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WSU unveils new advertising campaign| WINONA, Minn., March 21, 2003 -- A new Winona State advertising campaign is debuting this coming week on regional television and radio stations and in newspapers, the university's chief publicst, Tom Grier, announced. "The campaign works to enhance WSU's mage as a high quality institution," Grier said, The theme, "Improving Our World," picks up on a clause in the university's mission statement. Why advertise if the university is full? "This campaign is not specifically designed to increase applications," said Grier. "Rather, it celebrates WSU's successes and helps to maintain the image of quality and leadership the university enjoys, so we can continue to attract academically talented students well into the future." The campaign was developed by Winona ad agency Mediawerks and a campus marketing and advertising task force headed by Grier. |
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TESTIMONIALS. The new Winona State University campaign includes this testimonial from biology senior Adam Lilla: "A reputation for high academic standards and great footall madeWinona State the right choice for me. Four years later, I'm an All-American deciding between medical school and professional football. And when I'm not in class or at practice, I coach youth football. As a coach, an athlete, or an M.D., I know I will make a difference in the world." |
Basketball coach resignation suprises SMUWINONA, Minn., March 21, 2003 -- The resignation of St. Mary's basketball coach Bob Biebel caught Athletic Director Chris Kendall by surprise. Kendall said Biebel had put great energy and passion into the job over the past six years and always put the team first. Kendall, who played with Biebel as undergrads at St. Mary's in the 1970s, said he hoped a place could be found for Biebel in the athletic department next year. Meanwhile, Kendal said a national search for a new coach will bein immediately.
Background: SMU coach quits: Change needed
WSU SECURITY
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March 21, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards responded to a noise complaint in the Richards dorm at 12:40 a.m.Ê and found incense burning.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Student employees told security guards at 7 p.m. about some alcohol violations in Kryzsko Commons.
INCIDENT NO. 3: At 7:01 p.m. a student was cited for an alcohol violation in Kryzsko.Ê
INCIDENT NO. 4: Security guards responded to a room in the Lourdes dorm concerning alcohol. A number of students were cited.
INCIDENT NO. 5: An accident was reported on Mark Street. No injuries. Police were called.
INCIDENT NO. 6: A student reported at 2:08 p.m. that he was concerned about the welfare of a friend.ÊAll incidents took place off campus. The student was referred to police. |
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MARCH 21, 2003 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): UW-Platteville 10, SMU 4; University of Dallas 4, SMU 2.
GYMNASTS (WOMEN): Southeast Missouri State 193.375, WSU 180.367(4th).
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Gorilla Invitational: WSU 4, Missouri Southern 3; WSU 2, MSU-Mankato 0; WSU 12, University of Mary 4.
TENNIS (MEN'S): WSU 9, UM-Morris 0. |
War veterans hold vigil at lakeWINONA, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- About 90 war veterans, some whose uniform experience goes back to World War II, conducted a 24-hour vigil at Veterans Park to demonstrate support for the U.S. war on Iraq. The vigil went on to midnight with the vets taking turns at two-hours duty watches under a waving U.S. flag. Organizer Bruce Reed Jr. said the vigil was unmarked by incidents. The usual Thurtsday anti-war demonstration was about 10 blocks away at Central Park.
Anti-war signs mark stretch of BroadwayWINONA, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- About 50 war protestors lined one side of Broadway at Central Park, a few blocks from Winona State University, with anti-war signs amid light drizzle. Hand-made signs covered a broad range:Pray for Peace
Look for Ulterior Motives -- $$$
Love Everyone Some motorists honked their approval and showed thumbs up but most seemed concentrated on traffic on the wet thoroughfare. The protestors, who have staged the same rally every Thursday, said they have been insulted occassionally with words and gestues over the past few weeks.
Panelist at WSU: Bush a war criminalWINONA, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- President Bush and his chief lieutenants are war criminals for the massive military assault on Iraq, a leader of an anti-wat group told a Winona State University audience. Billy Curmano challenged the legitimacy of the U.S. assault in international law. He also critiziced specific weaponry, included shells with depleted uranium. Curmano, known for his avant-garde art projects, is coordinating Vietna Veteran Against the War in southeast Minnesota. He was among seven panelists, all of whom spoke against the war. About 50 people attended.
