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Timberwolves need to deal Rubio for Celtics’ Rondo, A5

Faulk is UMD’s first Olympian in men’s hockey since Hull, B1

Stage 2 play takes on love of fantasy, B3

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Maurices’ old HQ will be new downtown campus Tuesday, retailer Maurices donated its four-story headquarters on Superior Street to UMD, which plans to use the building for continuining education and interaction with the downtown community. The University will take ownership of the 75,000-square-foot building in December 2015, and plans to have it ready by spring 2016.

Grads’ Kickstarter looks at mental illness, stigma

Twin Cities official: Appropriations gap not black and white Chancellor Black talks funding; CFO Pfutzenreuter calls data misleading

BY JOHN FAHNENSTIEL Staff Reporter

In the face of declining state appropriations, Chancellor Lendley Black defended his record as UMD’s top administrator, saying state appropriations were in sharp decline before the University hired him in 2010. “(State appropriations) have gone down in part because we had a statewide budget cut my first year here,” Black said.

“And we’ve continued to see

Alums behind animal abuse documentary launch latest project

BY GRAHAM HAKALA Staff Reporter

Recent UMD graduates turned documentary filmmakers Joe Olivieri and David Cowardin have until Sunday night to raise more than $6,000 via Kickstarter to help fund their new project, “Call Me Mental.”

“We’re starting a storytelling campaign for people who have stories related to mental illness,” Olivieri said. “We’re kind of painting a portrait, brief as they may be, of a bunch of different people so other people can watch what others go through.”

“Call Me Mental” is planned to be an ongoing multimedia project that will develop online as more people share their stories with the team. These stories will be produced in an episodic format and uploaded online, where viewers can watch for free.

Cowardin and Olivieri will attempt to bring the topic to light while “breaking the stigma of mental illness.”

“We’re putting these episodes up online with the idea that every story has the ability to save lives,” Cowardin said. “We’re trying to talk with people who might be more out-of-the-woods. Those are the people who can help others the most.”

Cowardin and Olivieri have partnered with the Human Development Center, which is serving as the medical consultant for the project.

The first episode of the project has been

BY KYLE FARRIS News Editor Behind the scenes of “Call Me Mental,” a multimedia project on mental illness.

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published on the team’s website. There are more episodes in production that are expected to be released soon.

Olivieri and Cowardin recently filmed and produced the documentary “Roots of Rescue,” which exposed widespread

BY MAEGGIE LICHT Editor-in-Chief

Gone are the late nights of waiting endlessly for that Saturday night taxi. Bulldog Taxi has revamped its program with two new cab companies.

“We changed it to be more efficient,” said Brittany Nystrom, the Bulldog Taxi Program Director.

“With Bayside’s capacity, it was harder for them to efficiently pick up the students in a timely manner.

Now we have Custom Cab and Yellow Door Taxi to better meet the needs of the student body.”

Instead of the previous flat-rate system, the new program gives 50 percent off the total fare, up to $30. Student Association picks up the other half of the cost. For the $30, Nystrom says a student could

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UMD administrators are expected in the next several weeks to discuss and make decisions on Program Prioritization, the method by which the University is looking to knock about $12 million from its current budget.

According to documents provided by Vice Chancellor for Student Life Lisa Erwin, the Vice Chancellors will meet

with Chancellor Lendley Black and U of M Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter in mid-February to discuss UMD’s financial status. A “budget/compact” meeting is scheduled for March, and U of M President Eric Kaler will review the budget in April.

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declines, although this year we did have a bit of an uptick.”

UMD’s state appropriations increased by $3.5 million from 2013 to 2014.

President of the University Education Association Duluth (UEA-D) Michael Pfau sees a disconnect between state appropriations and budget cuts.

“For the first time since the 1990s, the legislature increased our appropriation, but some

Prioritization moves expected this spring

Bulldog Taxi makes changes

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WAYS TO SPEND VALENTINE’S DAY SINGLE

1. Ignore it and celebrate Galentine’s Day on Feb. 15 with your favorite ladies.

2. Kick it old school and buy some cheesy little Valentines to hand out to friends all day.

3. Hit the gym for some endorphins and awkward pick-up lines.

4. Go to the movies. No one can see you alone in the dark.

5. Go on a friend date.

6. Order pizza and hang out with the one who’s always there for you, Netflix.

7. Do something special for a friend or family member.

8. Check out the What’s up, Duluth Valentine’s Day edition on page B5.

9. Go dancing with friends. There’s safety in numbers.

10. Try something new.

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Managing stress: a certain level is healthy

BY PAIGE WALTER Staff Reporter

Jumping into a new semester after a long, cold winter break can be stressful and demanding for college students.

According to Medicine Net, stress is an accumulation of “forces from the inside or outside world affecting the individual.” For students, stress may include being away from family, earning good grades, taking exams, trying to establish a romantic or

social life, and holding a job. The list goes on.

Contrary to popular belief, an optimum amount of stress can be healthy. It can help in achieving daily tasks and goals more efficiently.

An article from ULifeline says stress is essential for survival, and has also been proven to boost memory. Some researchers believe an appropriate level of stress can help fortify the immune system by improving heart function.

However, too much stress can be detrimental to health, and UMD’s Academic Support and Student Life Center gives some strategies to better manage stress while in school. These strategies include being aware of how and when you are experiencing stress, identifying the sources of stress, developing a healthy approach to manage the stressor, and evaluating stress management practices to recognize what will or will not work in the future.

Sophomore Elaine Bowes uses yoga and meditation to relieve her stress.

“It’s usually hard to get back into the swing of things after winter break,” Bowes said, “but there’s nothing like doing yoga in a quiet and relaxing room to take my mind off the stress of new classes.”

For more information on ways to reduce and manage stress, visit ulifeline.org. UMD Health Services also offers free counseling services for students year-round.

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tuition dollars.

Through Prioritization, the University is examining its colleges, offices and services; and will locate areas that can be cut or modified to save or make money. Areas are classified as Academic (which includes professors and education materials) or Administrative and Support Service (which includes maintenance and select offices and departments).

The plan proposes more than 60 cuts or modifications across Finance and Operations, Student Life, the Chancellor’s Unit, Academic Affairs and the Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs’ Units. Most of the proposals are classified as Administrative and Support Service.

Proposals affecting students include a semesterly fee to use the Duluth Transit Authority, a fee for international students, and marketing health services to neighboring colleges.

“For Student Life, students will see some changes in the way services are delivered,” Erwin wrote in an email.

Some proposals call for personnel changes or voluntary layoffs in UMD’s colleges, offices and services.

No specific decisions have been announced.

“We will know the full impact of Program Prioritization and the voluntary layoff/nonrenewal program in several weeks, and there will be reductions in costs,” Erwin wrote.

