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| WINONA, Minn, May 4, 2003 -- If the Winona State library is to remain open to 4 a.m. beyond this year, the money will need to be found in the university budget, library chair Russ Dennison said. This school year the extra hours were funded with $48,000 from a one-time state grant. Dennison said librarians like the fuller service possible with the grant and hope administrators will find the money to continue. Even so, late-night usage is slight. A reporter's 2 a.m. count on 10 days this spring found only 19 students on average.
Reporter: Kristen Berns
Expanded coverage: Post-midnight scholars |
Beer-bash busted| WINONA, Minn., May 4, 2003 -- Cops busted a huge beer-bash that was flowing into the street at King and Center streets, just east of the Winona State University campus, about 11:45 p.m. Five tickets were issued for undeage boozing. One cited individual was also charged with giving false information to officers. |
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MAY 4, 2003 | SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Coaches on the NCAA regional board chose Fargo, N.D., for the Division II tournament. WSU meets reigning champ North Dakota State, which is seeded No. 1, in the opening game.
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WSU hikes room rates 9.9%WINONA, Minn., May 3, 2003 -- Winona State University quietly raised dorm rates 9.9 percent for fall. In a new schedule posted on the campus web site, bare-bones build-up rooms that accommodate three students, sometimes more, the charge will climb to $2,290 per tenant for the year. New high-end apartments at East Lake will be $4,560. Meals are extra.
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| West campus rooms, at the Lourdes, Maria and Tau dorms on the old College of St. Teresa campus, carry an additional $200 charge to support Residential College programs. |
WSU beats UM-Duluth for regionals berth
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| WAYNE, Neb., May 3, 2003 -- For the first time, Winona State University will go to the NCAA regional softball tournament. The Warriors defeated UM-Duluth in two of hree meetings in the Northern Sun conference tournament Saturday for the berth next weekend. In the finale victory over UM-Duluth, Kristin Noble hit a three-run walk-off home run in the sixth inning en route to a 10-1 score. Earlier the Warriors defeated UM-Duluth 10-4. In the day's opener, UM-Duluth won 5-0. |
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MAY 3, 2003 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): WSU 16, Northern State of Iowa 5.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Northern Sun Tournament: UM-Duluth 5, WSU 0; WSU 5, Concordia of St. Paul 0; WSU 10, UM-Duluth 4; WSU 10, UM-Duluth 1.
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R.I.P.: Florence C. SpeltzROLLINGSTONE, Minn., May 3, 2003 -- Friends and family attended services for Florence Speltz, a 1925 Winona Teachers College grad, who died Dec. 20 in Spokane, Wash. She was 100. She spent her teaching career in St. Paul, Minn., retiring at age 68. She lived near a brother in Spokane in recent years.
Punks caught in the flag thieveryWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Somewhere in Winona two teen-age punks aren't laughing anymore. On Thursday, April 17, two Winona State University students stopped the boys from stealing pink flags by the handful from a campus clearing, where the flags were part of a sexual-awareness camaign. As Emily Sandersfeld and Heather Dawson, both seniors, were leaving their night class they saw the boys taking the flags. Said Sandersfeld: "I saw the boys with about 50 flags in their hands and I wasn't going to let them steal the flags." Dawson stopped the pair and asked if they had ever been sexually assaulted. "If they had I would have let them each keep one," she said. But no, they admitted. She took the flags and watched the boys leave campus." Sandersfeld, an education major, recognized one of them from a class she observed at Winona High: "I think the one boy remembered me and that's why they gave me the flags. He was probably scared that I remembered his name." The flags, 1,119 in all, were put up by the club FORGE was aimed to raise awareness of womenÕs rights. According to statistical extrapolations cited by FORGE, each flag represented the number of Winona State women who will be assaulted sexually in their lifetime.
