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The silenced victims

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TRASNGENDER STUDENT SHARES STORY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY HANNAH BROADBENT News Editor

According to an article by Al Jazeera America, 42 percent of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) reported having been sexually assaulted. Taylor, a UMD student, is one of those students, except Taylor has never reported their sexual assault story. Taylor has asked that we do not use their real name. Taylor is a pansexual person and identifies using the gender pronouns they and them. This means that Taylor does not identify as either gender, rather a neutral gender. Taylor has been attending UMD since they were 16 years old and a junior in highschool. They were a PostSecondary Education Opportunity (PSEO) student senior year as well. Taylor met a 19-yearold heterosexual male student on campus. At that time Taylor identified as a bisexual woman. “I was like, wow he’s older, wow he’s cool and I’m still this little high school student,” Taylor said. The first time he and Taylor hung out they got high together. “He started touching me and honestly, I was just really excited that this older person was into me,” Taylor said. “I was like, yeah we

can do this.” saying no to you.” At this time Taylor Taylor said the man was also working on knew that they had their sexual identity. been identifying as a After a few times of lesbian at that point hanging out together and he kept pushing Taylor had decided to anyway. identify as a lesbian. “I think it tends to “There were a cou- come from some sort ple of instances where of hypermasculinity,” he was kind of scary,” Taylor said. Taylor said. According to the Taylor explained a Human Rights Camtime when he came paign, 44 percent of over to their house lesbian women have when their mom was experienced rape and/ gone. He started being or physical violence. really touchy and was Taylor didn’t realize trying to have sex with it was rape at the time. them. “We aren’t taught “I was like, no I that if you don’t want to don’t want to have sex do it and you’re doing right now, it just that’s not because something you want I want to get I experienced to do,” Taysomeone lor said, firsthand a non- off your though he back that kept try- violent assault, I that isn’t ing. After rape but it suppose. a while absolutely he gave - Taylor, student is,” Tayup and lor said. moved to Ta y l o r a different also said seat in the room where that they weren’t out he said the most terri- at the time so that also fying thing he could: attributed to their not “You’re lucky I am reporting it because such a nice guy.” At they didn’t know exactthat time Taylor knew ly what it was. that he wasn’t a nice Taylor thinks that a guy. Taylor still hung lot of reporting doesn’t out with him after that happen because people which they attribute to aren’t out yet, theretheir low self-esteem at fore they feel they the time. can’t report it. Also “There were a few there have been sexuother times where we al assault agencies that would be hanging out have been known to and I would say no and not be queer friendly. he would keep pushing “I want people to and I’d say no and then know that you do have he’d wait an hour and an ally,” Taylor said, start pushing again,” naming the Women’s Taylor said. “I’d be Resource and Action like whatever, we’re Center (WRAC) as going to have sex now well as the Program for because I’m tired of Aid to Victims of Sex-

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What’s the same and what’s different

BY AISLING DOHENY News Editor

This fall semester, two courses towards an LGBTQ Minor are being offered here at UMD. The minor was finalized into the University of Minnesota system last year after years of proposing and planning. “This semester, for the LGBTQ minor, we have two courses that are being offered,” assistant professor for the Department of Women’s Studies George Hoagland said, “Women’s Studies (WS) 1000, Intro to Women’s and Gender Studies and the other is WS 2001, Intro to LGBTQ Studies.” One section of Hoagland’s WS 1000 class is fully online and WS 2001 is partially online. The courses have Women’s Studies designators but that will change in the spring when the LGBTQ designator becomes active. Currently Hoagland is the only professor teaching courses related to the LGBTQ minor. “When we created this minor we were thinking of in-house capacity. We wanted to keep it small to make sure we can do everything we can right now,” Hoagland said. The LGBTQ Studies minor is 16 credits, see story on A4

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ual Assault (PAVSA) as resources. It took Taylor three years to talk about it, which is when they realized that it was in fact rape. “I experienced firsthand a non-violent assault, I suppose,” Taylor said. Taylor said that there is an idea that sexual assault involves yelling no and always some sort of violent force, when really that’s not always how it happens. “I didn’t say yes, and I didn’t want to do it-and that’s what rape is,” Taylor said. “Now I can help other people better who might be confused if they were assaulted,” Taylor said. They graduate in the fall and plan to apply to be a PAVSA advocate. As for reporting, Taylor said that it depends on who you are and what you want to deal with. They said that it can be a process and add a lot of other emotional burdens after dealing with an already stressful situation. “But I think that people need to know that they can’t get away with it. They need to know something is going to happen to them because they hurt someone else,” Taylor said. Taylor encourages people to report, but you don’t have to shame yourself in doing so. “I just want people to be okay and know they’re not alone,” Taylor said.

If a university employee or student violates the code of conduct, action must be taken and consequences will be enforced. Because the relationship between UMD and its employees is different than it is with its students, there must be different policies for the two. For both university employees and students, the Board of Regents policies apply to anything that directly affects the university occurring on or off campus. UMD recognizes the University of Minnesota Board of Regents Code of Conduct Policy. It applies to members of the Board of Regents, faculty, staff and any other person employed through the University. According to the code of conduct for university employees, one must be “committed to the highest ethical standards of conduct and integrity.” More specifically, UMD faculty are governed by the University Education Association (UEA). The UEA has their own contract. Conduct that is covered in the UEA contract includes harassment and discrimination. see story on A3

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WED 23 Fall Meet the Firms 11 a.m. | 22 SCC Meet with representatives from both CPA and private industries who are seeking accounting students interested in internships or full-time opportunities. View attending firms (starting August 1) and drop your resume. Cost: Free Survival Bracelets: RSOP 5 p.m. | Kirby Plaza Learn how to tie paracord bracelets to wear and be ready for your next survival situation. You’ll leave with a finished product and plenty of ideas for future paracord crafts. Cost: $5 UMD Students each session or $25 pass for all sessions

THU 24 Trail Pizza: RSOP 5 p.m. | Bagley Nature Area Sick of eating plain old dinners on camping trips? We have the solution… pizza! Yes, you can make delicious pizza in the woods using a variety of different cooking techniques. Come learn how to make some tasty alternatives to what you had planned for supper! And yes, we get to eat our pizza creations. Register by noon on September 23. We provide: pizza ingredients and cooking utensils. You provide: plate, and a hungry stomach. Cost: $4 UMD Students/ $8 Others

Creative Performance as Environmental Communication 2 p.m. | EduE 36 UMTC Communication Professor, Dr. Mark Pedelty, will be on the UMD campus on Friday, September 25 to give a presentation on “Creative Performance as Environmental Communication”. This presentation is the first in the UMD Department of Communication’s 20152016 “Communiloquia” series. Cost: Free

