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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

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Dayton proposes UMD get extra $5 million The governor’s budget asks for additional funding so UMD can avoid faculty layoffs BY KYLE FARRIS News Editor

In his supplemental budget plan released March 6, Gov. Mark Dayton asked for an additional $5 million in state funding for the U of M system, all of which he requested go to UMD. The Democratic governor said he doesn’t want the University to lay off faculty as a result of the school’s finan-

cial shortfall and budget re-examination. “We are deeply appreciative of the support of higher education in Minnesota and of the governor’s interest in our campus,” Chancellor Lendley Black wrote in a statement. Latest numbers put UMD’s structural deficit at $9.4 million and its nonrecurring deficit at $3.3 million. The structural deficit refers to the Univer-

sity’s annual deficit and the non-recurring deficit refers to transient or onetime expenditures. Approximately $2.5 million in cuts, which include voluntary layoff programs affecting more than 60 employees, and $700,000 in revenue increases have been proposed. The projected gains leave UMD’s structural deficit at more than $6 million. In addition to the voluntary layoffs, the University confirmed cuts in mid-February to the Office of Civic Engagement and involuntary layoffs for the Office’s two staff members. Though Dayton said he wants UMD

to receive the $5 million, Minnesota law prohibits state government from allocating money to the five campuses in the U of M system. The money is instead allocated by the Board of Regents, a 12-person panel based in the Twin Cities. During a forum at UMD in January, Dayton said he was “shocked” after hearing from a student that there is a funding imbalance in the U of M system.

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Gun alert timeline

Thursday, March 6 7:15 a.m. A University employee places a 911 call. 7:17 a.m. UMD police officer Mike Brostrom is briefed. 7:19 a.m. Officer Brostrom finds and contacts the males, who are uncooperative. 7:32 a.m. Duluth police arrive and males are detained. 7:48 a.m. Police recover an airsoft pistol and later live firearm ammunition. 7:58 a.m. The University issues an alert warning of a person with a weapon. 8:25 a.m. Campus is declared clear and officials say no threat exists.

MEMBERS of the UMD and Duluth community met at Malosky Stadium March 9 to make snow angels for Make Your Mark: Angels for a Cause. The Rotaract Club of UMD, which organized the event, drew more than 400 people and raised more than $14,000. A share of the money will go toward the construction of a shelter for homeless youth. DANIEL BADHWA/STATESMAN

UMD police held a press conference Thursday. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN

MnDOT releases survey Students lobby lawmakers for new high-speed rail for tuition and new projects BY GRAHAM HAKALA Staff Reporter

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is looking for input on a proposed high-speed rail from people who frequently make trips between Duluth and Minneapolis. MnDOT is collecting ridership information in regard to the proposed Northern Lights Express passenger train service that would connect Duluth to Minneapolis.

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To take the survey Visit the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s project website at www.dot.state.mn.us/nlx/.

According to the MnDOT website for the project, The Northern Lights Express is a high-speed passenger rail project that would provide

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At Capitol, Student Association members voice needs of students BY KYLE FARRIS News Editor

A group of about 30 students visited the State Capitol March 6 to lobby lawmakers for lower tuition and money for UMD construction projects that include a new chemical science building.

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Ben Dufault, vice president of external affairs for the UMD Student Association, organized the third annual Bulldog Lobby Day, and said he was encouraged by the attention student issues received from legislators. “There was surprisingly

a large amount of support for both of those projects,” Dufault said about proposals for the new chemical science building and additional Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) funding, which would go toward renovating Cina Hall and Heller Hall. “I think the way that the economic forecast for the state keeps getting better and better, more people are willing to see LOBBY DAY, A3

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Time management: Identify what works for you BY PAIGE WALTER Staff Reporter

Time management seems like a common-sense concept, but it’s not always as simple as it sounds. On a day-to-day basis, the typical college student is occupied by exams, homework, relationships, social life, work and internships. UMD’s student handbook lists seven time-management principles intended to help students use their time effectively and meet both personal and academic deadlines. 1. Identify your most pro-

ductive time of the day. Are you a morning person or a night person? Everyone has high and low periods of attention and concentration, and the student handbook recommends students find theirs. 2. Knock out difficult subjects first when studying large amounts of information. A clear and rested mind processes information more quickly, which results in saved time. 3. Study in short blocks with short breaks in between. This helps fight fatigue and “wasted time.” Taking short breaks is an efficient studying technique because the brain

continues to process information while at rest. 4. Ensure your surroundings are conducive to studying and free of distractions. If usual studying spots are busy or noisy during a certain time of the day, use that time to perform other tasks or find a new study spot altogether. 5. Make room for entertainment and relaxation. College is more than studying, and striking a healthy balance between school and social life is beneficial in both academic and social settings. 6. Take time to sleep and eat properly. Sleep is an activ-

ity students often use as a time management “bank.” When they need a few extra hours for studying or socializing, they take that time away from sleep. Students lacking sleep or energy are usually less productive, and may take two hours to do what a well-rested student could do in one hour. 7. Combine activities by using the “Twofer” concept. When you are doing laundry, bring class materials. If you are waiting in line for concert tickets, bring flashcards. In addition to the time management strategies suggested by administration, UMD

students identified their own techniques in an online poll. Some students said they use iCal and Google Calendar, along with a “sticky note” application featured on certain computer desktops. Other students were more old- fashioned, and said they use a notebook-type planner. “I use Google Cal(endar), a planner, a wall calendar and a ton of to-do-lists,” UMD junior Sarah Stark said. “I’m a bit OCD.” For a detailed tip list, read the student handbook.

