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BY KATIE LOKOWICH McHale was a fifth-year senior after becoming ill. were to have such great memories. lokow003@d.umn.edu

UMD student Alexandra “Sasha� McHale passed away at the age of 23 this past Saturday, due to complications of the autoimmune disease lupus. McHale was diagnosed with lupus a little over a year ago, and was hospitalized for two weeks before her passing. “We’re all going to miss her.� said Sarah Mertz, a UMD student and close friend to McHale. “She just was a really good friend, I don’t know anyone who met her

working toward a degree in Communication with a journalism minor. Before her time at UMD she attended Totino-Grace High School in Fridley, Minn., and played varsity basketball for three years.

Others who were close to her mirror Mertz’s description of McHale as an outgoing, fun-loving, genuine friend, whose passing came unexpectedly to those close to her. Diagnosed over a year ago, McHale had to cut studying

“She just had an infectious laugh,� friend and classmate Olivia Franti said. “She was a joker and she always knew how to make me laugh.�

McHale is described as a person her friends could always count on. “We’re lucky to have known her,�

Franti said. “I want people to know what a true genuine friend she was.

There’s a reason she touched all the lives she did.�

No matter how long McHale was a part of someone’s life, those who

Raymond’s attorney requests a name clearing hearing

BY ANNE KUNKEL CHRISTIANSON kunke063@d.umn.edu

Lindsay Jones, attorney for UMD employee Rod Raymond, released a letter to the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents on Monday requesting Raymond’s name be cleared of all “hearsay.� “Mr. Raymond seeks relief from the intentional actions and conduct of several unnamed officials and employees at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (sic), in connection to the manner in which they have commenced and conducted ongoing serial investigations against him,� Jones wrote in his letter.

In a separate press release received by the Statesman earlier this month, Jones said other UMD employees “took it upon themselves as self-appointed vigilantes to seek to force Mr. Raymond to quit or cause the University to terminate his employment out of embarrassment.�

Jones called these attempts a “public smear campaign with the malicious intent of undermining Mr. Raymond’s reputation in the community.�

It is because of these alleged attempts that Jones is requesting a hearing to clear Raymond’s name.

Jones claims these investigations denied Raymond “due process in so far that their actions and

conduct deprived him of his liberty interest in his good name and reputation in connection with his employment at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the broader community.�

He also requested that if the board finds Raymond was denied due process, that he be rewarded back pay for his entire absence at UMD. Raymond went on unpaid leave by his own request in November 2011. “In addition, Mr. Raymond seeks his personnel record expunged of any unwarranted

disciplinary action as determined by the outcome of the name clearing hearing based on the Board’s de novo review of the allegations asserted against him during the hearing,� Jones wrote in his request to the board. “Should the Board find merit in any of the allegations that they bring against him, Mr. Raymond would accept the Board’s judgment as a final.�

If a hearing is allowed, it will be closed to the public along with matter discussed in the hearing, except for the board’s final decision and actions.

Lawyer responds to lynching comments “Of course the destruction of Mr. Raymond’s good name and reputation in the community, as harmful as an injury as it is, does not equal in comparison to brutal murder by mob lynching. It was not my intent to draw that direct literal comparison,� said Jones in his statement Monday, Nov. 20. “The point that I sought to make is that due process is a keystone and fundamental to the American way. Whether someone is accused of rape or stealing an apple, the due process guarantees of our federal and state constitutions, demand of us that we hold off from passing judgment on those who have been publicly accused of some wrong doing until they have received a fair opportunity to be heard,� Jones wrote. “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law. Mr. Raymond has a liberty interest in his good name and reputation in connection with his employment at UMD. This is the point that I sought to make.�

“I felt really bad, really odd,� said UMD Communication professor Aaron Boyson. “I don’t want to pretend that I knew her well, but she was in my class; she was one of my students. It was like someone punched me in the gut. I had just spoken with her.�

During her high school basketball career McHale wore No. 32, the same number her NBA see SASHA, A3

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Lupus: what are the facts?

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can target and damage any part of the human body.

The disease triggers an imbalance in the immune system.

When someone’s immune system is healthy, it produces antibodies that attack invasive cells that make a person sick. Having an autoimmune disease means that a person’s immune system can’t tell between good and bad cells. Antibodies will attack both healthy and sick cells, weakening the immune system even more.

The cause of lupus is unknown, but according to the Lupus Foundation of America’s website, doctors say that it could be related to a person’s genes. While this theory hasn’t been proven, lupus does tend to appear within families.

Lupus can live in someone’s body for years, however without a specific environmental trigger the disease may never surface. These triggers include: -ultraviolet rays from the sun or fluorescent bulbs -penicillin or other antibiotic drugs -a cold or viral illness -exhaustion -anything that causes stress to the body like surgery, physical harm, pregnancy or giving birth.

It is possible to live a normal life with lupus, however today there is still no cure.

UMD Students express regret over their racist video

BY MATT BUSCH busc0115@d.umn.edu

A video including two females, at least one of whom is a current University of Minnesota Duluth student, has surfaced on YouTube including what the administration is calling “unfortunate racist content.�

The video includes Caucasian females in black face makeup directing slurs toward the AfricanAmerican community.