SAT 26 RSOP: Fly Fishing for Bass 8 a.m. | SPHC Lobby Maybe you’ve caught a smallmouth bass before or maybe you’ve used a fly rod, but have you ever combined the two? Come explore the local secret spot with us as we spend the morning learning the art of fly fishing for smallies. Who knows what else we might catch! All skill levels are welcome. Cost: $12 UMD Students/$18 Others FAMILY WEEKEND: Nature Walk 9 a.m. | Bagley Outdoor Classroom Enjoy UMD’s own on-campus nature trails. Spend some quality family time in the great outdoors and learn about UMD’s surrounding outdoor areas. Cost: Free UMD Soccer vs. Upper Iowa University Noon | Malosky Stadium Cost: Free UMD Football vs. Upper Iowa University 6:05 p.m. | Malosky Stadium Cost: Free

Sport Lead Climbing: RSOP 6 p.m. | SPHC 92 Take your indoor climbing to a new level with lead climbing. Learn how to climb from the ground up, trailing a rope and clipping pre-placed bolts as you go. Practice techniques for tying in, clipping quickdraws, falling safely and belaying a leader. All equipment provided. Register by noon on Thursday, September 24. Cost: $5 UMD Students/$10 Others

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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UMD geodome opens at Duluth elementary school

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Galileo once used a telescope to observe what he referred to as “the heavens.” Since then humanity’s interest in the sky has been seemingly boundless. That interest continues onto the UMD campus as the Swenson College of Science and Engineering (SCSE) launch their latest addition to the campus: a geodome. “The idea of having a mobile planetarium dome has been around at UMD for several years,” Marc Sieger, the director of the planetarium, said. “In the last year, with money from SCSE and a donation from the Charles L. Matsch Estate, we have been able to purchase the geodome.” As a result of the donation, they will be naming the geodome Charles L. Match GeoDome Theater. The dome-shaped enclosure uses the latest display technology allowing participants to experience space all around them. “The advantage of the geodome is that we can take it to schools and other groups that really cannot come to

us,” Sieger said. The geodome shows the earth itself and extends all the way out to the edges of the known universe. “As an astronomy student, I am very excited for the unveiling of the geodome,” freshman Kaitlyn Shelley said. The unveiling will take place on Sept. 30 in two parts. The first part will take place during the day at Myers-Wilkins Elementary School. The second part will take place in the evening at Clyde Iron Works in west Duluth. “At the daytime event at Myers-Wilkins we expect it will mainly be school children passing through the geodome -- three or four classes of third and fourth graders,” Sieger said. “At the evening event we expect around 100 people.” According to Sieger, students, staff and potential donors will be attending the event. “The universe is truly amazing. It blows my mind that we make up such a small part of it. I look forward to experiencing space through the geodome,” Shelley said.

“If you’re representing a university, it’s supposed to be done in an appropriate way,” John Hamlin, the president of the UEA in Duluth, said. “With regards to a faculty or staff member’s behavior, what the institution is interested in is anything that affects their employment or maybe affecting the rest of the campus community,” director of marketing and public relations Lynne Williams said. If someone has a concern about an employee, here is how the situation is addressed. REPORTING A U N I VERSIT Y EMPLOYEE •File a report: “If a student had a concern about a faculty or staff member, either on or off campus, there are a couple ways in which they could submit that,” Williams said. “The standard and confidential ways to do so would be through EthicsPoint.” When using EthicsPoint, one should report any situation which they believe violates law, regulation, government contract, grant requirement or

university policy. Any incident that creates a threat towards the “safe, respectful and diverse campus climate” at UMD should be reported on the UMD Campus Climate website, whether you are a victim or an observer. •Follow-up and investigation: Once reported, the proper authority completes a follow-up with the respondent and an investigation is conducted. “You have to make sure you’ve gone through performance reviews, you’ve gone through work plans, you’ve documented, you’ve done thorough investigations and you’ve allowed that person a chance to give their side of the story,” Williams said. According to the UEA contract, the respondent will be given a written notice that states the proposed disciplinary action. •Meeting: Next, a meeting will be held to discuss any punishments. “If a faculty member is accused of something, they can be punished and that punishment can be as simple as a letter in the file that says, ‘This happened and you were told never to

do this again,’” Hamlin said. Because faculty at UMD are unionized, there must be just cause in order to determine disciplinary action. Just cause is defined as a reasonable and lawful ground for action. “The institution never does anything on a whim. There’s always a lot of reasoning behind it, there’s always a lot of just cause behind it,” Williams said. Disciplinary actions that can be taken include a written reprimand, suspension and dismissal. Following the Faculty Code of Conduct there is the Board of Regents Student Conduct Code. As stated in the Student Conduct Code, if any student or student organization commits or assists another person or group to commit any misconduct then there are disciplinary actions that must be taken as well. Forms of student misconduct include academic dishonesty, harm to a person, disorderly conduct, bullying, sexual assault and more. Here is the process when reporting a student.

REPORTING A STUDENT •File a complaint: To report a student who might be violating the Student Conduct Code, a complaint must be filed with the Office of Student Conduct. •Meeting: The student will receive an allegation letter and an administrative meeting will be held. •Sanction: A sanction is assigned to be completed by a student. If a student fails to complete the assigned sanction, a conduct hold will be put onto their student account. If a student wishes to appeal the sanction, it must be done within five days of the initial outcome. Sanctions include a warning, probation, suspension and expulsion. “If you’re privileged to have certain information, I believe that in our human nature we need to do something about it,” Williams said. Whether you’re a student or a University employee, if you have information about someone that you feel should be investigated, report it to help keep the UMD community safe.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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UMD brands textbooks to fit classes

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Hoagland discusses LGBTQ stereotypes with first ever Intro to LGBTQ Studies class. AISLING DOHENY/STATESMAN

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BY EMILY NESS Statesman Correspondent

From carved tablets to electronic copies, books have changed significantly over the years. Along with evolving from paper to digital copies, book sizes and prices have significantly gone up. In an attempt to reduce both the size and the price of textbooks, a new idea known as “branding” textbooks was established. Branding is the process in which professors write textbooks of their own or customize existing textbooks and brand them as UMD. They do this instead of selecting an existing published book off the shelf and leaving it as is. Karen Bergh, the course material manager of UMD Stores said “I would say that there are less than a handful of branded textbooks in our bookstore.” The majority of branded textbooks fall under the category of natural science, including chemistry and biology. Depending on the book, prices vary. A biology book, “Biological Science, second edition for the University of Minnesota Duluth” is $29.50 new in the bookstore, while the general chemistry book for CHEM 1113 is $267.75 new. According to Bergh, even when professors brand books, there may be a few authors. Communication professor, Lawrance Bernabo has written three books of his own. “The book changes each time I teach the class so you can cannot resell it, but since it was so much cheaper to begin with, that should not be a problem.” Bernabo said.

