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The turn of the school year brings a new academic calendar to UMD this coming fall. Instead of starting the semester off on Tuesday after Labor Day, the new semester will begin a week prior, on Monday, Aug 31, 2015. Students and faculty members alike weighed out the pros and cons to the changes before the decision was made. The discussion began about two years ago. A survey was sent out via email with questions regarding the benefits of starting the semester early, ending it early, and the possibility of adding a fall break. The response was positive among students, with 64.73 percent in favor of the changes and 35.27 percent against. Faculty, however, was a bit more divided with 55 percent in favor and 45 percent against. The Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Andrea Schokker says there
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breathe before starting their first day of college. Jennifer Doebler, Orientation Programs Coordinator, sings praise for the changes. “It’s so great,” Doebler said, “from a Welcome Week perspective — to not be on a holiday weekend is prime. It couldn’t be a better time.” Doebler hopes for the program to expand and offer more opportunities for incoming freshman. More faculty members will have the chance to talk to students about their area of profession, giving a wider selection of educational workshops. “I’m hoping that there’s more potential for a much more academically-focused workshop experience during Welcome Week,” Doebler said. “Because now we’re on weekdays, and people are already working.” Freshman will also be able to experience more variety in activities around the city of Duluth — something that see CALENDAR, A3
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was plenty of thought that Another positive of the went into the decision-mak- changing calendar is that stuing process in regards to how dents looking to take a Maythese changes would affect term class will be offered the different departments four weeks of class instead of and programs. While some three. This allows professors areas will see more difficulty to cover more material, openadjusting than others, Schok- ing the door for more rigorker ensures ous courses to be that the new offered in that calendar will I think that just time. benefit stu- having that extra “We can potendents overall tially offer addiweek (in May) tional courses that in the coming school year. people didn’t feel makes it a lot “It’s actucomfortable doing more adaptable in three weeks,” ally more in line with what to more courses. Schokker said. other schools “I think that just have,” Schokhaving that extra ker said. -Andrea Schokker week in there The Univermakes it a lot sity of Minnemore adaptable to sota Twin Cities will remain more courses.” the only campus in the UMN One area at UMD that’s program with the semester feeling the love for the change starting after Labor Day, in calendar is the orientation mostly for the need for State programs. Bulldog Welcome Fair parking up until that Week will begin on Tuesday point. Crookston, Morris and with move-in day, giving stuRochester campuses already dents Wednesday through have a similar calendar in Saturday for planned activiplace. ties and Sunday as a day to
Questions about the relevance of the class may bring reforms
Many undergraduates who attended UMD their freshman year are familiar with the first-year seminar course. A staple of the freshman academic experience for many, UMD Seminar serves an important role. This course, though, can expect to see some changes within the next year. UMD has been dealing with campus issues about the seminar course. Though it is required for freshmen in four of the five schools at UMD (excluding the Swenson College of Science and Engineering), many people question the relevance of the class. “The concerns, in general, come from misunderstandings based on people not really knowing a lot about the course,” Sam DeVilbiss said, coordinator for UMD Seminar and New Student Initiatives from the Office of Students in Transition. So, the question remains: what really is UMD Seminar? “UMD Seminar is designed to assist students in transitions, to get them to feel connected and to help them be successful in college,” DeVilbiss said. UMD Seminar, an introductory course, also serves students on an intellectual level. “The seminar course also works to help students develop communication skills, use critical thinking skills, and promote self-awareness in students,” DeVilbiss added. The UMD Seminar course
Changes to the 2015-16 academic calendar include an earlier start date and a fall break, but some faculty and staff have expressed concern regarding the schedule BY MADISON ROLES Statesman Correspondent
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Glensheen still recovering from flood Construction is centered around restoration BY LEAH RODGERS Multimedia Editor
With its fast-paced construction work, it’s now easy to imagine guests arriving by carriage through the main entrance of the Congdon Estate. Two years after the Duluth flood, construction workers are still making restorations to the historical Glensheen Mansion. Glensheen Marketing Director Jane Pederson
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says the construction started around a year ago — after the University of Minnesota Duluth’s insurance approved the project. Unlike the usual construction site, workers are following original Congdon Estate plans — plans as old as 1905. “All of it is based on the historic plans,” Pederson said. “Instead of completely rebuilding something, we want to restore it. In this case we had to rebuild it to the original plan.“ Restoring the entrance’s “serpentine wall”, chipping away and re-using bricks from the servant’s courtyard, and waterproofing window wells are just a few of the $3 million worth of projects currently in progress. Pederson says there is around $26 million worth of restorations to come due to a mix of flood damage and the estate’s natural aging. “It’s over 100 years old, stuff kind of starts to fall apart.” Pederson said. A construction worker takes a break outside of Glensee GLENSHEEN, A3 sheen Mansion. Around $26 million worth of repairs are yet to be made. LEAH RODGERS/STATESMAN
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At 12:02 a.m. last Wednesday, an officer attempted to help a student at 416 Library Drive jump-start their vehicle. The attempt was unsuccessful and the student was advised to call a towing company. At 1:02 a.m., an officer responded to a report of firecrackers being shot off near 1336 University Drive. The officer was unable to locate those responsible and filed it as a matter of record. Soon after, at 1:23 a.m., another report of firecrackers was reported near 509 Niagara Court. Again, the responding officer was unable to find those responsible. This was also filed as a matter of record. At 9:53 p.m. on Thursday, an officer responded to possible suspicious activity on the 1000 block of Junction Avenue. The officer checked the vehicles on the block, reported that they were all okay and filed a matter of record.
