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Cars damaged outside Fingall dormWINONA, Minn., Feb. 21, 2003 -- Tail lights on three parked cars were kicked out outside the Fingall dorm across Huff Street from Winona State University. Police were alerted to the damage by a Winona State student who reported seeing two men and two women shouting and kicking cars about midnight.
R.I.P.: Joan Theresa (Sizewski) LaneSTEWARTVILLE, Minn., Feb. 21, 2003 -- A Winona Vocational School grad and a College of St. Teresa alum, Joan Lane, 70, died at a Rochester, Minn., hospital of automobile accident injures. She worked many years as a licensed practical nurse at Winona and Rochester hospitals.
WSU SECURITY
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Feb. 21, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards responded to a room in the Lourdes dorm at 8:35 p.m. for an alcohol violation.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Security guards discovered alcohol in a dorm room at 10:53 p.m.Ê
INCIDENT NO. 3: At 9 a.m. maintenance workers reported seven broken windows on the north side of the Watkins art and computer science building. It appeared the damage taken place about 6 a.m.Ê |
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FEB. 21, 2003 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): MSU-Moorhead 73, WSU 62.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): MSU-Moorhead 86, WSU 76.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): SMU 3, St. Thomas 0.
TENNIS (MEN'S): WSU 72, St.Ambrose 2.
TRACK (WOMEN'S): Blue Devil Open at UW-Stout (no team scores kept).
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Death claims retired WSU sports chief
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| MESA, Ariz., Feb. 20, 2003 -- The retired athletic director at Winona State University, Dwight Marston, died at age 74. Marston was athleti director for 25 years. In 2001 Marston served as grand marshal of the university's hoemcoming parade. A memorial service was scheduled for Sunday in Mesa. A second memorial sercice will be conducted later in Winona, the family said. Martson held a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, a master's from California-Berkeley, and a doctorate in education from Ball State. Survivors include his wife Phyllis, two sons and three grandchildren. |
WSU pays $2.2 million for Tau dorm
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| WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2003 -- Winona State University may get the keys to the Tau Center by the middle of next week and immediately begin converting the West End building into a dorm for fall occupancy. According to knowledgeable sources, the university will pay $2.2 million for the abandoned nunnery. The building, behind Lourdes Hall on the former College of St. Teresa campus, had been appraised at close to $4 million. The building, owned by the Franciscan Sisters, had been on the real estate market for almost three years. Wnona State began negotiating to buy the building in November to relieve dorm overcrowding on the main campus.
Reporter: Paul Sloth
Background: Pieces not fitting
Expanded coverage: A case of protraction |
Just in case, WSU to raise dorm ratesWINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2003 -- Winona State room-and-board rates will rise in the fall, perhaps $200, as a contingency to cover a possible adverse Tax Court ruling on whether the new East Lake complex will be subject to property taxes, said university housing executive John Ferden. The WSU Foundation, owner of the dorm, is appealing a state Revenue Department opinion that taxes will be due. The Foundation wants its tax exemption as a charitable organization extended to cover the $11 million, four-building East Lake complex Franklin and Sarnia. Property taxes could run as much as $250,000 a year. Although it is the Foundation that would owe the taxes, not the university, the costs would be passed on to student tenants.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Background: Foundation firm on dorm tax issue
WSU SECURITY
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Feb. 20, 2003 | Security guards responded to an accident in a purple parking lot at 8 a.m. No injuries. Police were called. |
WSU speaker: U.S. self-interest is peaceWINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2003 -- An activist against the pending war on Iraq, Danny Muller, called on Americans to act immediately to quell the fires of war. Speaking in a nearly packed Winona State University auditorium, Americans need to act because the people of Iraq cannot without risking their lives. Also, he said, every time in history that the United States has gone to war, violence has increased at home. This, he said, should be enough incentive for Americans to take action to protect loved ones. Muller, who has been on numerous aid missions to Iraq, predicted that war would be horrific for Iraqi children. Access to clean water would be lost and millions of children killed, he said.
