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WSU group plans jazz, soul dinnerWINONA, Minn., Sept. 23, 2002 -- Jazz music and homemade soul food are being offered at a funraising jazz dinner sponsored by the Black Cultural Awareness Association at Winona State University The La Crosse, Wis., group Jazz As featuring Carolyn Nelson will perform swing-era jazz and smooth jazz. A few Brazilian and African dishes are on the menu. Date: Sept. 25
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Place: Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 451 Huff St.
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R.I.P.: James F. JohnsonTUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 23, 2002 -- A 1974 Winiona State College grad, James Johnson, died of cancer. He was 55.
Speaker to assess standardized math testsWINONA, Minn., Sept. 23, 2002 -- A mathematician from the University of Northern Iowa, Edward Rathmell, will discuss standardized math achievement tests when he speaks Thursday at Winona State University. His lecture, "What Does it Mean to Teach Mathematics Meaningfully?" will be geared to middle-school teachers and math and education faculty at the university level, he said. Date: Sept. 26
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Maxwell 212A
Cost: Free
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Sept. 23, 2002 | GOLF (MEN'S): Central Regional Fall Tournament (first day): Truman State 307 (1st), WSU 332 (12th).
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WSU speaker: What's wrong economy?WINONA, Minn., Sept. 23, 2002 -- A Washington consultant, Bradley Schiller, will discuss how economies cope with "terrorist shocks" when he speaks at Winona State University on Tuesday. Schiller said he will his views on how and why the multi-trillion-dollar U.S. budget surplus vanished quickly over the past two years. Schiller, on the faculty at American University, has been a consultant to federal agencies, congressional committees and seven presidential administrations going back to President Richard Nixon.Date: Sept. 24
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: East Cafeteria, Kryzsko Commons
Cost: Free
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Sept. 23, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards responded to a noise complaint at the Lourdes dorm at 11 p.m. and found alcohol in a student room.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student reported at 2:30 p.m. that her room was entered and an undetermined amount of money taken at 4 a.m., Sept 20. A suspect was identified. |
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Sept. 22, 2002 | GOLF (MEN'S): Carleton Invitational (final day): SMU 633 (1st), St.Olaf 637 (2nd), Carleton 645 (3rd), Augsburg 654 (4th), St. Mary's II 662 (5th), Carleton II 687 (6th).
SOCCER (MEN'S): Simpson 2, SMU 1. Southwest State Invitational (final day): MSU-Mankato 665 (1st), WSU 721 (10th).
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Sept. 22, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A fire alarm was activated in the Quad dorm at 9:35 a.m. by burning popcorn.
INCIDENT NO. 2: At 6:20 p.m. a student reported receiving harassing phone calls.
INCIDENT NO. 3: Security guards contacted. a student at 11 p.m. for twirling sticks that had been soaked in gasoline and set on fire. The gas was confiscated. |
Twin Cities soprano to perform at WSUWINONA, Minn., Sept. 22, 2002 -- A faculty ensemble, the Winder River Trio, with guest soprano Carolyn Pratt of the Twin Cities will perform at Winona State University on Tuesday. Pratt created "An Evening with Jenny Lind," performing as the famous Swedish Nightingale in recital. The Winona State program consists of 19th and 20th century compositions using various combinations of instruments and voice. The final piece will be "Four Fragments From the Canterbury Tales" by contemporary composer Lester Trimble. Trio imembers are James Hoch, clarinet; Zoe Shepherd, flute; and Barbara DuFresne, piano.Date: Sept. 24
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center
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Sept. 21, 2002 | CROSS COUNTRY (MEN'S): St.Olaf Invitational: WSU 505 (17th).CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN'S): New York University Invitational: College of New Jersey 49 (1st), SMU 291(16th). St.Olaf Invitational: Washington University of St. Louis 46 (1st), WSU 237(17th).
FOOTBALL (MEN'S): WSU 25. Bemidji State 23.
GOLF (MEN'S): Carleton Invitational (first day): St. Olaf 312 (1st), SMU and Augsburg 319 (3rd) (tie), SMU II (6th).
GOLF (WOMEN'S): Luther Invitational: SMU 378 (9th).
SOCCER (MEN'S): SMU 5, Carleton 3. Truman State 2, WSU 0.
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): WSU 3, UM-Crookston 2.
