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With enrollment down and deficits up, UMD looks to balance a tough budget

BY MAEGGIE LICHT and KIM HYATT licht096@d.umn.edu hyatt045@d.umn.edu

All seats were filled in the Kirby Ballroom Tuesday at noon as faculty and staff gathered for the Campus Budget Forum.

The meeting was held to discuss issues, delineate plans, and to dismiss the rumor of the university misplacing millions of dollars.

Chancellor Lendley Black opened the forum by addressing the rumor head on.

“There are rumors being spread about our budget challenges; that we are missing money,” Chancellor Black said. “That’s absurd and not true. We haven’t lost any money.”

Chancellor Black later joked, “There’s no envelope of money in my desk.”

The money hasn’t been misplaced. There’s just less of it, he said.

The university saw a decrease in student enrollment, and consequently has less money coming in through tuition. Chancellor Black noted that the decline had been predicted due to national trends.

The lower enrollment caused a net result loss of $2.4 million in tuition and fees.

The school’s top priority is to stabilize enrollment, according to Chancellor Black. UMD is 80

percent tuition-reliant, meaning that most of the money keeping the university’s doors open is coming from the pockets of students. If enrollment numbers continue to decline, the university could face major cuts to combat the loss of tuition money.

In addition to the $2.4 million loss in tuition and fees, the university faces another million-dollar deficit.

Chancellor Black explained that in 1997, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities recalculated its fringe pool benefits. Fringe benefits consist of various benefits provided by an employer, such as medical insurance and paid holidays. These benefits are in addition to an already existing salary or wage.

This recalculation was not done at UMD. After 16 years, the university discovered the fringe pool was missing money, specifically for grad students and teacher assistants, according to Michael Mullins, a UMD instructor and member of the budget policy committee.

This miscalculation ultimately “drained the pool,” according to Chancellor Black.

“Essentially, we’ve been funding more TAs than we had the money for because we weren’t budgeting them the way we should have,” Chancellor Black said.

In a Budget Policy Committee meeting on Feb. 1, 2013, concerns regarding the fringe pool were addressed. The meeting’s minutes, which can be found online, read: “Members asked about the fringe pool deficit and noted that they are being asked to make cuts. Mike noted it dates back to the late 1990s when handling of graduate assistant fringes should have changed and didn’t. Because of surpluses, it took years to spot the problem but there is now a recurring issue totaling a deficit of approximately $3M.The hope is that the deficit can be handled centrally, but going forward academic units will have to cover the salary and fringe for graduate assistants.”

The loss of funding had some faculty members speaking out at Tuesday’s forum.

“Students will be harmed,” said Michael Pfau, president of the University Education Association.

Pfau also said he was concerned that faculty could lose their jobs.

Mullins, who attended the budget forum Tuesday, said he hopes that students will become more informed about this issue.

“Faculty, students and staff are hoping for more answers,” said Mullins in a phone interview Tuesday evening. “But today’s forum was a good process to be open and discuss this problem.”

UMD building recognized for “being green”

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UMD Chancellor Lendley Black speaks to faculty members on Feb.19 about the current UMD budget.

UMD hosts special guests in honor of Black History Month

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Reflected against the night sky on Feb. 19, the James I. Swenson building earned another award in the green/sustainable construction category from the Minnesota Construction Agency (MCA).

BY SHANNON KINLEY kinle005@d.umn.edu

Once again, the James I. Swenson Civil Engineering Building received recognition for its sustainable and energy efficient building.

This time, it was awarded the 2013 Award of Excellence in the green/sustainable construction

category from the Minnesota Construction Agency (MCA).

Since it opened a little over two years ago, the building received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, the Educational Facility Design Award from AIA (American Institute of Architects), and the Evergreen Award from EcoStructure magazine..

“We’re really proud that the building has received quite a few awards in architecture, and I was very pleased to see it also win an award in sustainable construction,” said Executive Vice Chancellor Andrea Schokker.

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Even when the cards are stacked against them, there are those who show extreme courage in the face of intense adversity. Two such men visited UMD on Friday to share their stories.

As part of its celebration of Black History Month, UMD hosted two guest speakers for a presentation called “Profiles in Courage.” Speaking at the event was Lt. Col. (Ret.) Hiram Mann, a WWII veteran and member of the Tuskegee Airmen, and Col. (Ret.) Nathan Thomas, a civil rights advocate who participated in several marches, including the Birmingham Campaign in 1963.

Lt. Col. Mann shared personal stories about being African American in the U.S. military during a time when segregation still divided the country along racial lines.

“Persevere,” said Mann. “When someone tells you can’t do something, go in there and show them that you can do it. Prove to them that they were wrong…. All the adverse comments people made about (The Tuskegee Airmen)— we proved them wrong.”

Mann entered the Army Air Corp as a pre-aviation student in 1942, and completed his pilot’s training in 1944. He flew combat missions in Europe during WWII in the 332nd fighter group that would later be referred to as the “Tuskegee Airmen.”

The Tuskegee Airmen were the

first African American aviators in the US armed forces, though they were not officially referred to by that name until long after the war.

Thomas spoke about being drafted into the military during the Vietnam War, as well as his political activism on the home front during the height of the civil rights movement.

Thomas participated in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, as well as the 1965 demonstration in Selma, Alabama. It was during these marches when Thomas was witness to the violent treatment of protesters by white police on horseback.

Thomas credited the success of the civil rights movement with the importance of community action and involvement.

“We need to be a part of a community,” said Thomas. “The collective bargaining power that you have in a community is more valuable than any power you have with the United States Government.”

Thomas’ military career spans over 39 years and involves campaigns in Vietnam and Desert Storm.

He also holds multiple postgraduate degrees in various areas, including political science and human resource management.

“I could stand here and relate to you all the stuff about Birmingham or Selma, and you’ll say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s old stuff. It’ll never happen again,’” said Thomas, see GUEST SPEAKERS, A3

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Governor Dayton proposes budget that benefits students

BY ANNE KUNKEL CHRISTIANSON kunke063@d.umn.edu

College students could greatly benefit from Governor Mark Dayton’s recent budget proposal that aims at a $240 million spending increase for higher education across the state. $80 million of the total budget is an addition to the Minnesota State Grant Program—a need-based financial assistance program. $28 million of that could go directly to U of M system.

“We feel great about what the governor did, and applaud his focus on higher ed.,” said Richard Pfutzenreuter III, CFO and Vice President for Budget and Finance for the University of Minnesota.

According to Chris Edland, UMD Manager for MN State Grant, UMD received a little over $9 million in state grant money to distribute last year. That was split between roughly 5,200 students in the fall and spring 2012 semesters.

While the amount per grant will rise, the number of grants available to students will stay the same— meaning that students who receive grants will be eligible for more money. Roughly half of the UMD’s undergraduates are awarded state grants.

