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Now with more cluck! Marinated chicken, peppers, mushrooms, onions, a secret sauce and Monterey Jack rolled in a tortilla, licked, sealed and quickly deep fried. Topped with a mildly-spiced red pepper sauce, and served with Mexican rice and black beans.

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Three tortillas stuffed with grilled cilantro steak, shredded cabbage, Jack cheese, pico de gallo and tomatillo-avocado salsa.

ChICKEN TACOS | $11

Freshly grilled, margarita-marinated chicken, pico de gallo, red pepper cream, cilantro, cheese and shredded cabbage on soft tortillas. Mildly spiced.

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Herbed, grilled, and swimming in chipotle aioli, Monterey Jack cheese, and shredded cabbage.

Coated in our bread crumb batter, fried crispy and served with avocado, chipotle aioli, cabbage shreds and cilantro.

FRIED FISh TACOS | $12

Crispy, ponzu-marinated tofu wrapped in crunchy or soft shells with avocado, bean sprouts, cilantro, pico de gallo and tomatillo salsa.

WINGO TACOS | $10

Boneless wing tacos served with bleu or ranch dressing, celery and waffle fries instead of the standard taco accoutrements.

NAChO MOMMA’S TACO PLATTER | $9.75

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Crispy chicken strips in your choice of our wing sauces (San Francisco, Classic Buffalo, Southwestern, honey Chipotle BBq) and cooped up in a tortilla with iceberg lettuce, pico, cheese and Mexican rice. Served with bleu cheese or ranch dressings.

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Our best chicken sandwich ever! Marinated chicken breast, Jack cheese, hummus, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, tomato and onion on grilled flatbread. Served with chipotle aoili dipping sauce.

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Dinkytown owners look to city for costly sewer Nobody wants to pay for a new, privately owned sewer beneath 14th Ave. BY MEGAN NICOLAI mnicolai@mndaily.com

A dilapidated sewer system ser ving a block of popular Dinkytown businesses is facing an expensive overhaul and causing headaches for business owners. Annie’s Parlour, the Kitty Cat Klub and the Loring Pasta Bar all rely on a privately-owned sewer system that has required a string of repairs in the past few years, including after a major breakdown this October.

Owners say the sewer needs to be replaced, but the repair would come with a $150,000 price tag, at the least. Now they want the city of Minneapolis to pay for it. The block-long sewer connects to city sewer systems, but is maintained by proper ty owners on the block, who also have to shoulder all maintenance costs. The businesses, which lie on the 300 block of 14th Avenue Southeast, have dealt with back-ups in the bathrooms and hot water shortages in the buildings. John Rimarcik, owner of Annie’s Parlour, estimated that he and Loring Pasta Bar owner Jason McLean have each spent between $8,000 and

$12,000 on the system in the past six years. The business owners constantly worry about a cave-in, Rimarcik said. Such an event could back up toilets for businesses and even buckle roads or sidewalks outside the establishments. The pipes first collapsed about eight years ago, said Skott Johnson, the president of the Dinkytown Business Association. Many businesses complained of damage from sewage backup at the time, he said. Rimarcik said he and other propu See SEWER Page 5 Businesses had to close while the system was down to follow health safety codes.

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The University of Minnesota filed Wednesday to appeal the $1 million judgment against basketball coach Tubby Smith to the Minnesota Supreme Court. The award was upheld by the Minnesota Cour t of Appeals in mid-October. The court ruled that Smith wrongly promised Jimmy Williams an assistant coaching job at the University in 2007. The University has lost just 8 percent of its 156 court cases in the last five years, according to an annual report by the Office of the General Counsel. It has recovered more than $550 million since 1997. In the 24 suits that have been decided in the past year, the University paid out $1.6 million in 19 of its suits and recovered about $5 million in five others.

It’s unclear whether the state’s highest court will even hear the Jimmy Williams case. According to an article by the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Supreme Cour t only hears about 10 percent of filed appeals cases. Mark Rotenberg, the University’s general counsel, will have to petition the case in order to get a hearing. University cases only make it to the court once ever y few years, he said. “This amount is clearly excessive,” he said in a press release announcing the University’s intention to appeal last week. “Even if you assume [Williams is] out two years of income, you don’t get $1 million for that. That’s valuu See LITIGATION Page 4 The U has increased its effort to settle complaints before trials.

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Fulton beer co-founder Jim Diley pours white wheat in a milling machine at Fulton Brewery Wednesday in the Downtown Warehouse District. It will eventually become their Sweet Child of Vine.

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On a frigid Saturday in February 2006, four friends huddled around a small burner for warmth as they brewed their first batch of beer in a one-car garage in the Fulton neighborhood of Minneapolis. It became a tradition for Jim Diley, Ryan Petz, Brian Hoffman and Pete Grande, the co-founders of Fulton Beer. Two years and one garage later,

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Stefan Brancel is one of many members of the U’s Juggling Club. BY IAN TAYLOR, JR. itaylor@mndaily.com

Stefan Brancel has juggled for 12 years. The University of Minnesota sophomore has taken his passion across the countr y, where he has br oken world r ecords and juggled with inter national challengers. “A lot of people have a creative outlet,” Brancel said, “and juggling is mine.” F o r t h e p a s t y e a r, Brancel has been a member of the University’s Juggling Club — a noncompetitive group that

students join to “just have fun,” said Mark Zingler, the club’s president. But for Brancel, juggling is not just a hobby. He has been competing since 2007. In 2008, he won one silver and four gold medals in the International Jugglers’ Association’s Numbers Championship, which consists of several challenges that measure competitors’ ability to juggle the most objects for the most catches. Brancel was also a part of the team that took first place in IJA’s Stage Competition in 2009 — the same year he said he broke the world record for 15-club three-person passing. u See BRANCEL Page 4

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Landcare preps U campus for yearly challenge: snow Sometimes, student-workers get 5 a.m. calls to shovel. BY YASIN MOHAMUD ymohamud@mndaily.com

In the fall and summer, ground maintenance on campus is about keeping sidewalks clean, leaves raked and flowers blooming in their beds. When winter hits, it’s about making sure students can get to class safely. Last year’s winter storms were not kind to Alex Ludwig. He spent it shoveling snow and scraping ice off of the University of Minnesota’s campus sidewalks.

Ludwig and about 55 other student workers for the University’s Facilities Management Landcare services are gearing up for the winter ahead with safety and equipment briefings until the first sign of snowfall. Ludwig said he remembers the 5 a.m. wake-up calls from his supervisors last winter. “We got called in all the time last year and would have to start shoveling really early,” he said. Though it wasn’t much fun, he said getu See LANDCARE Page 3 This year, removing snow from areas under construction and nearby will be a challenge.

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Student gardener Rachel Soika trims perennial grasses Tuesday near TCF Bank Stadium.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1558 Queen Mary I, the monarch of England and Ireland since 1553, dies and is succeeded by her 25-year-old half-sister, Elizabeth. historychannel.com/tdih

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Overpacked China school bus crashes, 18 kids die BEIJING (AP) — An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class, officials said. Sixty-two children and two adults were crowded into the bus, which had just nine seats, officials said. The driver and a teacher died along with the children, aged 5 and 6, said the director of the provincial work safety emergency office, surnamed Fan. News of the crash ignited public anger across China, with hundreds of thousands of people venting on Twitterlike microblogs, highlighting an underfunded education system that especially shortchanges students in remote areas. “This accident says a lot about the problems with the government’s role of monitoring school safety,” said Liu Shanying, expert in public administration at the staterun Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. “It involves the education, traffic safety and work safety authorities. They should all be blamed for this. They should all be held responsible.” “The kindergarten van was carr ying seven times as many passengers as it should have been, which meant the kindergarten should have bought seven times as many vans,” Liu said. The collision with the truck in China’s Gansu province left the orange school bus a crumpled and twisted wreckage. Authorities blamed the overloading for the accident, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Gao Shaobo, head of traffic police in Zhengning county, where the kindergarten is located, said that 20 people had died and 44 were still hospitalized — two in critical condition and 12 with serious injuries. The impact of the crash drove the front of the minibus back into the seats, ripped open the top and buckled the sides of the vehicle, while the front of the truck was slightly damaged. Xinhua reported that the truck was loaded with coal, but Gao told state broadcaster CCTV that it was used to transport stones and was empty at the time of the accident. The bus was on its way to the Little Doctor Kindergarten on the outskirts of Qingyang city after picking up the children when the accident happened, Gao said. “The van was driving on the wrong side of the street. Both the truck and the van were going at high speeds at the time,” he said. The two people in the truck were not injured, and police detained the driver, he said. The bus was run by the kindergarten, Xinhua said, citing Li Yuanqing, a government press of ficial with Zhengning county. Such overcrowding on school buses is common in China, and accidents happen frequently because of poorly maintained vehicles and poor driving habits. State television aired a story in September about a minivan with eight seats that was stopped while carrying 64 preschoolers. Wednesday’s school bus accident appeared to be one of the worst in China in recent years. In December, 14 children died when their school bus plunged into a creek in heavy fog near the central city of Hengyang. Crashes have become a feature of Chinese life as safety habits have failed to catch up to the rapid growth in road traffic amid the buoyant economy. Chinese Twitter-like microblogs exploded in rage after Wednesday’s accident, registering more than 800,000 posts within hours of the news. Particular ire was directed at government spending. Many made comparisons to the quality of U.S. school buses, some by attaching a photo purporting to show a Hummer smashed under the rear fender of a hardly dented school bus in Indianapolis. “Look at American school buses. ... Our school buses are irresponsible when it comes to children’s lives,” ran the heading attached to many posts.

Puerto Rico poised to surpass homicide record SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is having its deadliest year on record as authorities struggle to control a rampant drug war on the U.S. Caribbean territory. Police said Wednesday that three people died overnight in separate incidents, raising the year’s homicide toll to 995 on the island of 4 million people. That matches a 1994 record with six weeks left to go in the year. Local authorities say 70 percent of the killings are drug related, and Pedro Toledo, who was chief of the police department in 1994, said violence has increased partly because drug traffickers are now being paid with weapons instead of money and because many youths in public housing complexes see selling drugs as a quick way to make money. “We have a generation of young people who are violent, who take a gun and shoot, killing indiscriminately because they are expendable,” Toledo said. “This is a generation that is going to be very hard to straighten out.” Both the unemployment and homicide rates in Puerto Rico are higher than in any U.S. state. The island’s rate of 22.5 killings per 100,000 people is double that of Louisiana, according to a recent federal report. Police make an arrest in only 43 percent of killings, compared with a U.S. national average of 66 percent, according to the report, which also accused the police department of corruption, unlawful killings and civil rights violations. An October survey of 1,000 people published this week by the newspaper El Nuevo Dia found that Puerto Ricans are more concerned about crime than any other issue and 83 percent say they now limit the amount of time spent outside their home. Fifteen percent said they have bought a gun, according to the survey that had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. That has provided campaign fuel to opposition legislators seeking to unseat the ruling New Progressive Party in next year’s elections. “Where are the priorities of this government? Where are the anti-crime plans?” asked territorial Sen. Cirilo Tirado of the Popular Democratic Party. Gov. Luis Fortuno told reporters he is using all resources available to fight crime. “We are tired of these crooks who want to impose the law of the jungle on the street,” he said.

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UPCOMING EVENTS WHAT: Calling All Polar Bears WHO: Pangea World Theater and Intermedia Arts WHEN: 7:30 p.m., today through Nov. 20 WHERE: Intermedia Arts PRICE: $12 advance, students, seniors; $15 door; pay what you can Thursday A one-woman show by Inupiaq Eskimo interdisciplinary artist Allison Warden, whose roots are from Kaktovik, Alaska. Allison takes on the characters of animals and people in her village as they bring to light the climate change in the Arctic and the push to extract resources from the Arctic regions. For more information, visit http:// pangeaworldtheater.org/performances/calling-all-polarbears. WHAT: Sharks After Dark WHO: Anyone, 21+ get drink specials WHEN: 9 p.m.- 12 a.m., tomorrow WHERE: Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium at Mall of America PRICE: $24.99, but save $10 if you book online Discover over 10,000 sea creatures after dark at SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium at Mall of America. Snack on the nacho bar and enjoy our live DJ at the Aquarium. Then, get your game on with a $20 gaming card at Sky Deck in Mall of America. If you’re over 21, also enjoy drink specials at Sky Deck. WHAT: Vegan Thanksgiving Potluck WHO: Compassionate Action for Animals WHEN: 2 p.m.- 5 p.m, Saturday WHERE: Matthews Park and Recreation, 2318 S. 29th Ave., Minneapolis PRICE: Free Please bring a vegan dish to share at our annual potluck. Bring a recipe card and you can enter in our raffle for fun prizes! WHAT: Music for Solidarity WHO: Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha WHEN: 9 p.m., Nov. 26 WHERE: Arcadia Café, 329 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis PRICE: Free-will donation This concert and art event will benefit Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha. CTUL is an organization where workers build power to lead the struggle for fair workplaces. Come join us in a celebration of workers and local music and visual artists! WHAT: Celebrate the Season with Mexican Folk Art! WHO: Zinnia Folk Arts at GUILD WHEN: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 12-5 p.m., Sunday; closed Monday, Nov. 25-Dec. 24 WHERE: 4414 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, Minn. PRICE: Free to browse! Our holiday pop-up boutique starts Nov. 25. We’ll feature lots of beautiful hand made folk art gifts and decor from Mexico of all price ranges! WHAT: Vis-a-vis: Competition and Culture in the Late Baroque WHO: Zweikampf WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2 WHERE: The Baroque Room, 275 E. Fourth St., Suite 280, St. Paul PRICE: $15/$10 students and seniors Zweikampf, the harpsichord duo of Faythe Vollrath and Stephen Gamboa will present a dramatic and virtuosic program of works from the 18th century. WHAT: Celebrations of the High Baroque WHO: Nadja Lesaulnier, harpsichord, and Marc Levine, baroque violin WHEN: 8 p.m., Dec. 3 WHERE: The Baroque Room, 275 East 4th St., Suite 280, St. Paul PRICE: Free admission Join us for a program of Bach, Couperin, Senaille and more. WHAT: Julie Elhard, Viola da Gamba WHO: Julie Elhard WHEN: 3 p.m., Dec. 4 WHERE: The Baroque Room, 275 East 4th St., Suite 280, St. Paul PRICE: $15/$5 students and seniors Ms. Elhard presents a program of virtuoso music for viola da gamba featuring works by Marais, Forqueray and Boismortier with guests Tulio Rondon and Paul Boehnke. WHAT: Naked Stages WHO: Pillsbury House Theatre WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, Nov. 30 through Dec. 10 WHERE: Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 S. Chicago Ave., Minneapolis PRICE: Donations welcome Four emerging artists, funded by the Jerome Foundation, use multiple media, puppetry, storytelling, satire and movement to present their work to the public. Featuring work from Eprhaim Eusebio, Max Wirsing, Paulino Brederder and Moe Lionel. WHAT: Four Freshmen Holiday Show WHO: The Four Freshmen WHEN: 8 p.m., Dec. 17 WHERE: Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, Minn. PRICE: $26 Brighten your holidays with the signature sound of this multiple Grammy-nominated male vocal quartet founded in 1948. The current reincarnation is considered one of the best with outstanding musicianship and engaging stage presence.