The question of the usefulness in branding textbooks is open for discussion. “There are definitely pros and cons, it’s nice because they are modified for our classes but at the same time my anatomy book was 300 dollars and you won’t be able to use it again unless you’re going into a medical field,” senior Haley Robinson said. Keith Young, a psychology professor said he is all for the branding of textbooks. Young said benefits to branding books are that professors who write their own books are experts in their field and know what works best for their students. Although Young has not written a text book of his own, he has combined bits and pieces of different textbooks in the past. He believes that it makes things easier for students. “They’re obviously going to be helpful if the teachers are following it, but it’s kind of a pain that they cost so much,” freshman Jessie Matthews said. According to Jeff Romano, the Director of the UMD Stores, there is a royalty system in place under current copyright laws, meaning that professors get a percentage of each customized book sold. Romano said many professors do not take the royalties for the books but donate them to their department or other campus organizations. Romano is not for or against the branding of books. “Whether it is a printed textbook or an online textbook, we try to do whatever works best for students,” Romano said.

which include three required courses and six electives from upper division selections. As of now, three electives have been developed by CLA with the help of faculty. Hoagland hopes that faculty can get together to plan three more electives for the future. The intro to LGBTQ Studies section meets twice a week in one of the CLA tech classrooms on the fourth floor of Humanities. “In the classes total there are 104 students, not all of whom are majors or minors,” Hoagland said. “It’s a mixture, in my classes I have a handful of declared minors.” Hoagland said the numbers could change as the semester and year goes forward. “Right now the demand is pretty high, I had to unfortunately

turn away several students due to class capacity issues,” Hoagland said. The classes in session this semester are exploring different issues to date. “There are four core areas of focus of the classes,” Hoagland said. “Discussions, online work on Moodle, guest speakers and research.” Students do research on a variety of issues and will choose the topics themselves. “Right now we have been discussing Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision from Summer 2015,” Hoagland said. “It’s the first entry point to a lot of topics. So far we’ve also talked about the 14th amendment (and) legal stuff. We’re going to get into talking about military life, and health care and who knows what else.”

•On Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 11:08 a.m. officers assisted a student that was locked out of their car at 1336 University Dr. The car was found to be unlocked. •At 5:49 p.m officers responded to suspicious activity at 31 W. College St. The officer then observed the suspicious activity and recorded it. •Less than two hours later at 7:26 p.m. officers responded to more suspicious activity, this time drug related, at 513 Niagara

According to Hoagland, the Kim Davis situation created a lot of discussion early on. “We’re lucky to be on a campus where students are aware of LGBT issues and there are a lot of students who are curious, too.” Hoagland is impressed with the enthusiasm of the students so far. “There isn’t one type of student that takes these course,” she said. “I’ve seen a lot of diversity, students from all over campus.” Each undergraduate college is represented, from the sciences and social sciences to arts and education. Tineke Ritmeester, associate professor in Women’s and Gender Studies, will teach courses next semester as well as Hoagland. Beginning core courses include: LGBT

Ct. The officers checked the area and found the students were gone upon their arrival. •On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1061 University Dr. officers responded to a parking problem at 10:15 a.m. The student started the day off right by receiving a parking ticket. •At 11:56 a.m. a vehicle alarm was sounding at 705 Oakland Cr. The officer left a written message for the owner. •There was a bear sighting on

3000, Queer Theory, WS 1000, Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies and WS 2001 Introduction to Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Studies. Electives and upper division include: LGBT 3151, Queer Cinema in International perspective, LGBT 3152, History of the International H o m o s e x u a l Rights movement (1895-Present) and LGBT 3153, Queer Media. LGBT 3000 and LGBT 3151 will be offered in the spring and will be taught by Hoagland. Hoagland hopes to dedicate some time for advertising for the program before registration and anticipates that the introduction courses will be taught every fall and electives will be offered every spring.

the corner of East Toledo Street. and Kenwood Avenue at 11:38 p.m. Officers were notified and advised the callers. •On Friday, Sept. 18 at 1:28 a.m officers once again responded to a student who was locked out of their car at 616 Oakland Cr. •At 11:17 a.m. an employee accidently set off an alarm at 1208 Kirby Dr. Officers responded and assisted the employee.

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#SuperiorStreetForAll Taking action for protected bicycle lanes Mariana Glitsos Guest Columnist Branded by Outdoor Magazine as the “Best Outdoor Town” only a year ago, Duluthians embrace the possibilities provided by our beautiful landscape. Throughout the city are hiking trails, mountain bike trails, ski hills, rivers… oh, and a giant lake for endless water activities. In this city of outdoor opportunities, Superior Street is the hub of downtown. Local shops, cafes, restaurants, theaters and businesses line the streets to provide locals and tourists with what could be a vibrant, successful and welcoming downtown district. Our current street design, however, is very “car-centric”, with most attention given toward vehicles, a little toward pedestrians and none toward bicyclists. On an average summer day a couple hundred people ride bicycles on Superior Street for their commutes to work, shop or eat. Despite Duluth being such an “outdoor” city, bicyclists are left fending for their lives each time they try to commute downtown -- dodging the cars backing out of diagonal parking spaces while vehicles crowd them in the lane and turn into them at corners. Duluth will soon be tearing up Superior Street for necessary underground utility updates, giving us a once in a lifetime opportunity to rebuild it in alignment with our vision of Duluth as an outdoor city that also welcomes all people to spend time downtown. People would no longer need to head into the woods for outdoor opportunities; active outdoor

experiences would be integrated within our city life as well. More young people than before are ditching cars and using public transportation, biking or walking. This shift in how we view commuting should be reflected in how we design for the future. Cities across the nation are realizing the changing demands of their populations and streets are being redesigned for multimodal transportation. Rethinking how we move people around a city has become integral in creating successful communities. In 2009 Duluth adopted a “Complete Streets Resolution,” stating that, when feasible, all new streets will be built for all types of commuters of all abilities, whether walking, busing, biking or driving. Superior Street not only has that feasibility, it is the place to do it right. Unfortunately, these guidelines are not being followed. The current Superior Street re-design plan provided to the city council does not include a protected bike path on Superior Street, the main destination for downtown visitors. Bicycle riders will need to commute on Superior Street regardless of whether they have a safe way to do so or not. By approving this plan, our city councilors are stating that on-street parking is more valuable than the safety of all commuters. The process taken for the Superior Street redesign illuminates that Duluth lacks a holistic, comprehensive approach to multi-modal transportation. This could lead to a missed opportunity to create a great public space downtown for all people.

Duluth Bikes, a recently formed group of bicycle lovers and advocates, has provided the city with a sample alternative design that includes ample pedestrian space, on-and-off-street parking, protected bikeways, and lanes for vehicles and public transit. This is an issue of environment, health, safety, equity and economics. A protected bike lane on Superior Street would allow us to lighten our footprint on the environment and reduce traffic congestion. It would also promote healthy lifestyles in our community and reduce risk of injury and death for cyclists. Not everyone has the privilege of owning a vehicle, but everyone should have the right to safely commute. In addition, evidence shows that creating a more pedestrian and bike-friendly area leads to people spending more money at nearby businesses, benefiting our local economy. We have one chance to do this right. Take a few moments to make your voice heard. The city council will vote on Monday, Sept. 28 on the current plan that does not include any bike infrastructure. Contact your city councilors today to tell them to “Vote No” for the current plan and to take this opportunity to create the best Superior Street possible. We must build for the future of Duluth, not the past. Email council@duluthmn.gov or view the Duluth City Council website for councilor phone numbers. Visit the MPIRG office in KSC 272 if you have any questions or comments.

