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ixed Blood Theatre’s upcoming production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” will be the fifth Mixed Bloodproduced play that focuses on autism in the last 10 years. Jack Reuler, director of production and artistic director of Mixed Blood, has followed the script since its West End and Broadway runs, hoping to bring it to his company.

“It was a journey to get it from being made into a play to making it to our stage,” Reuler said. “But it’s something that we thought for a long time would be something that we could do well and something that should be done well in the Twin Cities.”

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time off] because I don’t like that type of attention being drawn toward me … it’s kind of like singling you out,” Schreiber said.

Imane Ait Daoud, a University senior and member of the Multifaith Student Council, received a $5,000 grant from the Interfaith Youth Core, which she is using to address the religious climate on campus.

“The University’s lacking … in addressing interfaith issues and accommodations,”

University of Minnesota officials are lauding its most recent freshman class, but its large size has caused problems for some professors.

The University enrolled 6,195 new freshmen this fall, on top of almost 2,300 transfer students, which put some strain on school housing, financial aid and certain classes, said Bob McMaster, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education. The class is the largest in almost 50 years.

McMaster said the University typically sets informal enrollment goals, and every college overshot its goal this year.

For instance, the College of Liberal Arts, which aimed to enroll about 2,450 students, enrolled 2,659, and the College of Science and Engineering enrolled 1,177 to its 1,150 target.

“We over-yielded on our predictions, and that’s not a good thing to have,” McMaster said. “One does not want to grow indiscriminately.”

Professors in popular first-year classes said the number of freshman has caused minor issues. Nicholas Hopper, a professor in computer science and engineering, said enrollments in computer science classes at all levels have risen around 5 to 10 percent a year for the past several years.

“These classes are certainly crowded and we do not have instructional lab spaces to accommodate many more students,” Hopper said.

Anthony Young, an astronomy professor, said while entry-level astronomy courses typically see around 50 students, some this fall were packed to nearly 100.

To compensate, Young said

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The cast of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ rehearses at Mixed Blood Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The play won a Tony award in 2015 and will be showing at Mixed Blood Theatre Nov. 10 through Dec. 3.

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UMN holiday policy makes some uncomfortable Some say the breaks in school schedules unfairly privilege Christian holiday obervances.

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Since transferring to the University of Minnesota this fall, Jordyn Schreiber has requested time off for religious activities twice without problems, despite making requests at short notice.

However, the necessity of requesting time-off for holidays not included in the academic calendar — which provides automatic days off for some Christian observances — leaves many students feeling uneasy.

The University’s policies let students and faculty request time off from classes and work for religious observances. The policies prefer students to ask for time off “as soon as possible,” though it’s not required.

“I really honestly don’t like [asking for

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Mayor Betsy Hodges said she wants students to have access to affordable housing close to campus. According to Hodges, the availability of mass transit will accomplish this.

“People want to have easy access to campus, so that’s one of the reasons I’ve invested very heavily in our transit system and we need to keep doing that, even though at the federal and state level we have a lot of forces against us,” Hodges said in a mayoral forum at the University. “There’s a whole world along those rail lines where there can be housing that is more affordable with easy access to campus.”

Hodges also wants to increase affordable housing citywide. To do this, Hodges said the city needs to increase the number of available units and make sure they stay affordable.

“We have a very tight rental market. That means people [who] have less income for housing have [a] harder time finding it, so we’re building more,” she said.

Ward 3 Minneapolis City Council Member Jacob Frey said his experience leading the ward will help him address the issue of affordable housing near campus.

Frey said he wants to allot funding specifically for affordable housing generated from revenues from increases in property value.

“We can be a socioeconomically diverse community, and students can get through college without heaps of debt from ridiculously high rents,” he said.

Frey said another concern among students to address is safety. Frey wants to increase collaboration between the University of Minnesota Police Department and the Minneapolis Police Department to make campus safer.

He said he also would prioritize sexual assault prevention and mental health care.

“We need to increase collaboration, making sure not just that sexual assault is prevented, but that care is given to the victims, and that we deal with instances in an empathetic and gentle way,” he said.

Rep. Raymond Dehn said students have the potential to play a big part in Tuesday’s municipal election.

He stresses issues important to students, like affordable housing near campus. Dehn said he’s an advocate for rent stabilization – limiting the percentage a landlord can increase rent over time.

“If the public isn’t engaged in trying to fix those issues, it’s not going to end anything soon, and that’s going to create more hardship for students who are on the margins and are just barely able to afford their education,” he said.

While Dehn said the city doesn’t have much influence on tuition, he hopes officials will advocate for college affordability.

Dehn said he has first-hand experience with the issue, as he’s still repaying his student loans.

“The mayor should continue to be a strong advocate, like at the board of regents when they set tuition,” he said.

Nekima Levy-Pounds said she wants to use her experience as an activist, civil rights lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP chapter to advocate for equality across the city, including access to affordable housing.

Levy-Pounds said she wants to change zoning codes and increase density to create economically diverse housing.

“The affordable housing issues students are dealing with really mirror the issues the entire city faces,” she said.

She said she wants more students to be active in government, and added she thinks her social justice background will help her mobilize them.

“We have to make sure that we are responsive to those living in the margins and those without a voice in the political process, and that includes students as well,” she said.

Police accountability is another issue Levy-Pounds stressed.

In order to affect change in the police and in the city as a whole, Levy-Pounds said transparency is critical.

In order to increase affordable housing, Tom Hoch supports an inclusionary zoning policy.

According to Hoch’s official website, such a policy would require new developments of a certain size to contain a share of affordable units.

Developments that meet that requirement would be incentivized with eased parking requirements or limited tax abatements.

Hoch also wants to emphasize project-based housing assistance.

This ties the assistance to the unit as opposed to traditional housing vouchers, which allows renters to find housing in an open market.

“Tying assistance to a unit means we can have greater influence to ensure properties stay affordable. This also gives the city more options in developing affordable housing in every neighborhood,” Hoch’s campaign website reads.

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Como shoe shop set to grow in size Piff, a street wear shop, will open another location in November.

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Piff, a clothing store on Como Avenue Southeast near the University of Minnesota, is relocating to a larger space across the street from its original location. The under-construction site is seen on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

business in Como rather than expand to a new area because of the “great vibe” the neighborhood offers.

