WSU seeks regional dorm conventionWINONA, Minn., Nov. 25, 2001 -- The dorm council at Winona State University is submitting a bid for the next regional meeting of the National Association of College and Universities Hall Residencies. Ted Benson, a committee member, said prospects are strong that the bid will be accepted. No other college asked to sponsor the meeting, Benson said. The convention would be in October.
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Alert: Beware the keg thievesWINONA, Minn., Nov. 24, 2001 -- Imposter city workers stole two kegs from a well-known party house at 311 Washington while the residents were in the next room playing poker. A man wearing a jacket that had City Ordinance written across the back was in the kitchen when poker player Tasha McTavish, a Winona State University stydent, went into the kitchen to refill her beer. The man, who looked to be in is early 40s, walked in unannounced and told McTavish to leave because the police were on their way. He said he had to take the kegs because they were violating a city ordinance that allows only one keg per house. He went out the backdoor with the kegs without another word. Aside from McTavish, not one of the 15 poker players in the livingroom witnessed the robbery. Said tenant Pat Gieser: "I would have rather him taken my television over a keg of beer." Only one keg had beer. The empty keg was worth $15, said Gieser. He is pretty sure the guy wasn't a city worker the way he sneaked in and out. Oh, yeah, the cops never came.
Reporter: Justin Hargraves
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Nov. 24, 2001 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Nebraska-Omaha 82, WSU 65.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): South Dakota State 107, WSU 90. |
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First fines paid for injury-marked partyWINONA, Minn., Nov. 23, 2001 -- Two men cited at a wild party Nov. 4 paid fines of $138 each in District Court. Edward T. Gilreath, 19, 166 Olmstead, and Scott A. Werfal, 21, who gave his address as Milton, Wis., were among four tenants cited. The cops busted the party after someone called out of concern for a 20-year-old Winona State University student who had hit his head and passed out. The man was rushed to to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Background: Drunk student hits head, to hospital
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Nov. 23, 2001 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): WSU 77, Midland Lutheran 58. |
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Nov. 20, 2001 | Security guards helped police search for an assault suspect on campus about 10 p.m. The individual eventually apprehended in Onalaska, Wis.
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New chapter to strike: Contract ratifiedST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 19, 2001 -- A contract deal that ended a two-week state employees strike in October was approved overwhelmingly by the union's membership. Peter Benner, state director of the AFSCME union, said the vote was 6,688 to 1,443. A breakdown on how Winona State University and Southeast Tech members voted was not available, but statewide, Benner said, 28 percent of AFSCME members voted. The contract now goes to a legislative committee for review.
Background: Tentative strike settlement: 6 to 7%
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Nov. 19, 2001 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A student reported that someone entered his room in the Prentiss dorm between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. and took his computer.
INCIDENT NO. 2: An array of weapons was found in a student's room in the Lourdes dorm at 6:30 p.m. The student was not in. |
Nursing educator: Media fuel misperceptionsWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2001 -- The nursing education director at the Rochester Mayo Clinic told Winona State University students that a national nursing shortage is due in part to a lack of education. "The general public is confused as to what a nurse is," DianeTwedell said. The impressions formed from watching nurses on television and in the movies aren't accurate, she said. Citing the show "ER." Twedell said: "They don't show the non-glamorous things and they focus on the physicians,” she said. "Nurses are responsible for more than the bedside care. They're the intermittent providers," said Twedell. Nurses have organized letter-writing campaigns to have nurses portrayed more realistically on television. To combat the stereotypes, nurses need to educate people, Twedell said. The Mayo Clinic participates in a variety of programs to do just that, Twedell said. First-graders, for example visit the clinic to talk about what it's like to be a patient and a nurse.
Reporter: Angie Anderson
Background: Mayo educator speaking at WSU |
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| Reveler hurt in sidewalk fallWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2001 -- A drunk Winona State University student fell on the sidewalk outside Brothers in the Third Street bar district about 1:30 a.m. The woman, 20, was taken to the hospital. |
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Nov. 18, 2001 | BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): Jefferson Classic: WSU 81, UW-La Crosse 53. WSU was ranked ninth academically among NCAA Division II teams nationally.
HOCKEY (MEN'S): SMU 7, Northland 4.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): Named National Online player of the week was SMU Goalie Missie Meemken.
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): Named to the coaches' All-North Central volleyball team was WSU senior Lisa Schlaak. |
Prof defends student role in school tax hikeWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2001 -- Whether Winona State University students tilted the school tax hike referendum on Nov 6 shouldn't be an issue, said education prof Tim Hatfield. Some critics have noted that the tax increase would not have passed without support in precincts with heavy student populations. Directing his comments at Daily News editorialist Jim Galewski, Hatfield said: "Since when it is it an 'ominous' sign of the times that students care enough about their adopted city to participate actively in the life of the city, including at election time?" He went on: "Improving one's world begins at home, including one's adopted home, whether or not some newspaper guy thinks that WSU students have little vested in the community."
Background: College students help pass school tax hike
Two WSU speakers to national tourneyWINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- Two Winona State University team qualified for the American Forensics Association national tournament. In a a state tournament at Winona State, Going to nationals are the dramatic duo teams of Ryan Clover and Lance Morgan, and Clover and Shannon O’Brien. Overall, the host Winona State team took fourth place out of 14 teams from Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Individual awards: > Ryan Clover: Second in duo with Shannon O'Brien, third in duo with Lance Morgan, fourth in poetry, and sixth in prose.
