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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

Student fights for her life

UMD sophomore found in critical condition after a night in subzero temps BY MAEGGIE LICHT Student Life Editor

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UMD sophomore Alyssa Jo Lommel is in critical but stable condition after reportedly spending 10 hours outside in 17 degrees below zero temperatures. According to Jim Hansen, Duluth Police Department public information officer, Lommel was found by a

passerby on a porch at 808 Woodland Ave. Saturday morning. Duluth police responded to a medical emergency call at 9:36 a.m. that morning and found Lommel, 19 years old of St. Cloud, Minn., unconscious and suffering from severe hypothermia. Police reports found that she was dropped off near her residence, 810 Woodland Ave., by three

male friends around midnight. Later that morning a woman passing by found her, breathing but shaking, on the porch of her neighbor’s residence. The residents were out of town. The police discovered Lommel laying on the porch wearing jeans, Ugg boots, and a sweater with a medium-weight jacket. A cell phone was also found in a patch of

snow near the back door. The report suggests she may have tried to get into a locked parked car as well as the back door of the 808 residence. The report noted that Lommel may have fallen while walking around the residence. “Upon walking to the south side of the residence, which is in between the one car garage and the house, I

noticed what appeared to be fairly fresh tracks believed possibly to be created by Lommel that were up near the house, as if to use the house as a crutch to hold onto,” Duluth police officer Shawn McGovern wrote in his report. “They then had impressions as if the person was falling down, getting back up, and see LOMMEL, A3

School announces voluntary layoffs BY APRILL EMIG Staff Reporter

WOODCHUCKcase is currently located at 101 E. Superior St. and will remain at that location until Jan. 10, 2014. SHANNON KINLEY/STATESMAN

Grads love nature

Company makes real wood accessories BY SHANNON KINLEY News Editor

As you walk into WOODCH UCKc a se at 101 E. Superior St., you are greeted with the smell of fresh birch, mahogany and walnut. All sorts of custom-made accessories for phones, tablets, headphones and computers are displayed. WOODCHUCKcase is one of six companies offered a space in the downtown Duluth PopUp Store Event, which runs from Nov. 22–Jan. 10. Two college students started the company back in 2012. Kevin Groenjes, vice president and Ben VandenWymelenberg, owner and CEO, both graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2011. Kevin graduated with a degree

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in kinesiology, and Ben with a degree in architecture. “It was kind of one of those late-night, beerdrinking ideas,” Ben said. The idea for the company originally came about while Ben and Kevin were still in school. One night, Ben was hanging out with some friends and decided to slap some wood on the back of his iPhone. He started selling wood iPhone cases to his friends here and there, and three months later, he and Kevin decided to form a company. “It was a lot of trial and error and a lot of Googling things,” Kevin said. “We actually bought a book, ‘Small Business for Dummies,’ to figure out what the heck we were doing.” The duo originally

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started selling their products to small gift shops and boutiques; from there the company grew. Their products can now be found in 500 campus bookstores, as well as Best Buy and Target. All of the company’s accessories are made from real wood and wrapped with sustainable packaging. Many of their products are made from reconstituted wood — leftover scraps that were unused from other projects. “Our message is to get your butt back outside and let the phone or tablet case be the reminder of that, ” Kevin said. “We wanted Woodchuck to create a world more connected to nature.” Both Kevin and Ben said the one thing that sets their company apart from other companies in

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their market is the fact that their products are made from sustainable materials here in the United States. “Everything we make, we are going to keep it sustainable,” Kevin said. “We are going to keep it really unique and we are going to partner with awesome made-American companies who are doing similar things.” Ben added, “The mission and vision that is behind the company is really what sets us apart as a brand, much differently than any of our competitors. We’re putting nature back into people’s lives. We are not about making wood skins for phones; we are about reconnecting people with nature.” WOODCH UCKcase partners with two nonprofit organizations: Outdoor Nation and see WOODCHUCK, A3

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Chancellor Lendley Black announced a voluntary layoff initiative on Nov. 8, which would allow eligible staff to leave the university with a severance payout. This project is another facet of Program Prioritization on campus and is intended for civil service, labor representatives, and professional and administrative workers. Black has been meeting with faculty, staff and labor representatives to find solutions for the financial challenges that face UMD. Black encouraged these groups to find cost-saving options to solve this significant problem.

A solution has been to offer eligible staff the option of a voluntary layoff, voluntary nonrenewal of contract, or a voluntary reduction. Individuals who choose this route will receive a severance payout and continued medical and dental coverage. As far as Tim Caskey — UMD’s director of human resources and equal opportunity — knows, this is the first time UMD has offered voluntary layoff to these employee groups. “But the faculty, like professors, have a separate program contained within their contract,” Caskey said. Student workers are also excluded from this option. see LAYOFF, A3

Student creates social network BY PAIGE WALTER Volunteer Writer

In an attempt to connect people who are located physically near to one another, UMD freshman Colton Sinning from Pine Island, Minn., designed a new social networking app called “Turf.” The app allows users in the United States and Canada to automatically see which “Turf” they are on, which is determined by their geographic coordinates. Users can post text, events and links to the newsfeed, and whoever else is on that Turf is able to see it.

One thing that separates Turf from other social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, is that users don’t have to “add” or “follow” other users. They will see what others on the same Turf post without having to manually add them as a friend. Sinning came up with the idea while in high school and the process has taken him about one year to complete. “There’s nothing out there that allows you to connect with people without having to make individual connections and then build a huge network,” Sinning said. He also explained that see TURF, A3

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Surfers treated to snow day fun

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She was just like a normal party chick; she wasn’t wasted, she could talk, and she wasn’t falling down.

Gerrit Bass, junior, waits for a wave to roll in on his surfboard while at Stoney Point, just north of Duluth last Wednesday. JARED MUNCH/SUBMITTED BY ALOYSIA POWER Outdoors Reporter

Bobbing between the tall, foaming, ice-cold waves, a group of UMD surfers — in their black neoprene suits and frost forming on their eyelashes — braved the snow day storm last Wednesday to catch some waves on Lake Superior. After hearing of galeforce northeast winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour, the crew hurriedly dug themselves out of their homes and carpooled to Stoney Point, just north of Duluth. Most of the waves blowing into the point were treacherously violent, so the group decided to surf in the sheltered southwest cove, known as Boulders, where swells up to four feet would wrap around the point. “We actually had some pretty long waves because toward the end, the waves started getting bigger,” junior Jared Munch said. Toward the end of the surf session, a set of bigger waves would roll in about every five minutes.