At 10:59 p.m. an officer responded to a report of a student causing a disturbance at 1224 Maplewood Court. A report was filed but no citations were given out. An hour later, at 11:57 p.m., an officer responded to a report of a drug incident at 1220 Maplewood Court. The officer checked the area and gave it clearance. On Friday at 6:30 p.m., a report of suspicious activity at 509 Niagara Court prompted an officer response. A student was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. On Saturday at 8:09 p.m., the UMDPD received a report of an intoxicated person at 1336 University Drive. An officer transported the person to detox. At 9:27 p.m., the strong odor of marijuana at 1220 Maplewood Court was reported to the UMDPD. An officer was sent to the building but could not locate the source of the odor. On Sunday, a report of a theft from a vehicle was filed. The theft occurred at 1410 University Drive.
is primarily run by the SIT office but includes campus-wide involvement. Faculty, staff and even fellow students from departments all over campus are involved with instructing and organizing the course. Lately, faculty and staff have raised concerns about the cohesiveness or consistency of the program. Each class varies depending on the teaching style of the instructor. Steve Matthews — history professor, faculty chair member and past seminar instructor — mentioned that there are concerns with what each professor is and is not qualified to talk about. There are certain topics each seminar instructor is required to cover, such as alcohol or disability resources, yet not every instructor is specifically trained for each specific topic. There is debate on how to best work through the concern. Matthews said that people behind the program are working to make this course the best it can be while not adding too much to a student’s workload. There is talk of tailoring the first-year course to the majors of the students. “If students know that this first-year course correlates to what they came here for, they will appreciate the pro-
gram more,” Matthews said. There is also talk about creating a separate level of seminar course for undecided students. Currently, SIT is collaborating with an advisor and working to create an effective program for both type of student. Junior Alicia Hayes reflected on her time in UMD Seminar, which she took two years ago. “Seminar offered a lot of strategies that helped those that weren’t sure what they wanted to major in,” Hayes said. As of right now, SIT and other faculty and staff cannot exactly say what kinds of changes people can expect; they don’t want to foreclose on ideas too quickly because everything is still in the works. Though nothing is set in writing, UMD can expect some significant changes to the program. Next year, new freshmen will experience a seminar course different from previous years. “SIT is doing a lot of research, looking into best practices,” DeVilbiss said. “We are planning to do a needsassessment soon. We want something that everyone on this campus can be proud of.”
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Glensheen Marketing Intern Alex Culp, who was working on the grounds the day of the flood, says it’s incredible how much has been accomplished in the past couple years. “The lawns and stuff were all wrecked. I can’t tell you how many buckets of sand and salt we carried out of there,” Culp said. “When crews came the first thing they did was shovel out by hand the whole creek bed because there were piles of rocks. It’s been over a year of people working on this stuff by hand.” Pederson says that this year, construction crews started working as soon as the weather was comfortable. Since then she sees major progress every time she walks around the Glensheen grounds. The flood-damage restoration is planned to be done by mid-November of this year.
Above: The serpentine wall near the entrance to the Historic Congdon Estate. The wall needs to be repaired due to the wear and tear typical for an over 100-year-old structure. Left: A bridge over Tischer Creek near Glensheen. Overflow from Tischer Creek caused damage to the mansion. Right: Construction crews work on the outside of the mansion last Wednesday. Crews have been chipping away bricks from the servant’s quarters and waterproofing window wells. LEAH RODGERS/STATESMAN
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was usually an issue in previous years due to the lack of busing on the weekends. Doebler says that the only negative she can think of with the coming changes is the possibility of Rockstars, or small-group orientation leaders, having to quit summer jobs a week early. Other departments, however, have more to consider. Many students that have classes in either Humanities or ABAH are familiar with frustrations regarding the lack of air conditioning. On hotter days, the uncomfortable temperatures in some of these rooms can make it difficult for students to focus. “AB Anderson is a disastrous room to have class in already the first week of the semester. If we put another week of that in with no air conditioning … We’re going to lose student attention and students ability to learn,” said Steven Matthews, head of the History department and chair of the faculty council. The issue has pushed faculty to consider possible online curriculum for the first week of the semester to limit the use of these classrooms during the hotter days. “It’s a little frustrating at the faculty end because that means quite a bit of work for classes at the beginning of the semester that don’t usually have that much prep time going in,” Matthews said. “The other major issue we’re facing is we’d like
to do more study abroad programs, but we’d like to make them accessible for students who have limited means. Travel prices really shoot through the roof in the summer,” Matthews added. With the changing of winter break dates, students who are interested in a study abroad program between semesters would have to consider traveling over the different religious holidays, which is expected to create a loss of interest or availability in the program. Students looking to complete a trip over the summer are faced with more expensive means of travel. “I just think it’s unreasonable to ask that of students,” Matthews said. Leigh Neys, Director of International Education, mirrors some of Matthews concerns regarding the study abroad program. “It will force students to make the decision, and also the program leaders, if they want to forgo their holiday if they want to participate in the study abroad program,” Neys said. Typically, there are around 50 students who chose to partake in an international program during winter break. The deadline for faculty to propose a program for travel is March 1, at which point the effects of the calendar change on the department will really become visible. From what Neys has heard from faculty so far, many of the trips that have been offered in previous years will not be available in the 2015-16 school year. The International Education Office isn’t expecting a total loss with the new academic calendar. With the extended May term, students now have a full three
weeks of these programs without interfering with summer courses. “The majority of our study abroad participation is in that May session. Students will be able to come back and start right into a summer course if they want to,” Neys said. The challenge the office faces with this, then, is accommodating all of the faculty that cannot offer programs in the winter session. Currently, there are between 15 and 20 programs offered during May term. Adding more options for the professors that wanted a winter program will be a topic of discussion for possible solutions. Faculty that are having difficulties within their departments are encouraged to voice their frustrations so that they can be further discussed. “If the concerns aren’t voiced, they’re very hard to address,” Matthews said. The faculty council will be meeting sometime this month to address these areas and hopefully come up with some solutions as a whole. Despite all the changes, Schokker confirms that UMD can expect to see a similar calendar in future years. Committees have been created to make sure that the transition is as smooth as possible for everyone on campus. All departments have been notified of the coming changes and are encouraged to look into their curriculum schedules and adjust it as needed. “It takes a long time and it affects all of our materials. Everything is effected so when we do a calendar change it’s expected to be long-term,” Schokker said.