James Riehl, dean of the

Swenson College of Science and Engineering, said he doesn’t expect Prioritization to negatively impact his college.

When UMD’s enrollment went down, Swenson’s went up. And when the University lost state money, Swenson brought in money. A stated objective of Prioritization is allocating more resources to succeeding areas.

“The whole idea when this process started was that there would be a chance to a make the case for more resources, not only cutting resources,” Riehl said. “We’re generating revenue for the University because we have a lot of students.

“I do know there are issues when your enrollment and applications are down in other units. Fine Arts and Liberal Arts are analyzing themselves pretty carefully to make sure they can deal with the results of Prioritization.”

Probable voluntary and involuntary layoffs may require retained faculty to take on additional responsibilities.

Riehl is preparing for this in Swenson, despite the College’s wellbeing.

“If the amount of money we have to teach the students who are here is less, then the only solution is to teach a little bit more,” Riehl said. “I fully expect I’m going to have to make some decisions about faculty teaching more in my college. I suspect in a week or so we’ll know our situation.”

In her email, Erwin wrote that Prioritization is consistent

BY JOHN FAHNENSTIEL Staff Reporter

Last Thursday, Feb. 6, at around 6:10 p.m., a man was walking alone on Griggs Beach. Two males approached him from the opposite direction. Upon passing, one of the males tripped the man. The man fell to the ground and tripped one of the males, who also fell to the ground.

The two males f led. No one was hurt, physically.

The next day, Friday, two women were ejected from AMSOIL Arena during the men’s hockey game for drunkenness. One was underage and received a ticket. The other was of age and did not. The two women were not together.

Later that night, an off icer was f lagged down by a female student near the Kirby Bus Hub. The woman was confused about how to get home, and had consumed a small amount of alcohol. She sought

with the Strategic Plan Black outlined when he came to UMD in 2010, and not a direct response to the budget situation.

“The effort is a logical next step in the Strategic

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how we’re still in a budget emergency,” said Pfau, a professor in UMD’s Department of Communications.

“There’s just no logical connection between what’s happening in St. Paul and the Twin Cities and what’s happening (at UMD).”

Black and the vice chancellors are responsible for requesting UMD’s state appropriations.

Each year, Black meets with the vice presidents on the Twin Cities campus and makes a request for UMD’s budget. After Black’s request, the vice presidents submit a recommendation to U of M President Eric Kaler.

Kaler reviews the budget and submits it to the Board of Regents, who either approves or denies it.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Richard Pfutzenreuter is one of the vice presidents who reviews UMD’s initial budget request before submitting it to Kaler.

“We listen and digest all of the information,” Pfutzenreuter said. “Then we sit down as a group and debate the individual line items among ourselves.

The academic leaders drive the decision making.”

These academic leaders include Pfutzenreuter, Vice President Karen Hanson, Vice President for Research Brian Herman, and Vice President for Health Sciences Jay Brooks Jackson.

Each of the vice presidents are from the Twin Cities campus.

Last week The Statesman ran an article highlighting the uneven decline in state appropriations between UMD and the Twin Cities campus from 2009-2013. Pfutzenreuter said analyzing only state appropriations misses the bigger picture. “(The Statesman’s) analysis is looking at one side of the equation,” Pfutzenreuter said. “If you go do the analysis and add the tuition revenue back, you’ll see that Duluth actually doesn’t have fewer resources over that period.

It is a changing mix of resources.”

UMD’s total tuition revenues and state funding, which is pooled together to pay for academic programs, increased 2.6 percent from 2009 to 2013, compared to a 1.3 percent increase at the Twin Cities campus.

The mix of revenue has shifted, and it has changed differently between campuses according to the latest available data.

Of UMD’s state funding plus tuition, 64 percent came from students in 2009. By 2013, tuition had risen to 79 percent of that total. During the same time at the Twin Cities campus, the ratio went from 49 percent to 62 percent.

In other words, for every dollar of state and tuition money at UMD in

assistance and received a ride home to Lake Superior Hall, and later was given a talk about underage consumption.

On Saturday, the men’s hockey team had another game at AMSOIL Arena. Near the east entrance, police encountered a 21-year-old man urinating on the f loor near the door. Presumably, he felt it was close enough. The man refused a breathalyzer and was taken to detox. He was not a UMD student, but he was issued a ticket for Disorderly Conduct.

Later in the evening, police were summoned to Griggs Hall when Community Service off icers spotted a man with drug paraphernalia. A citation was given to the man, who was not a UMD student. While the off icer was writing the ticket, another man walked into the arena carrying a glass of whiskey. This man, a UMD student, was issued an Underage Consumption ticket. Authorities dumped his whiskey.

Planning process that began under Chancellor Black’s leadership,” Erwin wrote.

“Program Prioritization allows the University to ensure that the work in all units is supporting the mission

2013, 79 cents came from students’ tuition, compared to 62 cents at the Twin Cities. These figures include only units funded with tuition dollars, since many programs in the Twin Cities receive state appropriations but no tuition money.

Pfutzenreuter said last week’s analysis done by The Statesman was flawed because it included units in the Twin Cities that aren’t funded with tuition.

“The mission of the campuses is different,” Pfutzenreuter said. “The Twin Cities, for example, carries … allocations made by the legislature for the (Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station). Those aren’t tuition-generating units — they don’t have students — that’s our outreach mission.”

If non-tuition-generating units were excluded from the analysis, Pfutzenreuter said the declines in state appropriations at the Twin Cities would be similar to UMD. Data in the U of M’s Operating Budget Plans don’t show similar declines. Excluding non-tuition-generating units, state appropriations fell 25 percent at the Twin Cities campus between 2009 and 2013, compared to 18 percent if they are included.

UMD’s state appropriations declined 40 percent over that time. Systemwide state appropriations to all nontuition-generating accounts, like interest payments on outstanding debt, actually increased by 21 percent from 2009 to 2013.

When asked to verify if this updated approach is correct, Pfutzenreuter wrote, “(The Statesman’s) original notion that UMD and the Twin Cities could or should be compared is mis-

and goals, since the Strategic Plan provided the framework for evaluating priorities.”

According to Erwin, the University intends to repeat Prioritization at intervals once the initial process is complete.

guided … mission activities matter, and the missions (and) program activities and their scope are very different (between the two campuses).”

Pfutzenreuter gave the Twin Cities graduate schools as examples of incomparability. If those schools are excluded from the analysis however, the Twin Cities campus actually fares better, with state appropriations declining 22 percent instead of 25 percent.

In a Feb. 8 Duluth News Tribune article, Pfutzenreuter said another reason for the disparity in the declines of state appropriations is research done at the Twin Cities that isn’t funded by tuition. According to the U of M’s Official Operating Budget, total state appropriations for research were $11.4 million in 2013, less than 2 percent of system-wide allocations.