“There were enough waves for everyone to get one,” Munch said. “So, everyone wasn’t crowded onto one wave.” Before these big rollers came in, however, smaller waves teased the surfers as they waited patiently on their boards for the wind to pick up. Junior Gerrit Bass was slightly disappointed there weren’t three- or four-footers the entire time. But when the waves were rolling in, he said it was a lot of fun. “I got a couple of my best waves this year,” Bass said. Before jumping in the water, surfers pulled on and zipped up their much-needed, thick full-body wetsuits along with booties, gloves and hoods. The outfits covered everything but their faces, allowing the wind to take a beating to their eyes. “Whenever I’d try to look and see where the waves were, I would just get a bunch of snow directly into my eyes,” Munch said. “It hurt really bad. So, you would like put your head down

to rest on the board, and then all the sudden the big waves would come and you wouldn’t be ready for them. So, then you’d just be like, ‘Oh, dang it.’” Munch learned the only half-effective way to see the waves through the snow flurries was to partially shield the upwind side of his face with his hand. Toward the end of the session, Munch was forced to take a break from his board and paddle back into shore to warm up his frozen feet. “At the end I was trying to catch a wave and I stood up and I couldn’t really feel my feet underneath me and I just fell down immediately,” Munch said. “I couldn’t. My feet were numb.” When he got into shore, Munch poured some of the group container’s hot water into his booties to help thaw out his feet. But after three hours of playing in the fierce wind and chilly water, getting cold was inevitable and the hot water trick didn’t work for long.

and gathering location data from cities, towns, universities and schools in the United States and Canada. From emotional support to actually investing in the social network, Sinning said his friends and family have been there for him throughout the whole process. Sinning is on the UMD baseball team, and a few of his teammates have helped him out with testing and promotion of the app. In addition, Sinning has some friends who are a part of the company Vemma, which also helped him with promotion of Turf. Although iTunes sells the app, Sinning himself has not made any financial profit. The app also does not currently have any advertising on it, but

Sinning said he would consider it if the opportunity arose. At this point, Sinning and the others involved have done some of their own promoting by word of mouth, as well as with flyers and posters. Since the only version of the app is sold through iTunes, Sinning and his crew are currently working on an Android version of the app. About one week after the app’s Oct. 31 iTunes release, Sinning applied to present and promote Turf at the annual South by Southwest showcase conference in Austin, Tex., in spring of 2014. Other social networks, such as Twitter and Instagram, have been showcased in the past at the conference. Sinning has made it through the first of two rounds of the submission process, and is still waiting to hear if he has been officially accepted to present next year.

Due to the extensive work it would take to find all of the Turfs located around the world, Turfs are only geographically available in the United States and Canada. However, Sinning said he would consider the idea of making it a worldwide social network if business took off rapidly. Currently, there are approximately 950,000 Turfs around the United States and Canada, and about 1,100 people are using the app, 72 of whom are UMD students. To download the app, you can go to turfapp. com and there is a link that will take you to the iTunes store, or you can go directly to the iTunes store and search “Turf.” When asked if being the creator of a new social network has changed his life in any way, the future entrepreneur answered with a smile, “I hope so.”

doesn’t mean all of them are going to do it,” he added. One eligible employee who will not be opting in is Chris Davila, a new civil service employee. Davila works in the Office of Cultural Diversity as a program coordinator for Latino/Chicano Student Programs. He does not

know of anyone who is planning on choosing voluntary layoff. “Honestly, it hasn’t come up in any meetings, as far as general talk about it,” Davila said. “And I think if anyone is doing it they’re probably pretty private about it.” There is uncertainty about the success of this program, and Caskey

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Turf can be especially beneficial to college students. “If I have a friend that doesn’t go to UMD and I’m tweeting about events that are happening here on campus; he probably isn’t going to be interested in reading those tweets,” Sinning said. “With Turf, you are seeing posts from people who are in the same geographic area as you, allowing you to find out relevant information and connect with those around you.” Sinning has had some help with the creation process. When the idea came about, he contacted SoftNinja LTD, a software development company in Waterloo, Canada, that helped him with some of the back-end work, such as the server programming

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Eligible employees who are interested in voluntarily ending their employment at UMD have until Dec. 13 to meet with their supervisors. Information sessions were held in

late November to give staff an opportunity to explore their options. “We’ve had pretty good turnout in our information forums — about 60 or 70 people,” Caskey said. “But that

“Immediately when I got back, I ran up to my room, threw my stuff on the floor, and then I just jumped in the shower because my wetsuit was really cold,” Munch said. “It was the best warm shower I’ve ever had.“ The next day, Munch ordered thicker booties and a heated vest for the next time he ventures out into the winter waves. For freshman Jack Elliott, this was his first time winter surfing and his first time in a thick seven-millimeter wetsuit. “You’re definitely a little more restricted in your movement with like a really thick diving wetsuit on, but paddling is pretty much the same,” Elliott said. The restriction was definitely worth it, however, because it kept his body warm. Like Munch, the only body parts that went numb were his fingers and toes. But this was no matter to him. “That’s kind of like the last thing you’re thinking about when you’re looking for waves,” Elliott said.

crawled around the southwest corner facing Woodland Avenue.” Lommel was taken by ambulance to St. Luke’s Hospital for stabilizing treatment. Shortly after, she was airlifted to the burn unit at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, which also specializes in injuries from extreme cold. Through investigation on social media, McGovern found Lommel’s roommates. “(One of Lommel’s roommates) informed me over the phone that she spoke with the person that had dropped (Lommel) off the night before, a (male), who informed her that they went to a party and (Lommel) wanted to come home around midnight and he dropped her off and

did not see or talk to her the rest of the evening,” McGovern’s report stated. The male told police that Lommel had “no more to drink than usual” and that she “was just like a normal party chick; she wasn’t wasted, she could talk, and she wasn’t falling down.” According to a CaringBridge site set up for Lommel, her heart and internal organs are functioning well, but she is fighting a dangerous infection from her injuries. Restoring blood flow to her hands and feet is a challenge. Lommel’s CaringBridge site has already seen an outpouring of support, with well over 6,000 visits.

