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Suspect arrested in Sikorski stabbing By Sam Strom News editor
Duluth Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Friday in connection to the Austin Sikorski stabbing. According to the Duluth Police Department, investigators and a patrol officer located the suspect, Xavier Devon Davis, at 12:09 p.m. on Canal Park Drive and Railroad Street. Davis was arrested without incidence and was transported to the St. Louis County Jail on formal charges of second-degree assault
and battery. Sikorski was stabbed in the early morning of Aug. 2 at Lake Avenue and Superior Street. According to the Duluth Police Department, Sikorski was stabbed in his lower right abdomen. Through a follow-up investigation of the incident, it was learned that Sikorski was in a fight with a male near First Avenue West and First Street. It was also learned that Sikorski ran from the area and was chased by black males.
Suspect Xavier Devon Davis was arrested on Friday. Duluth Police Department/Submitted
Linda LeGarde Grover poses with her two books, “The Road Back to Sweetgrass” and “The Dance Boots.” “The Dance Boots” is entered in the One Book, One Community award. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN
A UMD professor’s critically acclaimed book, focusing on American Indian communities in northern Minneso-
Email slowdown this summer leads to increased security Sam Strom News Editor
Professor publishes one book, submits another for competition
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This July, the UMD email system was forced to restart after a number of accounts were compromised. The system is fine now, but the implications of the breach are reaching much further than just a hiccup in the email system. “The email slowdown that happened at UMD this past summer was the result of a few email accounts that were compromised (not any system or server security issue),” Jason Davis, interim director of information technology at UMD, said. According to a newsletter sent out by ITSS, the accounts were used to send about 500,000 spam emails, which were stopped by UMD’s spam filtering process. The server that prevents spam emails from reaching end users was overwhelmed and it had to be restarted. Since the shutdown, ITSS has taken action to improve monitoring of the server, including the addition of a restart procedure if this issue happens again. According to Davis, accounts typically get compromised by either phishing scams or accidental disclosure of passwords, otherwise known as social engineering. Phishing and social engineering schemes often appear as legitimate companies attempting to get private information about the end user. This information can then be used to access bank accounts and Social Security numbers, both of which can lead to identity theft. “(Phishing) messages usually direct you to a spoofed web site or otherwise get you to divulge private information,” Davis said. “The perpetrators then use this private information to commit identity theft.” see PHISHING, A3
Student Association prepares for school year Makaila Miller Statesman Correspondent
The 2014 Student Association. They plan to collaborate with the MultiCultural Center more than they have in previous years this year. SARAH STARK/SUBMITTED
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With a goal of representing the needs and desires of the student body, the UMD Student Association (SA) plans to introduce several new programs over the 2014/2015 school year and expand those currently in place. “We are all students ourselves, so we are the ears on the ground and voice of the student body,” SA President Jacob Froelich said concerning the SA’s ability to act on behalf of the student body to create a more enjoyable college experience. With this objective in mind, Jacob Froelich has outlined three main priorities for his time as Student Association President: inclusiveness, financial planning, and environmental sustainability.
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According to Froelich, this coming year may see more collaboration between the SA and the Multicultural Center. The goal is to create an open atmosphere on campus and incite people to be more comfortable with visiting the multicultural center. “Duluth is a top GLBT friendly campus,” Froelich said on Duluth’s efforts at inclusivity, “but racially offensive or homophobic occurrences still happen,” To combat these incidents, a Social Media Civility committee and campaign is being developed. “The idea is to get students thinking about the wider campus community before posting offensive or insensitive content online,” Froelich said. see STUDENT ASSOCIATION, A4
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SCSE names new dean over summer
Dr. Joshua Hamilton, the new SCSE dean. Hamilton has done research at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Brett Groehler/ UMD
Dr. Joshua Hamilton has acquired the position as Dean of the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. Influenced by world famous undersea explorer, Jacques Cousteau, his passion for water and extensive list of outstanding achievements make him an asset to UMD. Prior to his position at UMD, Dr. Hamilton worked at the Marine Biological Laboratory, a private research institution. Hamilton helped create research, education and outreach programs. He then realized that his passion for teaching and training was far more prized, and sought out to pursue a career at a university. “I felt that UMD, and the Swenson College, was a perfect fit for me,
