Faculty contract OK'd by big WSU marginWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Faculty union members at Winona State University gave overwhelming support to a tentative contract negotiated over the past year. The vote was 136-12. The statewide totals were being tallied by the union, the Inter-Faculty Association, in St. Paul. For most profs, a 4.8 percent salary increase would be retroactive to July. The profs have been working without a contract since then .
Background: WSU faculty leader mum on contract prospects
WSU's Lyceum program escapes budget freeze| Winona State University construction contracts are caught in the state-ordered spending moratorium. The head of the university's budget office, Scott Ellinghuysen, said renovation work that wasn't already under contract won't be done. The moratorium, ordered Feb. 28, is in effect through June 2003. |
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| WINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- A state-ordered budget freeze on Winona State University is not expected to affect next year's Lyceum Series, the university's premier cultural program that has brought luminaries like Nobel Prize-winner Linus Pauling to campus. Deb Benz, of the business office, said contracts related to teaching or instructional learning are exempted from the freeze. The freeze, which is being called a contract moratorium, was ordered by Legislature, effective through June 2003. Although the state's budget woes were no secret, the moratorium was unexpected. "The email came suddenly on Feb, 28 at 4:30 p.m., and it was effective midnight," said Benz. At first she thought all new contracts were banned, but clarification came after educational institutions statewide pressed for an exemption for learning-related contracts. Last week, Benz said another exemption was granted for entertainment contracts funded by student activity funds, at least until June 30. "It is possible some may not make it," said Benz. Bill Mullen, the university's contract administrator, bemoaned the moratorium: "Activities are part of education. In the end the students suffer."
Reporter: Andy Weldon
Background: Freeze hits unsigned speakers, concerts |
WSU near signing contract for Maria dormWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- A contract for Winona State to lease Maria Hall as a dorm at the old College of St. Teresa may be signed within two weeks, said John Ferden, the university's director of auxiliary services. Winona State has been seeking a three-year lease with renewal options from St. Teresa Campus Schools, which owns Maria Hall. If the deal goes through, Winona State will leave neighboring Loretto Hall, which is leased year to year, and move students into Maria in the fall. Maria will give Winona State 50 extra beds and use of the entire building. Currently access to the first floor of Loretto is limited because it houses a cafeteria for Cotter High School.
Reporter: Stacy Booth
Background: WSU rethinks St. Teresa dorms
WSU not blaming SMU for slow Sugar Ray sales
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| WINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Ticket sales for the Sugar Ray concert at Winona State University should not be affected by the concert of the upstart band Flickerstick at Saint Mary's University the day before, according to Winona State's student activities director. Joe Reed insists that despite slow ticket sales, he doesn't believe that the announcement of Flickerstick's performance has had any effect on sales. "We've definitely got the better band," Reed said. He said that he doesn't believe that Saint Mary's intended to draw attention away from the Sugar Ray concert, despite the announcement of Flickerstick's performance coming the same day that Sugar Ray tickets went on sale to the public. National acts are available only on specific dates, so April 11 was probably the only date that Flickerstick was available, he said: "It's just going to be a good week for concerts."
Reporter: Shane Hawley
Background: SMU upstaging WSU with Flickerstick? |
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Amtrak agent gloomy on Empire Builder prospectsWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Local Amtrak agent Bob Merchant is not hopeful for the future of passenger train service to Winona. Congress hasn't provided the funding to keep long-distance trains running, including the Empire Builder that stops once a day each way in Winona, Merchant said. Already, the Winona depot has been closed weekends to cut expenses. If government funding isn't forthcoming within six months, Merchant expects to see more "reduction" before the services are actually eliminated. Right now, Amtrak is just telling its employees not to worry and that everything will be fine, said Merchant. The staff of the Titanic told passengers the same thing, he said.
