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Students donate hygiene Millions cut products to those in need from UMD’s budget BY ANNE KUNKEL CHRISTIANSON kunke063@d.umn.edu

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Students of Dr. Tornabene’s community health class helped raise donations for Churches United in Ministry throughout the month of March. BY SHANNON KINLEY kinle005@d.umn.edu

Some courses go beyond the typical classroom and push students out into the community, both to learn and to help others. Dr. Ladona Tornabene’s community health is such a course. One of the course’s biggest homework projects requires students to help raise donations for Churches United in Ministry (CHUM), a nonprofit organization that works to help the underprivileged in Duluth. In March alone, students of the community health class were able to collect over 636 pounds of hygiene products. “I am thankful for the amount that we raised, and CHUM was really thankful for the amount that was there,” Dammar said. At the beginning of the month, students divided into groups and came up with one hygiene product to focus on. This year they sought to collect

toothbrushes and toothpaste, laundry detergent, dish soap, shampoo, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper and bath towels. Students went to friends, family and community members for the donations. Michell Sones, senior and community health major, and her group put all their efforts into collecting diapers. “Baby diapers are hard to come by—they are so expensive, and if you do have a young kid, you don’t want to give them up until they are fully out of them,” Sones said. “I found that if you ask for (donations) in smaller quantities, people are more likely to give them to you,” Sones said. “I would get a few here, a few there. It adds up.” Sophomore April Dammar, community health major, didn’t really work in a group. Instead, she focused on collecting whatever she could get her hands on by herself, like feminine hygiene products, shampoo, and

razors. “I learned that before I expected others to help, I had to look to myself first to see what I could do,” Dammar said. Both of the girls said their favorite memory was when they dropped the items off at CHUM. “The looks on the peoples faces— and them realizing it was for them— was just great,” Dammar said. “The workers were really excited with the amount we had.” “We walked in and had this whole table overflowing with stuff,” Sones said. “Just seeing the look on (Distributive Services Director of CHUM Meg Kearns’) face was just priceless. It was a mixture of, ‘Oh my gosh this is awesome’ to ‘Where am I going to put all this stuff?’” Tornabene was extremely proud of what her students were able to accomplish. see HYGIENE DRIVE, A3

UMD has submitted a plan to cut more than $1 million from its administration. Gov. Mark Dayton requested that all campuses in the U of M system cut five percent from their administration costs and reallocate them to other areas. After a public meeting in February that addressed budget issues, administration had a one-week deadline to submit an annual Compact Budget Response proposal to the Twin Cities campus for review. Part of this document addressed the $1.158 million budget cut from the four units in administration: The Chancellor’s Office, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA), Student Life (VCSL), and Financial Operations (VCFO). “The idea was to take money away from administration and put it toward instruction,” said Mike Seymour, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations. “It’s taking it out of one pocket and putting it in another.” The Statesman was able to obtain a copy of the Compact Budget Response, but some pages concerning proposed personnel changes had been redacted from the document. “Obviously we can’t say for sure because the proposal hasn’t been approved yet,” Seymour said. “But yeah, there are some confidential pieces regarding personnel.” According to Seymour, these changes could mean anything from job cuts to cross training employees, as well as not re-filling positions after someone retires. see BUDGET CUTS, A4

Biking to campus earns double rewards BY GRAHAM HAKALA hakal045@d.umn.edu

Despite a few snowy setbacks, spring weather is well on its way to stay. As the temperatures begin to rise, many people look for ways to get themselves outside and back into shape for summer. For many in Duluth, cycling is the way to do it. UMD is hoping to encourage students and staff to become more active and eco-friendly by promoting the Bike-to-Campus program, headed by the Office of Sustainability. “Bike-to-Campus was created initially as a way for faculty and staff to get reductions on their health insurance premiums,” said Bryan French, Bike-to-Campus coordinator at UMD. “But right away, we thought that we had to get the students in on this too.” Students and staff participate in the program by attaching a small sensor to the spokes of their bikes. Anyone who rides to campus eight times a month or more receives a prize from local bike shops. The program is free to all UMD staff and students. To sign up, people

can send an email inquiry to bike@d. umd.edu. They will then have their bikes fitted with the sensor, which is provided by the program. “Outside the incentive, what we really want is for people to get out on their bikes and enjoy nature,” French said. While the Bike-to-Campus program was originally rooted in the health and wellness causes, organizers also recognized the additional benefits to the alternative transport. “The fun comes in three forms,” explains Dan Glizinski, education professor at UMD. “One is just the enjoyment of being on a bike – The grin factor. Then there’s the exercise; you’re burning off calories you might not otherwise. Then, economically and environmentally, riding bikes makes sense as well.” “Sustainability is multi-leveled,” said Natalie Brown, student sustainability assistant. “It’s not just ‘being green’ and recycling. It’s incorporating a bunch of different things. By riding your bike to campus, you’re helping the environment while you’re helping yourself. You’ll be happier if you’re healthier.” see CYCLING, A3

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Hygiene drive

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“My class has an believes helps them grow part for me is to see how amazing heart,” as people. they are going to do Tornabene said. “I am Kearns was also very it and what ideas they so proud of what they pleased with the items have.” did. They are generous, that the class was able to Kearns explained that they are kind, they are collect. if someone doesn’t have compassionate and I love “I don’t have a lot of money for food, he or my students.” expectations, because I she is not going to have The drive has been know that it is often hard the money for necessities a part of the course’s to go to merchants, but such as toilet paper or curriculum for about it is always fun to see it diapers. ten years. Tornabene all when they come in “There are real people originally came up with with it,” Kearns said. on the receiving end of it the idea after touring “Every year the students and it is going to make CHUM and realizing approach it differently. a difference for them,” that her students could So that is the exciting Kearns said. make a difference in the community. “When we toured CHUM, I saw that people that have a limited income, (and when) given the choice between buying bread or deodorant, they are more than likely going to buy the bread,” Tornabene said. “I saw that these items that you and I take for granted every morning, for some people, that is a luxury item. And I thought we could do something to change that.” She also thinks that during the process, many of her students LADONA TORNABENE /SUBMITTED were pushed outside of their comfort zones— A pile of hygiene products the community health an experience that she class brought to CHUM.