UMD to present budget Friday Rail survey U of M system President Eric Kaler will review the recommendation in April BY KYLE FARRIS News Editor

Administrators from UMD will be on the Twin Cities campus Friday for a budgetcompact meeting, where they will recommend a budget for the 201415 academic year. U of M President Eric Kaler will review the recommendation in April. Chancellor Lendley Black discussed proposed cuts and revenue increases intended to reduce UMD’s $9.4 million structural deficit at a town hallstyle budget meeting open to

the UMD campus and Duluth community Feb. 24 Black said administrators would be receptive to feedback on the proposals before a March 7 budget conference with the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee. He also said a successful deficit reduction plan would need to involve increased funding from the U of M. No additional proposals or revenue increases have been announced since Black last addressed the budget publicly at the town hall meeting. The Board of Regents, which allocates state funds to the five

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campuses in the U of M system, has cut UMD’s allotted percentage of state funds in each of the past five years. Kaler visited UMD in February to discuss budgetary concerns with students, staff and faculty. Black said the meetings were “beneficial,” and that Kaler “heard some things very directly that he needed to hear.” Black said he expects UMD’s share of state funds to increase for the 2014-15 academic year, but acknowledged that the Board of Regents could continue to cut funding based on the University’s lower operating budget. “I can’t imagine that happening,” Black said. “I have to operate in good faith to a certain extent, and push hard. If such a thing were to happen, the pushback would be tremendous.”

rail service back and forth between Minneapolis and Duluth. If constructed, Northern Lights Express would operate on approximately 155 miles of existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor. A survey was sent via email last week to ask people how they view rail travel, as well as for their ridership preferences. The survey asks commuters how frequently they travel between cities, and which mode of transport they use most. The survey will be closed March 15. MnDOT hired a private firm to conduct the ridership research for the project. Along with the survey, random people along the proposed routes are being called and asked for input. The firm is also taking random opinions from the public. The project is still in early stages of preliminary planning. MnDOT wants to conduct and study research for several years before actual ground is broken.

UMD students, staff and faculty stand on the steps of the Minnesota Capitol during Bulldog Lobby Day March 6. Students advocated for lower tuition, a new chemical science building and renovations for existing campus buildings. STUDENT ASSOCIATION/SUBMITTED

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spend the money we’re bringing in.” State officials announced Feb. 28 that Minnesota has a $1.2 billion surplus, which is $400 million more than what was predicted in December. Gov. Mark Dayton released a supplemental budget proposal March 6 that requested an additional $5 million in state funding for UMD. The governor did not propose funding for the building projects, so for the projects to be included in the budget, they would need to be added by the state Legislature. During a forum with Day-

ton in January, Chancellor Lendley Black requested more HEAPR funding, stating that UMD receives less than 10 percent of the U of M system’s HEAPR money. “HEAPR is really the only vehicle we have to deal with our aging building,” Black said at the forum. “And they are still buildings that are useful, that we need.” The House and Senate are expected to draft their budget proposals, which would include any additional funding for UMD, before the legislative session ends May 19.

Dufault said the group of about 30 students at Lobby Day, mostly Student Association members, split into groups of four and five to meet with individual lawmakers and distribute handouts from UMD External Affairs. “We kind of know going in who is going to be more abrasive when we’re talking to them,” Dufault said. “But from the list that we had, there were more positive than negative meetings. “Some legislators look at us like we’re cute little kids — ‘Oh, that’s cute. You came to the Capitol today.’ — others really do respect us as constituents. They’re our legislators, so they should respect everybody regardless of age or political opinion.” Dufault said students also plan to attend Support the U

Day March 27. UMD students started Bulldog Lobby Day three years ago when they couldn’t attend Support the U Day because of a scheduling conflict. “We’re the second largest campus (in the U of M system),” Dufault said, “and we felt that we needed a little bit of extra time with the Legislature to get our points across.” Staff and faculty this year were invited to Lobby Day for the first time. Dufault said they were there to support students and provide context on UMD’s budget situation. “We’re going through a bit of a rough patch, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it’s just fine,” Dufault said. “I figured if staff and faculty members were also in the meetings, that

would kind of show that it’s really not as bad as everyone makes it sound.” Dufault said the students didn’t focus their lobbying solely on tuition because a new chemical science building and renovations to existing buildings could attract more students and lower tuition indirectly. The goal of Lobby Day, Dufault said, was to identify what is best for students. “We don’t just pick initiatives because the chancellor asked or the Department of External Affairs asked,” Dufault said. “We sit down, we talk about it and we think, ‘What are things students need from the state?’ Often times, it’s more money for buildings, more money for tuition, and more money for a new building or two.”

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Gov. Mark Dayton and Chancellor Lendley Black discuss issues related to higher education during a forum at UMD in January. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN

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UMD received about $28 million in state funding in 2013, a 44-percent drop from 2009 and the steepest drop in the system. State funding for the Twin Cities campus dropped 20 percent during that time. “It’s obviously a serious rea-

son for people here to feel like they’re being shortchanged and given a second-rate status,” Dayton said in an interview with National Public Radio after the forum. The governor said he would discuss the imbalance with U of M President Eric Kaler.

Kaler said during his visit to UMD in February that direct funding comparisons between UMD and the Twin Cities campus “are not apples to apples.” State funding for the U of M system fell steadily under former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, from $612 million in 2009 to $496 million in 2012. Last year, Dayton and lawmakers passed a two-year budget worth $39 billion. The plan Dayton released March 6 outlines how he wants to

manage the state’s $1.2 billion surplus, which exceeded predictions made in December by more than $400 million. “After enduring years of bad economic news and of Minnesota’s economy performing below the national average,” Dayton said, “it is very encouraging not only that our state’s financial conditions are now improving, but also that the pace of our state’s economic recovery has been one of the nation’s best.” Dayton said he wants half

of the surplus to go toward tax cuts and half to enter the state’s budget reserve. Up to $162 million could be removed from the reserve for what Dayton called “essential expenditures.” The $5 million UMD subsidy would be an additional expenditure. The proposal now goes to the Democratic-controlled state Legislature, which is expected to consider Dayton’s plan and draft its own before the legislative session ends May 19.