“It’s close to the University of Minnesota, so it’s also accessible to the students,” Crubaugh said.

Piff customer Matthew Mikell said the store is tailor-made for namebrand shoe collectors.

“It’s basically exactly what any sneaker-head or Supreme-head would want,” Mikell said.

The Twin Cities lacks many designer shoe stores, making Piff a desirable location, he said.

“Whenever I go to the

“I think it’s definitely going to turn into a destination spot of collectors, fashionistas and street wear fans [from] all over the world.”

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cities, that’s the place I go to because… the store [has] such an interesting community… and everyone just can easily get along and talk about stuff together,” Mikell said.

Like Mikell, Minneapolis resident Andy Pelerine and his friends share a common interests in shoes.

“It’s kind of like a cultural hub for street wear and clothing,” Pelerine said.

The new expansion, he said, will benefit Piff and its customers.

“It’s good they’re expanding because they could definitely use a bigger store,” Pelerine said.

LGBT people with acne at higher risk for suicidal thoughts, study shows

The Bruininks Hall help desk intoduced training to recognize mental health issues.

Peo ple w h o ident if y as non-heterosexual and suffer from acne have an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a University of Minnesota study in the November issue of an academic journal.

While previous studies established that sexual minorities and people who have acne are at a significantly higher risk of depression and suicidal ideation, this study was the first to examine the risk of LGBT individuals with acne. Some experts say the results underscore the need for increased mental health screening and specialized care.

The study found that roughly 35 percent of people who identify as sexual minorities and have acne have suicidal thoughts, compared to about eight percent of heterosexual people with acne.

For people without acne, about 1 5 p ercent of LGBT people and five percent of heterosexual people have suicidal thoughts.

University researcher Matthew Mansh launched the study based on the hypothesis that sexual minorities with acne would be at a higher risk of suicidal ideation, since previous research shows members of both groups have especially high

University of Minnesota students can now get guidance and mental health support from fellow students at the help desk in Bruininks Hall.

This semester, the help desk, called Helping U, added two student employees to its staff of four and trained the group in mental health support techniques. They also learned about the various resources available on campus for students struggling with mental illness.

The training better equipped student employees to recognize when students are in distress, said Julie Selander, director of One Stop Student Services, which oversees Helping U. The expanded services were promoted at a Minnesota Student Association forum on Oct. 24.

This expansion was a result of a 2014 MSA request for a website which would serve a function similar to the help desk.

Though the website was never created, positive response to the desk could lead to an online service, phone access to the desk and more desks located around campus, Selander said.

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well,” Olson said. “They are taking over a space that was kind of a problem for the neighborhood.”

Olson said a second Piff location will bring another “good establishment to the neighborhood.”

Crubaugh said the purpose of the expansion is to offer a hub for culture that promotes a lifestyle their consumers can enjoy.

“I think it’s definitely going to turn into a destination spot of collectors, fashionistas and street wear fans [from] all over the world,” he said.

Crubaugh and other owners opted to keep the

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A high-end sneaker and street wear shop in Southeast Como is set to add a new location.

Piff will open a second location across the street from its current business in November. The shop, located on 1506 Como Ave SE, opened three years ago and has since outgrown its location.

The expansion will let Piff host more events and offer extra space for shoes and apparel, said Bill Crubaugh, Piff store operator and co-owner.

“We also wanted to just have a real cool place to go for our customers, and a unique shopping experience,” Crubaugh said.

The shop sells new and vintage collectible footwear brands, like Air Jordan, Nike, Adidas, Supreme, among others.

Prices range from $30 up to $2,000, Crubaugh said. The shop buys, sells and trades sneakers, apparel and other accessories.

“We also have a selection of retail brands and they’re unique brands that you can’t find elsewhere in Minnesota or even in the Midwest,” he said.

Cody Olson, executive director of the Southeast Como Improvement Association, said residents initially questioned the legitimacy of Piff because of its uncommon business model.

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students know that,”said senior Katie Boldt, student assistant for Helping U. One Stop and the Office for Student Affairs, who partnered to expand Helping U, felt that an expansion of the physical help desk would fit in better with the current structure and budget than creating a new website, said Laura Knudson, assistant vice provost for student advocacy and support for OSA. “We’re always assessing how we can we provide more care for students and understanding what that looks like…

This is a constant conversation we have,” Knudson said.

The Helping U desk was first created in 2010 and operated as resource to help students find their way around campus, Selander said.

She added that, with the expanded desk, Helping U is expecting more visits.

Although employees are not trained as counselors, a peer-to-peer connection is important for students, said Katie Johnson, executive assistant at Helping U. “I think a lot of students will be more comfortable opening up to other students because they’re going through the same thing,” Johnson said. “They’re all juggling all these different things, they’re all stressed out, so that’s why we wanted it to be a peer-to-peer interaction.”

The study shows 35 percent of LGBT with acne have depression, suicidal thoughts.

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rates of suicidal thoughts.

Researchers analyzed data collected from a portion of the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent to Adult Health, focusing on individuals ages 18 to 28.

M an s h — w h o i s i n terested in researching sexual and gender minority issues in dermatology — hopes the medical community can use the results of the study to be more diligent about screening for mental illness.

He said sexual orientation can impact how patients experience diseases.

He wants these results to push medical professionals to implement a standardized method of documenting patients’ sexual orientations.

Identifying at-risk groups “can help physicians understand that they may need to provide additional support to certain patients,” said Bonnie Klimes-Dougan, a University psychology professor.

However, Klimes-Dougan warned that the medical community should use caution when categorizing these groups as high-risk for suicidal ideation, since it could normalize suicidal thoughts in certain groups.

Studies like this that demonstrate which groups are more likely to struggle with depression and suicidal ideat ion are im p or t an t

“It’s society’s reaction to them... the societal reaction and behavior is what can cause someone to engage in suicidal behavior.”

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in helping professionals better understand the communities they serve, said Ashby Dodge, clinical director of the Trevor Project, an LGBT youth advocacy group.

Dodge said it’s important to note that being part of a sexual or gender minority doesn’t cause someone to have suicidal thoughts.

“It’s society’s reaction to them,” she said. “The societal reaction and behavior is what can cause someone to engage in suicidal behavior.”

