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Maroon parking shortage
On-campus permits oversold by 74 percent ILLUSTRATION BY MARISA SCHOEN
excludes 110 permits corresponding to permanent employees at off-campus lots.
BY JOHN FAHNENSTIEL Statesman Correspondent
Maroon permits were oversold by 74 percent this year after excluding two parking lots miles away from campus. One hundred and ninety-two maroon parking spaces are located at UMD’s Natural Resources Research Institute — a 20-minute drive from campus. Another 47 maroon spots are located at a research lab 1.2 miles southeast of Kirby Plaza. Neither of the two lots are listed on Parking Services’ website or displayed on the official campus parking map. There are no classrooms at either facility and both lots are mostly empty on a day-to-day basis, according to employees at each location. To calculate the adjusted oversell ratio, the Statesman excluded 239 maroon spaces located off-campus and excluded 110 maroon permits corresponding to the number of permanent employees associated with both offcampus facilities. Parking Services Director Patrick Keenan told the Statesman that maroon and white permits were oversold by 41 percent this year. However, white permits alone were oversold by only 7 percent, so most of the oversell was maroon permits. Maroon permits were oversold by 53 percent, but that figure is 74 percent if off-campus lots and the cars that use
them are excluded. Perhaps that’s why UMD junior Keely Lonetto has trouble finding a maroon spot on campus. “Driving around for 10,15 or 20 minutes before class (trying to find a spot) is stressful,” Lonetto said. “Being late because of the parking situation is not okay.” Desperate to get to class, Lonetto has parked in metered spots in maroon lots and incurred tickets. “It’s not our fault we have to park (in metered spots). We shouldn’t have to pay for a permit and a meter,” she said. Maroon permits are $195 for the academic year and on-campus meters cost $1 per hour — 33 percent more expensive than meters in downtown Duluth. Keenan oversells because of the transient nature of maroon permit holders and high demand. “We have far more people who want permits than we have spaces available,” Keenan said. He said overselling is a balancing act, and every year he tries to find the “sweet spot” so that lots are used efficiently. Permits per space have fallen over the past several years, but Keenan did not outline an exact methodology for adjusting the ratio. He determines oversell percentage based on per see PERMITS, A3
Parking officers’ ticket ‘fare’ Kirby at it again
Student Center to undergo renovations in 2015 BY AISLING DOHENY Staff Reporter
Mike, a UMD parking officer, tickets a vehicle outside of Kirby Bus Hub. Mike said that many students believe he is out to get students, but he is simply doing his job and gives breaks to students when he can. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN
The two parking officers on campus face abuse from students on a regular basis while trying to remain as fair as possible BY SAM STROM News Editor
UMD’s two parking officers swear that the new form of waving is a fist with the middle finger extended. Mike and Ed, who asked that their last names not be printed for personal reasons related to safety and privacy, have been UMD’s parking officers for eight years. In that time they have received glares and abuse from students, and have been labeled a gambit of names and titles ranging from “ruthless” to “Parking Nazis.” “It’s just such a misconception that
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we’re after the students,” Mike said. “No, we’re not. It’s a university job that was offered and we do that, and we try to do it as fairly as possible.” Posts on “Overheard at UMD,” a Facebook group for students, have been especially negative towards the two. In 2013, a car started on fire in the maroon parking lot outside of the library, which Mike called in to 911. A student took a picture of the car on fire and posted it on the group. Soon after, a student superimposed a photo of Ed writing a ticket to make it appear as though he was ticketing the burning car. This is just one example of the abuse
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the two receive on campus. “The negative experiences are swearing and threats,” Mike said. He added that he’s had a student confront him in the parking lot with the intention to physically harm him. Mike was able to talk to the student down, but it was a scary situation nonetheless. Mike and Ed understand that receiving a ticket is frustrating, but they say the students need to understand that the two have a job to do. In fact, when asked what they disliked about their jobs, the first thing Mike answered was “having to write tickets.” see OFFICERS, A3
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More changes are coming to the Kirby Student Center. Not even one year after the Kirby Student Lounge renovation finished, UMD has launched another remodeling project. The first level of Kirby Student Center is getting a makeover. The four current student organizations that hold residence in the space are Student Association, Kirby Program Board, Greek Life and the Statesman. The last major facelift to occur in these offices was in the late 70s. Now the physical spaces of these student organizations will undergo big changes in early 2015. Jeni Eltink, Director of KSC, said that Kirby is taking this space that is so secluded and dated and making it new. Starting in January, the brick walls along the right side of the KSC hallway will be knocked down and the entire area will be raised 12 inches off the ground. Steps and ramps will be put in. The KSC area, as a whole, is being opened up, lightened and made very accessible. Divine Bakare, member of both SA and KPB, is most excited about the changes to the physical appearance of the offices. “I really don’t like the brick wall,” Bakare said.“I try and cover it up as much as I can.” The layout is not set in stone — there are still some finalizations that Kirby needs to make. see KIRBY, A4
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n On Wednesday at 11:14 p.m., a UMDPD officer responded to a report of a drug incident at 1135 Junction Ave. A student was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. n Just 10 minutes later, the UMDPD received a report of a disturbance at 513 Niagara Court. The responding officer found intoxicated students and cited them for underage consumption. n On Thursday morning, a report of an attempted vehicle theft was received. An officer responded to 618 Oakland Circle at 12:25 a.m. The case is pending and a report was filed. n At 7:52 p.m. on Friday, an officer responded to a report of an intoxicated student on the 300 block of Harbor Drive. The student was cited for underage consumption and transported to detox. n Less than two hours later, at 9:12 p.m., officers were back at the 300 block of Harbor Drive after another report of an intoxicated person. This person was also cited for underage consumption and transported to detox. n At 12:56 a.m. on Saturday, an officer responded to a report of an intoxicated person at 506 Niagara Court. The student was cited for underage consumption and was then released. n Half an hour later, at 1:24 a.m., an officer noticed suspicious activity at 1220 Maplewood Court. The officer investigated the activity and found three intoxicated students. The students were cited for underage consumption. n At 2:24 a.m., the UMDPD received a call that people were stuck in an elevator at 506 Niagara Court. An officer responded and was able to get the students out of the elevator. n Two reports of property damage were called in within seven minutes of each other on Saturday, the first being at 508 Niagara Court at 2:55 a.m., and the second at 506 Niagara Court at 3:02 a.m. A report was filed, but no arrests were made.
