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UMD revamps textbook rental options for students BY SHANNON KINLEY kinle005@d.umn.edu

Last semester, the UMD bookstore rented out four times as many books as it did spring semester of 2012—2,300 books to be exact. This jump in numbers can be attributed to UMD revamping its rental program. UMD Stores now partners with a new wholesale company and offers different prices and has other resources available for students who can’t find the titles they need at UMD Stores. “It is a great option for students to have,” Jeff Romano, Director of UMD Stores, said Romano thinks that their program is very comparable to other programs out there and better than some online rental companies. “Online renters are often more complex because they have multiple fees that come into play,” Romano said. Now when renting students get a 53 percent discount off of the new price of the book. It used to be that students would have to pay a rental fee and the price of the book upfront. “I think that was kind of scary for students,” Romano said. Romano believes another reason the rental program has become successful over the years is students are allowed to rent their books through the textbook reservation tool on UMD Stores website. Last semester UMD Stores had around 500 titles available for rent. This semester they will have around 250 titles available for rent. There are typically less titles available for rent during spring

UMD students pack the lower level bookstore to buy essential books and supplies on Jan. 22

semesters due to less courses being offered “We are limited to how many books our partner can give us,” Romano said. If students are not able to find the title they need they have the option to use a program called SKYO which can be found on the UMD Stores textbook website.

SKYO is an independent company and external partner to UMD Stores. “It has a lot of titles and is pretty comparable to our program. However when students rent from them it is under their own terms and conditions,” Romano said. Prices on SKYO vary based on the title and how long you need the

book. “A successful rental program requires dollars, commitment and space,” Romano said. “It is often hard to get faculty members to commit to using the same textbook for several semesters.” Senior Ben Byrne, communications major, says even though UMD’s program is probably com-

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parable to other companies he wouldn’t recommend students rent textbooks from UMD Stores. “I haven’t really looked inti it to see if it is worth it or not, but I felt I was getting ripped off,” Byrne said. However, Byrne said that UMD Stores had the majority of titles he needed available for him to rent.

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Cricket makes Duluth feel more Fiscal cliff allows students to take like home advantage of many tax breaks

BY JOSH MACVEY macve004@d.umn.edu

Friday night. It’s the top of the first. No bases are loaded. In fact, there aren’t any. Indian native and UMD student Rohit Sharma steps up, bat in hand. The ball shoots through the air and it… it hits the ground? “Hey,” Sharma says with a smile. “It’s cricket.” Playwright Harold Pinter called cricket “better than sex,” and now it’s available in Duluth. Armed with bats, balls, wickets, and archrivalry, the UMD Cricket Club arrives at the University’s field house every Friday night to host the “gentleman’s game.” Crack!—Sharma smashes the ball clear across the field house. “It’s a sportsman’s mentality,” says Pranav Bhandari, President of both the club and UMD’s Pakistani Students Association. “For those of us who wouldn’t normally come together, this is a place for people to play even despite years of bad politics.”

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Hammad Quddusi is blowing to a batsman on the striker end during a match on Nov.15, 2012.

College students and their families can continue to take advantage of certain tax incentives thanks to the deal struck in the wake of the “fiscal cliff” debates. These incentives are aimed at easing the financial burden brought on by the steep cost of higher education. Several tax credits and deductions affecting students were set to expire at the end of 2012 and have been extended and altered as a result of this legislation. “I already feel like I pay way too much for school,” said UMD senior Nahom Abegaze. “Financial aid is a great help, but I think (college) could be more reasonably priced.” With the new tax alteration President Obama and Congress

signed into legislation, financing college will now be a little easier for both students and parents. One of the biggest reliefs to students is the permanent extension of the Student Loan and Interest Deduction Act. With this act, student taxpayers can deduct up to $2,500 in interest off their student loans, either public or private. Parents of college students can also get some benefits with the American Opportunity Tax Credit. They will be able to claim more on their taxes and reduce their feral tax bill by up to $2,500. While this act has only been extended for the next five years, Congress is considering making it permanent as well. The Tuition and Fees Deduction has been extended through to the end of the 2013 tax year.

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Cricket

News Briefs DTA celebrates a milestone

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From 2008 to 2011, the Indian and Pakistani national teams had refused to play on each other’s soil. As those national tensions tightened, Indian and Pakistani UMD students played cricket together in the university’s field house. “Of course, the politics can affect how we play here,” says Waqas Ahmad, a member of UMD’s Pakistani Students Association. “But that’s not the focus here.” Still, Ahmad, Sharma and Bhandari both describe the times when the cricket matches seem to extend beyond the playing field with one word: intense. Ahmad and Sharma stand side by side. “I’m Indian,” Sharma says. “I’m Pakistani,” Ahmad says. The words hang in a brief silence before falling, as the two men look at each other and half-smirk, halfsmile. “It’s about having common grounds and common roots,” Sharma says. “We all share a love for the sport.” “Love,” however, seems to be an understatement for these students, who grew up on foreign streets with cricket much the same as South Americans grew up with fútbol: eat, play, school, play more, eat, play again. Sleep? Sure. But play in your dreams. “Except with cricket, the ball is much, much harder,” Bhandari

says. “We have to wear thick pads, sort of like a hockey goalie, because often times the ball flies at you. It’s not uncommon to get hit.” The traditional cricket ball, a piece of solid cork wrapped in leather, has been known to cause injury to the unprotected. Bhandari has felt that injury. He holds up his left wrist. “I fractured it when I was young,” he says. “I was so angry, but only because I couldn’t play until it was healed.” He pauses, and a moment passes before he laughs and says, “I played anyway.” Though you’d be hard-pressed to find a wicket, a cork ball, and other traditional cricket equipment in Duluth, these international students have indeed stuck to the motto “play anyway.” A garbage can has replaced the wooden wicket, a duct tape-wrapped tennis ball has replaced the hard, leather-wrapped cork ball, and the students have ditched the pads. “You could say we’ve improvised,” says Ahmad. “We’ve designed the game to promote new interest but maintain the fun.” The club boasts players from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. As the older international students graduate, newcomers are looking to UMD students to keep the sport—and the love—alive. “This is a chance for UMD students to experience something