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Quirky law prof. engages students Bobak Ha’Eri is not the typical law professor that students expect. BY JILL JENSEN jjensen@mndaily.com

During Bobak Ha’Eri’s first teaching experience, he showed students how to correctly put a condom on a synthetic banana. Before he went to law school, the adjunct University of Minnesota law professor spent 2001 teaching sex education to Los Angeles high school students. “If you can teach that, you can teach anything,” he said. T h i s s e m e s t e r, t h e 32-year-old is teaching an honors seminar to University undergraduates on how to think like a lawyer. Although he can think like one, he doesn’t dress like a cookie-cutter lawyer. Wearing a bold paisley shirt, he prefers to, as he said, “pimp that [expletive].” Everything from Ha’Eri’s thick silver rings to his law specialty is nontraditional, he said. He specializes in getting medical devices through the FDA, he said. After his graduation from the University Law School in 2005, Ha’Eri, who was premed for his first semester of college, took cases on wounds that didn’t heal. “Par t of the r eason I became a lawyer is so I wouldn’t see this [expletive],” he said. “I didn’t like blood.” But he continued working as an in-house lawyer at Arobella Medical, LLC, until 2010, which allowed him to be an expert witness in a case about complications with vaginal mesh, which he said is a type of scaffolding designed to heal a vagina that is prolapsed or falling out. “I wasn’t expecting there to be a vaginal mesh joke at least once a class period,” said Sam Hughes, a student in his class. Ha’Eri can’t go five

minutes without swearing, even in the classroom. He says it emphasizes points better. With that personality, it’s no surprise that his students rave about who they anticipated would be a stuffy law professor. Hughes, a political science and communication studies sophomore, said he hasn’t once found himself bored during any of the twohour-long class sessions. He said he enjoys the rapidfire questioning and quirky cases the students study. For almost ever y class period, Ha’Eri brings food, usually covered in chocolate — like chocolatecover ed banana chips, said sophomore Chelsea Karthauser. She said Ha’Eri uses a conversational teaching method to engage his students. And while she realized she didn’t want to attend law school, she said she still enjoys the class a lot. “It was the most valuable class I could have taken for myself,” she said. Pamela Baker, with the University Honors Program, said Ha’Eri was referred by his wife, who has taught honors before. She said many honors seminar professors are attracted in this manner. “ We t r y t o m a k e connections in whatever ways we can,” she said. Baker said it’s critical for honors seminars to teach topics that are typically outside of the nor mal curriculum. Ha’Eri’s seminar gives students a taste of what law school is truly like, he said — something that pre-law students are missing. It’s an oppor tunity to teach prospective law students about how different law school is, he said, from the difficulty of the readings to the Socratic method, a form of actively questioning students. “Pre-law means absolutely nothing,” he said. “It’s something you designate yourself.” Ha’Eri, who has taught first-year students at the

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Professor Bobak Ha’Eri shares his experiences and diverse path to law Tuesday morning in Coffman Union.

Law School since fall 2009, said his teaching method is “casual.” He said professors need to be more engaging and interactive to help their students succeed. “Some professors make things too serious because they think they have to be,” he said. Students in his seminar study cases in their textbook in an attempt to determine what the law is. “It’s like reading a novel and then pulling out the theme,” he said. They are only studying tor t law, which covers civil wrongs — “any time someone slips on a banana, any time a car crashes,” he said.

The real ‘Elle Woods’ Ha’Eri is a self-described encyclopedia. He reads the New York Times every day because it’s like “catnip to someone like me who likes to learn random facts.” He’s been a movie extra and featured in a music video by the Butthole Surfers. He said he pulled an Elle Woods

(“Legally Blonde”) and included that on some of his résumés when applying to law school. He is an active Wikipedia contributor, a participant in an online forum for a video game system and an inventor of a new way to manufacture beverages. Ha’Eri said he has been interested in taking “clinical” photos of str uctures, scener y and objects since he was a kid. Instead of boring people with them, he said he contributes them to Wikipedia so he can share them with people who care. His photos are often published in magazines and articles, like the media guide for the 2010 Winter Olympics that featured his photo of the Vancouver Convention Centre. Through his job at a medical device company, Ha’Eri created a way to clean ballast tanks on ships using an ultrasound. “I have really random thoughts sometimes,” he said. Ha’Eri and his wife are

avid travelers — the couple’s last excursion in February took them to India and the Maldives. During his trips, which have included visits to all the continents except Antarctica, he’s met up with some of the friends he made in the online forum at neo-geo.com, a site devoted to a niche video game system.

How Minnesota hooked him

Ha’Eri was bor n in Toronto but grew up in Bakersfield, Calif. — “the armpit of California or the bastard child of L.A. and Texas,” as he sees it. He attended the University of Souther n California and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international relations in 2000. He said he graduated a year early so he could have such a “rad” year on his résumé. He spent the following year working in California at the Democratic National Convention, where he

was quickly hired after he graduated. On his 54th floor corner office, he was in charge of five interns. S h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r, he jumped onto the Al Gore-Joe Lieberman campaign, setting things up for the candidates like motorcades and building crowds. After his stint volunteering for Planned Parenthood, Ha’Eri abandoned his stomping ground of Califor nia in 2002 to weather the “cuddly” accents and extreme temperatures of Minnesota. In his first year of law school at the University, he met his wife of more t h a n a y e a r. T u e s d a y night, his wife went into labor with their baby boy. Ha’Eri stayed in Minnesota because his wife is a native — she went to Hopkins High School and attended the University for her undergraduate degree. “That’s how the state repopulates,” he joked.

Landcare preps U campus for yearly challenge: snow Landcare u from Page 1

ting paid time and a half for the first two hours of the shift made it better. Lester Potts, the department’s grounds superintendent who calls himself the “chief weed puller,” said he has been extremely busy this month with preparations for the snowfall. He’s been evaluating construction zones to plan the best way to remove snow and setting up orders for plowing contractors. Potts said r emoving snow from areas under constr uction and nearby will be a challenge, but he isn’t too worried and feels they are well prepared. “We had a lot of snow last year, but we handled it well, all things considered, and I’m confident that we’re going to be fine this year as well,” Potts said. While he doesn’t know how much money they will spend on snow removal this year, Potts said it will be a significant portion of Landcare ser vices’ $2.5 million budget for 2011. Switching over equipment from the fall to the winter has been another primar y task for Potts and other super visors. He said it’s a long process because there’s a lot more equipment used in the winter. During the fall, the department employs about 55 students, but that number drops significantly by the time winter hits. “We have a fairly high turnover for our student workers,” Potts said. “The work is different during the winter and a lot harder, and some students quit because they don’t expect it to be.” Jacob Fons, a political science senior who has been working with Landcare services since his freshman year, said he enjoys the job even though it might not

Allen O’Leary mulched leaves Monday in front of the Bell Museum of Natural History in preparation for snowfall.

seem glamorous to some. “It’s a solid job, and they are ver y understanding about our school schedules, so that’s why I’ve been coming back each semester,” Fons said. He also likes the fact that the job is on campus and that it takes him just a few minutes to report to work. Ryan Harris, a transfer student majoring in kinesiology, has been with Landcare since the fall and enjoys the short four hour shifts. “I’ve worked in different kinds of landcare facilities before, so I knew what I was going into and what the job entailed,” Har ris said. Har ris, who is originally from Iowa, said he’s heard the winter in Minnesota can be br utal but that he’s ready and plans to

keep working for Landcare throughout the year. The student Landcare workers are an “intricate par t of the team,” Dustin Koskela, a gardener for the department, said. He gives them a lot of credit for making campus look better. “On a daily basis, we have students who go out and check out all the asherons where all the cigarette butts are put and there’s a lot of trash-picking, especially on game days,” Koskela said. Koskela manages a team of eight to 10 students who primarily work on the East Bank. He relies on them to help plant and prune around campus. “They do a lot of the small things that people don’t really notice, and that keeps our campus looking great,” he said.

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A Trac Vac is used along University Avenue SE on Monday to suck up leaves on the sidewalk.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Yesplus yoga workshop comes to U The workshop also aims to promote empowerment and service. BY JENNA WILCOX jwilcox@mndaily.com

After separating from his wife for more than a year, Brian Balzar said he knew he needed a change. His roommate, Dr. Emma Seppala, told him about a workshop called Yesplus that he said completely changed his outlook on life. Today he credits the workshop Yesplus — yoga, empowerment and service — for improving his attitude. It focuses on relieving stress and helping people reach their “maximum potential.” The five-day workshop meets all around the world, but has been growing on college campuses due to the high stress levels in students. The Art of Living Club at the University of Minnesota brought the workshop to campus this week to help University students. For $30, the workshop — which normally costs $250 — was open to University students. Over the next few days, par ticipants will advance their skills in yoga, learn meditation and breathing techniques, par ticipate in various learning activities, as well as take on a ser vice project. Along with Seppala, University junior and longtime Yesplus par ticipant Eshitha Mogallapalli is co-teaching the workshop. Mogallapalli has been involved with the Art of Living Foundation since she was 8 years old and be-

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Anne Baggenstoss relaxes during meditation at the Yesplus workshop Wednesday night in the Saint Paul Student Center. The workshop is open to students and intended to teach methods to relieve stress and increase focus.

came a Yesplus instructor over the summer. On Wednesday, Mogallapalli used the session to help the 11 members in the class get to know one another and practice basic yoga techniques. Seppala first took the course when she attended Columbia University and was under a lot of stress. After ward, she said her grades improved and she credits the program for her acceptance into a competitive Ph.D. program at

Stanford University. Today, she does r esearch at the University of W isconsin–Madison, where she also teaches the workshop. Seppala said Yesplus focuses on activities that make people feel great so they can then use the positive energy to do some kind of ser vice work. “The goal is to be at your maximum potential and be able to contribute in your own way,” she said. “Professionally, personally

or whatever the goals are.” For the ser vice project, it’s up to the students to decide how they want to contribute. In the past, par ticipants helped with earthquake relief through a fundraising concer t and raised more than $2,000. In the end, the workshop can affect people in a variety of ways. For Mogallapalli, it was about helping her relax. “It’s been really helpful in my life to be centered and not be distracted with

University lawyers bring history of success to Williams case Litigation u from Page 1

able public funds he is getting.” Rotenberg wouldn’t discuss the ongoing case, but weighed in on the University’s track record in the courts. Par t of the reason for the success is an increased ef for t to settle complaints before they go to trial, he said. Since his tenure began in 1992, the Of fice of the General Counsel has expanded from seven lawyers to 18. “We’re constantly str uggling to find ways in which we can divert the attacks to a more cost-effective resolution,” Rotenberg said. The University is the defendant in more than 95 percent of its cases. “On any given day, there are

countless things that can go wrong here. Our buses may run into people’s cars,” Rotenberg said. “Employees may do something bad to students. People believe that our groundwater has polluted the Mississippi, the stadium makes too much noise and the neighbors get upset.” But the University is under increased pressure to protect the products of research, he added — shrinking funds from the state have made keeping an eye on the University’s intellectual property all the more important. “If people are preying on our technology and are using our inventions, we will insist that we be given a fair compensation for what our faculty invented,” Rotenberg said. After legal fees, the money recovered in intellectual proper ty suits is split roughly into thirds between the researcher who developed the

technology, the department that supported its creation and the Office of the Vice President for Research, according to Board of Regents policy. The Of fice of Technology Commercialization polices licenses for use of University technology. When infringements occur or payments haven’t been made, the office notifies the offender. If they refuse to comply with the terms of an agreement, the matter may go to court. “That’s just good business practice,’” said John Merritt, a spokesman for the OVPR, of protecting licenses. Merritt was not aware of any increased pressure to police patent licenses by the OVPR. But in the grand scheme of things, lawsuit settlements don’t usually make up a significant portion of the University’s budget, said Richard Pfutzenreuter, the University’s chief financial officer.

my thoughts,” she said. “I’d get freaked out a lot for exams so it has really helped me focus and get a lot of sleep.” But Balzar said that for him it was more about self-control. The yoga and breathing techniques helped him become more aware. “Last year at this time I had never really experienced emotions at all,” he said. “Yesplus really helps me deal with emotions that come up in my life.”

“The goal is to be at your maximum potential and be able to contribute in your own way. Professionally, personally or whatever the goals are.” EMMA SEPPALA Yesplus co-teacher

Big University court cases and settlements in the past year BY GRETA KAUL gkaul@mndaily.com

In its largest recovery in the past year, the University of Minnesota settled in June for $4.8 million against Union Pacific and Vertellus for cleanup costs at TCF Bank Stadium. The University initiated the suit against the two parties, alleging they were responsible for the polluted land. The chemical in the ground, creosote, was cleaned up before construction began. After a suit was filed, the parties settled out of court. In September, the University settled an antitrust case involving SweeTango apples, which were developed at the University. The University and Pepin Heights Orchards settled

with Minnesota apple growers to give Pepin Heights exclusive rights to wholesale SweeTango distribution. Other growers can sell to farmer’s markets, roadside stands and direct store delivery. In January, the University lost a U.S. Supreme Court case involving FICA taxes for medical residents — the second University case to ever reach the nation’s highest court. The University argued that medical residents, who often work more than 40 hours a week at hospitals, should not be taxed as employees. The court ruled medical residents’ time in hospitals should contribute to Social Security so they can eventually benefit from it.

Forget classes, U student juggles balls, knives, torches Brancel u from Page 1

Brancel broke that record — of the most passes without dropping a single club — twice since, in 2010 and 2011, with a dif ferent group. “We would practice in 2010 around 20 hours a week,” he said. “It was fun because we made it fun.”

‘You can count it’ Brancel became acquainted with juggling when he was 8. “It was pretty much a chore in my house,” he said. “It was something we had to do if we wanted to watch a movie.” Brancel’s dad, also a juggler, felt the sport was a good way to build hand-eye coordination. By the time Brancel was 11, he could already juggle up to five balls. He joined Jugheads Youth Juggling Company in Edina where he learned new techniques. By his freshman year of high school, he was teaching others as the assistant to one of the program’s coaches. The program greatly increased his abilities and his love for juggling, Brancel said. By his senior year, he was attending the program five times a week, drawn by the friendships and the challenge. “One thing I like about juggling is that your ability level

is tangible — you can count it,” Brancel said. Before joining Jugheads, he could juggle three clubs for a little longer than 30 seconds. By his senior year of high school, Brancel could handle five clubs for more than six minutes. Brancel also credits Jugheads with teaching him about the sense of community in the juggling world. Around 140 kids were in the juggling class when he attended, and he made many friends. “I learned give and take, because I was helped by people who were older and better than me,” Brancel said.

Juggling the U The University’s Juggling Club currently has 25 members, all at different levels — from beginners who want to learn how to juggle to seasoned jugglers who toss torches and clubs, Zingler said. He said the club is occasionally contacted for shows, but since it’s a nonprofit student organization, the money is used to pay the registration fee for the University and storage for the locker. Members aren’t paid, but they see other benefits of the club. “It’s fun — there’s a really awesome feeling when you have seven clubs flying between two people and not messing up,” said Dominick Or msby, treasurer

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Neuroscience sophomore Stefan Brancel juggles clubs Tuesday at the University’s Recreation Center.

of the club. Ormsby joined last year only able to juggle three balls. Now, he’s working on juggling five. Zingler, who has been in the club for the past two years, said he was in the middle of the pack as far as talent. He can juggle five balls and can also juggle five clubs. He also juggles rings and balls, and sometimes, when peo-

ple at events request it, Zingler will juggle knives. Brancel said learning to juggle is a drawn-out process. “Lear ning to juggle is definitely the most dif ficult par t of juggling because it is really boring and repetitive. But once you learn how to juggle, then there are 10 dif ferent things you can do, then there are 20 things you

can work on,” Brancel said. “I really disliked it until I got to the point where I could do things and enjoyed it.” Ormsby said anybody with any level of juggling talent can join the group. “We actually enjoy teaching people to juggle,” he said. “People feel so good when they get it.”

Hit-and-run wrecks stoplights

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stoplight out of the ground” on Huron Avenue. The truck also damaged a stoplight on the University Avenue post before leaving. “We figured he would go and park but he just drove of f, I guess,” said Alford, who didn’t see the accident. University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner said he was unsure of where the driver headed but said they would examine video taken by the stoplight cameras to find out more information. Miner said there was one witness, but the witness didn’t record a license plate number.

