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Echo Wednesday, October 25, 2017
I think (the Real ID Act) is a little unnecessary, because a driver’s license has all the information you need. Sarah Green, senior
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District court rules against Echo
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fter motioning for summary judgement July 7, the Fourth Judicial District Court for Hennepin County ruled against Echo newspaper Oct. 7. The decision stated the video footage requested from the alleged incident Nov. 14 is nonpublic educational data, protected by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. “The video is about individual persons, maintained by the school, and related to students,” the court’s opinion stated.
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Journalism society returns to Park
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unior managing editor Dani Orloff is looking forward to Echo staffers collaborating with Echowan staffers. “I think it’s a great opportunity for student journalists to be recognized and have (Quill and Scroll) because (it) also includes people that are on Echowan staff,” Orloff said. “It’s a great way for us to be together, since we are all student journalists.” Hadeal Rizeq hadealrizeq@slpecho.com
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Checked: Starting Oct. 10, 2018 Minnesota passengers must carry passports and licenses to get through security unless the state receives another extension. Next year passengers will not be able to travel domestically without these two forms of identification.
Minnesota licenses to work until 2018 Minnesota last to comply with security minimums Avia Kaner-Roth aviakanerroth@slpecho.com
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ccording to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Real ID will go into effect Oct. 10, 2018, because of the extension granted by the Department of Homeland Security Oct. 18 of this year. The Real ID Act establishes security standards for licenses and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting forms of identification from states not meeting the Act’s minimum
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fter a powerful collision in the varsity football game against Benilde-St. Margaret’s Sept. 28, senior Peyton Morrison had to sit out for the rest of the game. “My whole arm went numb for about 15 minutes,” Morrison said. Abby Intveld abbyintveld@slpecho.com For more content go to slpecho.com
Changes: Minnesotans will need to bring in two forms for proof of residency and proof of social security number.
ID due to the financial strain it will put on the State of Minnesota and that the federal government is giving no support,” Meisler said. Dibble said the technological advancements required for Real ID pose challenges. “My objection to Real ID lies within the significant costs to improve technology to accommodate for the new identification process, without
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any funds allocated to states from the federal government,” Dibble said. Senior Stuart Monicatti said he feels Minnesota should not wait to enforce Real ID. “I find (Real ID) very unnecessary although, now (that) it is national law, I guess we should just do it instead of putting it off.”
Public opinion divided on new pipeline
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Proposed Pipeline 3 prompts debate
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standards, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Democratic Minnesota Senator Scott Dibble said he attributes the beginning of the Real ID debate to the terrorist attack Sept. 11, 2001. “(The Real ID debate) goes back a few years, when Congress began pushing heightened requirements after 9/11, where all 50 states had to bring ID standards and security standards up to push back against terrorism,” Dibble said. Senior Ilana Meisler said she was unenthusiastic about Real ID. “I’m not confident in Real
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enior Ryan Lee said he recently attended ‘Hold the Line: March to the Capitol and Public Hearing to Stop Line 3,’ a protest that was Sept. 28 in downtown St. Paul against the proposed Pipeline 3 (Line 3). “(The march) was really cool. Nature lovers, whether they were indigenous or white, all banded together for a common cause,” Lee said. According to Enbridge Communications Supervisor, Shannon Gustafson, Pipeline 3 would replace an older line to provide energy to the Midwest. “Line 3 is a replacement project intended to replace an existing pipeline which provides crude oil to Minnesota and neighboring states’ refineries,” Gustafson said.
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“The existing Line 3 has been in service since the 1960s.” Lee said he opposes the pipeline because of its potential impact on the surrounding Native American population. “I’m against Pipeline 3 because it would uproot families, especially indigenous people from their homeland and violate Native American treaties,” Lee said. “I went to the protest to stand up against it.” Gustafson said the new Pipeline 3 will employ modern technology with emphasis on new safety measures. “We will be using new technology, new construction techniques, thicker steel, as well as coatings that weren’t in use at the time the original line was put into place designed to keep the pipeline safer,” Gustafson said.
Sophomore Ellen Poulter said she is against the pipeline because its location could impact her negatively. “I go to summer camp up at Cass Lake on Star Island, Camp Unistar,” Poulter said. “Unistar is a really special place to me. Line 3 could potentially go through Cass Lake and cause damage to Star Island.” Gustafson said public input is of great value to all Enbridge projects. “We believe it’s important to hear input from all perspectives. Input we’ve heard from landowners, tribal organizations and elected officials have given us the opportunity to make 50 different route changes,” Gustafson said. “(Public input) happened in community meetings, hearings,
one-on-one meetings and also the regulatory process.” Freshman Maya Lee said she opposes the construction of the pipeline because of the environmental impact. “I don’t think (Pipeline 3) should be put in. It would damage a lot of Minnesota and Canada, just the way our ecosystem is set up, up north (the environment) is nice, we shouldn’t change it,” Maya Lee said. According to Gustafson and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, all public and evidentiary hearings are listed and the public comment period closes Nov. 22. Comments can be submitted by email to publicadvisor. puc@state.mn.us or online at mn.gov/puc/line3/participate/ comment.