“Students next year will be eligible for $9,444 per grant,” said Edland. “That’s the cap, but it’s higher than the previous year.”

Edland also said that the amount of tuition that students are expected to pay would go down if the budget is approved. This is known as “expected contribution” and is determined by a student’s income and tax information filed with Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). However, it hasn’t been determined at this time how much students’ expected contribution will lower.

Aside from the increase in grant aid, Dayton has also supported a portion of the U of M system’s annual budget request.

The budget request was part of the system’s 20142015 Biennial Budget Request that asked the state for $91.6 million. Dayton’s budget supports $80 mil-

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“We’re really excited about this,” said Pfutzenreuter about the governor’s support.

Dayton also supported the tuition freeze request, and is allowing $42.6 million of the $80 million to be put toward holding undergraduate tuition. This will stop tuition for undergraduate Minnesota residents from rising for the next two years, saving students $2,500 over the course of four years.

“It’s hard having to tell students that tuition keeps rising,”

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said Jody O’Connor, Senior One Stop Counselor for the UMD financial aid office. “This is good.”

While Dayton has made this budget request public, both he and legislators will be waiting until their budget meeting at the end of the month to make any formal decisions.

“Hopefully, the state would realize that making an investment—putting state money into the University of Minnesota— will bring tuition down,” said Pfutzenreuter. “That cutting state money has an effect.”

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“But I have learned through my life, history does one thing— it repeats itself.”

The Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC), the Office of Cultural Diversity, and the Metropolitan State University Veterans Network were responsible for putting on the event.

Steve Campos, a student at Metro State University, had been taking the two speakers on a multi-city tour throughout Minnesota. They were coming to Duluth to meet a local Tuskegee Airmen, Joe Gomer, when they decided to contact UMD. “I was contacted by (Campos),” said Mark Goehring, ROTC recruiter at UMD. “They were doing their tour and asked us if our cadets would like to hear their story. I jumped all over that.”

The event took place in the Weber Music Hall, and had over 100 people in attendance.

The two speakers talked about their experiences in overcoming adversity in the face of heightened racial tensions in America, as well as in their military careers.

“It was an honor to have them here,” said Goehring. “It was amazing that they could share their story with not just my cadets, but with the university as a whole.”

MCA’s Awards of Excellence are granted annually and recognize construction projects and association members that make substantial contributions to the construction community.

The building includes many features to help save energy, reduce water consumption and improve air quality. It is also made with eco-friendly materials, including lighting controls, a displacement ventilation system, and a filter system for runoff.

“The building was awarded for its outstanding construction as a sustainable/green building,” Schokker said. “I know that Stahl Construction was very committed to this being not only a LEED Gold building, but also to make the process as environmentally friendly as possible in getting there.”

The construction of the 35,000-square-foot building was completed in July 2010, and was designed by Ross Barney Architects. The general contractor of the building was Stahl Construction from St. Louis Park, Minn.

The building was designed to showcase the civil engineering program, and has classrooms, computer labs, administrative offices and six specialized laboratories.

“The building is truly one of a kind,” Schokker said. “It has an

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Lt. Col. (Ret.) Hiram Mann talks to a community member after speaking at Weber Music Hall on Feb. 15. Mann, a WWII veteran and member of the Tuskegee Airmen, spoke about his personal experiences being African American in the U.S. military during a time of racial tension and segregation.

amazing blend of educational, sustainable, and aesthetic aspects that are hard to beat.”

It also houses two large labs, which are plainly visible to anyone passing through the building.

Junior Aaron Mika, civil engineering major, said his favorite part of the building is the labs.

“There is a lot of cool stuff in there, and it is better than paperwork,” Mika said.

Mika also mentioned that he thinks the size of this lab sets it apart from other universities.

Dr. David Saftner, civil engineering assistant professor, said his favorite part of the building, from a professional standpoint, is also the labs—mostly because of the equipment in them.

“All the new equipment matches what is going on in the industry,” Saftner said.

“It is a pretty direct relationship with what is going on here and what is going on in the industry.”

Schokker said one thing that is appealing about the building is that its construction is an interesting subject for students to learn about. Students can leave their classrooms knowing how the building came together.

“It is really engineering on display,” Schokker said. “When you walk in, you feel like you are part of something special, that is more than just a building.”

Pope resigns for first time in almost 600 years: who will take his place?

BY MICHAEL SCOTT scot0459@d.umn.edu

Last week, for the first time since 1294, a Pope willingly resigned the leadership of the Catholic Church.

The last resignation of any kind was in 1415, when Gregory XII was forced to step down in order to end a rival claim to the position.

“The unexpected development—the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years—surprised governments, Vatican-watchers and even the Pope’s closest aides, “ reported BBC of Pope Benedict XVI, who willingly relinquished his position last week.

The Pope cited advanced age and physical incapacity as to why he was stepping aside.

According to the Vatican, the

Pope explained, “Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.”

The Pope had surgery to replace his pacemaker three months ago, according to Il Sole 24, an Italian newspaper.

Pope Benedict XVI will formally resign the position on Feb. 28, leaving the papacy to an intermediary until a new pope can be elected through a conclave. The selection process is expected to be undertaken by late March.

“Before Easter, we will have the new pope,” said Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman.

Cardinals from around the world will meet in Rome by mid-

March to elect a successor to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

The next pope will require a twothirds majority in the voting process.

This has led to speculation as to who will become the new pope.

“British and Irish bookmakers ranked Nigeria’s Cardinal Francis Arinze, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Canadian Marc Ouellet on Monday as favorites to lead the Roman Catholic Church, setting odds swiftly following Pope Benedict XVI’s shocking resignation,” reports Reuters.

Marc Ouellet of Canada is one of the early front-runners and could become the first pope from North America. He is currently the head of the Congregation of Bishops.

But, as the Independent reports,

“Given that the vast majority of the world’s one billion Catholics now live in the developing world, excitement is already mounting that the new pope will be an African or Latin American cardinal.”

There are two major contenders from Africa. The world could have its first black pope in history, as well as the first African Pope in more than 1,500 years.

One leading contender is Peter Turkson of Ghana. He is 64—a relatively young age for a pope.

“If you go on from there and have an African pope, that would be a great recognition of a church that has come of age and a church that is able to contribute to the universal church,” Turkson said.

The other contender from Africa is Francis Arinze of Nigeria, who is now 80.

Latin America contains the most Catholics in the world. The top candidates from Latin America are Brazilian Odilo Scherer and Argentina’s Leonardo Sandri.

“Latin America’s long history of liberation theology means some of the most powerful cardinals from that continent could bridge the social divide between liberals and conservatives,” reports the Independent.

Europeans have dominated the papacy. This could continue due to the voting process. Of the 117 eligible voters, 61 are from Europe. One leading contender, Angelo Scola of Italy, said, “It will probably be a European.”