The two women had quotes claiming to be from the “black hood,� needing some “fried (expletive deleted) chicken� and likening themselves to looking “like apes right now.�

Both women in the video, Rachel Cooper and Jessica Heid, responded to the video. “We were doing facials and it happened to have been a brown facial mask,� Cooper said in an email. “We had to leave it on for 12 minutes. During that 12 min-

utes, we horribly decided to make a video that we regret and are not happy about. This was made over a year ago.�

Cooper continued her email in an apologetic manner. “I am saddened and sick to my stomach and sorry for anybody it offends. It was not mine or hers intention at all and we are embarrassed about it. We understand we cannot do anything about it now but apologize and inform people we did not paint our faces or put that on to purposely make a video. It was something that just happened after putting the facial cream on and we are so deeply sorry. This video does not define our true selves at all.�

Jessica Heid also replied to the video. “That video does not define who we are‌ it was accidental‌ we did not intend to hurt anyone with it.â€? see RACIST VIDEO, A3

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Former Chancellor Martin named fellow of University of Worcester, England

BY GRAHAM HAKALA hakal045@d.umn.edu

Former Chancellor Kathryn Martin may have resigned from her top-ranking position at UMD a few short years ago, but her work with the university is not yet over.

Martin has been named a fellow of the University of Worcester, Worcestershire, England, earlier this month. The Worcester College of Fellows conferred the honor in recognition of Martin’s work in setting up a relationship with UW and UMD, through UMD’s Study in England program.

“I am deeply honored to receive this recognition,” said Martin in a UMD news release.

“The award in part recognizes the outstanding work of our faculty and the enthusiasm of our students for international opportunities.”

The Study in England program is UMD’s longest-running study abroad program, starting back in the late 1980s. The uni-

versity partnership in England was originally with the University of Birmingham, but in 2010 differing interests prompted UMD administrators to seek out other universities with which to team up.

“That’s when Chancellor Martin, and some other people from UMD, went to England looking for other universities that would be good match with UMD,” said Lyndsey Andersen, associate director of UMD’s Study in England Program.

According to Andersen, Martin and her colleagues liked the University of Worecster because of how similar the school was to UMD, both in size and population. U of W is located 135 miles northwest of London, and has a student population similar to UMD—around 10,000 students.

The first Study in England Program to travel to Worcestershire happened during the 2011-12 school year. They are currently in their second year as partners with U of W.

“The University of Worcester was very welcoming to us,” Andersen said. “It really is a wonderful relationship. We’re both mutually invested, and we see the benefit for both universities.

Martin was conferred the fellowship at the award ceremonies held at Worcester Cathedral, Nov. 6 through Nov. 9.

Martin’s fellowship affords for further development in the relationship between UMD and UW, which is currently in its infancy. Fellows act as ambassadors between the schools, and are considered during political decisions within the relationship. They are invited to major events and meetings and maintain correspondence in a diplomatic capacity.

According to the news release, the fellowship grants Martin “the opportunity to use her experience and expertise regarding development opportunities and to help further the University of Worcester’s effort to engage with higher education in North America.”

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Blood drive inspires many

BY SHANNON KINLEY kinle005@d.umn.edu

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Sasha

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Hall-of-Fame dad, Kevin McHale, wore while playing for the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. Kevin McHale, who got his start playing basketball at Hibbing High School and the University of Minnesota, is also a former executive and coach of the Minnesota

Timberwolves and is the current head coach of the Houston Rockets. Her well-known father made her death national news. The Houston Rockets announced Monday that players will wear green armbands, Sasha’s favorite color, to honor their coach’s daughter. The team will also be flying to the Twin Cities on Wednesday to attend her memorial service.

“She just had a spark,” Mertz

said. “Now we tell each other that we love each other, because you never know.”

Sasha McHale is survived by her parents, Lynn and Kevin, a sister and three brothers.

For those who need support during this time, there is a regular grief support group that meets from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in Kirby 311. For more information contact Barb Titus at btitus2@d.umn.edu.

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According to Heid, she has already been receiving threats and hate mail surrounding this video.

The chancellor’s office addressed this video on Nov. 15 in an email to the UMD campus community.

“We have seen the video; we abhor it,” Chancellor Lendley Black said in the email. “This is unacceptable behavior for anyone, and we at UMD are extremely

unhappy to be associated with it in any way.”

The video was posted early Wednesday morning under a newly created YouTube profile name of UMDHate. The video is a repost and not from the original poster.

The administration refused to comment any further beyond the Nov. 15 email that stated, “We take appropriate action in

instances like this… we can affirm our disapproval of the video, and reaffirm our goal of providing an environment where students live, study, and learn from and about each other in an inclusive and supportive way. We hope that out of this distressing incident will at least come some broader understanding and personal growth.”

Each year one-third of the 16,000 units of blood that are collected in the northland are supplied by the high schools and colleges.

A couple of weeks ago UMD hosted one of its 10-12 yearly blood drives. It was put on by Memorial Blood Centers. Memorial Blood Centers is a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization, which provides blood to 19 local hospitals.

One single donation can save up to three lives. Emily Erickson, collection specialist and field trainer who was working the drive, has not only collected blood but has also received it.

When Erickson was a senior in high school, she was in a head-on collision a block away from her home. She broke both her legs and an arm and had to be airlifted to Regions Hospital in the Twin Cities.

