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After a request from Governor Mark Dayton that state agencies cut five-percent from their administrative spending, UMD is in the process of moving $1.158 million from administration and putting it towards instruction.

“We’re not officially cutting, we’re reallocating,” said Michael Seymour, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations. “Meaning we’re taking money out of support areas, non-direct instruction areas, and were applying those dollars to our direct instructional priorities.”

It’s sort of like taking money out of one pocket and putting it into the other, according to Seymour.

Trimming administrative costs is how many universities across the country are looking to save money. As funding from the state continues to decline and tuition rates increase, cuts within administration are one way to keep students, and faculty, out of harms way.

A 2010 report by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) concluded that American colleges and universities are “bloated with administrative bureaucracies.”

They also stated that if job growth trends continue, administrators would outnumber instructors by 2014.

An employee head count shows that UMD has a total of 117

administrative job positions for the 2012 academic year compared to 606 professional/faculty positions.

A recent article from the Wall Street Journal scrutinized the University of Minnesota’s administration in terms of salary and employment.

The article found the percent of administrators at the University of Minnesota grew twice as fast as the faculty and almost twice as fast as the student body from 2001 to 2012.

When asked if the request made

by Gov. Dayton was a result of the article, Patty Mattern, assistant director for national media relations at the UMN Twin Cities campus, said no.

“Looking at administration… and seeing where cuts could be made, that work was well under way before anything else came up,” said Mattern. She added that President Kaler has been focused on ways to improve efficiency since coming to the university in 2011.

Chancellor Lendley Black said that while reallocating the university will do whatever it can to protect its core mission of undergraduate instruction.

“We’re going to do everything within our power to have the impact on [students] be as small as possible,” said Black. “That’s why we are taking such a close look at administrative costs and expenses and seeing what we can trim without directly hurting or

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affecting [students].”

The trend of administration growth indicates a shift in priorities among colleges and universities away from “the production and dissemination of knowledge,” according to the report from CCAP. Roughly 25 percent of non-profit 4 year colleges reported having more full-time equivalent administrative support employees than instructors, according to CCAP. Michael Pfau, president of the University Education Association (UEA) said that the association is pleased that action, such as this reallocation, is being taken to examine and address any inappropriate, disproportionate or unnecessary growth in administration.

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“It is the position of UEA that the University ought to focus resources primarily on its central mission to provide quality instruction for students, and research opportunities for both faculty and students,” Pfau said. “We believe, for the sake both of student access to courses and reasonable class sizes, that the faculty is the last area that ought to be cut during trying budget times.”

At the end of reallocating $1.158 million UMD could see cuts, but not within the classroom.

“The way that services get delivered is by people, so it’s awful(sic) tough to make those kind of reductions without impacting people,” Seymour said.

“At the end of the day there’s pain involved for people. They’re either

going to have to do more with less or their going to see their jobs folded into other areas of the institution. So their work life may change or last resort their position may even be cut.”

The reallocation should be wrapping up sometime this week.

After that, Seymour said there will be a good sense of what will be done in terms of cuts and reductions.

Black said he is waiting for the “dust to settle” before speculating how, or if, the reallocation will affect students.

“If we don’t get the money from the legislature and if we don’t raise tuition then we’re most likely going to have to make additional cuts,” said Chancellor Black. “But we’ll cross that road when we get to it.”

UMD Body Image Week urges students to love their bodies

BY MAEGGIE LICHT licht096@d.umn.edu

UMD kicked off its annual Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week on Monday, hoping to shed some light on a silent problem that affects many people, especially college students.

“We have been doing an eating disorder awareness week on campus for five or six years now,” said Jean Baribeau-Thoennes, program director and counselor at UMD Health Services. “We’ve targeted awareness and specific audiences each year.”

This year, at the request of past

participants, the event hones in on the topic of men and eating disorders.

“In 2002, the University of Wisconsin did a study of media with males,” Baribeau-Thoennes said.

“They showed that there was a significant increase in anxiety in boys and men about having wellmuscled bodies.”

Media projections of perfection have been shown to leave a traceable effect on the population.

With hundreds of photographs streaming through Facebook feeds, thin Victoria’s Secret models strutting down catwalks, and the muscles of Abercrombie & Fitch

models glaring out of storefronts, it’s no wonder where the pressure to be perfect comes from.

“The media posts pictures of what most people don’t look like,” Baribeau-Thoennes said. “And, often, what (the person in the photograph) doesn’t even look like.”

The event has many sponsors, including: the Department of Psychology; the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC); The Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-North East (MAND-NE); and UMD Health Services. see BODY IMAGE WEEK, A3

Faculty to take online training on how to spot and report crime

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The International Olympic Committee shocked the sports world earlier this month when it dropped wrestling from the games, starting with the 2020 competition.

Connor Pariseau, president of the Wrestling Club at UMD said this decision came unexpectedly.

“When we found out, we were all really shocked,” he said. “It’s a huge blow to our sport.”

Pariseau explained that it hurts when they’re trying to promote wrestling in a hockey town. He says most schools in the area don’t even have a wrestling team. The UMD club has reached out to the community in the Twin Ports, helping youth wrestlers and volunteering at events. He described the action by the IOC as a “slap in the face to our sport” and “really sad.”

Ryan Silbernick, captain of the Wrestling Club, and Pariseau both argued that wrestling is one of the original sports. see OLYMPIC WRESTLING, A3

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For the past several years, UMD has mandated that all campus security authorities take crime and reporting training, and is now streamlining the process by offering the training online.

All colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs must keep track of and disclose information about crime that happens on and near the campus. This is mandated by a federal law known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act—more commonly known as the Clery Act. UMDPD Lt. Sean Huls, UMD Clery Coordinator, said the act

doesn’t address or mandate a training program for campus security authorities, but UMD has decided to still require the training.

“UMD is making proactive efforts to ensure that campus security authorities know they’re campus security authorities, and what their obligations are for crime reporting,” Huls said.

The law defines a campus security authority as: “An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities.” Some examples of campus security authorities are: faculty/staff advisors to student organizations, housing and residential life staff, Office of Student Conduct staff, and athletics staff.

“The intent of including non law enforcement personnel is to acknowledge that many individu-

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als, and students in particular, are hesitant about reporting crimes to police, but may be more inclined to report incidents to other campusaffiliated individuals,” Huls said.

Vice Chancellor of Student Life, Lisa Erwin, said this training is not new. The only new thing about it is that it is now offered online.

After some investigating, the Statesman found that six individuals who are defined in the report several of the people who are defined as as “campus security authority,” but who had never been required to take this training during their past years of advising.

Some had never or even heard of it before. it was mentioned.

“Every year we go through an exercise to figure out who (campus security authorities) are,” Erwin said. see CLERY TRAINING, A3

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“We look through the campus and see who fits the federal definition and put a list together of who needs to be trained.”

The training consists of a brief online tutorial followed by a quiz.

It also includes resources that can be accessed at a later date, if needed. Some of the resources include what needs to reported, whom to report to, locations of the crime and definitions of the crimes themselves.

“The basic premise of the training is to ensure that you know what you have to report, and the location of the crime is also important,” Erwin said.

Erwin feels that providing an online training is a more systematic and convenient way to ensure that people are being trained. “(Campus security authorities) don’t have to attend a session and don’t have to take time out of their schedule that doesn’t work for them,” Erwin said. “They can do the training in a time frame that works for them.”

Erwin also feels another benefit of making the training online is it will increase participation, and, in turn, make the report more accurate.

“If we have better-trained campus security authorities, that Clery report is going to be more accurate, and therefore more

informative, to everyone in the UMD community,” Erwin said.