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Cops bust four rowdy partiesWINONA, Minn., Sept. 21, 2002 -- Two Winona State University women, both 19, were cited for violating the city's loud party and gathering ordinance when police broke up a party at their 188 E. 10th St. house at 10:45 p.m.. A 19-year-old fellow Winona State student was cited for minor consumption The party was one of four the police busted Friday night. Not all parties resulted in citations. In all, there were four citations for loud partying from two of the parties and two for minor consumption. One reveler was given a warning for loud partying.
Reporter: Tony Schwab
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Sept. 21, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A maintenance worker observed a man going through his vehicle at 3:18 a.m. and summoned security guards who apprehended him after a short chase. Police arrested the man for tampering with the car.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student reported at 11:15 a.m. that some clothes were missing from a dryer in the Conway dorm. The clothes had been left unattended about 40 minutes. |
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Sept. 20, 2002 | GOLF (WOMEN'S): Briar Cliff Invitational (final day): Gustavus Adolphus 678 (1st), South Dakota State 680 (2nd), WSU 793 (3rd), Briar Cliff 708 (4th). UW-River Falls Invitational (final day): SMU 378 (1st), IW-Stevens Point 384 (2nd), UW-River Falls 403 (3rd).
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): MSU-Moorhead 3, WSU 0.
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Protest scuffle leads to "citizen arrests"WINONA, Minn., Sept. 19, 2002 -- Two "citizen arrests" were referred to the city attorney after anti-abortion Bible-thumpers provoked an incident at Winona State University. Campus security chief Don Walski said that one demonstrator could face an assault or disorderly conduct charge, and a student could face a disorderly conduct charge -- if the city attorney takes either case. One student was shoved by a demonstrator, and one demonstrator's child was hurt when a student jerked a poster portraying an aborted fetus away from the child, said Walski. Neither Walski nor the city attorney would release the names of the two people named in the complaint. The demonstrators, calling themselves the Missionaries to the Preborn, carried four-foot pictures of aborted fetuses and handed out pamphlets.
Reporter: Mel Zyduck
Background: WSU abortion confrontation dissipates
WSU abortion confrontation dissipatesWINONA, Minn., Sept. 19, 2002 -- An anti-abortion group of 15 people armed with posters showing aborted fetuses gathered to address passing students on the Winona State University campus. The demonstrators, who call themselves Missionaries to the Preborn, handed out literature. When exchanges between students and the Missionaries became heated, security guards and student services DirectorJohn Ferden showed up. Said Ferden: "We are requesting you move, and if you do not, we can call the police." Soon the Missioinaires as well as riled students went on their way. The confrontation had built up as the Missionaires taunted students. One demonstrator said that America is under the wrath of God for its public policy on abortion. One passerby, senior Jamie Oestreich, called the Missionsaries pushy: "I do not appreciate the religious undertones on a public campus."
Reporter: Janet Korish
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Sept. 19, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards called an ambulance at 12:01 a.m. to take a drunk student in the Quad dorm to the hospital.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Police were vere called at 11:22 a.m. concerning a pro-life demonstration. There were complaints alleging assault and disorderly conduct.
INCIDENT NO. 3: A student attempted to bring alcohol into Morey dorm at 1:45 a.m.
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Sept. 19, 2002 | GOLF (WOMEN'S): Briar Cliff Invitational (first day): Gustavus Adolphus 343 (1st), South Dakota State 345 (2nd), WSU 349 (3rd). |
Huff Street party busted for noiseWINONA, Minn., Sept. 18, 2002 -- The cops busted a Wednesday night party at 561 Huff St, afte receiving a noise complaint. A 19-year-old man was charged with under-age alcohol consumption. Police responded to the complaint at 11:12 p.m.
R.I.P.: Charles W. EvansLA CRESCENT, Minn., Sept. 18, 2002 -- A 1966 Winona State College grad, Charles Evans, died in a nursing home. He was 68. Evans taught high school in La Crescent after being graduated.
Novelist tries to help readers copeWINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2002 -- Author Thisbe Nissen read an excerpts from her works, focusing on college stress and coping. In a presentation at Winona State University, Nissen said she wants to help her readers find insight into their own thoughts and feelings. Junior Alex Ward said that there were times when he felt like screaming out in frustration, much like Nissen's characters did at the end of her "819 Walnut" short story.