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Kevin Groenjes from WOODCHUCKcase emails a prospective customer from Denmark who is interested in selling their products in his store. SHANNON KINLEY/STATESMAN

Campus Kesem. Both of these organizations believe in giving back to the community and connecting people to the outdoors. “Our company is really not about these phone cases,” Kevin said. “They are beautiful and people love them — I love them — but that is not what our company is about. It is about getting jobs back into this country and connecting people with nature.” The company will soon introduce a new product: a wood-andleather dock for the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Ben estimates the product will be available to consumers in two months. “The way it (the iPhone, iPod, or iPad)

sits in the dock itself, it naturally amplifies the sound,” Ben said. “It’s a really cool natural speaker system that doesn’t use any electricity.” Right now WOODCHUCKcase only has one location, at the Pop-Up Store Event in downtown Duluth. Ben and Kevin both hope to find another location in the Duluth area after the event. “If the city wants to, we would like to find another smaller location mainly because we fit really well in this community,” Kevin said. “Duluth being outdoorsmen and everyone all about getting outside, the plan is to stay longer.”

is unsure of what the impact will be. “You could say, if even one person did this it would help the budget,” he said. “And I don’t want to say we wouldn’t go through forced layoffs because we don’t know the outcome of this yet, but the potential is there that we would not have to.”

According to Black, offering these options “can reduce costs, while minimizing the potential of involuntary staff layoffs.” However, he stressed that this is not the only solution and is encouraging groups to continue discussing other options.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

UMD community remembers Nelson Mandela

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“Amandla!” (power!) chanted UMD student Jireh Mabamba.

The crowd responded, “Awethu!” (to us!). Mabamba, who spent nine years as a student in South Africa, lead the famous chant in UMD’s

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Professor Chang’aa Mweti spoke about what Nelson Mandela meant to him at the remembrance event on UMD’s campus on Tues., Dec. 10.

Kirby Ballroom on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Students, faculty and members of the community joined together to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela. UMD professor John Arthur led the ceremony. To start the event, he asked everyone to stand up. The room was silent for a minute to honor the passing of the inspirational leader. The audience then remained standing to listen to the South African national anthem. Mandela will be remembered for his role in bringing down the apartheid system in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison — most of it in a cramped cell — for his role in fighting the apartheid regime. When he was released in 1990, he brought forward a message of peace and reconciliation, even toward his own oppressors. Mandela led the peaceful transition from apartheid to equality. He won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts and served as South Africa’s first democratically elected president from 1994– 1999. What does Nelson

His lessons of bringing diverse people together, his lessons of forgiveness, his lessons of importance of every human being are the things that we take to heart every day

Mandela mean to you? UMD professors and students were offered the opportunity to speak on what Nelson Mandela meant to them at the event. “He might have left us today, but his power of forgiveness, kindness and selflessness shall not be forgotten,” Mabamba said. Mabamba also shared one of his favorite Mandela quotes: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Mabamba closed his speech with two chants of “Amandla!” (power!). UMD South African

professor Helen Mongan-Rallis shared her memories of growing up in South Africa and her journey of coming to the United States in 1984 as a political refugee. “Who I am today has been profoundly shaped by growing up in South Africa under apartheid, and then by what I have learned from the teaching and life of Nelson Mandela,” said MonganRallis. “Had I known about what Madiba (Mandela) stood for, I would not have grown up as I did, filled with a deep a bitter hatred for the apartheid leaders.” Mongan-Rallis said Mandela taught her how to be compassionate even toward those she disagreed with. UMD professor Chang’aa Mweti said, “The entire world is mourning this great

man.” The commemoration also included past speeches of Mandela, including his presidential inauguration in 1994. The tribute poem, “His Day is Done,” by Maya Angelou was also presented. Part of the poem reads, “Nelson Mandela’s day is done, we confess it in tearful voices, yet we lift our own to say thank you.” UMD Chancellor Lendley Black wrapped up the event by saying the day was one of sadness for “the great loss of Nelson Mandela.” Black said it was a day of celebration for the contributions Nelson Mandela made to “making this world a much better place.” “His lessons of bringing diverse people together, his lessons of forgiveness, his lessons of the importance of every human being are things that we take to heart every day,” Black said. “They’re part of our core values here at UMD.” At the end of the ceremony, students crowded around blank easels to leave messages about Nelson Mandela

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The parker’s peril

In the aftermath of the sudden snow-dump on Duluth, I found myself in quite a ridiculous predicament. I park in a public lot, as many students do, and each time I move my car I try to get the most optimal spot I can so there will be less time to travel between my apartment and the vehicle. Last week, I scored the corner spot — literally the closest spot there is to my front door. Yet, for what seemed to be such an awesome advantage to me at the time, it came back to bite me hard once the snow had fallen. It wasn’t the snowfall that was my main problem. Everyone who parked in a UMD lot had a car covered in snow by the end of the blizzard. But the plows that came through to clear the driving lanes of the lot had taken all of the snow and piled it at the end: right behind my car. Five feet high and stretching back from my rear bumper for a few yards, I doubt that even a tow truck would be able to pull me out without doing significant damage to both of us. Magnifying the impossibility of the situation was the fact that I didn’t have a shovel. Stupid as it seems for living in Minnesota, in my haste to come back to school from Thanksgiving break, it never crossed my mind that I would need one so soon. But I needed to free my car from its snowbound prison, so I used the next best thing I had: a bucket. Instead of digging my car out, I found myself bailing the frozen water like one does with a sinking boat. The human spirit is an admirable thing, because I wasn’t alone in this bucket method. Plenty of other students were scooping away with

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buckets and trashcans to try and free their vehicles. Soon my own car was excavated like some relic at an archeological dig site. Much to my relief, the engine turned on and the tires could move, just not very far, as there was still a wall of snow in my way. Later on, UMD issued a notice saying that all cars had to be moved out of the lots, or face being fined, so the plows could come through. I didn’t fancy paying the city when it was the one who trapped me there. Luckily, I was able to borrow a shovel from one of my friends. I saw a lot people shoveling the snow off of their cars and tossing it onto the cars beside them, and it happened to my car as well. While I can understand how frustrating the situation can be (people have to get to work, or get their car out or face paying), piling more snow on someone else is just going to build up stress and cause more work for everyone else. I confronted the owner of the car next to me, and instead of yelling and berating her for her actions, I offered to help shovel her out. In part, it was to calm her down, as she looked ready to shoot someone. But I also knew that if we could get her car out, then I could also free mine as well. More people joined in the effort over time and it only took a few hours to make a path big enough for our cars to fit through. There was that human spirit again; we were ready to scoop ourselves to freedom with a bucket or join together to free the most confined of unfortunates. In short, I may never park in the corner again, but I’ll probably offer my bucket to the next person trapped there.