Erwin described the training and the report as an annual cycle.

First, the university looks over the list of people defined as campus security authorities and makes sure the list is accurate. Then, they have campus security authorities complete the training. Campus security authorities then must fill out a form reporting crimes they have not already reported, and, finally, the report is published in the fall.

Huls also thinks the whole campus will benefit from requiring campus security authorities to take this training.

On top of this training, Huls said there are several policies and protocols in place that address reporting.

“Efforts are made to inform new and current employees of the procedures and reporting options,” Huls said. “UMDPD also participates in outreach efforts through training events and community policing initiatives that help inform faculty and staff of reporting policies and procedures.”

If any faculty or staff have questions on what needs to be reported, or how going about doing so, they can visit the UMDPD website for more information.

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Students fed up with major financial institutions can seek help from the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG), as they set up to explain the benefits of moving money to local credit unions.

On Wednesday, Feb. 27, MPIRG is hosting an event known as “Move Your Money Day,” which encourages students to consider moving their money away from big banks and into local credit union alternatives.

“The main point is to tell people about how the banks gamble with their money, and some of the other shady things banks do,” explains Samantha Bisogno, MPIRG organizer and political science major at UMD. MPIRG is a grassroots, student-run organization that seeks to encourage community action and involvement in various areas of public interest. Every year,

MPIRG meets to discuss which issues and campaigns they wish to focus on.

“Corporate accountability is one of our issues that we’re focusing on this year,” Bisogno said.

“That’s also why we are doing this event.”Bisogno said that this is a statewide MPIRG event that all chapters are participating in. She and other members are hoping to educate students on credit unions and how they are unlike other major banking institutions.

“Credit unions, in general, tend to act more diligently with people’s money,” said Steve Wick, campus organizer for MPIRG at UMD. “They’re less likely to gamble with it.”

“Credit unions tend to be more locally and community focused,” Wick said. “You find, often, that credit unions are big supporters of local initiatives.”

According to Wick, one of the main benefits for becoming a credit union member is the local aspect.

“Because they’re smaller, if you have a problem, you can go to them,” Wick said. “You know that (the credit union office) is the location they are going to make the decision from. Unlike big banks, like Bank of America, the decisions they make there can be overridden by their corporate office in New York, or wherever it might be.”

The event will take place on campus from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., where MPIRG will have tables set up near the Kirby Student Center. A representative from Affinity Credit Union will also be present at the event.

“Our dollars, though few in college, are our vote every day,” said Leewana Thomas, Macalester MPIRG student, in a press release.

“The debt we will face after college becomes a reality as we prepare to graduate, and being able to trust where we’ve invested our money matters even more as we work to pay back that debt.”

The sport has a long tradition with the Olympics, going as far back as the ancient Olympic games in Olympia, Greece. The sport was introduced to the ancient Olympics in 708 B.C. When the modern games were brought back in 1896, wrestling was a part of it. It is one of the oldest sports in the world.

For Pariseau, the wrestling competition encapsulates the spirit of the Olympics. It identifies “who is the best physically, who is the fastest, strongest, has the most skill, who is the best warrior,” he explained.

The problem with wrestling is that there is no professional league. Unlike other Olympic sports, such as boxing or tennis, there is no higher level that wrestling athletes can aspire to. “After college, what level is there?” asked Pariseau. “(The Olympics) is the best of the best—no other competition that even rivals it.”

The decision to drop the sport was a result of a financial decision.

ESPN reported: “The board voted after reviewing a report by the IOC program commission that analyzed 39 criteria, including TV ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity.”

Both Pariseau and Silbernick

were disappointed the decision became a financial one. “If the Olympics is about money, it’s lost its true ideal,” Pariseau said.

Rulon Gardner, Olympic gold medalist at the Sydney games, expressed similar reservations.

“It’s the IOC trying to change the Olympics to make it more mainstream and more viewer-friendly instead of sticking to what they founded the Olympics on,” he told the Associated Press.

The committee has received backlash from around the world.

The United States, Russia, Iran, and many other countries have expressed their desire to fight the decision.

The decision is not yet final, because wrestling will now compete with seven other sports for a slot in the 2020 games. The final vote will take place in September in Argentina.

But according to the Associated Press, “It is extremely unlikely that wrestling would be voted back in so soon after being removed by the executive board.”

The only time wrestling has ever been excluded was in the 1900 Olympics in Paris.

But Pariseau remains optimistic, despite his frustration with the decision. He said he is “very confident it’s going to come back.”

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Lindsay Walter, senior health education major and intern at UMD Health Services, has done research, tabling, a poster campaign, and is passionate about taking this event seriously.

“I really believe it’s important for all people to know and learn about (eating disorders),” she said.

“It can happen to anyone.”

For her duties as an intern, Walter conducted some research by surveying groups of male athletes and male freshman on eating disorder tendencies.

“I found that (eating disorders) are a lot more common than most people realize,” she said. “People think, ‘Oh, I eat food. I don’t have an eating disorder.’ But that’s not always the case.”

Baribeau-Thoennes says Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness week is especially important for college-age students, because they are the age group most at risk for developing an eating disorder.

In fact, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders’ 10-year study, 86% of students reported that their eating disorder started by age 20.

“Eating disorders are very complicated and unique; they’re biopsychosocial illnesses,” BaribeauThoennes said. “But one reason

college students are more at risk is the risk factor of peer pressure and being away from their support system. There is a preoccupation with weight, appearance, and additional stress with school.”

Walter notes that it’s important to be conscious of eating disorders, whether or not you’ve suffered from one.

“It contributes to people’s overall health and wellbeing,” Walters said. “It’s important to be aware of whether you have one, large or small.”

Though eating disorders are often held tightly reined and kept hidden, sometimes the signs begin to show up in friends and family members. Baribeau-Thoennes explains that it’s key to be nonaccusatory when addressing the issue.

“With friends, express concern in the most honest, open way possible,” she said. “Tell them, ‘Here’s what I’m seeing.’ Approach it from a caring position. There is a lot of shame about eating disorders and that can put somebody on the defensive. Whereas, if you keep it from a caring perspective, that keeps the conversation open.

If you name (an eating disorder) right away, that can close it up.”

Though addressing a problem like this could seem scary, Bari-

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According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders’ 10-year study, 86% of students reported that their eating disorder started by age 20.

beau-Thoennes has seen it become a catalyst for people bringing themselves in for counseling.

“They’re a very secret type of disorder,” she said. “There’s a continuum. Maybe it’s not a disorder, but they are struggling with body image. Maybe addressing these issues, an eating disorder could not develop.”

She also affirmed the urgency of an eating disorder or serious body image problem, and shared her professional advice for any-

one who thinks they might have a problem.“For people who develop an eating disorder, these are lifethreatening illnesses,” she said.

“The first piece of advice is to educate yourself. (Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week) is a perfect opportunity, in a way that’s not quite so overwhelming as sitting down one-on-one.”

Keynote speaker and Director of Nutrition Services at The Emily Program, Hilmar Wagner, M.P.H., R.D., L.N., kicked off the aware-

ness week with a speech Monday evening, with events to continue throughout the rest of the week.

On Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. there will be a Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) Brown Bag workshop on body appreciation with Jean Baribeau-Thoennes.

UMD Health Services is also open year-round for students who would like to address concerns or make an appointment with a counselor.

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The difference between culture and race

This morning I was waiting for the bus with my white roommate.