n An officer stopped a student who was skateboarding in the middle of the road near 600 Niagara Court at 5:08 a.m. The student was reprimanded and released. No citation was given out. n Three minutes later, at 638 Niagara Court, an officer responded to a report of suspicious activity. The officer found an intoxicated student, who was cited for underage consumption. n At 2:09 p.m., a stolen vehicle was reported to the UMDPD. An officer responded to 1336 University Drive. An arrest was made later in the weekend. On Sunday morning, at 12:56 a.m., a report of an intoxicated person at 1220 Maplewood Court was reported to the UMDPD. The party was cited for underage consumption and transported to detox. n Less than an hour later, at 1:51 a.m., the UMDPD was alerted to an intoxicated person at 519 Niagara Court. This student was also cited for underage consumption and transported to detox. n Fourteen minutes later at 509 Niagara Court,
the UMDPD sent an officer to respond to a report of an intoxicated student. The party was cited for underage consumption and was then released. n At 2:23 p.m., an officer assisted a person who had locked their keys in their vehicle on the 1700 block of Carver Avenue. n An officer responded to a suicide attempt at 5:19 p.m. at 506 Niagara Court. The student was transported to the hospital by Gold Cross. n On Monday, a report of an intoxicated person was reported to the UMDPD at 12:03 a.m. The person was cited for underage consumption and released. n Lieutenant Sean Huls said that this was a very busy weekend for the UMDPD. He said there was a total of: n 13 arrests for underage consumption n 4 students taken to detox n 1 intoxicated student taken to the hospital n 1 drug arrest n 1 felony motor vehicle theft arrest
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mit holders’ feedback and an annual UMD Parking Services survey that counts empty spaces at various times throughout the day. When asked if the off-campus maroon lots should be designated a different permit type, Keenan said: “It’s worth looking at.” He told the Statesman that re-classifying the lots may upset staff and faculty who work at the two off-campus locations, since a re-designation may force them to walk further when they visit campus. Crowded parking lots have been a persistent problem at UMD, but building new lots is difficult for primarily two reasons.
One, Parking Services is completely selfsufficient, and so any new lot would come out of their budget unless a special initiative was undertaken. According to UMN Reports, Parking Services had $1.3 million in revenues and $1.0 million of recurring cash expenditures during the 2014 fiscal year. Second, there is little space for a new surface lot, which would cost about $5,000 per parking space, so a parking structure would have to be built instead. That would likely cost $10 million to $12 million dollars, at $20,000 to $25,000 per space.
ABOVE: The N.R.R.I. parking sign, indicating the lot that maroon permit owners can park in. The parking lot is located over six miles from campus. RIGHT: The N.R.R.I. parking lot less than half full. A total of 192 maroon parking spots are in the lot, which are used to calculate how many maroon permits to sell. MELISSA PETERSON/STATESMAN
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“I’ve had a couple kids go through college,” Mike said. “My kids have gotten tickets. I understand the costs of college and I understand responsibility. In my eyes we aren’t responsible for the cars; we don’t know what their schedules are. “That’s the bad part — you write a ticket and somebody got held up in class,” he added. “I’m very sorry for that, but what we have to try to do is remain consistent with what we do, because inconsistencies create more confusion.” Part of staying consistent includes when the point of no return for receiving a ticket is reached. Once a ticket is printed, they are required to give it out, regardless of the situation. But that doesn’t mean they don’t do students favors. “If (students) yell, particularly at the meters, and get our attention before we print, we are more than happy to just let it be,” Mike said. Ed said that when he and Mike were being trained eight years ago, the parking officers would write a ticket while students stood right beside them, pleading them not to write it. When he and Mike took over, they decided to change how they operate. “When Mike and I started doing this, we started trying to be more fair to the kids,” Ed said. “We tell them, ‘be yelling,’ because if you see me printing (a ticket), I’m not looking at who’s yelling, I’m just printing. If I hit print, that ticket is yours. If you can stop me before I hit print, I’ll back off.