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March 20, 2003 | A student cooking a pizza set off a fire alarm in the Conway dorm at 11:01 p.m.Ê Firefighters cleared out the smoke. |
R.I.P.: Mildred J. KjomeSPRING GROVE, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- A graduate of Winona State Teachers College, Mildred Kjome, died at age 91 in a La Crosse, Wis., hospital. She started college after teaching seven years in rural Houston County, Minn. Later she earned a master's from the University of Minnesota and taught in Sioux City, Iowa, and Spring Grove, Chatfield and Owatonna, Minn. She retired in 1974 from the Winona schools.
SMU basketball coach quits: Change neededWINONA, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- After six losing seasons, 2-23 this season, the basketbal coach at St. Mary's University resigned. Bob Biebel said he was beginning to see "a losing attitude" among his players. A fresh start is needed, Bob Biebel said. The resignation was unexpected. Biebel, a St. Mary's grad, returned as basketball coach in 1997 amid high hopes that hed would build a strong program. He had three undefeated seasons at Xavier High in Wisconsin, but his opener at St. Mary's was only 3-21. Over six season Biebel was 31-114.
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MARCH 20, 2003 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): SMU 6, Texas Wesleyan 1.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S): SMU 9, Martin Luther 0.
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R.I.P.: Sylvia B. (Olness) (Paulson) RiebauWINONA, Minn., March 20, 2003 -- A 1936 Winona State Teachers College grad, Sylvia Reiban, died at the Winona hospital. She was 85. She taught in rural Fillmore County, Minn., schools and then in Peterson, Minn.
Medical crew called to Sheehan dormWINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- An emergency crew was summoned to the Sheehan dorm at the main Winona State University campus about 11 p.m. A 19-year-old femalke student was taken to the hospital.
Messman now SMU head basketball coachWINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- After a year as interim coach, Dan Messman was named head coach for women's basketball at St. Mary's University. Athletic Director Chris Kendall said Messman had done well this past year with an 11-11 record and a post-season conference tournament berth. Earlier, Messman was assistant men;s coach. He was an assistant coach at Winona State in 1991-1992 and 1996-1997.
WSU SECURITY
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March 19, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards responded to a student who was passed out in Somsen Hall ay 11:40 p.m.Ê Student regained consciousness and was turned over to a relative.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Security guards responded to the Sheehan dorm to check on the welfare of a student at 10:50 p.m.Ê Rescue took the student to the hospital. |
Route to a college degree strecthing longerLOS ANGELES, March 19, 2003 -- Fewer college students than ever earn their degrees within four years, according to a study by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. The study, of students entering college in 1994, found that only 36.4 percent had completed a bachelor's degree after four years, down from 40 percent a decade earlier.
SMU kills Nordic swooshingWINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- It was time. With only one skier competing this season, St. Mary's University decided to drop varsity Nordic skiing. Chris Kendall, athletic director, said there was little altemative. Kendall noted, also, that the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has discontinued Nordic skiing as a championship sport. At its peak in 1998-1999, the St. Mary's team fielded a team of seven men and women. Coach John Skemp will continue as varsity cross country coach and also assistant track coach, Kendall said.
After dropping Nordic skiing after the 2002-2003 season, these were the remaining varsity sports at St. Mary's University.
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MARCH 19, 2003 | TENNIS (MEN'S): SMU 7, Northwestern 2.
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WSU prez: Exec pay cuts wouldn't help muchWINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- Cutting the salaries of top Winona State executives 2.5 percent, as proposed by a Student Senate committee, wouldn't solve the university's budget problems, said President Darrell Krueger. In fact, Krueger takes offense: "This proposed pay cut sends a message that our administration is doing poorly and doesn't care about the students." That's hardly the case, he said. Winona State is facing a $6.9 million deficit in Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget. A 2.5 percent salary cut would decrease Kruger's yearly salary by $5,300 and 14 vice presidential-level executives and deans by lesser sums. "Cutting pay to the administration at WSU would have a very minor impact on our current budget problems," Krueger said.