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OPINION

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

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EVERYDAY I’M HUSTLING SAM STROM Staff Reporter

Increasingly, employers are looking for experience that prospective employees have gained in their chosen field and internships or jobs are the main way to get that experience. There are resources at UMD to help students get these opportunities, such as meeting with Career and Internship Services, who can help you in a number of ways. However, there is not much help in the way of juggling these jobs or internships along with school, possibly another job, and your ever-important social life. Since the end of July, I have been waking up at 2 a.m. Monday through Friday to work at KQDS Fox 21 on London Road. When college kids and workers are stumbling out of The Reef, I am waking up to start my day. I took the job of production assistant because I hope one day to be a journalist. I jumped at opportunity to work with journalists on a dayto-day basis, wanting to see what the job is all about. I justify the early schedule with the mindset that I have a paid internship, sans the internship credit. Writing for the UMD Statesman follows the same train of thought: I applied for the Statesman because I want to write professionally someday, and this is the first step towards achieving that goal. When I apply to a newspaper or media outlet, I will pull out Statesman articles to show them my skill (or lack thereof) in the hopes of getting hired. In essence, I took these jobs to work my way

towards getting other jobs somewhere down the road. This will give me an edge over others applying for the jobs I will, which I think many college students can relate to. The schedule that I have currently is not conducive to getting schoolwork done, let alone having a social life. But these are the things that college students must do to get where we want to go in life. With prioritization at UMD, there is little chance that a department will be created or retooled to help college students effectively juggle their responsibilities. There are tools for students online such as a time audit, which you can use to break down your time used and time wasted. However, the best tool is to manage yourself: Do an evaluation of yourself and figure out if doing these things is both plausible and worth the effort. “What you put in is what you get out” is something I have heard from a number of people in my life, whether it was my parents, teachers, coaches or advisors. If that’s true, the effort I’m putting into my potential field of work right now should increase my chances of getting a job after school. If that is the case, all the work I’m putting in now will pay off eventually. I guess I won’t know if that is true until I graduate. In fact, I could just be rationalizing the decision I’ve made to work my ass off just to get to the weekend. But either way, I know that I’ll have given it everything I’ve got. If an employer doesn’t want that type of attitude, then maybe this whole “work” thing just isn’t for me.

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MAURICES GIVES MORE REASONS FOR STUDENTS TO GO DOWNTOWN BY SATYA PUTUMBAKA Opinion editor

UMD announced plans to accept a generous donation by Maurices in the form of new space. The new building is set to be completed in 2015, and plans for the building have yet to be completely disclosed. Regardless, this can offer a lot for our school. Any classes that can benefit from interaction with the city will have a vested interest in the new space. And beyond the advantages of opening up to the city, this can also free up some (much needed) classroom space in the main campus. There are plenty of courses here that suffer ill-suited classrooms – seminars that must meet in lecture halls – and they might benefit from having more choices for placement. But this gift, grand as it is, will offer a lot of pains for the administration to figure out, such as how to coordinate the new building with the main campus. The worst thing that can happen to this building is a lack of use. The distance it suffers from the main campus will definitely pose a problem for students trying to find a class on the new campus. There will definitely be the initial draw of a honeymoon phase: I’m anticipating a clean, shiny interior of a modern building (along the lines of the clear-aired, well-windowed Labovitz building), as well as a swanky unveiling. But after the first year, when the new building is only a building, the question of how to continue its use might be a problematic one. According to Gina Katzmark, the classes held in this new building will likely be varied – not limited to one program, but instead an amalgam of courses from different schools. This seems like a solid decision; having only one program there would be isolating, especially considering the unique location. Besides, hosting only one program in a new building Phone: (218) 726-7113 Fax: (218) 726-8246 E-mail letters to: licht096@d.umn.edu Web site: www.umdstatesman.com

would be counterproductive in preserving a general feeling of unity among UMD students. Still, deciding against that will have difficulties of its own. A possible problem this new space might face is the distance it will have from the main campus. In the face of Duluth weather, UMD students depend upon the tunnel system that the University provides. Most comparable to the new building opening up is the Chester Park building, which is located only about a block or so away but is still the object of immeasurable whining from the students (me included) who have the occasional class to attend there. But the grievances of the Chester Park building will be minuscule to students who will have classes both at the main campus and the expected Maurices extension. The Maurices location certainly isn’t close enough to the main building to walk – so those who will eventually have classes there will likely have to commute back and forth. This will certainly mean more trials for parkers and (most importantly) a restriction on class schedules (back-to-back classes in the different locations will be significantly harder to make). Those of us who have had to literally run from LSBE to the Chester Park building will empathize. These will all be things to think about for the new building, which comes at such little cost that it really must be taken advantage of. For many current students, the new building will be beyond our time. But for the sake of posterity, the details of this new building will be something to keep an eye on. With these new issues to face, it’ll be interesting to see how the school will anticipate and address them. It might be tempting to pump money into further beautifying the new building, but there might be more practical ways to ensure that the building becomes a convenient space for future students, such as a shuttle.