One of the biggest allocations of state appropriations is the U of M Medical School. UMD receives state appropriations from the Twin Cities Medical School, so a detailed breakdown is needed for a more accurate comparison of state funding between the two campuses.

Laurie Dromeshauser works with the campus budget in Duluth’s Medical School. She said she was uncomfortable giving the Statesman a breakdown without working directly with Regional Campus Dean Gary Davis.

Davis did not respond to emails.

Peter Mitsch, CFO of U of M’s Medical school, did not respond to emails requesting a breakdown in the Medical School’s state appropriations between the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses.

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go from Superior, Wis., to the Duluth airport.

With the $30 limit, a student would pay $15 and then start paying regular fare for any mileage traveled past that distance. Nystrom says the rates tend to be low, like the old flat rates.

“I used it last weekend with three other riders,” Nystrom said. “And with the tip, it was still only $2 per person. It’s still a really good deal.”

For now, students don’t need to register for the new program, which will run until May 15 and start again fall semester.

“We’re doing UCards this semester in the trial basis time, and then next semester you’ll

have to register for a taxi card,” Nystrom said. “We’re also looking to add a third company to the program next year.”

Student Association says it looks forward to the new program.

“We’re feeling pretty good,” Nystrom said. “We’ve had a lot of great student feedback, and the companies are enthusiastic about the partnership. It looks like a great road ahead.”

Custom Cab can be reached at 218-341-9711, and Yellow Door Taxi at 218-428-0911.

Check out the New Bulldog TAXI Program page on Facebook to find out more information and post questions or concerns for Student Association.

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animal abuse in Alabama.

Olivieri and Cowardin said the Roots of Rescue project helped them discover a passion for documentary filmmaking.

“Roots of Rescue was us finding out what we wanted to do with our lives,” Olivieri said. “We’re eternally grateful for that experience.”

Earlier this year when Cowardin and Olivieri were setting up for the premiere of Root of Rescue, they began thinking of ideas for their next project. Having just dealt with animal abuse,

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they toyed with the thought of a brighter project, such as a travel documentary. That didn’t happen.

“We got drawn back into the belly of the beast,” Olivieri said.

The team was initially pitched the idea of studying suicide awareness. After researching the subject, they decided to broaden the scope to include all forms of mental illness.

While visiting his hometown, Oliveri met with an old high school classmate, Dylan Archer,

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who told Oliveri about his story. Archer suffers from various forms of mental illness, including depression.

Archer became the subject in the first episode of “Call Me Mental.”

“We found that once people open up, they don’t stop,” Cowardin said. “It’s like it’s therapeutic for them.”

The concept for the project has undergone a few shifts. Since Olivieri and Cowardin prefer an organic approach, they were open to looking at different possibilities.

The project evolved from a single documentary film to an ongoing multimedia.

There are plans to turn the project into a documentary, but Oliveri said they’re focused on the present.

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TALKING NERDY: ON SSX

BY ZACK WEBSTER Columnist

With the Sochi Winter Olympics in full swing (bringing with it the shoddy living conditions, intolerance, and fears of terrorism), I am brought back to the times when I graced the sides of mountains with fast speeds and no fear.

Yes, even I, despite my general aversion to outdoorsy activities, particularly in the blistering cold of a Minnesota winter, once snowboarded as frequently as the most fervent fan.

Admittedly, those days are far behind me.

I lost interest in snow-

boarding around the same time I lost interest in freezing outside.

But for those two winters, I got really into it. And for one such as me, that precludes getting into video game equivalents as well.

Now, I can sit here and talk about any number of ice-themed sporting games: The “2k” series, “NHL Hitz,” “Shaun White Snowboarding,” “1080 Avalanche,” the numerous video games based around the Winter Olympics, etc. But those all pale in comparison to the king of over-the-top snowboarding awesomeness: “SSX Tricky.”

While the “SSX”

series consists of seven games in total, the one I spent the most time with was “SSX Tricky”: the second game in the series, released on the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube.

And this one is the game to beat. It had bright, vibrant colors, awesome racetracks, gravity-defying physics (this may actually be a constant in most of these games, but “SSX Tricky” did it like no other) and an immaculate soundtrack.

The game plays as a downhill racer, though it can be played in a mode where you score points for tricks.

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cards are a lot more sophisticated than what we can actually write in real life. But, the $4 that we pay for a card is more a convenience compared to the actual gift. Handmaking cards has always been my specialty: The ability to customize it for someone shows that you pay attention to the small details in their life. There’s also something personal about one’s handwriting, and being able to share that through a gift is what makes it unique.

It seems intimidating since the majority of people consider themselves to have no artistic skills, but that doesn’t really matter. It may just be for the sake of preserving the romance, but there are so many other great ways to make thoughtful gifts for our significant others, friends and family. For those who love to bake: This is your big chance, but do take precautions when making chocolates. That can go horribly wrong.

According to legend, after he was sentenced to death in a dark and dingy jail cell, St. Valentine apparently wrote his first and last “Valentine letter” to the woman that he loved. The myth goes on to say that the letter was see VALENTINE, A6

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We can soon expect to find the paper section at Target bustling with last-minute shoppers trying to pick out a greeting card to accompany a gift for their valentine. This year, and during the recent past, it has always been the goto to handpick a pre-written card for our friends and family.

Valentine’s Day is no exception, especially since this particular holiday is all about little notes stuffed in pink and red envelopes.

Even today, our pink and red envelopes might just end up coming to us in the form of a red notification on Facebook. Consequently, as we start to live in the Digital Age, hand-written notes might start to become an archaic process. As I try to remember the last time I received a handwritten note, I’m faced with the possibility that it might have just been a post-it note left on my door from a roommate.

With all the talk of vintage coming back into style, we might want to try taking a few steps backwards and start from scratch to make this year’s Valentine’s Day more special and less predictable than the last.

It may have endured for a long time since its popularity during the Middle Ages, but Valentine’s Day in this era is slowly losing its original appeal. Yes, pre-written greeting cards do make our life easier because we don’t have to sit and stare at a blank page trying to think of something to write for our loved ones. And most of the time, the messages that are in the

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The Timberwolves are not a playoff team with their current cast of players. But get rid of one key player, and they could be. The current starting lineup of Ricky Rubio, Kevin Martin, Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic and whomever Coach Rick Adelman sticks in the fifth spot is a solid lineup. But if the rumors are true, we could turn into a stellar lineup.

According to the NBA rumor mill, the Boston Celtics could be sending Rajon Rondo to the Timberwolves before the trade deadline on Feb. 20. If this is the case, it would seem that we would send Ricky Rubio and his 36 percent shooting percentage to Boston while taking in arguably a top-five point guard with championship experience.

