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NEIGHBORHOODS

CRIME

West Bank apt. adds $825,000 security update

One dead after fight near TCF Stadium

The upgrades are a response to safety concerns from Cedar High Apartment residents.

BY J.D. DUGGAN jduggan@mndaily.com

Major security upgrades are coming to a government-funded apartment complex in Cedar-Riverside to address resident safety concerns.

An $825,000 security project will add secured entryways, an updated security camera system and a 6-foot perimeter fence to the Cedar High Apartments, a complex owned and managed by Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.

Construction on the upgrades begins July 10 and is expected to take eight weeks to complete.

This updated security comes in response to a slew of assaults that brought concern to Cedar-Riverside residents in early 2017.

“This is the big thing that is happening that’s going to address, we hope, a lot of the key security concerns of residents,” said Jeff Horwich, director of policy and external affairs for MPHA. Horwich said much of the trouble was caused by a single man running through the neighborhood, assaulting and robbing residents in the area. This prompted community discussion about what residents felt were appropriate security measures.

Another major concern was unauthorized nonresidents cutting through the property from the adjacent light rail station, which Horwich hopes will be stopped with the fence and secured entry.

Upgrades were discussed at a May 7 meeting with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Ward 6 City Council member Abdi Warsame.

Warsame said he thinks the upgrades are a step in the right direction and hopes the added security will address key concerns of residents.

“I think it’s worth it because I think our elders need to be secure,” Warsame said. “They need to feel comfortable, and if it costs that much, that’s fine. I don’t think the money matters, I think their safety is paramount.”

MPHA funded the project directly from its capital investments budget to expedite the upgrades, rather than seeking added funding from state grants or otherwise.

“Security is a challenge in that u See SECURIT Y Page 3

The Sunday night incident is currently being investigated by the Minneapolis Police Dept.

BY MAX CHAO mchao@mndaily.com

A campus-area altercation between two men left one dead and one in custody on Sunday night, officials say.

At 11:02 p.m., the Minneapolis Police

Department responded to a report of a physical altercation around University Avenue SE and Oak Street, according to authorities. Police say the two men involved are believed to have met earlier that night at Sally’s Saloon in Stadium Village before fighting near TCF Bank Stadium.

One of the men was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center where he died from blunt force injuries, officials say. The other was taken into custody and booked at the Hennepin County Adult

Detention Center by MPD before being released pending further investigation.

The police identified the man who died as Derrick Geshick, a 27-year-old from Roseville.

The suspect, who the Star Tribune first reported as a 20-year-old University of Minnesota student, was taken into custody after calling the police during the altercation. He is cooperating with the ongoing investigation, according to a MPD press release.

NATION

UMN, city react to travel ban

PHOTOS BY TONY SAUNDERS, DAILY

ABOVE: Lili Rochelle listened to Keith Ellison speak at the Minneapolis courthouse during a protest on Tuesday, June 26. RIGHT: Protestors gathered at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 26 after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of banning travel into the U.S. from several mostly Muslim countries.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ban last week, limiting travel for people from seven countries.

BY CLEO KREJCI ckrejci@mndaily.com

it was announced in 2017. The travel ban impacts Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban has raised questions for many at the University of Minnesota.

Campus response “When I came here, I came with the hope that the U.S. ... accepts others,” said Sarah Shueb, a Ph.D student from

The ban, which limits travel for people from seven

Libya, one of the countries regulated by the ban. “So when

countries, has many implications for some University

this ban happened... it’s like when you have a dream or an

members and has spurred national action on the issue since

u See TRAVEL BAN Page 3

POLICY

Legislators pushing to cut federal financial aid for undergraduates through PROSPER Act UMN leaders have voiced opposition, while proponents praise streamlining benefits.

BY MICHELLE GRIFFITH mgriffith@mndaily.com

A bill introduced to the U.S. House has the potential to slash federal financial aid funding for low-income undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota.

The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform Act was drafted to reauthorize the existing Higher Education Act, which was first passed in 1965 with the goal of providing financial aid to students and increasing educational resources for colleges and universities. Proponents of the bill say it will better prepare students for responsibilities

of the workforce.

In June, the bill came close a vote, prompting many students, colleges and universities to voice their concerns. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is currently seeking support from House members before moving it to the floor for a vote.

The Committee on Education and the Workforce drafted PROSPER in hopes of preparing students for the workforce, streamlining financial aid and holding institutions accountable for students’ success, said committee deputy press secretary Marty Boughton.

The bill proposes eliminates direct subsidized loans. The federal government pays interest on these loans for qualifying undergraduate students while that student is still in school.

The University has approximately

16,300 students who receive subsidized loans, or 31 percent of its total degreeseeking undergraduate population, said Tina Falkner, director of student finance at theOffice of Student Finance.

“There is an elimination of federal financial aid and it appears that the majority of that elimination would impact our low-income students and their families,” Falkner said.

University President Eric Kaler told the Minnesota Daily in June that he opposes the act because it would hurt students through its financial aid cuts.

“The overall impact I think will certainly be a net negative and that will harm access to higher education for college students in America and that’s a terrible thing to do,” he said.

On June 12, the 14 Big Ten university student body presidents collectively sent a

letter to U.S. representatives urging them to vote against the legislation.

“This letter is kind of a continuation of the advocacy that we have been prioritizing,” said Minnesota Student Association President Simran Mishra.

In addition, the act would eradicate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which can forgive the tuition loans of a student who pursues a public service career.

Many careers in public service are lowpaying but vital to the communities they serve, so it’s important to give people incentive to pursue them, Mishra said.

Boughton said these proposed changes would hold institutions more accountable for its students graduating on time.

PROSPER would “treat financial aid like a paycheck,” in that students receive u See PROSPER Page 3

CITY COUNCIL

Mpls. City Council members use U research to draft policy for city strip clubs Policymakers say potential ordinances could improve dancers’ working conditions.

BY CLEO KREJCI ckrejci@mndaily.com

The Minneapolis City Council is seeking dancers’ voices to draft ordinances aimed at improving working conditions in the city’s strip clubs.

Looking for added perspective before moving forward on ordinances in the coming months, City Council members asked researchers, including the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center, to facilitate additional dialogue with industry workers and community members.

Potential issues addressed in the ordinances include licensing of entertainers and managers, touch and physical separation of dancers and the regulation of VIP rooms and kissing.

The City Council approached UROC and other researchers following a 2017 research project documenting the workplace

environment in strip clubs. UROC’s findings were sent to City officials in June, and policymakers are using the recommendations to draft City ordinances over the summer.

“I was worried we’d come up with what I thought would be a good solution [for policies], and then the workers would come back and say, ‘No, that’s not [going to] work for us,’” said Ward 2 City Council member Cam Gordon.

Ward 2 City Council policy aide Robin Garwood said a staff group will meet midJuly to draft city ordinances based on the recommendations from industry workers.

“We want to make clear that this is not about shutting places down or anything like that. This is legal work [and] it should be work that has the same kind of dignity and… protections that are afforded to other types of workers,” Garwood said.

The Minneapolis Health Department evaluated similar regulations on strip clubs around the country, and found that most are written with a focus on preventing prostitution, Huff said. u See POLICY Page 3

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Minneapolis City Council members listen to Tawnya Konobeck, an entertainer, talk about her experiences working in the Minneapolis strip club scene on Monday, Mar. 27, 2017. After hearing the report on the workplace conditions for erotic dancers, the council said it wants to begin regulating strip clubs.

