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Vice presidency created for KrugerWINONA, Minn., August 15, 2003 -- Without an announcement, a new vice president's position has been created at Winona State University. Tess Kruger replaced "Director of Human Resources" with "Vice President of University Affairs" in her signature block over the summer. Kruger, a lawyer, has been a right hand to university President Darrell Krueger, but the new title fornally adds her to his cabinet. Krueger has four other vice presidents:Steve Richardson, academicsCal Winbush, student affairs and facilitiesJim Schmidt, public relations and fund-raisingJoe Whetstone, technology |
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| | University President Darrell Kreuger and newly named Vice President Tess Kruger are no relation. He's "ue." She' just "u." Kruger sometimes uses a hyphenated name: Tess Arrick-Kruger. Still, people new to Winona State get confused. |
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Ex-WSU nurse-writer stirs chicken soupWINONA, Minn., August 15, 2003 -- The retired health services director at Winona State University, Dixie Sokolik, wrote a section in the latest book in the Chicken Soup series. Sokolik offers an upbeat story about her grandparents' sacrifices to help her mother, one of 11 children, realize her dream of becoming a nurse. The story first appeared as a column in the Daily News in 1999. When Jack Canfield, who created the Chicken Soup series, came across the column, he decided to include it in "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul 2."
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Aug. 17, 2003 | A student reported that his vehicle was taken from the Kryzsko parking lot north of the Sheehan form between 11 and 11:15 a.m. The car had b een left running. |
WSU fleet down to 16 carsWINONA, Minn., August 14, 2003 -- State budget problems have reduced the Winona State University fleet by two cars, prompting manager Roy Wilsey to call faculty and staff to reserve cars early and return them right away. Formerly the university leased one or two cars from Central Motor Pool in St. Paul for high demand fall semesters, but short-term leases are no longer available. This, said Wilsey, puts "increased strain on already limited WSU Motor Pool resources." The remaining inventory:
2003 Chevy Van (12 people)
2003 ChevyVan (12)
2003 Chevy Van (12)
2003 Chevy MiniVan (seven)
2003 ImpalaÊ(five)
2002 Dodge Caravan (seven)
2002 Jeep (five)
2002 Jeep (five) |
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| 2001 Malibu (five)
2001 Impala (five)
2000 Intrepid (five)
2000 GMC MiniVan (eight)
1999 Ford wagon (six)
1999 Ford wagon (six)
1998 Stratus (five)
1997 Neon (four) |
Fire alarm sounds at Lourdes -- mistakeWINONA, Minn., Aug.13, 2003 -- Firefighters spent 20 minutes on a falose-alarm call to the Lourdes dorm at the Winona State University west campus. Repair crews mistakenly activated the alarm at 2:25 p.m.
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WSU senior to state college board| ST. PAUL, Minn., August 12, 2003 -- A Winona State University senior, Tyler Despins, was appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to the board that governs the state colleges, including Winona State. Despins, an education major, began college at Rochester Community and Technical College. He served as president of the Student Senate. At Winona State, Despins has been state legislative affairs coordinator for the Minnesota State University Student Association. His term as a state college trustee is through June 2005. He replaces Michael Redlinger as a student trustee. |
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WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Aug. 12, 2003 | A professor reported at 10:30 a.m. that her glasses were removed from her locked office in the Minne classroom building sometime between noon, Aug. 11, and 8 a.m., Aug. 12. |
Griping over tuition? Go tell it in ArizonaWINONA, Minn., Aug. 12 , 2003 -- Students at financially strapped state colleges are themselves financially strapped this fall. Data compiled by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Gant Colleges show massive tuition increases, some of them paling Minnesota increases in comparison. Here are the percentage and amount of some increases:
Winona State
Northern Arizona
University of California system
SUNY (New York system)
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Indiana
Iowa State
Indiana-Purdue
Virginia
Masachusetts-Amherst
Maryland-College Park
Ohio State |
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39.2%
38.6%
27.9%
27.7%
22.7%
22.6%
22.3%
21.0%
19.1%
15.4%
14.6%
14.3% |
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1,012
1,000
950
812
878
1,202
918
989
984
1,000
861
810 |
$5,000
FOR WSU SPORTS
Merchants Bank of Winona has donated $5,000 to Winona State University varsity scholarships. On a golf outing, university fund-raiser Dan Schumacher accepts the check from bank President Rod Nelson. |
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WSU hires 16 profsWINONA, Minn., Aug. 11, 2003 -- In the smallest new crop in years, Winona State University has hired 16 new profs for fall classes.
| Accounting | | | William Ortega | | Comm studies | | | Kelly Bangstad
Luke LeFebvre
Jennifer Priem
Mary Swart
Theron Verdon | | Computer science | | | Tim Gregg-Harrison | | Econ and finance | | | Adugna Lemi | | Engineering | | | Saeed Ziaee | | English | | | Ditlev Larsen
Christopher York | | Global studies | | | Michael Bowler | | Phy-ed and rec | | | Henry Lehwald
Debra Sazama | | Math and stats | | | Don Frusby | | Theater and dance | | | Peggy Sannerud |
WSU computer staff adds six employeesWINONA, Minn., Aug. 11, 2003 -- The computer support staff at Winona State University, which barely existed 10 years ago, has six new faces forf fall. In all, the univeritys has hired 10 new styaff people.