BY ZACK WEBSTER Columnist

While trapped in the confines of my apartment last week during the deluge of snow, I was given opportunities to catch up on sleep and waste time watching movies. It was this day my friends and I discovered “Netflix Kids.” Netflix Kids is a subsection that focuses on programming for kids. There really isn’t any reason to go there; anything that can be found there can be found on regular Netflix, but it did lead us to the wonderful gem of animated programming that is “Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.” Most animated shows from our childhood would likely never hold up if we went back and viewed them, but this show, in particular, is something else. This barely animated show contains so much fun and silliness delivered with such a straight-faced attitude (as much as a show like this can have) that I will not soon forget it. “Spider-Man” stars the titular character and his “friends,” Iceman from X-men, inexplicably played by Fred from Scooby-Doo, and Firestar, an original character from the show who is basically the Human Torch but without a Y chromosome (a short bit of research found this to be more true than I thought, the Human Torch was set to be the character but Marvel had trouble getting the rights). They really don’t seem to do anything other hang around waiting for a bad guy to do something. But when they do it is something magical. Probably the best part about this show is that Spider-Man is by far the weakest character on the show. Firestar can fly, Iceman does this weird ice-surfing thing which allows them to go everywhere while Spider-Man is still limited to swing-

ing from tall buildings. Multiple times per episode Spider-Man is put in a situation that requires him to be saved by Iceman. Both Firestar and Iceman have brief little transformation scenes when they put on their costumes, Spider-Man has to run off camera and change into his. It’s just funny to see a show with “Spider-Man” as the titular character, and then see him get constantly outclassed by his sidekicks. But what’s really great is seeing all three of them consistently outsmarted by the villains, who aren’t really all that smart themselves. For instance, in one episode the Green Goblin kidnaps a girl to turn her “ugly” and Spider-Man has to go rescue her. He immediately gets caught by one of the most over the top traps. Five walls essentially box him in as the floor opens up to some sort of sharp meat grinder. Each wall has different things come out of them, like an oil slick or paralyzing gas. In the very next scene, the Green Goblin is seen boiling a liquid with a candle. Maybe if he had spent more money on a Bunsen burner and less on an ultimately ineffective death trap he wouldn’t have to boil water with a candle. But no one on the show tops Kraven the Hunter, who is introduced to the show when he jumps on the neck of a 30-foot dinosaur before wrestling it to the ground. His evil plan is to fire a laser at dinosaur eggs to hatch them and make them fully-grown instantaneously so he can take over New York City. That is such an awesome plan, I can believe it hasn’t been adapted to a Marvel movie yet. So that’s how I spent an hour or so of my snow day. It was a fun time and if you are looking for a silly way to waste some time with thirtyyear-old cartoons, you should give it a shot.

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First term of Sushi Mondays The verdict on the food court’s sushi trial

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With the semester about done, it’s inevitable that the Zen House Sushi Mondays will generate some commentary after their first run. Since the start of this term, UMD has added a healthier substitute to school food by teaming up with Zen House to produce sushi, as well as a variety of other dishes for those who aren’t seafood lovers. For instance, the chicken teriyaki and vegetarian Japanese curry bowl are items on the menu that people can choose from if they’re not feeling like eating sushi. The generic items also have some variety of the basic Japanese entrées, providing something for everyone, including fish and other meats as well as vegetables. Granted, it doesn’t have the whole grand menu, but the choices Zen House provides are reasonable. The beginning of the new menu’s debut here on campus proved to be exciting because of the variety it added to the food court, giving students and staff an alternative choice from their usual foodcourt buy for the week. As excited as people were for Sushi Mondays, the reactions of students after trying it for the first time clearly didn’t meet the hype—but for some odd reason, it was always sold out most of the time during the beginning of its opening day. My roommates had waited in line for quite some time on the very first Sushi Monday, and they came back highly discouraged. There were complaints of overcooked rice, and they described the general experience as “okay.” Even with such lackluster reviews, people still went back because sushi is such a rare cuisine, especially since it’s only offered once a week. It has the draw of being a new thing; everyone wants to be a part of the movement of testing it out. Months past, it hasn’t been so crazy busy as it was then, but there is still a decent amount of customers waiting in line for it every Monday. Phone: (218) 726-7113 Fax: (218) 726-8246 E-mail letters to: kunke063@d.umn.edu Web site: www.umdstatesman.com

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Even now, those who told me that it wasn’t worth the price have since made the guilty trip back a few times. There is a certain set of expectations for sushi, especially for those who love it enough to choose it over dessert any day. First being the price. For college students, it’s not always going to be the first option because the delicacy comes with a price. The cost of the sushi at school is a hit or miss. People expect that the Zen House Sushi Mondays will be cheaper than the average restaurant price, so that it caters to the needs of an average college student — average meaning poor. When we go out to eat at sushi restaurants like Hannabi or Osaka, we’re expecting the best of the best, so paying the extra bucks for a good roll is totally cool. We can expect our sushi to be prepared fresh and there are more flavors and options available to us. Even though Zen House has tailored their sushi to be more school appropriate — meaning it’ll get prepared fast enough for the demands of students and the ingredients won’t be as fancy — it is still a little bit on the spendy side for me, considering that I’m paying almost $8 for a single roll. EDITORIAL BOARD: Opinion Page Editor___________ SATYA PUTUMBAKA Editor-in-Chief_______ ANNE KUNKEL CHRISTIANSON

