. With live music and entertainment, restocking your pantry can be much more fun than heading to Target. Offerings will include cheeses, breads, eggs, pastries and more. (There’s even talk of dumplings and nachos.)

Hosted by the Minnesota History Center and Trylon Microcinema, this screening will spotlight “The Wanderers” — a film directed by Philip Kaufman and released in 1979. The film provides a glimpse into 1963 New York and gangs from that era. University professor Lary May will introduce the film, so there’s some scholastic merit.

Where Coffman Art Gallery, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis Hours 6 p.m.

Cost Free

Where Bachman’s Floral, Home and Garden, 6010 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis Hours 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cost Free

Where Trylon Microcinema, 3258 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis Hours 3 p.m.

Cost $8

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Sports

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MEN’S HOCKEY

Minnesota readies for NCAA regional MEN’S HOCKEY NCAA CHAMPIONSHP BRACKET DENVER (29-7-4) VS MICHIGAN TECH (23-14-7)

PENN ST. (24-11-2) VS UNION (NY) (25-9-3)

MINNESOTA (23-11-3) VS NOTRE DAME (21-11-5)

CORNELL (21-8-5) VS UMASS LOWELL (26-10-3)

WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday

WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Saturday

WHEN: 3:30 p.m. Saturday

WHEN: 12 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Cincinnati, Ohio

WHERE: Cincinnati, Ohio

WHERE: Manchester, NH

WHERE: Manchester, NH

Midwest Regionals WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Cincinnati, Ohio

Northeast Regionals WHEN: 3:30 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Manchester, NH Semifinals WHEN: 6 or 9:30 p.m. April 6 WHERE: Chicago, Illinois

CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN: 8 p.m. April 8 WHERE: Chicago, Illinois

CARTER JONES, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Gophers forward Mike Szmatula looks for a passing outlet against Michigan on Jan. 13.

The Gophers return to tournament play with a top seed after missing it last year.

BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

A future Big Ten rivalry in the making takes some of its first steps Saturday.

No. 5 Minnesota (23-11-3) begins the NCAA tournament Saturday against No. 12 Notre Dame (21-11-5), which will join the Big Ten next season. “[Notre Dame is] a lot like our own team,” said head coach Don Lucia. “We’ve played them eight times … in the last four years, all the games were close, and that’s obviously the expectation this weekend.”

The Gophers are back in the NCAA Tournament this season as a No. 1 seed after not receiving a bid last year.

They begin play Saturday afternoon in the Northeast

regional in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Lucia said Sunday that practice would ramp up into the end of the week, and the Gophers are well-aware of the situation.

“We’re focusing on the details,” said forward Mike Szmatula. “Doing a lot of film, focusing on the little things … Like it’s been in the past, a faceoff loss for a goal can end a team’s season, and nobody wants to have that.”

The four teams in the Northeast regional are Minnesota, Notre Dame, Cornell and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

If the Gophers make it past the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, they would face the winner of Cornell and UML Sunday with a Frozen Four trip on the line.

“We’re in a really good regional,” Lucia said. “All three are really good teams, and any of the four teams could come out.”

Here’s a breakdown of each team in Manchester.

Minnesota (1-Seed): A high-powered offense mixed with goaltending that has been strong in second half of the season.

The Gophers have an experienced leadership group of seniors and the Big Ten’s second leading scorer in forward Tyler Sheehy. The defense will have to adjust without Ryan Lindgren, who suffered an injury late in the season.

Semifinals WHEN: 6 or 9:30 p.m. April 6 WHERE: Chicago, Illinois East Regionals WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Providence, RI

HARVARD (26-5-2) VS PROVIDENCE (22-11-5)

AIR FORCE (26-9-5) VS WESTERN MICHIGAN (22-12-5)

MINNESOTA DULUTH (25-6-7) VS OHIO STATE (21-11-6)

WHEN: 4 p.m. Friday

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday

WHEN: 3 p.m. Friday

WHERE: Providence, RI

WHERE: Providence, RI

WHERE: Fargo, ND

WHERE: Fargo, ND

SOFTBALL

NORTH DAKOTA (21-15-3) VS BOSTON UNIVERSITY (21-11-3)

SOURCE: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATOIN

Notre Dame (4-Seed): The Fighting Irish have two outstanding players in forward Anders Bjork and goaltender Cal Petersen.