matching my inter- that perspective. ests and skills with “My principle job their challenges and is to help our faculty opportunities,” Dr. and students achieve Hamilton said. their full potential Cousteau’s influ- and have successful ence on Dr. Hamil- careers,” he said. ton was evident when After earning his choosing UMD. “I bachelor’s degree really like that I am in Biology and a on Lake Superior — minor in Chemistry and with 15,000 oth- at Bridgewater State er lakes Un ivernearby sity in — and BridgeI felt that t h a t water, t h e Mass., UMD, and Large Dr. HamL a k e s the Swenson i l t o n Obserat tended v a t or y College, was C o r n e l l is part nivera perfect fit U of the sity and Swenearned for me... s o n his masC o l ter’s in lege, G enet ics since I am still pas- and a Ph.D. in Toxisionate about the cology. His love for water,” he said. science extended to Dr. Hamilton is Dartmouth College ecstatic to see what for a postdoctoral this opportunity has fellowship, where he to bring. worked in the ChemDr. Hamilton sees istry Department at himself fundamen- the Norris Cotton tally as a scientist Cancer Center. and faculty member, In 1995, Dr. and plans on work- Hamilton and a ing as an adminis- colleague were suctrative leader from cessful in putting
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together a major National Institutes of Health program at Dartmouth. The program received a grant of $3 million per year, the largest grant in NIH history. In its 19th year, Dr. Hamilton’s program is still going strong and has been renewed for another five years of support. Another extraordinary accomplishment includes the work Dr. Hamilton did on human health effects of arsenic in drinking water. His research was instrumental in the decision of the US Environmental Protection Agency to lower the US drinking water standard for arsenic that has had major public health impact across the country. He is also part of a research project that he and his team and his team believe will be effective in treating Cystic fibrosis.
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ITSS has a system in place to prevent students, staff and faculty from being phished. “We have a process to catch phish, not just on the way in, but on the way out,” Davis said. “If we detect something is a phish email that got past us, when people try to respond or click on those links we can try to intercept and block that traffic on the way out.” Davis said that UMD, and other reputable organizations, will never use email to contact users asking for passwords, Social Security numbers, or confidential personal information. “Be suspicious of any email message that asks you to enter or verify personal information through a web site or by replying to the message itself,” Davis said. He added that users should not click on links or reply to the message. Instead, if the user thinks the message is legitimate, they should go directly to the company’s website and contact them to see if action is actually needed. As for protecting oneself from social engineering, Davis said that having a strong password and security questions are key. “A good password should not be guessable by others,” Davis said. “For instance, if you are
on a nationally televised reality show and you call your dog by name on that broadcast, don’t use your dog’s name as a security question in your online photo vault.” Social engineering is one possible explanation of Apple’s iCloud service being compromised recently, leading to leaked photos of famous celebrities. “Punctuation and special characters help make the password more complex and difficult to break,” Davis said. Other tips to strengthen a password include having uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers. The UMD accounts that were compromised this summer were ones that were either from alumni that haven’t accessed their accounts in an extended amount of time, or accounts that were created for new students who ended up not attending UMD. Still, phishing and social engineering are a threat to students, staff and faculty at all times of the year. “The most important message to get out there to end users is to be suspicious of things that look suspicious and to not fall for it, because we just can’t stop all of them,” Davis added.
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At 12:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, UMDPD officers responded to a report of a theft at 1110 Kirby Drive. Two minutes later, the item allegedly stolen was found. On Thursday, Sept. 4, officers responded to check on the welfare of a person at 1224 Maplewood Court at 4:10 p.m. The party was transported to the hospital and a report was
filed. At 5:06 p.m., officers were called to 619 Oakland Circle to investigate a report of property damage. No arrests were made. A reported vehicle prowl at 5:41 p.m. required the attention of an officer at 1301 Junction Ave. The officer checked the area, but no arrest was made. On Saturday, officers made a traffic stop on W. College St. and Woodland Ave. at 2:23 a.m. The party was cited for fourth degree DWI.
At 8:39 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance report at 1336 University Drive. The party was cited for disorderly conduct. At 11:09 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at 1400 Maplewood Court. Parties were cited. At 2:06 a.m., officers responded to a report of an intoxicated person. The party was cited for underage consumption and transported to the hospital via squad car.