Going forward, Mansch hopes to conduct a similar study focusing on other skin conditions, like psoriasis, to better understand the relationship between dermatology and mental health.

“This study was furt h e r p ro o f t h a t k n o w ing more about your patients may help provide more culturally competent and tailowred care,” Mansh said.

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Imane Ait Daoud, a senior Physiology and Psychology major, poses for a photo on Tuesday, October 31. Daoud recently received a grant to conduct an interfaith justice project.

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Daoud said. “I think for many students it’s really hard to ask for a holiday off. Sometimes people just don’t and skip.”

Daoud will outline this year’s grant work goals in a Nov. 10 meeting, which she said will include student workshops to create a more dialogue about interfaith relations.

She said she is working towards creating an interfaith office on campus to address needs she feels have been overlooked

when it comes to religious traditions.

“From my perspective as a Christian, we have a lot of privilege on this campus and a lot of campuses,” said Lauren Rheingans, the Wesley Foundation’s United Methodist minister appointed this August.

Rheingans said she thinks institutional policies should reflect a more diverse set of religious needs.

“I have never had to make a decision between … going to church on Christmas, and taking a final. That just doesn’t happen,” Rheingans said.

“The reality is that a large population of the world is having to make those choices.”

Arjun Sharma, a junior at the University, said he thinks having to ask for religious accommodations can impact students’ mental health.

“Think about it being Christmas or Thanksgiving and you wake up on that day and nobody says anything about it … it’s just another day which has been a big part of your life, and now it’s something you suddenly have to adjust and acclimate to,” Sharma said.

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instructors have broken up classes into more lab groups of smaller sizes.

McMaster said University departments, like University Housing, made efforts to adjust to the uptick in freshmen enrollment.

The University extended leases for two additional years with off-campus apartments to accommodate the extra freshman – 88 percent of whom live in University housing.

“We’ve been able to squeeze everybody in,” McMaster said.

The University also opened Roy Wilkins Hall to more freshmen, he said, when in a typical year it houses just a small number of freshmen.

He added that while the school isn’t anticipating any deterioration of educational quality, enrollment administrators will take a closer look at freshman class size in the future.

“Sixty-two hundred students every year might cause strain, so we have to be careful,” McMaster said. “We have to think about how big we want these classes [to be] in the future.”

Freshmen highlights In addition to being the largest class in several decades, the University boasted that this year’s freshman class also had some of the highest ACT scores ever.

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“Sixty-two hundred students every year might cause strain, so we have to be careful. We have to think about how big we want these classes [to be] in the future.”

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The class average score was 28.4 — the highest in school history. The high school class rank of incoming freshman was about 87 percent, McMaster said.

“It was a terrific year for us,” he said. “We hit the grand slam.”

Just over 62 percent of incoming students listed Minnesota as their home residency. Around 15.5 percent came from reciprocity states and 15.8 percent came from nonresident, non-reciprocity

states.

About 23.2 percent of this year’s class were students of color, up from 22.3 percent in 2016 and 19.5 percent in 2012.

Due to federal law, there is no specific goal for diversity recruiting, McMaster said, but the University recruits in high schools with underrepresented populations.

International students made up just over 6 percent of the incoming class with 43 countries represented.

The University’s academic year calendar is a product of the country’s Christian and Protestant history, said Jeanne H. Kilde, undergraduate director of the University’s religious studies program.

Being at a public University rather than a private university complicates on-campus discussions of religion, Kilde said, adding that religious accommodations will continue to develop as the country loses its Christian majority.

“It will be interesting to see where it goes,” she said.

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and Title IX coordinator at the University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, said she hopes the University’s religious accommodations policies make campus feel accepting for all people no matter their religious beliefs.

Marisam also said she recognizes it may be challenging for students to have to request time off.

“I think there’s … an interfaith dialogue that’s more than just acknowledging that other faiths exist, but actually being involved in initiatives together,” Rheingans said.

“Think about it being Christmas or Thanksgiving and you wake up on that day and nobody says anything about it … and now it’s something you suddenly have to adjust and acclimate to.”

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Gophers longsnapper shows his faith Payton Jordahl has kept his faith with changes in family life and football.

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Spirituality is a big part of head coach P.J. Fleck’s culture, and longsnapper Payton Jordahl embodies that.

Being the team’s longsnapper, Jordahl won’t have the flashiest plays when the Gophers visit Michigan this weekend, but the redshirt junior values both faith and football. Jordahl has been successful on all 341 snaps on the field, and the junior has found ways to give back to his community off the field.

“Faith has always been a large part of my life,” Jordahl said. “My main thing for that is doing the right thing and helping others.”

His idea of helping others came full circle this season with a good deed he did for his spirituality class recently.

One day, Jordahl walked around Dinkytown. He ended up sitting with a homeless man, talking with him and his friend, and inviting them to lunch. Fleck said that better people make better players, and he cited Jordahl as a direct example of

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his college degree. The longsnapper is majoring in youth studies, and he said that he wants to work on after-school or summer programs one day. He’s also thought about mixing the programs with sports. He is set to graduate in December.

“I just applied for the youth development leadership master’s program,” Jordahl said. “That’s basically a continuation of the youth studies major. After I graduate I hope to run some youth programs.… I also think I could do a lot of good work in corrections facilities.”

Faith and spirituality on the collegiate football field are nothing new to the Gophers, especially with punter Ryan Santoso.

Santoso was nominated for the 2017 Wuerffel Trophy, an award for community service. When asked to talk about Jordahl, he lit up

with a grin.

“He is one of the best guys I know,” Santoso said. “That guy cares so much about people, he loves to make people smile, and that’s one of the greatest things this world could ever have.”

Once a walk-on, Jordahl worked his way into every game his first season after his redshirt year, and he eventually earned a scholarship in the summer of 2016 from then-coach Tracy Claeys.

The longsnapper often doesn’t get as much attention as some of the other positions on the football team, but he has seen consistency since he arrived in the Twin Cities.

“I remind myself of [the scholarship] every day,” Jordahl said. “It drives me. I try to keep the mentality that I am a walk-on. Every day ... I try to tell myself that I am earning a scholarship today.”

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that mentality.

“Payton Jordahl … doesn’t get enough credit,” Fleck said. “It’s a great lesson of not judging somebody.”

Jordahl makes a point of extending his faith beyond the football field, and much of that is centered around his family life.

