WSU rape play goal: Security awarenessWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- For the eighth year the Counseling Center at Winona State University and the Wenonah Players, a campus theatrical group, have put on performances of "Until Someone Wakes Up," which deals with sexual assault. Student director Tony Rydberg believes the play has contributed Winona State's relatively low assault record. "Even though I don't believe Winona is exactly reflective of the statistics that every one in four girls are victims of sexual assault, I do believe that awareness is essential," Rydberg said. "I've been involved in this play for the last couple of years because I feel it is important for people to know these alarming statistics and know what they can do to protect themselves." A campus victim-advocate, Becky Anderson calls the play "good, informative yet funny." Said Anderson: "The stories they tell are very realistic, and I strongly encourage all students to attend the show at least once." Anderson said that neither she nor two fellow victim-advocates have received a call yet this year. "Although we are aware that there is that black hole in crime stats, the ones that go unreported, we are still hopeful that this is an actual reflection of how safe our campus really is," she said.
Reporter: Sara Greenlee
Recruiter: WSU is first choiceWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- In explaining why Winona State is becoming pickier in admitting frosh, chief recruiter Doug Schacke said that more students are choosing the university and staying until graduation. The place is packed. At 7,600, enrollment is at a record that exceeds capacity. The capacity problem is exacerbated by an unusually high freshmen-to-sophomore retention rate, 77 percent, which leaves fewer vacancies for incoming students, Schacke said. Schacke's commentsÊfollowed the Dec. 17 cutoff for frosh applicants -- the earliest in Winona State history and one of the earliest in the nation. "Winona State is the first choice school for 80 percent of its students," Schacke said.
Background: WSU to late applicants: So sorry
R.I.P.: William T. TsatsosSANTA MARIA, Calif., Dec. 19, 2001 -- A Winona State Universty alum who became a science scholar, William Tsatsos, died in a hospital after a brief illness. He was 72. Tsatsos had been on the faculty at San Francisco after a research career with Shell Oil. He held a doctorate in chemistry and physics and the University of Minnesota.
R.I.P.: Raphael C. "Ray" DulasWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- A former College of St. Teresa maintenance employee, Ray Dulas, died at a nursing home at age 82. Dulas was a plumber by trade.
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with WSU football starWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- The judge threw the book at a key player of the championship Winona State University football team, running back Ryan Walch, who was arrested for driving drunk three weeks ago. In a multiple-part sentence, Judge Jeffrey Thompson fined Walch $438, ordered alcohol assessment, told him to attend Mothers Against Drunk Driving sessions for a year, and issued a 30-day jail sentence. The jail time was suspended so long as Walch stays out of trouble for a year. During that year is on probation. Police said they stopped Walch, 22, 373 W. Sanborn St., for erratic driving near the Quad dorms at Winona State. His blood alcohol level was .18 percent, police said. The legally drunk level in Minnesota is .10.
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Houston phone firm sponsors WSU prep tourneyWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- The Winona State University sports booster group, the Warrior Club, sold sponsorship of its high school Holiday Basketball Tournament to Ace Communications Group of Houston, Minn. Terms of the three-year deal were not announced. The Holiday Tournament, which generates about $20,000 a year for a Winona State varsity sports scholarships, typically draws two dozen high school teams.
Betty Jo's: We're flexible on future parade floatsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- Having booze icons in the Winona State University homecoming parade isn't a big deal to the Paul Kintzle, owner of Betty Jo Byoloski's bar and restaurant. Kintzle said he was unaware that the university's parade manager, Joe Reed, was irritated at beer mugs in the bar's October parade entry. Kintzle said he would like to keep participating in the parades. In the past, he noted, someone dressed up like Betty Jo and drove a convertible with a trailer with speakers following it, and people in Betty Jo T-shirts following that. Kintzle said that Fred Benning, a former owner, set up the floats in the past and that he didn't know about what happened this year. He said he feels bad if the float upset Reed because he sees the parade as good exposure.