Bjork has 47 points in 35 games this season and is tied for 11th in scoring in the Hockey East conference this season.

Petersen has been solid in net all season, with a .930

West Regionals WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Fargo, ND

save percentage, a 2.05 goals against average and six shutouts in 36 games played.

UML (2-Seed): The River Hawks, one of the hottest teams in college hockey, are 11-1 since February 3 and won Hockey East.

The River Hawks have

six players with ten or more goals, including two players — forwards Joe Gambardella and C.J. Smith — who have 50 or more points in 39 games played.

Cornell (3-Seed): The Big Red made it to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic

Conference championship game, only to lose to Harvard.

Cornell’s senior goaltender, Mitch Gillam, played almost 2,000 minutes this season, boasting a record of 217-5 with three shutouts. Another player, forward Mitch Vanderlaan, leads all Cornell players with 28 points in 34 games played.

BASEBALL

Gophers head into Big Ten U.S. Bank Stadium gets mixed play with high confidence reviews for Minnesota baseball The Gophers have not played a home game in Feb. since the 2013 season.

BY LUKE HANLON lhanlon@mndaily.com

SAM HARPER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Freshman Maddie Houlihan throws her bat after a hit against Wisconsin on April 12, 2016.

Minnesota bested non-conference foes by a total margin of 183-50 and is 25-2.

BY KYLE STEINBERG ksteinberg@mndaily.com

When you’ve only lost two of your first 27 games, one might say you have the right to be confident.

That’s exactly the mentality the eighth-ranked Gophers softball team has heading into this weekend’s Big Ten opener at Nebraska (7-17).

“I think it would be a mistake not to draw confidence from the preseason we’ve put together,” said head coach Jessica Allister. “We’ve put together some really good games against some really good teams.”

The Gophers’ bats experienced a lively nonconference schedule — they outscored opponents by a combined score of 183-50 — establishing themselves as a true offensive threat.

One of the leaders of that offensive attack is junior infielder Sydney Dwyer, who stands second on the team in hitting with a .434 batting

average, and leads the team in both RBI with 40 and total bases at 57.

Her performance represents a marked improvement from last season when she batted .302 with just 33 RBI on the year.

“The more pitches you see, the more success you’re going to have,” Dwyer said.

Perhaps the strongest aspect of the Gophers’ offense is its depth with seven hitters currently hitting .300 or better. For perspective, Maddie Houlihan — last year’s Big Ten Freshman of the Year — has improved her batting average by seven points from last season yet has moved from second to fifth on the team in hitting.

“I think it just shows that we have amazing hitters on our team,” Houlihan said. “It’s really cool that our team is having so much success and there are so many individuals that are contributing.”

Backed up by a talented pitching staff, the Gophers’ potent offense creates a balance that makes Minnesota dangerous.

“There are three aspects to the game: pitching, hitting and defense,” Allister said.

“On any given day, if you have two of the three, you have a good chance to win.”

The Gophers look to use that balance to continue their near-flawless start into a conference season.

Outside of Minnesota, the Big Ten features just two ranked teams in No. 19 Michigan (17-7-1) and No. 22 Wisconsin (20-2).

The Gophers will play two games against Wisconsin in Madison, but avoid the Wolverines in the regular season on what looks to be a manageable conference schedule — just two opponents currently have a winning record.

The first true conference test for Minnesota will come next weekend, when the Gophers hit the road for the last time before a three series home stand to play Illinois (18-8). The Illini have won six of their last seven scheduled games, with the only blemish coming in a 6-2 loss to No. 4 Auburn.

While the schedule may not look daunting, the Gophers aren’t taking any opponent for granted — asked which teams could provide the toughest task, Allister replied, “All of them.”

When Minnesota played Seattle University on Feb. 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium, it marked the first time the Gophers had played a home game in Febr uar y since 2013.

Only two players on the current roster were a part of that 2013 team: Jordan Smith and Matt Stemper.

