The Bark February Issue

NO. 14 | FEB 2019 | FREE

5 WAYS TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY IN DULUTH | PG. 4 BULLDOG OF THE MONTH: MARÍA JOSÉ GÓMEZ QUIJANO | PG. 8 A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | PG. 12

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:

HOW TO BE A STUDENT JOURNALIST On Jan. 24, I sat in a room packed full of journalists. Mentors, reporters, editors and students filled the grand ballroom in the DoubleTree in Bloomington, Minnesota. We sat in the back, a table of excited students, inspiring mentors and prized journalists. I looked at them, and all of the surrounding people, and wondered how can I reach that tier of greatness? How did they get past being a student and a journalist?

The life we live as student journalists is a hectic one. We make promises to our audience that we’ll give them the news they want to read. We make promises to our professors that we’ll turn in our homework and make it to class on time.

We make promises to our employers that we’ll be at work, ready to work.

As someone who’s made these promises for three years, I can tell you it’s hard. It means we lose on sleep, hours at work, and bonding time with friends.

We find time to hang out with our friends, but far and few between our busy schedules. I made coffee plans with a friend and asked her to invite me via Google Calendar. My life is nearly scheduled down to 15 minute increments.

Samantha Church E D I T O R - I N - C H I E F.

But that doesn’t stop us. As student journalists, we still work every night until the stars shine, coming to school every morning before the sun rises. We write stories as often as we can, trying to get something published every day.

Our audience might not be aware of the hours we put in to make sure they receive the most accurate, relevant news, but that doesn’t matter to us. We will remain passionate about journalism. We will read our email chains from the Washington Post, the New York Times and CNN. We will transform the information our sources tell us into thoughtful, well-constructed sentences.

I don’t have an actual step-by-step guide on how to be a student journalist.

I don’t think we have figured it out for ourselves yet. I learn every day how to interact with our student audience. One thing’s for sure, I’m a student.

We are all students, then we are journalists. Please go to class.

Samantha Church EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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5 ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Duluth

A day in the life of a national champion

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The Bark wins nine awards through MNA college Better Newspaper Contest

A hundred years of the Civil Rights Movement

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Bulldog of the Month: María José Gómez Quijano

Puzzles, announcements and corrections

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5 WAYS TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY IN DULUTH Marta Rigstad

Valentine’s Day is known as the day of romance.

Whether or not you are in a romantic relationship, Valentine’s Day promotes spending time with those you love and care about.

Here are five events in Duluth that would make a great Valentine’s themed date night with a significant other, group of friends or on your own.

HALEY VALENTINE’S SHOW WHERE: GLENSHEEN MANSION

LOVE’S LABORS LOST WHERE: MARSHALL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER- MAINSTAGE THEATRE

215 ORDEAN CT.

DULUTH, MN 55812

WHEN: FEB. 7-9 & 13-16 AT 7:30 P.M. FEB. 10 AT 2:00 P.M.

COST: $21 FOR ADULTS $16 FOR SENIORS, UMD FACULTY/ STAFF AND VETERANS $10 FOR STUDENTS $8 FOR UMD STUDENTS

DETAILS: UMD THEATRE PRESENTS LOVE’S LABORS LOST

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. “PROMISE DECLARED AMONGST YOUNG FRIENDS WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, UNTIL HORMONES TAKE OVER AND ATTRACTION RULES. IT’S A BATTLE OF THE SEXES: ‘BOYS MEET GIRLS = LOVE’, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TWIST”. APPROXIMATE RUN TIME FOR THE PRODUCTION IS 94 MINUTES.

3300 LONDON RD.

DULUTH, MN 55804

WHEN: FRIDAY, FEB. 15 FROM 7-10 P.M.

COST: $35 FOR ONE TICKET AND $60 FOR TWO. BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT HALEYVALENTINE.BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM

DETAILS: SINGER AND SONGWRITER HALEY IS GOING TO BE IN DULUTH FOR HER ANNUAL VALENTINE’S SHOW AT THE GLENSHEEN MANSION. COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS AND FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED. ACCORDING TO THE EVENTS FACEBOOK PAGE, ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE MN MUSIC COALITION WHICH IS “THE ONLY STATEWIDE NONPROFIT SUPPORTING MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES, GENRES AND BACKGROUNDS”.