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Misguided cynicism: Why political correctness is vital Jacob Multer Guest Columnist It’s interesting talking to conservatives and listening to their opinions on Donald Trump. The thing I hear most is that people like how Trump, and a few other Republican candidates, refrain from being politically correct and boast about it. They say what they think and don’t worry about how it will be perceived. This is frightening for a number of reasons. The mood of the American people regarding politics in the United States is incredibly cynical, so I understand where these people are coming from. I hear every day how both parties are corrupt, how politicians don’t truly care about the people they represent. It’s disappointing; there are still plenty of people and representatives in politics today who truly care about their constituents and want the best for them. This cynicism leads to many people giving up on politics, which is the exact opposite of what we need. The way to fix something is never to just ignore it. We have to be active in politics, we have to voice our concerns, and we have to vote, which is why our cynicism is misguided. We’re unhappy with how our politicians conduct themselves. Instead of voting them out of office, we choose to do the opposite. Instead of being fed up with the politicians who are corrupt, we should be mad at ourselves for having allowed them to be voted into and to remain in office and for allowing corporations and the wealthy to take over our political system. This is where the argument for political correctness comes from. In general terms, speaking in a way that is politicalPhone: (218) 726-7113 Fax: (218) 726-8246 E-mail letters to: whit1930@d.umn.edu Web site: www.umdstatesman.com

ly correct is speaking in a way that will not offend a group of people. Instead of being cynical and angry with politicians, we should be able to have some amount of trust in them. We need our elected representatives, especially our president, to be leaders. We need someone who knows how to work in Washington but will also use that knowledge to fight for the people. Any outstanding leader, at least in terms of politics, is an outstanding speaker. At least some amount of political correctness is an inherently vital part of public speaking and of good rhetoric in general. Therefore, political correctness is an inherently vital virtue in any good leader. The examples of this are abundant, such as John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King Jr., just to name a few. Without political correctness, Donald Trump or any other GOP candidate will not be a leader the likes of which the United States needs. The thing that these candidates don’t seem to understand is that there is a way to criticize any group of people and still speak politically correct--that is, without calling an entire race rapists and criminals. There is a line between not being politically correct and just being plain derogatory. Many things that some of the Republican candidates say are racist, misogynistic and just plain wrong. The fact is there are Mexican immigrants, women and so many other groups in this country. Any decent presidential candidate would be wise to speak in a manner that is at least somewhat politically correct so as not to offend them. Not doing so essentially says that those candidates will not repre-

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sent those groups fairly, and why would we want a president in office that only represents white males? It’s not about pandering for votes; it’s about saying that you will represent all people fairly while in office. We need a president who is politically correct because it ensures that he or she will represent all groups equally. This brings us back to the question: what can we do? I will absolutely admit that there are crooked and corrupt politicians on both sides of the aisle. But we need to remember that there are others out there who are not corrupt, who fight for their constituents as well as all groups of people. These are the representatives we need. We cannot be complacent and allow the crooked politicians to continue to do whatever they please without fear of consequence. They need to see that if they do not represent the people they are elected to represent, they will have a very short tenure in office. It is often said that our power as the people lies in our ability to vote. While this is true, it is not our only power. If you don’t like the incumbent in office, go and volunteer for the campaign of someone you do like. Get active. The effect will not be immediate, but eventually we can make sure Washington is filled with rational representatives, Democrat or Republican, who will make sure that they represent their constituents fairly. If we don’t want to be cynical anymore, if we want to be able to trust our representatives, we have to get out and be active in our communities. If we do that, the future of the United States will look brighter than ever.

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Rising tuition, falling standards Scott Longaker Guest Columnist On Thursday, Sept. 10 the University of Minnesota Board of Regents discussed ways in which to fill empty seats and increase tuition revenue. Among the ideas proposed were the inevitable increases to tuition for both in-state and out-of-state students. This, of course, coincides with the ever-increasing debt bubble being caused by the seemingly endless amount of loans necessary to attend college in 2015. It is a time when the Department of Education reports that over 30 percent of those loans are in delinquent status. Tuition sold with a promise of a career is beginning to fall flat. Graduates are moving back into their parents’ homes when their jobs fail to produce an income that allows them to even meet their minimum loan payments. Meanwhile college administrators make six to seven figure salaries, while faculty on the whole are grossly underpaid (they are the ones teaching us, right?) and hourly employees have taken to picketing to protest their own meager wages. A typical four-year college degree now leaves graduates with an average of over $35,000 of debt, according to Mark Kantrowitz of Edvisors. com, a website dedicated to college financing. Now those degrees cannot even garner a position that allows them to repay that debt. That is why the suggestion by some of the Regents to lower admission standards seems so incredulous. It is suggested that it would be done to increase access--perhaps to more students unprepared for the work involved so they either drop out or fail out and subsequently default on their loans (because we all know that without a college education you can’t get a job, right?). The further watering down of a product that currently fails to deliver on its promise, while consistently raising the price, seems to me to be counter-intuitive. To be fair, it was suggested that higher tuition would give the appearance of a quality education, but we all know the saying about lipstick on a pig. Rising tuition coupled with lowering admission standards is just bad business for the university system and the students. It would be akin to a landscaper offering to care for your lawn at a particular price, then only mowing half and asking you to pay more. And then you do. It simply doesn’t add up.

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: Senior running back Logan Lauters ran for 114 yards against Sioux Falls last weekend, propelling him to second on the career rushing charts at UMD. His 3,299 yards and 6.6 yards per carry average is second only to UMD’s most successful running back in program history, Isaac Odim. Odim amassed 4,242 total yards while averaging 7.3 yards per touch from 2008-2010.

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Soccer spins tires in home split

BY RYAN DEPAUW Statesman Correspondent

After a not-so spectacular start to their four game home stand, the Bulldog soccer team looks to right the ship against Upper Iowa on Saturday before facing No. 18 Winona

State Sunday. Possessing a high-powered offense, the Bulldogs will have their hands full against the Warriors. But UMD’s defense may be up to the challenge. Last Saturday the Bulldogs got their second shutout of the

season against Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Both teams came into the game with only one win on the season and were locked in a stalemate until junior Kailey Beatt, who scored a pair of goals

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: The number of yards wide receiver Dominic Bonner has averaged per catch this season. Bonner is proving to be a useful deep threat just three games into his Bulldog career; two of his seven receptions were completions of over 45 yards.

BY ERIK GAFFRON Statesman Correspondent

: The Bulldog soccer team fell 3-1 to Northern State Sunday, despite taking 19 shots. With 12 on target, they had five more shots on goal than their opposition. But UMD could only muster one goal against the Wolves, with Logan Nash scoring her first collegiate goal on a deflected corner kick.

: The number of consecutive sets the Bulldog volleyball team has won other the course of three games, leading up to their showdown with St. Cloud State on Tuesday night. Since rallying to win the final three sets against Wheeling Jesuit two weeks ago, the Bulldogs have taken down their first two NSIC opponents without losing a set.