A car pulled up, and a white lady got out of the passenger seat and approached me with literature in hand. Without any greeting, she asked, “Are you Chinese?” My response of “no” brought upon her face a flash of disappointment and a fleeting grimace. Then she explained herself: her group distributes Bible materials to Chinese people in Duluth. My white roommate standing right next to me was not acknowledged at all, nor was he offered any Bible materials. The lady did not ask what his ethnicity was, either. I understand she would not have done so because he isn’t Chinese—but I’m not Chinese either.

I am a Korean American, adopted and raised by white parents in a first ring suburb of St. Paul/Minneapolis. My name is Patrick. I am a Minnesotan twenty-something doing the same things as other Minnesotan twenty-somethings. I may look Asian, but I do not really identify as such, since I was raised by a white family in a white neighborhood and attended schools where the demographic was most-

ly white. And even though I do not identify with being Asian (and that is a different issue altogether), this person made a judgment about my identity because of the color of my skin and the shape of my eyes.

No white person would be asked about his or her ethnicity out of the blue. If that were the case, I imagine the conversation would be rooted in genuine interest about the person’s history, and not simply because they fit a certain demographic based on skin color. Even in that case, most people would be hesitant to ask a white person about their roots as a conversation opener—partly because it’s inconsequential and partly because it’s impertinent.

As she was walking away, I thought to ask her: “Wait. Where are YOU from?” She paused, thought about it, and told me she was Swedish and Norwegian—“a pretty boring background.” I did not say anything after that, and maybe I should have.

It seemed to me that this lady had to think about her own ethnicity before she answered me, and that she had seldom done so through-

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out her life. The pause before her answer told me that she had to conjure up what her background was, like a faint memory. (Or maybe she was as taken aback as I was upon being asked her race.) It seemed she was not in touch with her ethnic culture at all, or she would not have called her background “boring” and further perpetuated the

white, unless it is to check their privilege. It would be noteworthy and strange if I went around trying to guess white people’s ethnicity.

I would bet that many would not even know, which is exactly my point. Many white people never need to think about their race because it does not affect how others view them, treat them and talk to them.

I am not pointing any blame to this woman in particular, nor was I offended or hurt by this woman. I was just shocked and uncomfortable that her first question to another human being was about their race.

I almost did not think to ask her where she was from because I was so confused.

But my reaction was meant to expose the erasure of her race and that of my white roommate standing next to me. There is an idea that “white culture” either doesn’t matter or doesn’t exist. I was not trying to show actual interest in her background because she showed no care for mine. Instead, I was trying to show that the intentions and consequences of our identical

No white person would be asked their ethnicity out of the blue... idea that white people do not have culture. This is not a judgment, but rather a moment of potential solidarity between us. Instead, she assumed me to be something that I am not (Chinese) and something that I do not identify with (being of Asian descent in general).

Even if she had asked if I were Korean, it still would have been off-putting. That is like asking a man who dresses effeminately if he is gay; it is none of your business, completely inappropriate and perpetuates stereotypes about gay men. I cannot, and never have, remind white people that they are

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School tuition needs to decrease

BY MATTHEW BLAKE blake303@d.umn.edu

Tuition rates are skyrocketing exponentially. Since 2001, tuition rates have more than doubled.

Students are tired of paying these ever-increasing rates, so they are fighting back.

March 6, 2013 marks the date of the second annual “Bulldog Day at the Capitol.” Students, faculty, staff, and other community members will rally at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to combat the rising tuition rates.

Throughout the day, participants will meet with legislators to voice their concerns and advocate on behalf of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s proposed tuition freeze. The meetings are

scheduled from 1-3 p.m. and will give students the opportunity to share their stories. It is an excellent way for students to get involved and to show legislators that they care where their tuition dollars are going.

President Kaler’s proposed tuition freeze would use state funds to aid students so that tuition rates do not rise over the biennium. It would save the students at Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester campuses $2,500 over four years and $2,100 at the Crookston campus. The tuition freeze would allow for more financial flexibility among students, while providing much-needed time to explore longterm solutions to rising tuition rates. Also included in Kaler’s proposal is a request to further develop

advanced research and technology through the MnDRIVE program, and an appropriation to forgive student loans for healthcare professionals in underserved areas.

College has become more than just an option for students after graduating high school; it has almost become a requirement. The job market is still recovering and it is nearly impossible to get a job without a college degree. In recent years, students have had to turn down opportunities to attend college because of the rising tuition rates. The proposed tuition freeze would make the opportunity to earn a college degree easier for future generations. It will also set the precedent that the students will fight for lower tuition rates.

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Wisconsin weird

BY KATIE BENUSA benus014@crk.umn.edu

Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., make up the Twin Ports; however, aside from sharing the largest freshwater port in the world, these two cities and states are dissimilar in many aspects.

The Bong and Blatnik bridges are not only a gateway to a different state, but also to a different culture that harbors many weird customs.

I was born and raised in Minnesota but I have family that lives in Wisconsin, so I have visited the state many times; so many times, in fact, that the state line gets blurred and I don’t even notice I am in a different state. I always thought that Minnesota and Wisconsin were much alike, but recently I have come to notice how different and truly strange Wisconsin can be.

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fish, potatoes, and onions are dropped into a massive black kettle surrounded by a wood fire.

In time, the dinner bell is rung signaling the “boil over,” which is when the flames are doused in kerosene, generating a massive eruption of flames— which is the best part. This causes the water to boil over thus removing the fish oils that have collected on the surface. If, like me, you are not a big fan of fish, then you do not have to stay for the meal, but watching is free and it is a very neat process to witness first-hand, so I highly recommend going to one.

Another wacky and long-standing custom I recently learned about that residents of America’s dairy land participate in is putting cheese on apple pie. That’s right; Wisconsinites elect to have cheese with their apple pie, which is one of the weirdest things about Wisconsin. What happened to simple vanilla ice cream? In fact, in 1935, the state of Wisconsin declared it is illegal for any restaurant to serve apple pie without cheese. The cheese of choice is usually either cheddar or longhorn, but any kind Letters and columns to the editor 130 Kirby Student Center 1120 Kirby Student Drive Duluth, MN 55812

actions are indeed not equal. The question she asked me becomes powerless when it is posed to a white person. “Are you white?” seems banal and obtuse compared to “Are you Chinese?”—but they are the same question with drastically disparate connotations.

They don’t seem equal because a white person looks white, whereas any person of Asian descent can appear to be Chinese. Either way, that does not give anyone the right to impose a certain culture upon someone.

Everybody has an ethnic heritage. Not everyone is in touch with it. It’s unfair to assume that someone is something just because of his or her skin. It is fairly easy to change the way you speak, but it is a lot more difficult to retrain your mind to not succumb to stereotyping. Simply not uttering prejudiced things is not enough. So next time a prejudiced thing comes to mind, train yourself to block your mind from going directly to that thought. It takes a lot of determination and it is hard to rewire what is almost instinct, but if we allow people to continue thinking racist thoughts, then we are doing nothing to combat socially hardwired stereotypes.

of cheese is acceptable. I have tried this seemingly gross concoction and it is actually not that bad; however, it is not an eating habit that I will choose to adopt. I would recommend trying this just to say you did it, because it always makes for an interesting anecdote.

Finally, the most coveted and well known of all Wisconsin traditions is the famous “cheesehead” foam hat. Ralph Bruno popularized this tradition in 1987. Bruno found a piece of foam that resembled a wedge of cheese while reupholstering a couch. He molded the wedge into a hat and wore it to a Brewers game. The fashion quickly caught on and is now widely worn by Wisconsinites to show their pride. People can even be seen wearing the hats at weddings, which is a little too extreme for my taste. I think it is great that Wisconsinites can bond together over cheesehead hats at sporting events; however, it is tacky for people to wear the foam hats in everyday life—but, to each their own.