For everyone else, playing in Minnesota during the winter was a new experience.

“It kept our minds at ease that we were able to stay at home, see our families more often and just kind of do our own thing instead of being cooped up in a hotel,” said senior Brian Glowicki.

The right-handed pitcher added that the entire team’s per formance was unaffected by playing more games at home to start the season, but he felt it helped

him get ready to pitch multiple times in one weekend.

“You recover a lot better,” he said. “It’s a lot easier getting your body and getting your mind ready for every game when you’re at home compared to on the road.”

There are many benefits to playing at home rather than on the road, and that can show up both on and off the field.

Terrin Vavra said that reducing the amount of travel at the beginning of the season and being at home allowed him to miss fewer classes and helped him get more sleep.

As far as the specifics for the stadium itself, Vavra said the way the field was set up was, “a lot better than any of us expected.”

Not ever ything about the experience was positive though.

One of the downfalls to playing at such a large stadium is that it made any crowd seem miniscule.

U.S. Bank Stadium seats 66,200. The Gophers got over 2,000 fans at a few of their games, but the

vastness of the stadium made that number feel much smaller.

“It seemed empty,” Glowicki said. “I know [the fans] are loud, and I can tell they’re loud just because of the echo throughout the place. It was a ver y weird atmosphere even with the good crowd sizes that we got.”

Minnesota’s r egular home stadium, Sieber t Field, seats 1,420.

Prior to playing in the new space, Minnesota hosted home games at the Metrodome, which was a bit better for crowds at 46,564 seats for baseball.

The Gophers are back on the road after they played their last game of the season at U.S. Bank Stadium on March 12. They were in California over spring break, where they went 2-2 in the four games they played.

The team will be outdoors for the rest of the season, something Vavra said the team is eager for.

“After three straight weeks of playing in [U.S. Bank Stadium], we’re ready to get outside again,” he said.

US Bank Stadium as seen before a Gophers baseball game on Feb. 26.

CHRIS DANG, DAILY

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Blind U chemist creates STEM program STEM u from Page 1

Minkara said most blindaccessible cur ricula are expensive and her team wanted to create a way to translate visual science experiments into something blind students can understand.

“What can we do to open up — no pun intended — these kids’ eyes to science?” she said. “It was an interesting process.”

The team of four is raising money to travel to Lebanon in July so they can teach the curriculum to camp volunteers.

Connor Venteicher, a recent chemistr y graduate, works as Minkara’s full-time access assistant and helps her with anything pertaining to her research in computational chemistry.

Venteicher is also helping develop the curriculum, and said he looked to elementary school science projects to create activities for the camp, called Empowerment Through Integrity.

“The real challenge was getting it to be less visual than it usually is,” Venteicher said, adding that he and other assistants put on blindfolds and tried to build a vol-

cano out of clay, baking soda and vinegar to see how classic science projects could be adapted for blind children. “I was able to feel the warmth of it when it was heating up and … felt the foam coming out the top.”

Robert Hembree, a postdoctoral researcher in the computational chemistry lab, said the biggest challenge was turning visual science — such as chemistry, which is based on diagrams and experiments — into something blind children can understand.

“Ever ything about the way people approach it is visual,” he said. “You have to translate that into … sounds, feelings, tastes, smells.”

Minkara was bor n in Mar yland to immigrants from Lebanon. Though her parents wanted to return to Lebanon, they stayed in the United States with the hope of a better education for Minkara, whose sight was quickly disappearing.

Minkara became interested in chemistr y in her elementary and high school years because she was interested in how the world works.

“Even though I’m blind, I’m a very visual learner,” she said. “Yeah, ironic, I know.”

Committed teachers and a strong interest in science

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Mona Minkara poses for a portrait in Kolthoff Hall on March 20. Minkara is the University’s first blind, female, computational chemist. Her team created a STEM curriculum to integrate blind and seeing children’s educations in third world countries.

pushed Minkara to construct models of molecules with her hands and trace diagrams in order to learn concepts, she said.

Minkara graduated from

Wellesley College in 2009 with a dual degree in chemistr y and Middle Eastern studies, received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida and took a research

position at the University a year and a half ago.