Textbook

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Senior Kendra Sieger, math major, has both rented and purchased textbooks from UMD Stores. In fact, she has never bought or rented textbooks elsewhere. “I think the prices are pretty

reasonable.” Sieger said. “The books I rented from them were in good condition, but I was so concerned with keeping it in good condition that I would never bring it to school. I was very careful with it.” Sieger chose to rent for the same reason as Byrne, it’s cheaper. Sieg-

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Kazi Aurnob, senior Chemical Engineering playing a shot with his bat on Nov. 15, 2012.

new,” Bhandari says. “They might be surprised to like it.” In the meantime, Sharma has smashed another five balls across

the field house. “I’m just playing cricket and counting days,” he says. Crack! And the ball goes flying.

er is not sure if she will continue to rent or purchase books from UMD Stores or take her business elsewhere. This past semester Romano said they had a big problem with rented textbooks not being returned. Overall there were 223 textbooks not returned. “That is about double of what we were expecting,” Romano said. Students are sent multiple emails at the end of the semester reminding them of when their books need to be returned and

posters can be seen all over campus. If a student does not return the book they get charged for the new price of the book in addition to the cost they paid to rent it. “It takes us a lot of time and effort to put in all the missing books into the database,” Romano said. “We want to keep prices down, but make sure we are getting them back.” Romano said he hopes that they will have a little better return percentage this semester.

Fiscal cliff

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ILLUSTRATION BY KIMBERLY HELLQUIST

As the fiscal cliff scenario seems to have been averted for the time being, the battle is not yet over in Washington. The deal struck on New Year’s does not include any of the federal spending cuts that were a major sticking point between the two parties. A two-month delay in the sequester process creates a new fiscal cliff situation for the near future. Congress will have to come to an agreement on how to cut $6 billion from the budget by March 1 to avoid automatic across-theboard spending cuts that could have unintended consequences.

This deduction allows the taxpayer to deduct “qualified” tuition and related expenses from his or her tax bill. This can potentially reduce the amount of income that is subject to taxes by up to $4,000 for the taxpayer that paid for the tuition and expenses. “I wasn’t even aware I had these options,” Abegaze commented. “Qualified” is defined as tuition and related expenses required for enrollment in an institution. These expenses include studentservice fees and as course-related books and material. This does not include health insurance, room and board, or general living expenses.

Baby, it’s cold outside BY ANNE KUNKEL CHRISTIANSON kunke063@d.umn.edu

With cold temperatures breaking records this week, Minnesota has broken a record of its own and is now recognized as not only the fifth coldest state in the U.S., but also one of the warmest. According to a press release sent out by the National Weather Service, Minnesota broke summer

heat records in July 2012 by almost 10 degrees, making it the seventh warmest U.S. state in 2012. Minnesota’s temperature plummeted into the double negatives just five months later. With this cold weather—including temperature highs of -18 degrees in the Twin Ports—Minnesota residents are urged to take extra precautions. -Only go outside when absolutely necessary. -Keep pets indoors and escort

them outside when needed. -When traveling, even for short distances, keep a blanket, gloves, boots, a flashlight, and other emergency necessities in the vehicle. -Check tire pressure before going long distances. -Keep gas tanks at least half-full at all times. It eases the stress of starting cars in cold weather, and can keep your car and heat running longer should you become stranded.

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Wednesday Jan. 23 marks a day in history for the Duluth Transit Authority, as their U-Pass ridership will reach 5 million riders. “We’re extremely excited,” said Patrick Keenan, Director of Student Life Operations at UMD. The U-Pass riding system started in 2000, and gives students the option to ride the DTA lines using their UCard as a bus pass. In twelve years, it has become a big success, with rider numbers rising from 4,000 a month to 4,000 every few days. Students using the U-Pass system account for twelve percent of the DTA’s ridership, which Keenan said he hopes will continue in the future. “It’s proven to be such a unique and advantageous program for campus and the DTA,” Keenan said. “It’s been a really, really good program.” The five-millionth rider will be selected and recognized Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the UMD Bus Hub.

The flu & you With frigid temperatures and the flu season well underway, students are being encouraged to get their flu shots. “I urge students to get the flu vaccine every year,” said Dr. David Worley, MD, Medical Director at UMD Health Services. However, even though this flu season has seemed worse than those in the past, Worley said flu numbers this year have been about normal. Because the past two years saw less flu cases than typical, this year’s numbers seem unusually high. Worley also said the flu season peaked early this year. “Normally we don’t see high numbers in influenza cases until late January even early February,” Worley said. “This year’s peak has been early. But hopefully that will mean it ends early as well.” Since this epidemic is most susceptible to students once they are back in school, UMD Health Services will be offering flu vaccinations next Wednesday, Jan. 30. The vaccine is free to any student with identification, and will be held in the Kirby lounge from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Police Impersonator Over the past month there have been numerous records of community members being pulled over by someone impersonating a police officer. According to Duluth and Superior Police, this has happened at least four times since the beginning of January, and these stops are not authorized by police forces. “If a traffic stop is done by an unmarked car, a marked vehicle would show up shortly thereafter,” Superior Police Deputy Chief Nicholas Alexander said. “That gives people peace of mind.” The most recent of these incidents happened Monday, Jan. 14., but Police are still urging people to take precautions when being pulled over by an unmarked vehicle. -Call 911 as you are being pulled over and dispatch will tell you if it is a legitimate stop. -Drive to a well-lit area, like a gas station or even to the local police station -Always ask to see an I.D.

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Slogan roll out

What’s the best thing you did over break? “I went to Arizona.”

- Jennifer Kall-freshman.

“I went to Kauia and went zip linning.” - Alissa Achterling-senior.

“My niece was born, becomming an aunt.” - Johanna Johnsrud-freshman.

“Those who can, Duluth.” The slogan around campus that caught the attention of many students is finally being rolled out to the student body next week. The slogan will be rolled out on Monday Jan. 28 in an event that Chancellor Lendley Black and many students have been working on for months. The slogan was first introduced to students on small banners on doors around campus. According to Molly Tomfohrde, Student Association and slogan committee member, the slogan will be seen around campus in full force next week. The roll out event will be held in front of the lower level bookstore Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature games, prizes, food and “swag.” “We want to educate the student body about the creation process,” said Tomfohrde concerning the event. “We also want to answer any questions that students might have.”

