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UMN officials say it’s difficult to gauge the full scope of cheating.

BY AUSTEN MACALUS amacalus@mndaily.com

Reported cases of cheating at the University of Minnesota have declined in the past five years, but University officials say it’s difficult to know the full extent of cheating on campus.

Last school year, there were 387 reports of scholastic dishonesty on the Twin Cities campus, a 24 percent drop from 2013, according to data by the Office for Community Standards. The number of cases represents only 0.7 percent of the entire student body. Up until 2013, the number of reports had been increasing — there were 65 reports in 2000.

“I think these numbers are extremely low for a campus this size,” said Sharon Dzik, director of the Office of Community Standards, which handles academic integrity on campus.

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“It is very difficult to know if people are cheating.”

Reports of cheating vary slightly from school to school.

The College of Liberal Arts, the largest school at the University, had an average of 115 reports per year over the past four years, around 0.8 percent of the student body. The Carlson School of Management, in comparison, averaged only 13.5 cases over the same time frame, which is around 0.3 percent of CSOM students.

The College of Science and Engineering has the highest percentage of reported cases over the past four years — an average of 1.3 percent of total CSE student enrollment.

“Historically, engineer ing schools — not just us, but all of them — have had fairly high reporting numbers,” said Paul Strykowski, CSE’s associate dean for undergraduate

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University of Minnesota graduate school governance has taken the first steps to address what they see as a disparity among graduate school stipends.

The University of Minnesota Council of Graduate Students formed a committee at a Sept. 25 meeting to gather data on how much graduate students receive in stipend funding due to concerns of discrepancies in the process.

The University gives salaries, or stipends, to students who are graduate assistants, many of whom are teaching and research assistants. Depending on the number of hours worked and other criteria, the student also receives a tuition benefit and full medical and dental insurance through Boynton Health Service.

Harrison Frisk, vice president of COGS, claims that graduate students in the chemical engineering department can make almost double what students in the language arts department are making.

The University doesn’t currently track how stipends are distributed among graduate students, so a goal of the committee is to procure data to present to administration if needed.

“What we want to do with this [committee] is really just inform how we’re thinking about this, Frisk said. “COGS can advocate for students … but without [data] we’re kind of working in the dark.”

However, collecting stipend distribution data is not easy to collect because there is no central entity that controls the allocation of stipends, Frisk said. Almost every degree program receives its stipend funding differently and some funding comes from the degree program or that program’s college, he said.

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Alliance between Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks arrested U, neighborhoods, Gophers’ Shannon Brooks was City at crossroads jailed on suspicion of domestic The University District Alliance seeks to stay relevant to the city and campus community.

BY TIFFANY BUI tbui@mndaily.com

An 11-year-old partnership between the University of Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis and neighborhood organizations is figuring out how to remain relevant.

The University District Alliance, comprised of representatives from the three entities, agreed to pause board activities last December to re-evaluate the organization’s structure. During the 10-month board hiatus, the executive committee continued to meet and map out the UDA’s future.

While many members said they still consider the UDA an important partnership, internal challenges have made some question its effectiveness.

Some members said they noted declining attendance and energy at board meetings.

Ted Tucker, a member of the executive committee, said the “tipping point” for the UDA’s reconfiguration was the passing of chairperson Doug Carlson at the same time there was a change in University relations.

“The circumstances … all coincided to change how the organization was operating and meeting,” Tucker said.

Erick Garcia Luna, who serves as the UDA’s direct point of contact to the University, took over as director of community and local government relations in September 2017. UDA activity was slowed during the transition between directors, Tucker said.

Since stepping into this role, Garcia Luna said the organization has the potential to tackle more substantive issues.

“What I found was a table of discussion where there seemed to be no clear agenda.

There were only a couple of people that had the most presence at the table,” Garcia Luna said. “I don’t think the UDA has been able to transform with the times.”

To address these internal shortcomings, Garcia Luna said the alliance has hired an outside consultant to facilitate discussions about reshaping the UDA. The final report recommends the UDA meet less often and create groups to address specific u See ALLIANCE Page 7

assault early Sunday morning.

BY DREW COVE dcove@mndaily.com

A prominent University of Minnesota running back was jailed in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Shannon Brooks was arrested on suspicions of domestic assault early Sunday, according to Hennepin County jail records.

Brooks is still in custody as of 10:30 p.m.

Sunday.

According to the police incident report released Sunday night, Brooks was arrested at his apartment near Athletes Village. The victim, Brooks’ roommate, told the police Brooks assaulted him, the report said.

Brooks is being held on a charge of domestic assault.

The running back suffered a seasonending injury before spring practices began, but due to a new redshirt rule, could return for Minnesota’s final four games while still having eligibility next season.

Brooks has 1,728 yards and 17 touch-

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Running back Shannon Brooks runs through the open field on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Gophers beat Buffalo 17-7.

downs in his three seasons with Minnesota.

The Austell, Georgia native has battled injuries in each season since his freshman season. He last played on Oct. 28, 2017

against Iowa.

The University of Minnesota Athletics Department could not be reached for comment Sunday.

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For the third year in a row, the University of Minnesota chapter of College Republicans had its Washington Avenue Bridge panel vandalized.

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The vandalism had generated social media controversy earlier in the week.

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panel painting sometime Friday evening or Saturday morning. The group’s panel features words such as “Make the U Great Again,” “Trump 2020” and “The proposed pronoun policy mocks real social issues” — a reference to a gender expression policy that is currently being considered by University administrators.

A Saturday afternoon tweet from the College Republicans’ account stated the vandalization is a “blatant attack” on the group’s First Amendment rights.

“Very disappointing. We hope the University of Minnesota finds and holds the person(s) responsible for this blatant attack on the UMNCR’s First Amendment rights,” the tweet read.

The panel drew criticism on social media since it was originally painted on Thursday, and stu dents were gathered inside the bridge to discuss the vandalism on Saturday.

“It’s just really frustrating to me,” said student Sam Riggins. “Why don’t you

bring people in with the issues you want to focus on instead of just attacking other people and their issues?”

The group’s panel has been a contentious issue in past years. Last year, an altercation occurred on the bridge after one student tried to tape signs over the mural in protest. In 2016, the group’s panel reading “Build the Wall” in support of President Donald Trump’s campaign was vandalized and protested by students.

In response to last year’s spray painting, the conservative student groups painted over their original and vandalized mural with the word “censored.”

Mural vandalism hasn’t been limited to conservative groups in the past. In 2016, the Muslim Student Association’s painting was defaced with the word “ISIS.” College Republicans and the University Student Unions and Activities office could not immediately be reached for comment.

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The family of a University of Minnesota graduate who struggled with addiction has helped fund a wellness room in the Law School.

Brennan Gaeth, a law school student who graduated in 2017, struggled with addiction before committing suicide last fall. His family decided to help fund the room while he was struggling to provide a healthy way for students to deal with stress, as Gaeth loved yoga and meditation.

“What we know from recent studies of law students and lawyers is if we don’t attend to mental health issues … things could go very south,” said Erin Keyes, assistant dean of students for the Law School.

The space has materials to give students a chance to de-stress, such as couches, yoga mats, coloring materials, water painting, blankets and a therapy lamp that mimics sunlight.

The original idea for the wellness space came last year, when the Professional Student Government’s Law Council created a mental health committee.

The family helped fund the room to help students deal with stress.

A goal of the room is to give students a space to

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unwind and focus on themselves, rather than their coursework. One sign in the room reads, “No homework allowed.”

The Law School’s extensive and challenging coursework inevitably leads to stress, Keyes said. The school wants to equip its students with tools to take care of themselves.

First-year law students Nari Kretschmer and Abrianna Dolfi said Law School classes are challenging. Many professors call on students randomly, so

being prepared is helpful, they said.

Both students use yoga, exercising and Netflix binging to relieve stress, Kretschmer and Dolfi said.