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: The men’s Cross-Country team followed up their first place finish in their season opening meet by placing seventh among 20 teams in the Senior Monica Turner (11) looks, on as fellow senior setter Ashley Hinch St. Olaf Invitational Saturday. Ham- (8) battles for possession. MADDIE GINSBERG / STATESMAN pered by injuries, the highest placing after Thursday’s contest against Bulldog was freshman Blake Ander- BY SAM GAZZOLA Crookston. The Bulldogs won that Statesman Correspondent son (121st) in the 664-man race.

: For the third consecutive year, the No. 4 ranked women’s Cross-Country team placed first in the St. Olaf Invitational—their second consecutive victory in as many chances this season. Senior Hannah Olson, junior Breanna Colbenson and sophomore Emi Trost placed fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

: The Bulldog volleyball team remained No. 1 in the country for the second consecutive week, after beating Minnesota-Crookston and Bemidji State in straight sets. They have won 7 consecutive games.

against Northern Michigan earlier in the season, stayed hot by converting on a free kick 19 minutes into the game. Defensively the Bulldogs excelled, allowing just two shots in the game See Soccer split, B2

The UMD women’s volleyball team extended their winning streak to seven matches and retained their status as the No. 1 team in the nation after a road trip to Bemidji. The Bulldogs will look to continue their impressive streak as they advance into the thick of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. Not much could go wrong for the Bulldogs Saturday on the road as they breezed past Bemidji State University in straight sets. In their most dominating performance of the season, UMD did not give up more than 13 points in any set. It was a great bounce back game

match, but it wasn’t pretty. The weekend proved to be much sweeter for the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. UMD opened the match with a 25-13 win in the first set and took the following two both by a score of 25-11. “We’re confident in knowing that we are getting better each and every day,” Head Coach Jim Boos said. The Bulldogs had a hitting percentage of .364 compared to the Beavers’ .000. Junior Sydnie Mauch led the offense 12 kills. “Our middle and right side attack were very effective,” Boos said. The team’s defense stood out as well. See Volleyball still No. 1, B2

UMD Bulldog men’s and women’s hockey players will be fully covered financially this season and into the future thanks to the Athletic Department’s adoption of Full Cost of Attendance (COA) Scholarships for their Division I programs. This comes thanks to the UMD Athletic Department announcing their support of full cost of attendance scholarships starting with the 2015-2016 season and going forward. On top of books, tuition, and room and board, the new scholarships allow athletes to have their cost of living covered, which in the Duluth area was calculated to be $2,700 annually. The stipend players receive will be a portion of that number depending on their scholarship level. COAs account for the otherwise uncovered costs of living, such as food and travel expenses. They are aimed at helping out student athletes who do not have time to work a job on top of their schoolwork and sport. Full Cost of Attendance scholarships were approved by the NCAA for Division I athletes and voted in by the 65 teams that are members of Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC-12 and Southeastern conferences last January. UMD joins a number of other hockey programs that also plan to have Full Cost of Attendance Scholarships. “With most of our peers in the NCHC and Big Ten doing it, and the women’s competition in the WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association), this is something to keep our programs as nationally recognized as possible,” UMD Athletic Director Josh Berlo said. See True cost scholarships, B2

A tale of two transfers UMD

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JIMMY GILLIGAN Sports Editor

Why do college students transfer? It’s a question that could have an infinite number of answers for each unique situation. Or they could all be boiled down to one: that for some reason, it just doesn’t feel like home. That was the case with transfer football players DJ Hebert and Tavaughn Blair, whose stories are as similar as they get. The two friends worked out with the same trainer in high school alongside current UMD senior defensive back, Darion Fletcher. But while Fletcher left for Duluth at the end of the summer, the two others headed south to join the University of Northern Iowa’s Division I-AA football program. Like all college students, they went off on to school looking for a place they could call home for the next stage of their lives. After several years, all they could call that place was Iowa. A revolving door of coaches and a lack of togetherness made

Hebert and Blair feel disconnected from the football program and the university. Hebert left in 2013 and Blair a year later. Things at UNI had reached both of their turning points. “I kind of wasn’t pleased at UNI with the overall team camaraderie, just kind of like the overall vibe I had there,” Hebert said. “It was kind of just a place where I didn’t feel I could be successful.” “It was kind of hard to get somebody to trust,” Blair said of the UNI football program. “It was dog versus dog.” Hebert spent 2014 at home in the Twin Cities working out and taking community college classes while plotting his next step. After Blair left UNI that year, the two had conversations about where to go next. Like a playground package-deal at a recess football game, they made joint recruiting trips to teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. They knew they wanted to end up on the same team again. Then the Bulldog football program came back into the picture

after head coach Curt Wiese and his staff recruited both players in high school. Being friends with Darion Fletcher, UMD has been in the back of their minds since they left for Northern Iowa. “Fletch has been telling me to come to UMD since I was 18 years old and at 21, I just made the move,” Blair said. In Fletcher they found someone they could trust to tell them the about the program. “Fletch (saying) you know we Above: DJ Hebert win here, (and) talking about some of the schemes and some Below: Tavaughn Blair of the players definitely helped because he knows me outside of UMD,” Hebert said. But Fletcher wasn’t the only UMD player they knew. Both players graduated in the same class with current Bulldog standouts Drew Bauer, Beau Bates and Beau Bofferding. They met and maintained friendships after playing alongside them in a 2012 high school all-star game. After visiting with the coaching staff and talking to their friends See Finding a new home in Duluth, B2

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Football weathering the storm

BY JIMMY GILLIGAN Sports Editor

For the second time in three weeks, the Bulldogs look to rebound at home after a narrow road loss. Their 1-2 record is the worst three-game start since 2007. Coming into the polls this week at No. 25, the Bulldogs find themselves outside of the top 15 for the first time in seven years. They are sailing in uncharted territory as a program. But they have faith and plan to stay the course. “Having two losses at this point isn’t something that we’re accustomed to,” head coach Curt Wiese said. “We believe in our guys that we have. I like the attitude that our guys have … we’ve made some mental mistakes in critical situations and they’ve cost us. (But) we’re not going to make any wholesale changes.” Similar to this season, the Bulldogs lost to two ranked opponents in the first three weeks of 2007, albeit the margins of victory were bigger

and the opponents ranked lower. The Bulldogs couldn’t recover from their slow start that year and ended up with a losing record for the last time in recent memory. But don’t think that will h a p p e n this season. Don’t sound the alarms, because with eight games to go, the Bulldogs won’t even listen to them. “I feel good about where our guys are at mentally. We just need some leadership in some spots right now that we haven’t necessarily had,” Wiese said. Despite a losing record, the Bulldogs are a combined 9 points away—and a few serendipitous bounces—from being 3-0. UMD played one good half in both games but came up short when they were unable to string together four quality quarters.