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Associate professor of American Indian Studies Linda LeGarde Grover’s series of short stories “The Dance Boots” spans the last century, and tells the story of fictional American Indian families’ experiences with boarding schools. The book, which received the prestigious Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction from the University of Georgia Press in 2009, “painted a stark picture of the community’s struggles to maintain its traditional ways of life in a rapidly changing world,” according to a review from GreatReads. According to the One Book, One Community website, the program was designed to promote the value of reading by recommending a compelling book that links the community in a common conversation. The program encourages dialogue about a particular book, but also promotes lifelong learning while developing a strong community identity. Grover, a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, encourages students, staff and faculty to vote for the book on the Duluth Public Library website before voting ends
on Sept. 20. She is the only local author on the four-person ballot. Grover recently published her companion novel, “The Road Back to Sweetgrass.” Set in northern Minnesota, the book follows a trio of American Indian women from the 1970s to the present “observing their coming of age and the intersection of their lives as they navigate love, economic hardship, loss, and changing family dynamics on the fictional Mozhay Point reservation.” According to Grover, “The Road Back to Sweetgrass” is a novel that moves between past and present, the Native and the non-Native, history and myth, and tradition and survival as the people of Mozhay Point endure traumatic historical events and federal Indian policies while looking ahead to future generations and the continuation of the Anishinaabe culture.” Published through the University of Minnesota Press, “The Road Back to Sweetgrass” is the third book Grover has published. Along with “The Dance Boots,” the UMD alumna has also written a poetry chapter book, “THE.INDIAN. AT.INDIAN.SCHOOL,” which was published in 2009.
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This summer, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared that the chronic sleepiness of teenagers is a public health issue. According to the report, 87 percent of high school students in the U.S. are getting less than the recommended 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep. In addition, 1 in 5 high school students say they fall asleep doing homework frequently. The AAP also reports that the average teenager in the U.S. regularly experiences levels of sleepiness similar to people with sleeping disorders, and are
also at a higher risk for car accidents that result from drowsy driving. Not only that, but lack of sleep affects mood, attention, memory and behavior control. So are high school students getting less sleep? According to the AAP, hormonal levels during puberty cause the body to set back its biological clock, telling the body to go to bed later. Thus, students will wake up later. Obviously it is very important to get sleep, so here are some tips to get more sleep: Relax: Try studying during the day rather than right before you go to bed. A busy mind will make it dif-
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“(My sleep schedule is) absolutely awful. Staying up until midnight one night, and then stay in bed until maybe one or two, and (getting) to class at three.” ficult to fall asleep. Avoid caffeine or nicotine: These stimulants can cause an uneasy night with frequent awakenings. Stay active and exercise: Exercising in the morning increases alertness, enhancing your ability to focus in class.
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In regards to financial planning, the SA finds it important to address any confusion students have with regards to finances. Pie charts in the Kirby student center, posts on social media, and school wide emails will serve to clarify questions students have in regards to expenses/payments, such as the student services fee, which funds multiple student programs. As to bettering UMD’s sustainability practices, Froelich intends to work with the sustainability organizations to spread awareness of the compost bins around campus. Students will start to notice information about what is and is not compostable popping up besides the compost bins, and
might even notice their appearance in the food court. Another new plan the SA is developing for the 2014/2015 school year is the Better Neighbors program. Aiming to improve connections between students and the Duluth community, this project allows students to tweet pictures of themselves helping a neighbor to earn $10 gift cards. (Stay tuned for a hashtag). Striving towards a stronger advising system with more assistance and options for students is an additional concern for the SA this year, as well as strengthening campus safety by providing more outdoor lighting at night and stronger speed limit enforcement
by the UMDPD and DPD. “Whenever new things are introduced, they are met with some resistance,” Froelich said in regards to possible challenges facing these initiatives. “The more students care about an issue, the faster it will change.” The SA depends on the input and cooperation of the student body to incite change around campus. Froelich invites people to stop by the SA office (KSC 115) or SA meetings on Mondays at 6pm in LBSE 129. Sharing feedback, making suggestions, or simply spreading the word around campus about initiatives they believe in is a great way for students to be involved and make a difference.
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SOCCER/ RILEY ALLEN (18), KATIE SCHNEIDER (10) AND ANA ZDECHlIK (20): The three seniors all look to build on last year’s successes and hopefully take the next step in making it through the NCAA Regionals this season. Head coach Greg Cane sees these girls as his defensive spine, with Allen and Zdechlik as center backs and Schneider playing center midfielder. “All are seniors and play critical spine positions,” Cane said. “The backs are a unified pair that anchor our defense and structure. Katie is a trench warrior that wins many balls and battles.”
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CROSS COUNTRY/ SAMANTHA RIVARD: ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH STAUNER AND NICOLE BRODZIK
CROSS COUNTRY/ DAN NEILSON: The Andover, Minn., native is due for a big senior performance after suffering an injury that ended his season early last year. He captains this year’s men’s team, who was recently voted to take third by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference coaches in a preseason poll. He is one of 11 returning letterman for the Bulldogs.