Statistically, Rondo and Rubio are very similar. They average 11 and 10 points per game respectively.

Rondo has a slight edge in rebounds at 4.5, compared to Rubio’s 4.3.

They both average eight assists a game.

On paper, there is no obvious reason to get rid of Rubio. But Love, the core player on the Timberwolves, is ready to bolt to the West Coast sooner than later. He is upset that team management is not surrounding him with talent that could pull the team out of the pack of Western Conference teams sitting around .500. Not only that, but Kobe could use a go-to right-hand man, especially one with the best power forward in the game.

With the way the team is playing right now, all signs point to a soonto-be Love-less Timberwolves team. But if we could pick up Rondo, Love would stay in Minnesota for a long, long time.

Not only does Rondo play astronomically better on-ball defense than Rubio, but he has realized in eight years in the NBA that he is not a shooter — which is something that needs to be drilled into Rubio’s head.

The most important contribution Rondo would bring to the team is the experience he has from playing in three NBA Championships, winning one. Of the current starting five, only Martin and Brewer have playoff experience, let alone a championship ring.

Besides bringing championship experience to the team, the Timberwolves would be getting rid of the worst shooting starting point guard in the NBA, and, according to HoopsHype, potentially one of the worst shooters in NBA history.

This season, the Timberwolves have lost 11 of 12 games decided by 4 points or fewer. In late game situations, a team needs a point guard who can take control of the game, or at least facilitate the floor.

Rubio has shown that he is not able to do that. If Rondo can make up 4 points anywhere in the game, be it on offense or defense, the Timberwolves could potentially be 35-14.

Instead, they are 24-27.

With Rondo running the point, the Timberwolves would vastly improve on both offense and defense. Not only would we have a championship caliber point guard, we would have the best power forward in the game with Love, an emerging center who can bull his way to the hoop in Pekovic, a guard who can score at will in Martin, and the freakishly athletic Brewer catching hail-mary passes from Love.

So it was a good ride, Rubio. But have fun in Boston.

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which you can use to increase your speed and enhance your tricks for more points — which in turn gives you more meter. If you fall you lose all of it, and if someone pushes you over they steal all of it. The single best part of the game is when you fill the meter completely and then land another trick, which grants you unlimited meter and kick-starts a badass remix of Run-DMC’s “Get Tricky.” NO doubt, this is where the game got its name. (And that was probably the one of the single best ideas ever pitched to a publisher: “So, it’s the snowboard game we made last year, but with special moves that activate from the power of Run-DMC.” I hope whoever thought of that got a raise.)

“SSX Tricky” was billed under

the old EA Sports BIG label, an arm that focused on more unrealistic and arcade-esque games like the “Street” series (which took existing sports, got rid of fouls, and added style points). Ever since EA dropped that label, the amount of silly sports games – the ones I would actually be interested in – dropped dramatically.

At this point, the market is pretty much “Mario” sports titles and some Sega stuff, and sometimes their trademark characters compete in the Olympics. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but my interest in sports games died when they only wanted to be yearly simulators. As for the actual Olympics, I have never been much of an active watcher, but I won’t change the channel if it’s on.

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Valentine Continued from A5

signed with “from your Valentine,” which became the start of the letterexchanging tradition.

(Interestingly, that woman was said to be the blind daughter of the jailer.) We don’t have to be poets or saints to write a small letter or note to our special someone because, chances are, they probably don’t care. It’s the thought that counts the most, as cliche as that sounds. But what’s Valentine’s Day without a little bit of cheesiness and cliché?

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Sports Editor / Nicole Brodzik / brodz006@d.umn.edu

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Bulldogs seal senior night victory in dramatic fashion

BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor

In a word, the UMD women’s hockey team is resilient.

After suffering a 4-3 loss to North Dakota Saturday, the Bulldogs pulled off an impressive come-from-behind effort that ended in a shootout victory for Sunday’s senior night celebration.

One senior who showed off her skill this weekend, especially in Saturday’s matchup, was captain Jamie Kenyon.

She was the superstar for the Bulldogs in the weekend’s first game, where big players were hard to come by.

Kenyon scored the first goal of the game, while Sidney Morin added

UMD’s Demi Crossman and Jamie Kenyon kickstart an offensive attack during Sunday’s shootout victory. MADISON ROLES/SUBMITTED.

another on the power play just before time ran out in the first. Kenyon wasn’t done scoring yet however, as she added a third straight goal just under seven minutes into the second for what seemed to be a decisive 3-0 lead.

North Dakota, however, is not a team to be taken lightly, and some errors by UMD ended up costing them the game.

“We need to figure it out, you have to close the door when you have a chance to close the door,” head coach Shannon Miller said. “I was born with killer instincts, so it’s a bit difficult for me when your team is up 3-0 and not close the door.

“All we did was go to sleep in our own zone. We truly just stopped moving our

USA! USA! USA!

Justin Faulk will become first Bulldog to represent Team USA at Olympics since Brett Hull Thursday

BY RYLIE HEILMAN Volunteer Writer

Thousands of athletes, 98 events, 88 nations, seven sports and one 21-year-old former men’s Bulldog hockey star. Welcome to the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Justin Faulk was sitting in a hotel room in Washington, playing cards with some teammates, when he first heard he was going to be wearing a USA jersey in Sochi. The roster was announced on national television during the Winter Classic in Michigan, which was the first time any American heard he would be representing his country. Faulk was mostly excited when he got the big news, but he was also slightly surprised.

“I thought I had a pretty good chance,” said Faulk. “I didn’t consider myself a walk-on, but I also didn’t really take myself out of play for the chance to make it.”

He will be the first former Bulldog to lace up for the United States in Olympic competition since Brett Hull, who skated at Salt Lake City in 2002.

It all started for Faulk at a small outdoor rink in St. Paul, Minn.

Faulk’s earliest hockey memories go back to age five, when he would go skate with his mom, dad and older brother at the local outdoor park. With a five-year difference between his brother, Faulk always looked up to him, and naturally thought everything he did was “the coolest thing ever.” Inevitably, this became his inspiration to start playing hockey.

“Once I got started, it was something I had fun with right away,” said Faulk. “I have enjoyed it ever since.”

The road to the top has been a quick one for Faulk: Three years ago you could find him sporting a Bulldog jersey on the ice in Duluth.

Now at age 21, he has represented USA in three international events, and is adding another notch to his belt on Thursday.

“I have played internationally before,” said Faulk, “but this is by far the biggest honor.”

Faulk has been recognized nationwide as a capable, mature player. He is known as a reliable defender with good puck sense, which comes as no surprise to former coach Scott Sandelin.