The election of the pope will begin 15-20 days after Pope Benedict XVI officially resigns on Feb. 28. The race remains wide open.

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* Former president and current member of the Black Student Association.

“Why do we need a Black History Month?”

That question itself is evidence for the need of the month. We as a culture, community, and society do not widely embrace blackness.

Many people are often offended or confused by the fact that there is a Black History Month or other months/days related to culture and identity. This confusion is often accompanied by the question: “Why isn’t there a white history month?”

This may be a valid question if, for one month, everyone in the country truly embraced black history and black culture. This is simply not the case. However, for twelve months of the year, everyone in this country must embrace whiteness. We are surrounded by it—all of us.

You might be thinking, “What the hell is this person talking about?” If so, I completely understand your lack of awareness on the subject. I understand, because whiteness is the norm. Whiteness is a part of what we all live. If you’re still confused, let me explain: White history is required; it is essential for graduation. Black history and history of underrepresented groups is simply a footnote.

Could we have made it through 12th grade without knowing about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, JFK, FDR, Benjamin Franklin, or Thomas Edison?

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edge that fact.

Another example of how we interact with whiteness is beauty. In the U.S., our standard for beauty is slim yet endowed, whiteskinned, bright-eyed, straighthaired individuals. Although those folks are beautiful as well, in our society, we subconsciously and consciously push people to achieve that standard. Often, women of color go to extreme lengths to attempt the impossible task of fitting into this standard of beauty.

Those are just two examples of what I’m talking about in terms of living in whiteness. There are many other examples, even if we ignore things such as food, clothes, music, and other art. Also, if you’re still confused by these concepts or if you disagree, feel free to contact me. You can find my email on the

UMD website, and I’d be more than happy to sit down and hear your thoughts.

Now let’s get to my purpose of writing this piece. This month is a time for us to discuss our history. This month is a time for us to celebrate accomplishments.

This month is also a chance for us to explore and embrace different cultures. Black History Month is important; in fact, it is essential.

Often, the month is misused or forgotten, but we have it. We all have it. We all need to use it. It is a time for us to come together to embrace black history and black culture.

If we can begin to recognize the history, culture, and experiences of other groups as our own, then maybe, down the road, the answer to the initial question will be: “we don’t.”

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Those of you who have read this column before, if any exist, may remember I love horror movies.

I also dislike PG-13 horror movies. So, naturally, the first movie I went to see was a PG-13 horror movie, because I’m kind of an idiot that way. Normally, I would have dismissed the movie “Mama” as another cash-grab to make easy money off of teens for a weekend before being taken out of theaters for being terrible, but there was one key factor in my decision to go see it: it was produced by Guillermo del Toro.

I will admit I am quite the fan of del Toro’s work, particularly his horror films like “The Devil’s Backbone.” I also enjoy the horror films of other directors that he throws his name behind, like the excellent “The Orphanage.”

On top of that, the film managed to get some pretty good reviews from most of the sites I visit for that sort of thing. So, begrudgingly, a friend of mine and I went on student discount night to go see it. I do feel that you do a movie a disservice if you don’t see it on the big screen. After paying the usual exorbitant amount for concessions, I sat down and prepared for the worst, not really knowing too much about the film before going into it.

“Mama” stars Jessica Chastain—who probably wishes for a different film to come out in the lead up to Oscar season, so no one forgets her performance in “Zero Dark Thirty”—as a 20-something punk rocker whose boyfriend finds and adopts his two nieces, who had been presumed dead for five years.

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most likely become available to the masses in a heartbeat.

This evolution started after the world wars, when women The start of this week marks had to improvise on what they the official end to New York’s wore because of the shortage in Fashion Week. Models paraded fabrics and luxury goods. Cheap fall 2013’s latest looks—some cotton suddenly became the new of which included head-to-toe trend, due to its light weight, leather gear, Muppet-colored dyed and people began to appreciate fur (faux, of course), and extreme simplicity over extravagance. shoulder pads. Besides the crazy Street-wear has originated since fur and leather, Marc Jacobs then, and designers have decided debuted his show with awesome to implement it into their designs. metallic and feminine cuts, while The simple cuts of the trends have Rodarte showcased intricate wing now made it possible for clothes appliqués sewn onto sheer to be produced faster, and thus fabrics on the backs of all access to them has become easier. his models. Those of us And as long as they’re not selling who were not fortunate the actual designer logo, though, enough to fly to New (plagiarism is a whole other York for this exclusive story) it’s not necessarily a bad event watched from thing either. On the surface of the sidelines with all this, we are saving a great envy, wondering deal of money by having when we’ll ever be access to trendy clothes and able to rock those purses, but we also gain expensive designer a lot more from it. The items. clothes that we choose That’s where to represent us serve a large clothing purpose in equality. We stores like no longer have to tailor Forever 21 and the things we wear H&M come in. based on our level of They dedicate income, because the all of their mass reproduction products of a designer look has to women ILLUSTRATION BY SIERRA KAMATCHUS made it possible for us to like us: people who love high fashion at an affordable price. Now we can head impossible to tell the real from to H&M, and that top we saw on the faux. That look of the classic the runway a few weeks ago? Yeah, Chanel tweed jacket has been there’s the same one here, just a duplicated so many times that it doesn’t even matter anymore couple hundred dollars cheaper.

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different classes of fashion. At the very top, there was Chanel and her chain of overly expensive designer friends: Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, etc. The middle section consisted of the more affordable, but still expensive clothing, like Bebe and Express. The last section is tailored towards the normal, everyday woman with brands like Gap and Ann Taylor. It was easier to distinguish which pairs of jeans belonged to which class.

Today, it’s almost

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The girls’ father, who had a mental breakdown after the stock market crash of ’08, killed their mother and abandoned them in the forest.

The girls, now feral and obviously traumatized, survived due to the kindness of “Mama,” a CGI ghost woman who takes care of them, and, when they are found, follows them to their new home.

I have to give the movie some credit: the first half is a lot creepier than it deserves to be. The movie is shot beautifully and the child actors are actually quite good.

Some of the film’s scariest moments come from the girls’ initial animallike stature and their unwillingness to adopt social norms. I will also give the movie credit in that it is a ghost story through and through. Not once during the movie is an attempt made to pass the ghosts off as hallucinations or anything like that. However, this also tends to be the film’s biggest weakness. Once the second half starts, the CGI ghost woman takes up most of the screen time, and the effects are not too great. The first half had her obscured in shadows, for the most part, so it wasn’t too noticeable. But, as the film goes on, I started seeing clearer and clearer shots of her, which did not hold up. Also, the last ten minutes are something else entirely and feel completely disconnected from the rest of the movie.