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U research supports social issues “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Right now, we’re paying for a lot of cure.”

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The U’s research is being used to promote dialogue on social issues.

BY CLEO KREJCI ckrejci@mndaily.com

Research findings from University of Minnesota graduate students are aiding in dialogue regarding support for social programs in the state.

The Humphrey School research project, presented in mid-June, explores the possibility of using a funding method called “Pay for Success” in which the government pays back private

investors only if they reach pre-agreed upon outcomes for their social programs.

Many say those outcomes could save the government money.

Over the summer, lawmakers and researchers will explore the PFS model’s ability to support doula care programs, which help women during pregnancy.

“It turns out that providing doulas to women really saves the healthcare system money because these women are less likely to have premature births, and they’re also just less likely to require a lot more medical expenses if they have medical care,” said Judy Temple, a University professor and

research advisor on the project.

The PFS model is being explored nationally, with more than 20 active projects and 60 in development, said research analyst for the Urban Institute Mayookha Mitra-Majumdar in an email. $92 million from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 is being allocated to fund PFS projects.

Researchers found that Minnesota was the first state to enact legislation in support of PFS models in 2011, although projects in the state have still not been implemented because of complications with the programming and legislation, said University

research assistant Nishank Varshney. “[We’re looking at] how could we, as a state, and we, as a society, take advantage of this kind of financing structure to make the sort of investments in people that we know we need to make, and that we are just lacking the political will to make,” said Rep. Dave Pinto, DFL-St. Paul, who is working with the students’ PFS research.

Core topic areas for PFS projects are homelessness, housing, criminal justice and youth development, including early childhood education and child welfare, Mitra-Majumdar said in an email.

“Students in the capstone project were able to help move our knowledge base forward to provide more better context and examples of how the state of Minnesota could take advantage of this financing model,” said Rob Grunewald, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis who is working on the project.

Aditi Kadam, a student researcher for the project, said the semester-long research revealed that implementing PFS systems for Minnesota will be challenging, leading the team to focus on ways to eliminate barriers.

“Just doing research and just writing papers, I don’t think that’s contributing enough. I think the real contribution is when you can actually realistically implement the paper that you write,” Kadam said.

One of the core challenges for implementing PFS models lies with acquiring start-up costs for the financing mechanism to get off the ground.

“The way that I’ve kind of summarized this idea is that it’s really, really, really hard, there’s many many hurdles — but if it could work, it could really be transformational,” Pinto said. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Right now, we’re paying for a lot of cure.”

Small businesses weather a shifting market SMALL BUSINESSES

BY THE NUMBERS

233 TOTAL SMALL BUSINESSES ON WEST BANK

31-1 THE RATIO IN WHICH SMALL

BUSINESSES OUTNUMBER CHAINS ON THE WEST BANK SOURCE: WEST BANK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Michelle Kwan, the daughter of Keefer Court’s original owners, gives change to a customer during the end of the Chinese bakery and restaurant’s lunch rush on Monday, June 25.

Despite the fastchanging U area, small businesses outnumber chains.

BY TIFFANY BUI tbui@mndaily.com

While new developments and chain restaurants reshape the University of Minnesota area, some West Bank small businesses have stood the test of time.

The area’s retention of local shops is particularly notable given the increasing presence of chain restaurants and recent small business closures in Stadium Village and Dinkytown in past years. Business owners cited various reasons for being able to keep doors

open, but many noted the unique neighborhood dynamic as a factor.

West Bank has a total of 223 small businesses, including Riverside Mall boutiques and kiosks, according to West Bank Business Association records. Small businesses outnumber chains 31 to 1. Stadium Village has 15 small, single-location businesses.

The high number of small businesses on the West Bank is in part due to property owners who keep rent stable and invest in the community, said Jamie Schumacher, executive director of WBBA. The association encourages local investment in small businesses and aims to

deter gentrification in the neighborhood.

While support from the community can encourage growth, Schumacher explained conditions vary from area to area. There are still buildings and floors in parts of West Bank that stand vacant, she said.

E s t a b l i s h i n g a f o o thold as a small business on West Bank doesn’t happen overnight. Keefer Court, a Chinese restaurant and bakery, has been carving its niche in the community for more than 30 years.

Paulina and Sunny Kwan started the business as a restaurant, bakery and fortune cookie place rolled into one, said their daughter, Michelle Kwan.

“We are a true familyowned business,” said Kwan.

Being a mom-and-pop shop has helped them survive, she added. Operating costs are lower, and the family has a direct stake in the business.

But with the rise of chain restaurants in the University area, businesses like her parents’ aren’t the norm anymore. Chain restaurants lack the intimacy of a family-run eatery, said Kwan.

Kwan credits the immigrant population stemming from Riverside Plaza for the continued proliferation of small businesses.

“People started either renting or buying businesses to have stores that are going to be a comfort for the community,” Kwan said.

Large developers can pose a threat to small business owners, but some have found security in support from their landlords and the community.

Acadia co-owner Juliana Bryarly said she isn’t worried about developers buying up the property. The

bar and grill has been in West Bank for 10 years, and Bryarly said the landlord’s commitment to small businesses has kept their space secure. Acadia’s landlord, West Bank Community Development Corporation, is a non-profit group formed by residents concerned about small businesses being bought out by large developers.

Bryarly said their previous landlord from Acadia’s first location in Stevens Square did not have the same investment in small businesses. Acadia was confident enough in its agreement with the WBCDC to sign a lease rather than purchase the property.

Other entrepreneurs have sought security through property ownership.

Russom Solomon is both the co-owner of the Ethiopian eatery The Red Sea restaurant and bar and the property itself. Solomon has made an effort to control variables that could impact his business by purchasing the property and staying involved in community organizations.

“You do everything you can and someone can push you out. It’s just a bad feeling,” said Solomon.

New developments pose a challenge for small businesses with fewer resources, he added.

In the future, Solomon wants to encourage students to come try food outside of the chains they know.

“It’s a safe neighborhood with a lot of culture, a lot of diversity,” said Solomon.

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University, city respond to travel ban Travel ban u from Page 1

expectation of something, and it’s all shattered.”

The University’s Immigration Response Team has worked with those impacted by the ban since it went into full effect, hoping to provide support for current and prospective students who are unsure of their visa status, travel options or ability to continue with academic programs. “[The ruling] maybe doesn’t change the content of the advice we’re giving [to those impacted] ... but it changes the timeline,” said IRT Director Marissa Hill-Dongre.

“There is less likelihood that it will be changed now in the short term than some people hoped before.”

Shueb said she is unsure if she will be able to attend an international academic conference this month in the United Kingdom for fear of being unable to re-enter the U.S. if she travels abroad.

“With a Ph.D, you want to focus on your research, focus on advancing your career... you don’t have time for this stuff,” Shueb said.

To address concerns surrounding immigration, the Minnesota Student Association plans to create a task force this fall dedicated to aiding international students, immigrants and noncitizens.

MSA President Simran Mishra said the idea surfaced in response to a culmination of immigration-related issues.