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BY ZACK WEBSTER Columnist

A few years back in 2009, the mostlygreat and under-appreciated development studio, known as From Software, released a Play Station 3 game called “Demon’s Souls.” It was met with little pre-release hype, and the release itself didn’t exactly light up sales charts, being released not long before the market deluge of “Dragon Age: Origins,” “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves,” and whatever “Call of Duty” came out that year. I bring this up because “Demon’s Souls” is the spiritual successor of “Dark Souls,” which recently released a sequel “Dark Souls II.” Plus, these video games are some of the best ever made. And I will fight anyone who says otherwise. While for legal reasons “Demon’s Souls” and “Dark Souls” are unrelated, “Dark Souls” is pretty much a sequel to the other, carrying on the same general design choices and refining some of the stuff that didn’t work. (But I assure you there was very little that did not work.) Set in incredibly dark fantasy worlds, “Demon’s Souls” and “Dark Souls” borrow heavily from old Dungeons and Dragons books and Japanese comics like “Berserk,” the “Souls” games being Japanese themselves. The games are Action RPGs with a heavy emphasis on weighted combat, in which each attack is deliberate and difficult to break from once you’ve initiated it. Infamous for its (overrated) difficulty, the “Souls” games feature enemies that, at their weakest, will kill you in two or three hits if you are not careful or properly equipped. While both games have differing level structures, both share environments that are dense and filled with secrets and shortcuts. The games also have a relatively punishing checkpoint system in which used items are not recovered, but enemies all return to full strength. The game is a perfect example of unforgiving — but it’s never unfair. Unforgiving is probably one of the best words to describe the games in general. In both games, their respective worlds exist on the brink of destruction. Deaths, which would normally bring about “game over” screens, are a regular part of the “Souls” universe, where the very citizens are part of an ever-maddening cycle of death and rebirth, a purgatorial hell from which there is no escape. Inhabitants of the world either sell their souls to the highest bidder or eventually devolve into mindless zombies, shambling about the increasingly empty world. Never mind unforgiving, hopeless is probably the most appropriate word to describe this series. Even the endings in both games give you a simple choice between bad and worse. Which is which is up to the player at that point. In spite of all this, the game is beautiful. It hits the perfect sweet spot of form and function, particularly in the sense that both games have narratives that are incredibly light, instead relying on the environment and scraps of information from collected items to tell the story. The environments range from an insane asylum/prison ruled by a mad queen to the glorious halls of a towering palace that still glows in illusory sunlight. There are giant, hollowed trees that lead to serene beaches populated by nothing but hermit crabs, a giant hydra, one of the last dragons in the world and forests with a giant, magic butterfly that wants you dead. Almost every area in either game is teeming with amazing attention to detail and beauty that makes playing other, more blandly designed games harder to go back to. That is to say nothing of the score, which proves to be haunting when necessary, and bombastic during the games’ many boss fights, which are both memorable and incredibly well designed and paced. These games are brilliant in nearly every sense of the word. I’m having trouble containing my excitement at the fact that “Dark Souls II” has come out just in time for spring break, so I will have the appropriate amount of time to dedicate to it (and then some). 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.

SPORTS Road Warriors

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Bulldog softball and baseball: a life of travel

BY JIMMY GILLIGAN Statesman Correspondent

For the Bulldog softball and baseball teams, playing most of their games away from home presents difficulties that go beyond the diamond. With the both team unsure of whether they’ll see a game in Duluth this season, they look to find comfort and familiarity on the road. But all they want is to play ball. The softball team has already competed in fifteen games this year, half of which were played almost 800 miles away from Bulldog country in Bentonville, Arkansas. And while the baseball team has yet to begin their season, both teams are scheduled to play the bulk of their seasons on the road. Amidst the long bus rides and unfamiliar places, athletes have to keep up with their classes, which are often missed for away games.

Captain Megan Mullen and her teammates have learned how to win on the road, espeically at the West St. Paul Sports Dome, their home away from home. UMD ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED

Jimmy Heck and his teammates, who are currently on a trip to Florida, are used to spending time away from UMD. UMD ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED

“The student-athletes are responsible for communicating with their professors and maintaining good grades, but this always poses a challenge for them with an unpredictable schedule due to weather,” said head softball coach Jen Banford. Bob Rients, head coach of the Bulldogs baseball club for the past nine seasons, says that his team is constantly working to keep on top of their classes. “The academic side of things is the biggest challenge for the guys-- the flexibility that they need to have, and the flexibility of working with the instructors has to be a focal point for them,” he said. His players believe that issues of being away from classes are more difficult to cope with than actually playing on the road. “It’s more keeping up with academics. I enjoy traveling with the team and we have fun together,” said sophomore pitcher and third baseman Jimmy Heck. Apart from the academic challenges that come with road games, these athletes relish the opportunity to play games at home. “To be able to play in front of our own crowd, other athletes, other fans, that’d be nice,” said senior softball captain Megan Mullen. “It’s tough [not being able to], but its just something you have to do, you have to adjust.” Even the limited number of home games both teams are scheduled to play aren’t guaranteed. Long Duluth winters and unpredictable spring weather often force both teams to either reschedule the games elsewhere or cancel them altogether. Last year nei see ROAD WARRIORS B2

UMD club lacrosse keeps on growing

Justin Crandall and his line combined for six goals this weekend against the Mavericks. MADISON ROLES/SUBMITTED

BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor

The good news: UMD will get to play one more series at home before the season is over. The bad news: home ice hasn’t doesn’t always bode well for this Bulldogs team. After splitting the weekend with the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and a number of other teams playing out their weekends, things fell into place for the Bulldogs. They’ll take to the Amsoil ice for one last series in 2013-14. UMD looked like a team comfortable in their own rink Friday as they worked to decisive 8-2 win before UNO bounced back to take down the ‘Dogs 4-1 Saturday. UMD will take on Western Michigan next weekend in the first round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs. Head coach Scott Sandelin said that he doesn’t care where his team plays, as long as they play like the team he knows they are. “It doesn’t matter where we go,” he said. “It’s a new season, we’re going to play somebody. It doesn’t matter. You have to be prepared.” UMD won the season series 3-0 this year, sweeping the Bronco’s on the road recently and taking one of two games played at Amsoil in December. The two teams’ physical styles has lead to some heated match-ups that will no doubt result in an see MEN’S HOCKEY, B2

Bark of the Bulldog “We had a rough start last year and I hope we can change that this year starting in Florida. It gives us a chance to see how we stack up against other teams in the nation and it lets us see how we are as a team.” -Baseball infielder Jake Steinbach on his team’s tournament in Auburndale, Fla.