“He came in and didn’t play like a freshman,” Sandelin said. “He was physically strong and powerful.

He had the ability to control a game.

“With that being said, there is no doubt about Faulk’s ability to compete at an elite level.”

And his former teammates speak to his skills as well.

“He has a professionalism about himself on and off the ice,” said Joe Basaraba.

“He was quiet and took care of himself, Justin Faulk, who helped UMD win the and look at where he is 2011 national title, is no stranger to internow.” national competition, but the Olympics As far as being a are a brand new challenge. UMD ATHLETICS/ young player, Faulk isn’t SUBMITTED. the only one. This alone quicker competition, but luckily has brought up some concern. Faulk has plenty of experience on The U.S. men’s hockey team has the big ice. a young defense in general, but “I don’t think it will be too hard Faulk can attest to the fact that (to adjust), because it is easier to go age doesn’t necessarily correlate from small ice to big ice,” Faulk with ability.

“We have quite a bit of skill on said. “We have quite a bit more the back end and play with quite a time to make a decision and make bit of speed,” said Faulk. “I think a play with the puck.”

There will be plenty of we will be pretty well off.”

Going into Sochi, some changes challenges to face in Sochi, but as will have to be put into action far as Faulk is concerned, this is to fit international standards. just another exciting opportunity The biggest adjustment will be to play at a different level.

“The level of competition and covering a larger sheet of ice. In Sochi, the ice runs 200 feet by 100 being on the Olympic stage is a feet, creating 3,000 extra square thrill in itself,” said Faulk. “The feet for the players to cover. The chance to wear a USA jersey while larger ice surface has also created doing it makes it even better.”

No. 16 UMD continues unbeaten streak versus Colorado College

BY NICOLE BRODZIK Sports Editor

On paper, the Bulldogs should have come out of this weekend with an easy 2-0 sweep, but the Colorado College Tigers proved their worth and gave UMD a run for its money this weekend at AMSOIL Arena.

The Bulldogs were tested early as Colorado’s Alex Krushelnyski scored an even-strength goal at 11:55

through the first. The Bulldogs, who hasn’t done well this season when scored on first, struggled to convert on their first period opportunities.

The second period, however, was a different story.

“Those are tough to play as a goalie, but we were buzzing in that period and it was nice to see them convert,” said UMD goaltender Aaron Crandall.

The middle frame would bode well for UMD, as Andy Welinski scored the tying goal on a slap shot from inside the blue line.

Caleb Herbert would add the goahead goal at 13:01 in the second on a slap shot from the slot to make it 2-1.

Things were looking up for the Bulldogs until halfway through the third period when Tiger Archie Skalbeck broke in on Aaron Crandall, tying the game at 2. The score would remain through regulation and into extra minutes, and the Bulldogs entered their third shootout in the past six contests.

feet. People were out of position and watching and all of a sudden it’s a tie game. It’s just unacceptable.”

Miller’s distain seemed to have made an impact on the Bulldogs as UND’s momentum continued into Sunday’s matchup early on.

Tables turned on Sunday though in an almost exact opposite series of events.

UND went up 2-0 through 30 minutes of playtime, while UMD rebounded to tie the game at 2 thanks to a couple of goals from forwards Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Hannah Bramm.

The game would remain tied through regulation, and would end in a shootout. see WOMEN’S HOCKEY, B2

Zoelle, men complete sweep while women struggle on road

BY ERIC HILDESTAD Volunteer Writer

Guard Reece Zoelle set a new career high with 42 points, including 26 in the first half as the Bulldogs defeated their division foe Northern State University 88-80 on Friday.

Zoelle was absolutely on fire from beyond the arc, shooting 8-of-9 from the three-point line. The junior guard also contributed six rebounds and a block in the game. The record for points in a game by a Bulldog is 47, set by Jerry Meyer in 1994.

Guard Peter Crawford led the way on the boards by corralling eight rebounds. He also added an impressive 28 points while shooting a nearly perfect 15-of-16 from the foul line.

It was a very closely contested game, with both teams trading the lead back and forth throughout the contest. Northern State’s guard Jared Hannigan was a thorn in the Bulldogs side, contributing 36 points to his team’s effort.

UMD had started off strong in the opening half with an 8-2 lead, until Northern State battled back to go up 16-11 midway through the first half. Both teams went on double-digit runs as the first half ended 35-34.

Each team came out of the locker room shooting the ball efficiently, with several lead changes occurring in the opening minutes of the second half.

Making a number of free throws at the end of the game ensured a Bulldogs victory.

After Saturday’s 70-67 victory over MinnesotaState Moorhead, UMD completed a weekend sweep of their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference rivals, making the Bulldogs 10-12 on the season.

The Bulldogs held together for a three-point victory, avenging their loss to the Dragons earlier in the season.

After stuffing the stat sheet with 42 points the previous night, Zoelle opened up the game with the first 8 points of the night for UMD. At halftime, the Bulldogs headed into the locker rooms with a 34-29 lead.

The two teams traded scoring runs after the break, and midway through the second half the Bulldogs were narrowly leading 50-47. The score was neck and neck until the end of the game when junior forward Kristofer Jackson made a late free throw to ensure a victory for UMD. The Bulldog defense was in top form, holding the Dragons to 34.4 percent from the field, while the Bulldogs shot an impressive 47.3 percent.

Zoelle earned a double-double, posting 15 points and 11 rebounds in the road win. Peter Crawford led see BASKETBALL, B2

Herbert was the lone Bulldog scorer in the shootout, but it would be all UMD needed as Crandall held the Tigers scoreless at the other end of the rink. His celebration after the last save showed the goaltender’s excitement.

“I told the guys if we won in a shootout and I got the last save I’d do the Bernie,” Crandall said. “I’d rather we win before it gets to the shootout, but we’ll take the two points.”

The Bulldogs knew going into game two that they’d need to step up the intensity if they hoped to grab another win from the Tigers. UMD had to battle through the Tigers’ early surge that nearly ended in a scoreless first period. However, Kyle Osterberg had other plans.

Colorado College’s Aaron Harstad was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking from behind with 15:20 left in the first period, putting UMD on a fiveminute power play. Just as time was expiring in the first, Kyle Osterberg

Aaron Crandall makes a save to keep the Bulldogs alive Saturday night. His stellar play earned him NCHC goaltender of the week for the third time in just five weeks.

see MEN’S HOCKEY, B2 MATT CHRISTIANS/SUBMITTED.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Sports Editor / Nicole Brodzik / brodz006@d.umn.edu

UMD’s alpine ski team off to impressive start

Men’s hockey

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slammed the puck home on a rebound from Willie Raskob’s shot between the circles. “We started off really slow in the first period, but we found our legs at the end there and got a big goal,� Osterberg said. “We continued to play well throughout the rest of the game, so it was nice to have that comeback.�

The third stanza showed both more intensity and goals. Cal Decowski doubled the Bulldogs’ lead partway into the period after receiving Joe Basaraba’s pass down low, tipping the puck behind Tiger goaltender Josh Thorimbert. “Obviously you have to make plays quicker, you have to keep your head up all over the ice because you know guys are coming,� Osterberg said. “We just have to stick to the simple things, getting pucks in deep, getting on top of guys in the neutral zone, stuff like that.�

The Tigers attempted a late game comeback as Ian Young scored his first goal of the year on a power play with five minutes left in regulation. The Bulldogs were able to defend their lead and skate through the game’s final minutes, ending with a score of 2-1.