“Even if we can ensure physical safety [for those impacted], the emotional piece of not feeling welcome, of not feeling like you belong is something that… [is]

TONY SAUNDERS, DAILY

Protestors marched downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 26 after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding the travel ban on several mostly Muslim countries. not necessarily under the expressed concern about Kappler said. this is federal, this impacts lo- impacts including the health control of the University of the country’s climate on imcal,” said Jaylani Hussein, exec- and well being of their resiMinnesota, but there’s so migration, travel conditions City-wide response utive director of the Council on dents,” Hussein said. many things that we can do and anti-Muslim sentiment, The Supreme Court’s deci- American-Islamic Relations, Attendee Sandra McAnany to support these students said ISSS Assistant Dean sion instigated a June 26 pro- which helped organize the said she and her granddaughand try to bring a sense of Barbara Kappler. test of more than 100 people protest. Protesters in the ter attended the protest to supnormalcy back,” Mishra “All of the things that at the Minneapolis Federal crowd shouted, ‘Hey, Trump, port friends. said. happen when one is both an Courthouse where commu- let’s be clear, Muslims are “I have 10 grandkids [and] T h e U n i v e r s i t y ’ s undergrad and graduate stu- nity members and lawmakers welcome here.’

I think the political environInternational Student and dent — the life events, [like] if such as Rep. Keith Ellison, D “We want city leaders, we ment is really, really changing Scholar Services has met a student has a family mem- - Minn, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, want state leaders to start to fast and I don’t want them to with prospective interna- ber who is ill and they want DFL-Minneapolis, spoke recognize that this... has a fi- like look at me in 20 years and tional students and their to travel home to see them on the issue. nancial impact on the city, be like, ‘Well, what did you do?’’’ families, many who have — all of that is impacted,” “We recognize as much as also it actually has many other she said.

City Council uses U research to draft policy for city strip clubs

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

The Cedar High Apartments are seen on Monday, July 2 in Minneapolis. The apartment community will soon have $825,000 of heightened security upgrades.

Security ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Tawnya Konobeck, an entertainer, speaks during a press conference following a city council meeting that heard a report on the workplace conditions of erotic dancers in Minneapolis strip clubs on Monday, Mar. 27, 2017. The council said it wants to begin regulating the strip club workplace for entertainers after hearing the report.

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Many cities that have followed through with regulations for strip clubs did not seek input from people working in the industry, said UROC Director of Research Lauren Martin.

Martin said she sees UROC’s work as part of a building movement focused on community engagement in policy making. Many dancers are mistrustful of working with City employees on policymaking due to a stigma associated with the industry, she added.

Angela Callais, a sex

educator and therapist in Minneapolis who participated in UROC’s community advisory group for the 2017 research project, said many laws claim to be based on public health but are actually based on a specific set of values.

“I work one-on-one with individuals who are personally negatively impacted by these laws,” she said.

These laws can affect workers’ safety and lead to discrimination, Callais said.

“I think it’s really helpful to say… we’re not antisex, we’re not anti-sexuallyoriented businesses. What we’re looking at is, ‘what are those deleterious impacts…

happening in a work environment?” said Daniel Huff, the City’s director of environmental health. “[I] kind of like to think of it as strip clubs [after the #MeToo] era.”

Those involved in the research also noted concerns about exploitative tipping practices and pay scales.

“I hope that through this process, whether it’s things that have come out of the last year [in a] national movement, that maybe through... reinforcing their rights and protections as workers, they’ll start to feel more emboldened to speak up,” said Ward 13 City Council member Linea Palmisano.

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neighborhood,” Horwich said. “It’s not just our building but it’s really a n e i g h b o rh o o d c o n c e r n , which is why [Council member] Warsame has taken such an interest in it.”

Minneapolis Police Department First Precinct Inspector Eddie Frizell said they have not noticed an uptick of crime in the Cedar-Riverside area throughout 2018. But a police picnic on June 26 in Currie Park marks a desire for community engagement between officers and the community, he said.

“I’m of the philosophy that we don’t try to over-police,” Frizell said.

“We have picnics, our police athletic league… we routinely meet with the elders and we have the Cedar-Riverside Safety Committee.”

F ro m t h e b e g i n n i n g of the year to May 31,

CEDAR-RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME STATS REPORTED CRIME

2017 2018

Homicide Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Domestic Aggravated Assault TOTAL VIOLENT CRIMES Burglary Larceny Theft from Motor Vehicle Auto Theft Arson TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES TOTAL CRIMES

0 7 12 20 2

0 2 15 4 1

39 6 126 50 39 0 171 210

21 6 93 27 12 0 111 132

SOURCE: MINNEAPOLIS POLICE

MPD responded to 20 aggravated assaults in 2017 compared to four in 2018.

The department also saw 126 acts of larceny in the neighborhood in 2017 and 93 this year through the end of May. Incidences of

robbery rose from 12 in all of 2017 to 15 from beginning of 2018 to May 31. Frizell punctuated that no overall trend of increased crime has been observed in that area this year.

Legislators pushing to cut federal financial aid for undergraduates Prosper u from Page 1

aid on a weekly or monthly basis, Boughton added.

With the goal of streamlining the federal loan process, the bill would drop

the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides aid to approximately 7,500 University students in need, Falkner said.

“Right now, it does not seem like... that there is enough support within

the House to bring this to a floor vote even,” Falkner said. “I think part of the reason PROSPER hasn’t been making progress… is that there has been a lot of concern voiced by students, by colleges and universities, and it matters.”

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FOOD

By Maraya King

Listen to this: “Scorpion” by Drake Drake’s new album dropped on Friday and fans have already begun dissecting its cryptic lyrics. With more than 20 tracks, there is a little something for everyone. “Scorpion” is the perfect workout or pool party soundtrack.

Drink this: Water Whether you’re spending the Fourth of July with your roommates, co-workers or extended family — there will be alcohol involved. With high temperatures and patriotic-themed shots, you should make sure you’re getting at least a couple bottles of water in here or there.

Farm to pantry HARRY STEFFENHAGEN, DAILY

The East Isles Farmers Market opened June 28.

BY MARAYA KING mking@mndaily.com

Watch this: Orange is the New Black, Seasons 1-5 Orange is the New Black, a Netflix original, began in 2013 and has been making jaws drop ever since. The series follows the lives of inmates in a women’s prison and never disappoints. Netflix announced season six will be premiering on July 27, which means you have just enough time to start watching or get that much-needed refresher.

CULTURE COMPASS

Friday Hamel Rodeo Yee-haw! Here’s your chance to grab some friends, break out your cowboy boots and toss a few back — all whilst cheering for your favorite steed. It’s not often that you get to put on Western gear (unironically) and experience a new culture, so have at it!=

Where Corcoran Lions Park, 19101 County Rd. 10, Corcoran Hours July 5 – 8, 7:30 P.M. Cost $17

Saturday Basilica Block Party The Basilica Block party began in 1995 to raise funds to restore the Basilica of Saint Mary.

Twenty-three years later, this party is not one to be missed.

With performers like Third Eye Blind, CAKE and more this celebration has a little something for everyone.

Where Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 N. 17th St., Minneapolis Hours July 6 – 7, 5 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. Cost $70

Sunday The Color Run 5k If you’re looking for that exercise motivation, this could be the perfect place! Flying colors and jogging runners will make for an exciting Sunday morning.

Where Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul Hours 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. Cost $30

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ast Thursday, residents of Uptown, local vendors and Minnesotans alike gathered in the Mall Park for the opening night of the East Isles Farmers Market.

Located at 1420 The Mall, this market boasts rotating vendors and special events. It’s also serving as a pilot program for collaboration with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board.