Reporter: Angie Hoppe
Background: Iraq series planned at WSU
WSU students looking for an e-profWINONA, Minn., Feb. 19, 2003 -- Profs will be up for a new honor at Winona State University now that the Student Senate has approved its technology committee' proposal for an E-Professor of the Year award. The committee's co-chair, Casey Allen, said the award would encourage profs to integrate technology into curriculum. Nominations from students will be invited starting Feb. 28. The technology committee will decide the winner by April 20.
Reporter: Sarah Diethelm
WSU Foundation firm on dorm tax issueWINONA, Minn., Feb. 19, 2003 -- The WSU Foundation is confident that its new East Lake dorm will be exempted from property taxes by a Tax Court, said Foundation attorney Kent Gernander. If not, the Foundation will keep appealing to reverse a ruling against the exemption from the state Revenue Department, he said. The Foundation, which is tax-exempt, set up a deal for Winona State University to lease and manage the apartment-style dorm complex when construction is completed this summer. The Tax Court takes up the case in the fall.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Background: Assessor sticks to guns on East Lake taxes
City fines Schyde's $300 for underage serviceWINONA, Minn., Feb. 19, 2003 -- The campus hangout Schyde's Drinks & Whatnot was fined $300 by the City Council for selling alcohol to a minor. Schyde's, 102 Johnson St., had been facing possible revocation of its liquor license, but Cory Hyde told Council members that the bartender who served the minor has been fired and that it wouldn't happen again. "We train all of our bartenders though an ID carding class that the Winona police force puts on," said Hyde."If there is any question at all about the customer's age the bartender is supposed to card them but unfortunately that did not happen." About the bartender who served the minor, Hyde said: "She simply forgot." Councilman George Borzyskowski proposed the $300 fine, the minimum, and other members unanimously agreed. The bar's manager, Nathan Schott, apologized to the Council. Police Chief, Frank Pomeroy said that Schyde's has passed several other compliance checks since the incident.
Reporter: Tanya Cooke
COMMENT: TUBERCULOSIS
THE SUNSHINE OF OPENNESS They've hoisted the draw bridges on the moat around St. Mary's University again. This time it's about tuberculosis. When tuberculosis was diagnosed on the campus a couple weeks ago, the university complied, minimally, with state health protocols on disclosure. A terse announcement was issued to the news media. When reporters pushed for more information, a handful of perfunctory interviews were allowed but only under the tightly controlled auspices of the campus information-meister.
In the 21st century, socially responsible universities need to be socially responsive even when the news is unpleasant. Openness and forthrightness are virtues -- and also intelligent and prudent.
In a closed culture, unanswered questions fester into doubts. We still don't know from anything the university has issued about whether it notified campus people promptly about the presence of TB. Nor do we know whether St. Mary's requires TB testing as an admissions requirement. These are serious matters.
If there are problems, the bright sunshine of exposure is a mighty facilitator for correction. If there are no problems, openness inspires confidence in an institution. |
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Background: SMU: We'll set our own agenda
Background: SMU clamps lid on TB follow-ups
QUICK
SPORTS
FEB. 19, 2003 | BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): MIAC Tournament: SMU 62, St.Catherine 52.
GYMNASTICS (WOMEN'S): UW-Oshkosh 176.225 (1st), WSU 175.2 (2nd), Hamline 172.1.
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Governor would cap tuition hike at 15%ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 --The budget plan laid out by Gov. Tim Pawlenty would bar state colleges, including Winona State, from raising tuition more than 15 percent to make up budget shortfalls. The tuition cap, if accepted by the Legislature, would add pressure on the colleges to cut operating budgets rather than lean on tuition to make up huge cuts that Pawlenty proposed for state higher-ed appropriations. In a worse case scenario at Winona State there had been speculation that tuition would need to go up as much as 40 percent, to close to $4,900 a year, to pay the university's bills. At 15 percent, tuition for a typical Winona State student would go to roughly $4,000.
Background: Governor's budget hits higher-ed
Background: Tuition could near $4,900 |
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Tuition relief, perversely |
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Feb. 18, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 2: At 7:55 a.m. security guards responded to Mark Street, where an accident was reported.Ê No injuries were reported. Police were called.
INCIDENT NO. 2: An alarm was activated at the Maria dorm at 2:50 a.m. Security guards found no problems.
