House: OK to $1.2 billion for state collegesST. PAUL, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- The Minnesota House voted 68-60 to give the state college system $1.2 billion for the next two years -- 8.2 percent more than the funding base formula. The increase would be $984 million for the biennium. It was strictly a party-line vote with majority Republicans carrying the day by the narrowest margin. Sixty-eight yeas were needed. Faculty lobbyist Russ Stanton said the margin would have been wider except the higher-ed package, which included the college system funding, also included $20 million for the the University of Minnesota Health Center from tobacco settlement endowments. Democrats opposed using the tobacco income that way.Background: Senate unit find more money for colleges
'Tis spring, 'tis the Winona allergy seasonWINONA, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- April showers bring May allergies. At Winona State University the nursing station has been packed with 30 sneezing, wheezing and other allergy-suffering students a day, said Director Diane Palm.ÊThe most common allergies are for grass, tree pollen, and dust, said Palm. "Many students don't even realize they have allergies. They think it's just a bad cold that won't go away," said Palm. Twenty Winona State students take daily allergy shots to control symptoms. "They take a special serum that is mixed just for them," she said. "But those are highly severe cases." For most cases Palm recommends any generic antihistamine, which, she said, works the same as name-brand remedies. "If you need something stronger, Health Services will write prescriptions for Claritin, Allegra or any other preferred choice of antihistamine," said Palm. Because the worst symptoms occur in the morning, Palm recommends that sufferers sleep with their windows closed to keep unwanted pollen and dust outside.Reporter: Robyn Zmudzinski
WSU security chief: Concert problems manageableWINONA, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- The sold-out Nelly concert was much calmer than Winona State University authorities had anticipated. "There were only two arrests," said campus security chief Don Walski. "Nothing really major happened that we couldn't handle." Walski said one arrest was an intoxicated individual who threatened authorities. The other was a citizen arrest that he doesn't expect will go anywhere legally. Walski said that five to eight individuals were taken out of the gym because of heat and dehydration. Some of them just needed to get some air and water from being in the packed gym, he said.Reporter: Julie HawkerBackground: Some concert-goers juiced up
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April 30, 2001 | A disruptive individual was removed from the library at 8:15 p.m. |
WSU students not sweating over finals this yearWINONA, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- Going into final exams, Winona State University students are finding much cooler weather than last spring, perhaps because classes are winding up two weeks earlier. Said senior Michelle Frack: "It's easier to study when the weather's cool, but I like to be outside, even if I'm not getting anything done." The average temperature the last two weeks was 13 degrees cooler than the two weeks before finals last year. "I don't care why it's not as hot," sophomore Danna Moyle said. "I'm just happy that I don't have to turn on my air conditioning." Junior Sarah Smith said that she had three fans running at all times in her dorm room last year. Junior Skip Carpenter likes the cooler weather too: "By finals last year I had pulled all of the sheets off my bed, but last week I had to turn on the heat a couple of times to get to sleep." Last year during the two weeks before finals, temps passed 80 four times.Reporter: Shane Hawley
R.I.P.: Colleen Lindsay HughesWINONA, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- A Winona State College alum, Colleen Hughes, died at a nursing home at age 75, ending an Alzheimer's decline. She studied French, philosophy and conservation. For several yaers she ran a small business, the Coffee Collection.
Senate: No to domestic partner benefitsST. PAUL, Minn., April 30, 2001 -- The Minnesota Senate voted 35-31 against domestic partner benefits for state employees in gay hosueholds. Sen. Bob Kierlin, R-Winona, voted with the majority. The provision would prevent state employee unions, like the Inter-Faculty Organization, and agencies, like the state college system, from negotiating domestic partner benefits. Faculty lobbist Russ Stanton urged profs statewide to mount a letter campaign for the Senate to revote. "This is a fairness issue," said Stanton. "Faculty members with domestic partners pay taxes and union dues like everyone else. They deserve comparable benefits." He said that extending health and dental benefits to domestic partners would cost only about $1.2 million a year -- roughy a 0.4 percent increase. Stanton said the provision would leave the state at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting
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April 29, 2001 | A student was observed carrying an open container of beer on campus at 1:28 a.m. |
WSU nursing profs to address global conferenceWINONA, April 29, 2001 -- Web-based course research from four Winona State University faculty members will be presented at the International Nursing Research Congress in Copenhagen in June. Profs Marcelline Harris, Gayle Olsen, Kathy Orth and Mary Proksch are offering an analysis of student knowledge acquisition, development of technology skills, lived experiences and student satisfaction. The profs were selected by the Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. Olsen is presenting research from a study of six Minnesota university nurse practitioner programs that collaborated on graduate web courses. Harris will compare learner characteristics, knowledge acquisition and student satisfaction in web versus traditional graduate courses. An exploration of perceptions and experiences of students taking web graduate courses is the subject of Proksch's presentation. Orth's will focus on the acquisition of computer knowledge and skills incidental to web courses.