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Students may have heard alarming sounds coming from the 900 block of Woodland Avenue last Thursday. However, those noises were all part of an effort to potentially protect students. The UMD Police Department sponsored law enforcement training at two vacant, UMD-owned properties with an emphasis on emergency response — complete with simulated noises and sights. “The training focused on active threat response; barricaded, armed suspect response; hostage rescues and extrication; and downed officer and downed victim rescue,” UMD Police Chief Scott Drewlo said. “It is important that we drill on how to mitigate these types of emerging threats in a dynamic, fluid and 3D training environment.”
Drewlo added that the vacant properties provide a perfect training area for officers. “The venues for the training that were provided by UMD offers exactly that type of environment,” Drewlo said. “3D-rich training scenarios hone the emergency response teams’ efficacy by offering real time, real world feedback on team movement and different use of force delivery systems that can be further refined and then employed during an actual incident response.” Drewlo compared the training to the training done by an athletic or drama team. “Such training, in such an environment, serves essentially the same purpose for law enforcement, fire and rescue and paramedics as a dress rehearsal does for the arts or full contact practice with pads does for athletics,” Drewlo said.
Police officers run through training exercises on the 900 block of Woodland Avenue last Thursday. UMD Police Chief Scott Drewlo said that these exercises are similar to sports teams practicing at full speed or arts performers performing a dress rehearsal. ALEX GANEEV/ STATESMAN
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with the program Sophomore forward Kyle Osterberg is expected to take a leadfor a year or less. ing offensive role again this season. MATT CHRISITANS/SUBMITTED Youth generally In recent years, it seems means inconsistenOsterberg and Alex Iafallo be right off the bat.” that the storyline centers cy. However, the Bulldogs finish third and fourth in This season, Sandelin around the Bulldogs and freshman class combined scoring with 14 and 11 sees freshman like Brett the excitement surround- for 32 goals and 85 points goals respectively. Boehm — who scored in ing a young team. This over 36 games last year. In 2012-13, another pair Monday’s 4-2 exhibition In fact, in the past two of freshman forwards Tony win over Lakehead Universeason won’t be much difseasons the freshman class- Cameranesi and Austin sity — and Karson Kuhlferent. While UMD returns 19 es have combined for over Farley combined for 68 man stepping up as big rostered players, there are 180 points. Last season, the points. However, the soph- contributors this year. 14 Bulldogs who have been Bulldogs saw forwards Kyle omore slump has also been “I thought Karson Kuhla real problem for UMD, man had a good game,” with both of those play- Sandelin said. “I thought ers scoring fewer than ten Boehm showed why he goals in their sophomore scored a lot of goals (in outings. It remains to be juniors). He probably could seen if they’ll be able to have had two, three points rebound from an off-sea- or another goal tonight. son, but if they do UMD There’s a lot of promise is primed to be a serious with those guys.” offensive weapon. UMD’s big question “I think up front we have mark lies between the a lot of depth; last year we pipes. With senior workhad the same thing,” head horse Aaron Crandall coach Scott Sandelin said. now graduated, the fight “We have a lot of guys that for a starting position sits understand how hard it between senior Alex Fons, is to win and we have an junior Matt McNeely incoming freshman class and freshman Kasimir Freshman netminder Kasimir Kaskisuo looked comthat will be contributors for Kaskisuo. fortable in the Bulldog net, stopping all nine shots he us, but they don’t need to see MEN’S HOCKEY, B2 faced. MATT CHRISTIANS/SUBMITTED
The No. 4 UMD football team headed into their game against Minnesota State University-Moorhead on Saturday riding a 12-game regular season win streak. In front of a home crowd of 3,162, the Bulldogs celebrated Military Appreciation Night by extending their winning streak to 13 games in a 63-28 victory over the Dragons. As part of military appreciation, the Bulldogs donned commemorative game jerseys that had players sporting “One Voice” on the back. The UMD Athletic Department is auctioning the jerseys off on umdbulldogs.com The offense was on display for both teams as the Bulldogs compiled a seasonhigh 539 total yards, including 367 on the ground. The Dragons were held in check, accumulating 339 yards on Saturday — a far cry from an offense that averages nearly 500 yards per game. The main cog for