His parents divorced during his freshman year of

college, challenging his concepts of relationships as well as his faith.

“It tore down what I thought of everything,” Jordahl said. “When you go through tragedies and [crises], especially with family members and close friends, you grow so tight to people.”

The redshirt junior said that although no one wants

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a tragedy in their family, it opens a big opportunity to grow.

Through his parents’ divorce, Jordahl understood the importance of listening, and that allowing someone to talk to him was more important than saying something.

On top of faith and family, Jordahl brings his mindset of doing the right thing to

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Fab freshman: Casey Mittelstadt The 18 year old is second on the team in scoring, tallying seven points so far.

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One of the Gophers’ top scoring threats this season has been a 18-year-old freshman.

Forward Casey Mittelstadt is second on the team in scoring with seven points this season. The Gophers are 5-3-0 now in the early season, and the team faces off against Michigan State this weekend, their first nonranked opponent. “[I’m] just learning little things away from the puck, and a little bit of stuff defensively,” Mittelstadt said. “I think I’ve definitely improved, and [I’ll] try to continue to grow.”

The freshman had an interesting year before coming to Minnesota.

After playing both high school hockey for Eden Prairie and in the United States Hockey league for the Green Bay Gamblers last season, the forward’s success in both leagues led him to be drafted eighth overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Now, Mittelstadt has come to his first year of college hockey and has already made an impact.

“He’s a guy that needs the puck on his stick,” said freshman Scott Reedy. “[I’m] finding him in the open areas and getting open because I know he can find me whether he’s

looking at me or not.”

Mittelstadt has also been on the most effective line for the team.

The line with Reedy, Mittelstadt and sophomore Rem Pitlick is reponsible for seven goals and 10 assists. Beyond the statistics, they have controlled the puck and kept pressure in the offensive zone when other lines haven’t.

“I think we’re still a work in progress,” Reedy said. “We have some natural chemistry, [and we] complement each other’s game pretty well.”

Mittelstadt is the highest drafted Gophers skater since 2006. Although he was drafted to the pros, he is still figuring out the college game and is he is only seven games into his collegiate career.

“You can’t teach the skill, you can’t teach the speed, you can’t teach the hockey sense,” said head coach Don Lucia.

“Strength is going to come, because he’s more than willing to work at it, which is nice with him, he’s more competitive than I thought.”

Much was made of Mittelstadt’s strength coming into

the season, but Lucia said Mittelstadt’s shoulder was out of alignment when he got to Minnesota, and strength and conditioning coach Cal Dietz has worked with the Eden Prairie, Minnesota native on shoulder motion and getting stronger.

Minnesota’s own strength this season has been scoring from the younger players, and according to Lucia, Mittelstadt’s responsibility and scoring affects the older ones.

“I don’t think it made it harder on him, I think it made it harder on the veterans,” Lucia said. “Our veteran forwards, they’re the ones that have to start scoring for us.”

Lucia said his older players aren’t scoring, but the production from Mittelstadt and the rest of his line has produced good results for the Gophers so far.

Mittelstadt shows it when he isn’t happy with his own play, and Lucia said that indicates his will.

“He gets upset, you hear him. He vocalizes [when he’s mad at himself],” Lucia said.

“He has high expectations for himself, but he’s a freshman.”

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Baldwin thrives for UMN offensively, defensively Baldwin earned WCHA offensive player of the week and has 34 blocks.

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VS MICHIGAN STATE WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday & 4 p.m. Saturday

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Senior defender Sydney Baldwin prepares to get on the ice at Ridder Arena during the Gophers’ game against Wisconsin on Sunday, Oct. 29.

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It is not often that a player wins Western Collegiate Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Week and then WCHA Defensive Player of the Month, but Gophers senior captain Sydney Baldwin did just that.

Baldwin leads the Gophers with 11 points. She is the WCHA’s top scoring defender and fourth in scoring among all WCHA players this season. She also has 34 blocked shots, 10 assists and 29 shots on goal. The 34 blocked shots leads the WCHA. She also received the WCHA offensive player of the week after the Gophers’ series against Bemidji State, where she totaled four points in two games.

“I think she has improved on her defensive aspect of her game since she started and that is why it is neat to see her as the defensive player of the month,” said head coach Brad Frost. “The intensity you have to play with, the battle and compete level you have to play with is something she does day in and day out, which is great.”

Baldwin said she has never been too concerned with accolades, but for someone who says that, she has a lot of them.

Baldwin has played all four years, coming in as Ms. Hockey from Minnetonka,

Minnesota and playing on two national championship teams. She knows what it takes to be successful and looking at the Gophers who are ranked sixth in the nation and have four losses, she realizes the team is more important than an award.

“It is a really cool individual accolade, but everyone on our team can say the same in that we are more focused on the team as a whole rather than some individual accolades,” Baldwin said.

She has had to carry a much heavier load this year.

The Gophers the past few weeks have been working with just four defensemen, two of those defensemen being freshman. At the beginning of the season, the Gophers were letting in too many goals to Frost’s liking, but recently their defense has tightened up thanks to Baldwin’s leadership.

In the first four games of the season, the Gophers let in a total of 11 goals. In the last six games, they gave up nine. The senior captain has faced pressure to get the freshmen up to speed as quickly as possible, and the stats show they’ve been

coming around.

“She is really the staple on our defense, she has been playing really hard and really well for us,” said Nicole Schammel. “She leads by example on the ice and it is proven with that award.”

Baldwin will look to continue to improve in her last season in a Minnesota uniform. Baldwin said she feels that in her time here at Minnesota, she has learned to lean into her strengths like blocking shots and getting more involved on the offensive. That’s proven, too, as she leads the Gophers in points.

As for what she wants to do after the hockey season, Baldwin said she might look to play more hockey once she is done, but really has no idea.

“That is the golden question. I have tossed around the idea of continuing to play, possibly getting a job and maybe do some traveling,” Baldwin said. “It is something I will have to figure out here as the season goes along.”

Drew Cove contributed to this report.

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BY KATE DRAKULIC

Do this: Set back your clocks Daylight savings time is almost here! In an effort to pretend like one measly extra hour of sleep is enough to make up for the hours upon hours of binge watching that commenced this week, set back your clocks, snuggle in and enjoy.

There are still people out there that use analog clocks, right?