BY KEVIN BURBACH kburbach@mndaily.com

A semi-truck destroyed two stoplights on the corner of University and Huron avenues and then fled the scene Wednesday around noon. University police are investigating the hit-and-run. Crews were repairing the stoplights at the corner at 2:30 p.m., which were still flashing red at that time. According to Joe Alford, an electrician for the city of Minneapolis who worked on repairing the light, the driver of the truck “took the corner too sharp and ripped the

Dinkytown owners look to city for costly sewer system Sewage u from Page 1

erty owners had no idea the sewer line was privately owned when they purchased the buildings and hypothesized that city officials weren’t aware of the issue until the system first collapsed. With no help from the city, businesses faced a repair job costing hundreds of thousands of dol-

lars, but instead opted for a “patch job” to take care of the pr oblem temporarily, Johnson said. The city’s unof ficial estimate for repairs was more than $150,000, but Rimarcik said he expects the project to cost considerably more. While the facilities ar e cur r ently working, Rimarcik said he’s had to close while the system was down to follow health safety codes, which require businesses to have a working bathroom. This

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year, he’s had to shut his doors twice during business hours. The issues with the system are embarrassing and a “serious public safety issue,” Rimarcik said. The cost of repairs has often fallen on him and McLean. Rimarcik said no other businesses on the block are willing to chip in. Minneapolis Public Works of ficials and business owners will meet Nov. 29 to address the problem, Johnson said. “We would work with property owners to review what needs to be done,” said Lisa Cerney, the city’s director of sur face water and sewers. Cer ney said the city would need to go over the cur r ent operations and condition of the system. Minneapolis could also take control of the sewer system and install new sewer pipes. Cerney wouldn’t confirm how much a new sewer system might cost. Rimarcik said that business owners could demand

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The Beef Cattle Barn silo seen through a window in the Agronomy Seed House on Wednesday afternoon on the St. Paul campus.

that city officials take over the sewer line for public safety reasons. He said the only fair course of action would be for city of ficials to take over and replace the system. The city should also refund many of the expensive repairs business owners have had to undertake on a pipeline that should be maintained by the city,

Rimarcik said. Privately-owned sewer systems are uncommon in Minneapolis but not unheard of, Cerney said. Cer ney estimated that about 100 were left in the city. Some businesses aren’t repor ting any problems. Steve Young, the property owner for the building housing Br uegger’s Ba-

gels, said he hadn’t been contacted with any problems and wasn’t aware of the sewer line’s condition. But Johnson said he didn’t think another patch job would fix the problem this time. “It needs to be replaced,” Johnson said. “The issue is how [the owners] are going to tackle it.”

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Fulton Brewery opens downtown

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It opened the door for all local breweries. And although Surly was the face of the bill, Fulton beat them to the punch with its Warehouse District brewer y. Surly, now based in Brooklyn Center, is still considering locations for its new facility.

Rising fast The group’s operation quickly outgrew Diley’s one-car garage, and they upgraded to Grande’s twocar garage. They also created a makeshift 10-gallon nanobrewer y from some half-kegs and an old bed frame. The first time using the nanobrewer y, Diley remembers nervously watching one of the keg’s taps leak beer onto its electrical wiring. “We didn’t know if it was going to star t on fire or what was going to happen,” he recalled. After some upgrades, the machinery became the staple of Fulton Beer when it launched in 2009. The company’s reputation has risen quickly since its first sale to The Happy Gnome in St. Paul on Oct. 28, 2009. Fulton now sells to 120 bars and restaurants and started bottling its brew in late October. “When we star ted, our business plan involved maintaining seven bars and buying enough back to make sure we had a couple kegs in our refrigerators,” Diley said.

‘Fulton Beer Day’ The opening of Fulton Brewery is the culmination of a chain of policies loosening restrictions on liquor laws in Minneapolis and Minnesota. “I see a day in which one of the many reasons to come to Minneapolis is to go from brewer y to brewer y,” Mayor R.T. R ybak

said. Many City Council members feel the same way. On Friday, Councilman Gar y Schif f will propose the elimination of a city ordinance that prevents businesses within 300 feet of a church from selling alcohol. It will allow more breweries to open in Minneapolis, Schiff said. He’ll also make a motion that Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 be known as Fulton Beer Day across the city. Some members of the council, including Elizabeth Glidden, remain more reser ved about changing old ordinances. “We need to err on the side of caution when removing these historical laws,” she said. Still, Rybak said it’s good that these liquor laws are becoming more relaxed, and he hopes people are excited about the new brewery’s opening. “In the name of building the economy, I hope everyone will make the sacrifice of drinking this phenomenal beer [Friday],” Rybak joked.

Homebrewers at heart

Diley stood Wednesday in what will eventually be the tap room at Fulton Brewer y, pointing at a picture of the group hanging on the wall in Grande’s garage. “It’s ver y sur real to think that two years ago, we hadn’t sold a pint, and now we’ve built a brewer y, we’re selling beer out of it and now we’re about to open our doors to the public,” Diley said. Some work remains to be done before it opens to the public 4 p.m., Friday, but Diley isn’t too concerned. “We just want to keep brewing good beer, introducing people to craft beer and the rest will take care of itself,” Diley said. “It’s such an honor to be able to brew beer and have people respond in a positive way.”

Photos from top to bottom: Fulton brewer Mike Salo works in the brewing room at Fulton Brewery on Wednesday in the Warehouse District. Caramel Malt is one of the ingredients used to brew the India Pale Ale Sweet Child of Vine. Katie Hoffman pours a sample of Sweet Child of Vine on Wednesday at Fulton Brewery.

Fulton brewer Mike Salo adds hops to a whirlpool at Fulton Brewery on Wednesday.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Development of the Minnesota River can help make it usable for more people.

n Minneapolis and the surrounding areas, one doesn’t often hear how dirty and polluted the Minnesota River is. In cities south of Minneapolis, not much is done to acknowledge that it even exists, much less make use of it. But finally, many of those cities are making plans to invest billions of dollars into make the Minnesota riverfront a beautiful, accessible place residents can enjoy and be proud of. The plan in Burnsville, Bloomington and Scott and Dakota counties is to develop urban villages along the river front and increase access points where there are currently few. Trails for both pedestrians and bicyclists are in the works as well. The idea to add a badly needed bike path over the Cedar Avenue Bridge (a structure which already requires much attention in itself) is also being considered. While a plan that brings the river closer to ever yone in the community is a commendable one, planners do need to take in the concerns of skeptics. Kicking out owners of private property along the river front without fair treatment is the wrong way to go about development. City planners and of ficials must find a way to work together with land owners to develop the riverfront into a space that ever yone involved can be proud of. Cleaning the Minnesota River and developing its riverfront in a sustainable way can help many more Minnesotans enjoy this important natural resource.

Don’t stall on health care bill Legislators should work to develop health insurance exchanges quickly.

he Af fordable Care Act is well on its way to full implementation in Januar y 2014. In some places, Minnesota in par ticular, GOP legislatures are flagrantly tr ying to impede its process. Gov. Mark Dayton has already received federal support to begin establishing a customized health insurance exchange for Minnesota. However, the GOP-dominated chambers in Minnesota have decided to block any action if adequate progress is not made by January 2013. This could allow for the state’s exchange to be established by the federal government’s one-size-fits-all model. Minnesota’s legislators are once again choosing to place politicking and posturing over the needs of millions of people. They’re choosing inaction and gridlock instead of seizing the oppor tunity to design a system that truly fits the individual needs of Minnesotans. We need more af fordable and better quality options for health care, and that’s what legislative of ficials should be working toward. The truth is that even big business is pushing for universal coverage. Republicans across the nation ignore this fact. Businesses can no longer afford the unhealthy choices that Americans continue to make. Universal coverage is the only way to get healthy 20-year-olds into the risk pool, to the benefit of themselves and ever ybody else. People can’t afford to wait until they desperately need health care to discover that they have been priced out of the market. We must redesign the system of exchanges now. The few months our legislators have to develop the program need to be utilized for constructive progress for the state’s residents, not blocked with ideological obstructionism.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR For oil-run US, pipelines are the short-term answer

The Obama administration has now ef fectively delayed a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to bring up to 700,000 barrels from Alberta’s oil sands into the U.S. This continues an administration trend of postponing controversial energy decisions beyond the 2012 election, as reported by John Broder of the New York Times. Previously, President Barack Obama delayed a review of the nation’s smog standard until 2013, pushed back of fshore oil lease sales in the Arctic until at least 2015 and blocked new regulations for coal ash from power plants. A more decisive and courageous decision would have been fair to ever yone involved in the $7 billion Keystone XL project. It also would have been fair to the Canadian government, which is considering an alternative, the Nor ther n Gateway pipeline to the Pacific Ocean terminal at Kitimat, British Columbia, with shipments to China and other Asian customers. In addition, Minnesota already gets oil sands oil by means of the Alber ta Clipper pipeline from Hardesty, Alberta. Obama could have announced a decision to reject Keystone XL based on his campaign promises to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and to fo-

cus on the threat of global warming. He also could have announced approval of the project, noting our continued dependence on imported oil for decades. Keystone XL would assure oil from a dependable friendly source, versus impor ts from Venezuela and the Middle East. If we don’t take the oil, it will simply go to customers in Asia with no net benefit to

Pipelines are the best way to transport oil and gas, our major energy sources. the environment. Obama could also point to thousands of new jobs, which could be an of fset for environmentally conscious supporters. The fact is that this country runs on oil, whose compounds provide everything from transportation to the asphalt that paves our roads. Oil compounds provide building materials, fertilizers, pesticides, medicines, plastics and more. Our older domestic oil reser voirs are declining, and there are three major regional sources to fill the gap. There’s the oil in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Alber ta oil sands and the oil shale in regions like the Williston Basin, which require hydraulic fracking. Of the three, the biggest and safest source will be from Alber ta. It can

be pipelined here, or we can use the longest lines of diesel-burning tanker trucks in world history. Opponents of the pipeline point to threats to the Ogallala aquifer. However, the biggest threat there is from the millions of tons of fer tilizers, pesticides and irrigation water that are continuously dumped on the soils, which in turn drain directly above the aquifer. A study by Professor Sangwon Suh of the University of Minnesota reported that in Kansas and Nebraska, 500 gallons of water are required to grow and process the corn for each gallon of ethanol produced. Much of that water is drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer. There are 450,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines in the U.S. They operate with minimal safety problems. Many of those lines are directly above the Ogallala Aquifer, which is unaffected. The new Keystone XL pipeline will continuously monitor thousands of sensors that register pressure and leak issues. Valves are spaced along the pipeline and are closed from remote centers to limit loss from leaks. Until serious carbon-tax and fuel-conservation measures reduce fossil-fuel consumption, pipelines are the best way to transpor t oil and gas, our major energy fuel sources. Rolf E. Westgard University guest faculty

he students occupying Har vard Yard criticize Har vard University as a bastion of stratification, enabling the 10 percent to become the 1 percent and the 1 percent to become the 0.1 percent. It is undeniable that Harvard has traditionally existed to perpetuate the uppermost class of American society, but in the last half-century it has attempted to equalize its admissions process. Through financial aid and increasing disassociation from the prep school pipeline, Harvard has done its best to become a meritocratic institution. Har vard’s true culpability lies in its complicity in the “brain drain” into finance and consulting, fields that produce very little and in fact leech off of other industries. And as students desperately try to find jobs that will allow them to pay off their debts, salary begins to supersede other factors like passion or service. Here is one way that Harvard can solve its problems: Abolish tuition and garnish future wages. This would wipe away Harvard’s reputation as a prohibitively expensive school available only to the wealthy elite and its habit of sending its brightest graduates into professions that revere greed. Spreading the tuition burden over the student’s financially independent future instead of his or her broke undergraduate years is much more fair. Some people come to Harvard so they can get a high-paying investment-banking job and get rich; some come to prepare for a career in public service or nonprofit work. Why should these groups be expected to pay the same rates? Those who get rich with help from the Harvard name should pay the favor back with a big tuition payment. Those who come here without dollar signs in their eyes, however, should not have exorbitant tuition pushing them into a more lucrative field. Harvard claims it wants to become less concerned with family background and more focused on ensuring student success in socially responsible fields — let it put its money where its mouth is. This column originally appeared in the Harvard Crimson at Harvard University. Please send comments to letters@mndaily.com.

WINTER

Baby, it’s cold outside Here are some helpful tips for staying warm and having fun during a Minnesota winter.

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Tis the season to be chilly. And while many students are new to the Minnesota climate, the cold weather and the snow often drive even Minnesota natives to hide away and tr y to stay inside. What many don’t realize, though, is that it’s easier to stay warm than you may think, and there is also a plethora of winter activities to participate in. You can find a way to enjoy the weather and tr uly experience a Minnesota winter. Staying warm is one of the hardest things many of us will tr y to do this winter, especially with less transportation to get us around campus. This coming semester, commuting on foot in the snow will probably be the most popular way for University of Minnesota students to get to class, so a nice pair of winter boots is a must. Tr y car r ying an extra pair of shoes in your backpack if you absolutely need to, but as far as walking outside, winter boots are the only way to go. And of course, hats, earmuffs, winter coats, gloves and scar ves are necessar y pieces for your wardrobe, as the snow will soon be approaching, and its visit will be long. Also, the University has a system

of tunnels that run underground and skyways that connect many classroom buildings called the Gopher Way. While walking through tunnels may sometimes make your walking commute a little longer, it is a great way to stay warm without having to walk outside unless absolutely necessar y. Maps of the Gopher Way system are posted on walls in the buildings it connects, and you can also find a map online by typing “Gopher Way Walking Guide” into the search bar on the University’s home page. Don’t forget: The Washington Avenue Bridge has a heated indoor component as well. Having lived in Minneapolis for 21 years now, I’ve learned the trick to sur viving the winter really is bundling up. It makes a world of difference, especially when wind chill hits 30 degrees below zero. Sure you may have to spend a little extra money, and you may have to sacrifice showing of f your best outfits, but it sure beats a set of frost bitten fingers. As for those of us who are drivers, keep a window ice scraper and a brush for removing snow and ice build up after parking outside and a small shovel in case you ever get stuck in the snow. As impossible as these situations seem, they happen, and it’s best to be prepared. Also, if staying at an apar tment complex, check and see if garage parking is

available as this also makes a world of dif ference when the snow approaches. Aside from just sur viving on campus and commuting, there are also many activities to do outside in the cold, especially in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes. Ice skating and ice fishing are ver y popular, not to mention skiing, sledding, even just plain old playing in the snow. One of the biggest winter events around is the Winter Festival that takes place in St. Paul, our neighboring city, and is famous for its magnificent ice palaces and light show. Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to spend all your time indoors. Here at the University there are also student groups to get involved in that revolve around winter activities, including the Alpine Ski Team and the Ski and Snowboard Club, both of which can be found on the University’s Student Unions and Activities website. So as the cold is getting nearer, don’t shy away — instead, get excited. Staying warm and keeping up with available activities are the best things we can do to make it through what will be a long winter season. So have no fear, grab a cup of cider or hot cocoa and get ready for a fun Minnesota winter. Tiffany Trawick welcomes comments at ttrawick@mndaily.com.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sports FOOTBALL

Wildcats’ fast offense awaits Minnesota in Evanston Minnesota plays Northwestern on Saturday in its final road game. BY SAM GORDON sgordon@mndaily.com

Just a week after being car ved up by Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson, the Gophers will travel to Northwester n, wher e they’ll once again play the role of underdog to one of the conference’s top passing teams. The Wildcats’ offensive attack isn’t typical. It includes a unique wrinkle — the no-huddle. “They do r un a ver y fast-paced of fense. That makes them a little bit different,” Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill said. “We have to get all the checks, all the things that you’ve got to do to get lined up against it, then we’ll tr y to simulate it for our defense as much as we can.” Kill attributed Nor thwester n’s of fensive success to senior quarterback Dan Persa, who is second in the conference to Wilson in pass efficiency, a figure that measures a quar terback’s effectiveness based on nearly ever y passing statistic. “[Persa] can beat you with his feet. He throws the shor t passing game, ver y precise routes,” Kill said.