Keyes said it’s important students stay healthy. “Our future clients need our students to be healthy and to be able to take care of themselves,” she said.

At the room’s official opening last month, over 50 people came to support the family and celebrate the completion of the room.

The wellness space is not

a new idea on campus, as the Humphrey School of Public Affairs has had one for about five years.

It has similar materials and resources for wellness, but the room is open to anyone at the University, said Gayle Peters, the Humphrey School’s director of human resources.

“The idea initially was there was not a space in the school where individuals could find their individualized peace and quiet,” Peters said. She added that many people in the school do not

have spaces to unwind.

One student utilized the Humphrey School’s room a few years ago after she was in a car accident. The room gave her space to rehabilitate and do stretches, Peters said.

Peters said she hopes the addition of the Law School’s wellness room will propel a movement across campus for other schools to adopt a similar space for students.

“Until people are talking about [the room] and using it, it’s kind of this best-kept secret,” Peters said.

UMN Alpha Gamma Regents discuss uses for recently Rho fraternity chapter purchased land in Prospect Park for recentlysuspended last week Plans purchased land were

discussed at the U After the death Dylan Fulton last month, regents’ meeting. the fraternity began an investigation.

BY JORDAN WILLAUER jwillauer@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s Alpha Gamma Rho chapter was suspended following the alcoholrelated death of 20-yearold University student Dylan Fulton in September, according to a statement from Alpha Gamma Rho’s international headquarters.

All members and chapter operations have been suspended, and Alpha Gamma Rho is currently investigating the Minnesota chapter.

An autopsy report released Tuesday stated Fulton died of complications caused by alcohol. In response to Fulton’s death in September, the University launched a safety review of all Greek chapters on campus.

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Dylan Fulton’s family also released a statement Friday following the release of the autopsy, the Pioneer Press reported.

“We, the family of Dylan Fulton, are experiencing extreme sadness. No one can ever be prepared for the loss of a child. You never think this could ever happen to a kid like Dylan, but it can and does,” the statement, which was published in the Pioneer Press, reads.

“Dylan had an infectious smile and personality who loved to make people laugh and had countless best friends. He had high standards for himself in everything he did, whether in school, work or play. He also had high expectations for his family and friends and encouraged all of them to be their best.”

BY IMANI CRUZEN icruzen@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota is seeking feedback on the future of recentlypurchased land in Prospect Park.

The University of Minnesota Foundation Real Estate Advisors, who purchased parcels of land near campus in June, presented their progress and ideas for the area to the Board of Regents at Friday’s meeting.

UMFREA is working with investors, stakeholders and students to identify the best uses for the area, said UMFREA managing director Sarah Harris.

Working with UMarq Investments through a partnership called Visus, UMFREA’s “Motley” development could include new businesses, parks and housing, according to the presentation.

Harris and Vice President

of University Services Mike Berthelsen presented to the board. Regent Richard Beeson said having outside developers undertake the project is important to the area’s success.

“We can’t develop this on our own,” Beeson said. “We don’t have the networks, we don’t have the expertise.”

While most regents expressed excitement about Visus’ work, Regent Ken Powell said it’s important the University makes sure it has enough of an investment in the project.

“But how do we make sure that we have enough control over [our partnerships], so that part of the vision of this is that we’re translating this highlyvaluable real estate and access to our campus community into a really positive and ongoing revenue stream for the University?”

Powell said.

Diversified housing options around the University are part of Motley’s vision, said Visus Executive Director Brandon Champeau.

This could include affordable housing for faculty

and staff and residential spaces for alumni to come back and mentor current students, he said.

The area could also identify and fulfill students’ retail and green space needs, Champeau said.

“What kind of experience do people want as they’re walking, biking through this area? Do they want multiple green spaces or one large green space?

What kind of stores and restaurants and things are missing?” he said.

Motley plans to regularly meet with members of the Prospect Park Alliance, City of Minneapolis and campus community in the coming months. After bringing the project to the City this spring, Visus hopes to have a solidified vision ready for next fall.

“The future of our University plays a central role in the future of our region,” Champeau said. “And so it’s our overall objective here to make sure that we create a plan that becomes a point of pride and a competitive advantage for the University and for the region.”

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Out-of-state enrollment declines at UMN This year’s class of freshmen saw a 26 percent drop in out -of-state students.

BY AUSTEN MACALUS amacalus@mndaily.com

The number of non-resident, non-reciprocity freshmen at the University of Minnesota dropped dramatically this semester — hitting the lowest point in five years — after the University raised tuition for out-of-state students last year. The University is considering more tuition hikes for non-resident students next year.

This year’s freshmen class includes 726 non-resident, nonreciprocity students — a 26 percent drop from last year.

This is 12 percent lower than the five-year average.

Last year, the Board of Regents approved a 15 percent tuition increase for new non-reciprocity undergraduates — students outside Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. The increase was limited to 5.5 percent for students who were already at the University.

“That’s a big, big bump,” said Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. “For non-resident students who are price sensitive, [the increase] probably created difficulties in them coming to the [University].”

This year, non-resident, non-reciprocity students made up around 12 percent of the incoming class. The University wants to bring that number up to around 15 percent next year, McMaster said.

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firms concerns expressed by many out-of-state students.

Isaiah Ogren is a University sophomore from Texas.

He said tuition was a big factor in his decision to attend the University.

“When it came time to [choose] a college, I thought the [University] was a really good value,” Ogren said. “It ended up being the strongest choice for me, mostly because it was affordable.”

Ogren, whose tuition went up 5.5 percent this year, said increases targeted toward outof-state students do little to help the University.

“Out-of-state students are not a blank check where we should go whenever we have a budget shortfalling,”he said.

The University currently has the third lowest non-resident, non-reciprocity tuition in the Big Ten, at $30,400 for tuition and fees.

The University is considering raising tuition next year by another 10 percent for new non-resident, non-reciprocity students and 5.5 percent for current students — a plan several regents expressed support for at the board’s meeting Thursday.

Regent Chair David McMillan said he is “cautiously supportive” of another tuition hike.

“We need to think … really hard about how much further to go,” McMillan said.

“We’re getting really close to a point where we do more harm than good.”

A 10 percent hike would move the University to the middle of the Big Ten when it comes to non-resident, nonreciprocity tuition.

Regent Darrin Rosha said he would like to see an even larger tuition increase because Minnesota students should be the University’s

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top concern.

“The bottom line is, I don’t think we should be investing so much in trying to replace Minnesota students … [preventing] them from having access to their land-grant University,” Rosha said. “I think we should be focusing more on these huge swaths of Minnesota students.”

Around 65 percent of this year’s freshmen are from Minnesota — putting the University in the middle of the Big Ten for in-state enrollment. The University of Iowa has one of the lowest percentages: 54 percent of this year’s freshmen are in-state students. At Michigan State, which has one of the highest rates, 75 percent of freshmen came from Michigan this year.

Others were more hesitant to support the increase, including Regent Peggy Lucas, who said would be one of the largest hikes in the Big Ten. “I think it’s more important to think about the geographic realities of our school and the need from the business community to attract talent,” she said.

McMaster said the University is trying to attract non-resident, non-reciprocity students with increased recruiting efforts and offering discounts for some students.

“I know from talking with students, they value the fact that we have students from around the country [and around the world] that are in classrooms with them,” he said at the board meeting.

Even with tuition hikes, McMaster said the University remains an affordable option for students, especially considering the quality of education.

“The reputation of this University and the [nonreciprocity] tuition, we’re still a very good deal,” McMaster said.

But for many out-of-state students, Ogren said, the University is sending the wrong message.

“I made a choice to move across the country to come here,” he said. “It doesn’t feel good as a kid from Texas — who came here because this place matters to me — to then feel like I’m a resource to have ... dollars squeezed out of me.”

Researchers discover new way to slow aging process Last month, a paper featured scientists demonstrating how to increase cell life.