Watch this: Season two of “Stranger Things” Assuming you didn’t finish all nine episodes approximately nine hours after season two was released, get cracking! This weekend’s forecast reads snow, snow and more snow — a perfect opportunity to stay in and catch up on the highly anticipated sci-fi series.

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Friday Art Attack 2017 Live music, art demonstrations, food trucks and more — meet with hundreds of local artists this weekend as the Northrup King Building celebrates its 20th annual Art Attack.

Friday marks the opening night of the celebration with events, including studio visits and interactive activities planned all weekend.

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Saturday 17th Annual U of M School of Music Collage Concert To kick off CLA’s new campaign “Shattering Expectations,” over 300 students and faculty will perform in a variety of musical ensembles and solos throughout the night. Join President Kaler and CLA Dean Coleman for a night of music, passion and the start of a new chapter in CLA history.

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The cast of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ rehearses at Mixed Blood Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The play won a Tony award in 2015 and will be showing at Mixed Blood Theatre Nov. 10 through Dec. 3.

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play deviates slightly from the novel’s first-person narration from Christopher.

In the staged version, the play is narrated

by Christopher’s mentor Siobhan, who reads from a play that was developed from Christopher’s discoveries and adventures.

“I loved [Siobhan] because I have a social work background,” said Regan Linton, the actress playing Siobhan. “I went from being an actor ... then I was injured and I was in college and did American studies. Then I made my way back to theater and got my master’s in social work, and then got my MFA in acting.”

In preparing for the role, Linton drew from her experiences in social work and as

a disabled actor.

“Social work is the best training you can get to be an actor because it’s all about empathy,” Linton said. “It’s all about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes… I identify with [Siobhan] because I think my experience of acquiring a disability has forced me to see the world differently than when I was able-bodied, and I think she is similarly drawn to Christopher… because she enjoys the way he sees the world.”

MacGregor Arney, the actor playing Christopher, also used personal experience to prepare for the demanding role.

“I have three cousins… with varying degrees of autism,” Arney said. “So growing up, I had a huge variety of autism to observe and to actually be intrigued with…

Going from my experiences

with my life and my family, and then coming into this role, that’s mainly how I prepared: by focusing on what they do and how they approach things.”

Arney’s work for the role involves physical and vocal training, alongside the traditional analytical work that goes into a role.

“I would say the physicality is the most difficult part, but I think it’s actually more so getting the affect of the voice and getting those intentions. He says everything directly, so you have to know what he wants, but how does he want it? You can’t really have the emotions outwardly,” Arney said.

The production team is careful to not over-generalize the autism spectrum.

Mixed Blood’s interpretation instead focuses on the depiction of one individual with autism, supported

by work with the Fraser Center and a counselor from Southwest High School.

“The first couple of days, we had kind of autism immersion. We had an adolescent psychologist who focuses on autism and is also a parent of a child with autism, spend some time with us… and then we [talked with] someone from Southwest High School, who is… really very much in the same position as Siobhan,” Reuler said. “It’s an oft-cited phrase that if you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism. We aren’t trying, in Christopher, to embody the entire spectrum.”

While the national productions of “The Curious Incident” involved technical extravaganzas, Mixed Blood’s production relies on a simple scene setting to

build the world Christopher navigates.

“There’s an ensemble of five actors that sits in the front row, and they jump onstage and become people and… they’ve got bins of props and costumes that… they put on for a second or hold up for a second to define the spaces,” Reuler said. “It’s actually got eight cubes, in the oldest theatrical traditions, and so [seeing] how those eight cubes turn into living rooms and police stations has been fascinating.”

Through these choices, the production hopes to let the audience see through Christopher’s lens rather than simply watch him move through the world.

“For me, it is this idea that ‘disability’ is just one human characteristic. It doesn’t completely define who somebody is as a human being,” Linton said.

COMEDY

U students launch weekly comedy showcase At “Midnight Shit,” performers experiment with new, weird comedy.

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lthough the Minneapolis comedy scene spans an array of stand-up venues, University of Minnesota students Kate McCarthy and Nick Saxton and University graduate Andrew Friedman found a gap in the comedy scene’s offerings: there was no weekly show to encourage the exploration of new material. “[McCarthy] … interned at Second City [a comedy theater in Chicago] this summer, so I went down to visit her,” said Saxton, a junior studying English and theater. “We saw a show there called ‘Holy Fuck Comedy Hour’ … Every Friday at midnight, it’s an hour of brand new comedy.”

On a Wednesday in September, the three decided to launch a Minneapolis take on the concept, and “Midnight Shit” started that Friday at midnight. While the first three shows were held in attics, basements and an outdoor amphitheater on campus, the show has found its home in Humble Cup, a coffee shop on West Bank.

“It’s pretty fun when it’s packed, and the coffee shop

is full at 12:30 am, and we see people like walking by and they just come in,” Saxton said.

“And then there’s always one person who walks in and will just walk in front of the crowd, and be like, ‘hey, can I have two cappuccinos?’”

“Midnight Shit” celebrates new, weird material from its performers, an element of the show that’s freeing for performers and audiences alike. Previous shows have included bits that range from twists on traditional improv formats to funny characters to McCarthy setting her hair on fire.

“Let’s say someone does a bit where it’s really, really weird and it doesn’t make sense and it bombs,” said Friedman. “Then, someone does something very hack and says ‘hey, how ‘bout that airplane food,’ and it does really well. I would be pretty mad at the person who did something that I’ve seen before, and I would encourage the person who did something weird that didn’t do well.”

Compared to more formal shows, “Midnight Shit” seems greatly under-rehearsed — bits are sometimes devised hours before the show.

“When we do talk about

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Steven Kreager and Andrew Friedman perform a skit as part of the “Midnight Shit” comedy show at the Humble Cup on Friday, Oct 27.

how loose we are with everything, a tremendous amount of work and thought goes into this show,” Saxton said. “We take it seriously, we’re not just college kids who are like ‘we’re going to fuck around and get our friends to come’ …

While it is loose and fun, it’s… because loose and fun is the best way to do this show, not because we are not putting in the effort.”

Friedman and McCarthy are more involved in comedy, while Saxton brings theater experience to the show. “Midnight

Shit” was partially inspired by a shared experience the performers had in their respective forms: venues, both theaters and comedy shows, don’t always encourage new work.

