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University of Minnesota students may have noticed more safety alerts in their school inboxes this year. That’s because there have been.

With more than a month left in 2019, the 25 campus-wide emergency notifications sent out this year exceed every year since 2011.

SAFE-U alerts became the University’s safety notification system at the beginning of this academic year. These alerts are categorized by threat level and can take the form of email, call or text depending on urgency.

University officials say this new system has made for quicker alerts and wider-reaching information.

But despite increased alerts, students and community members have raised concerns about how the University decides which crimes merit safety notifications.

Not all recent violent crimes around campus have resulted in notifications, but community members said they should still be informed.

Following an uptick in crime, Marcy-Holmes residents and community members gathered to discuss various issues related to safety

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The University’s process and federal guidelines The University’s criteria for sending out safety notifications is largely based on a federal statute known as the Clery Act. The Clery Act requires public colleges and universities that receive federal funding to notify the campus system when a crime or other incident poses a threat to campus.

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Local artists, activists, community members gather to celebrate 4,000-square-foot mural The mural, which was created in the Phillips neighborhood, celebrates its diverse community.

BY NORAH KLEVEN nkleven@mndaily.com

Artists, activists and members of the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis celebrated the opening of the Power of Vision Gallery Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Nov. 21. The exhibit highlights the creation of a large community mural called “Defend, Grow, Nurture Phillips.” The exhibit runs until early 2020 at the museum.

The 4,000-square-foot mural occupies an entire side of the Project for Pride in Living’s administrative building on Franklin Avenue between 10th and 11th Avenue.

The artwork depicts scenes inspired by the community of the diverse Phillips neighborhood.

With rent prices skyrocketing, the neighborhood currently faces an affordable housing crisis. In the past, Phillips has dealt with and had victories in monumental environmental justice cases and has been a place activists rally.

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After some University of Minnesota students raised concerns about gender-neutral bathroom accessibility, the law school announced plans Friday to potentially add additional genderinclusive restrooms to Mondale Hall.

Mondale Hall — home of the University of Minnesota Law School — currently has two gender-neutral bathrooms. To access them, students have to travel to the fourth floor of the law school’s library. Getting to these bathrooms can sometimes take around 10 minutes, said Kati Harris, president of the Law Council, a governance body consisting of

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ESPN’s College Gameday is headed to Dinkytown The U of M is one of 10 power-five schools that has never hosted the high profile event.

BY PAUL HODOWANIC phodowanic@mndaily.com

Finally.

For the first time in program history, the Gophers will play host to ESPN’s College Gameday, the network’s flagship college football pregame show, next Saturday when the Wisconsin Badgers come to town for the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe. Not that the spotlight needed to be brighter. The showdown marks the first time the Gophers are defending “The Axe” in 15 years, with the winner crowned as the Big Ten West champion and a date with No. 2 Ohio State in the

Big Ten Championship game the week after.

It’s been a long time coming for the Gophers, who are just one of 10 power-five conference teams that has never hosted the show. That will change on Saturday Nov. 30 at 8 a.m. The show, which will run until 11 a.m., is hosted by Rece Davis and features college football analysts Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso and will feature a guest picker.

It’s the second time in three weeks the show has considered stopping at Dinkytown. There was heavy consideration leading up to the Penn State game that the show might make its long awaited arrival in Minneapolis. However, LSU and Alabama had other plans. This time around, Minnesota and Wisconsin proved too good to pass up.

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Cedar-Riverside residents call for more representation in development The 4,000-square-foot mural, “Defend, Grow, Nurture Phillips,” is seen on Franklin Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

the mural. She has been a resident of the Phillips neighborhood since she was young and has seen the community’s struggles first hand.

“We had bars on our windows and stuff like that, but at the same time, we had great neighbors,” she said.

There is a certain spirit to the Phillips neighborhood. Through historically environmental and social injustices, the Phillips community has stayed resilient.

“It was evident that there were

a lot of people that were passionate about justice,” said Kaluza.

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Community members gathered Thursday to voice concerns about the potential Africa Village.

BY MOHAMED IBRAHIM mibrahim@mndaily.com

The Cedar-Riverside community is weighing the effects of the proposed Africa Village public market in their neighborhood in an attempt to take control of the input process.

Citing a lack of community engagement on the part of the City of Minneapolis, members of the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood Revitalization Program and West Bank Business Association held a listening session to gather

input from residents on the project Thursday. Community members voiced concerns about the mixeduse project, including its possible effects on businesses and public safety.

Organizers divided the Brain Coyle Center’s gym into four areas, each designated with a specific concern: parking, traffic and safety, best uses, and business displacement. The corner representing traffic and safety concerns had the most residents by the end of the event.

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Jeannine Cavender-Bares discusses the effects of burning different land plots at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in East Bethel on Saturday, Sept.

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Art exhibit highlights U research UMN researchers at the reserve look at how humans impact ecosystems.

BY NATALIE RADEMACHER nrademacher@mndaily.com

A new exhibit at Coffman Union is using art to show the research being done at the University of Minnesota’s Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve.

The reserve is a University biological research site located about 30 miles north of the Twin Cities campuses. University students and researchers conduct work on the 9-square mile plot to analyze how human activities are changing ecosystems.

The exhibit, which opened earlier this month, is an attempt to show the University community the research at the reserve —

and introduce people to the reserve itself.

Caitlin Potter, education and outreach coordinator for Cedar Creek, said many people at the University may not know about the reserve or the work being done there.

“This is a chance to communicate the work to non-scientists,” she said.

A hub for biodiversity in the state, lots of ecological research goes on at the reserve. Part of this includes research that involves restoring a bison population into the area to study how the animals can help with ecosystem preservation.

The art exhibit highlights the reserve’s artist in residence program, which brings artists into the reserve to provide a new way to communicate ongoing research at Cedar Creek.

Frank Meuschke, a

local painter and photographer, spent his time at the reserve capturing photos of how science and the landscape interact.

He said the underlying theme of his work at the reserve is to get people to see what is right in front of them. To Meuschke, people notice events such as whales washing up on shore or cities flooding but do not notice small ecological changes — things being studied at the reserve.

“All these things that would let us know what negative consequences are coming, you can’t see until it is too late,” he said.

He hopes his photographs of Cedar Creek show people things that they need to see but may not be able to.

“It’s important for people in Minnesota to know Cedar Creek,” he said. “A lot of firsts happened at this place. It

set the stage for a lot of ecological science.”

Along with the artists in residence program, the gallery is also highlighting the reserve’s program that allows the public to participate in research.

Called “Eyes on the Wild,” Potter oversees a program that allows people to go through photos online and identify wildlife. The photos are taken by trail cameras located around the reserve. The photos help identify wildlife at the reserve and show things researchers may not see while there themselves.

Th e w ork, oft en referred to as “citizen science,” relieves some burden from researchers and allows people to engage in the research.

An app was released this month that makes it easier for people to engage with and identify the photos. Designed like a dating

app, the program displays a photo on a phone and has participants swipe left if there is no animal in the photo and swipe right if there is.