BY NIKKI PEDERSON npederson@mndaily.com

New research overseen

by University of Minnesota researchers has demonstrated the ability to slow aging and reduce the amount of damaged cells in the body, according to a paper published last month.

University aging experts, along with other researchers from The Scripps Research Institute and Mayo Clinic,

discovered that a natural compound found in foods like apples, cucumbers and strawberries showed the ability to improve health and increase the lifespan of mice. The Mayo Clinic will soon begin human clinical trials.

As people age, they accumulate damaged cells that need to be cleared from the body, according to the paper. Young, healthy bodies have the ability to clear away those cells before they cause damage. However, as people grow older, their bodies aren’t as effective at clearing those damaged cells. This can trigger an inflammatory attack that

causes tissue damage, which can contribute to a number of age-related diseases.

By giving mice doses of fisetin, a natural product in many fruits and vegetables, researchers found improved tissue function, a decrease in age-related diseases and lifespan extension, said Laura Niedernhofer, director of the University’s Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism.

“I think it is hard to prove that you are slowing aging,” Niedernhofer said.

“But we definitely slowed an aging process.”

Healthy and normal cells continuously grow, die and

replicate. Cell senescence is a process in which cells lose function, including the ability to divide and replicate, but are still resistant to death, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Of the 10 compounds tested in the research, fisetin was found to be the most potent senolytic, meaning it could selectively kill those senescent cells or reverse the age-related diseases and decreased physical functions that they cause.

“Administration of fisetin to wild-type mice late in life restored tissue homeostasis, reduced age-related pathology and extended median and

maximum lifespan,” according to the research published in EBioMedicine.

The next step is to try to find a better compound than fisetin, said Paul Robbins, codirector of iBAM. He and the other researchers are interested in studying fisetin and other senolytics to find the most potent compound or to even create a man-made product that performs better than natural ones.

Unique to the University was the researchers’ collaboration with the Department of Chemistry to use mass cytometry to view the changes in the senescent cells, which is a technique to measure the

properties of single cells, used to view the changes in the senescent cells.

“We looked at the properties that changed when the cells were exposed to fisetin,” said Edgar Arriaga, a professor in the Department of Chemistry. This technology allowed the researchers to determine which cells were being affected by the treatment, he said.

Arriaga added that it’s rare for a university chemistry department to have mass cytometry technology as it is usually only found in cancer and immunology centers.

“We believe it is an advantage,” he said.

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A new language program begins at U Morris The program offers Twin Cities campus Latin and Dakota classes for students.

BY AUDREY KENNEDY akennedy@mndaily.com

A recently-launched exchange program aims to connect the Morris campus to less commonly taught languages that are available on the Twin Cities campus.

The University of Minnesota Language Center’s program, which currently offers an intermediate Latin course and a first-year Dakota course, began this fall. It provides a way for University of MinnesotaMorris students to enroll in language courses taught

by Twin Cities instructors that were not previously offered.

The classes are considered in-person for both campuses and take place in real time in rooms fully

equipped with audio and visual technology. Students can see students from the other campus on the screens while the professor at the Twin Cities campus broadcasts their lecture.

According to Nanette Hanks, assistant dean of curriculum, the idea for the program started when a Morris instructor contacted a Twin Cities Latin instructor asking if there was a way her students could take Latin classes that were not offered at Morris.

“This is what we’re calling a pilot, but similar things have happened at other universities. We were looking at the University of Wisconsin campus as an example,” said Stephanie Treat, the program’s coordinator. The program’s success will be determined after the fall classes are completed.

Stephen Smith, senior lecturer in clas-

s i cs a nd t h e prof e s s o r teaching Intermediate Latin Prose through the program, said his curriculum has largely stayed the same.

“It’s mainly a matter of getting used to the technology and keeping a constant awareness that not everyone is in the same room with me. With the nature of [Latin] classes, there hasn’t been a whole lot to adapt to,” he said.

The University has offered exchange programs before with TandemPlus, a program that connects students speaking different languages for conversing opportunities. But Treat said the Morris program differs from TandemPlus in several ways.

“TandemPlus is more of a co-curricular opportunity …[it] goes along with the language course. With Morris, this is the course and they receive credit for it,” she said.

While the intermediate

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Latin course is available in person at the Twin Cities campus and remotely for Morris students, the Beginning Dakota class is offered in person, remotely and online.

Joe Bendickson, a Dakota language teaching specialist whose online class contains students from North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota, said

the program has made the language more accessible.

“The Dakota people ... are an American Indian population, and a lot of our people live in very rural areas. It’s not feasible for them to travel or move to the Twin Cities, so it’s better to have this online option to learn,” Bendickson said.

While the program has

faced challenges like technical difficulties and different academic calendars, Hanks considers the program successful so far.

“We’re really happy with it, and the students seem to be happy with it,” she said. “This program is allowing them to continue on with their language learning with no gaps, and that’s really important.”

Minneapolis seeks collaboration for 2040 Comprehensive Plan to improve transit, parks The plan accounts for an increase in density of UMN neighborhoods.

BY J.D. DUGGAN jduggan@mndaily.com

Changes proposed in the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan will require the City to consider improving its existing park and transit infrastructure.

P a r t n e r e d o r g a n i z ations are seeking to further collaborate on the 2040 plan and awaiting the final submission in December. With zoning changes and increased density laid out in the plan, the future of green space and

transportation in University of Minnesota areas will depend on collaboration with other regional entities.

The increased density laid out by the plan will require cooperation and separate efforts from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Metropolitan Council, who will lay groundwork for continued growth.

While areas that will see the greatest increase in density will require accompanying park infrastructure, MPRB was not a part of the original 2040 draft.

MPRB submitted a letter in September that applauded the efforts of the comprehensive plan but noted a lack of directly mentioning

its organization. Following discussion, MPRB was added to the final draft of the plan.

Despite this collaboration, Southeast Como Improvement Association board member Bill Dane is concerned about density in Southeast Como and Marcy-Holmes. He said the population influx already puts strain on Van Cleve Park and surrounding green spaces, and the strain will worsen without space for new parks.

“We are going to have to be more creative about how the City and MPRB work together around providing park service when densification happens,” said Adam Arvidson, direc-

tor of strategic planning with MPRB. The comprehensive plan also creates a highlevel transit vision that will lay out the City’s needs as new development comes in, putting an emphasis on pedestrians and alternative, equitable transportation.

Vince Netz, president of Prospect Park Association, understands density concerns for areas like Dinkytown, which he said doesn’t have the same transit availability as Prospect Park — a neighborhood with three light rail stations.

Reducing Dinkytown’s dependence on cars is worth striving for, Netz said, but is not possible without diverse alterna-

tive transportation options.

The comprehensive plan works within a framework for transit infrastructure set forth by the Metropolitan Council, who collaborate with the City for transportation needs.

Michael Larson, senior planner with the Metropolitan Council, said the comprehensive plan allows the Metropolitan Council to synchronize its transit investments with the City by pinpointing specific growth within Minneapolis over the next 20 years.

“It’s all an iterative … process involving lots of people at different points,” said Bonnie Kollodge, senior public relations manager with Metropolitan

“We are going to have to be more creative about how the City and MPRB work together around providing park service when densification happens.”

ADAM ARVIDSON MRPB director of strategic planning

Council. “A comprehensive plan also is just not a static document … communities can continue to amend their plans.”

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EVENT

After years of haunting downtown, zombies crawl home Old and (mostly) young filled the streets on Saturday, dressed in their graveyard best.

By Samir Ferdowsi • sferdowsi@mndaily.com

COURTNEY DEUTZ AND WILL TOOKE, DAILY Top: The entrance to the Zombie Pub Crawl is seen on Saturday, Oct. 13 in Northeast Minneapolis.

Middle: Members at The 1029 Bar, one of the three bars along the Crawl.