Ultimately, the movie wasn’t terrible. The first half was quite good, and Chastain is a great actress—a lot of the movie is carried on her shoulders. But the second half devolves into something a lot sillier and borders on comedy near the end. Bland CGI effects notwithstanding, the film is beautiful to look at but does not hold up.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Student debt article in Statesman exaggerates the problem I’m writing a letter to the editor pertaining to the front-page article on last week’s issue. I found it very negative and interesting that you completely misrepresented the data from Career Services. The fact that you showed the amount of debt and lack of jobs without stating what types of jobs or majors these students have seems a bit one-sided.

If you actually look at the data from the Career Services survey, you can see that of the 59% of students without jobs in their area of study, a very large percentage pertains to students with majors such as English, history, psychology, or other liberal arts and fine arts majors. When enrolling in school and deciding a major, it is known that there aren’t lots of jobs and money available to pay back massive amounts of loans that students decide to take on, and yet students will still take on lots of debt by choice.

In addition, did any of the students that don’t have a job attempt to find an internship while in school? I think not! The Career Services Department also has found that they are one of the most under-utilized services on campus.

I think you should have shown that success all depends on the degree chosen and the opportunities one pursues. There are a lot of students at UMD who do not respond to that survey, and, on top of that, you should have looked at the other side of the data that shows the students that do have jobs.

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I have the national average for student loans and have a job lined up for after graduation within my degree field. The statement in the article, “you work hard, you play by the rules, you do well,” does apply.

I worked really hard to get an internship and took a semester off for a co-op. Without those, I would not have the skills I have that allow me to do well.

Those are my thoughts. I just feel there was a lot of information missing in this article, and that the article was very negative. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Ben Boyum Current UMD Student

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it work, affordability and good quality are going to be on their main checklist. And, honestly, no college student is going to have the available funds to buy that $1,000 purse.

High fashion designers also support the sale of cheaper clothing too. Prabal Gurung, a Nepalese-American designer known for producing sophisticated silhouettes, has collaborated with Target to create an affordable line of women’s clothing for this spring.

He’s not the first. Gwen Stefani, Proenza Shouler, and Vera Wang are a few of the designers who have given their goods away at a very

inexpensive price.

Of course, I’m still hoping to see the classics become more available to us in the near future.

The couture designers, like Louis and Dolce, are still on the spendy side. Perhaps Chanel will design a cheaper purse for us? Even though all the runway designers haven’t fully committed to making themselves more affordable, they still give us the ability to be freely inspired by the designs they offer. Fashion week is always the highlight event of New York’s busy streets, but it’s also a glance into the future trends of what might be in our closets.

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BY ILIA JONES jone1791@d.umn.edu

I’m sure that most of you heard about the crazy meteorite that recently hit Russia. This meteorite caused quite a ruckus. According to former astronaut Edward Lu, there is a 30 percent chance that another meteorite will hit the earth in our lifetime. I don’t know about you guys, but that sounds like a decent chance. Considering that a meteor big enough to injure 1,200 people just hit Russia, I think we are all meteor-ed out.

The meteorite that hit was one of 650,000 known meteors known to be floating around up in space.

I hope that all of you astronomy majors are having a hay-day about this right now, because I am. The asteroid that hit Russia produced a major sonic boom and rained fireballs. The force of the meteorite was estimated to be about twenty times that of the bomb that hit Hiroshima during WWII.

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afford it. If we still follow the hierarchy of only wearing clothes that are available to us based on our social classes, we would still be living in the 18th century—when aristocrats were the only people with the right to wear rich satins and silk, and the poor donned rags.

As women begin to take advantage of this accessibility, the quality has also improved dramatically.

Designers are starting to realize that their consumers consist of not the wealthy woman of New York, but the average woman with a few jobs to juggle. If they want to make

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According to NASA scientists, the meteorite was around 10,000 tons.

That’s a pretty big rock, if you ask me.

On an unrelated note, according to the media, an asteroid the size of two semi trucks flew just 17,150 miles above Indonesia the day after the meteor struck Russia. This was the first record of an asteroid entering the earth’s atmosphere.

If these asteroids are getting all crazy up there, who’s to say what else is going on above the big blue sky. Now calm down, all you apocalypse junkies, I’m not saying that we should stock up on bomb shelters. Obviously, if the world ends, it will include zombies.

I’d like to just inform you lovely students of UMD how many large rocks are floating right above our heads—well, a few thousand miles above our heads.

The asteroid is called DA-14 and is around 150 feet long, according to the Huffington Post. (I think we could have been a bit cleverer

about the name, but hey, that’s just me. Maybe something scary, like: “World-destroyer-14.”) Just to give you guys a more clear view on the asteroid: the meteorite that exploded over Russia was around one-third the size of the DA-14.

Now that is a scary thought.

What I like to think about, while all this asteroid-business is happening, are the dinosaurs.

After all, it was a meteorite that caused their extinction, according to my middle school science class.

That meteorite was around six miles long, though. So don’t worry, I think we’re good for now.

I hope, though, that as you are on the elliptical or playing with your cat(s), you will watch some news channel and open your eyes to the fact that Earth is pretty dang small, and being aware of things like this is pretty important. Maybe bomb shelters aren’t such a ludicrous idea.

BY KATIE BENUSA benus014@crk.umn.edu

Happy birthday. It’s a simple concept, but it’s easier said than done. In this society, there is always a lot of pressure to have a happy birthday. People try so hard to make their birthdays perfect, but in the end, the day is not able to live up to expectations. I have come to notice that this is especially true with 21st birthdays. Turning 21 is arguably the most important milestone in a person’s life, because it marks the day a person is viewed by society as a true adult—oh yeah, and you can finally legally drink! Naturally, people tend to size it up and look forward to it for quite a while; however, once the fantasy does not live up to the hype, it is a disappointment that basically ruins the birthday. I speak from experience.

For those you who have already turned 21, hopefully it was everything you had wished it would be. For those of you who still have yet to celebrate your 21st birthday, I hope it lives up to the hype. Here are a few tips to ensure that during your future birthdays, your shirt is stained with chocolate cake and not tears.

First, don’t set your expectations too high. The higher you build your hopes, the farther you are going to fall if everything does not go how you think it will. I was looking forward to celebrating my 21st birthday since I turned 20, and I was determined to make it memorable. However, on the day of my birthday, I learned that it was not going to live up to my hopes. I

had plans to spend the afternoon with a few friends, but as I got ready to go, they flaked out and didn’t even bother to tell me.

That night, I met up with them at a local bar, but, unfortunately, it was karaoke night. The bar was too loud and crowded for my taste, so I decided to leave while my friends stayed behind because they wanted to continue drinking.

This brings me to tip number two: be careful whom you choose to celebrate with. Some people will care more about drinking than actually celebrating your birthday.

Also, don’t expect everything to go according to plan. Life does not take a break on your birthday, so anticipate a few setbacks to occur and save yourself the frustration.