Two close losses to topten teams doesn’t guarantee that the Bulldogs will not be ranked high enough in Super Region Three to make the 28-team playoff. But lat year only 7 teams

a conglomerate of four conferences and 46 teams, nine of which were ranked last year. Outlasting UMD last week in a 35-31 win, Sioux Falls knows the position the Bulldogs are in. Last season they failed to make the postseason despite an 11-1 record. Now after beating the Bulldogs, it looks like UMD could be the outside team looking in come mid-NovemILLUSTRATION BY WILL MADISON with more than ber. one loss got a post-season For the third consecutive berth in the NCAA Division week, UMD’s opponent has II playoff tournament, and positive momentum after in the past five years, only coming off of a blowout win one Northern Sun Inter- over Minnesota-Crookston. collegiate Conference team Upper Iowa dismantled the (St. Cloud State, 2011) has Golden Eagles 45-3 last Satmade the playoffs with more urday, holding UMC to just than one-regular season loss. 204 yards of total offense. These figures point to the The Bulldog running game, depth of Super Region Three, a versatile bunch that ranks

second in the NSIC in rushing yards this season, will face a Peacock defense that actually gained three yards defending the run last week. Over their first three games they held their first three opponents to an average of 60.3 yards per game on the ground. “Defensively they’ve played extremely well. I think their defensive front is certainly toward the upper end of our conference,” Wiese said. Against three teams who have yet to win a game this season, Upper Iowa’s passing attack and defense have given them three double-digit victories. Wiese is most impressed with the Peacocks’ run defense but he doesn’t plan on altering the offensive game plan to counter them. “This will be a pivotal game for us… we’re going to need to be able to be good on first down to be successful,” Wiese said.

Volleyball still No. 1

Seniors Monica Turner and Mariah Scharf, as well as junior Sydnie Mauch, all had 2 blocks. UMD gained more than twice as many points as BSU, outscoring them 75-35 over the three sets. Senior Ashley Hinsch distributed the ball well, adding 32 assists which brings her season total to 454. Despite these numbers, Boos feels that her game has been inconsistent. However, through Sept. 13, Hinsch was ranked fifth in the nation in assists per set with 12.06 As a team this year, the Bulldogs are averaging

14.3 kills per game and have 120 more kills than their opponents collectively against them. The Bulldogs hope these trends will continue this year as their season rolls on. The Bulldogs are back home this week to face the St. Cloud State Huskies. SCSU has only played one ranked opponent this season and lost that match in straight sets. “I’d like to see us play a little bit more consistently than we did in our home opener,” Boos said. The coach has been scouting his team’s opponent but knows

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that understanding their strategy is not sufficient. “Every volleyball coach in the country will tell you, the main focus is what’s going on on our side of the net,” Boos said. SCSU will be looking for a bounce back game of their own after losing to Crookston in straight sets on Saturday. UMD will have the rest of the week off until they travel on what will be a challenging road trip to play Northern State University (2-0 NSIC, 10-0 overall) and Minnesota-State Moor- The Bulldog volleyball team talks strategy during a timeout in their head (2-0 NSIC, 9-1 three-set sweep over Minesota-Crookston Thursday. MADDIE GINSBERG / THE STATESMAN overall).

Finding a new home in Duluth on the team the two decided to join the program this fall. “It worked out that we both actually liked the place and the school, but that was our goal, to go to the same place,” Blair said. From the beginning the two were as impressed with their new team’s on-field efforts as they were with their off-field closeness, experiencing that sense of family that had eluded them at UNI. Head coach Curt Wiese was surprised himself at how

easily they became part of the team. “Your biggest worry with transfers is that when they come in they don’t fit in and both DJ and Tavaughn have done a really good job fitting in from day one,” Wiese said. A number of factors drove the two to join the Bulldogs, including the program’s tradition of winning. But the most powerful force driving them north—and the reason they think the Bulldog football program continues to be successful—is because

of the closeness within the program. “I feel like the reason why UMD wins is the traditions and because we’re a family,” Blair said. “UMD definitely does feel like home… It definitely feels a lot more like home than UNI ever did for me,” Hebert said. “Football-wise everybody has a way better attitude (at UMD), just how they attack the game. Here you can tell the best players are the players that work the hardest.”

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en route to a 1-0 win. UMD couldn’t capitalize on the momentum built from Saturday’s win the next day, however, when they faced Northern State. The Wolves struck first, as junior Anna Bondy scored in the seventh minute of the first half. Bondy would take it from there, not missing a beat as she tacked on two more goals for the day to complete the hat trick and bring down the Bulldogs 3-1. Freshman Logan Nash would score the lone goal for the UMD, her first as a Bulldog. “We hoped to gain the points and that didn’t happen,” head coach Greg Cane said. “So that puts more pressure on the upcoming games. You never realize the importance of a home stand until

after it’s over. Win or lose, you never realize the weight of it and maybe that was a little bit going on today.” “I thought we played really well today, which is why this game was so frustrating,” junior captain Katie Peterson said. “We could not get anything on the net. Coach made a good point earlier after the game when he said, ‘We played well, but they played perfectly.’ They did not have one single breakdown and that’s the difference between a 3-1 game and a 1-0 game.” The Bulldogs had their fair share of chances in the game. They took 19 shots, 12 of which were on goal. Despite having five more shots on goal than Northern State, UMD was stymied offensively and could only manage to score one goal. “We have to step back,

assess and clean up a little bit of our game where we need to be better,” Cane said. “I would have to say Northern is the best team we’ve played so far. So as good as Winona might be, they beat us 3-1. I give Northern State full credit. They played a great game. They played their system perfectly and executed it perfectly.” UMD fell to No. 10 in the standings of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with a 2-3-1 record, but they aren’t worried following Sunday’s loss. “I think there is a lot of positives to take out of this game,” Peterson said. “Specifically the connectivity we found down the field and up to our forwards which we’ll continue to build as we prepare to take on Winona and Upper Iowa this weekend.”

Blair descried the situation at Northern Iowa as cliquey. Contrary to that situation, he and Hebert have cultivated relationships with a number of Bulldog football players, including some underclassmen, creating cohesion across classes and a stronger sense of team. Blair and Hebert learned, in transferring to UMD, that home is where the family is—in whichever form family comes. For now, Duluth is their home, but not their home-

Continued from B1 town. Inevitably, there are some aspects of college, of these places we call home for a nickel of our years, that we can never adjust to—like bears. “I’ve heard too much about wildlife out here, I don’t wanna roll up on a bear… I think Dom (Dominic Bonner) said he saw a bear already,” Hebert said.

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Head coach of the UMD women’s hockey team, Maura Crowell, sees the move to include these scholarships as a benefit to current and future Bulldogs. “Now with COA we are able to stay competitive in our league and far more competitive than some other leagues that aren’t offering them,” women’s hockey head coach Maura Crowell said. “(The players are) excited and it’s definitely going to help the future.” Bulldog men’s hockey captain Andy Welinski also felt positive about the scholarships. “It’s a great way to pull kids interested in college athletics,” Welinski said.