Potter said the public has helped identify unknowns, such as interactions between bats and deer, through the photo program.

“These citizens are doing important work,” she said.

“All these things that would let us know what negative consequences are coming, you can’t see until it is too late.”

FRANK MEUSCHKE painter and photographer

Big Ten libraries create shared collection Library leaders outlined this goal in a statement earlier this semester.

BY NIAMH COOMEY ncoomey@mndaily.com

This year, Big Ten university libraries have begun work on creating a more collective system of books across institutions, including the University of Minnesota.

Earlier this semester, library leaders within the Big Ten Academic Alliance released a statement outlining their intent to create a more coordinated and accessible system of shared library materials. Members of the BTAA are now in the early stages of working on the project.

“Going forward, we will orient our collective actions around the challenges and opportunities that come with interdependence and will implement the necessary systems, policies and services needed to create an integrated user experience of the networked collections, from discovery to delivery,” the statement reads.

University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Wendy Pradt Lougee, who also chairs the BTAA library directors and deans group, emphasized that libraries will continue to expand on their

Sophomore Bradley Hartwyk works on an assignment in Walter Library on Friday, Oct. 26.

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own collections. This effort will simply increase collaboration between the libraries.

“Individual libraries will continue to offer distinctive collections and services focused on local needs, but enabling a networked approach will ensure the collective good, leveraging all of the remarkable libraries’ collections of the Big Ten institutions,” the statement reads.

A report by the Online Computer Library Center in collaboration with the BTAA earlier this year suggested three action

areas for the project going forward: policy, content and technology.

The BTAA has formed committees around those three distinct areas to discuss how to move forward with this project, Lougee said.

Lougee also noted that in recent years there has been a growing number of requests from University community members for books from different institutions.

While there are borrowing systems currently in place, the BTAA will work

to make them easier to use, Lougee said.

“On the one hand we do a lot with our collections to share them, and then on the other hand we wanted to figure out how to make them more accessible,” she said.

Kristi Jensen, program development lead for the elearning support initiative at the University, said because institutions often use different platforms to catalogue library materials, it can be difficult to communicate collections between libraries.

“One of the challenges is

creating a place where all of that information is available in a way that’s really useful and that it’s … easy for users to go and find,” Jensen said.

One of the tasks of the initiatives will be advancing technological systems to create more cohesion between the libraries, Lougee said.

“It’s just taking the bumps out of the road and making the systems talk to one another,” she said.

Having enough physical space for books within university libraries is often an issue, Jensen said.

With changing spaces in University libraries, such as the collaboration area in Wilson Library, book collections often need to be moved around, Lougee said.

The partnership would allow libraries to depend on other institutions if they do not have room for certain materials.

The project would also include analysis of current collections to see where there are duplicates of certain books, and what the optimal distribution of books between different libraries is, Lougee said.

The process has only just begun, however, she emphasized.

“Hopefully in not too distant time, they’ll begin to see some action and some benefits for everybody,” Lougee said.

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The Glendale Townhome complex is a 184-unit public housing project owned by the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and is the only public row-house development left in the U.S.( Jason Kopp / Minnesota Daily)

Prospect Park committee focuses on inclusion, diversity The group helped organize an info. meeting last week to adress shortages.

BY EMMA DILL edill@mndaily.com A Prospect Park group is looking to address parking shortages in a broader effort to improve relationships between public housing residents and other underrepresented groups.

The Prospect Park Association established its Community Building Committee earlier this year to reach out to students and residents of the Glendale Townhomes.

These efforts are a response to a citywide push for greater diversity in neighborhood groups. Most recently, the committee was involved in efforts to make parking more available for Glendale residents at a Thursday meeting.

Susan Larson-Fleming, a committee co-chair and PPA board member, said the group aims to help solve community problems that might have been previously overlooked.

“We’re hoping that we can facilitate and bring people together to work on other issues,” Larson-Fleming said.

The streets near Glendale are designated critical parking zones on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., limiting parking to residents who have purchased parking stickers.

But when critical parking hours are not in effect, University of Minnesota students and others living in nearby apartment complexes often fill Glendale’s street parking, said Dillon Fried, assistant parking systems manager at City of Minneapolis.

Residents attending the Thursday meeting said they supported extending critical parking hours. Malik Yusuf, assistant property manager at Glendale, said it is important for the city to understand the negative

impact the parking shortage has on residents.

“By law it’s [non-Glendale residents’] right to park here unless as a community we say, ‘No,’” Yusuf said at the meeting. “It’s actually impacting our livelihood, it’s impacting our people with disabilities, it’s impacting our guests, it’s impacting us and we need to change something.”

The city is prepared to expand the hours of critical parking in Glendale, said Ward 2 City Council member Cam Gordon.

Helping organize conversations around parking in Glendale is an example of how the Community Building Committee can strengthen relationships throughout the neighborhood, said Jerry Stein, a committee co-chair.

PPA should reach out and strengthen relationships with traditionally underrepresented groups in order to encourage participation with the organization, Stein said.

“If we know about what is on their mind, we might be able to be helpful. Let’s do that and get to know what other people are thinking about and not worry so much for a while about who’s coming to our meetings,” Stein said. “First, let’s create real relationships with a lot of different parts of our community.”

The committee has also met with representatives from the Minnesota Student Association, Off-Campus Living and the University’s Office for Public Engagement.

Current efforts include compiling a map of student apartments in Prospect Park with Off-Campus Living to better inform future engagement.

Larson-Fleming said the committee plans to continue meeting with and listening to the concerns of a variety of neighborhood residents.

“It’s very much one thing leading to another, and just taking the time to listen to people,” she said. “I mean, so much of what this is about is listening.”

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Rural residents of color face disparities in receiving preventative care, University research shows Rural Hispanics had lower cancer screening and vaccination rates.

BY NATALIE CIERZAN ncierzan@mndaily.com

University of Minnesota research shows that in rural areas, people of color receive less preventative health care than others.

The study is part of a larger project looking at health care access and health status by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. It found that Hispanic rural residents have typically lower vaccination and cancer screening rates compared to other races in the study. These lower rates of two of the most popular preventative care types could be because of demographic factors or financial access barriers, according to the study.

“It has a lot to do with insurance. Insurance rates tend to be particularly low among rural Hispanic

residents,” said Carrie Henning-Smith, a co-author of the study and an assistant professor in the University’s School of Public Health.

The research team found significant differences in use of preventative care between rural residents of color and white non-Hispanic residents.

“A lot of the work on rural health looks at comparisons between rural populations and urban populations, and there’s less work out there that looks at differences between rural residents,” Henning-Smith said.

There is a misconception that rural areas are all the same, said Ashley Hernandez, a University research assistant and graduate student, in an email to the Minnesota Daily.

“This research highlights not only the diversity of rural areas, but also addresses health equity within these rural spaces,” she said.

Preventative care is a good indicator for whether someone has good access to health care or not,

Henning-Smith said.

Matt Flory, the former president of the Minnesota Public Health Association, said these disparities could exist for a variety of reasons. He emphasized the importance of prevention to residents in rural communities.