It is strange how, here in Duluth, we are just a few miles away from Wisconsin, and in those few miles, the culture changes drastically. Fish boils, cheese on apple pie, and cheesehead foam hats are all things that make Wisconsin unique and also just plain weird.

(Not to mention the fact that they root for the Brewers.)

Jonesing

on parking

spots

BY ILIA JONES jone1791@d.umn.edu

I know for a fact that parking gives many of you a headache. I am one of those snarky people who would at first just say, “Well ride the bus!” and then after 10 minutes of waiting for the bus, get frustrated and drive to school. Well, students, I’m here to tell you to stay strong. The bus is a great option for getting to school, but if you really need that car on campus, there are a few ways to do it.

There are multiple options for parking at UMD—granted, all of them will cost you an arm and a leg. There are meters all around campus with two- and four-hour limits; just make sure you don’t let the time go unnoticed. I myself have received a plethora of parking tickets, and I usually pay them far too late. The UMD parking service tacks on five dollars after 10 days of not paying, and then another 40 dollars after 20 days. Did you read that? 40 dollars if you wait 20 days to pay. I think I’d rather buy some new leather boots. Instead of risking your meter, there are a few other options.

First, for you pass-holders: I’m sure you’re all very special and have an easy time getting a spot, right? Probably not. You probably scan the rows for a spot until, out of the corner of your eye, you see a car slowly edging out and you hit the gas full speed to beat the other three cars to it. This is a ritual

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many students go through, making the mornings a little more difficult than they already are.

A parking pass costs $151 per year and it gives you access to 12 lots around campus. That doesn’t sound too bad does it? Well, considering that some of these lots are a couple blocks away, it’s not too great in negative-degree weather.

I recommend leaving about 30 minutes before your class starts in order to weave through the lots at a leisurely pace. If you don’t have a parking pass, however, do not park in the pass lots—they will find you.

Another parking option on campus is the pay lot. It costs $2 if you carpool, and you can leave your car there all day while you mosey around campus. This lot, however, gets full usually around noon. So if you want to use the pay lot, come early and carpool.

I can honestly say that riding the bus is your best bet for getting to campus. Whether you like waiting in the cold or not—it’s worth it, people. The bus comes every hour until around 6 p.m., and there are five buses that will take you straight to UMD. If you can figure out the schedules, you will be going strong without having to use that precious fuel of yours or having to walk from a far lot in this crazy weather. I suggest finding the bus line that’s right for you, and save yourself some stress, along with some carbon emissions.

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Winless stretch grows in final conference meeting with Gophers

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UMD Bulldog Austin Farley watches his shot cross the goal line on Feb. 22.

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failed to upset the second-ranked Gophers in Minneapolis in the last WCHA series between the teams.

UMD (10-17-5, 8-13-5 WCHA) skated to a 5-3 loss Friday night and a 2-2 draw on Saturday. However, it was one of the better weekend series the Bulldogs have put together recently, as they held their ground against the defending

It has now been 40 days since the men’s hockey team has skated to a victory. The winless streak reached nine games over the weekend—the longest under head coach Scott Sandelin in over a decade—after the Bulldogs

MacNaughton Cup champions.

“It felt good to compete at such a high level against the Gophers,” freshman winger Austin Farley said. “We picked up our play this weekend and came out with a tie (Saturday). We could have played better, but we stuck together and battled back.”

The Gophers built an early lead Friday on Nate Condon’s goal that barely trickled across the line four minutes into the opening frame.

Erik Haula doubled the lead about 24 minutes later on his shorthanded goal after an errant UMD pass.

Bulldog Justin Crandall converted on the power play 37 seconds later to make it 2-1 after a shot from Cal Decowski was deflected off a skate back to Crandall. Five minutes later, off a rebound from a Joe Basaraba shot, Farley knotted it at two.

Minnesota would take the lead again, but Farley tied it once more, this time on the power play late in the second.

UMD finally broke out of its special teams slump in game one,

holding the Gophers without a power-play goal and converting twice with man advantages after going 3 for 34 on the penalty in the previous seven games.

“It was nice to finally execute on our power-play chances,” said Farley, who rattled home two of his three goals on the power play, while tying Mike Seidel for the team lead in goals at 13. “On the big (Olympic-sized) rink, we were able to have more time and space to operate and we made the passes we needed to and capitalized.”

But UMD’s third-period struggles continued, and the Gophers mounted a two-goal surge in the final frame to put the Bulldogs away 5-3.

It seemed like that trend was going to continue the following night. Farley lit the lamp for the third time on the weekend to tie the game at one heading into the third. But then the Gophers’ Tom Serratore came from behind the Bulldog net and jammed it past goaltender Matt McNeely to give Minnesota a 2-1 advantage with

13:35 left.

This time, the Bulldogs responded on Jake Hendrickson’s fifth goal of the season with seven minutes to play to force a 2-2 tie.

During the weekend, McNeely played a big part in keeping the Bulldogs within striking distance throughout most of the series. He made 67 saves, including a careerhigh 38 on Saturday. “(McNeely) played unbelievable for us against such a high power offense in the Gophers,” Farley said. “He stood on his head and made amazing save after save for us that kept us in both games.”

UMD currently sits ninth in the conference with 21 points and two league games remaining.

The only team they can overtake is eighth-place Colorado College (22 points).

Prior to their final WCHA series with next year’s league realignment, the Bulldogs will pair up against Alabama-Huntsville for a non-conference set starting Friday at Amsoil Arena.

Women capture home ice in dramatic fashion

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into the game, and pushed the lead to 2-0 on another first-period tally off a Bulldog turnover.

The second period didn’t see scoring until 18:19, when defenseman Brigette Lacquette sent a bullet from the blue line past North Dakota goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie on the power play to bring her team within one.

There would be no more scoring for UMD, but Grapp continued to AMBER BEATTIE/STATESMAN play with a veteran’s composure, making 27 saves on the night. Brigette Lacquette moves in on goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie North Dakota added two empty- for the game-winner Feb. 23. net goals to end the game 4-1.

“She had a good game, she did real deal, and we can build on that dogs on the board at 8:28 of the really well considering it’s her tomorrow.” second period after she broke into first college start. It’s too bad the The Bulldogs experienced déjà the offensive zone and danced score doesn’t reflect the game,” vu Saturday, as they found them- around North Dakota defender head coach Shannon Miller said of selves once again crawling back Jordan Slavin, before popping Grapp. “(The score was) 4-1 with from a 2-0 deficit. the puck top shelf. Minutes later, two empty-netters, but the team UMD started to rally back when Continued on B2 knows it was 2-1 and that’s the senior Katie Wilson put the Bull-

Coming into last weekend, the Bulldogs knew how important the games against North Dakota would be. Not only was it the seniors’ last regular-season series at Amsoil Arena, but the team was also in a race with Ohio State for fourth place in the conference, with home ice advantage in the WCHA playoffs on the line.

Freshman stopper Karissa Grapp made her debut in goal for the Bulldogs (14-14-4, 13-13-2 WCHA) Friday night, with starter Kayla Black forced to sit out due to injury. The rookie was looking for her first collegiate win, but North Dakota had other plans.

The visitors drew first blood when Michelle Karvinen tipped the puck in behind Grapp only 1:41

Men split; begin playoffs Wednesday

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Dylan Rodriguez plants before jumping for a lay up during a game earlier this year.

BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

A win over the Bemidji State Beavers on Friday would have given UMD’s men’s basketball team (8-18, 6-16 NSIC) a golden opportunity to close the regular season on a four-game winning streak with an engagement against last-place Minnesota-Crookston awaiting Saturday. But the Bulldogs couldn’t keep up with the Beavers in the second half, and fell to head coach Matt Bowen’s old club for the second time this year.

Junior center Brett Ervin came

within a point of his season-high against the Beavers Friday with 26, 16 of which came in the first half, to help UMD hang around for the majority of the contest.

The Bulldogs managed to outshoot the Beavers 46 to 41 percent in the first 20 minutes, but Bemidji State knocked down six 3-pointers and controlled the glass on both ends of the floor to hold a lead or a tie for all but 38 seconds of firsthalf play.

After an Ervin layup pulled UMD within two 2:43 before the break, Bemidji State held the Bulldogs scoreless for the rest of the

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half and continued to stifle the visitors after intermission.

UMD buried five of its first seven second-half attempts, but were held to just 23-percent shooting the rest of the way and watched the Beavers pull in front by 16 with five minutes remaining.

The Bulldogs mustered just one field goal in a 10-minute span that began at the 16:33 mark, but UMD replied with a trio of threes and a Reece Zoelle jumper with 2:34 left to slash the difference to 71-64.

Bemidji State put the Bulldogs away by scoring the game’s final eight points to secure a sweep of the season series.

It was the Bulldogs who would be doing the sweeping Saturday, as UMD managed to nip Crookston by two for the club’s second win of the year over the Golden Eagles in as many tries.

Riding season-high 60-percent shooting, the Bulldogs built leads of nine and 11 in the first and second halves, but saw both advantages dwindle away late in each frame.

The Golden Eagles inched within 27-26 at halftime, despite falling behind 13-4 in the first seven minutes and shooting just 37 percent from the floor.

UMD and Crookston traded the lead six times during the early stages of the second half, but the Bulldogs went on an 11-0 run to seize a 58-47 lead with seven minutes remaining.

The gap was closed to one twice inside the last 20 seconds, but junior guard Jordan Reetz nudged the lead back to three both times with a pair of successful trips to the free-throw line. Reetz sealed the win moments later by committing a foul on the ensuing inbound to send Crookston to the line with two seconds left, preventing the Golden Eagles from getting a look at a potential game-tying three at the buzzer.

Ervin capped perhaps his most impressive weekend of the season by touching up the Golden Eagles for 23 points on the evening, while collecting six rebounds and dishing out five assists to lead UMD in all three categories.

Slotted sixth in the North Division for the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament, the Bulldogs will face off with Augustana Wednesday in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Vikings handled UMD 67-52 Feb. 1 in the teams’ lone meeting of the regular season.

Bulldog track and field standout Chanel Miller has been named the NSIC Indoor Women’s Athlete of the Year for her efforts at the conference championships this month. A year removed from being selected as the NSIC Outdoor Track and Field Newcomer of the Year as a freshman, Miller claimed the NSIC Indoor Pentathlon title earlier this month and was runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles, the long jump and the high jump over the weekend at the NSIC Indoor Championships. The Burnsville, Minn., native has also been invited to participate in the pentathlon and the long jump at the NCAA II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala. beginning March 7.

Schedule A look at the week ahead for UMD Athletics.

All events are subject to change.

Men’s Hockey Alabama-Huntsville Amsoil Arena Friday/Saturday, 7:07 p.m.

Women’s Hockey WCHA playoffs: first round Ohio State Amsoil Arena Fri./Sat./Sun., 2:07 p.m.

Men’s Basketball NSIC Tournament: first round Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball NSIC Tournament: first round Winona State Winona, Minn.

Wednesday, 6 p.m.

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Men place sixth, women fourth at NSIC Indoors

BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

Led by top individual and team performances, the UMD men and women’s track and field teams finished sixth and fourth, respectively, at the NSIC Indoor Championships over the weekend in Mankato.

Day one of the two-day meet Friday concluded with the men in the fifth position and the women holding down the second spot after each squad saw members earn first-place honors.

Sophomore Amelia Maher took the title in the women’s high jump with a mark of 5-04.25, while teammate Chanel Miller placed second in the event. During the NSIC Indoor Pentathlon on Feb. 10, Miller also took the 60-meter hurdles and the long jump for UMD. The team of Alexandra Rudin, Kirsten Bjork, Tatum Garrity and Hannah Olson added a third-place showing in the distance medley relay.

The men’s side also laid claim to the distance medley relay—in conference record-breaking fashion.

Freshman Tyler Stevens teamed up with Daniel Badhwa, Scott Urban and junior captain Cole Toepfer to post a time of 10:14:37,

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which was less than half of a second faster than the next-fastest courted, yet still good enough for the NSIC’s top mark to date.

UMD failed to produce any champions on day two, but both teams held their own with strong showings.

Miller turned in a second-place effort in the women’s 60-meter hurdles Saturday, and finished the weekend with a team-leading 34 points. Garrity added a third in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:36:16.

The Bulldog men received a

runner-up finish in the 800-meter run from Urban, who was immediately followed in the race by fellow sophomore and teammate Chris Wilson. Stevens accounted for UMD’s final top-three finish by clocking in third with a clip of 1:55.22 in the 1,000-meter run.

Both UMD squads lost some ground without the benefit of a win Saturday, with the men ultimately placing sixth out of 11 schools with 51 points for the event, and the women finishing fourth out of 13 schools with 85 points.

Softball team extends winning streak to 7

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Bulldog Megan Mullen hits a homerun against the University of Mary on Feb. 22.

BY EVAN SMEGAL smega001@d.umn.edu

It was a rough start to the 2013 softball season for the UMD, as the club left a five-game trip to Las Vegas with only one win. A week and half later, the Bulldogs are proving that may have been just a fluke.

UMD busted off a 7-0 record

this past week and improved their record to 8-4. Coming into the week, the Bulldogs were on a three-game losing streak.

“We saw a lot of great things,” head coach Jen Banford said. “Our pitchers were consistent and we had individuals step up and give us timely hits to get us wins. These past games are definitely a confidence builder for us. I’m very proud of the way we played.”

With snow still blanketing Duluth, UMD turned to the West St. Paul Regional Athletic Center to play its games. The dome is starting to feel like a second home for the Bulldogs.

“It’s kind of like having home field advantage,” second baseman Tyra Kerr said. “Last year we played on turf at Ordean (East Middle School) for our home games, so we were used to the surface and the bounces. We also played more games than anyone else here.”

Offensively, UMD continued to put up heavy numbers: 44 runs, 60 hits and 12 balls knocked over the fence for the week. Dalyce Gustafson, Ashley Lewis and Ashley Schilling all put up their first collegiate home runs, and Kerr batted .458 with 11 hits, including two doubles and a triple.

Meanwhile, the pitching rota-

tion held opposing teams to a mere six runs, 12 hits and a .085 batting average. Julia Nealer neared perfection, as she tossed 24 strikeouts and didn’t allow a run in her three starts, two of which were no-hitters.

“In my four years here, I have never seen or been on team with so many talented pitchers,” Kerr said. “We all rely on one another, and if someone is having an off day, we can go to our backups and not miss a beat.”

Friday also marked vengeance for the Bulldogs against the University of Mary. In the final game of the Desert Stinger tournament in Las Vegas, Mary won an extrainnings game on a walk-off homer.

This time, Schilling turned the tables with her walk-off blast in the bottom of the seventh. UMD would go on to sweep Mary later that day.