“I think it’s a par t of what they do and par t of their package, but [they’re] a very disciplined offensive football team.” Persa’s top receiving option is Jeremy Eber t. The senior wideout is tied for the conference lead in receiving touchdowns with 10, and is third in receptions and receiving yards. He’s coming off back-toback monster performances, too — 147 yards in a win over Nebraska and 208 yards in a win over Rice. If that’s not enough firepower, Northwestern also possesses a unique weapon in the form of backup quarterback Kain Colter. The sophomor e has been a jack-of-all-trades for Nor thwester n. He’ll line up at receiver from time to time, play running back on

occasion and quar terback the Wildcat offense. “He’s a ver y, ver y good athlete. They can play him at quar terback. He can throw it. He does a ver y good job at receiving,” Kill said. Colter is one of just two players since 1996 to total at least 500 yards passing, 500 yards rushing and 100 yards in receiving in a single season — a testament to his dynamic ability. The Gophers’ pass-rush has gradually improved throughout the season and will be vital in disrupting Persa’s rhythm. Fr eshman defensive end Ben Per r y said the fr ont seven has developed more cohesiveness throughout the year. “ We ’ v e g r o w n , a n d w e ’ v e c o m e t o g e t h e r.

When that happens, there’s been a natural flow,” he said. “Because ther e’s more comfor t in the defense as a whole, we’ve been able to get more production.” With only two games left on its schedule, Minnesota has no shot to reach the six-win plateau that would make it bowl-eligible. Practices will discontinue at the end of the season, so the last two games serve as the final opportunity to

make on-field progress. Senior defensive back Kyle Henderson said he hopes that younger players like Perr y will continue to develop in the season’s final two weeks. “There’s no substitute for experience. The more playing time these guys can get, it’s definitely going to help them further down the line in their careers,” Henderson said. “I think it’s great to get as many young guys on the field as we can, as much as

Quick hitters BY ADAM RICHARD arichard@mndaily.com

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Minnesota vs. Northwestern WHEN: Saturday WHERE: Evanston, Ill. TIME: 11 a.m.

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Montee Ball had a field day against the Gophers last week. Minnesota will face a new challenge this week against the no-huddle offense of Northwestern.

we can these last two games to help jumpstart them for the next years to come.” Despite the team’s progress being a major goal, Perr y said he’ll measure success over the final two weeks by the tally in the win column. “In my mind I see [success as] wins. I have no plans on losing a game,” he said. “I don’t look at it as what’s going to happen, I look at it as we’re going to do what it takes to finish the season strong.”

4MarQueis Gray played against Wisconsin with a hurt back, an injury he sustained against Michigan State. Gray took full reps at practice this week. “It feels a lot better, a lot better than last week,” Gray said. “It limited my reps [last week] and going into the game I wasn’t fully confident in myself because of the back injur y. I plan on taking ever y rep this week and regain that confidence.” Gray had his worst statistical performance of the year last week against Wisconsin. He threw for 51 yards and an interception only a week after his career-best per formance against Michigan State, when he threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns. 4Northwestern is second-worst in the Big Ten in pass defense, allowing 235 yards per game through the air. 4Minnesota has been stymied in the running game the last two weeks. “We’re getting back to fundamentals, kind of what we did leading up to that nice run [of good games],” offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said. Northwestern ranks ninth in the Big Ten in rushing defense, allowing 179 yards per game on the ground. 4Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa, a senior, has thrown for more than 1,700 yards in only seven games

this season, including a 372-yard performance with four touchdowns last week against Rice. 4 The W ildcats’ sophomore backup quarterback, Kain Colter, has been a multi-level threat on offense. He leads the team in rushing, is second in passing and is third in receiving with 15 touchdowns overall this season. 4 Led by Persa and Colter, Northwestern is first in the Big Ten in passing offense. 4The Gophers’ pass r ush has steadily improved. Minnesota sacked Russell Wilson twice last week despite an enormous Badgers offensive line. That brought its total to 12 sacks on the year, four more than all of last year. 4Nor thwestern’s of fense runs a lot of no-huddle. This system of offense often causes defenses to remain on the field for numerous series of downs without substitutions. 4The Gophers were unable to score an of fensive touchdown last week. Their only two scores were on special teams. 4Duane Bennett gave the team a jolt last week when he returned a kickof f 96 yards for a touchdown. He is averaging 31 yards per return this season. Bennett, a fifth year senior, now has a kickof f return, punt return, r ushing, receiving and passing touchdown during his career at Minnesota.

FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE

Gophers buck national trend, fill football stadium The Twin Cities is home to about 3 million people and almost every kind of professional sports team. BY ANDREW KRAMMER akrammer@mndaily.com

New York City notwithstanding, the people of the Twin Cities fill their college football stadium better than any other city in the nation that has to compete with all the “Big Four” professional spor ts for attendance. Of the 12 metropolitan areas that host at least one professional team fr om each of the “Big Four” spor ts — football, baseball, basketball and hockey — the Twin Cities ranked second by filling the Gophers’ football stadium to an average of 92.5 percent capacity through the 2008-10 seasons. Only Rutgers University of Newark, N.J., filled its seats better over the three-year span. Rutgers is located within New York City’s media market — the countr y’s largest. The university had an average of 94.7 percent

of its stadium filled on game days, according to a study by Winthrop Intelligence. Over the past three seasons, Gophers football has averaged 49,759 fans per game. Including one season at the Metr odome and the first two at TCF Bank Stadium, the possible average capacity of those three years is 54,556. “We have a new coach that has energized the fan base and a beautiful new stadium,” athletics director Joel Maturi said. “We play in the Big Ten conference which [gives Minnesota] a ver y attractive home schedule as well.” TCF Bank Stadium is only constr ucted to hold 50,805, but is designed for future expansion to make room for up to 80,000 people. The study found multiple factors that play into college football attendance including undergraduate

population, sustained winning and Bowl Championship Series automatic qualifying status. Less obvious is the size of the city and the professional teams surrounding it. G e n e r a l l y, c o l l e g e football teams that are located in larger cities fared worse when it came to attendance, according to the study. Just three of last year’s top 30 programs in att e n d a n c e — Wa s h i n g ton, Southern California, UCLA — are located in any of the nation’s top-30 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Medium-to-large-sized college towns (100,000-1 million) filled their stadiums to 83.7 percent capacity, while larger cities (1 million-4 million) could only attract 75 percent of their possible attendance, according to the study. Take the state of Pennsylvania — the Pittsburgh

metropolitan area is home to a little more than two million people. But the University of Pittsburgh averages 46,433 fans per game this year out of 65,000 seats at the famed Heinz Field, home of the Steelers. “One challenge being in a metropolitan area is that going to a home football game isn’t a destination like it is with other Big Ten schools,” Maturi said. “That’s why I think those places tend to be a little more energized with pre and postgame activities.” University Park, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, is located in a county of only 150,000 people. Yet Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is the nation’s second largest with a capacity (and usually attendance) of more than 106,000 fans. In fact, over the past three seasons, Penn State has filled its stadium to 99.3 percent ca-

pacity. The sur vey noted the presence of other outlets for spor ts fans, such as professional teams, as factors for low attendance. Universities who did not have to compete with any of the big four professional spor ts filled their stadiums to 83 percent capacity as opposed to 74 percent for those that did, according to the sur vey. The T win Cities is

home to all of the big four professional sports. Colleges in the other metropolitan areas like Dallas, Philadelphia and San Francisco with professional spor ts teams could not fill their college football stadiums nearly as much. The 12 metropolitan areas with all four professional spor ts could only fill their stadiums to an average of 71 percent with a median of 75 percent.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE Market

Boston, Mass. Chicago, Ill. Dallas, Texas Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Miami, Fla. Minneapolis, Minn. New York City, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Phoenix, Ariz. San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. Washington, D.C.

School

Boston College Northwestern University Northern Illinois Texas Christian None None University of Miami University of Minnesota Rutgers Temple Arizona State San Jose State Stanford California Berkeley Maryland Terps

Capacity

86.2% 63.7% 54.7% 83.4% None None 62.2% 92.5% 94.7% 26.0% 73.3% 55.6% 77.2% 82.8% 85.2%

Avg. Attendance 38,374 29,743 16,945 37,014 None None 49,759 49,759 46,168 17,852 53,440 16,923 38,579 59,660 43,850

SOURCE: WINTHROP INTELLIGENCE SURVEY

Thursday, November 17, 2011

MEN’S HOCKEY

Gophers geared for home-and-home series SCSU hosts Friday, then it’s back to Mariucci for a rematch Saturday.

Bob Motzko coached for two Gophers’ National Championship teams.

BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com

Fresh of f back-to-back angst-filled series against North Dakota and Wisconsin, the Gophers face yet another rival this weekend: St. Cloud State. Minnesota plays the Huskies in St. Cloud on Friday and then returns home to Mariucci Arena to play them Saturday. Minnesota defenseman Nate Schmidt is particularly familiar with the in-state rivalry. Schmidt, a sophomore, is a native of St. Cloud and will return home this weekend for the first time in his Gophers uniform. “I grew up watching this series since I could walk,” Schmidt said. “It’s going to be an emotional game.” Schmidt played his high school hockey at St. Cloud Cathedral and earned allWright County Conference honors in each of his three years with the team. He was also an all-state honoree in his final year with St. Cloud Cathedral. Despite growing up in St. Cloud, Schmidt chose to attend Minnesota and has flourished in his second year with the Gophers. He has 13 points on the season and leads the team with 12 assists. Schmidt did not hide his excitement Wednesday for the upcoming series. “It doesn’t get much better than this — in-state rivalr y against your old buddies for the stakes as high as they are. I can’t ask for much more,” he said. Regardless of the emotion Schmidt brings to this series, head coach Don Lucia said he doesn’t want his sophomore defense-

BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com

SATCHELL MISCHE-RICHTER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

After a hot start, the Gophers will take on in-state rival St. Cloud State.

man to “make it more than it is” this weekend. The weekend is unusual in that it’s a homeand-home series, meaning each team will host a game. This may come as a relief for the Gophers, who have played three of their first four WCHA series on the road. “It’s never too much fun to travel,” senior for ward Jake Hansen said. “Obviously it’s nice to sleep in your own bed and get more rest. He added: “St. Cloud is not too bad of a drive, but it will be nice knowing that Saturday we don’t have to get on a bus after the game.” No. 1 Minnesota (10-2-0, 7-1-0 WCHA) has seen success on the road this season, with its only road loss coming in the series split of the Badgers last weekend at the Kohl Center.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State WHEN: Friday and Saturday WHERE: St. Cloud State and Mariucci Arena TIME: 7:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

SCSU, on the other hand, is 2-5-0 away from home, but enters this series after a split with Minnesota State last weekend in Mankato. The Huskies have been plagued by injuries early in the season. Senior captain Drew LeBlanc and starting goaltender Mike Lee have gone down with long-term lower body injuries. Minnesota will look to exploit Lee’s replacement, freshman Ryan Faragher, this weekend. “I know they’ve been having goalie issues, which could be an advan-

tage for us if we can just get shots on net and pepper their goalie,” Hansen said. “If we get traf fic in front of him, and we keep peppering him all night, we feel like eventually whatever goalie we’re going to play, they’re going to break.” Though SCSU (5-5-2, 3-2-1 WCHA) has str uggled with injuries, its penalty kill has been coming on lately. The Huskies have allowed 11 power-play goals this season but held Minnesota State to one goal with the man advantage

St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko is currently in his seventh season with the Huskies. Although he and Minnesota head coach Don Lucia will be on opposite benches this weekend, Lucia said they have developed a close-knit relationship. “I was asked before, ‘Do you enjoy beating a friend?’ and the answer is, ‘No, you really don’t,’ ” Lucia said. “I know how hard he works and we talk on a weekly basis.” Motzko was an assistant coach under Lucia from 2001-05 and was part of the Gophers’ staff when the team captured the NCAA Division I National Championship in 2002 and 2003. “He was a big part of our run here when we won our titles and he did an outstanding job,” Lucia said. Motzko accepted the St. Cloud State head coaching job in 2005 and led the team to a 22-164 overall record in his first season. “I’m happy that he’s there,” Lucia said. “I’m happy that he had the opportunity to become a head coach. “He’s done a great job and he will continue to do a great job,” Lucia said. “We just don’t want them to do a great job this weekend.” Motzko was also an assistant under legendary head coach Herb Brooks when he coached at SCSU in 1987.

last weekend. Conversely, the Gophers power play has cooled of f after star ting the season as the most potent unit in the nation. Lucia said he wants to see his team crashing the net more with the man advantage and work to get what he called “dir ty goals.” “It’s not like teams do a whole lot dif ferent,” Lucia said of the opposing penalty kill. “It’s still about execution [for us]. It’s still about tr ying to create a two-on-one. It’s still about

tr ying to deliver pucks to the net.” Schmidt agreed that the team needs to get more pucks through to the net and said he is eager for his second in-state rivalr y of the season. “I think the in-state rivalries are the biggest par t of what makes college hockey … what it is,” Schmidt said. “It gets people excited. It’s the reason why we play. It’s the reason why I wanted to come to the University of Minnesota here and get ever yone’s best shot.”

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Players back from Sweden, No. 2 Gophers host UNH New Hampshire is the first of two remaining nonconference opponents. BY SAM GORDON sgordon@mndaily.com

The No. 2 Gophers women’s hockey team will be back in action for the first time in two weeks this weekend, and a familiar opponent will be coming to town.

The New Hampshire Wildcats (4-6-2), who have faced Minnesota in the NCAA playoffs three times, will travel to Minneapolis for a weekend series with the Gophers. Minnesota (10-2-0, 8-2-0 WCHA) will take a break from WCHA play the next couple weekends and play its final two nonconference series of the year. Head coach Brad Frost said the team is excited to get a reprieve from the grueling conference schedule but acknowledged the im-

WOMEN’S HOCKEY Minnesota vs. New Hampshire WHEN: Friday and Saturday WHERE: Ridder Arena TIME: 7:07 p.m. and 4:07 p.m. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

portance of nonconference games when it comes to postseason play. “Because there’s only six [nonconference games], it’s important that you do really well in them, because that’s often times where the seeding takes place at the end of the year,” Frost said. He added that the week off gave the players a chance to recoup and recharge for the next month of the season heading into the winter break. “The season is a long one and it’s a grind even in the first half, so it’s always nice to get a weekend off,” Frost said. “It allows the kids to go home and spend some time with friends and family, get a little refreshed and come back for the home stretch of the first half [of the season].” Not ever yone on the

team got a chance to take it easy, though. Three Gophers players represented their respective countries in the Four Nations Cup, an annual four-team hockey tournament between USA, Canada, Sweden and Finland. For wards Jen Schoullis and Amanda Kessel represented the United States, and defenseman Mira Jalosuo represented Finland. Schoullis said that her international experience can help the Gophers in a multitude of ways. “The game is a lot faster than the collegiate level,” Schoullis said. “Hopefully we can bring the pace of the game and ever ything back.” She said she has shifted her attention back to Minnesota and New Hampshire since returning. The Wildcats have had a

rough year up to this point. Winners of their first four games, the Wildcats are winless in their last eight contests, going 0-6-2 during that stretch. Gophers for ward Kelly Terry said that the second, third and fourth lines need to produce more this weekend. “Our first line has been carrying us a lot,” Terry said. “Our lines have been doing a good job doing their jobs but not putting [the puck in the net]. In a long season like this we need to pick that up.”

The Gophers have a 6-5-3 all-time record against New Hampshire. The Wildcats won the last meeting 5-4 on Oct. 7, 2006. New Hampshire assistant coach Jamie Wood was an assistant at Minnesota from 2008-10. “When [Coach Wood] went to UNH, we decided to get them on the schedule, knowing that he’s a good person, and they were going to have a good team,” Frost said. “It’ll be good to have him back.”