“In rural communities, you don’t have as much specialty care,” he said.

“Children go to see a family physician rather than a pediatrician,” he said, making them less likely to receive the most up-to-date care.

Another issue, according to Flory, is that people often assume medical information just needs to be translated into other languages.

“Language is a part of it, but it’s also about culture,” Flory said.

Immigrant communities in rural areas may look at healthcare differently, he said.

“If you don’t have money to consistently put food on the table, you aren’t going to go to the doctor if you don’t need to,” Flory said.

Investing in community health care workers may get people to come in earlier, Flory said. They can engage with patients directly and see what their needs are.

Zora Radosevich, the director of the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care at the Minnesota Department of Health, said to address the problem, the primary care workforce needs to be increased.

“The number of population per provider in rural areas is many times that of a provider in an urban area,” she said. “Their client basis is just so much higher, so people don’t get to see them as often.”

Transportation is also a problem, Radosevich said.

If it is difficult to get to the provider, people aren’t going to go if they’re feeling healthy. “[We have to think] about ways that we can change the systems and the structures, so everyone can see the doctor when they need to see the doctor,” HenningSmith said.

One of two existing gender-neutral restrooms in Walter F. Mondale Hall is seen in the Law Library on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The Law Council recently expressed their support for implementing additional gender-neutral restrooms in the building despite some student opposition. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

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their surroundings.”

Harris said that around 20 percent of all University law students emailed council members expressing their views.

Some students raised concerns about access to gendered restrooms if they were renovated into gender-neutral bathrooms, citing comfort levels. Others said they had “personal concerns” with adding all-gender bathrooms.

However, Harris said that there are multiple gendered bathrooms on the first floor that can be used. But the majority of those who reached out, she said, were in support of the proposal.

First-year law student Annika Cushnyr said right now the process of getting to the gender-neutral bathrooms is too long and the location prevents people from being able to use them.

“For [first-year law]

students, all of our classes are in the basement. So you’re going to have to go up five floors, that’s not something you can do in a break between classes, like it’s really inaccessible,” Cushnyr said.

She said she does not understand why adding a gender-neutral bathroom is a concern.

“I guess I just didn’t understand why the ongoing debate about whether on not gender-neutral restrooms should exist even is happening. To me, it’s just a basic human right,” Cushnyr said.

“I feel like this is just one minor step in that process, is just making sure people are comfortable with their surroundings.”

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Mohamed Salad, a student at Augsburg University who sits on the board of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, hosts a listening session regarding the city’s Africa Village public marketplace on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Jasmin Kemp / Minnesota Daily)

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director. “We just want to know what they think is important for that parcel.”

The event comes after an Aug. 30 listening session held by city officials was cut short by protesters.

Some community members have criticized the city for failing to engage residents of the neighborhood while putting too much stock in nonresidents’ support of the market.

NRP members signed in residents at the entrance to Thursday’s meeting to ensure the listening session encompassed only the views of community members. The session ended with NRP members taking questions from residents.

The project, proposed

to be built on a city-owned lot in the area, was announced nearly six months ago, and the city issued a request for proposals from developers on Nov. 1. But Cedar-Riverside resident and community activist Burhan Israfael said the community still feels ignored by the city.

“It was never really a democratic process where people are given the option for them to really be a part of the whole process and have genuine input,” Israfael said. “That was never the case.”

Mursal Jama, who’s lived in the neighborhood for 25 years, said he supports the development.

The opposition to the project seems to be coming from those who have more of a financial stake in the area, he said.

“What I see here [is] most of the people who are organizing this event are the people who work here or have a business,” Jama said.

Ward 6 City Council member Abdi Warsame said the community’s lack of familiarity with the city’s development process may be the cause of some confusion or dissent. While some may oppose the public market, he said there is significant support too, citing a Sept. 27 petition supporting the market of more than 1,000 names of residents.

Warsame noted the project has evolved since it was first announced to include residents’ asks.

With a developer set to be chosen early next year, Warsame said there will be more opportunities for

community members to comment on the project before anything is built.

“As it becomes clearer [and] it comes to the Council, as we have more discussions and as the cooperative and public market aspects come out, this is going to be the big step … that we’ve been waiting for all this time,” he said.

“What I see here [is] most of the people who are organizing this event are the people who work here or have a business.”

MURSAL JAMA neighborhood resident

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SCOREBOARD NOV 22

Women’s Hockey Minnesota: 2 Minn. Duluth: 2

Men’s Hockey Minnesota: 4 Wisconsin: 1

Volleyball

Minnesota: 2 Nebraska: 3

NOV 23

Women’s Cross Country NCAA Championships 6000m: 28th

Football

Minnesota: 38 Wisconsin: 22

Women’s Basketball Minnesota: 71 Montana State: 60

Women’s Hockey Minnesota: 4 Minn. Duluth: 3

Volleyball Minnesota: 3 Iowa: 0

Men’s Hockey

Minnesota: 3 Wisconsin: 3, won in SO

NOV 24

Wrestling Minnesota: 12 Oklahoma State U: 21

UPCOMING NOV 26

Women’s Basketball vs. Bryant 7 p.m.

Source: Gophers Athletics.

Times and scores accurate as of time of publication.

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Gophers take care of business, defeating Northwestern 38-22 The Gophers led from start to finish, rebounding after a tough loss to Iowa.

BY JOHN MILLER jmiller@mndaily.com

After their first loss of the season to Iowa last week, Minnesota silenced critics who questioned their ability to bounce back as they recovered with a strong win on the road Saturday against the Northwestern Wildcats, 38-22.

“I’m really proud of our players responding,” head coach P.J. Fleck said. “They wanted to get that taste out of their mouth so bad. They showed us that on Sunday.

We had one of our best Sundays we’ve had in a long time.”

After being in concussion protocol all week, Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan was announced as active before the game and didn’t show signs of lingering effects. Morgan threw four touchdown passes, giving him 26 on the season — the most in school history.

“It’s cool. There’s been a lot of great quarterbacks, a lot of great teams come through this university,” Morgan said about breaking the record. “That’s not just a Tanner Morgan thing, that’s a coach Ciarrocca, that’s an offensive line, receivers, running backs, it’s not just an individual thing at all.”

Minnesota’s offense scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, dominating through the air and the ground as the defense allowed only five total yards on the Wildcats’ first three possessions.

“We knew from last game we had to start fast in order for us to win games,” redshirt sophomore safety

Antoine Winfield Jr. said.

On Minnesota’s first possession of the game Morgan found sophomore wide receiver Rashod Bateman, who made a toe-tapping catch in the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown reception.

“Unreal,” Morgan said about the catch. “First the guy was able to get open [and] create space, but the little toe tap like a ballerina, it was awesome for him to be able to show that and do that and stay in and put points up on the board for us.”

Redshirt senior defensive lineman Sam Renner sacked Northwestern’s quarterback Hunter Johnson for a nine-yard loss on the second play of Northwestern’s ensuing drive, halting any Wildcats offense and resulting in a punt back to the Gophers.