After the accident she received 42 units (pints) of blood and had to undergo 15 surgeries. The average woman has about 10 pints of blood in their body. The doctors thought she would never walk again, but she proved them wrong.

With some help, just months after the accident, Erickson was able to walk at her graduation.

Now she is able to walk completely on her own.

“Because of what I went through I knew I wanted to be involved in the medical field,” Erickson said.

“It is my way to pay back those people who helped me. If it wasn’t for those 42 people that donated I wouldn’t be here.”

Erickson has worked with the Memorial Blood Foundation for three and a half years.

“It is not something that is man made,” Erickson said. “There is no substitute.”

Operation Supervisor Melissa Garrett, who was also working the drive, has donated two gallons of blood on 16 separate occasions. She said she was inspired to donate blood

when her best friend was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.

“It is a gift that can’t be duplicated,” Garrett said. “You can’t buy it in a store; it is not on the shelves.

Without it a lot of people would lose their lives.”

Brenda Beard, head of the blood drive, said the majority of the donators preregistered for the event but they also accepted donors on a walk-in basis.

“We always have a real need for blood during the holidays due to extra travel, but we need it all the time,” Beard said.

Since the blood can only be used for a limited time after it is donated, the need for blood is constant.

“Blood doesn’t last forever,” she said. “It has a shelf life similar to milk. After a short period of time it goes bad.”

Junior Kelsey Holthaus, Civil Engineering major, has donated blood on eight previous occasions, making this her ninth.

“It’s an easy way to give back,” Holthaus said. “You never know when it is going to be used but the need is always there.”

Sophomore Laura Levar, Communication Sciences and Disorders major, has only donated on one previous occasion and was inspired to give again when she heard that her one donation could save three lives.

“If I was in a position that I needed blood, I would always think about the person who took 40 minutes out of their day to donate,” Levar said. “It can break or make someone’s life.”

Garrett said the drives that they have at UMD are usually successful. For this drive 47 units of blood were collected.

After the blood is donated it is transported to their lab in the Twin Cities, where it then undergoes numerous tests and is separated into different parts. After it undergoes the processing it is shipped back up to hospitals and trauma centers in the northland.

The next blood drive on campus will be Thursday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside of the Kirby Student Center.

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The Movement Starts Now The University of Minnesota Duluth Student Association (UMDSA) represents the student body to the administration, and serves as an advocate for each and every student at UMD. Our community has many members who are suffering because of the insensitive and racist comments made by a current and former student in a video that was recently uploaded to YouTube. And yet this video represents only one incident among many that we know have marginalized large numbers of our campus community. This is completely unacceptable. The only thing that would be more unacceptable would be for UMDSA to do nothing more than make an official statement.

Beginning today, SA pledges to take new steps to actively support all of our students. An unwelcome environment for one, becomes an unwelcome environment for all. We will not insert ourselves where we are not invited, but if you are a student at UMD and you are frustrated, scared, or alienated we want to know how we can help. We will not stand by quietly any longer, and encourage all students to challenge us to represent you better. Sure, street signs and the DC food are important issues but they pale in comparison to real issues that students face every day.

Please join us as we join the Diversity Commission at a public forum on Tuesday, December 4th at 4pm in the Ballroom. The movement starts now.

UMD Student Association Executive Board 2012-2013

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Sometime last year, in the wake of the local issue surrounding the arrival of the Youth for Western Civilization (YWC), our university supported a campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Unfair Campaign. It was mostly comprised of posters of faces underneath the bold title â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see racism if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re white.â&#x20AC;?

That the core of this anti-racism campaign was provocative is undeniable. In seeking to expose the privilege, the harshness of the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiteâ&#x20AC;? gave way to anger at what felt like an accusation. The backlash of this campaign was met with a defense from the school, which gave the poster series its support and refused to pull it. Yet, come 2012, all the vestiges of the old campaign have disappearedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; clearly, this is because the work is finished.

Whether or not the campaign was a good one (which is an issue that needs a whole newspaper issue by itself for debate), we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny that it was put in place for a reason. Regardless of whether it was successful or had a valid point, the campaign was the spawn of a campus need for proactive antiracism measures. The main event to spur the Unfair Campaign seemed to be about the YWC on Constitution Day. For anyone confused about when that took place: it was about a year following a publicized racist exchange between a couple of UMD students on Facebook, a little bit after the episode with racial slurs at the hockey game, and a year before a video hit YouTube of two UMD students in blackface.

Here at the Statesman office, we had a small discussion about the

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recent incident with the video that was released online. We discussed how much of the issue deserves space, or should be explored; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an element of sensationalism in the issue of discussing the (however ignorant) actions of two kids. Judging the extent of their crimes, or even whether they did anything punishable, seems a little useless. Even discussing the video seems unnecessary. A lot of the residue of their video seems to mostly involve a bloodbath in the YouTube comment section. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to deny that putting out a racist video is a serious action, but conversation about the role of two students might be too specific.

The focus now shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be that two people exist on campus who made bad decisions; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less than breaking news. The issue should be that (yet another) incident of racism exists with a unique relationship to UMD. This video isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t some isolated incident. And the consequences of it arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t things that can be dealt with by simply expelling a couple of students and making their futures a little bit tougher.

The video is another installment in a strain of racial issues that have been present on campus. By itself, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that can be ignored as stupidity. Together with this pattern of racism manifesting on campus, beyond just personal altercations, the problem becomes the atmosphere and culture that the school offers its students. This is something that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the fault of two kids, because frankly, the problem is a lot larger than them.