“We got revenge on a loss earlier in the year,” Kerr said. “Overall, these seven games we played better mentally. We didn’t make errors and we stayed patient at the plate. It was a solid performance by our team.”

UMD will look to continue its strong play in the dome when they square off against Southwest Minnesota State in a doubleheader Wednesday.

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Bulldogs enter postseason on high note

BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

(Left to right) Cole Toepfer, Daniel Badhwa, Scott Urban and Tyler Stevens pose after setting the conference record for the distance medley relay.

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With the first round of the NSIC Tournament set to commence Wednesday, the UMD women’s basketball team seems to have finally shaken the struggles that nearly derailed the club midseason.

This weekend marked the first weekend sweep since early January for the Bulldogs (14-12, 11-11 NSIC), who have now won three in a row on the heels of a five-week stretch that saw the team drop eight of nine.

An offensive onslaught Friday at Bemidji State to the tune of 85 points—eclipsing their previous season high of 83—propelled the Bulldogs to their most lopsided victory of the year.

Sisters Katrina and Jessica Newman tallied 34 points between them, while senior guard Courtney Doucette and freshman center Abbie Whitney came off the bench to pour in 15 and 11 respectively.

UMD overcame a modest 39-percent showing from the floor in the first half by controlling the paint and racking up eight secondchance points off 13 offensive rebounds. The Beavers lingered within seven late in the frame, but a 7-0 Bulldog run opened a comfortable margin for the visitors and a 41-28 halftime lead.

Jessica Newman virtually put the game away less than three minutes into the second half, sandwiching an old-fashioned three-point play between a pair of 3-pointers in a 25-second window to push UMD in front by 24.

Behind a game-high 23 points from Katrina Newman in 25 minutes of floor time, the Bulldogs widened the lead to 37 with three minutes to play.

The Beavers were held to 36-percent shooting on the night and managed just 28 points in each

half, while falling victim to the Bulldogs for the second time this season.

A Saturday clash with Minnesota, Crookston, which entered the contest with just five conference wins, was all that stood between UMD and a .500 conference record for the season, but the Golden Eagles managed to put a scare into the Bulldogs during the early going.

Crookston grabbed the game’s first lead and held on for nearly the entire first half. The Bulldogs clawed back to tie the game at 16 near the midway point of the frame, but a 12-1 Crookston spurt earned the Golden Eagles what would be their largest lead of the game at 28-17.

UMD fired at just 30 percent in the first 20 minutes, compared to 39 percent for the Golden Eagles, and if not for Crookston committing 11 first-half turnovers, the game might have been in danger of slipping out of reach.

The Bulldogs pulled within one with a 10-0 run of their own late in the first half, and wrestled the lead away just before the break when Doucette, who notched a teamleading 18 points­­­, connected on a jumper to make it 35-34 at intermission.

The tide continued to turn in favor of the Bulldogs in the second half, with UMD shooting an improved 42 percent from the floor while holding the Golden Eagles to 32 percent.

By the middle portion of the half, UMD had cultivated a 12-point lead thanks to doubledigit contributions from five players, and the Bulldogs coasted the rest of the way to a 78-64 win.

UMD earned the fifth seed in the NSIC for its body of work during the regular season, and will travel to Winona State Wednesday for the first round of the NSIC/ Sanford Health Tournament.

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Jamie Kenyon tapped in the puck after teammate Jenna McParland shot it under AmsleyBenzie’s pad to tie the game.

At the other end of the ice, Black was phenomenal in her return to the Bulldogs’ net, making 20 saves in the game’s final period to keep the score tied at two through regulation.

The overtime period continued the same way the third ended— with North Dakota controlling most of the play, and Black, who made nine saves in OT, coming up big for UMD. The Bulldog netminder, who was eventually named player of the game, made 46 saves on the night and assisted on Wilson’s second-period goal.

The game, and home ice for the first playoff series, would be decided in the shootout. It would take a fourth round to decide the winner, as UMD’s McParland and senior Jessica Wong tied it up after trailing 2-0. The winner went to Lacquette, who beat Amsley-Benzie to keep UMD at Amsoil this weekend for postseason hockey.

“I like to have the pressure, and, obviously, if you lose it’s not fun, but the win’s always fun as a goalie in the shootout,” said Black, who saved the final two shots she saw in the shootout to clear the stage for Lacquette. “Ohio is a tough team; we’re 2-2 with them this year, so we have to come ready to play for sure. It’s gonna be a good series.”

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Volunteers grab shovels and brooms to clear the excess snow off the rinks before flooding.

BY ELLY POWER power270@d.umn.edu

About the same time some start slipping into footie pajamas and settling down for the night, volunteer outdoor ice rink flooders are lacing up their boots and heading to the rinks.

Dedicated volunteer hockey parents and UMD’s Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity maintain Duluth’s outdoor ice skating rinks.

Without these volunteers, maintaining over 17 outdoor rinks wouldn’t be possible for Duluth.

“It keeps the cost down,” said Pat Hall, a volunteer flooder at the Lower Chester ice rinks. Hall was one of three hockey dads flooding the rinks earlier this month. His son plays hockey for the Lower Chester hockey team.

The parents rotate flooding nights in accordance with a schedule they sign up for.

The Flooding Process The flooders arrive at the rinks around closing time.

Before they can do anything, the snow and ice shreds left over from daytime skaters have to come off the ice. The flooders grab

shovels and brooms and go to work, clearing one rink at a time.

If there’s a lot of snow, they use a Bobcat tractor to haul the main load.

The clearing process takes at least an hour, sometimes more.

Once the ice is clean, it’s polished with a Zamboni—a machine that can shave bumps off the ice.

Then, finally, it’s time for the flooding.

A thick hose, long enough to reach the far corners of the rinks, is used to spray water evenly onto the ice. When the water freezes, the flooders go back and spray on more.

The goal of flooding is to fill in the cracks and add layers of ice onto the rinks so they are fresh and ready for skating by the next morning.

“There’s a lot of pressure coming out of that hose,” said Jeremy Carlson, one of the Lower Chester flooders, as he flooded the rink earlier this month.

He has two children in the Lower Chester hockey program.

“I wear these cleats on my feet,” Carlson explained, pointing at his boots. “Otherwise, the hose will spin ya right around.”

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The headman sprays the water, another helps hold it and a third person helps carry the hose to the next spot that needs to be sprayed.

Facing the Weather Flooders depend on cold, clear nights for successful ice layering.

“The colder the better,” Hall said. He added, laughing, “Except not for us.”

He’d rather settle for 10 degrees.

“It’s a pretty good temperature because it’s comfortable, yet the ice freezes pretty good so you can get a couple layers on.”

Unfortunately for Hall, the temperatures have been in the negatives recently.

For Carlson, the cold wasn’t a problem, but the slightly snowy weather was.

“We just spent an hour and a half clearing off the rink and now it starts to snow,” he said, frustrated. “This is bad news for the ice, actually… If the snow gets on the rink while it’s settling, it creates all these little bumps.”

Usually in this situation, flooders shave off the bumps the next morning with a Zamboni.

Tonight, though, the Zamboni is out of commission, broken

down and sitting in the shed.

“There’s a game here tomorrow at 1 o’clock, and they’re just going to have to deal with some bumpy ice,” he said.

Over at the Glen Avon outdoor rinks along Woodland Avenue in Duluth, flooders were facing the same problem.

“It’s a terrible night for flooding,” Eric said, a father of two Glen Avon hockey players. “Temperature-wise, it’s good,” he said. “But the snow is no good.”

He wasn’t too worried, though.

“We’ll just shave it with the Zamboni tomorrow,” he said.