Gophers represented internationally in Four Nations Cup BY SAM GORDON sgordon@mndaily.com

Minnesota’s Jen Schoullis, Amanda Kessel and Mira Jalosuo of the women’s hockey team represented their respective countries in the Four Nations Cup last week. The four-team tournament features the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden and has been held every year since 2000. Schoullis and Kessel played for Team USA, and Jalosuo played for Finland. The United States won the tournament in dramatic fashion by beating Canada 4-3 in a shootout. Team USA was 2-1 in the preliminaries, while Finland was 1-3. “It’s always fun to go out and represent your countr y,” Schoullis said. “We had a good time together. We love playing for the team and any opportunity that we get we definitely take advantage of it.” Gophers head coach Brad Frost said he hopes his players’ international success will translate to the collegiate level. “Anytime you play with your national program it’s obviously at a high level. You’re playing with and against some of the best hockey players in the world,” Frost said. “Hopefully they’ll be able to come back with that experience, and lean on that experience a little bit for the rest of the year, both for themselves and for our other players.” ANTHONY KWAN, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Goalie Noora Raty has been a big factor in Minnesota’s success this year. The Gophers carry the No. 2 ranking into this weekend’s series against New Hampshire.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Minnesota to face another nonconference test in Fairfield The Gophers have never played the Stags, but Thursday’s inaugural meeting could be a close contest. BY CHARLIE ARMITZ carmitz@mndaily.com

It’s no secret that the Gophers men’s basketball team has a light nonconference schedule in 2011-12. That doesn’t mean, however, that head coach Tubby Smith — or anyone else, for that matter — knows what to expect. As a young team with no clear point guard, Minnesota (2-0) has struggled against lower-tier opponents early in 2011. Another one comes to town Thursday in Fairfield (11), a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference school that has never faced the Gophers. “It’ll be another good test for us,” Smith said, “and I think that’s something, early on, that this team needs.” On paper, the Stags would appear to be no problem for Minnesota, as they list four starters shorter than 6-feet5-inches and two shorter than 6 feet. Minnesota’s starting lineup — which has remained the same in each of the team’s four games this season — features three players taller than 6-feet-7-inches and two taller, more physical guards. Yet the Gophers have at times struggled with rebounding, and their guards have dealt with foul trouble as a result of playing aggressive defense. Point guard candidates Andre Hollins, Julian Welch and Maverick Ahanmisi have combined to commit 13 fouls through two regular season games and have 10 assists compared to nine turnovers. None of the three floor generals have stood out early, which leaves the point guard battle wide-open at the moment. Smith said he doesn’t mind using his bench, though. He praised the team’s second unit for providing a spark in the team’s 71-55 win against South Dakota State on Monday. “We’re not a team that’s

just going to run people off the court anyways, so we’ve got to execute,” Smith said. “I thought we cut back on our turnovers, did a better job in that game. That’s exactly what I’m looking for from the guys that come off the bench — to give us that type of spirit, that type of energy.” Senior for ward Trevor Mbakwe said the second unit came up big on defense as well. “Andre [Ingram] and Joe [Coleman] came into the game and really turned it on,” Mbakwe said. “When they came in, they were able to pick up the intensity and force turnovers. They did a really good job for us, and that’s what we’re going to need.” When the Gophers’ bench hasn’t performed well, Mbakwe has been forced to carry the load on both sides of the ball. The senior forward talked about being a leader before the season, and so far, he has held true to his word, averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots. “I think he’s a little more patient,” Smith said. “I think he’s focused now; he’s not playing to the crowd like he had a tendency to. He’s a bit more business-like now.” Smith added, “I think he understands what he’s capable of doing, and when to pick his opportunities.” For Mbakwe and the rest of the team, the opportunities have come in the second half. Mbakwe scored 13 points in the second half of each of the team’s first two wins, and in both wins, the Gophers trailed in the second half before making a late run. That’s a huge step up from last season, when the team struggled to close out games. “I’m really proud of the way our kids have been competing, not just at games, but even in practice,” Smith said. “Guys are getting better, really understanding our system better.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL Minnesota vs. Fairfield WHEN: Today WHERE: Williams Arena TIME: 6 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Mount St. Marys WHEN: Monday WHERE: Williams Arena TIME: 7 p.m. ERIN WESTOVER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

Ralph Sampson III goes up for a layup as two teammates look on. The Gophers will continue their nonconference slate this weekend.

VOLLEYBALL

Gophers fall in four sets to No. 4 Nebraska Minnesota won the opening set but dropped three straight after that. BY CHARLIE ARMITZ carmitz@mndaily.com

LINCOLN, Neb. — It’s been a rough season for the opponents of the No. 4 Nebraska Huskers volleyball team. They’ve just been too good for most adversaries. The No. 19 Gophers are the latest victims, after getting crushed in three consecutive sets Wednesday at the NU Coliseum after winning the first set. With the 17-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 loss, Minnesota fell to 8-9 in the Big Ten (1511 overall), while Nebraska maintained its first-place position in the conference at 15-2 (22-3 overall). “After the first set, we knew that Nebraska would push back and they did,” G o p h e r s i n t e r i m h e ad

coach Laura Bush said. “But we also let up on our ser ving, which I think really helped out our offense and really restricted their defense [in the first set]. “We had a few errors to start [the second set], and then we didn’t aggressively go after the ser ve,” she said. Nebraska made Minnesota pay for its mistakes, as it outhit the Gophers .333 to .137 in sets two, three and four and out-blocked them 12-3 during that stretch. “We just waited for them to star t giving us points instead of us pushing on them,” sophomore outside hitter Ashley Wittman said. “I think in the first set we were really good at pushing on them and playing to win instead of waiting for them to lose. In the second, third and four th [sets], they pushed more on us, and we didn’t respond correctly.” In the first set, Minnesota outhit Nebraska .308 to .105, with a 3-1 edge in

blocks. The Huskers also made nine hitting errors, which is uncharacteristic for the team that is normally known for playing clean volleyball. For the r est of the match, Nebraska lived up to its dominant reputation at home. The Huskers held Wittman, who hit .429 in the first set, to a hitting percentage of .021 in the last three sets with nine attack errors. Wittman finished with a team-high 15 kills, 11 attack errors and a .073 hitting percentage. “I think they responded on their block really well,” Wittman said. “They definitely targeted me and Tori [Dixon], and they got us.” Dixon had 13 kills for the Gophers on 32 attempts — the most attempts she has had since freshman Kellie McNeil took over the starting setter role. McNeil started the first

three sets Wednesday, but Bush replaced her with junior Mia Tabberson in the fourth set. “The offense wasn’t really clicking,” Bush said. “We saw at the end of the second set — we wanted Kellie to get more involved with the of fense, and that wasn’t happening. It’s not just the offense; we just needed to have a new personality.” Tabberson kept the Gophers close until midway through the fourth set when the Huskers broke an 11-11 tie with a 9-2 run. Throughout the second, third and fourth sets, Nebraska went on long service r uns that prevented Minnesota from keeping the score close. The Huskers never trailed in any of the last three sets. “They just came at us relentlessly,” senior libero Jessica Granquist said. “They didn’t make as many errors, and they cleaned up their game.” Granquist had 25 digs, a

Big Ten season-high, three days after Bush called out the team’s defense for being “very undisciplined.” Despite the loss, Granquist, Wittman and Bush each said the team played better than it did in Sunday’s 3-0 home loss to then-No. 24 Michigan. “I’m happy we actually responded and didn’t cave,” Granquist said. “We could have caved after losing in three at home. That’s not easy to do, and to come on the road and play Nebraska — that’s hard stuff, too.” During Big Ten play, Nebraska has held opponents to less than 20 points in a set 30 times — 18 times against

ranked opponents (excluding fifth sets). IOWA UP NEXT After playing the best team in the conference, Minnesota will have two days off before playing Iowa — which is tied with Indiana for the worst record in the Big Ten at 1-15 — Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa. Bush said last week that the Hawkeyes could be a dangerous team for the Gophers; however, Iowa has lost its last 32 matches to Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes 25-16, 2514, 25-16 on Oct. 14 at the Sports Pavilion.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Minnesota vs. Iowa WHEN: Saturday WHERE: Iowa City, Iowa TIME: 7 p.m. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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ACROSS 1 Some are chocolate 5 Trim 10 1968 self-titled folk album 14 “My body’s achin’ and my time __ hand”: James Taylor lyric 15 “Climb aboard!” 16 Israel’s Iron Lady 19 Former Calif. base 20 “CHiPs” star Erik 21 China’s Chou En-__ 23 See 24-Down 25 “Dogma” star 26 “Assuming I’m right . . .” 28 Places to treat v-fib 31 Not family-friendly 36 Prefix for Caps or Cat 37 Confuses 39 Modem owner’s need: Abbr. 42 Lara Croft portrayer 45 Not very much 47 Hr. related to airspeed 48 Garr of “Mr. Mom” 49 Patient contribution 51 Spanish hors d’oeuvre 55 Driver’s gadget 56 Like many bazaars 59 Synopsis 61 Historic Cold War crossing point 64 Offer as proof 65 Navel variety 66 Dramatic opener 67 Part of AMEX: Abbr. 68 Turn aside 69 Midway game word DOWN 1 Henry Blake’s rank in “M*A*S*H*” 2 Tempe sch. 3 Odd-shaped reef denizen 4 Keep one’s word? 5 Post on Facebook, e.g.

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6 Passport issuer? 7 Fitting 8 __ squad 9 Slaughter in the outfield 10 Ethically unconcerned 11 Handles differently? 12 Rest a spell, or a fitting title for this puzzle 13 Seat of Florida’s Orange County 17 Émile, par exemple 18 Abbr. on some cheques 21 Landlocked Alpine principality 22 Pro Bowl div. 24 Statement before a 23-Across 27 Needing no Rx 29 React in shock 30 “I agree, señor!” 32 Stat for Cliff Lee 33 Share for the fourth little piggy 34 USMC NCO 35 Parochial school figure 38 Light touch 39 Big name in Chrysler history

Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

40 Shout after a purse-snatching 41 Capital of French Polynesia 43 Personal transport, in science fiction 44 Refinery input 46 Comet colleague 50 Tibetan milk source 52 Links nickname

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53 ’80s baseball commissioner Ueberroth 54 Eastern NCAA hoops gp. 57 Modern music source 58 Don Juan sort 60 Cries from successful puzzle solvers 62 Hairy TV cousin 63 AAA info

ACROSS 1 Useful app for a smartphone 11 Meas. 14 Telephone booth, for Bill and Ted 15 “What are you waiting for?!” 16 Programmer’s bane 17 1996 Olympic torch lighter 18 Organic chemistry topic 19 New York team 21 “99 Luftballons” band 22 Completely flummoxed 26 Marina Del Rey sight 27 It may be renewable 29 Informal voucher 30 Attach, in a way 31 Scoville unit veggie 32 Scapula mover 37 Was charming? 38 Makes an effort 39 Flushing Meadows stadium 40 Medevac conveniences 44 Origami mishaps 46 Baltic waterway 47 Cut the crop 49 Automatic-door feature 51 Actress Campbell 52 Engage in a summer activity? 53 “Jeannie Out of the Bottle” memoirist 59 Do stuff? 60 Bond’s Aston Martin had one 61 Words of praise 62 Black Gold and Northern Dancer, e.g. DOWN 1 One with the gold 2 “Ta-da!”

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3 Guys 4 “__ Mine”: George Harrison book 5 Musical fourths 6 Suffix for sciences 7 19-Across org. 8 “O __ Mio”: Annette Funicello hit 9 Genesis name 10 Honor a favor 11 Lawless 12 Sign of a lawn infestation 13 Drawstring alternative 14 High school subject? 20 Musical dynasty 22 __ Inácio Lula da Silva: 2003’10 Brazilian president 23 Bird: Prefix 24 Left no stone unturned in 25 Like a bungee cord 28 Meghan Daum piece, e.g. 31 Astrological delineation

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45 Able to walk a straight line 48 Bottled (up) 50 Indian dignitary 54 TiVo button 55 Abbr. in old dates 56 Greek airport, on itineraries 57 Hundred Acre Wood denizen 58 Sheet music abbr.

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

37 Movie monster, casually 38 Tip of the Yucatán peninsula? 39 Banish 41 Movie house suffix 42 Vase, in a pinch 44 Michael of “Caddyshack” 45 Like many ski slopes in April

32 “We’re on!” 33 Tended some bald patches 34 Fellers grasp it 35 Classmates 36 Rabin’s predecessor 41 “Gunsmoke” actor 42 Rocker Ramone 43 File menu command

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DOWN 1 Part of a plot, often 2 “All righty __!” 3 Developer’s need 4 Star of “61*”? 5 Ross __ 6 Buttonhole 7 Retired NPR host Hansen 8 It may be lent or bent 9 Grand Banks catch 10 Slide specimen 11 Easy to babysit, say 12 Number no longer used? 13 “Such a shame” 18 Princess with great buns? 22 Get weak in the knees 24 Had 25 K or G 26 Shades 27 Big bikes 28 Stand watch, say 29 Colt 45 holder 32 Layer 34 Teatro __ Scala: Milan opera house 35 Parlor game

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ACROSS 1 Traveler’s reference 6 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 10 A month of Sundays 14 Go after 15 “Later, dahling!” 16 Fictional sleuth who first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post 17 Comedian for hire? 19 Expresses delight 20 Finis, in Frankfurt 21 A month of Sundays 22 Euripides tragedy 23 What Shakespeare’s parents had to do? 27 Zoo re-creation 30 Hippy dances? 31 More than portly 32 Frost, for one 33 Opening 36 __ chic 37 Low grade, or an appropriate title for this puzzle 39 18-Down’s love 40 Orch. section 41 Quarry 42 Posttonsillectomy treat 43 Gauchos’ gear 45 Tabloid fodder 47 Green that’s hard to swallow? 50 Material for some balloons 51 Couple’s pronoun 52 Continental wine region 56 Punta del __ 57 Memoir title for Sela? 60 Massage therapy pioneer Ida 61 Way 62 Support in a loft 63 South Dakota’s Wounded __ 64 Hudson River city 65 “That’s just crazy talk!”

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46 Italian sweetheart 47 Uriah Heep, by profession 48 Is sporting 49 Numbers game 53 Freelancer’s enc. 54 “South Park” cocreator Parker 55 Empty 57 On-target 58 Wheels 59 Neither masc. nor neut.