“We give a break to the students as much as we can,” he added, “but we still have to do our job.” The misconception that the two officers are out to get students may stem from the fact that Mike and Ed cover a lot of ground throughout the day, and the duo doesn’t miss many illegally parked vehicles. Both officers average double-digit miles per day as they cover the 52 lots on and off campus. “Our miles we walk indicate that we’re not hanging out anywhere or place too long,” Mike said, debunking the idea that the officers wait for meters to run out. Additionally, there is a buffer for students whose meter runs out before they are able to leave or refill their meter. “When people think we are standing by the meters or that it must have ran out 10 seconds ago, there’s actually a four-minute buffer in there,” Mike said. “We don’t have time to (wait for a meter to expire). There’s only two of us with (52) lots; we run a lot.” Mike said that most of the time they walk behind the meters and look for the red expired signs, not the time remaining on the meter. Often times they can check the meters from a distance, and if they don’t see red, they will continue on to the next lot. “If we see blinking, we’ll be writing,” Ed said. “If it isn’t blinking, we’ll just keep on going.” Still, the two receive a lot of grief from students, which begs the question: “Why work at such a negative place?” The duo said that these instances are more rare than one might think, and the job does have its benefits.
“Most of the students — I would say 99 percent — are cordial and nice,” Mike said. “They don’t appreciate a ticket, but understand. “The amazing thing is a lot of students are thankful when we’re in the lots,” Mike added, using the example of ticketing a car with no permit that parked in a maroon or white lot. There are other benefits to the job as well, including enjoying the outdoors and helping people out. “I enjoy being outside,” Mike said. “Contrary to belief, we do help a lot of people here.” Mike used admissions week as an example of when he and Ed direct new students and their parents to lots around campus, as well the location of buildings. “In the wintertime — and this is the stuff you don’t hear too much about in parking, because you hear more of the bad stuff than you do the good stuff — we get people unstuck,” Mike sais. “Up in housing, many times students don’t have shovels. We certainly try to help them out.” Mike added that they have called the police for students who have locked their keys in their cars, have alerted students that their lights were left on, or even that their car was left running. They are able to get in touch with the students by looking up their permit number. “We’re out there to help the kids out,” Ed said. “Every time I see a student putting money in the meter, I’ll tell them ‘put an extra quarter in’ because they have an hour class. But they forget that they have a 10 minute walk there and 10 minutes to walk back.”
In addition to letting students out of tickets as long as they alert them in time, they have also helped students and faculty out in other ways. Ed told a story of a professor who had a handicap and double-parked in a handicap spot and an adjacent spot. The professor came out as Ed was writing a ticket, but it was not printed yet. Ed explained to the professor why he was about to receive a ticket, but, like he does with students who approach him before a ticket was written, Ed let the professor go with a warning.
Mike gave an example of a student who followed him on his rounds outside of the Kirby Bus Hub, putting quarters into expired meters. The student wanted to stay and continue putting quarters in the meters, but had to catch a bus. Mike offered to take a few quarters and put them into the next expired meters he came across. At the end of the day, both Mike and Ed want students to learn from their mistakes, and know that they are not going out of their way to ticket students. “I have a job to do and I’m doing it,” Mike said. “Hopefully you’ve learned something from it. “We’re not as evil as everyone believes,” he added. “You can’t ever curb that, and everyone here is at a learning stage in their life, a very exciting time in their life, and we totally understand that. We were young, but part of the learning process is responsibility, so if we contribute to a little bit of them learning about responsibility, so be it.”
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UMD encourages respectful Halloween BY SAM STROM News Editor
The Office of Academic Affairs is encouraging students to celebrate Halloween with respect at UMD, referencing goal two of UMD’s strategic plan. Goal two is to create a positive and inclusive campus climate for all by advancing equity, diversity and social justice. This applies to Halloween as students decide on what costumes to wear. Students often strive to come up with creative and witty costumes. However, this sometimes leads to a costume that, intentionally or not, can make someone feel disrespected or stereotyped. Still a week and a half away from Halloween, sophomore Nova Ettedgui has already had a discussion with her friends about offensive costumes. “I was thinking of being Pocahontas,” Nova said, “and I said that in here the other day, and one of the guys in here was Native American, and he’s like ‘Oh, that’s offensive,’ and we were all talking and I can see what he means. But, at the same time, it’s like I’m not just dressing up as a Native American — because that would be offensive — but
a little too far, and it always happens every year,” Keenan said. “I would say the bigger problem is people aren’t really aware, and when they do things and they don’t think it’s a big deal other people can take it as (disrespectful).” “Anything can be offensive to someone,” Nova added, explaining how difficult it can be to have a controversy-free costume. “It’s Halloween, too; that’s the whole point,” Keenan said. “You dress up — you’re not who you are. That’s the fun of Halloween.” Junior Kaysie Bergum said that usually people who dress up in offensive costumes on Halloween exhibit offensive behavior year round. “They’re also the same people that do it through their daily lives,” Bergum said. The message sent out by UMD is a good ILLUSTRATION BY MARISA SCHOEN idea because it will hopefully make some kids think about their costume ideas. it’s a Disney princess.” “It’s not necessarily going to change their Senior Anthony Keenan has seen offensive cos- mind,” she said, “but at least you can think about, tumes over the years and, in his opinion, it usually is ‘Hey, I’m going to wear this, do you think someone because the costume wearer is unaware that they are is going to get pissed off, maybe? Okay, am I going being disrespectful. to deal with that, or am I going to change what I’m “There (are) people that take it over the top and go doing?’”