Shane Stenzel, permits manager for Minneapolis

parks, said the East Isles Residents Association first approached the parks board with its desire for a market.

“We were really waiting for an opportunity to allow it,” Stenzel said, adding that the Mall Park landscape was an ideal location.

Director of the East Isles market Debbie Gold said she was looking for ways to involve new members of the community when she hatched the idea for a neighborhood farmers market.

Nine months and a “crash course in farmers markets” later, the East Isles Farmers Market has

become a reality. Gold said she is “super, super excited about this.”

A few of the market’s offerings include microgreens, grass-fed beef, farm-fresh produce and homemade pies. The theme of the market is “made for dinner tonight,” Gold said.

The Smiling Olive, My Sweet Greens, EggPlant Urban Farm Supply and Maazah Chutney are a small selection of the crowd-favorites that will be featured.

The Bakery will have a booth every other Thursday where they will sell gluten-free and nut-free muffins, cookies, scones and more, said co-owner and head baker Kelli Tennyson in an email.

With a high density

population of renters, Gold said a goal of the market is to bring people together.

Whether they are new to the neighborhood, only renting for the summer or decade-long residents, the market will bring folks together under one common interest: food.

What sets this market apart from the rest is its dedication to locally-produced food. All produce is grown within a 50-mile radius. Each vendor is Minnesota-based.

Brad Ash, president of the East Isles Residents Association, said there will be 20 to 25 vendors each Thursday. With a total of 40 vendors, an eclectic array of choices will always be offered.

Aside from its culinary a s p e c t s , t h e m a rk e t i s

making a point to support women in business. Gold said more than 60 percent of stands are womenowned.

Environmental impact is also on the market’s radar. Ash said the association has its own booth that is working to educate residents and patrons about environmentallyconscious efforts, eventually leading to the market being a zero-waste event.

“No one knows what to expect with something new,” Ash said. “But it’s been better than anyone thought and we’re excited to see where it goes from here.”

Now open, the East Isles farmers market will operate every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. through October 4.

DANCE

BodyCartography Project: staging collaboration in the Weisman galleries Over the next few weeks, BodyCartography Project will perform and conduct research at WAM

BY MADDY FOLSTEIN mfolstein@mndaily.com

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hen Boris Oicherman moved to Minn ea p ol is a l it t l e over a year ago, he was looking for arts events to attend across the Twin Cities. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld Curator for Creative Collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum, finding inspiration was part of his job description.

Oicherman came across dance company BodyCartography Project’s staging of “felt room” at The White Page gallery. The threehour long performance takes place mostly in darkness.

“I ended up moving for most of the time [and] I ended up sitting on one of the performers… There was a collaboration between [us], and she and I created our shared experience together,” Oicherman said.

This month, BodyCartography Project and the Weisman are partnering for a series of performances, artist talks and campus research proceedings. The collaboration will run between July 11 and August 8.

The dance company will work with medical students in the field of embryology, the study of the first eight weeks of pregnancy.

The research will combine

“It’s one performer and one audience member, and it’s a score where we invite the audience to open and close their eyes” OLIVE BIERINGA Co-founder and co-director of BodyCartography Project

dance-based knowledge with medical understanding.

“For most of us, [that time] is not something that we hold consciousness around at all,” said Olive Bieringa, co-founder and co-director of BodyCartography Project. “And yet, we have a cellular memory of having passed through these different formations and fluid spaces as we evolved. That memory still lives in our tissue.”

Performances slated throughout the next few weeks will include “felt room,” staged at the Weisman in a much larger room than ever before.

“In that space, you can really choose to be by yourself,” said Otto Ramstad, cofounder and co-director of BodyCartography Project.

Ramstad will also perform a solo work, “Lineage,” which sews together storytelling, dance and video.

“It’s putting in my history of dance, the teachers that I’ve had and the history of the development of experimental dance with my family heritage… I’ve been thinking about what has changed in the last 100 years — about how we live in our bodies.”

Another act, “action movie,” is a one-on-one dance performance that requires audience members to reserve their individual slot.

“It’s one performer and one audience member, and it’s a score where we invite the audience to open and close their eyes,” Bieringa said. “We really compose something for them, and it’s called ‘action movie’ so it’s like an action movie. It might be a quiet action movie.”

For the dancers, the

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p r o s p e c t o f w o rk i n g within academia is exciting. The form and result of the work has yet to be discovered.

“I don’t know what the outcome is, but we have these very interesting initial places to begin in,” Bieringa said. “It’s not very often that you get invited in to have a conversation

with people in academia without having to be in the institution.”

BodyCartography Project is an ideal fit for the creative collaboration space at the Weisman, Oicherman said. “[Collaboration] is a state of mind — of awareness that you exist in very particular contexts

a n d y o u n e e d t o w o rk with those contexts,” he said. “You and a context are always collaborating, which is the kind of choreography that BodyCartography is doing…

It’s always collaboration with the public. It’s collaboration with each other. It’s collaboration with the environment.”

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The Minnesota Daily made turkey burgers topped with pineapple jalapeno salsa and pesto pasta salad with homemade mango-jalapeno for Fourth of July barbecue activities.

COLLEGE KITCHEN: BBQ

4 slices of provolone cheese

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1. Season turkey burgers with salt, pepper and minced onion to taste.

2. Cook or grill turkey burgers until brown and cooked through.

3. Add slices of cheese shortly before removing from heat.

4. Dice pineapple chunks and jalapeno.

5. Chop cilantro into fine pieces and combine with pineapple and jalapeno.

6. Assemble sandwiches, topping the burgers with pineapple salsa.

ith your day off right in the middle of the week, you’ve probably received Fourth of July barbecue invitations for today, tomorrow, this weekend and more.

A&E has you covered with three easy recipes for all the potlucks

you have to attend over the next few days.

Pesto Pasta Salad No mayo in this pasta salad! You can make your own pesto, but a jar of the prepared sauce will work just fine. You can also add toasted pine nuts, fresh basil, chopped olives, etc.

12 ounces of pasta (we used rotini) 8 ounces of mozzarella pearls 8 ounces of pesto 1 cup of medley tomatoes 1 tablespoon of lemon juice Garlic powder Salt and pepper 1. Cook pasta and let cool.

2. Slice tomatoes in halves or quarters.

Why make hot dogs and potato salad when you can make these treats?

3. Combine all ingredients in bowl.

4. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.

5. Let cool. Keep refrigerated until serving.

Turkey Bur gers with Pineapple Salsa Even if you don’t have a grill, changing up your classic Four th of July burger’s flavors can make the dish much more exciting.

4 turkey burger patties Minced onion Salt and pepper Cooking spray 1 cup of pineapple chunks 1/2 jalapeno pepper Finely chopped cilantro 4 buns

Homemade Popsicles If you don’t have a popsicle mold sitting in the back of your cabinet, you can use an ice tray with popsicle sticks (or find one at Target for around $10). You can even experiment with your own flavors, combining your favorite juices, milk or yogurt and frozen fruit.

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The Minnesota Daily made mixed berry-mint popsicles for dessert following barbeque recipes.

Mango-jalapeno Per fect for getting rid of the rest of your jalapeno from the burgers.

1 cup of coconut milk (or the milk of your choice) 1 cup of frozen mango 1/2 jalapeno pepper, diced 1 teaspoon of agave (or your favorite liquid sweetener) 1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

2. Pour into mold and let chill for at least four hours.

3. Keep frozen for as long as possible!

Mixed berr y-mint Cool and refreshing.