While the Duluth native said it probably wouldn’t have affected his decision, he does believe it could impact others. “It will definitely influence some guys to avoid some schools that aren’t doing it. For now it’s a tool that UMD can use,” Welinski said. UMD has 18 Full COA Scholarships per program to offer and hopes these scholarships will keep them competitive among other NCAA hockey teams and other hockey associations. Berlo said UMD plans to fund COA through external revenue sources such as ticket revenue, increased fundraising and sponsorship money.

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As the leaves begin to turn, fall attractions open to the public in the Northland

Engwall’s “urban” corn maze opened Sept. 12 and will be open every weekend through Halloween. BRAD EISCHENS/STATESMAN

LAURA GRUHLKE Arts & Entertainment Reporter

The leaves may soon disappear, but outdoor festivities don’t end with the close of summer. Engwall’s Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center and Lundeen Productions have teamed up to put together a corn maze in Hermantown to provide a day of fun for all. Engwall’s corn maze has been providing the perfect way to spend an autumn afternoon for those of all ages for the past five years. Tracy Lundeen, co-owner of the Engwall’s corn maze, describes their corn maze as an “urban” maze since they are close to a lot of different locations. “We are 10 minutes from everywhere: 10 minutes from UMD, 10 minutes from downtown and 10 minutes from Superior,” Lundeen said. This year at the maze some of the corn has reached heights of over 12 feet. “We have had a couple of challenging years of growing. This year it’s like the West end of this maze was on steroids,” Lundeen said. Although not all of the corn is 12 feet, it does make for a cool experience on the West side of the maze. Besides the corn maze, Engwall’s supports multiple other attractions, including hayrides, corn cannons, pumpkin bowling and many other games. The hayride will take you outside the perimeter of the land and give a great view of everything that’s going on. Plus, according to Lundeen, “Everybody enjoys a hayride.” The corn cannons can be a fun attraction for people of any age. “It’s a lot of enjoyment, especially if you have kids or even if you’re older shooting the corn cannon,” Billy Regner, an employee at the corn maze, said. With the corn cannons you are able to shoot an ear of corn about 100 yards. The cannon is aimed at a cash-for-clunker car donated by Benna Ford. If you hit certain parts of the car, there are a variety of prizes you can win. Some of the prizes include a free oil change, a $10 gift certificate to Big Daddy’s or Perkins, or you could even win $100 in cash. Price often plays a major factor in many students’ plans. Engwall’s offers a day of entertainment that definitely won’t break the bank. For $8 you can venture through the 30-minute corn maze. “It’s a pretty cheap price to come and have fun outdoors,” Regner said.

Engwall’s Corn Maze offers entertainment to people of all ages at a reasonable price. BRAD EISCHENS/STATESMAN

Now and every weekend until October 31 Engwall’s corn maze will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A couple of weekends in October there will be Flashlight Tours where you can bring a flashlight and go through the maze at night until 9 p.m. Halloween will bring a “Field of Screams” to the corn maze. “You don’t know what is going to happen, what might hop out in front of you or behind you. Is that a scarecrow or is that maybe a person?” Lundeen said. Engwall’s corn maze is home to some festivities in a part of town most students may not know about. “It’s kind of a neat way to get away to a whole different place,” Lundeen said. More information about Engwall’s can be found on their website at www. engwalls.com.

Fitger’s changes Wednesday night parking policy ADAM QUANDT Arts & Entertainment Editor

Fitger’s recently changed their parking policy to keep students safe. ALEX GANEEV/ STATESMAN

For those of you of age that find yourself at the Fitger’s complex for college night at Mexico Lindo or the Rex Bar, you may notice a change in the parking system. As of a couple weeks ago, Fitger’s now charges people using their parking ramp on Wednesday nights. The cost is $8 after midnight and $20 for overnight parking. After noticing the changes, students flocked to the Facebook page “Overheard at UMD” to express their feelings towards the

new policy. The post was later taken down by the page admins, a.k.a. the “Overheard Police,” as they must’ve felt the post wasn’t worthy of students knowing. One of the largest arguments students were making on the page was that the new policy at the parking ramp encourages students to drink and drive. Being on a college budget, students who used to drive to the complex and leave their cars overnight are now inclined to drive home after drinking to avoid the fee. However, this was not Fitger’s intention whatsoever.

The new parking policy was put into place to deter students from driving to Fitger’s altogether and take a cab or walk instead. “We want to discourage over-indulgence,” Fitger’s Mall Manager Tami Tanski said. “Student safety is our number one concern.” Tanski went on to explain how much Fitger’s appreciates the college student crowd and loves seeing the amount of fun students have inside their complex. “We just don’t want to see students making poor decisions by over-consuming alcohol,” Tanski said.

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Family Weekend

LAURA GRUHLKE Arts & Entertainment Reporter

For years at UMD, family weekend has been a staple event on the campus calendar. It gives the families of students a chance to experience what students’ lives are like in college and get to know the community of Duluth. This year’s family weekend will take place September 25-27 and will include a variety of events, including some new ones. One of the new events from the Kirby Program Board for family weekend this year is a “pizza train.” The North Shore Scenic Railroad offers a 2.5 hour-long train ride that will take students and their families up to the North Shore and back. The cost of this train ride is more than 50 per-

cent discounted from its normal price at only $10 a ticket. The price of the ticket also includes half of a Domino’s pizza to munch on during the ride. “We thought it would be cool to do something different,” Kirby Program Board PR chair Deisha Rodriguez said. One of the reasons for switching from the previous years’ Vista Cruise is so that more families can be included. Instead of having a limited number of people who can fit on the boat, they can hook up multiple cars on the train to include more. Some of the other events include the showing of “Inside Out” in Bohannon 90, a UMD football game, soccer game, planetarium shows and much more. With all the events going on it is bound be a great family weekend.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Friday 25th MOCKTAILS ON KIRBY TERRACE

Kirby Student Center Terrace, UMD 4 - 6pm Cost: $5 adults, $2.50 children 12 and under Enjoy mocktails (non-alcoholic beverages mixed with fruit juice and soft drinks) with Health Services out on the Kirby Terrace. You'll have a chance to meet UMD staff and fellow UMD families! Music provided by KUMD. Champ's Campus Chase begins! Pick up your first clue and let the game begin MOVIE NIGHT "Inside Out" Bohannon Hall 90 7pm Free Come on over to UMD's Bohannon Hall 90 to watch the family-friendly "Inside Out!" Guests are welcome to bring food and non-alcoholic beverages and the first 50 people at the movie will get free popcorn! Sponsored by the Kirby Program Board

Saturday 25th NATURE WALK Bagley Outdoor Classroom 9am Free! Enjoy UMD's own nature trails. Spend some quality family time in the great outdoors and learn about UMD's surrounding outdoor areas. Cru PANCAKE BREAKFAST Kirby Student Center Rafters 9:30 – 11:30am (or until pancakes are gone!) Free! Enjoy delicious pancakes served by Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru), a registered student organization at UMD.