Minnesota needed a little less than two minutes to go 45 yards for a touchdown.

Running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks combined for 34 of the 45 yards and Brooks would cap the drive off with nine-yard touchdown run.

On Minnesota’s next possession, Morgan and receiver Tyler Johnson completed one of the prettiest catches all season. As Johnson beat his defender to start the play, Morgan threw an overthe-shoulder pass 26 yards down the sideline to Johnson to put the Gophers in the red zone. Three plays later, Morgan found Bateman for a 10-yard touchdown pass to give the Gophers a 21-0 lead.

After building a decisive lead over the Wildcats only a few minutes into the second quarter, the Gophers slipped up in their play. After running the score up 210, Morgan was called for an intentional grounding in the

end zone resulting in a safety and giving Northwestern its first 2 points of the game.

After receiving the punt following the safety, Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald turned to sophomore quarterback Andrew Marty, who would drive the Wildcats 69 yards for a touchdown. Marty found sophomore wide receiver Jace James for a nine-yard touchdown pass which cut Minnesota’s lead to 21-9 heading into halftime.

“The quarterback wrinkle that they had, we hadn’t prepared a lot for,” Fleck said. “We had to adjust a lot of that game plan on the sideline.”

On the Gophers’ first possession of the second half, they found the end zone again. Morgan once again found Bateman for their third touchdown connection of the day on a seven-yard back shoulder pass, extending the lead to 28-9.

Northwestern responded as they tried to dig themselves out of a hole. The Wildcats drove 64 yards, taking over six minutes off the clock and finishing the drive with a two-yard touchdown rush from Marty.

Looking to put the game away and extend their lead, the Gophers took a little over five minutes off the clock in their next possession. With Bateman coming off the field due to an injury, Minnesota was facing a third-and-3 just inside the red zone at the Wildcat 17-yard line. Morgan looked to Johnson, who made an eye-popping 17-yard touchdown grab to give the Gophers a 35-16 lead early in the fourth quarter, effectively sealing the game.

Johnson’s touchdown grab was the 30th of his career, one away from tying Ron Johnson for the University of Minnesota re-

Quarterback Tanner Morgan looks to throw the ball at Ryan Field during the game against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 23. The Gophers earned a 38-22 victory bringing their record to 10-1. (Jasmin Kemp / Minnesota Daily)

cord of 31. The star receiver finished the game with seven receptions for 125 yards to go along with the touchdown.

Both Bateman and Johnson eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving on the season, the first time in program history that the team has had a pair of receivers over the 1,000 yard mark in the same season.

“In my opinion I think he’s the best receiver in the country,” Fleck said about Bateman. “I think 1B would be Tyler Johnson. 1A, 1B they’re together. We have

two 1,000 yard receivers, they both complement each other.”

This win is the Gophers seventh in Big Ten play, the most in program history. The 10-win regular season is the first time that has happened since 1905 and Minnesota will play Wisconsin at TCF Bank Stadium next week in a game that will decide the Big Ten West division.

“We know we have great opponent ahead of us and we just have to go ahead and go to work this week during practice,” said Winfield.

FOOTBALL

Morgan throws four TD’s to lead Gophers past Northwestern Morgan set a program record with 26 passing touchdowns in 2019.

BY NICK JUNGHEIM njungheim@mndaily.com

Above, Running back Shannon Brooks carries the ball into the end zone at Ryan Field during the game against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 23. Right, Running back Rodney Smith carries the ball. The Gophers earned a 38-22 victory bringing their record to 10-1.

(Jasmin Kemp / Minnesota Daily)

“We’ll celebrate today, get back in tomorrow, and get ready to work...

Wisconsin is a great team and we’re looking forward to getting out there.”

T YLER JOHNSON senior wide receiver

On the final drive of M inne s ot a ’s 2 3 - 1 9 los s at Iowa last week, quarterback Tanner Morgan absorbed a hard hit from Hawkeyes defensive end A.J. Epenesa. After trainers attended to him on the field, Morgan left the game, missing the Gophers’ final two plays.

Earlier this week, head coach P.J. Fleck announced that Morgan was in concussion protocol, leaving his status uncertain for Minnesota’s game against Northwestern. Just before kickoff, news broke that Morgan was cleared to play. Getting the start under center, Morgan showcased his value, passing for 211 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-22 victory.

“I’m just thankful I had a training staff and coaching staff that got me ready to play today,” Morgan said. “I was able to play today because of them and the things they do, just taking it day by day.”

Immediately, Morgan showed any lingering effects of his injury would not affect his play. Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca’s game plan turned Morgan loose from the Gophers’ very first offensive play, when he completed a pass to senior Tyler Johnson for 14 yards.

“We knew we had to come out fast, come out firing,” Morgan said. “Last week we didn’t feel like we started fast at all so we wanted to come out here, start fast and just do what we do to execute on the first drive and set

ourselves up for success.”

Morgan completed all three of his pass attempts in the opening drive, culminating in a 19-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Rashod Bateman. Each of Morgan’s first three attempts moved the chains for a first down before the final one capped the drive with the game’s opening score.

“I really didn’t know where I was on the field,” Bateman said. “I was just toe-tapping and hoping I was in the end zone. I guess that’s where I ended up.”

Minnesota’s subsequent two drives looked no different, with Johnson and Bateman consistently outmatching Northwestern’s secondary. Morgan showcased his accuracy, going 9-10 for 135 yards on the Gophers’ first three offensive possessions. On all three drives, Minnesota reached the end zone, including a 10-yard completion to Bateman with 12:03 left in the second quarter which made the score 21-0.

Late in the first half, a pair of errors by Morgan temporarily stalled Minnesota’s offense. First, he was penalized for intentional grounding in his own end zone, resulting in a Northwestern safety. With 39 seconds left until halftime, Morgan forced a ball into double coverage and was intercepted, denying the Gophers an opportunity to extend their lead before the break. It was Morgan’s first interception since Oct. 26. “[The linebacker] baited Tanner right into the throw,” Fleck said of the interception. “It could have been a little higher, it could have been a little more to the outside, but the kid makes a great play.”

Upon receiving the ball

to begin the third quarter, the Gophers leaned on running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks, who picked up a pair of first downs each to reach the Northwestern red zone.

Morgan took over from there, converting a thirdand-10 to Bateman. The sophomore receiver then hauled in his third touchdown of the game when Morgan lobbed a back shoulder fade to him in the corner of the end zone.

One more touchdown pass, this one a 17-yard completion to Johnson, put an exclamation point on Morgan’s performance.

Saturday was the second time this season Morgan threw for four touchdowns in one game. Now with 26 passing touchdowns on the season, Morgan has broken the previous program record of 24 set by Adam Weber in 2007.

“That’s not just a Tanner Morgan thing,” Morgan said of the record.

“There’s a lot of aspects that go into that. There’s coach Ciarrocca, the offensive line, the receivers, so it’s not just an individual thing at all, but it’s cool.”

Johnson and Bateman both caught seven passes against Northwestern for 125 and 78 yards respectively. The duo became the first pair of receivers in Minnesota history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.

