WSU student dies in car wreck; fiancee hurtTOMAH, Wis., Jan. 31, 2002 -- A Winona State University senior, Nicole Zanoni, was killed and her fiance injured in a two-car collision at a stop sign off Interstate 90. Zanoni, 21, was pronounced dead at the Tomah hospital shortly after the accident, which occurred about 5:30 p.m. Her fiancee, Brian Van Kleeck, also a Winona State senior, was rushed to the La Crosse, Wis., hospital with head injuries. He was in satisfactory condition.
Security desk understaffed at time of WSU theftWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- On the night that a student directory, complete with Social Security numbers, was stolen from the front desk at Winona State University's Lourdes dorm, four security guards were on duty, said campus security chief Don Walkski. Two were making rounds, and two were stationed at the front desk, Walski said. At the time of the theft, about 12:40 a.m., one guard had been called away, he said. Asked if it were possible that the remaining guard left the desk, Walski said that it would have had to been a "life or death situation" to leave the desk unstaffed. How, then, could the directory, a colorful 8 by 11-inch binder, vanish? Walski said about 40 people were milling around because a formal dance was just letting out.
Reporter: Scott Link
Background: Why did WSU dally with theft info?
Higher-ed exec: State faces workforce crisisWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- Public policy changes are needed to encourage young people to pursue higher-ed or Minnesota will lose its competitive workforce, the president of the Minnesota Private College Council said at Saint Mary's University. David Laird said the problem is a major drop in college-age students over the next 20 years. Unless a higher percentage of high school students choose college, the state faces "debilitating and chronic" declines in its educated workforce. Laired proposed shifting the portion of state higher-ed funding that goes to scholarships to 30 percent. It's now 10 percent.
Question: Why did WSU dally with theft info?WINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- Concern mounted among Winona State students about lengthy delays in keeping them informed about the confidentiality breach that occurred Friday night when a binder with 650 student Social security numbers was stolen from a dorm. The university was silent on the theft for 3-1/2 days despite student clammering for information. Then, when the binder was located, it took university Vice President Cal Winbush 19 hours to announce the recovery. The timeline:
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midnight | Binder stolen as dance crowd passes out through Lourdes dorm security checkpoint. | Saturday
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| Lourdes students learn about theft through grapevine. Alarm sets in when they realize their Social Security numbers were in the binder. | | Sunday |
| Student journalist Michael Fischer breaks story in CyberIndee. | | Monday |
| Student anger builds, mostly directed at dorm supervisors who have been told not to discuss the theft. | | Tuesday | 4:52 p.m. | Winbush issues skeletal statement that the binder is missing. Fails to mention that sensitive private information may be in play. | | Wednesday | About
6:30 p.m. | Missing binder ends up in hands of campus security chief Don Walski. | | Thursday | 1:29 p.m. | Winbush issues a skeletal statement that the binder has been found |
Background: Theft involved 650 students' data
Theft involved 650 WSU students' dataWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- The stolen printout with student Social Security at Winona State University contained data for tenants at two dorms, not just one as originally reported, it was learned. The binder, taken Friday night from the front desk at the Lourdes dorm, had data on not only Lourdes but the neighboring Loretto dorm -- 650 names and numbers in all, sources said. The binder has since been located, but Cal Winbush, the university vice president responsible for the dorms, declined to offer details. Winbush said he didn't believe any data had been misused.
Background: Missing data book found
Dorm job applicants outnumber openingsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- With only a few hours left before the Feb. 1 application deadline, Winona State dorms chief Mike Porritt has 77 students who want to be floor supervisors next fall in the university's nine dorms. He can pick and choose. There are only 39 openings. The next stage, Porritt said, is multiple interviews to identify students with the right qualities. Paramount criteria include integrity and trustworthiness, he said.
Reporter: Kim O'Donnell
Expanded coverage: Dorms chief confident in hiring process
Lourdes supervisor can't forget night of fireWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- When he heard the fire alarm, Jeff Hansen thought it was another joke. It had happened before at the Lourdes dorm on Winona State University's west campus. Hansen, the dorm supervisor on duty that night, at 4:30 a.m., Jan. 18, realized it was no joke when he saw smoke coming from the second floor. Hansen wasn't the only person up at Lourdes. There was the arsonist, of course. Then there were Amanda Malovrh, Robin Szatkowski and Sara Handke. "I could hear something funny outside of my room, and when I went to go see what it was, the fire alarms started to go off," Malovrh said. "I then immediately grabbed my coat and ran to get Robin and Sara." In all, 560 tenants evacuated safely into the freezing pre-dawn weather, including, probably, the arsonist. There have been no arrests.
Reporter: Julie Anne Nanna
Background: Arsonist not on camera: What camera?
Surgeon confident after Pack surgeryWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- A Winona State University television prof, Dennis Pack, underwent emergency surgery for colon cancer. The surgeon believes all the diseased tissue was removed, family said. If his recovery goes as expected, Pack may return to teaching within a month.
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Lawyer: Landlords should act at first noise complaintWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- A lawyer who specializes in rental issues, J.P. Plachecki, said he advises landlords to draft a formal eviction notice to tenants after the first reprimand from police for a noise disturbances. Plachecki, from the law firm Darby, Delano and Price, said a new city code makes landlords responsible for preventing further violations. A formal eviction notice, he said, could stave off further problems. If another violation occurs within 12 months, the landlord must submit a written report to the city Department of Community Development about what the action has been taken. A draft of an eviction letter can be used, he said, to prevent the landlord from receiving a civil fine, suspension or revocation of the rental housing license at a third violation.
Reporter: Angie Anderson
WSU dorms chief confident in hiring processWINONA, Minn., Jan. 31, 2002 -- Despite the most tumultuous year in memory at Winona State Universty's dorms, more than twice as many students have applied for dorm supervisory jobs next year than there are openings. Dorms chief Mike Porritt said he has 77 applications for 39 positions. Twelve applicants are currently "resident assistants," the term the university prefers for the student supervisors who receive free meals and a dorm room and for being part of the disciplinary chain-of-command to keep order in the dorms.
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| | Porritt has an elaborate process, a "carousel" he calls it, for hiring student supervisors. Applicants go through evaluative interviews and group activities with incumbent supervisors and Porritt's topm lieutenants. In the final stage, dorm directors makes recommendations to Porritt. He then interviews the applicants. "We look a lot to presentation during the interview and how they feel they can contribute," said Porritt.
Final decisions will be made by Feb. 25, he said.
Porritt defends the process, even though it failed twice last time. He won't talk about it, but he has fired two floor supervisors at the troubled Lourdes dorm in the past few weeks -- rare occurrences in Winona State history. Even so, he points to the number of applicants for next year to demonstrate that the jobs continue to be attractive. "The responsibilities an R.A. deals with speaks volumes to potential employers," he said. The training provides life-long skills, he said.
These students, he said, embody characteristics such as integrity and trustworthiness. "They should know who they are and be comfortable in their own skin," he said. Porritt looks for students who are involved in the campus and have held prior responsibility positions. Responsibility is a key trait because the supervisors are responsible for much of the safety and security in their dorms, Porritt said. They advise the students living on their floors, mostly frosh, and help them with the transition to college. "They should be a shoulder to lean on," said Porritt.
The application deadline is Feb. 1. Required are a resume, two references, and answers to four personal questions. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5, midway between a C and a B. |
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