VOLLEYBALL/ SYDNIE MAUCH: The 6-foot-1-inch sophomore middle blocker will be asked to build upon her impressive freshman season as the Bulldogs move deeper into their schedule. After serving as the Bulldog’s 1-2 punch in the blocking department last season, Mauch and fellow middle blocker Maddy Sirion are already back at it this season. Through last weekend’s 12 total sets, Mauch racked up eight block assists and one solo block. “She has continued to improve throughout the past two years and is in position to continue that growth on the court and turn her experience into a impact role on the team,” Boos said.
The sophomore stand out was voted Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference CrossCountry Preseason Athlete of the Year. Rivard finished eighth overall at the NCAA Division II Cross-Country Championship, making her an All-American in 2013. The team as a whole was picked to take first place in the conference by the NSIC coaches in the preseason poll thanks to Rivard and her teammates’ Conference Championship last season.
VOLLEYBALL/ MARIAH SCHARF: The Loretto, Minn., outside hitter had an impressive weekend at the Keweenaw Classic, and is currently the Bulldog team-leader in kills with 39. The junior outside hitter is taking over graduate Kate Lange’s position, and while those are some big shoes to fill her coaches believe Scharf is prepared for the task. “She is a dynamic athlete with big jumping ability and a hard arm swing that looks to capitalize on her playing opportunities last year in capturing a starting OH position this year,” said Jim Boos, head coach for UMD Volleyball. “Look for her to have a big offensive year.”
FOOTBALL/ZACH ZWEIFEL: The senior wide receiver has been a staple on the Bulldogs offense for the past three years. Each of those years, Zweifel has been near the top of the receptions leaders for the Bulldogs. Last season, the Monona, Wis., native set a career high for himself with 44 total passes, 518 yards and six touch downs last season. He ranks sixth all time in the Bulldog record books for 121 career catches and seventh in reception yards with 1,570. “Zach has a tremendous instincts for the game and is poised to have a big senior season,” said Curt Wiese, head coach of UMD Football.
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Football wins 15th straight opener
Sophomore quarterback Drew Bauer leads his team to a 20-13 home-opening victory Saturday at James S. Malosky Stadium. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN BY JIMMY GILLIGAN Statesman Correspondant
Dressed in redesigned uniforms featuring gold trim, UMD won its 15th consecutive season opener in front of 5,287 fans at James S. Malosky Stadium Saturday night. The No. 3 Bulldogs took an early lead against an improved Concordia-St. Paul team, and though the Golden Bears threatened with 10 points in the fourth quarter, UMD held on for a 20-13 win. The Bulldog offense struggled over its first few possessions. In the first quarter, they managed to complete just one pass, contributing to 44 total yards of offense. However, they anticipated complications for their first game of the season. “Offensively, we could have done a better job getting our defense off the field,” head coach Curt Wiese said. “First games go like that; they aren’t as clean as you want them (to be).” Despite a slow start, UMD was able to accumulate 384 yards of total offense, 302 of which came from the rushing attack. Junior Logan Lauters led the team with 166 rushing yards, receiving a majority of the carries in absence of senior running back Austin Sikorski. A turning point in the game came in the second quarter. The Bulldogs put together an
80-yard drive, capped off by a 34-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Drew Bauer on an option play that almost ended in the backfield. After looking to pitch the ball, Bauer spun away from a defender and turned upfield, slipping untouched through the secondary on his way to the end zone. “I honestly don’t even know how that happened,” Bauer said. “I went for the pitch and the pitch wasn’t there and I was bracing to get hit, so (when I didn’t) I made the most of it.” The touchdown drive came as a result of a crucial red zone stop by the Bulldog defense, which gave UMD not only the ball but also momentum. After Concordia-St. Paul advanced to the two-yard line, the Bulldog defense made two tackles behind the line of scrimmage and forced an unsuccessful field goal attempt. This stop, and the ensuing touchdown drive, exemplified the cohesive tendencies between the offensive and defensive units Friday night. “I think in any game, if the offense isn’t doing good the defense will step up,” junior defensive back Darion Fletcher said. “If the defense isn’t doing good, the offense will step up. If they’re both not doing good, the special teams will step up. It’s a team game at the end of the day.” The defensive unit had their
hands full Saturday night facing Concordia-St.Paul’s dual-threat quarterback Corey Cole. Cole, who ran for 178 yards and passed for 130 yards, singlehandedly kept his team in the game. However, the Bulldog secondary minimized the damage by making numerous open-field tackles. “Teams throw everything they have in their playbook at us, (and) we made a lot of adjustments in the game,” Fletcher said, “but I didn’t expect him to run as much as he did.” Fletcher and fellow defensive back David Boegel led the team in tackles with 12. Boegel also forced and recovered a second quarter fumble — the only turnover in the game. Although defensive efforts overshadowed two offensive units that, at times, had difficulties moving the chains, it was difficult for either offense to surprise the opposition. “Both staffs have worked together; they did a good job containing Drew Bauer, and that has kind of been our bread and butter,” Wiese said. “The bottom line is we made plays when we had to, we responded to some adversity, and (we’re) happy with the outcome.” The Bulldogs travel to South Dakota this weekend to face NSIC opponent Augustana, who went 4-7 last season. Saturday’s game is scheduled for a 1:05 p.m. start.