Ideally, it should be just around $6, not enough to be close to reaching $10 for one roll. Even though the bowls are just around $5, the selections can easily add to the total, making it equivalent to a meal at a restaurant. As students, we always want to be assured that we are getting the best of what our money can buy for us, so quantity is a huge component at the top of our checklist. In that regard, Zen House isn’t really so bad compared to other places that will sell only six pieces of sushi for more than they are worth. For instance, the Zen roll is reasonable because it comes with a little more than 10 pieces. I don’t really mind the price as much there because the quantity is agreeable, but realistically I’ll still only make a sushi purchase once every other week, because buying it every week can add up quickly. Tom Linderholm, UMD’s executive chef, says that there are plans to have sushi be available for Grab and Go on occasional days. The verdict is still unclear as to what will become of Sushi Mondays for the next school year, but if it’s available more than just once a week at specific times during the day, it’ll be more convenient for students and more people would buy it. The only downside to having it available during the whole day is that it won’t be as fresh and there might be more waste if people don’t buy it as often as they should. Having finally tried out our Zen House, I have to say it wasn’t as bad as what I might have expected. But there are definitely some things I wish I could change. The cream cheese in the salmon roll was quite devastating — some anti-cheese people would also agree. And there are no special accommodations for a person who doesn’t love everything inside a roll. Still, having sushi does brighten up the bland and typical school menu because it’s such a limited commodity and it’s a lower-guilt alternative to pizza and burgers. For now, and moving into the new semester, let’s hope Sushi Mondays get extended. All letters must include the writer’s name, address and phone number for verification, not to publish. The Statesman reserves the right to edit all letters for style, space, libel and grammar. Letters should be no more than 300 words in length. Readers may also submit longer guest columns. The Statesman reserves the right to print any submission as a letter or guest column. Submission does not guarantee publication.

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Doomed by the defense Men’s hoops sees opponents pile up baskets in losses BY KYLE FARRIS Sports Editor

losing in four sets (25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20) in the Central Region championship match Saturday at Romano Gym. “If we played like we have been capable of playing, we had a chance to win,” head coach Jim Boos said. “We were on our home floor. We have gotten it done a couple of other times. We knew that we were going to have to really, really play well to get it done. They just played extremely well and played better than we did.” Concordia-St. Paul advances to face No. 1 Tampa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday. The team has won 39 straight tournament matches dating back to 2007.

Senior guard Jordan Reetz piled up 61 points over the weekend and the UMD men’s basketball team played two of its most efficient games on offense this season, but that was all undone by what happened at the other end of the court. Minnesota, Crookston and Bemidji State combined to hit 54 percent of their shots Friday and Saturday against the visiting Bulldogs, who fell by scores of 87-85 and 90-79, and saw their losing skid reach four games. M i n n e s o t a , Reetz UMD Crookston used ATHLETICS/ 4 6 - p e r c e n t SUBMITTED shooting in the first half Friday, compared to the Bulldogs’ 39-percent, to sculpt a 39-28 halftime lead. Reetz dropped in 27 of his careerhigh 35 points after the break, and junior guard Reece Zoelle added 18 of his 25, but the Golden Eagles never relinquished control. The home team hit 14 of its 19 secondhalf shots — a gaudy 74 percent — but struggled to ice the game at the free-throw line. Down seven with 44 seconds to play, Zoelle knocked down a threepointer, the Golden Eagles split a pair of free throws, and Reetz hit another triple to make it 87-85. Two missed free throws by Min

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Head coach Jim Boos speaks to his team during the first set of Friday’s match against Southwest Minnesota State. UMD swept the Mustangs before falling in the regional final to Concordia-St. Paul. SARA HUGHES/STATESMAN

Stonewalled Golden Bears oust Bulldogs for third straight year

BY EVAN SMEGAL Volunteer Writer

The No. 2 UMD volleyball team entered the postseason looking for a deep tournament run and its first-ever championship. The Bulldogs concluded the regular season with two wins over No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul in nine days, but a postseason rematch was imminent. Regardless of how the teams’ previous meetings played out, the Golden Bears are a different animal come NCAA Tournament time. And in an attempt to dethrone the sixtime defending national champions, the Bulldogs fell short,

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UMD sophomore Andy Welinski handles the puck Friday night against St. Cloud State. Welinski was held scoreless Friday, but had an assist Saturday.

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Grand larceny would be an apt way to describe the way No. 2 St. Cloud State snatched a win from UMD’s men’s hockey team Friday night. The Bulldogs dominated play throughout the evening, allowing only 10 shots through two periods, but eventually fell 4-2. UMD center Caleb Herbert opened the scoring at 5:51 of the first period when he unleashed a bomb on Husky goaltender Ryan Faragher from between the circles. St. Cloud State answered with a power-play goal from captain Nic Dowd less than four minutes later.

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A trip to Boston University resulted in the UMD women’s hockey team being swept for the second straight weekend. Friday night saw plenty of backand-forth action between the Bulldogs and No. 9 Terriers in a high-scoring matchup. Terrier forward Sarah Lefort opened the scoring at 4:50 of the

first period, but UMD was quick to return the favor, as Jordan Krause and Jenna McParland each added tallied goals in the first 20 minutes. McParland’s goal came with a 5-on-3 advantage and gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead at the first intermission. The second frame was dominated by Boston, which scored two goals in the first half of the period to make it 3-2. The Terriers weren’t done scor-

ing, though. They added two quick goals to start the third period and held a 5-2 advantage. Not going down easily, UMD scored three of the game’s next four goals to cut the deficit to 6-5, but couldn’t net the equalizer. Saturday’s game featured fewer goals, but still ended in a UMD loss. With Bulldog Sofia Carlstrom see WOMEN’S, B2

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Potter was missing spark The senior forward keyed a turnaround that made UMD a championship contender BY EVAN SMEGAL Volunteer Writer

It was a special 20th anniversary for the UMD soccer program. The Bulldogs made their third-ever appearance in the NCAA II tournament, and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals before bowing out to eventual national champion Grand Valley State. Although there were a number of reasons behind UMD’s playoff run, one in particular stands out. Senior captain Dani Potter guided the Bulldogs to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history after the team finished 8-7-3. “Her character qualities were evident this year in representing the group,” head coach Greg Cane said. “Her obligation to the program and the team helped immensely lead to the success we had this year. Taking over the captaincy role, she completely embraced the message and quickly had the team behind her. It was her team.”