ACROSS 1 In secret 8 Picks up slowly 14 Staunch 15 Tank top? 16 Divine dinner 17 Bergman of film 18 Pricey order from a butcher 19 Caldecott Medal winner __ Jack Keats 21 Tropical cousin of the raccoon 22 Capital of Lithuania? 23 1971 Matthau film directed by Jack Lemmon 25 “__War”: Shatner series 26 One involved in litigation 28 Hard times 30 Parenthetical passage 32 Sommelier, often 33 Pitchman’s pitches 35 Became less ardent 36 Aesop character, usually 37 Skunk cabbage and jack-in-thepulpit, e.g. 38 Much-devalued holding, in modern lingo 40 Yorkshire river 44 Rule, in Rouen 45 Overpromoted 46 Common URL finish 47 Cub Scouts pack leader 49 Stem-to-branch angle 51 Radiohead frontman Yorke 52 Eat one’s words 54 Pervasiveness 56 ’90s Seattle-born music style 57 Lively musical passages 58 Regard 59 Plays for a fool DOWN 1 Ornamental gilded bronze 2 Developed, in a way

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3 Fork-tailed bird 4 Original network of “Fraggle Rock” 5 Unnamed alternative 6 Radio game show with a panel of gifted children 7 Apricot-like shade 8 Hatchback with a TSI engine 9 Home of counterculture? 10 Logical term 11 Sculptor’s framework 12 Put in order 13 Person in a picket line 14 Raconteur’s repertoire 20 Justice Dept. bureau 24 Lame excuse 27 “Spider-Man” director Sam 28 Female poet known to friends as “Vincent” 29 Oral Roberts University site 31 Dramatic transformation

Friday’s Puzzle Solved

33 Plays for a fool 34 Halle Berry’s hairstyle 35 Like a good witness 36 Not in custody 37 Like some spore reproduction 39 Place for a rest cure 41 Suzuki of the Mariners

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42 Act the cheerleader 43 Winged statuettes 48 Swim meet division 50 Reader’s Digest co-founder Wallace 51 Harbor vessels 53 President pro __ 55 Logical letters

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ACROSS 1 Six-time French Open champ 5 Perch, at times 9 Bucks 14 Couples choice 15 Wells’s Upperworlders 16 Sister’s outfit 17 Violent comic book protesters? 19 Clinton’s boss 20 Pigeon 21 Connection gizmo 23 Country pro 24 Big deer 26 The wind at ChiTown’s Wrigley Field? 28 Diet, usually 32 National Council __ Raza: Hispanic civil rights group 33 Flintstone receivers? 35 Bleeping official 39 French bath 40 Ultracompetitive sort 42 Gaseous: Pref. 43 Shout to an awardee 45 News agency’s betting method? 47 Who’s sorry now 49 Grand 50 Where horses box? 54 Bring forth, as 59-Acrosses 55 Kerfuffle 56 Following 59 See 54-Across 62 Nick of “Arthur” (2011) 64 Pleasure craft loaded with Charmin? 66 Rice, for one 67 Put in a magazine 68 Sushi wrapper 69 Quarterback’s accuracy, say 70 Name meaning “hairy” in Hebrew 71 Use needles DOWN 1 Nods, sometimes 2 Walrus hunter

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By Don Gagliardo and C.C. Burnikel

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10/22/11

By Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

WRESTLING

Tough early season road trip awaits No. 4 Minnesota will take on No. 5 Cornell and No. 1 Penn State. BY DREW CLAUSSEN dclaussen@mndaily.com

With only one event under its belt, the Gophers wrestling team will hit the road this weekend for one of its toughest tests of the season. No. 4 Minnesota will compete in road duals against No. 5 Cornell on Friday and No. 1 Penn State on Sunday. The Nittany Lions are the defending NCAA Champions. High-profile matches this early in the season are a little out of the ordinar y, according to heavyweight Tony Nelson.

“It’s different for us — we usually have a few preseason kind of warm-ups like the Bison [Open],” Nelson said. “It will be different, but it’s also very exciting to run into some top competition to see where we’re at this early in the season.” Cor nell went 13-1 in 2010-11, winning the Ivy League. The Big Red finished second in the NCAA championships and won the National Dual Championship. Cornell defeated the Gophers 20-16 at the National Duals. Minnesota and Penn State fought to an 18-18 tie in their only meeting last season at the Sports Pavilion. Gophers head coach J Robinson suggested after last year’s match that Penn

State’s 149-pounder Frank Molinaro feigned an injur y to catch his breath during a match. Robinson was publicly reprimanded by the Big Ten for his comments. Redshir t sophomor e Jake Deitchler will have a tough matchup Friday against Cornell’s Kyle Dake, who is ranked first in the 157 weight class by InterMat. Deitchler is ranked ninth. “We were on the same world team my junior year of high school so I’ve been around him,” Deitchler said. “Honestly I’m just going to wrestle hard, have fun, score points and do ever ything in my control and see what happens.” Deitchler, who sat out all of last season with concussion problems, made

his season debut last weekend at the Bison Open, winning his weight class. “It was just really exciting to compete,” Deitchler said. “I hadn’t wrestled in about a year and a half so it was my first tournament. [It was] a little ner vewracking, but it’s kind of nice to get those out of the way and get back into it.” Another key match-up in Friday’s dual will be at 197. Top–ranked Cam Simaz for Cornell will face of f against second-ranked Sonny Yohn for Minnesota. Cornell has seven wrestlers ranked in the top 20 by InterMat; PSU has nine. The Gophers feature a wrestler ranked in all 10 weight classes. The Nittany Lions opened its season last weekend with a 39-3 win

over Bloomsburg. PSU has three wrestlers who are ranked first in their weight class: Molinaro (149), David Taylor (165) and Quentin Wright (184). Facing off against those top-ranked individuals for Minnesota will be Dylan

Ness (149), Cody Yohn (165) and Kevin Steinhaus (184). Minnesota has an advantage on paper at the lightweights against the Nittany Lions and will likely look to get of f to a quick star t against PSU.

MEN’S WRESTLING Minnesota vs. Cornell WHEN: Friday WHERE: Ithaca, NY TIME: 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Penn State WHEN: Sunday WHERE: State College, PA TIME: 11 a.m. SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gophers open at home with Binghamton in Subway Classic Minnesota will play in the final Sunday if it wins. BY ADAM RICHARD arichard@mndaily.com

The Minnesota women’s basketball team will play its first regular season home game this weekend against Binghamton University in the Subway Classic tournament. The winner of Saturday’s game will play at 3 p.m. Sunday at Williams Arena. Head coach Pam Borton said all of her players will be healthy and available for Saturday’s game. The Gophers played to a 1-2 record in last week’s opening WBI T ipof f in Daytona Beach, Fla. Minnesota won its opener against Arkansas on Friday, but dropped the next two games over the weekend. “This is one of the best opening-season tour naments you can play in,” Bor ton said of the WBI Tipoff. “We learned a lot of positive things about our team. Our work ethic and the intensity level that we carried for 40 minutes for three days in a row was unbelievable.” Binghamton currently has a 2-0 record and had a 19-12 record last season. It posted good defensive numbers in 2010-11, including a 35.1 opposing fieldgoal percentage, which ranked 15th in the nation. That may be a tough matchup given the Gophers shot only 34.7 percent over their first three games, including 26.8 percent against South Florida. “Our shooting percentages have got to be better in a lot of areas,” Bor ton said. “In the post, 3-point shooting percentage, our free throw shooting percentage.” Senior combo guar d Kiara Buford led the Gophers in their first three games and is expected to

be an on-cour t leader for Minnesota this season. She will be relaying information specifically to freshman point guard Rachel Banham. “I tried to talk to [Banham] the whole time,” Buford said. “You learn as you progress. It’s something I’ve had to learn, is how to score with contact, draw fouls, do other things when shots aren’t falling.” Banham star ted the weekend well, shooting 6-for-14 for 15 points Friday, but only shot 6-for-31 the rest of the weekend. “My legs wer e ver y worn out by the end,” Banham said. “But with my shooting — I just need to keep working on my shot, keep getting in the gym, getting extra shots up to make it more consistent.” Banham’s ball handling ab i l i t y w as o n d i s p l ay in the team’s first three games. Bor ton said she was impressed by Banham’s lack of tur novers and ability to take care of the ball. “I was ver y, ver y proud of Rachel,” Bor ton said. “She’s playing three tougher games than any freshman in the countr y. She doesn’t get a chance to get her feet wet. I think she did outstanding, and I think she lear ned a lot about herself.” Junior for ward Katie Loberg led the team with 21 rebounds over the first three games, but shot only 7-for-21 on the weekend. Banham will play her first regular season game in front of a hometown crowd this weekend, and Bor ton said Banham isn’t the only one who is glad to be back in Minneapolis. “This is a comfort zone for them. To be able to play in the Barn — in front of their family and friends — should be exciting,” Borton said.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Subway Classic Tournament Location: Williams Arena

SEMI FINALS Minnesota vs. Binghamton University Date: Saturday Time: 1 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP TBD (Semi final win) Date: Sunday Time: 3 p.m.

CONSOLATION TBD (Semi final loss) Date: Sunday Time: 1 p.m.

SATCHELL MISCHE-RICHTER, DAILY FILE PHOTO

Senior Kiara Buford looks for a pass in a game against St. Cloud State. Buford is a big piece to the Gophers’ scoring puzzle.

SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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THEATER

Shining a spotlight into the sidestage Mixed Blood Theatre’s “Center of the Margins” festival brings the overlooked forward in the name of humanity. BY SAM LINDER slinder@mndaily.com

he “Center of the Margins” theater festival opened last weekend at Mixed Blood Theatre, featuring three plays by three dif ferent playwrights. The works all explored themes of disability and bias through the lens of love, but the results were disparate.

T MOIRA DUCHARME, DAILY Junior Daniel Flohr and senior Annelise Eckelaert rehearse a scene Tuesday night at Rarig in preparation for an upcoming play called The Great(er) American Pastime.

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“Gruesome Playground Injuries” “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” the first play in the festival, opens with a digital chalkboard tracing credits behind a dark stage. The craggy white lines explain that two characters just visible in the gloom will be somewhere between 8 and 38 years old as the play progresses and that their journey starts in a school nurse’s office. The result of this explication is nebulous, denying the audience any ability to predict or categorize what might happen next — forcing the mind away from expectations.

Nico Swenson wrote a doozy of a play for class. Watch him get all extracurricular this weekend at Rarig Center.

ut on your thinking helmets and star t your analysis engines. This weekend’s production of “The Great(er) American Past Time” will leave you with a set of plotlines and symbolic characters to scratch your head over. Employing character names like the Joneses and Ignora Ramuse, the student-r un production’s playwright has pointed to American

greed and excess. Nico Swenson first wrote “Past Time” for a class last year. Now, the theater sophomore is watching the characters come to life, and he’s watching the themes — excess, greed, capitalism, consumerism — stand up on their own feet in a cultural, political and economic landscape marked by conflict between the “haves” and the “havenots.” “I feel like theater is a wonderful means to create

TONIGHT

MOIRA DUCHARME, DAILY Junior Daniel Flohr rehearses a scene Tuesday night at Rarig in preparation for “The Great(er) American Pastime.”

social change and aware- war ns him, “Slow down. ness,” Swenson said. He’s You’ve grown too fast, if tr ying to get audience you can call this growing.” members to think and But overall, the play then to talk about follows the style of what they’re this line, which thinking. Flohr delivWHAT To sink ers as he “The Great(er) audience springs American Past Time” members up from WHEN 7:30 p.m., tonight; into the sleep: 8 p.m., tomorrow and Satdeepest “God urday; 2 p.m., Sunday possible bless WHERE Rarig Center thought m e with COST Free, reservations space, morning required. Email thex@ Swenson juice. God umn.edu has used a bless me all unique style of over my fortulanguage, which nately for tunate for tunes because I energetically wavers somewhere between Dr. need Supplementar y — Seuss and Shakespeare. what!” In spite of the someIt’s dense, rhythmic and what moonshine script, often nonsensical. “I intentionally play the characters jour ney with a ver y symbolic lan- through a definite stor y guage so that it can be line. “There’s a lot of conswung in multiple ways and so that the actor has c e p t u a l n a r r a t i v e t h a t to work to make sure they flows over the plot,” Swenunderstand what they’re son said. Swenson’s been worksaying,” Swenson said. Swenson has given his ing with a largely inexpecast the freedom to grap- rienced cast and crew. Maple with the play’s text. He ny of them are embarking wants them to understand on their theatrical maiden and interpret the lines to voyage with this producfit their own lives, rather tion. “I didn’t know what than simply follow the script like an instr uction I was doing. And a lot of our designers didn’t manual. “I h a v e s pen t mor e know what they were dotime outside of rehearsal ing,” said stage manager on this show than I have Cate Glidden. Along with on any other show,” said the costume designer, D a n F l o h r, a t h e a t e r the lighting designer and much of the cast, Glidden third year. With bounding energy, is a first-timer. Will Sullivan, a theater the appropriately puppylike Flohr plays the char- freshman who plays the acter of Sam. Audience character of Pa, has seen memb ers ma y q u i c k l y the show as a learning exmake the connection be- perience for him and his tween the character and fellow newbies. “We’ve been able to America — Uncle Sam, anyone? Sam becomes hang onto the more expeaddicted to what he calls rienced people and build off each other. I think I’ve “Supplementar y.” In a moment of tex- grown a lot because of tual simplicity, Sam’s ma that.” Sullivan said.

BABY MARX A video puppet show that features Karl Mar x, Joseph Stalin and Mao Tsetung battling Adam Smith through time and space? Don’t even pretend you’re not excited (unless you really don’t care about the world around you, in which case feel free to show no interest). Former architect Pedro Reyes’s ideologically driven brainchild becomes a real boy at the Walker, which you can proceed to explore on the ver y same ticket. A hefty dose of culture in the cutest possible package — Pinocchio might even think about growing a sweet mustache after this one.

u Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis u 11 a.m.-9 p.m. u Free with admission ($6 with student I.D.)

FRIDAY

BY SARAH HARPER sharper@mndaily.com

RICH RYAN, DAILY Alexandria Wailes and Nic Zapko on stage during Gruesome Playground Injuries.

“Center of the Margins” is about denying expectations and driving the audience to deal with human nature on its own indescribable terms. The three plays showing at the West Bank firehouse theater share the common denominator of disabled characters but differ in the ways that those characters are presented fighting for agency in a world bound all around by invisible borders. “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” originally written by Pulitzer-nominated playwright Rajiv Joseph, was reinterpreted by director Aditi Kapil for two deaf actresses. The stor y follows Kayleen and Dag through time and space, mapping their hurricane love with the physical scars they gather. At times tender and brutal, the interactions between Dag’s stuntbird insanity and Kayleen’s neurotic self-loathing are blood-lettingly visceral. Indeed, the adaptation from English to American WHAT “Center of the Margins” theater Sign Language deepens this festival physicality, as the characWHEN Matinee ters often push themselves and evening shows to the point of breathlessrunning until Nov. 27, see Mixed Blood ness with their unflagging website for details arms. WHERE Mixed “Casting two deaf women Blood Theatre, 1501 in a play about a hearing S. 4th St., Minneapolis man and woman actually inCOST Free if you tensified the themes of the stand in line the play,” Kapil said. night of a show, $15 for advanced guaranteed seating. “My Secret Language of Wishes” “My Secret Language of Wishes,” directed by Marion McClinton, is a distinct foil to the sparse, near-silent intensity of “Gruesome Playground Injuries.” Written by New York City-based Cori Thomas after she saw a young disabled black girl with her white caretaker on a subway platform, the play explores a custody battle between a poor white custodian and a wealthy black woman intent on adopting the younger charge. All six members of the entirely female cast are invariably intense, from the high-octane lawyer who brokers the situation to the crutch-bound Rose, who stands at the heart of the conflict. Even the lawyer’s secretary is smart and capable, a strong woman who won’t take crap from anyone. u See MIXED BLOOD Page 15

SLEEPING IN THE AVIARY In the exact center of the Bermuda Triangle’s lesser-known cousin, the Moreobscure-a-than-you-a Square (bound by I-94 to the nor th, the Mississippi to the east, Lake Street to the south and Minnehaha to the west), the Hexagon Bar is a prime location for buzzing up-and-comers. Sleeping in the Aviar y’s sound may be more about janglin’ than buzzin’, but their recent release “You and Me, Ghost” is generating a lot of … praise … from local media. If the show is half as tight as their latest indie-pop album, this will be a Friday to remember. Just don’t get lost on your way.

u Hexagon Bar, 2600 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis u 9 p.m. u Free

CULTURE COMPASS BY SAM LINDER

Thursday, November 17, 2011

“BALLS” You know you’ve seen the sign on the Southern Theater’s matinee walking to Chipotle in Seven Corners, and you know you’ve wondered how a show dedicated to testicles would actually work in practice. As it turns out, Minneapolis’ longest-running open mic night is named after its curator Leslie Ball and not the crinkliest member of the male anatomy. Entering its 18th year, “Balls” attracts everyone from would-be Mason Jennings to the actual Mason Jennings and accepts any entrant. So bring an act or simply an open mind, and steep a few teabags to fuel this late night excursion.