the Bulldog offense was four touchdowns and 102 yards by running back Austin Sikorski — north Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Fellow running back Logan Lauters also contributed a game-high 107 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Quarterback Drew Bauer also had a stellar contribution against the Dragons, accounting for a trio of touchdowns and becoming the first Bulldog player with a passing, rushing and receiving score in the same game. The Bulldogs scored a touchdown on their first five drives of the game, finishing the first half scoring on six of their seven drives. Sikorski began the lopsided scoring effort with two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, from 10 and 8 yards respectively, to put UMD up 14-0. Following a Moorhead punt, the Bulldog offense took over and wrapped see FOOTBALL, B2
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Men’s hockey prepares for season opener against Minnesota
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Rough start to WCHA play for women’s hockey
Starting goaltender Kayla Black makes a diving save in Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Badgers. ALEX GANEEV/ STATESMAN
The Bulldogs couldn’t have asked for a much tougher schedule coming into conference play at Amsoil Arena. Last weekend they faced off against the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers and are now preparing for a weekend series with No. 1 Minnesota, two teams that have given them trouble in the past. In their most recent set of games UMD fell 0-2, falling 4-1 on Friday and 6-2 on Saturday. “It’s a tough league,” senior captain Emma Stauber said. “I think after you play a couple games in the WCHA, you get used to it. I think we just have to build from here and hopefully it will go better as we get a few more games in here.” One characteristic of this team so far is the ability to stay
hungry no matter what the score is or how much time is left on the clock. During Friday’s 2-1 loss, UMD’s Zoe Hickel scored with less than four minutes remaining in the game to make it 2-1. Again on Saturday, after being down 5-1 at the end of the second period, senior forward Jenna McParland scored less than a minute into the third. It’s that “never say die” attitude that Miller is happy to see from her team. “It’s my personality,” Miller said. “They always say the team takes on the personality of the coach and I’ve been waiting a couple of years for these kids to get their killer instinct, find that tiger in the tank. I like what I’m seeing.” With so many newcomers, UMD expected it to take a few games to get everyone on the same page. One unique issue facing the
team is in terms of communi- goaltending issues on the part cation. With athletes from six of the Bulldogs; Saturday led to different countries all donning three goals for the Badgers that the Bulldog sweater, many of Miller sees as the downfall. them speak “When I English as a called that second lanThere’s a really timeout, I said guage so on35 minpiece of there’s ice errors can serious utes left in the be expected the puzzle that we game and all early in the is you have to solve and Ito want season. do is to try “I know it’s goaltending to win that on one of the 35 minutes,” problems that and I can’t hide it. I Miller said. we have, it was have to talk about it “We lost it 2-1, with someone just like we lost where English because everyone last night 2-1 is their second before I pulled knows it. language, so I my goalie. My knew that was message to my an issue there,” Miller said. team is we’re far better than The Bulldogs, however, it looks on the scoreboard. maintain that they are a bet- There’s a really serious piece of ter team than the scoreboard the puzzle that we have to solve suggests. Wisconsin’s 4-1 vic- and it’s goaltending and I can’t tory Friday was padded by a hide it. I have to talk about it pair of empty net goals and because everybody knows.”
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Senior Meghan Huertas crashes in on net. Huertas had an assist on her linemate Zoe Hickel’s goal during Saturday’s game. ALEX GANEEV/ STATESMAN
Starting goaltender Kayla Black stood on her head Friday to keep her team in the game, stopping 31 of 33 shots before being pulled for an extra attacker. Saturday, however, was a different story. Junior Karissa Grapp took over between the pipes for Black during the second period after she let in five goals through 40 minutes of play. The question now is how will UMD respond this weekend against Minnesota — the team that took them out of the WCHA Frozen Faceoff Semifinal last season. “Obviously we know they’re good and we have to expect to get scored on,” Stauber said. “We have to expect it to be hard, but we have to learn to battle with them and compete with them and hopefully something will go our way most of the time.”