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Volleyball goes 4-0 on first trip BY JAKE PRZYTARSKI Statesman Correspondent
The No. 3 ranked Bulldog Volleyball Team kicked off their season at the Keweenaw Classic in Houghton, Mich., last Thursday. Their first opponent, Northern Michigan, had no answer for seniors Katie Ledwell and Maddy Siroin, who each had 12 kills in a match that ended in straight sets. Overall, the Bulldogs accounted for 40 kills while Northern Michigan brought in only 20. The Bulldogs posted a similar result against Wisconsin-Parkside, who also fell in three straight sets. This time, it was Mariah Scharf and Siroin who would account for 24 kills collectively, one shy of Parkside’s kill total. Ledwell would continue her dominance by posting two aces, the only two between both teams. UMD’s strong play continued over their final two matches, where they faced Lake Superior State and host Michigan Tech. Again, the Bulldogs faced little resistance as they swept both teams in three straight sets. Impressive performances were posted against Lake Superior State by Taylor Wissbroecker and Jessica Zieman, who were responsible for over half of their team’s kills. Wissbroecker would also display her serving dominance with a tournament-high five aces. Michigan Tech met a similar result, with Scharf again dominating the kills department, with a tournament-high 17 kills in the match. Sydnie Mauch posted 12 kills as well, putting the Bulldog’s tournament total to 48. On the surface, lopsided victories may not seem like they foster learning opportunities, but head coach Jim Boos made it clear there’s a lot to take away from these first four games. “It gives you a chance to see where your efficiencies might be,” Boos said. “(It) allowed us to experiment a little with our combinations to see, from a personnel standpoint, what are our strengths and weaknesses are going to be.” The Bulldogs look to carry over the momentum generated in the Keweenaw Classic to the Colorado Premier tournament in Denver, Colo., where the competition will be much less familiar. They will face off against four teams from across the United States, including Regis University and Metropolitan State University, who will both have home-court advantage. The final two matches could prove to be the toughest; the Bulldogs face off against No. 4 BYU-Hawaii and No. 2 University of Tampa, the latter being a team Boos knows all too well. “Having seen Tampa many times, and being very aware of their program, we’re going to need to play at a very high level,” Boos said. “They’re an extremely physical team that is well coached. They control the ball very well and have weapons across the board.” Following the Colorado Premier tournament, regular season play will begin with a match against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rival St. Cloud State. The tournaments offer the Bulldogs a two-weekend preparation that Coach Boos greatly appreciates. “It’s a great way to prepare your team; we already beat each other up enough in our league,” Boos said. “We gotta get out and see some other teams and play some different looks. It gives us a couple weekends to really try to fine tune a few things, because once you’re in conference play, every match is critical.”
Outside hitter Mariah Scharf leads her team in kills with 39 after last weekend’s four-game tournament. UMD ATHLETICS/ SUBMITTED
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GOING THE DISTANCE BY TAYLOR JENSEN Student Life Reporter
Their journey lasted 900 miles, beginning in Saskatchewan and ending in Hudson Bay. With nothing but canoes, survival gear and a shared interest in experiencing the wilderness, the 8 Rivers North Expedition set out on a 56-day adventure.
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Fall Student Activities Fair
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Comedic hypnotist Frederick Winters entertains students and brave volunteers for the new school year. See the hypnotist story, B5 is your favorite Bulldog Q&A: Whatclass so far? BY TAYLOR JENSEN
“My favorite class is probably human sexuality, because it covers a lot of topics and it seems like it will be interesting.”
“Young children with special needs ages 3-8, because it is interesting to me and will help me prepare for what I will do in the future.”