Bottom: Kevin Fee, an attendee of the pub crawl since it started in 2005, dances at The 1029 Bar.

All along the river bank near Sibley Street in Northeast on Saturday, puddles of red stained the sidewalk.

For over a decade, the Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl has taken place in downtown Minneapolis. This year it returned to Northeast, where it began in 2005.

Whether it was to visit one of three bars participating in the crawl or to catch a glimpse of Shaq — yes THAT Shaq — DJing a set on stage, the walking dead caused a commotion that seemed to meld fact with fiction.

“Yeah, I would say it’s been a night of slightly out-of-control chaos,” said Will Weeks, bartender and server at Elsie’s. “I really haven’t seen anyone from the neighborhood out here tonight.”

As one of the crawl’s pit stops, the bar was spewing out of capacity. Zombies were waiting in heinous lines, some were sitting on the sidewalk crying and, “you youngins are ruining our drinking!” could be heard not far off.

Interestingly, a couple

had decided to host a wedding in the bowling alleyequipped bar that same night. No “Corpse Bride” costumes could be seen on guests.

With downtown’s old graveyard skyscrapers towering in the distance, the stage area was positioned next to the Mississippi River. A blow-up zombie overlooked its minions as the undead filed into the park, stumbling — quite literally — through the gates.

“It’s really just a lot more impressive,” said gory magician and five-time zombie crawler Nick Nilin. “[The event] definitely has come a long way, but it feels more welcoming over here.”

As Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” ricocheted through the park before Shaq’s set, the monsters of the 612 mashed on.

“My friends decided to go, so I was roped into coming along,” said ZPC first-timer and deformed lumberjack Dan Stewart. “I mean, it’s also my birthday ... so I guess that’s also why I wanted to come.”

The enjoyment level

varied drastically between crawlers, some having the time of their undead lives and others seemingly wishing they were dead.

Nonetheless, the chilly October night grew darker — aside from the lightsabers being sold next to beer stations. Waving them about in the pit, the army of the dead were ready for a ghoulish rave.

“It feels like a festival now,” said carnaged clown Kevin Fee. “It takes so much energy to just get down here and get into it, it’s definitely different from when it was down here way back.”

Crawl attendees since the beginning, Fee and his wife Elizabeth Fee (whose pregnant-zombie costume included an unborn baby with its head out of her stomach and umbilical cord attached) have seen the event through the decade.

They show no signs of stopping, but are the two as gung-ho about what the night has crawled into?

“No,” both said simultaneously. “Basically, it was much simpler back then.

That’s how we liked it.”

EVENT

TransFabulous: connecting community through art TransFabulous is a workshop series that aims to create a space for trans youth (though all are welcome) to explore various mediums of art.

WILL TOOKE, DAILY University of Minnesota senior Caytlin Neuburger teaches an art class at Central Library in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Neuburger studies Communications Studies and Studio Art.

BY KSENIA GORINSHTEYN kgorinshteyn@mndaily.com With blank pages in front of them, participants sat at tables organized in a tight, intimate circle. Observing the different charcoal tools available to them, they listened to the artist describe their various uses.

“Don’t eat the charcoal,” said Caytlin Neuburger, a University of Minnesota senior studying communications and studio art with a focus on illustration. “It’s not meant to be ingested, but as long as you … aren’t eating giant bags of it you … should be good.”

TransFabulous workshops create a space for trans youth (though all are welcome) to express themselves through different artistic mediums while connecting the Twin Cities trans community. This month’s workshop ran last Wednesday and presented charcoal as an artistic outlet.

What began as a summer series at several Hennepin County Library branches has grown into a monthly workshop at the Minneapolis Central Library. The workshops feature a different artist and medium every month, focusing on trans and gender non-conforming artists.

“It’s a way for a group that doesn’t have a lot of programming offered to say …

the library is for you,” said Ray Lockman, a librarian at the Minneapolis Central Library and one of three project managers for TransFabulous. “That’s been a really cool thing to watch as people stop by for one and it kind of transforms their feeling of belonging.”

The workshop gives the artist freedom to teach the medium in their own style.

Neuburger led the night with casual conversation and encouraging suggestions that allowed each participant to explore charcoal

as a form of their own. “[Charcoal is] a forgiving medium, but also a little delicate,” Neuburger explained.

The inspiration for the night was a still life set-up in the middle of the room that included a mirror, a pride flag and a bouquet of lavender in a teapot, among additional objects.

Each workshop attendee began their still-life drawing differently. Some started with small details — like individual lavender buds — and others started with larger shapes and figures

that would be filled with fine details later.

“Art is very much … a community-driven sort of activity,” Neuburger said.

“If people do want to … bring some heavier emotions into art then it’s a great way to express that in a way where you can get feedback.”

The community curators try to organize the workshops so that one month’s medium isn’t similar to the next. This allows attendees to explore several artistic skills and find the one that resonates most.

“I’m just blown away by people’s creativity and their ability to take on an entire workshop and lead as well,” said Chase Underwood, a junior studying family social science at the University.

Underwood attended a zine workshop two years ago and is now a TransFabulous community curator.

TransFabulous is a space for trans youth to meet other trans people in the community and to express emotions and issues that may otherwise be difficult to convey.

“I think that art is a way for trans people to feel resilience in a lot of ways,” Underwood said. “It can be really healing being able to focus on your identity. … It’s another way for us to create our own representation.”

What: TransFabulous When: Every second Wednesday of the month, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: The Atrium Commons at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis Cost: Free

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FOOTBALL

Gophers get close, but lose to Ohio State on Saturday The Gophers went into the fourth quarter trailing by six points.

BY JACK WARRICK • jwarrick@mndaily.com

At halftime the Gophers were down 17-14, a score not many had expected with the Gophers taking on the No. 3 Buckeyes.

But Ohio State ran out in the second half and did what Ohio State does, using its air attack to take a 30-14 victory over Minnesota (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.

“They’re a really good football team. They’re well coached, a tremendous environment, but we just didn’t get it done,” head coach P.J. Fleck told reporters. “We’re going to get better. Halfway through the season, draw a

line in the sand.”

Minnesota got into Ohio State territory in the fourth quarter when the score was 23-14. Quarterback Zack Annexstad took a shot at the end zone, but it was intercepted

by Ohio State’s Isaiah Pryor at the Ohio State two-yard line. Minnesota kicker Emmit Carpenter missed a 49-yard field goal with 5:46 left in the game.

Ohio State scored a 27-yard receiving touchdown from receiver K.J. Hill with 2:15 left in the fourth quarter to bury the Gophers’ chances.

Hill had a highlight-reel touchdown grab at the end

of the second quarter for a 36-yard score and a 17-14 lead headed into half time.

“We came in the locker room, we were fired up. We liked where we were at, we liked the way we were playing,” linebacker Blake Cashman told reporters.

“This team we believe that it doesn’t matter who the opponent is, it doesn’t matter what the score board is, when we come out in the second half we expect to win.”

Gophers running back Mohamed Ibrahim had two touchdowns in the first half to keep the game close after Ohio State (7-0) scored a field

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Wide receiver Tyler Johnson is tackled after a long run on Saturday, Oct. 6 at TCF Bank Stadium.

The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers 48-31.

goal on its opening offensive drive after picking off a Annexstad pass deep in Ohio State’s own territory.

Annexstad finished the first half throwing 9-12 for 110 yards and an interception. Ibrahim had 14 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. The Gophers didn’t score again after going into halftime trailing 17-14.

Minnesota receiver Tyler Johnson tallied 119 receiving yards on eight catches. He fumbled one catch on the day.

The Buckeyes completed 33-44 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns. They

had no interceptions or fumbles. The Gophers’ defense held Ohio State to 92 rushing yards. “if you don’t stop the run the game’s going to be over before it starts,” Fleck told reporters.

Gophers kicker Emmit Carpenter missed two field goals in the loss.