Building Communty Josie, a novice Glen Avon flooder and first-season hockey mom, thinks flooding is a good thing for parents.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie in the community that’s built here by the parents at night, hanging out,” she said. “We do it for our kids because they want to enjoy the sport. And, outdoor hockey is a big thing in Minnesota.”

Josie is one of few moms who help flood the ice.

“It’s almost all dads out here,” she said.

One of the men flooding with

her was a high school classmate, and another, her husband.

“It’s a little like hanging out with little boys all evening,” she said.

Most hockey moms volunteer by working the concession stand inside the warming house during hours of play.

Jason Schafer, a junior at UMD and a member of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, said helping the flooders is one of his favorite volunteer activities.

“It’s like hanging out with everyone is why it’s fun,” he said.

“That’s why I like that project.

And, they let us skate around.”

The fraternity shovels the Lower Chester ice rinks Mondays through Thursdays. They also tidy up the warming house.

After all the hard work is finished, the Glen Avon flooders relax and share drinks in the Zamboni shack.

“You get thirsty,” Eric said, laughing. “It’s for hydration purposes.”

Carlson said his crew at Lower Chester likes to drink while flooding and afterwards.

“That’s the only way to make it fun and stay warm,” he said.

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UMD grads create new web show, “Nobodies”

BY MAEGGIE LICHT licht096@d.umn.edu

Open on a group of six quirky best friends in Los Angeles, Calif. Each one of them struggles to make ends meet at their day jobs, while trying to pursue acting ambitions late into the night.

Sounds a bit like a TV show, right?

Well, for four UMD graduates and two of their closest friends, it’s both reality and an up-and-coming web series.

“I started writing down some ideas about a show I wanted to create,” said Jake Neuman, a 2010 UMD graduate with his BFA in Acting. “I wanted to try writing to try something new.”

Neuman’s writing crafted the outline for the web show, “Nobodies.” Each character in the show is based on the friends, but with a twist.

“It’s about six postgraduates who are sort of loafers,” Jake said. “We’ve exaggerated our characters to be more scummy than we actually are. We started with some truths and then brought out the grungier, lazier, selfish sides of ourselves.”

About ten months ago, Jake pitched the idea to the group of 2010 UMD grads: his fiancé, Erin Muhs, Kinsey Diment, and Brandon Roberts, along with Jake’s brother, U of M Twin Cities graduate, Jeff Neuman, and a new friend from LA, Brittany Lauren. The group soon got to work.

“I wrote down a couple episodes, and we did a table read,” Jake said. “The ideas started flowing. Everybody really got on board.”

Jeff was intrigued with the idea right off the bat.

“I was pretty excited right away because I saw a lot of promise in the humor,” he said. “It was a good time, in general, to be producing your own content, with things like Kickstarter available. It’s being able to work with your own ideas and put them out independently.”

First things first, they needed to come up with a big enough chunk of change to get the project’s wheels turning. To do that, they made their own Kickstarter, which is an online platform for creative project fundraising.

An initial donation of $2,000 from Jake and Jeff’s mother helped partially fund the cast’s creation of five short promo videos. The promos introduce Kinsey, Jeff, Brandon, Brittany, Jake, and Erin to the world. With a goal of $8,000 to get the show up on its feet, they waited on pins and needles to see if their package was enticing enough to garner support from the Kickstarter crowd.

“We were all really nervous,” Jake said. “We probably checked the page 20 times a day. It was close to the three-year anniversary of me and Erin arriving in LA, so we were either going to

the positions of director, director of photography, and actor to play the part of Jeff.

“It’s been a lot of learning with hands-on,” Jake said. “We pride ourselves in working together on writing—something that seems fairly unique, to have our whole team doing. We all have passion to see it through.”

Jeff was excited to work with a group of people he’d been friends with for years.

“It’s really enjoyable,” he said.

“We’re working with (our) best friends. I feel very lucky to be with people intelligent and motivated and funny enough to be involved

The group of UMD grads appreciated their experience as Bulldogs and their opportunities to learn within the Duluth community.

“Doing a lot of productions around Duluth on a small budget helped me learn how to cut corners in the right way,” Erin said. “And a lot of professors were pretty key in my development.”

Brandon—actor, writer, and producer—said one particular professor helped shape him.

“Our teachers in the Acting Department do a good job with naturalism,” Brandon said. “I took a handful of writing classes.

Jeff said. “It’s very physical and exhausting. We shot the five promos over three days. We’re shooting the pilot over March 1-3 and 8-10. Those will be eight- to tenhour days with around 20 crewmembers. It’s not what we expected, but we learn as we go along.”

One of the biggest challenges for “Nobodies” was to overcome the busy schedules of the creators.

“It’s like a second job, and I already work 40 hours a week,” Brandon said. “Everyone’s working regular jobs, doing auditions, and taking improv classes. Scheduling and organizing is most definitely the most difficult part.”

The pilot episode will actually be two 15-minute webisodes that could be combined for TV, if desired—a specific and purposeful choice made by its creators. “Nobodies” will also send their pilot out to the Internet through multimedia websites.

“We’re trying to get it out there every way possible,” Brandon said. “We’re submitting to any and every festival. We’ve combed the Internet for every videosharing site. We’ve had a good amount of traffic for not being well known.”

“Nobodies” aims to put a twist on the common web series by making theirs more refined. Their goal was to be more like the style of series seen on TV. “We try to break the rules,” Brandon said. “It has a different tone than most internet comedies.

A lot of online comedies are shot with shaken camJAKE NEUMAN/ SUBMITTED eras and stationary shots.

We try to keep it moving in a comCast members of the web series “Nobodies,” (left to right) Brittany Lauren, Bob Guck, Erin Muhs, edy style that’s familiar but differJake Neuman, Kinsey Diment, and Brandon Roberts work together both on and off the screen. ent from any show I know.” be kicking ourselves in the face or with a project like this.”

There was one with Bill Payne So far, it’s working. Each promo really happy.”

With the characters being where I learned the ability to keep has around 1,000 views. Maybe, if On Nov. 6, 2012, the cast was adapted versions of their real-life my acting grounded, and that “Nobodies” continues to catch on thrilled to see that they surpassed selves, it was up to Erin to find the keeps the writing grounded.” the way it has been, it won’t be long their goal. With 64 backers pledg- perfect amount of frump. One of They’ve all continued to learn until these young artists are someing a total of $8,765, they had her favorite characters to shape a lot from working through the bodies. enough money to give the project was Kinsey, because she’s “so out kinks on set. With two 15-minute For anyone curious about catchthe green light. there.” pilot episodes set to air on April 13, ing the cast in action, the pilot “Nobodies” is almost entirely “All of them are fun because 2013, the cast is finding its rhythm debuts April 13 on their many vidself-produced. The cast members they’re trashed up,” Erin said. “We in long workdays that bleed into eo sharing sites. Visit their website, work as writers, producers, actors, first meet (Kinsey) in a dumpster. the night. nobodies.tv, for more information. and Erin coordinates costume I get to make their personalities “When we’re shooting, it’s long design, as well. The only outside come out; I’m getting the story out days—ten- to twelve-hour days. hiring for the creative team was for by telling it visually.”

It’s a lot of work with set-up,”

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BY KATIE LOKOWICH lokow003@d.umn.edu

This Saturday marks the 45th annual Feast of Nations, an event hosted by UMD’s International Club, which features global cuisine and entertainment in the Kirby Ballroom.

“It’s been a dinner, working with UMD catering,” said Sheewin Pananookooln, a UMD senior and president of the International Club. “And it’s been a fashion show, where international students wear clothes from home, and they show off their clothes and traditions. Then we have performances from the students—so, Bollywood dances and Chinese dances.”