> Shannon O’Brien: Second in duo with Clover, third in after-dinner speaking, and seventh in prose.
> Lance Morgan: Second in after-dinner speaking, and third place in duo with Clover.
> Shelley Krusko: Seventh place in program oral interp, and seventh in after-dinner speaking. |
Death claims retired WSU music chairLEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 17, 2001 -- The long-time chair of the Winona State University music department, Rich McCluer, died at a hospital at age 79. McCluer was at Winona State 32 years. He retired in 1991. He helped found the Winona Civic Music Association and was instrumental in designing the Performing Arts Center at Winona State. McCluer directed the university concert choir and numerous ensembles. His teaching specialities were music history and theory. McCluer hed a master's degree from Princeton University.
"AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER": 1993 album has sold 6 million-plusWSU seeks Counting Crows for spring bashThe question now: Will Counting Crows accept?
Scheduling is an issue. Not all tours are set up for gym concerts. Is $50,000 enough?
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| WINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- A 40-member student concert planning committee at Winona State chose the pop rock band Counting Crows for the university's major spring concert. Counting Crows, best known for the 1993 song "Round Here," received 19 votes. Also in the running: Weezer, Everclear, Bush, and Train. Last year's spring concert, featuring the rapper Nelly, drew the largest crowd in Winona State concert history -- a 3,500 sellout in Memorial Gym. The Counting Crows selection was by the University Program Activities Committee, called UPAC for short. Counting Crows were not the No. 1 choice of UPAC's concert chair, Tera Woltjer, but it was put to a vote, and she was outvoted. Student activities director Joe Reed said he will ask the Student Senate for $50,000 for the Counting Crows. The student activities budget has more than $30,000. Ticket sales will cover the shortfall, Reed said.
Reporter: Justin Hargraves
Background: Rapfest a good time despite incidents
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New chapter to strike: Contract ratifiedST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- A contract deal that ended a two-week state employees strike in October was approved overwhelmingly by the union's membership. Peter Benner, state director of the AFSCME union, said the vote was 6,688 to 1,443. A breakdown on how Winona State University and Southeast Tech members voted was not available, but statewide, Benner said, 28 percent of AFSCME members voted. The contract now goes to a legislative committee for review.
Background: Tentative strike settlement: 6 to 7%
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Nov. 17, 2001 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Tip Off Classic: Puget Sound 100, SMU 84. WSU 71, South Dakota State 66.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): Jefferson Classic: WSU 91, Viterbo 75. Tip Off Classic: Puget Sound 65, SMU 57. FOOTBALL(MEN'S): NCAA Division II regionals: North Dakota 42, WSU 28.
HOCKEY (MEN'S): UW-Superior 5, SMU 1.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): SMU 1, St. Thomas 1 (tie). |
WSU web site missing smoking banWINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- Despite firm new limits on campus smoking, the Winona State University web page lists an eight-year-old policy that even allowed smoking in dorm rooms. Diane Palm, campus health chief, said the Wellness Committee that created the stricter limits hasn't finished fine-tuning the policy. "We need to finish making all the changes before it's put on the web," she said. Palm said that she was hopeful that the policy would be updated and posted in December. Last April, at the Wellness Committee's urging, university President Darrell Krueger approved a ban on smoking within 25 feet of dorms and academic buildings. The policy was effective at the start of fall classes but widely ignored. The 1993 policy on the web site says that smoking is permitted in dorm rooms if all occupants consent. In actuality, smoking hasn't been permitted in dorms for years. The web site also lists several designated areas within buildings that now are off limits.
Reporter: Peter Olson
Background: Anti-smoking group ponders tactics
Blitz continues: 1,100 cars ticketed so farWINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- The $18 increase in the fine for parking on the wrong side of city streets, to $25, has not deterred college students and other Winona people. In the first two weeks of November, the beginning of alternate-side parking requirements, more than 1,100 tickets have been issued. A police spokesperson confirmed what everybody knows: Hardest hit were congested zones, like those extending out from Winona State University's Lourdes and Prentiss dorms.
Reporter: Kim O'Donnell
Background: New parking ticket blitz: 239s
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WSU budget perennially shortchanges dorm repairWINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- Winona State is running a losing game in dorm upkeep, university housing executive John Ferden said in explaining possible room rate hikes next fall. The dorms need about $2.57 per gross square foot for repairs annually, said Ferden. That means about $1.5 million a year. But, Ferden said, the university receives only about $800,000. As a result, Winona State has a $43 million deferred balance for dorm repairs, said Ferden. One way to knock off some of the balance is to increase housing costs for students about 10 percent, Ferden said: "If for two years we increased housing 10 percent we could attack $1.5 million each year of the deferred balance."Reporter: Lauren Freeman
Background: Lourdes Hall needs $1 million roof
Background: Expect $400 higher dorm fees
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Upcoming WSU play called "crisis theater"WINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2001 -- A play by Nobel-winning Luigi Pirandello, "Naked," is in production at Winona State University. Faculty director Vincent Landro characterized the play, set in Rome in the 1920s, as "crisis theater." Said Landro: "Pirandello once said that living in front of a mirror is impossible because the glass reveals the role we invent for ourselves and need to believe in. A crisis occurs when we actually see ourselves in the act of living, and that crisis is Pirandello's theater." Pirandello, who born in Sicily, established his reputation with poems, novels, short stories and plays, including "Six Characters in Search of an Author," which earned him the Nobel Prize in 1934.
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