Reporter: Lance Morgan
Background: Schotts willing to replace parade beer truck
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Terrorism, economy hurting finance hiringWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- Finance grads shouldn't expect an easy time getting jobs in coming months, what with the post-Sept. 11 economic slowdown, a Winona State University prof said. "There are jobs out there, but the search may be longer and the candidates have to be more flexible than ever, willing to relocate or accept less money and smaller benefits," Gabriel Manrique said. Manrique sees December graduates in the most difficult situation as the impact of the events of Sept. 11 continue to shock the economy. "Right now we have the highest rate of unemployment in many years -- over 5 percent," he said. "It caused business confidence and consumer confidence to decline." The sector of financial services is affected the most within the finance industry. "With the slowdown in the stock market there are no new jobs for brokers and investment bankers," said Manrique. Students graduating withÊa bachelor's degree will have it easier to find a job. "M.B.A.'s are just more expensive to hire," Manrique said.
Reporter: Agata Polanska
Background: Hiring data dim
Background: Foreign students anxious
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Lutherans search for interim campus leaderWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- St. Martin's Church, which sponsors the Winona State University Lutheran Student Fellowship, is looking for a program director to substitute for Stephani Schauland. The fellowship has been dead in the water with Schauland away recovering from a brain aneurysm. Fellowship member Tania Taplin said that students don't have time to plan events. "Nothing is going on," Taplin said. Schauland was stricken a year ago last September. Last year, because Schauland already had fall events planned, the students, including Taplin, managed to keep the momentum going. This year is harder, Taplin said. Because everyone assumed that Schauland would be back, nothing got started, she said. Schauland used to set up recruiting booths, lead Bible studies, plan social and community events, and involve students. Nobody recognizes the need for someone to be in the job more than Schauland. "I used to do all the legwork and put things together so these guys can get straight As," she said. "That's important."
Reporter: Angie Anderson
Background: Stricken Lutheran organizer recovering slowly
Fire protection unaffected by new false alarm finesWINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2001 -- New fines for false alarms, created by the City Council in November, don't cover fire calls, Deputy Police Chief Don Walski said. Firefighters still will respond to every fire alarm, said Walski. At Winona State and Saint Mary's universities, dorm hooliganism and drunkenness leads to dozens of false fire alarms every year -- a problem not addressed by the new fines. The fines should encourage businesses to better train their employees so they don't mistakenly set off burglar and security systems that automatically summon the cops, Walski said. The fine is $75 after the fourth false call to a building in a calendar year. Subsequent calls are $100. After that, the police won't respond to alarms at all.
WINONA CAMPUS WRAPUP
TOP FALL NEWS
How one campus reporter ranks this fall's news:
1. Tuition. After Winona State University President Darrell Krueger floated the possibility of a 14 percent increase in tuition next fall, the news got worse. The effect of the latest state revenue projections could mean as much as 23 percent.
2. Campus strike. Members of AFSCME and MAPE employee unions went on strike on Oct. 1 over wages and health benefits. A settlement reached on Oct. 14. gave AFSCME members a 7 percent compensation increase. MAPE members gained 6 percent. Tensions rose when some union members crossed picket lines.
3. Effects of Sept. 11. After terrorist attacks on the East Coast, Winona campuses held prayer vigils and other gatherings. Campus emergency procedures were scrutinized.
4. Boozing. More arrests were made, more parties were busted, and more tickets were issued than in previous years. One upshot: The City Council may not issue a permit for another homecoming parade due to alcohol consumption on floats. A campus-city task force was formed to address the boozing problem.
5. Anthrax scare. Along with the terror of the Sept. 11 attacks came the scare of anthrax. Campus mail and health officials took precautions.
6. Recession. With the United States in an economic recession, senior anxiety over job prospects grew. The consensus: Grads would need to be more aggressive in job-hunting.
7. Drinking deaths, accidents. Alcohol led to one death over the summer. One suicide was linked to drinking. One student fell drunk off Garvin Heights and suffered a debilitating spinal injury. One drunk fell off a homecoming float. Many students were sent to police-ordered detox.
8. Rape arrest. A former Winona State student was arrested in Eau Claire, Wis., for sexual assault and then was connected to a rape that occurred while he was a student at Winona State in 2000.
9. Parking. The City Council raised the fine for disobeying winter parking rules from $7 to $25. Hundreds of tickets were issued in a November crackdown.
10. Warm autumn. Few cold days and no snow meant that winter coats weren't
needed. Nobody had to worry about slipping on icy sidewalks. The number of students using indoor workout facilities dropped.
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SMU president
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Darrell
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WSU president
2001: $152,130
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
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