DTA adds new bus route “Netflix.”

-Madeline Pilon-senior/

“I worked, worked, worked, worked, worked, worked. Then spen time with family I hadn’t seen in a while. That was the fun part.” - Kyle Freese-sophmore

“I finally got to see friends from home again.” -Tenley Reynolds-freshman.

With student ridership on the rise, the Duluth Transit Authority has decided to extend popular bus routes into the weekend. As of Jan. 3, the DTA extended bus route 13 to go to UMD’s Kirby Plaza on Sundays—a journey the 13 bus previously only made on weekdays. The 13W bus, which normally bypasses UMD to Woodland Ave on the weekends, will now start departing from Kirby Plaza on Sundays at 9:27 a.m. and will make stops at UMD until 10:27 p.m. Bus routes 6, 11, 12 and 18 will remain on their normal routes, with no extensions over the weekend..

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Opinion Editor / Satya Putumbaka / putum003@d.umn.edu

“Copycat racism” How reblogging could spread the problem “I say: don’t think about elephants. What are you thinking about? E l e p h a n t s? ” This conversation between Arthur and Saito from the blockbuster film “Inception” is partially why I believe that the ever-increasing coverage of the racist incidents on campus is leading to more racist incidents on campus. Now let me be clear right from the beginning: I do not think that these incidents should be ignored, but I do believe all the attention they are receiving can lead to more similar incidents happening, or a phenomenon you might have heard of called “copycat crimes.” According to an article published in 1973 titled, “The early window: Effects of television on children and youth,” there was a strong correlation between seeing a behavior being portrayed on television and young people replicating that specific behavior. Over my last nine semesters as a student here at UMD, each racist incident has gotten more and more attention. The most recent “blackface” incident received over half a million hits on just worldstarhiphop.com. With students and news organizations posting the video over and over again, yes, it is bringing about awareness, but it is also planting an idea in the viewers’ minds—like “Inception”— that a racist video can get media coverage, even if it is bad media coverage. I personally do not know what we, as a community of Duluth, can do to stop this behavior that we all abhor from happening again, but I do want others to know that studies have shown a correlation between exposing audiences to a behavior and the audience in turn copying it. Examples of this happening in

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

EDITORIAL

BY BRAD BEDFORD bedfo017@d.umn.edu

our culture are abundant. Think about the amount of school shootings that happened after Columbine, or children getting seriously hurt after attempting a stunt they saw on MTV’s “Jackass.” Think about the deranged fan on the field of a sporting event. As soon as the cameraman realizes what is going on, he or she immediately pans the camera away as to not give any extra exposure to this foul behavior. What I am asking the producers of media here in Duluth is this: why don’t we do something similar instead of zooming the camera in on the ridiculous behavior? Bringing awareness to the racist incident that happened last month is something that I think was done incredibly well by our esteemed Chancellor, Dr. Lendley Black. The campus-wide email was sent out before most of the community had even heard or seen the video. The email established a clear stance that we as a Duluth community will not stand for this behavior. But I must call into question our university’s former endorsement of the controversial “Unfair-Campaign,” and wonder if our extreme affiliation with advertisements that said, “White people can’t see racism,” led to these two confused young women making sure that everyone could see it. The purpose of this article is to bring awareness to this issue; bringing awareness to this incident by posting it on Facebook, blogging about it on Tumblr, or publishing it on YouTube might be doing more harm than good. Some of you might be thinking, then why are you writing this article? My response is this: next time you see something like this happening on campus, immediately report it to the proper authorities so they can handle it as a hate crime rather than gossiping about it online. Just remember that the more people who witness this behavior, the more likely this behavior will be copied.

Statesman advertising needs to be cleaned up I picked up the latest copy of The Statesman to read today for the very first time. I was excited to open the pages—something I’ve been meaning to do for the better part of three months now. I’m so busy with my major and extra curricular activities, that something simple like reading a newspaper requires some planning. I should speak honestly, I have read a couple articles in the past, but this was going to be my very first front-to-back, cover-tocover read. Excitement. Imagine that excitement and then I get to the very last page to see a nice, big, advertisement for The Last Place on Earth. Really, people? Do you know the message you are sending to your readers? I am disappointed you would take a place that makes its money off the addictions of others, and contrib-

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utes nothing but negativity into the community, and plaster your back page with them. An ad that outlines the products you can purchase, e.g. tear gas (you know, in case you feel like opening fire in a movie theatre), knives and swords

ly glimpse of historic down town Duluth, and then you come across the stain that is Last Place. That is, if one of its patrons hasn’t stopped you twice to ask for change or a cigarette. I understand you need to make your advertising money, but think of the message that this ad says, what it says to the community and what it says about you as a business. There is such a thing as ethics, and if your ethics as a newspaper involves The Last Place on Earth, then that is something I don’t want to be a part of, and I feel it shouldn’t be a part of the university setting. We should be promoting a positive future, not a place that aides in the debauchery of our city, and country.

We should be promoting a positive future, not a place that aides in the debauchery of our city... (in case you’re looking for a quick way to make a buck), detoxifiers (in case you just couldn’t hold off on drugs until you got that job) and two legal alternatives (which, by the way, have been linked to numerous deaths around the country, and as of August 1, became illegal.) Take a walk down Superior Street and you get a love-