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The entrance to the Greek Office, directly across the hall from Kirby Lounge. Renovations to KSC include raising the area by a foot and improving the air flow, fire alarms and heating system. SARAH STAUNER/STATESMAN
“It will be a complete gut, and then it will be rebuilt,” Eltink said. “We want to provide a more usable and efficient space.” In addition to the four student organizations that will encompass the first level of KSC, Kirby will also offer social spaces for the use of the general student body. Just like the lounge across the hall, the first level of KSC will also be a space in which students and staff alike can enjoy. “When the project is complete, people will be able to actually see what’s happening in those offices,” Eltink said. Each of the four student organizations will have their own office that will be made more visible to those walking by or those hanging out. This visibility will benefit recruitment, according to Eltink. The first level KSC renovation is expected to be complete in August. Come spring semester, students can expect some minor changes and disturbances due to construction in the Kirby area. Johnson Wilson Constructors, a local firm that also built the Kirby Lounge, will do their best to minimize disruption on students. The width of the hallway will remain as it is. UMD Facilities Management is also doing significant upgrades to the air handling, fire alarm and heating systems in the area. The project is being funded through student service fee dollars and was fully approved by the student service fee committee. “We’re excited to be able to give back to the students and impact their experience here at UMD,” Eltink said.
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In one of the first weeks of school, a professor of mine tapped our textbook for class and said proudly that the authors of the book are right in school; if we have any questions, we can ask them. That advantage aside, the topic seemed complicated. The first obvious issue that comes from professors assigning their own textbook is the power imbalance. As any student in a class knows, textbooks are often expensive and they’re usually required. Depending on the amount of royalties that the author makes from their textbooks, there’s actually some room for quite a lot of profit. Not that many professors do make a profit out of it; in fact, the professors I’ve talked to have barely had profits from their textbooks. Professors Chongwon Park and William Salmon, for instance, wrote their introductory Linguistics textbooks because there wasn’t another textbook that covered the material and haven’t really profited from it; the majority of the money went to the publishing company. And that’s not all that surprising. I doubt many professors think of writing textbooks as a get-rich-fast scheme; it takes too much work, and the pay off is a gamble. Plus, I have a heard time imagining professors who write their own textbooks just to finagle a lot of money from their students. But, the hypothetical is worth considering — and I believe it even demands a school response. At UMD, CLA has one stipulation for professors who assign their own books: a form, essentially for declaration. It asks that they declare any textbooks they’ve authored and intend on using in a classroom and is sent around to professors once a semester, with the title “Education Materials – Agreement to Avoid Conflict of Interest.” It’s as effortless and inconsequential as it sounds — because it requires nothing else. The title itself is so frank. It admits that there is a conflict of interest, and requires the Dean’s signature, but there’s nothing else to the process. Not even a meeting with the professor. So what exactly is the point of it on this campus? From what I know, information like this is just used to add lines to records somewhere far away — likely in the hands of bureaucrats in the Twin Cities. It sounds and feels distant to me because it is. Our own college doesn’t seem to concern itself with this issue, but I’d much rather have administration rooted here taking an interest. When I talked with Dean Maher about this, she explained that there are rarely cases of professors abusing their Phone: (218) 726-7113 Fax: (218) 726-8246 E-mail letters to: fras0199@d.umn.edu Web site: www.umdstatesman.com
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power in this way, and that professors profiting from their own textbooks — even at their own school — isn’t necessarily unethical. To an extent, I can be on board with that. There are too many factors to consider when it comes to professors using textbooks they’ve authored. There’s the power differential to watch, a possible loss of diversity in information the students are exposed to. But there are clear benefits. We can get textbooks that are tailored specifically for our class and syllabus, and that means the information inside is probably more relevant to class. The money we spend on the books won’t be going to skipped pages. And even if money does go to a professor, how bad of a thing is it? To an extent, making money off of a textbook they author personally is within their rights. Someone who put in the work of writing an entire textbook needs some payoff, after all. Making money isn’t inherently a bad thing. And to take that further, it might even be better for students to spend money on somebody who’s teaching them, versus somebody teaching somebody else miles away. In a weird way, it’s like keeping the money insular and inside our school system — it’s generally more beneficial for our community. But ultimately, I feel like the topic comes back to professors, students, power difLetters and columns to the editor 130 Kirby Student Center 1120 Kirby Student Drive Duluth, MN 55812
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ferentials and values. The possibility of power abuse is enough to necessitate a response, however unlikely it is. The fact this form exists strangely complicates the stance our college is taking. If it’s important to keep record of it, then why not take the extra step to actually monitor it? Especially because so few professors write textbooks, and even fewer assign their textbooks. Even one extra step in the process is enough. The form alone seems useless and a policy seems unnecessary. But if all that needs to happen is some monitoring, like one open meeting between the professor and a small panel, then that doesn’t seem uncalled for. Yes, professors can be upset at the extra bureaucracy to sludge through, but it’s a small price to pay for a special situation. We can’t measure somebody’s intentions or even the quality of a book by any standard, objective means — but a conversation is better than nothing. I have faith in our professors. None of this is coming from a place of suspicion, or even caution. But I generally believe that there should always be bulwarks against possible abuses of power, even if only to underscore the school’s own values. The school has hundreds of lines of legalese to make explicit all of its standards, especially for the student. For students to ask similar explicit protection seems fair and right. EDITORIAL BOARD:
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STUDIO ART CLASS BY CINDY VU Columnist
I’ve always wanted to be a studio art major, but halfway through I changed my mind — because of all the work. I felt like I wasn’t dedicated enough to major in it, so I changed it to my minor. Studio classes, like music classes, are notorious for sucking time. When deciding to take a studio class, there’s actually a lot that factors into my decision. Even with the minor, the studio classes I have take up most of my time. Studio classes themselves are two to four hours long. The length can be a strain — but the length allots time to do your work. If the classes were only one hour or an hour and a half, then you’re not getting as much done. Lecture classes, like art history, usually go from an hour to hour and a half — but the time is all spent in lecture and you’re expected to do reading outside of class. In that way, the time distribution can seem pretty equal. But ultimately, I spend way more time outside of class on studio classes. The assignments can have high standards, so what gets done in class is not nearly enough for the final product. For the main projects, the class time usually allows you to finish only about 20 percent of it; the rest of the time is spent learning techniques. And in history class, as the teacher is lecturing, you’re learning. Even though there’s less work time in lecture class, the work of learning the material is done faster. On the surface, the credit distribution seems fair. The Art History class is three credits, just like the studio class. The syllabus looks the same as from any class. Valuing them equally can seem right. And I see how the department tried to make it work. For instance, they don’t have classes on Fridays to give students a rest day to work on their projects. They give longer class times so the students can have more time to work on their assignments. But ultimately, a part of it feels unfair. A three-credit art history course means we’re in class for three hours a week. A three-credit studio class can mean four more hours in class, plus the time outside. Realistically, students have so many other responsibilities to factor in to their lives, so it’s tougher to deal with these classes. If you want to graduate early or on time, you have to take a lot of studio classes, and the amount of time they take can really add up. Though many students think otherwise, studio classes carry a lot of stress with them. Even without final exams, there are still final projects. The classes often have exams throughout the year too, but the projects are what make the classes so stressful. Projects involve not just you and the teacher, but the whole class. It’s like taking a test with everyone watching your answers; it’s kind of nerve-wracking. The class isn’t as confidential because the work is out in the open. But this comes with is own benefits. It’s an important part of an art class to see others work and styles — but it can add a lot of stress. But it’s part of the learning process. I can see why it’s really beneficial. You get to learn from others and others get to learn from you. It’s a unique part of the experience. When it comes to deciding if I should finish my drawing project or study for my art history exam, I usually choose to do the drawing first because the work done on it takes so much time and the work is so much more transparent. I can write out gibberish things on the essay portion, but I can’t bullshit my way out of a studio art project. I can’t scribble a drawing on a canvas and pass it off — everyone would know. When it comes down to it, I tend to prefer studio classes to lectures because studio classes let you be much more creative. It’s ultimately about your work and what you want to do with it, so it encourages individual development. My professors often structure their classes so you have a lot of choice in what you do, what you draw. They believe it’s a part of encouraging your creativity. Studio classes take more time because they’re so hands on — but they’re more helpful for it. As basic as they are, they teach you the fundamentals and really build off of what you know. College art classes, especially at UMD, are small and intimate and involve a lot of one-on-one time with professors. Yes, it would be better if the credits represented the time spent more accurately — but the strain in these classes are all worth it.
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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOMECOMING The Bulldogs winning ways continue against Northern State The goal of a playoff-bound football team is to progress each week, and the No. 3 Bulldogs have followed this plan through their first seven games. Though at times parts of their game have faltered, UMD seeks to put everything together in preparation for a playoff run. Their perfect record does not allude to much improvement, but UMD has greatly improved from their sevenpoint season opening victory over Concordia St. Paul (1-6). In front of a festive homecoming crowd Saturday, the Bulldogs outlasted Northern State (4-3) in a 43-30 win. UMD leads the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in both rushing yards per game (307.7) and defensive rushing yards allowed per game (88) by a significant margin. Both were on display against Northern State, albeit not for four quarters. “It was a tale of two halves today with the game,” head coach Curt Wiese said. “Offensively, we played really well in the first half; (in the) second half we didn’t play well at all. Defensively, we struggled in the first half, and made some good adjustments and played well in the second half.” Throughout the season, both units have shown how good they can be. Early in the season — with injuries to several offensive starters — the defense took the reigns by only allowing 15.75 points per game over their first four games.