1 cup of coconut milk 1 cup of mixed berries (we included strawberries, blueberries and blackberries) 1 teaspoon of agave nectar (or your favorite liquid sweetener) 1/4 cup of mint leaves, finely chopped or torn 1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

2. Pour into mold, and let chill for at least four hours.

3. Keep frozen for as long as possible!

MUSIC

New albums from Drake and Florence + the Machine It’s not Scorpio season, but we still had high hopes.

BY MARAYA KING mking@mndaily.com “High as Hope” Florence + the Machine’s fourth studio album tells the storied past of front-woman Florence Welch. With lyrics so brutally honest they could bring you to your knees, this is the group’s most profound album yet.

Welch, who looks like a woodland fairy come to life, sings of her struggles with eating disorders, binge drinking and strained family ties.

“Hunger,” which dropped in May, references the anorexia she endured in her teens. “At seventeen, I started to starve myself / I thought love was a kind of emptiness,” she sings.

Welch has brazenly admitted in an interview with The Times that her family is consumed by intimacy issues.

“Grace” is an ode to her sister with lyrics such as, “I’m sorry I ruined your birthday, you had turned 18.”

Throughout the album there are sudden mood shifts that suggest a glimmer of hope for our troubled main character. “Big God” offers

one of these shifts.

“You need a big god / Big enough to hold your love,” croons Welch, hinting at the prospect of bluer skies ahead.

Simply put, it’s haunting.

Welch can recount pain-ridden times in her life, but unpack them into something so beautiful.

Regardless of how you interpret this album, one thing is for sure: Florence Welch possesses a gift, and she is just getting started.

Grade: A “Scorpion” Drake’s fifth studio album, “Scorpion,” is nothing if not ambitious.

In true Drizzy fashion, the rapper had to make headlines by dropping a double album featuring 25 tracks, half rap and half R&B. But don’t let the length fool you — not much has changed.

He’s still spitting his usual themes of inescapable fame and fawning over women.

The only notable deviation in this album is Drake’s acknowledgement of his son.

At this point we are all too familiar with Pusha T’s lyrics in “The Story of Adidon,” calling out Drake for being an absent father.

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“You are hiding a child, let that boy come home,” Pusha raps. “Love that baby, respect that girl.”

While Drake does rap about his son, we cannot help but wonder if that was the original plan or a last-minute addition provoked by Pusha T. Nonetheless, there are mentions of his son in at least three of the tracks.

In “Emotionless” Drake raps, “I wasn’t hidin’ my kid from the world / I was hidin’

the world from my kid.” Regardless of where your allegiance lies, Drake does in fact have a child and it took another rapper calling him out for him to admit it.

If you can suspend your judgments of Drake’s personal drama long enough to listen to the album in its entirety, there are a few standout tracks.

Single “God’s Plan,” which was released in January, quickly climbed

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the charts and has remained a fan favorite into the summer. “She said, ‘Do you love me?’ I tell her, ‘Only partly’ / I only love my bed and my mama, I’m sorry,” he raps.

Outdated Tinder bios rejoice.

“Nice For What,” another single released earlier this year, became a house party anthem with lyrics supporting female empowerment.

In the song, Drake asks why women are expected to be nice

to strangers, specifically men.

But Drake’s civility only goes so far in “Scorpion” as he critiques women, and society in general, for their social media habits. In “Emotionless” he raps, “Then she finally got to Rome / And all she did was post pictures for people at home.”

For better or for worse, Drake’s new album is more of the same.

Grade: C+ (for effort)

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We need more of Terry Crews’ masculinity

Actor Terry Crews has been both outspoken and vulnerable after coming forward about his assault, becoming a leader and role model for many.

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erry Crews wears many hats; actor, Old Spice guy, former NFL player and father are just a few of them. The “Brooklyn NineNine” star is also an open survivor of PALMER HAASCH sexual assault and columnist a vocal advocate.

Spurred on by the initial news about Harvey Weinstein’s long history as an abuser, Crews came forward last October with his own story of sexual assault. Sharing his experiences through a Twitter thread, Crews outlines how he was groped at a party by a Hollywood executive in front of his wife and his decision to not take action at the party — more importantly, how his decision not to directly confront the man in the moment — was informed by his identity as a black man and the ramifications that followed. Among many other facts, Crews’ actions and his statement reveal one thing: we need more of Crews’ masculinity in our world.

Since the initial thread, Crews hasn’t

stepped out of the spotlight and has remained a vocal member of the #MeToo movement — standing out as one of its most prominent male voices alongside actors like Anthony Rapp, who last October accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him when he was 14 years old. Since initially coming forward, Crews has become involved with Rise, a civil rights nonprofit best known for drafting and passing the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights through Congress, which assures basic, comprehensive rights for all survivors of sexual assault. Crews testified last week in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the bill.

Simply coming forward and sharing his experiences is a feat in and of itself; reliving trauma and exposing yourself to a public space is far from simple. Crews has done so in a way that highlights the way his identity as a black man influenced his decision to not physically resist his assaulter and with an awareness of what his status as a male survivor of sexual assault means. Crews practiced restraint in the moment, following his wife’s guidance. When asked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., about why he held back despite his physical dominance,

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Body cam footage integral for justice With the death of Thurman Blevins Jr., we face yet another tragic and fatal police shooting that is provoking anger and distrust throughout our community, especially among the citizens of North Minneapolis.

As the investigation of this shooting begins, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension should, at the very least, be as transparent as possible with the public. Justice for Blevins’ death can only come through complete transparency and the proliferation of truth. We can no longer accept rumors, conflicting eyewitness accounts and inconsistent perspectives. This means that the body cam footage of the incident absolutely must be released, and soon. When Justine Damond was killed by a police officer last July, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced mandatory body cam usage during all calls and traffic stops, saying MPD needs to regain the community’s trust. If the rebuilding of trust is truly the objective of the MPD, then the immediate release of the body cam footage of the Blevins shooting is imperative – not only for this particular tragedy, but also as a gesture of healing and proof of a commitment to change on the part of the MPD. Even if police officers do have body cams that are turned on and in use, withholding the footage from public judgment – especially in the wake of a shooting as disputed by eyewitness accounts as this one is – will prove MPD to have been posturing, making promises without intent to follow through.

This particular case could serve as a turning point in the way in which the MPD and BCA handle investigations of fatal police shootings.

Everything in the MPD’s power should be done to persuade the BCA to release the footage as soon as possible. All 13 City Council members have signed a letter calling for a release of the footage, and the community at large is emphatically calling for its release. The body cam footage will likely be released after the case is closed, but the public should have the right to this footage sooner. After the case is closed and months have gone by, many will have forgotten about this case. Firsthand visual evidence of a shooting is extraordinarily powerful, as evidenced by the Facebook livestream of Philando Castile’s shooting in 2016 and the subsequent outcry.

The public should have the right to be aware and to gather and process information with relative immediacy. As time passes, the emotion wanes, the community response dwindles and there is less public feedback as to how officers should be held accountable. And if body cams are not being used as tools of accountability, then MPD is conducting themselves in a way that is irresponsible and insincere — certainly building no foundation for a trusting relationship between their organization and the community.

he replied, “As a black man in America, you only have a few shots at success, you only have a few chances to make yourself a viable member of the community… I have seen many young black men who were provoked into violence. They were in prison or they were killed. They’re not here.”