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Joshua Stenvick

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

UMD spending suggests tuition hike As an alumnus and neighbor of UMD, I wish to comment on the 12-12-12 Statesman article “University seeks to stop tuition from rising.” Is this the truth? I believe the university has no real concern for reining in costs as they passed yet another tuition hike just last summer when most students were away. UMD now wants the Minnesota Legislature to cover their exorbitant funding demands instead. Unfortunately, this still puts their pork on taxpayer’s backs. Why does the cost of running a University have to rise each year? The front page of this issue of the Statesman told me: two other stories covering Viz Lab upgrades and Kirby’s extreme makeover. U of M President, Eric Kaler and the Board of Regents embrace the concept of “tightening their belts” by teasing to lower bloated administration costs—but only if the legislature will appropriate the 8.4% requested increase equaling an additional 96 million dollars more than their usual take. Campus structures are built, expanded and remolded at an unrelenting rate. When will physical expansion be done? Will my home on Arrowhead Road get eaten up by the UMD monster

at some time in the future? Surely they would be able to compensate me well for the property. When will funding be curtailed? And that funding affects all of us: students’ tuition or citizens’ taxes and legislative appropriations needed elsewhere. Make no mistake, UMD intends to get its increase in funding, and only then will cull the administration/facilities

behemoth or give the tuition increases a reprieve. This landgrant institution reminds me of an overweight, spoiled child demanding to get their way with twenty architect babysitters to build its Kirby playpen. Linda Ross Sellner

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How a Mars colony would affect college studies MICHAEL SCOTT scot0459@d.umn.edu

After the overwhelming response from UMD students in our poll on the Mars colony, I decided to elaborate on its potential. 80 percent of students would go to Mars if they had the money to purchase a ticket. Surprisingly, only 17 percent said they would definitely not. Three percent were unsure. Colleges across the United States will be deeply impacted by the presence of life on Mars. The effects on the sciences are selfevident. But what about other disciplines? What kind of government would emerge? Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, an American

space transport company, wants settlers from around the world. He seems to want an open bidding system, where $500,000 would buy a single ticket. This would make the colony a quasiUnited Nations or perhaps a smaller United States. It would also have a very high income per capita. As a student of politics, I’d love to see how their government and economy would work. The settlement is planned to be selfsufficient, but work will have to be done, especially at the outset. If the original settlers are going to be wealthy, will they want to partake in the manual labor necessary to build the colony? The new colony will also have to make a new set of laws, find a common currency, determine a system for

dividing labor, among many new challenges. What makes a Mars colony so unique would be its international flavor. It wouldn’t be a state-sponsored endeavor, but a private one. That means no national law will really apply to any of them. It would literally create a “tabula rasa”—or blank slate—to form a new society. As I said earlier, Musk wants volunteers from around the world. This means there will be a plethora of languages going to Mars. What will the language be? The lingua franca will most likely be English. SpaceX, the American government, and the global presence of English will undoubtedly give Mars an English feel. However, languages evolve. Look around the world.

We have British, Australian, and American English to name a few. It’s safe to say that a new dialect would emerge for the colonists. In the province of Quebec, French Canadians were virtually cut off from France in the mid-1800s. What occurred was that two very distinct languages emerged, despite a common language heritage. If the colonists are cut off for long periods of time, the language will evolve into something different than the English we know. A new artistic movement would flourish around Mars. New literature would try to capture the struggles of the new frontier. Other authors would surely write “utopias,” trying to offer different visions of society for the new settlement. Imagine the possi-

bilities of new art, from landscape painting to music; the new colony will attract a lot of attention from academia in the arts. That means college English courses might have “New-Colonialism Literature” as an option. Or how about “Art: The Martian Landscape.” Students of history would have to craft a “national” narrative. Elon Musk will immediately turn into a “founding father” or perhaps a new Christopher Columbus and a new field for history would emerge. The whole idea of a new land for humans to occupy will have dramatic effects on all disciplines of study, in all fields of work. Mars would shake our identity on Earth to the core.

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Bulldogs can’t quite tame Tigers BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

The Bulldogs reached the .500 mark for the first time since midOctober Friday, but the team had a mere 24 hours to enjoy it. For the sixth time this season, UMD (10-11-3, 8-7-3 WCHA) managed to take the first game of a series only to settle for a split after a game-two loss. “I don’t know if we’re getting too complacent,” senior winger Mike Seidel said. “There’s no excuse for it, we have to be ready. We just haven’t been coming out to play on Saturday nights.” Friday’s tilt with Colorado College had the makings of a onesided affair in the early going, with the Bulldogs registering 11 shots before the Tigers could record their first. Colorado College managed to keep the Bulldogs off the scoreboard, however, and eventually snatched the game’s first lead with a goal at the end of the first period. UMD drew even on the power play halfway through the second when a mishandled puck by the Tiger goaltender found its way to the stick of sophomore winger Justin Crandall and ultimately to the back of the net. The contest was locked at one apiece well into the third period, until Seidel intercepted a Tiger pass and flipped in his club-leading 12th goal of the season. Colorado College tied the game once more with less than three minutes to play, slipping one past goaltender Matt McNeely, who blocked 24 of 26 shots in earning his eighth win of the season. The Bulldogs needed just 62 seconds to respond, as Caleb Herbert gained control of a rebound and slapped home his fifth goal of the year and second point of the night to secure the 3-2 final tally.

Garth Heikkinen Awards just keep coming in for Bulldog offensive lineman Garth Heikkinen. The 6-foot4 315-pound guard and recent UMD graduate participated Saturday in the 88th annual East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. for the East Team led by former NFL head coach Jerry Glanville. A Duluth product, Heikkinen became only the second Bulldog to partake in the event, joining offensive lineman Dave Viaene, who made the team in 1988. As if that wasn’t enough, Heikkinen was also named a Don Hansen All-American for his efforts in 2012. The award gives Heikkinen eight first-team decorations and 11 total All-American honors for his career—both program records.

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Mike Seidel and the Bulldogs couldn’t match their game one performance on Saturday, settling for a split with the Tigers.

Game twos continued to be a major source of inconsistency for UMD Saturday. Unable to replicate the form they showed in the series opener, the Bulldogs found themselves in a 1-0 first-period hole before tying the game with their lone score of the night on a Keegan Flaherty pass that caromed off a Tiger skater and into the cage. Colorado College blew the contest wide open in the second frame, notching a goal early in the period

and another six minutes later off a UMD turnover. “We had a lot of turnovers in crucial areas,” Seidel said. “Just our execution wasn’t there like it was on Friday night.” Despite outshooting the Tigers by 14, including 13-5 in the final period, the Bulldogs were never able to muster enough offense to catch up. The Tigers took advantage of what few shots they did have in the third period, scoring twice to hand

UMD a 5-1 loss, which matched the Bulldogs’ most lopsided defeat of the season and stuck the team with yet another weekend split. “It’s very frustrating because you see crucial points kind of dwindle away,” Seidel said. “And every point is so crucial in this league.” UMD will take a break from WCHA competition this weekend, instead hosting the U.S. National Under-18 Team for an exhibition contest Saturday afternoon at Amsoil Arena.