Reporter: Patrick Walsh
Background: Pink "rape flags" flutter briefly at WSU
Schyde's fight ends in bizarre arrestWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Police investigating a fight outside Schyde's bar about 1 a.m. arrested man who had fled and was hiding under a truck across the street. The man, 24, who gave a Winona address, was charged with obstructing justice. It turned out too, police said, that the guy was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
WSU holds line on new ID charge| WINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Students who lose their Winona State University identification cards will be charged $7 again next year, said Judy Routhe, director of media services. A student receives the original card free but are chartged $5 for a replacement of a damaged ID and $7 for a lost ID. Routhe said she had no intention of increasing the fine because of the lengthy process she would have to go through in order to have them changed: "I wonÕt change the fees because it takes too much
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Reporter: Brian Krans
Bye, vax: Fond farewell? Good riddance?WINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- The Winona State University vax2 faculty email system will no
longer exist after June 30, according to network services manager David Gresham. Profs are being migrated to a more modern system, he said, calling vax2 outdated. The new system, according to Gresham, is more designed for groups with scheduling, calendar functions and bell and whistles. Vax2, the first Winona State email system, dates to the 1980s. "We want to move on before it breaks on us," said Gresham. After June 30, Gresham said, messages sent to vax2 addresses will bounce back to the sender. Students were switched over from vax2 more than a year ago.
Reporter: Angie Hoppe
Eight WSU grads have perfect gradesWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Of more than 900 students being graduated from Winona State this spring, eight had perfect grades going into their finals, the university said. They were:
Jane Amundson, associate of arts
Bethany Carlson, masscom
Christine Dahlen, social work
Cortnee DenHerder, math teaching
Alyssa Jensen, communication
Cindy Panek, associate of arts
Deborah Smid, elementary ed
Eric Thiemann, computer science
Kazee: WSU Student Senate no failureWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Frosh Sen. Ezra Kazee took exception to a CyberIndee commentary that the Winona State University Student Senaate has been a failure this year. "Everyone does not agree," Kazee said. "I found Senate to do exactly what was needed and made decisions to the best of their ability when it came to the students." He said many senators "spend hours trying to listen to their constituents." Kazee said that students in general must share the blame for any shortcomings: "As outgoing President Tony Romaine has said 'When is the apathy going to stop?'" Kazee encouraged students to be proactive: "Unless you are going to get involved and let us as senators know what you would like us to do, then we can only guess. Speaking for myself, I'm not a mind-reader."
Comment: Roadmap for accountability |
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Seeing double? No, it's the twins graduating| WINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Twin sisters Kim and Leah Sovereign, from Cresco, Iowa, will both be graduating from Winona State University on May 9 with summa cum laude honors. Kim, who was born three minutes before Leah, is graduating with a paralegal degree, Leah in finance. Yes, people get them confused. "Some people don't realize we each have a twin sister or they might be talking to my sister instead of me," Leah said. "I once had a guy tell me that I must change clothes eight times a day." Said Kim: "Professors I wasnÕt taking a class with would sometimes walk by me and ask if the assignment was going well." After graduation, Leah plans on an insurance underwriting job. Kim, already working for a La Crosse, Wis., law firm, plans to work for a larger firm in the Twin Cities. |
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R.I.P.: Sigrid (Docken) MountWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- A St. Mary's University librarian, Sigrid Mount, died at home of cancer. She was 57. She held a 1985 master's in library science from Indiana University. Her husband, Joe Mount, is a Winona State librarian.
WSU laptop fee stays at $1,000 a year| WINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- The $500 fee that each Winona State University student pays per semester to lease a laptop will not be changing this fall. "They're staying the same," said Technical Support employee Kristie Grabowski. Since the inception of the required laptop program in fall 2000, fees have not changed despite change in computer vendors or software upgrades. The fee applies to all students taking 12 credits a semester if they entered the university as freshmen after Spring 2000 or as transfer students with fewer than 60 completed credits as of Fall 2001. |
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SMU athlete to NCAA track nationals
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| NORTHFIELD, Minn, May 2, 2003 -- St. Mary's University athlete Ashley Dingels broke the conference heptathlon record to win the Minnesota Intercollegiate conference championship The victory, giving her a school record 4,641 point total, qualified Dingels for the NCAA Division II nationals. Dingels cleared 5 feet, 5-1/4 inches in the high jump, ran the 100 high hurdles in 15.80, heaved the shot 37-1/4 feet, and ran the 200 in 26.61, made 4.78 meters in the long-jump, threw the javelin 29.60 mters, and ran the 800 in 2:23.30. The conference record, 4,582 points, had stood since 1982. |
After winning bet, WSU frosh losesWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- A Winona State University caught with a street barricade in his car told police he took it on a bet. The man was stopped in his car a little after midnight on a tip from a fellow student. The man, 18, who gave his address as the Richards dorm, was cited for theft.