Gophers defensive back Coney Durr was ejected in the second quarter after a late hit on Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins.

Saturday’s victory marked the 10th victory in a row for Ohio State (7-0) over Minnesota.

The Gophers will go on to play Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska next week in a search for their first Big Ten victory this season.

“It’s a lot of growth really,” Johnson told reporters. “As a team I think we realized as well that we’re growing each game, each day in practice.

It’s only up from here.”

FOOTBALL RESULTS

SATURDAY Minnesota Ohio State

1 2 7 7 10 7

3 4 FINAL 0 0 14 3 10 30

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VOLLEYBALL

Gophers extend conference winning streak to eight The Gophers beat Northwestern on Saturday for their eighth Big Ten win.

BY DAVID MULLEN dmullen@mndaily.com

The Gophers continue to roll and have yet to see the loss column in conference play.

No. 3 Minnesota (14-2, 8-0 Big Ten) continued its dominance in the Big Ten as it swept Northwestern (10-10, 0-8 Big Ten) for an eighth-straight conference victory.

“Overall, I’m certainly satisfied with two wins on the weekend,” head coach Hugh McCutcheon said.

Freshman Adanna Rollins and sophomore middle blocker Regan Pittman led the team with 11 kills each.

Defensively, the team collected 12 blocks.

“We talked before the

match about defensive discipline and it seemed to have resonated,” McCutcheon said.

The Gophers began the match in dominating fashion as they opened the set with a five-point run that forced Northwestern to call a timeout.

After the break in the action, the Wildcats score their first point of the match. The Wildcats’ joy would be short lived as the Gophers continued their dominance and extended their lead to 13-4.

During the Gophers’ run, five separate players earned points. The Wildcats followed with a 4-2 run that narrowed the deficit to 15-8.

The Gophers allowed Northwestern to score just four more points in the opening frame as the home team won the first set 2512. The first set was Minnesota’s largest margin of

“Overall, I’m certainly satisfied with two wins on the weekend. ...We talked before the match about defensive discipline and it seemed to have resonated,” HUGH MCCUTCHEON head coach

victory of the match.

Minnesota’s well-balanced performance was led by setter Samantha Seliger-Swenson, who set the ball 40 of the team’s total 45 in the match.

“We were just seeing the hitters,” middle blocker Taylor Morgan said.

The second set was a heavily-contested battle as Northwestern came with a spark of energy that gave them the opening point of the set and their first lead of the game.

The Gophers didn’t

stand down, taking back a 5-2 lead in the set after three attack errors by Northwestern and kills by Rollins and Morgan.

From then on, the set was back-and-forth as the score eventually reached 9-8 in favor of Minnesota.

Northwestern went on a two-point surge, but Minnesota shut it down quickly and went on a 6-1 run to widen the lead in the set to 18-13.

Unlike the first set, the Wildcats made it competitive until the end of the sec-

ond. Minnesota still ended up with the 25-23 set victory. Offensively, Rollins led with five kills in the set.

In the third and final set, the Gophers again had a well-balanced attack effort.

Minnesota took a quick 5-3 lead after two service errors by the Wildcats and three kills by three different players.

The Gophers went on a 3-1 run and extended their lead to 8-4 after two defensive blocks. The sequence of events left the 5,600+ audience on its feet at Maturi Pavilion.

After that, Minnesota extended its lead to 14-8.

The Wildcats came back with a streak of their own and scored four consecutive points and closed the deficit to two.

Minnesota did as it has all season and came back to score two straight points and shortly after close out the set 25-19.

Throughout the set, six separate players converted kills. Defensively four blocks were racked up.

“We just really focus on our side and I just think that our whole offense is really good,” Rollins said.

Seliger-Swenson’s 40 assists helped her reach 5,000 career assists.

“She’s setting it really well,” McCutcheon said. “[She’s] making good choices and has lots of people involved.”

The Gophers will return to action Friday when they host the Iowa Hawkeyes.

VOLLEYBALL RESULTS

FRIDAY Illinois Minnesota

SATURDAY Northwestern Minnesota

1 2 3 FINAL 22 19 20 0 25 25 25 3 1 2 3 FINAL 12 22 19 0 25 25 25 3

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Minnesota scores its way to sweep over St. Cloud State The Gophers swept the Huskies with a win 6-2 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday.

BY ERIK NELSON enelson2@mndaily.com

Minnesota packed the scoreboard at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Friday night.

No. 3 Minnesota (5-0-1, 3-0-1-0) defeated St. Cloud State (2-4-0, 0-2-0-0) 6-2. Five Minnesota skaters recorded two or more points during the game.

Left winger Nicole Schammel opened the scoring for the Gophers at the 1:19 mark of the first period off an assist from defender Olivia Knowles. It was Schammel’s second goal of the season and the first time Minnesota scored the first goal of a game since beating Mercyhurst on Sept. 30.

Knowles said she became more offensive-minded last season, thanks to former Gophers defender Sydney Baldwin.

“Everyone was goal scorers on our team,” Knowles said. “[The defenders] are on board this year.”

Center Taylor Heise scored twice in the first period. Heise beat Huskies goaltender Emma Polusny at 12:22, after Polusny got caught out of position. At

18:51 of the period, while the Gophers were on a power play, Heise deflected a shot by defender Emily Brown for her third goal of the season.

Heise said Minnesota came together to generate scoring chances. The Gophers had 50 shots on goal.

“I was grateful to play with an amazing group,” Heise said. “Everyone [had] a smile on their face. Putting the puck in the net makes it even better.”

St. Cloud State cut Minnesota’s lead to 3-2 in the second period. Head coach Brad Frost said after the Huskies scored twice, he told the Gophers to return to the formula that brought them success in the first period.

“You never want to give up two to make it 3-2,” Frost said. “Our response and pushback was good to be able to extend the lead and get those two right back before the end of the period and get up by three.”

After allowing the next two goals, Minnesota responded by scoring three unanswered goals. Left winger Sarah Potomak scored twice, and center Kelly Pannek scored at 16:18 of the second period. Sarah Potomak has scored three times this season.

“We all have the mentality of all gas, no break,” Sarah Potomak said. “We try not

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Defender Olivia Knowles looks to shoot the puck on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Ridder Arena.

The Gophers beat St. Cloud State 4-1.

to let doubt creep into our minds and we know what we can do. We stuck together as a team, which is something special about this group.”

Goaltender Alex Gulstene stopped 16 of 18 St. Cloud State shots for her third win of the season.

Gulstene has played in the Friday game of each series this season and has allowed two goals per-game in each.

Gophers complete sweep Just like on Friday, the Gophers had a quick start.

Minnesota defeated St.

Cloud State 4-1 on Saturday at Ridder Arena. The Gophers remain undefeated and have scored at least four goals in five of six games this season.

Right winger Amy Potomak scored the first goal of the game at 2:10 of the first period. It was her second goal of the season.

Left winger Emily Oden scored twice in the game — they were the first goals of her collegiate career. It was the fourth game this season in which Minnesota had a player score multiple goals.

Goaltender Sydney Scobee stopped five of six Huskies shots for her second win of the season. Minnesota’s tandem of Scobee and Gulstene has yet to allow more than two goals in a game.

Minnesota’s next series will be against No. 5 Ohio State (5-1-0, 2-0-0-0)and former Gophers star turned Ohio head coach Nadine Muzerall Friday and Saturday at Ridder Arena. Friday’s game begins at 7:07 p.m.

Saturday’s game begins at 4:07 p.m.

Frost said Minnesota is balanced offensively and defensively.

“The players are confident,” he said. “They’re all doing a great job.”

WOMEN’S HOCKEY RESULTS

FRIDAY Minnesota St. Cloud

SATURDAY St. Cloud Minnesota

1 3 0

2 2 2

3 1 0

FINAL 6 2

1 0 3

2 1 0

3 0 1

FINAL 1 4

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Chemistry graduate student Harrison Frisk demonstrates how his ultrafast laser spectroscopy setup works in his lab at Kolthoff Hall on Thursday, Oct. 11.