Crews’ answer exposes the stark reality of how victims are coerced into silence by existing power structures, and in particular how black men are cornered into silence. In Crews’ case, his career was at stake and has taken a hit since he came forward: the actor left the fourth “Expendables” film after one of the film’s producers told him to drop the sexual assault case or there would be consequences. Crews’ resilience while navigating and detailing the power structures that restricted him during and after his assault represents the kind of masculinity that we sorely need. Vulnerable, honest, strong men are necessary today and always. Crews’ voice should stand as a beacon both for survivors of sexual assault and those in search of a male role model.

I love Crews, for his acting just as much as his activism. The work he’s doing and the example he’s setting are dually incredible and necessary.

Palmer Haasch welcomes comments at phaasch@mndaily.com.

It’s time for a high-speed rail High-speed rail could reduce carbon emissions, travel time, money and frustration.

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love being around my family, but, perhaps like the other out-of-state students, I really don’t love the transit options for getting back home. On the off-chance that someone’s goUMA VENKATA ing where I am, at columnist the right time and with enough room, I’ll happily contribute gas money to bum a ride. But the way it always seems to go is a couple hundred dollars for a flight or an ages-long Amtrak ride.

Don’t get me wrong, flights are convenient. They’re fast and fun, and sometimes you score something duty-free. But especially if you’re buying last-minute, they can cost an arm and a leg. Furthermore, the amount of pollution a commercial jet emits in one flight is shocking.

For example, flying round-trip New York to San Francisco stamps 0.9 metric tons of a carbon footprint per passenger, or about 20 percent of the average annual car emission. Flights account for around 11 percent of all American transportation emissions and 3 percent of total American emissions. Especially considering the accelerating increase the industry expects, these statistics are chilling. Or perhaps the opposite.

The other cross-country option is rail, and my goodness gracious, I don’t want to spend nine hours in one seat to go a couple states over. In terms of carbon contribution, train emissions are roughly half of what they are per capita in planes. For passengers, trains are much more spaceefficient. And if the entire continent of Europe can be so in love with its rail, there’s got to be something over there that they have and we don’t.

Most of what that missing piece is, I’d wager, is high-speed rail. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line, or NEC, runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston and is introducing its Acela fleet. The Acela trainset is essentially the top tier we have here in the U.S., reaching 150 miles per hour, which brings the 457 miles D.C. to

“For passengers, trains are much more space-efficient.

And if the entire continent of Europe can be so in love with its rail, there’s got to be something over there that they have and we don’t.”

Boston down to 7 hours. European trains, on the other hand, reach 350 kilometers per hour, or approximately 220 mph. That makes a big difference. The train from Brussels to London used to take 4 hours 52 minutes, and with high-speed rail, it’s been cut down to a little less than two hours. At that rate, my 9-hour train ride would be 5 hours and 34 minutes. That’s faster than driving. If Amtrak did this, they’d make a lot of my money.

This kind of thing isn’t entirely out of reach. In 2010, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker refused $810 million from the 2009 stimulus package under the Obama administration, which in total offered $10.1 billion for nationwide high-speedrail investment. Even though the money was for rail, Walker proposed to use it for roads instead. But, as the University of Minnesota’s Student Services Fee application process teaches us, you can’t do that. So even though Wisconsin taxpayers contributed $42 million to two sets of high-speed trainsets, they never saw them come to fruition.

Refusing those rail lines doesn’t make sense to me. The Wisconsin rail grant was for a Madison-to-Milwaukee line, which would ease traffic, increase tourism, improve travel and more. High-speed rail would be valuable all around the country.

Demand has driven the NEC high-speed track, which is now well on its way. And as the traveling population grows, investment in energy-, passenger-, and time-efficient rail should be a top transit priority.

Yes, even if it means auto producers make fewer cars.

Uma Venkata welcomes comments at uvenkata@mndaily.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Rank choice voting should be the focus of electoral reform In democracy, power to change the trajectory of our nation should rest in the hands of the people. Inspired to leave their mark on this nation, qualified and diverse candidates are flooding the political field to take leadership roles in government. However, our current voting system cannot handle the competitive influx and forces us to choose between the lesser of two evils or to blindly follow our party affiliation. Although voting reform is often overlooked and pushed aside, we cannot make progress without change to the current system.

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) would return power back to the people and strengthen our country’s unity.

Ranked Choice Voting is a system that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than the traditional limitation of one choice on a ballot. Here at the U, we already use RCV for various student elections such as Homecoming Royalty. Before I even knew much about RCV, I easily voted because of how naturally we order things by preference like our favorite bands, foods or movies. If you can like

multiple things to varying degrees, why be forced to only acknowledge one of many acceptable outcomes?

In this year’s gubernatorial race, some candidates dropped out to prevent splitting votes before we could learn about them or their goals for Minnesota. In contrast, with RCV in the 2017 Minneapolis mayoral race, candidates delved into real discussion and debate on the issues rather than focusing on negative attacks.

Voters need time to learn about candidates before deciding who will be the best to represent them and the issues they support, and the discussion RCV promotes allows this to be done more effectively and positively.

Low turnout at the polls and vote splitting between candidates threaten the validity of our democracy. Typically, less than 30 percent of eligible primary voters determine which candidates will be on the ballot during the general election by a small plurality. Many people vote for who they think has the best chance, rather than who they truly want to win, or opt not to vote at all because they feel no candidate represents them. RCV allows for greater freedom in expressing preference, which elicits enthusiasmfor the electoral process,

increases turnout and ensures candidates are elected with a true majority. Through RCV, we can embrace commonalities rather than picking apart other candidates with similar messages.

RCV enables us to wield our power as members of this democracy more effectively and to elect those we trust to be our voice at all levels of government. While the residents of Maine recently joined RCV advocates here in the Twin Cities, major progress is impossible without further support. Amidst a political landscape rife with division and animosity, people from all political corners must rally behind bipartisan reform to create a better functioning democracy. I urge politicians and voters everywhere to prioritize and implement RCV to break the legislative gridlock and hostile partisanship and to elect candidates who represent our shared visions for the future.

Alexandra Glasford is a junior at the U of M studying Italian and Global Studies.

This letter has been edited for grammar and readability.

Wilder’s books get a healthy reassessment “There were no people” on the Minnesota prairie when Laura Ingalls Wilder’s family arrived in the late 19th century.

“There were no people,” Wilder wrote. “Only Indians lived there.”

That’s a line from “Little House on the Prairie,” published in 1935. Many years later, the line was rephrased, but as written, it’s as if the Ojibwe, Dakota, Osage and other indigenous people didn’t exist, other than to cause trouble for white settlers.

You may not have noticed it when you were a kid, but the “Little House” books are chock full of examples of biased language and insensitive attitudes about Native Americans and blacks. For that reason, a division of the American Library Association voted last week to remove Wilder’s name from its award for children’s literature.

Wilder was the first winner of the award in 1954, but times have changed and the library association has taken an important step to correct the record, and help readers rethink what they know about pioneer days on the Great Plains.

“The decision was made in consideration of the fact that Wilder’s legacy, as represented by her body of work, includes expressions of stereotypical attitudes inconsistent with (our) core values of inclusiveness, integrity and respect, and responsiveness,” the organization said. Having her name on the award was no longer “consistent with the intention of the award named for her.”