Parting ways: UMD set to begin life without Bob Nielson BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

As UMD turns the page to a new calendar year, so begins a new era for the athletic department—an era without now former head football coach and athletic director Bob Nielson. After leading the football program and athletic department to unparalleled success since arriving on campus in 1999, Nielson resigned from both his posts on Dec. 19 to assume head coaching duties at Western Illinois University. Offensive coordinator Curt Wiese and athletic department mainstay Karen Stromme will fill Nielson’s respective roles, with Stromme operating on an interim basis. “It’s been a great and memorable 14 years,” said Nielson, who presided over five national championship teams as athletic director, including the first two titles in the history of the football program. “I’ve met and worked with a lot of terrific people and had the chance

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to coach a group of outstanding student-athletes along the way.” The departure of someone of Nielson’s stature poses significant challenges, but UMD hopes the decision to promote from in house will offset the change, at least in the short term. Much of that responsibility will fall to Stromme, while school officials continue the search for a permanent athletic director. For now, Stromme, who served as the head women’s basketball coach for 21 seasons and has acted as assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator since 2005, is eager to get to work. “Over the past 30 years, I have felt privileged and honored to be a part of UMD athletics as a coach and administrator,” said Stromme, a Duluth native and 2011 inductee of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame. “This is another opportunity for me to be engaged with the great Bulldog traditions.” Taking the reins of the football program will be Wiese, who spent the last five seasons as the coordinator of a prolific UMD offense

which averaged over 46 points per game in 2012. While becoming just the eighth head coach in the 80-year history of the team, Wiese will look to build off of what has been a remarkable run for the football program. Twice Nielson managed to restore the club to prominence during his 14-year stay, first in 1999 and once more in 2008 after a brief hiatus from the sidelines. Under his watch, UMD completed perfect 15-0 seasons in 2008 and 2010, with both culminating in national championships. “It is my hope,” Wiese said, “to continue this tradition of excellence and reach even great heights.” Though he said he is “certainly proud” of what the school was able to accomplish during his tenure, Nielson decided the chance to coach at Western Illinois was too valuable to pass up. “We hate to lose Bob, but understand this is a well-deserved opportunity for him to coach at the Division I level,” Chancellor Lendley Black said, affirming that the university will remain dedicated to

“upholding the quality of UMD athletics” in Nielson’s absence. Added Black, “We wish him and his family the best.”

It may be hard to believe considering this week’s wave of frigid temperatures, but softball season is fast approaching. A board of NSIC coaches released their preseason rankings last week, pegging UMD for a second-consecutive fourth-place finish. The Bulldogs received two first-place votes, with Minnesota State-Mankato slated to repeat as conference champions. Coming off a season in which they amassed 38 wins— the second-highest total in club history—UMD returns several key pieces, including standout pitcher Megan Mullen and the top three batters of last year’s lineup. The team opens the season Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, Nev. and will make its first home appearance on March 26.

Schedule A look at the week ahead for UMD Athletics. All events are subject to change. Men’s Hockey U.S. National Under-18 Team Amsoil Arena Saturday, 2:07 p.m.

Women’s Hockey Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Friday/Saturday, 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball University of Mary Bismarck, N.D. Friday, 8 p.m. Minot State Minot, N.D. Saturday, 6 p.m.

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Streaking Bulldogs skate past Beavers BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

Three weeks into January, the UMD women’s hockey team remains undefeated since the month of November. The surging Bulldogs (11-8-3, 10-7-1 WCHA) extended their unbeaten streak to eight with a convincing sweep of Bemidji State last weekend at Amsoil Arena. Thanks to stumbles by Wisconsin and Ohio State, the team now finds itself just six points out of the second spot in the conference. “We’re in the hunt for second place,” said head coach Shannon

Miller, whose club sits fourth in the WCHA after starting the season 5-6-1. “There’s no doubt about it, that’s where we’re going.” UMD wasted no time in gaining an advantage Friday, grabbing a 1-0 lead five minutes in when junior winger Brienna Gillanders hammered home her fourth goal of the season off a feed from Aleksandra Vafina. The early goal proved to be all the offense the Bulldogs would need, as freshman goaltender Kayla Black turned away 17 shots in pitching her fourth shutout of RACHEL KRAFT/STATESMAN the year. Vanessa Thibault, a winger for UMD, plows through Bemidji’s defense. The Bulldogs came out on top Continued on B2 Saturday, beating the Beavers 4-2.

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Bemidji had a chance to draw even at the end of the first period and beginning of the second after the Bulldogs committed a pair of penalties which handed the Beavers back-to-back power plays. Black, however, sent the Beavers away empty-handed, and the Bulldog offense made the visitors pay for the missed chances with two

second-period goals of its own. UMD’s Jamie Kenyon tucked a wrap-around shot between the pipes—her fifth goal in three games—and senior winger Pernilla Winberg sounded the siren from the right circle off assists from Zoe Hickel and fellow senior Katie Wilson. Winberg’s goal provided the 3-0

final margin and made Wilson the 18th player in program history to eclipse the 100-point plateau. “I think it’s a big accomplishment,” said Wilson, who added that she was well aware of the impending milestone. “And it’s kind of cool to do it at home.” The Bulldogs continued their strong form Saturday, topping the Beavers once again, this time by a 4-2 line. Bemidji managed to draw first blood in game two, taking what would be their only lead of the weekend. After having an earlier goal

nullified by a crease infraction, sophomore defenseman Brigette Lacquette wristed one in from the slot that would count and tie the contest at one. With the game still knotted midway through the second period, the Bulldogs generated a flurry of offense that placed ample room between them and the Beavers. In a 10-minute window, UMD received goals from Jenna McParland, Winberg and Gillanders to take a 4-1 advantage into the second intermission. The Beavers were able to slip a third-period goal past Black, who

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stopped 22 pucks on the night, but the Bulldogs had no trouble icing their fourth consecutive win. “I think as a team people are starting to click with their lines as the season goes on,” Wilson said. “But definitely coming into the second half here we are playing better.” UMD will look to creep further up the standings this weekend when the team travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on nationally ranked Ohio State.