As of late, the Bulldog to plus-10, good for third in the offense has shown that they NSIC. Turnovers have shifted can also carry the team, games in UMD’s favor, and making consistency the key to the many turnovers UMD’s success for the Bulldogs. defense has forced is not by Despite struggling offensively chance. in the second half against “We call it ‘shots on goal,’” Northern linebacker Nathan State, UMD Zibolski said. “The gained 567 more shots on goal, yards of more chances “I don’t think the offense, 385 of you’re going to get to which came as a team we score, so in practice from their we go for strips and have really notorious rips on all the runrushing attack. ning backs.” played our Wiese attribConsistent success uted part of in the win column best game this success to has helped UMD yet.” the offensive keep pace with south line. division powerhouses “Our offenNo. 1 Minnesota sive line conState and No. 14 tinues to get better and better, Sioux Falls. The two undeand those are the guys you feated teams face one another need to improve,” Wiese said. — and also Upper Iowa (5-2) Drew Bauer and Logan — over the last few games of Lauters combined for 326 the season. The Bulldogs won’t rushing yards and three touch- face any of these teams in the downs, finding consistent suc- regular season, and if UMD cess from the option play. can remain undefeated they “We ended up running (the have a chance to capture the option) 15-20 times,” Lauters NSIC championship. said. “I didn’t think we were The Bulldogs have time to going to run it that much, but rest over their final games, facit was working the whole game ing Minot State and Minneso we kept with it.” sota Crookston — two teams Although he ran for a career- who have yet to win a game. high 200 yards, the junior run- But in order to get to them, ning back knows the overall they first face rival Bemidji effort can improve. State in their annual NSIC “This was one of the better north matchup on Saturday at games we’ve had this year, but Malosky Stadium. I don’t think as a team we have Bemidji State (3-4) is a team really played our best game on the rebound. After starting yet,” Lauters added. the season with four straight Wide receiver Aaron Roth losses, they won their next recovered one of three North- three north-division games, ern State fumbles, increasing tying UMD for first place in the Bulldog turnover margin the division.
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Top: Aaron Roth helped UMD to 43 points Saturday. MELISSA PETERSON / STATESMAN
Bottom: UMD’s offense now leads the NSIC in rushing yards.
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Left: The UMD dance team performs during halftime at the homecoming game. MELISSA PETERSON/STATESMAN
Bottom: UMD’s defensive line also leads the NSIC in defensive rushing yards allowed. MELISSA PETERSON/ STATESMAN
MEN’S HOCKEY
Home team disadvantage
BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor
It has felt like a long time coming for the women’s hockey team. Five games against tough Western Collegiate Hockey Association opponents and Meghan Huertas scored UMD’s lone goal to seal their first WCHA win. still, officially, a winless record. UMD ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED Until last Saturday, that is. The Bulldogs (2-4-2, 1-4-1 WCHA) go our way, but that’s just hockey.” traveled to North Dakota last While the final tallies of the last few weekend to play against their third- games may not look promising to the straight WCHA rival opponent, naked eye, the Bulldogs know they’re hoping to come home with a pair of better than they appear on paper, victories. especially on Friday. While they weren’t able to get “We outshot them,” Huertas said. a win on Friday night, a goal by “We played unbelievable. We just senior forward Meghan Huertas couldn’t score.” ended Saturday’s game with a UMD A big part of the Bulldogs success victory. came from the last line of defense. The 0-0 stalemate ended with only Goaltender Kayla Black made a total minutes left into the third period of 46 saves on the weekend, and her when Huertas put the puck behind play has her team feeling confident in UND net-minder Shelby Amsley- front of her. Benzie. Huertas received a pass in “She’s been playing great lately,” the slot from linemate and team Huertas said. “Especially Friday, captain Zoe Hickel, and she made there were some nice shots and enough contact with the puck to get it opportunities they had and I don’t between Amsley-Benzie’s pads. know how she saved them, but she It was the only goal scored all did. She’s been playing unbelievable game, but it was all UMD needed to lately and that helps us a lot.” take their first WCHA victory home Head coach Shannon Miller had to Duluth. voiced her concerns about the team’s “I thought we played unbelievable goaltending situation after a tough 6-2 the whole weekend as a team,” loss to the University of WisconsinHuertas said. “The bounces are Madison earlier this month. Black, going to go our way eventually. We’re however, has responded well since playing great and I’m proud of our that series, and has allowed only team. Sometimes the bounces don’t see WOMEN’S HOCKEY, B2
Dominic Toninato has five goals in four games so far this season, including a short-handed game winner on Saturday in Mankato. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN
Home teams fall as No. 19 men’s hockey split series with Mavericks BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor
The good news: The Bulldogs have proved they know how to battle back from a deficit early into the season. The bad news: They’ve gotten themselves into that situation in all but one game so far this year, including both games against No. 13 Minnesota State University-Mankato this weekend. “We didn’t quit; that’s what happens when you have skilled guys on your team like we do,” senior captain Adam Krause said. “But again, we can’t get down like that. We can’t keep battling back like that. It takes too much energy.” After a tough overtime loss to the Minnesota State University-Mankato Mavericks during their home opener on Friday, the Bulldogs (2-2-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) took game two of the weekend