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In the early hours of April 5, a UMDPD officer on routine patrol spotted a group of students standing outside Oakland Apartments acting suspiciously. When the police officer noticed them, they attempted to leave the area. After the officer caught up to them, they admitted that they had been drinking. The individuals were issued citations for underage consumption. Shortly after, a student that had initially slipped away from the group was also cited for underage consumption, resulting in four tickets total. At 1 a.m. on April 6, an RA in Lake Superior Hall spotted a female student attempting to conceal a bottle of alcohol. The student was uncooperative and visibly intoxicated, so the RA called the police. When officers arrived, the female student attempted to flee the area. She was trying to escape to her dorm room, but the officer caught up before she could shut the door. The student became aggressive

and wrestled with the officer. During the altercation, the student injured her lip and required medical attention. She was charged with underage consumption and possession of alcohol, as well as the misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice. After her lip was patched up, she was sent to a nearby jail. At 2:30 am on April 6, a male student walking along West Arrowhead road was jumping out in front of oncoming cars in an attempt to scare the passing drivers. One of those oncoming cars was a police car. The student launched in front of the patrol car before realizing what it was. The officer determined he had been drinking, issued him an underage consumption ticket and sent him home. A night adviser in Griggs Hall called police about two suspicious individuals at 1 a.m. on April 7. When officers arrived, they discovered that the two individuals—one male, one female— had been drinking. The female was found to be a UMD student and the male was a non-student. They were both issued underage consumption tickets.

Cycling INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL ANALYSISContinued INTERNATIONAL from A1 Mixed reactions to North Korean crisis BY MICHAEL SCOTT scot0459@d.umn.edu

North Korea, under new leader Kim Jong-un, has sparked an international confrontation. The country has threatened nuclear action against U.S. military bases if provoked. As recently as February 2013, the country tested its nuclear capabilities. On March 11, the U.S. imposed new sanctions. Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, then threatened U.S. bases in Japan and Guam on March 15. The United States and South Korea conducted annual military exercises on March 28. North Korea responded the same day by cancelling the armistice that ended the Korean War. In the past few days Pyongyang announced that it will revive an old nuclear reactor and close a joint factory zone shared with South Korea. The capital then warned foreign diplomats of potential upcoming danger. “Some of the actions they’ve taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests,

certainly of our allies, starting with South Korea and Japan and also the threats that the North Koreans have leveled directly at the United States regarding our base in Guam, threatened Hawaii, threatened the West Coast of the United States,” warned U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Both the American and South Korean governments have remained on alert. The United States has sent a missile defense system to Guam and two warships to the western Pacific as a protective measure. Nonetheless, the United States has not seen any large mobilizations of forces. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has called Pyongyang’s actions “a pattern of behavior.” South Korea has also been on high alert, but has thus far detected nothing abnormal. They have upheld a calm exterior. “A duck will appear peaceful on the surface, but its feet are moving breathlessly under the water,” explained Kim Haeng, a spokesperson for South Korea’s Blue House. Bryan Stafford, an English

teacher in Seongnam, South Korea, said: “Yes, I think Koreans are more worried this time around, but it really hasn’t translated into any sort of action.” South Koreans have been resilient. Life continues as normal. “I’ve been here for the sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong, and now for the latest events,” Stafford said. “I’ve never seen any sort of panic.” The United Kingdom, which retains an embassy in Pyongyang, was told that North Korea would not guarantee their safety after April 10. William Hague, British Foreign Secretary, argued, “I haven’t seen any immediate need to respond to that by moving our diplomats out of there. We will keep this under review with our allies. But we shouldn’t respond and play to their rhetoric and that presentation of an external threat every time they come out with it.” North Korean bellicosity has occurred before. It seems to reassert itself after every South Korean presidential election.

According to Glizinski, for everyday that a person doesn’t drive their car, they can save an average of ten dollars. “By not turning your engine on, by not filling it with gas, by not driving on roads and fixing tires and oil, when you figure in all the inclusive statistics, that’s a ten dollar savings a day,” Glizinski said. For some, riding bikes is more than just a cheap form of transportation. “I love to be in the woods,” said Ryan Goei, communications professor at UMD. “The trails in Duluth are second to

very few… They have some great views, and you can be on them in five minutes. You don’t even have to drive, you can just ride your bike to them.” Glizinski says that you don’t have to break the bank to enjoy the benefits of biking. “Buy a junker,” Glizinski suggests. “Find something on craigslist, or go to some of the bike shops we have in Duluth. Find something that fits your prices range.” He added, “Just buy something that works. Ride something that feels like fun.”

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ment with being one of the “biggest factors” in improved graduation rates. In reality, Keenan listed a number of reasons for the improved rates, but she did not include the Four-Year Graduation Plan Agreement.