Men fall twice; continue their slump Bulldogs see losing streak hit five BY DANIEL BADHWA badhw001@d.umn.edu BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

Struggles were expected from the Bulldogs in their first year under the Matt Bowen coaching regime, and that learning curve was evident at Romano Gym last weekend, with UMD twice failing to snap their now five-game losing skid. The Bulldogs (4-12, 2-10 NSIC) came up just short after a hardfought battle from behind to force overtime Friday, losing 76-73 to Concordia-St. Paul, which was previously winless in the conference. UMD jumped ahead in the opening seconds, but Concordia proceeded to take a lead they wouldn’t easily give back. The Bulldogs trailed until there was just 3:43 remaining in the second half, taking a lead of 59-57 DANIEL BADHWA/STATESMAN thanks to a layup by Brett Ervin, who finished with 27 points. ConBrett Ervin leaps above the competition to score against Concordia on cordia immediately followed with Jan. 18. Ervin ended up scoring 27 points on the Golden Bears. a 3-point play to regain control.

“Brett again had a monster night and did some really good things that we’ve been working on,” head coach Matt Bowen said after the game. “We’re certainly learning to go through him and he’s doing a good job of scoring the ball efficiently.” Regulation came to a close knotted up at 67, bringing up a five-minute overtime period that wasn’t kind to the Bulldogs. Concordia took the lead with the first basket of overtime and didn’t look back. UMD shot just 3-10 from the floor in the extra session, only managing six points. “It’s just a reoccurring theme for us,” Bowen said. “We just leave too many plays on the floor. We just do too many things that we don’t have the margin of error (for).” Down three with two seconds to go, senior guard Jake Hottenstine heaved a last-second 3-point shot that bounced off the rim, handing the Bulldogs their eleventh loss of the season. Next up was a visit from conference-leading Minnesota StateMankato, but the outcome was

more of the same. UMD played perhaps its strongest 20 minutes of the season in Saturday’s first half, shooting a blistering 71 percent from the floor to own a 37-36 lead at the end of the first frame. But when the Bulldogs encountered a nearly five-minute scoring drought midway through the second half, the Mavericks pulled away for good with a 12-0 run. Senior center Erik Powers doubled his career-high with ten points, but UMD came out on the losing end of a 73-65 result. “By all means it’s a loss,” Bowen said after the game. “But I didn’t feel like we lost the game. I felt like today we got beat by a pretty good team and I’m not sure we can say that with some of our previous losses.” With those defeats still mounting, the Bulldogs will have two more chances to halt their winless streak this weekend when the team travels to the University of Mary and Minot State.

Home cooking turns bitter for Bulldogs BY DANIEL BADHWA badhw001@d.umn.edu BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

dogs Saturday against Minnesota State-Mankato. UMD received a cumulative 62 points from Newman, Doucette and junior forward Hannah Rutten on the evening, but couldn’t string together 40 complete minutes in surrendering an eight-point halftime lead to the Mavericks. By mounting a run at the end of a back-and-forth first half, the Bulldogs created some breathing room for themselves, but that luxury was short-lived. Mankato needed less than four minutes of second-half play to erase the deficit, thanks to strong rebounding and a lively defense. After watching the Bulldogs shoot at a 49-percent clip in the first half, the Mavericks held UMD to just 36 percent in the latter frame. While the Bulldogs were able to regain a two-point lead with less than five minutes to play, the Mavericks put the game out of reach with a series of late baskets down low. UMD will look to right the ship next weekend when they pay a visit to the University of Mary and Minot State.

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The UMD women’s basketball team had not dropped back-toback games all season and had not suffered consecutive home losses since 2008, but the club saw both streaks come to an end over the weekend. A physical battle at Romano gym Friday ended in the Bulldogs’ (10-6, 7-5 NSIC) fifth loss of the season, as the team fell to Concordia-St. Paul by a score of 66-53. Diving players hit the deck lunging for loose balls during several plays throughout the hotly contested clash. “It was a very scrappy game, both sides were aggressive,” said Jacob Brusehaver, a defensive lineman for the football team who was in attendance to support his fellow UMD athletes. The Bulldog defense stood strong in keeping the Golden Bears’ offense in check, limiting the visitors to 35-percent shooting in the first frame.

UMD kept it close, but trailed for most of the half before heading into the locker room with a 25-21 deficit. Unable to execute on offense early on, the Bulldogs converted only one of five 3-pointers and shot an overall 10-39 before intermission. The Bulldogs’ offensive woes from the first half continued into the second, with the club pulling together only a slightly better mark from the floor, making just 13-42 shots after the break. The team was able to come back and tie the game early in the half, but was never able to take the lead due to the struggle to maintain a consistent offense. Junior forward Katrina Newman scored a team-high 13 and senior guard Courtney Doucette added 12 more, but not a single Bulldog managed to hit half of her shots on the night. “Defensively we played great,” senior guard Kaiya Sygulla said. “Typically Concordia scores 70 or more points on offense. We held them under that, we just couldn’t execute on offense.” Things got no easier for the Bull-

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Former UMD student starts outdoor website Dave Cowardin finds opportunity in outdoor community BY: ERIC LEMKE lemke082@d.umn.edu

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A recent UMD grad, Dave Cowardin, has launched a new website aimed at Duluth’s outdoor culture. The site, duluthoutdoors. com, aims to be the one-stop shop for all things outdoor in the Northland. “I looked at Duluth and realized they kind of didn’t have an online presence for the (outdoor) community,” Cowardin said. So, he decided to give it one. “It started off as a word document, and I just had a whole bunch of recreational activities that Duluth offers,” Cowardin said. It took him over a year to design and launch the website. He worked for months building a list of outdoor activities available in the Northland and gathering contact information for outfitters and rental companies in the region. He hired two design students who created his logo and found a few businesses around the city to help him advertise. Hours were spent reworking and redesigning the layout of the web page. “I had to think a lot; there was more contemplative time that went into it than actual physical work,” he said. Finally it came time to launch the site. “I didn’t have a web background, so it took me a while to figure out,” he said. “I was really, really nervous about linking it on Facebook.” The site was launched in the spring of 2012 and slowly but surely caught on. As the page began to get more hits, it grew in popularity, eventually attaining over 5,000 page views per month by the summer.