Soon after I got home, I realized my wallet was missing. I spent the rest of the night frantically searching for it until I realized I must have lost it during the chaos at the bar. I revisited the bar and none of the employees had seen it, so I deduced that somebody must have taken it. Happy birthday to me.

In the end, I got what I wanted: a memorable 21st birthday. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.

I ended my birthday by waking up my dad at 2:00 in the morning in tears to tell him I lost my wallet.

We eventually talked to the cleaning crew at the bar, who had found my wallet while they were cleaning. For good birthdays, it’s nice to only remember the good moments, and not dwell on the flaws. But the only good thing about bad birthdays, sometimes, is that they make for good stories.

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UMD’s late goal fends off Bemidji sweep

BY EVAN SMEGAL smega001@d.umn.edu

Coming into the weekend, something had to give for either UMD or Bemidji State. The UMD men’s hockey team had suffered five straight losses entering the weekend, while the Beavers came in with a winless stretch of 12 games—dating back to Dec. 15 (0-9-3).

The Beavers came out of the two-game series with the lone victory, a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs on Friday night. UMD fought back the following night to dodge what would have been a seven-game losing streak, skating to a 1-1 tie.

With the tie on Saturday night, UMD (10-16-4 overall, 8-11-3 WCHA) earned one point and drew even with Colorado College

for eighth place in the WCHA standings.

The Bulldogs had many chances to score in the opener—outshooting the Beavers 40-27—but special teams play did the Bulldogs in on goaltender Alex Fons’ second colligate game and first as a starter.

The Beavers capitalized on four of their six power play opportunities, while the Bulldogs came up emptyhanded on four of their own.

UMD took a 1-0 advantage on freshman Andy Welinski’s third tally of the year 5:39 into the opening frame. The Beavers nailed their first power-play goal at the 4:15 mark of the second period to even the game at one, but UMD went back on top three minutes later on Cal Decowski’s second goal of his freshman year. Then, Bemidji State answered with three consecutive

power-play goals, including the last two by Brance Orban in the final period.

“We played really well Friday,” senior winger Mike Seidel said.

“We probably played our best fiveon-five hockey, but (Bemidji State goaltender Andrew) Walsh played better and kept the puck in front of him. In the end, special teams really hurt us. We can’t expect the penalty kill (and) can’t give up four goals and win like that.”

Friday’s loss marked UMD’s sixth straight defeat and extended its third-period scoring drought to six games. But both would change Saturday.

After not scoring for nearly 135 minutes of third-period ice time during the six-game slide and part see Men’s hockey, B2

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UMD Bulldog Wade Bergman looks for a passing opportunity against Bemidji State on Feb. 16.

Missed opportunities badger Bulldogs put pieces together in women’s team in Wisconsin home finale

BY NICOLE BRODZIK brodz006@d.umn.edu

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UMD Bulldog Bret Ervin fights through traffic for a lay up against Northern State on Feb. 15.

BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

A team’s first year with a new coaching staff and a foreign system is expected to feature plenty of ups and downs, and UMD’s men’s basketball team has been no exception to that rule. But if last weekend was any indication of things to come, the program may finally be making the progress head coach Matt Bowen has been waiting for.

The Bulldogs (7-17, 5-15 NSIC) found themselves in a familiar position after the first 20 minutes against Northern State University Friday. A tidy first half had put the team five clear of the Wolves— UMD’s sixth halftime lead in eight games.

But what separated last weekend from the first three months of the season was the Bulldogs’ ability to channel their early success into the second half.

Northern State shaved the difference to one twice in the first five minutes of the second frame, but UMD tightened up on the defensive end and mounted an 11-0 run to open its largest lead of the night with under 12 minutes to play.

Despite senior guard Jake Hottenstine falling ten under his season average with only six points, the Bulldogs’ offense continued to apply pressure to the Wolves as the game wore on and never allowed Northern State to creep within a possession.

Junior guard Jordan Reetz sank a game-high 20 points—six of which came from the free-throw line in the final minutes—to help preserve a 72-65 win and a season split with the Wolves.

“We’ve eliminated a lot of the mistakes that we used to make— the silly, stupid little things we do and you (have) to give just a lot of credit to the kids,” Bowen

said. “They’re playing well, they’re playing together, they’re playing hard, and I’m just really happy to see some things pull off for them because we struggled for a long time.”

Seeking their first weekend sweep of the year on Senior Day, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early double-digit lead over Minnesota State-Moorhead in the first half Saturday.

UMD’s lead sprouted to 21 when Hottenstine ripped off eight points on a pair of 3-pointers and a breakaway dunk in a 62-second span near the end of the frame, but the Dragons held the Bulldogs without a field goal for the last five minutes of the half to chisel the gap to 40-30.

Moorhead trimmed the lead to five in the early stages of the second half, but UMD rekindled its offense during the middle portion of the frame and went on a 19-7 run to put the game out of reach.

The 74-66 win capped what was undoubtedly the most complete weekend the team has played in its first season under Bowen, and punctuated the home careers of UMD’s three seniors with a high note.

“They’ve been here for four years and I’ve been here for nine months,” Bowen said. “So it’s hard to really get fully vested in all the trials and tribulations of the last four years that they’ve had. We came into fall camp this year and they’re trying to learn names. This experience, I would think, would be very vital for our future because we’ve gone through some dark times.”

The Bulldogs will look to string together a couple more wins this weekend at Bemidji State and Minnesota, Crookston, before the first round of the NSIC regional playoffs begins Feb. 27.

Despite getting forwards Jamie Kenyon and Zoe Hickel back from injury, the UMD women’s hockey team did not get the start it had hoped for in last weekend’s series at the University of Wisconsin.

The Badgers took advantage of their nine power-play opportunities, as the Bulldogs (14-13-3, 13-12-1 WCHA) put themselves down a skater for 20 total minutes.

Sophomore defenseman Brigette Lacquette sat for four penalties in game one, bringing her season total to a team-leading 60 minutes served.

Wisconsin started the scoring about halfway through the first period when defenseman Alev Kelter sent one past UMD goaltender Kayla Black on the Badgers’ fifth power play of the outing. The home team continued the onslaught, notching two more goals with the man advantage in the second and third periods to bring the game to 3-0.

The Bulldogs had five power plays of their own, but had difficulty converting their opportunities.

The visiting team also had issues in the faceoff circle, with the Badgers winning 66 percent of the draws.

But just when it looked like UMD would be shut out for the fifth time this season, Aleksandra Vafina got one in past Wisconsin’s stopper Alex Rigsby with 1:26 left in the game to bring the final score to 3-1—the Bulldogs’ first loss at the hands of the Badgers in nearly

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Bulldog Jamie Kenyon handles the puck towards the net during a game earlier this year.

a year.