Bulldog women off to NCAA meet The sport of lacrosse is growing rapidly in the U.S., and the program here at UMD is no exception. WILLIAM DRUSCH/SUBMITTED BY RYLIE HEILMAN Statesman Correspondent

What do you get when you give 10 men sticks, a little white rubber ball, two nets, and a field to use them on? Northern Native Americans called the sport “baggataway” or “the little brother of war,” but now it is more widely recognized as lacrosse. The men’s lacrosse program at UMD has been around for years, and has made huge strides since being established in 1990. With the popularity of lacrosse exploding, there are now more athletes joining the sport than ever before. “Since I started playing lacrosse in third grade, the growth has been exponential,” senior captain Matthew Murphy said. “Every year there are more and more players.” The program at UMD is another example of how the sport has grown, but being a club sport means they don’t get the same level of recruiting or funding as NCAA programs. Through all of these challenges, however, Murphy sees a silver lining. “The good side of it is you only get kids who are committed,” Murphy said. “Kids aren’t going to join if they don’t want to put

the time and effort into paying to play.” The team believes they have been largely overlooked. Yet, they have accepted their challenges and figured out how to compete at the NCAA Division I level. One of the most important traits the team has used to gain their success is relying on self-accountability. “The difference between MCLA and NCAA is that a lot of things rely on self-determination and holding yourself accountable to get yourself to the weight room and to go running,” senior Jeff Drommerhausen said. These student-athletes have to improve their game physically and mentally on their own time. They completely rely on themselves to improve as athletes, which is why the try-out process is an extensive one. “We can’t take kids who need someone to hold their hand the whole way through the process,” Murphy said. “It needs to be guys who are ready to tackle the challenge and have their own drive to succeed.” However, the challenges the team faces aren’t always something they view as a bad thing. In a lot of ways, it has created what see CLUB LACROSSE, B2

Sam Rivard is one of five Bulldog women who will compete in the NCAA Division II Championship this weekend in North Carolina. UMD ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor

Three major NSIC awards, four national qualifiers, multiple University records broken and an NSIC team title. Hard work has paid off during the UMD women’s track and field indoor season. On March 14 and 15, five female track and field athletes will be heading down to Winston Salem, N.C., to compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championship. Samantha Rivard will compete in three of the team’s eight events, an all-time high for the Bulldogs. Though she is sitting out of

the 5K despite qualifying for it, Rivard will compete in the 3,000-meter run and the mile run, along with running as a member of the Bulldog’s distance relay team. The freshman from Oak Grove, Minn., was recently named Track Athlete of the Year and Newcomer of the Year after ending the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) meet as the top point-getter with 28 total points. Rivard has impressed this year, breaking UMD records in the 3,000-meter run and the mile run. With an impressive indoor season, it may come down to Rivard trying to beat herself in the future, something she said is characteristic of the sport in general. “That’s exactly what running is, a battle against yourself,” Rivard said. Fellow freshman runner Breanna Colbenson will also be running in North Carolina this weekend, tackling the 5K run and the 3,000-meter run for UMD, an event Rivard qualified for but has decided not to compete in. She wanted to make sure her efforts would not be in vain by stretching herself too thin. “You can’t run all four events and be successful,” Rivard said. “My other teammate Breanna is going to tackle that one, so it’ll be fun to watch her. We both help each other out a lot. This is super exciting for coming right out of high school.” Teammate Hannah Olson will join Rivard in the mile run and the distance medley relay. Amelia Maher will compete in the relay and pentathlon, and Victoria Zoller will round out the relay team. For leading her team to so much success, head coach Joanna Warmington received see WOMEN’S TRACK, B2

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eventful first round. The Bulldogs knew that they’d likely have to win at least one game to earn home ice, and came out Friday night ready to fight for it. “I thought we had a good start,” Sandelin said. “After we won in Miami, Friday, you could kind of feel like we came back and played stronger. We came together and played a tight game.” The same could not be said for Saturday night’s matchup, one that left much to be desired by the Bulldog faithful, players, and coaching staff, alike. One of the few bright spots on Saturday, however, was a first period goal from Justin Crandall. Crandall also scored two goals on Friday, including a somewhat unexpected empty net goal as UNO Head Coach Dean Blais pulled his goaltender with nine minutes left in the third. His line with center Tony Cameranesi and left wing Kyle Osterberg has combined for eight goals in the last four games. And the trio couldn’t have chosen a better time to start clicking. “It feels really good. Me and Tony and Justin have been clicking really well,” Osterberg said. “We just seem to find each other, when you have the speed of Tony and the smarts of Justin, all I really have to do is kind of find space and those guys find me.” Despite letting in four goals on Saturday night, Aaron Crandall’s performance on Friday showed off the kind of performance he’s capable of producing, something the team will depend on moving forward. He shut Nebraska Omaha down to only two goals, one of which was scored on a UNO 5-on-3, while his opposition in Maverick net minder Ryan Massa was pulled after allowing five. He, like many of his teammates, was not happy with how the weekend went and looks to improve for next weekend against Western. “You have to focus on the positives,” Crandall said. “We’ll correct a few of the not so positive things and move on.”

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they call the “Dulax” family that exists today. “It builds extremely strong bonds with your teammates and the guys who came through before you,” Murphy said. “They want to see the program grow and succeed, and they are willing to do what it takes to make it happen.” Head Coach Sam Litman is a product of the Dulax family. His story shows how the team sticks together, even if they aren’t on the roster anymore. “He lives and breathes Dulax,” Drommerhausen said. “It’s great to have a coach that exemplifies that and empowers us to work as hard as we do.” A lot of Litman’s success as coach stems from his rooted familiarity in the men’s lacrosse program. In his time at UMD, he made the Bulldog lacrosse uniform himself, something the team admires. “It is a great opportunity to be able to look up to and learn from him,” Murphy said. “He’s like a father and a brother to us in the sense that he is our coach, but he wore the same jersey as us. It’s really cool to be able to get all of the wisdom we can from him.” Litman’s recent position as head coach has been successful in more than one way, and the team is looking forward to another season under his leadership. “Sam means a great deal to this program, and really embodies what our program is all about,” assistant coach Casey Mithun said. “Bottom line, hard work and preparation trumps everything.” In the end, what matters to the team are the relationships formed from being a part of the Dulax family. It isn’t about going professional and personal success: It’s always about coming back to the brotherhood. “It’s great having 40 other guys on the team that are all your brothers,” Drommerhausen said, “and having a bond that is a lifetime thing.”