Reporter: Patrick Walsh
Background: Student committee: Cut pay to WSU execs
Background: List of WSU salaries
Counting Crows tickets on sale at $20
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| WINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- Tickets for the April 6 Counting Crows concert at Winona State University went on sale at $20 exclusively to students through March 25. Students with university identiication cards can purchase up to two tickets, said organizer Joe Reed. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public starting March 26, he said.
Background: Second try works for Counting Crows
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Medical crew called for WSU studentWINONA, Minn., March 19, 2003 -- With sirens and lights, emergency vehicles converged on the central Winona State University campus about 3 p.m. in response to a student stricken by a seizure. The woman, 23, was taken from a classroom building to the hospital.
STUDENT WITNESSES
More than 1,100 people packed Somsen Auditorium at Winona State University for testimony during a Minnesota Senate hearing on the higher-ed budget crisis. |
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READY TO TESTIFY: Tony Romaine, student president; Pam Geving; Ed Hoffman; Dennis Abernathy; and Brad Krasaway. | Prez: WSU students to pay 50% of college costsWINONA, Minn., March 18, 2003 -- The president of Winona State , Darrell Krueger, said this fall probably will be the first time since 1933 that the university's students will foot more than 50 percent percent of the cost of their education. Not being able to afford full class loads, many students will not graduate on time, Krueger testified at a state Senate subcommittee hearing on campus. "They are not becoming taxpayers, so it hurts the state along with the students." Speaker after speaker had the same message. Scott Ellinghuysen, Winona State's chief financial officer, said a high level of public support for higher-ed is in the public interest. College grads are "going to do more for the public than they will do for themselves," he said. David Bratt, faculty president, likened Winona State students to an oak tree: "The tree produces oxygen. It's invisible but necessary. Damage can be done when chainsaws are taken to the tree. We can hear these chainsaws on our students." Bratt reminded the senators that in the last four years, Winona has had 10 percent less state support and a 14 percent increase in enrollment: "There is no fat left. Winona State is on a diet that is anorexic."
Reporter: Shannon Bona
Background: Gloomy report expected from WSU prez
Student committee: Cut pay to WSU execsWINONA, Minn., March 18, 2003 -- A six-member Student Senate committee voted unanimously to recommend a 2.5 percent wage cut for Winona State University administrators. The Academic Affairs Committee's resolution is aimed at offsetting Winona State's anticipated $1.2 million budget deficit. Sen. Brad Krasaway developed the plan. The cut will save the university $43,000, said co-chair Dusty Finke. The administration, as the committee defined it, includes the university president, several vice presidents and deans -- 15 individuals in all. The committee spent most of its time meticulously adjusting the language of the resolution for full Senate consideration. Krasaway predicted the full Student Senate will support the resolution.