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April 29, 2001 |
BASEBALL (MEN'S): WSU 34, Augustana 2.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): South Dakota 5, WSU 4.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S): Northern Sun Championship:WSU 58 (1st), UM-Duluth 60 (2nd), Southwest State 32 (3rd), MSU-Mankato 29 (4th), UM-Morris 29 (5th), Bemidji State 9 (6th). |
WSU quit-smoking program loses studentsWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- This spring 80 percent fewer Winona State University students sought help to quit smoking, said campus chief nurse Diane Palm. Forty-one students went through university's smoking cessation program in the fall and only eight this semester. The decrease might be because Mayo Clinic was offering its own treatment program on campus, said campus nurse Peggy Meyers. Meyers did not know how many students were treated in the Mayo program. "I'm really disappointed to walk through campus and see so many students smoking. Many of them are afraid to start the quitting process because they think they will fail," said Meyers. Reporter: Robyn ZmudzinskiBackground: WSU prez: No more doorway puffing
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College system architect, ex-chancellor due at WSUWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- Noting that commencement speakers include two major figures in Minnesota higher-ed's recent history, Winona State University issued a special invitation to "anyone who has benefited from the work of MnSCU." The university will be awarding only its second honorary doctorate ever to Rodney Searle, who was instrumental in establishing the present form of the MnSCU system. Bob Carothers, a former chancellor, will be the featured speaker.
Date: May 4
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2 p.m.: Education, nursing, health. science, engineering |
Place: McGown gymCost: Free
Background: WSU set to graduate 840 students
WSU prof wins NASA
composites research grantWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- A Winona State University engineering prof, Beckry Abdel-Magid, received a two-year research grant of $123,457 from the Space Agency to investigate the long-term performance of advanced polymer matrix composites. At least four engineering students will be involved in the project, which begins in May. The project will produce a model to predict the long-term viscoelastic properties of polymeric composites using accelerated test methods. The engineering students will give these results to the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. | 
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WSU profs OK powerful human-research unit WINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- The Faculty Senate endorsed creating a committee to regulate the use of human subjects in research at Winona State University, including a no-appeals provision. The committee would be appointed by university President Darrell Krueger. Such committees are common at universities to make sure federal regulations are followed, education Dean Carol Anderson told the Senate -- including provisions that profs whose research is rejected by the committee have no where to appeal and that not even the university president can overrule the committee. Sen. Joe Stejskal, of the nursing faculty, called it was unfair not to have an appeal structure. Sen. Peter Miene, of the psych faculty, suggested two committees so no one would have all the power. Senate Vice President Susanne Smith suggested that an appeal process be added but was voted down 11-6.Reporter: Chris Samp
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Fossum expects treasurer election to be voidedWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- The incoming student president at Winona State University expects the student-faculty Judicial Board will uphold the Student Senate decision to disqualify two student treasurer candidates for campaign rule infractions. The candidates, Reed Kannas and Travis Woodyard, say they left signs up too long by mistake, but Jason Fossum, the new student president, said: "'It was an accident' isn't a good enough excuse for violating campaign rules." Among J-Board options:Overturn the disqualifications. Order a new election with or without Kannas and Woodyards.Uphold the disqualifications and throw out the votes cast for Kannas and Woodyard. "There's really no guidance in the rules. That's the problem," Fossum said. If the J-Board upholds the disqualifications, the Student Senate choice of Doug Stokes, a write-in candidate, would stand -- if he wants the job. Nobody has been able to find Stokes to ask if he meant to be a serious write-in candidate. The Senate's backup choice, write-in Brad Lawler, said he wrote his name on the ballot as a joke.Reporter: Peter OlsonBackground: Treasurer hopefuls appealBackground: WSU J-Board has idle year
Student disturbed by carpenters suddenly in his placeWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- The other day Andy Weldon was suddenly awakened by loud construction noises from his kitchen. Without notice, Weldon said, construction people were walking in and out of his apartment. It was a violation of tenant rights, the Winona State University junior said. At Great River Management, Weldon's landlord, Paul Rader said Weldon has no phone, which made it tough to reach him. Rader would not comment on the urgency of the kitchen project. Rader said his company, which manages 30 properties, "has a good relationship with tenants and very rarely do we ever have any serious complaints." Weldon, however, was incensed. "Landlords treat us like children with no rights at all," said Weldon. He wasn't sure whether to consult a lawyer that Winona State University has on retainer to advise students on tenant rights.Reporter: Chris Samp
WSU walkers raise $5,500 in Lake walkWINONA, Minn., April 29, 2001 -- About 100 Winona State University people raised more than $5,500 to help fight heart disease in the American Heart Walk on Saturday around the east end of Lake Winona. Even though the turnout was less than last year's 150, donations were $500 more, said Heart Association officials in Rochester. Prof Randy Miller, the Winona State recruiter for the walk, said had 11 teams participating.ÊIn all, the walk raised about $33,000. Reporter:
Robyn ZmudzinskiBackground: About John Bernadot escaping the obit page
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April 30, 2001 |
BASEBALL (MEN'S): WSU 12, Upper Iowa 4; WSU 17, Upper Iowa 3.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU third base player Gina Rizzardi was named conference player of the week.
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