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Geology club sponsors budget letter driveWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- The faculty president at Winona State University, Dave Bratt, called on profs to alert students to a letter-writing campaign to legislators about the state budget deficit. Students can bring their laptops if they wish to email letters, Bratt said. Pizza, pop, snacks, postage, and letter-writing supplies will be available. The event is sponsored by the Geology Club.Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
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Journalists nominated for Bremer Prize
Vivian: "My departed friend Adolph Bremer would be proud of their journalism."
Bremer, editor of the Daily News, taught the first WSU journalism course in 1966. |
| WINONA, Minn., Feb. 19, 2003 -- Six student journalists at Winona State University were nominated for the prestigous Bremer Prize for their contributions to the CyberIndee. The prize carries a $500 cash award. Faculty publisher John Vivian said the past year had been one of extraordinary campus news. "J-students broke dozens of important stories," he said. "The winnowing process was more difficult than ever because there was so much excellent work," he said. The Bremer winner, to be chosen by the Winona State masscom faculty, will be announced at an April awards banquet. The nominees: |
Ben Grice: Clear reporting on complex personnel issues.
Teresa Hackler: Continuing coverage on the Halter serial rapist case.
Angie Hoppe: Persistence in the face of obstacles on breaking news.
Brian Krans: Enterprise in covering the campus alcohol culture.
Ann Nolin: Unearthing costly mistakes in campus laptop wiring.
Paul Sloth: Depth coverage on facilities, including the Tau Center. Background: News awards nominations due
Details: The Bremer Prize
WSU prez on budget: "We're already lean"WINIONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- The budget hit that Winona State would take if the Legislature goes along with Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget would be about $6 million, said President Darrell Krueger. That would be roughly 3-1/2 to 4 percent of the university's total budget. Krueger called for "an unprecedented spirit of cooperation and break-through thinking to find solutions." In a message to campus people, Krueger offered no solutions but noted that Pawlenty's proposal is not the final word. The Legislature is expected to develop alternatives. In the meantime, the university has no choice but to continue fiscal planning using the governor's figures, he said. Krueger called Winona State "already a lean institution." To weather budget difficulties for most of the past decade, the efficiency of every university operation has improved, he said.
Full text: Krueger's message
Background: Governor's budget hits higher-ed |
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Prof: Back to the future on taxesWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Those tax rebate checks issued by Gov. Jesse Ventura, accompanied by select tax cuts, have shifted the burden of financing state government unfairly to the middle class and the poor, according to a Winona State University speech prof. In a letter to the Daily News opinion page, Kelly Herold called for a return to pre-Ventura tax policy. "Let's be fair," Herold said. "I'm nervous about this blind ambition of no-tax increase talk. Don't give me a $300 tax rebate on Monday and raise my property taxes by $400 on Tuesday and have me turn my back on the most needy Minnesotans on Wednesday."
Background: Governor: Chop higher-ed spending 9%
Survey: 98% job success rate at WSUWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Of the 1,464 Winona State University grads two years ago, only 2 percent were unemployed as of December 2002, according to a just-released survey. Nationally the average is 2-1/2 times higher -- 5.7 pecent. The university's chief job counselor, Vicki Decker, said she was surprised by how well the 2000-2001 grads did: "The economy isn't the strongest." It was the best outcome in recent years, Decker said. The findings come from an annual study required since 1997 by the state college system. Decker said 91 percent of Winona State grads were contacted -- a statistically significant percentage. Students who majored in criminal justice had the worst employment rate. Computer science was second worst. Decker said some grads with problems were limiting their searches to stay close to home: "Students who are flexible geographically find jobs easier." Students in elementary education, nursing, communication and exercise science had the highest employment rate.
Reporter: Kristen Berns
Landlord: WSU should pay dorm taxesWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Landlord Mary Olson said the county would be playing favorites with Winona State University if the new East Lake dorm complex is exempted from property taxes. In a letter to the Daily News opinion page, Olson called on county Assessor Steve Hacken to stand by his decision to tax the property: "If Winona State University is going into the rental business, it should be taxed like any other rental property in this town." Olson also said the university dorms should be outfitted with egress windows. Egress windows have been a sore point with landlords, who have been required to spend thousands of dollars to retrofit their buildings after a city inspection crackdown.