“There’s definitely some aspect of when the best case scenario going into something is being as good as someone who has already done it… that makes you question why you’re doing it,” Saxton said. “There’s a reason why we draw from people who are in the theater community, and people who are in the standup… Neither one of

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them is more naturally inclined to this form because this form is whatever you want it to be, as long as you’re creative and have a desire to make new stuff.”

Although the constant cycle of devising new bits can be stressful, the weekly requirement to create new material naturally spurs improvement.

“I did speech in high school...

I was supposedly passionate about [it] and… would I watch people do the same thing over and over again and try to replicate a form,” Friedman said.

“But I would watch myself do that too… [for ‘Midnight Shit,’] I’ve tried to find more internal motivations, like I want to get this point across, or I want the audience to feel like this when they’re watching this.”

“Midnight Shit” ultimately lets its performers explore what makes them laugh and wants its audiences to indulge in that enjoyment.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Stop big money from influencing elections

From Jillia Pessenda, vote for me in Ward 1

Voters should ignore false rhetoric of wealthy PACs and vote for a genuine candidate.

H

igh up in the glass towers of downtown, where you’ve always wished you could take a flex pic for your Instagram, Minneapolis corporate executives and JONATHAN ABABIY developers have columnist been in the midst of a summers long freakout about the rejuvenated political energy in the Minneapolis election. The City Council races are during a flood of young, proud progressive candidates who are putting up a serious fight against older, more conservative — albeit still technically Democrat — incumbents. These incumbents were often slow to join the council’s embrace of a $15 minimum wage and mandatory sick leave policy.

Recently, this corporate freakout has parachuted from the towers and into the mailboxes and Facebook feeds of Minneapolitans. In a concerning move, business interests and Republican groups have been financing political mailers and ads, sometimes attacking particularly popular rivals on behalf of conservative Democratic candidates.

The tool that the wealthy and their companies are using to shape the council is the political action committee. PACs can accept unlimited donations, thereby giving

wealthy individuals the ability to make their money go a longer way, so long as the PAC doesn’t collude with the candidate.

This isn’t to say all PACs are bad for elections. University of Minnesota journalism professor Benjamin Toff observes that a PAC “is a mechanism for concerned citizens to express their views and involve themselves in the political process,” but notes that the political reality is that PACs give an advantage to people who have a lot more money.

James A. Lawrence, the former chairman of the investment banking firm Rothschild North America and executive for many local corporations, is a notable example of the wealthy’s shimmy through the holes in our campaign finance laws using PACs. According to Tuesday’s campaign finance report of Tom Bildsoe, a business-friendly, former Plymouth city councilor running for Dinkytown’s Ward 3, James and Mary Lawrence donated $1,200 to Bildsoe. The Lawrences made a significant investment into a man wishing to lead one of the city’s most quickly growing wards.

However, the Lawrences’ contributions to city council races didn’t end there.

Using the holes in our state’s campaign finance laws to their fullest, James Lawrence pumped $25,000 into the Hear Our Voices Political Committee (HOVPC) PAC and $60,000 into Minneapolis Works, a conservative PAC aligned with the Republican PAC Minnesota Jobs Coalition.

Although the funds from these PACs will go to support Bildsoe and other conservative council candidates through direct donations to campaigns or self-coordinated political advertising, Lawrence effectively

PACs can accept unlimited donations, thereby giving wealthy individuals the ability to make their money go a longer way, so long as the PAC doesn’t collude with the candidate. upped his ability to influence the election by 70 times through funneling his money to PACs. The campaign finance report of Tom Hoch, a business-friendly mayoral hopeful, lists James Lawrence as a donor as well, with an address located in Prior Lake. The executive lives 30 minutes from Minneapolis, yet he is its biggest political contributor.

The big money pouring into Minneapolis must be resisted. Voters must remember to ignore the false rhetoric of the millionairefunded PACs and look out for candidates who genuinely want to serve their community. Council hopefuls should denounce the PACs and the business interests that overreach into our city. This upcoming election will be one that defines our city’s next four years. What will ensure the success of the next four years is a city council and mayoral leadership made up of politicians who look to serve first and foremost the people of Minneapolis.

Jonathan Ababiy welcomes comments at eailts@mndaily.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Our role towards political peace on campus Lauren Southern’s visit to campus on Oct. 25 accomplished exactly what both sides of the campus political argument sought out to do. On the right, they purposely brought in a controversial internet personality whom they were well aware would spark protest outside of the event. Let’s not pretend it’s because she’s someone whom you would have a lot to learn from as an American conservative.

Southern dropped out of college after two years of a political science program, so most of the people listening in that room probably had more actual political knowledge than she does. She is also a failed last-place candidate in her local elections and she is a self-produced speaker and author, which means she doesn’t need to have any sort of accreditation to get her word out there. Conservative groups have every right to have a speaker on campus, but their intention was clearly not to bring in someone who would give a stimulating talk.

Was the goal to stop the talk or let people know you were mad? I’m not saying not to protest things, but if you are going to protest, be smart about it.

MITCHELL LEGRAND Global studies student

Now for all of you on the left who protested outside, what did your protesting accomplish? Was the goal to stop the talk or to let people know you were mad? I’m not saying not to protest things, but if you are going to protest, be smart about it.

Don’t just show up for the sake of protesting. You know what would have been an awesome protest? Buying out all the tickets and not showing up. Then Southern could have had her free speech, but without an audience. Instead, all that received attention from the media was either angry protesters or the smug faces of people walking into the talk.

None of us like having to protest and none of us like being yelled at, so why do we keep playing those roles? This has become a predictable story. The same thing is happening at campuses across the United States. We all play the same game, despite the fact no one is happy about the results. No one likes the current political climate on either side. I want to ask everyone, on the left and the right, what are you going to do differently? If you are sick of how things are, why do you do the exact same thing over again?

We are all in support of basic freedoms, right? Then we should all understand that we are free to make better choices than those before us. The same way we are free to give speeches, we are free to have conversations. Let’s stop antagonizing one another and simply talk with one another. We may not change other people’s opinions, but at the very least, we can better understand them. Positive change happens through conversation, education, and always by peaceful means. We can be better, all of us. What are you going to do about it?

This letter has been edited for clarity and style.