The Bulldogs travel down to St. Cloud Stateto take on the No. 6 Huskies next weekend.

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UMD racers await their turn to train at the top of Lutsen Mountain. JASON GRIMM/SUBMITTED.

BY JOELLE JOHNSRUD Volunteer Writer

Biting temperatures, strong forceful winds, ski poles, frostbite ‌ sounds like a day for victory, at least for the UMD alpine ski team.

Ever since the men and women’s alpine ski team started their season Jan. 4, they are proving that this year will be a success, especially after this weekend’s championship.

This past weekend at the USCSA Lake Superior Division Championship, freshman Michael Murray took silver in slalom alongside Kathryn Ruesch and Signe Larson, who earned top 15 finishes in slalom, and Tyler Regenscheid, who took fourth place in slalom.

The men finished third and women fourth in giant slalom.

The teams have come out of their races with top accolades in slalom and giant slalom. Here, each skier races between sets of poles at different distances. A technique of agility, focus and athleticism allows the racer to stride side to side at high speeds, dodg-

ing pole after pole.

In the past three years, head coach Jason Grimm has built the teams up, making them serious contenders in competition. However, that doesn’t mean it’s been all smooth skiing. “This season compared to last has proved to have some huge successes and tough obstacles to hurdle,� said Grimm. “Overall, the men’s team has been performing fantastically, taking second place as a team at a number of our races and winning as a team at one. The women’s team overall has had some struggles compared to last year, but they are still doing very well.�

The intense cold has caused multiple practice cancellations for the teams, even cutting two days from their training camp in Lutsen, Minn. Thankfully, none of the teams’ races have been put off.

Though Murray may be a rookie at UMD, he is a veteran on the ski slopes. A former MSHL State Champion, Murray finished fourth in giant slalom at his first college race at Wild Mountain. He

then took first place in both slalom and giant slalom at Afton Alps. “It feels really great to be finding success this early in my college racing career,� said Murray. “It has been a lot of fun. I am enjoying the experience. My motivation to win just comes from my love of the sport and my pursuit to be the best athlete I can be.�

Third year Alpine racer Tyler Regenscheid has been neck and neck with Murray in every race.

When asked what his goal was for this season, Regenscheid responded, “Working as a team to fulfill our team goal of making it to nationals.�

The team has qualified for the USCSA National Championship every year since 2003.

Next weekend is the MCSA Regional Championships, the qualifying race to the United States Collegiate Snow Sports Association (USCSA) National Championship Races in Marquette.

The team is currently placed 14th in the nation, but the outlook is looking up for the rest of the season.

Jenna McParland, UMD’s leading goal scorer, goes in to shoot on North Dakota’s Shelby Amsley-Benzie during the shootout Sunday afternoon. MADISON ROLES/SUBMITTED.

Women’s hockey Brykaliuk would score again in the shootout, and converted defenseman Jenna McParland would add a second goal to win the shootout for the Bulldogs.

Not only was it a relief to rebound from a disappointing Saturday afternoon effort, but with Sunday

Continued from B1 being senior night and the last home game of the regular season, the win felt that much sweeter.

The seniors honored after the game were Kenyon and defenseman Madison Kolls, players Miller spoke highly of. “Our two seniors have been

dealt a difficult hand,� Miller said. “They committed to stepping up and playing better than they ever thought they could be. We have had our bumps and bruises throughout our course of the season. The season is far from over, but it was important to them to win this weekend. We were able to get one, and now we take that as a giant step forward.�

the team with 18 points, and finished the weekend 24-for-25 from the charity stripe. Junior guard Junior Coleman had 15 points, including three three-pointers.

The Bulldog men are back out on the road next weekend, and are scheduled to take on Upper Iowa University Friday at 8 p.m.

The women’s team, however, had a different end to the weekend’s games. Also playing Northern State and MSU Moorhead, the women’s team couldn’t break through steady defensive efforts from either team.

Northern State came out strong out of the gate and kept UMD at bay for the majority of the game, keeping themselves up to seven points away at times.

UMD struggled to only a 39.1 percent shooting average throughout the game, which Northern State dominated with 51.9 percent themselves.

Senior captain Katrina Newman finished the game with 21 points and senior Hannah Rutten had a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards as the Bulldogs best offensive players of the game.

The Bulldogs hoped to get back on the winning side of things on Saturday, after dropping six of their previous seven games, but were unable to overcome the Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons.

The Dragons came into the game on a mission, showing off skill and a strong offense in the first half, giving the team a 12 point lead in the first half. The Bulldogs battled back to only a four point deficit before half time, thanks in large part to Katrina Newman’s set of threes.

UMD continued their comeback effort after the break and Bulldog Taylor Meyer’s lay up would give UMD a lead six minutes into the second half. The Dragons came back hard, however, and a string of late game free throws helped pull them back ahead and give them the win over the Bulldogs.

While they improved on Friday’s scoring average with 44.1 percent against Minnesota State Moorhead, they’ll look to improve even more next weekend against Upper Iowa University on Friday night.

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Too good to be true Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

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“Single and Taken” explores fantasy romance drama

BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor

Director and playwright Taylor Jensen made her UMD debut with the original show “Single and Taken: In Love With a Fictional Character.”

The play ran last weekend in the Dudley Experimental Theatre. Jensen is a junior at UMD, majoring in theatre with a minor in business administration.

“A very small version of this plot was originally an idea I was going to play with for a short film script,” Jensen said. “Stage 2 wanted me to direct the cabaret, but I needed a plot, so I thought ‘You know, I could take that plot and change it a bit.’”

The play is about three women who are frustrated with the men in their lives. The books they read for their book club often feature perfect men.

Rather than pine over men who were created for other women however, they decide to write perfect men of their own.

Jensen’s original plot only starred one woman who wrote about multiple men, only to discover they were all lacking. In order to make the play more cabaret-friendly, Jensen decided to add more characters.

“I figured I could have multiple girls write multiple men, and maybe it’d be more interesting if the men evolved and became more human as the show progressed,” Jensen said.