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CULTURE COMPASS BY SAM LINDER

u Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis u Midnight u $5

“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA” QUEEN Monday marked the anniversar y of your favorite middle school band’s 1975 “A Night at the Opera” world tour. Still one of the best and most coherent albums of all time, “A Night at the Opera” was known for “Bohemian Rhapsody” but transcends that ubiquitous glam opera in its range of styles and substance. Listen to the whole album through on a hardwood floor in slipper y socks, and I guarantee the best hour of your weekend.

MUSIC

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Doomtree’s Big Blowout The premiere rap group of the Midwest make their triumphant return with their sophomore LP “No Kings” and a seven-day Doomtree Blowout at First Avenue. BY RAGHAV MEHTA rmehta@mndaily.com

o call Doomtree a local rap group seems like a bit of an understatement at this juncture. Over the better part of the last decade, Minneapolis’ all-star crew of rhyme addicts has become so ubiquitous and prolific that they’ve created something of a small empire. And with a seven-day Blowout at First Avenue

taking place next month and a much-awaited fullmember r elease ar riving Tuesday, the group’s heightened stature has never seemed so apparent or deserved. Written and recorded over the summer, Doomtree’s latest ef for t, “No Kings,” is 12 cuts of rock solid head-bangers, which shine with stellar production and unparalleled charisma. At the risk of appearing cliché, the group spent a week

holed up in a cabin in norther n Wisconsin to finish writing the album. But unlike some of their regional peers (Bon Iver and No Bird Sing), the idea wasn’t born out of a need for creative inspiration. It was a professional necessity. “We needed to get away in order to minimize distractions of day-to-day life,” Andrew Sims (Sims) said. “I don’t think the scener y of [northern Wisconsin] really affected the album lyri-

cally. It might have affected the focus we all had.” With Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger returning to the production helm, the beats are all a much-needed far cr y from the understated, poorly mixed quality that the group’s debut suffered from. “No Kings” makes all kinds of grand statements sonically, layering swirls of futuristic electro atop powerhouse percussion. From the chest-pumping chor us on “Bangarang”

(sung by Mike Mictlan) to And with a seven-day the militaristic assault of “Bolt Cutter,” it’s a meticu- Blowout at First Avelously crafted album and nue taking place next channels all the grit and streetwise swagger that month and a muchthe group delivers time awaited full-member and again with their live release arriving performances. “I don’t know if it’s anTuesday, the group’s ger. I think it’s ferocity — a declaration. The idea of not heightened stature being too rabble rousing has never seemed so and getting angr y about apparent or deserved. stuff,” Sims said. “It comes off as angr y, but I think we’re just getting old. We’re turning our wild anger that we used to tra existing throughout have and being really seri- all of our records,” Sims ous about it and using it said. “For me it’s about the right way,” emcee Mike acknowledging your own sovereignty … you accept Mictlan said. Before deciding to self- no oppression and you release “No Kings,” Mict- oppress no one. It’s more lan said the group was about a humanitarian conreviewing offers from vari- cept rather than an anarous labels. They had even chist concept.” M u c h l i k e P. O . S . ’ s reached out to fellow underground rapper and spoken “Never Better,” “No Kings” meanders into rapword champion Sage rock ter ritor y Francis. But more than Francis deALBUM once, yieldclined, claim“No Kings” ing some ing “No (out Nov. 22) mixed reKings” felt LABEL sults along more like Doomtree Records the way a compilaDoomtree Blowout VII is Dec. (the chotion rather 4-10 at First Avenue and 7th r uses on than an alSt. Entry. See www.doom“Team The bum. tree.net for full Best Team” As for schedule. and “Gimme the meanThe Go” feel a ing behind the album title? little ham-fisted). Well, it just depends Nonetheless, the group on which member you has never sounded more talk to. focused and driven. It’s not “ I f y o u g o b a c k a perfect album but there’s t h r o u g h t h e d i s c o g r a - plenty here that’ll have phy of Doomtree you’ll Doomtree faithful yearning find the ‘No Kings’ man- for more.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

“SHADY 2.0 CYPHER” MUSIC VIDEO Featured at the 2011 BET Awards, this round-robin rumble is actually unbelievable. Eminem and his new Slaughterhouse crew weave wicked rhymes through a strippeddown beat, emphasizing the multi-syllabic wordplay that Slim helped bring to the mainstream. Alabama’s Yelawolf opens with a blistering verse that you probably didn’t pick up the first time, so when you’re finished watching, watch it again and by the time you understand everything, the weekend will be over.

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CULTURE COMPASS BY SAM LINDER THE LYRICS TO THE “SHADY 2.0 CYPHER” If you don’t want to spend your entire weekend trying in vain to decode every inch of the glorious rap you just watched, look up the lyrics. They are nearly as phenomenal on the page as the tip of the tongue and certainly add to the overall experience. But don’t tell anyone I said that rap is poetry or anything, OK?

COMEDY

Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Jam BY MARTY MAROSI mmarosi@mndaily.com

fter an illustrious career of shattering backboards, releasing platinum rap albums and generally Shaqqin’ around, Superman has landed to take his hand-picked all-star team of comedians on a sprawling national tour that will come to Minneapolis on Saturday. The tour is an outpost of the televised Comedy Jams, which were filmed during NBA AllStar weekends and have aired annually since 2009. The Minneapolis Jam will include Corey Holcomb, Gar y Owen, Michael Blackson, Capone and host DeRay Davis. PHOTO COURTESY CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT Shaq superfans can wish upon All-Stars Corey Holcomb, DeRay Davis, Michael Blackson and Gary Owen on stage at Humphrey’s in San Diego, CA. their biggest boombox that the “Kazaam” star will make an appearance at the State Theatre, and such ences between black and white uptight attentiveness quickly una prayer could be answered by the people, peppered by accessible ravels after it’s clear the ser vice big man himself. Comedian Owen, commentar y and obser vations is far more elaborate than at his who has been featured in almost that never spin out into ob- “white church.” every Jam tour show since it kicked scurity. His informal deliver y “It’s 1:30, I’m ready to go off in early September, alludes — which lingers on the cross home!” Owen shouts. “You have to the possibility of a Big street of “Know what I’m a step team?! The First Baptist Shaqtus in the audience. s a y i n ’ ? ” s t r e e t a n d Steppers? Come on it’s 6 o’clock! “We never know “You know what I’m I’m star ving!” WHAT when he’s going to talkin about!” avHost Davis is considerShaquille O’Neal’s show up,” Owen enue — occasion- ably more relaxed in his apAll-Star Comedy Jam said. ally has glimmers proach to telling jokes. Davis, WHEN State Theatre Owen was o f s c r e a m - k i n g who pr emier ed a one-hour WHERE Doors open at deemed, at one Sam Kinison, but comedy special (“Power Play”) 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m., point in his career, is uniquely void on Showtime last July, has a Saturday the funniest black of cynicism. This conversational deliver y style COST $38 to $48 comedian in Ameri s a q u a l i t y t h a t that is astonishingly fresh and ica. However, like lends itself well to off-the-cuff. “first black president” the levity with which he “I wanna apologize, first off, for Bill Clinton, Owen is white. approaches his touchy sub- not havin’ no jokes,” Davis says at PHOTO COURTESY CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT “That would be like Brent ject matter. the beginning of his set on “The Gary Owen and DeRay Davis on stage at Humphrey’s in San Bar r y winning the Dunk ConThe Caucasian-black comedi- Big Black Comedy Show.” Da- Diego, CA. test, honestly, back in the day,” an often plays to black audiences, vis’s material ranges from stories Owen said. and he openly addresses the col- about growing up on Chicago’s but doggone it, if they’re good Owen is the type of come- or line as a naive outsider. One of south side to commentary on ev- throughout them. dian who was born to per form his best bits outlines his experi- er yday social events. Punchlines The comedians who make up enough for Shaq, they’re good in a big theater. His routines ence attending a black church. are not so much tagged onto this “Jam” may not necessarily enough for the average, notorbit around the cultural dif ferAs the stor y goes on, Owen’s the end of his jokes as woven be all stars in ever yone’s eyes, 7-foot Joe.

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MUSIC

First rate mates its core, “Mountaintops” is very much a sweet and “feelgood” record. But, executed with such conviction and self-awareness, it radiates strength that wasn’t as probeen sunny, punk-influnounced in earlier releases enced pop, incorporating such as “Re-Arrange Us” or layers of synths, keyboards “Bring It Back.“ and organ — all glued toThe confidence is also a gether with the fragmented function of their hands-on harmonies of Gardner and approach to crafting the reher husband Jason Ham- cord. Not only did they dimel. This, combined with rectly involve themselves in their public relationship the production end of things, status, has led them to be but they allowed themselves consistently written off as ample time (nearly a year) to write, record and hone in on “sweet” and “cute.” the precise elements that “I think that people they wanted to exemdo love to hate us plify in their final in a weird sor t product. of way,” GardWHAT “Having ner said. “I Mates of State two babies don’t r ead WHEN 8 p.m., has always the music tomorrow made being magazines WHERE Fine Line Music a musician anymore Café, 318 First Ave. N., a balancing because it Minneapolis act,” Gar dstresses me COST $18/$20 ner said. “We out. Social had to figure media has way out how to make more of an impact touring happen. We now, and I’d rather read a tweet about someone hadn’t had time to be writwho really enjoyed our live ing songs for six hours a performance than a music day until recently because critic pigeonhole us because they weren’t old enough. of our relationship and aes- I’ve finally star ted to feel thetic. I wish people talked like myself again.” Slated to play shows for about the music part.” The music of “Mountain- most of the year and likely tops,” one of their strongest some of the summer festival releases yet, is worth con- circuit, Mates of State has versation. Their newfound reached an admirable point of liberation is wholly evident maturity in their career, and in sprawling synth tracks like that’s something that no buzz “Palomino” and “Total Seren- band can ever take away. “We’ve been a band for dipity.” There’s an element of ironic intrigue too, be- a long time,” Gardner said. cause they’ve taken the very “We’re going to be a band components of musician- forever. Even if no one is ship that critics panned and watching us, we’ll be makmagnified them. Stripped to ing music.”

Indie duo Mates of State continue to spread good, synth pop vibes on their new album “Mountaintops.” BY SALLY HEDBERG shedberg@mndaily.com

n a musical industr y where success is often measured by buzz bands and immediate hype, enduring the test of time as an indie artist is an accomplishment in and of itself, even more so when you take the hyper-critical weirdness of modern music blog journalism into account. Husband and wife duo Mates of State are a sure example of such a group and this Saturday, with two kids in tow, they will stop in Minneapolis on tour for their seventh studio album, “Mountaintops.” “On this tour we’ve finally reached a level of peacefulness,” singer and keyboardist Kori Gardner said. “We made exactly the album we wanted to make. We had more control, and we don’t care what everyone thinks. It feels good to put what we wanted out exactly. It hit at the right time.” Actively making music since the late ’90s, the band’s attitude is undoubtedly a function of the perceived highs and lows that their career has weathered. It’s not that they suffered any one significant incident. Rather, their career has been an enduring battle of categorization, something that, despite their numerous and loyal fans, inevitably got under their skin. Their music has always

PHOTO COURTESY MATES OF STATE For upwards of a decade Mates of State have captured audiences with their bouncy brand of indie-pop.

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Pitting Rose and her feisty 24-year-old caretaker Dakota against the would-be adopter — the “money talks” super-realtor Brenda — the strength of the characters becomes homogenizing as the drama unfolds. Ever yone in the play is overcoming personal demons while teaching their friends lessons, and in the process they become caricatures of frailty and success. At one point there is a “Rocky”esque training montage as Jo the lawyer discovers different versions of her opening statement — the final cut goes so far as to define love itself. Thomas said that she did not

set out to teach people about disability with her work but instead hoped to “paint people as far away from us as [she] could,” and thus reveal the humanity inherent in difference. It is in that drive for differentiation that Thomas and the cast stumbled, however, becoming impressions of traits rather than full human beings. “On the Spectrum” Ken LaZebnik experienced a similar desire to reveal humanity through extreme personalities when he wrote “On the Spectr um,” commissioned and directed by Jack Reuler. Ideas for the play were bir thed in inter net for ums on the nature of autism, specifically on whether autism is a disability or a difference. LaZebnik began searching these sites when four

close relatives were diagnosed as “on the spectrum.” The play he eventually wrote features a 23-year-old man with Asperger’s attempting to “pass” as normal after years of therapy. The man, Mac, eventually falls in love with a lower-functioning autistic woman he meets over the Web. The characters discuss perceptions of their “disability” in terms of autism’s actual effects, often highlighting hilarious inconsistencies in the thought patterns of “normal” people. At one point, Iris, the autistic woman, attempts to have Mac claim Asperger’s as an asset on his law school application, telling him, “While all of the other lawyers are wasting their time talking about feelings and families, you will be in the corner actually working.” Despite such confrontational

moments, LaZebnik never intended it to be didactic in any way but instead hoped to show these two people falling in love. He wanted to make the audience question their own normalcy and discover the beauty of love no matter who gives and receives it. However, the dialogue focuses so exclusively on the question of autism’s effects and repercussions that the audience is constantly aware of the character’s condition. It is hard to get lost in universal love when it is framed by such a specific debate. At the same time, Iris has immense trouble with speech, causing her to speak at an agonizingly slow rate. Her first few lines are touching, but by the end of her monologues the entire crowd could be heard stirring in their seats.

n the end, the small downfalls of “My Secret Language of Wishes” and “On the Spectrum” subliminally function as a part of the “Center of the Margins” mission. When a playwright focuses too much on a disability (or a race or a class or a personality type), they can lose sight of a greater humanity and muddy their clear intent. Replace “playwright” in the above sentence with “person” and the universality of the mission becomes striking. The only play that was not originally written to showcase people with disabilities, “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” is also the only one to successfully deliver its point of unconditional human affection. It is interesting that the play with only love at stake could effectively present love, while those with difference at their hearts could show only difference.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 MUSIC

And you don’t stop – for hunger Local hip-hop artist Aquafresh will pump up a charitable crowd for Joell Ortiz at tonight’s “Hip-Hop for Hunger” concert. letters to their girlfriends. Some people would rap and beat on their chests,” q u a f r e s h h a s a said Aquafresh, who wears t a t t o o t h a t s a y s , glasses with the lenses “DON’T FALL IN punched out. LOVE.” Aquafresh worked with Tonight’s crowd at the Mike the Mar tyr on his Cabooze might catch a newest release, “In Search glimpse of it on his fore- of the Wonderous Punch.” arm when they see the lo- O n t h e C D ’ s c o v e r, cal hip-hop artist perform- Aquafresh and Mike the ing at the charity concert, Mar tyr lean on the wall “Hip-Hop for Hunger.” And of Uptown’s Red Dragon. given his goofy sense of Aquafresh, who is only 26, humor, they might break said he grew up listening his rule and fall in love. to salsa music and the WuT h e C o l o m b i a - b o r n , Tang Clan. Minneapolis-raised hip“I’ve always been a hiphop ar tist known exclu- hop head, ever since I was sively as Aquafresh will a kid,” he said. set the stage for BrooklynWhile Slaughterhouse sprung rapper Joell Or tiz, member Or tiz has been whose ar rival in Minne- working it out in the stuapolis comes hot on the dio with the Real Slim heels of a recording stint Shady, the best friends with Eminem in Detroit. behind K and B Promo“Joell Ortiz is super tions have been corunique. He’s one ralling ar tists to of the actual per form belast metaphor fore him at a WHAT “Hip-hop for rhymers in Live Aid-like Hunger” the indusbenefit for WHEN 9 p.m., tonight t r y, ” s a i d Minnesota’s WHERE The Cabooze, Aquafresh, hungr y. 917 Cedar Ave., who will be Justin BumMinneapolis the last pergardner and COST $14-$18 former before his business Ortiz tonight. par tner Rick Aquafresh Kocourek want started performing in people to bring in Minneapolis in 2007. Be- food donations for Hunfore that, he set up poetr y ger Solutions, a nonprofit jams for his fellow inmates in St. Paul. while ser ving a sentence “It’s really hard to get for possession. people to think about help“People read sad love ing other people out when BY SARAH HARPER sharper@mndaily.com

NICOLA LOSIK, DAILY Hip hop performing artist Aquafresh will be featured during the Hip-Hop For Hunger food drive benefit happening at 9 p.m., Nov. 17 in the Cabooze Music Club.

right now, ever ybody kind of needs help,” Bumgardner said. Bumgardner has put together a concer t that belongs on the calendars of those cursed with short attention spans: From the moment the doors open at 9 p.m. until the event’s finish at 2 a.m., the show will keep even the most goldfish-like among us satisfied with a variety of acts and a raffle for people who donate food. “My main goal out of all of this is to get people to bring a food donation to this concert,” Bumgardner said. And Joell Or tiz is the main event — that’s obvious, especially if you’ve seen his face emblazoned on the posters hung up all over the University of Minnesota area. But Aquafresh and Mike

the Martyr are enough to draw crowds in their own right. Same thing goes for Carnage the Executioner, who will host — he’s a St. Louis Park hip-hop ar tist fond of layering and looping his beat boxing. Before the show even star ts, a freestyle crew presented by Rapfam will warm crowds up. They’ll see Absent, the 2008 winner of the Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards’ best white rapper award. DJ D.mil, Cherry Sky Studios, Conflict of Interest and fresh-faced duo Kids Like Us will also take a turn. Throughout the night, Anna Hoover will create her hip-hop-inspired ar t. Under the moniker AnnaBOMBar t, Hoover slaps together musical iconography, graffiti-like text and neon hues. “We do hip-hop shows.

