Ex-WSU library dean: Tell me if you find
out
BAZILLION
Out as library dean | |
| WINONA, Minn., March 22, 2001 -- The recently fired Winona
State University library dean, Dick Bazillion, said he has no idea why he was
ousted. "It's always a bad thing when people get treated this way," Bazillion
said about not knowing the terms for his removal. To a student journalist,
Bazillion said he has always enjoyed talking to students about whatever it is
they want to talk about. This time, however, Bazillion said, "I'll have to
decline comment." Asked if the terms for his removal were positive or negative,
he said he didn't know. "I wish I could hear what they say so that I could refute
it or say, 'OK, this is what happened,'" he said. Bazillion said he has no idea
about the "special projects" that he is supposed to be assigned by academic Vice
President Steve Richardson, his supervisor. Nor has university President Darrell
Krueger, who signed the dismissal letter, kept him informed, said Bazillion. He
said Krueger hasn't even told him why he was removed.Reporter: Brett
CarowBackground: WSU seals access to Bazillion
files |
R.I.P.: James William WernerUPLAND, Calif., March 22, 2001 -- A Winona State Teachers College grad who later earned a doctorate in comparative lit, James Werner, died at home. He was 72. Werner taught Spanish and English in Pomona, Calif., schools until retiring in 1986.
MSU-Moorhead prez: Reciprocity plan
flawedST. PAUL, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- The president of Minnesota
State University-Moorhead, Roland Barden, urged legislators to scrap a proposal
to end Minnesota's reciprocal college tuition payments to neighboring states. The
proposal would disrupt Minnesota's relations with its neighbors, said Barden,
noting that Minnesota receives payments from those states for their students who
choose Minnesota colleges. "I see the bill as a unilateral act," said Roland
Barden. The proposal has been put forth by State Rep. Joe Opatz, D-St. Cloud, an
adminstrator at St. Cloud States University, which would be less affected than
border campuses like Moorhead and Winona State.Background: What happens at WSU without reciprocity?
Holstad fesses up to KWNO overture
WINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- The athletic director at Winona State
University, Larry Holstad, acknowledged that the athletic department has explored
"other options" than campus station KQAL to broadcast varsity games. Holstad made
the acknowledgment in an interview with Bill Radde, news editor of the Winonan, a
student newspaper. Earlier Holstad denied knowing anything about a possible
take-over of play-by-play by commercial station KWNO. Radde quoted Holstad that
his chief marketing assistant, Steve Speer, had asked KWNO to write up a
proposal. Prof Ajit Daniel, general manager at KQ, said he was flabbergasted to
learn Holstad had proceeded without informing anyone at the university's masscom
department, which operates KQ.
Background: "WSU sports makes sense for
KWNO"Background: KQAL manager out
of the loopComment: KWNO
could offer internships
WHY?
Susannah Davis, a junior: "We don't know how many people have it that aren't reported."
Jeff Kaupa: About the $85: "It's worth the peace of mind."
Stephanie Pfister: "I'd rather get a shot than die." |
| 760 WSU students pay
for meningitis
inoculationWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- At $85 a shot, 760
Winona State University students lined up to be vaccinated against bacterial
meningitis. Had it not been for a student coming down with the sometimes-fatal
disease last week, campus health officials said far fewer students would have
shown up.Reporter: Peter OlsonBackground: Students get scary
facts |
WSU
SECURITY
REPORT
March 21, 2001 | Somebody throwing snowballs broke a window at the Prentiss-Lucas
dorm about 2 a.m. The damage was unintentional. |
Ventura: No more teacher strikesST. LOUIS
PARK, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- Gov. Jesse Ventura proposed outlawing teacher
strikes in the interest of "the children's right to an education." The proposal
comes amid growing public antipathy to Ventura's low-end state education budget
proposal. Critics saw the governor seeking to divert public dialogue away from
the budget. There has not been a teacher strike in Minnesota since
1992.
WSU bio prof worried about human
cloningWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- A Winona State University
biology professor sees dangers in a plan to clone humans, recently announced by
two fertility specialists. The plan, which Italian doctor Severino Antinori and
University of Kentucky prof Panayiotis Zavos announced on Jan. 26, involves
producing a child for an infertile couple within two years. Prof Ed Thompson, who
teaches human-related biology courses at Winona State, said the project would
cause a lot of social turmoil for no good reason. Thompson is also worried that
the project would impede the progress of research in the United States even
though it would be carried out in an undisclosed foreign country. Cloning
techniques are being used now to research possible treatments of many human
ailments, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. "Cloning a human being would
invite legislation that would limit cloning in other species for fear that those
techniques would be applied to humans," said Thompson. He said he has no problem
with the cloning of animals to work toward producing antibodies or vaccines.
"But, he said, "there are other, less expensive, less risky ways to have kids."
Reporter: Shawna
Tessum
COMMENT: LET'S GET
SERIUS
CAMPUS NOT A
POOPERY
Besides a leash law, the City has a poop
law. Just about everybody knows about the leash law. About the other: "You gotta
be kidding?" Hey, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Walking your dog and not having a pick-up bag is an $88 violation.
We must get tough about enforcement at Winona State. Few neighborhood people carry pickup bags when they walk their dogs.