Reporter: Jennifer Baechle
Background: Novelist, cookbook humorist due at WSU
New WSU volleyball coach seeks finesseWINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2002 -- The new Winona State University volleyball coach, Connie Mettille, hopes to lead the Warriors to the conference top five. Mettille's plan: Improve both defensive and offensive schemes. "Volleyball has turned into a game of power, but I want to change it back to a game of finesse," said Mettille. Players are receptive, Mettille said:"They knew it was time for a change." Mettille coached two seasons at the South Dakota School of Mines. Her South Dakota finale was being named conference volleyball coach of the year. Mettille is a 1991Winona State grad.
Reporter: Ana Smith
WSU prof teaches Junior Statesmen courseWINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2002 -- A Winona State University speech prof, Nicole Defenbaugh, taught public speaking at Yale University over the summer. The course was sponsored by the Junior Statesmen Association.
Private colleges group's donations downWINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2002 -- The sagging economy has hurt the Minnesota Private Colleges annual fund drive that raises money for 17 schools, including St. Mary's in Winona. Donations were off 8 percent last year, said John Stione, the organization's chief fund-raiser. The group also lobbies for state funds for student aid, but the state's financial problems have hurt that source of funding too, Stone said.
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Sept. 17, 2002 | SOCCER (WOMEN'S): Augsburg 3, SMU 0. |
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Sept. 17, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A noise violation was reported in the Morey dorm at 12:20 p.m. Security guards discovered alcohol.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A fire alarm was actived in the Quad dorm at 8:34 a.m. It was a false alarm |
Molester blames troubled past for incidentWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- In a secretly taped conversation with a St. Mary's University student, now-convicted sex molester Charles James Heidel attributed an incident with the student to a history of pornography and alcohol. The conversation, in effect a confession, is part of the record in the case. Heidel, 37, was sentenced last week for the October 2001 incident at a Winona hotel. On the tape, Heidel says his mother gave him porn when he was 13. He also concedes he's an alcoholic who loses a sense of reality when under the influence. Heidel and the St. Mary's student, 20 at the time, had been drinking.
Reporter: Teresa Hackler
Expanded coverage: He inherited dad's porn collection
Background: Heidel accepts jail without comment
WSU to tell folks: Your kid's a drunkWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- In stricter enforcement of its anti-bozing options, Winona State University will send letters to parents of students for off-campus violations, university student affairs Vice President Cal Winbush said. Winbush promised vigorous exercise of the university's options. The student code specifies that if a student violates federal, state, or local laws, "a college or university may take disciplinary action against students for off-campus behavior, following the procedures of the code of conduct of that college or university." Other options include campus chain-gang assignments, holds on registration, anti-alcoholism counseling, probation, suspension, and expulsion. Winbush referred to comumunity outrage at off-campus hooliganism and drunkenness: "Something needed to be done." Violations in the dorms will still be dealt with by campus security guards and dorm directors. Off-campus cases go directly to Winbush.
Reporter: Brian Krans
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Sept. 16, 2002 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A water leak triggered an alarm at the Lourdes dorm at 11:28 a.m.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Security guards responded to a report of an alcohol violation at the Lourdes dorm at 3:40 p.m., but nothing was found.
INCIDENT NO. 3: A student reported at 7:20 p.m. that a fondling incident had occurred off-campus several days earlier.
INCIDENT NO. 4: A student reported at 10:50 p.m.that she was receiving harassing phone calls.
INCIDENT NO. 5: A security guard observed a housing violation in the Quad dorm at 11:56 p.m. |
SMU prez pleased at college's rankingWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- The president of St. Mary's, Louis DeThomasis, called the 31st place showing on the university in a regional ranking "welcomed and gratifying." DeThomasis credited the faculty and staff. The ranking, by U.S. News & World Report, clustered colleges by their types and applied 16 quality criteria.
WSU film series opens with Paz taleWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- A Spanish and Latin American fall film series opens at Winona State University with the biographical "I, the Worst of All,"on Wednesday. The film, subtitled in English, is based on the book "Traps of Fa" by Nobel Prize-winner Octavio Paz, on the life of Mexican poet and writer Juana Ines de la Cruz and her passionate relationship with a viceroy's wife.Date: Sept. 18
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Cafeteria, Lourdes Hall, 457 Gould St.