LAURA VELVET AND THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS VALENTINE SHOW WHERE: PIER B RESORT HOTEL

800 W RAILROAD ST.

DULUTH, MN 55802

WHEN: THURSDAY, FEB. 14 FROM 8-11 P.M.

COST: TICKETS ARE FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF DINNER AT SILOS OR $10 AT THE DOOR

DETAILS: TWIN PORTS BASED GROUP LAURA VELVET AND THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS WILL BE PLAYING AT PIER B RESORT IN CANAL PARK ON VALENTINE’S DAY. RESERVATIONS FOR DINNER ARE REQUIRED. CALL 218-336-3430 TO RESERVE A TABLE.

GALENTINE’S DAY PICK YOUR PROJECT EVENT WHERE: BOARD & BRUSH

732 E 4TH ST.

DULUTH, MN 55805

WHEN:

BEST DATE EVERVALENTINE’S DAY ADVENTURE AT THE DULUTH ZOO WHERE: LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO

7210 FREMONT ST.

DULUTH, MN 55807

WHEN: FEB. 14 TOURS:

5:00 P.M.- BARNYARD

6:00 P.M.- KANGAROOS AND WALLABIES

7:00 P.M.- TIGERS

FEB. 15 TOURS:

5:00 P.M.- LIONS

6:00 P.M.- RING-TAILED LEMURS

7:00 P.M.- TIGERS

COST: $25 PER PERSON PER TOUR OR $50 PER COUPLE PER TOUR.

DETAILS: THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY ALLOWS YOU TO GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT THE DULUTH ZOO AND ENGAGE WITH DIFFERENT ANIMALS. THIS IS AN 18+ EVENT. CALL 218-730-4500 TO MAKE A RESERVATION.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 FROM 6-9 P.M.

COST: REGISTER ONLINE AT BOARDANDBRUSH.COM AND USE CODE GALPAL20 FOR 20% OFF A FULL PRICE $65 SIGN

DETAILS: BOARD & BRUSH IS HOSTING A GALENTINE’S DAY WOOD SIGN MAKING EVENT. THE WORKSHOP LEADERS SHOW THE GROUP STEP BY STEP HOW TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART OF YOUR CHOICE.

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THE BARK WINS NINE AWARDS THROUGH MNA COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST

By Samantha Church The Bark is now an award winning student news organization. After submitting over 100 stories, pictures and illustrations, we won a total of nine awards through the Minnesota Newspaper Association College Better Newspaper Contest. As Editor-in-Chief, I’m proud to lead such a strong team.

Website: Second place: The Bark Comment from MNA: No comment Local breaking news coverage: Third place: Water main pipe failure causes campus area closure by Samantha Church and Natalie Grant Comment from MNA: No comment Government/Public affairs reporting: Second place: Jury rules in Miller’s favor, requires UMD to pay $3.74 million by Zack Benz and Idun Rasmussen Comment from MNA: Strong

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story about women’s hockey coach sex discrimination lawsuit against UMD and what it means for the school and students.

Numerous sources make for a well-rounded, balanced account.

Human interest story: Third place: Bulldog of the Month: American Ninja Warrior contestant Dalton Knapp by Mika Colson Comment from MNA: Now this is a great feature story about not only overcoming cancer but training for a reality TV show. Great job.

Social issues story: Third place: UMD professor’s research helps solve Duluth’s food access problems by Tyler Schendel Comment from MNA: No comment Arts and entertainment: Third Place: QASU’s biannual drag show more than just a show, “this is our culture” by Cate Tanner Comment from MNA: No comment

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Use of information graphics and graphic illustrations: First place: Opinion: You shall not kneel by Will Madison Comment from MNA: This looks simple on first glance, but upon reflection, it is complex in literally intertwining all the issues that surround this topic. Very nicely done! It is also gratifying to see graphics accompanying an opinion piece, which are often

left with no visual enhancements.

News photo: Third place: Twin Ports Women’s March 2018 by Zack Benz Comment from MNA: Nice photo. Good job getting up high to show the crowd. I also like the way the building frame the people/ Sports photo: Second place: UMD Bulldogs hold up National

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Comment from MNA: Victory.

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BULLDOG OF THE MONTH: MARÍA JOSÉ GÓMEZ QUIJANO

helped me become a member of the Duluth community,” Maria said. “That’s something that I really wanted.”