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The women’s hockey playoff run came to an abrupt end as their rivals, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, ran away with the game in the third period during Friday’s WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal. The Bulldogs had previously lost to the Gophers by a cumulative score of 12-0 only two weeks ago, crediting slow starts as the main reason for their defeat. This time around, UMD came charging out of the gates. UMD’s offense took control, building off the success from the previous weekend against Ohio State. The Bulldogs outshot the Gophers in a scoreless first period. UMD struck first on the scoreboard as Katerina Mrazova scored her first goal as a Bulldog, getting the puck through Gopher netminder Amanda Leveille seven-and-ahalf minutes into the second frame. Minnesota would even the score

la Black for a score of 1-1. The two teams went into the final intermission with an even score, meaning the winner of the third period would move on to the WCHA Championship game. The Gophers took control early in the final frame, and held the Bulldogs to only five shots in the game’s closing 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Minnesota pushed through the Bulldog defense for three goals by Rachael Bona, Milica McMillen and Dani Cameranesi, the sister of UMD men’s hockey player Tony Cameranesi. That trio of third-period tallies would go unanswered and mean an end to the 2013-14 Bulldog women’s hockey season. “We had momentum in the game for the first two periods, we put up a good fight,” Black said. “It was a good way to end the season. At least we can be happy that we played our best.”

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their team played a single home game because of an April snowstorm. In fact, softball senior captain Megan Mullen can only recall playing a handful of home games over the course of her entire collegiate career. However, her team has felt at home playing in the West St. Paul Sports Dome. The team has played seven of their nine scheduled games in West St. Paul, amassing a favorable 5-2 record. “I like playing at the dome because we know the bounces, and we’re familiar with the facility,” said Megan. “We kind of see the dome as our other home.” The baseball team’s previous home away from home was torn down early this year, as the Metrodome in Minneapolis will be replaced with a new stadium. To make up for their loss, Rients had to add games to the spring break trip to Florida. This will most likely not be their last schedule change this season. . “The mental approach that we talk about is that they have to be flexible,” Rients said. “It

doesn’t matter where you’re at because if you think about postseason play, you’re going to be on the road. You gotta be able to play wherever the game is at.” After a season shortened by weather, this year’s team is eager to take the field. They will adopt Florida as their temporary home, beginning their season playing seven games there as part of the RussMatt Central Florida invitational. Although both the baseball and softball teams are crossing their fingers for some home games this season, the important thing for the players and coaches is simply the opportunity to play. “We choose to focus on what we can control. We live in a climate that is unpredictable, so we mentally prepare for that each season. Our approach is to take one game at a time,” Coach Banford said. Through all of the scheduling conflicts and academic difficulties endured by these athletes, the focus is still on their sport. “We’re just happy to get out and play,” Heck said.

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the title of NSIC Coach of the Year, the first time she’s received the title in her four-year stint as head coach. She helped guide four women to NSIC titles, as well as helped the group to the team title. Warmington says she was happy with the team’s mentality and their ability to be supportive of each other, despite it being a largely individual sport. “This year it was so exciting to have a team here who literally was so supportive, and they cheered each event on,” Warmington said. “The distance people were sitting watching the pole vaulters, the long jump would go over and watch the weight throws. They were all so in tune with where were we with our points and making sure that everybody was ready and checked in.” That mentality is one that Warmington hopes her girls bring to the meet, one that will help the Bulldogs come home satisfied. “This is the highest number of entries that UMD has sent to indoor nationals. I hope to bring back a few All-Americans.” With so many young girls doing this well, the women believe things will only get better as the years go on. “It’s exciting for us freshman, especially because we’ve still got three more years here. So it’s kind of like let’s just see what we can do,” Rivard said. “The best is yet to come.”

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Kenyon and defenseman Madison Kolls, two players the Bulldogs will miss next season. “Jamie’s been a great leader on our team, so we’ll miss that. It’s sad for them the way that it ended, but I think they can be proud of the way they played,” Black said. While they lose some veteran leadership, UMD will return 20 players and gain a defenseman in Brigette Lacquette, who is back for next season. Lacquette spent the year with Team Canada, but due to an injury over the holiday break she was taken out of competition. The young Bulldog team, despite their loss to No. 1 Minnesota, started forming chemistry towards the end of the year. They hope to keep that up for next year’s season. “We were a young team this year,” Black said. “We played so well at the end of the season, and I think next season we just need to build on that.”

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Limit Alcohol For those of age, drinking and spring break go together like gin and tonic. But limiting your alcohol intake can turn a potentially dangerous situation into a fun time to remember. According to Harvard School of Public Health, binge drinking is defined as five drinks in one hour for men and four drinks in one hour for women. One drink is equivalent to a 12 oz. beer or 1.5 oz spirits. Staying below the binge-drinking limits will help keep everyone safe.

Skin Savvy Wearing sunscreen is necessary for any amount of time spent outdoors, whether it’s sunny or not. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends using a sunscreen with at least 30 SPF, and it should be reapplied every two hours or after getting wet.

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Plan Ahead There’s nothing worse than realizing the GPS isn’t perfect. Plan to have multiple copies of maps and directions, especially if a road trip is involved. Double-check hotel reservations ahead of time, and always bring an extra cell phone charger.

Lock It Up Crowded, rowdy areas are often cesspools of pick-pocketing. Bring only the bare necessities, and try to limit your spending money to cash instead of card. Keep these in hard-to-reach places like a front pocket or a shoe.