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nesota, Crookston left the door open for UMD with eight seconds left, but Zoelle couldn’t get his three-pointer to go at the buzzer. UMD found itself in another early hole Saturday. The Bulldogs trailed Bemidji State 40-24 at halftime, despite holding the Beavers to modest 44-percent shooting in the first half. The Beavers did most of their early damage at the line, hitting 13 of their 15 first-half freethrow attempts.

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Herbert’s line with Justin Crandall and Kyle Osterberg continued to find success, as Crandall crashed the Husky net to regain the UMD lead at 11:42 of the second. Despite controlling the majority of the matchup, Crandall’s goal would be the Bulldogs’ last. With 2:34 left in the second period, Husky forward Kalle Kossila sent a shot over UMD goaltender

Potter joined the Bulldogs in 2010 after a standout prep career at White Bear Lake Area High School. She was an all-state selection and an all-tournament team member, and led the club in scoring her sophomore and senior seasons. That success carried over into the college game. Potter tallied 30 goals — 13 of those game-winners — and 22 assists in four seasons wearing maroon and gold. She ranks sixth all-time at UMD in scoring. “I don’t think I’m alone in saying that Dani might be one of the best attackers that the UMD program has seen in its 20 years,” teammate Jennifer Smith said. “It definitely showed this year with our success. I think that is due to her being such a versatile player and to the wonderful leadership ability she possesses. For that to happen this year, in her senior year, I can’t ask anything more of her and I’m sure she couldn’t either.” According to junior forward Maureen Stormont, Potter did whatever she

Dani Potter kicks the ball out from under Northern Michigan’s KC McCary in UMD’s season opener Sep. 5. SARA HUGHES/STATESMAN

needed to lead the team on and off the field. “It didn’t matter whether it was in a game or at practice, Dani possessed that strong motivation and work ethic,” Stormont said. “She is really good at motivating you by her working so hard. There is always an emotional spark, a fire about her, when you are around her. She was completely selfless and is willing to do anything to

win. It’s contagious.” That emotional spark has raised the bar for next year, as UMD is ranked seventh in the nation in this season’s final poll — the highest position in school history. “We have the skill set to get there next year,” Smith said. “It will be tough to lose Dani because we know what she’s committed to the program. We couldn’t have done this past season without her.”

That trend continued in the second half, with Bemidji State going 19-for-24 at the line, while making 58 percent of its shots from the floor. UMD shot 54 percent in the second half and whittled the lead down to 10 on several occasions, but couldn’t pull any closer. Reetz (26 points) and Zoelle (24 points) paced the Bulldog offense again, ending the weekend with 110 points combined — more than two-thirds the team total. The Bulldogs (2-5, 0-3 NSIC) return home from a five-city road trip to host Mary Friday and Minot State Saturday.

Women win twice

A big weekend from senior center Hannah Rutten propelled the Bulldogs to wins over Minnesota, Crookston and Bemidji State, and earned Rutten her second NSIC Player of the Week award in three weeks. UMD held a 47-38 lead over Minnesota, Crookston at halftime Friday, and went on an 11-0 run early in the second half to extend the difference to 18. The Bulldogs led by as many as 24 in the second half and won by an 88-69 final — their 10th straight victory over the Golden Eagles. Senior forward Katrina

Newman led all scorers with a season-high 25 points, and Rutten notched a doubledouble with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Rutten picked up at Bemidji State Saturday where she left off Friday, racking up 17 of her 22 points in the first half to help the Bulldogs to a 40-29 halftime lead. The Beavers pulled within five with less than a minute left, but Rutten hit two free throws and the Bulldogs held on for a 70-63 win. UMD (5-2, 2-1 NSIC) plays Mary Friday and Minot State Saturday in a pair of doubleheaders with the men’s team.

Matt McNeely’s glove from beyond the blue line for his fifth of the year. The third period started with the teams tied 2-2, and it stayed that way for most of the frame. Just as it looked like the game might be headed to overtime, Husky Jonny Brodzinski gave his team the lead by going top shelf on McNeely at 14:29 of the third. Brodzinski added an empty netter to give the Huskies a 4-2 win. “That one hurts a little bit, I’m not going to lie,” Crandall said. “I think we’ve shown that we’re a resilient team all year and that we

battle back from it just fine.” But UMD wasn’t able to battle back Saturday, falling to St. Cloud State 5-1. Aaron Crandall got the start in net after McNeely allowed three goals on 18 shots in game one. The Huskies started the scoring at 9:36 of the first period when Jimmy Murray slid down to the right faceoff circle undetected and slammed a one-timer past Crandall. A Brooks Bertsch goal made it 2-0 in favor of the Huskies at the end of the first period. UMD came out sharper in the second, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Husky

offense. Forward David Morley made it 3-0, and two more Husky goals in the third period put the game out of reach. Charlie Sampair netted UMD’s lone goal off an assist from Andy Welinski. “I thought we gave them a few easy goals and tried to right the ship, but it just wasn’t going to happen,” head coach Scott Sandelin said. “What our guys need to take from it is how tough it is to win.” The Bulldogs (6-7-1, 2-4 NSIC) remain home for a series against Western Michigan this weekend.

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making her first start of the season in net, the Terriers went on the offensive early. Lefort started the scoring again, this time at 12:35 of the first period, and it was all Boston for the balance of the contest. Louise Warren doubled the Terrier lead 22 seconds into the second, and then added another goal near the end of the period to make it 3-0. Carlstrom was pulled from the cage after two periods, with starter Kayla Black reentering for the final 20 minutes. Boston went up 4-0 at 7:18 of the third after Lefort scored her fourth goal of the weekend. Lefort’s tally seemed to wake up the UMD offense, as the unit scored twice to make the difference 4-2. First, Meghan Huertas scored her second goal of the series just 13 seconds after Lefort had made it a four-goal game. Then, defenseman Tea Villila shot the puck from the left point and beat Boston goaltender Victoria Hanson. That was as close as Hanson and the Terriers let the Bulldogs inch, as Boston sealed the win and the sweep on home ice. The Bulldogs (7-8-3, 5-6-3 WCHA) travel to St. Cloud State this weekend for a conference series against the Huskies.