In its current form, it is clear that the main character is Jane Welch, played

by freshman Shawna Rogtzke. Jane is a quintessential romantic, and takes the task of writing a perfect man very seriously. She gathers research material from the local library, which the librarian refers to as “lady porn.”

Milo, the librarian, is played by freshman Nick Haeg, a BFA light/ sound design candidate.

“The poor guy. I made him audition because he was just outside of my audition room. I needed a Milo. So I pulled him in and I made him sing and he was perfect,” said Jensen.

“I’m more of a tech guy than a singer, and more of a singer than an actor,” said Haeg. “At the end of the show, when all of the acting majors told me I did well, I realized that I may have a chance to continue acting in shows at UMD.” Milo serves as a realistic character in the midst of fantasy. As Jane prattles on about how perfect men are in books, Milo claims that no one is perfect.

“Guys are assholes,” Milo says.

“You’re a guy,” Jane replies.

“Yeah, and I’m an asshole.”

But the fantasy is ultimately what the play is about.

“The play is a lighthearted poke at everyone that has ever been a little too obsessed with a fictional character,” Jensen said.

Loki, played by sophomore Lars Espe, is named after a fictional crush many young women have.

Shawna Rogotzke as Jane and Nick Haeg as Milo embrace in one of the final scenes after much suspense. SUBMITTED

“Loki is very much based off a character many of my friends would love, because they love Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki in The Avengers,” Jensen said.

The fictional crush Jensen harbors is celebrity Oliver Phelps, who plays George Weasley in the Harry Potter series.

“We’re soul mates. We’re in love — he doesn’t know it yet, but we are. My boyfriend has accepted it.

“Every time my heart was broken, I would invent an Oliver Phelps-type character in my head, who I would love but wouldn’t hurt me. He couldn’t hurt me because he wasn’t real,” Jensen said.

The play is based off this notion, and many of the female characters discover that bringing fictional characters to life means they have to face the reality that they can be hurt, even by seemingly perfect men.

Thursday, Feb.13 Valentine’s Partner Yoga Relax with your partner through yoga. The cost is $1 per person. 7-8 p.m. in the Gold Room, 96 SpCH. Thursday, Feb. 13 Date-a-Palooza Find a date or be a date at the Date-a-Palooza. This event is sponsored by the Black Student Association and is open to anyone. It is scheduled from 7:30-11:00 p.m. and located in the Ballroom Friday, Feb. 14 Friday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Event Self Love Meditation This free dance and social event is sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Treat yourself to some pampering. Stop in between class to rejuvinate after a Association. Dance all night long or stop in to jam to your favorite tunes. It long week. Located in the TV Lounge, 237 KSC, the guided meditation begins begins at 7p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. in the Garden Room at 11:00 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 14 I Heart Consensual Sex Party This 21+ party begins at 9 p.m. Performers include Hannah Rey, The Farsights, and Wino, WI. It is located in the Rex Bar at Fitger’s.

Friday, Feb. 14 Everything You’ve Done to Hurt Me This is an encore performance of the one-man show performed by Jonathan Manchester. He created it after finding a notebook on the street that included an angry letter to an ex-girlfriend. At Teatro Zucone, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $10.

Greek Life crowns Man of the Year

BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor

Eleven men battled with beauty and brains Monday night to compete for UMD’s Man of the Year title.

The Greek Life-sponsored event ran like a traditional beauty pageant. Men competed in four categories: formal wear, beach wear, talent and fishbowl questions. Unlike most female pageants however, the men were allowed to embrace a humorous approach.

Beta Lambda Psi member Kyle Volker wore a straw hula skirt and brought a friend on the stage, who was wearing horns and a snout. When they turned around to begin their talent portion, signs on their back alerted the audience that they were Simon and Pumba from the Lion King. They proceeded to do their “Lion King Dance.”

“I went to Hawaii over winter break and learned to hulu, so I was going to do that for my talent,” Volker said. “But then I realized I was awful at it, so I decided to do this instead.”

The beach wear segment featured men in speedos, swim Alpha Nu Omega meber Ahmed Almanaseer performs during the talent portion of the pageant. ALEX GANEEV/STATES- trunks and scuba gear. The variety allowed the men to MAN showcase their personalities.

For some audience members, the showcase started later than expected. Posters promoting the event have been up for over two weeks, stating that the event would start at 8 p.m. But the Bulldog Update that went out on Monday said there was a social hour at 6 p.m. and the event would start at 7 p.m.

“I’ve been waiting for about an hour,” junior Brandon Smith said Monday. “A lot of people around me have been getting really annoyed, and some people just gave up. I think I’ll leave if the doors don’t open soon.”

Like Smith, many students left before the show even started.

“We had a few issues with the order of the emcee speech and a few problems with the sound,” said Jane Welch, an organizer and emcee of the event. “I’m not sure if those were serious issues, but it was a little confusing trying to get it all together.”

Despite this glitch, the event was well-attended. There were plenty of opportunities for the audience to get involved during the show with games like junk in the trunk and hanky panky.

This added to the energy dur-

ing transition times when the men were changing outfits.

High energy moments were punctuated with more serious sentiments shared by the men.

When asked what the most important trait a person should have, Phi Kappa Psi member Theo Maceno took a moment to think before answering.

“I’d say the most important trait is to be loving towards others, because if that were to happen, we’d have a lot fewer problems in the world,” he said.

The Man of the Year shared a similar sentiment.

“I hope everyone can love each other equally with no judgement,” said David Lee after donning his Man of the Year sash. “One love, one world.”

Lee was one of the contenders who was not affiliated with Greek Life. He volunteered to represent the International Club, and members from the club were there to cheer him on.

“I’m shocked,” Lee said. “I mean, I came out and wanted to be myself and have fun. And I won. It feels great.”

Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

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Alternate Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day

by Aprill Emig

Illustrated by Joe Fraser

A candlelight dinner not your thing? Then switch it up this Valentine’s Day with new ways to celebrate.

Spend it with Spot

Get spooky

A global poll by Reuters/Ipsos found that 1 in 5 adults would rather spend Valentine’s Day with their pet than their partner.

Bake some pet-friendly treats and hunker down for some major cuddling.

Watching romantic comedies while eating Chinese delivery on Valentine’s Day is cliché for a reason. Switch it up this year by gathering a group of friends to watch some horror movies all night long.

Spread the love Students have been battling the cold for weeks now, but there are many people who have it far worse.

You can enjoy an altruistic Valentine’s Day by volunteering at The Damiano Soup Kitchen or sending flowers to a nearby nursing home.

Note: delivery is still encouraged.

Embrace the pins One of the greatest contributions of Pinterest has been the resurgence of fun DIY projects. Gather up craft supplies and get pinspired!