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WSU chemist: Yes to colleague for school postWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- The chair of the Winona State University chemistry department, Bill Ng, said the budget-bedeviled Winona School Board needs someone like retired prof Wayne Dunbar. Ng called Dunbar astute, hard working, and good with numbers. Dunbar, who taught analytical chemistry at Winona State for 36 years, is seeking an at-large seat on the School Board. Said Ng: "Being an analytical chemist, he is extremely good with numbers," said Ng. "He's able to take things apart piece by
piece and dissect them that way." He also called Dunbar honest and praised his "great integrity."
Reporter: Ben Grice
Background: Ex-prof vows better communication
SMU ranked in top Midwest quadrantWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- St. Mary's University was ranked 31 among Midwest colleges with bachelor and master's programs in a quality scoring by the magazine U.S.News & World report.The ranking put St. Mary's in the top quarter. U.S. News evaluated colleges on 16 criteria, including budget, student retention and various outcome measures.
WSU masscom students held to new standardWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- Winona State University mass communication students entered class this fall with new grade point average standards. Department chair John Weis said a 2.5 GPA, midway between a B and C, is now required to register for masscom classes above the freshman level. In a transition to the new standard, students may take a one-semester waiver to get their grades up.
Reporter: Brian Weber
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Novelist, cookbook humorist due at WSUWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- A co-author of "The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook" and two novels, Thisbe Nissen, plans a reading at Winona State University as part of the John S. Lucas Great River Reading Series. Nissen a former James Michener Fellow, is author of "Out of the Girls' Room and Into the Night" and "The Good People of New York." .Her short stories have appeared in the magazines Story and Seventeen.
Date: Sept. 17
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: North Lounge, Lourdes Hall, 457 Gould St.
Cost: Free
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Cello recital set at WSUWINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2002 -- A Winona State music prof, Paul Vance, is giving a cello recital Tuesday. Included will be Suites 1, 3 and 5 for Solo Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, Vance said.Date: Sept. 17
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Magnus Theater, Performing Arts Center
Cost: Free
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SMU molester blames porn, alcoholWINONA, Minnesota, Sept. 17, 2002 -- A 37 year-old man, fired as the St. Mary's University webmaster after a student accused him of sexual molestation, blamed his teen-age exposure to pornography in part for the incident. "My father died when I was 13. and my mother allowed me to inherit my father's collection of pornography," said Christopher James Heidel. Porn was "as common as newspaper" when he was a teenager, he said. Heidel also said that a man raped him in the house's bathroom when he was 15.
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Heidel's admissions were taped as part of the police investigation into the complaint by the St. Mary's student, a male, who reported he had been molested in Heidel's Holiday Inn room in Winona last October. The police wired the student, who was 20 at the time, and sent him to talk with Heidel. The tape became part of the public record in the case after Heidel pleaded guilty and was sentenced.
"I wanna know what made you think I was 'that way,'" the student asked Heidel in the secretly taped confrontation. Said Heidel: "There's nothing you ever did or, or could do. I'm sorry to use this analogy, because you know that it is not the same thing, but in a way it sort of is. It's like when a woman gets raped and saying, 'Well, you shouldnŐt have been wearing such revealing clothing,' or something like that. No it's nothing you did or said." |
According to the transcript, Heidel admitted to a long history of sexual problems that are worsened by alcohol.
Heidel told the victim, "I'm sure you know many people have different reactions to alcohol. Mine is that I just lose control of reality. I did not even realize what I was doing until after you got up and said, 'What the hellŐs going on here?'"
Heidel, a former high school teacher, said his wife knew about his past but not all the details. He lives in LaCrescent, Minn. He has three children.
In court documents, Heidel said he has been open about his problems in church, standing up before the congregation as a role model.
Heidel's sentence dictated he spend 30 days in the county jail with time off for time served and good behavior. Work release is allowed. On parole for up to 10 years, Heidel will not have to serve any time in prison unless he fails to follow the conditions of his parole. Besides a $1,000 fine, he cannot contact the victim, own or view pornographic material, or use the Internet.
When he was the St. Mary's webmaster, Heidel sent an e-mail to the student, who had been an assistant to him when he taught high school. The message suggested they meet for drinks at the Holiday Inn last Oct. 12. Then, as the student told police, Heidel invited him to his hotel room and told him a story, false, it turned out, about being a massage-therapy student at Southeast Tech. He convinced the student to undress, shower, and put a towel over his eyes for a massage.
The student, who asked police not to release his name, said he trusted Heidel and considered him a mentor.
Background: Heidel accepts jail without comment
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