Minkara is legally blind, with 2 percent vision in her left eye and some light perception in her right eye.

“I think the biggest obstacle would be to be on the receiving end of pity,” she said of her blindness. “It inhibits learning. It inhibits believing in yourself.”

After recent election, MSA hopes to ease tensions Tension u from Page 1

violations and called for the All-Campus Election Commission to investigate.

Palermo denied the accusations. The statement was later deleted.

The ACEC received 10 complaints, three of which have been resolved, said Tommy Keller, co-chair and organizational liaison. He declined to comment on the nature of any of the complaints.

The drama discouraged

candidates from spending time working together. Some asked for MSA meeting excusals, delaying some of their projects, Syedah said.

Syedah said she understands the stress of campaigning during election season but that it does not excuse the lack of progress.

Nick Alm, who ran for MSA president, said though the election took away energy from other duties within MSA, candidates have discussed how to refocus on student advocacy and their jobs within MSA during the meetings held by Syedah.

In addition to releasing a statement on Facebook assuring students and MSA members that the student government was moving on, Syedah took a moment at the beginning of the last MSA forum to address the election.

“Every moment we spend not being able to work together is a moment we are cheating the student body,” Syedah said at the time.

During the election, some students took to social media to voice their discontent with the tensions within the student government.

“I thought last year’s MSA elections were stressful BOY was I wrong,” tweeted Tipheret Pena.

Raisa Elhadi, a global studies senior and MSA student group representative said she felt annoyed that internal politics were taking away from student advocacy.

“The only people that really care about all of this are the people involved.”

Syedah’s statement, posted to the MSA Facebook page, emphasized that restorative work is under way to reestablish

“Every moment we spend not being able to work together is a moment we are cheating the student body.”

ABEER SYEDAH MSA president

the strength of MSA and acknowledged that some students feel “betrayed, cynical or let down” by student government.

“We lost a lot of the tr ust that we had built in MSA,” Syedah said.

MSA pr esident-elect

T rish Palermo said she plans to avoid rehashing any drama as she plans for next year.

“The tensions that arose af fected ever yone,” Palermo said. “At the end of the day, we want what is best for the University.”

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Editorials & Opinions COLUMN

Student Service Fees are worth the cost New proposals to make U student fees optional ultimately jeopardize student exploration.

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o make it through college is to acknowledge the continued challenge of maintaining a supple bank account. I think we could all attest to this.

The Minnesota Daily repor ted this week on two new bills introduced at the state Legislature that would require the University of Minnesota and other state institutions to make mandator y student ser vice fees optional. The intent would be to make college more affordable, especially for those who don’t take advantage of student groups.

The proposed legislation comes at a time when the number of student groups requesting funding at the University has increased. The fee per semester, too, has risen from around $305 in 2006 to more than $430 in 2016.

When considering these proposals from the perspective of a conscientious college student, the bills seem to leave some leftover money in my pocket while impacting distant, nameless groups.

But around 93 percent of the fees suppor t units like Boynton Health, University Recreation and Wellness, Student

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Unions and Activities, University Student Legal Ser vices, the Aurora Center and the Student Conflict Resolution Center, according to the Daily’s report. I, personally, utilize some of those ser vices. Bystander or not, I know that funding impacts students.

A point I continue to reiterate throughout my columns is college’s ability to shape our attitudes and interests in life.

This year in particular I’ve joined several clubs — Phony Magazine, to name one — in order to stay involved on campus.

Not only have I met exuberant and talented people through these pursuits, I have experienced the feeling that comes with the benefits these groups provide.

The fact that my classes are Englishrelated has played a role in guiding my interests, no doubt, but thriving campus student groups have allowed me to explore other interests and opportunities — like comedy and journalism.

This is just a personal anecdote that demonstrates my desire for groups around the University to be suitably funded.

Despite the appetizing prospect that

“Despite the appetizing prospect that an optional student service fee might aid frugality, these proposals may harm the resources around campus . . .” an optional student ser vice fee might aid frugality, these proposals may harm the resources around campus that are invaluable to the people beyond me or my wallet. The assurance that a diverse array of health programs exist and are wellequipped is a source of comfort for many on campus.