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The Golden Bears were dominant at the net against UMD, forcing 24 hitting errors and allowing a .242 hitting percentage (UMD’s season average was .308). The Bulldogs dropped the opening set for just the third time this season after an impressive display by Concordia-St. Paul senior Kayla Koenecke. Koenecke had nine of her 13 kills in the first set and helped the Golden Bears to a .419 hitting clip in the first frame. “We changed our whole mentality to ‘Don’t play safe,’” Koenecke said. “We needed to go after them and be aggressive. That’s what led us this whole match.” The Bulldogs did manage to retake the momentum in the second set. Tied 13-13, senior outside hitter Kate Lange hit a booming shot off the shoulder of Golden Bear Emily McDonough that ricocheted into the crowd, energizing the UMD fan base. That kill rolled into a small lead late in the set and UMD held on to square the match. Lange finished with a game-high 24 kills and tried to carry UMD late, taking 27 of the team’s final 69 swings. But Koenecke, senior outside hitter Erienne Lauersdorf and freshman middle blocker Riley Hansen each had double-digits kills to counter Lange. “There’s a reason they’re the six-time defending national champions,” Boos said. “They just don’t make any mistakes. That’s really the difference in the match. They played incredibly well the entire weekend, and it was going to take a special effort to beat them. We just came up a little short.”

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‘Compleat Female Stage Beauty’

BY JOHN FAHNENSTIEL Staff Reporter

You’ll find male mistresses and men playing women at the Marshall Performing Arts Center from now until Saturday, Dec. 14. The play is called “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” one of six main stage plays hosted by UMD’s School of Fine Arts. Set in post-puritanical 17th-century England, “Stage Beauty” explores patriarchal themes and cultural norms from the perspective of the era’s leading acting lady. That leading lady was Edward Kynaston, a man. “Back in Shakespeare’s time ... all female roles were played by men,” said theater professor Kate Ufema, who directed the play. Women playing women was considered lewd, especially by Puritans, who ruled England for 17 years after the death of Shakespeare. They outlawed

moral vices like prostitutes and brothels, even outlawing theater too. Puritan rule ended in 1660, and the new king restored theater and promoted the arts. In an edict, the king declared it legal for women to perform women’s roles. Most of “Stage Beauty” revolves around how this edict affected the life and career of Kynaston, who hit hard times after his monopoly on women’s roles evaporated. Senior Erin Miller played the part of Kynaston. “The biggest challenge with (Kynaston) was portraying the female characters he’s famous for,” Miller said. “It was second nature to (Kynaston), and that means it has to be second nature to me too. ... That was the most intimidating part.” In the play, Kynaston was the mistress of George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Junior Pascal Pastrana plays the part of Villiers. “I really

Seniors Amanda Sjodahl (L) and Erin Miller play Margaret Hughes and Ned Kynaston in “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” UMD’s final main stage production of the semester. BRETT

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like this character a lot,” said Pastrana. “He’s really fun to play. He’s kind of an asshole. ... It’s always fun to be something you’re not.” Pastrana is straight, but had to act out a gay love scene with Miller. “It was kind of daunting at first,” said Pastrana. “But at the end of the day you have to do what you do to tell the story.” The scene helped the audience understand Kynaston’s inner conflict, and both

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s the semester winds down and people prepare to celebrate the upcoming holiday season, there are those who might feel a bit overwhelmed. For many, the holidays can be a stressful time of the year, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re in a rush with too much to do or sitting still with nothing to do, the Mayo Clinic has some helpful tips on dealing with the holiday woes. The following is an abridged list from the Mayo Clinic website for coping with holiday stress. 1. Settle your expectations • You have to be realistic about what you’re capable of doing over the holidays. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to make everything perfect. Enjoy the old traditions if you can, but also be open to finding new traditions. Don’t spend too much time worrying you might do something wrong. 2. Plan ahead • Try to make travel arrangements ahead of time, rather than waiting until the last minute. If you’re going to travel over break, decide when you will leave and when you are coming back before the trip. Also, make shopping lists and keep track of items you might need so you can avoid having to run around collecting things before shops close up.

Ufema saw the movie and loved it. Afterward, she ordered the script and wound up enjoying the play even more. “It’s moving when you seen it on the screen,” Ufema said. “But it’s breathtaking

BY ALOYSIA POWER Outdoors Reporter

If a zombie apocalypse were ever to happen, there’s a good chance it’d be during the last two weeks of school. The stress of final projects and exams is notorious for turning students into brain-dead, red-eyed, caffeine-sucking corpses. Aware of the increased stress this time of year, and potential zombie apocalypse, a team of librarians is hosting fun and carefree events throughout what they call Stress-less Week to help students keep their cool. Events include free coffee and hanging out with Champ, free massages, arts and crafts, and playing with small critters from the zoo. All events take place at the library. Monday morning, senior Alana Dickinson grabbed a free cup of coffee in front of the library before class. “I’m pretty stoked because I really needed coffee this morning, and I wasn’t getting it,” Dickinson said. Along with helping students stay awake in class, these events can be treated as short, relaxing study breaks. “(They’re) little things that don’t take much time and that aren’t too stressful — nothing with complicated instructions,” said Kim Pittman, a

Surviving the BY GRAHAM HAKALA Staff Reporter

Ufema and Pastrana felt it was done artistically and helped advance the plot. The play was written by Jeffrey Hatcher, who also adapted the script for a movie called “Stage Beauty.”

when you see it live.” Ufema noted the prevalence of movie watching over play watching in today’s younger generations. She thinks this is because of the prohibitive costs of most plays, which can easily cost over $70 for a single ticket. However, main stage plays at UMD cost only $6 for students, which is cheaper than a movie ticket. “(Students) are crazy if they don’t take advantage of it,” Ufema said.

librarian assistant who is helping run these events. Pittman said that taking breaks from the books is important for maintaining stamina throughout the next two heavily loaded weeks. “If you study for hours on end and just cram, you’ll run out of steam really quickly,” she said. Another tip she suggested is to keep a positive attitude. “Just know that it’s almost over,” she said. “You’re almost to vacation.” In addition to taking study breaks, the UMD Student Handbook advises staying healthy by eating well and getting a good amount of sleep. Junior Dayae Kim uses a healthy meal as motivation to get her class work done. She said her favorite meal to reward herself with is a “huge chunk of steak.” “I don’t eat it a lot, so it’s a treat,” Kim said. She’s careful not to eat during her study sessions, however. “Last year, I ate a lot when I was studying, and that made me gain a lot of weight,” she said. “So, I just choose (to drink an) energy drink instead of eating a lot of snacks.” Stress-less Week ends with free early-morning coffee with Champ on Friday morning.