The Gophers will count on a healthy Morgan to lead them to one more victory in the regular season when they meet Wisconsin next Saturday with the Big Ten West title on the line.

“We’ll celebrate today, get back in tomorrow, and get ready to work,” Johnson said. “Wisconsin is a great team and we’re looking forward to getting out there.”

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“It’s about continuing the conversation and … making the process demystifying,” she said.

The mural was a collaboration between the Minneapolis Institute of Art and two community outreach organizations: Project for Pride in Living and Hope Community Inc. This isn’t the first mural that Hope Community Inc. has helped facilitate. The Power of Vision Mural Project, an initiative of Hope Community Inc., has been taking action in South Minneapolis since 2004. In the organization’s 15 years, it has created 25 murals.

Samie Johnson is an employee of Hope Community Inc. who also helped coordinate the mural.

The 4,000square-foot mural “Defend, Grow, Nurture Phillips” is seen on Franklin Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 21.

(Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

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To carry out the project, they said that the artist cohort began meeting biweekly in January 2019 to plan the mural. Once the team was ready to paint, they worked nearly every day for months to complete the mural before winter.

Aside from the project’s lead artists, the mural would not have been possible without help from the community.

“It was truly, truly held by community, critiqued by community and crafted by community,” said Levins Holden.

FASHION

COMEDY

Meet Minneapolis Made Apparel Devohn Bland, host of Fresh Bleats, a workshop where comedians are given given five minutes to try out new acts, speaks at the Comedy Corner Underground on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Jasmin Kemp / Minnesota Daily)

Open mic workshop gets comedians collaborating Comedy workshop Fresh Bleats celebrated its oneyear anniversary on Nov. 21.

BY KSENIA GORINSHTEYN kgorinshteyn@mndaily.com

A screen printing press seen in Elena Bagne’s new studio space in Northeast Minneapolis on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Bagne started Minneapolis Made Apparel over two years ago as a custom hand-drawn and printed streetwear brand that uses thrifted clothing to promote sustainablility. (Mrunal Zambre / Minnesota Daily)

The brand just opened its new studio space on the border of Como and Northeast.

BY KSENIA GORINSHTEYN kgorinshteyn@mndaily.com

Elena Bagne pats her screen printing press that sits in the middle of her new studio space. The room has bright green walls and rap music playing through speakers.

“This was terrible trying to get it up here,” Bagne said.

Her studio at 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. is part of the old General Mills research labs, which have since turned into an artist hub. In true Minneapolis fashion, the property is actually several buildings connected by skyways and tunnels. Bagne’s studio is in a building with a bright red sign that says “ART.” Bagne created Minneapolis Made Apparel two years ago after realizing a love for screen printing in high school. Her childhood friend Jenny Zander was taking an art class and had the option to create a T-shirt design.

When Bagne heard about it, she was intrigued.

She began learning to screen print at a facility in St. Paul but eventually moved to her own space in her friend’s mom’s basement.

“It was really tough because there was no room, and screen printing takes a lot of space,” Bagne said.

“I had boxes of clothes, and it was mayhem. Then I just kind of pulled the trigger on it and threw all my money into this.”

A Minneapolis Made jumpsuit hangs on display in Elena Bagne’s studio space in Northeast Minneapolis on Wednesday, Nov. 20. (Mrunal Zambre / Minnesota Daily)

At only 21-years-old, Bagne moved out of her first apartment to support Minneapolis Made Apparel at a larger capacity. The clothes are made to order and feature anatomical designs in a linework style. Each piece is simple and bright, but also striking.

“It’s hard to say the exact moment I get inspired,” Bagne said. “If I think about something that might look cool, I draw it up and see how it looks, but I’ve always been into anatomical things, like anything with the body. I think it’s cool because clothing is obviously for the body.”

Her creations range from a pair of deep purple pants with teeth printed all over them to a black, oversized jacket that reads “Death can be beautiful” with a skull and floral detailing. Bagne hopes to eventually rely on thrifting to create one-of-a-kind

pieces that are already lived in and to reduce her environmental impact.

Following the success of Minneapolis Made Apparel’s first year, Bagne’s friends have noticed a shift in her work.

“She kind of reevaluated her life, where she wanted to be and what she wanted to do and also what pieces she wanted to bring into the world that she wasn’t seeing in urban streetwear,” Zander said.

The last two years have followed the natural trajectory of Bagne’s work, but it’s been a dream come true at the same time.

“I think I always waited for there to be a big moment,” Bagne said. “I’ve kind of learned with a lot of things in life that there’s not many moments that are like big standout moments.

It’s just the accumulation of a lot of little things.”

These little things

include seeing someone that she didn’t know at Target wearing her hoodie or noticing singer Jessie Reyez wearing Minneapolis Made Apparel’s “Support Female Artists” line.

“She’s getting a bigger following, and people are showing interest,” said Katie Jones, another close friend of Bagne’s. “It pushes her to keep going and gives her motivation to keep working. She gets stuck sometimes, but I think the support that she gets keeps her going.”

Bagne has bigger goals in mind for the future of Minneapolis Made Apparel, but she’s proud of how far she’s come.

“I feel like every year I’m somewhere completely different than I was the year before,” Bagne said. “I’m not rich or anything off of this, and that’s not really why I’m here. It’s just been a whirlwind.”

If you put a handful of comics in one room and tell them to perform brand new material in front of an audience, you start to realize that comedy may not be so easy. They fumble over their words and spout jokes at each other that nobody else really understands.

But honestly, it’s all part of the fun.

Fresh Bleats, hosted at The Comedy Corner Underground, is a workshop that operates in the form of a game show. Comics are only allowed to perform material that nobody has ever heard before and, in the process, they can earn points for prizes.

They get one point for finishing a bit in five minutes and five points for jumping in right after another comic has finished their own five-minute set.

The winner earns a prize — whether that’s a box of powdered donuts is anybody’s guess.

“It’s fascinating to see these comics interact with each other,” said Kate Anderson, the creator of Fresh Bleats. “Part of it is you’re watching comics trying to learn how to work because not all comics work together.”

The workshop started roughly a year ago after Anderson realized there was something missing in the Twin Cities comedy scene. She came to the idea for Fresh Bleats during an open mic night in New York City that turned into an impromptu workshop.

“These guys sort of took over the open mic, and they’re offering advice,” Anderson said. “There’s some really good comics that were noticing there’s no response [to the material] and they’re like, ‘Hey, you should do that line like this.’”

Anderson brought the idea to The Comedy Corner

Underground in Minneapolis, and they paired her with another comic, Devohn Bland, who had only been in the scene for about two years.

“We met up, we talked, and [Anderson’s] idea for the show was just so wild and funny and goofy that I was like, ‘Yes, let’s just do this,’” Bland said.

The two had never met before collaborating on Fresh Bleats, but they quickly realized that the workshop had the opportunity to fill a space the Twin Cities comedy scene needed to fill.

“You’re criticizing your own material at an open mic,” Bland said. “Some people will give you feedback, but the feedback is a little bit more like, ‘Hey, that bit wasn’t that great.’ Whereas in this show, the feedback is like, ‘Hey, this is how you can make this better.’”