Coming from Plymouth (a neat little city in the suburbs of the Twin Cities), racism was talked about in schools, but not something so explicitly experienced firsthand. I

went to FAIR schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an all-district middle school that drew from affluent and poor neighborhoods, and pools of ethnicities, to create a seriously diverse mix. If I were to break down the demographics, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say half of the kids were black, the other half white, and then an impossible portion of (Asian, other) scrunched somewhere inside.

Racism was a topic so well covered there it became something like a mean fairy-taleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;totally present, but definitely not in the bubble of our school.

Here at UMD, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatically different. It makes me think I undervalued the cultural advantage I had from going to the schools I did. And the consistency of these racial problems makes me believe totally that the Duluth area, as a whole, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in such a stable place in terms of racial climate. A couple of my friends had once ranted about an ethnic group in an explicitly racist way that seemed incredible to me. The strangest thing might be that when I pointed it out, both were adamant that they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at all racist. The racism committed here might be by people totally unaware of the reality of what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying or by people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the boundaries of levity.

If lack of understanding of racism is such a recurring problem here on campus, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that should be addressed. Luckily for us, if ignorance or awareness is a problem, school is a pretty good combatant. But Band-Aid cures of running one campaign for a few months after one incident embarrassed the school wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enough. There needs to be a committed effort to address that a lot of people here are behind on this issue. This doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that the Unfair Campaign needs to be reintroducedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think the consensus with that affair is that the language was a little too clumsy to do much good. But the existence of that campaign proves that the school felt that there is a problem to be solved. While we could forget it before, the video at least serves to remind us that the problem still exists, and the school needs to address it; maybe a bit more earnestly than a few months of taping posters.

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BY ILIA JONES jone1791@d.umn.edu

I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit early to be lusting after the semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end already, but I just cannot help it. Every time I finish an assignment I count it as that much closer to being Christmas break. (I hope that because of this excitement, I will get my assignments done in a timely fashion.) But I have to admit that if I could fast forward these next three weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you bet I would.

Just think: no homework, studying or stressing over school for four glorious weeks.

No taking the crowded DTA only to get back on four hours later to an equally crowded bus, no group projects, no tests.

That would be a good enough Christmas present for me.

In those four weeks, there are so many possibilities as to what we can do. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to run around in the snow like a

child and drink like an adult.

I have to complain a bit that I will most likely not be able to watch even one ABC Family Christmas movie but hey, its not like I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen them all multiple times.

All we need to do is survive these next three weeks of class and give finals our best and then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re free! (That is, until the 20th of January.) This Thanksgiving weekend I got a small glimpse of what life is like when I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have commit most of the daylight to school work, and it was fantastic.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure some of you, like me, are looking forward to having the time to go to the gym again, to put makeup on and to actually get ready for the day. Others might just be looking forward to sleeping in or staying up all hours of the night. We are so close, my friends. I wish you all luck in these next few weeks.

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%&'()*)+&,-.*'&/*0&1234(*5361&'.*/&*789:*-6'0+;'<) In last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of The Statesman, an article was published featuring a rather shocking statement from Lindsay Jones, Rod Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. Rod Raymond is currently UMDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fitness and Wellness coordinator, and was investigated in 2009 for sexual harassment after complaints were brought forward from multiple students.

Recommendations were made for Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s termination by both the Office of Equal Opportunity and by the Vice Chancellor of Student Life at the time, Randy Hyman. Despite these recommendations for immediate termination, Raymond still maintained his position at UMD with only light repercussions. Now, Raymond is facing another investigation.

In the featured article, Jones compares Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation to the

1920 lynching of three black men in Duluth. For those who are unfamiliar with this part of Duluthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, in 1920 six black men were accused of raping a teenage girlâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a claim which has still, to this day, never been proven to be true. While being held in jail, awaiting trial, an angry mob of 10,000 people gathered in front of the prison, forced their way inside, and captured three of the men being held. The mob proceeded to lynch the three men from a streetlight, across the street from where the Clayton Jackson McGhie memorial stands downtown today.

For Jones to claim that Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation is similar to the horrific, terrifying death faced by these three men is more than just absurdâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive. Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blatant exploitation of the tragic murder of these young men in an

attempt to garner sympathy for his client is nothing short of sickening.

Raymond is already profiting off the site of this historical tragedyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; he is a co-owner of Tycoons, which is located in what used to be the prison where the three men were held before they were lynched. Now his lawyer is exploiting that tragedy in an attempt to exonerate him.

Raymond is privileged enough to have gone through due process after accusations were made against him in 2009, and now again in 2012.

After accusations against Raymond surfaced, nobody broke through his wall, pulled him from his home and lynched him in the street. Nobody called for his trial to cease, and for his execution to be instigated. Raymond can not fathom the type of hate that these three men faced.

Raymond was accused of a

crime, both in 2009 and 2012, and each time has faced due processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; being investigated by his employer, while maintaining his employment at UMD. Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie were accused of a crime, dragged from their prison cells, and lynched in the street by an angry mob of 10,000 people. The UMD community is calling for Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s termination because the investigation produced evidence that Raymond has repeatedly proven that he is a threat to the safety and well-being of all students at UMD. Raymond is facing due processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something the three men lynched in 1920 never got the chance to have.