Reporter: Adam Krahn
Background: Congress may derail Empire Builder
Bill to upgrade for WSU student center: $600,000WINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Renovating the Kryzsko student union at Winona State University this summer will cost $600,000, building director Joe Reed confirmed. Much of the funding will come from student union facility fee reserves over the last couple of years, he said. The Student Senate endorsed the project last fall. Contractors have a four-month window to finish the renovations, Reed said. He said the renovated sections of the sprawling building will have a "homey" feel. "I don't want it to be too trendy," Reed said. "I want it to stand the test of time" and not go out of style. To be renovated are sections that were built in 1965. Gone will be the game room and bowling lanes currently in the lower level. It's a waste of student money to maintain facilities that hardly get used, Reed said. Plans include a new Student Senate office and rooms for club functions, as well as more furniture, a fireplace and network jacks for student laptops. A small stage will be built with wood from the 37-year-old bowling lanes, Reed said.
Reporter: Adam Krahn
Background: Summer construction projects
Minne disruption: It's OK, the trees are safeWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- The trees between the Winona State University library and the Minne classroom building have been dug out so crews can install a fire sprinkler system. Bill Meyer, senior groundskeeper, said the trees are being kept at Dan Welch's landscape lot for a "healing in" process while workers dig a six-foot feet trench. Work on the sprinkler system and related electrical work will take four to six weeks, said Meyer. Because a sidewalk is blocked, people have to go around the buildings to get to campus from some silver and gold parking lots.
Reporter: Katie Jensen
Background: Summer construction projects
Drama prof: Kodak Theater great for performers too
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| WINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- A Winona State University theater prof, Vivian Fusillo, said that she was more interested in the technical elements of the Oscar show last Sunday than in who won. Fusillo said she was especially interested in the architecture of the Kodak Theater. It was beautiful, not only to the eye but in the view as a performer, said Fusillo. The design of the food for the Governor's Ball after the Oscars was another element of interest to Fusillo because she knows one of the chefs who worked with head chef Wolfgang Puck that night. This was the first year that Fusillo had seen all of the movies nominated for Best Picture and agreed with the Academy's choice of "A Beautiful Mind" for Best Picture. "The movie far exceeded the others in its intensity and ability to capture the audience," said Fusillo.
Reporter: Molly Ward |
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April 9 2002 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): WSU 14, Viterbo 1; WSU 8, Viterbo 1. SMU 2, St. John's 1; St. John's 2, SMU 1.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): WSU 3, MSU-Mankato 0; WSU 4, MSU-Mankato 3. SMU 4, St.Olaf ;2 SMU 10, St. Olaf 2.
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162 new frosh get first dibs on fall classesWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Winona State University allowed 162 incoming freshmen to register early, back on April 1, but upper-class students should not worry that the younger students will edge them out of classes, an admissions officer said. Carl Stange said that a large number of freshmen registering does not greatly affect currently enrolled students, who could not start registering until a week later. Stange said that many of the freshmen were science majors and will be taking courses that upper-class students should already have completed. The freshmen who got a leg up on registration got to the head of the line by being in the top 20 percent of their graduating class and having an ACT admissions score of 24 or higher.
Reporter: Molly Ward |
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SMU loses speakers; police investigateWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- Two speakers were disocveed missing from the Toner Student Center at Saint Mary's University, police said. The speakers, valued at $1,800, were in a storage cupboard.
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April 9, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A student was removed from the library for staying after hours.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Security guards assisted in locating a student at 1:45 a.m. after he had threatened to harm himself. |
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Three WSU math/stats profs due for sabbaticalWINONA, Minn., April 9, 2002 -- With three math profs taking sabbaticals next year, Winona State University is looking for some temporary replacements, said an aide to sciences Dean Nancy Jannik. Current department chair Jeff Anderson is on sabbatical fall semester. On sabbatical for spring will be Brant Deppa and Felino Pascual. Already the 26-prof department has four instructors hired on a year-to-year basis. Temporary sabbatical replacements would add to that number. Instructors hired on a one-year basis generally earn less, usually in the low $30,000s in math and stats, than profs with tenure, like Anderson, who is at $66,200 this year; Deppa, $52,100; and Pascual, $47,400. Meanwhile a new tenure-track stats prof, Christopher Malone, from Kansas, has been hired to begin in the fall.
Reporter: Amanda Egholm
Other WSU departments: History | Marketing | Math/stats | Physics | Phys-ed | Political science |
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