Sunday’s matchup would mark head coach Shannon Miller’s 500th game behind the Bulldog bench, where her team took the ice looking to atone for Saturday’s mistakes. The Bulldogs came into game two with a much more disciplined approach, but it was still not enough to stave off a second loss to Wisconsin.

It took until the second period of play before either team scored a goal, when Wisconsin center Brianna Decker notched one for her squad. UMD’s Jenna McParland answered with a goal of her own at the 9:14 mark of the second period, when she sent a one-timer from Jessica Wong past Kelter. Black played big in the net to keep her team in the game, despite being outshot 17-7 by Wisconsin in the period.

The Bulldogs took their first lead

of the game early in the third when Kenyon made herself known on a power-play goal from a challenging angle off a feed from McParland, to bring the score to 2-1. The Badgers would not be silenced, however, as forward Blayre Turnbull tied the game up at 14:23, after some sloppy execution on the UMD side, to send the game into overtime.

It took just over two minutes of play in the extra period for Wisconsin to complete the weekend sweep. Off of a faceoff from the Bulldog zone, Decker slipped another puck past Black—who stopped 39 of 42 shots on the evening—for her second goal of the game and a 3-2 Badger win.

The Bulldogs will face off against No. 8 North Dakota at Amsoil Arena this weekend in the final series of the regular season.

Hottenstine’s untraveled path nearing the end

BY WILLIAM ZIEGLER ziegl149@d.umn.edu

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Senior Jake Hottenstine stares down his Northern State opponent before advancing up the court on Feb. 15.

“The quality of one’s life,” Vince Lombardi once said, “is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” Senior Bulldog guard Jake Hottenstine is an athlete that relentlessly works toward excellence in his craft.

Never was that more evident than during his 23-point effort against Minnesota State-Moorhead over the weekend on Senior Night. Hottenstine has developed into a top-line offensive talent in his four years at UMD, and performances like the one he put together Saturday make it easy to forget that his success at the collegiate level was never guaranteed.

A three-sport athlete growing up in Green Bay, Wis., Hottenstine quickly developed a fascination

with basketball. He put in his due time with baseball and football, but quickly concentrated his effort on improving his skills on the court.

In eighth grade, he made a tough choice that ultimately paid huge dividends for him down the road.

After spending most of the previous season on the bench playing for the “A” team, he had the opportunity to join the “B” team for additional playing time.

Hottenstine decided to take the opportunity to prove his worth as a player with more playing time and moved over to the “B” squad. It was a means to an end for him and the decision paid off handsomely.

He developed his game and made huge strides as a team player contributing in his extended role.

The following season, his first in high school, Hottenstine was again see Hottenstine, B2

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Women let one slip, then pull one out

BY KYLE FARRIS farri060@d.umn.edu

During a weekend when three UMD women’s basketball seniors celebrated their final appearances at Romano Gymnasium, it was junior forward Katrina Newman who did most of the heavy lifting in a weekend split to conclude the team’s home schedule.

Newman piled up 47 points for the Bulldogs (12-12, 9-11 NSIC) on the weekend—only four of which came in the first half Friday against Northern State University—which held UMD’s offense to 26 points on 29-percent shooting before intermission.

While the Wolves led for most of the frame and converted 60 percent of their first-half looks, UMD came away with eight steals and 12 turnovers on the defensive end to limit Northern State’s scoring opportunities.

After enjoying a lead for the first six minutes of the half, the Bulldogs trailed for the final 14 by as many as six, but the strong defensive effort helped close the gap to 28-26 at the break.

The Bulldogs cleaned up their offensive execution just enough after halftime to retake the advantage and hold it for the better part of the final 20 minutes. Newman dumped in 15 second-half points to anchor UMD’s offense, and her run of nine points in just over five minutes near the middle portion of the half gave the Bulldogs a 44-38 lead.

Northern State responded with

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UMD junior Hannah Rutten forces her way toward the rim against Northern State on Feb. 15.

a 10-0 run moments later to regain the advantage, but UMD strung together a few buckets of its own to inch ahead by one with 58 seconds to play. The Wolves promptly pulled in front by three, and senior guard Courtney Doucette had a look at a 3-pointer from the corner to knot the game with 18 seconds remaining, but her shot missed the mark and Northern State iced the game with a free throw at the other end.

Saturday’s contest with Minnesota State University-Moorhead was also decided by four points, but the Bulldogs made the plays they failed to complete Friday to nip the Dragons 54-50.

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ensuing possession forced the Bulldogs to run a quick play off an inbound, Newman knocked down a deep jumper from the left corner on a catch-and-shoot to complete her 29-point evening and bump the lead back to three.

Senior guard Kaiya Sygulla left the door open for Moorhead by splitting a pair of free throws on UMD’s next possession, but the Dragons missed a 3-pointer that would have given them the lead.

The Bulldogs flagged down the rebound and cemented the 54-50 win at the line.

UMD will round out the regular season on the road this weekend against Bemidji State and Minnesota, Crookston.

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battle during the first half once again helped UMD negate an unspectacular shooting performance. Newman collected 15 of the Bulldogs’ 29 first-half points on 6-15 shooting, but it was UMD’s defense that set the tone early.

Moorhead connected on only 29 percent of its shots before the break and struggled to create high-percentage looks in falling by eight at the half.

A much sharper Dragon offense took the floor in the second half and trimmed the margin to one possession with 15 minutes to play, but the Bulldogs refused to budge any further.

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of Saturday’s final period, Cody berg’s first goal since Jan. 2, 2010 Danberg finally lit the lamp for gave the Bulldogs a much-needed the Bulldogs, who were outscored point to stay in contention for the 13-0 in the third period in the past last spot in the WCHA playoffs. six contests. UMD was also 0-10 To remain in the playoff hunt, this season when trailing after two UMD needs to keep posting periods, but Danberg’s first goal points on a nighty basis. The Bullin over three years forged a 1-1 tie dogs have four conference games with the Beavers. left—a pair of matchups against On the goal, Danberg won a second-ranked Minnesota and faceoff draw with Jake Hendrick- 14th-ranked Nebraska-Omaha. son. Walsh turned aside Hendrick“We need to play our best hockey son’s shot, but Danberg deflected right now,” Seidel said. “We have to the puck back to himself and back- make sure we move our skates and handed it through the pipes. the puck and create more power “You try to block the negatives play opportunities than we give up. out and don’t think about them, We know what is on the line—we but they are always in the back of are now playing playoff games.”

ALEX LEONE/STATESMAN your mind,” Seidel said. “So it was This weekend’s series in MinneHottenstine looks for an open teammate on Feb. 15 to gain a huge to get that third-period goal. sota will mark the 219th and 220th scoring opportunity. The Bulldogs ended up winning 72-65 on That was a big-time goal by our meetings between the Bulldogs Friday. captain.” and Gophers, but it will be their Bemidji State’s Brady Wacker last go around in the WCHA with placed on his school’s second ters toward the end of the recruithad scored with 2:31 left in the sec- next year’s conference realigny ond SoccertoSoftball Track Volleyball give Tennis the Beavers a 1-0 Baseball lead Basketball ment. Cross-Country Football Hockey Soccerteam. He was furious and con- ing period, but had yet to see the etball Cross-Country Football Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Track Volleyball Baseball Basketball templated quitting, but little did offer he was looking for. heading into the third.