Ruff Riders pay $2,500 to use MaxwellWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- The Ruff Riders, a new American Football Association team based in Winona, will be renting time on Maxwell Field from Winona State, university Athletic Director Larry Holstad confirmed. The Ruff Riders will pay $2,500 for one two-hour practice a week and four home games. The Ruff Riders begin practicing in early June. Their Maxwell Field game will be July 26. "The Ruff Riders are an easy way of making money for us," said Holstad, noting that the artificial turf is relatively maintenance free, Also, he said, "We make money from the concessions." Holstad said the contract will be reviewed yearly. Referring to an earlier Winona semi-prof team, Holstad said: "Before we make any big plans we have to be sure this team doesnÕt turn out like the River Men." The River Men lasted only one season.
Reporter: Patrick Walsh
WSU leaders touch bases in WabashaWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- A Winona State delegation led by university President Darrell Krueger used its Community Connection Day visit to Wabasha to recognize 8-year-old Lexi Vaplon for her reading accomplishments. Lexi won a school literacy project by reading 218 books. Krueger presented Lexi with a new book for her to read, met with her fellow classmates, and answered questions about Winona State. In addition to visiting schools, the Winona State group met with Wabasha area leaders during a Rotary Club lunch. Later, they were hosts for an alumni gathering at the National Eagle Center.
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MAY 2, 2003 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): WSU 11, Northern State of Iowa 0; WSU 7, Northern State 2.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Northern Sun Tournament: WSU 8, MSU-Moorhead 4; WSU 1, Southeast State 0.
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Tech still hopeful for remodeling fundsWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- The half-million dollar renovation of the student services building at Southeast Tech is still being considered, said President Jim Johnson, even though the state Senate did not move forward on funding. Johnson said he's still hopeful. "We are still talking with our legislators and trying to keep our issues forward in their minds," said Johnson. The renovations would cost approximately $525,000, according to Johnson. The funding would make the student services "more efficient," Johnson said, noting that the building has not been remodeled in 15 years. The project would open new offices, create a conference area and increase the square footage of the bookstore, Johnson said.
Reporter: Angie Hoppe
Background: Senate kills Tech remodeling project
Prof rails against relaxed gun law WINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A Winona State University criminal justice prof, Helen Dachelet, said a new state law backed by the National Rifle Association will increase the amount of violent crime in Minnesota. Dachelet, a former parole officer, is shocked at the passage of the Personal Protection Act, which makes it legal to carry concealed weapons in public. She predicted massive increases in gun permits. There are now 12,000 gun permits in Minnesota, she said, saying the state now can expect an additional 90,000. To carry a concealed weapon, the only requirements are a $100 fee, a fire-arms safety course, and a background check. Background checks will be all but impossible to run, especially because many law enforcement jobs will be cut, she said. Also, there isn't enough time or resources, she said. After a similar 1987 Florida law was passed, violent crime rates rose by 18 percent, said Dachelet. the Florida law has since been scrapped.
Reporter: Ellen Ryan
WSU false alarm ruled an accidentWINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- Firefighters who responded to a fire alarm at the Kryzsko student activities building at Winona State University concluded that a pullbox had been pulled accidentally. The alarm sounded at 7:20 p.m.
Business prof cited for e-useWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- WINONA, Minn., May 2, 2003 -- A business-ad prof, Pat Paulson, was named eProf of the Year at Winona State University. Casey Clay, chair of the Student Senate Technology Committee, which co-sponsored the award with Apple Computer, cited Paulson's in-depth use of databases, websites, and video editing.