The comics sit in the audience while another comic is performing their bit so that they can get the audience perspective and provide constructive feedback right away. It can be nerve-racking considering the feedback is happening in front of a live audience, but at the end of the night, it helps the comics become more confident.

“It can be kind of intimidating,” Anderson said. “It’s almost like you’re eavesdropping, but this is a show where comics can learn how to have more control over themselves and their work.”

Fresh Bleats celebrated its one-year anniversary to a loud crowd at The Comedy Corner Underground on Nov. 21. The show is going on a short hiatus while it finds a new home, but that only made the night feel more special. Comics cracked jokes about bringing a dog to a vet, setting booby traps as a kid and stealing Advil from a gas station.

“You can just kind of let go of those expectations,” said Jodie Maruska, a comic who has performed at Fresh Bleats a number of times in the last year. “It’s daunting, but it’s really creative and it makes you think on your feet.”

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Over 1,700 untested rape kits unveil rape culture’s past and present Minnesota is fumbling its way though an issue that it has and continues to grossly undervalue.

Caroline Skoog columnist

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ast Friday Minneapolis police officials announced that they’ve located roughly 1,700 untested rape kits in the department’s backlog that they didn’t know existed. Contrary to a 2015 audit of the department that reported 194 untested kits, an inventory from July 2019 indicates that some kits stem from 30 years ago. It’s likely a lot of these kits hold information that is linked to repeat offenders which would help solve other cases.

Police Chief Medaria Arradondo stated the department doesn’t know what caused

the initial miscount.“I can ensure you that it will never happen again,” he concluded in last Friday’s statement at a press conference. To quote most prosecutors reviewing sexual assault cases, I’m just not convinced.

I’m going to go out on a limb here. This error is either emblematic of a police force that doesn’t prioritize investigating sexual assault or a police force that is grossly inadequate at math and comprised of the three stooges. Best case scenario, it’s a boneheaded mistake and hundreds of rape kits hid between couch cushions and in the pockets of old pants. Realistically, though, the packed backlog reinforces the narrative that the criminal justice system routinely fails sexual assault survivors. This isn’t to say that this was a deliberate massive miscalculation, but the department’s ignorance to the scope of the backlog yields the same results as intentionally concealing it: no justice.

All of the kits have been properly stored, however, some kits are “restricted,” meaning the victim hasn’t signed a release form authorizing law enforcement to submit the kit to a forensic laboratory. There are many factors that could contribute to a person’s choice to not move forward with the criminal justice process – fear, blame, privacy concerns, the attitudes of health care providers, police, and prosecutors. Reporting sexual assault entails a series of unpleasant barriers with odds stacked against the survivor, and it’s enough to push survivors out of the process before the investigation even starts.

Lt. Mike Sauro supervised the Minneapolis police sex crimes unit at the time of the 2015 audit. He does not believe there are 1,700 untested kits in the department’s

backlog. Disbelief is to be expected though, coming from a man quoted as saying, “If you assigned every case … the real victims would get no justice.” In a separate account he stated, “Sometimes victims have to take responsibility for their decisions and their actions.” He was fired from the police force for excessive use of force but rehired. Now I’m speculating here, but it doesn’t sound like he would be the easiest person to talk to about severe trauma.

In 2018, Sauro told the Star Tribune that he wouldn’t assign a case to a detective “unless he believed it would succeed at trial.”

Law enforcement should pursue cases no matter their potential success in trial in order to best support victims whose futures depend on verdicts far outside of their control.

The Minneapolis sex crimes unit has had six different supervisors in 11 years.

This obscure turnover rate isn’t helpful in maintaining a routine protocol for handling sexual assault cases. After the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension completed a statewide audit of untested rape kits in 2015, a law was implemented requiring law enforcement to retrieve unrestricted kits within 10 days and submit the kit for testing within 60 days. But in 2016, eight sex crimes detectives investigated 412 cases.

One detective for every 52 cases. How can the department follow these guidelines without adequate staffing and resources?

Submitting a rape kit for testing costs about $1,000. Without the proper funding and resources, overworked investigators could discard certain cases considered unprosecutable. Of 1,000 sexual assault cases

in Minnesota reviewed by the Star Tribune last year, 74% of cases weren’t sent to prosecutors. This saves the department money but also impacts prosecution statistics and the department’s clearance rate.

Perhaps if there was something for authorities to gain from convicting rapists, more resources would be delegated to the sex crimes unit. Unlike drug-related investigations or crime involving property, there’s no civil asset forfeiture (CAF) in solving a rape case. CAF enables the government to seize property connected to criminal activity, such as vehicles in DUI cases. Property acquired by authorities can be used to satiate their budget. Last year, Minnesota raked in $11 million from CAF seizures. Civil Asset Forfeiture is profitable. Investigating rape is not.

The miscount is disheartening but not surprising. It just illustrates what many of us already know. Rape culture is omnipresent and palpable. More than forgiving celebrities’ predatory behaviors, individual toxic masculinity and victim-blaming views, rape culture lives in the policies that construct our society and the bureaus meant to protect us. Maybe they shouldn’t be doing the counting themselves.

Caroline Skoog welcomes comments at cskoog@mndaily.com.

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Breaking down misconceptions about feminism To some, “feminism” is synonymous with exclusion, but that’s not how it should be.

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Sidney Clarke columnist

mong other survival skills uniquely adapted by the socially awkward and introverted, I employ a tactic affectionately dubbed “the bold

confession.” This has the marvelous result of abruptly ending conversations. Small talk on the light rail and interactions with overzealous acquaintances can be entirely avoided with a few short phrases. My repertoire includes: complaining about the struggles of head lice, breaking down into tears about an ex from middle school, and my personal favorite — declaring myself as a feminist.

With some, “feminism” can garner a bad reaction. It’s perceived as synonymous with a high degree of radicalism. However, feminism is hardly a profound concept.

Feminists strive for the equal rights of all women — regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class or ability, but this does not inherently endanger the rights of others. Let’s debunk a few common misconceptions.

First of all, under no circumstance does feminism relate to the “hatred of men.” This year, females hold less than 25 percent of seats in the U.S. Congress, Senate and House. Male policymakers have disproportionate control over issues related to women’s reproductive rights, workplace equity and sexual violence prevention. However, this does not mean that

every policy issue is the fault of men. For example, in May 2019, Alabama attempted to enforce a bill called the “Human Life Protection Act” to force the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade. The bill’s Republican representative, Terri Collins, and endorsing governor, Kay Ivey, were both women. The enemy itself is not men but the institutions in which women are made to be subordinates.

Feminists don’t aim to dismantle the “traditional family structure.” Although we are often represented by celebrity elites and female world leaders, we aim to achieve equal rights for women of every background. We aren’t concerned with whether women opt for medicine, management, the military, or stay-at-home parenting. However, it is our priority that women, even those who do not choose traditionally professional careers, are able to maintain a minimum level of financial security. In 1977, feminist activists helped secure IRA access for stay-at-home moms, allowing them to save for retirement independently of their spouses. Our interests range from equal division of assets and credit security for stay-at-home moms to professional equality for women in the

EDITORIAL

Movie franchises limit storytelling options Regardless of if you agree with Martin Scorsese’s opinion about the validity of Marvel movies, their popularity does edge out other films from getting attention.