Student costs could be reduced through other areas that don’t disr upt student groups at the University. I will say that the $432.18 per semester seems justified.

In a month I might be griping about the undetermined amount in my Flexdine, but ever y campus group ought to meet without the fear of lost funding, so I’m happy to pay.

Taylor Sharp welcomes comments at tsharp@mndaily.com.

2017 U.S. GUN VIOLENCE Total gun-related incidents: 12,756 Total number of deaths: 3,248 Total number of mass shootings: 67 Data compiled by gunviolencearchive.org

DAILY DISCUSSION Russian investigation: Trump needs to come clean on wiretapping Someone is lying. The question is, who can you believe?

On Monday, James Comey, the director of the FBI, and Mike Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, went in front of the House intelligence committee to discuss the role Russia played in the 2016 election. Comey confirmed publicly for the first time that the FBI is actively investigating Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, and whether any of President Donald Tr ump’s campaign associates helped coordinate Russia’s efforts. They also testified that Russian President Vladimir Putin inter fered in the election to hurt the chances of Democratic nominee Hillar y Clinton.

“Comey confirmed publicly for for the first time that the FBI is actively investigating Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections.”

During the same committee hearing, Comey said the FBI and Justice Depar tment have no information to substantiate Tr ump’s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped him before the election and reminded the panel that no one individual can order the sur veillance of an American.

But despite the testimony of many in and out of the intelligence community, President Tr ump has not backed down on his claim. Shortly after Monday’s committee hearing, in his daily press briefing, White House Press Secretar y Sean Spicer said, “No. We started a hearing; it is still ongoing,” when asked if the president would withdraw the accusation and apologize to Obama.

Someone is lying.

Does the president know something that the intelligence community isn’t willing to say in public? If so, then the FBI director, in a nationally televised hearing, lied to the congressional committee and to the American public.

Without proof, the allegation not only looks like a lie, it leaves Americans divided over who and what they can and should believe. For the good of the countr y, President Trump needs to come forward with his evidence or admit he made the accusation without having any facts to prove it.

Editor’s Note: An expanded version of this editorial was originally published by the Mankato Free Press.

CONTACT THE EDITOR Grace Thomas jthomas@mndaily.com

Lea Graber welcomes comments at lgraber@mndaily.com.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

EDITORIALS Correcting ethics shortcomings in U of M Research

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n 2015, the head of the University of Minnesota’s Department of Psychiatry stepped down over criticism of the treatment of human subjects in research.

This criticism came after the state of Minnesota conducted a legislative audit finding that the University severely mishandled its treatment of a mentally ill man, Dan Markingson, who died by suicide during one of the school’s psychiatric drug trials in 2004. An outside review raised concerns about allegations of coercion during the trial.

Later, it was found that Dr. Ken Winters, a psychologist, falsified a legal document to get his study started prior to approval, which dealt another blow to human research.

These events raised serious concerns about psychiatric research with human patients and left many wondering about ethics oversight at the University. Drawing national attention, it became imperative that the school act.

Since then, a series of actions were taken to ensure that patients’ needs during clinical trials were held as the priority and renewed focus was given to research ethics.

In a recent conference, held annually by the University after the death of Mr. Markingson, the school focused on discussing and overcoming the challenges facing human research. This conference also discussed the case of Robert Huber, a patient enrolled into the trial who also claimed to be coerced.

Though it is important for the University to hold discussions on improving human research trials, it’s imperative that they work with various bodies to ensure accountability.

Internal accountability measures within departments are subject to bias and can sometimes result in overlooked ethics violations. We encourage the Department of Psychiatry to work formally with the Center for Bioethics and other University and national institutions to ensure that faculty conducting research are held accountable to the highest standards.

Fur thermore, we also think that it’s imperative that there be a fluid platform where the Institutional Review Board, an ethical oversight committee that holds accountability, and University researchers can work together. For tunately, recent efforts at the University have also emphasized this idea.

COLUMN

Know yourself, know your worth I went through my first breakup — and I learned something.

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n the cusp of spring break, my boyfriend of nearly two years revealed he wasn’t sure how he felt about anything anymore —including me.