Background: WSU Foundation to appeal East Lake tax ruling
Governor: Chop higher-ed spending 9%ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed a 9 percent cut in state higher-ed spending as part of a master plan to eliminate an expected $4.2 billion revenue deficit over the next two years. The state college system of which Winona State and Southeast Tech are part would take even a bigger hit -- 10 percent. Even so, the higher-ed cuts were less than the 15 percent whack the governor proposed for most state agencies. Pawlenty told the Legislature that he was standing by his campaign promise not to raise taxes. Instead, he proposed a mixture of cuts to state, county and local governments, increases some fees, postponements of some spending, and freezes of all public sector wages for two years. One of the few areas with spending increases is K-12 school, but generally it is slight. Criminal justice also would get a slight upward bump.
Background: $50 million reclaimed from higher-ed
Background: Governor to spare ax for now |
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"All Minnesotans will feel the budget pinch" |
SMU: We'll set own agenda on TB newsWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Further information about the St. Mary's tuberculosis case will be released if the university thinks it's appropriate, said university spokesperson Bob Conover. He declined to discuss particulars of the student's condition. Jerry Knuesel, administrator at the Winona Clinic, confirmed that a doctor found indicators on Jan. 31 that the student had tuberculosis. The clinic's nursing director, Lynette Tschumper, said there was no way of knowing whether the tuberculosis was the new, harsher multidrug-resistant form until more tests were done. Tests include swabbing mucus from the lungs and growing cultures to check for bacteria, said Tschumper. The student was transferred to Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. Meanwhile, St. Mary's campus nurse Angel Weisbrod said that tests of all students, faculty and staff who were in contact with the student turned out negative. Weisbrod declined to say how many people were tested.
Reporter: Anthony Rizzio
Background: SMU clamps lid on TB follow-ups
Background: Medical protocols kick in
State workers bill clears hurdlesWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- The bill to ratify the public employee contracts passed both the House and Senate Governmental Operations committees. The House bill was not amended. The Senate bill was amended by Sen. John Hottinger, D-St. Peter, to put bereavement leave for domestic partners and sick leave to care for a domestic partner back in. The Senate bill is on to the Senate Finance Committe, where it is expected to pass easily, and move to the floor. The House bill was referred to the Higher Education Committee, which was somewhat of a surprise to even Speaker Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, who authored the bill.
Background: State employee contract bill in pipeline
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Blood drive coming to WSUWINONA, Minn., Feb. 17, 2003 -- The Winona State University Student Senate is sponsoring a Red Cross blood drive on campus. The Red Cross neither charges nor pays for blood. Appointments are not needed.Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25 to Thursday, Feb. 27
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday Noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday
Place: East Cafeteria, Kryzsko Commons
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WSU SECURITY
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Feb. 17, 2003 | A student reported at 3:49 p.m. that several pieces of clothing were taken from the Lourdes laundry room. She had left her clothing overnight.
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Medical protocols kick in for TB caseST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 17, 2003 -- Health-care officials act quickly when they come face to face with tuberculosis, said Jan Wiehle, a state epidemiologist. If untreated, tuberculosis can become epidemic, Wiehle said. Symptoms include coughing up blood, chest pains, weight loss, fever and night sweats. Protocols when a case is suspected, as happened two weeks ago at St. Mary's University, include the Mantoux test -- an injection of the fluid tuberculin that will cause redness and a bump if positive. If the test is positive, the Minnesota TB Prevention and Control Division is contacted and a second phase of testing begins. Not everyone whose Mantoux test reacts positively has the disease, Wiehle said. Because the state cannot afford to to treat patients whose Mantoux results are false-positive, only those with high-risk potential are x-rayed for pulmonary or extra-pulmonary symptoms. "The x-ray is necessary to rule out active TB before initiating treatment," Wiehle said.
Reporter: Katie Ryan
Background: SMU clamps lid on TB follow-ups
Full text: WSU president's budget responseWINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2003 -- Here is the complete text of a statement issued to Winona State employees by President Darrell Krueger after Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget announcement:
Dear Colleague,
Following Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's announcement today regarding his budget plan for the next biennium (fiscal years 2004-05), I thought it prudent to be in contact with you again. We knew this would be a difficult message and higher education would share in the significant budget shortfall.