Reporter: Anthony Rizzio
Background: Students: Slash WSU execs' pay
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
March 18, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: At 3:03 p.m. a city rescue team and security gyuards responded to the Phelps classroom building where a student was having a seizure.ÊAn ambulance took the student to the hospital.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student reported at 6:30 p.m. that his bike tire was slashed while parked at the Lourdes dorm sometime the previous evening. |
TAU CENTER
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WSU: "Finally, Tau is ours"WINONA, Minn., March 18, 2003 -- The Franciscan Sisters handed over the keys to the Tau Center to Winona State University, clearing the way for remodeling the 40-year-old nunnery into a dorm for fall. The university's chief housing executive, John Ferden, said crews will be inside the structure Wednesday to asses the work ahead. The legal transfer of the deed should be done in a couple of weeks, said Ferden. Changes to comply with new fire codes will be necessary, including alarms and sprinklers, he said. State pollution inspectors alreadyhave looked over the building for contaminants in the soil and environmentally hazardous agents and concluded the site is free of problems, Ferden said. Once the fire marshal and building inspector have OKÕd the building, electricians will install television, phone and Internet cables. Outside contractors will be brought in for other workl in June, Ferden said.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Background: At $2.2 million, Tau a real steal |
Sex offender back in townWINONA, Minn., March 17, 2003 -- High-risk sex offender James Ellis Warbington, 32, is back living in Winona, police said. Warbington, a designated Level 3 sex offender, living at the El Rancho Motel in the 1400 block of Gilmore Avenue, where he lived when first released from prison. Most recently he has been living in La Crosse, Wis. Police Chief Frank Pomeroy issued an alert that Warbington was back, as he is required to do by law, so people can take "proper precautions knowing there is a sex offender living in the neighborhood." Warbington pleaded guilty to two sexual assaults in Winona. The first, in 1992, was an assault on an 18-year-old woman in an automobile in a downtown parking lot. The second was in his apartment in 1999. He was sentenced to 39 months for the second attack. In both cases, Warbington knewÊhis victims, records show. Warbington will remain under supervision by the Minnesota Department of Corrections until 2006, Pomeroy said.
Reporter: Brian Krans
Background: Walski unfazed at rumor of rapist suing
Background: Winona free of high-risk repeat sex convicts |
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Multiple charges filed in WSU dorm theftsWINONA, Minn., March 17, 2003 -- A former Winona State University student has had the book thrown at him for serial thefts in the Quad, Prentiss and Lourdes dorms. Brandon Page, 20, 1168 W. Fifth St., was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary and a single count each of attempted second-degree burglary and financial transaction card fraud. Page is accused of taking DVDs, CDs and other items from dorm rooms in December and January. Page is also charged with using a debit card taken from one of the rooms and making an unauthorized $200 withdrawal. When interviewed by police in January, Page admitted to the incidents, the criminal complaint said. His initial court date was set for March 27.
Reporter: Brian Krans |  |
Iraq war issues panel set at WSUWINONA, Minn., March 17, 2003 -- A coalition of activists are planning an evening of discussion, "U.S. Invasion of Iraq: The Logic of Preemptive War," at Winona State University. "The war is on everybody's mind and we want the students and community members to voice their concerns and share their views," said Safaa Abdel-Magid, one of the organizers. A panel will lead the discussion and present perspectives on the war and its effects on the United States, Iraq and the international community, what can be done to bring the troops home safely and end the war, actions for peace, and issues of disarmament, Abdel-Magid said.
Army quintet to perform at WSUWINONA, Minn., March 17, 2003 -- The 98th Army Band Woodwind Quintet from Fort Rucker, Ala., will perform at Winona State University on Wednesday and hold clinics for campus musicians.Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
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MARCH 17, 2003 | GOLF (MEN'S): Riverman Invitational (final day): Lindenwood 593 (1st), Drury (2nd), Lincoln (3rd), WSU 619 (4th).
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COMMENT: CREATIVE WRONG-HEADEDNESS
ATTACHING STRINGS TO GRANTS
A proposal in the Legislature to put college students to work to earn their state grants has an appealing ring.
But only if you perceive grant recipients as free-loaders.
But only if you foresake Minnesota's historical commitment to education as a social good that merits the state's financial support.
But only if you don't think about the costly campus bureaucracies that would be needed to supervise hundreds of students in five-hour-a week entry-level campus jobs.
But only if you accept the stereotype that students are awash in extra time in their lives.