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Budget cuts

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The document summary of the reallocations proposals stated: “One of the main goals in the reallocation, besides creating a more academically viable institution, was to emerge from stringent budget reallocations without having to lay off significant numbers of faculty and staff members, mandate furloughs, or make across-the-board salary cuts.” These personnel changes, along with how additional cuts will be made, are up to the four individual units within the administration. Each unit is in charge of trimming a different amount from their offices. $143,996 is being cut directly from the Chancellor’s office, $46,216 from VCSL, $329,715 from VCFO and a total of $638,073 from VCAA. “We feel that we run pretty efficiently, and there’s been a lot of cost cutting in recent past,” said Seymour. “So people are running out of options; they’re really

close to the bone. It’s frustrating.” As of now it isn’t clear how these cuts will affect students or whether or not UMD will get the entire $1.158 million back. The U of M system could decide to use the money somewhere else. Nothing will be known for sure until the middle or end of April, when the decision on this proposal is final. “It’s a tough pill to swallow,” Seymour said. “We’re trying to keep students’ needs first and affect them as little as possible.” This isn’t UMD’s only budget problem. With enrollment down, reductions across the campus need to be made for the 2014 fiscal year. An additional three-percent cut, or $2.4 million, will be recalibrated from the campus. Decisions concerning where these reductions will come from and how they will affect students and staff will be finalized within the next few weeks.

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In the past week, the film industry suffered a heavy loss with the death of Roger Ebert, one of the most renowned and beloved movie critics for decades. What makes this story sadder still is that only a day earlier, he announced through his blog that he was going to have to reduce his workload on account of his cancer resurfacing. He said that he was only going to review movies he was interested in. In fact, the very last words he said to his fans were: “See you at the movies.” I will admit that the death of Roger Ebert does not affect me as much as it does many people. But while I was never an avid follower of his, Ebert is still one of the most important people not playing an active part in filmmaking to ever grace the film industry. Before Ebert, film criticism wasn’t really a “thing.” Film started being taken seriously as a medium not even two decades before he got his job at the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert fasttracked a lot of that. Not only did he have a passion for film, but he also had a passion for figuring out what made some movies work and what made others fall apart—and he was a great, memorable writer to boot. When Ebert moved to television in 1975 with the show “Sneak Previews,” he changed the face of not only film criticism, but criticism in general. He was joined by Gene Siskel three years later, and the two would come to be prominent film critics in the world and celebrities in their own right. For two decades on their show, “At The Movies,” and its future iterations, the two would argue and bicker and sometimes agree on all varieties of film. They

introduced the “thumbs up,” “thumbs down” rating that has become commonplace within our culture to this day. During that time and until his death, Ebert wrote books, articles, and even taught the occasional night film class at his alma mater. Ebert was and is incredibly well respected even within the higher echelons of Hollywood itself. He was the first film critic to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was recognized as an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. In many of the film circles I run in online, this past week has been one of reverence for one of the most important men to the industry. Again, Ebert was a bit before my time, at least as a public figure. By the time I even bothered caring what a critic was, he was on the tail end of his public career before cancer took a part of his jaw. But this past week has motivated me to look back at his work, and I believe his reputation is well earned. I don’t agree with him on everything, but at the very least he can defend his opinion and can discuss film in a professional and respectful manner. While I may not have followed the man throughout his career, I can say that his career means a lot to me, as it shows that someone who cares enough—and, admittedly, is backed up by legitimate talent for his craft— can bring a certain level of recognition and appreciation to others what they would normally take for granted. The man made a living doing what he loved, which, in the end, is what most of us want to do anyways. And it should also be noted that one of his last published reviews was for “The Host.” Someone somewhere owes him one on that account.

As the weather gets warmer each year, it’s natural that people tend to wear less clothing. What’s not natural is the tendency of many to go into panic mode trying to drop a few pounds as fast as possible. Every year, I see friends (and strangers, too) do this. “Oh, I have to get in shape for spring break!”—or swimsuit season, or this pair of shorts, etc. None of those really seem like good reasons to get in shape. And maybe that’s why those reasons don’t keep people in shape. Nevertheless, it always happens. This year, a couple of my friends tried The Master Cleanse. Take a glass of water, squeeze in fresh lemon juice, add maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Then drink that whenever your body signals that you should eat some food. Keep doing that for ten days. Seems like a logical, healthy choice, right? (Nope.) The Master Cleanse website says that the diet provides the body with “a healthy amount of calories.” But with each drink coming in at around only 90 calories, if someone were to drink eight glasses a day, that leaves the body with only 720 calories to work with. The body becomes so exhausted just trying to make it through the day that an actual workout becomes seemingly impossible. While I’m all for trying to “cleanse the body,” this is not the way to do it, especially during school, when your brain needs food to help you think and process new material in class. It’s next to impossible to focus in class with those non-stop audible cries from your stomach. A better path to try if you’re intent on “cleansing” is to eat clean. Try eating only whole foods, nothing with added or processed sugars. That leaves a whole slew of options that will fuel the body instead of starving it: broccoli, carrots, apples, chicken, whole grain bread—simple, healthy foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2010 that 33.3 percent of Americans age 20 and under were overweight, and 35.9 percent 20 and under were obese. This is alarming, but it’s nothing that

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a cleanse will help. After starving the body, it’s only natural that some pounds will melt off, but that’s not sustainable. After the cleanse is over, your body will nag you to eat. Odds are, after depriving yourself, you’ll end up eating much more than what’s needed for fuel. Clearly, this country has issues with food. As an observer of people around me, I think a big part of the problem is just that people eat more than they need to. That sounds simple, right? Eat less. Frankly, I do think it’s that simple. Do you really need to eat a whole sandwich for lunch? Probably not. By just going with a half sandwich, the calories are instantly cut in half. Then add a side of fruits or veggies to go with it, and you’re on your way. Another trend I’ve seen is juicing: taking a bunch of fruits and vegetables, blending them all together with yogurt and some powdered forms of protein to replace a meal. This is a problem to me in that there are a lot more calories being taken in than necessary. Some people will put in at least two whole fruits in each smoothie. Nobody really needs to take in that much in one sitting. And drinking in calories isn’t as satisfying to the body, making you more likely to binge later. Instead of scrambling to get in shape before the mercury rises, I suggest making small and simple choices consistently to keep yourself looking and feeling good. Don’t deprive yourself of foods you love, just eat a smaller portion of what you want. Go to the gym, or just for a walk, every day. It’s not difficult to keep in shape without using drastic measures; it just takes a little planning and a lot of commitment.