Cowardin, like most entrepreneurs, saw something that was lacking and decided to make something to fill the gap. His website is mostly passion with a dose of ingenuity and a bit of opportunity sprinkled on top. As an English major at UMD with a passion for poetry, Cowardin soon discovered an affinity for storytelling. He began writing for the outdoors section of The Statesman where he eventually became editor-in-chief. “It was fun being able to go outside and meet people who go out on the weekend and explore the city,” he said. “It was fun to be able to tag along on their adventures.” After graduating, Cowardin worked as a photojournalist for a local news station, WDIO. News photography wasn’t part of his long-term plans, so he started looking for something new. “I don’t want to chase fires my whole life… that’s what I’m pretty much doing at WDIO,” he said. Cowardin didn’t want just a salary—he wanted an experience out of his job. “I want it to be fun; I don’t want it to be something that I just do for a paycheck,” he said. His passion for outdoor writing naturally complimented his idea for an outdoors website. After he realized there was nothing else like it on the Internet, duluthoutdoors.com was born. “There is not one place where all of those things are packaged together,” he said. “My hopes are that people will help to update it and that it will be a community initiative.” With information on activities and outfitters all across the North-

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land, he hopes that his website will be the first and last place that people look before they decide to head into the wilderness. “I want it to be the final outpost to the great outdoors in the Northland,” he said. Taking risks Building a startup website is risky business in today’s economy and Cowardin knows that. “My hope is that one day the website will be able to bring in money,” he said. “So far, it hasn’t been doing that.” A startup photography and

media business has helped to provide an income while he designed and launched the website. Cowardin is more interested in pursuing his dreams than finding a stable job. DuluthOutdoors.com has given him the opportunity to take his skillset and apply it in the professional world. “I think when people are in college, they have all these wild ideas of possibilities that they can do with their major,” he said. “My advice is to think about those ideas and to pick one and just go for it.” Cowardin understands the risks that are associated with pursuing his passion, but his aspirations

continue to drive him forward. “It’s not an easy thing to do,” Cowardin said. “There is no guarantee of financial comfort or anything like that, but I don’t think that’s as important as going for your dream.”

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Kayla Wieczorek stands among her students while teaching in Arusha, Tanzania.

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UMD student Kayla Wieczorek didn’t know what to expect when she landed at Kilimanjaro Airport in Arusha, Tanzania. She had watched a few videos on YouTube and Googled basic information about the country but ultimately wanted to develop her own first impression. Kayla’s decision to travel abroad was sparked by her interest in observing sports education in countries outside of the U.S. This future sports teacher is currently a junior majoring in Physical Education at the UMD, but took a semester off school to volunteer for three

months with Projects Abroad at their Sports Project. Projects Abroad began in 1992 by a group of students who wanted a break from studying, or a “gapyear”, according to their site. Until 1997 the organization had just two part time staff, sending university students to teach English in Eastern Europe. But with more and more people taking time away from academia and work and with many countries in need of self-funded volunteers Project Abroad programs started to span the globe. Wieczorek was assigned to coach a variety of sports such as volleyball, soccer, netball and baseball at two primary schools located just outside of Arusha.

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Wieczorek teaches various sports such as volleyball, soccer, netball, and baseball to children at two different primary schools.

“A typical day started at around 9:20 in the morning.” Wieczorek said. “We coached for about one and a half hours at one school then walked two minutes to the other school and did the same thing. In one week, I saw about 1,300 students in total. In each class there were 60 children.” Initially Kayla found the language barrier to be a big challenge but ultimately she learned a lot from the experience, explain the experience as a win-win situation. Within a few weeks, Wieczorek was well adjusted to her new surroundings. The students at the school and her host mother played a major role in helping her feel at home. “My host mother is an awesome woman.” Wieczorek said.

“She’s very young and hip and we got along really well. It’s cool to live with a host family instead of a hostel or hotel because you really get an inside look at how the family lives and how they cook their food. I learned how to cook local Tanzanian dishes and I also taught my host mother how to do some baking and make things like cinnamon rolls, pizza, and banana bread.” Kayla has since returned to the states where she now coaches and competes with the Alpine Ski team, but she plans to bring her family back to Tanzania to meet all 1,000 of her ‘kids’. “I’ve done Kilimanjaro, gone on Safari and day trips, but my most memorable experience is my walks to and from school. The

children made my day, every day. They couldn’t pronounce Kayla so they called me Kila. I miss hearing them calling me ‘Kila! Kila!’ and just wanting to chat, dance or braid my hair.” Wieczorek said not a lot of students spoke English in the government schools, which required her to learn Kiswahili the language spoken in Arusha. “I purchased a book and my host family helped me learn. I’ve become very good at speaking Kiswahili and the children taught me a lot of street language.” Projects Abroad hopes great stories like these inspire others to help make a difference and by doing so, learn something themselves along the way.