Never Go Alone Plan a buddy system well in advance. Make a system for any scenario possible – like getting lost in a crowd or meeting new people – and have a meeting spot. But if going alone is a necessary part of the festivities, always make sure the other person is able and willing to consent.

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Tastefully talented Students compete to collect food for CHUM BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor

UMD students showed off their skills Saturday night to raise money and awareness for the Churches United in Ministery (CHUM) food shelf. They competed in an American Idol-style talent show hosted by the Funk Soul Patrol (FSP) group, with judges commenting on each performance. “We wanted to host an event to give back to the community,” said sophomore Jesse Goebel, a member of the FSP. “It’s a way to get the organization name out there so they can get volunteers and funding.” The money they raised came from selling raffle tickets to audience members. The tickets gave audience members an opportunity to win prizes like gift cards and DVDs. The audience was also able to participate by cheering on their favorite contenders. Points were awarded for audience reaction, along with originality, stage presence and overall performance. Performances included belly dancing, LED Poi and a yo-yo routine. The latter was by junior Adam

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DeMarchi, who won $40 for third place. “I’ve been doing this on and off for five years now,” DeMarchi said. Second place went to Josh Honkomp, who performed “Old Pine” by Ben Howard. Honkomp won $75. The winner of the evening was junior Amy Leerae Brown. She sang and played guitar for two original pieces: “Love Letters” and “You’re Always Going to Know.” “She really set the bar high,” said Ryan Goei, FSP advisor and one of the judges for the evening. “When (Goei) said that, I thought, ‘maybe I really can win this thing,’” Brown said. “But you just never know. There were so many great people here tonight.” Brown has used singing as an outlet during her time in college. “I thought, ‘if nothing else, this would be a great way to perform and get songs out there,’” Brown said. “I’m blown away.” FSP raised $64 dollars and 13 cans of food Saturday. They plan on hosting the event again next year.

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“The CROP walk will collect food and money that will be donated to several Duluth organizations, such as (Churches United in Ministry), Salvation Army, Loaves and Fishes, Union Gospel Mission and the Damiano Center,” CoffinLangdon said. “A portion of the money will also go to the interfaith organization Church World Service to help fight hunger around the world.” Although students may view their donations as being small, every little bit at events like the CROP walk help. “Doing events like this help support the efforts of those agencies and organizations that work so hard to help those in need,” Coffin-Langdon

said. “No one can do it alone, but if we all help out a little, we can take care of each other and get through the hard times in life.” In addition to walking, students were also provided with a learning opportunity to see the hunger issues Duluth faces every day. “Students who come to the event gain awareness and a global perspective of hunger issues,” Coffin-Langdon said. “We provide them with educational materials and statistics about hunger right here in Duluth.” Students who were unable to make it out to the CROP walk still have many opportunities to donate. “We are not doing another event like the CROP walk this year, but the entire month of March is Food Share month, and any food shelf would happily accept any food donations,” Coffin-Langdon said.

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“We stay in YMCA’s, churches and community centers,” Rollins said. “The communities are so accommodating.” But providing a place to stay is often a small price for the work STLF does for communities. “I like when we’re doing projects and come to the end result,” Rollins said. “The look in the community member’s eyes when they see all the stuff we’ve done — It can bring people to tears.” Like the STLF trip, the Civil Rights Tour will be actively involved in the community during their trip.

“We’ll be going to the Underground Railroad Museum, the National Civil Rights Museum and many other places,” Chris Davila, program coordinator for UMD Student Life, said. The group will travel by charter bus and stay in various hotels. It is the first time this tour has been offered to UMD. Chancellor Black will meet the group at the National Civil Rights Museum. “We’re also going to be visiting schools along the way and performing a skit,” Davila said. “Everyone in the group

chose a figure from the civil rights movement. I’m going to be Cesar Chavez.” The group is taking a total of 30 people. Though there are two community members and a few staff attending, the group is mainly composed of students. “I thought it’d be a great way to connect with African-Americans and their past,” sophomore Marianne Neba said. “I moved here from Africa four-and-a-half years ago.” Neba is looking forward to learning about civil rights and slavery

out in the world rather than just reading about it in a textbook. “When you see something, you get the actual feeling,” Neba said. “I can be somewhere and know that people were lynched here, and realize I’m standing here today.” Davila is also looking forward to the immersive experience. “I think it speaks to cultural diversity and encouraging students to step out of their comfort zones,” Davila said. “Now I’m doing the same.”

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:How will you kick off spring break? WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

Bulldog Q&A by Maeggie Licht

“I’m going to pet my dogs! I miss them so much. I have a black lab and two yorkies. I miss how cute they are, and I love playing with them outside.” — Savannah Nelson, freshman accounting major.

“By doing something fun, like going to a Wild game. We’re the state of hockey, and the atmosphere at games is so much fun.” — Kristof Jensen, civil engineering major.

International students get creative for break BY SAM STROM Staff Reporter

As spring break approaches, many UMD students look forward to a week of relaxing at home with family and friends. But for some students, going home isn’t as easy as driving in a car for a few hours. Most international students don’t go home during the school year for a number of reasons, including the price of airfare and the length of stay. Instead of going home, many international students plan trips with their friends or organizations. “To international students, it’s very hard to find things to do during spring break,” Dayae Kim, a senior communication major, said. “Since I do not

get pocket money from my parents and am not working now, it is very difficult to manage trips financially.” Kim is traveling to the Twin Cities for three days during spring break on a mission trip with the United Methodist Church. Sophomore Peilin Zhou estimated it would cost her $1,600 to $1,800 and almost twenty hours of travel time to get to her hometown of Shenzhen, China. The last time she made the trip was this summer, when she was home for three months. For spring break, Zhou is traveling with friends to the Twin Cities for a few days before they catch a plane to Chicago for the rest of break. “I would like to take every chance to travel around the United States, and

Chicago is the place I’ve always wanted to go,” Zhou said. Kim added that with the cost of travel and the time it takes to get home, going home for a week or two isn’t worth it. Most international students don’t go home until summer, if they go home at all. Zhou said that she communicates with her family through an online texting service called WeChat, as well as Skype. She added that she uses WeChat almost everyday, and uses Skype a few times a week. Homesickness became a problem for Kim this year. When she first arrived in the United States, she would Skype with her family at least twice a week. But as the year went on, they would Skype less and less.