Background: 27 up for WSU eprof award
WSU blood drive exceeds goalWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- More than 200 Winona State University people turned out for a two-day blood drive, surpassing expectations. Red Cross nurse Rita Vetter said the turnout was better than the last three times the Red Cross visited the campus. "We were under-staffed," she said. Student Sens. Dusty Finke and Robin Miller, who organized the drive, had emphasized a national shortage of O-type blood. "The O blood type drive was an overall success, even with people who didn't have O type blood," Miller said. More than 50 people were turned away for low iron.
Reporter: Jill Vierling
Cops called to Tech war of wordsWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- Police responded to a 9-1-1 call to break up a heated argument between two male students in a Southeast Tech classroom. The fight never got physical, said Tech spokesperson Diane Dingfelder. Before the cops, arrived, staff members separated the men, who were sent home for the day to cool off. The incident occurred about 8:40 a.m.
Writer faults Kierlin higher-ed standWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- In a letter to the Daily News editorial page, Toby Dogwiler of Dakota, Minn., accused State Sen. Bob Kierlin of slapping thousands of Winona college students in face by sponsoring massive cuts in the state higher-ed funding. "Doesn't he represent a town with three institutions of higher learning?" Dogwiler said. He called Kierlin's Senate higher-ed finance bill "brutal" and a "vicious attack on one of the pillars of the hometown economy."
Speaker to grads: Appreciate diversity WINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A Winona State University senior picked to address her classmates at graduation, Alyssa Jensen, said she will have three main points: "First, how diverse college is. Second, to remember to thank the forgotten. And third, staying positive in a negative world." Also, she said, grads going out into the world should be who they want -- not who they are expected to be. "It's about not fitting a mold," Jensen said. She also will advise grads to be generous: "Everyone thanks their parents and professors, but what about the janitors and secretaries." Is Jensen nervous about addressing the business and liberal arts commercement ceremony? I'll be nervous for like five minutes before, and 10 seconds into it, I'll be fine," she said.
Reporter: Jill Vierling
Background: Two students tabbed to address grads |
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COMMENT: STUDENT SENATE
ROADMAP FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
POSTED MAY 1, 2003
Everybody agrees that student government was a failure at Winona State University this year. Even outgoing Senate President Tony Romaine is disgusted. By and large, senators were out of touch with their constituents. Incredibly, many took comfort in the disconnect.
Let's not let it happen again. Here are steps that must be taken by the next regime:
Web site. In this, the last week of classes, the Senate web site still doesn't even list its members and how students can contact them. The new Technology Committee must get its act together by the fist day of fall classes.
Agendas. Several days ahead of Senate meetings, agendas must not only be distributed to senators but to all students. How? The Senate web site. The Winonan, as much as its publication schedule allows. The CyberIndee. E-mail alerts to all students. This is a job for the Senate secretary after the Public Relations Committee set up the mechanisms.
Minutes. The official record of Senate meetings, as well as committee meetings, must be posted promptly in both their original and corrected forms. Again, the Senate web site, the Winonan, and the CyberIndee are obvious outlets.
Roll calls. All votes should be recorded roll calls. This will restore student confidence that the Senate is accountable. |
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Physics prof ponders vibrating loopsWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A Winona State University physics prof, Dan Bloom, co-authored an article, "Vibrating Wire Loop and the Bohr Model," in the journal the Physics Teacher.
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WSU librarian examines archive optionsWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A Winona State University librarian, Vernon Leighton, wrote an article, "Developing a New Data Archives in a Time of Maturing Standards," in the Iassist Quarterly.
False fire alarm at SMU dormWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A fire alarm sounded in the St. Joe's dorm at St. Mary's University at 7:17 a.m. Firefighters found no fire.
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MAY 1, 2003 | GOLF (WOMEN'S): Named Northern Sun Golfer of the week was Kim Sovereign of WSU.
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Finance prof reports on binomial modelWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- A Winona State University finance prof, Dave Kesler, presented a paper, "Demonstrating the Effects of Leverage on Corporate Securities Using a Compound Binomial Option Pricing Model," at the national Financial Education Association conference.