series in deciding fashion with a 6-2 win Saturday night in Mankato. Despite letting the Mavericks gain a lead early with Dylan Margonari’s firstperiod goal, the Bulldogs proved they had plenty of fight left through the final 40 minutes. After ending the second period tied at two, UMD exploded out of the third for four goals in just over 15 minutes. And while penalties are still a concern for the team, UMD’s penalty kill unit was lights out Saturday, keeping the Mavericks off the scoreboard for nearly nine minutes of power -play time. Only 24 hours before, however, the Bulldogs allowed three power-play goals, including the overtime game winner for Mankato. “Penalties change the game,” Krause said. “That’s just the way it is.” But it works both ways. On Saturday, see MEN’S HOCKEY, B2
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Men’s hockey
VOLLEYBALL
Dogs sweep Minot, UMary
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The Bulldogs dominated the University of Mary on Saturday, winning in straight sets and allowing only 26 points over the three sets. ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN
BY JAKE PRZYTARSKI Statesman Correspondent
The No. 2 Bulldogs were back in action early this week, taking on Bemidji State at home on Tuesday. After their 3-0 win over St. Paul-Concordia last Saturday, the Bulldogs kept their foot on the gas to win in dominant fashion over the Beavers. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week Mariah Scharf continued her double-digit kill streak with 12. Julie Rainey added to her UMD record dig total with 22 on the day. Ashley Hinsch, NSIC Setter of the Week, had another great showing with 46 assists. Katie Ledwell and Sydnie Mauch also posted double-digit totals with 11 and 12 respectively. Following their victory over Bemidji State, the Bulldogs took on the University of Mary Friday at Romano Gym, looking to continue their winning streak. In a match that would take less than an hour to finish, the Bulldogs put on a clinic, allowing the University of Mary only
26 points between all three sets. Hinsch had another dominating game, posting 37 assists to go along with 4 aces. Maddy Siroin, Mauch and Scharf all posted double-digit kill totals, and Rainey would go on to post 20 digs. The Bulldogs closed out the week on Saturday against Minot State at home. In what would prove to be more of the same for UMD, only three sets were necessary to dispatch their NSIC rivals and improve to 20-1 (120 in the NSIC) on the season. Scharf and Mauch led the way in kills again, each posting 11 on the day. Siroin posted four aces to go along with three blocks. Hinsch also came up big once again for the Bulldogs, posting 35 assists and recording a team-high five blocks. After the game, Rainey described what it took to win this week and also some things to improve on going forward. “Our serve-receive was really good,” Rainey said. “We kept Ashley (Hinsch) at the net and she was able to give our hitters oneon-one situations. Our defense slacked (against Minot State), and we were not able to have
a lot of transitional points.” The Bulldogs are back on the road this week taking on Northern State Friday and MSU-Moorhead Saturday. Northern State currently sits at 15-6, while the Moorhead Dragons are struggling at 9-12. Rainey is expecting both teams’ very best, and is not going to overlook them in any way. “I think this weekend will be another true test for us,” Rainey said. “Both of these teams are capable of winning; we just need to play our style of volleyball.” As they approach the postseason, the Bulldogs are on top of the NSIC and currently ranked No. 2 behind the University of Tampa. Rainey has been thoroughly impressed with her squad thus far, and is excited for what’s to come. “I think we are doing really great,” Rainey said. “I love the atmosphere of the team and we are all working together really well. I am happy with where we are, and I am looking forward to the next couple of weeks. I’m looking forward to our postseason.”
Goaltender Matt McNeely split time in net this weekend, recording the loss while newcomer Kasimir Kaskisuo took home a win, the opposite of last week’s series. ALEX GANEEV/ STATESMAN
UMD not only blanked MSU on their powerplay opportunities but also scored once with the man advantage, adding another pair of goals while down a player. In fact, the Bulldogs recorded three short-handed goals this weekend, just one less than last year’s season total. While those statistics are encouraging, the team remains concerned about allowing
opponents to get ahead early in games. “Any time you’re down 4-1 you almost want to lose hope,” defenseman Carson Soucy said, “but we did a good job not quitting. We had that going for us. We don’t quit, but you can’t start out 4-1. Eventually that’s going to take a toll on you and you aren’t going to be able to come back like we did.” Up next for the Bulldogs is Denver
University, who comes into town this Friday for UMD’s first taste of National Collegiate Hockey Conference action. The Pioneers are coming off of a sweep of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a 2-0 start to their season. Even though Denver finished sixth in the NCHC standings last season, they were tough competition for the Bulldogs, taking UMD to overtime in both bouts last January.
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two goals per game on average since. The Bulldogs now look to take on Lindenwood University at home for a pair of non-conference games at Amsoil. They join the men in a pair of home series’ and take the ice at 3:07 p.m. Saturday
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Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
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Bulldogs bared their teeth at the game, but Homecoming Week was about more than football. There were Fallon games, chariot races, a talent show and much more. Homecoming lasts only a week, but the spirit lives at UMD all year long.
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T-shirts hang in the Bus Hub, honoring victims of femicide and sexual assault. APRILL EMIG/STATESMAN
Bulldog Q&A
Do the pets help you feel less stressed? BY TAYLOR JENSEN Student Life Reporter
Puppies came to UMD on Thursday for the first Pet Away Stress event of the semester. The event will now be held monthly throughout the year.