The organization emphatically said it’s not trying to “prohibit access to Wilder’s work or suppress discussion about them.” The books “are a product of her life, experience and perspective as an individual white woman of her era. Her works reflect mainstream, although certainly not universal, cultural attitudes toward indigenous people and people of color” during her era, “and during the era in which the award was established.”

The “Little House” books and Wilder’s family saga are a core part of Minnesota and Upper Midwest mythology. She was born just across the Mississippi River from the Wabasha area in 1867, and her family zigzagged across the Midwest during those pioneering years, with stops in the Lake City area, South Troy and Spring Valley.

After the “Little House” books came out, Minnesotans claimed her as part of our historical legacy, along the lines of Paul Bunyan and Ole and Lena. Spring Valley has a Wilder display at the local Methodist Church Museum, and U.S. Highway 14 is the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Highway. There’s a reconstruction of her family’s log cabin north of Pepin, Wis. But the past is always up for grabs and in need of reassessment. There’s no doubt that Wilder’s perspective on that era has a “reductive” approach to Native Americans, and to the manifest destiny of whites on what had been native lands.

One line that echoes hauntingly through the books is, “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.” Thus, it was time to remove her name from one of the top awards for children’s books.

That doesn’t mean parents and children should quit reading the “Little House” books, or that you should call the school district to get them out of the library. No one would claim they’re great literature like Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” but there’s value in the stories they tell of pioneer life. With good teachers and new introductions, they may have even more educational value than before.

And Michael Landon will keep the franchise going forever on cable TV. This episode is a reminder that it’s healthy to take a fresh look at the heroes and icons who are part of our culture, and reassess what they have to teach us. That’s not political correctness. As the Rochester Public Library says, that’s “growing in wisdom,” with the knowledge that no generation has a lock on wisdom.

Editor’s Note: This editorial was originally published in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

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Get expert support. Find an answer in a dream.

Together you can realize a valuable opportunity.

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Connect with friends in the business. The more supportive you are, the more you gain.

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Articulate a mission, vision or bold idea. Get feedback from experienced friends.

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Invest in your career.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 8 — Creative collaboration gets more done with more fun.

Get expert support. Find an answer in a dream.

Together you can realize a valuable opportunity.

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Come up with an inspiring personal project and run with it. Use hidden resources.

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Dear Avocad-no, Honestly, it could be worse.

The Fab 5 are all wonderful human beings, and I know Antoni does stuff with cauliflower too every once in a while. If you’re still upset in a week or so just

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DR. DATE Dear Dr. Date, My boyfriend and I have been dating for two years. Everything was going great… until February.

February 9 to be exact.

You see, like any other Friday we were just hanging out when we decided to scroll through Netflix. A B-List horror movie sounded good, House of Cards sounded fine... but what was this?

Five men smiling, that striking “new release” banner. Queer Eye had entered our lives.

At first it was fun. We’d cry at every episode, followed the Fab 5 on Instagram, and would stay up late talking about who was our favorite. (I’m not going to say who we picked. Too controversial.)

But now that season two is out it’s all gone a bit too far. Instead of gleaning advice from the show and creating a better version of himself, my boyfriend is simply emulating the Fab 5. A new member every day.

On some days everything is Strokes tees and others JVN quotes. He goes on and on about “culture” (he doesn’t know what that means any more than Karamo but we have gone to a couple musicals).

Sometimes I’m lucky enough to see a French tuck. A Tan day is a good day.

Really, it wouldn’t be that bad if he didn’t only let us eat Antoni recipes. You see, I’m allergic to avocados. Like, shouldn’t he care more about my health than making the perfect poke bite?

Poke in Minnesota seems unsanitary anyway.

Ugh, sorry. I’m ranting. But why can’t he just emulate Bobby all the time? I have an ac unit that desperately needs installing.

-Avocad-no

ACROSS 1 Harry Potter’s forte 6 USAF officer 9 Some spouses 14 Susan’s “All My Children” role 15 Memorable time 16 Has __ up one’s sleeve 17 Antisocial type 18 Term start?

19 Swamp snapper 20 Mantra syllables 21 In good spirits 24 Cause one’s stomach to turn 26 Monthly util. bill 27 Goof up 28 Off the straight and narrow 31 Natural source of paper or rope 36 Actress Vardalos 37 Not hurting for space 38 Heavenly body 39 Less extroverted 41 QB’s stat 42 Center of attention 44 Japanese straw mats 47 One-eighty on the road 48 Patron saint of Norway 49 Read a clock 54 Gridiron goof 57 Bedevil 58 Treat like a pariah 59 Maris, to “the Mick” 60 Afghan’s neighbor 62 Attend the homecoming game, say 63 Inseparable 64 Things to shun 65 Use at the table 66 Pricing word 67 N.Y. or S.F. athlete known for the beginnings of 21-, 31-, 42-, and 54-Across?

nominate your boyfriend for season three.

-Dr. Date.

Dear Dr. Date, My partner is obsessed with reading our horoscopes. They plan our fights around if Holiday Mathis says there might be tension, and I’m not allowed to make plans on the full moon. My mom’s birthday is during next month’s, and I’m worried about it. I don’t know how to tell them that I don’t care; they’ll just say I’m “being such a cancer.”

-Crabby Dear Crabby, I’ve actually received this question a few times recently; a lot of folks are experiencing this problem. Increased interest in astrology is common at the moment. In tumultuous times, we tend to grip towards what we know is certain. Horoscopes were very popular in the 90s (there’s that nostalgia factor we’ve seen everywhere) and offer the idea that everything is already set up for us. It sounds like your partner is desperately looking for some stability. The good news? This is something you can offer. Be sweet, care for each other and remind them that, while the full moon is every month, birthdays come but once a year. And if you need a little star-fix check out Chani Nicholas’s af firmation horoscopes; they offer advice that feels just as personal but is a little more self-care centered.

-Dr. Date

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Thousands gather to protest family separation in downtown Minneapolis Demonstrators gathered to call for reunification of separated families.

BY HELEN SABROWSKY, KATRINA PROSS hsabrowsky@mndaily.com kpross@mndaily.com

Thousands gathered in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon to protest a Trump administration policy that separated families at the southern U.S. border who had entered the country illegally.

The “Free our Future” protest was organized before the policy was reversed last week following criticism from both sides of the political aisle. The march was one of hundreds of demonstrations across the country Saturday afternoon calling for the administration to reunite families affected by the policy.

Attendants gathered in front of the Minneapolis Convention Center around 2 p.m. before marching through downtown, chanting phrases like “No hate, no fear. Immigrants are welcome here,” as they carried signs reading “Abolish ICE” and “Shut down Sessions.”

The sweltering heat and humidity did not deter demonstrators. Around 7,000 protestors of all ages were present as of 3 p.m., according to Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson John Elder.

“I am amazed at the turnout,” said Minneapolis resident Bekah Bailey, who attended the protest.

Notable attendees included Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota candidates for governor

“I’m here because ... I don’t have to worry about being separated from my family ... It’s so important to be there for people because nobody should have to worry about that.”

EMILY MIKELSON UMN Alumna

Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, and Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., alongside running mate and Rep. Peggy Flanagan, DFL-St. Louis Park.

The march was organized by groups such as Navigate MN, Black Immigrant Collective and the Council of American-Islamic Relations - MN. Protestors stood on the light rail tracks blocking metro traffic during the march.