We had been best friends before we started dating, and we had been side-by-side ever since. Throughout our relationship, we were bound at the hip, and though I made a few meager efforts to create more space between us, we were bad at resisting each other’s company. We were best friends, after all.

Our split made me realize that while it’s important to cultivate personal relationships, it’s just as crucial to develop a satisfying relationship with yourself. There is a careful balance that needs to be struck to feel like a whole person, and no one else can complete you except for yourself.

I understand what he meant about feeling unsure — he has a tendency to sur-

KATHRYN SCHULTZ columnist

round himself with people at all times. When I fall into that routine, I begin to lose the relationship I have with myself. This feeling leaves me confused and unsettled. It’s tempting to constantly be around others to avoid feeling lonely or afraid, but when I take time to process my thoughts and emotions for myself and cultivate my unique interests, I find that my external relationships become more meaningful and unique.

Especially in college, surrounded by peers who are also exploring and experiencing new things, it’s easy to get caught up in a herd mentality. Don’t forget to save some of the exploring and experiencing all for yourself.

Kathryn Schultz welcomes comments at kschultz@mndaily.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Minneapolis schools sugarcoat imperfections Minnesota Comeback, a coalition of foundations and business leaders, assigned a task force to compile school data for Minneapolis parents and guardians to find the best school for their kids.

The task force created the guidebook — “Minneapolis School Finder” — which recorded over 100 K-8 schools and 37 high schools for parents to choose from. Those schools have one common denominator: restricted public access to information and sugarcoated imperfections.

The type of information the task force sought included math proficiency, reading proficiency, tabulated growth, graduation rate and the average ACT score. According to the guidebook, around 78 percent of those high schools in the guide either withheld their academic performance information or gave partial information.

Another sad, corollary trend is the schools’ lack of demographic information. Some of the schools mapped did not disclose relevant information such as the ratio of teachers to

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students and diversity-related information, while some schools released disturbing data.

For instance, only 10 percent of teachers in those high schools are teachers of color.

This is true of schools where minority students are straight majority (70 to 90 percent).

An example is Augsburg Fairview Academy.

This school employs 9 percent teachers of color while an overwhelming majority of students are students of color (98 percent). Will that help schools win the war on the academic achievement gap for students of color?

Actually, the reverse effect will be realized because, as Kathy-Anne Jordan testified in a special education study, teachers “exhibit a crisis of faith in their black male students.”

If schools want to close the achievement gap for students of color, they should hire more teachers of color. Classrooms must reflect teacher-student race ratios. No school with the opposite mentality will ever close the gap. After all, good practices still matter, and minority schools are not immune to public scrutiny.

Though it is important for the University to hold discussions on improving human research trials, it’s imperative that they work with various bodies to ensure accountability.

A new system, titled the Ethical Oversight Submission System (ETHOS), will hopefully increase transparency and allow a highly fragmented and compartmentalized process to be more fluid. Northwestern University has reported important degrees of success utilizing a similar software to improve the efficiency of review and accountability procedures for ethics standards.

While ensuring ethics accountability is an ongoing process, the University’s current initiatives are a step in the right direction. The purpose of research is to help more patients — this doesn’t mean researchers can ignore the rights of patients enrolled in studies to achieve that goal. In this case, the ends don’t justify the means when dealing with patients. The University must strive to stringent ethics in order to ensure safety of all — and they must be held accountable, too.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (3/23): Raise your partnership a level this year. Well-considered investments in education pay off. August brings shifting directions for a group project, before you discover a delicious new passion.

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

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 7 — Join a movement. Share, network and organize.

Together, you’re a force to be reckoned with. Talk with friends about the world you’d like to create.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Take it easy with family and friends. Stay flexible with plans as they evolve. Miscommunications and mistakes come easily. Keep a sense of humor.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Stay flexible at work, as obstacles or delays could frustrate. A scenic side trip could prove valuable.

Make a connection that benefits your career.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 6 — Household matters occupy your attention.

Clean a mess; and if you do it without an argument, win a gold star.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Wait and enjoy the scenery before hitting the roads.