A guide to UMD’s best study spots BY BEN LABERGE labe0091@d.umn.edu

It can be tough to find a good place to study around campus. Many places are often crowded and noisy, making a study session harder than landing an airplane on a tightrope. If you’re like me, you need slightly more than music to block out the world and focus; you need a degree of seclusion to get a quality amount of studying done. Whether it is just an afternoon hour or a late-night study session, here is a brief travel guide to a few of my favorite lesser-known study spots around UMD. The Life Sciences stairwell offers a neat selection of tables and a platform tucked away from the rest of the world. There is plenty of space to spread out, but the bathrooms are a good distance away and there are few outlets to power your devices. For the more adventurous types, the couches in the basement of A.B. Anderson Hall are like a lost city waiting to be discovered. Though it’s slightly difficult to locate, this study spot is fantastic. It has comfortable seating arrangements, plenty of tables, outlets and water fountains. Of course,

one might lose the passage of time while studying there, as there aren’t any windows. In contrast, the waiting area above the Bus Hub has a great view. There are many couches and chairs to choose from, it has access to plenty of power outlets, and it’s close to the bathrooms. You could even make a quick stop in the food court and bring some food back to eat while studying. But you might want to bring some heavier headphones because the room is connected to the Bus Hub and tends to echo loudly. If you travel south past the Dining Center and take a left down the narrow corridor, you will soon find yourself in more secluded section of campus. Here, there are a few couches equipped with tables and outlets. These couches are often unoccupied and this space seems to mute the sounds coming from the rest of the campus. Women will have quick access to a bathroom, but the guys will have to journey down the stairs or back down the narrow hall to get to theirs. One might not think of the gym as a place of mental exercise, but it is. Outside the main gymnasium are a long stretch of couches that provide a very comfortable place to dive into your

studies and do a couple of cerebral pushups with your homework. Close to water fountains and bathrooms, the only downside is gym noise, which is easily fixed with music and headphones. On the second floor of the Swenson Science building there are a few quiet alcoves with benches. These spots offer

a great view of the western lawn and are bathed in sunlight for the majority of the day. Close to the science labs, these benches are a prime spot for those looking to study before and after getting in and out of lab without going very far. If you’re in any of these areas and have some time to kill, check out these spots and get some studying done.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

Sports Editor / Kyle Farris / farri060@d.umn.edu

Call off the search

UMD’s pursuit of a new athletic director leads to Notre Dame’s Josh Berlo BY KYLE FARRIS and WILLIAM ZIEGLER farri060@d.umn.edu ziegl149@d.umn.edu

Last month, in the midst of its search for a candidate to replace former athletic director Bob Nielson, UMD sought the advice of Josh Berlo, senior assistant athletic director for guest relations and event marketing at Notre Dame. Berlo knew just the right person for the job. “I’ll give you one name,” Berlo said. “And it’s mine.” That turned out to be the name UMD was looking for, and the school announced the hire Wednesday in front of an assemblage of administration, athletic and media members at James S. Malosky Stadium. “I could not be more excited to be here,” said Berlo, a native of Warren, R.I. “The values (at UMD) align with what I’ve believed in for a long time and

why I’ve been a part of athletics at the University of Notre Dame.” While in South Bend, Berlo, 35, oversaw guest relations and event marketing for the school’s 26 athletic programs and managed a 40-person staff and a budget of almost $4 million. He also served as the sport administrator for the baseball team and helped found and advise the Notre Dame Chapter of Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting rare diseases through research and community outreach. After completing his bachelor’s degree in sports management at the University of Massachusetts, Berlo began his career with the Fighting Irish in 2000 as an intern. He earned his master’s degree from the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame in 2004 and steadily rose through the ranks of the athletic department. see BERLO, B2

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Josh Berlo tries on a UMD jacket given to him by Chancellor Lendley Black at a press conference in James S. Malosky Stadium Wednesday.

Bulldogs rally, then roll to 5-1 week BY EVAN SMEGAL smega001@d.umn.edu

The UMD softball team was supposed to play a pair of home games over the weekend, but due to the weather not cooperating, the Bulldogs had to travel to St. Cloud, Minn., to play. Maybe they should keep playing in the Husky Dome. When playing inside a dome this year, UMD is a perfect 15-0. The Bulldogs capped off a four-game sweep of Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls on Saturday and Sunday. They won all nine games they played in West St. Paul’s Regional Athletic Center, and have knocked off all three conference opponents they have faced inside the Husky Dome. UMD took five of six overall this week, splitting with Northern State last Wednesday

in a variety of different ways. The Bulldogs (277, 7-1 NSIC) won the first game 3-2 over the Wolves but struggled in game two. Northern State put up a six-spot in the first inning against starting pitcher Megan Mullen, who was pulled after retiring just one batter. After falling into a 6-1 hole, the Bulldogs never recovered. “We didn’t play our best against Northern State,” Mullen said. “We made some mistakes and missed some opportunities. It doesn’t matter who you play, you can’t give teams early leads and give them confidence.” After a few days of rest, the Bulldogs rebounded and defeated the Mustangs Saturday in a pair of 2-1 comebacks. UMD trailed 1-0 in both games, but were able to rally back. Both teams struggled to score runs, combining