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After going seven games without a win and failing to win a game against a WCHA opponent this season, the UMD men’s hockey team was desperate for a victory.

The Bulldogs got that Friday with a 2-1 win over St. Cloud at Amsoil Arena, but they suffered a major setback in the second game of the series, falling 5-1.

With the split, UMD (3-72 overall, 1-5-2 WCHA) and St. Cloud (7-5-0 overall, 5-3-0 WCHA) both earned two points in the WHCA standings.

The Bulldogs got off to a sluggish start early Friday. St. Cloud freshman Kalle Kossila scored just over five minutes into the game and UMD senior goalie Aaron Crandall was forced to make saves on several other St. Cloud scoring chances just to keep his team in the game.

“They got a lucky tip (on the goal),” Crandall said. “It’s always tough on a team’s psyche when

one goes in like that. But it’s always big to get out of the period down just one.”

The game’s momentum shifted by midway through the second, with UMD taking over the rest of the way. Freshman Tony Cameranesi, on a breakaway, found the back of the net with his fi ft h goal of the season to tie it up for the Bulldogs.

In the third, senior defenseman Wade Bergman played the role of unlikely hero, nett ing the gamewinning goal by knocking in a rebound from the top of the left circle.

“It came off the goalie out to the slot, and I just saw it and tried getting it through traffic, and thankfully it went in,” Bergman said. “It feels awesome. We’ve been working so hard for it.”

Crandall remained solid in net, guiding the Bulldogs to the win by stopping 27 of the 28 shots he faced. St. Cloud goalie Ryan Faragher stopped 27 of 29 shots on goal.

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out games,” head coach Scott Sandelin said after the game. “We had some power plays in the third and we capitalized.”

The Bulldogs again started slow Saturday, but they could never regain momentum and the Huskies cruised to a 5-1 win.

St. Cloud captain Ben Hanowski put the Huskies ahead midway through the fi rst when he fi red one past Crandall from the edge of the right circle. Nic Dowd quickly made it 2-0, capitalizing on a turnover in the UMD zone.

Th is time, it didn’t get any better in the second period. Kossila scored his second goal of the series on a power play just over four minutes into the period. Less than two minutes later, Dowd put the Huskies up by four with his second goal of the game.

The Bulldogs fi nally got on the board with a Mike Seidel goal midway through the period.

Freshman Andy Welinski set up the goal with an on-target to Seidel in front of the net.

But that was all the Bulldogs

could muster. Given a power play late in the third period, the Bulldogs turned the puck over and St. Cloud’s Joey Holka scored on a 2-on-1 rush to make it 5-1, which ended up being the fi nal score.

“They played harder, and I knew it was coming,” Sandelin said.

“They won all the batt les, they were quicker, they executed better and that was the difference.”

Crandall, making consecutive starts in net for the fi rst time since the season-opening series against Ohio State, stopped 17 of 22 shots on net. Faragher, again starting for the Huskies, stopped 32 of 33.

“Last night was such a big win for us at home, and (tonight) we didn’t come out the way we should’ve,” Seidel said following the game. “We just didn’t come prepared, especially when you have a chance to take four points at home. We have to be prepared for it. There’s no excuse.”

The Bulldogs will continue WCHA play, heading to Michigan Tech for a series next weekend.

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The fi nal chapters in the books of senior captains Sammie Hertaus and Kalli Lochner’s volleyball collegiate careers are about to be complete. As the season draws to the end, the seniors are hoping to write a magical ending.

Hertaus, a native from New Prague, Minn., played as a setter and outside hitter at New Prague High School and participated in the Northern Lights Volleyball Club for five years. Hertaus joined the Bulldogs two years ago after transferring from Bemidji State. Hertaus originally started her collegiate career at Marquette University.

“UMD was my original choice but I got the chance to play DI volleyball so I went to Marquette,” said Hertaus. “Midway through the season our coach got fi red and things weren’t going well. Plus it was far away from home. I left and fi nally ended up here. I couldn’t be any happier to play here.”

With nearly a full roster, head coach Jim Boos took the chance and added Hertaus to the roster.

“I’m glad we bought Sammie in,” said Boos, stating the difficult

decision that was made to add Hertaus. “If you look now, she is one of our best servers and certainly one of our best ball controller kids we have had. She passes so efficiently for us and she has been a rock at right back. I think she’s one of the unsung heroes on this team. The stats might not show it but she has made an impact for us. She defi nitely deserves her moment in the limelight.”

For her career at UMD, the defensive specialist has posted 418 digs, 85 assists, 58 service aces and held a .961 passing percentage. Hertaus was also named to the 2011 and 2012 NSIC AllAcademic Teams.

Lochner hails from Cross Plains, Wis., and has been a member of the squad for all four years at UMD. Lochner was the starting middle blocker for Wisconsin Heights High School when her team won the Division III state championship and also played five years for the Wisconsin Select Volleyball Club.

“I wasn’t really sure where I was going to school,” said Lochner. “I wanted volleyball to be part of my life and Boos gave me the opportunity to play. I have been a part of this team for four years now

and I couldn’t ask for anything else.”

UMD is fortunate to have Lochner. According to Boos, the senior has played a big role on and off the court.