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– college or program – level,” Graduate School Chief of Staff Etty DeVeaux said in an email. “The Graduate School has no role in setting graduate student stipends, or program budgets.”

The nine-member committee created by COGS aims to create a comprehensive report about graduate stipends by December, Frisk said. “[The process] is way more complicated than I ever thought it could possibly be, and we’ve got to get a handle on this,” Frisk said.

First year German Studies graduate student Anthony Kahane knows

that when he begins teaching German classes next year, he will receive less pay than a majority of his graduate student counterparts.

Kahane said it is problematic that graduate students receive vastly different salaries since they do the same amount of work and put in the same hours.

“The absence of centralization in terms of determining graduate stipends seems almost deliberate,” Kahane said. “It seems almost like a roadblock in that you’re not supposed to be able to ask questions about this … it is problematic.”

One argument for paying some students higher wages is that the

University has to pay wages competitive with the job market. For example, a computer engineering student could make a good wage at their first job, so the University offers higher wages than other programs to give students an incentive to work under its employ, Kahane said.

The stipend committee wants to use the data to create scatter plots and histograms of graduate student stipends. This information will give COGS stronger tools to advocate for better student stipends.

“I’m really super excited about this,” Frisk said.

“I think this will be very good for COGS and very important information for grad students.”

Lasers bounce off of a crystal prism and then a series of meticulously placed, lab-grown crystals on an ultrafast laser spectroscopy table in University graduate student Harrison Frisk’s lab in Kolthoff Hall on Thursday, Oct. 11.

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issues as they arise.

The pause on board activities has run too long, said Bill Dane, co-chair of the alliance’s livability committee. A new board was supposed to be elected in January, he said.

“Some neighborhood concerns were coming to the livability committee, but there was no place to take them,” said Dane.

Typically, committees take concerns to the board, but the pause on board activities meant there wasn’t a central place to discuss them.

“Basically the executive committee continues to function, but the board that they’re responsible to isn’t meeting at all,” said Dane.

Garcia Luna said in an email the executive committee had the power to recommend a meeting of the UDA board at any time during the pause.

The still-active executive committee was able to accomplish some agenda items during this evaluation period, including submitting comments on the City’s proposed 2040 plan.

“My sense is that we still moved things ahead.

Nobody forwarded to the executive committee any actions we weren’t able to do,” said Vice President of University Services Mike Berthelsen, who serves as interim chair of UDA. Dane said he will continue to keep an eye on the UDA’s actions in the future.

“If you hear that the [UDA] is studying issues and taking stand, and trying its best to work through some of the issues that are affecting these neighborhoods, the U and the City, then you’ll say ‘Yeah, that’s a valuable thing,’” said Dane.

The UDA board will reconvene on Oct. 30 for the first time since December.

programs. “One of the reasons is that we highly encourage faculty to report.”

Strykowski said the college took a more aggressive role in preventing academic dishonesty about four years ago after complaints from students and faculty about the prevalence of cheating. The college’s required course for first year students now spends one week discussing academic integrity, he said.

Last school year, CSE saw a 70 percent decline in reported cases from 2014, the largest drop at the University.

However, Strykowski said it’s becoming increasingly difficult to catch students who cheat.

“I don’t know that anyone knows how preva-

lent cheating is today,” Stykowski said.

Studies on cheating have found a high percentage of colleges students engage in cheating. On a self-reported survey, 68 percent of undergraduates admitted to cheating, according to work by the International Center for Academic Integrity.

Students say that problem goes beyond the more conventional ways of cheating, like looking up answers for an exam in class.

Trevor Sherbert, a sophomore studying history, said he often sees other CLA students plagiarize research papers.

“I think that students will seek help wherever they can find it if they’re desperate enough,” Sherbert said. “Everybody knows what cheating is, but everybody does it differently.”

Some students share notes, homework answers

and tests from previous years, said Cooper Devereux, a junior studying anthropology.

“I think most students see it as a way to get by because school is so hard,” he said.

Kyra Schaefer, a senior studying mechanical engineering, said many engineering students copy answers for homework from websites.

“There’s no way of tracking it,” she said.

Dzik said new technology is making it easier for students to cheat and harder for instructors to catch them.

She pointed to “contract cheating,” when students get others to do coursework for them, often by paying a third-party.

“You can pay someone to write your paper for you. You can pay people to take online exams for you. You could probably pay someone to do a whole course,” Dzik said.

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goes unreported, which is likely contributing to the low number of cases at the University, she said.

Instructors are required to report cheating to the Office of Community Standards, Dzik said, but not all faculty end up reporting cases.

Jessica Medearis, of CLA’s office of undergraduate education, said that reporting cases takes time for instructors.

“Faculty and instructors rightly want to focus time, energy, and resources on [teaching],” Medearis said in an email to the Minnesota Daily.

However, Strykowski said it’s important that instructors report cheating when it happens.

“We want to help young people understand when mistakes are made and we want to make sure young people have protections in the cases

where they are falsely accused,” he said.

CSE takes an open approach to discussing cheating with students, Strykowski said, which includes acknowledging the challenges students face and why they may choose to cheat.

“As a student, there’s a lot of stress,” he said. “And sometimes that stress leads to bad decision making.”

Strykowski said conversations about cheating go beyond breaking the University’s policy.

Although preventing academic cheating is difficult, Stykowski tries to stress to students that deciding to cheat, or not to cheat, comes down to values of integrity and honesty.

“We just try to stick to the fundamentals of being a good human and I think that resonates with students,” he said.

Regents discuss disability resources, East Bank real estate The board discussed ways to address the boost in demand for disability services

BY HELEN SABROWSKY hsabrowsky@mndaily.com

The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents discussed system-wide disability support services, extended Athletic Director Mark Coyle’s contract and reviewed real estate on the East Bank campus at meetings on Thursday and Friday.

Increased demand for disability services

The board discussed the best way to address an increased demand for disability support services across all five University campuses. Some campuses have also received increasingly complex accommodation requests.

Between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018, the number of students and employees the Disability Resource Center served on the Twin Cities campus increased by 17 percent.

While it’s difficult for disability support offices to predict the needs of students and employees, it’s likely the demand for services and the complexity of the cases will continue to increase, said Julie Showers, associate vice president for equity and diversity, at the meeting. If so, she said disability support offices will need to increase staffing or reduce the level of services offered.

Factors contributing to the increase in disability requests include more individuals with disabilities entering college, mental health issues manifesting themselves while the student attends the University and the aging workforce, Showers said

at the meeting.

“The fact that you have 37 private and semi-private spaces tells me the type of demand you’re up against, and you’re still short of spaces,” said Regent Peggy Lucas at the meeting.

Inclusive design of courses, programs, activities and facilities has improved access for individuals with disabilities before they need to utilize disability resources, according to information in the board’s docket material.

Even though fewer accommodation letters are used when proactively planning, letters are still needed in some situations.

While the DRC has private and semi-private testing spaces, the University rents space in the Graduate Hotel to create more testing space during peak times, like finals, Showers said at the meeting.

“I just wanted to say on behalf of students, we are really

appreciative of the work you do in making sure we get the accommodations we need,” Mckenzie Dice, a student representative to the board, said at the meeting. “That being said … it’s not enough, but that’s where there’s a lot of room for improvement.”

East Bank’s southeast gateway reviewed

The board also reviewed the planning efforts between the University and the University of Minnesota Foundation Real Estate Advisors in the Southeast Gateway on the East Bank and the Motley project area on the western edge of Prospect Park.

The plans are still in the early stages of development, Mike Berthelsen, vice president of University Services, said at the meeting.

A large focus of the planning is how the University can partner with the private sector to develop the area,

as well as consider the University’s future space needs, he said.