to leave 36 runners on base in the two games. Julia Nealer pitched a nine-inning gem in the opener, allowing one run on three hits while striking out a seasonhigh 13 batters. UMD tied it in the bottom of the fourth and then broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth with a play at the plate. Maddie Bilse chopped one back up the middle and the throw went home, but Jordan Rice was able to sneak across the plate before the ball arrived. In the back end of the Bulldog-Mustang doubleheader, Mullen tied the game up and Kierra Jeffers came up with a walk-off hit to right center field in the bottom of seventh with the bases loaded. Sunday showed a positive sign for the Bulldogs that could provide them more ammunition heading deeper into conference play. Mullen showed

flashes of her 2012 season, during which she broke nine UMD single-season pitching records. The junior tossed a complete-game three-hitter against the Cougars in a 9-1 win in six innings. “I have been working hard on my pitching the past few weeks,” said Mullen, who has had a rough stretch of games. “I wanted to go out there and prove that

I’m the still the player I was last year.” The Bulldogs travel to Augustana Saturday and Wayne State Sunday in a weekend showdown between three of the NSIC’s top clubs. Before that, the Bulldogs will play in the West St. Paul Regional Athletic Center on Thursday against the Beavers of Bemidji State.

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starter Julia Nealer’s ERA since Feb. 27. The senior hurler is 12-1 during the span, which covers 13 appearances.

UMD family continues storied past on intramural ice

(Left to right) Jeff, Kari and Jace Romano stand in front of a plaque dedicated to the late Ralph Romano outside the gym that bears his name.

Track and field The UMD track and field team opened the outdoor season Saturday at the Hamline Invitational in St. Paul, Minn., and produced a combined five individual champions between the men’s and women’s squads. Chanel Miller continued her success from the indoor season with a victory in the 100-meter high hurdles, and was joined by first-place finishers Amelia Maher in the 400-meter hurdles and Kayla Wiltrout in the pole vault. Sophomores Nick Moran and Dan Nielson earned top honors on the men’s side, achieving the top spot in the hammer throw and the 3,000-meter steeplechase, respectively. The women’s team will be in Winona, Minn., this weekend for the Warrior Open, while the men will be represented in the Tom Cat Invitational in St. Paul and the St. John’s Multi-Event meet in Collegeville, Minn.

Schedule A look at the week ahead for UMD Athletics. All events are subject to change. Baseball Concordia-St. Paul Minnetonka, Minn. Wednesday, 10 a.m.

BY NICOLE BRODZIK brodz006@d.umn.edu

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It’s an unusual situation—two generations of a family playing on the same intramural hockey team at a university closely tied to their family’s heritage. That’s life for the Romanos. Twins Jace and Kari Romano are sophomores at UMD, while their father Jeff Romano is the director of the UMD bookstore, and the three of them spend plenty of quality time out on the ice together. UMD’s Romano Gymnasium is named after Ralph Romano, Jeff’s father. Ralph himself was a UMD grad, and eventually made his way back to his alma mater to take over as head hockey coach. see ROMANOS, B2

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Late blunders limit baseball team to split BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

The second game of doubleheaders continues to be a thorn in the side of the UMD baseball team. For the second straight week, the Bulldogs (4-18, 4-4 NSIC) came away with a pair of game-one victories, but let both game twos slip away en route to a series split with Southwest Minnesota State. UMD raced out to a 9-0 lead in the first two innings of the opener Saturday off six hits and four Mustang errors. Senior captain Jordan Smith made MINNESOTA STATE ATHLETICS/SUBMITTED it through the first two innings on the hill unscathed for the Bulldogs, but ran Bulldog John Meyer readies to throw across the diamond during a game last year. into trouble in the third. Southwest Minnesota State started the home half of the third with two sin- ta tallied four in the second and three Bulldog starter Adam Zwak pitched gles and a homerun to slice the margin in the fourth. around a double and a walk in the botto six, but the side was retired at home Control exchanged hands the rest tom of the first, but coughed up four plate when a Mustang runner was of the way, with the Bulldogs taking runs in the second on one swing of the tagged out while attempting to score leads in the sixth and the eighth on hits bat—a grand slam over the right field from first on a double to right center. from Kyle Comer, but both advantages fence set up by a walk, a hit batter and Smith, who allowed five runs and 10 evaporated in the next Mustang at-bat. a single. hits in six innings of work, was touched Down 11-9 in the ninth, UMD was After the blemish, Zwak settled in up for two solo shots in the sixth to cut put down in order to wrap up play Sat- and held the Mustangs scoreless for the the gap to 10-5, but the Bulldogs bat- urday. next three innings. ted around in the top of the seventh on The Bulldogs jumped out to a firstUMD wiggled Zwak off the hook for their way to seven runs and a 17-6 win. inning lead for the third game in a row the loss with a run in the third and two Runs continued to rack up in the in Sunday’s opener—this time on a in the sixth to forge a 4-4 tie, and took nightcap. UMD put up a five-spot in fielding error that scored Orry Enge- its first lead since the second on a sacrithe first, but was blanked over the next bretsen, who started the inning with a fice fly by Comer in the seventh. four innings while Southwest Minneso- base knock to left. Reliever Spencer Diedrich secured