Security patrols must be beefed up, especially at dawn when most of the foul acts occur. Equip the guards with cameras to capture the deed and also the get-away. With that evidence, we can get prosecutions and end
this excremental desecration of our beautiful
campus. |
Comment: WSU as drop zone
WSU students issued scary meningitis
factsWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- Fact sheets on bacterial
meningitis mailed to Winona State students were sent as a preventive measure, not
as a reaction to the diagnosis of one student, said university nurse Pat Pryzynylski. The timing was only a coincidence, Pryzynylski said. Meanwhile, no additional cases of the highly contagious disease have been reported at the university. This was the first year that fact sheets have been mailed. The message: Preventive measures can be taken against meningitis, a possibly fatal inflammation of the spine and brain. One student, Jesse Kollasch, said the fact sheets could panic students. The fact sheet says:College students are at
high risk.Dorm tudents are at six times the risk because of their close
contact.Nationwide 100 to 150 college students are diagnosed a
year.Five to 15 die.Reporter: Jim BubeBackground:
WSU counting meningitis incubation
days
WSU won't reveal Bazillion dismissal
documentsWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- The personnel director at
Winona State University, Tess Kruger, turned away a request for documents
relating to the dismissal of library Dean Richard Bazillion. Said Kruger: "I am
prohibited by the Government Data Practices Act of sharing any private data in
personnel files." Bazillion was fired Friday by university President Darrell
Krueger in a brief letter that carried no explanation. Background: New WSU library dean has "opportunity"
Wisconsin broadcaster Jean Feraca to speak at
WSUWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- One of
the era's most intelligent interviewers, Jean Feraca of Wisconsin Public Radio,
will speak at Winona State University on underground poetry. Feraca will go into
her thoughts on the origins of poetry and will include observations from her
recent participation in the Vagina Monologues. She will also read from her recent
poetry. At Wisconsin Public Radio, Feraca is co-producer of the cultural affairs
program "Conversations With Jean Feraca." Her commentaries and essays are heard
on the internationally syndicated radio program "To the Best of Our
Knowledge."| Date: March
27Time: 3 p.m.Place: Kryzsko 105-106Cost:
Free | Date: March 27Time: 7
p.m.Place: Stark AuditoriumCost:
Free |
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FERACA
Poetical origins |
New WSU library dean has "opportunity"
CLEMENTS
Now an
additional hat |
| WINONA, Minn., March
21, 2001 -- The new interim library dean at Winona State University, Christine
Clements, has no experience at running a library, but academic Vice President
Steve Richardson, who appointed her, described it as "a good opportunity."
Clements is familiar with libraries as a scholar. Her academic background is in
tourism and vocational rehab but includes no formal work in library science or
management, records show. Clements took over Monday from Richard Bazillion, who
was removed Friday without explanation by university President Darrell Krueger.
Richardson said that library staff and personnel will report to Clements, who
will be responsible for management of the library. Richardson declined to
speculate whether Clements would be temporarily or permanently in the position.
Clements joined the Winona State administration in November, reporting to
Richardson as associate academic vice president. She retains that title also.
Reporter: Scott Link
Background: "Not fired,
reassigned" |
"Impressario"
For the first opera staged in years at
Winona State University, the scheming Greta (Deanna Dee Dienger) eavesdrops on
the ambitious Miss Sweetsong (Bekki Anderson) and Herr Eiler (Cory Franson). The
performance was Sunday.
Photographer:
Scott Haraldson |
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Background: WSU staging
short opera |
WSU scholar exams death in DeLillo's
workWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2002 -- A Winona State University
English prof, Jess Kavaldo, presented a paper at the annual 20th-Century
Literature Conference in Loiusville, Ky. The paper: "Injustice for All: Death in
DeLillo's 'Libra' and 'American Bloods.'"
JOY
BLINDERT |
RYAN
BUHLER
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LISA
KENSRUD
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WELCH
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DAN
STETS |  |
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TOMORROW'S GREATEST BYLINES TODAY |
Football figure to tackle sex
violenceWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- Television football analyst
Don McPherson will speak at Winona State University. His topic: "You Throw Like a
Girl: Sports, Gender Identification and Sexual Violence." The lecture is a
Women's History Month event. McPherson was a quarterback at Syracuse University
and won the O'Brien Award as top college quarterback in 1987. McPherson, now at
ESPN, is on the lecture circuit, speaking on respect for women, positive role
models, and rape awareness.Date: March 26Time: 6:30
p.m.Place: Performing Arts CenterCost:
Free
SCHACKE
Admissions
director |
| Without reciprocity, WSU could
turn to quality tack for Wisconsin studentsWINONA, Minn., March 21,
2001 -- The admissions director at Winona State, Doug Schacke, has a plan if
Minnesota and neighboring states drop their reciprocal agreements to give each
other's college students in-state tuition. Schacke said the university's
scholarship program that gives in-state tuition to bright out-of-staters could be
pushed to keep a strong Wisconsin presence in Winona State's student body. The
scholarships are available to students from Wisconsin and other states with
strong entrance-exam scores or high-school grades. Whether the program could
offset losses of more typical students is doubtful, though, Schacke acknowledged.
About one-third of Winona State's current enrollment is from Wisconsin. "We'd
lose some average students," he said.
Background: Proposal: Phase out
reciprocity |
Soaring energy costs point to rent
hikesWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2001 -- College students who live
off-campus should be prepared for higher rent if heating costs continue high next
season, according to Ron Blume, owner of Rental Management Properties. "Right now
I pay all the heating costs for students who rent my apartments, but next year
they will have to pay for any heating costs that go over a standard price, which
I will set," said Blume. Another landlord, Scott Abramson, who also pays the heat
too, said: "The rent will have to
be increased to make up for drastic rise." Many students already are feeling the
pinch. "I had to ask my parents to send extra money," said senior Ryan Hennesy.
His heat this winter is triple last year.Reporter: Mark LorischBackground: Collegians fret over coming heating
bills
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CAMPUS SALARIES
Louis DeThomasis
SMU president
2000 total: $139,281
Darrell Krueger
WSU president
2001 total: $152,130
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001 total:
$125,000
OTHER
SALARIES
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