“This is a very important conversation as we begin to understand our view of two things,” University President Eric Kaler said at the meeting. “One, how do we develop and manage development on the east side of our campus and secondly, how we collaborate and cooperate with the University of Minnesota Foundation.”

UMFREA purchased land in Stadium Village in June that includes Stub and Herb’s, Stadium Village Plaza and Jimmy John’s.

“I strongly support this from both a strategic and financial standpoint, but this is very different ... it makes some of our colleagues nervous, and it should, because this is a speculative business we’re embarking on,” said Regent Richard Beeson at the meeting.

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Ban on hard alcohol is not enough

NIC’s alcohol ban needs a plan for enforcement if it is going to address the drinking problem.

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raternities at the University of Minnesota recently announced a hard alcohol ban, falling in line with the nation-wide ELLEN SCHNEIDER ban implementcolumnist ed by the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Council (NIC).

University fraternities streamlined the decision that was not intended to be executed until September 2019. The ban disallows any alcohol over a 15 percent alcohol content to be in houses and at events, except when supplied by a third-party. The University of Minnesota’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) has not yet determined how the ban is going to be enforced, and there are three fraternities on campus that will not be affected.

However, enforcement will likely be an integral part if implementation is going to be successful. Copious consumption of alcohol is the central aspect of Greek culture on campus. I have serious doubts about the ability to fully implement a change that dramatically shifts the ways fraternities operate. There is likely to be some blatant ignoring of the rule, as well as push back.

Don’t misunderstand me, I think this is a great idea. Frankly, I think a rule like this

was necessary long ago because for too long, universities and Greek institutions alike have been complacent in the creation of a culture that idealizes binge drinking and ignores standards of basic human decency.

For too long, fraternities have existed and functioned without real repercussions, despite lives being lost and reputations being tarnished in the process.

Alcohol, I feel, has been at the root of a toxic culture that has sprouted throughout fraternities across the country. Because intoxication has been not only an elemental experience during many people’s Greek life stints, but also, a requirement to endure hazing to become a member, I think this is going to be exceptionally difficult.

Rotten roots are not easy to weed out and cultures do not easily modify. Real work and tangible consequences are necessary if this move is going to be more than a public relations stunt or ploy to protect the IFC and its members.

The NIC said they implemented the rule after realizing nearly all hazing and overconsumption deaths resulted from high-percentage alcohol beverages. Shocker, I know.

Except, not really.

Alcohol poisoning has been a consistent issue throughout fraternity history. According to Hank Nuwer, a journalism professor at Franklin College who studies hazing, students have been dying from hazing and, most commonly, alcohol poisoning almost every year since the early 1900s.

Implementation may also be harder than we think. Push back may not only come from frat boy beer-pong enthusiasts, but from distinguished alumni and university donors.

According to Bloomberg News, other universities that have tried to institute similar

regulations can receive pressure from Greekfriendly donors and some have even had donations pulled.

It’s hard to believe this decision was spurred by anything more than the recent heat Greek life has been under following the frequent, high-profile deaths that have occurred over the last few years. However, if the NIC would like this decision to stand for something more and truly address the issue that has stolen young lives for decades, a clear, swift and rigorous set of consequences is crucial.

Unless the penalties for violating this ban are quickly and plainly defined, I see no reason why it will be successful. If the NIC and IFC alike want to see a palpable change in the culture of fraternities, their work is not done.

They need to prove this is not a media scrutiny-fueled empty gesture and work to make systemic changes. This endeavor is not easy, but it is entirely necessary to create a Greek community that isn’t content in an alcoholfueled existence.

Ellen Schneider welcomes comments at eschneider@mndaily.com

Christopher Adams welcomes comments at adam1286@umn.edu.

COLUMN Think about that older woman who was in one of your classes. She’s probably someone’s grandma. Let’s just say, for the moment, she was your grandma. How would you like your fellow students to treat your grandma?

Once we are on campus, there also is absolutely no senior citizen specific support network — we really are on our own. There are literally hundreds of student organizations on campus but, guess what? Not a single one for the senior citizen student.

Our needs are not that different from other students, but it is always easier when you do need help that you get help from someone your own age, someone who can identify with your experience.

You’ve all been in a class with an older student. Think about that older woman who was in one of your classes. She’s probably someone’s grandma. Let’s just say, for the moment, she was your grandma.

How would you like your fellow students to treat your grandma? Just a “hi,” or a conversation tells us we’re accepted here.

We can work out the details of building a campus support system and getting incorporated into orientation. In the meantime, all we want is to be accepted. We just want to spend a few of our “golden years” as golden Gophers.

This letter has been lightly edited for clarity and style.

Tom Anderson is a retired 3M National Sales Manager. He is pursuing a second bachelor’s in history.

The transphobia on painted bridge panel demeans important social issues Apathy toward pronouns is real, but UMNCR’s panel isn’t apathetic, it is transphobic.

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he University of Minnesota College Republican’s bridge panel was vandalized this past Friday night or Saturday morning for the third year PALMER HAASCH in a row. As a columnist seasoned Paint the Bridge veteran and senior at the University, I am the opposite of surprised. In the past three years — from the 2016 elections that made President Donald Trump the head of state onward — UMNCR has filled its panels with generally incendiary rhetoric. Rhetoric that has echoed Trump’s rally cry to “build the wall” in 2016 or calling themselves “the least popular minority group on campus” in 2017, which seems to beg backlash.

This year, UMNCR’s panel was steeped in transphobia, claiming: “The proposed pronoun policy mocks real social issues.” This references a policy proposed last March that would require University members to use an individual’s correct pronouns and name. In addition to that statement, UMNCR wrote “apathy towards pronouns” on another of its three panels. While the other statements on its panel are generally straightforward (it’s pretty hard to misunderstand what “Make the U Great Again” means), “apathy towards pronouns” left me confused.

Feeling apathetic toward pronouns is a real thing. Certain individuals are pronoun indifferent, meaning they don’t care what pronouns people use to refer to them. This doesn’t seem to be what UMNCR is referring to. In this case, it

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR The gray-haired Gopher It was almost serendipitous that I stumbled upon the Senior Citizen Education Program. There it was in an article about great education benefits for us older people. It doesn’t take much to explain SCEP: any Minnesota resident over the age of 62 can audit a class at the University of Minnesota for free or take classes for credit at a ridiculously low tuition rate. I love a challenge and I love to learn, so I immediately completed the online application and became a gray-haired Gopher.

SCEP allows me the opportunity to spend my “golden years” immersed in historical study at the definitive level under the guidance of qualified historians. A bachelor’s degree in history from the University would mean far more than my first bachelor’s (a bachelor’s in business communication from Augsburg University) because it would stem from being directed, challenged and mentored by a worldclass faculty in a subject I truly love.

Have you ever walked into a room where you were the only one of your kind, like the only one of your race or gender?

That’s the way it is for a senior citizen student every time they walk into a classroom. The University needs to do a much better job of helping us help each other by way of introduction at orientation.

Eliminate that discomfort. We love being around you and learning with and from you, the traditional aged student. We contribute to the diversity of this institution, yet we don’t feel included.

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seems the use of “pronouns” doesn’t refer to the pronouns all of us, including those who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth, use.

This statement reinforces the notion that pronouns are specific to only trans individuals, which isn’t how the English language works.

Furthermore, UMNCR directly expresses its disapproval against a policy that would enforce the use of individuals’ correct pronouns, which, by definition, is not apathy. The statements on the panel contradict themselves and the rhetoric is unclear: Is UMNCR apathetic toward the existence of pronouns in general? Are its members pronoun indifferent?

What is clear is that UMNCR’s statements on its panel are transphobic. This is generally in line with recent Republican party policy decisions, such as attempting to ban trans individuals from serving in the military or withdrawing guidelines that protect trans students. “Apathy towards pronouns” in this context isn’t pronoun indifference — it’s an insistence to not respect trans individuals and the pronouns they use.