Chelsae Seebach
Psychology and criminology
Caitlin Seebach
Early childhood education
120 student organizations will be present at this event. Each will have a table and members of the organization waiting to answer any questions. This is the perfect time to sign up for a new club and get to know what UMD has to offer! 11:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. at Terrace KSC Cost: Free
Friday, September 12 Renegrade Improv
Features “The Main Event,” in which two improv teams compete for points. Tickets must be purchased at the door for this R-rated show. 10:30 p.m. at Teatro Zuccone Cost: $5
Saturday, September 13
UV 5k Splash Color Dash
A fundraiser event for Circle of Hope, an organization that serves breast cancer patients in northern Minnesota. There will be give aways, DJ, band, and more. 9:00 p.m. at Bayfront Festival Park Cost: $40 to enter
Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu
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The members of 8 Rivers North Expedition on the Kazan River. Top: Adam Maxwell, Ryan Ritter, Tessa Olson. Bottom: Jake Bendel, Karl Smerud, Alex Compton. TESSA OLSON/SUBMITTED
With a journey that lasted 56 days, Tessa Olson, Adam Maxwell, Ryan Ritter, Jake Bendel, Alex Compton and Kari Smerud completed a canoeing expedition. The group, called the 8 Rivers North Expedition, included three former UMD students. They journeyed around 900 miles, starting at the boreal forest of Saskatchewan and ending at the northern end of Hudson Bay. Olson, Maxwell and Ritter have all graduated from UMD. “We averaged about 15 to 20 miles per day in the beginning, and then later in the trip we would do 20 to 25 miles per day to make up for windbound,” Olson said. According to Olson, the group met at the Gunflint Trail in the Boundary Waters. The one interest they all have in common is a love for the wilderness. The secluded area was filled with nothing but wildlife. “We never saw any other groups on the trip,” Maxwell said. Olson hoped to see the wilderness, and she was rewarded with the Kazan River. She saw an area of the river that,
Members of the 8 Rivers North Expedition canoeing. They averaged 15-25 miles per day. ALEX MAXWELL/SUBMITTED
over time, formed into three rock ledges from the water’s current, called The Three Ledges. “The Kanzan was also the place where we saw the most musk oxen, and they are incredible and strange!” Olson said. The group did face some challenges, however. With three canoes and two people per boat, they had to bring enough food to feed themselves for 56 days. When they started, the total weight of their food was around 12,000 pounds according to Olson. “It was more physically challenging than we originally thought it was going to be because the rivers were shallow,” Maxwell said. He said crew members had experience in rowing, making it unnecessary to train for the trip. Olson said the group owes a lot to their sponsors Granite Gear in Two Harbors and canoeing.com. The group would also like to let others know that these trips take time but can be planned around a small budget. In other words, these trips are great for the average college student looking to go out and Ryan Ritters enjoys the wilderness and ends up catching a few fish. ALEX explore. MAXWELL/SUBMITTED
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu
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Hypnosis hysterics
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habits.
The move: Dumbell Side Lateral Raises Targets: Shoulders
Do 2-3 sets of 8-10 reps.
Students volunteer to be hypnotized by Frederick Winters. MELISSA PETERSON/ STATESMAN
BY TAYLOR JENSEN Student Life Reporter
According to comedy hypnotist Frederick Winters, he has been performing his show at UMD for the past 22 or 23 years. Winters is no stranger to the bunch of new, eager faces waiting to be hypnotized or laugh along with their fellow Bulldogs. While not everyone was willing to participate on stage, most agreed that a hypnosis show was intriguing. Freshman Haley Pehrson saw her first hypnosis show at her high school’s end of the year party. She remembered that their hypnotist was funny, but she wasn’t quite ready to be hypnotized. “It’s so much more fun to watch,” Pehrson said. Others, like freshman Brandon Albrecht, were a bit skeptical about the idea of hypnosis. “I don’t think it’s going to work on me,” Albrecht said.
In the Kirby Ballroom, Winters had set up 14 chairs across the stage where student volunteers could find out what it would be like to be hypnotized. Winters explained being hypnotized as “driving your car and forgetting where you are.” The show featured Winters making participants do funny things such as pretending they were children and telling them UMD had a strict no-laughter policy. Freshman Anna Drobnick had her own experience with hypnosis as one of the volunteers. Drobnick was a little nervous to try it out, but she knew she wanted to be hypnotized. Drobnick went into the act believing she would be hypnotized. Although she didn’t remember most of what happened during the show, she did remember parts of it. “I remember forgetting my name and someone laying an egg,” Drobnick said.