“We knew Lochner was going to be an impact player for the program when she fi rst came in,” said Boos. “Ironically, her strength was blocking and her offense wasn’t very effective at fi rst. You <Ăůůŝ >ŽĐŚŶĞƌ͘ UMD ARCHIVES look now and she’s third in our league in attacking percentage and she is a main attacker for us and has been nominated for many awards in the process. Along with that, she has been the team leader, a mother hen for us. She keeps our group in line and focused in what we’re doing.”

Lochner registered 563 kills with an attack percentage of .319 and 168 total blocks in 73 games for her four-year career. Lochner has many awards in her honor.

She was named to the NSIC AllAcademic team three times, the All-NSIC fi rst team twice and multiple all-tournament teams.

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The UMD women’s basketball team emerged as victors in the annual Bridge Batt le with the University of Wisconsin Superior. The Bulldogs stung the Yellowjackets, 77-65, on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Romano Gym. The Bulldogs were led by sophomore guard Alyssa Kerkhoff, who put up 21 points while 6-of-10 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Junior Katrina Newman contributed 14 points and freshman Taylor Meyer added 12 points. The Bulldogs shot 49 percent from the field, while the Yellowjackets converted on 34.5 percent. UWS started the game with a 6-0 run and the score remained within a few points for most of the fi rst half before UMD pulled ahead 40-32 at the break. That lead grew in the second, with the Bulldogs never relenting. UMD is now 21-4 all-time against the cross-state rival.

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Since being thrown into rotation, the seniors have racked up an amazing 56-8 record. During the two-year stretch, the record has compiled a .857 winning percentage, 13th best in nation out of 261 Division II teams. To no surprise, six of those losses came at the expense of Concordia and Southwest Minnesota State, both of which are ahead of the Bulldogs in that category.

That remarkable record was fi lled with uncertainty to start the season. The team had gaping holes to fi ll after losing four starters.

That meant the Bulldogs had very litt le collegiate experience coming into the season, with a combined 11 freshmen and sophomores on the roster. Kate Lange needed an opposite hitter to balance the attack and they were throwing in a brand-new setter.

It didn’t hinder the Bulldogs.

The team got off to a hot start going 13-0. UMD clinched a share of the NSIC title and fi nished the season perfect at home (15-0) for the eighth time in program history.

UMD made their fi rst ever appearance in the NSIC Tournament. The tournament made a comeback with the conference expansion to 16 teams. Hoping to claim another accolade, the seniors and the Bulldogs were knocked out by eventual champions Southwest Minnesota State.

“I think the (NSIC) Tournament was an excellent way to prepare,” said Hertaus. “It’s just like the NCAA Tournament and we are likely to play those teams in the region. It’s the same format, lose and go home or win and continue playing. Everything is on the line.”

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The loss might have stung but it provided a good warm-up as the Bulldogs (28-4 overall) were rewarded with a berth as the fi ft h seed into the Central Region of the NCAA Tournament. Th is year marked the 15th time in school history and the 11th straight appearance.

The only thing left for the seniors is the NCAA Tournament. With only a limited amount of pages left, it’s only a matter of time before Hertaus and Lochner write a new book in their series.

After their playing careers, Lochner will head back to the Madison area and look for a job while tying the knot and continue playing or coaching volleyball for fun. Hertaus is planning to go to

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vet school and is currently waiting to hear back from the University of Minnesota. Her other options are to attend grad school and possibly go out and travel the world.

But the two senior captains still have one thing on their mind: bring home UMD’s fi rst national championship in volleyball. The fi rst step in their quest is a date with Central Missouri Thursday.

“The ultimate goal is to win the championship,” said Lochner. “We weren’t happy with the way we played in the NSIC Tournament.

All week in practice, our goal was to improve and work on the litt le things. But we are in for a batt le; (the Jennies) are very similar to us.”

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BY EVAN SMEGAL with two free throws when the in the season to see how we com- ing an empty-netter—the North (9-5-0 overall, 8-4-0 WCHA) smega001@d.umn.edu Rams pulled within one at 69-68. pare to a very good team,” said Dakota women’s hockey team dominated en route to a 5-2 vicGuiding a new team can be a Brett Ervin contributed down the Bowen. “(Washburn) is the sec- had all but sealed a victory Friday tory. Wilson and Brienna Gillanders scored for the Bulldogs, but heavy task, but head coach Matt stretch, hitt ing seven points from ond-ranked team in the nation and night in Grand Forks.

That was until UMD did the they couldn’t keep up with North Bowen can’t complain with his the line. The team’s fi nal 12 points they went out and played well in all components. It was a good bench- unthinkable, scoring two goals in Dakota, led by a Lamoureux hat team’s start to the 2012-13 season were all from the charity stripe.

“We faced a lot of adversity,” said mark for us to see where we are at.” the fi nal 14 seconds of the game to trick. as the men’s basketball team fi nLamoureux and Wilson scored One thing the Bulldogs need to force overtime. ished their non-conference por- Bowen, talking about his team’s The Bulldogs ended up losing in in fi rst to take the game to the fi rst performance. “We were very hot in do to be successful is not turning tion locked at 500.

“I think our record is a good rela- the fi rst half. Then they came back the ball over. For the tournament, overtime, but it was a comeback intermission tied 1-1. The game remained at that score until late in tion of how we have started this and took the lead. But we didn’t the Bulldogs turned the ball over for the ages.