Fun shows,” Bumgardner tion will ensure that the said. food people donate at the This wasn’t a one-man Cabooze tonight will go e f f o r t — B u m g a r d n e r to those in need before reached out to a multitude Thanksgiving. of nonprofits and businesses, endThe Colombia-born, Minneaping up with sponolis-raised hip-hop artist known sorships from exclusively as Aquafresh will set the Fifth Element the stage for Brooklyn-sprung and Hunger Solurapper Joell Ortiz, whose arrival tions. He has set in Minneapolis comes hot on the up food drives at heels of a recording stint with clothing stores Eminem in Detroit. all over the Twin Cities. Bumgardner originally tried to enlist Bumgardner said he the help of the Salvation wants to keep doing conArmy. Although the folks at cer ts for causes. He’s got the Christian organization his sights set on raising liked the idea, they didn’t school supplies next fall want to be represented by and doing a second “Hipan artist with such strong Hop for Hunger,” with Marshall Mathers connec- stronger corporate spontions. So they introduced sorship and a bigger budBumgardner to Hunger get. He’s got the same date Solutions — that organiza- booked for next year.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Childish things Children’s book authors Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Allsburg come to the Fitzgerald. “I’ve been rewarded beyond my wildest dreams.” DiCamillo will share the stage with young girl with a smiling dog. her peer Van Allsburg, who was awarded Magic board games. A midnight with a Caldecott Honor for his first book, train to Santa’s workshop. A tiny “The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.” He would mouse with ver y big ambitions. go on to receive two Caldecott Medals for Children’s literature may be one of his work. the few genres with an age-specific “I’m in awe of him so I’m a little inniche, but the vivid worlds that timidated,” DiCamillo said. “He’s populate favorite stories from a genius.” childhood are a place worth Last month, Van AllsWHAT revisiting, even into adultburg published an update Chris Van Allsburg and Kate DiCamillo hood. of his classic 1984 work, WHEN 2 p.m., Sunday O n S u n d a y, t h e “The Mysteries of HarWHERE Fitzgerald TheFitzgerald Theater will ris Burdick,” a series of ater, 10 Exchange St. E., present two authors of surreal illustrations with Saint Paul youth fiction, a mid-afcr yptic, single-sentence COST $15 for adults/$9 ter noon event appropricaptions. The original, the for kids 12 and ate for young and old alike literar y cousin to the Rorunder that will end early enough schach test, has long been for all to take a nap after ward. a writers’ workshop mainstay Featured at the dialogue will for both children and adults. be Chris Van Allsburg, the legendar y The new edition features stories writer and illustrator responsible for “Ju- written by 14 authors who spun tales inmanji” and “The Polar Express,” along- spired by a selected image in “Burdick.” side local author Kate DiCamillo, who The project roped in the likes of Sherman penned “Because of Winn-Dixie” and Alexie, DiCamillo, Louis Sachar and Ste“The Tale of Despereaux” before they phen King, among others. were made into feature films. “I remember when I got the letter I DiCamillo, who star ted her career as thought a) I can’t do that, b) I’m going to a writer of short stories for adult readers, regret it if I don’t tr y,” DiCamillo said. received over 470 rejection letters for The children’s author still dabbles her work before Candlewick Press pub- in adult literature, but notes that there’s lished “Because of Winn-Dixie” in 2000, a something special about writing for a work that received a Newber y Honor the young audience. following year and was adapted to film “I feel a duty for it to be hopeful. in 2005. There’s also a lot more room … for “I don’t know what kept me going but magic. Possibility,” DiCamillo said. “The I’m so glad I didn’t stop,” DiCamillo said. world being a magical place.” BY MARTY MAROSI mmarosi@mndaily.com

Kate DiCamillo

Chris Van Allsburg PHOTO COURTESY KAREN WALSH

MUSIC

PHOTO COURTESY CHAN POLING The Suburbs were named one of the most influential Minnesota musical acts of the 20th century by The Star Tribune.

Suburban sprawl Minneapolis punk pioneers The Suburbs talk new music after more than 20 years and uniting amidst guitarist Bruce Allen‘s death. BY JOE KLEINSCHMIDT jkleinschmidt@mndaily.com

n a non-descript warehouse in Nor theast Minneapolis, a band conceived in 1977 practices their inventive brand of rock that helped define the Minneapolis sound in the ’80s. The room the four members occupy is littered with amps and monitors. Peeled wallpaper accompanies outdated studio equipment while the band steps over cords to take a break. With a grin, Blaine John “Beej” Chaney compares the space to a dog’s house. “We’ve got this little kennel here,” Chaney said. “We try not to pee on the area we’re in.” “That’s why they put this new carpet in,” musician Pete Fleming added. The Suburbs, one of the prominent acts during Minneapolis’ rising music scene in the early 1980s, indefinitely shaped the sound of rock with energetic rhythms and optimistic lyrics. Humor like Chaney’s pee-related quip always found its way into their material. One early song called “Chemistry Set” consisted of members Bruce Allen and Chaney singing, “I’m into chemistr y and that’s about it.” Along with Hüsker Dü, The Replacements and The Suicide Commandos, The Suburbs achieved limited national popularity with songs like “Rattle My Bones” but left a lasting influence with their combination of punk and new wave. Known for bouncy hooks combining funk, disco and

new wave, The Suburbs time, but original member signed to Mercury Records and drummer Hugo Klaers in 1984 to make the clas- appreciates the new crop of sic “Love is the Law.” Pro- talent. duced by the “Funkytown” “It seems like there’s composer Steven Green- m o r e c a m a r a d e r i e i n berg, the album remains a the sense that guys are blueprint for contemporary playing with each other, bands like The Drums or whereas in the ’80s it was The Ting Tings seeking the ever yone got their own lively pop-oriented immedia- band and just wanted to be cy inherent in The Suburbs’ super successful,” Klaers said, “And now ever yone sound. “It was a long time ago so just wants to play.” That energy Klaers dewe were almost inventing it — that kind of insanity. And scribes translates to the new then it spread to all these iteration of The Suburbs. Fleming and guitarist/voother bands,” Chaney said. After the death of found- calist Steve Brantseg add ing member Bruce Allen fresh energy into a veteran band that could have in 2009 due to comver y well have plications from suffered from surger y, the WHAT stagnancy afband played a The Suburbs ter the death tribute conWHEN 8 p.m., Friday of Allen. cert at First and Saturday “I think Avenue for WHERE The Cabooze, we became the guitarist 917 Cedar Ave. S., more seriand vocalist. Minneapolis ous when As a visual COST $20 they joined ar tist, Allen about continudesigned the ing and keeping band’s iconic logo playing, whereas beof five men — resembling symbols to a restroom fore we were just getting — surrounded by a circle. together and doing shows,” Allen also helped design Klaers said. The continued support the album cover for The Replacements’ seminal album behind The Suburbs speaks to the music’s timelessness. “Let it Be.” It’s been almost two Devoted followers attend years since Allen passed, but each show. Sustaining the Chaney admits he still finds vitality of The Suburbs’ days it strange to play without his at the Longhorn Bar in the ’80s, the band’s characterdeceased friend. “I get these little lumps istic sound continues to inin my throat when we go in- spire audiences. “The fans of this band to these choruses,” Chaney are just unbelievable,” said. Embracing the new mu- Brantseg said. “The energy sic scene may not come easy that comes out of the crowd for a band so entrenched in literally hoists the band up the distinct sounds of their to another level.”

Thursday, November 17, 2011 THEATER

Mice guys finish last Park Square Theatre’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novella “Of Mice and Men” depicts the arduous lives of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

interpretations of the play — iconic characters like Small and Milton become living testaments to a generation’s hardships. Now in his third year performing the play, Park Square Theatre director Richard Cook explains the novella’s increasing relevance. The Nobel Prize-winning novelist also known for “East of Eden” and BY JOE KLEINSCHMIDT “The Grapes of Wrath” rejkleinschmidt@mndaily.com lays direct experience as a bindlestiff. In a 1937 interesides his name, view with The New York the only thing small Times, Steinbeck said he about Lennie Small based Small of f of a real is his limited mental capac- person he worked with. ity. The lumbering, oafish And when the real-life Small physicality opposite his became distraught after best friend George Milton a boss fired his friend, he results in unintended con- stabbed the boss in the flict for the duo in “Of Mice stomach with a pitchfork. and Men.” At one point, “I think his insights and Small inadvertently breaks his curiosity about the chala woman’s neck, and Milton lenges that a truly diverse must rely on his wit to pro- nation creates for itself are tect his friend. probably more tangible toBut John Steinbeck’s day — in some ways he was 1937 parable also leaves ahead of its time that way,” characters like Milton fac- Cook said. ing all kinds of life-andEconomic and social bardeath decisions. riers limit the lives While Small’s of characters lackadaisical like Cr ooks WHAT fantasies in “Of Mice “Of Mice and Men” by of strokand Men,” John Steinbeck, directed by Richard Cook ing soft a black WHEN 7:15 p.m., tonight and rabbits stabletomorrow, 2 p.m., Sunday perpetuhand who WHERE Park Square Theatre, ally offer works 20 W. Seventh Place, St. Paul dreamy with an COST $4 with Play Pass meditainjured available at Coffman tions of back. The Union with student I.D. the future, assortMilton must ment of midecide whethgrant workers er to take action like Crooks conin light of Small’s continually reinforces the stant mishaps. group’s weak grasp of the Steinbeck crafted a sec- future. Warren Bowles, who ond version of the iconic plays Crooks, finds a fusion tale for Broadway in 1939 of characters that is incredafter writing the novella as ibly telling of Steinbeck’s hua stor y that could be both man sensibilities. per formed and read as a “When you hear them novel. The stark realism talk about their living situalends especially well to stage tions where they always have

to fear threats, they have to fear violence, they have to fear thefts — these men are thrown together by necessity,” Bowles said. “It’s not a merry band of brothers.” W ith more than 40 years’ experience in theater and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Bowles adds a thorough knowledge of classic works to Park Square Theatre’s adaptation alongside meaningful personal ties to Steinbeck’s stor y. Bowles was born and raised in the southwestern United States and uses his family as a frame of reference in playing Crooks. “I can see the types of people and situations that my parents and cer tainly my grandparents had to deal with,” Bowles said. Bowles’s parents’ and grandparents’ generation exuded a sur vival mentality synonymous with life for many during the Depression. The radically opposed characters in “Of Mice and Men” share desperation but also hold out slivers of hope, ultimately lost amid Steinbeck’s austerity. “That sense of the ‘American Dream’ has pretty much always been an illusion that’s been hung out there, but people don’t get it. That’s what Crooks says, ‘Everyone has a little piece of land in his head — not a goddamn one of ‘em gets it,’ ” Bowles said. Milton’s final act in the story represents the time’s chaotic fear. Actor Terr y Hempleman continues to explore the character’s internal myster y with his third performance as Milton. His troubling act concluding the play lies at the core of Steinbeck’s classic as he shoots Small in the back of the head as he regales him with another fantasy.

PHOTO COURTESY PARK SQUARE THEATRE Actors E. J. Subkoviak and Terry Hempleman play Lennie and George, respectively, in Park Square Theatre’s adaptation of “Of Mice and Men.”

“I recognize [‘Of Mice and Men’] as something from the world, but I don’t completely understand it and so I think that’s one of the hallmarks of a good play,” Hempleman said. “It’s a little bit inscrutable and it’s affecting.” The ultimate act forces

audience members to cope with Small’s loss, an attempt to reason Milton’s violent act. Love becomes the reason for such an extreme ending and this struggle to accept Milton’s realistic mindset opens discussion of a generation’s destitution. “They all have and strive

to protect a certain little dominion in which they have power, but they are all very vulnerable to lose that power,” Bowles said. “The parallels are a little distressing, actually, because some of this is a little too current and it shouldn’t be, but it is,” Cook said.

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NE. Adams 2 BR+ Up Avl 12/1 850/mo. +utl 1st mo. last mo. Dep. Grad only 612-781-4413 after 9pm

Sublets

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Female sublet share rm in 2 bdrm 3 prsn apt at Dinnaken House near stadium $460/mnth inc cable TV, Wifi, utils except elec aprx $10 per month. Avl 1/1/12 or earlier. Parking avail $50 mnthEmail hj.mathers@comcast. net

Real Estate

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Cedar Lake Area Tudor Furnished 3 bdrm, 3 bath home, walk to three lakes shopping, restaurants. Avbl Dec 15th-April 15th (flexible). $1950/mo includes utilities. Call June at 612-720-1347

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Today’s Birthday (11/17): If you ever thought you weren’t good at asking for money, this is the year to get over that. Practice makes perfect. First, get straight with yourself about what you want. Then, let others know.

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WEDNESDAY’S

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written By Linda C. Black

Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Your cuddly side is showing, and others seem more than happy to come pay attention. Romance and friendship can be yours, should you dare.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — The right words come easily now. Get into a recording or writing project, or deliver communications and promotions. Send out that holiday letter.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 7 — Protect your environment. Improve your home; plant a tree; fix a leaky faucet; add curtains; seal the cracks. Save money and energy at the same.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is an 8 — You excel on a test, with concentration and effort. You’ve got the gift to gab today, so let it flow. Ask for what you want, and get results.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Confer with family to work out a game plan. Keep communications open, and make sure everyone knows their part.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is an 8 — Even if you’d rather not, there’s still plenty of work. The trick is to play and get it done simultaneously.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Your work ethic is attracting attention, so keep getting after it. Money’s readily available, but it can be spent quickly. Step out of your own way.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 7 — You may find yourself attracted to someone completely opposite. Give yourself permission to explore carefully, one little step at a time.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Love is what it’s all about. Your passion moves you, and provides strength to surmount any obstacles. Let it give you wings.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is an 8 — An investment in your home is okay now. How can you use the space more efficiently? Your wit is quite attractive.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 7 — Barriers may not be as universal as they seem. Your well-developed conscience keeps you on the right path.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — When in doubt, get advice from a trusted friend or partner. They’re clear where you’re fuzzy. Make time for helping others and you’ll help yourself.

HAVE A SAY IN WHO REPRESENTS YOU Senate District 59 Candidate Forum Candidates running for the state Senate District that represents the University area will talk higher education, current issues and answer audience questions. Monday, November 28th 7 PM At Murphy Hall 130