You can still be a nurse.
Starting position (Image 1): Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Stick chest out slightly and keep chin elevated. Core muscles should be engaged the entire time. Ending position (Image 2): Move arms up to shoulder height. Hold for a beat and then slowly lower. Be sure to control all the way up and down. Arms should not drop or fall.
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BY BRANDON PETERSON AND APRILL EMIG PHOTOS BY SARAH STAUNER
Brandon Peterson is a senior exercise science major. He hopes to become a physical therapist.
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Engineering, Computer Science & Science Career Fair September 17, 2014 10 am to 2 pm Kirby Ballroom/Rafters
Post-baccalaureate Nursing
Internships/Co-ops Full-time positions Employer information
On-campus Interviews September 17 & 18 In just 16-months we’ll get you ready for a leadership role in nursing . This accelerated program is perfect for those with a bachelor’s degree in an area other than nursing! Deadline for applications is Nov. 3. go.css.edu/UMD-PBN • (877) 287-8740
More information www.d.umn.edu/careers The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. To request disability accommodations, including interpreters, please contact Career and Internship Services, carserv@d.umn.edu, 218-726-7985 two weeks in advance of the event.
OPINION
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Opinion Editor / Satya Putumbaka / putum003@d.umn.edu
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COMMENTARY
THE BAN
BY JOSEPH LABERNIK Head Copy Editor
I’m sure most people at UMD aren’t affected by the ban on e-cigarettes. I’m also sure that most people haven’t noticed users puffing on them in the hallways or classrooms before this year. And yet, as a preventive gesture, the Smoke/ Tobacco Task Force has implemented the ban on e-cigarettes over the summer. I have a certain qualm about this decision. It’s not that I condone the use of these devices, but reading the article in the Statesman last week seems, to me, an example of reinforcing a stigma surrounding the public perception of these devices. The Smoke/Tobacco Task Force, in response to Chancellor Black’s one-year ban, permanently banned the use of e-cigarettes (and chewing tobacco) on UMD property. The decision was made in concern for the “respect for people, health, and property,” at UMD, especially for the well-being of students. What BreAnn Graber says to smokers make sense; UMD is, as a community, attempting to promote a positive, smoke-free image for students, advertisers, guests, parents, and numerous other people who step onto UMD’s campus. Of course, having smokers puffing toxic clouds of conspicuous smoke around campus does extreme harm to this image, which I believe the Smoke/ Tobacco Task Force acted on: the appearance of using the devices and the name associated with them. The appearance of using the devices seems
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the most concerning at first. In other words, the illusion of smoke (though, in truth, it is water vapor) seems to be the obvious culprit for disrespecting others around you. I’m sure older readers of the Statesman can discourse on the smell and uneasy feeling for non-smokers to sit in an enclosed room filled with even one person smoking typical tobacco cigarettes; it’s terrible and harmful, like sitting in a casino with broken oxygen emitters. But e-cigarette vapor is not the same as its distant cigarette cousin. If you’ve been around users of e-cigarettes, the odor is nothing odious; most people would probably compare it to an air freshener, depending on the flavor being used. If you choose to consider the possibility of secondhand vapor, I do know that the vapor evaporates in a matter of a few seconds. The second way the average person may make an unfair assumption about e-cigarettes is the name. E-cigarette. It seems like some sort of digital tobacco should be rolled into the device with the inclusion of “cigarette” in its name. However, most devices burn liquid typically made of vegetable glycerin and liquid-form nicotine that is heated from a battery, creating the clouds you see the average user exhaling. Though other unregulated chemicals could be put into this liquid, the average e-cigarette smoker can typically procure a list of ingredients from a respected seller (which, according to a few people I asked, is a combination of US regulated food and pharmacy products). In a sense, the only two things a typical filtered cigarette and an e-cigarette hold in common are a dose of nicotine the user inhales and the appearance of smoke the user exhales. In these two ways, I think the assumption surrounding e-cigarettes is easily made, and I think you know about the danger of assumptions. I believe this is what the Smoke/Tobacco Task Force and Chancellor Black acted on. And I would also argue that such acts don’t really provide a positive image for students, faculty, and staff in an environment dedicated to teaching and learning. The policy seems, to me, very counterproductive to the mission of our university I don’t want to condone the use of the devices and neither should the university; even the prospect of freely permitting e-cigarettes makes me extremely uncomfortable. However, I don’t think the educational module (which requires offenders of the policy to pay around
$100 and includes a pseudo-psychoanalytical interview from “concerned” officials— as if the act of taking time out of the student’s typically stress-filled college day to complete the requirements for the module wasn’t traumatic enough) is really that necessary. Likewise, it seems illogical that we should disregard their use on campus property entirely. Personally, if I see an e-cigarette user puffing away in some nook on campus I won’t hesitate to let him or her be. If I feel in any way disrespected by their use of the device, I’ll politely ask them to refrain. If problems continue to happen, then I imagine campus security can do something about it. But I refuse to be involved in a double standard promoting the desires of a certain group of people. If the university is concerned with the promotion of respect and diversity, the ban on e-cigarettes seems to disregard these same values that have made our campus a distinct, innovative, and empathetic community. It is rather the assumptions about its appearance, not its lingering smell or second-hand exposure, which the university seems to have acted upon.