Send the final products to loved ones, even if they look nothing like the original picture.

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Sugar rush Hate Valentine’s Day but can’t resist the assortments of chocolates and candies? Assign treats for different friends to pick up and host a candy swap. This could easily go hand in hand with the horror movie marathon.

UMD students participate in Global Health Case Competition

BY KELLEN ALBRECHT Health and Outdoors Reporter

On Saturday, Feb. 1, students from the Duluth and Twin Cities campuses competed in the inaugural UMN Global Health Case Competition in Minneapolis.

The Case Competition is an event where students from multiple disciplines analyze a real-world global health issue. Teams of four, five or six students present their results to a panel of judges. The winners became eligible to compete in the 2014 International Emory Global Health Case Competition March 28-29, 2014.

Professional, graduate and upper-level undergraduate students interested in global health made up teams. However, post-graduate and post-doctoral fellows/ residents were ineligible to participate.

Once teams were

assigned, they were paired with a volunteer mentor to analyze the case. This proved to be both challenging and thought-provoking for students and mentors alike.

“The competition provides two unique chal- Sharon Ng, Rachel Rockwell, Jesse Cobell and Anne Doering were on one of the teams representing lenges to students,” said UMD at the Global Health Case Competition SUBMITTED mentor Robin Michaels. “(The first is) understanding the challenges relations and econom- peting teams, and tion options and eco- petition also helped me of working internation- ics, I was definitely although they did not nomic and political appreciate students from ally, especially if they’ve challenged to formulate win this year, they said questions was eye-open- different departments, never done it. Second, specific budgets and the experience was well ing and enlightening.” and the value their difthis activity is interpro- instructions for a plan to worth the time they Although the experi- fering perspectives can fessional, and some stu- improve global sanita- invested into the case. ence was brief, most stu- provide.” dents on a larger campus tion.”

“I valued the oppor- dents said they will par“I would definitely do have access to more proThe case was released tunity to work with ticipate again next year. the competition again,” grams/students than on to team captains on Jan. other students who They encourage others said Wei. “I really apprea smaller campus.”

27, which provided par- have experiences and to view it as an oppor- ciate the opportunity “The case was very ticipants just under a interests different from tunity to expand their for public speaking and open-ended,” said stu- week to compile their my own, toward a solu- horizons. interprofessional collabdent Ena Wei. “Group findings, meet with their tion to a problem we all “Not only did I orations, which will be members had to inter- mentor, and develop a care about,” said student gain more knowledge invaluable for my future pret the prompts and presentation to sway the Anneli Doering. “Hear- about the countries we career. The Global come up with a specific panel of judges. ing my team members’ researched,” said stu- Health Case Competiplan. With limited backUMD students com- perspectives on travel, dent Jay Wen, “(but) tion was a lot of fun, and ground in international prised 3 of the 12 com- cultural norms, sanita- participating in the com- everybody should do it!”

Student Life Editor / Aprill Emig / emigx005@d.umn.edu

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Bulldog Q&A What are you doing for Valentine’s Day?

by Maeggie Licht

“Hopefully Jacob and I can find a way to celebrate a little bit. Being over 4,000 miles apart when it’s a special day gets sort of hard. But, I’m sure we will skype for a bit. He says we could both go to our favorite places, plan a date and take pictures for each other like we were both there. He is definitely the romantic one.” — Bailey Boots, senior B.F.A musical theatre and Jacob Fazzio, junior B.A. theatre studying abroad in England.

“In an ideal world, we are going to have homemade Thai food in the living room, and then we’re going to play videogames.” — Brian Saice, freshman B.F.A. musical theatre track and Alex Goebel, senior B.F.A. acting.

“I have rehearsal for the dance concert, but during the break Chev is going to make me dinner! He’s making homemade chicken alfredo.” — Heather Hubert, senior environmental outdoor education major and Chev Arnold, senior art history major.

PAVSA offers training on campus

BY APRILL EMIG Student Life Editor

The Program to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) is making its UMD debut. Though the organization has been at UMD for years, Feb. 24 marks the first day of PAVSA’s oncampus advocate training.

“It’s fantastic to have it so close,” said Christy Harkness, a volunteer coordinator for PAVSA. “I’m hoping it will bring in a lot more students.”

The mission of PAVSA is to both eliminate and raise awareness of sexual violence. The role volunteers play in supporting this mission is significant.

“PAVSA advocates have two options: they can answer crisis calls, or they can go on hospital visits,” Harkness said. “We don’t have one need over the other.”

If a volunteer chooses to answer crisis calls, they must take at minimum two shifts per month. These calls come from victims who are seeking support, often after being sexually assaulted.

“The people who are calling are in the worst situation of their life,” said

Hannah Maertz, a volunteer with PAVSA. “It definitely requires someone who can deal with crises — it’s not for the faint of heart.”

Volunteers must complete 40 hours of training before taking crisis calls.

Most of the training takes place at UMD; however, there are visits to Building for Women and St. Luke’s Hospital to show where hospital advocates volunteer.

“When a victim comes into the hospital and has been sexually assaulted, the hospital will call our crisis line and will dispatch a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE),” Harkness said.

“We’ll dispatch an advocate.”

SANE nurses are specially trained to deal with victims of sexual assault.

“The SANE nurse does the forensic examination, and the advocate is in there to tell the victim all their choices,” Harkness said.

These choices include pressing charges, finding appropriate shelter, and seeking therapy, among others.

Volunteers who answer crisis calls do the same job as hospital advocates, but without any travel.

“You can have crisis line come right to your cell phone,” Harkness said.

This makes it possible to complete a volunteer shift anywhere cellphone service is, but it’s important to be able to move to a quiet space when the phone rings.

“I’ve had shifts where I’ve had no calls,” Maertz said. “But, I’ve also had shifts where I get two calls in six hours.

It really depends.”

Training for answering calls is extensive, but the opportunity is open to all students.

“We get volunteers from all walks of life,” Harkness said. “They’re mostly concentrated in the social sciences, but we want to reach out to a more diverse audience.”

However, Maertz cautions against making the commitment on a whim.

“It’s important to have some sort of education or experience with that kind

of work,” she said, “or at least to be very compassionate. But I don’t think anyone ever feels completely confident because (sexual assault) is such a sensitive issue.”

Maertz also stresses the importance of practicing self-love while being an advocate.

“It can be really hard because you have to deal with this constant voice in the back of (their) head that says (they’re) never good enough. You can never take back what happened to them.”

The training to become an advocate deals with all of these issues, which is why it spans the course of nearly two months. Harkness asserts that the training is well worth the time commitment.

“A lot of people will say it is a life changing experience,” she said.

And Maertz agrees.

“Being a PAVSA advocate is really empowering, eye-opening and important.”

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