What can be said that's favorable about the proposal? It's novel and imaginative -- a kind of creative thinking we're not used to from the Legislature. It's also wrong-headed and impracticable. |
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Background: Solons: Make students earn their grants
Salsa dancing party of WSU Hispanic nightWINONA, Minn., March 17, 2003 -- The Hispanic club atWinona State Universityis sponsoring a social event featuring Latin dancing Saturday, March 22. Events include pinatas, and salsa and merengue dancing.Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
Place: Kryzsko Commons Student
Activities Center
Cost: $3 to $4
Contact: (507) 457-2393 |
| WHAT WINONA COLLEGE PEOPLE ARE READING |
Lament on indivualism's fate intrigues readers stillAyn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged"
Dave Pelzer, "A Child Called It"
J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire"
J.R.R Tolkein, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
Frank W. Abagnale with Stan Redding, "Catch Me If You Can"
William Least Heat Moon, "Blue Highways"
Barbara Ehrenreich, "Nickel and Dimed"
Stephen King, "On Writing"
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
Eric Schlosser, "Fast Food Nation"
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| Almost half a century after Ayn Rand wrote "Atlas Shrugged," her epic odyssey remains a faorite among Winona State University readers. Rand's signature book, about society subsuming individualism, was listed by 10 of the 25 campus people interviewed about their favorite recent reads. "I don't agree with Ayn Rand's philosophies, but it was a good book," said Aimee Dobbs, professor of history and frequent reader. "You'll find a lot of professors read books outside of their fields to find out what's going on in the world," Dobbs said. "I also read books that my students read, to keep up with they are reading." That libertarian econ prof Don Salyards offers extra-credit incentives for his students to read "Atlas Shrugged" may be helping keep the 1957 book in currency at Winona State. But, as Dobbs noted, many Rand readers are outside of econ. John Luokkanen, a senior history student who tries to read at least one book outside of his classes every month, said he enjoyed "Atlas Shrugged." It ranked at the top of his list.
How can you figure what's most read among campus people? For this ranking, students and profs were shown a list of books drawn from national recommended lists and asked what they would add. The 25 people whose input was considered were approached in places around campus where readers would likely be found, such as the library and coffee shops.
"A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer, about a horrible child abuse case, was popular among education majors. "I have read the entire Dave Pelzer trilogy," said Lynn Seeley, senior history education student. Josie Sanderson, sophomore elementary education major, said she chooses books about children for a better perspective on her major.
Fantasy novels "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings," both of which are recent movies, ranked high. Nursing student Emily Misch, who works at the Winona State bookstore, said, "I love the fantasy part of it all." The favorite among Harry Potter books at the moment seems to be "Goblet of Fire." Chris Livingston, owner of the Book Shelf down Huff Street from the main campus, said, "Movies recently released in theaters often boost book sales."
"Catch Me if You Can," the recent movie based on the life of super con-man Frank Abagnale Jr., has been re-ordered several times at the Winona State book store since it came out in theaters. A landslide? It's hard to tell. The bookstore keeps a slim inventory and reorders only one or two books at a time time.
Not all Winona State students read books taht end up in movie houses. John Luokkanen, who recently got his first television set in nine years without one, hadn't heard of the popular new book-into-movie releases. He chooses books based on real life personal experiences, like "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon. After losing his wife and job all in the same day, Least Heat Moon takes a long trip alone through Middle America in his makeshift portable home, writing about his experiences in intricate detail as he goes. Stacy Booth journalism student, said, "It's so interesting the way he describes things in such great detail." Booth first heard of the book in a j-class with prof Drake Hokanson. Hokanson, himself a vagabond, assigns readings from "Blue Highways" as an example of literary journalism.
Another personal experience favorite is "Nickel and Dimed" by journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, who went undercover to work in minimum wage jobs to experience life at lower-economic strata. Students and faculty members said they were intrigued by Ehrenreich's portrayals about working in America.
Stephen King's "On Writing," about his personal experience becoming a writer, tends to be popular among campus writers. "On Writing" tells the reader the story behind King's career as a writer and the craft of writing in general. Jen Powless, a journalism senior, said, "Being a writer, I find it helpful to hear what a best-selling writer has to say about the subject. It's humorous and very informative."
"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Nobel laureate, finds students intrigued with its storyline. It's among books being recommended to friends by Andrew Bishop, an econ junior who reads four to five books a month for leisure.
"Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser also ranks high. It's a book that should be read, said Aimee Dobbs: "'Fast Food Nation' depicts a major problem in America that is plaguing our country."
Reporter: Ann Nolin |
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WSU president
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Louis
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SMU president
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Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
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