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artin Scorsese’s recent column for the New York Times clarifying his prior comments about how Marvel movies aren’t cinema set off a debate on the internet about the place of franchise films in our lives and if they constitute art.

Love or hate Marvel movies, Scorsese has valid points. One that is particularly compelling comes at the end of the piece: “For anyone who dreams of making movies or who is just starting out, the situation at this moment is brutal and inhospitable to art.”

You might think Marvel movies are art, but it’s undeniable that it’s become more difficult to make movies that aren’t franchises on the big screen, and more difficult to see them as well. Minneapolis residents are luckier than most. But small town residents who have to drive 45 minutes to get to the nearest movie

theater? Chances are, Marvel will be most of what’s playing.

In 2017, five of the 10 highest grossing films were superhero movies. While the numbers for superhero movies soar, The Ringer reported movies in general were down 5.1 percent domestically.

Entangled within opinions about superhero films is also an inevitable conversation about Hollywood’s current propensity to produce remakes and reboots, but not original ideas. Though Scorsese discusses Marvel, the same could be said about Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and countless other franchises.

One of the only other guaranteed ways to watch a movie on the big screen is if it’s coming from a director like Scorsese. Very few people, let alone students who want to go into film, have those kinds of connections. Sure, the internet gives us options like YouTube or Netflix, but there is a difference in how those movies are viewed and judged compared to those in movie theaters.

So what are students who want to make films that aren’t about superheroes meant to do? And what about students who aren’t at NYU or UCLA, and are instead in Minnesota?

Michelle Lekas, a professor with the University of Minnesota’s Studies in Cinema and Media Culture program, says that the University attracts students to its program because it’s less expensive than coastal schools, and less stressful, giving students the chance to explore more.

“It readies people to be able to do the work they want to do, or to find out the work they want to do without having to jump into a niche major,” Lekas said.

She also stresses the importance of having a strong backbone in critical theory and film history, while pointing out that Minnesota offers film production

courses as well.

Lucia Macagno, a senior in SCMC, likes the flexibility of the program, but says that she wishes the school did have more production classes than those currently offered. She wishes there were options for classes in cinematography, camera operating, editing, and special effects, among others.

“In order to actually be flexible, they have to have more options for production,” she said.

Film is a difficult industry to break into, and even more so when the movies being made and distributed in such high volume are so similar. If we want diverse storytelling, and the opportunity to produce movies with original concepts, we have to support original filmmaking outside of these franchises.

Regardless of your love for Marvel or Star Wars, their ubiquity isn’t doing you any favors if you want to make art of your own someday, particularly if you want to see that art on the big screen.

workplace. We strive to achieve female independence regardless of marital or employment status.

Feminism does not require a particular outward persona. Feminists can be feminine if they choose, but don’t believe femininity is reduced to material items and age-old stereotypes. Whether we prefer stilettos to Birkenstocks, shaved legs to fuzzy ones, feminists are united in the belief that our bodies are not accessory details in another narrative, but tools for our own personal empowerment. The word “feminism” should not be inherently threatening or unattractive, unless the word “equality” is too.

Sidney Clarke welcomes comments at sclarke@mndaily.com.

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HOROSCOPES

Today’s Birthday (11/25): Your leadership is on the rise this year. Persistent attention increases your income. Cash flow surges this winter before family changes cost extra. Turn a personal corner next summer, leading to a profitable shared harvest. Take charge for what you love.

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Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Take charge for professional profit over the next three weeks with Venus in Capricorn. Watch for career advances. Assume authority for long-term gain.

Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — Your home is your love nest. Enjoy domestic bliss this month with Venus in Capricorn. Beautify and decorate the place. Have fun with family.

Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is an 8 — Explore and venture forth. Travel and investigate with Venus in Capricorn over the next three weeks. Class convenes. Learn about what you love.

Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — Study, write, research and publish. Your artistry and creative expressions flower with Venus in Capricorn this month. You’re especially brilliant.

Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — It’s easier to save. Lucrative opportunities arise for shared finances with Venus in Capricorn. Increase assets and reduce expenditures. Keep showing up.

Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Produce valuable results. This next phase with Venus in Capricorn gets profitable. Take advantage of a lucrative opportunity. Stash savings.

Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is an 8 — Compromise comes easier over the next three weeks.

Partnerships flow with greater ease with Venus in Capricorn. Keep promises and bargains.

Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — You’re especially charming and irresistible. Your luck improves with Venus in your sign. Splurge on a new look or style. Let your love light shine.

Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is an 8 — Put your heart into your work. Steady physical action produces beautiful results over the next few weeks with Venus in Capricorn. Inspiration energizes your efforts.

Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 7 — Dream and envision your heart’s desire, realized. Complete old projects and plan new ones with Venus in Capricorn. Nurture seeds with love. Savor peace.

Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is an 8 — For the next month with Venus in Capricorn, love and good fortune follow disciplined efforts. Artistic efforts work in your favor. Create playfully.

Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is an 8 — You’re especially popular for the next three weeks with Venus in Capricorn. Group activities go well. Enjoy the public spotlight. Social activities benefit your career.

DR. DATE Dr. Date,

Maybe I’m reading into things, but I’m getting serious vibes from my professor.

All CLA students are required to take a foreign language, so I figured I would just be a face in the crowd. But when I walked in, I knew I was going to earn an A in participation. My professor deserved the chili pepper rating (R.I.P.) on Rate My Professor — the combination of him being hot and hearing him speak another language makes me swoon every class.

He always writes the nicest comments on my papers and even recommended a one-on-one office hours appointment so he could clarify some grammar with me. He’s mentioned he was single in a class anecdote, so I don’t think I’m totally making things up. Plus, he just got out of grad school, so it’s only, like, an eight year age difference!

He has a study abroad program coming up, and I’m seriously thinking of going, if only to see if anything happens.

Being away from home can be romantic, right? My other grades are failing, and he’s all I can think about. What do I do?

–Not a Stalker

Dear Not a Stalker,

Yikes, this is trouble. Do not try and ask him out while you’re still his student — that would work out badly for both of you. He’d have to deny you, even if he was interested. I can’t say whether or not he likes you, as he might just be trying to make a good impression on every student since he’s a new teacher.

However, I have heard stories of students telling their TAs they were interested after the final. After all, what did they have to lose? While this is a teacher, not a TA, it miiiiiight still be able to work as long as you don’t plan on taking any more classes in the department. I’d skip the whole ‘follow him to the airport’ thing and try for a different study abroad program instead.

Dr. Date,

A friend of mine set me up with a guy a week or so ago who she swore I would like. She told me he’s totally my type and super romantic. I told her to give him my number, and we’ve been texting all week.

We seemed to hit it off, so yesterday we scheduled a date for later that night.