The game was tied 1-1 much of the second, when North Dakota season,” Bowen said. “We have had let up and we were able to pull 41 times, an average of 20.5 per the way, but North Dakota broke started ratt ling off goals. our share of good and bad games through. I’m proud of this group, game.

Lamoureux scored the game’s this was a good win.”

“We played two very good qual- through with a goal from Josethis year.”

However, UMD had a much ity teams defensively (this week- phine Jakobsen with just 108 sec- next two goals, and twin sister JocThe Bulldogs spent the Thanksgiving holiday in San Antonio bigger mountain to climb the fol- end) and they forced us into mis- onds to play. UMD pulled goalie elyne Lamoureux added another. playing in the St. Mary’s Thanks- lowing day facing second-ranked takes,” said Bowen. “Overall, I’m Kayla Black, and Jakobsen again Jakobsen quickly scored a fourth unanswered North Dakota goal. pleased of how things are going. found the net for 3-1 lead. giving Classic and were challenged Washburn.

Gillanders got the Bulldogs on UMD head coach Shannon The Ichabods were too much We need to apply what we learned by two defensive savvy and athas the Bulldogs only led once in these games when we start play- Miller opted to again pull the goal- the board again, scoring with five letic foes. ie, and it paid off. Jamie Kenyon seconds remaining in the game, UMD handed Angelo State the entire night (76 seconds into ing in the NSIC.” Now that the tough non-confer- notched a goal with 14 seconds but there was no historic cometheir fi rst loss of the season, defeat- the game when Jake Hottenstine ing the Rams 71-68. But it didn’t drained a three-pointer). After ence schedule is over, UMD will to play, and Katie Wilson tied in back for the Bulldogs this time, as North Dakota earned the sweep. spectacular fashion with just one Basketball in the minute, a chance to get Matt Bowen’s come easy asCross-Country UMD squeaked seball Basketball Football out Hockey trailing Soccer Softball Tennisopening Track Volleyball Baseballhave Basketball Cross-Country Football Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Track Volleyball Baseball Cross-Country Football Hockey Socc UMD be in action again remaining the game. theCross-Country Ichabods took over, going onSoftball fi rstTennis NSIC win as theBaseball head coach the three-point afterBaseball blowing Softball Tennis Track win Volleyball Basketball Football Hockey Soccer Track Volleyball Basketball second Cross-Country Footballin Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Trackwill Volleyball Baseball Basketball this weekend, taking on Bemidji However, UMD’s excitement a 10-1 run and stretching the lead of the Bulldogs in the conference a 12-point lead and the Bulldogs ss-Country Football Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Track Volleyball Baseball Basketball Cross-Country Football Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Track Volleyball Baseball Basketball Cross-Country Football Hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Tra State Saturday and Sunday on the short-lived.

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Eat to run, or run to eat? With mashed potatoes, gravy, and carved turkey on their minds, runners partook in the Duluth Running Campanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh annual Gobble Gallop races on an unseasonably warm Thanksgiving morning before fi lling their stomachs with Thanksgiving food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The motivation is to run so you can eat so much pie later,â&#x20AC;? said 5k runner Lisa Berg of Duluth.

Th is year, 1,880 participants ran in the 5k alone, according to mtecresults.com, and many more cheered on the sidelines.

Racers could choose from the Gobble Giddy Up! quarter mile kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; run, the Tough Turkey onemile sprint, the Gobble Gallop 5k, or the Gobble Gait two-mile walk.

The 5k started and fi nished on

London Road, taking runners on a loop through downtown Duluth via Superior Street. The other races took shorter variations of this route.

Duluth Running Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own John Heitzman and Katie McGee secured fi rst place in the men and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s divisions.

Heitzman, of Superior, was the fi rst to cross the fi nish line on London Road, doing so in 15 minutes and 26 seconds.

Two minutes later, McGee led the way for the women in 17 minutes and 48 seconds.

Her Duluth Running Co. teammate, former UMD runner Rachael Stack, followed her with a time of 18:12.

Stack ran side-by-side with her teammate, recent UMD runner Kyle Larson.

The two also ran the Chicago Marathon together a month ago

and said the 5k was just training for longer races. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just another race,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something to run.â&#x20AC;?

For others, the race was a festive, family event.

Jan and Stan Burns, of Duluth, dressed in costume for the Gobble Gait.

Jan tied an orange garbage bag with a jack-o-lantern smiley face on it around her torso and Stan wore a gray sweatshirt with a red pi symbol displayed on the front.

Together, they were pumpkin pie.

Creative costumes were also displayed by Thanksgiving enthusiast 5k runners.

Cousins, Ailee Larson, of Lutsen, and Lisa Berg, of Duluth, with their friend Lensa Solomon, of Minneapolis, walked the 5k together, attached in a four-legged pair of black slacks.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanksgivingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about working together and family, so it took teamwork,â&#x20AC;? Larson said in reference to walking in the pants.

The three practiced walking together up and down a spiral staircase at their grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home the night before in preparation for the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about keeping a rhythm,â&#x20AC;? Berg said.

Along with pumpkin pie and four-legged slacks, many racers dressed as turkeys. There was even a turkey drumstick costume.

One family banded together as the pilgrim crew.

Jay Fahl, of Eagan, wore a pilgrim outfit his aunt Marie Hoder had made for him and other family members that were racing.