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Quarterback Drew Bauer, wearing the team’s Military Apprecaition Night uniform, runs downfield during Saturday’s 63-28 win. DANIEL BADHWA/ SUBMITTED
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up a third consecutive scoring drive with a receiving touchdown from quarterback Drew Bauer. After a designed endaround, redshirt freshman Nate Ricci completed his first career pass to Bauer for a commanding 21-0 Bulldog lead. “Our best defense is when the offense is on the field,” Bauer said. Bauer completed 10-of-16 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown to wide receiver Zach Zweifel on his final play of the night late in the third quarter. But Bauer was quick to
add that improvements could always be made. “We have to be better on third down,” Bauer said. “That comes from me as the quarterback being able to communicate better.” On the other side of the ball, the depleted Bulldog secondary was tested through the air for the majority of the night. Because of injuries along the defense, UMD relied heavily on true freshman Dillon Martinez and wide receiver Aaron Roth to platoon duties in the secondary. Yet, the Bulldog defense responded well, holding the
Dragons back 161 fewer yards than their season average. Senior linebacker Gavin Brown led the Bulldogs with nine defensive stops, while sophomore safety Hunter Malberg had two interceptions to curve the Dragon’s passing attack Earning player of the game honors, Malberg said the defense was prepared for the unconventional hurryup scheme that the Dragons employ. “We were expecting a NASCAR type of tempo from them, and our coaches did a great job getting us prepared,” Malberg, who
also contributed four tackles and three pass breakups, said. The Bulldogs continued their dominance against Moorhead, beating the Dragons now 13 times in a row since 2000. The win improved the Bulldogs’ record to 20-0 at home against north NSIC opponents. Saturday night’s victory also puts the Bulldogs at an unblemished 5-0 record, a perfect place to be as they head into their conference schedule. Next week, UMD travels to St. Cloud State for an interstate rivalry matchup.
“They’ve all been playing really well in practice,” senior captain Justin Crandall said. “It’s good to have that competition within the team. It pushes our guys to play better and gives us a better team at the end of the day.” The last two seasons McNeely and Crandall fought it out for the starting position. As a freshman, McNeely played his way into 24 starts, going 10-11-4 in that stretch. After a subpar season in 2012-13, Crandall turned things around in his final season as a Bulldog. After splitting time to start the year, he won the battle of the UMD puck stoppers and took over in the new year. With Crandall gone, it will likely be a battle between McNeely and newcomer Kaskisuo. McNeely went 2-4-1 in seven starts for the Bulldogs last season and will be fighting for a chance to get his spot in the limelight this season. During Monday night’s exhibition game against Lakehead University, McNeely started out the contest by allowing two goals on eight shots. After the second goal he was benched for freshmancounterpart Kaskisuo, who went on to stop nine shots. “I think they both did alright,” Sandelin said. “Obviously (Kaskisuo) played really sharp. I though Matt was better in his second half. It was good that they both got that opportunity.” The Bulldogs head to Notre Dame this weekend for the Ice Breaker Tournament, where they will take on the University of Minnesota Friday and either Notre Dame or Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Sunday.
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Following their three straight victories last week, the Bulldogs closed out their stretch of road games against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents Winona State and Upper Iowa last week. The Bulldogs continued their winning ways in dominant fashion against the Warriors of Winona State, finishing them in three straight sets. Double-digit kills were registered by Mariah Scharf (14), Maddy Siroin (13) and Katie Ledwell (10). Ledwell would provide the teams two aces and senior captain Julie Rainey added 18 digs to lead the team and add to her NSIC leading total. The nation’s leader in assists per set, Ashley Hinsch, posted another strong showing with 40. .
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The Bulldogs went back on the road Saturday to take on Upper Iowa, who would go on to end the Bulldogs’ 25-set winning streak. It was a small setback for an impressive victory that saw four Bulldogs post double-digit kills. Mariah Scharf posted an outstanding 20 kills and a block; Ledwell shined with 16 kills to go along with a Bulldog seasonhigh four aces and two blocks. Monica Turner and Siroin added 13 and 10 kills, and Hinsch provided 53 assists to bring the Bulldogs the win. This weekend will mark the end of the Bulldogs fivegame road stretch, with Minnesota State UniversityMankato and Concordia-St. Paul set to take the court at Romano Gym against UMD. Concordia-St. Paul currently sits one spot behind UMD in the national rankings at No.
3. Their first loss was to No. 1 University of Tampa — the only team to beat the Bulldogs — in the Colorado Premier tournament. However, Turner is not overlooking the Minnesota State UniversityMankato Mavericks — the only other team to beat Concordia-St. Paul. “They are definitely not the same team that they were last year,” Turner said. “We just have to be ready to play our game against them.” Following their game Friday, the Bulldogs will take on rival Concordia-St. Paul at 4 p.m. in their first of two guaranteed matchups during the season. Turner, who always has this matchup circled, knows the challenge that Concordia-St. Paul will bring. “They have very good middles; they will challenge both (Sydnie Mauch) and I,
or whoever’s p l a y i n g m i d d l e ,” Turner said. “A lot of teams in our conference are mostly outside-based. Concordia, who has strong middles, will definitely be a new challenge for us that we haven’t seen in a while.” The Bulldogs will be playing Monica Turner and the Bulldogs are now against a team 15-1 this season. UMD ATHLETICS/ SUBMITTED that matches up very well against them, and play as a team,” Turner said. could provide the toughest “We need to be balanced: challenge for UMD since That’s what really makes us facing the University of the UMD team that we are. Tampa earlier this season. We need to follow our style of “In order to win, we have to play that we have and leave it rally around each other and all on the court.”
