WINONA, Minn., July 29, 2001 -- Crews installed 10 wrought-iron benches, the first of 50, at Winona State University. On the main campus the benches, funded by donations of $600 or $650 each, are:

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 29, 2001 -- The new state colleges chancellor, Jim McCormick, laid out plan to the system's governing board to, he said, bring high quality, accountability, collaboration and service to students. In as a 12-page document, McCormick outlined goals to:

Make it easier for students to transfer among colleges.

Remove "real and perceived" barriers to participation in higher-ed.

Improve recruitment and retention of "under-represented" students.

Enhance recruitment and retention of faculty.

Build partnerships to promote economic and workforce development.

WINONA, Minn., July 29, 2001 -- Drink prices will go up at Bulls-Eye Beer Hall when college students arrive back for fall classes. "I've run some really good deals to get people in the bar during the summer months when it has been slow," manager Jay Bauers said. "Once the students come back and business picks up, we'll have to raise our prices again." How much? Bausers said he's still planning. Also on his agenda is renewing Bulls-Eye's Saturday Bar Olympics, an obstacle course of sorts with drinking, shooting pool, running down the bar, and throwing darts. "We usually get a pretty big crowd in here every Saturday," Baures said. He also plans new vigilance against under-age drinkers: "We're cracking down on the underage people with fakes IDs," Bauers said. A black light machine at the door has been installed to catch fake holograms.