This year’s Feast of Nations is centered on the theme “Color Our World,” and offers a few options for students hoping to attend.

“Normally this all happens in the ballroom, but this year we’re splitting up the dinner and the fashion show to be in the ballroom, and then we moved the performance part to MPAC so that we can fit more people than the ballroom,” Pananookooln said.

“So we just split up the tickets.

(Attendees) can do the dinner and the show tickets or the show only.”

The dinner is prepared by UMD Catering, which receives the international recipes well in advance for the event.

“I have my officer, May, working with UMD Catering,” Pananookooln said. “She gives them recipes and asks what they think they can cook for us. So, we have tofu stir-fry, we have curry—she’s been

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picking out all these varieties of advantage of our connections.” ending.”

7-9 p.m. in MPAC. Dinner tickets international desserts and appetizThe group rehearses this Friday The event is put on so students are $10 for students, and perforers. They do a good job, everyone night and starts decorating Sat- and community members can mance-only tickets are $6. A dance likes (the food) and they’re very urday morning to prepare for the experience a global perspective will also be offered in the ballroom impressed.” event. right at home. after the performances conclude at This year the Feast of Nations “That’s what I keep telling them “I think it’s just exciting to know 9 p.m. committee has already sold more at every officer meeting—March that people will have a good time,” “It makes a difference,” Panathan half of the tickets to the din- 3, we’re just going to sleep all day,” Pananookooln said. “So you know nookooln said. “It’s putting on ner and the show by tabling outside Pananookooln said. just being behind the scenes and a show, like a service. You need the UMD lower level bookstore.

Because it’s Pananookooln’s setting everything up and just to have a service mindset, in my “I think the maximum capacity final year at UMD, the event is a thinking of, ‘Let’s make sure that opinion—it’s not about us, it’s in the ballroom is 320 people, and little bittersweet. this is the best that we can do.’” about providing a fun event and we sell out every year,” Pananoo“I can’t believe it’s been four The Feast of Nations will be held opportunity for people to experikooln said. “It’s a lot of food.” years,” she said. “It’s a lot of plan- Saturday March 2. Doors open at ence diversity and culture.”

The Feast of Nations team has ning, but I’ll know that I had fun 5 p.m. in the Kirby Ballroom for been working since the end of and then it’ll be done. So it’s a good dinner, and performances are from fall semester preparing for the event. The planning committee consists of 12 officers, 18 performance groups, and lots of volunteers for decorating and ushering.

“It’s a very, very involved event,” Pananookooln said. “A lot of performers are practicing around the school—you’ll probably see some in front of the bookstore practicing for their performance.”

The event receives support from across the campus, with performances from the Indian Student Association and Funk Soul Patrol.

“This year we have a lot of sponsors from places around UMD,” Pananookooln said.

“TCF asked to put an ad in our booklet, and they would give us money to help sponsor us.

We have one from housing and MAY YANG/ SUBMITTED RSOP. We’ve received a lot of support from people around (Left to right) Idella Sylvah, Tawana Stocker, and Sandra Gbeintor put on a West African dance during last campus. Everyone just kind of year’s Feast of Nations. helps each other out and we take

Student Life Editor / Kaitlin Lokowich / lokow003@d.umn.edu

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

TOP TRACKS

BY NATE MECHTEL mecht009@d.umn.edu

Artist: Frightened Rabbit Album: Pedestrian Verse Recommended Tracks Acts of Man, The Woodpile, Late March, Death March, State Hospital

Listen if you like The National, Arcade Fire, Mumford and Sons, The Decemberists

Indie rock bands have many staples. As more and more music is released you can always count on indie rock bands to have similar music instrumentation. The loud distorted guitar, the poetic but often vague/strange lyrics, and pulsing drum rhythms. The latest release entitled “Pedestrian Verse” from Scottish rock band Frightened Rabbit puts a few new twists on all the requirements of a solid indie rock album. The opening song “Acts of Man” starts the album with a soft piano line that starts to crescendo and build into a percussive march. The lyrics lamenting the selfishness and pervasiveness of the lives of all men while contrastingly talking about he is desperately trying to improve as Scott Hutchison sings out in his heavy Scottish accent “Sorry, Selfish, trying to improve. I’m here, I’m here, not heoric but I try” This is definitely a fine example of song crafting that keeps showing throughout the album. Other tracks like “The Woodpile” and “State Hospital” use the echo distortion of the guitar and tribal like drumming to keep the listener in a state of inspiration and awe at the raw power of rock and roll. Overall this album is a joy to listen too for all indie rock fans out there. While they never go too overboard with their song writing or do anything to edgy, Frightened Rabbit’s latest release is a definite success in a hopefully long lasting career.

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Yearly conference makes its way to UMD

BY KATIE LOKOWICH lokow003@d.umn.edu

UMD will be showing a live broadcast of the TED2013 conference “The Young. The Wise.

The Undiscovered.” in the Tweed Museum of Art from Feb. 26-March 1. TED Talks—which stands for technology, entertainment, and design—is a yearly idea conference that addresses a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture through storytelling.

“It’s four days,” said Wen Chen, a senior in the business school and the only student on the UMD TED Talks committee. “And we usually start at 10:45 in the morning and then it varies different days. (It) depends on how many speakers and sessions. The latest is like 8:45 p.m.”

This year’s conference is taking place in Long Beach, California.

“That’s why our times really got pushed back,” Chen said. “Because they end at like 6 o’clock in the evening and we end at 8 because of the time change.”

The talks have been offered for free online through TED.com, and over 1,050 talks are now available on the site. The TED Talks series has been viewed over one billion times worldwide, reflecting their

ever-growing global audience. But not all the videos from the conference make it online, so the live conference is sometimes the only chance to see these speakers.

“Each one of these sessions 50 people can go to, and some of them are filling up,” said Cheryl Reitan, the UMD Associate Director for External Affairs. “We’re just trying to get the word out and it’s really, right now, only for students faculty and staff. There’s 600 slots and we haven’t opened up to the community yet.”

TED Talks feature famous speakers who present on “ideas worth spreading,” with session themes like “disrupt,” “create,” “sustain,” and “who are we?”

“This is an opportunity for us to hear the thoughts (of) leaders of the world,” Reitan said. “This is an opportunity for us to see how important, influential people are visioning our future.”

UMD spent $2,500 for the rights to broadcast the conference live, and it is one of few universities in the area to do so. The live broadcast is available to students, faculty, and staff without charge.

“If you want to go to the live show, individually it’s like $7,500 for a ticket, for one person,” Chen said.

The talks are brief, averaging

18 minutes per speaker and each full session lasting an hour to two hours.

“I was constantly watching TED Talks on YouTube, because that really interests me because it’s not very long,” Chen said. “It’s like 10-18 minutes and you don’t get bored. Because they have time constraints, you can only talk so much in that short amount of time so you have to make people go into your idea. That’s what really interests me.”

The 70-plus talks are dedicated to business, science, art, politics, economics, and modern technologies “It’s like a way to see the outside world,” Chen said. “Just to give young people a lot of different perspectives, no matter what you’re interested in. I think it’s a really good way to learn.”

To see the full schedule of speakers, times, and to reserve a seat, visit z.umn.edu/ted2013.

If the 50 slots have not all been filled, students can try their luck by showing up to the Tweed to try to snag a seat for the talks.

“We don’t want the atmosphere being really like serious or something,” Chen said. “We want it to be relaxed. So people have their coffee or pop and they can just listen.”

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