Using someone’s correct pronouns is easy. It’s basic, bare-minimum respect. If you’re unfamiliar with the use of a certain pronoun, continue to consciously use it until it feels natural. If someone corrects you on their pronouns, switch. If you accidentally use the wrong pronouns, apologize, correct yourself and move on.

It’s no surprise UMNCR’s panel was vandalized with the words “Queer Power” spray painted over in black. A final statement on the panel asserts “All opinions are welcome here.” My opinion is that transphobia (and confusing transphobia, at that) has no place at our University.

Palmer Haasch welcomes comments at phaasch@mndaily.com.

many things, like colorful leaves, cooler temperatures and, everyone’s favorite, football games. However, it also means the return of flu season. This flu season, we urge every person to get their flu vaccination.

Last year’s flu season was dubbed as a “high-severity season,” due to high levels of clinic and emergency department cases for influenza-like illness. In Minnesota, it was also a notably worse season. Nearly 4,700 people were hospitalized half-way through the season — the highest number in a decade.

The University of Minnesota typically sees a student vaccination rate of around 60 percent, according to Dave Golden, director of public health at Boynton Health. This leaves a startling number of students in the University community who do not receive their vaccination. Whether or not this is from laziness, students need to take proactive steps to protect themselves and their peers.

The growing anti-vaxxer movement has encouraged record numbers of people to not get vaccinated, often citing the belief that vaccinations are a “human rights violation,” according to Global Citizen. Despite no scientific evidence, many anti-vaxxers believe there is a clear connection between vaccinations and brain disorders, including autism.

The failure to vaccinate is harming our society. Researchers have linked the falling immunization rates to resurgences of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as whooping cough and influenza. Additionally, the Center for Disease Control warns that disease outbreaks will be more frequent and harder to control.

The CDC estimates that nearly 47 percent of the population vaccinated for the 2016-2017 flu season, which prevented an estimated 5.3 million illnesses and 2.6 million influenza-associated medical visits.

Moreover, CDC experts calculated that a 5 percentage point increase in vaccination rates could have prevented an additional 483,000 illnesses and 232,000 influenzaassociated medical visits.

As the anti-vaxxer movement grows, the public health risks are even more pressing. The reduction in vaccination is not only a problem for those not vaccinated, but it lowers herd immunity — a form of immunity that occurs when a large majority of people are immunized in any population.

Herd immunity is essential to protect infants, young children and the elderly from influenza. It’s especially important because some people can’t get vaccinated for certain diseases, such as people with weakened or failing immune systems.

The University and Boynton Health places a strong focus on herd immunity, passing out “Do It for the Herd” suckers and stickers to those who receive flu vaccines at Boynton Health. Between prevention, management and outreach, there are many ways to tackle the upcoming flu season.

Boynton Health is taking commending initiative by setting up mass flu clinics.

And while it may seem like flu season is still months away, cases have already been reported in Minnesota.

Ultimately, we urge everyone to get a flu vaccination, as it is essential in protecting ourselves and the community. Faculty and students can receive a flu vaccine — free of cost — at Boynton Health or any of their clinics.

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HOROSCOPES Today’s Birthday (10/15): Communication profits this year.

Share your affection and kindness steadily. Study to unveil a mystery. Summer glory for your crew comes before physical obstacles alert you to stop and smell the roses. Follow your heart this winter. Express your creativity and passion.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is an 8 — Your career blossoms. Talk about what you love and discover opportunities to realize a long-term dream.

Make a powerful pitch. Use persuasive arts.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 7 — Make home improvements and upgrades. Make repairs, and add dreamy touches, soft lighting and harmonious color. Nurture your family.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — An incredible adventure takes shape in a conversation. Listen to an experienced guide.

Hidden treasures get revealed.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 7 — It’s a time of intense learning. Discover a brilliant idea, and run with it. Write and share your views. Send your message far and wide.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is an 8 — Collaborate for shared gain. Work out financial details and budgets, and research upcoming purchases for best quality.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Money comes and goes. Catch some before it slips through your fingers. Self-discipline pays high dividends. Stick to your budget.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Work with your partner. Negotiate to refine the plan.

Build for the future. Your influence grows with your shared efforts. Schedule a dream into reality.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Take charge. You’ve got confidence on your side, and that’s enough. You can do what’s needed.

Power and action equal fine results.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Focus on physical labors, services, work and exercise.

Get into motion and generate fresh energy.

Nurture your health with good food and rest.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 6 — Dreams and visions get realized with dedicated action.

Concoct a fine scheme. Meditate on what you really want and plot the steps to achieve it.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — Talk about what you love. Share passions and enthusiasms with someone fun. Romantic dreams come true with regular, steady attention. Keep promises.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — Everything is more fun with friends. Hold meetings and parties. Share a heavy load and reap shared benefits. You can accomplish wonders.

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DR. DATE Dr. Date,

Look, I know that love should be unconditional, but I’m reaching my limit with my boyfriend. We’ve been dating for four years now, and we’ve seen each other through it all — the awkwardness of high school, graduation, moving to different states for college and more.

He’s seen me at my worst and best and loved me through all of it. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if I can love him through his worst.

See, my boyfriend decided he wants to become a rapper. Not like a Kanye West kind of rapper — that would be too easy, right? He wants to be a Soundcloud rapper, the more face tattoos the better. At first, I laughed and figured he wouldn’t go through with making any music. A week after that, he presented me with his first song: a metaphorical trash-heap of lyrics objectifying women over a terrible trap beat. To him, it’s his doctoral dissertation, but to me, it’s awful and insulting.

I tried to pretend it was decent at first, but after six forced listens I couldn’t hold back. He keeps pushing it in my face and hates that I don’t like it. He’s convinced he should drop out of school, do something weird with his hair and never shower again.

I love him, but hate this. How do I get him to go back to his normal self?

—Future Noah Cyrus?

Future Noah Cyrus,

In the words of Lil Xan … actually, there’s not a column-appropriate Lil Xan lyric I could. Maybe, “heard my raps, they like ‘nah?’”

Long-term relationships that cross high school and college force the people in them to see multiple versions of their partner, but most don’t have to deal with this. Hopefully it’s just a phase, but if your boyfriend seems serious, like drop out of school serious, you might be heading different directions. Have a serious talk about what he wants to be and if he’s dead set on this path, take a break. Hopefully he doesn’t strike it rich and you regret all your decisions, right?

—Dr. Date

Dr. Date,

I was on a date last night that seemed to have been sent from the heavens. After far too many horror stories (this isn’t the first time I’ve written in), I thought I might have actually found someone I could go out with more than once. For our first date, I took her out to a nice dinner in St. Paul and we went dancing afterward. What can I say, I’m a romantic.

We were having a wonderful time and really seemed to be hitting it off, so I asked her to go out again sometime next week as I dropped her off. She was so excited, she jumped and hugged me — and whispered, “I love you so much” in my ear.

This girl is great and all, but wow, clingy much? I kind of coughed awkwardly and said, “cool, I’ll see you then” before driving off a little too fast. We’ve been texting since then and she seems normal, but I’m worried I’m going to show up and she’ll propose to me! I still really like this girl. How do I get her to back off without scaring her away?

—I Don’t

I Don’t,

Come on, you don’t want to get married in college? Think of the financial aid!

If she only said it once and acted normal otherwise, she might have accidentally slipped up. Haven’t you ever called your teacher “mom” or ended a phone call with “I love you” by accident? Hopefully that’s all there is to it, and she was too embarrassed to mention it again.

But there is the chance that she was serious — maybe there is such a thing as being too romantic. On the next date, bring it up and laugh about it like it was a joke, then gauge her reaction. If she seems devastated you don’t love her in return, it’s time to call it quits. Who knows, maybe you’ll change your name to “I Do!”

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

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—Dr. Date

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