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He spent nine years in the position and is credited for helping move the team into the WCHA from its previous position in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. After his time as coach, Ralph took over as athletic director for the Bulldogs until his death in 1983, years before his grandchildren were born. “My dad died at a pretty young age, so my kids didn’t get to know him,” Jeff said. “So it’s great that they have an opportunity to get to know him through the stories, through the UMD athletic hall of fame and through the Romano Gymnasium.” Jeff is a proud UMD alum with three siblings who all graduated as Bulldogs as well. Living a short distance from campus, his children also grew up surrounded by UMD culture, but had very different roads in coming to the

university. “We were always around UMD and always tied to UMD,” Jace said. “Going to UMD hockey games since we can remember, so it’s been UMD first in everything. I never really had any thoughts of going anywhere else.” Kari, however, has a different story. She spent her freshman year playing defense on St. Catherine University’s women’s hockey team, but recently found her way back to the school she grew up a part of. “I was one of those kids who wanted to experience going away from home, and so I ended up playing hockey last year,” Kari said. “I loved hockey and I liked the school, but I just realized how much I loved UMD and Duluth once I went away. Then I came back, and I’m loving it. Now I get to play with my family.” Kari, Jace and their father have played on the same intramural

hockey team the past two semesters, making it one of the most unique squads on campus. “You look out there and you wouldn’t be able to tell he’s a 52-yearold guy,” Jace said of his father. “He looks like another college kid out there. We’ve got all the diversity covered. There’s a couple other girls out there, but I don’t think there’s really any older faculty members (playing intramural hockey).” Kari is the only girl on her team this semester, but she’s used to playing with the boys. The twins grew up playing on the same team, coached by their father, so taking the ice with an otherwise all-male team didn’t really faze her. “It was an adjustment– girl’s college hockey is pretty fast-paced, but even coming (and) playing intramurals, boys are just so much faster altogether,” Kari said. “So it was a little bit of an adjustment, but

the last six outs and his first win of the season by stranding a runner at second to end the sixth before dealing a flawless seventh inning. There would be no late rally for UMD in game two, however, as the Mustangs put a 5-4 contest well out of reach with a 14-run parade in the sixth. Kyle Fritz held the Mustangs to just two runs over the first four innings, but the Bulldogs entered the sixth in a fourrun hole. UMD jumped to within one, thanks to a three-run jack from Comer, but the floodgates flew open in the home half of the frame. Southwest Minnesota State opened the side with a single and an RBI double off Andy Yetzer (five runs, two earned), who struck out the next two batters. With two down and a runner at second, 14 straight Mustangs reached base on eight hits and six UMD errors. Michael Stocke (seven runs, three earned) came on to relieve Yetzer, but did not record an out and was replaced by Charlie Conkel (two runs, one earned), who eventually ended the inning, but not before the Mustangs cycled through their lineup twice. UMD was set to open a 12-game homestand Wednesday against Concordia-St. Paul, but snowy conditions have put the team’s home schedule in flux.

I think I did fine.” According to her family, she did a lot better than just “fine.” “I was impressed at how well she did because I thought, jeez, you know bigger, stronger, faster, I mean just physically,” Jeff said. “She knows all the tricks, though. She’s better than (her male teammates) anyways– than a lot of them really.” The main focus of the family playing together has remained the same—to spend time together and just play hockey. “And, obviously, we’re out there about having fun–sure, we play to win, that’s why you play the game,” Jeff said. “And that’s why it’s been good. You’ve got all kinds of different skill level players and different ages. And having an opportunity for us to be out on the ice playing hockey at the institution where (my father) was, I think that’s kind of a cool thing.”

Berlo played a leading role in the increased success of the Notre Dame men’s hockey program, which secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in seven years this season and saw its average attendance grow from 2,000 to 5,000. And that may be good news for UMD, where hockey is a school staple and the only sport the program competes in at the Division I level. “(Berlo has) a proven track record of leadership in strategic planning, budgeting, recruiting, hiring of coaches, NCAA compliance, academic mentoring of students and increasing resources for both programs and facilities,” Chancellor Lendley Black said. “We believe his experience and skills will help foster the continued national prominence of UMD athletics as we promote new levels of excellence.” Senior woman administrator and assistant athletic director Karen Stromme has been performing the duties of athletic director since Nielson resigned to become the head football coach at Western Illinois Dec. 19, but she was reportedly not interviewed for the permanent position. Black said that while there were “some very good people” vying for the job, he was confident the committee—a 14-person body appointed by Black to conduct the search— made the correct decision. “I come from a place that a lot of people think highly of,” Berlo said. “I wouldn’t leave a great institution unless I was going to another fine institution. The concurrent pursuit of academic and athletic excellence—that’s what’s done here. I’d like to build on that and continue the Division I and Division II excellence.” Berlo, who signed a three-year contract with a base salary of $150,000, plans to make the move to Duluth in the coming weeks and will officially enter office May 1.

OUTDOORS

Outdoors Editor / Eric Lemke / lemke082@d.umn.edu

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

UMD professor ‘steward of the outdoors’ BY DEVAN BURNETT burne139@d.umn.edu

A small group of students gathered in UMD’s Bagley Nature Area to watch as a man in a light jacket and wool cap expertly drilled a small hole into a sugar maple tree. As he removed the bit from the tree, a tiny, clear droplet of sap gleamed in the lateMarch afternoon sun and fell into the remains of this winter’s snow. “Whoa,” the group collectively exclaimed. For one UMD staff member, this is all part of the job. Tim Bates, Associate Director of UMD’s Recreational Outdoor Sports Program (RSOP), has been working to give UMD students a chance to experience and understand the outside world since 1990. He began his UMD career as a freshman in 1984 and has remained at the university since then, aside from a period when he worked as a high school teacher. Though the university is a place where individuals usually specialize in small areas of knowledge, Bates has set himself apart with the many activities he is connected to. “What drives me is teaching people how to make a connection with the outdoors, and then how to be a steward of the outdoors,” Bates said. The Bike-to-Campus Program— Bates plays a part in it. Environmental education classes—he’s a teacher. The RSOP equipment rental center—he oversees it. The Bagley Nature Area— he chairs its management committee. The “make-and-take” programs on campus—Bates handles development of the organization Outdoor Activities that the programs are part of. “A better question would be to ask what I’m not involved with,” Bates chuckled. Outdoor Activities covers a broad range of topics, from whittling wooden spoons in bi-weekly make-and-takes to canoe and hiking trips. The events are

