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Congressman Rick Nolan speaks on college costs
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBER 11, 2013
BlueStone Lofts: The real cost of luxurious living
BY KIM HYATT hyatt045@d.umn.edu
BY KIM HYATT hyatt045@d.umn.edu
While Congressman Rick Nolan visited UMD on Sept. 4, a call from Washington D.C. revealed the latest information on the Syrian crisis. “It would cost $500 million to set up the strike on Syria, and it will cost us $1 billion a week, and that’s with no boots on the ground,” Nolan said. Nolan recalled costs of the Iraq War, where the combat operations alone were estimated to be about $1 trillion, an The congressman thanked those who participated in the group budget exercise equivalent to the national held on behalf of his office and the Concord Coalition. SARA HUGHES/STATESMAN student debt. “For what we spent And while UMD looks in Washington, D.C.,” staff, as well as members in Iraq in one year, we to prioritize its budget, so Nolan said. “It’s always of the community and could’ve educated every is Congress. been my sense, in most Duluth’s political leaders. student in America This was precisely the cases, (that) the American Everyone was assigned without having to have reason for Nolan’s visit. people are ahead of to a committee tasked a loan,” Nolan said. “So, In an effort to gain a the political leadership, with finding ways to people need to put this in better understanding of whether it be St. Paul or reduce the federal perspective. That’s why what people in the eighth Washington, D.C.” deficit over the next I’m opposing the war in district want to see done These forums, held ten years. This is the Syria.” with federal dollars, throughout the state, ask goal of the Concord Deciding how to budget Nolan hosts public participants to become Coalition, which helps money is just as difficult forums. Congress for the day. At lead the discussions in of a task for Chancellor “I value your opinion UMD, those involved partnership with Nolan. Lendley Black as it is for much more than the in the exercise were a Congressman Nolan. so-called ‘think tanks’ variety of faculty and see NOLAN, A3
There’s a difference between wants and needs. Whether balancing school and work schedules or graciously asking for the support of family or government financial aid, students need to be frugal to afford both Ramen and rent. “You know there’s nothing like this in Duluth at all,” said Mark Lambert, owner of BlueStone Lofts. “Not the amenities we got, not the beautiful units, not the location to UMD. If you want to be on campus-edge and live on the latest, newest product, we’ve created that for you. Prior to us doing this, there (was) just some old apartments and old houses.” Rent is one of the highest expenses in college. For on-campus housing at UMD, room and board is almost $7,000 for an academic year. Moving off campus, students can expect to
pay at least an average $716 a month, according to the 2012 Housing Indicator Report conducted by the City of Duluth Community Development Division. This cost is typically divided up between all the roommates in the unit. At BlueStone Lofts, the newest apartment addition to Duluth, located right across from UMD, tenants are expected to pay a higher price. While the apartment complex offers a variety of layout options, ranging from studio to four-bedroom units, a two-bedroom unit costs a total of $1,490, or $745 per person every month. This summer, UMD senior Ethan Heise and his roommate were searching for a place to call home. They were both willing to pay up to $600 a month, but when their initial plans fell through, they decided to sign an 11-month lease at BlueStone. see BLUESTONE, A3
Nobel laureate to Learning Commons lecture at UMD to open next week BY SHANNON KINLEY kinle005@d.umn.edu
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden awarded Brian Kobilka the Nobel Prize in chemistry Dec. 10, 2012. NOBEL COMMITTEE/SUBMITTED BY JOHN FAHNENSTIEL fahne006@d.umn.edu
Brian Kobilka, UMD’s favorite son and Nobel laureate in chemistry, will be giving a lecture on “structural insights into G protein coupled receptor signaling” this Friday, Sept. 13 at 3:15 p.m. in Chemistry 200 lecture hall. Kobilka graduated from UMD in 1977, double majoring in biology and chemistry while doing a double minor in physics and math. Kobilka was such a unique student that an entirely new program had to be created to accommodate him. UMD professors
Robert Carlson and Conrad Firling set up an interdisciplinary program in biology and chemistry, allowing for Kobilka’s double major. The specially designed program kept Kobilka busy, but not busy enough to keep him from noticing Tong Sun Thian. Kobilka met Tong Sun Thian in one of Firling’s classes, and she later became Kobilka’s wife and lifelong research partner. During his years at the Duke University School of Medicine, Kobilka worked with his wife on G protein receptors, identifying one particular G protein-coupled receptor, see LAUREATE, A4
UMD is now one step closer to creating a space where students can receive all the essential services they need in one location: the second floor of the library. This idea is known as a “Learning Commons.” Students will now be able to find academic help in the Tutoring Center, writing tips from the Writers’ Workshop, technology help from the Multimedia Hub and research help from the new and revamped Research and Information desk, formerly known as the Reference Desk. UMD Library Director Matt Rosendahl thinks the concept of a Learning Commons has a lot to offer to both students and faculty. “Someone receives a project and they come to the library to research; (they) come to the Tutoring Center to help master the subject, they go to the Writers’ Workshop to help with their writing and script, and then they go to the Media Hub for help with the technology,” Rosendahl said. Rosendahl is most excited to see how students make use of the space and the services that are available to them. “I am excited to watch the space evolve and address those needs as they evolve,” Rosendahl said. One big change for the area will be the new furniture, which is designed to be flexible. All the chairs and tables will have wheels, in order to allow students to arrange the furniture to best
fit their needs. Each of the walls will also have many outlets and USB ports to better address students’ technology needs. “This is a space for collaborative work and the services add value to that collaborative work,” Rosendahl said. “We are trying to accommodate all different learning styles.” Tom Ambrosi, head of Reference Services, thinks all these services under one roof will promote student success. “I am interested in seeing the synergy of having all the different services together and getting the students here and excited about what they can accomplish with our assistance,” Ambrosi said. Ambrosi explained that the name change of the Reference Desk to the Research and Information Desk will help clarify the services that can be provided: “We had a lot of students coming who didn’t understand what exactly reference is, so this just helps students know what our function is,” he said. Another significant change is the creation of the Writers’ Workshop, which was formerly known as the Writing Workshop. Previously, the workshop was tailored specifically to students who were in the WRIT 1120 course, mainly freshmen. Now, it is a service that reaches across all disciplines and levels of writing. Jill Jenson, faculty liaison for writing and learning, said the workshop’s new mission is to serve the entire campus. see LEARNING COMMONS, A3
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