WSU speech students back to high schoolWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- Twelve students at Winona State University are going back to high school to move ahead in life. The students are all part of a class in teaching and coaching high school speech -- the first class in a teacher-ed partnership between Winona State and the Winona schools. Dan Lintin, who, teaches this new class, said his Winona State students, most of them aspiring to careers in teaching, get "more time inside a school atmosphere before they start student teaching." Lintin's students also work on lesson plans to prepare for their future classrooms. "They present their plans in the high school and have to deal with all the distractions the high school kids do: announcements, fire drills, noise in the halls, and all those other little things that a college atmosphere doesn' t really have," said Lintin.
Reporter: Patrick Walsh
WSU profs plan end-of-year hootWINONA, Minn., May 1, 2003 -- Winona State University profs will be letting their hair down at what's dubbed the first annual Liberal Arts Hootenanny -- with live music, even. Minne Hall guitar legends Joe Gow and Gary Eddy have promised to strum. Organizer Tony Paino, of the Liberal Arts Support Group, has solicited ideas to rename the group with the winner to be announced at the hoot. The winner, he said, will gain enduring fame, possibly will have a Minne architectural fixturem bathroom spigot, nonfunctioning clock, square of linoleum,named after him or her."Date: Saturday, May 3
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Winona Art Center
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WSU LIBRARY
POST-MIDNIGHT SCHOLARS
Michael Schroeder, a junior at Winona State University, spends at least three nights a week past midnight in the university library studying for his anatomy and physiology class. His health and phys-ed program requires grades of B or higher. "I have to study for the class all the time just so I don't fall behind and can keep up," Schroeder said. Some nights he stays at the library until 4 a.m. -- closing time. The late-owl hours are new this year. Last year the library closed at 2, the year before at midnight.
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Although Schroeder benefeits from the extended hours, he himself admits the place is mostly empty after 2. And not everybody is doing exactly scholarly things. There are some cramming for tests, who wouldn't otherwise set foot in the library. Then there are those roaming the internet for leisure. |
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A reporter's headcount after 2 a.m. during the weeks of March 24-27 and April 7-10 found few patrons. The two weeks chosen were typical of library traffic, both after the heavy midterm exam period and the fallow spring break period. During the extended hours, the library was mostly empty with an average of 19 students, compared to the average of 45 at midnight. On one night only 12 students were in the library.
So are the extended hours a wise use of resources in these budget-tight times? |
Russell Dennison, systems and cataloging librarian, who's been at Winona State more than 23 years, said the new library, constructed in 1999, has brought more students in the library for academic use than ever before. His estimate: 1,000 patrons on a typical day, impressive for a university with 7,900 total enrollment.
But what about the cost of the extgended hours? "Students want the library open this late," Dennison said, referring to years of student calls, many through the Student Senate, for longer hours. "We have to consider the needs of students and put them first," he said. "The financial needs are important but we have to put them second."
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Schroeder, for one, is willing to pay the extra $7. Studying at home has too many distractions, he said, noting that he can focus better on his work at the library. "It's great for students who are taking a lot of classes and for students who wait until the last minutes to do their homework," Schroeder said.
Dennison admits that use of the library drops off drastically between 1 and 2 a.m. but adds that the late-owls tend to be more intent on studying. "A lot of students use the library during the day for socializing compared to the academic use of it during the night," Dennison said. The day crowd mostly surfs the internet or chats online. |
The extended hours, Dennison said, require only a staff of three student workers, one at the circulation desk and two at the information desk. Dennison said he hasn't received any complaints from the custodians about the library being messier because of the longer hours.
Tony Romaine, Student Senate president, said the extended library hours are good for the university and the cost is slight. "We just want to make sure students are using it and it's not a waste of time to keep it open," Romaine said.
Dennison is waiting for word any day now from university administrators on whether the hours should continue into the early morning hours. The decision ultimayely is President Darrell Krueger's.
"The library is more than just a place to hold books," Dennison said. "We've gotten a lot of positive feedback from students, and the library wants to continue the longer hours," Dennison said.
Schroeder credits his good grades to the extended library hours: "I have a job and classes to go to during the day. Before the library had longer hours I was always panicking trying to finish studying before it closed." |
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STUPID
DON'T
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Darrell
Krueger
WSU president
2003: $211,836
Louis
DeThomasis
SMU president
2001: $155,245
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
$125,000
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