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A frigid October breeze rushed through the colorful fall leaves as students and community members gathered at the UMD Sustainable Agriculture Project farm for a 5K walk or run on the CJ Ramstad/ North Shore State Trail last Sunday. Participants ran alongside the 19-acre farm for part of the race, and afterwards enjoyed the fresh, organic produce prepared by UMD’s Executive Chef Tom Linderholm. Beverages were supplied by local businesses such as the Duluth Coffee Company and Lake Superior Brewing Company. In addition to eating delicious food and listening to music by KUMD radio, racers and bystanders could try out slacklining with the help of members from the UMD Slacklining Club or learn how to Zumba. The Sustainable Agriculture Project, which provides students with opportunities for research, experiential education and community engagement cen-
tered around sustainability, hosted the event in order to promote sustainable, local agriculture and healthy lifestyles. Randy Hansen, an environmental and sustainability professor at UMD and overall coordinator of the SAP, founded the farm in 2009. To Hansen, the farm’s importance lies in the opportunities it presents to students. Students can learn about growing and providing quality food, and the farm offers students knowledge on how to expand local food systems. “Students need to learn how to gain access to good foods and the consequences for making different choices,” Hansen said. These consequences can range from positive social and economic effects a local food system has on comIn the Oct. 1 issue of the Statesman, the story munities to the negative health problems caused by processed food, such as diabetes, allergies or heart “Bare Bones: Off Center Stage” incorrectly referred to the event as a dance recital. Bare Bones is actually disease. see FARM, B4 a dance concert. The Statesman regrets the error.
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FSOT students support peers BY TAYLOR JENSEN Student Life Reporter
Meet Jared Strom. He’s a senior double major in international studies and human resources. What makes Jared different from most Bulldog seniors is that he just passed the Foreign Service Officer Test. Better known as an FSOT, the test is used as the entry exam for the United States Department of State. “It’s a lot like the ACT and is made up of many different areas,” Jared Strom said. Once an FSOT is taken, a person is eligible to
one day become a U.S. Foreign Service Officer if they complete other steps along the way to get there. The role of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer is best explained by Jared Strom: “Basically, it’s a representative of the U.S. and what it stands for.” Now Jared Strom is making a group to help students who dream of becoming Foreign Service Officers. The goal of his group is to help prepare students for internships, the FSOT and to serve as a mentor for people that want to consider it for their career path. “This is my contribution to students of UMD in getting anyone who wants to do this,” Jared Strom said. Josie Strom, a UMD senior who has no relation to Jared, had a summer internship with Cypress. Now Jared and Josie are our campus coordinators. “Campus coordinators are liaisons with the state departments and Duluth community,” Josie Strom said. see FSOT, B5
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According to Katie Michela, a UMD student minoring in environment and sustainability, community events such as the Farm 5K are fundamental ways to gain support and spread awareness for sustainable options within people’s own communities. “We need to localize,” Michela said. “It is crucial to have opportunities near by.” As UMD’s Executive Chef, Tom Linderholm agrees strongly with Michela. Eighty percent of the produce from the SAP farm is sent to UMD Dining Services but it accounts for less than one percent of food served on campus, according to Linderholm. “We do as much as we can to serve fresh food and support the local economy,” Linderholm said, “but there are not enough suppliers to keep us strictly local.” Linderholm claims the Dining Center is making changes this year to move away from buffet lines full of cafeteriastyle food to cooking more food from scratch.
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Sophomore Mark Gooley, who was the first male runner to finish the race, said he definitely notices a difference between fresh, whole foods compared to the processed meals or the vegetables that have been shipped cross-country to get here. “The fresh tomatoes taste way better,” Gooley said, “and the farm is a great idea to bring together the community.”
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WRAC and Safe Haven promote awareness of femicide in MN WRAC sponsored a femicide awareness display from Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center. The event features papier-mâché masks of faces in addition to stories of women, children and men who have been killed as a result of domestic violence. “These are faces of women and children who faced domestic violence in your town,” said a sign by Safe Haven. UMD senior Chelsey Emery volunteers at Safe Haven, the Program to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault, the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Assault, and WRAC. “I think it’s important for us as college students to see how significant domestic violence is,” Emery said. “Some of these women were teenagers.” According to the 2013 Femicide Report, there were at least 38 Minnesotans killed due to violence from a current or former intimate partner. At
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Where? Kirby Commons, at a table in front of the lower level book store When? Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cost? Free least 25 of these were women. “(WRAC and Safe Haven) are bringing awareness of femicide because it’s such a serious issue,” Emery said. “And we’re doing it now because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.” WRAC will be sponsoring more events during October to promote awareness of domestic violence.
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Duluth? Wednesday, October 8 Walking the El Camino de Santiago
6 p.m. in the Ballroom They not only talk the talk… they walk the walk. Bud — November 2012, Katie — September 2014, Cassie — June 2014 The El Camino de Santiago, Film and Discussion After the film, Bud, Cassie and Katie will share their experiences and answer questions about their 500-mile spiritual journey across northern Spain.
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Tom Hanson, a former foreign service officer, is currently UMD’s diplomatic resident. He helps students who are interested in pursuing a foreign service position or international career.
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Jared Strom was inspired to become a Foreign Service Officer after his professor, Michael Mullins, connected him with Tom Hanson, a guest lecturer in Mullin’s class. Hanson is a former Foreign Service Officer who is now UMD’s diplomatic resident. This means that Hanson is the person most students go to when they consider a career in any Foreign Service position or even an international career. His position as UMD’s diplomatic resident is something he finds rewarding. “To see bright and promising students to become aware of an opportunity they didn’t know existed is meaningful and gratifying,” Hanson said. Hanson is also connected to the Alworth Institute, directed by Cindy Christian. “The Alworth Institute is a non-profit group connected to the College of Liberal Arts by the Alworth family,” Christian said. Because of the help from the institute, UMD is able to bring in things that help relate to international studies. Some of these things include: Brown Bag Lunches, UN Day and World Quest. Without the Alworth Institute, it would be harder for UMD to help students who want to become Foreign Service officers.
