WSU health tip: Soak up sunshineWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- An unusually warm December weather didn't eliminated the risk of seasonal affective disorder, usually called SAD, according to Diane Palm, director of Winona State University health services. SAD, a form of depression linked to changing seasons, is not necessarily due to the colder weather, she said, but rather results from shorter days and the less light. Counselor Lynda Brzezinski said that mild weather might reduce the chance of getting the disorder: "Spirits are better with nice weather. People are getting outside and doing some physical exercise." Palm's remedy: Get outside everyday. "Twenty minutes out in the light will help you to feel better," she said. An alternative is sitting under dual wattage fluorescent lights, a treatment is known as phototherapy
Reporter: Beth Renner
Westpfahl: City's mini-snowplows inadequateWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- The city is misfocusing on massive parking ticket campaign if the real issue is keeping streets plowed, said former mayoral candidate Mark Westpfahl. In a letter to the Daily News opinion page, Westpfahl called for new plowing equipment: "Let's go the extra mile to make sure the blades on trucks hit the road this year." Four-wheel drive pickups aren't up to the job, he said. Westpfahl criticized people for saying that college students are lazy or deliberately flaunting alternate-side winter parking rules: "Has it ever occurred to the people that sometimes students forget to move their cars?"
R.I.P.: Nancy Ann (Smith) SchrohtOWATONNA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- A 1971 Winona State University education grad, Nancy Schroht, died after a 4-1/2 year battle with cancer. She was 52. She had taught in Owatonna for 30 years.
Prof: Jamaica next hot Spring Break spotWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- The next "place to be" for college Spring Breaks will be the Caribbean nation of Jamaica, according to a Winona State geography prof who tracks student Spring Break travel patterns. Word-of-mouth is generating "a great deal of interest in the area," said Gerlach, a geographer. Jamaica is an English speaking country. Tourism is its No. 1 industry. Right now Cancun, Mexico, remains the No. 1 spring destination for high school and college students, said Gerlach. A favorable exchange rate, eight pesos per one U.S. dollar, beaches and legal drinking age of 19 add to the appeal, he said. The South Padre Islands, Mazatlan and Florida have cycled in and out of popularity, he said. "A major reason for a downfall in tourism is the passing of laws by local officials," he said, noting noise ordinances, business hours, and fines for disorderly behavior. Gerlach has been researching Spring Break patterns for 17 years.
Reporter: Jeff Ganske
Background: Prof: Spring Break ain't what it used to be
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No falloff in paralegal job openingsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- Paralegal grads have no unemployment problem, said a Winona State University law prof. Troy Paino, director of the paralegal program, said that neither the economy nor the terrorist attacks have had a negative effect. Paino said that the terrorism crisis might even have created more jobs because of the legal implications. Paralegals are trained to do all types of law-related jobs and are cost-efficient to law firms, he said. The alternative, he said, is hiring lawyers, who cost more. Winona State grads last spring had 100 percent placement, mostly at insurance companies or big law firms, said Paino. He said that paralegal students have had no problems this fall finding paid internships. Paralegals have extensive training and do a 10-week internship before entering the working world, said Paino. With everything paralegals are trained to do, Paino doesn't see any decline in the need for paralegal services.
Reporter: Tami Adams
Background: Hiring data dim
Background: Foreign students anxious
Outlook by fields:
Accounting | Advertising | Art | Aviation | Aviation mechanics | Business | Communication | Computer science | Criminal justice | Elementary education | Engineering | Finance | Journalism | Nursing | Paralegal| Photojournalism | Public relations | Social work | Specialized education | Television | Therapeutic recreation
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Actress: "Naked" good for character developmentWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2001 -- The lead player in the Winona State University production of Luigi Pirandello's "Naked" in November, Samantha Sweeney, said the play was "one of the best we've done for character establishment." Sweeney played a young woman trying to find her own identity: "This woman is trying to tell the story the way she wants to, but is interrupted by people trying to project their ideology on her." Sweeney said she enjoyed the play because no one is a bad guy. "Everyone is just trying to give her their point of view," she said. "In order to pull it off successfully, you need to find something in each character to relate to, but it isn't that hard, usually there is a part of you in each character."
Reporter: Sara Greenlee
Background: WSU play called "crisis theater"
WINONA CAMPUS WRAPUP
TOP FALL NEWS
How one campus reporter ranks this fall's news:
1. Partying. Responding to noise complaints, police busted more parties than in the previous year. The president of Winona State University, Darrell Krueger, sent an e-mail to all students to improve their behavior.
2. Campus worker strike. AFSCME
and MAPE union members went on strike statewide from Oct. 1 to 14 for wages and health benefits. The strike, mostly by secretaries, janitors and technical employees, inconvenienced many campus people at Winona State and Southeast Tech. Even so, the strike had wide support.
3. Anthrax. Anthrax attacks aimed at national mass media and political leaders raised concern for campus safety because the bioterrorist used the mails. Some employees who handle mail at Winona State put on gloves to protect
themselves.
4. Dorm fees. The cost for living in a dorm at Winona State could go up 7 to 14 percent for next year. Additional funding is needed for maintenance renovation. Lourdes Hall needs about $18 million of renovation.
5. Parking fines. Alternate side winter parking violation fines more than tripled to $25. Police wrote 1,500-plus tickets in November, mostly in the Winona State neighborhood.
6. Foreign students. Due to the attacks of Sept. 11, Middle Eastern students at Winona campuses worried about being treated differently. They were even advised to stay home as much as possible. A few thoughtless comments, no taunts, were reported.
7. Science building. Forty million dollars is being sought to replace Pasteur Hall as the Winona State science building. Nancy Jannik, dean of science and engineering, said health conditions at Pasteur are not safe.
8. Rugby drunk. A Winona State junior was fined $138 for underage drinking after he fell off of a float in the Winona State homecoming parade. The incident, and others, prompted city leaders to say the university may not be allowed to have another homecoming parade.
9. Rape arrest. Jude Wilson Halter, a former Winona State student, was arrested and held for the 2000 rape of a Winona woman near the Winona State campus. Wilson had left Winona State and transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He was arrested in Eau Claire after an attempted rape there.
10. Smoking ban. Winona State instituted a ban on smoking within 25 feet of buildings. Many smokers didn't obey the ban, which wasn't enforced.
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