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With his senior season coming In the offseason, he was a high to a close, he has begun to think Do you need a cover for for the track team and about his path and where he will go your vigilante alter ego? jumper earned first-team all-conference from here. honors. He made his first start dur“Basketball is such a huge part ing his senior year on the varsity of my life now, but my education basketball squad and helped lead is what will pay off in the future,” the team to a 24-0 record before a Hottenstine said. “I think that loss in the state semifinals ended student part of me and the athlete the season. part go hand-in-hand. The fact that Hottenstine was overlooked by Duluth was the only place to give most major universities because me a chance (made me feel) this of his lack of substantial playing was the place for me. It has been Come into The Statesman’s time in high school. He received a a great opportunity to get a great few offers from coaches who were education and play the game I office and apply! looking to add depth to their ros- love.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS Baseball The Bulldogs mustered just one run in the final three games of their four-game set at the Metrodome in Minneapolis last week, and now find themselves winless four games into the season.

Senior captain Jordan Smith took the mound in the opener against Minot State Thursday and left with a no decision before the Beavers hung five runs on the board in the sixth inning to take the game, 8-6. Minot State blanked UMD in game two of the twinbill and the Bulldogs couldn’t shake their offensive struggles Sunday in dropping 5-0 and 3-1 decisions to St. Cloud State. Shortstop Orry Engebretsen collected five hits in 13 at bats over the four games to lead the Bulldogs, who will return to the diamond on March 4 for a double dip against Bemidji State.

Softball A 1-4 start to the season had plenty of time to sink in for the UMD softball team over the club’s recent nine-day layoff, and the Bulldogs returned to action in St. Paul Tuesday in much sharper form. UMD needed a combined 10 innings to handle Minnesota State-Moorhead and Northern State by scores of 8-0 and 9-0, respectively. Senior Julia Nealer and freshman Cayli Sadler each notched shutouts for the Bulldogs, while sophomore catcher Jordan Rice went 5-5 at the plate on the afternoon and swatted a pair of home runs—giving her five on the year—to provide more than enough run support.

The club will remain in St. Paul to play three games Wednesday and two Friday.

Rugby The UMD men’s rugby club resumed play Saturday in Minneapolis, topping the University of Minnesota by a score of 50-5 to kick off the team’s spring schedule. Coming off a 6-1 fall record and a pair of second-place finishes in tournament play, the Fighting Penguins enter the year ranked 14th in the nation at the Division II level. The team will depart for Florida this weekend for their first tournament of the spring, and have already earned an automatic bid for the Sweet 16 at the Rugby Nationals in April.

Schedule A look at the week ahead for UMD Athletics.

All events are subject to change.

Men’s Hockey Minnesota Minneapolis Friday/Saturday, 7:07 p.m.

Women’s Hockey North Dakota Amsoil Arena Fri. 7:07 pm.; Sat., 6:07 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn.

Friday, 8 p.m.

Minnesota, Crookston Crookston, Minn.

Saturday, 6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn.

Friday, 6 p.m.

Minnesota, Crookston Crookston, Minn.

Saturday, 4 p.m.

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Mono-ski madness was rampant last week as disabled skiers from all across the upper Midwest descended on Spirit Mountain for the annual Great Lakes Mono-Ski and Race Camp.

Mono-skiing is an adaptive form of skiing for individuals who are physically impaired or cannot otherwise ski conventionally. It uses a single ski attached to a chair suspended by a pneumatic spring.

The event drew about 30 participants ranging from 10- to 58-yearsold. Although the event had a competitive aspect to it, it was all about having fun and meeting new friends for most of the participants.

“A lot of it is about community,” said Mark Hanna, Sports and Recreation Coordinator for Courage Center Duluth, who hosts the event.

“It’s important for anyone to get outside, but it’s especially important for disabled individuals to avoid being sedentary,” said Hanna, as he helped 14-year-old Joseph Menzel into his mono-ski.

Mono-skiing gained popularity in the early ‘90s as a way for disabled individuals to get out on the slopes. The sport has continued to grow over the last two decades and is a major part of the winter Paralympics.

A mono-skier is strapped into a chair and uses two small hand-held outriggers to balance and stop the ski. When it comes time to catch a ski lift back to the top of the hill, the skier simply hoists the chair via the pneumatic spring and the lift catches it just as it would anyone else.

The challenges of a disability hit close to home for Craig Towle, a UMD intern with the Courage Center. Towle is a disabled veter-

an, and, although he doesn’t ski, he understands how important it is to remain active.

“Isolation is one of the biggest things to overcome with a disability,” he said. “It’s both for the kids and adults to get out and do it.”

Michelle Pettit, UMD sociology major, stressed that the camp aims to bring out each participant’s own unique abilities. She is interning with Courage Center Duluth and helped to coordinate the camp.

“It’s not focusing on anyone’s disability,” Pettit said. “It really brings out everyone’s own abilities, and it’s just fun to get out there, no matter who you are.”

There are a wide variety of skiers that participate in the camp each year. Some are competitive, and others not. Each skier comes for his or her own reasons.

“For some people, it’s kind of a therapy,“ Pettit said. “It’s a really big social thing for someone if they haven’t been able to get out before.”

For 18-year-old Caleb Heisz, who traveled to Duluth from southern Wis., his reason is getting to socialize.

“Mono-skiing lets me get out and ski with my friends,” said Heisz. “It keeps you active instead of being stuck in a chair.”

Heisz was born with spina bifida, a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal cord do not close before birth. He has been in a wheelchair his entire life.

Heisz is also involved in sled hockey and basketball, and skis with a number of his teammates.

When he is skiing, all he focuses on is the hill in front of him.

“When I get in my ski, I’m not really looking around. I’m just focusing on one thing at a time,” he said.

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Mark Hanna helps Joseph Manzel into his mono-ski. Manzel, from Grand Rapids, Minn. has been mono-skiing for six years.

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Students take the plunge for charity 12th annual Polar Bear Plunge hits Canal Park

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(Top left) Left to right: UMD students Amelia Hames, Jordan Snesrud, Mike Krussow, and Andrew Meierding scream and brace themselves before entering the water. (Top right) Anytime Fitness employee Tony Ressler (center) splashes water at bystanders along the beach with (left to right) Kristie North, Katie Hegge and Carrie Romanoski on Feb. 16. (Bottom left) Eric Brock lets out a yelp after thrashing out of the waters of Lake Superior. Brock broke the record of the day with six dives into the frigid water. (Bottom right) UMD Student Association members (left to right) Sarah Stark, Molly Tomfohrde, Maddie Dowson, and Rose Lindquist gasp for air after emerging from Lake Superior.