Emerging student entrepreneurs UMD students from all departments participate in small business competition

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(Back row, from left) McIsiah Kendema, Devin Rhode, Andy Grengs, Ryan Rivard, Gavin Wagoner, and Pat Borchert, (Front Row, from left) Jared Freudenberg, Ian Prock, and Marcus Koplitz. BY KATIE LOKOWICH Lokow003@d.umn.edu

Turn on your television at almost any time of the day and you will see infomercials for hair products, car cleaners, food containers, closet organizers—you name it, they’ve got it. With so many products comes lots of inspiration. Students at UMD are going after

their own entrepreneurial dreams by creating marketable ideas for the LaBounty Entrepreneur Competition. “It tries to get people together from all over the campus, not just the business school,” Entrepreneur Club adviser Pat Borchert said. “Even though the contest is sponsored by the business school, we try to get students together from all over the campus who are inter-

ested in entrepreneurship and try to support each other in coming up with ideas.” The purpose of the contest is to help students determine the feasibility of owning their own businesses. Interestingly, the contest itself is an entrepreneurial venture, started by a donation from Roy LaBounty, a recipient of the Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Award for Lifetime Achievement

in 1999. “It sort of forces you to think through who the market really is,” Borchert said. “Try to come up with some numbers for how many people would be interested in buying it.” The competition is a two-step process. The first stage is to propose a business concept. “That has turned out to be harder than we thought,” Borchert said. “All it takes to enter the contest is a one-page description of your idea. It’s kind of interesting because a lot of people don’t want to share their ideas because they’re afraid people will steal them. So it’s sort of a catch-22.” Stage two of the contest is a feasibility study. “The feasibility study is turning it into essentially a mini business plan,” Borchert said. “A sort of simpler and shorter business plan that’s more accessible to undergrad students who haven’t had a lot of accounting training and things like that. So it’s something that anybody can do from any major.” Students plot out the financial aspects of starting a business, from start-up costs to a one-year projection of expenditures and revenue to determine how much money they could potentially make after one year. “Overall, would you have a positive bank balance in your checking account at the end of the first year?” Borchert said. Some of the business ideas generate a profit while others break even, but Borchert believes that all of the participating students have

the chance to be successful. “About one-third of all these ideas have been turned into businesses, or are in the process of being turned into businesses.” A panel of judges—including local bankers, entrepreneurs, and investors—read each feasibility study and select the top three business plans. Those top plans are then sent through another interview process. “Those students come in and actually talk to the judging team—the investors and the bankers—and have to answer questions on their plans. They also get a lot of immediate feedback from the investors, which, for many of the students, that’s what they view as the most valuable thing—to get feedback on their idea from people who have seen a lot of ideas,” Borchert said. Last year’s first place winner, Jared Freudenberg, won for his AutoKeg System. “Ace Innovations Company is aimed at revolutionizing the keg changing process in bars and restaurants,” Freudenberg said. “When one keg runs out, an automated system changes to the next keg without interrupting the constant supply of beverage. By automating this keg changing process, the AutoKeg saves money on wasted product and saves the bartender time.” The contest helps students get a foot in the door by making valuable connections with potential investors. “It’s great to see the hard work pay off,” Freudenberg said.

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Jess Wilson, a transgendered student at UMD, sought an open environment where he could speak about his research on gender identity with regard to his personal identity. Wilson discovered this open environment in the UMD Socratic Society, a philosophy club. Wilson struggles with being born biologically female, and he identifies himself as male. Seated at the front of an oversized conference table in a dimly lit room, Wilson peered across the faces of ready minds staring back. “I’m really nervous,” Wilson said, swallowing his fear before speaking to the members of the Socratic Society. The Socratic Society is a UMD student-run organization that meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Kirby Student Center 355-7. Young and old minds alike gather eagerly around the large table, poised and ready to discuss various philosophical topics brought in by speakers and other group members. The members debate with each other to develop a more solid opinion on topics like gender identity and phantom limbs. This is done mainly to get a better understand-

ing of the many difficult questions life poses. Philosophy professor Jason Ford is often in attendance or leading the meetings. “The Socratic Society is easily the most active undergraduate club at any of the institutions I’ve been to,” Ford said. “The students consistently meet and come up with interesting things to say; part of it is because the club has had good leaders.” The current president of the Socratic Society is Michael Hanson, a philosophy major who joined the club a little more than a year ago. “We’re not a bunch of highminded elitist jerks or anything like that,” Hanson said. Hanson said this viewpoint tends to be a common misconception of the Socratic Society members. “We are laid-back but passionate individuals and we attempt to create a respectful positive atmosphere for everyone.” During the meetings, Hanson and other members discuss the topic, reference philosophical theories, make comparisons, and bring up anything else they can pull from the depths of their knowledge. “There’s a wide range of view-

points at the meetings,” said Hanson. “We have theists, atheists, conservatives, liberals, a wide range of folks. We also have students who aren’t philosophy majors, but they still find it interesting enough to show up.” After a lengthy discussion over Wilson’s transgender topic, there was a moment of silence, which was followed by a member saying, “I think you›re perfect just the way you are.” Wilson responded with a simple smile. After the conclusion of the discussion, Wilson seemed content with the depth in which the group had discussed his topic and seemed surprised at how little he needed to speak. “I honestly thought it was going to be a lot of me standing up writing on the board,” Wilson said. “But I liked the atmosphere; it was open, people came up with good points, and had great debates about it.” Hanson said the Socratic Society has expanded his social horizons. “It’s gotten me interested in thinking about things that I wouldn›t have otherwise been exposed to,” he said. “It’s a great way to get out of the house every Thursday night.”

Artist: Toro Y Moi Album: Anything in Return

TORO Y MOI - Anything in Return Toro Y Moi's latest record "Anything in Return" is an album that has the style and sound of a late night hip dance club. The overall tone of the first track "Harm in Change" shows the sensibilities of a Michael Jackson song like "Billie Jean", but it replaces a catchy bright melody with darker hooks and instrumentation. The opening of the track is smooth and easy to listen to but has such a great flow and the beat progressively gets heavier and heavier as the song distorts and uses harsher synths and percussion to keep the beat alive. For each song on the album, Toro Y Moi's ability to balance airy electronic effects with the higher and lower synths along with very great autotune vocal lines create a very specific atmosphere, entrancing the listener with its hypnotic techno R&B fusion. This is an album with toe-tappers, slow jams and everything in between. Smooth grooves on songs like "Rose Quartz", sensuous electronic effects on "Touch" and even Motown beats on songs like "Studies". This work best embodies that of Marvin Gaye or Al Green in vocal style but so many great electronic and techno bands in terms of instrumentation and overall tone. Toro Y Moi's "Anything in Return" is a solid album kick start for a definite great year of music with its interesting blend of styles and overall quality of production and musicianship. BY NATE MECHTEL mecht009@d.umn.edu Recommended Tracks: Harm in Change, So Many Details, Cake, Touch, Cola, Studies

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