Explore your own community rather than distant shores.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 7 — You’re especially creative. Errors in the data would throw everything off, though. Discuss research in private, and put in corrections.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 7 — Support your partner to deal with financial obligations under shifting circumstances. Slow down for obstacles or barriers.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Pushing ahead without a backup plan could get expensive. Expect communications, shipping and transportation disruptions.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 7 — Conditions are unsettled, with changes and confusion.

Stay in communication with your partner.

Notice when to keep quiet to avoid bickering.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — Take care of personal matters. Things could get awkward or frustrating; keep communications simple to avoid misunderstandings.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Nurture yourself with good food and rest. You may want to power into your work, but hidden problems require a more subtle approach. Research first.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 6 — Contemplate your next moves. Find a peaceful place to plan and organize. Clean up messes.

Private meditation soothes you.

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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date,

I went on a date with a guy last night, and he’s a quiet, shy guy who didn’t talk a whole lot. I had to hold up the entire conversation, and it was a lot of work.

During a particularly uncomfortable and extended awkward silence, I didn’t know what to say and my brain blurted out, “So have, you ever had your appendix removed?”

Awkward, right? That wasn’t the worst part.

Without a word, this dude reaches into his pocket and pulls out a jar. He sets the jar on the table. What was in the jar, you ask?

Not his appendix.

It was an embalmed lizard floating in formaldehyde.

What the f****?

Sincerely,

Floating Lizard Dear Lizard,

Alright, I’d be lying to you if I said this hasn’t happened to me before.

There’s a very distinct and local subculture of taxidermists known as LizardFloaters.

They’re actually quite prestigious and well-renowned in the taxidermy community.

I’ve got one thing to say to you: GRAB THAT FELLA AND HOLD ON TIGHT. He’s going to take you places, probably to a really cool taxidermy office. Fear not the lizard.

Sincerely,

Dr. Date

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Colon cancer risk higher for students Cancer u from Page 1

Though the study doesn’t address possible reasons for the increase, Lou said obesity, a low-fiber diet, smoking and diabetes are often associated with colorectal cancer.

Using a NIH database, the study looked at more than 490,000 people diagnosed between 1974 and 2013.

“If colon and rectal

cancer is increasing in people below the age of 50, then we have to ask the question, ‘Do we really need to wait until the age of 50?’” Lou said of the age screenings are suggested.

“It’s very startling.”

Rebecca Siegel, an epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society and lead author began the study about a year ago with six other researchers.

Siegel said the study’s purpose was to confirm the perceived rise in colorectal

MSA committee initiates organics recycling pilot Recycling u from Page 1

can use this data later to include other floors,” said committee member Claudia Althoen.

She said MSA also plans to collect feedback from residents following the semester about the bins. She said the committee will continue to collaborate with Donatucci to see what is being collected and what can be fixed.

For the program, there is a container for each apar tment. The residents can bring their waste to a larger bin in a common room in the residential hall where it will be picked up twice a week by the University Recycling Program.

Althoen said the committee went door-to-door to distribute the bins.

“You can form a personal connection that way, and the people can get an understanding of what [the bins] are used for,” Althoen said.

“You can form a personal connection that way, and the people can get an understanding of what [the bins] are used for.”

CLAUDIA ALTHOEN Comittee member

She said residents expressed enthusiasm for the program.

Along with the bins, the r esidents wer e al so given compostable bags and a pamphlet to provide background infor m ation on or gani c s recycling.

Althoen said this is part of a long-term goal to normalize organics recycling.

“We pick up habits in college. If we can normalize organics recycling, there is a higher chance of students bringing these [recycling] habits with them after college,” she said.

cancer in people under 50.

“Usually when people are looking at colorectal cancer, they’re looking at over 50,” she said. “Because we knew that something was going on in the younger age groups, we decided to take a deeper dive into the data.”

The researchers looked at trends by five-year age groups and by year of birth dating back to 1974 to determine the scope of the increase. The team also accounted for changes in medical practice and changes in

behavior since 1974.

Siegel said the most significant finding was that risk for cancer has increased every generation since 1950.

She said she hopes the study sparks fur ther research into the increase.

