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CAMPUS
Campus police report slow week for crime
UMN student dies in car crash
According to records, there were 3 assaults, along with The 18-year-old first year was hit by a car whose driver was other minor area crimes. going the wrong way on I-94. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com
Three assaults were reported near campus since Sept. 18 in an otherwise uneventful week for the University of Minnesota Police Department. A University of Minnesota student reported being assaulted Thursday night around 11:30 p.m. on 700 Washington Ave. SE. The victim reported to the Minneapolis Police Department that she was struck with an open hand by the arrestee, who was a minor also cited for violating curfew. The second suspect in the assault fled the scene. Little information regarding the second suspect is currently available. A taxi driver reported an assault to MPD officers Friday morning after engaging in an argument with a woman. The roughly 28-year-old woman reportedly kicked the taxi driver’s vehicle and then proceeded to spit in his face. Reports show the assault took place around 5:30 a.m. on University Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park. The victim refused medical attention and officers were unable to locate the suspect. Minneapolis police responded to a report of an assault at 500 Central Ave. SE on Sept. 24 around 2:30 a.m. One victim, a 21-year-old male, said he and two others were assaulted by two suspects, who left in an unknown vehicle. Two of the victims were treated by emergency medical services. “The weekend was fairly uneventful. Thankfully there was nothing more severe, such as a burglary,” said UMPD Lieutenant Chuck Miner. “The warmer weather, sometimes that affects things.”
BY LUC MAINGUY lmainguy@mndaily.com
University of Minnesota student Diana Rojas-Martinez, 18, and her
passenger Christopher Bunay, 19, were killed when Rojas-Martinez’s vehicle was struck by another driver early Tuesday morning. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said in a press release that Martinez was driving eastbound on I-94 when her vehicle was struck around 1:34 am. The Associated Press reported that
Martinez’s vehicle was struck by a BMW, which was traveling the wrong direction on the interstate. The driver was seriously injured. Authorities suspected the 26-yearold BMW driver was intoxicated. The injuries he sustained were nonlifethreatening, KSTP reported. The accident is still under investigation.
ST. PAUL
Art and history... on the tiny side
CRIME SUMMARY HIT & RUN WHEN: 4:23 p.m. Saturday WHAT: 25-year-old victim, bodily harm but refused medical care WHERE: Franklin Ave SE & River Pk E NARCOTICS WHEN: 2:30 a.m. Friday WHAT: Narcotics possesion by 25-year-old male WHERE: 27 Ave. SE & University Ave SE DISORDERLY CONDUCT WHEN: 5:54 p.m. Tuesday WHAT: 20-year-old female reported being slapped on the buttocks WHERE: 818 Washington Ave. SE BIKE THEFTS HOW MANY: 8 CONSUMPTION BY MINOR
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Camille Erickson views Larsen Husby’s exhibit ‘8 places you are right now’ on Sunday at Workhouse Coffee in St. Paul. All postcards in the exhibit show different coordinates of the location of Smallest Museum.
A tiny sidewalk museum on Raymond Avenue pushes curators to think small. BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com
Pedestrians wandering near the intersection of University Avenue and Raymond Avenue in St. Paul can expect to experience more than the rush of the light rail and the traffic of the busy streets. Tucked into a 3 foot by 2 foot vintage fire hose cabinet outside of Workhorse
Coffee Bar is the Smallest Museum in St. Paul — a tribute to local history, artists and community. “In my mind, when I saw this little architectural feature … it was kind of like a Little Free Library, but I wanted to see it as a gallery, and therein began the Smallest Museum,” said Shannon Forney, founder of the Smallest Museum and business manager of Workhorse Coffee Bar. A new exhibit featuring a local artist is brought into the space on a monthly basis. Artists can apply biannually — a round of applications for Spring 2018 will close on Nov. 6.
The Smallest Museum gives artists just three rough guidelines — installations should relate to local history, encourage audience engagement and stay within a budget of $50, given that the micro-museum is exposed to the sidewalk and lacks a traditional security system. “Artists interpret [those guidelines] through a lot of different lenses,” Forney said. “It does seem like it’s the right amount of construction.” A former exhibit, for example, showcased a tiny movie theater, with a looped u See MUSEUM Page 2
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STATE LEG.
As University leverages for funding, coordinate campuses lag The funds asked of the state Legislature would go to repairs for coordinate campuses. BY MICHAEL ACHTERLING machterling@mndaily.com
The University of Minnesota will ask state lawmakers to invest in infrastructure improvements on its satellite campuses next year. The University’s 2018 bonding proposal requests $10.5 million from the state to renovate buildings on the Duluth, Morris and Crookston
campuses. The proposal is part of a multi-year University plan to revitalize its coordinate campuses. “To attract students, [the satellite campuses] have to be up-to-date with their buildings,” said University Regent Thomas Anderson. Coordinate schools typically receive less money for repairs than the Twin Cities campus, said Rep. Jennifer Schultz, DFL-Duluth. “This is a different approach than last year. Campuses in other parts of the state will help our legislative requests when we can get more support … in greater Minnesota,” said Schultz, also a University of Minnesota - Duluth
economics professor. Necessary renovations on each campus include: heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) upgrades, sprinkler system additions, classroom and research space optimization and handicap accessibility projects. A.B. Anderson Hall on the Duluth campus is slated to receive $6.2 million for HVAC and modernization upgrades. UMD has cancelled classes at A.B. Anderson Hall in the past due to poor air conditioning during hot weather, said Stephen Keto, UMD vice chancellor for finance and operations. “It gets to be 97 degrees in the rooms,” Keto
said. “One of the things we need to do is to replace the building systems on the inside.” On the University’s Morris campus, the humanities building and Blakely Hall are scheduled to receive $4.8 million for classroom updates. “The humanities building is one of our most heavily-used general purpose classrooms on campus,” said Bryan Herrmann, vice chancellor for finance and facilities at UMM. The humanities building was constructed in the 1950s, he said, and many of the systems u See STATE FUNDING Page 3
CITY GOV.
Gordon keeps hold on campus area The Green Party city council member represents Stadium Village, SE Como, and campus. BY KELLY BUSCHE kbusche@mndaily.com
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Ward 2 Council Member Cam Gordon poses for a portrait in the City Council chambers at Minneapolis City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Cam Gordon has used cross-party collaboration to accomplish Green Party priorities in his time on the Minneapolis City Council. Gordon, a council member representing the city’s second ward, which covers University neighborhoods Stadium Village, Prospect Park and Southeast Como, has led many movements in his 11 years on the job. Still, Gordon says there’s more work to be done — including addressing public health, anti-immigrant attitudes and environmental issues. As a current Minneapolis City
Council member running unopposed for re-election, Gordon said he continues to look for ways to impact the neighborhoods he serves. Cody Olson, executive director of Southeast Como Improvement Association, said Gordon has collaborated with the Southeast Como neighborhood on many projects. Gordon has been accessible and responsive to neighborhood concerns, Olson said. SECIA contributed to a protected bikeway project in the neighborhood because Gordon reached out. “Knowing that we have a very supportive council member of neighborhood work and the power of community is really, really valuable,” he said. Gordon said he wants Minneapolis to lead the way in public health issues. u See GORDON Page 8
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