BY KATIE LOKOWICH lokow003@d.umn.edu

With freezing bodies but warm hearts, 960 people plunged into Lake Superior at Canal Park on Saturday to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota. This year’s Polar Plunge drew in over a thousand people who came from across Minnesota and Wisconsin to witness and participate in the event.

A group of 14 people from UMD’s College of Pharmacy took the plunge together, all dressed in “Where’s Waldo?” costumes.

“We raised about 1,500 between our 14 people,” said Justin Richards, a senior Pharmacy student.

“And there’s actually another college pharmacy group, Kappa Si— that’s another service fraternity,

and they raised about $2,500. We did a lot this year, so it’s pretty awesome.”

The white- and red-stripped shirt and beanie hat that made up Richards’ team uniform were sopping wet after jumping in the lake four times.

“I’d recommend just jumping once,” Richards said. “I’m pretty sure I have ice on my toes right now.”

The air temperature in Canal Park during the two-hour event was about 16 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Duluth. The surface temperature of Lake Superior near the shore was between 37 and 38 degrees.

With a slight breeze and temperatures near zero earlier on Saturday, chunks of ice bobbed in the water as participants waited to jump

from the small pier.

“The second one was the worst,” Richards said. “Kinda odd. I think it’s just because you start to get so numb by the third and fourth one, but the second one—it was the coldest.”

This was the 12th year of the Polar Bear Plunge in Duluth.

“We thought it would be fun and it’s for a good cause,” Kendra Eisenschenk, a junior at UMD, said.

Her best tip, agreed on by four others plunging with her, was to wear shoes, and to have people waiting on the shore with dry clothes ready.

By the time the last person climbed out of the freezing water at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, $170,000 had been raised for Special Olympics Minnesota. Even with num-

bers slightly down, that’s a little better than last year.

“We raised $1,236,” Sarah Stark, member of UMD’s Student Association and Freshman President said.

The Student Association had seven student plungers plus their veteran plunger and Student Association advisor, Corbin Smyth.

Smyth is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life.

“He told us that once you jump in, you won’t be able to say anything when you come out,” Stark said. “That’s the one thing I remember him saying.”

The team dressed in “America” themed costumes.

“It was different than I expected,” said Matt Blake, a Student Association representative. “It was shocking when you first hit the

water; the initial hitting the water was the worst, and then once you got out, it was actually fine—I thought at least.”

The piers were set up so jumpers only were submerged to their waist.

“They say if you don’t try, you wont go under, ‘cause it’s only to your waist or so,” Stark said.

“But when you jump, it’s hard to jump with straight legs, so you go under.”

Although the initial plunge is overwhelming, Stark says it was worth the shock.

“You come out and you can’t speak or anything because you’re so cold,” he said. “It was a weird feeling. But it was fun; I’m glad I did it.”

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Cupid’s arrows find UMD through Facebook

BY MAEGGIE LICHT licht096@d.umn.edu

Nervous smiles, stumbling over words, sweaty palms, and butterflies in the stomach are telltale signs of a direct hit from one of Cupid’s arrows. But thanks to a new Facebook page called UMD Cupid, the little cherub is doing more than sending people into a state of love-struck confusion.

The Facebook page provides an anonymous forum for anyone who is too shy or afraid to reveal their true feelings to someone they are interested in. Posts are sent to “Cupid” and then posted per request of the sender. A female UMD freshman and criminology major got her wings with this idea.

She fields every post herself and wishes to remain unnamed for now.

“I would like to stay anonymous for now,” she said, “since I’ve decided to continue to be Cupid as long as people keep needing a Cupid.”

Cupid’s inspiration came to her over winter break when a friend of hers was in the midst of a romantic quandary. Her friend walked past the same guy every day, thinking about how cute he was but being too sheepish to start a conversation.

“A friend of mine and I were talking about how she was scared to confront this guy she likes, and how it would be so much easier if she could somehow stay anonymous,” Cupid said. “I came back to Duluth after winter break and kept thinking about her problem. And how it’s probably a problem for a lot of college students, especially on a big campus when you can make and lose a connection rather easily.”

With the spirit of Valentine’s Day in her heart, and Feb. 14 just around the corner, Cupid got to work in setting up the page. In no time at all, the page was flooded with messages like this one, which received 84 likes: “Dear female jogger, As we passed each other on the sidewalk, we both made fleeting eye contact as is rote in the unspoken code of the jogging community. Your figure was silhouetted by the golden rays of the waning sun behind you, much like the way The Rock walks away from that explosion in “The Rundown.” Your healthy blonde hair flew in the wind like the tattered shreds of a bandana tied to the broken, duct-taped antenna of a used ‘97 Ford Fiesta. You ran like a gazelle moments before being viciously slain and devoured

by a pack of carnivorous hyenas.

Winded and exhausted, I attempted a greeting, which became a comedic amalgamation of ‘hello’ and ‘hi,’ probably sounding something like ‘hueh.’

If I were to be so lucky as to have you as my Valentine, I would shower beforehand and take you somewhere expensive like Texas Roadhouse. You would nervously refresh Facebook on your iPhone while I struggle to find conversation topics in between bites of my beef brisket. I wouldn’t ask for gas money but we would each buy our own meals because, I mean, we’re not that serious yet.

With highest regard, Male jogger.”

The page really resonated with students of UMD. In less than a week, 1,062 people have “liked” the UMD Cupid page, and 1,300 Facebookers are talking about it.

So far, Cupid has received over 200 messages. The idea has even expanded out of UMD’s campus, with a College of Saint Scholastica Cupid in action, as well. Cupid did not expect such a large turnout.

“Honestly, I’m shocked at how big it’s gotten. I’m honored with

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how much people trust me,” she said. “It’s really humbling to think of how people have jumped into the idea.”

Cupid says she has some previous experience helping people with their romantic endeavors.

“I guess in high school I was always the girl people would come to with relationship problems,” she said, “but it’s never been this extreme.”

With a platform to express whatever feelings are buried deep down, all kinds of messages are being sent. Posts on the page range from saccharine, emotional confessions of love to shout-outs of

appreciation. Cupid admires both sentiments.

“It’s so fun. I love seeing all these posts, not just the romantic feelings, but seeing people who’ve been there for each other,” she said. “It’s a really great thing to have around the campus.”

UMD Cupid releases some of the tension that can come from the paralyzing fear of rejection.

It’s even led to at least one date, according to Cupid, as well as a few people starting to talk.

“I say, ‘Go for it,’” she said.

“Rejection hurts, but on the other side, the possibilities are endless.”

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