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5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Do you want to know more about Irish culture? Are you traveling to Ireland or interested in exploring your Irish roots? Join us for an Irish evening! Experience a glimpse of the Emerald Isle from many perspectives — music, language, politics, cuisine, sports, spirituality and mythology, history, architecture and more! You’ll leave speaking a few phrases of Irish, humming an Irish tune, and discussing all things Irish. A light supper will be served. Slainte!
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Monday, October 13 Clothesline Project Workshop 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (can drop in any time) in KSC 264
Have the opportunity to design your own t-shirt to be added to the Clothesline Project Display to promote healing and help raise awareness about violence against women. Cost: Free Jazz & Mortality By: Quentin Stille Flying Lotus’ “You’re Dead” is a big album. Not just in terms of its 19 tracks, but also in terms of sound and subject matter. The album presents itself as an anthology of songs falling under the thematic umbrella of death. Concepts like acceptance, rejection, and afterlife are all explored sonically, in addition to characters brought to life via soundscape and guest spots. “Theme,” the album opener, is a two part track featuring one half grandiose white noise, with the other half being an improvisational jazz affair, defined by Flylo’s signature electro-robotic background. “Theme,” for lack of a better word, sets the theme of “You’re Dead,” with the cinematic white noise being a representation of the concept as a whole- death is heavy subject matter- and yet, everyone has different stories, opinions, and beliefs about death, which the freeform nature of jazz encompasses perfectly. The standout single, “Never Gonna Catch Me (ft. Kendrick Lamar)” offers a peculiar take on mortality itself, where K. Dot’s character is on his deathbed fearlessly rapping, “I can see the darkness in me and its quite amazing/Life and death is no mystery and I wanna taste it.” However, this serves as a contradiction to Lamar’s sung outro, a repeated “never gonna catch me now.” The outro is arguably Lamar’s character looking back in retrospect, juxtaposing his fearless acceptance of mortality with the equally fearless days of his youth, during which death was
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always one step behind. Two other notable tracks are “Coronus, the Destroyer” and “Dead Man’s Tetris,” the latter of which features Captain Murphy and Snoop Doggwho thankfully ditches the lion costume- rapping over a beat straight out of a spooky arcade. The concept behind the track also is more goofy than morbid: there being multiple ways to position blocks in order to get a “Tetris,” just as there are multiple ways to die. Where “Dead Man’s Tetris” is a fun take on mortality, “Coronus” bills itself as a more solemn affair, consisting of a bass meolody coupled with eerie vocals, all over clavs that sound like skeletons on parade. Random aside: both tracks would be solid additions to the Halloween playlist you use to briefly scare kids before giving them Snickers. Just like an anthology of stories, you can pick your favorites throughout “You’re Dead,” but with the entire album clocking in at a brisk 38 minutes it is well worth the experience to give the whole thing a listen. Many of the tracks are instrumental or feature background-only vocals, meaning much of “You’re Dead” is left to the imagination. And, as declared by “Theme,” everyone’s take on death is different, resulting in different musings and interpretations on the larger than life concept that is death. Recommended If You Like: Thundercat, Madvillain, Concept Albums, philosophy class Focus Tracks: Never Gonna Catch Me, Dead Man’s Tetris, Coronus the Destroyer, Ready Err Not You can hear this album and more indie jams during The Basement on KUMD 103.3 FM - student run radio every night after 9 o’clock! Stream online at KUMD.org. The Basement is Duluth Underground Radio.
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It’s as though my major and studies mean absolutely nothing. When I say something is sexist, people will instantly shoot it down. But if my degree gives me any credibility, it should be to accurately point out when something is sexist (or racist, homophobic, ableist, ageist, etc.)! I wouldn’t go up to a criminology major and say “I know you’ve spent four years learning about criminological theories, but I watch Cops sometimes so I know that all cops are idiots and all criminals just need to get their act together. Boom, solved it. You’re welcome.” And yet this is exactly what people do to me when I tell them I’m a women’s studies major. So what does a women’s studies major do, anyway? Women’s studies classes function under a feminist pedagogy. Rather than a professor feeding us information and us repeating it back in the form of a test like soft-bodied robots, the classroom is interactive. There are papers due every class. The pro-
fessor acts as a facilitator rather than an expert. We arrange our desks in a circle to encourage open communication and recognition of our peers. But the most important thing we do is ask questions. We become critical of our socialization, questioning the ways in which we have been told to live our lives and how these constructs can be oppressive. We learn about this history of oppression and of social justice movements. And we certainly don’t focus solely on gender (which men have, too — patriarchy doesn’t only hurt women). Women’s studies is arguably the most intersectional major on campus. We would not be practicing feminist critical thought if we ignored aspects of race, class, ability and sexuality. And yes, we read books. A lot of books. And then we discuss them, often critically. We find holes in arguments and constantly question our own beliefs. Because women’s studies is not a monolith, nor is feminism. It is a collection of thoughts from many different women and men who all have varying perspectives. We all have stories to share and those stories become patterns, which then become theories, which can ultimately lead to policy changes. So while it may be entertaining to think of women’s studies majors sitting on the ground pulling the penises off their male voodoo dolls, it’s just not true. There are men and women (yes, mostly women) in these classes who are open-minded and curious about themselves and others around them. Though it may not lead me to a “glamorous” (capitalist) job, I would choose this major again and again. And I admit, it’s nice not having to worry about shaving my legs all the time, opting instead to sport some radical stubble when I’m lazy. Thanks, feminism!