open to students as well as community members, and are designed to teach outdoor skills while giving students a chance at leadership. However, if an outdoor activity requires a certain amount of technical experience, Tim Bates steps in. He can be found teaching a variety of outdoor skills, such as making canoe paddles and helping students keep blades in top-order with a knife sharpening clinic. “The make-and-takes have actually been really popular,” Bates said. “The wooden spoon making one was full.” When he steps outside, Tim Bates is ready to take on any situation the forest may present. To show his maple syruping students all the necessary equipment that nature can provide, all he needed was a small folding saw and a knife, which he produced from his pocket. After quickly cutting a short section of branch from a sumac shrub, he split the piece with a knife and passed the two halves to the group for examination. Bates explained that this piece of wood could be crafted into a “spile”—a small spout used to collect sap from maple trees. “The inside is like Styrofoam, and you can hollow it out with a piece of wire,” said Bates, holding up a completed example up for students to see. “It’s nature’s pipe.” Even Bates’ office brings a little slice of the outdoors inside. Lounge chairs recycled from obsolete 1980s alpine skis, canoe paddles, snowshoes and a well-loved canoe pack adorn the space. A bicycle helmet sits on his desk, awaiting the ride home. When he’s not outdoors or teaching a class, he spends his time here, planning upcoming adventures. As the spring semester winds down, the outdoor activities are beginning to come to a close. This does not mean a chance for Bates to relax, however. He is currently busy working on new outdoor activities for the upcoming fall semester, helping clean up and put

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Tim Bates explains to maple syruping students in the Bagley Nature Area how to spot maple trees in the forest.

away equipment for the summer, and finishing the maple syruping season. Bates plays a vital role in UMD’s maple syruping activities. The Bagley Nature Area once had a facility where syrup was made, but it was lost due to a fire in the spring of 1991, according to Bates. Every year, Bates offers his nearby yard to help continue the syrup-

ing tradition. Volunteers, RSOP staff, and Bates transport the sap collected in Bagley to his yard, where it is cooked into a syrup over an open fire. And what happens after the snow melts and sap stops running? “We pull all the taps, clean all the equipment, and get ready for next year,” Bates said.

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STUDENT LIFE

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

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Pull the hook-like bar out from the base of the rack and raise it up on the wheel of your bike as high as it will go. To remove, simply do those steps in reverse. Make sure to lift the rack back up all the way so it is securely against the bus and locked in place.

BY NATE MECHTEL mecht009@d.umn.edu

Artist: Keaton Henson Album: Birthdays Recommended Tracks Teach Me, Don’t Swim, Beekeeper, What Have You Done to Us

Beautiful, dark and emotionally intensive, the second album from singer/songwriter Keaton Henson is a riptide of indie rock and folk that is truly set apart from your normal indie solo artist. The first half of the record starts slower. As the first half of the album consists of Henson’s falcetto vocals mixed with slower paced folk guitar and even the occasional harmony. Lyrically, the record is poignant, the opening track “Teach

Based on a top-selling book, the lecture series “I Heart Female Orgasm” is aimed at raising awareness about female sexuality. And, because April is sexual assault awareness month, UMD’s Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC) will be hosting a lecture on Thursday, April 11 from 7-9 p.m. in Bohannon Hall 90. “(In) April, we’ll be having lots of different events, like films going on, and talks about sexual assault and the need to like protect yourself, be aware of the issue and trying to end it,” Hannah Maertz, a senior UMD student and intern with WRAC said. “But we also wanted to bring something that’s a little more positive, because if you don’t know a positive alternative to negative sexual experiences, then how are you supposed to distinguish what’s okay and what’s not okay?” The lectures have branched out to cover sex, female orgasm, LGBTQ, and safe sex programs as well. The series was started by sex educators and lecturers Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller, who present the “I Heart Female Orgasm” information that’s humorous and interesting to both genders. “They basically talk about the conceptions of female sexuality,” Maertz said. “They’ll be talking about the ‘G’ spot— things that people have a lot of questions about. They’ll also be talking about the way media perceives sexuality, how it’s displayed in our music and movies, and things like that. And they’ll touch on why that might be healthy or not healthy for the female psyche when it comes to their sexuality.”

Me” is about not being able to change enough to show you love someone, while later in the album the track “Lying to You” is about how Keaton is with someone who he doesn’t love because the one he truly loves has long since left. The album’s halfway mark track “The Best Today” uses a snare drum under his soft guitar to lull you into a place of peace and tranquility. Then, suddenly the track “Don’t Swim” kicks in, with slow guitar and emotional singing, he whispers “don’t lie” over and over until the song explodes into a sonic, distorted, shoe-gaze style guitar that could only be compared to that of any great 90’s alternative and emo rocker. Suddenly