Saturday 25th UMD SOCCER GAME Griggs Field 1pm Cost: $3.00 per person for UMD Family Members. Come watch the UMD Bulldogs take on Winona State! See the full schedule at http://www.d.umn.edu/student-life/parents/familyweekend15.html

Beaner’s Central continues celebration of local music with One Week Live Wednesday, Sept. 23

Friday, Sept. 25

11th Annual Songwriters Competition Thursday, Sept. 24

Ann Kathryn The Fish Heads Virgil Cane Band The Fractals Saturday, Sept. 26

Paul Newberg Dan Dresser Paper Parlor Space Carpet

Rick McLean Lord Montague Phillip of Nazareth The Fontanelles

One Week Live continues at Beaner’s Central through Sept. 26. BRAD EISCHENS/STATESMAN

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The Suicide Theory Director: Dru Brown Genre: Drama Length: 98 minutes Release Date: July 10, 2015 Netflix Rating: 3 out of 5 My Rating: 4 out of 5 ADAM QUANDT Arts & Entertainment Editor

“The Suicide Theory” is a movie I personally have been passing over on Netflix simply for its dark sounding title. Though the movie has a rather dark undertone to it, there’s a lot more to it than that. The movie tells the story of hitman

Steven Ray, played by Steve Mouzakis, and his rather unconventional friendship with a man named Percival, played by Leon Cain. The film opens with a rather boring banter between Steven and a convenience store clerk that is rudely interrupted by another customer in the store. The story quickly picks up as Steven finds and kills the rude customer from the store. I had hoped that this set the tone for the entire movie. However, I was let down as much of the middle of the movie moved at a turtle’s pace. Percival reaches out to Steven for a job, though Steven is quick to find out that this isn’t a “normal” hit. Percival asks Steven to kill him. Percival then explains that he wishes to die, however he is incapable of doing it himself. Every time that Percival attempts to take his own life, he wakes up shortly after in the hospital, completely fine.

Percival explains that in order to be killed, he has to want to live. At the end of the conversation, Steven agrees to take the job and then puts three bullets into Percival’s chest. Next, viewers are treated to a mishmosh of what seem to be random scenes. First, you see Steven attempting to walk across a street when he has a seizure. Then the scene changes to Steven sitting in his apartment in a dress. After that the movie switches back to Percival. Percival comes to in the hospital to a doctor telling him how lucky he is to be alive. This becomes a pattern throughout the movie. The movie then goes back to Steven and a little bit of his backstory. At this point we learn that Steven’s wife, Annie, was killed in a hit and run accident while walking across the street. This explains Steven’s issue with crossing the street. During a second meeting with Ste-

ven, Percival explains why he wants to die. Not long ago, Percival lost the love of his life, Chris. Someone murdered Chris for no apparent reason, according to Percival. The overarching theme of “everything happens for a reason” and fate is apparent throughout the entire movie. However, it really comes into play when events take place that cause Steven to have a revelation, which leads him to call off the deal with Percival. This is where I became interested in the movie again after being quite bored with it for a while. The amount of twists, turns and connections that take place in the final twenty minutes of the film is where “The Suicide Theory” earned the extra star in my rating of the movie. After watching the conclusion, the movie was definitely worth sticking it out through the boring parts to have everything come together in the end.

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR: Adam Quandt/quan0071@d.umn.edu

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium looks to the future by adding new technologies

THIS WEEK Arts & Entertainment WED 23 What: Pub Trivia Where: Dubh Linn Irish Pub, 109 W. Superior Street, Duluth Time: 9 p.m. Cost: Free; 21+ What: Open Ice Skating Where: Duluth Heritage Sports Center, 120 S. 30th Ave. W., Duluth Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. Cost: Free

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The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is making some big changes to stay up-to-date. BRAD EISCHENS/STATESMAN

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium has been on campus for almost 50 years and is expecting some big changes this year in order to stay current. One of the biggest updates is a brand-new projector system. “It’s a whole new way of seeing things inside the planetarium,” program director Kim Seifert said. Seifert explained that with the old system it was sometimes hard to decipher different colors from each other. The advances in technology will make the pictures much clearer and more precise. Another one of the bigger updates is the new geodome. The geodome is an inflatable model of the

planetarium that con- directly to the planetartains the same advanced ium. technology that was just For example, these put into the planetarium maps are capable of on campus. indicating different “The essential plan locations of wildfires in would be to take it out certain areas. to schools A not her who would new prowant to gram is Even if you’re “UniView” rent it out,” Seifnot extremely which is ert said. used to interested in o b s e r v e T h e Geodome astronomy it’s the planets gives stuand explore amazing what what d e n t s is around the you can learn... happening city the in our uniopportuniverse. ty to expe“ W e rience and have kind learn about astronomy of been able to do that and the universe. before but with this new Because of the new program it just looks a systems the planetarium lot nicer,” Seifert said. is able to feature new All of these new programs. updates do come at a “NASA Eyes” is a cost. new program in which This year’s prices have NASA sends live feeds risen to $5 for adults and of constantly updat- $3 for students, children ed informational maps and seniors.

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Though the prices may have gone up, there are still free programs offered every Wednesday at 7 p.m. The programs vary from week to week and are always being switched up to bring new information to the community. “After every show you can come away with something new,” Seifert said. The shows offer many different learning possibilities, from information on different stars and constellations to the planets and much more. Some may even help you gain a new perspective on the grand scheme of life. “Even if you’re not extremely interested in astronomy it’s still amazing what you can learn from it,” Seifert said.

Looking back...

What: Live music – Billy Barnard Where: Dubh Linn Irish Pub, 109 W. Superior Street, Duluth Time: 5 - 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free What: Board Game Night Where: Dungeon’s End, 325 N. Central Ave., Duluth Time: 4 to 9 p.m. Cost: Free

FRI 25 What: Renegade Improv Where: Teatro Zuccone, 222 E. Superior St., Duluth Time: 10:30 p.m. Cost: $5

SAT 26 What: Lester River Rendezvous A “live history” attraction where the days of the fur trade are re-created. Where: Lester Park, 61st Avenue East & Superior Street, Duluth Time: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: Free What: Live music – Hippo Campus, Red Mou tain and Ingeborg Von Agasiz Where: Red Herring Lounge, 208 E. First St., Duluth Time: 10 p.m. Cost: $8; 18+

SUN 27 What: Last Comic Standing Live Where: DECC Auditorium/Symphony Hall, 350 Harbor Dr., Duluth Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $23 - 33 What: Live music – Teague Alexy Where: Thirsty Pagan Brewing, 1623 Broadway St., Superior Time: Noon Cost: Free

MON 28 What: Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Where: Lotus Center, 25 W. Superior St., Duluth Time: 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free

TUE 29 What: Open Mic Where: Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake, 805 E. Superior St., Duluth Time: 9 p.m. Cost: Free

Last weekend Bayfront Festival Park played host to Duluth’s 2015 Hot Air Balloon Festival. The Festival began on Sept. 18 and went through Sept. 20. The event featured ten balloons and a variety of other events. BRAD EISCHENS/STATESMAN

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