“One of the reasons of stopping Skype with my family was the more I saw their faces, the more I felt loneliness,” Kim said. “It’s definitely not a good idea to see family faces when having homesickness.” She went on to say that over the past two years, she has found the best way to get rid of homesickness: get more involved with the community in a number of different ways to feel a deeper sense of belonging, like she did with the United Methodist Church. “This year has been tough to me,” Kim said, “and I became more involved with religion, which helped me find peace. To get more peace rather than wasting my time without doing anything during break, I am going on the trip.”

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Two UMD groups spend spring break with service, education BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor

Spring break is a time of relaxation for many students, but two groups from UMD have decided to use the time off for something a little different. Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) is going on a nine-day service trip, while a Civil Rights Tour will take students through historic civil rights landmarks throughout the south. STLF goes on a service trip every year as a way to put their beliefs about the importance of community involvement into action.

“We stop in a new city everyday to do a service project,” Morgan Swartz, UMD alumni and co-president of STLF, said. “We also do some tourist stuff along the way.” But the service projects are what the group enjoys the most. “We always ask what the community needs,” Swartz said. “We’ve cleaned up cemeteries and roadside ditches. We’ve even demolished schools so they could build new ones.” “When we get to D.C., our service project will be to clean the Potomac River,” Ashley Rollins, UMD alumni and co-president of STLF, said.

CROP: a walk to end hunger

Washington, D.C., is the final city on the trip. The group calls it the “celebration city,” and Swartz says it’s a great way to bond with other STLF members. “It helps us meet other leadership students,” Swartz said. “There will be 200 to 250 collegeage students who will be going,” Jessica Lindquist, UMD senior and copresident of STLF, said. “Two buses are coming from the cities, and two are from UMD.” The service project takes place on the first day in D.C., but the second day is when the celebration begins.

“We do a big celebration where everyone dresses up,” Swartz said. “We talk about STLF and share photos from our tour.” “We really come away like a big family,” Rollins said. In fact, Rollins met her future husband on one of the tours. “Being in STLF is a great way to meet like-minded people. There’s something about our trips that provides such special bonding,” Swartz said. This may be in part attributed to the close proximity the STLF members live in throughout the tour. see SPRING BREAK, B4

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Wednesday, March 12 What you do, and what you say, can make a difference 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Garden Room Learn how to intervene safely at this bystander intervention workshop. Stu dents will learn how to create a caring and safe environment at UMD. Lunch is provided. Cost: Free Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) Speaker 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in Life Science 175 LiNK is a global grassroots movement that seeks to raise awareness of crises that affect North Korea. They provide ways for concerned citizens to bring about effective change to help the people of North Korea. Cost: Free

Editor’s Choice: Graduate Percussion Ensemble Duluth students and community members joined the CROP walk, which began at the Bagley Nature Center and lasted for two miles, finishing at UMD. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN BY KELLEN ALBRECHT Health and Outdoors Reporter

The Duluth CROP Hunger Walk/ Ski/Snowshoe/Sled took place at the Bagley Nature Area on Sunday, March 9. The event was organized by the United Campus Ministry and the Office of Civic Engagement. Cynthia Coffin-Langdon is a campus minister with the United Campus Ministry. “CROP was planned to help raise awareness and funds to help fight hunger in our own world and own community as part of a nation-wide effort,” Coffin-Langdon said. CROP stands for Christian Rural Overseas Program, but the group has since dropped the name and goes by

the acronym only because it is now interfaith. The walk is an annual event organized by community members, but this is the first year the United Campus Ministry and the Office of Civic Engagement have organized it. They usually see a good turnout for the event. “In the past, it has typically been held the first weekend in October,” Coffin-Langdon said, “and (it has) raised almost $10,000 each year.” Being that March is Minnesota FoodShare Month, a state-wide drive to collect food for local food shelves, the CROP walk is part of a larger effort to raise food and money for several local organizations. see CROP, B4

7:30 p.m. in Weber Music Hall Come enjoy the music of graduate percussion students Matt Bronson and Will Bradle along with director and assistant professor Gene Koshinski. Music selections include “Coyote Builds North America” and “Warthog #3”. A wide variety of percussion instruments will be featured. Cost: Free

Thursday, March 13 Resident Artist Recital: “A Tour of Europe” 7:30 in Weber Music Hall Music from Marcus McConico, tenor, and Tracy Lipke-Perry on the piano. Cost: UMD student $3; Faculty, staff, and non-UMD students $5; adult $10; senior $8

Friday, March 14 Buried Child 7:30 in the Dudley Experimental Theatre A Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sam Shepard about a Midwestern Ameri can family in a drama that revolves around a dark, terrible secret. Also show ing on Thursday, and Saturday at the same time. Cost: UMD student $6, non-UMD student $8; senior $13; UMD faculty and staff $15; adult $18

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

Thursday, March 20 • 7:30 p.m. • Mitchell Auditorium

Sharing the Burden of Global Security with Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman

Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman is the Dwight E. Stanford Chair in U.S. Foreign Relations at San Diego State University. Among other accomplishments, Prof. Hoffman recently completed her third fellowship at Stanford’s Hoover Institution for War, Revolution and Peace, where she completed a new history of American foreign relations from 1776 to the present – American Umpire – published last year by Harvard University Press. A reception will be held after the presentation. There is no charge for this event.