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Through their popular adult sex education programs, Solot and Miller—who are a couple—have spoken to thousands of men and women and surveyed thousands more about their experiences. “They also make a really big emphasis on using the information that they expel whenever it’s most convenient and right for you,” Maertz said. “Like they’re not necessarily promoting premarital sex at all. They’re just promoting the knowledge to be used whenever the time is right for an individual.” Maertz and two other interns have been working with Susana Pelayo-Woodward, the director of the Office of Cultural Diversity, to put the event together. “I was really adamant about bringing a positive spin,” Maertz said. “This whole month is dedicated to sexual assault, and I want to remind people that there are positive, healthy, and pleasurable ways to experience sex, and that people should be aware of those just as they have to be aware of the negative or the bad things that can happen. “ Over the last eight years, Solot and Miller have presented the lecture over 350 times at different colleges and conferences across the nation. “I hope a lot of people come,” Maertz said. “I’m really excited for people to come see it, and I think a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised by it and learn a lot. It’s something that a lot of people are too afraid to talk about.” More information is on the event’s Facebook page, “Female Orgasm: A Program about Sexual Health and Women’s Empowerment,” and can be found on the UMD events calendar.

all the pain and heartache comes out into real evocative structures like the grand brass ending of the song “Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us”. What this album does phenomenally well is personalize Henson as his own artist. The songs themselves are pieces of Henson’s somber soul. “Birthdays” in general is the kind of record that fits perfectly with this never ending winter, and although most of the album is in general bleak, the last track “In the Morning” reminds us “There may be questions in your head, As a new day is dawning, Like what things for us lie ahead. But woman, I will see you in the morning.”

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WRAC presents “I Heart Female Orgasm” lecture BY KATIE LOKOWICH lokow003@d.umn.edu

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Magic Smelt puppet troupe gets creative MAEGGIE LICHT/ STATESMAN

Maggie Schulstrom, 17, of Mahtowa, Minn., puts the finishing touches on her smelt rod puppet at The Magic Smelt Parade Shop on W. First Street in Duluth. The rod puppets will be used at the Run Smelt Run second line parade on April 21. BY MAEGGIE LICHT licht096@d.umn.edu

When visitors walk into the Magic Smelt Parade Shop, the room is bustling with people concentrating on creating their masterpieces, reminiscent of a school of fish maneuvering through water together. Workshops are set up to create puppets, costumes and masks for the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe’s second annual Run Smelt Run parade. The parade will be at 4 p.m. on April 21 near the Aerial Lift Bridge. The parade travels on the Lakewalk to the Zeitgeist Arts Café for a smelt—a small, silvery fish— fry, dance party, and music by The Brass Messengers. Jim Ouray, creative mastermind behind the project, stood near a table full of smelt head masks in different stages. His light brown ponytail dusted the top of his overalls and his fingers were covered in dark gray clay. He looked around the room, smiling at the work people created. “It’s kind of expandable,” Ouray said. “The more people who come, the more we can get done. We’ve had about eight people at each session so far, and about 30 new people come in.” The idea behind the free workshops is to bring the community together to create art and merriment through the natural phenomenon of the smelt run. Each spring, once the lake water hits about 42 degrees, smelt surge through the waters of Lake Superior on their way to spawn. The Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe brought their whimsy into classrooms around Duluth this year. Ouray taught children how to make crowns and small scepters out of a shiny silver material. “We want to incorporate things for everybody to do,” Ouray said. Each year, the smelt run draws many people to the shores of Lake Superior. There were travelers in attendance at the workshop, too. Maggie Schulstrom, 17, of Mahtowa, Minn., and her family were in town for an event and needed to kill time before lunch.

They stumbled on the workshop and decided to be adventurous. “We got here around 11,” Schulstrom said. “It’s really cool how all these people are here. I’ve been working on this smelt. I just have to finish its eye now.” Schulstrom grabbed a pencil and filled in a circle for an eye on the shiny silver. With that, her rod puppet was finished; she and her family thanked Ouray and said their goodbyes. Duluthian Miki Lu Peters came to the Saturday morning workshop with her family. After searching for “something fun to do” during the blustery, sloppy morning, they were happy to settle in and get to work. “We started by putting the fourth and fifth layer on a smelt head,” Peters said. “It was really fun. We like creating things and working with an interesting group of people. It’s an excellent thing.” The smelt heads are masks for people to wear during the parade. Each individual head takes hours to create. “Each takes around three hours to sculpt, then one and a half hours to papier maché,” Ouray said. “But it can’t all be done in one sitting. It takes about ten hours per smelt head.” The walls of the workshop are adorned with colorful costumes. Ouray came up with the idea to let each smelt embody its own unique personality. For Her Majesty the Smelt Queen, an extravagant black, sparkling, Whitney Houston-inspired dress hangs on a wall in the back of the shop. “Smelt can take on different personas,” Ouray said. “The smelt run is an authentic, natural phenomenon. There’s a regional tie-in.” Ouray’s favorite thing about the workshops is seeing people contribute their own ideas.

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“We had a mom come in with an idea and sewed this,” Ouray said, holding up a silver tunic emblazoned with a bright blue fleur de lis. Ouray had searched for some type of logo or theme for the parade’s costumes. After some research, he decided on the fleur de lis, because it ties in with Duluth’s history so well. “(The fleur de lis) is associated with French royalty,” Ouray said. “Sieur du Lhut was a French explorer and a big part of the city’s history. One day I noticed down at the Depot, the covered canopy area has fleur de lis up in the grillwork. That part of the building has been here for a very long time.” Run Smelt Run is a second line parade, a tradition originated in New Orleans. It’s big, bright, bold, brassy and all about fun. Large prints of Ouray’s personal photographs from his travels to the Big Easy hang on the walls. “They’re a massive experience,” Ouray said. “It’s a moving performance. Ropes keep the crowd out of the performers’ path. That’s what ‘second line’ refers to. Everybody’s invited to join in. It’s mind-blowing; it’s so much fun.” Ouray emphasizes that the workshops are open for everyone and are kid-friendly. Remaining workshops will be held at 134 W. First St. Sessions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. On Saturdays there are two sessions: one 10-12 p.m. and another 2-4 p.m.

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