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Masscom student nominated for Bremer j-prize WINONA, Minn., Feb. 10, 2002 -- A masscom senior, Nicole Mossing, was nominated for the Adolph Bremer Prize for news reporting in the CyberIndee by faculty editor John Vivian. In a recommendation to the masscom faculty, Vivian cited Mossing for "intelligence, sensitivity and reportorial persistence" in a sidebar to a team project that appeared in November. The story is about a young man's suicide. The prize carries a $500 award. Background: "Corey's wrenching last days"

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Over the years prof relaxes absence policy

SKIPPING CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY SURVEY A CYBERINDEE SERIES JANE CARDUCCI WSU ENGLISH

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 10, 2002 -- Over the years English prof Jane Carducci has had to change her attendance policy. When she first started at Winona State University, she excused an absence only if a student got a note from the dean. After a few years the dean, Bonnie Buzza, asked Carducci to change her policy, and she did. Still, Carducci has firm policies: Family vacations, weddings,and extreme tardiness are unexcused. Illness, funerals, family emergencies, and car accidents are all excused. Generally, Carducci said, she evaluates situations case-by-case. Keeping her informed is the key, she said. Carducci's policies differ from class to class. "In 100- and 200-level classes students can only miss two class periods unexcused," she said. "After that absences affect the student's grade" In these lower-division classes Carducci has seating charts but not for checking absences. She said the charts help her learn student names. "In 300- to 400-level classes, I understand students are adults and are paying for the classes, so I have no strict policy for these classes," she said. "I take attendance for my own benefit." Usually, she said, a student's grade reflects attendance. In 22 years of teaching, Carducci said, she has heard some lame excuses for being absent. While teaching in New York Carducci had a student who missed 10 class periods and at the end of the semester said she would get a note from her doctor. Indeed, the note from the doctor arrived. But the doctor happened to be the student's brother. The woman failed. In the case of a large number of students missing class due to a student death, such as the death of Winona State senior Nicole Zanoni in a late January car accident, Carducci said: "I would probably just cancel class depending on the number of students who will be absent." Reporter: Emily Frank Other installments: Dave Robinson, WSU English Goldie Johnson, WSU English