| Advancement | | | Reid Gisslen | | Computers | | | Trung Dang
Tam Huynh
Steve Heftman
Sally Mathews
Michael Pozanc
Eric Stephens | | Composites | | | Matthew Benson | | Dorms | | | Sarah Olcott | | Placement | | | Joyce Rusert | |
How much intimacy is average?WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2003 -- A survey by the Independent Women's Forum found one-third of Washington college interns didn't hook-up last school year. The question to 221 interns: How many hook-ups have you experienced this past academic year, a "hookup" being defined as intimate behavior ranging from kissing to all-the-way. The findings:
Zero
One
2-3
4-5 | | | 34%
10%
18%
14% | | | | | | | | | 6-7
8-9
10 or more
No response | | | 4%
4%
1%
5% |
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It seems that group outings are edging out one-on-one dates as social activities. The response to the question, How many one-on-one dates have you had this past academic year?
Zero
1-3
4-6 | | | 11%
26%
20% | | | | | | | | | 7-9
10 or more | | | 16%
26% |
The most common dates was dinner and the theater, 50 percent; going to someone's room for television or a movie, 12 percent; going out to a bar, 10 percent; just hooking up, 10 percent; a concert, 1 percent, going for coffee, 1 pecent.
Partying 10th Street tenant finedWINONA, Minn., Aug. 9, 2003 -- A 20-year-old woman, Kara Sorenson, 20, 365 W. 10th St., was fined $265 for a noise party that police broke up at her place a little before 2 a.m. on July 20.
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Busted noisy party leads to $265 fineWINONA, Minn., Aug. 8, 2003 -- A 20-year-old man, Derick Soppe, 522 Lafayette St., paid a $265 fine for a noisy party that police broke at his place about 1 a.m. on July 16.
R.I.P.: Gerald E. KnatterudWINONA, Minn., Aug. 8, 2003 -- A former trustee of the Winona State University Foundation, Gerald Knatterud, 75, died at home. Knatterud held a Winona State English degree and a master's from Cal State-Fulleton. He taught high school in Minnesota, Wisconsin and California., After retirement he taught part-time at Mankato State University.
QUICK
SPORTS
AUG. 8, 2003 | TENNIS (WOMEN'S): WSU player Karen Darveaux was named a regional Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association. Darveau, a management information systems major, has a near perfect 3.95 grape-point average.
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Victim gigs cops on Kissing Bandit YEHAMBARAM
How drunk
is too drunk? |
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| WINONA, Minn., Aug. 6, 2003 -- A 22-year-old woman who woke up to find the Kissing Bandit in her bed is faulting police for reduced charges against the assailant. The Daily News reported that the woman, who was not named in the story, said in an interview that the police explanation that the guy was too drunk to remember is hardly a reason to water down the charges. Also, the woman said the police failed to notify her when the man, John Yehambaram, 21, a Winona State University student, was released. Yehambaram faces charges in pre-dawn kissing incidents in three campus-area houses on July 28
Background: Student charged as Kissing Bandit |
Loud party costs host $215WINONA, Minn., Aug. 5, 2003 -- A 20-year-old party host, Ryan Fett, 460 Lafayette St., paid a $215 fine for a loud party at hnis pace on July 19. Police busted the party about 11 p.m. after a neighbor complained.
R.I.P.: Ralph A. StirnemanWINONA, Minn., Aug. 5, 2003 -- A Winona State University alum, Ralph Stirenman, 76, died at a nursing home. Before retiring he had been in accounting, insurance and real estate.
Death claims WSU chemistry major
JOSEF COX
Almost senior status |
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| WINONA, Minn., Aug. 4, 2003 -- A Winona State University junior studying chemistry, Josef Donald Cox, 21, died in Winona on Monday. Services were scheduled for Friday in his hometown, Wabasha, Minn. He was the son of Doreen and Mark Cox of Wabasha. |
Newspaper sues for campus records| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 4, 2003 -- The Harvard Crimson sued the univerity to open up campus police records that have been denied. Amit Paley, the editor, said the Crimson has repeatedly asked for incident reports but been told that Harvard, being a private university, doesn't have to comply with the same openness policies as public universities. Paley said, however, campus police have state-granted policing authority, carry weapons and make arrests. The Student Press Law Center supports the suit. So does the American Civil Liberties Union. |
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| | Twice a week during the school year, Winona State University issues incident summaries to media that request them. The CyberIndee posts the incidents promptly to keep campus people aware of security issues. |
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WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Aug. 4, 2003 | A student reported at 5 p.m. that his bike was taken from outside the Stark engineering and nursing building sometime after 3:30 p.m. |
Noisy and expensive: $365WINONA, Minn., Aug. 3, 2003 -- A 21-year-old Winona woman, Aliza Luesenhop, 452 Center St., was fined $365 for a rowdy party at her place on July 16. Luesenhop was a housemate were ticketed.
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WHO GOT
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BEING
STUPID
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CAMPUS
SALARIES
Darrell
Krueger
WSU president
2003: $211,836
Louis
DeThomasis
SMU president
2001: $155,245
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
$125,000
OTHER
SALARIES
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