By Zack Benz María José Gómez Quijano fell in love with biology after watching her parents in their field. They are both veterinarians in Columbia.

Knowing there were more opportunities at UMD, she decided to pursue her academic career in Duluth.

Maria is an international graduate student from Columbia studying integrative biosciences.

She completed her Bachelor of Science and Art with a double major in cellular molecular biology and communication.

“I moved [to Duluth] when I was 16 and started college the day I turned 17, pretty much,” Maria said.

According to Maria, Columbia and the United States are not that different.

“For me, it wasn’t that big of a shock,” Maria said. “I was raised and grew up in kind of an American-ized way.”

The biggest shock was the weather and food, but culturally it was not “that different.”

Maria stated that she has some family that live in the area and when she visited

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Maria drew inspiration to study cellular molecular biology from her parents, who are both veterinarians.

Her father also teaches at a university in Columbia.

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them a year before moving here, she fell in love.

“It was my first time seeing snow,” Maria said. “It was this cool trip to this place I didn’t know. I didn’t actually tour UMD, I just fell in love with the city.”

Maria said people in Minnesota can be really friendly.

“I was really fortunate, and I know that everyone doesn’t have the same experience that I did, but I was very fortunate that when I got here people

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“He has his own lab,” Maria said. “I’ve always been in that realm and that world of science and I really liked it.”

In Columbia, Maria wanted to be a doctor and get into medical school, but she decided that she would rather do research. She came to Duluth with the intent to study biology and genetics.

“Once I got here and I started meeting people and getting involved on campus I started to become a part of different clubs and organizations, especially in the Multicultural Center. I was like you know what, I really

like people and I really like meeting people and working for people,” Maria said. “I don’t see myself, the whole time, being in a lab, so I decided to try communications.”

The biology and communication side of her education has been “the best choice” of her life because of how well they go together.

As an undergraduate, Maria was involved in a national research project titled “The Clover Project.” According to Maria, it was a project between St. Louis, Michigan, Gainesville, Florida and Duluth, Minnesota.

“I started taking care and recording data of white clover,” Maria said. “White clover is a hydrogen cyanide producing plant and can adapt to the local environment.”

According to Maria, the idea of the project was to measure different traits and better understand the genetic basis of the white clover local adaptation in these three regions.

“Overall it was a great

experience because it also made me more interested in research while having the opportunity to work with people and train my peers,” Maria said.

Her work through the project allowed her to complete an undergraduate research opportunity program (UROP).

Maria also did her own undergraduate research on the white clover looking at the hydrogen cyanide production and the genetics of the plants in a steep environmental range here in Duluth.

“Briana Gross was my advisor and mentor for that project,” Maria said. “After I was done I got the chance to present it at the UROP showcase at UMD and at the International Botany Conference in Rochester, Minnesota the summer of 2018.”

Presenting undergraduate research at an international conference filled with graduate students, faculty, recognized scientists and botanists opened a lot of doors for her.

“It gave me an introduction to what it’s like to be a scientist,” Maria said.

Now in graduate school, Maria is working with Northern Red Oak through the State of Minnesota.

“We’re trying to see how climate change has affected coastal forests and why some red oak seeds, that are being produced by the coast of Lake Superior,

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fail to grow in other areas of the state,” Maria said. “I am looking at the genetics of these trees and also looking how these seeds and acorns grow in a controlled environment.”

Maria is hopeful that this current project will help the state with the conservation of Red Oak and coastal forests.

Maria has been an active member in numerous clubs throughout her academic career cherishing titles like freshman representative for the Latinx Chicanx student association, president of the

International Club and a tutor.

has become intimidating.

“I started getting more and more involved and became more than just a member of the clubs,” Maria said.

“The fact that its become ‘that space’ has made other people drift away from it,” Maria said.

“Especially caucasians.”

Maria worked and interned for the Multicultural Center where she met and welcomed all of UMD’s international students that would come from different parts of the world.

Maria believes the space is a place for all to learn about their differences.

“I could be that first face they see when they come to UMD and it was a really cool experience,” Maria said.

Maria believes that international students, herself included, have a bit more privilege than students of color from the U.S.

“I feel like if people stop being afraid of talking about culture, talking about race, talking about gender, and once people stop being scared of that, they will be able to interact better,” she said.