Light rail operation in downtown Minneapolis ceased for part of Saturday afternoon while the demonstrations occurred, a c c o r d i n g t o M e t ro Transit. Following some delays, all routes were running again around 3:45 p.m.

“With my good conscience, I can’t celebrate the Fourth of July without doing my part [and] also talking about the things that are going on in our country that aren’t so great right now,” said University alumna Natalie Muench.

The demonstrators marched to Minneapolis City Hall and then headed

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

Float riders participate in chants at the “Free Our Future” march on Saturday, June 30 in downtown Minneapolis.

back to the Convention Center.

“I’m here because I’m so privileged that I don’t have to worry about being separated from my family ... It’s so important to be there for people because nobody should have to worry about that,” said Emily Mikelson, a University alumna.

Some children present wore emergency thermal blankets and some participants brought a fence cage, symbolizing the conditions of children that were separated at the border.

“I am here supporting the kids and the families that are being unjustly separated at the border,” said attendee Michelle Warneke. “We would like to see reunification happen immediately.”

Neighborhood project adds options to community

ELLEN SCHMIDT, DAILY

The “Free Our Future” march moves toward the Hennepin County Government Center on Saturday, June 30 in downtown Minneapolis.

University of Minnesota online book platform plans expansion The collection plans to release 3,500 more titles next month.

BY MICHELLE GRIFFITH mgriffith@mndaily.com

COURTESY OF TUSHIE MONTGOMERY ARCHITECTS

Malcolm Yards to add housing options and amenities to Prospect Park.

BY J.D. DUGGAN jduggan@mndaily.com

An ambitious development in Prospect Park will create a new neighborhood within a newighborhood, offering mixed-income housing along with an urban food hall and commercial space.

Malcolm Yards, a longplanned project by Wall Companies, is beginning phase-one of development in coming weeks. Phase one’s three buildings on the northwest side of Prospect Park include a renovation of the dilapidated Harris Machinery building into an urban food hall, as well as the creation of a mixed-use commercial and marketrate residential building and a six-story, 130-unit affordable housing building.

“We’ve waited a long time for a project that was worthy of an amazing site like this next to the University of Minnesota,” said John Wall, president of Wall Companies in an emailed statement. Wall Companies has owned approximately 20 acres of property in the area since the early 2000s.

Phase one, spanning approximately five acres, will consist primarily of studios and 1- and 2-bedroom units and was originally pitched as a “Universityrelated research park,” said Jeff Ellerd, project manager for Wall Companies.

“Now we’re still very hopeful and want to do more mixed-use [development] that generates jobs and businesses and innovation,” Ellerd said.

Connection to surrounding communities is a large focus for the Malcolm Yards development, which is situated just west of Malcolm Avenue and north of the University of Minnesota transitway, adjacent to Surly Brewing.

Plans include intersecting the site with a Greenway bike path and adding a park to the south side of the transitway. Ellerd said this will make the area less auto-intensive and turns the space into a destination for bikers and pedestrians.

“Our hope is that this becomes its own neighborhood that anybody can… live in,” Ellerd said. “We want people to get here and use [it] and live here and be able to do all the things they want to do in this neighborhood.”

Malcolm Yards Market, the urban food hall in the

repurposed Harris Building, will offer a 16,500 squarefoot communal dining space with niche, small food vendors. The anticipated vendors will be a variety of local chefs offering new and unique takes on dishes, Ellerd said in an email.

John Kari, co-chair of the Prospect Park Association Planning and Land Use Committee, said the project fits the neighborhood’s vision for mixed-use development and bringing jobs and amenities to the community, although not necessarily the jobs the neighborhood hopes for.

“The first phase of what Wall is proposing for [includes] important amenities and support services for jobs, but it doesn’t get us the jobs we want,” Kari said. “So we’re interested in the whole [property] being developed as an integrated whole, and this first phase moves us in that direction, but we want to see the jobs.”

PPA’s Wall Task Force is engaged in ongoing discussions with stakeholders. Wall Companies hopes to submit their proposal to the Minneapolis City Planning Commission in mid-July, with a tentative hearing slated for the Aug. 2 Committee of the whole meeting.

An online platform that provides free, online books to Minnesotans will double in size come July.

Over the next few weeks, Minitex will add more than 3,500 titles with the goal of strengthening communities and providing equal access to e-books across Minnesota.

Minitex — a program jointly funded by the University of Minnesota Libraries, Minnesota Office of Higher Education and Minnesota Department of Education — created the Ebooks Minnesota database in 2016 to make library resources easily accessible for people across the state.

“Particularly in rural areas and in schools, the libraries are not really well funded,” said Valerie Horton, director of Minitex. “They really depend on statewide services to try to level the playing field to make sure the same resources you have in Dinkytown are available to you if you’re in east Ottertail [county] or Hutchinson.”

The program purchases novels for its collection from multiple publishing companies, most of which are Minnesota based. Many of the publishing companies in the state seek local authors, so many of the e-books are written and illustrated by Minnesotans, Horton said.

Minitex was founded over 45 years ago with the goal of sharing physical books and journals between libraries in Minnesota, Horton said.

Ebooks Minnesota has e-books from range of genres, including fiction, murder mystery,

“Particularly in rural areas and in schools, the libraries are not really well funded ... They really depend on statewide services to try to level the playing field.”

VALERIE HORTON Minitex Director

scholarly journals and textbooks. Some books are also offered in a variety of languages that are common in Minnesota, like Somali, Hmong, Khmer, Spanish and Ojibwe.

A large portion of the platform’s e-books are targeted to children and K-12 schools, Horton said.

Many schools in rural areas use the books for homework assignments and classroom work.

A group consisting of librarians from multiple libraries across the state meets quarterly to decide what books should be on the platform, said Tyler Irvin, technology support librarian for Southeastern Libraries Cooperating.

Anyone within the state limits can read books from Ebooks Minnesota. The program uses geolocation to track a user’s IP address and anyone using internet connection within the state has access to the collection, Horton said.

She added there is no charge, no limit to the number of books people can access and no due date for the book.

“Ebooks [Minnesota] allows patrons easy access to a ton of fantastic content… Students, book clubs and any other group that is all reading the same title at once can get access to the same titles at the same time,” John Larson, St. Paul Public Library digital services

EBOOKS MINNESOTA

BY THE NUMBERS

4,000 BOOKS CURRENTLY FREE

TO ANYONE IN MINNESOTA THROUGH EBOOKS MINNESOTA

3,500 BOOKS BEING ADDED TO THE PLATFORM IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

5,300 EBOOK CONSUMERS AT THE

ST PAUL LIBRARY, THE LARGEST USER OF THE PLATFORM

Rural communities ARE GIVEN LIBRARY

RESOURCES THROUGH EBOOKS MINNESOTA THAT THEY WOULDN’T HAVE ACCESS TO OTHERWISE SOURCE: MN DAILY REPORTING

coordinator, said in an email.

Nationwide, people continue expressing positive viewpoints about public libraries, according to the Pew Research Center. In a 2016 Pew Research survey, 66 percent of participants said closing their public library would have a “major impact on their community.”

E-books make up a small but growing percentage of a library’s collection, while the amount of physical materials in libraries are decreasing, Horton said.

“Students, book clubs and any other group that is all reading the same title at once can get access to the same titles at the same time.”

JOHN LARSON St. Paul Public Library digital services coordinator