Governor Pawlenty's proposed budget recommends a cut for MnSCU of approximately $125 million for the biennium. MnSCU Chancellor James McCormick has said that system cuts would be shared proportionately among MnSCU institutions. WSU represents about 5 percent of MnSCU. If the Governor's proposal becomes reality, Winona StateÕs share of the cut would represent approximately a $6 million cut from base appropriations for the biennium.
The governor's budget proposal is just that -- a proposal. The Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate will each develop budget bills, and a conference committee will ultimately decide what numbers will be in the final bill that is passed to the Governor for his signature. However, since the start of FY 04 is four months away we must continue our planning, using the numbers from the Governor's recommendation.
Public higher education in Minnesota (and in many states across the country) is at risk. We value the contributions of our students, both on our campuses and in our communities after they graduate. We must find ways to ensure that our students and their children, and their children's children will continue to have access to quality education and affordable tuition. It is our time to provide leadership.
Winona State is already a lean institution. We have weathered budget difficulties for most of the past decade, and have improved efficiency in every university operation. I am concerned about cutting budgets to the point where quality suffers. I am equally concerned about keeping our institution affordable and the amount of indebtedness our students accrue. Though I know it will be difficult, I believe that together we can plan for the future of this university, using our agreed-upon principles of decision-making (reprinted at the end of this letter), and come to solutions that will cause the least possible amount of harm to the institution, while in effect making it stronger and more resilient. Make no mistake about it, this is a very severe budget situation. It requires all of us to come together, selflessly, to find the best possible solutions.
The Winona State University Budget Task Force continues to hold open meetings each week -- Monday's at 12 noon in the Maxwell Teleconference Center. That group is led by Steve Richardson, VP for Academic Affairs, and Tony Romaine, president of Student Senate, and includes representation from all constituent groups. They have been sharing information about the budget as it becomes available and soliciting input on dealing with the budget. All interested faculty, staff and students are invited to attend those meetings. The task force has also posted helpful background information on its website: www.winona.edu/budget
We are all in this together. Clearly, the problem impacts students, faculty, staff and other university stakeholders. But the state's budget concern also has a larger impact on cities, counties, school boards, and citizens in general. In situations of scarce resources, competition for those resources naturally increases. In the current situation, it will be unproductive to point to other areas of our institution -- or of state government -- seeking to lessen our burden by increasing theirs. The current times call for an unprecedented spirit of cooperation and break-through thinking to find solutions that are mutually satisfying to all concerned. Winona State University provides high quality education, unequalled in our region. I am confident that our university community will again rise up to meet this challenge and find innovative ways to continue to serve the needs and interests of our students while being responsible to the budget realties.
While these two words, "thank you," may seem insignificant to some, I cannot repeat them often enough. Thank you for the continued dedication, perseverance, thoughtfulness, kindness and professionalism that is evident every day at WSU.
This is a mighty enterprise in which we are engaged. We are, I believe, doing the right things, for the right reasons.
Thank You,
Darrell W. Krueger
President
Winona State University
Decision-Making Principles
Two years ago WSU adopted a set of principles to aid the university in decision-making processes.
The WSU Budget Planning Task Force, with participation from all campus constituencies, uses these principles as they help guide the university through the budget process.
Winona State University will:
continue to be guided by the Mission Statement, Core Values, Distinctives and Positioning Statementfor Undergraduate Education;
look at the good of the whole;
work in a principle-centered, collaborative make the core of the university stronger;
keep the view of the long term while making short-term decisions;
work to enhance the assets of the university;
maintain a commitment to tenured and probationary faculty and staff;
maintain our commitment to the Social Contract by being good stewards accountable to the Public Good;
work to create and enhance revenue streams;
remain committed to reviewing and improving the university while increasing efficiency and effectiveness; and
remain committed to high-quality affordable education for students and a diverse life-long learning environment. |
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SMU president
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Jim Johnson
Tech president
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Sarah Diethelm
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Lisa Gilbert
Ben Grice
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Angie Hoppe
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