Mitchell Legrand is a University of Minnesota senior studying global studies.

I’m Jillia Pessenda, and I am running for the Minneapolis City Council to bring all the voices of Ward 1 residents to the table, including students who live in the Como neighborhood.

When I was earning my Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts & Dance at the University of Minnesota, that’s where I lived.

I know the struggle it can be to pay rent and tuition. Working as a server, I held several jobs to make ends meet. Keeping Minneapolis an affordable place to live and fighting for workers’ rights will be two of my top priorities when elected.

My love of politics and co-governance stems from the first protest I attended with my mom when I was in elementary school. Folks were speaking out against the closing of public schools in our working-class Duluth neighborhood. As a result of community members making their voices heard, our high school stayed open.

This made a big impression on me — I saw firsthand the power of people and elected leaders working together to find solutions to the problems we face.

I took that experience to heart and have been actively involved in making our city and state a better place to live for all of us. In 2011, I joined Occupy Homes Minnesota to fight unjust foreclosures against some of the largest banks in the country; in 2013, I worked on the campaign to win marriage equality for same-sex couples and in 2014, I was part of the coalition that advocated for passage of the most comprehensive anti-bullying bill in the country.

In the past year, I have talked with thousands of residents in Ward 1 about our concerns — and hopes — for our community and our city. Over and over again, people have told me they want to be represented by a leader who will fight for them and put their interests first, not big business.

As your City Council member, justice and equity will guide my work. With your support, we can tackle the racial disparities that are so prevalent and demand more accountability from the police. We can fight to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink. We can invest in mental health resources for those in need, and also improve public transportation and make our streets safer for people who travel on foot and on bikes.

I’m proud to be endorsed by MYDFL, Our Revolution, the Sierra Club and State Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, to name just a few (visit jilliaforwardone.com to see the others).

“Democracy” comes from a Greek word that literally means “rule of the people.”

And that is what my campaign is all about: the power to make our voices heard. Together, we can address the challenges we face and work to lift everyone up so no one is left behind.

On Tuesday, Nov. 7, I urge you to rank me as your first choice when you vote for City Council in Ward 1.

This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style.

Jillia Pessenda is a Minneapolis City Council candidate for Ward 1, which covers Windom Park, Nor theast Park and par ts of Como. She is running against incumbent Kevin Reich.

Robert McGrady welcomes comments at rmcgrady@mndaily.com.

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How to be white and protest Sometimes it’s best to show up and help out without stealing the focus of the protest.

L

ast week, far-right political activist Lauren Southern visited the University of Minnesota, but not without resistance. Protesters gathered outside Anderson Hall on West Bank on the evening of Oct. 25, in solidarity for a hateKATE MCCARTHY free campus. Standing columnist in the crowd as a white person, alongside my equally white boyfriend, I rehashed a question that always comes up in these protest or rally spaces: how does a white person best conduct themselves?

I remember back in high school, when a nascent sense of social justice and more active political engagement began to appear on my horizon, when social issues began to reach a point in the zeitgeist that names like Michael Brown finally began appearing around my family’s dinner table. Around this time, I began to come across articles about protest/rally/demonstration etiquette, many of which agreed upon one thing: white people — stand down. Your presence at these events is appreciated and encouraged, but it’s not the moment to take focus. I particularly remember one article speaking specifically about white protesters being asked for comment; depending on the circumstance, rather than speaking out yourself you can say, “I’m here to support, but you should speak to my friend over here.” Pass on the platform, redirect the focus. I’ve kept points like this in mind over the years whenever I joined a resistance effort, but feel that it’s time for a re-examination with newly scrutinized elements like Antifa groups.

I don’t feel qualified to comment definitively on the Antifa presence and their tactics, so I won’t make any proclamations or

True, white silence is violence, but white cacophony might just contribute noise. sweeping judgments. But I can relay what I observed and what may perhaps be an overwhelming sentiment among those foraying into increased active, progressive political engagement.

Walking up to the gathering on West Bank, I saw that the front-most group was those foreboding white men sporting black bandanas over their faces, heavy boots and sometimes camouflage pants. I always undergo the same mental readjustment: “Right, these guys look like the bad guys, but they’re actually the good guys!” A real simpleton moment. I understand that these people are upholding justice to the highest degree, to a militant extent, but I wonder about the effect it has on the larger effort.

The loudest voices were white men. The fights that broke out with insipid anti-protesters sprinkled in the crowd, there explicitly to kick up dust, were with white men. Perhaps the righteous presence that a lot of these guys have is entirely earned and positive, but I can’t help but wonder how performative and ultimately detrimental it is. True, white silence is violence, but white cacophony might just contribute more noise.

Deeper into the protest, the hopped-up, mirrored glasses-wearing gentlemen were relegated to growling in the background, as a ceaselessly energetic woman of color led call and response chants. The staunchly protective Antifa presence was still appreciated, I’m sure. Every voice should be present and accounted for, but I’d like to see a shift in which other voices are given the chance to speak loudest.

Kate McCarthy welcomes comments at kmccarthy@mndaily.com.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (11/2): Personal growth blooms this year and next. Profit through persistence through winter, as efforts shift toward communication, writing and creative expression. New career directions lead to a family renaissance phase.

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Get expert support. Listen to your feminine side.

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Find hidden treasure. You can find the funding for what you want.

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Sidestep conflicts. Get support where needed/.

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Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Do the homework, and reap rewards. Classes, seminars and educational exploration deliver unexpected results.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — Sometimes keeping silent gets better results as opposed to speaking. Double-check data before presenting. Avoid provoking jealousies.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Create practical financial solutions with your partner.

Possibilities arise in conversation (if you can avoid bickering).

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Slow down to avoid expensive mistakes. Handle urgencies, and clean up later.

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My boyfriend is a very sweet guy, but he always gets me the worst gifts. Before you say, “What’s wrong with you, you ungrateful girl?!” let me explain.

For my last birthday, he got me all of the “Godfather” movies on DVD. They’re his all-time favorite movies, but he knows I don’t like them that much. For Christmas, he got me a sweater from a store he knows I hate, in a color I’ve said many times doesn’t look good on me. These are just a couple of examples.