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8 AM...ZZZ My first eight a.m. was as a baby student — a sophomore in my first semester, still heady with the triumph of successfully completing freshman year. I thought I could do anything; even take a Shakespeare class at 8 a.m. in the Chester Park building. It was a choice made out of hubris, and I paid dearly. (My grades have been on the decline ever since.) For me, an 8 a.m. then was particularly troublesome. Skipping classes on whims was already my M.O., and when faced with real inconvenience, the habit was exacerbated further. This isn’t an unusual case. 8 a.m. classes are notorious in our university, and they’re widely disliked and avoided. Like most students, I’ve learned to do the same, when I can. It’s so easy to knock the 8 a.m., which is universally unpopular, not only with students but also with the professors who teach the classes. But if something is such an easy target, it might be for good reason. And the popular idea going around to address this issue is an old one: get rid of the 8 a.m. class. The argument for later classes is long running, but overdone or not, there are a lot of good points in the case. According to Strom and Carson’s article (see Slack on A3), studies say that the biological clock of students is changed post-puberty. Students are often wired to sleep and wake up at a later time, essentially shifting our schedule back a couple hours. There’s some value to the idea that class times should reflect this change in habits. Additionally, the majority of us can attest Phone: (218) 726-7113 Fax: (218) 726-8246 E-mail letters to: fras0199@d.umn.edu Web site: www.umdstatesman.com
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— if not through studies, then at least through empirical evidence and the noise of sleepless students whining nationwide—that most students aren’t the well-rested kind. If the infamous triangle that shows the facets of a perfect life (do well in school, have a social life, get some sleep) and then tells you to choose two is real, then sleep is what’s most often sacrificed.
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BY SATYA PUTUMBAKA Opinion Editor
AN IDEAL CLASS SCHEDULE IS PREDICATED LESS ON HOW LATE THE CLASSES ARE, AND MORE ON HOW LONG THE SCHOOL DAY WOULD BE.
It’s true that a sleepy pupil isn’t a good one. Drowsy and present — while still better than sleeping and skiving — isn’t attentive or applied, which are important qualities when it comes to making a good student. If it is the case that students are retaining less information in early classes and are generally learning less purely because of scheduling, that’s enough disincentives to schedule early classes. However, there are definitive advantages of an early schedule. Since students are already so wary to take the dreaded 8 a.m., scheduling a popular class in that timeslot might be an effective way to weed out students and control enrollment. EDITORIAL BOARD: Opinion Page Editor___________ SATYA PUTUMBAKA Editor-in-Chief______________________ JOE FRASER
Imagine what would happen to the waitlist for Creating Across Cultures if it were held only at 8 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Furthermore, when constructed well, an early schedule of 8 a.m. classes might mean an earlier end to the school day. An ideal class schedule is predicated less on how late the classes are, and more on how long the school day would be. An efficient schedule that hosts all classes between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. is probably preferable to one that has classes starting at 2 p.m. and going until 8 p.m. A longer span of free time is best for most things, whether doing homework or scheduling work hours. This is all more dependent on a schedule that can tightly pack the school hours, not a schedule that has an early day. But moving classes back hours and hours to capitalize on when students are at their natural peak isn’t practical for anybody, nor is it realistic. If we’re talking about getting rid of just that one hour, however, then there’s potential in the idea. I understand that every student grievance doesn’t need to be answered with a major policy overhaul — but something so unpopular might warrant a response. Though I’m sure that outlawing 8 a.m. classes might shift schedules back, postponing the day by a little bit isn’t likely to be very troublesome — even if just by one hour. I’m not quite sure when students are best focused. Arbitrary though it is, I do find a significant difference in attending a 9 a.m. class to an 8 a.m. — especially in winter. You might even see the sun while getting dressed for class. 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.