Maria stated that even with all our differences, we still have things in common.

“In a way we’re kind of like visitors,” Maria said. “We’re here for a couple of years then we leave, or stay. People see us different than they see people of color in the U.S. and I think that’s unfortunate.”

Maria believes Duluth and UMD are very welcoming, but they still have a lot to work on.

She said the UMD’s Multicultural Center has become a safe haven for people of color and diversity, yet even though it is extremely welcoming, it PHOTO COURTESY OF MARÍA JOSÉ GÓMEZ QUIJANO

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NATIONAL CHAMPION

By Jarod Hilderman

types of days I go through, the first one being a typical Tuesday for me, which is not as normal as a regular student.

Being a student at UMD can yield a number of different types of experiences. Being an athlete here, specifically a hockey player at one of the perennial programs in college hockey, definitely gives me a unique perspective on the college experience. I am a journalism major from a little town called Kamsack, Saskatchewan in Canada.

Playing college hockey brings a week in and week out grind of practicing and keeping up with school work. It also provides me with a plethora of different

As athletes, we are rightfully expected by our coaches to put

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As athletes, we are rightfully expected by our coaches to put in extra time or work outside of practice time JAROD

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in extra time or work outside of practice time. We do that for our coaches and we also do that for ourselves to know in our heads that we are getting the most out of our time as college athletes. I

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don’t have class in the morning before our 1:15 p.m. practice time, so I take my Tuesdays to focus on putting in the extra work and being the best I can be. The second part of the day is focused on school, which is honestly the hardest part My day usually goes like this: 8:30 a.m. Wake up to drive to Amsoil Arena where I eat breakfast in our players lounge

All in all, if you do the math that is basically a 9-6 work day full of sweating physically and mentally. Tuesday’s are the hardest day of the week for me.

The weekly grind of a student athlete like that is hard and stressful, but in my opinion is what prepares you to be sharp and prepared for life overall.

9:30 a.m. Extra on-ice skills 10:30 a.m. Extra plyometrics, speed and agility 12:30 p.m. Practice 2:45 p.m. Leave Amsoil Arena for school 3:30 p.m. Statistics class 5:00 p.m. Tutor 6:00 p.m. Done with day

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A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN APPROVES THE 13TH AMENDMENT, FORMALLY ABOLISHING SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS OF THE SLAVE TRADE.

THE 15TH AMENDMENT GRANTS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

THE CASE OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION ESTABLISHES THAT SEGREGATED SCHOOLS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, OVERTURNING PLESSY V. FERGUSON. ATTORNEY THURGOOD MARSHALL WILL GO ON TO BECOME THE SUPREME COURT’S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN JUSTICE.

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THE 14TH AMENDMENT IS PUT IN PLACE. IT GRANTS CITIZENSHIP TO ALL BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES, GIVING FORMER ENSLAVED PEOPLES EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW.

PLESSY V. FERGUSON GIVES BROADLY DEFINES “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” AND LEGITIMIZES JIM CROW PRACTICES.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, OR NAACP, IS ESTABLISHED.

By Ren Friemann

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ROSA PARKS REFUSES TO GIVE UP HER BUS SEAT, LAUNCHING THE BUS BOYCOTTS AND LEADING TO THE BUSES BEING DESEGREGATED.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., GIVES HIS FAMOUS “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL DURING THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SIGNS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 INTO PLACE.

VOTING RIGHTS MARCHERS ON THE WAY TO MONTGOMERY WERE STOPPED AND ATTACKED BY WAITING POLICEMEN. THIS EVENT BECAME KNOWN AS “BLOODY SUNDAY.”

1955 1963 1964 1965

1957 1964 1965 1965 NINE BLACK STUDENTS KNOWN AS THE “LITTLE ROCK NINE” ARE BARRED FROM ENTERING THEIR SCHOOL. THEY HAD TO BE ESCORTED INSIDE THROUGH AN ANGRY MOB.

THE 24TH AMENDMENT ABOLISHES THE POLL TAX, WHICH WAS ANOTHER BARRIER FOR BLACK AMERICANS IN VOTING.

MALCOLM X IS ASSASSINATED.

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 IS SIGNED INTO PLACE AFTER THE MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY, GIVING ALL CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AT THE AGE OF 21.

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