I know not everyone is good at picking out gifts, and I also know that this is technically a minor thing in a relationship. I feel, though, that he doesn’t listen when I say I don’t like something (or when I say that I DO like something). Is this something I should just deal with? Am I going to spend the rest of my life in the “Returns” aisle at Target?

—Gift Anxiety

Poorly Gifted,

Well, it sounds like your boyfriend is buying gifts for himself and justifying the purchases by giving them to you. I mean, even in the case of the sweater, it’s like he was too obsessed with what he wanted you to wear to think about your personal clothing preferences.

I do understand your frustration, but I think it’s important to give your man at least a little credit for giving you gifts in the first place. It’s not an excuse — just something to consider. On my 19th and 20th birthdays, my partner didn’t give me anything — not even a card.

That said, it sounds like your boyfriend is either not listening to you or is refusing to fully take your needs into account. I’m wondering if this tendency manifests itself in other areas of your relationship. Does he neglect your preferences in general, or just when it comes to gift giving?

If you’ve already had conversations about this, it’s safe to assume that not much will change after another conversation. It’s time to decide whether you’re willing to consider his poor tastes in gifts a tolerable quirk, or if you need to find someone with better listening skills.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I want to ask my girlfriend to take a spring break trip with me. We’ve been together about six months. Is that too soon? I’m kind of worried we’d get sick of each other or run out of things to talk about. Traveling can be stressful, and I have no way of knowing how well we’d travel together.

—Come Away With Me?

Car Sick,

Ah yes, vacation, the ultimate relationship test.

Here’s the thing: I don’t sleep in bed with you and

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24 Where to find 37-Across 33 Table spreads 34 Ostrich kin 35 “__ rule ... ” 36 Clutter-free 37 Road trip troubles ... and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 43- and 57Across 39 Piedmont bubbly 40 Nine-time NHL All-Star 41 Walk or run 42 Cathedral areas 43 Where to find 37-Across 47 Map line: Abbr.

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your lady or accompany you on dates, so it’s difficult to say whether you two are up for the challenge.

I can, however, offer a few words of advice. If you’ve never spent more than a night together, a weeklong trip will probably come with some unwelcome surprises. Bad habits can be tamed when we have time to ourselves, but it’s a lot harder to hide character defects when you’re around someone 24/7.

If you decide you’re ready to take the risk, it will at least be a good indicator of whether your relationship will withstand the test of time. However, if you’re trying to avoid potential drama or awkwardness, I’d suggest waiting until next year.

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

This might be a fashionista question, but as far as I know, she doesn’t give free advice, so I’m directing my query to you.

My ex-boyfriend invited me to his wedding this summer. He and I are on pretty good terms, so I’m definitely going, but I’m at a loss for what to wear. I obviously don’t want to outshine the bride, but I don’t want to be a wallflower, either.

Thoughts?

—Always The Guest, Never The Bride

Wedding Bells,

There are a couple things that you need to consider before holding outfits up to your chest, then giving up and heading to the store.

Most importantly, the answer to this question is entirely based on the type of wedding. It’s in the summer, but is it indoors or outdoors, on a beach or on a boat? Each situation has its own rules and practical considerations, not to mention the role played by time of day.

Generally speaking, think along the lines of classic cocktail dresses — I mean CLASSIC, not the “I’m going clubbing” variety. Thus, avoid high cuts, strapless and anything see-through. If it’s more of a garden party type of shindig, you could go the sundress direction. On the off-chance it’s a real formal thing, think longer, but still cut from “antiprom” cloth. As for colors, there is a lot of room to play, but don’t wear white. You don’t want to compete with the bride for attention, ESPECIALLY when the bride is getting hitched to your ex.

You say you’re on good terms with him, but chances are the bride is not overjoyed with you being there, even if all appearances seem otherwise.

So, it’s even more important that you don’t wear something flashy or even attention-grabbing.

And I don’t know what you have set up, but I’d be sure to bring a male as your plus-one. You don’t want your presence perceived as that of a roving sex-wolf ready to ravage the old flame.

—Dr. Date

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

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Voters fill out their ballots at Van Cleve Park in the Southeast Como neighborhood on Nov. 8, 2016.

The real impact of ranked-choice voting Experts say it will have a larger impact on this year’s election than in past years.

BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com

Next Tuesday’s municipal elections will be the third time Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, but some experts say the system could have a greater impact on this year’s outcome.

Ranked-choice voting lets voters choose their top

three candidates for mayor, city council, park and recreation board and the board of estimate and taxation. In a mayoral race with no clear front-runner, experts say the system could produce a winner without the most first-place votes.

“It appears it’s going to be a close election, so ranked-choice voting will have an influence,” said Larry Jacobs, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.

Ranked-choice voting typically only impacts contentious elections,

Jacobs said.

In 2009, R.T. Rybak won the mayoral race with 73.6 percent of first-choice votes in the first round.

Betsy Hodges won 49 percent of final votes in 2013, after all choices were tallied.

David Schultz, a Hamline University political science professor, said the process lets voters select a candidate they otherwise wouldn’t feel confident supporting. “[Ranked-choice voting] allows people to vote for a third-party or minor party candidate without feeling

like they’re throwing away their vote,” Schultz said.

If any candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, the election is over. If no candidate wins the majority, the person with the fewest votes is eliminated and the second-choice votes on the ballots are tallied. The process continues until there is a winner with more than half the vote.

Schultz said rankedchoice voting could lead to the re-election of Hodges, even if she doesn’t win the first round of vote tallying.

“A lot of people might go to the polls and make

their first choice, and maybe they don’t know anyone else on the ballot besides Betsy Hodges, so they mark her as their second choice,” he said.

Schultz also noted that no candidate has come out in strong opposition to Hodges, which he said could benefit the current mayor.

“There aren’t any real anti-Hodges candidates,” he said.

In one of Schultz’s calculated scenarios, candidates Jacob Frey and Hodges would each earn 26 percent of the vote. But if Hodges

is the second choice of all voters, she would win. In another scenario, Frey leads the first round with 28 percent of first-choice votes, while Hodges is tied with state Rep. Raymond Dehn for a close second. In this case, Hodges could still win if chosen second-choice by all voters.

It’s in candidates’ best interests to advocate for a second-choice spot with decided voters, Schultz said.

Hodges, Frey, Dehn, Tom Hoch and Nekima Levy-Pounds are among the 16 candidates running for mayor of Minneapolis.