Burning popcorn sets off WSU dorm alarm| Blesi said that he wanted to make popcorn but his friend didn't have a microwave so he had to use the one in the kitchen. Blesi said that he'd "never used the microwave before." Blesi said that he set the timer for four minutes, and was talking to some friends in the hallway while it cooked. When he returned, the bag was burning inside the microwave and "shooting smoke out," so he put it in the sink. |
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| WINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2002 -- A frosh making popcorn at 12 o'clock, Ryan Blesi, set off the Lourdes dorm fire alarms at the Winona State University west campus. The bag caught fire in the third-floor kitchen microwave. The dorm, home to more than 500 students, was partially evauated, but firefighters assessed the situation within 10 minutes and allowed students back inside. Many students, however, either did not wake up in time or ignored the fire alarm. Only about a third went outside. No injuries were reported, but the smell of burned popcorn lingered. This was the fourth fire alarm this academic year on the west campus.
Reporter: Katie Jensen |
New WSU boilers pass with shrieking colors| With the growth of Winona State University from 80,000 square feet to 1.8 million square feet of building space in 38 years, the old boilers simply couldn't handle the load. With the new boilers, campus facilities chief Dick Lande said, one boiler alone can heat all the buildings on campus, plus the new science building and another dormitory. With three units, he said: "This campus has more steam pressure than they'll ever need." |
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| WINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2002 -- The shrieking testing of the new Winona State University boilers is completed. Yes, they work, said Dick Lande, campus facilities manager. Because of the unusually warm winter, the boilers never needed to get up to full steam, said Lande: "To test out the pressure and run them up at full blast so we have proof they'll actually run 70,000 pounds, we have to crank it up. The only way we can do that is to blow it out of the top because we aren't using enough steam." If the boilers has problems, Lande said it would be better to know now than during a harsh spell. The noise and steam during testing is normal, he said. The boilers had to be run at full capacity, and all of the energy came out in noise and steam. "A muffler suppresses the sound and takes it down to a third of what it would be," Lande said.
Reporter: Stacy Booth |
WSU j-veteran at Czech online magazinePRAGUE, Czech Republic, Febaury 24, 2002 -- A former Winona State University journalism instructor, Michael Cavangh, completed a residence as a reporter and editor at Transitions Online, an online news magazine covering the 28 former Soviet bloc countries. Among his duties, Cavanagh trained reporters for whom English was a second language. He also developed a training program for editors to help orient their reporters in Western-style journalism. Earlier Cavanagh was with Medill News Service, providing Washington coverage for the Quincy,Mass., Patriot-Ledger; York, Pa., Daily Record; Arlington Heights, Ill., Daily Herald; Chicago Daily Southtown; Munster, Ind., Times; and BrassRing.com, a business and technology site.
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Hmongs to lead off campus Asian DayWINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2002 -- Hmong students at Winona State and Saint Mary's universities will open Asian Pacific American Heritage Day by sharing stories about coming to and growing up in the United States. Later, Hawaii-born Erika Ka'a No'i Aresta and Melissa Puanani Kwai LinSchultz will provide a history of the hula and the "Au Wana." The Asian American Club adviser at Winona State, Russ Dennison, will talk about the history of Asian Americans in Winona back to the 1950s. Club members Pierre Choung and Jay Townsend will participate in a panel. Suwan Brill will sing a Thai love song.Date: March 12
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
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COMMENT: STATE BUDGET
A WRESTLER'S NASTINESS
The Daily News got it right. Like everybody else, the newsaper was irked that Gov. Jesse Ventura left work early Thursday to avoid officially receiving the Legislature's budget. The antic will allow the governor to exercise emergency fiscal authority this week. Said the Daily News in an editorial:"Instead of compromise, Ventura seems bent on forcing the belief that you can take the wrestler out of the ring, but you can't take the nastiness out of the wrestler." The editorial also criticized legislators for "a charade" in its plan to balance the budget. The balancing was accomplished by assuming there will be no inflation. The paper also didn't like depleting the state's reserve with no replenishment provision.
The sharpest criticism was of Ventura, however: "Leadership begins with bringing people together, not ducking out of the office before the business day is over." |
Background: Ventura playing games? Don't be silly
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Feb. 24, 2002 | BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): Named to the Verizon Academic District 5 first team was SMU guard Amy Burns. Her grades average 92 percent.
NORDIC SKIING (MEN'S): Central Association Championship: SMU (team scores not reported).
NORDIC SKIING (WOMEN'S): Central Association Championship: SMU (team scores not reported). |
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| WINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2002 -- Students lose out on valuable discussion when they miss class, said a Winona State University English professor. Chris Buttram's attendance policy reflects the importance she attaches to attendance. A student who misses more than four classes fails. Said Buttram: "This is not a correspondence course." Just because a student completes the work doesn't mean getting credit for going to class, which is what they are paying for, said Buttram. Just doing the work is mere going through the motions, a she sees it. Discussions in class are just as important as the work outside of class, said Buttram. To be sure, Buttram makes exceptions on a case-by-case basis, which varies on what happened, the student's skills, what was missed, and how many classes ultimately will be missed. Classes are also cancelled for unexpected situations, such as the Sept. 11 terrorism and the April Mississippi flooding. Asked about the funeral for business senior Nicole Zanoni, Buttram said that she would allow students to go. That was out of their control and it is only proper for them to go and pay their respects, she said.
Reporter: Alison Turner
Other installments:
Judith Bovinet, WSU marketing
Jane Carducci, WSU English
Mary Coughlan, WSU art
Ajit Daniel, WSU radio
Dan Eastman, WSU global studies
Ahmed El-Afandi, WSU polysci
Goldie Johnson, WSU English
Cindy Killion, WSU masscom
Bruce Klemz, WSU marketing
Sheldon Lee, WSU math
Win Lewis, WSU theater
Ted Reilly, WSU speech com
Dave Robinson, WSU English
Holly Shi, WSU linguistics
John Vivian, WSU journalism |
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