Including Fahl, there were five pilgrims and a turkey in the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marie was feeling festive last

night, so she made us all costumes,â&#x20AC;? Fahl said.

Fahl wore a tall, black-brimmed hat, a black shirt, and a wide, rounded white collar.

Hoder made most of the costumes from scratch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just threw all the black stuff together out of the gear we had at home, I bought the hats online, and we cut these litt le collars out last night at the bowling alley,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Not only was the outfit fun for Fahl, but it also amused onlookers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The support was great,â&#x20AC;? Fahl said about the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time someone said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Go pilgrim!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; you knew who they were talking to.â&#x20AC;?

The family plans to dress as pilgrims again next year, but to extend their outfits to include black buckles on their shoes.

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Turkey, winter squash, mashed potatoes, cubed stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, corn, salad, celery and cream cheese, pumpkin pie, apple pie, blueberry pie, and tons of food on the table were not what made Thanksgiving special for me this year. It was the love, warmth, and hospitality of my American host family that made this traditional American holiday a memo-

rable one for me.

As an international student from Pakistan, Thanksgiving break meant homesickness due to the long distance from my family and home. But thanks to Jodi Carlson Grebinoski, Reference and Government Documents Librarian at UMD, who invited me to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family in her hometown of Finlayson, Minn., I was able to enjoy this traditional American holiday in an American home and learn about the American culture.

Having grown up in Pakistan,

my perception of Thanksgiving was based on Hollywood movies which show this holiday as a time when all the family gets together to offer thanks for blessings, create a little bit of drama, and of course celebrate by eating food-lots of food.

However, the experience with my host family not only gave me the chance to try certain foods for the first time, such as, the traditional pumpkin pie, celery stuffed with cream cheese, tasty stuffing and cranberry sauce, it also taught me about the origins and traditions

of this American holiday, engage in a cross-cultural experience, see the world from a different point-ofview, visit a Midwest small town, enjoy a hayride and most importantly, to form lifelong friendships.

My host family also took interest in learning about Pakistan-the culture, traditions, social values and customs. We engaged in an interesting discussion and they had fun looking at the pictures of my family and hometown.

I am thankful to my American host family for sharing their culture with me and letting me experi-

ence Thanksgiving in a true American spirit. The most meaningful thing I learned is that despite all the differences, ordinary people everywhere are loving, peaceful, courteous and deserve respect.

I am proud to call Thanksgiving my favorite time of the year and I cannot wait to tell my family back home about the scrumptious Thanksgiving dinner I had and that I got to experience the American culture as shown in the movies!

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Upon arriving in Dublin, Ireland, I was jet-lagged, tense, and just hoping I could find my baggage. The excitement of coming to another country to study for a semester had been worn a little thin somewhere in between all of the waiting around in lines and the crabby airport security workers. I just wanted to get to my new apartment, shower, and sleep for 24 hours straight. Instead, my resident director, Eimear (rhymes with lemur) forced us to go shopping to get supplies and stay awake as long as possible so we could adjust our bodies to the time change.

Adjusting to the new time zone was the least of my worries though.

There are many adjustments that have to take place when one studies abroad. I basically had to start from square one. For the first few weeks on the new campus, I felt like a total freshman again. And let’s be honest, no one wants that.

But after settling into somewhat of a routine, I realized that life here has quite a few similarities to back home coinciding with the many cultural differences.

I see a lot of similarities of home

life in my two Irish roommates.

They are both freshman, or “first year” as they call it, and it reminds me of my days of newly found freedom of college. Joe and Brian are discovering which microwavable food is better than the other and the realization that they can drink any night of the week. But a big difference between Irish life and American college life is the weekend habits of the students.

Instead of going out on the weekends, the majority of Irish students go home every single weekend. So although they are getting freedom during the week, they get the joy of having their laundry done for them and meals cooked on the weekends. Because they go home on the weekends, the week nights are wilder than most back in the states. Mondays are the biggest nights to go out!

Changing my social outings from Fridays to Mondays does not sound like a big adjustment but it is just strange. My weekends are now filled with quiet evenings catching up on Netflix (oh, re-watch the Arrested Development series for the fifth time? Check.) and exploring Dublin with a few trips to other countries mixed in.

Something that I really enjoy here in Ireland is the language.

You would be mistaken in thinking that just because they speak English, you will have no problems understanding them. Just like how America has the Southern drawl, Boston and New York accents, and the Midwest (which I have been called out for many times.

Sometimes people even think I am from Canada!), Ireland also has variations of accents. But not only do the accents throw you off when conversing with the Irish, the words and phrases are different too.

One huge phrase here is “What’s the craic?” (Pronounced like “crack”). This refers to anything that’s fun, really. It can mean “What’s going on?” or “Is there anything cool happening?” You can also use it in terms of describing a past event as in “That was deadly craic!” You can imagine the confusion in hearing this phrase before you know what it means.

In general, life here is phenomenal. I have had such a great semester so far in learning about the Irish culture, meeting new people, and leading a more relaxed lifestyle. It will be great to come back and see my family and friends once again, but I am not looking forward to leaving this great island with its great people.

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Since bursting onto the Twin Cities music scene in 2008, the lively sextet that makes up Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles has blossomed into one of the more popular bands to emerge from Minnesota in recent history.

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