holiDAZE 3. Stick to a budget • Nothing adds stress to the holidays quite like an empty wallet. Before you go all-out on holiday shopping trips, decide how much money you want to spend and stick to it. Don’t overspend because of a price cut on that big TV; that is, unless you’ve budgeted for it. Then by all means, go nuts. 4. Try to get along • We all have our own ideologies, and as we all know, our families don’t always share in them. Avoid talking about politics at all costs during the holidays, even if you’re talking to someone who shares in your views. If you’re at grandma’s house and you know your redneck uncle or hippy cousin are just within earshot, a discussion about Obamacare could send someone to the hospital with high blood pressure. 5. Learn to say no • Holiday party invitations can fill your inbox, and there are those who feel pressured into attending all of them. Learn to respectfully decline invitations that don’t fit in well with your schedule. If you feel like you’re taking on too much, try to take some things off your list that aren’t as important. ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOE FRASER

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

Work off your holiday binge BY MAEGGIE LICHT Student Life Editor PHOTOS/SARA HUGHES Photo Editor

The holidays usher in banquet tables of gingerbread men, glasses of champagne and delicious roast beast. While that’s all fun and festive, the aftermath can leave students with winter-break blues. To bust out of a rut and stay fit over break, try this circuit workout from Group Fitness Instructor Megan Kuehne. Visit the Statesman online for the full cardio and endurance fat-blasting workout. You can find everything you’ll need at the UMD Fitness Center: an exercise ball, two hand weights between six and 10 pounds, and a clock.

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Rollouts & Pop ups A. Start up on your knees with hands resting on the exercise ball.

Repeat section twice. Follow with warm up #2.

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Repeat for 10–15 seconds and do 10 reps.

Frog Jumps

A. Begin in a squat position with hands on the floor in front of feet, back straight.

B. Jump up and extend arms and legs, returning to the squat position.

Jack Knife A. Begin in a plank position with shins resting on the exercise ball. B. Use core muscles to pull your hips up toward the ceiling. Tops of the feet will be touching the ball. Roll back down to A.

WE asked, YOU told. Hottest outdoor gear getups at UMD BY ALOYSIA POWER Outdoors reporter

When it comes to dressing up to go on an outdoor adventure with a special interest, forget about the popular form-fitting yoga pants or classy suit and tie. Many outdoors getups are not only more functional for being active outside, but they’re also simply attractive enough on their own. When 82 UMD randomly selected students were asked to pick the hottest outdoor outfit out of 12 given choices, students chose camouflage hunting gear as the number one most attractive. The second most selected was the combo outfit of a flannel shirt and Carhartt pants, and the summer-running getup of short shorts, high compression socks and water belt came in third. When asked why camo is so alluring, students replied that the clothing shows the person’s outdoorsy and active personality, and that in itself is attractive. “I love camo on guys because it usually means that they are outdoorsy and rugged,” senior Brittney Miilu said in a Facebook message. “I like a man’s man.” For others, wearing camo shows the person shares a mutual interest in hunting. “My family is big into hunting, so I love a guy or girl who can rep camo,” senior Jamie Katzenmeyer

said. Along with camouflage gear, students agreed that the flannel and Carhartt combination revealed the person’s distinct outdoor personality and interests. “It’s functional,” senior Logan Woolery said in a Facebook message. “But, it’s also who we are: people who get stuff done. People who drink whiskey, craft beer and listen to bluegrass. We don’t complain about the cold or the snow. It’s all in a day’s work.” Unlike the hunting wardrobe and lumberjack Carhartt outfit, those who preferred full-bodied ski spandex and the thirdranked running getup said those outfits are the most captivating because they shows the person has selfconfidence and is cool with goofing around. Sophomore Marissa Mitchell feels great in her running clothes, and voted for the summer running outfit because she thinks others should feel the same way, too. “It not only looks good on most people, but it also shows that you aren’t afraid to show off your body and you don’t care what other people think,” Mitchell said in a Facebook message. “For some people that are very self-conscious, it is hard to wear spandex or tight clothing because you are scared of what others may think. All I have to say to that is don’t be. You are

out there trying.” Junior Ben Welch was on the same train of thought when he voted for ski spandex: when it comes down to it, attractiveness is about confidence. “I just like to be out there,” Welch said, halfjokingly. “I like to let it all hang out. Show everything at once instead of bits and pieces.”

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Student Life Editor / Maeggie Licht / licht096@d.umn.edu

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

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Tri-to-press

Repeat section two or three times.

A. Begin with weights in hand, front of the hands facing forward and arms resting at your sides. B. While keeping elbows straight, move arms behind body. Return to A.

C. Raise hands to shoulder. D. Keeping shoulders down, press arms straight up. Bring down to C. Return to A. Do 10 reps, take a break, then repeat.

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Kickback

A. Begin by resting on hands and knees.

B. Lift leg to the side in a right angle with shins facing the wall. Return to A. Do 10 reps.

Bulldog Q&A by Maeggie Licht

A. Begin standing with legs shoulder-width apart. Hold a single hand weight between the palms of the hands.

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C. Start at A E. Start at A and continue through D. and continue to F. Maintain a straight knee while moving B. it from side to back. Raise knee. D. Straighten G. Pull bent knee in towards chest to leg to side. Fold return to A. Do 10 reps on both sides. in and return to A. Do 10 reps.

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B. Bend knees to a right angle, keeping back straight and arms in front. Return to A. Do 10 reps. Repeat with a pulse or small knee bend at the bottom of your squat. Do 10 reps. Lastly, start from A and hold at the bottom of the squat.

What’s your tradition?

“My favorite is for Christmas. We make a huge breakfast and watch movies together in our pajamas. Now that I have a little sister, it’s usually animated kid movies, like Disney movies. We usually have French toast, or pancakes, or something good like that.” — Cecilia Huffman, senior criminology major.

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