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If I were to believe the masses, my major would consist solely of the following: reading radical feminist blogs in class, attending bra-burning workshops, signing a contract stating I must relinquish all shaving razors, and torturing male voodoo dolls with the ultimate goal of achieving global matriarchy. Apparently there is no learning involved because feminist scholars do not exist, nor is women’s studies a legitimate major in the university. Obviously this is untrue, and yet so many people think that women’s studies majors just don’t do anything. In my Introduction to Women’s Studies course, a few women said their boyfriends were making fun of them for taking the class. The most common response from these guys was “Are you going to have to stop shaving?” And while some thought it was funny, I was incredibly frustrated. It’s 2014! How is the straw feminist still standing? Surely she should have collapsed under the weight of her hairy, braless body. But even when I explain feminism to people, I am constantly told, “Yeah, but that’s not what feminism is. I’ve read about how feminists want to change all the general, ‘he’s in books to say “he/ she.”’” (Yes, this is an argument I heard last week. And I must say that this almost only occurs when I talk to men about feminism. I’m not sure if this is because they’re socialized to be more comfortable voicing strong opinions or if it’s just classic “mansplaining.”) And while I try to tell them that, sure, there may be some people out there calling themselves feminists who think that the most critical issue of our time is the use of the word “he” when referring to a per-
son, this is not what feminism is. I am a feminist. I study feminism. I know a lot of other feminists in my classes who are also studying feminism. I have an entire bookshelf of feminist books that I’ve read for pleasure. I have literally never heard or read someone arguing to change every book that uses the general “he.”
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and chicken.“ It took me a bit to get the joke, but eventually I did. Maybe because I am a vegetarian, it fell short a little. Another poster underneath the service counter held BY SATYA a poster that was also annoying; PUTUMBAKA decrying a sandwich is only a Opinion Editor sandwich if it has meat. To be clear: it’s not Arby’s slogan “We have the When a meats” that I find annoying — it’s friend and I the other posters. It’s not often that things like this accidenta l ly went into grate me, especially because they Arby’s (it was at least tried to be funny and I like an accident, to give a haven to that. But Arby’s because we were marketing technique is constructed only supposed to go to feel like a very large ‘screw you’ to Walgreens), my to all vegetarians — and I’m not venture inside to order entirely sure why. When it comes curly fries was turned to vegetarian and even vegan sides, sour by posters on the they have as many options as most walls. Since this was fast food restaurants — if not more. my first time actually (My personal empirical evidence going inside of an Arby’s says Arby’s will make a vegetarian instead of using the drive- happier than Burger King or Taco thru, what I saw was Bell.) The strangest part of this actually a little shocking — and totally off-putting. experience was simply that I wasn’t Across from the service counter sure why vegetarians were being is a large poster showcasing a snubbed here. What company burger, headlined with words actively tries to exclude customers? in big, red letters: “Don’t worry Likely, it seems like Arby’s is trying vegetarians, we also have turkey to gather customers by displaying
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their meat, which undoubtedly they’re known for, because they have it. But the underside of their promotion, shown in posters like these, makes it seem like Arby’s promotion method is to create an exclusive club of cool meat-eaters. They’re not quite alone in this. The trope of the insufferable burlap-wearing vegetarian is common, right alongside the trope of the crazy, jaundiced vegan. These are easy joke-material, I think, because vegetarians (at least the ones by choice) have the stereotype of possessing an annoying moral high ground. (And before I correct that, let me flaunt — we do have a bit of moral high ground. Just a little bit — give it at least for our efforts.) If we leave me aside though, most vegetarians don’t become vegetarians purely to rub other people’s noses in it. So no reason to rub the meat in ours. The bashing isn’t a good thing to join in on. Not because of the subject — I think jokes should be widespread and I can hardly think of any area that I would deem taboo to good humor — but because of the way some of this joking ignores an issue through humor, rather than interacting with it. For the most
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part, it’s okay when individuals joke. It seems unreasonable to ask otherwise. But when it’s done by an organization, the irritation is increased ten-fold. It feels like the worst response in the world to an important critique. At their worst, excessive jokes separating the meat-eaters from the non are like bad attempts at supplementing a sense of responsibility. At their best, they undermine the cause of such a lifestyle choice without actually engaging in the conversation — which is still pretty bad. Usually, they do both. They create a childish dichotomy, making the vegetarians out to be like the metaphorical band nerd to the cool, beef-eating jock (or in modern terms, the annoying-ashell hipster to the normal, relatable student). But for a business to take up the mantle of this grates on more nerves: one, because shouldn’t they want all the variety of customers they can get? And two, because their obnoxious marketing is making it harder for me to buy their curly fries without a bad aftertaste. Vegetarians like to be catered to, too.
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