Siegel said that young patients are diagnosed in the later stages of cancer 60 percent of the time often because of a lack of immediacy to follow-up on symptoms by either the patient or the physician.

University oncologist

and professor Dr. Edward Greeno said the increase in cancer is significant and that it’s important for young people to recognize and not ignore symptoms of colorectal cancer.

“Seeing this increase now might help people recognize that their behaviors are going to affect their future risk of having cancer,” he said.

Greeno said if the trend continues among young adults, physicians should consider suggesting

screenings at a younger age.

Screenings and their effectiveness in diagnosing colon cancer was first discovered at the University about 30 years ago, he said, and current research covers ever y stage of colorectal cancer and its causes.

“There’s ongoing work in regards to that,” he said. “For young people, you don’t want to ignore the possibility of having colon cancer because it does happen.”

Officer, at least two others shot in Wisconsin

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ROTHSCHILD, Wis. — A police officer and at least two other people were shot when a domestic dispute at a bank escalated into shootings at three locations in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday, investigators said.

The shootings happened at a bank, a law firm and an apartment complex, where officers, including a SWAT team, were in a standoff with the suspect late in the afternoon, Wausau police Capt. Todd Baeten said at a news conference. The area is about 90 miles west of Green Bay. Baeten would not give details of the officer’s injuries or

those of other victims. But he said authorities were in contact with the suspect and were trying to engage him. He gave no other details. He said the situation was still active and asked residents to avoid the area.

After Baeten’s news conference, WSAW-TV reported that about a dozen shots were heard at the building around 5 p.m. and an ambulance arrived at the scene.

A woman who lives in the complex said she looked out her apartment window in the small town of Weston about 1:15 p.m. to see a squad car approach, and a few seconds later heard a gunshot and saw the officer fall. Kelly

Hanson, 21, told The Associated Press she saw other officers put the wounded policeman in an armored SWAT vehicle and take him away, but she did not know if he was alive or dead.

“I thought, what is going on? I know what a gun sounds like, and thought ‘This isn’t good,’” Hanson said. She said she stayed in her apartment until about 4:45 p.m. when she heard a volley of about 10 shots and began to “freak out.” Authorities eventually let her leave her apartment.

“It’s tragic that had to happen, but I think they did a good job out here today,” Hanson said.

Dozens of police cars and

emergency vehicles responded after the first shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. at Marathon Savings Bank in Rothschild. Officers responding to a reported domestic situation arrived to find two people had been shot.

A second call came about 10 minutes later from the Tlusty, Kennedy and Dirks law firm in nearby Schofield, and then a third report came in at 1:30 p.m. from an apartment complex in Weston.

SWAT members entered the apartment building about 2:30 p.m., the Wausau Daily Herald repor ted. Nearby schools and a hospital went on lockdown. The lockdowns were later lifted.

Latinos report fewer sex crimes due to immigration fears

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The police chief of Los Angeles, a city that is half Latino, found himself in the middle of the national immigration debate on Wednesday after saying there’s a correlation between the Trump administration’s call for stiffer immigration policies and a drop in the number of Hispanics reporting sexual abuse and domestic violence.

“Imagine your sister, your mother, not reporting a sexual assault for fear that their

family will be torn apart,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday.

Since the beginning of this year, sexual assaults reported

by Latinos in Los Angeles have dropped 25 percent, and domestic violence reports by Latinos have decreased by 10 percent compared to the same period last year.

Crime statistics show there were 164 sexual assaults reported by Latinos in the first two months of 2016, compared to 123 in the first two months of 2017. There was also a

decrease of 118 reports of domestic violence during the same periods among Latinos.

Beck said there was a “strong correlation” between the timing of the decreased reporting and fears about President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living illegally in the U.S. However, Jessica Vaughan of the Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, which lobbies for less immigration to the U.S., said it is “extremely speculative” to

draw a connection between the drop in crime reporting and fears regarding accelerated efforts to round up and deport immigrants. She questioned Beck’s reasoning for announcing the figures.

“This seems to be somehow politically motivated to try to get people to think increased enforcement is causing problems in the community,” Vaughan said.

“I think it is really a stretch to connect this decline with perceptions of increased immigration enforcement.”