I was super excited. I couldn’t resist dressing up for my last class of the day so I could go straight to the date.

Problem is, ten minutes before he’s supposed to pick me up, he sends me a picture of myself, obviously taken from like 200 feet away. If it weren’t for my recognizable outfit, I wouldn’t have even known it was me. He captioned it with “You look lovely today :).»

I told my friend and she was super creeped out, but I think it’s cute! He took the effort to find me on campus. What’s wrong with that? The date went super great. He even stayed over! And the next day he sent me a photo of me sleeping saying I looked beautiful. How cute!

My friend is worried, but I think it’s fine. Who’s right?

–Language of Love

Dear Language of Love,

Ew. In my opinion, your friend is right.

How did he know where you were that day? And even if he did stay over, it’s weird that he woke up and took a picture of you. I think 99 percent of people would find this creepy, dealbreaker material. It doesn’t quite sound like he’s obsessed with you... but I wouldn’t call this normal.

If you’re really into him maybe ask about why he’s taking so many pictures. Maybe he’s just trying to build a portfolio to get a job at the Daily. My gut is just saying to be wary, so I’d say end it or proceed with incredible caution.

–Dr. Date

–Dr. Date

Dr. Date is a satirical advice column dissecting real-world situations. Want advice from the love doctor? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com

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Monday, November 25, 2019

Safety alerts

INCIDENTS AND SAFETY NOTIFICATIONS IN UMN AREA

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housing. Areas with Clerymandated alerts also include public property on campus, including streets and sidewalks.

University-owned property that is located off campus, such as facilities and office buildings, are also within Clery boundaries.

Students, community members question Clery’s consistency But incidents occurring outside these boundaries have raised concerns about inconsistencies in reporting.

Recent crimes in MarcyHolmes have sparked multiple safety meetings this year.

At the inaugural meeting of the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association’s Safety Committee earlier this month, residents and community members gathered to discuss various issues related to safety following an uptick in crime in the area.

Meeting attendees specifically expressed confusion and concern regarding the consistency of the University’s emergency notification system. They questioned why one violent crime this fall received an alert while another violent crime on the same block did not.

“The University has to [take] a serious look at their

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Fourth-year University student Raymond Korte, who lives a few blocks from campus, said he thinks the University’s emergency notification system works as

an effective crime prevention measure. But when a serious crime occurs in an off-campus neighborhood and a SAFE-U alert does not follow, many students living in those areas aren’t afforded that same awareness, he said.

“Everyone in those areas should be aware of what’s going on, as well as people that live right on campus, because those are still just a

mile or two away,” Korte said. “It’s important for their own safety that they can change the actions that they take and where they go and when.”

Incidents outside Clery boundaries In September, an attempted abduction was reported in Marcy-Holmes on the 400 block of 6th St. SE., outside of Clery boundaries.

This incident resulted in a

University safety notification being sent to the campus community.

On that same block, a homicide by stabbing left one dead the next month. This incident did not result in a safety notification.

Berthelsen said the attempted abduction resulted in a notification because local authorities believed the incident could be part of a larger trend that targeted students. The same could not be said for the stabbing.

“So we chose to act on the one because it was about … students and appeared to be a pattern. That was the request of the city of Minneapolis to do something,” Berthelsen said.

As with many off-campus incidents, the Minneapolis Police Department was the lead agency on the attempted abduction. MPD spokesperson John Elder said the department communicates with the University about crimes outside Clery boundaries that could indicate patterns or pose a threat to students. But MPD does not have a say in whether or not the school sends a notification.

Other resources and community outreach While University alerts are often limited to incidents that occur within Clery boundaries, other options exist for students living off-campus. The city of

Minneapolis and MPD distribute alerts independent of the University’s system, and MPD’s crime prevention specialists provide information relating to serious crimes and trends to residents in their precincts.

In January, the University’s Off-Campus Living office began releasing the Gopher Watch Safety Report, a monthly report featuring crime statistics, trends and notable incidents in the four off-campus neighborhoods as well as tips for crime prevention.

Cody Hoerning, OCL neighborhood liaison and Southeast Como Improvement Association board member, said the report is an attempt to fill an information gap by compiling crime information for students that may not come as timely warnings or SAFE-U alerts.

Hoerning said the transient nature of students, who live in the neighborhoods for short periods of time, results in low student involvement in neighborhood groups and utilization of those resources.

“There are avenues, it’s just getting people to the meetings and getting people involved,” Hoerning said. “It just usually takes coming to a meeting a month or so to ... get involved with some of these safety and mobility concerns that people may have.”

New research center brings in industry to the students The new Center for Retail Design and Innovation’s first partner is Macy’s Inc.

BY JIANG LI jli2@mndaily.com

Jaye Thompson, left, a university retail merchandising lecturer, and Peggy Lord, assistant director of the Center for Retail Design and Innovation, pose for a portrait in McNeal Hall on Thursday, Nov. 21. CRDI is designed to enrich student experiences through industry partnerships.

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“The space is the start ... A lot of people want to get involved but they just don’t know how, so now we get a space for people to do it.”

PEGGY LORD assistant director of the Center for Retail Design Institute

The University of Minnesota welcomed a new research center earlier this month, giving hands-on experience to retail merchandising students.

Located on the second floor of McNeal Hall, the Center for Retail Design and Innovation, also known as CRDI, will partner with various retail brands to give University students a realworld experience in the retail industry. Part of the College of Design’s Retail Merchandising Program, the center aims to bring in 10 to 14 industry partners for students to work with.

“The space is the start,” said Peggy Lord, the assistant director of CRDI. “Our goal is to make this space usable by students to host industry partners to talk about the program. A lot of people want to get involved but they just don’t know how, so now we get a space for people to do it.”

Macy’s Inc., an American department store chain founded in 1858, is one of the center’s first industry partners. Macy’s is currently working with University students in a class case study to better market the brand and engage with customers.

“The reason that Macy’s was the first table partner with the CRDI is that they have things exciting happening,” said Jaye Thompson, a lecturer in

the Retail Merchandising Program.

The class is involved in one of Macy’s new initiatives — #macysstylecrew.

The hashtag was created by a community of Macy’s colleagues who are passionate about sharing fashion and style online.

Thompson said for students, the goal is to figure out how Macy’s can take their marketing tool, #macysstylecrew, on social media “to the next level.”

“We all know how fast the retail keeps changing,” Thompson said. “So, this gives us a great chance to modernize our textbooks … [and] prepare students for what they are going to encounter in the real world.”

Students within the class are actively working on this case study, and the best four groups will present in front of the Macy’s executive team, Thompson said.

In the last two years, the retail merchandising industry advisory board of the College of Design has been building the program.

Sarah Nystuen, a student in the Macy’s case study class, said she thinks it is an excellent opportunity for them to think critically about what retail looks like from a business standpoint instead of from an educational perspective.

“It’s a great opportunity for my students to take with what they are studying [in] theory and apply it in actual practice. So, my students are getting real-world experience and ... [are] benefiting a company that they are interested in and know about,” Thompson said. “So, it’s a win-win.”