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BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor
Students and community members gathered to create T -shirts representing their experience of violence against women. The result is The Clothesline Project, one of many events WRAC created for Domestic Violence Awareness month this October. “It’s to raise awareness about feminicide and sexual assault and how prevalent they are in our society,” Nate Twedt, WRAC intern, said. The different colors of the shirts represent different relationships between the shirt’s creator and the victim. “It could be the victim herself, someone who knew a victim such as a family member, or about a woman who fought for justice and was murdered,” Twedt said.
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Wednesday, Oct. 22 Alworth Lecture: “Art and Revolution” by Dalia Basiony 7:00 p.m. in the Fourth Floor Library Rotunda Dalia Basiouny is an Egyptian writer, theatre artist and scholar whose work illuminates the issues of women and the function of art in times of revolution. Cost: Free
What is your favorite piece of art in your senior show? ‘Collaboration.’ It was my final for a painting class and is what started everything. I wasn’t sure what I was interested in, and I decided I really want to work with kids. I took physical artwork from kids I worked with and projected them on canvas. I wanted to recreate them but keep them original.
Thursday, Oct. 23 The Right Way to Hunt (Panel Discussion) 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Chem 200 Cost: Free Friday, Oct. 24 T.R.U.M.P.E.T.S. Guest Artist Concert 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall Jon Lewis and guest trumpet faculty from various universities. Cost: Adult $15 | UMD Faculty/Staff $5 | Senior $10 | Student $7 | UMD Student $5 Saturday, Oct. 25 Student Recital 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall Molly Fridstrom, clarinet. Cost: Free
What would you like people to know about your senior show? I worked with some awesome kids and parents. This is me showing the world I want to be in the art field and I really want to teach.
BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor
Sunday, Oct. 26 Choir Concert 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall University Singers, Chamber Singers and Concert Chorale Cost: Adult $10 | UMD Faculty/Staff $5 | Senior $5 | Student $5 | UMD Student $3
See Berg’s show in the Tweed from Oct. 21 through Oct. 26.
Monday, Oct. 27 Art Enrichment Workshop 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in KSC 268 Come and join Susan Meyers in the Art Enrichment Group for students, staff, faculty and community members who are victims/survivors of intimate partner violence, family violence and PTSD. Anyone who wishes to use art as a healing tool in a safe setting is welcome, regardless of creative experience or ability. Cost: Free
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WEEZER // Everything Will Be Alright in the End Chris Dressen // The Basement Music Committee After a four-year studio hiatus, Weezer is finally back with their 9th studio album entitled Everything Will Be Alright in the End. Does this album live up to all of the hype? Can it satisfy fans after the commercial failures of Hurley and Ratitude? This album harkens back to the days of the Weezer (Blue Album) and Pinkerton. The Cars’ front man, Ric Ocasek, returned to produce this album. He has produced two of Weezer’s previous albums with great results. The first single off of Everything Will Be Alright in the End is called, “Back to the Shack”, and it is akin to some of the tracks off of Weezer (Green Album). This song was clearly an apology to fans. “Sorry guys, I didn’t realize that I needed you so much”, was the first line of the song. It was obvious after the release of this single Weezer was seeking to go back to their roots with this album. They were quite successful in this endeavor. All of the tracks on this album are really solid which can’t be said about many albums. Epic rock trilogies like “The Futurescope Trilogy” don’t come around every day, with monster guitar leads and anthem inducing choruses. Not many bands can pull off writing a song about the American Revolution such as in “The British are Coming” and actually making it decent without over saturating it. Even though throughout the album the lyrics are a bit cheesy at moments, such as “don’t want to be mass consumed, I’m not a happy meal” from “I’ve Had it Up To Here.” However, would one expect anything different from Weezer? Songs like “Lonely Girl” and “Eulogy for a Rock Band” are reminiscent of Weezer (Blue Album) and that’s not a bad thing. “Da Vinci” and “Go Away” are a bit divergent from what Weezer traditionally does. “Da Vinci” sounds almost like it was written by a different band up until the chorus hits using whistling for the initial hook. “Go Away” is interesting because it is a duet with front man Rivers Cuomo and Best Coast’s lead singer Bethany Cosentino. Weezer has not done anything like “Go Away” before in that aspect. Weezer’s goal with this album was to “rock out like it’s ‘94” and they achieved it. Everything Will Be Alright in the End will
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definitely bring back older Weezer fans and produce a new fan base. Mixing Cuomo’s current pop melody affection with classic Weezer songwriting, nobody can deny even if Weezer has passed their peak, they still know how to write some catchy tunes. FOCUS TRACKS // Ain’t Got Nobody, Eulogy for a Rock Band, Lonely Girl, The Futurescope Trilogy, Da Vinci RELATED ARTISTS // Jimmy Eat World, Ozma, Hot Hot Heat You can hear this album and more indie jams during The Basement on KUMD 103.3 FM Duluth Public Radio – student run radio every night after 9 o’clock! Stream online at KUMD. org. The Basement is Duluth Underground Radio.
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